Chapter 171 Congratulations, your Marquis is a rebel!
No one expected that Mao Ji would suddenly shout such a voice, and Zhu Houzhao's previous words were not really about Liang Chu's rebellion.
In fact, it was more of a means used by Zhu Houzhao to suppress Mao Ji. After all, Mao Ji was so indifferent that he did not see Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Li Huan led the Jin Yiwei into the imperial city and killed Liu Zhong, Gao Changsheng, Liang Chu, etc.
Don’t you even mention a word about people’s affairs?
This is the reason why although Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe were often disliked by the emperor, the emperor always lived in peace with them.
Even if Li Dongyang just reprimanded him mercilessly, it was out of concern for him. No matter how displeased the emperor was, at least he would not feel disgusted with Li Dongyang.
But Mao Ji was different. Regardless of time, he didn't even try to figure out the emperor's thoughts. He just went against the emperor when he came up.
Without even thinking about it, the emperor had just woken up after being assassinated, and he must have been trying to find out who had murdered him, yet Mao Ji foolishly went against the emperor.
After all, Mao Ji was also an important minister in the court. Zhu Houzhao just wanted to scare Mao Ji, hoping that Mao Ji could restrain himself and stop looking for trouble.
But who would have thought that Mao Ji would be so unintimidated that he would burst out with such a big thunder.
So Zhu Houzhao, who was not mentally prepared at all, was dumbfounded at the time.
What does this mean? Isn't this just a result of a guilty conscience?
As for Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe, they had ten thousand draft horses galloping past in their hearts. If eyes could kill, I'm afraid Mao Ji would have been killed countless times.
Such a major conspiracy case can easily involve a lot of people. Who would have thought that Mao Ji was actually involved in it? Isn't this asking for death?
Do you really think you can survive if you jump out and report it? When the time comes, you will not be able to escape the consequences of confiscating your home and exterminating your family.
Li Huan originally wanted to attack Zheng Chen from the Taiyuan Hospital, but he didn't expect that Mao Ji blew himself up like this, which immediately stunned Li Huan.
For a moment, the hall was quiet.
Gao Feng, Wei Bin, Luo Xiang, and Zhang Yong looked at Mao Ji strangely.
Mao Ji was stared at by so many people, and he quickly reacted. Then his face suddenly became extremely pale, and his whole body collapsed to the ground. He still didn't understand what a stupid thing he had done.
If he hadn't been frightened by Li Huan's name and heard that the emperor was going to hand him over to Li Huan, and then subconsciously yelled out such words in a moment of confusion, why would he have done this?
Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, I leave it to you."
Li Huan shouted loudly outside the palace: "Here comes someone!"
Soon I saw Yue Buqun and two imperial guards striding in. They were also covered in blood, but they bowed to the emperor solemnly. Then they saluted Li Huan and said, "I have seen you before."
grown ups."
Li Huan nodded slightly, pointed at Mao Ji, who was lying limply on the ground, and said: "Capture this traitor and take him to the imperial prison."
The faces of the two imperial guards showed excitement.
Just by looking at Mao Ji's purple robe, one could tell that he was definitely a high-ranking official. It had been a long time since their Jin Yiwei had handled such a big case.
They originally thought that following Li Huan into the palace would lead to a dead end. After all, they had already been mentally prepared when they followed Li Huan.
Now seeing that the emperor was safe and sound, even his own adults, including Yue Buqun, were standing beside the emperor and heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, two Jinyi guardsmen stepped forward, picked up Mao Ji, and dragged him out like a dead dog.
Seeing Mao Ji being dragged away, Zhu Houzhao's expression turned gloomy. He glanced at Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and a few others and said, "I really hope that this incident is just the behavior of a few individuals, but now it seems
It turns out that I am too naive, and I, the emperor, do not know whose way I am blocking, and his intentions are so vicious that he actually wants to put me to death."
Zhang Mao, Yang Tinghe, and Li Dongyang listened to Zhu Houzhao's words, their faces turned earth-colored, sweating like rain, and they knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao and trembled: "I await the death penalty, I await the death penalty..."
Looking at Zhang Mao and others who repeatedly asked for forgiveness, Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and said: "I will clearly order Li Qing to personally supervise the case. At the same time, I also hope that when you return, you can also strictly investigate your own court in the capital. I don't want to make a big mistake."
