The lights on the palace city are like stars, bright as day.
The soldiers were woven like a tangled mess, some with crossbows and some with cannons. Shouts and shouts kept coming and going, and the armor leaves were shaking like a big market outside the city.
The armor, swords and guns swayed back and forth, as if shooting stars were flying, which made Li Chengzhi's eyes dazzled and his hair stood on end.
So weird!
Since time traveling, Li Chengzhi has never encountered something as weird and bizarre as this night. Even when he saw with his own eyes in Jingzhou a mountain of corpses that had been chewed to pieces, with no shreds of meat left, and even the bones had been knocked and the marrow sucked out, he was not as horrified as he was now.
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Is this a royal palace?
If we say chaos, we will chaos, if we say rebellion, we will rebel, if we say arson, we will set fire, if we say murder, we will kill?
Do you think Yuan Ke is Li Yuan during the Xuanwu Gate incident, or Wanli during the attack?
If we talk about being suspicious and cautious, among the more than 400 emperors in the past 5,000 years, Yuan Ke can at least be in the top ten.
Moreover, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, there were at least signs that Li Yuan was depriving Li Shimin of his power and reducing Li Shimin's troops. It was a ridiculous and bizarre attack case without parallel in history, and there was also a reason why Wanli wanted to abolish the elder and establish the younger. But now, it’s just like a thunder exploded in the plains. The sky was clear just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, the sky is blocked and the sun is covered with violent storms?
Li Chengzhi always feels that behind the darkness there is a pair of omnipotent giant hands controlling everything.
Is it really Yuanyi?
Li Chengzhi instinctively wanted to shake his head.
If you look at history books, Yuan Yi’s life can be summarized in four words: beautiful, loyal!
As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Li Chengzhi would rather believe in Gao Zhao's rebellion than think that Yuan Yi is the mastermind behind it.
Sometimes, compliments are not necessarily advantages. Just looking at the word "loyalty", you know that Yuan Yi cannot be a hero, let alone a partner with such great energy and perfect cooperation.
Who else could it be?
Li Chengzhi repeatedly made assumptions and felt that among the nine people mentioned by Yuan Jia, except Yuan Yi...well, maybe Yuan Yong also had to be eliminated, and the remaining seven were all suspects.
The time was too short, it only took one day to investigate, and the clues were too complicated, so Li Chengzhi could only make assumptions.
However, he had a hunch: tonight's changes were earth-shattering, and in all likelihood it was the prelude to a showdown by the enemy.
Maybe the truth will be revealed before dawn...
"Chengzhi!"
There was a cheer from the city, and when he looked up, Yuan Yan was wearing golden armor, and he was shining brightly in the light, just like a living target.
"Open the door quickly!"
As Yuan Yan shouted, Huben turned the winch vigorously. Amid a harsh "crackling" sound, the palace door cracked open.
"Did His Majesty ever mention completely blocking the palace gate?"
"Zhonglang once suggested this, but His Majesty said: If there is a rebel in the palace, once the palace gate is blocked, how can the military order be issued, and how can King Qin's army rescue him?"
The teacher of King Qin?
Are you referring to the 30,000 Yulin Army stationed in Jinyong City and Hualin Garden, or the Chinese Army stationed on the south bank of Luoshui River, and Gao Zhao's new army?
Since the emperor dared to use it, why not transfer it to Qingquan Palace in advance?
On the other hand, with nearly 100,000 troops deployed inside and outside the palace, how could the rebels have the courage to showdown with the emperor?
Li Chengzhi feels more and more weird...
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The huge Qingquan Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel. There were soldiers standing on the steps and below, all with their swords unsheathed and their bows strung. The cold light was dazzling and the murderous intent was strong.
Yuan Yuan stood outside the palace door, his eyes twitching slightly, his right hand constantly clutching the handle of the knife, his palms full of sweat: "Are you going to...see the outcome?"
Li Chengzhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Don't panic, middle man, the worst possible outcome is death!"
How can you not panic?
There is great terror between life and death. Among all people, who is not afraid of death?
Looking at the calm and composed Li Chengzhi, Yuan Yuan grinned and couldn't help but squeeze out a wry smile: Obviously he is not old, only eighteen or nineteen years old, but at this critical moment, why is Li Chengzhi still Yuanlai?
Like a thousand-year-old turtle, so calm and scary?
I sighed in my heart, and when I raised my eyes, I saw that Li Chengzhi had already entered the palace. Although he walked slowly, it was still difficult to cross the threshold, and he was trembling like an old man. But he was not in a hurry, and held the door slowly.
Lift your legs, lift your steps.
A trace of calmness suddenly appeared in his heart, and Yuan Yuan let out a sharp breath: Yes, the worst case scenario is death...
Outside the hall, there are crowds of people, and the water is blocked. Inside the hall, there are only three melons and two dates, as few as morning stars.
