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Chapter 164 I'll Go First!
Clouds gather in the wind, and occasionally there is a muffled thunder in the sky, the streets and alleys are gray, and the roads are full of pedestrians walking home quickly.

Ye Jingtang rode Sanniang's black horse and galloped past Xizheng Street, with a Black Lin spear wrapped in black cloth hanging on the side of the horse.

Niao Niao, who had just woken up, huddled listlessly at the base of his legs, with his chin resting on his lap, looked at the side of the street and said "cuckoo chirp chirp~", it sounded humming—it's going to rain, the church is going to get married...

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Ye Jingtang felt that Niao Niao meant this, so he covered Niao Niao's eyes with his hands, causing him to shake his head.

I got the exact information yesterday that the thieves were going to rob Yunninghou's mansion, and the molten oil was also poured. The black government patrolled overnight and secretly set up defenses. It is not clear what the situation is, but the capital is quiet as usual, and it looks like the thunder hasn't exploded yet.

In order to facilitate command, Benben lived in Miyagi yesterday.Ye Jingtang rushed to the vicinity of the guard station in the west of the city, didn't see the stupid frame, so he took the badge and flew up the palace wall, and came to the turret in the northwest.

The turret itself is an important protective facility for the palace. There are hidden guards stationed inside it all year round. The chief of the black government arrests the nearby palace to assist in the defense. It is also here to change shifts. The last time I saw Benben take a bath, he came here several times.

When Ye Jingtang came outside the turret, he saw She Long and Shang Jianli standing by the city wall and looking through binoculars. At the gate of the turret stood a group of court ladies in colorful dresses, beside a carved chariot, two conversations came from the window :
"Did you really marry more than a dozen?"

"I checked the history books. There are more than a dozen wives and concubines with names and surnames. There are probably more unnamed ones..."

"How can it be like this~ I love you so much as written in the book, I thought I was a modest gentleman..."

"A modest gentleman can do such things as entering and leaving the palace to steal the queen mother? Miscellaneous books can't be regarded as real..."

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When Ye Jingtang heard the soft and light familiar voice, he knew it was the Empress Dowager, so he adjusted his clothes a little, and came to the door and bowed his hands:
"Your Highness, Empress Dowager."

In the room, the empress dowager in a gorgeous phoenix skirt stood beside her with her hands folded at her waist. I felt pity for her, and looked a little unhappy.Seeing Ye Jingtang coming, he nodded his head as a signal, because it was an office place, he didn't speak, and looked elsewhere.

Wearing a python robe and a jade belt, Dongfang Liren stood with his hands behind his hands in front of the window facing the city, his prince was full of aura.When he heard the voice, his eyes lit up, and he turned around:

"How's your rest?"

Ye Jingtang remained motionless and was served by Luo Nvxia, resting so refreshedly, he said with a smile:
"Very good. Did something happen last night?"

Dongfang Liren walked out of the door, took Niao Niao who wanted to enter the house to find the queen mother to beg for food, and brought Ye Jingtang to the corner of the turret facing the city, looking at the Yunninghou Mansion in the distance:
"Last night inspection last night, there was no movement for the time being. The tunnel of Fushou Palace was dug out more than ten feet, but the thief stuffed some poison on the way, injured several people, and they will not be able to dig through for a while."

"Then we can only wait for the molten oil to take effect?"

"Manpower has been secretly mobilized here to assist in the defense, but in order to prevent thieves, a suspicious formation was set up, which resulted in the death of the prime minister, six important officials, and the son of the vassal prince in the capital. At present, everyone can only be on standby in the yamen, and rush to help as soon as something happens."

Ye Jingtang nodded slightly, seeing that there was nothing wrong for the time being, he didn't say much, and after sending Benben back to the turret, he carried Niao Niao to patrol outside the imperial city and waited for the movement from below...
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On the other side, the sky was muffled by thunder, and heavy rain fell between the streets and alleys.

In the block two miles away from Mingyu Building, there is a mansion under renovation.

