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Gongyangyue saw that Xue Poye's expression was wrong, and even saw his body trembling slightly, so he didn't know why, and said in a low voice: "My lord, are you...are you feeling unwell? Do you want to call a doctor?"

Xue Poye came back to his senses, waved his hands weakly, and said: "Captain Gongyang, you sit down first, I'll lie down and I'll be fine soon, you... sit down!" After finishing speaking, he stood up , in the next bedroom, lying down weakly.

The quilt was warm, but Xue Poye felt cold all over.

Now he finally understood why Duan Kezhang was willing to serve Prince Yin. It turned out that he had planned a long time ago, and he wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate Emperor Deqing.

Getting close to Prince Yin, becoming Prince Yin's confidant, there is always a chance to get close to Emperor Deqing, and Duan Kezhang is waiting for such an opportunity, such a fatal blow.

But in the end, it was still a failure.

Xue Poye sincerely admired Duan Kezhang's perseverance. He was able to bend himself to Prince Yin, not to be tempted by glory and wealth, and always determined to assassinate Emperor Deqing. This kind of patience is not something ordinary people can do.

Although he didn't spend much time with Duan Kezhang, when he was in Yerenling, Duan Kezhang firmly carried Qian Hong on his back and left. Xue Poye still remembers that scene vividly.

This is a benevolent man.

Now, this man with great backbone and personality died tragically in the palace, Xue Poye only felt sad in his heart.

Sure enough, Duan Kezhang did not sell Qinglianzhao, and even completed Qinglianzhao's teachings at the cost of his own life. In Duan Kezhang's heart, assassinating Emperor Deqing was obviously the best performance of "anti-Chu and Shushu" .

In addition to being sad, Xue Poye had a big question in his mind: "Is this Duan Kezhang's own idea, or was someone directing him to do this?" He quickly thought of the military adviser Hua Xian. Zhang was assassinated undercover under Huaxian's order, and Xue Poye vowed that he would not make Huaxian feel better.

After an unknown amount of time, Xue Poye slowly got up and returned to the hall.

"My lord, please go and invite the doctor." Seeing Xue Poye's unsightly expression, Gong Yangyue was very worried that he was sick: "My lord has been made a viscount, and I can summon the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital, so I will invite you now. "

Xue Poye forced a smile, waved his hands and said: "It's okay, I didn't feel well just now, take a rest, and I'm much better now." He sat down at the table, poured a cup of tea, took a couple of sips, and then said calmly: "Mr. Captain Yang, do you know the specific situation?"

Gong Yangyue said in a low voice: "We, Yulinying, are always the first to know about matters in the palace. Although the matter is forbidden to spread, adults still have the right to know." After a pause, he shook his head and said slowly : "The Holy Majesty was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study at that time. Prince Yin went to ask for an audience. He wanted to present the royal sacred weapon 'Qingyue Sword'. It was a magical weapon and a treasure handed down from our Great Chu Kingdom. To be expelled from the capital, according to Da Chu's rules, is to return the sacred artifact, which is equivalent to losing the status of prince."

Xue Poye nodded slightly, which he could understand.

"The Holy Majesty has announced the meeting. The Prince Yin led Zhang Wuming to the Imperial Study Room. When Zhang Wuming met with him, he was holding the Qingyue Saber, and this Qingyue Saber became the weapon used to assassinate the Holy Majesty." Gong Yang Yue calmly said: "At that time, there were only three people in the imperial study, the Holy Lord, Prince Yin, and Zhang Wuming. Brother Yubayashi guarded the outside. At first, nothing happened, but after a while, Brother Yubayashi heard the sound of fighting in the room. , so he quickly broke into the imperial study, and found that Zhang Wuming was assassinating the Holy One."

Xue Poye shook his head, and smiled wryly in his heart. He didn't know himself. If he didn't know the result, who would he really want to win?

"That Zhang Wuming is really capable, but... hehe, he is really nothing in front of the Holy One. As far as I know, the Holy One has already achieved the qualifications of a warrior of the Six Paths many years ago. After so many years, the holy Shang Tianwei, I am afraid that he has made a lot of progress, at least he has entered the ranks of warriors of the Seven Paths. Although Zhang Wuming's ability is not bad, but he was surprised, but he failed in the assassination and was wounded by the saint instead. After Zhang Wuming was injured, he still Attacking the Holy One like a wild beast, he was hacked to pieces by the swarming brothers Habayashi."

Xue Poye frowned tightly, imagining the thrilling scene at that time, but he never imagined that His Majesty the Emperor is also a warrior, even a high-ranking warrior. This is probably something that many people did not think of.