Liu Teng and Yuan Hui knelt in the hall, like sculptures, not daring to breathe. There was a lot of blood on their foreheads, and they had obviously kowtowed a lot.
Three or five steps ahead was the stove, and the emperor was sitting on the imperial chair beside the stove. They were still more than ten feet away, and Li Chengzhi already felt a heat wave, like a scorching summer heat. But Yuan Ke was tightly wrapped in a quilt.
His face was as pale as dirt, his lips were trembling, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
Taking another two steps forward, Li Chengzhi discovered that there was a half-grown child kneeling behind the stove, about seven or eight years old. He was biting his lips tightly, and he was already seeing blood. His tears were like broken beads.
It falls down.
Seeing that his face was very similar to Yuan Ke, Li Chengzhi had a clear understanding in his heart: This child should be the eldest son of Wang Yuanhuai of Guangping and the emperor's direct nephew Yuan Ti.
Further back, there is the soft couch where the emperor slept. Four of Xu Jian's disciples lit the lamp, and Wang Xian and Xu Jian were busy. Although he could not see his face clearly, Li Chengzhi concluded that the person on the couch should be
It’s Yuan Ke’s half-brother Yuan Huai.
Li Chengzhi held his fists and called softly: "Your Majesty!"
As if his soul had been recalled, Yuan Ke was shocked. When he raised his head, Li Chengzhi's heart skipped a beat: The emperor's eyes were full of blood, like two blood holes. It was even more terrifying than the day he was assassinated.
As soon as he opened his mouth, his throat felt as if there was a piece of mud stuck in it, making him hoarse and hoarse: "Why...why can you be so cruel?"
You, who?
Yuan Yi?
Seeing that the emperor finally reacted, Liu Teng burst into tears of joy and hit his three heads on the stone slab again with "dong dong dong". He advised with tears in his eyes:
"Your Majesty, the turmoil tonight is really a sign of chaos. Just in case, I beg you, I beg you, please mobilize troops into the palace... If Your Majesty... hesitates again, I'm afraid it will be too late...
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"Move troops?"
The emperor seemed to be waking up from a dream, "Tell me, whose troops should be mobilized? Yuan Jia, Gao Zhao, Chang Sun Zhi, or Yuan Yong? Can you guarantee that one of these four people is not the mastermind of the thief?"
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"Your Majesty, even if one of the four is really there, there are still three left. Even if you bet, there is a 70% chance of winning..."
"What if we lose the bet?" The emperor's pupils shrank like needle eyes, "If the enemy can't move, I won't move...Yuanhui!"
"I'm here!"
"Immediately leave the palace and spread the message everywhere, using the sound of the bell at Duanmen as a signal: If chaos breaks out, enter the palace immediately..."
"Your Majesty, shall I go, old minister?" Liu Teng wiped away his tears and said sadly, "Shizhong Yuan still needs to stay in the palace and lead the secret guards to protect your majesty. I am useless as an old minister..."
"Can you ride a fast horse?"
The emperor interrupted coldly, and Liu Teng had no choice but to obey.
It was only then that the emperor seemed to have seen Li Chengzhi, and he gnashed his teeth in hatred: "Conspiracy, I ordered Yuan Yan to lead his troops to the Hualin Pavilion to quell the chaos. Why did you stop him? If it weren't for you, how could the fifth brother end up like this? Feng
How could Yuanshi (the Princess of Yuanhuai), Yuanjie, and Yuanxiu die from random sword attacks?"
Yuan Ke's tone was so stern that he wanted to eat Li Chengzhi alive and cut him into pieces with a thousand knives. Even Wang Xian and Xu Jian, who rescued Yuan Huai, couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts and stopped involuntarily.
For some reason, Li Chengzhi had the intuition that the emperor was having some internal problems with his harshness, as if he was pretending to be so. Compared with the fierceness that was full of blood and tears just now, he didn't know how much weaker he was.
Besides, it doesn’t make sense logically?
After hearing General Hu Ben's report, there were less than twenty palace servants who made trouble in Yuhua Linyuan, but there were three battalions of Gao Chao and Tiger Guards guarding nearby. Even if Yuan Yan was sent there, those who deserved to die would have died a long time ago, and those who deserved to be punished would have been killed long ago.
, what role can it play?
You can’t blame anyone on yourself?
I always feel that today’s emperor’s IQ has suddenly dropped several levels...
With doubts in his heart and words of defense on his lips, Li Chengzhi felt blessed and suddenly turned a corner: "I...is guilty!"
Maybe even the emperor didn't expect that Li Chengzhi would respond like this. A flash of surprise flashed out of his eyes, and he said sternly: "If you weren't still useful, I can't wait to chop you up right now..."