The bamboo fence on the wall blocked the houses under renovation, and people dressed as folk craftsmen entered the mansion in the rain.

In the main hall of the mansion, the sundries had been cleared away, and more than thirty people stood solemnly. The white-robed old man in the center was Liu Qiansheng, the old boxing champion, and Nangong Shaofeng, the husband of King Wu's son, stood next to him.

And next to them, there are Tiannan hero Xiao Yuan, Yazhou gunman Hao Yuanzhou and others. Some of them are top experts hired by Wu Wangfu Xu Yizhongli from the Jianghu, and the rest are loyal people raised by Wu Wangfu who were exiled ten years ago. Ouchi Dark Guard.

In the past one year of planning, success or failure depended on today's battle, even Liu Qiansheng, who has been in the rivers and lakes for [-] years, has a little more dignity in his eyes.

After all, as long as they make a move today, what they will face will be the court eagles and dogs in the entire Yun'an City.

Heiya Qisha, Six Gates, Ouchi Hidden Guards, Imperial City Guards, and even civilian righteous men, every pass is a natural moat, even if the preparations in advance are detailed, this battle is life and death.

But there is an old saying in Jianghu, which is called "wealth and wealth are found in danger".

Most of the people present are rogues who can't gain a foothold in the court and the rivers and lakes. No matter how high the risk is, it is worth trying.

Cao Aning used to be the small commander of Ouchi's hidden guards. Because he is very familiar with the terrain of the capital and even the officialdom, he is the main executor of this plan. At this time, standing in front of everyone, holding a bowl of wine in his hand, he said loudly:

"Fan Yu's life and death are unpredictable in prison. Xu Bailin devoted herself to the country last night. The Holy Majesty will know this credit, and King Wu will also remember it. If this is done, the two of them will be posthumously named princes, and the same is true for you all!
"If you can leave Yun'an alive, the Holy Admiral will confer the hereditary nobility; if you die, you will be conferred on your descendants if you have descendants; if you have no descendants, you will be enshrined, and your spiritual throne will be enshrined in the Hall of Heroes, and you will enjoy the incense of the Great Wei Dynasty forever!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Aning poured half of the wine in the bowl on the ground, paying homage to his dead brother.

wow~~
There were more than [-] people present, holding up their wine bowls, and the same was true.

Cao Aning looked at the people who were all ready to go, and continued:

"I, Cao Aning, was born in Jianxiang and grew up in Miyagi. My family teacher, Eunuch Cao, taught me that when I was due to live, I had to grit my teeth and endure humiliation, and when I deserved to die, I was obliged to do so! Today, I and the former robe Ze, use our lives as bait to lure the empress away for you all." Yinggou, I will go to ten deaths and no life, I only hope that you can succeed in one battle and live up to the seven-foot body of a certain class."

Nangong Shaofeng, who served as a military adviser, stood among the crowd, cupped his hands and said:

"Master Cao, don't worry, as long as Cao Qiansui can be released and the main force of the imperial court can be involved, I will be [-]% sure to pick up the Holy Majesty."

Liu Qiansheng stood with his hands behind his back, nodded and said:

"National teacher Lu Taiqing, emperor teacher Xuanji real person, bull-headed horse face, are not in the capital. The troublesome court eagles and dogs in the capital are nothing more than the mysterious master in the palace, Di Ting Jizang, and the junior named Ye Jingtang. As long as Cao Qiansui can get these four With people supporting him, Yun'an City is like no one's land. Xiaoyou Cao can go without worry."

Seeing this, Cao Aning drank the wine in the bowl, cupped his hands and said in a deep voice:

"Cao takes a step first, and after a hundred years, he will be under Jiuquan, and then have a drink with you."

"Lord Cao is one step ahead, and I'll be there later."

Everyone also finished their bowls of wine, and after bidding farewell, Nangong Shaofeng quietly left the mansion with more than twenty masters.

The remaining four or five people were all Ouchi secret guards who escaped from the capital ten years ago. Without saying a word, they came to the entrance of the tunnel and jumped into it.

