People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1026 Empress Wu is angry

In the city gate square, the fire was bright.

Ding Jiu's eyes fell on the extremely alert people around him. His expression was unusually relaxed, and he even chuckled.

But behind the smile, there was a vein that was about to pop up on his forehead.

Countless gate guards on the city wall had raised their long bows and crossbows, aiming them firmly at him.

There were countless more powerful soldiers holding long spears and staring at him with bloodthirsty eyes.

Under the city wall, in addition to the city gate guards in the rear corner, the black-clad Dali Temple police officers in front were all equipped with the same short swords, long swords, strong bows and crossbows.

Not only that, but further back, groups of Jinwu Guards cavalry were ready to charge.

In the invisible dark corners, faint breathing can be heard.

No need to ask, the secret guard is here.

Ding Jiu never thought that he would have to face such a situation.

Although it was very painful to be cheated, Ding Jiu still had to act arrogantly, because his life was never in his own hands, but in the hands of others.

Reaching out to touch the child on the back, Ding Jiu said with a proud expression: "Are you talking about him? He is my biggest talisman. Isn't it just for him that you are here tonight? Make way for me to leave. I Never hurt him."

Hearing what Ding Jiu said, He Yiqiu frowned tightly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you here for him? What amulet? Who is this child? If you don't tell us, then we can only be sorry." .”

He Yiqiu waved lightly to the side, and the next moment, more than a dozen Dali Temple detectives took a step forward at the same time, and raised the crossbows in their hands at the same time.

As long as He Qiu gives an order, they will immediately launch the crossbow.

Seeing the look on He Yiqiu's face, Ding Jiu's expression changed and he subconsciously said, "No, they want to kill people and silence them."

He Yiqiu clenched his fists instantly, and the Dali Temple police officers around him took a step back at the same time.

"Who wants to kill and silence him? Who is this child?" He Yiqiu stared at Ding Jiu and said, "I will give you a chance and let him go. I will give you a chance to live."

"Survive, there is no such thing as survival. After suffering so much, just surrender and be like a dog." Ding Jiu looked at He Yiqiu with disdain, with endless ridicule in his eyes.

"Sure enough, you were saved by someone in exchange for your service, so your current master..." He Yiqiu suddenly obeyed and raised his right hand again. The next moment, the surrounding Dali Temple took a step forward again, He Yiqiu's cold voice sounded: "Fire the arrow!"

Countless crossbow arrows flew into the air in an instant. Under the city wall and on the city wall, He Yiqiu fired his arrows without any hesitation.

His eyes fell on the child in Ding Jiu's arms. Today he was ordered to hunt down fugitive officials, not to deal with the stolen baby.

Whose baby this baby is and how important it is depends on how Ding Jiu reacts.

Ding Jiu didn't think about why Yi Qiu didn't give him any chance to pull, and just let go of the arrow.

Countless crossbow arrows were aimed at him and the child in an instant, trying to kill him and the child.

In an instant, Ding Jiu suddenly touched the ground, and his whole body suddenly rose into the air, dodging countless crossbow arrows.

Clicking his feet, the next moment, Ding Jiu moved out of thin air in mid-air and rushed directly towards He Yiqiu.

But at this moment, a dark shadow came directly from behind He Yuqiu and stabbed Ding Jiu hard.

The extremely sharp long spear and terrifying momentum were none other than Zuo Jinwu's guard's general, Assuzong.

The war horse used extremely powerful force and stabbed directly into Ding Jiu's chest.

At this moment, Ding Jiu gently turned his hand on his chest, and the child that was originally hanging on his chest moved directly to his back. At the same time, Ding Jiu suddenly slapped the long tree in front of him. Blade, the next moment, he flew directly into the sky.

But at this moment, a cold light flew directly from under Ding Jiu's body, and blood spattered instantly.

"Ah!" With a cry of pain, Ding Jiu jumped up into the sky. One of his hands was tightly covering his throat, and the wound that was half an inch deep was bleeding profusely.

Semi-fatal, painful as hell.

