Chapter 166 Killing the madman Li Huan who penetrated the capital
Yang Tinghe was stunned when he heard this, then showed a bit of anger and said: "What happened? Who dares to prevent the old prince from entering the palace to see him? Don't you know that the old prince can come to the palace at any time without public notice?"
Do you have the right to drive? If you kill well, the old prince will kill well."
The disdainful eyes were withdrawn from Gao Changsheng, Zhang Mao looked at Yang Tinghe, casually threw the bloody long knife in his hand to the private soldiers in the mansion behind him and said: "So Mr. Yang Ge also thinks that man should be killed?"
Yang Tinghe said with a smile: "Of course he should be killed. Even the old prince dares to stop him, so why not kill him?"
Zhang Mao said to the private soldiers: "We are all waiting here."
When these private soldiers agreed, the surrounding soldiers of the Beijing camp were shocked. Even Yang Tinghe couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he saw this scene.
Zhang Mao strode into the imperial city without paying any attention to Gao Changsheng's intentions.
Yang Tinghe smiled and nodded at Gao Changsheng, winked, and then quickly followed Zhang Mao's footsteps and said with a smile: "The old prince is not in the palace to receive blessings, why did he think of entering the palace?"
Zhang Mao glanced at Yang Tinghe lightly, and suddenly sneered: "Mr. Yang Ge, you are so brave. Such a big thing happened in the palace, and you even hid it from me. What on earth do you want?
do what?"
Although he had known for a long time that Zhang Mao might have gotten the news, Yang Tinghe was still a little surprised when he heard Zhang Mao's questioning.
However, Yang Tinghe obviously had a plan for this. Hearing this, he just sighed softly and said: "What are you talking about, old Duke? He makes it sound as if Yang and others are people with ulterior motives."
Zhang Mao did not answer, but looked at Yang Tinghe intently, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.
Yang Tinghe said helplessly: "Since the old Duke already knows, I will no longer hide it from the Duke. His Majesty was assassinated and is still unconscious. The Queen Mother hastily summoned me and a few others to enter the palace, and we will discuss with the Queen Mother. In order to
In order to prevent the leakage of the news of His Majesty's assassination from causing unnecessary chaos, with the permission of the Queen Mother, Chang Ningbo's men and horses were mobilized and the palace gate was sealed."
As he spoke, Yang Tinghe looked at Zhang Mao and said, "The matter is that simple. There are definitely no more conspiracies than the old Duke thought."
After listening to Yang Tinghe's explanation, Zhang Mao's originally gloomy face dissipated a little, and he still said with concern: "Where is your majesty? I want to see your majesty."
Yang Tinghe heard this and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is currently recuperating in Jinglan Palace. The Queen Mother and the Empress are guarding Your Majesty there, so I can rest assured."
When he heard that Zhu Houzhao was at Jinglan Palace, Zhang Mao immediately ran towards Jinglan Palace.
A large number of imperial city guards were guarding the Jinglan Palace. At this time, these imperial city guards were tense and wary of anyone and anything approaching the Jinglan Palace.
When Zhang Mao and Yang Tinghe appeared in front of the Jinglan Palace, one of the imperial guards walked out and blocked the way: "Old Duke, Yang Ge Lao, the important place of Jinglan Palace, no one can enter the palace without the permission of the Queen Mother and the Chief Assistant.
No trespassing allowed."
At this moment, Yang Tinghe coughed lightly and hurriedly explained to Zhang Mao: "Old Duke, everything is for the sake of your majesty's safety."
As he spoke, Yang Tinghe said to the imperial guard: "Why don't you hurry up and go to Tongbing the Queen Mother? The old Duke is here!"
Zhang Mao's eyes roamed over these Imperial City guards, he folded his hands in front of him, and looked calmly at the Jinglan Palace in front of him.
Soon I saw a young chamberlain coming over in a hurry. When his eyes fell on Zhang Mao and Yang Tinghe, his eyes lit up and he rushed forward to Zhang Mao. Yang Tinghe saluted and said: "Old Duke, Mr. Yang Ge.
, the Queen Mother invites you!"
Zhang Mao nodded slightly and strode into Jinglan Hall.
A strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine came. Zhang Mao frowned immediately when he smelled the smell of traditional Chinese medicine.
Seemingly noticing Zhang Mao's expression, Yang Tinghe whispered: "It has been several days since your Majesty was assassinated. All the doctors from the Imperial Hospital have looked at your Majesty, but there is nothing you can do. Now you can only rely on medicinal soup."
I'm hanging on to my life, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Mao's expression suddenly became much gloomier. He strode into the inner hall and his eyes fell directly on the bed.
On the bed, the young emperor was lying there silently. Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Xia were sitting beside them, looking at them with worried faces.
