The two of them listened to Murong Fu's orders. Prince Yuan Yi was obedient, with nothing strange on his face. On the other hand, Wu Chuan was at a loss as to what to do. Weird, surprised, fearful and other thoughts kept flashing through his mind, which was extremely complex.
The two little maids knelt on the ground tremblingly. At this time, their minds went blank, because they knew that they seemed to have heard some great secret, and they were probably not far from death.
"Master, have you cleaned up these two slaves first?" Prince Yuan Yi had always paid attention to the two little palace maids, and had no intention of keeping them. The reason why he asked Murong Fu for instructions was just an instinctive act.
Murong Fu was very satisfied with the changes in Prince Yuan Yi. Except for the "affectionate" look in his eyes from time to time, there was basically nothing abnormal. As long as Zhao Gou was finally dealt with, the Zhao family's world would almost fall into his hands.
At this moment, Murong Fu could not hide his excitement. Although he had not yet sat on the throne, at least it was not out of reach.
"Forget it, there's no need to get into trouble. After tonight, even if they know something, it won't matter. You just follow my instructions immediately." Murong Fu glanced at the two pale-faced palace maids and said calmly.
After all, he still has a trace of pity and pity. If necessary, he is not willing to kill two weak women who have no power to restrain a chicken.
Prince Yuan Yi did not doubt that he was there, so he greeted Wu Chuan and walked out of the inner hall together.
Murong Fu stretched out his hand to help the two little palace maids up, and looked at their faces carefully. They were small and delicate, with beautiful faces, and they were quite pretty. He couldn't help but comfort him, "Don't be afraid, as long as you don't leave this palace tonight."
, I can keep you safe."
It seemed that his words had some kind of magic power. After hearing this, the two little palace maids actually relaxed a lot. They looked at each other and nestled next to Murong Fu in a tacit understanding.
Liu Zhizi, we sisters are willing to serve the young master in return for his life-saving kindness."
Murong Fu's heart skipped a beat, these two little girls were very wise! However, he did not forget the business after all. He took a deep breath and suppressed Qinian, waved his hand and pushed the two away, saying calmly, "You don't have to be like this, stay here.
Just stay here."
The two little maids did not dare to say anything more and silently stepped aside.
About a quarter of an hour passed, and just when Murong Fu was getting impatient with waiting, there was a sudden sound of wind at the door of the palace, and two slender figures quickly flashed in, knelt down and said, "See my benefactor!"
The visitors were clearly Zhang Xiuniang and Li Sirong.
"Get up," Murong Fuxu raised his hand to help the two of them up, "You have done a good job, but there are also loopholes. If I hadn't happened to pass by this time and suppressed the matter, Shenluan Guard might have been completely exposed.
"
Li Sirong's two daughters were shocked when they heard this. Apparently they didn't know that a spy from Shenluan Guard had been caught by Wu Chuan.
"Dare I ask my benefactor who made the mistake? Sirong will be severely punished when he returns!" Li Sirong said angrily. She was really a little angry. The first time she worked for Murong Fu, she did it so sloppily that she almost got into trouble.
It was a big mistake, and I thought to myself which little coquettish person had made the mistake, and he must be severely punished.
"That's all." Murong Fu shook his head, "Put this aside for now. When we discuss merits and rewards afterwards, I will have a clearer idea of what's going on with Shenluan Guard now?"
Li Sirong did not delay, and changed the topic and said, "To my benefactor, because the Shenluan Guards have a special way of infiltrating, there are currently more than thirty who have just sneaked into the Shanggong Bureau, more than a dozen are in the Huanyi Bureau, and the rest
...They are lurking throughout the palace, either hiding or pretending to be the maids of various palaces and courtyards. As long as the benefactor gives an order, the Shenluan Guards can respond within a stick of incense."
Murong Fu folded his hands on his chest and remained silent.
At this time, Wu Chuan and Prince Yuan Yi walked in, holding a screen in their hands, and on it was a map half a foot wide.
"So fast?" Murong Fu was also surprised. Drawing a map, even if it was just a simple outline, was not something that could be completed in an instant.
Wu Chuan did not speak. Prince Yuan Yi smiled in a flattering manner and said, "Master, I don't know. I already have a copy of the palace map, but Eunuch Wu and I added some new troop deployment markings."
"That's very good!" Murong Fu looked overjoyed and immediately looked at the map carefully while pointing, "This, and this... Li Sirong, pass my order, and the Shenluan Guards will rush to these places in batches and set them on fire.
If you encounter any obstruction, we will kill you without mercy. The louder the noise, the better!"
"What!" Wu Chuan was shocked, "Sir, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Li Sirong didn't have so many worries, and immediately bowed and accepted the order, "Yes!"
Then she told Zhang Xiuniang, "Xiuniang, you stay here and obey your benefactor's orders. I will go and deliver the order."
Zhang Xiuniang would naturally have no objections.
Wu Chuan immediately became anxious, "Sir, please listen to what Wu has to say."
"Say." Murong Fu waved his hand to Li Sirong to stay for now.
Wu Chuan said, "Sir, the places you pointed to, whether it is Yanhe Hall or Li Zhengmen, are the places closest to the guards' squad room. Lighting a fire in this place will immediately alert the guards, and I'm afraid the fire hasn't started yet.
It will be extinguished, and then the entire imperial city will be alarmed, and it will be difficult to move forward at that time."