Yuan Ke cursed in his mouth, picked up a milk cup beside the chair and smashed it over. Li Chengzhi's legs and feet were not very agile. Although he took a step sideways, he did not avoid it and was hit squarely. p>
The emperor was seriously injured, and despite his strength, there was no pain at all. Only his chest was wet. But Li Chengzhi stared at Yuan Ke blankly as if he was stupid.
Grandpa risked his life to save you, and this is how you treat me?
"Shilang Li?"
Wang Xian shouted urgently and hurriedly gave him a hand, "His Royal Highness Prince Guangping is uncertain about his life or death, and he still needs your help..."
It means that the emperor's concern leads to chaos, which leads to unscrupulous speech.
Seeing him standing still, the emperor's eyes narrowed into two slits, like two knives: "If you can't save him, I'll chop you..."
Haha?
According to legend between the government and the public, Yuan Ke was cold-natured and ruthless. I have always been a bit disapproving of it, but I just saw it today.
For a moment, he felt despairing and lost. He weakly raised his hands and followed Wang Xian to the bed without even saying "I obey".
This move was extremely rude. Yuan Ke felt his teeth itching and he cursed the rebellious minister over and over in his heart.
Like a king, like a minister, the same is true for Li Chengzhi: Save people, you are like a bird that doesn't recognize its relatives, grandpa, save your hair?
Well, you don’t recognize your relatives?
Looking at the face on the couch that looked exactly like Yuan Ke, equally handsome and plump, Li Chengzhi's brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Sichuan".
Suddenly, Yuan Ke cared so much about his brotherhood that he even ignored his own safety and insisted on sending Huben, who was guarding Qingquan Palace, to rescue Yuan Huai?
At this time, it was as if his own son had died, and his voice was bursting with tears?
Then why did you persecute him out of suspicion and confine Yuan Huai's family in the palace for several years?
Is the emperor confused by anger, or is he confused by fright, just like schizophrenia? He treats himself as if he was treating himself: in the morning, they were still treating each other with sincerity, as close as brothers. Now it has just fallen into the night, and they are like enemies?
Does it feel like you have hurt his brother and killed his nephew?
The strange feeling came like a tide, each wave stronger than the next, making Li Chengzhi increasingly restless and uneasy.
"Shilang Li?"
Xu Jian's soft call brought him back to reality.
"Please tell me the medical order!"
Xu Jian whispered: "His Royal Highness the King of Guangping was shot with a bamboo arrow, just like Li Shilang that day. The arrow was poisonous, and it should be kudzu. But fortunately, the poison was much weaker. The arrow was not deep, and only scratched.
The skin and flesh were injured... Your Highness must have been too frightened and added some poison, so he fell into a coma..."
Does this mean there is no fear of life?
So Yuan Ke is as anxious as if his own son died?
Cursing in his heart, Li Chengzhi was a little puzzled: Why did Yuan Huai hit a bamboo arrow?
The palace people are already in chaos, why can't they find a few iron tools?
Just as he was about to ask, like a ghost, a sinister voice came out from behind him: "Li Chengzhi, are you deaf? I want you to revive him immediately...or else I will chop you..."
Just like a burning match thrown into a gasoline barrel, Li Chengzhi felt a surge of anger in his heart: Yuan Ke, if I fuck your uncle, does he owe you?
Okay, isn’t it just to revive Yuan Huai?
I save!
Li Chengzhi didn't even look back. He gritted his teeth tightly and burst out one word: "Needle!"
"Quickly...Silver Needle..."
Wang Xian shouted repeatedly and asked urgently, "How to give acupuncture?"
A look of ruthlessness flashed across Li Chengzhi's eyes: "Insert needles into ten acupoints at the same time including Baihui, front, back, left and right Sishencong, Renzhong, left and right Hegu, Guannai, etc., insert the needle straight into the acupoint for two to three points, lift the needle...
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This technique is called "hanging the door to hang one's life" in the acupuncture manual, which means that the patient has stepped into the gate of hell with one foot, but with this needle, the patient can hang his life by a thread and make him confess his last words, achieving an effect similar to returning to the light.
It is impossible to test the age of the skill, but later generations of Chinese medicine practitioners still use this trick in first aid...
The impression that Li Chengzhi was uneducated and had superb medical skills had long been engraved in Xu Jian's bones. He immediately ordered his apprentice to administer the acupuncture without even asking whether it would be effective or leave any sequelae.<
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Play a thousand tunes and then the sound will dawn, watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon. For Wang Xian and Xu Jian, administering a few needles is easier than eating.
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Before even ten breaths, Yuan Huai's head, philtrum, and left and right hands were pierced with obvious silver needles.
It's like seeing an immediate effect. With just a few twists and lifts, Yuan Huai's throat emitted a "heavy" sound of phlegm.
"Are you awake?"