Hearing the noise, Queen Mother Zhang turned her head and looked towards Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao quickly walked forward, bowed directly to the bed, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister is here!"
It's a pity that Zhu Houzhao, who was lying there, didn't respond at all to Zhang Mao's call.
At this moment, the Queen Mother saw the sadness on Zhang Mao's face and couldn't help but said to Zhang Yong who was standing aside: "Zhang Yong, the old Duke is old and the ground is cold. Please help the old Duke up quickly!"
Then he turned to the little chamberlain and said, "Why don't you give me a seat for me, please?"
Zhang Mao stood up slowly and did not sit down. Instead, he took a deep breath, glanced at Zhu Houzhao, and then said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, I also have some experience in medical skills. Could you please allow me to take a look at it for Your Majesty?"
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Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother Zhang nodded towards Zhang Mao and said: "Since the old Duke has this intention, then I will trouble the Duke."
Zhang Mao cupped his hands towards Queen Mother Zhang, walked slowly to the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to lift one of Zhu Houzhao's arms, put one hand on the wrist, and concentrated on diagnosing the pulse.
Gradually Zhang Mao's brows furrowed. In Zhang Mao's sensing, Zhu Houzhao's pulse took a long time to beat, and the beating was weak. It can even be said that if you don't sense carefully, you can't feel it. This kind of pulse is not a good sign.
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Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mao leaned forward again and listened to the emperor's heart. He even checked the emperor's pupils, and the look on his face became more and more solemn.
No one bothered Zhang Mao at this time. When Zhang Mao put Zhu Houzhao's arm back into the quilt, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Zhang Mao with some expectation and said: "Old Duke, how is your majesty?
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A smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Mao's face. He smiled at the Queen Mother and the Empress and said: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Your Majesty was just injured and fell into a coma. It's nothing serious. If you rest for a few days, you may wake up."
When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a trembling voice with a bit of joy: "Is what the old Duke said true? Does your Majesty really just need to rest for a while and you will be fine?"
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "I have never told lies in my life. How can the Queen Mother still not trust me?"
Empress Dowager Zhang's whole body seemed to have been injected with a burst of vitality, and she said energetically: "Okay, okay, with the words of the old Duke, I can feel at ease."
As she spoke, Queen Mother Zhang stretched out her hand to caress Zhu Houzhao's cheek, and said with a bit of hope: "Your Majesty, you must wake up soon, my mother has no other relatives except you!"
Zhang Mao glanced at the Queen Mother and Queen Xia, stood up slowly and said: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, I have something to say to Mr. Yang Ge, please leave first."
Empress Dowager Zhang nodded when she heard this and said, "Old Duke, it's up to you."
After walking out of the inner hall, Zhang Mao's eyes fell on Yang Ting and the others. His eyes flashed with brilliance and he said solemnly: "What exactly happened? Why did your majesty suffer such a heavy blow?"
Yang Ting and others did not feel surprised by Zhang Mao's angry reaction.
Yang Tinghe sighed softly and said: "This is not the place to talk. My old master, please come with Yang."
Soon the group of people arrived at a side hall on the side. Here, Zhang Mao met Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant, Fei Hong, the Minister of Rites, Mao Ji, the right servant of the Ministry of Personnel, and others.
In addition, there were also officials from Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment, and the three departments gathered together.
When they saw Zhang Mao, all the officials were busy saluting Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao glanced at the crowd and looked at Li Dongyang coldly: "Li Dongyang, why was His Majesty assassinated? Who sent the assassin? Don't tell me. You haven't found anything in the past few days."
Li Dongyang stood up and said: "My lord, please calm down. Your Majesty suffered such a disaster. Naturally, we, the ministers, are deeply saddened. The assassin was captured immediately. Now he is being tried by the third division, and there are already some clues."
As he said this, Li Dongyang looked at the left minister of the Criminal Department and said: "Master Yu, you can tell me how the case is progressing."
Yu Qing hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhang Maoyi and said: "Back to my old master, Your Majesty returned to the palace on July 16th. He summoned six maids to sleep with him that night. The maid strangled his neck with a ribbon that night and was injured.
When Qiu Ju, the eunuch serving His Majesty, noticed that something was wrong, the two maids who committed the murder had already hanged themselves, and now only the remaining four maids are being detained for interrogation."
After speaking, Yu Qing paused and said: "According to our investigation, the two palace ladies who hanged themselves were the women who were scouted from Jiangnan by Qian Ning, the Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards, on the orders of the Chief Superintendent Liu Jin a few years ago. Liu Jinjin
Dedicated to the Emperor, we suspect that Liu Jin assassinated the Emperor..."
Zhang Mao listened to Yu Qing's words and sneered in his heart. Even if these people changed their suspicions, he would believe it. But if he believed that Liu Jin would send someone to assassinate the emperor, wouldn't Zhang Mao become a fool?