Cao Aning stood at the door, watched all the people raised by Wu Wang leave, his tragic eyes slowly retracted, after a little thought, he did not follow into the tunnel, but took out a letter, and left the mansion quietly...
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rustling...

Unknowingly, it was afternoon, and the city was misty and rainy, but it was still as quiet as usual.

In the streets and alleys of the XC district, Yejingtang held an oil-paper umbrella and walked slowly in the rain with a horse in hand, with extremely boring birds on his shoulders.

Heiya detectives always handle cases in pairs, but Ye Jingtang has not officially entered the job yet, and Benben has not arranged for him to be a partner with the chief arrester who is a child of the big ice cube.

But as long as the molten oil is used, abnormalities will inevitably occur. The later the time, the closer it is to the outbreak of the storm.

Ye Jingtang's vigilance has never been relaxed, always paying attention to the clues in the streets and alleys.After going around like this for a long time, no thieves were found, but a black Yamen police officer ran over from the street.

Ye Jingtang thought that there was a change in another place, so he walked up to him quickly:

"But Prince Jing has an order?"

The policeman stopped in front of him and said urgently: "There is an urgent message from below, King Jing asked Young Master Ye to go over quickly."

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang didn't hesitate, got on his horse and galloped to the turret that was the temporary commander's mansion.

It was afternoon, the empress dowager had already left, the city wall outside the turret was full of summoned masters, Shang Jianli, She Long were inside the watchtower, even the hidden guard Yang Lan and others were among them, sternly gathered around the table discuss:
"Didn't Liu Qiansheng be beaten to death by Jiang Zhahu?"

"Xiao Yuan is an old man who has not been arrested for more than ten years, yet dares to show his head in the capital..."

"Wu Wang has spent all his money..."

Ye Jingtang came behind She Long, but saw two pieces of paper on the table.

The first one is a list, listing the names of the veteran boxing champion Liu Qiansheng, the young master of Wu Wangfu Nangong Shaofeng, the Yazhou gunman Hao Yuanzhou, and even a few officials.

On the map, there is a street map near the Yunning Hou Mansion, with various circled arrows, pointing out in detail more than 20 temporary hiding places of Jianghu Heroes, as well as the direction of attack, rescue of hostages, and retreat, and even marked the direction from Yunning Between Hou's Mansion and Kaiyuan Gate in Xicheng, there are roadblocks arranged in advance...

After Ye Jingtang took a look, his eyes were slightly startled:
"Which adult is so powerful?"

Dongfang Liren stood in front of the table, carefully looking at the battle plan:

"The unidentified informant just sent these two pieces of paper to the patrolling policeman. The information is so detailed, there is a high probability that there is an inner ghost in the high-level thieves. The injury is gradually leaving, and immediately send someone to transfer the imperial city guards and replace them. The Xicheng City Defense Army and the city gate officials detained all; informed Meng Jiao to let all the yamen on standby come to the west of the city, and ordered the six gates and Huoshi yamen to send people to assist in the defense..."

Seeing that Benben directly transferred the main force of the city defense, Ye Jingtang asked:

"Is the news sure to be accurate?"

Shang Jianli pointed to the red circles on the battle plan:
"Just now I went to touch the places I pointed out. There are indeed masters hiding in the houses waiting for orders. On the ridge of the retreat route, I also found traps such as snow moth scales, cartilage needles, and fierce fire oil to block the pursuers. The layout is interlocking and the investment is huge. If the top masters, including the old boxing champion, are just abandoned sons of Wu Wangsheng, then the main force must be the two eight chiefs joining forces to attack the imperial city."

Ye Jingtang looked at the imperial city behind the city wall.

Dongfang Liren said: "The Empress Dowager and the Holy One have been moved to the West Palace. According to the information, we will quickly eliminate the thieves and clear the hidden dangers in the West City. If there is any change in the Palace City, we will immediately retreat to Fanggong City; Don’t worry about it, this king will arrange others to deal with it.”

"promise."

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(End of this chapter)