Volume 7 Chapter 169 Catching a Turtle in an Urn
Xianyang, in front of the palace gate.
More than 10,000 soldiers fought in one place.
According to Ling Qi's judgment, if Lu Buwei is in the palace and wants to find someone in the huge Xianyang Palace, it is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. But if you don't go in, you can't do it, now you can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and it won't take too long to go in. Therefore, Ling Qi had to delay for Zogo for an hour, which was also the longest time given by Chang Yu.
It's been too long, reinforcements from all over the country will definitely arrive, and they don't want to die here. Ling Qi made this meaning clear to the generals around him, and they also knew that they were afraid, and they all obeyed Ling Qi's orders. They also knew in their hearts that they had robbed everything that should be robbed, and they had robbed some of the minister's property, and with the power of their own marquis, they could naturally settle the matter for them.
But if she robs the things in the palace again, it is estimated that the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji will not spare Changxinhou first, let alone them. Those who rushed in with Zogo were too greedy, so that they were not so stupid, and people should be content and happy.
It's all about adding life to the edge of the knife, and now fighting with these city guards, that's not bad. The city guards were too weak, where were their opponents, and they were not as numerous as their own. As long as they stop at the gate of the palace and wait for Lord Zuo Ge to come out, they can exit Xianyang City and return to Yongcheng to live happily.
Ling Qi couldn't care so much, he was stuck at the gate of the palace, desperately stopping the city guards, no matter how Nei Shi Teng shouted, he didn't hear it. This hour, he must do his best to win for Zogo, otherwise he will not be able to explain to Chang Yu.
Nesten is more anxious than anyone else, and the city guards are still too weak, where is the opponent of those people on the other side. Although those people are Chang Yu's private soldiers, they all have martial arts, plus they have been trained in Yongcheng for many years, and they already have good military literacy. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were half a garrison.
In the face of such a situation, Ne Shi Teng had no choice, with the personality of those bandits, he rushed into the palace and did not loot it. In this way, he, the Xianyang Taishou, has also done it, and Yingzheng handed over the security of the entire Xianyang City to him, but now Xianyang is in chaos.
At this moment, a large number of mysterious cavalry suddenly rushed to the north street, numbering no less than three thousand. Just one charge scattered Ling Qi's team, those cavalry were too well equipped, all of them were armoured, and the people on the horses were covered with masks, leaving only the five views exposed.
If the soldiers were to slash them, they would not be hurt if they were hit. All of them were skilful equestrians, and only a few of them were dismounted, and then they stood up and fought for a while, and jumped on the horses of their companions. The two rode together, still unstoppable.
Where did this soldier come from? The battle is not only fierce, but also very cunning, always looking for weak points to cut and kill, people are cut down layer by layer like cutting wheat, all of them are fatal with one blow. No matter how Ling Qi commanded, he couldn't stop the cavalry's charge, and the two were not at the same level of combat effectiveness at all.
Seeing that his soldiers continued to die, there was no order to fight back, and Ling Qi shouted loudly: "Gather the front, drop all your weapons, we surrender." ”
The soldiers couldn't fight anymore, and the way the other side fought was the same as those guards, too fierce. Especially their armor is too good, which is even stronger than the garrison. Generally, only centurions are qualified to wear armor, but these cavalrymen are all available, and the rich ones are eye-catching. They would rather fight with the garrison than fight against such cavalry, at least they can kill many garrison guards, but so far, they have not killed a single cavalryman, and the battle is not like this.
Watching those people withdraw from the palace gate, the cavalry did not entangle, but just roamed around, as if waiting for some order. From the serious eyes, it could be seen that they would not answer any questions, and Ling Qi, Ne Shi Teng and the others could only wait for their leader to come.
After a while, another group of cavalry of the same specification arrived, stopped in front of the palace gate, and intercepted everyone outside. A woman's figure jumped out of it, and a few of them moved up to the city tower.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered in a low voice: "Close the palace gate, from now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace gate." From now on, the duty of guarding the Xianyang Palace will be taken over by the Praetorian Guard, and those who dare to disobey will be dealt with by military law. ”
Four thousand cavalry shouted in unison: "Wow." ”
One thousand cavalry entered the palace and closed the palace gate, while the other three thousand cavalry were still roaming outside the palace, closely monitoring Ling Qi's soldiers and the city guards of Nei Shiten.
