Fenghou

Chapter 1576 Alarm
A flash of lightning flashed across the night sky, followed by another thunderstorm, and heavy rain fell from the sky. In just a moment, Tai Chi Palace became a vast expanse of rain and fog.

There is a new construction site to the east of Taiji Palace, where the East Palace is built, covering an area of ​​about [-] mu.

Prince Chen Ji is already 16 years old. In two years, he will be of age and will live in the East Palace by himself. Although there are still two years left, the East Palace has to be prepared in advance.

Because of the rain, there was no one on the Donggong construction site, and it was deserted everywhere.

At this time, three thin men in black flashed by, their movements were incomparably fast, comparable to lightning. The knife hit the guard dog, and the flying knife was poisonous, and the guard dog died immediately.

The construction site is close to the palace wall, which is tall and strong. Because of the construction of the new palace, there are two shelves next to the palace wall. Three black-clothed people climbed onto the shelf and easily crossed the palace wall. The three figures disappeared in layers of layers. in the palace.

At this moment, a construction site watchman walked towards the kennel with a bowl of leftovers.

Just now the dog barked twice, and when he heard it, he remembered that he hadn't fed the dog yet, so he brought a bowl of leftover rice to feed his pet dog.

"Dahei, stop barking, won't I bring you food?"

He put down the bowl. In the past, his dog would definitely pounce on him and gobble up the food, but today there was no movement at all.

"Dahei, are you angry?"

The guard looked towards the kennel, just as a flash of lightning flashed across the ground, illuminating the ground instantly, and he saw his dog lying on the ground with a dagger stuck in his forehead, and there was a puddle of blood on the ground.

The guard was so frightened that he looked around and shouted in a trembling voice, "Someone! Come soon!"

At this time, in the study, Chen Qing was looking at the heavy rain outside with his hands clasped in front of the window.

This year, there is a lot of rain. At the turn of spring and summer, it rains almost every day. Farmers are frowning, seeing that the wheat is about to rot in the water.

As the monarch, Chen Qing not only has to worry about this year's grain harvest, but also worries about whether there will be floods this year.

The Bashui has already flooded the dikes. The low-lying Jianzhang County, that is, the former Han Chang'an City, has been flooded. Many people have been flooded. At present, only a small amount of water has flooded. If the rain continues, the Weihe River may be damaged It will also break the embankment, and that will be a big trouble.

"There are assassins!"

Suddenly a shout was heard in the distance, followed by the sound of a gong, "Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" This meant that there was danger in the palace.

Chen Qing frowned. It had been many years since he had heard the cry of an assassin.

At this time, a black shadow flashed, and a petite female guard appeared in front of him. This was Zhang Wenyan, his personal female guard. She was very skilled in martial arts, and she usually would not show up, but she would definitely show up in emergencies.

"Your Majesty, please follow me!"

Chen Qing nodded, reached out and took down the Zhanlu Sword and Xiaotianxing Bow and Arrow from the weapon rack, and followed Zhang Wenyan to quickly leave the study through a side door and walk into another building.

They passed through one room after another and came to the emergency refuge tower. There are no windows on all sides, and it is built with blue bricks. It is five stories high. There are all kinds of facilities and supplies in it. It is no problem to live in it for a month.

Empress Lu Xiu and several other wives and concubines rushed there under the protection of their respective female guards. They were all relieved to see their husband coming.

"Where's Ji'er?" Chen Qing asked.

"Father, the child is here!" Chen Ji raised his hand behind and said.

Chen Qing nodded, "Everyone go upstairs!"

Everyone went up to the second floor. There were many rooms on the second floor, but everyone was uneasy and wanted to get together.

The lobby was brightly lit, and there were many soft couches with backrests. Everyone sat down in silence, and a dozen female guards stood at the entrance and exit, very vigilant.

At this time, Lu Xiu asked her husband in a low voice, "Why are there assassins now?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "To be honest, I'm also very confused. Who would come to assassinate me?"