The killing ban does not mean that I will not kill people. If they really want to try my butcher knife to see if it is good or not, then I will let them understand what it means to be angry and the emperor will lie down for hundreds of miles!"
Instead of looking at Zhang Mao, Yang Tinghe, Li Dongyang, and Zhu Houzhao, they turned to Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, remember what I said before. You must be investigated strictly and no one should be let go."
Li Huan nodded towards Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to catch all those with evil intentions."
Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe looked at each other and opened their mouths, but in the end nothing came out.
No matter how worried they were that Li Huan would be implicated in this rigorous investigation, they couldn't oppose the emperor's investigation at this time.
That was a major treason case against the emperor. If they dared to speak out to dissuade the emperor, the emperor would directly charge them with treason against his comrades.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao showed a look of exhaustion on his face. He waved his hands to several people and said: "Everyone in the Qing family has gone back first. If there is anything else, we will talk about it at the meeting tomorrow. I am also tired and want to take a rest.
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Taking a deep breath, Li Dongyang bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body. I will leave."
Zhang Mao and Yang Tinghe also stood up, bowed to Zhu Houzhao, and then retreated with Li Dongyang.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "It is up to you to arrange the affairs of Li Qing's family and the guards in the palace. Apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who I can rely on."
Li Huan nodded slightly and glanced at Gao Feng, Wei Bin and Luo Xiang. They nodded slightly at Li Huan, obviously understanding what Li Huan meant.
After this incident, a few people will be more careful than anyone else about anyone who approaches Zhu Houzhao. As for the matter of the Imperial City Guards, it is actually not difficult to solve. It just needs to be investigated carefully and the people who have taken refuge in these days will be
Just eliminate all the people who succeeded Dicheng, and then select a group of people to replenish them.
These imperial guards played more of a patrol and defense role. Generally speaking, even if they could get close to the emperor, they had no chance of threatening the emperor's safety.
The real threats to the emperor are the chamberlains and maids, so if you want to ensure the safety of the emperor, it is best to cleanse the chamberlains and maids in the palace.
There are so many chamberlains and maids in the palace. No one knows which of these people are suspected and which ones are loyal to the emperor. Even if they want to clean up, it will not take a day or two.
With a move in his heart, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao: "Since your Majesty is worried about the safety in the palace, then move to the Leopard Room."
Li Huan remembered that in the original history, Zhu Houzhao rarely returned to the palace to live in the palace after he built the Leopard House. On the one hand, the Leopard House did not have any restrictions, and he could let the emperor do whatever he wanted.
But Li Huan believed that this was probably because Zhu Houzhao did not have confidence in the safety of the imperial city.
Everything in the Leopard Room has been handled by Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and a few people in the past two years. It can be said that even if the personnel in the Leopard Room have spies, it will only be the spies arranged by Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and others.
At least it's not that easy for outsiders to plant spies in the palace.
Of course, things are not so absolute. Just like this time, when the emperor was assassinated, wasn't it because there was something wrong with two of the maids Liu Jin dedicated to the emperor?
Compared with those little chambermaids who have been in the palace since they were children, the possibility of problems with palace maids is extremely high. If you think about it this way, even the leopard room seems not so safe.
After hearing what Li Huan said, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of joy on his face: "Yes, Li Qing is right, I will move into the Leopard Room right now."
Li Huan suddenly said: "Your Majesty can move into the Leopard Room, but the maids in the Leopard Room must be emptied first. Even if necessary, your Majesty can at most recruit a few trustworthy maids from the Queen Mother and the Empress."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard what Li Huan said.
At this moment, Gao Feng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang and others also admonished Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the servants and others think that Brother Li is right. Before they are sure that the maids are indeed fine, the people around your Majesty
It’s better not to let outsiders get close to you.”
Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "That's all, I will listen to you."
After glancing at Li Huan, Zhu Houzhao said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, hurry up and get started. For such a big case, the sooner you start, the better. Especially now that there are Chen Jiu and Mao Ji in hand, Li Qing should do it earlier."
Through interrogation, we may be able to dig out those people earlier. It is enough for me to have Gao Feng and the others here."
Li Huan nodded slightly. To be honest, Li Huan was not worried about whether the emperor would be attacked again, because he could feel that there were several qi forces that had been locking them at the moment. As long as there was anyone among them.