Ding Jiu subconsciously looked at He Yiqiu, his cold gaze reflected on the sharp blade.

Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, Ding Jiu caught sight of the sneer in He Yiqiu's eyes.

There was a soft "whoosh" sound, and Ding Jiu was about to raise his head, but the severe pain in his throat made him slow down. The moment he raised his head, a bolt of lightning had already shot into his throat.

The body rose to the end, and the next moment, Ding Jiu had no strength and was fading.

The moment they fell from the crowd, two figures finally reflected on Ding Jiu's eyelids.

Qin Shandao was wearing bright light armor and holding a long bow, and Duan Baoxuan was wearing a light purple official robe and holding a long sword.

"General!"

"Temple Lord!"

Zuo Jinwu's guard bowed his head, and the Dali Temple police officer bowed his head.

Two war horses walked out of the crowd, Chang Shan gently picked them up, and the sleeping child fell into Qin Shandao's arms.

After just one glance, Qin Shandao's expression couldn't help but change.

Holding the child in his arms, Qin Shandao turned to look at Duan Baoxuan, cupped his hands with an ugly face and said: "Duan Gong, today is a big event. Shandao needs to attack and report. What will happen next, Dali Temple, Qianniu Guards, and the Secret Guard Prime Minister Let’s do business.”

After saying that, without waiting for Doctor Duan Baoxuan, Qin Shandao already held the child in his arms and headed directly towards the palace.

Duan Baoxuan did not stop him, and all the Dali Temple police officers around him stood quietly.

"Send the order, return..." Before Duan Baoxuan finished speaking, a voice sounded from the side: "Mr. Duan."

Xue Yao, who was dressed in a light-colored scarlet robe, walked out of the darkness, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Duan, let's check around. After he came out of Yanshoufang, we have been watching him. He should still be around. As long as we can I found out that this crime of colluding with the devil is not a light one!"

Duan Baoxuan looked at Xue Yao carefully.

To be precise, if there were no King of Nanchang, Mr. Xue would be the top prince in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Born into a top-notch family, his father was a prime minister. At a young age, he was already a fifth-grade prince, and he was highly trusted by the prince.There is no need to offend Duan Baoxuan, such a person, but...

"What's the attitude of the secret guard?" Duan Baoxuan looked into the darkness on the other side.

Yuan Wanqing walked out of the darkness, raised his hands and said: "Mr. Duan, the secret guards have no attitude. The secret guards don't know anything. They just happened to meet... It's just that besides you and my family, people from the Ministry of Punishment are also here.

The subordinate thought that no one should inform the Ministry of Punishment. "

Everyone present changed their minds and immediately knew how today's events would end.

……

In the Zichen Palace, there was a "crash" and countless memorials fell to the ground. Empress Wu cursed fiercely: "This audacious bastard."

"Queen of Heaven, calm down, today's matter still needs to be dealt with." Qin Shandao stood in the hall and held his hands seriously.

At the door of the main hall, Cheng Chubi stood silently.

Empress Wu took a deep breath, sat down slowly, then looked at Qin Shandao and asked, "Qin Qing, what happened today?"

"Reply to the Queen of Heaven." Qin Shandao said with cupped hands: "Two quarters of an hour ago, Zuo Jinwu Guards received a message from Dali Temple that a high-ranking official entered the capital privately and met with important ministers privately. Jinwu Guards assisted in the arrest."

"Assisted in the arrest, but finally caught a six-year-old child." Empress Wu cast a cold eye on Qin Shandao.

Qin Shandao bowed and said: "The Queen of Heaven is a child who was kidnapped and fell into the hands of the gangsters. Zuo Jinwuwei was ordered to rescue her."

Empress Wu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "You are right, it is a kidnapped child."

Empress Wu's expression darkened and she clenched her fists.

Qin Shandao cupped his hands and said: "After I rescued the young boy, I quickly sent him to the palace. All matters at the city gate were left to Dali Temple, Qianniu Guards and Secret Guards."

Empress Wu's expression relaxed, she nodded and said: "You did a good job, Qin Qing, according to you, this is..."