"Did you die...!" Xue Poye murmured, "Did you just die like this...."

Gong Yangyue sighed: "If you cut it into a meat paste, there is no one who will not die."

Xue Poye smiled wryly and shook his head, staring at the dancing lights, and slowly said: "Then what should we do now? Duan...well, what about Zhang Wuming's corpse?"

Gong Yangyue whispered: "It's not according to the rules, the corpses of assassins are all used to feed dogs."

Xue Poye's whole body trembled, and his heart became even colder, but he didn't say anything in the end.

"Zhang Wuming's assassination, this matter... this matter is always inseparable from Prince Yin." Gong Yangyue said slowly: "I am afraid that Prince Yin is unwilling to be expelled, so the soldiers took a risky move and used the handover The opportunity to order Zhang Wuming to assassinate the Holy Majesty, this... hehe, this is not a random guess by a humble official, but the meaning of the palace, that's what it said."

Xue Poye frowned and said, "Could it be that His Majesty thought that this matter was ordered by Prince Yin?"

Gong Yangyue nodded, and said: "Yes, the Holy Majesty has already ordered someone to put Prince Yin into the prison, it seems that Prince Yin is in danger." He came closer and said in a low voice: "Concubine Yi Gui asked the Holy Majesty, I heard that my voice is hoarse from crying, but the Holy Majesty is still indifferent, at this moment, the prime minister has already entered the palace."

Xue Poye sighed, "I'm afraid it's useless."

Xue Poye was like a mirror in his heart. This matter must have nothing to do with Prince Yin. When he met Prince Yin in the afternoon, Prince Yin meant to accept the fate of expulsion and prepare to leave Beijing. Naturally, it is also true. I am afraid that even Prince Yin himself did not expect that one of the confidants around him, one of the proud "Three Pines of the Yin Family", turned out to be an assassin. Prince Yin may not have recovered yet.

In this matter, Duan Kezhang has implicated Prince Yin in general, but Prince Yin is such a shrewd person that he didn't see through Duan Kezhang's identity and origin, so he is considered ignorant.

Prince Yin recruited all the disciples, but he never thought that he would suffer a big loss from the disciples in the end, which would even cost him his life.

Xue Poye also had to admire Duan Kezhang's ability. He was able to hide his identity and not be found out by Prince Yin. This ability is really not small.

"Once this incident happened, the Holy Majesty was naturally furious. I am afraid that many people would like to use this matter to kill Prince Yin." Xue Poye said calmly.

Prince Fu and the princelings who are at the brunt of it will not let Prince Yin survive. They will try their best to kill Prince Yin, so that it is in their own interest.

As long as Prince Yin is alive, they will be very worried. Even if Prince Yin is expelled from Beijing, he is still a potential opponent.

Since His Majesty the Emperor was able to expel Prince Yin from the capital and turn him from a prince into a common man, he would naturally be able to return him to the capital one day, and even become the crown prince.

Who can understand the thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor?

So they will try their best to make Prince Yin die. Only in this way can they truly get rid of the root and eliminate this opponent. At least they will be less frightened for a while when they sleep at night.

Gongyangyue looked at Xue Poye, hesitant to speak.

Xue Poye said softly: "Captain Gongyang, although we haven't spent much time together, you know who I am, and I treat you as my brother, so if you have anything to say between you and me, you might as well just say it. There is nothing taboo about it." Paused, smiled and said in a low voice: "Just like just now, you and I have said a lot of things that shouldn't be said, so deep down in my heart, I miss you and me. I regard each other as a reliable friend.”

Gong Yangyue supported his sparse beard, smiled lightly, and opened the door. At this time, it was already night, and Xue Yuan was very quiet. With Gong Yangyue's martial arts cultivation, he could be sure that there was no one around. So he approached and whispered: "My lord, this time Zhang Wuming's assassination seems to be all right, but in fact it is not necessarily the case. I heard a brother mention to me in private that there seems to be a tear in the skirt of the waist of the saint, and there is even some blood. , according to this subordinate's opinion...the Holy Majesty may really be injured."

Xue Poye frowned and said, "In other words, Zhang Wuming hurt the Holy One?"

Gong Yangyue nodded and said in a low voice: "Zhang Wuming was caught by surprise, even if the Holy Majesty is mighty, I'm afraid he was a little unexpected, and I'm afraid he was really injured."

"Skin wounds can be diagnosed and treated by an imperial doctor, so there must be no serious problems." Xue Poye said calmly: "If those imperial doctors can't even heal such skin injuries, then don't stay in the imperial hospital."