If they want to harm the emperor, those strong men who are hiding in the dark to protect the emperor will definitely come out as soon as possible.
There were obviously strong men protecting the emperor in the palace. Unfortunately, when Zhu Houzhao was assassinated, these people were too careless and did not even think that the assassin was actually in the emperor's bed. How could they defend themselves?
Zhu Houzhao ordered Gao Feng and others to prepare to move to the Leopard Room. Seeing that Li Huan was about to leave, he suddenly said: "Li Qing, Liu Jin may be guilty, but the crime does not lead to death, at least not yet."
Li Huan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, are you a villain who waits for revenge? Although I and Eunuch Liu said that they have never dealt with him, they will not target him on this matter. As long as
It is confirmed that Eunuch Liu was not involved in the murder of His Majesty, so naturally I will not target Eunuch Liu."
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing and said: "Who doesn't know that you, Li Huan, are petty-minded and will retaliate? You can't take revenge overnight."
Li Huan couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment when he heard this. These were the most common rumors about him in the capital. Who would have thought that these had already reached the emperor's ears, and were even used to make fun of him.
Li Huan coughed slightly and said: "Slander, your Majesty naturally knows very well what kind of person I am. Is I the kind of person who will retaliate?"
Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and said: "I don't care, Li Qing should ask other people."
Seeing Li Huan's deflated look, Gao Feng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang and others couldn't help laughing.
After leaving the Jinglan Palace, only the afterglow of the setting sun was left in the sky. He had led his men into the imperial city since the sky was dim, and now almost a day had passed.
Yue Buqun and others who were guarding outside Jinglan Palace had excited expressions on their faces when they saw Li Huan coming out of Jinglan Palace.
Dozens of people all bowed to Li Huan: "I will wait for you to see your Majesty the Commander."
It turned out that Chen Yao, Meng Hui, Du Guang and others knew that Li Huan was promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guard by the emperor. When they saw Li Huan, they were excited and happy to greet Li Huan.
Li Huan glanced at the crowd. There were hundreds of people who came with him before, but after several battles, only about half of them survived, and many of them were even injured.
Taking a deep breath, Li Huan bowed to everyone and said, "Everyone, Li Huan has thanked you."
When everyone saw this, they felt proud in their hearts and hurriedly bowed to Li Huan.
Li Huan's eyes fell on the sharp Xiuchun knife on the steps. He stretched out his hand to grab it and immediately pulled out the Xiuchun knife stuck on the ground. A cold look flashed in his eyes and he said: "Everyone, can you still fight?"
"Can, can, can!"
Li Huan laughed and said: "In that case, follow me out of the palace to get the person."
A crowd of people followed Li Huan away.
Outside the imperial city, Li Huan sent people to the Jinyiwei Yamen to notify the Jinyiwei Yamen to send people to collect the bodies of the Jinyiwei brothers who died in the battle. The rest followed Li Huan, got on their horses, and galloped away.
Prison Prison
The sky prison was extremely dark. Liu Jin, who had been tortured for a long time, was carried and thrown into the cell by the prison guards. The severe pain all over his body made Liu Jin couldn't help but let out a moan.
Even if Liu Jin had practiced internal strength, he would not be able to withstand such repeated torture for long. I am afraid that within a day or two, he would be tortured to death by Song Jing, Peng Guang, Geng Li, Xue Yi and others.
Lying on the dark and damp ground, Liu Jin murmured: "Li Huan, Li Huan, can you do it? When will you come to save our family? As long as you can save our family, our family will never be able to do it again."
I won’t cause any trouble for you.”
After a while, Liu Jin was heard gnashing his teeth and saying: "Song Jing, Xue Yi, Peng Guang, you guys, wait for our family. Don't let our family get out alive, otherwise I want you to die without a burial place."
It was quiet in the prison, and there was no other sound except Liu Jin's whispered curses.
But in a cell next door, after finishing Liu Jin's torment, Song Jing and others were now facing an old man hanging in mid-air.
This old man is none other than Jiao Fang, who first took refuge in Liu Jin and even entered the cabinet through Liu Jin's power.
As one of Liu Jin's confidants, Jiao Fang can be said to be the core of the eunuch party. Liu Jin was unlucky, so he was naturally sent to prison. In comparison, Jiao Fang's treatment was slightly better than Liu Jin's.