Zhao Qiaoyun next to him asked, "Could it be Gaoli?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "Although Goryeo is the most likely possibility, after all, our 30 Yong army is using troops against Goryeo, and the other side wants to save themselves from perishing by assassinating the enemy's monarch, but the inner guards have already hidden Goryeo in the intelligence organization of Yong Dynasty." If it is cleaned up, it is unlikely that there will be any Goryeo assassins in the capital."

"Maybe they were sent just now!" Zhao Yingluo said.

Chen Qing still shook his head, "I just came to the capital, and I'm not familiar with the place, so I can assassinate? It's impossible."

At this time, Yang Jinchai, the head of the palace guard, who was soaking all over her body, walked in quickly. She walked up to Chen Qing and bowed, "See Your Majesty!"

"Tell me! What's going on?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was at the construction site of the Eastern Palace. The night watchman found that his dog had been killed and a poisoned throwing knife was stuck in his forehead. He shouted and alarmed the guards. The guards found that there was a The mud footprints, if they were the footprints of craftsmen, would have been washed away by the heavy rain long ago, but the footprints are very clear, they must be the footprints just left. The guards preliminarily judged that three people sneaked into the palace with poisoned throwing knives, which is very dangerous, so they Raise the alarm."

"Haven't found it yet, have you?"

Yang Jinchai shook her head, "The assassin has not been found yet. The palace is too big, and there are many places to hide. But it rained heavily again, which washed away the smell, and the patrol dogs were useless."

Chen Qing frowned. The other party chose to assassinate on a rainy night. He was very experienced. He nodded, "Keep looking, and let everyone wear shields!"

"Your majesty obeys the order, please rest assured to wait."

Hearing that there were only three assassins, the family members were all relieved, and each found something to do.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and teams of guards searched carefully in the palace, not letting go of every corner.

There are about 1000 guards in the palace, most of them are former soldiers of Chen Qing who have changed their identities, and some guards are getting old, retired and returned home, and new soldiers are added, almost all of them are locals. , net worth clean.

At this time, the news of the assassin in the palace also spread to the inner guards. Three thousand inner guards were dispatched urgently to deploy control around the palace, especially the temporary construction site of the East Palace.

There is also water surface control. The Dragon Lake in the palace is connected to the outside water system, and assassins can also dive out of the waterway.

In addition to the guards and the outer inner guards, there are [-] palace guards. The palace guards are female guards, because the male guards cannot enter people's rooms to search, but the palace guards can, especially the living quarters of the emperor and concubines. Neng Gongwei is responsible for security.

Internal guards, guards, and palace guards, collectively referred to as the three guards, are responsible for safeguarding the safety of the entire palace.

Of course, the palace guards were not recruited from the people, but were trained by special schools. There is a female martial arts hall in Jingzhao, which belongs to the inner guards. There are thousands of girls studying and practicing martial arts in it. From the age of six, the best among them will be selected into the palace as palace guards.

Of course, they are not completely serving the palace, but also the family guards of ministers and senior officials, as well as the needs of the inner guards themselves, and some wealthy and powerful families will also hire them.

Although the training in the Nvwutang is very strict and difficult, as long as you come out, you can basically get a relatively high salary, at least six or seven per month. Many poor families want to send their daughters in. First of all, all kinds of expenses are borne by the government, and there is a high salary after they come out, which of course is very attractive to poor people.

Generally, palace guards will retire at the age of 20 and go home to marry, and the palace will give them a lot of money as a dowry.

But this time the three guards were unfavorable, and the assassin was not caught until dawn, and the palace was still on high alert.

At dawn, Yang Jinchai, the head of the palace guards, and Xu Hong, the head of the guards, came to report to Chen Qing.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we did find traces of the assassin. We found three black clothes. They were all small in stature. We suspected that the other party was a female assassin, and then they disguised themselves as court ladies to escape our search."

"Then have you gathered the maids together?"

Yang Jinchai nodded, "There is a concentration, but no fake palace maids were found. I suspect that they have escaped."

At this moment, there was an urgent report from the palace guard outside the door: "Report to Director Yang, we have discovered something!"

(End of this chapter)