His concerns are not unreasonable. In addition to thousands of palace maids and eunuchs, there are nearly 10,000 palace guards in the entire palace. As long as the entire palace is not set on fire and extinguished in a short time, Murong Fu's move is tantamount to a forceful attack.
In the imperial city, and with such a big commotion, it is simply wishful thinking to assassinate the emperor.
Murong Fu smiled and said, "What Eunuch Wu said makes sense, but in all these years, have you heard of any emperor who was assassinated by a martial artist?"
Wu Chuan was at a loss for words. He didn't understand what Murong Fu meant by this, but after thinking about it carefully, since the founding of the Central Plains, he had never heard of an emperor dying from an assassination by a martial arts master. The most famous one was Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin.
But in the end it failed.
Murong Fu had no intention of explaining and glanced at Li Sirong, "Go ahead. Once the fire breaks out, you should evacuate the place immediately and assemble at Weiyang Palace."
After Li Sirong left, Wu Chuan and Prince Yuan Yi looked at each other in confusion. They wanted to ask him what he meant, but they didn't dare to ask.
Murong Fu stood with his hands behind his hands and said in a slightly complicated tone, "You must remember that Zhao Gou did not die at the hands of me, Murong Fu, but died in the civil strife in the palace. Do you understand?"
After saying that, he took a step forward, and his figure was already about ten feet away. After a few flashes, he disappeared outside the hall. Zhang Xiuniang hurriedly followed.
Eunuch Wu seemed to have some enlightenment in his heart, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't seem to understand anything. He had no choice but to shake his head and not think about this problem for the time being. No matter what Murong Fu's plan was, the two of them were now ants on the same rope.
Grasshopper, it's impossible to escape.
Thinking about it, he has nothing to be afraid of. Not to mention that he is a small fifth-grade eunuch. Even His Royal Highness, the most important weapon of the country, who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, has bowed his head in front of Murong Fu. Will the sky fall?
The tall man holds it.
As his mind turned, he also used his method to pursue Murong Fu.
Not long after, as a bright firework suddenly rose in the dark night sky, the entire imperial city was boiling. Fires were ignited in more than ten places including Yanhe Hall, Renming Hall, Li Zhengmen, etc., and continued to spread to the surrounding area.
, and soon the entire palace was surrounded, with thousands of palace ladies crying and shouting to put out the fire.
In the garrison camp of the Front Division of the Longshui Gate Hall in the Imperial City, Wang Daizheng, the commander of the Front Division, and Yang Cunzhong, the commander of the palace guards, were sitting opposite each other. Suddenly there was a commotion outside the camp. The two men stood up at the same time in surprise. A soldier reported, "Report
Two generals, a fire suddenly broke out in the palace."
"How big is the fire and in what direction?" Yang Cunzhong became anxious upon hearing this and hurriedly walked outside.
A thoughtful look flashed across Wang Dai's face, and he also walked out of the tent.
When the two came outside the account, they were stunned for a moment. They saw dense smoke and clouds above the palace, and the fire was soaring into the sky, almost lighting up the entire sky. For a moment, the two almost forgot to react. They had an inexplicable feeling in their hearts that this was going to happen.
Has anything changed?
"General, let the two generals decide whether to send troops or not," the soldier urged.
Yang Cunzhong immediately came back to his senses and glared at the soldier slightly, "Nonsense, immediately send out three groups of guards to get water to put out the fire. In addition, send another group of soldiers to bypass the fire and rush to Zichen Palace. No matter what method you use, you must not
Let the fire spread to the inner palace."
After hearing this, the soldier froze on the spot and was at a loss. Because all the Ouchi guards have been assigned to various gates of the imperial city, it is not clear which three classes of guards are these three classes of guards. Could it be that the city gates are not guarded?
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Go quickly!" Yang Cunzhong shouted angrily.
However, Wang Dai was the first to react and said slowly, "Don't worry, General Yang means to dispatch some guards from various city gates to put out the fire nearby!"
The soldier suddenly understood, glanced at Wang Dai gratefully, and turned away.
"What on earth is going on? How come there was such a big fire all of a sudden?" Yang Cunzhong realized that things were unusual and murmured in a panic.
Wang Dai's eyes flashed slightly, "Who knows, but I think General Yang should not be too anxious. No matter what happens inside, so many eunuchs and maids are not vegetarians. The main task of you and me is to guard the city gate. Qian
Don't let thieves take advantage of you."
Yang Cunzhong's heart trembled, "You are right, I'm afraid there is some conspiracy behind this fire. The purpose is to attract our attention. If we allocate our troops at this time, I'm afraid it will play into the hands of the thieves."
"Yes, the city gate is the most important. Once the rotten wood is burned, it will be burned. It can be built again." Wang Dai said.
Yang Cunzhong calmed down a lot, but at this moment, another soldier hurriedly came to report, "Reporting to the two generals, there was turmoil in the east city of Lin'an City. Several houses were on fire at the same time, and a group of red-coated men were also seen.
People break into the house of Mr. Li, the Minister of Rites, and kill everyone on sight."
"What!" Yang Cunzhong's expression suddenly changed. Just as he was about to say something, a soldier hurriedly ran over and said, "The general is in trouble. A group of thieves have stormed General Zhang's residence. General Zhang requested to send troops for support."
"General! Murong Shangshu's mansion was attacked by a group of martial arts men, and they are about to break through the defense line of the Infantry Division!"