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Can't he clearly see what Liu Jin's situation is in the court? Without the emperor, Liu Jin is nothing. Let alone Liu Jin assassinating the emperor, whenever Liu Jin knows that someone wants to harm the emperor, Liu Jin will be the first to do so.
They will tear each other into pieces.
Seeing that Zhang Mao didn't speak, Yu Qing said seriously: "Now that Qian Ning has confessed, those women were specially selected by Liu Jin at his command, because the two women who assassinated His Majesty have hanged themselves, but all this evidence is enough to prove that,
It was Liu Jin who sent people to assassinate His Majesty."
Zhang Mao did not listen to the other party's words, but looked at Li Dongyang and others, and said coldly: "I don't care what you want to do, but the capital cannot be in chaos, and the whole world cannot be in chaos, otherwise..."
After saying that, Zhang Mao turned around and left.
Seeing Zhang Mao leaving rudely, several officials couldn't help but look unhappy, and even a doctor from the Ministry of Justice sneered: "He makes himself look like a loyal minister. How can he, a prince of the country, do anything to me?"
When Yang Tinghe heard this, he immediately reprimanded: "You are so courageous. He is the British Duke who has retired from the country and is the head of the noble family. You dare to be so rude, do you still have the imperial court in your eyes?"
Seeing Yang Tinghe's furious look, the doctor from the Ministry of Punishment was startled. He lowered his head and admitted his mistake and said, "I made a mistake when I made a mistake. Please don't blame me."
At this moment, Li Dongyang coughed slightly, looked at the crowd and said, "Okay, let's discuss how to take down Liu Jin."
The Third Division has now produced evidence that Liu Jin assassinated the emperor. As the chief minister of the cabinet, Li Dongyang naturally wanted to take down Liu Jin as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Queen Mother asked about it, it would be a dereliction of duty on his part.
Hearing what Li Dongyang said, everyone's faces showed excitement and relief.
In the past few years, they have been fighting endlessly with Liu Jin in the court and local areas, and many of them have even suffered losses from Liu Jin. But this time, they can finally take revenge for everything they have suffered in the past.
Fei Hong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This is easy, Liu Jin is the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, but we can't take him directly, but we can ask the Queen Mother for a decree. As long as there is a decree from the Queen Mother, we can capture him."
For him, Liu Jin, isn't that easy?"
As they spoke, several people looked at Li Dongyang, who pondered slightly and said: "In that case, please follow me and report this matter to the Queen Mother."
Seen from afar, the Forbidden City in the dark night looks like a behemoth entrenched on the vast land.
The city gate has long been closed, and the soldiers guarding the city gate are yawning and trying hard to hold on. Some of them are even leaning directly against the city wall and have fallen asleep.
At this moment, the sound of a war horse whining suddenly came from outside the city gate, and then there was a thud, as if something heavy fell to the ground hard.
Li Huan whipped the horse under him fiercely and looked at the capital in the distance. His face, which was covered with dust, couldn't help but show some relief.
Suddenly, the horse under him let out a cry and fell to the ground. Li Huan was not surprised at all. He and Wang Yangming and others traveled day and night along the way. When they were hungry, they would eat on the horse and when they were sleepy, they would sleep on the horse.
, except for people touching the ground when changing horses, the rest of the time was spent on horses.
With such speed, it only took less than four days to travel from Fujian to Beijing. Considering the road traffic conditions of this era, this speed is absolutely terrifying.
Following the impact, Li Huan jumped up and landed firmly on the ground.
The sound of horse hoofbeats soon came from behind. It was Wang Yangming, Yue Buqun, Meng Hui, Du Guang, Cao Yu, and Chen Yao.
When several people reined in the horses under them and stopped, all of a sudden the horses under them foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground. However, they had galloped for hundreds of miles overnight and had completely squeezed out everything.
Previously, I was running on instinct, but now that I have stopped, I can no longer hold on.
Li Huan was not in the mood to cherish these war horses, so Li Huan's eyes fell on the walls of the capital.
Such a commotion under the city wall naturally made the soldiers guarding the city nervous.
Li Huan looked at the closed city gate and frowned slightly. Listening to the shouts and questions on the city wall, Li Huan said to Chen Yao, Meng Hui and Du Guang: "You have to dispose of the corpses of these war horses."
, don’t reveal our whereabouts.”
After hearing this, Chen Yao and the others quickly responded.
Li Huan naturally did not want to expose the fact that he had rushed back from Fujian. Even if he did not deal with the corpses of these war horses, the soldiers guarding the city during the day would not necessarily think of him if they found out about him. But in the end, it was
A hidden danger is not.
A full seven or eight days have passed from the time the emperor was assassinated to the time he received the news and rushed back all the way. During this period, what happened in the capital and what kind of situation it was in
, this all needs Li Huan to consider.
