Luoyang Prison is a new prison that was opened at the beginning of this year. It covers an area that is not too large. There are only four prison buildings in total, but they are not arranged in a row. Buildings A and B are used to detain ordinary prisoners. They are located in
To the east of the imperial prison, Buildings B and D are located on the west side of the imperial prison. They are separated from the first two buildings by a small playground. They were planned to be used to detain imperial prisoners. However, since the situation in the imperial court has been relatively stable since this spring, except for
Except for He Lanmin, no other courtiers were captured. Therefore, the two cells were almost idle. There were far more cells than prisoners. When the fire broke out, the behavior of the guards in the two cells was very different.
, the D-shaped cell was full of chaos, but the C-shaped cell was heavily guarded. All the guards of the British Prince's Palace held knives in their hands and looked murderous, forbidding anyone to get closer. However, as the situation changed,
The situation gradually got out of control, and the palace guards, who numbered only a hundred or so, were gradually exhausted. They could not care about the head but the tail. Lin Chengbin, the deputy commander of the palace who was commanding the army, was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
"General Lin, General Lin!"
Just when Lin Chengbin was doing his best to maintain order, he saw Wang Hao, the young minister of Dali Temple on duty, leading several government officials to push aside the chaotic fire-fighting crowd and hurried over, shouting repeatedly.
"Wang Shaoqing, can the fire be suppressed?"
In terms of official title, Lin Chengbin is one level lower than Wang Hao, but they have no subordinate relationship. Lin Chengbin does not need to pay respects to him, but now in Dali Temple, no matter what, he has to give Wang Hao a face, so
, Although he was anxious, when he saw Wang Hao running towards him, Lin Chengbin still led several guards to greet him, but his words were not so polite, and he asked straightforwardly.
"I'm afraid it's not good. The fire is strong and the wind direction can change at any time. I am afraid that C will be affected as well. I would like to ask General Lin to make preparations in advance. I still have to direct disaster relief, so I won't talk to General Lin anymore.
Yes, take care."
Wang Hao had a look of anxiety on his face, dropped his explanation, turned around and ran towards the fire scene not far away again, as if he was here just to explain such a scene.
"Lord Wang, please wait."
Lin Chengbin was burdened with the heavy responsibility and was unwilling to let Wang Hao leave like this, so he quickly stepped out of the way and blocked Wang Hao's way.
"General Lin, what do you mean by this? I am responsible for my duties. If I miss the fire, who will be responsible!"
Seeing Lin Chengbin blocking his way, Wang Hao's eyes quickly flashed with light, but his face drooped and he asked in a scolding tone.
"Wang Shaoqing, I will take custody of the imperial prisoners in the name of His Highness. I have the same responsibility. Now the fire is getting bigger. This place is in danger and the prisoners must be moved. I would like to ask Wang Shaoqing to make it convenient for someone to vacate the prison. Finally,
Move this person away."
Lin Chengbin obviously didn't expect Wang Hao to turn around and become angry. He couldn't help but feel angry, but he didn't want to argue with Wang Hao at this moment, so he asked politely in a discussion tone.
"Xiaguan is busy putting out the fire. Please forgive me for not being able to do anything about this!"
Wang Hao waved his sleeves with a look of displeasure on his face, walked around Lin Chengbin, and was about to leave.
"Wang Shaoqing..."
Seeing that the fire was getting more and more fierce, Lin Chengbin immediately became anxious. He stepped in front of Wang Hao again and grabbed Wang Hao's sleeve. He opened his mouth to explain something, but unexpectedly followed Wang Hao.
A government officer who looked like a squad leader suddenly shouted: "The soldiers of the British Prince's Palace are beating people. Come quickly to protect the king from beating people."
"How brave. The British Prince's Palace is amazing. Are you bullying others?"
"Come on, brothers, protect Lord Wang!"
"Kill these bastards!"