But it was also very miserable, it just meant that I suffered less torture.
At this time, Geng Li looked at Jiao Fang and said: "Jiao Fang, are you still unwilling to plead guilty? Did you encourage Liu Jin to murder the emperor?"
Jiao Fang's eyes were full of hatred, and she spat at Song Jing and others and said: "I, Jiao Fang, never do anything to deceive you. If you want to label me a treason,
It’s simply delusional.”
Geng Li frowned and said: "Old guy, you are so stubborn. Do you really think that you are still the old Jiaoge elder? I tell you, the emperor has not been able to live for a few days. Once the emperor dies, all of you will follow him.
Walk."
Hearing this, Jiao Fang's expression changed and she couldn't help shouting: "You are so brave, you dare to plot against the emperor. Aren't you afraid of confiscating your family, exterminating your clan, and annihilating all nine clans?"
Xue Yi sneered and said: "Who said we were plotting to murder the emperor? Who would believe that we were plotting to murder the emperor? You? It's a pity that you don't have a few more days to live."
Jiao Fang's eyes widened angrily and she said: "You... you will not die well."
Geng Li directly waved the whip in his hand, slapped Jiao Fang hard and said: "Old man, if you cooperate with us honestly and insist that you colluded with Liu Jin to murder the emperor, won't you be able to suffer less? You have to talk so hard.
What? Anyway, in the end, no matter you admit it or not, the result will be the same."
Song Jing on the side stroked his beard and said with a faint smile on his face: "Hurry up and prepare the confession. After he passes out, sign and post it to him. Confirm the crime early and wait for the news to come from the palace.
, we can also send Liu Jin and others on their way."
Xue Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sir, the confession has been prepared long ago and can be signed by Jiao Fang at any time."
But it was said that Fei Hong felt a little worried when he saw the emperor waking up, and immediately left the imperial city and went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to see Liu Jin off.
However, what Fei Hong didn't expect was that the road he took was exactly the main entrance of the imperial city where Li Huan entered.
Not to mention the other palace gates, this palace gate was completely defended by a group of soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp brought by Zhang Mao. Even a fly could not get in or out.
When Fei Hong appeared at the palace gate, the person who stayed at the palace gate to guard the city gate was Li Xi. Li Xi did not follow him into the imperial city, but asked to stay and guard the palace gate.
According to Zhang Mao's instructions, no one is allowed to enter or exit without orders.
So Fei Hong was blocked at the palace entrance by these soldiers from the Beijing camp.
Fei Hong was stopped by several soldiers. Even if he showed his identity, it still had no effect at all. Fei Hong only got angry and cursed.
Because he learned from the soldiers guarding the palace gate that it was Li Xi, Marquis of Fengcheng, who was guarding the palace gate at the moment, Fei Hong couldn't help but stand at the palace gate and cursed outside: "Li Xi, Li Xi, what's the matter?"
Come see me soon."
After all, Li Xi is also Marquis of Fengcheng. When has he ever been yelled at by someone by his first name? Even if he met the current Pavilion Elder, the other party would still call him Marquis of Fengcheng.
Fei Hong yelled and called him by his name, which obviously made Li Xi very angry. In front of so many soldiers from the Beijing camp, didn't he, Li Xi, lose face?
With a bit of anger, Li Xi appeared in Fei Hong's sight.
When he saw Li Xi, Fei Hong's eyes lit up and he yelled at Fei Hong unceremoniously: "Li Xi, why don't you ask your men to open the palace door and let me out of the palace?"
Li Xi glanced at Fei Hong lightly, shook his head and said: "Sorry, I have been ordered by the old prince to guard the palace gate and not let anyone in or out. Master Fei, please come back. Unless it's you.
Can you bring me the old Duke's warrant or His Majesty's imperial edict?"
Fei Hong couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this. He pointed angrily at Li Xi and said, "Li Xi, you are so brave. Do you know that I..."
Before Fei Hong could finish his words, Li Xi said with a bit of a sneer: "Of course I know who you are, but I have already said that without the order of the Duke or His Majesty, even the current elders would not be able to think of themselves.
This is the palace gate for entry and exit."