If the emperor is fine, everything will be fine.
But if the emperor's situation is really bad, then it means that the capital is now a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. If you accidentally break in, you will end up with no bones left.
Even though Li Huanyi was an expert and bold, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Wang Yangming, who also had a dusty appearance, withdrew his eyes from the high city wall, then looked at Li Huan and said: "Master Li, what should we do next?"
Li Huan said slowly: "Of course we are entering the city!"
It was obviously impossible to enter the city through the city gate through the normal way late at night, but Li Huan had no intention of entering the city through the city gate.
Soon they found a remote place and listened attentively. Li Huan was sure that all the soldiers on night watch on this section of the city wall were asleep. He immediately jumped up and was already in the air.
, then he tapped his toes on the city wall, and with this force, he climbed up the city wall lightly.
A quick glance revealed that, as Li Huan expected, several soldiers patrolling the city were leaning against the city wall holding their weapons in their hands and had fallen asleep.
After a few ups and downs, Li Huan had already tapped the sleeping points of several nearby soldiers. Unless they were awakened by others, they would have to sleep at least until dawn.
Wang Yangming, Yue Buqun, and Cao Yu also climbed onto the city wall at Li Huan's invitation and quietly sneaked into the city.
Chen Ke, a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, had a house in the capital. The house was only two doors in size. Compared with the mansions of many officials that often occupied an area of one or two acres, it was naturally very inconspicuous.
On this day, Chen Ke was sleeping. Suddenly, his mind alerted him. He suddenly turned over and almost instinctively turned his hand to pat the person in front of him.
But the next moment, a deep voice rang in his ears, and at the same time, the opponent's wrist was firmly grasped by the palm he slapped.
"it's me!"
Hearing that familiar voice, although the room was dark, Chen Ke could already tell that it was Li Huan's voice, and his tense body suddenly relaxed.
Suppressing the horror in his heart, Chen Ke whispered: "Sir, why did you come back!"
Hearing what Chen Ke said, Li Huan couldn't help but feel nervous. After receiving Chen Ke's secret message, he rushed back almost immediately, and he didn't dare to delay at all on the way.
Now that Chen Ke said this, could it be that he came back too late?
Chen Ke seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly lit the candle. With the light of the fire, he could see Li Huan clearly.
At first glance, Chen Ke couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. If he hadn't been sure that the person coming was Li Huan, he almost wouldn't have recognized it.
In fact, Li Huan was covered in dust at the moment, his hair was messy, his face was covered by wind and sand, and even the clothes on his body were covered with dust. At a glance, you could tell how Li Huan got here.
Li Huan frowned and looked at Chen Ke and said: "Tell me quickly, how is your Majesty doing now, and what is the situation in the capital? Who is in charge of the government now!"
Chen Ke heard the words and said hurriedly: "My lord, it has been nearly ten days since Your Majesty was assassinated. In the past two days, Eunuch Liu Jin and a group of his accomplices were captured by the Queen Mother's order and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. In the middle of the court, there was Li Dongyang.
, Yang Tinghe and two cabinet ministers are in charge."
Li Huan couldn't help but be surprised: "Doesn't Liu Jin have any resistance at all? How can you say that he was captured just as he was captured?"
Chen Ke said with a bitter smile: "Because the assassin was sent by Eunuch Liu Jin, and with the Queen Mother's decree, Eunuch Liu was directly detained in the mansion. Within two days, Eunuch Liu's residence was surrounded by soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp.
If outsiders can’t see it, what can he do?”
Li Huan couldn't help but sneer and said: "Liu Jin assassinating the emperor is really a joke. Even the civil and military officials in the dynasty believed it."
Chen Kedao: "How can you not believe it? Now that Eunuch Liu's party has been captured, the civil and military officials of the entire court applauded and called the Queen Mother wise."
Taking a deep breath, Li Huan said: "Where is Your Majesty? Do you have any news about Your Majesty?"
Chen Ke shook his head and said: "The palace gate is blocked by the Beijing camp. Even the commander of the palace guards is said to have been replaced. We Jin Yiwei can't find out any news about the palace. What is your majesty's situation now? I'm afraid there are only two
The elder Ge and the old prince know about it."
Li Huan pondered, and couldn't help but cast his eyes in the direction of the Forbidden City. He thought in his heart that he wanted to know what the emperor was like, and he was afraid that he would sneak into the palace to find out.
Seemingly sensing Li Huan's thoughts, Chen Ke's expression changed slightly and he said: "My lord, please don't even think about sneaking into the palace. Previously, Eunuch Liu sent someone to sneak into the palace to find out the news, but he was caught red-handed.
He was directly convicted of murdering the emperor. Now the palace is heavily guarded. No matter how powerful you are, you may not be able to get close to the emperor's palace."