"That's the case, it's just...!" Gongyangyue hesitated, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "I'm just worried about the humble official. Since Zhang Wuming intends to assassinate, I'm worried that he has tampered with the Qingyue knife."

Xue Poye frowned, suddenly came to his senses, and said in surprise, "You mean... poison!"

Gong Yangyue nodded, and said in a low voice: "If poison is really used on the sword, Zhang Wuming will not be so stupid as to use ordinary poison. That kind of poison must not be deciphered even by imperial doctors."

Xue Poye suddenly thought of "Bi You Jing", there must be a lot of poisons in Qinglianzhao, and there must be many poisons that have never been heard or seen before. If Duan Kezhang really intends to poison, I'm afraid His Majesty the Emperor really has Danger.

He even wanted to go to the palace to take a look at this time to see if His Majesty the Emperor really showed signs of being poisoned.

"My lord, when I said this, you...you should understand what I mean?" Gong Yangyue stroked his beard, stared at Xue Poye and said.

Xue Poye frowned, and asked with some doubts: "What do you mean?"

Gong Yangyue said in a low voice: "My lord, what I said tonight may be a lot of treason, but for my lord and for the great Chu country, some things are still my responsibility and I have to say them."

"I understand that what you and I say and do are all loyal to the Holy Majesty, to the court, and even more to the Great Chu Kingdom." Xue Poye said seriously.

Gong Yangyue nodded solemnly: "My lord, once... once there is a change in the palace, the forces of various factions will definitely jump out, and the court may be in chaos for a while. We, the Habayashi Battalion, have a heavy responsibility to guard the palace, so I hope your lord Be able to prepare early and deal with sudden changes at any time."

Xue Poye knew that Gongyangyue was worried about his young age, so he reminded him specially, respectfully, and said solemnly: "Captain Gongyang, don't worry, I will definitely not slack off, and everything needs Captain Gongyang's help."

Gong Yangyue smiled faintly, and said: "Humble father and myself have together stayed in Yulinying for more than 30 years. They are deeply favored by the emperor, and humble is even more deeply favored by today's sage. Your Majesty. Anyone who disrespects His Majesty or His entrustment, no matter who they are, will never show mercy.”

The "anyone" in his words, of course, refers to those parties, which naturally include princes and princes.

His deeper meaning, Xue Poye, also understood that Yu Linying was loyal to the Holy Majesty, and would not favor any party.

Xue Poye originally wanted to go to the palace to face the saint that night. He is the deputy general guard of Yulinying, and it is normal to hear the news of the assassination. He would not be blamed if he went to pay his respects, but under Gongyangyue's persuasion, he had to rest that night. After thinking about it, if the Holy Majesty is really injured, it would be too short-sighted for a courtier to disturb his rest at this time.

Originally planned to leave for Jiangnan on the second day, but once this incident happened, it had to be postponed by one day. Early in the morning of the second day, Xue Poye went to the Meridian Gate to inquire, and knew that today's morning court would be avoided, so he became even more suspicious of the Holy Spirit. was injured.

Immediately went to the Fenghuo camp, called the generals in the camp headed by Gong Yangyue, and told everyone to prepare for the emergency. Naturally, he couldn't say that he was worried about the emperor's death and could deal with any changes at any time, but that there were assassins in the palace. I am afraid there are other misdemeanors, so let the generals wear leather armor and weapons at all times, so as to be prepared for instant response to accidents.

Fortunately, the generals are in the Yubayashi camp, and they often face such emergencies, so they signaled Gong and said yes, and each made preparations.

After the arrangements were made and the command of the Fenghuo camp was temporarily handed over to Gongyangyue, Xue Poye entered the palace through the side door and was going to pay his respects to the emperor. He was the deputy general guard of Habayashi, so the journey was naturally unimpeded.

His Majesty the Emperor was resting in the Anle Hall of the Qianqing Palace, so Xue Poye came to the Anle Hall and asked the deacons and eunuchs to go in to report, while he waited in front of the hall.

After the eunuch went in, Xue Poye waited for a long time, but he didn't come out, thinking to himself: "If the Holy One is resting, he should come out and say so, lest I wait."

After waiting for a while, they heard the sound of footsteps. Three eunuchs came from the corridor next to the Anle Hall. The first eunuch was dressed in a brown coat and the top hat, and the two eunuchs behind him each carried a scarlet wooden box. The box was exquisite and beautiful, round and round, if it wasn't for its exquisiteness, Xue Poye would have thought it was a bucket.