Seeing that Li Xi was unwilling to let him out of the palace, Fei Hong gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, very good, Marquis of Fengcheng, I will remember you."
After saying that, Fei Hong stopped arguing with Li Xi. Li Xi decided that he would not open the palace gate, so there was nothing he could do about it. If he had time, he might as well find another palace gate to leave the palace.
This time Fei Hong came to another palace gate. Fortunately, the gatekeepers at the palace gate were Gao Changsheng's men before. When they saw Fei Hong, they opened the palace gates for Fei Hong one by one and let Fei Hong out of the palace.
However, half a day passed after Fei Hong's troubles, and when Fei Hong rushed all the way to the prison of the Criminal Department, the sky was already dark.
Striding towards the Tianlu of the Ministry of Punishment, he immediately saw a group of soldiers and horses guarding the entrance of the Tianlu. These soldiers and horses were specially transferred from the Beijing camp to defend the Tianlu to prevent the remnants of Liu Jin's party from coming to rob the prison.
After all, Liu Jin once had all the power in the world, and he also cultivated many capable people and strangers under his command. Although most of those people have been destroyed when Liu Jin was taken down, I am afraid that there are still people who are loyal to Liu Jin.
Yes.
In order to take good care of Liu Jin, these people even mobilized troops from the Beijing camp, which shows how afraid these people are of Liu Jin.
A Baihu official looked at Fei Hong and subconsciously wanted to stop him, but when he saw Fei Hong's signature, he immediately let him go and let Fei Hong enter the prison.
As a trusted general under Changxing Marquis Feng Hai, Baihu Feng Ming was Feng Hai's personal soldier. Feng Hai arranged him into the capital camp to command a Baihu.
What Fei Hong held was the seal of Marquis Changxing. Feng Ming was naturally very familiar with the seal of Marquis Changxing and recognized it at a glance.
Naturally, someone who could hold the seal of their master was not an ordinary person, so even though he didn't know Fei Hong's identity, Feng Ming didn't even ask and just let him go.
When I walked into the Tianlao, I was quickly greeted by the officials who were in charge of the Tianlao.
Compared to Feng Ming, a hundred-household official who was unfamiliar with the civil service system, the official who managed the Tianlao was very familiar with the official robes.
When he saw Fei Hong walking over in a purple robe, he immediately had a smile on his face and greeted him: "Your Excellency, I am here. Do you have any business to do?"
Fei Hong glanced at the official indifferently and said: "My official, Fei Hong, let me ask you, are the officials from the Third Division Yamen responsible for hearing Liu Jin's case here?"
Hearing Fei Hong's name, the officials couldn't help but be shocked. This man is quite remarkable. It is said that he is one of the candidates for the future Pavilion Elders. So he said even more attentively: "Back to your lord, Mr. Song and the others are currently in the prison."
They are interrogating the prisoners. Do you always want to see them? I will take you there right now."
Fei Hong frowned, glanced at the official, looked around, took out a letter from his sleeve and said: "Go immediately and give this letter to Song Jing, and ask him to follow the instructions in the letter."
Do what you say."
The official was stunned for a moment and saw that Fei Hong had no intention of entering the prison. After realizing it, he quickly said respectfully: "I understand."
After saying that, Fei Hong turned around and left.
The official looked at Fei Hong's back, then looked at the letter in his hand, and immediately ran into the prison to deliver the letter to Fei Hong.
On the long street, surrounded by dozens of blood-stained imperial guards, Li Huan galloped straight towards the punishment department's prison.
From Li Dongyang and the others, Li Huan had learned that Liu Jin, Jiao Fang and others were currently being held in the sky prison. Originally, Li Huan planned to seal off the Imperial Hospital first, but in order to prevent any accidents, Li Huan decided to
First go to the Tianlao and take Liu Jin and others out and transfer them to the imperial prison.
Otherwise, Li Huan was really worried that once the news of the emperor's awakening spread, someone would be so eager to kill Liu Jin.
Liu Jin has offended so many people in recent years, and I don't know how many people want to kill Liu Jin.
Previously, many people were sure that Liu Jin would definitely die and there would be no chance of him turning around, so they didn't mind seeing Liu Jin tortured and eventually die miserably. But if they saw that Liu Jin was likely to turn around, then Liu Jin's life would really be at risk.
It's dangerous.