Hearing what Chen Ke said, Li Huan frowned. As a result, his previous method of sneaking into the palace to determine what the emperor was like was no longer feasible.
No matter how confident he is, he doesn't think he can force his way into the palace. He really thinks that one or two martial arts masters can enter and leave the important areas of the imperial city at will.
Seeing Li Huan deep in thought, Chen Ke did not dare to disturb Li Huan.
After a short while, Li Huan said to Chen Ke: "Chen Ke, go and settle down the few people outside, and then call me trustworthy Jin Yi guards to listen to my orders at any time."
After saying that, Li Huan went straight out of Chen Ke's residence and asked Yue Buqun to go with him. Li Huan identified the direction in the night, and then the two of them headed straight in the same direction.
British government.
As the most noble nobleman in the capital, the British government is already heavily guarded. Coupled with the changes that have occurred in the capital in the past few days, groups of elite family private soldiers are patrolling the British government, let alone ordinary people.
The night is so young, even if a few people from the world come here, they may never come back.
But at this moment, a figure quietly climbed over the high wall of the British Palace, landed silently, avoided the patrolling soldiers, and walked through the British Palace.
The British government palace occupies a very large area, with pavilions and pavilions scattered in an orderly manner. Anyone who enters it will probably be confused and confused, and they will not know where they are.
This was the case for Li Huan. He originally chose to sneak into the British Duke's mansion because he wanted to find the British Duke quietly and get some news about the emperor from the old Duke.
As for Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang, to be honest, Li Huan really didn't dare to trust them too much. Who knows if these people were involved in the emperor's assassination.
As for the British Duke, Li Huan did not believe that he would be detrimental to the emperor. Even at a critical moment, the British Duke might side with the emperor, so Li Huan chose to come to see the British Duke.
It's just that this British palace is so big that Li Huan is a little confused about where he is, let alone finding out where Zhang Mao lives.
Passing through a small garden again, Li Huan found that there was a vast area in front of him. There was actually a small martial arts field in the courtyard. The venue was not big, but it had an area of about acre. This made Li Huan's heart move.
Among the people who are qualified to live in such a place in this country's government, I am afraid that their status is unusual. Even if it is not the residence of the British Duke, I think they are people of extremely noble status.
It’s no problem if you can’t find your British father by yourself, you just need to ask him to help you find him.
As soon as his heart moved, Li Huan felt happy. He took a few steps and ran towards the main room.
Pressing on the door with one hand, exerting force on the hand, you can hear the above subtle sound, the door bolt is shaken off, and the door slowly opens.
When he walked into the room, Li Huan felt a faint fragrance coming over him. He swept his eyes and immediately found the passage leading to the inner room.
Just when Li Huan was about to enter the inner room, he heard the sound of a sword, and then a sword light struck.
Li Huan obviously did not expect such a change, but he was already nervous. Although this sudden sword attack was very unexpected, Li Huan dodged and avoided Lana's stabbing attack, which was coming straight to the vital point.
At the same time, he stepped forward.
He had to restrain the other party in the shortest time, otherwise, once the other party shouted a warning, the guards of the Duke's Mansion would inevitably be summoned.
In this move, Li Huan used all his strength without hiding any clumsiness, because Li Huan knew that the other party might have already issued a warning in just a moment.
Zhang Lun was dressed in a moon-white tunic, holding a long sword in his hand. There was no trace of panic on his face, but a hint of excitement. He thought he was sure of his sword, even if he could not kill the thieves who had sneaked into the house.
Killing, or at least severely injuring the opponent.
It was precisely because he was quite confident in his sword that Zhang Lun did not choose to give a warning the moment he found someone sneaking into his yard.
What surprised Zhang Lun was that the opponent's strength far exceeded Lun's expectations. The opponent not only avoided his sword, but even accelerated instantly and reached out to catch him before he could react.
's throat.
"Bang"
Zhang Lun was locked by Li Huan's throat, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground, with a look of surprise and regret on his face.
"I have no ill intentions. If you agree to alarm others, Li can let you go!"
Zhang Lun, who thought he might be dead this time, suddenly heard Li Huan's words and couldn't help showing surprise in his eyes.
Didn't the other party sneak into the house to assassinate him?
Li Huan saw the surprised expression on Zhang Lun's face through the moonlight. His mind was spinning and he said without concealing his identity: "I am the commander of the Jinyi Guards and I know Li Huan. I wonder what I call you?"
Zhang Lun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Huan's name, and said in horror: "You are a murderer... Um, you... aren't you in Fujian? Why did you appear in the capital!"
Li Huan didn't care much about Zhang Lun's claim that he was a murderer. Some of his actions, in the eyes of many people, might make him a murderer.
Seeing Li Huan staring at him, Zhang Lun no longer worried that Li Huan would be harmful to him, but said directly: "I'm Zhang Lun."
