In the imperial city, in the Qinzheng Hall, Tang Chen, who was returning quickly, informed the emperor Ji Chengying of the details of the Rouyuan Palace massacre.
Because Sang Luo had directly fought with Guijia, he was worried about being infected, so he needed to stay in Rouyuan Palace until ten minutes after sunset tomorrow. Therefore, Tang Chen could only be asked to come back to report.
Tang Chen also followed the agreement with Sang Luo and told his suspicions about the Nanrong family, but did not tell anything about the strange corpses. Although this was deceiving the emperor, for some reasons, the ministers secretly solved the emperor's problems. , it is much wiser than directly presenting the problem to the emperor and letting the emperor make a decision.
Of course Tang Chen didn't know that the emperor probably already knew what happened in Rouyuan Palace, so he asked Tang Chen instead: "General Tang, in your opinion, how can this matter be resolved?"
Xiwang Ji Hanguang stood aside and looked at Tang Chen. Although she knew that Tang Chen was hiding something, she also knew the reason why he was hiding it.
Tang Chen replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that we should immediately issue an order to impose martial law in the cities of Tiangan Road. However, we cannot let the news of the Rouyuan Palace massacre spread. Therefore, the reason for martial law can only be military exercises."
Military exercises also means exercises. The Dachang Dynasty put the military first, so military exercises were carried out frequently to ensure the quality of the troops and not to slack off because of the apparent peace.
Ji Chengying, however, understood another layer of meaning in Tang Chen's words: "Should I order the observation envoys and prefects of the cities of Tiangang Road to fully assist the consort in rescuing the princess?"
Tang Chen hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, the fewer people know about this matter, the better. Since the consort has been chased out, it is reasonable and reasonable to let him handle this matter."
Officials from various cities on Tiangan Road will definitely be curious, why did the princess leave? Tang Xiaohao can use the excuse that there was a conflict between the couple, at least on the surface, to cover up the past. Even those officials knew that the matter was not that simple, and did not dare to ask in detail.
Sometimes it’s also a last resort to deceive oneself and others and whitewash the situation.
Ji Chengying already knew that Tang Xiaohao was not the playboy as rumored, so she felt that it was more appropriate to let him take the lead in this matter. Just when he was about to accept the matter, a voice came from outside the palace: "My Prince Consort has never I have left Shendu City and am not familiar with the situation on Tiangan Road, so I still need one person to supervise this matter."
After the voice came into the Qinzheng Hall, Ji Chengying immediately walked down, and Ji Hanguang also knelt down after Ji Chengying, because the owner of the voice was the Queen Mother Jiang Yuchen.
Ji Chengying and Ji Hanguang said in unison: "My sons, please bow to your mother."
Tang Chen immediately changed his direction and knelt down: "I, Tang Chen, kowtow to the Queen Mother."
Jiang Yuchen said calmly: "No need, get up."
Ji Chengying stood up and helped Jiang Yuchen to sit down. Ji Hanguang took a look outside and found that Jiang Yuchen had asked the palace ladies who were close to him to stand far outside the palace, knowing that the matter must be kept strictly confidential.
After Jiang Yuchen sat down, he said: "Although Tang Xiaohao is a prince-in-law, he is a bohemian man. The most important thing is that he has never left Shendu City and does not understand the things outside. It is commendable that he dares to chase him out. It can also be seen that he He is infatuated with the princess. However, it would be too difficult for him to handle this matter alone. The local officials below will only flatter him when they see the prince consort coming, and they may even coax the prince prince into asking for the princess. They have all forgotten, so the Ai family feels that there must be a capable person to assist him with the emperor's will."
Jiang Yuchen's words were both complimentary and derogatory. To her, Tang Xiaohao was just a playboy. However, she also doubted that Tang Xiaohao not only survived the attack, but also dared to chase him out. Therefore, Jiang Yuchen also became suspicious of Tang Xiaohao.
As long as there is suspicion, the Queen Mother will not be worried, because once Ji Chengying issues an order, Tang Xiaohao's power is like an imperial envoy, and he can control the sky with one hand.
The tragedy at Rouyuan Palace meant that even the imperial city was no longer safe. Tang Chen was still the commander of the armored guards responsible for the safety of the imperial city. Therefore, she could not trust anyone in the current situation, even Tang Chen, a loyal minister and him. Neither can my son.
The question now is, who should be sent?
Although Tang Chen believed that Sang Luo was the most suitable at the moment, Sang Luo could not set off until tomorrow evening. Not only was there no time, but as a great counselor, he had to stay in the imperial city for now.
Looking at the entire Divine Capital City, there is only one person who can meet the conditions of the Queen Mother, and that is Xiwang Ji Hanguang.
Just when the Queen Mother turned her attention to her youngest son, Ji Hanguang understood immediately. Although she was reluctant, she also knew that she could not shirk it, so she could only say: "Mother, please let me go."
Jiang Yuchen looked at Ji Chengying: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Although Jiang Yuchen proposed, the final decision-making power still lies with Ji Chengying. Others cannot be allowed to think that she, the Queen Mother, is listening behind the curtain on all major government affairs.
Ji Chengying immediately said: "I think so too."
When Ji Hanguang looked up at his brother, he found a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
Oops! Ji Hanguang's heart skipped a beat, he knew what Ji Chengying was planning.
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When Tang Xiaohao, Su Mu and Xiao Lingdang rushed to the village that was attacked by the alien zombies on horseback, the sky was already turning white and the sky was getting slightly brighter. Therefore, the three of them saw a man rolling away from a distance. He was crawling towards this side, and there was someone chasing him from behind.