"Jin Yiwei, they are from Jin Yiwei, everyone, please stay away!"
In the morning, Li Huan led his men on the long street and killed the men of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division in front of many people in the capital. They also beheaded the commanders of the Military and Horse Division.
The corpse was left on the long street for a long time before Zhang Mao sent people to clean it up. That scene was seen by many people.
As a result, Li Huan's evil reputation once again became famous in the capital. Naturally, thanks to Li Huan, Jin Yiwei also became famous again.
Now that they saw Jin Yiwei running wildly, the people in the capital were neither blind nor fools, so they naturally ran away immediately.
Since Jin Yiwei had a Shangguan like Li Huan, he has changed his previous low-key style. Although the limelight was not so popular in the past two years, the news that came from Fujian not long ago made the people of the capital stunned. They only suspected that it was
rumor.
No one would believe that Li Huan killed so many officials and even hundreds of scholars in Fuzhou at once, but everyone believed that Li Huan had killed people from the Army and Horses Division of the five cities like melons and vegetables.
He felt a sense of awe for Jin Yiwei and Li Huan from the bottom of his heart.
Originally, there were many people on the long street, and Li Huan and others could not go faster even if they wanted to.
But I don’t know who shouted that, and soon the whole long street was filled with shouts that Li Huan was coming. Along with the sound of horse hooves, the long street suddenly became very smooth, and almost no one could be seen at a glance.
, even if they could be seen, they would all hide in corners or on the streets, for fear of being spotted by Li Huan and others.
Li Huan ignored this and drove his horse to gallop, his speed suddenly increased.
It was at this time that Song Jing, who was watching Jiao Fang unconscious after being whipped in the jail while the jailer took his hand to mark the confession, suddenly frowned and looked at the official who came over.
The official naturally noticed Song Jing's gaze, nodded and bowed, and with a flattering look on his face, he stepped forward and handed the secret letter Fei Hong had given him to Song Jing and said: "Master, this is what Fei Master asked the subordinate to send." He said
You will know what to do after seeing it.”
Song Jing waved his hand after hearing this, and the officials naturally left carefully. When he was leaving, he glanced at Jiao Fang and saw that Jiao Fang was covered in blood and was extremely miserable. He couldn't help but feel deeply in his heart.
The good Mr. Pavilion became a prisoner in the blink of an eye, and even suffered such torture.
Song Jing opened the secret letter, took one look at it, and stood up without caring about his injuries. He said angrily: "Damn it, damn it, Li Huan has ruined something big for me!"
Xue Yi, Peng Guang and others couldn't help but look towards Song Jing after hearing this.
Geng Li stood next to Song Jing, subconsciously supported Song Jing and said: "Sir, what happened?"
Song Jing's face was ashen and he said: "The news sent by Mr. Fei, the letter said that Li Huan somehow rushed back to the capital from Fujian, and led the Jinyi Guards into the palace, killing Yu who blocked him along the way.
His five-city army commander Fan Gang, Chang Ningbo Gao Changsheng, Zhan Shifu Zhan Liu Zhong and Wenyuan Pavilion scholar Liang Chu, not only that, but the most terrible thing is that His Majesty has been rescued by Li Huan."
"How is this possible? How could Li Huan appear in the capital?"
"How could this happen? Isn't it certain that His Majesty will die? How could he be suddenly revived by Li Huan?"
Peng Guang said with a panic look on his face: "What should we do? What should we do? If we are found out, we will all be guilty of treason and death."
Song Jing snorted coldly and said: "Why panic? Unless we tell ourselves what we are doing and how many people know about it, the most important thing for the current plan is to kill Liu Jin and Jiao Fang."
Thinking of the words they accidentally leaked in front of Jiao Fang and Liu Jin when they were so complacent these days, although Jiao Fang and the others may not know what happened, once they escape, they will calm down and combine it with the news of the emperor's assassination.
, they will inevitably become suspicious of it.
At this moment, the eyes of several people flashed with murderous intent.
Kill, must kill, even if it is to keep secret, they must kill Liu Jin and others as soon as possible.
Song Jing took a deep breath and said to several people: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and do something?"
Several people reacted and quickly got up to kill Liu Jin, Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, Cao Yuan, Zhang Cai and other core members of the eunuch party.
