Invincible son

At midnight, Zhongshan Hou Mansion.

After the Taimiao rebellion broke out during the day, the Hou Mansion closed its doors tightly in the shortest possible time, and all the soldiers guarded the front and rear gates and courtyard walls with armor and swords.The servants in the mansion were still able to maintain their composure, and did not panic under the sudden and severe situation.

This is due to the fact that Pei Yue's family members are calm enough, leaving aside the battle-tested Ye Qi, Gu Zhen and Lin Shuyue are also soft on the outside and strong on the inside, even peach blossoms can be as usual, so The atmosphere in the mansion is very calm.

When everything was quiet, Qian Bing, the former head of the Taishitai Pavilion, was sitting alone in front of the window in the East Court of the front courtyard of the Hou Mansion, with a long sword lying horizontally on the table.

His ordinary face did not always have a simple and honest smile like in the past, but showed a bit of sternness.

Suddenly, there was a very slight sound outside the house, which was not clear in this silent night, but Qian Bing's eyes suddenly sharpened, and disappeared in place the next moment, leaving the scabbard on the table trembling unceasingly.

The bright moon shines brightly all over the world, and a thin figure stands in the courtyard.With his hands behind his back, he stared at Qian Bing, who was facing a formidable enemy with a long sword in his hand, and said with approval: "Good skill, worthy of being the number one assassin in Taige."

Qian Bing was slightly taken aback, and immediately stood still and saluted, "I've met Mr. Xi."

At the same time, Ye Qi, who was holding a spear, also emerged from the night. After seeing Mr. Xi, he was obviously surprised, and immediately said to Qian Bing: "Master Qian, I'm sorry."

Qian Bing bowed his head to pay tribute, and then left knowingly.

Ye Qi took a few steps forward and asked, "When will sir arrive in Beijing?"

Mr. Xi said gently, "Today."

Ye Qi was slightly surprised. She was not curious that this middle-aged man could still enter the city under martial law in Kyoto, but she was puzzled why he suddenly left the southern border.

Without waiting for her to ask, Mr. Xi continued: "Mo Moyun's daughter went to Chengjing to find me, and asked me to go north to help. Actually, even if she didn't show up, I would come to the capital for a visit. There are still a few people in the city Old friend, both of you are also worried about Brother Yue and you. There are many strange things about the Taimiao Rebellion, and I am worried that there will be problems in the house here, so I came here to take a look at it at night."

Ye Qidao: "Thank you sir for remembering, everything is fine in the mansion."

"That's good." Mr. Xi smiled slightly, and said again: "Did Brother Yue send home a letter?"

Ye Qi shook his head and said, "Husband is on his way back to Beijing."

Mr. Xi's eyes were fixed, and he said in a deep voice: "The matter in the north is not over yet, why did he return to Beijing in a hurry?"

Ye Qi lowered his voice and said: "Sir, it was I who wrote to my husband to ask him to come back. Half a month ago I received a secret decree, the emperor hoped that my husband could come back to participate in the crown prince's appointment ceremony. I don't understand why the emperor didn't Instead of calling directly, it is necessary to use this secret method, so I wrote the whole story in the letter. Mr. also knows Pei Yue's temperament. If he does not come back, he will definitely tell me, but there is no reply until today, so I guess He should be back soon."

Mr. Xi thought for a moment, and then slowly said: "You mean, before the date of the ceremony for establishing the crown prince is confirmed, the emperor asked you to notify Brother Yue to return to Beijing?"

Ye Qi responded: "Yes. Sir, is there something wrong?"

Mr. Xi calmly analyzed: "There are two possibilities. One is that the emperor expected that Wang Pingzhang would launch ahead of time, so he secretly asked Brother Yue to come back. His presence or absence has a great impact on the combat power of the Beiying. Second, the emperor If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to hunt rabbits, you will plot against both Wang Pingzhang and Brother Yue."

Ye Qi's bright eyes showed a hint of evil spirit, and he unconsciously clenched the iron spear with his right hand.

Mr. Xi said softly: "Don't be nervous, this is just my speculation. Besides, Brother Yue has finally come to this day. He knows what choice he should make. You tell everyone in the mansion that you must not go out during this period, and the outside affairs Brother Yue and I will handle it properly."

