Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 58 Luoyang Fire (Early Access Version)

In the first year of Chuping, it was night on January 23rd.

A day to worship the Kitchen God.

This was the first time after Queen Song's death that Liu Ying cared so much about the meaning of a certain day.

She prepared everything early: valuable jewelry, clothes to keep out the cold, and of course the most important thing, Li Ru's token.

If you encounter a situation where you need money again this time, you will be able to deal with it yourself.

The token was sent by Xun You, the Huangmen servant, and he also told Liu Ying his plan for tonight.

Liu Ying didn't need to do much. She just had to keep an eye on her and walk out of Jiade Gate at the appointed time. Xu Jiashu would be waiting for her outside.

Although it was slightly different from what God had revealed, Liu Ying was still full of expectations - who else could she trust besides Xu Jiashu?
She repeatedly confirmed that the time was correct, picked the most inconspicuous cloak, and walked out of the cloud platform alone.

The guards at Jiade Gate saw such a beauty for the first time, and they all whispered to ask which palace's female official she was, and why they had never seen her before. After knowing that she was a secret emissary, they all kept silent, secretly envious of Li Ru's beauty.

Liu Ying walked straight out of Jiade Gate with a straight face, and saw Xu Jiashu waiting in the dark and waving to her. She smiled, and even the bright moon in the sky was compared with her.

"Xu Zimao!" She lowered her voice and called out the name she had recited countless times in her heart, "Are you coming to pick me up?"

In Liu Ying's imagination, what followed should be a heroic journey. They would escape all the way through the moonlit Nangong, killing the blind guards along the way, and then rush to freedom.

However.
"Come on!"

Xu Jiashu held her hand and carefully moved forward little by little, following the shadows cast by the buildings in Taige District.

There won't be any guards during this time, but you may still meet Lang Guan who is working overtime.

One of the two people was obviously the Shang Shulang who lived here, and the other was simply the emperor's sister, but they were sneaking around Nangong like thieves.

Liu Ying pressed his chest with his other hand, not daring to breathe out.

Finally, they arrived at their first destination, Xu Jiashu's dormitory.

"call--"

Xu Jiashu let out a sigh of relief. He finally reached a safer place, and now he had to wait for Gan Ning's actions.

He was just about to let go of Liu Ying's hand when he heard a man's voice behind him: "Zimao, what are you..."

Huan Jie looked dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Xu Jiashu immediately had the intention to kill and silence him.

"You are a hidden beauty in a golden house!" Huan Jie showed a "really darling" expression, "Zimao is really a talented artist and a bold man, I admire him!"

"I originally wanted to ask Zimao about government affairs, but I didn't expect that my sister-in-law is here, so I won't disturb your business."

Huan Jie smiled obscenely.

The two of them saw him smiling while retreating, carefully closing the door before going out, as if they were afraid of disturbing the pair of poor couple.

"this boy"

Xu Jiashu couldn't help laughing, and received several punches from Liu Ying as soon as he spoke.

"Why are we here?" Xu Jiashu only had written records here, but Liu Ying had complete memory fragments. She remembered clearly that the two of them should have gone straight to Shi Sunrui to deal with them now. She asked "Where is the person who holds Jinwu?" "The plan has changed," Xu Jiashu could only tell her, "We have someone else to take care of him."

"other people?"

"Well, I hope he can be more reliable this time," Xu Jiashu prayed silently in his heart.

Gan Ning's mission was to create chaos. As long as he lured away the Canglongmen guards, he would be successful.

For this reason, Xun Shuang very generously lent out a few unoccupied empty houses - he didn't have many subordinates anyway, for Gan Ning to use to start the fire. The Sikong Mansion was directly opposite Canglong Gate. After all, it was Sangong In his mansion, the guards from Canglong Gate might have gone to help.

"Go away!"

"Go away!"

Gan Ning rushed to the Canglong Gate. Although he used all his acting skills to ask for help, he was still a little clumsy: "There is a fire in Sikong Mansion. Please come and help put out the fire!"

"It's up to me to put out the fire, but it's not our job!" Unexpectedly, the official just sneered: "It's my responsibility, I hope Lord Sikong will understand."

tnnd, what a bunch of insects!
Gan Ning turned around and glanced at the burning Sikong Mansion. He had already burned down the other people's houses. He simply did not stop and took the tinder to the arsenal in the northeast corner of Luoyang, where the weapons of the Imperial Army were stored.

And when he left, he not only caused chaos, but also turned the entire Luoyang upside down!
According to traditional impressions, the Imperial Guards should be composed of the most powerful warriors in the entire empire, all of them armored and well-equipped.

But this statement can only be said and has little to do with the facts.

Since ancient times, there has been an unsolvable contradiction in the establishment of the Forbidden Army - if the Forbidden Army is not strong enough, then they will not be able to protect the emperor, but if the Forbidden Army is too strong, then they themselves will become the greatest danger.

Therefore, there were many restrictions on the Forbidden Army in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Unless ordered to go on an expedition, the weapons of the Forbidden Army are strictly stored in the arsenal outside the palace. Only the Forbidden Army on duty can use them, and the soldiers themselves have no right to keep them privately.

This is why, when Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Incident, he wanted to seize control of the arsenal as soon as possible. As long as he took the arsenal, the three thousand dead men he had raised in secret could instantly become three thousand elite soldiers, enough to attack a small number of soldiers. The imperial guards equipped with weapons formed an overwhelming advantage.

Therefore, the arsenal is a very sensitive place. Whoever captures this place will have the opportunity to control the most powerful force in the palace. Although it may not be enough to kill all the Northern and Southern armies, it can be used to attack individual people if they rush into the palace. It is more than enough to complete the beheading operation.

Even if Gan Ning did not burn down the Luoyang arsenal, as long as he alerted the guards, the news would definitely be transmitted to the highest-level decision-makers, that is, Dong Zhuo, because this means that there is the possibility of launching a coup.

No one except Gan Ning could do such a thing - except him, who would be so reckless as to destroy the arsenal alone?

He is brave enough to raid and rob camps at night. Is there really anyone who is better than Gan Ning in setting fire to a heavily guarded place in the middle of the night?
In short, the news of the attack on the arsenal quickly spread in the palace.

Although the guards in the palace bear the name of the imperial court, they are all Dong Zhuo's people. Under his order, the guards on duty equipped with weapons immediately went to the arsenal to defend against the enemy. The order they received was that when they encountered Anyone holding a weapon will be shot without mercy.

Xu Jiashu and Liu Ying took advantage of the opportunity when the Canglong Gate guards came out in full force and ran towards the nearest Sikong Mansion.

At this time, they still didn't know what big thing Gan Ning had done, but they would find out soon.

After Gan Ning lit the fire, he quietly returned to Sikong Mansion under the cover of night. He couldn't help bragging to Xu Jiashu: "Zimao, am I doing a great job?"

"Beautiful, beautiful." Xu Jiashu echoed a few words and asked: "But what did you do to make Nangong feel like he's in trouble?"

"It's nothing." Gan Ning had a stinking look on his face and ruffled his non-existent feathers out of habit, "I just went to the arsenal to set a fire."

Xu Jiashu was so shocked by the news that he didn't know what to say - if I asked you to make some noise, would you burn down the arsenal?
This matter is much more serious than the loss of a beautiful female official in the West Palace. Luoyang will definitely be in turmoil tonight, and when it comes to coups, the senior officials headed by San Gong are definitely the most suspect.

Sure enough, after a while, Xun Shuang sent someone to notify that soldiers came to search.

(End of this chapter)