Everything was as Chen Xiaobei expected. There were still more than ten miles away from Kyoto's Wannian City, and the atmosphere became tense.
I saw that the number of soldiers on both sides increased significantly, and not far away there was a checkpoint strictly checking the pedestrians passing by.
Especially for people entering the city, in addition to verifying their identity, they also need to ask about the purpose of their visit.
Seeing this scene, Huang Ying gave Chen Xiaobei a thumbs up.
"Brother Xiaobei, you are really good at predicting things. You are indeed strict in your interrogation."
Chen Xiaobei thought to himself, it's not that I know things like a god, but that I watched too many TV series like this in my previous life. Having said that, if such a big thing happens, if we don't strictly investigate, it will be a disaster.
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However, judging from the serious and responsible attitude of the military, it shows that there must be a high-pressure policy, and it also shows that Sun Yuliang, the national master, has many party members.
The three of them entered the capital smoothly, and after searching all the way, they found the back door of Liu Xiangnan's mansion. After taking a good look at the terrain, they found an inn nearby to stay.
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Xiaobei had no time to rest, so he walked around the capital under the leadership of Master Lianhua. Master Lianhua was the master of Princess Zhaoning and was relatively familiar with her many times in the capital.
Lord Lotus specially brought the two of them to the gate of the palace.
From a distance, I could see a lot of soldiers standing on the three floors inside and outside the palace entrance. It was impossible to get close, let alone go in.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaobei quickly led the two of them back, and said as he walked, "It seems that the ministers in the court are still locked up inside, otherwise the palace would not be so strict."
After returning to the inn to rest briefly and have something to eat, it got dark.
According to Chen Xiaobei's arrangement, the three of them took turns to go out and stroll to the back door of the Liu Mansion. Each person could not spend more than half a stick of incense before leaving. He was afraid that staying too long would inevitably arouse others' suspicion.
At the second watch, the sound of the bangle sounded, and Chen Xiaobei left the inn.
He walked slowly along the street to the back door of the Protector's Palace. He walked back and forth first.
Then I found a corner, took a look there, and waited for a while.
The back door is dimly lit and there are few pedestrians. I believe that my short stay will not attract too much attention.
At this moment, a creaking sound was heard. The back door of the Protector's Mansion opened, and two figures came out. After coming out, they stood at the door for a moment, then one went east and the other west, and one of them ran towards Chen
Xiaobei is here.
When the man was only a few feet away from him, Chen Xiaobei saw clearly that it was Liu Ziliang who was coming.
Seeing that it was him, Chen Xiaobei breathed a long sigh of relief. Liu Ziliang's presence meant that Liu Rumei was here, and everyone could be reunited.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei coughed slightly and said, "Brother Ziliang, I'm here."
Upon hearing Chen Xiaobei's movements, Liu Ziliang's heart was filled with joy. He couldn't help but jump up and wave his fist in the air, "Brother Xiaobei, you are here."
Only then did Chen Xiaobei step out of the shadows.
Liu Ziliang immediately stepped forward and gave him a big hug.
"Let's go, the lady is still waiting for you."
At this time, Liu Ziming over there heard the two talking and hurried over.
Chen Xiaobei pointed forward and said to Liu Ziming, "Go to the inn around the corner. Huang Ying and the Lotus Master are both there."
Chen Xiaobei followed Liu Ziliang in to see Liu Rumei, while Liu Ziming hurriedly ran to call Huang Ying and the Lotus Leader.
The reason why Chen Xiaobei did not go back again was because he was considering that if he went back and came out again, it might arouse others' suspicion.
In the Protector's Mansion, Liu Rumei paced nervously back and forth in the living room.
He was nervous inside. He knew that Chen Xiaobei and the others would come, but he was very worried, lest something unexpected happen.
There were footsteps outside, and then the door opened with a creak.
A figure she was looking forward to rushed in. It was Chen Xiaobei.
In this situation, seeing Chen Xiaobei and Liu Rumei at this moment, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and rushed forward.
Pulling Chen Xiaobei's arm, his face showed an extremely excited look, "Brother Xiaobei, you're here, you're here."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm here. Everything goes well for you."
Liu Rumei wiped away her excited tears and nodded hurriedly, "It went well, it went well. It's great that you can come."
At this time, the maid Xiaoqing coughed lightly twice. In her opinion, her lady had really crossed the line, and it was getting more serious.
But it was obvious that Liu Rumei ignored Xiao Qing's reminder and affectionately pulled Chen Xiaobei and sat down on the chair.
Then he turned to Xiaoqing and said, "Hurry up and serve tea."
Then he told Liu Ziliang, "Go quickly and invite Liu Ce and others to come over and discuss things together."
While everyone was busy working, Liu Rumei took two more letters from the table and handed them to Chen Xiaobei.
"This is a handwriting written by the prince and princess, indicating that Ma Xiaoyi has also reached the top of the mountain."
Chen Xiaobei nodded. According to the time calculation, Ma Xiaoyi should have arrived last night. This was consistent with his time calculation, so the carrier pigeon could deliver the handwriting as soon as they arrived in the capital.
Soon Liu Ce, Ma Biao, Huang Ying, and the Lotus Leader all gathered together.
When everyone met, they exchanged a few polite words and then all fell silent.
Everyone looked at Liu Rumei quietly.
Liu Rumei stood up, showed the handwriting of the crown prince and princess, and then said in a deep voice, "We have sent people to inquire just now. All the officials of third grade and above are still in the palace. Sun Yuliang has obtained the emperor's abdication edict. He is now a nominal official."
The emperor above."
"Our difficulty now is how to sneak into the palace."
Huang Ying smiled slightly and said, "What's so difficult about this? Let's sneak in under the cover of night and kill Sun Yuliang with one knife. Then the whole thing will be over."
Liu Rumei looked solemn and shook her head slightly.
"Don't talk about this special period. Even in normal times, there are five posts and one sentry every ten steps to the palace, and there are people watching from the commanding heights. Even at night, you can't enter at all."
After hearing this, Huang Ying spread her hands helplessly, "Then what do you think we should do about this matter?"
At this time, Chen Xiaobei spoke slowly. He first looked at the Lotus Master, "The Master once served as Princess Zhaoning's master, right?"
Tang Lianhua nodded, "Yes, I taught the princess all her skills step by step."
Chen Xiaobei looked at the princess's handwriting on the table again.
"The palace is heavily guarded, but I think the harem will definitely find a loophole. Can you go to the Plum Blossom Palace tonight to inquire about the specific situation in the palace?"
The Lotus Cult Leader chuckled, "This is a simple matter. Let alone going to the Plum Blossom Palace, even if you ask me to see Concubine Shu, I can still do it."
"Who is Concubine Shu?" Chen Xiaobei was a little confused.
"Oh, she is Princess Zhaoning's mother, who is also Fang Zheng's niece."
It turned out that Chen Xiaobei's frown relaxed slightly, it would be much easier to handle it with this relationship.