Ye Qi lowered his head slightly and said, "Thank you sir."

Mr. Xi shook his head with a smile, and said calmly: "You don't need to thank me, the news you just said is very useful, I'm going to visit Shen's house now."

Even though he knew that the middle-aged man in front of him was still superior in martial arts, Ye Qi still said with concern: "Take care, sir."

Mr. Xi nodded in greeting, then turned around and quickly disappeared into the night.

……

The next day, the sky finally cleared up, and the haze that had shrouded the sky for several days disappeared without a trace.

When the sky was twilight, the garrison soldiers on the four walls of the capital looked at the tigers of the Beijing camp that had begun to line up in the city, and many people couldn't help but feel at a loss in their hearts.

There was chaos in Taimiao yesterday, His Majesty and the Crown Prince were assassinated one after another. The envoys from the Beijing Camp outside the city said that this was a regicide led by the Second Prince and participated by Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng and Hou Guliang of Guangping. There were many similar rumors in the city.

Although the coach Xiao Jin has conveyed the imperial edict of the Prince Jian Guo to all ministries, and the second prince is staying in his Prince Qi Mansion obediently, but for ordinary soldiers, they don't quite understand the struggle at the core power level of the empire, they only know I want to fight to the death with my colleagues in the Beijing camp.

More than half an hour later, the west camp and the south camp of the Beijing army had completed the siege of the capital, and the two cavalry guards were standing by. One of them was stationed in an open field in the north, and the purpose of deterring the soldiers of the northern camp was self-evident.

To the relief of the soldiers of the garrison division, the Beijing army never launched a strong attack, but continued to send envoys to loudly announce Wang Pingzhang's order, that is, open the city and surrender within three days, otherwise all the defenders of the city will be regarded as rebellious officials The thieves ransacked the family and wiped out the clan.

Although no fierce battle broke out, such a big movement could not be concealed from the ranger scouts in the northern camp. Therefore, Wu Dingwei's interim commander Luo Kedi and the southern guard commander Yu Dazhi sent people to inquire one after another, but they were met by the southern camp. The cavalry yelled and warned them not to leave the camp.

In the evening, the people in the northern camp will receive military orders sent by Liu Zhi, the sixth prince, and Wang Pingzhang, Duke of Wei.

After the content of the order was spread, the camp was full of frying pans. No matter Ping Nanwei or Wu Dingwei, even though they usually dislike each other, their attitudes at this moment are completely the same, that is, they absolutely do not believe that Xiao Jin and Gu Liang will conspire against and kill the king. .

In view of the excessive reaction of the soldiers, at Luo Kedi's proposal, a temporary military meeting was held in the festival hall. In addition to himself, the experience officer Yang Yingji, Yu Dazhi and the two deputy commanders of the Southern Guard, the participants included Qin Xian and Xue Meng, who were dismissed from military posts, also participated in it.

Luo Kedi was the last one to come to the festival hall. He glanced at the guards around him, all of them were familiar faces, and the soldiers patrolling nearby were also his confidantes.

At this moment, there was no sense of joy and excitement in his heart, but a bit of desolation and guilt for no reason.

However, when he walked into the festival hall, all the complicated emotions melted like ice and snow in an instant.

I saw Yang Yingji sitting first on the left as usual, next to him were Qin Xian and Xue Meng.

Yu Dazhi and the two deputy commanders sat down on the right.

According to Wang Jiuxuan's suggestion yesterday, as long as he eliminates these six people with a thunderbolt, Wang Pingzhang will lead the army to the North Camp in person and take these more than 2 elite tigers into his pocket.

However, Luo Kedi's complexion gradually turned pale.

Because there was a young man sitting in the handsome position that had been vacant for more than two months. He was dressed in an inconspicuous pawn, with a weathered look on his face.

There was a bowl of rice and two ordinary dishes on the table in front of the young man. He swallowed the food without any regard for his image, and burped after a while.

He seemed to have seen Luo Kedi standing there blankly at this moment, raised his finger and pointed to the first chair on the right, and said a word calmly.

"sit."