Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 660 The Unexpected Hiding Place

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Uncle Cao and Uncle Luo are not outsiders, let's talk about it directly!"

Hu Sanguang immediately said: "My lord, everything is ready. Li Sishi and Bai Sishi have brought 100 Huaxia guards and more than [-] masters in place, and we can do it only after your lord gives an order."

When Cao Bin and Luo Gongming heard this, their expressions changed.Out of the corner of Ye Chen's eyes, he saw the changes in Cao Bin and Luo Gongming's expressions, but his heart was full of sadness and disappointment. Even these two were worried or even suspected that they would do such a treasonous thing as regicide and treason. It seems that the entire court The depth of Shang Xia's fear of himself was beyond his expectations.

Can he really stay in such a court?Or should they kill all the people who should die?
Thinking this way, Ye Chen said: "So it is not wrong for Shangguan Bingyun to inquire about the hiding places of Xuesha, Wang Zhutong and other thieves."

Ye Chen deliberately explained, so Cao Bin and Luo Gongming were secretly relieved and ashamed.

Hu Sanguang said: "My lord, three days ago, according to the location given by my lord, my subordinates followed and investigated secretly with Bai Sishi for three days, and it has been confirmed that Xuesha brought three hundred guards of King Jin and Wang Zhu to the same hall. The rebels are all there, and Zhao Heng, the eldest son of Prince Jin, is also among them."

Regardless of the changes in Cao Bin and Luo Gongming's expressions, Ye Chen said, "In this case, I will go there myself and make sure to catch all these thieves."

After finishing speaking, Ye Chen didn't wait for Cao Bin and Luo Gongming to say anything, he turned his head and said to them: "Please tell your majesty, two uncles, that I will not enter the palace today, and I will go to the palace to face the saint when I understand the grand court meeting. Hmm...the two uncles don't need to explain anything for His Majesty, I already know the truth about King Yan's death and Li Junhao's assassination. I know that it was not His Majesty who did it, but the Holy Church's ulterior motives."

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In Kaifeng, in a residential area outside the Guangwu Gate in the south of the city, there is a very inconspicuous small courtyard.Dense and narrow streets and alleys are interspersed in this residential area. Even the old Kyoto residents will be in danger of getting lost. And the yard is tens of feet away, and there are some trees that are common in the north. The trees are tall and straight like swords, and they are pale The bark of the tree is also very obvious in the dark night. Fortunately, it is already summer at this time, and this year there is plenty of rain, and the branches and leaves are extraordinarily luxuriant.

Three hundred steps to the east of the small courtyard, on the main street, is the famous Kaifeng Yipin soup dumpling in Kyoto, three stories high.Ye Chen was sitting on the third floor of this building at this time, facing the inconspicuous small courtyard, in the private seat by the window, Hu Sanguang and Lian Jicheng sat on the left and right, and there were three baskets of soup-filled steamed stuffed buns with different fillings on the table .On the other side, Hai Dongqing, the great hero of Huaxia Weifu, was eating a plate of fresh jerky.

Ye Chen ate the steamed stuffed bun with relish, and occasionally looked at the small courtyard. Hu Sanguang kept his eyes on the binoculars and never left.Lian Jicheng kept silent, just eating the buns.Downstairs, a thousand Huaxia Guards and a hundred Black Cavalry had already surrounded the entire building, and within a radius of two miles, they were full of Huaxia Guards' spies, killing everything.

These people are not there to deal with tonight's target, their mission is Ye Chen's safety.

For Ye Chen at this time, the most dangerous place is none other than Kyoto.Although Ye Chen is powerful, he is not a god after all. If he is surrounded by thousands of troops, he will definitely die.

If Ye Chen killed Zhao Dezhao, the current emperor, Xuesha, Wang Zhutong and hundreds of masters who started the uprising with Zhao Heng, the son of Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, would be in that small courtyard.The courtyard here has a very special origin—it is a royal property, to be precise, it is the courtyard where Zhao Kuangyin lived when he first came to Kaifeng and served in the army.During the weekdays, no one lives at all, only two veterans of the Forbidden Army watch here on weekdays, and insist on cleaning every day.It was indeed beyond everyone's expectation that the thief was hiding here.

Shangguan Bingyun followed Wang Zhutong, who was dressed as an imperial doctor, to the vicinity. Later, the Huaxia Weifu Intelligence Department spent a lot of effort to investigate and analyze, and finally determined that this was the hiding place of Xuesha, Wang Zhutong and others.

In other words, under normal circumstances, even the Huaxia Weifu would find it difficult to find clues to this place.

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At the same time, in a mansion three miles away, torches were held high in the vast courtyard.A dozen men in black, covered from head to toe, waited silently.On the other side of the courtyard, Liu Shouzhong was sitting on the grand master's chair with his eyes closed and meditating. His right hand rested on the smooth black chair and gently rubbed.After Cao Bin and Luo Gongming separated from Ye Chen, they went to the palace to report to Emperor Zhao Dezhao, and at the same time reported the big action that Ye Chen led Huaxia Weifu tonight.

After Cao Bin and Luo Gongming left, Zhao Dezhao called Liu Shouzhong. After the two discussed it, Liu Shouzhong sneaked out of the palace and came here to meet some people in secret.