Li Huan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Lun in surprise: "It turns out to be the young master, but Li is being rude!"
As he spoke, Li Huan looked at Zhang Lun and said: "I have no ill intentions towards the young master. I just had to sneak into your mansion out of helplessness. I hope the young master will not make any noise. I will let him go now."
Zhang Lun nodded, and Li Huan also loosened his grip on Zhang Lun.
Feeling the strong hand locking his throat leave, Zhang Lun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the dusty Li Huan with a strange expression.
At this moment, Zhang Lun took a look at Li Huan, and he already understood in his heart that the reason why Li Huan appeared in the capital at this time and like this was that he might have received news about the emperor's troubles.
Then the purpose of the other party sneaking into his mansion at this time is self-evident.
"Master Li wants to see grandpa?"
Li Huan couldn't help but glance at Zhang Lun and secretly praised him. Sure enough, it was normal for a person who could be trained as the next generation of princes to guess his purpose after knowing his identity.
Nodding slightly, Li Huan looked at Zhang Lun and said, "It's really rude to come here late at night. I also asked the young master to pass the news on his behalf, saying that Li Huan has something important to discuss with the old Duke."
Zhang Lun looked at Li Huan and saw that Li Huan's face was covered with dust, but his eyes were bright, resolute and persistent. He just thought about it for a moment and said, "In that case, Mr. Li, wait a moment, I'll go right away."
Please come, grandpa."
Li Huan moved out of the way and said, "Li is waiting here!"
When passing by Li Huan, Zhang Lun suddenly said to Li Huan: "Master Li, aren't you afraid that after I go out, I will call the guards to take you down?"
Li Huan smiled and said: "Then Li used his force to escape from the British Duke's mansion. I think Li has misjudged the Duke!"
While he was talking, Li Huan suddenly felt something in his heart and suddenly raised his head and looked outside.
At first glance, Li Huan's eyes shrank and he was startled. He saw a slim figure standing on the small martial arts field. He was tall and straight, holding a sword in his hand and lowering it slightly. A pair of cold eyes fell on him, and the moonlight fell.
, the other party seemed like a fairy under the moon.
Li Huan felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. He didn't know the identity of this woman, but the aura that locked onto him actually made him faintly in danger.
Following Li Huan's gaze, Zhang Lun also saw the woman and said in surprise: "Little aunt!"
Only then did Zhang Jin's eyes turn away from Li Huan, and a cold voice sounded: "Lun'er, is something wrong?"
Zhang Lun and Li Huan naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Jin's words, and Zhang Lun laughed and said: "I didn't expect it, but I have alarmed my little aunt. If my aunt is fine, please go and rest first!"
The cold eyes swept over Li Huan, and finally looked at Zhang Lun, seeming to be sure that Zhang Lun was telling the truth, then nodded slightly, and left with a sway.
Zhang Lun then smiled at Li Huan and said, "Master Li, please wait a moment. I'm going to see grandpa right now."
Li Huan nodded slightly.
Not long after, Li Huan heard footsteps approaching. He looked up and saw Zhang Mao, a gray-haired man striding towards him. Although he was old, his steps were strong and vigorous, and he had a sense of resoluteness in his walking.
Li Huan stepped forward and saluted Zhang Maoyi and said: "Commander Jin Yiwei Commander and Tongzhi, the Governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion signed a letter to Li Huan to pay homage to the old Duke."
Zhang Mao looked at Li Huan carefully, his eyes filled with satisfaction, and he nodded slightly and said, "You came to see me for His Majesty's business."
Li Huan raised his head and looked at Zhang Mao and said, "I don't know how your majesty is doing. Please let me know."
Zhang Mao saw the worry in Li Huan's eyes and sighed softly: "Your Majesty's situation is quite bad. Not long ago, I took your Majesty's pulse personally. I could barely feel your Majesty's pulse. Even your heartbeat was extremely weak. You haven't woken up yet."
change."
Frowning, Li Huan stared at Zhang Mao and said, "Your Majesty is really just in a coma, not..."
Zhang Mao naturally knew what Li Huan meant, nodded and said: "His Majesty is indeed still here, but no one dares to say how long he can last."
Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief and sighed softly: "It's good that Your Majesty is still here. It's not too late for everything."
Zhang Mao was stunned when he heard this and looked at Li Huan in confusion, but Li Huan suddenly said: "Who harmed your majesty?"
Zhang Mao glanced at Li Huan, slowly shook his head and said: "I can only be sure that it is neither Liu Jin nor Li Dongyang. As for who it is, I really don't know."
Li Huan bowed to Zhang Mao and said: "In that case, Li would like to thank the old man for clarifying my doubts, and I will say goodbye. If there is any rudeness, please forgive me."
As he spoke, Li Huan jumped up and down, then disappeared from the sight of Zhang Mao and Zhang Lun.