Both boxes were covered, and the brown-clothed eunuch led the two eunuchs over, and walked to Xue Poye. Greetings to Lord Xue."

Xue Poye has the title of Viscount. According to the rules of Da Chu, according to the different titles, there are Duke, Marquis, Uncle and Lord. The viscount is naturally called Lord.

Xue Poye knew that the eunuch must be someone close to the Holy One, so he didn't dare to trust him, so he bowed back and said with a smile: "It's Xue Shitou, dare to ask your father-in-law Gao's surname?"

"Our family name is Zhou." The brown-clothed eunuch said: "The Holy Majesty is resting, so it is inconvenient to announce, but he asked our family to bring a few words to the lord."

"Say it!" Xue Poye tried to be as kind as possible.

Duke Zhou said: "This sentence, the Holy Majesty said, let the Lord go to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible, and the affairs of the court cannot be delayed."

Xue Poye hurriedly said: "I understand, I will leave immediately tomorrow."

Eunuch Zhou smiled and said: "These two sentences are to tell the lord to do something, and to tell the lord to accompany our family to a place, which can be regarded as protecting our family."

Xue Poye frowned slightly, but quickly said: "My minister obeys the order."

Eunuch Zhou naturally also knew that His Majesty loved the young man in front of him very much, so he didn't dare to pretend to be arrogant, and said with a smile: "Then our family will lead the way, and the Sir will go with our family."

Although Xue Poye was full of doubts, he didn't want to ask more questions, so he could only leave the Anle Palace with the three eunuchs, regretting that he could not see whether Emperor Deqing was injured.

After leaving the west gate, the eight Habayashi guards who were waiting immediately surrounded him.

Eunuch Zhou didn't say a word along the way, but occasionally smiled very courteously when he made eye contact with Xue Poye. Xue Poye only knew that he walked all the way south and turned to the back of the palace.

Not long after, Eunuch Zhou led him to the outside of a gray-white courtyard, but he saw that the guards around the courtyard were all in light brown clothes, wearing thick cotton clothes, but not armor, only thick leather belts around their waists.

There are three steps, one post and five steps and one sentry around the courtyard. The defense is extremely strict. It is so deserted that there is not a single idler in sight.

"These are all from Dali Temple." A Habayashi guard saw that Xue Poye was a little confused, and hurriedly said.

Xue Poye nodded slightly, not understanding why this large group of people were guarding here, close to the main entrance of the courtyard, it was a tall and big copper gate, half of the gate was opened, looking from the gate, the inside was also heavily guarded.

Xue Poye looked up, and saw a black plaque hanging under the eaves on top of the copper gate, with three big blood-red characters clearly engraved on it.

Zongzheng Temple!

Before Xue Poye could understand, Eunuch Zhou went into the gate. Xue Poye signaled the eight guards to stay outside, and followed him in.

Today's matter is a bit mysterious, Xue Poye kept an eye out, stuck close to Eunuch Zhou, and pressed his left hand on the handle of the knife seemingly inadvertently, if something strange happened, just take care of him and take down Eunuch Zhou first.

This is a huge courtyard with many houses and layers upon layers, but although there are many guards, it is silent and there is a gloomy atmosphere, the whole courtyard is lifeless.

Xue Poye followed the three eunuchs through a corridor and several doors before stopping in front of a gray room.

Eunuch Zhou took out a weird sign from his pocket and lit it up. The guard in front of the house immediately opened the door and pushed it gently.

The moment the door was opened, Xue Poye smelled a musty smell, and couldn't help frowning. The room was extremely dark, and Eunuch Zhou turned his head and smiled, "Master Xue, come in with our house." After finishing speaking, The first to enter the house.

Xue Poye was very puzzled, and really didn't understand why Emperor Deqing asked him to accompany Eunuch Zhou to this place, followed Eunuch Zhou, and entered the house.

The room was extremely empty, with moss on the walls. There was a bed in the west corner of the room, and the bedding on it was moldy. The musty smell just now was obviously coming from the bedding.

There is only one window in the room, which is tightly closed with iron bars and wooden boards are nailed. Only faint light shines in through the gaps in the wooden boards.

The room was very dark, Xue Poye looked around, only to find that near the window, a person was sitting on the cold ground with his back facing him, motionless, as if dead.

"Who is this...?" Xue Poye frowned, even more at a loss——

I have something to do in the evening, so I updated it in advance. Today is only this chapter, but the portion is still the same, it is very sufficient, and the collection recommendation cannot be less!