Song Jing suddenly shouted: "Remember not to make it so obvious that they committed suicide out of fear of crime. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to interrogate the prisoners and the prisoners are dead, so it will be difficult to explain."
Xue Yi, Geng Li and others nodded at Song Jing and said: "The boss is still thoughtful."
At this moment, Li Huan, who was riding on horseback, saw the prison of the Ministry of Punishment from a distance.
The Prison Prison is a bit remote, and many of the people living around it are poor people. Relatively speaking, there are far fewer dignitaries here.
Dozens of Jinyi guards roared in on war horses. The noise was so loud that it alerted the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp stationed at the edge of the Tianlao early.
General Qian Xu Ying was a confidant of Changxing Hou Feng Hai. It was Xu Ying who led a group of General Qian's troops and was ordered to defend Tianlao and not allow anyone to get close to take away Liu Jin.
At this moment, Xu Ying was wearing armor, with one hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, frowning as he looked at the roaring Jin Yiwei.
When she saw Li Huan and others riding on the horse, Xu Ying couldn't help but frowned, and immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Be alert!"
With a swish, the swords and guns were unsheathed, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp instantly took a defensive posture.
Seeing this scene, Li Huan couldn't help but frown.
Seeing that his subordinates were on the defensive, Xu Ying shouted loudly to Li Huan: "Who is coming? The sky and the earth are heavy, and trespassing is strictly prohibited."
Li Huan rushed forward, looked at Xu Ying and said: "I, Li Huan, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, are here to interrogate Liu Jin, Jiao Fang and other criminals on the emperor's order. Why don't you get out of the way quickly?"
Hearing Li Huan's words, Xu Ying couldn't help but froze for a moment. She quickly realized what she was doing and subconsciously took a step back. She stared at Li Huan with a vigilant expression and said, "How dare you? The emperor was unconscious after being assassinated. How dare you falsely pass on the imperial edict?
Tell me quickly, what is your intention?"
Feng Ming directly drew his sword in his hand and led a team of soldiers to protect Xu Ying. He stared at Li Huan warily and said: "Sir, be careful. I heard that this Li Huan is a murderer. I think he must be an accomplice of Liu Jin. Now
The reason why I came here is to pretend to convey the emperor's will and come to rob the prison."
Only a few people knew about the emperor's awakening. It was impossible for Xu Ying and Feng Ming to know about it. With their status, such information was out of their reach.
The order they received came from Feng Hai, Marquis of Changxing. Feng Hai ordered them to guard the Tianlao. Then they would carry out Feng Hai's order and not let anyone enter the Tianlao.
What's more, Li Huan is a man with such a vicious reputation, so it is not unusual for him to be regarded as someone who came here to rob the prison.
Li Huan frowned when he heard this. He looked around at the Yingying soldiers from the capital camp who were locking him with crossbows. Li Huan took a deep breath and said, "The Emperor's seal is here with him. Are you trying to disobey the Holy Order?"
In order to facilitate Li Huan's handling of the case, Zhu Houzhao directly handed over his personal seal token to Li Huan. If he were a high-level civil servant, he would definitely be able to recognize that what Li Huan was holding was the emperor's personal seal. Unfortunately, Xu Ying and Feng
It turns out they don't know each other at all.
Xu Ying just glanced at it and sneered: "It's so funny. You can take any seal and pass it off as a token of the emperor. If it were so simple, could it still be called a token of the emperor? You also said that you are not pretending to pass on the imperial edict.
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Xu Ying shouted loudly: "Everyone be on alert."
Li Huan looked at Xu Ying and snorted coldly: "Who is your superior? Ask him to come see me."
After all, Li Huan did not want to kill these low-level soldiers. After all, many soldiers simply obeyed orders.
Xu Ying heard the words and sneered: "My lord is Changxing Hou, and you can see him if you want. While I don't want to take down you, the remnant of Liu Jin, get away quickly, otherwise I will kill you when I lose patience."
Take him and throw him into prison, keeping company with Liu Jin, the eunuch."
"Hahaha, Mr. Qian is right! He can also see our Lord Marquis. Without the protection of the emperor, what does Li Huan mean?"
Just from the conversation between the two, it can be seen that the two must be the confidants of Marquis Changxing, otherwise they would never know so much.
Li Huan's eyes flashed coldly and said: "If that's the case, then it's no wonder that Li is the one."