Just after Li Huan left, a figure appeared silently next to Zhang Mao and Zhang Lun. Who else could it be if it wasn't Zhang Jin who had already left? It wasn't until this moment that the long sword in Zhang Jin's hand was returned.
sheath.
"This man hides a tiger in his heart and is very dangerous!"
Zhang Mao glanced at Zhang Jin, nodded slightly and said, "This person is a fortunate minister of the emperor. He acts unscrupulously and can be called extremely bold. Fortunately, he is not an unreasonable person, but he can be regarded as a talented person."
Zhang Lun couldn't help but said: "Grandpa, Li Huan traveled day and night from Fujian to return to the capital. I'm afraid it's useless. Now the overall situation has been decided. Unless the emperor can wake up, he may end up like Liu Jin and cannot escape the liquidation of the civil servant group."
But when Li Huan left the British palace, Yue Buqun, who was hiding in the dark, appeared. At this time, the sky had already turned white, and the morning sun was about to rise.
The capital city in the early morning was as usual, although there were few people, but as the sun rose, it was still lively.
Li Huan had already freshened up, put on a flying fish suit, and was riding on a war horse. Behind him was a group of elite Jin Yiwei selected by Chen Kejing.
Although there are only more than a hundred people, they are all Li Huan's confidants among the Jinyi Guards in recent years. Anyone who is not trustworthy in the slightest will be excluded.
Li Huan looked back at Wang Yangming beside him and smiled: "Mr. Yangming, would you like to go crazy with Li again!"
Wang Yangming, who had just learned of Li Huan's plan, was really stunned by Li Huan's audacity and madness. If he hadn't seen that Li Huan had summoned so many Jinyi guards, Wang Yangming would have suspected that Li Huan was joking with him.
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However, Li Huan was not joking with him. Upon hearing this, Wang Yangming could only say with a bitter smile: "Wang says he doesn't want to do it now, but is it still too late?"
Li Huan laughed loudly and said, "Of course it's too late."
As he spoke, Li Huan shouted at the group of imperial guards behind him: "Brothers, the emperor is in trouble. As the emperor's personal soldiers, we don't even know whether the emperor is alive or dead. How can we have the dignity to claim to be the emperor's personal soldiers? So what?"
I am worthy of the Emperor's trust. Today Li wants to see the Emperor. Please come with me."
"I would like to follow you to meet Your Majesty!"
"I would like to follow you to meet Your Majesty!"
Li Huan swung his cloak, whipped his horsewhip and shouted: "Let's go!"
Hundreds of Jin Yiwei rode their horses through the long street. Although there were few people on the long street, everyone who was already shocked by the momentum turned their attention.
In the past few days, the capital has been under a state of martial law. The soldiers and horses of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division patrol the city, and there are even soldiers and horses of the Beijing Camp guarding everywhere to guard against all changes.
Especially as Liu Jin, Jiao Fang, Liu Yu and other senior eunuch officials were arrested and imprisoned, there was an undercurrent in the capital.
Under such circumstances, the men and horses of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division would step forward and violently disperse people when they saw people gathering in one place, guarding them to the limit.
In the past few days, Jinyiwei Yamen has seemed very peaceful, but even so, there are still people watching every move of Jinyiwei Yamen.
In fact, among the capital, apart from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, only the Jinyiwei Yamen could gather a group of people in the shortest time.
When Li Huan and his party appeared in front of Jin Yiwei's Yamen, the people who were secretly watching Jin Yiwei were frightened and spread the news as quickly as possible.
When the commander of the troops and horses of the Five Cities Division, Fan Gang, received the news, he rushed out of the brothel in shock and disheveled clothes. He lit up the men and horses around him and rushed into the long street.
While urging his men to hurry up, he yelled and cursed: "Li Huan is crazy. Isn't he in Fujian? Why did he appear in the capital? The people in Jinyiwei are crazy. What on earth does Li Huan want to do?"
He still dares to attack the imperial city, does he want to rebel?"
The news from my subordinates was really shocking. I thought I didn’t have to worry about the Jinyiwei, but I never thought that Li Huan, who was far away in Fujian, would actually show up in the capital, and even led a team of Jinyiwei to the emperor.
Go to the city.
Fan Gang didn't dare to think too much. If he thought about it deeply, it would be too scary.
So all Fan Gang can think about right now is to stop this lunatic Li Huan no matter what. Otherwise, who knows what he will do.
When the panting Fan Gang appeared on the long street leading to the imperial city with a group of men, he was relieved that Li Huan's men had not passed by yet, and at the same time he ordered his men to be ready.
In less than half a cup of tea, the ground shook slightly, and Fan Gang and others saw a group of people wearing brocade robes roaring towards them on the long street in the distance. The leader, Fan Gang, recognized the person in person with just one glance.