Hearing that these cavalry were Praetorian Guards, everyone also understood why they were so capable of fighting, they were the descendants of King Qin, and they were naturally stronger than ordinary troops. But there is one thing that is confusing, closing the palace gate, that is, not allowing any reinforcements to enter the Qin Palace, what kind of medicine is being sold here?
The woman at the head of the city, Ling Qi didn't know, but Nei Shi Teng knew.
Nesten said loudly, "Golden Bronze Girl, where did this order come from? Why don't you let us go into the palace and capture the rebel soldiers? ”
Jin Tong said lightly: "According to the military order of Concubine Lingyu, before the king's order comes, no one is allowed to step into Xianyang City, let alone enter Xianyang Palace, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." ”
"Brother Nesteen, the young master of my family has taken over the Qin family's ranch, which represents the meaning of the king. The chaos in the city will soon subside, so please keep the law and order. As for these soldiers, who don't know where they came from, they all left me and sat down on the ground to wait for disposal. ”
"I might as well tell you that the gate of Xianyang City has been closed, and with your foot strength, there is definitely no speed of cavalry. Those who are smart will naturally know what to do, and those who dare to disobey should be killed on the spot on the charge of treason. ”
Needless to say, the soldiers below all dropped their weapons and sat on the ground waiting for their marquis to redeem them. Nesteng didn't ask much, collected all the weapons, and sent the city guards to transport them back to the city guard mansion. He hasn't left yet, and since Jin Tong is here, there will definitely be a new order later. As for the security in the city, with the participation of the Praetorian Guards, the soldiers who were scurrying around were quickly captured and placed in the same place as these soldiers in front of the palace gate.
The ground was filled with unarmed soldiers, numbering nine thousand, and Jin Tong once again ordered: "Prepare the archers, if anyone dares to escape, shoot them on the spot." ”
Ling Qi got up and couldn't help asking: "We are the subordinates of the Marquis of Changxin, I am the middle doctor Ling Qi, can Concubine Zero Yu really represent the king?" I don't believe it, so please take out the edict and let me wait and watch. ”
Jin Tong sneered: "The person who is guilty of the crime has no right to watch the edict, I represent the young master of my family, and the title of the concubine of the young master of my family has not been banned, so it naturally represents the meaning of the king." All I brought were the Praetorian Guards, and the Praetorian Guards only listened to the king's orders alone, do you want to ask about this too? Who are you to ask? ”
"Don't you see that Brother Nesteng didn't ask such a simple question, which means that you don't know anything about the king. As long as you understand, Chang Yu is a minister, and the young master of my family is the master, and the truth of humility does not need to be said. ”
Ling Qi opened his mouth, lowered his head and pondered, before he said helplessly: "What the girl said is reasonable, but the subordinate is wrong." How long are you going to keep us in custody? There are also 20,000 subordinates of the Hou Ye in the palace, and they ......"
Jin Tong interrupted: "Needless to say, Jin Tong is just acting according to orders, and he can't take care of other things." I will only tell you one thing, everyone who breaks into the palace tonight will be beheaded, and none of them will come out alive. ”
Nei Shi Teng gasped, that is 20,000 people, all of them are Daqin's soldiers, is the king really willing to kill? Ling Qi exclaimed: "By all means, half of them are Qin people, all of them are natives of Yongcheng, if they all die, Yongcheng will also be in chaos." ”
Jin Tong sighed and said: "I can't care so much, the beacon fire in the palace is lit, let us garrison the palace gate in advance, and we are also helpless." Originally, according to the meaning of the young master of my family, I first found out which of them were spies sent by the countries and which ones were my Great Qin soldiers, but unfortunately things came too quickly and had to do so. ”
"In the depths of Xianyang Palace, there is the core secret of my Great Qin, I once did things in the Zhong Palace, and I know more than you. Many things in the palace must not be known to outsiders, especially many of the secrets, once leaked, it will be very unfavorable to my Great Qin. ”
"In order to avoid the danger of Great Qin, we can only follow the last step of the plan and catch the turtle in the urn, so they will all die. Fortunately, you have not yet stepped into this palace gate, there is still a possibility of survival, and your life and death should be decided by the king. ”
Ling Qi sat on the ground completely, it turned out that King Qin still had this hand, everyone could see the emptiness of Xianyang, could it be that King Qin would not know. The Hou Ye of his own family also crashed into it, and everyone didn't take this issue into account. Ling Qi also heard it, no matter how chaotic Xianyang was, the Praetorian Guards would not interfere, and the only thing that could not be tolerated was to attack the Qin Palace.