The escaping man also saw Tang Xiaohao and others running towards him on horseback, and shouted: "Help -"
Tang Xiaohao looked closely and immediately discovered that the so-called person chasing the man was actually a strange corpse, and immediately said to Su Mu: "Help!"
Sumu opened the reins, stepped on the saddle and jumped directly behind the man. He raised the knife and cut off the head of the alien corpse.
After the alien corpse was cut off, it ran several steps and fell directly on the man who had fallen down. The man screamed in fright. Tang Xiaohao turned over and dismounted, directly raised his foot and kicked the alien corpse aside. Then he asked: "Don't be afraid."
The man was so frightened that he lost his soul. He grabbed Tang Xiaohao and was speechless. He just looked at the headless corpse with horrified eyes.
Little Lingdang also squatted down and said, "Big brother, we are here, don't be afraid."
The man who was still trembling all over suddenly forgot his fear after seeing Xiao Lingdang's beautiful face clearly. After letting go of Tang Xiaohao, he looked straight at Xiao Lingdang, as if he saw the fairy who saved the world coming down to earth. .
Su Mu put away the knife and stepped forward, standing next to Tang Xiaohao.
Tang Xiaohao said: "Oh, man, even if he is on the verge of death, his appearance will change when he sees a beautiful woman."
Su Mu glanced at Tang Xiaohao: "It seems like you are not a man."
Tang Xiaohao said: "I am a man among men, and besides, that is my wife!"
Tang Xiaohao stepped forward and pulled the man over: "May I ask you, what's going on? Who are you? Where are you from? How old are you?"
The man's attention was still on Xiao Lingdang. It wasn't until Su Mu directly drew the knife across his throat that he immediately came back to his senses and said: "I, I, I am from Caijia Village, my name is Cai Xiaocai."
Cai Xiaocai? It’s too perfunctory for a book writer to choose a name, right? If you don’t want to name it, why don’t you just go with Villager A?
Tang Xiaohao nodded and said, "Cai Xiaocai, what's going on with this monster?"
Cai Xiaocai wiped his sweat and said: "Half an hour ago, I heard someone screaming and woke up from my sleep. When I went out, I found several such people, killing people everywhere and biting everyone they saw. It turned out that a few of them were brave.
They went up to stop them and were killed. Moreover, these people were not afraid of axes and knives and looked like monsters."
Little Bell said: "You stay here and don't run around. Let's go into the village and have a look."
Cai Xiaocai saw that Su Mu had killed the alien corpse with one move, and knew that the three of them were not ordinary people, so she had no choice but to stay where she was and watch the three of them ride towards the village.
Su Mu rode on the horse and asked Tang Xiaohao: "Consort, what do you think?"
After listening to Cai Xiaocai's story, Su Mu's first reaction was that Chierda wanted to create chaos. However, how much chaos could just five zombies attack the village? At best, it could only delay time a little.
Tang Xiaohao did not answer immediately, but while riding, he was also paying attention to the string of horse hoof prints left in front of him. He was also thinking about Chi Erda's intention of doing this. As he had previously used the intersection of virtual and real to judge, that guy was not a
The reckless man is a man who knows how to think.
Chierda and Baomeng were in the dark, and they were in the light. One chase and the other escape, and soon it would be dawn. If they continued on their way, their attire would definitely attract people's attention, and the bad guys might report it to the official. So, they
It can only be hidden.
One of the purposes of sending alien zombies to attack the village and cause chaos is to delay time. The other purpose is to let these monsters go by the way. Taking the monsters on the road in broad daylight is completely seeking death.
Tang Xiaohao looked at Sumu and said: "Childa and Baomeng must be nearby. It's already dawn. If they continue on their way, they will be discovered. Besides, after running all night, they are tired and tired, so they need to rest."
Su Mu subconsciously looked around, and the three of them had already arrived at the entrance of the village.
Tang Xiaohao said: "Save the villagers first."
Su Mu disagreed: "Consort, now is a good time to find the princess. We should pretend to enter the village and then disperse the search. We don't need to delay the business because of a few villagers."
Tang Xiaohao said seriously: "Saving the villagers is a business matter, and human life is at stake."
With that said, Tang Xiaohao rushed in on horseback, and Xiao Lingdang immediately followed him, regardless of whether Su Mu followed.
Su Mu looked at the two people in confusion. A person like him, who was born in Xuanbu Sashiko, would never consider anyone or anything other than the mission target. Whether innocent people would be harmed or whether someone would be killed or injured as a result of the mission.
It's not within his scope of consideration.
In short, the task comes first, and nothing else matters.
However, the mission assigned by the emperor to Su Mu was to keep an eye on Tang Xiaohao and protect his safety. Even if Su Mu had selfish intentions and wanted to leave the Xuanbu, he was not sure that he could get rid of Jingyuan's control, so he could only
Can keep up with the horse.
In the woods outside the village entrance, Baomeng, who had been running around all night, leaned against a tree and fell asleep, while Chierda stared at the village entrance, watching Tang Xiaohao and others rush into the village. According to his judgment, they should have gone to save people.
The prince-in-law actually pursued him personally, with a woman and a person who looked like a chamberlain, and there were no other pursuers? This is strange. Could it be that the emperor didn't care at all that the princess was rescued? Or...
Suddenly, Chierda turned to look at Baomeng, and a terrible thought came to her mind.
Could it be that the person he rescued was not Princess Baomeng? However, Chierda quickly dispelled this doubt. He knew that his thoughts were too complicated. Their actions would not be leaked in advance. Furthermore, they had to find a person in Huayuan.
Being a princess's substitute is not an easy task.