It was Li Huan, known as the murderer.
I don't know why, but the moment he saw Li Huan, Fan Gang felt a bad feeling in his heart.
However, before he could think about it, he saw that Li Huan and others were about to rush forward. Fan Gang immediately drove his horse forward and shouted loudly: "Stop, those who come, how dare you let your horse run wildly in the capital, and I can't even dismount!"
At this moment, Wang Yangming glanced at the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities blocking the road, sighed softly and said to Li Huan: "Li Huan, are you sure you want to do this? If you make a mistake, I'm afraid you will die miserably.
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A flash of light flashed in Li Huan's eyes and he said: "If Mr. Yangming is afraid, just leave."
Wang Yangming shook his head slowly, and said with a strange look in his eyes: "Master Li, you dare to risk your life to save His Majesty, why can't Wang accompany you to go crazy once?"
Li Huan laughed, his eyes fell on Fan Gang, and he immediately shouted: "Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way!"
"Oh my God, that's Li Huan, the murderous maniac is here!"
"How is it possible? How could this devil be in the capital!"
It's okay if others don't know Li Huan, but the people in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division are definitely familiar with Li Huan, so many people recognize Li Huan at a glance.
It has to be said that Li Huan's reputation in the capital was favored by some people. It can be said that he was no worse than the devil. This appearance made many soldiers panic.
Although he was still more than ten feet away, being stared at by Li Huan, Fan Gang's heart was full of crisis. But thinking of the order he had received, he immediately shouted: "Li Huan, get off your horse quickly, do you want to rebel?"
Li Huan didn't mean to stop at all, and directly bumped into him. At the same time, the embroidered spring knife in his hand was slashed. Fan Gang only felt a pain in his neck. The next moment, his head fell to the ground. His headless body swayed on the horse's back and fell directly to the ground.
land.
"The commander is dead, the commander is dead!"
Some of the soldiers who tried to stop Li Huan and his party were knocked away or killed by the Jin Yiwei with their swords. In the blink of an eye, they broke through the obstruction, leaving a mess and screams all over the ground, and roared away.
The people hiding in the corners were originally full of curiosity as to what had happened, but they actually asked people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to set up a blockade here to stop them.
But he never expected to see such a scene, especially when he heard the shouts of the soldiers of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division, the memory of Li Huan suddenly came to mind.
Looking at the figures of the Jin Yiwei retreating in the distance, and then looking at the miserable people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who were killed, many people felt a trace of emotion in their hearts.
"Li Huan is really back!"
Chen Yao was stained with blood, but he laughed excitedly and said: "It's so happy, it's so happy. A mere five-city military division actually dares to stop us, the Imperial Guards. Do you think that we, the emperor's personal army, are fake?"
Yue Buqun on the side was dressed in the official uniform of a hundred-household official. He recalled in his mind the scene where Li Huan slashed the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division with his sword without hesitation, and couldn't help but have a strange look on his face.
look.
Li Huan looked calm, as if what he had done before was a trivial matter.
At this time, Li Huan looked solemn. For him, there might be hope of survival if he fights hard. If he doesn't fight, when Liu Jin is cut to pieces as usual in history, the civil servant group that is freed up will definitely be the first.
Time will send him on his way, and I am afraid that the punishment of being cut to pieces by a thousand cuts that Liu Jin enjoyed will be repeated on him.
"Your Majesty, please don't let me down!"
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Li Huan's eyes were full of determination.
There was a rumble and the sound of horse hooves, and they quickly rushed to the palace gate.
The commander of the Beijing camp, Gao Changsheng, who had already received the news in advance, was now preparing for the attack. Although he believed that the news from Fan Gang was completely false and that Li Huan would never appear in the capital, Gao Changsheng still gathered together just in case.
The troops were prepared and immediately passed the news to the cabinet Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and several cabinet elders.
When Li Huan appeared in Gao Changsheng's sight with the Jin Yiwei covered in blood and full of evil spirits, the chicken drumstick in Gao Changsheng's hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and he jumped up. There was no trace of uncle's demeanor, and he screamed.
He said: "Damn it, what did Fan Gang do for a living, why didn't he stop him, and maybe Li Huan had wings. Why did he rush back to the capital from Fujian in such a short time?"
However, roaring was a roar, but Gao Changsheng, surrounded by his own soldiers, stopped in front of the palace gate and shouted at Li Huan who was approaching: "Li Huan, what do you want to do? This is a forbidden area of the palace. You are galloping on it."
This, that is a capital crime."
Li Huan's eyes were calm and calm, he looked at Gao Changsheng's neck calmly and said: "Uncle Gao, get out of the way or die!"
Being stared at by Li Huan, Gao Changsheng felt a chill on his neck. He subconsciously shrank his neck, and then he became angry and said, "You are so brave. How dare you kill me in front of the palace today!"
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