attacked the palace gate, and also thought that Yingzheng's punishment would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. Needless to ask, the Qin Palace must be completely prepared, how many of these soldiers brought out from Yongcheng have entered the palace? Even his brother Zogo didn't go in. The environment inside is not familiar at all, Xianyang Palace is so big, it is still easy to hide tens of thousands of people in it.
Sure enough, another woman in palace clothes appeared on the city, with a faint smile on her face, but those cold eyes deeply revealed a murderous chill. Their conversation was not hidden from the people in the city, and those who heard it complained that they should not have come here, and that they could listen to those things.
Jin Tong saluted and said: "Jin Tong has seen Concubine Tian Ling, before I came, the young master of my family said it. At this time, the only one who can enter and exit the palace at will is Tian Guifei. ”
Tian Ling said with a smile: "Sister Jin Tong, don't be so polite, we are all people from the Zhong Palace, even if Sister Ling Yu was driven out of the palace by the hall master, she did not ban her title." Therefore, you are still the people of my bell hall, and your own family should not see outside. Let's talk about Sister Lingyu's entrustment, and she is more familiar with things outside the palace than us. ”
Jin Tong asked, "Are the other sisters in the palace okay?" ”
Tian Ling smiled: "Just 20,000 bandits, naturally, they can't even touch the gates of Huayang Palace and Zhongdian, they will be intercepted and killed halfway." might as well tell you one thing, Brother Xibu is sitting in the Yiling Palace, and has taken over the Guard Mansion and the Eunuch Bureau, and all the big and small people in the palace must obey their orders. And he himself directly listened to Mrs. Jun's orders, and with Sister Lin Ye's orders, even if there were 50,000 more people, it would be useless. ”
Jin Tong also smiled: "With Sister Lin Ye's arrangement, the young master and I can rest assured, the expansion of the Zhong Hall over the years is not fake." What's more, there is also Brother Xibu, and the Praetorian Guards are acting in the palace, so they do not exceed the rules. ”
Tian Ling was puzzled: "It's strange, listening to my sister's tone, is it difficult for Sister Zero Yu to mobilize these soldiers of the king?" ”
Jin Tong smiled bitterly: "It's not difficult, if it weren't for the king's secret decree, they wouldn't necessarily listen to the little sister's arrangement." It's a long story, this involves the contradiction between the Nie family and the Praetorian Guard, and I will definitely go to the Zhong Hall to explain it to the sisters another day. If Sister Lin Ye hadn't spoken, we would have struggled in the pasture, and even the young master had gone to the Blood Fan Building, just because we were afraid that the people who stayed behind would not listen to her. ”
Tian Ling said with a smile: "I can't say this, you can only find Sister Lin Ye, except for the king, the Praetorian Guards only listen to her orders." There is no way, Brother Xibu only listens to the words of the hall master and Sister Mirun, and Sister Mirun only listens to Sister Lin Ye. ”
"It's okay if you come, tell the Praetorian Guard brothers below, just guard the palace gate, and don't enter inside. Because the Empress Dowager Xia Ji has already gone out of the customs, her old man went to Huayang Palace and was discussing something with the Empress Dowager Huayang. If you run into some of them, you may die, and those people will not give face to the Praetorian Guard. ”
Jin Tong was dumbfounded, Empress Dowager Xia Ji was out of the customs. What is she doing here? Could it be that Zhong Dian took over the affairs of the palace and annoyed her? If this happens, the Zhong Hall will be in danger. Many of the masters in it accompanied Ying Zheng to the Qi Nian Palace, and the combined Lady of the Jun Min Dai and the Seven Swordsmen were not necessarily her opponents.
Especially a few pregnant sisters, such as Lin Ye and Hu Ji......