The next night, the palace banquet was held as scheduled. Emperor Qing and his civil and military officials hosted a banquet for the Yuan and Mongolian envoys to celebrate the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
During the day, Eunuch Hou took Ye Liuyun into the palace to meet the emperor. No one knew what Ye Liuyun said to Emperor Qing. Anyway, the eunuchs waiting outside the palace only felt the palace shake twice, and soon returned to calm.
After Ye Liuyun left, Emperor Qing lost his temper with Eunuch Hou, and then recruited Ye Zhong into the palace. Soon the palace issued an imperial edict, making Ye Zhong a garrison in Kyoto and concurrently serving as the highest officer of the Privy Council, replacing Qin Ye's original position.
When Ye Chong received the imperial edict, his calves were trembling because he found that Emperor Qing's face was terrifyingly gloomy. Although he had been promoted, his eyes wanted to eat him.
Emperor Qing asked Ye Chong to take the imperial edict and leave the palace immediately to take over the Kyoto guard force. He was not allowed to attend the night banquet.
Ye Chong did not dare to delay and could only rush to the military camp.
In the afternoon, Fan Jian and Fan Xian left Fan Mansion together. The father and son took a carriage to the palace for a banquet, with Fan Qing (Baiyan) driving for them.
The carriage stopped outside the palace. According to the rules, everyone entering the palace must be strictly searched, and even their faces must be checked to see if they are disguised.
?Fan Jian asked Fan Qing (Baiyan) to go back home first and pick them up after two hours.
After Fan Qing (Baiyan) drove away in the carriage, he turned two corners and turned the carriage into a small alley, directly entering the backyard of a house.
?The Iron Rat of Thirteen Wings is waiting for him in the yard.
Tie Shu sent the horse to the stable, and then met Wang Gang with Fan Qing (Bai Yan).
Wang Gang took out two sets of eunuchs to serve and gave them to Tie Shu and Fan Qing (Hairy Faces). Wang Gang and Fan Qing (Hairy Faces) both knew how to disguise themselves, so it was easy to help Tie Shu with a little makeup.
The three men disguised themselves as eunuchs and sneaked into the palace secretly. Yan Xiaoyi received orders from Li Yunrui to meet them and avoid inspection.
When Yan Xiaoyi saw Wang Gang, she secretly said to him: "The eldest princess asked me to tell you that Ye Liuyun came into the palace during the day and took action to heal Hong Sichuan."
Wang Gang smiled and said: "I spared Hong Si Itch just to hold Ye Liuyun back."
Yan Xiaoyi took a deep look at Wang Gang and was very worried about his intentions.
?"Ye Liuyun will not hinder you for an hour."
Wang Gang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Eldest Princess, Fan Xian will definitely die tonight."
"The eldest princess only asked me to help you get in. As for how to get out, I have no choice." Yan Xiaoyi said.
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Don't worry, Commander Yan, we have our own way to leave. After all, this is not the first time. I am familiar with the road to the palace."
Yan Xiaoyi snorted coldly and personally brought Wang Gang and the others into the banquet venue to act as serving eunuchs.
Wang Gang exchanged glances with Tie Shu and Bai Yan, and then continued to do his own thing as if nothing had happened.
He had already seen Fan Jian and Fan Xian and his son, and personally poured them a cup of tea. Neither of them saw any flaws.
The people from the Yuanmeng envoy haven't arrived yet, and Emperor Qing hasn't appeared either. Naturally, the banquet hasn't started yet. The ministers of the Qing Kingdom gathered together in small groups to chat. Only Fan Jian and Fan Xian were deserted, as if they didn't want to wait for anyone.
See.
Prime Minister Lin quickly walked into the hall, and many ministers gathered around to greet him. The treatment was different from that received by Fan Jian.
Fan Xian teased Fan Jianda: "Father, you have been an official in the court for twenty years and you don't have many friends!"
Fan Jian coughed and said: "Being an official is for the benefit of the people, not to make friends. To the banquet tonight, the eldest princess invited Zhuang Mohan, a great figure in the Northern Qi literary circle. This man is known as the Wen Zong of the world."
"Zhuang Mohan? I don't know him!" Fan Xian asked curiously: "Who is he?"
Fan Jian said: "Zhuang Mohan is a role model for scholars all over the world. He has a very high status in the literary world. He has also read your song "Ascend the High"."
Fan Xian blushed and felt a little embarrassed.
""Ascending" was written by Mr. Du, not mine." Fan Xian said modestly.
In order to cope with the poetry meeting that day, Fan Xian could only write a poem called "Ascending" by Du Fu, which slapped Guo Baokun in the face. Unexpectedly, this poem was worthy of being praised as the best among the seven verses of Tang poetry. Even in this world, once it was born, it was extraordinary and made Fan Xian
Xian became famous.
When he first entered the palace, many civil servants saw him and wanted to ask for advice on poetry, but Fan Xian politely refused.
He knows a shit about poetry, and he can plagiarize a few poems, but if he really communicates with people in the literary world, his secret will be exposed immediately.
Fortunately, Fan Jian helped him block many people.
Fan Xian sat for a while longer, and then he saw Guo Baokun, the son of the Minister of Rites, walking towards him as if he was not acquainted with his relatives.
"Fan Xian, at today's night banquet, your true colors will be revealed. Your behavior of deceiving the world and stealing your reputation will surely be infamy for thousands of years."
Fan Xian was confused and didn't know why Guo Baokun was so crazy.
"Master Xiao Guo, Shangshu Guo has something to ask you." Wang Gang came over at this time and said to Guo Baokun.
"What does father want from me?" Guo Baokun asked curiously: "Isn't he busy receiving the Yuanmeng envoy?"