Xu Jian, Wang Xian and others were shocked and surprised, and subconsciously wanted to praise him. As soon as the words came to their lips, they heard a "squeaking" in their ears. It was Liu Teng who pushed the wheelchair and pushed the emperor to the couch.<
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With a "Hmm" sound, Yuan Huai instinctively opened his eyes.
A figure is less than a foot away from the eyes. His body is like firewood and his face is like a chicken bone supporting a bed. His eyes are red, and he looks like a bloodthirsty beast...
Just like seeing a ghost in the daytime, Yuan Huai's face turned pale and his whole body trembled. When he saw clearly that it was Yuan Ke, he cried out with a "Wow": "Emperor...Brother Huang..."
Just like seeing the enemy who killed his father, Yuan Ke's eyes were like knives: "Who is it?"
So you rescued him just to ask this question?
Li Chengzhi secretly cursed, and then heard Yuan Huai yell: "It's the fourth brother, it's the fourth emperor brother..."
"Yuan Xuanren (Yuan Yi)?"
"How did you know it was him?"
"The thief was holding an autographed letter from my fourth brother and wanted to lure me into rebellion. My brother would rather die than obey, which led to the disaster of death..."
Yuan Huai reached into his arms and took out a ball of paper, which was still stained with blood. It must have been torn from a whole piece of paper in a hurry. After unfolding, it was only half a finger wide and one finger long. There were only a dozen or so on it.
Words: Yuan Ke is immoral and I can replace him. I hope my brother can help me...
Li Chengzhi was waiting on the side of the emperor, and his heart skipped a beat: This handwriting seems to have been written by Yuan Yi...
Is it really Yuanyi?
"Nonsense..."
Yuan Ke snatched the note and held it tightly in his hand: "You have lived in the palace for a long time and have no power. How can you help him?"
"My brother has nothing good, so Yuan Yi doesn't need my help. So he sent someone to hold the book just to force me to keep my mouth shut. Because my brother didn't obey, the thieves killed me and silenced me..."
Yuan Huai suddenly stopped talking, as if he was extremely frightened, his legs kept shaking, and he knelt down with a "pop", "Three months ago, he came to the villa to have a banquet with his younger brother, and when he was very drunk,
He made a joke: Gu's son will be the crown prince, and when the time comes, Gu will be the supreme emperor..."
Yuan Yi’s son is about to become the prince?
I'm not talking about the imperial edict left by the emperor. Are you worried that Hu Chonghua gave birth to a daughter, so he wants to inherit Yuan Yi's son as his heir?
Well, no... Yuan Huai said three months ago, not ten days ago?
At that time, Hu Chonghua was already pregnant and was confirmed to be a boy by Wang Xian. The emperor was happily preparing to establish the heir apparent.
Hu Chonghua is pregnant with the emperor's son, is he related to Yuan Yi?
Unless...
A thought came to Li Chengzhi's mind, and his intuition was extremely absurd: Is there anyone in the palace who can cuckold Yuan Ke?
Subconsciously he thought it was impossible, but his scalp was still numb with horror.
Turning around suddenly, the emperor seemed to be frozen, and he clearly had the same suspicion.
Yuan Ke's voice was cold to the bone: "Three months ago?"
Yuan Huai's head hit the ground hard, and the stone bricks he smashed made a "dong dong" sound: "I dare to tell half-truths, and I am willing to be punished... Because it was too shocking, I thought he was a drunken maniac."
.It wasn’t until the thief suddenly attacked that my younger brother realized that Yuanyi appeared to be a loyal and good man, but was actually a wolf-hearted man who actually did such a deed that was worse than a pig or a dog..."
"Hu Chonghua?"
Yuan Ke roared, as if something was blocked in his throat, his cheeks bulged from left to right, and with a "pop", a stream of blood spurted out.
Liu Teng was so frightened that he didn't know whether to cover the emperor's mouth or help him catch the blood spurting out. He kept crying "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Xu Jian and Wang Xianhai's expressions changed drastically, and they picked up the medicine box and rummaged around in panic.
Only Li Chengzhi was as if he was petrified. He stared blankly at the mouthful of blood that Yuan Ke sprayed on his chest, motionless.
The blood was black with purple in it, and there were also pieces that looked like they had been chewed...
"Go away..."
Yuan Ke pushed away Wang Xian who was about to pour medicine into him, and looked up to the sky and laughed wildly as if he was crazy.
Smiling and laughing, two lines of tears rolled down: "Yuan Yi... Hu Chonghua? Hahahahahaha... The prince I miss so much is actually a bastard? God, how unfair you are to me, what have I done?
Sin?"
There is nothing sadder than dying of the heart, just like Yuan Ke at this time!
Liu Teng, Wang Xian and others were frightened to death: I don’t know if there will be another surprise tonight, but the emperor is obviously furious. He is already getting sicker and sicker, and his injuries are getting worse. He is afraid that he will not have much time left.<