While speaking, Li Huan shouted: "Yue Buqun, you guys take care of yourselves."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Huan jumped up and slashed through the void with the embroidered spring knife in his hand towards Mr. Qian Xu Ying.
Xu Ying didn't know about Li Huan's killing of several ministers. After all, the prison was such a powerful place that few people were willing to get close, let alone chat with these soldiers.
As you can imagine, Xu Ying was completely unprepared for Li Huan's sudden assassination, and his head was cut off by Li Huan's knife. Then he turned the blade and knocked Feng Ming, the official of Baihu, to the ground.
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The blade of the blade was pressed against Feng Ming's head. The blade cut through the skin and blood flowed. Feng Ming was so frightened that he screamed repeatedly and wailed loudly for mercy.
Even if the soldiers around him aimed their crossbows at Li Huan, they didn't have time to react. When they did, Feng Ming was shouting, which instantly made these lower-level soldiers lose their backbone.
Li Huan nodded secretly when he saw this. Sure enough, as long as he killed the leader and left one who was afraid of death, these soldiers would not go berserk.
"Let them all lay down their weapons."
Feng Ming almost cried and shouted: "Put down your weapons, put down your weapons for me."
The soldiers around you look at me and I look at you, especially when the guards in uniform are staring at them eagerly. Their weapons are their only support. If they put down their weapons at this time, they will naturally feel a thousand and ten thousand thoughts.
unwilling.
Suddenly, Feng Ming yelled: "I am a personal soldier of Marquis Changxing. Are you talented assassins looking for death?"
These soldiers finally put down their weapons.
Li Huan waved his hand, and Chen Yao, Du Guang and others quickly stepped forward and swept the weapons aside, then stared at the soldiers with wary expressions.
Li Huan said to Meng Hui: "Tie this man up and remember it for me. Once Liu Jin and others are taken away, we will go visit the Marquis of Changxing."
Meng Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he excitedly tied up Feng Ming, whose expression changed greatly, and said, "We haven't captured the noble marquis yet. This time, you must let your subordinates have a good time."
Li Huan sneered and said: "What's the point of arresting people? Even if we go to the Marquis's house and raid their homes, it's not impossible."
After listening to Li Huan's words, Feng Ming, who had just been tied up, couldn't help but change his expression, his body softened, and he looked at Li Huan in horror and said: "You..."
Meng Hui turned over his hand and slapped Feng Ming on the face and said: "What are you doing? You really think that His Majesty is unconscious, so that you know that His Majesty is awake now, and we, the Lord, are now the commanders of the Imperial Guards.
I was ordered to capture the traitor who planned to kill the emperor."
Feng Ming opened his eyes wide and looked at Meng Hui blankly, as if he couldn't believe what Meng Hui said.
Meng Hui patted Feng Ming's face, which had swelled up in the blink of an eye, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, your Lord Marquis has turned against the traitors. This time he is in trouble."
When Feng Ming heard this, he opened his eyes and fainted on the spot.
Li Huan strode towards Tianlao at this time.
As soon as he entered the sky prison, he saw several vicious jailers carrying rulers and smashing them at Li Huan. They even cursed angrily: "Master Song Jing said that no one is allowed to enter the sky prison, and trespassers are not allowed to do so."
Kill without mercy!"
Li Huan couldn't help but change his expression. Facing these menacing prisoners, the embroidered spring knife in his hand directly cut through the void, leaving a shadow of the knife.
Several rulers fell on Li Huan's body. Unfortunately, the force was not even enough to tickle Li Huan, but the prisoners fell to the ground one by one.
After stepping on the corpses of several people, Li Huan walked along the long and narrow corridor toward the depths of the prison, and whispered softly: "Liu Jin, I hope you are lucky enough."
From the words of the prison guard just now, Li Huan understood one thing, that is, the news may have been leaked, and he was afraid that someone was trying to kill people and silence them.
As for who leaked the news, Li Huan could guess who it was no matter how much he thought about it.
He had met Yang Tinghe and others, but Fei Hong was missing. Needless to say, if nothing else happened, Fei Hong would definitely be the one who leaked the news.
However, Li Huan didn't think too much about it at the moment. He always wanted to see if Liu Jin was alive or dead, just in case it was too late.
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