After half an hour.Liu Shouzhong slowly opened his eyes, looked at the kneeling man in front of him with two frightening cold lights, and said quietly: "If you can kill Ye Chen, you will surely have a smooth career, and you will eventually become the No. 1 in my Great Song Army. And you can't get such wealth and honor by fighting on the battlefield for a lifetime. The most important thing is that from now on, you will not only be my Liu Shouzhong's confidantes, but also His Majesty's confidantes. But, you go be careful, Ye Chen is not so easy to kill. If the real thing cannot be done and someone is caught, he must not confess to the general and His Majesty, but to find a way to plant the blame on the temple thieves."

Kneeling on the ground more than a dozen generals did not have any hesitation or fear, on the contrary, their hearts were full of fire, Dang even said yes, and then got up and left.

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As the night deepened, the house under the tall trees was still quiet. Somebody’s baby was crying in the distance. An old horse in a nearby garage was weakly chewing hay. The stars in the sky were hiding in the clouds. The leaves beside him rubbed their bodies in self-pity in the night wind, this night seemed to be the same as every night in the capital, there was nothing unusual about it.

Without warning, the doors of dozens of houses and shops within [-] steps opened at the same time, and two thousand Huaxia guards in full armor poured out of them, rushed towards the house from all directions at the fastest speed, and surrounded it.Leading them is Li Junhao.

At the same time, Bai Canghai and Duo Luotuo had led more than 50 assassins, more than a dozen swordsmen from Jianzhuang, and more than 20 Nanfu masters to disappear around the small courtyard and sneak into the small courtyard ahead of time.

"Who!" The two veterans in charge of guarding the small courtyard were extremely vigilant, and half of their bodies were exposed from behind the door. After seeing the scene outside, their expressions changed drastically. report.However, before the two opened their mouths to speak, two black lights flashed suddenly, and two deadly crossbow bolts pierced the throats of the two veterans fiercely, blood flying everywhere!There seemed to be two extra crossbow arrows on their necks, and they looked extremely bloody!
Obviously, these two veterans were no longer the original veterans, so Li Junhao ordered them to be shot without hesitation.

"Attack!" Li Junhao gave the order softly, but what responded to him was a series of loud noises like thunder, which shook everyone's ears and made them deaf.More than a dozen stone mines directly blasted the courtyard wall into ruins.

After the smoke and dust settled, there was no wall around the small courtyard, and the eyes of the two thousand Huaxia Guards were wide open. As long as any enemy came out of the small courtyard, they would be clearly within the sight of the Two Thousand Huaxia Guards, and naturally they would be attacked by two thousand arrows under.

At this time, there were already shouts of killing in the double courtyard house, and it was obvious that Bai Canghai brought nearly a hundred killers and masters to kill the people inside.

"1000 people from the inner circle entered the house to support, and 1000 people from the outer circle advanced to narrow the encirclement." Li Junhao gave an order, and a thousand Huaxia guards entered the house with a crossbow in one hand and a knife in the other.

After a few breaths, more than ten people ran out of the yard. These people were able to survive the siege of more than 100 masters led by Bai Canghai and a thousand Huaxia Guards, and all of them were first-rate masters. They were able to block and avoid dozens of crossbow arrows, but they couldn't block hundreds or even thousands of crossbow arrows. They could only hear countless hisses and puffs, followed by dozens of screams. All of them plunged into the bodies of more than a dozen first-class masters, and died on the spot!
There are also a few people with extremely tenacious vitality, whose strength is close to that of a master like Lian Jicheng, with countless crossbow arrows on their bodies, rushing towards the outside of the yard, every heavy footstep they step on, a large canopy will be shaken from their bodies Blood comes out.

But they only rushed forward for a few steps, and then fell to the ground one by one, kicking up a cloud of dust and blood all over the ground.

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This is the strength of the army. No matter how powerful an individual's force is, facing a sufficient number of elite troops to encircle him will inevitably lead to defeat.

Ye Chen watched this scene from a distance, and thought to himself that if he was surrounded by a thousand soldiers with strong bows and crossbows in an open place, he might not escape death.

At this time, there were no more screams and screams in the house.It seemed that everyone had been killed, but Li Junhao felt that the matter was not over yet, because Bai Canghai never came out.

At the same time, in a dark room in the backyard of the small courtyard, Bai Canghai and Duo Luo Tuo led more than 100 masters. They looked at the entrance of an underground passage that had been sealed in the corner with an ugly expression. Bai Canghai said: "Take Ten stone mines come over and explode!"

After four or five breaths, there was a loud bang, Bai Canghai and others exited the house in a little embarrassment, their faces were ashen, the secret passage was fake, after the explosion, there were several basements, there were no passages, obviously the other party had set up a suspicious formation , to confuse them, but the tunnel entrance is in another, more hidden place.

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Inside the Yipin Guantang Steamed Bun Building, Ye Chen frowned slightly, moved his ears, turned his head to look northwest, and said, "The opponent's main force escaped from the secret passage, and the secret passage may be very long. Li Junhao, Bai Canghai and the others are already too late. Jicheng! You lead the following thousand Huaxia Guards and follow Haidongqing all the way, and you will find the exit. Kill them all."

Lian Jicheng hesitated and said, "My lord, your safety..."

Ye Chen said: "Don't worry! No one can escape my eyes and ears and approach me, not to mention there are a hundred black horses here."

Lian Jicheng respectfully said yes, then got up and jumped directly from the window downstairs.

(End of this chapter)