A chamberlain stood carefully in front of the hall door and held his hands solemnly.

Empress Wu saw him at the first moment and directly handed him over: "What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the Empress of Heaven, the Minister of Dali Temple and the Master of Writing asked to see you."

"Yun!" Empress Wu waved her hand casually, and then looked at the palace door.

Duan Baoxuan and Yuan Wanqing walked in at the same time, cupped their hands and said, "I will see the Queen of Heaven. May the Queen of Heaven be blessed and safe."

"Okay." Empress Wu waved her hand directly, leaned forward, her eyes fell on Duan Baoxuan, and asked: "Duan Qing, what is going on today?"

"Report to the Queen of Heaven." Duan Baoxuan bowed solemnly and said: "Three quarters of an hour ago, I received a notification from the East Palace that a high-ranking official entered the capital privately and met with important ministers privately. Dali Temple will verify it in accordance with the law."

"Dali Temple verification, do you need to mobilize the Jinwu Guards?" Empress Wu's face turned cold, and she slapped the table with her palm.

She knew exactly what was going on here.

Duan Baoxuan continued to cup his hands and said: "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, this is the suggestion of the East Palace."

Empress Wu hesitated for a moment, then her expression softened.

"Then how did the East Palace know that an important minister had secretly entered the capital?" Empress Wu said coldly.

"The Queen of Heaven, it should be related to Wannian County." Yuan Wanqing stepped forward half a step, cupped his hands and said: "Queen of Heaven, in the past few days, the Yongzhou Prefecture has sent several people to Wannian County in Chang'an to find bad people. I think it must be Let’s use bad people as spies to find the wrongdoers.”

"Yongzhou Mansion." Empress Wu said with a cold face, gently knocking on the imperial desk.

The two counties of Wannian in Chang'an were under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou Prefecture, but there was no pastoral vacancy in Yongzhou, and the previous one was Prince Li Xian.

Although Li Xian did not actually serve as the pastor of Yongzhou, all the officials in his government, big and small, served in Yongzhou.

Especially after Li Xian succeeded to the throne, many officials from Yongzhou Prefecture also entered the East Palace to serve.

Through Yongzhou Prefecture, it indirectly affects Chang'an Wannian County. This method...

"Whose opinion is this in the East Palace?" Empress Wu asked directly.

"Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, it's the King of Nanchang." Yuan Wanqing bowed and said: "The day before the King of Nanchang left the capital, the prince went to visit the King of Nanchang and discuss it privately. It was reported by the King of Nanchang."

"Sure enough, he has been trained in the state and county." Empress Wu chuckled disdainfully and said: "Be quiet and cautious, Prince, it is true that you have not learned the good skills, and you have learned the messy ones."

Everyone present bowed their heads with solemn expressions.

With a word of silence and caution, they knew that this was definitely not something that the people in the East Palace could say. The only one who could say it was the King of Nanchang.

This was the advice the King of Nanchang gave to the prince before leaving the capital.

Recalling that before, the King of Nanchang suggested that the prince start with the long-standing bad guys in Chang'an, he knew that this method would definitely be very powerful if it continued.

But unfortunately, all these things are known to the Queen of Heaven.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. You said you were arresting people, but in the end you arrested just this thing?" Empress Wu's eyes fell on everyone.

Everyone knows everything today. They originally wanted to arrest Ming Chongyan, but now, where has Ming Chongyan gone?
The ministers bowed their heads and said nothing. Where is Ming Chongyan? Does it still matter now?
What matters is the child. Who is that child?
He and Ding Jiu from the Demon Sect, why did they get involved in the current storm?

Ding Jiu is nothing more than a remnant of the demonic path who deserves to die.

But who is that child, and why is he involved in these things?

And Ming Chongyan, why did he use this child as a pawn in his fight with the prince?

Who is he?
……

"The Queen of Heaven, the Crown Prince Zuo Shuzi wants to see you!"

Empress Wu raised her head with an indifferent expression: "Xuan!"

(End of this chapter)