Jin Feng left two hot air balloons and five pilots to Chen Ji. Chen Ji was so happy that he not only bought houses for all five of them in the city, but also dedicated a place in the palace as the pilots' dormitories and
storehouse.
Jin Feng's real purpose of leaving behind the hot air balloon and pilot was not only to make Chen Ji happy, but also to protect Chen Ji's safety.
If another accident happens in the palace, Chen Ji can leave in a hot air balloon.
If it really comes to this point, grenades will be needed to ensure Chen Ji's safety, so the pilot's warehouse not only has a hot air balloon, but also two boxes of grenades.
There was such a big movement, obviously the grenade exploded.
"The equipment warehouse was fine, why did it explode?" Chen Ji asked anxiously: "How are Xiao Zhou and the others?"
"The brother guarding the door said that Xiao Zhou and the others were in the equipment warehouse, and maybe...maybe they were killed..."
The Imperial Guardsman replied in a low voice.
Chen Ji sighed and stopped talking.
Seeing Chen Ji stop asking, Qin Zhen asked, "Have you found out why the equipment warehouse exploded?"
"The fire is still being put out over there, and we don't know the cause of the explosion yet." The soldier shook his head.
"Ask more people to go over and put out the fire as soon as possible." Qin Zhen ordered.
"Yes!" The soldier took the order and ran away.
"Xu Shuang, inform Zhen Liankui and ask him to bring people into the palace immediately!"
Qin Zhen shouted to another Imperial Guard soldier.
The Chijia Battalion was divided into three shifts. Zhen Liankui's team was taking turns at this time. Qin Zhen transferred him over, doubling the number of guards protecting the emperor.
"Commander Qin, why did you transfer Zhen Liankui to the palace?" Chen Ji asked: "Do you suspect that the attack on the imperial master is related to the capital?"
Although Chen Ji likes to play, he is not a fool. After being immersed in the court for decades, he immediately noticed something was wrong from Qin Zhen's order.
I didn't think much about it just now, but now I came to my senses when I heard Qin Zhen's order.
As soon as they received the news of Jin Feng's attack, the pilot's equipment warehouse was bombed. It was such a coincidence.
"I don't dare to make rash speculations. I'm just worried about your majesty's safety, just in case." Qin Zhen replied.
"I wish we all thought too much."
Chen Ji sighed and was about to continue talking when he heard another dull explosion.
The two of them followed the sound and saw smoke billowing in a place a few miles away to the west. It was obvious that an explosion had also occurred, and the scale of the explosion was much larger than the explosion in the equipment warehouse just now!
"Is that the Zhenyuan Escort Agency's equipment warehouse outside the city?" Chen Ji asked with narrowed eyes.
The capital is the political center of Dakang. Except for the Forbidden Army, all other individuals and organizations are strictly prohibited from hiding armor and weapons in the city.
This has been a rule since ancient times. Jin Feng didn't want to compete with others on this matter. After rescuing the enemy, he asked the bodyguard to withdraw the heavy crossbows and other weapons from the capital and built a warehouse outside the city to store them.
The location of the warehouse is in the direction of the explosion.
"Except for the escort agency's equipment warehouse, where else could such a big noise be made?"
Qin Zhen's face looked extremely ugly.
The last trace of luck in my heart was completely shattered.
If the explosion of the hot air balloon equipment storehouse was a coincidence, then the equipment storehouse of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau also exploded. It is clear that someone took action against the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau!
"Qin Zhen, let the Secret Intelligence Department do its best to investigate! I want to know who is so bold that he dares to attack the equipment warehouse of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau?" Chen Ji shouted with a cold face.
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to investigate right away!" Qin Zhen bowed and said, "But before that, your Majesty, please move to Taiping Palace!"
After being forced into the palace by the prince, the ninth princess felt that the safety factor of the palace should be improved, so she asked Jin Feng to renovate an abandoned palace in the harem. Several fortresses were built around the palace, and the walls were also heightened and reinforced with concrete. It was regarded as a palace.
safe house inside.
"Why do you want to go to Taiping Palace?" Chen Ji frowned and said, "The prince has been punished, who dares to take action against me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, shouts of death suddenly came from outside the palace.
"Xu Shuang, escort Your Majesty to Taiping Palace immediately!"
Qin Zhen gave the order loudly, then took off the crossbow from his waist and fired three loud arrows into the air.
This is the highest level summons order, indicating that the palace has entered the most urgent state of martial law.
According to regulations, all palace gate guards must close the palace gate immediately after seeing three ringing arrows to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.
But at this time, most of the palace doors were not closed.
Under many palace gates, there are still pools of blood.
Groups of men in black with their faces covered poured out from everywhere and poured into the palace through the unclosed palace doors.
The imperial guards guarding the palace gate seemed not to see them and allowed them to enter.
Those Imperial Guards who wanted to close the door in accordance with regulations have just been killed!
"Qin Zhen, are your forbidden troops going to rebel?"
Chen Ji shouted angrily at Qin Zhen.
Yinque also stood in front of Chen Ji with a cold face, fearing that Qin Zhen would rise up and harm the emperor.
"how so?"
Qin Zhen was completely stupid at this time.
After the prince forced the palace, the first thing he did when he took over the imperial army was to carry out internal purges.
He thought that the remaining people were all his people he could trust, but who knew that most of them betrayed him at this time!
At this moment, Qin Zhen felt extremely defeated.
He couldn't figure out why this happened.
The scene at this time made Chen Ji couldn't help but think of the prince forcing the palace. He was shocked and angry. He pointed at Qin Zhen with trembling fingers: "You are talking, what is going on?"
Zhong Wuji trotted over from the Privy Council with a group of civil servants. He happened to see Chen Ji lose his temper and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, go to Taiping Palace quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, go to Taiping Palace quickly!"
Qin Zhen also came to his senses and reached out to pull Chen Ji's sleeve, but was slapped away by Yin Que.
Qin Zhen knew that Yinque no longer believed in him and did not bother to defend himself. He took a few steps back angrily and shouted to Xu Shuang: "Why are you still standing there? Quickly escort your majesty to the Taiping Palace!"
"Yes!" Xu Shuang agreed and led his men around Chen Ji.
When passing by Qin Zhen, Xu Shuang waved his hand suddenly and passed Qin Zhen's neck.
Blood arrows spurted out immediately!
Qin Zhen looked at Xu Shuang with wide eyes, full of disbelief.
Xu Shuang, like Liao Yin, was Qin Zhen's confidant, so he was sent to lead the Red Armor Battalion to protect Chen Ji.
He really couldn't imagine why Xu Shuang would betray him.
"As for the……"
Qin Zhen really wanted to ask why, but unfortunately his head was getting dizzy and his strength was quickly losing.
In the end, he didn't even have the strength to stand, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Until his death, he could not figure out why.
Xu Shuang is Qin Zhen’s confidant and Chen Ji’s confidant.
Chen Ji lowered his head and looked at Qin Zhen's body, then looked at the dagger in Xu's hands, his face was as incredible as Qin Zhen's.
He was just as puzzled as Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen was dead and had no chance to ask why, but Chen Ji did.
"Xu Shuang, why?" Chen Ji asked: "Why did you betray me and Commander Qin?"