"Shangshu Guo just asked his servant to inform Master Xiao Guo, and didn't explain anything else?"
Guo Baokun glanced at Fan Xian proudly again and said, "Fan Xian, just wait!"
After saying that, Guo Baokun and Wang Gang left the palace proudly.
"This man must be sick!" Fan Xian said speechlessly.
Fan Jian snorted coldly: "It's not you who caused the trouble."
When Fan Xian first came to Kyoto, he had some conflicts with Guo Baokun. He couldn't bear to see him bullying others, so he helped some common people. As a result, the two of them had a bad relationship.
Later, in order to teach Guo Baokun a lesson, Fan Xian and Teng Zijing specially put a sack on Guo Baokun and beat him up to vent his anger.
Afterwards, the two faced Bo in court, and Fan Xian gained the upper hand and won the case.
It can be said that since Guo Baokun and Fan Xian had a feud, he has never taken advantage of him, and he has suffered a lot of beatings.
So Fan Xian didn't take him too seriously.
Guo Baokun and Wang Gang walked out of the main hall and headed towards the deserted side hall. Wang Gang led the way and Guo Baokun followed behind. They didn't notice anything wrong as the two of them walked further and further away and there was gradually no one around them.
Wang Gang came to a corner, and there was no road ahead. Guo Baokun said carelessly: "Are you, the little eunuch, lost?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Master Guo, we are here." Wang Gang turned around and said with a smile.
Guo Baokun was stunned and said in confusion: "What's going on? There's no way ahead."
Wang Gang's eyes flashed, and the next moment Guo Baokun felt like the world was spinning, his body softened, and he knelt down towards Wang Gang.
"Have a good sleep!" Wang Gang supported Guo Baokun, took off all his clothes and put them on himself.
Guo Baokun was naked and thrown into the palace drainage ditch by Wang Gang. He touched his face and turned into Guo Baokun, and then walked to the harem as if no one was watching.
The banquet was held in the front hall of the palace. Because Kyoto has been really uneasy recently, assassins sneaked in yesterday and injured Hong Si.
In order to protect Emperor Qing, Yan Xiaoyi moved most of the guards to the front, so the defense force of the harem was inevitably weaker.
In fact, Li Yunrui and Yan Xiaoyi's idea was that after Wang Gang killed Fan Xian, they would go out of their way to kill the donkey, mobilize all their forces to intercept the Dark River Killer, and never let Wang Gang leave the palace.
As a result, the defense of the harem was empty, and Wang Gang's Qinggong made it easy to sneak in.
He took out the map Baiyan had given him earlier and headed directly towards the Queen Mother's palace.
Because Hong Sichi was crippled by Wang Gang, the Queen Mother's palace had no other experts to guard it except a group of guards.
Wang Gang swaggered into the palace, and everyone who saw him stood there as if their acupuncture points had been tapped, so no one stopped him.
Clang.
Wang Gang pushed open the door of the Queen Mother's palace with one palm, and walked in with one stride.
"Who is that?" The maid in the palace screamed when she saw Wang Gang.
The next moment, the shouting stopped suddenly, and Wang Gang walked directly to an old woman.
The old woman had white hair, a face full of wrinkles, and a bloated figure. She could not hide her aura of nobility. She did not appear panicked when she saw Wang Gang.
"Who are you? Why did you break into the palace? Are all the guards outside the palace dead?"
Wang Gang laughed, clasped his hands and said, "My subordinate Guo Baokun, on the order of the prince, asks for something from the queen mother."
There was a hint of shrewdness in the Queen Mother's eyes as she said, "Guo Baokun? Is he Guo Youzhi's son?"
"Although the Queen Mother is in the harem, she knows everything about the previous dynasty, and I admire her." Wang Gang said with a smile.
"What does the prince want?" the queen mother asked.
Wang Gang glanced at the big bed in the palace and said, "The prince wants Ye Qingmei's relics."
The Queen Mother, who had always been calm, suddenly changed her expression when she heard Ye Qingmei's name.
"How did the prince know?" the queen mother said tremblingly.
Wang Gang smiled and said: "As long as the Queen Mother hands over that thing, I will leave immediately."
The Queen Mother sank and hummed softly: "If the Ai family doesn't give it, what will the prince dare to do?"
Wang Gang raised the corner of his mouth and said: "The Queen Mother won't give it to me, so I have no choice but to take it myself. If I bumped into the Queen Mother, please forgive me."
After that, Wang Gang went directly to the queen mother's bed and pillow.
The Queen Mother panicked and ran to the bed to block Wang Gang, but Wang Gang showed no respect for the elderly and the young and pushed the Queen Mother away, regardless of his age.
"Ah!" The Queen Mother screamed and fell to the ground. She didn't know how many old bones were broken.
Wang Gang directly took away a key hidden under the Queen Mother's pillow.
"You can't take it away," the Queen Mother shouted angrily.
Wang Gang stopped and slowly walked to the Queen Mother and squatted down.
"Queen Mother, why are you asking for trouble!"
The Queen Mother grabbed Wang Gang's trouser leg and struggled: "You are definitely not the Prince's person!"
Wang Gang laughed and said: "The Queen Mother is so smart. Not only am I not the Prince's son, I am not Guo Baokun."
"Who are you?" The Queen Mother stared at Wang Gang and shouted.
Wang Gang wiped his face with his hand, and the bones changed and returned to their original appearance.
"My name is Wang Gang. I have been hunted by you since I was born as Ye Qingmei's son. Now it's time for you to repay your debt."
The Queen Mother was dumbfounded, but Wang Gang pointed his finger between her eyebrows.
"Keep going, others will be with you soon." Wang Gang snorted coldly, stood up and walked out of the palace.
The Queen Mother kept her eyes wide open, looking foolishly into the distance.