Chapter 225: The Peak of the Great Profound Realm (1)
Late at night at Yin hour.
The holy city returned to tranquility, the fire went out, the sound of cannons disappeared, and everything was silent.
If he hadn't seen those soldiers wearing heavy armor with his own eyes before, Xu Zun would have had the illusion that nothing had happened.
Ashuzai has been gone for two hours, but he still hasn't returned.
Xu Zun and others did not dare to leave Cao Ding's house without waiting for the exact news.
At this moment, Tie Jing had already found a guest room to sleep;
Although Dongfang Enchanting is still there, she is still leaning on the Taishi chair with her eyes closed to rest.
Chen Taiji was pacing at the entrance of the hall, looking increasingly anxious.
Xu Zun knew that Chen Taiji was different from himself. His family members were all in the Holy Capital. Even if he didn't think about the country, he must still be thinking about his family.
However, Xu Zun didn't have the energy to comfort him.
Because he was still thinking about these seventeen bizarre assassinations.
At this moment, he used a brush to draw two marks on the paper. Previously, the mark on the stone pillar of Yingrang's family was two strokes and one stroke, but the mark on the furniture of Cao Ding's family was three spots and one stroke.
Looking at these two marks, Xu Zun wanted to know more and more about the scenes of other victims. Are there any marks left behind?
What is this mark used for?
If we could know their meaning, would we be able to catch those assassins?
For some reason, Xu Zun had a vague intuition that the assassins had not left the Holy City. They seemed to have more important tasks.
I wonder if they were responsible for this mutiny?
In addition, through the current investigation, Xu Zun realized that this unprecedented assassination was extremely complicated and not as simple as it seemed.
Behind this, a large amount of intelligence, a large number of personnel arrangements, and fast and accurate information transmission are required. These points alone are enough to send chills down Xu Zun's back.
He has realized that there must be something behind Xuanmen's "Heavenly Tribulation" plan.
So... will it be like what is shown in the TV series, there will be a high-ranking and prominent undercover agent behind Xuanmen?
Of course, perhaps as Dongfang Enchanrao said, all his hard work in investigating the case was in vain, but in the end it was just a useless effort.
No one knows which side won the mutiny just now.
Perhaps at this moment, Daxuan's regime is changing. After dawn, we still don't know what will happen?
"Sir, here..."
At this time, Ani handed Xu Zun a piece of paper with five or six strange symbols drawn on it.
"These marks are used by us for simple communication, such as this..." Ani pointed to one of them and said, "This means there is someone here; this means running away; this means the direction..."
"Oh..." Xu Zun nodded, "So in Yinggaojia, you can pay attention to that mark!"
"Yes," Ani said, "because Xuanmen disciples are arrested every year, these contact marks often change.
"I have a feeling..." Ani said, "The Yuanzhou Taoist who adopted me back then should be here! I..."
Seeing Ani's worried expression, Xu Zun advised: "Don't worry! We have a bitter mother, and we will protect you."
"I...I'm not worried about this..." Ani said, "I'm worried..."
As a result, before Ani finished speaking, Zhao Yu ran into the hall and shouted loudly: "Sir, Ashuzai is back!"
After saying that, I saw Asiu Zai running in panting.
Chen Taiji was the first to greet him and asked, "How is it? What happened?"
Dongfang Enchanting also opened her eyes and came closer.
"Sir... Your Excellency..." As Xiuzai reported to Xu Zunhui, "General Gong Peng of the Hussars, together with several commanders of the Forbidden Army, as well as the Fengyang Gate guards and others, committed rebellion and attempted to attack the side under the banner of Qing Jun.
Enter the palace!"
"What?" Dongfang Yaorao was stunned, "Fengyang Gate leads to Wanfu Palace. This... this is for the Queen Mother!"
"This..." Chen Taiji clenched his fists and said, "General Gong is an important figure in the imperial power faction. He has always wanted the emperor to rule personally. Now he finally found an excuse."
"Then..." Dongfang Enchanting asked hurriedly, "Then what? Did they succeed or fail?"
Unexpectedly, before As Xiuzai could answer, Xu Zun took the lead and said, "Needless to say, it must have failed!"
"You..." Dongfang Enchanting widened her eyes, "How do you know?"
"Yes, sir," Ashuzai asked, "how do you know?"
"Pay attention to your wording," Xu Zunqian laughed and said, "You just said that he committed rebellion, but doesn't that mean he failed? If he succeeded, you shouldn't use different words?"
"Oh..." As Xiuzai blushed and said, "This matter may have been exposed a long time ago. The Queen Mother was well prepared and the rebellion was suppressed as soon as it started.
"Gong Peng and a group of rebels were all captured. At this moment... the Queen Mother has summoned the ministers to the palace, and Cai Ge leader has also been summoned..."
"Oh..." Xu Zun nodded, "In other words, our case must continue to be investigated?"
"Ah?" Everyone was collectively surprised, "Still checking!!?"
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At dawn, Xu Zun and his party returned to the Neiwei Mansion.
Although Xu Zun wanted to continue investigating the case, after all, such a big thing had happened, so he had to stabilize himself first and figure out the ins and outs.
Besides, Tie Jing, Dongfang Yaorao, Chen Taiji and others will also return to their respective units to take up their duties. Presumably, when the dynasty is dismissed, there will definitely be a decree coming.
Xu Zun also didn't expect that the first night he came to Xuanmiao City would be a sleepless night.
After staying up all night and having breakfast, he found a bedroom where he wanted to chat with Ku Niang for a while and take a nap at the same time.
Unexpectedly, when he entered the house, Zhao Yu called him back. It turned out that Cai Kun was back.
Xu Zun had no choice but to simply wash his face and go to the lobby to meet Cai Kun.
Good guy!
When Xu Zun saw Cai Kun, he found that Cai Kun seemed to be a different person. His face was pale and wrinkled, as if he had been greatly frightened.
"Master Cai," Xu Zun quickly moved Cai Kun to the seat and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Has something big happened again?"
At this time, a guard brought freshly brewed tea to Cai Kun.
Cai Kun took the teacup, and the lid and teacup rattled, which obviously meant that Cai Kun was shaking all over.
He took a sip of tea and finally calmed down a bit.
After a few more slow breaths, he finally said to Xu Zun tremblingly: "Xu Zun, Daxuan... the sky has changed!"
"ah!!!?"
Xu Zun was shocked, and Zhao Yu was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground.
"What?" Xu Zun stood up and asked, "The situation has changed... What on earth... happened?"
"Yesterday..." Cai Kun said in horror, "After the chaos was quelled, the Queen Mother summoned the ministers to go to the palace.
"Just above the main hall," Cai Kun put down his teacup and pressed his temples hard, "The Queen Mother deposed the current emperor!
"After ten years, the Queen Mother returned to the Golden Palace and climbed to the top of my Daxuan!!!"