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The squad leader's words seemed to be a signal, but as soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly became violent. A large group of Dali Temple's government officials rushed over, shouting and shouting, and a group of generals seemed to be fighting.
"Array up! Anyone who dares to act rashly will be killed without mercy!"
The Dali Temple officials rushed over, and the palace guards were afraid that their master would suffer a loss, so they did not dare to neglect and rushed forward in a swarm. The situation was immediately on the verge of collapse. When Lin Chengbin saw that the situation was critical,
He was so anxious that he didn't bother to argue with Wang Hao. He took four big steps back, raised his hand, and issued the general order in a loud voice.
The guards of the British Royal Palace are elite soldiers who have fought many battles. They are not like a mob like the Yamen servants of Dali Temple. Although everyone has a sense of dissatisfaction in their hearts, when Lin Chengbin's military order is given, no one dares to disobey and shout.
A formation was formed on the spot, with swords and guns standing like a forest, and the murderous intent was fierce. When the officials of Dali Temple rushed towards them, everyone was frightened in their hearts, and they all stood up unconsciously. No one dared to use their own
Xiao Ming went to test the power of the sword array, but he refused to retreat, and the situation became deadlocked in an instant.
"Lijun Dian Lin, what do you mean by this? I would like to give you some advice. If you dare to use swords against me, what do you want to do?"
Wang Hao's face was stern, and he acted like a court official. Without any explanation, he came up and scolded him, gesticulating as if he was a victim.
"Master Wang is right. The people in the Prince's Palace are too bullying. It's okay if they don't put out the fire. They dare to beat Master Wang. This is really abominable and cannot be spared lightly!"
"That's right, the Prince of England's Palace is amazing. It's too much to bully me, Dali Temple!"
"Arrogant, too arrogant. This is Dali Temple, not your Royal Palace. If you want to show off your prestige, go home and show it off yourself. Get out!"
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As soon as Wang Hao finished speaking, without waiting for Lin Chengbin to defend himself, the government officials below immediately began to make a fuss and stirred up the nerves of everyone in the palace, showing a confident attitude.
"Tear..."
Seeing that the situation was not right, Lin Chengbin did not want to talk to the officials. He took out the horizontal knife from his waist, slashed it hard on the ground, and drew a straight line. Then he held the knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "This general is here to serve.
The decree is to guard the imperial prisoners. Anyone who dares to cross this line will be deemed to have despised the holy will and will be killed without mercy!"
"promise!"
All the palace guards were simmering with anger. After hearing Lin Chengbin's order, they all cheered up and promised loudly. Their voices were like thunder, and murderous intent shot up into the sky, shocking everyone.
All the Dali Temple officials were silent, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."
At the moment when the guards of the British Royal Palace were in a tense confrontation with the Dali Temple officials, three masked men in black appeared quietly in the northwest corner of the C-shaped cell. They each raised their hands and flew to the roof.
, there was an almost inaudible sound of footsteps, and three masked men in black had climbed along the wall to the high roof. After sneaking for a few steps, a wave of figures swayed, and they had broken open like ghosts.
There is a prison in one corner of the roof.
The area of the C-shaped prison is quite large, with more than 300 large and small cells. It is arranged in a back row and has only one exit, the front door.
In Cell No. 24 with the word C in the middle of the side corridor, as for the west corridor, it is completely empty. Not only are there no prisoners, but there are no guards. The three masked men in black who sneaked into the prison were obviously interested in it.
The arrangement of the guards in the cell was very clear. After sneaking into the prison, they did not linger in the empty west corridor at all. In a flash, they had quietly followed the corridor to the side of the east corridor.
, he immediately discovered that the two royal guards who were supposed to be guarding the door of the cell were not on duty. With the help of the light from the fire scene, one could vaguely see a person in Cell No. C 24 sitting cross-legged on the ground, with heavy shackles on his body.
Who else could that figure be besides He Lan Minzhi?
"Is this Wulantai? We have been ordered to come and rescue you."
Three masked men in black covered themselves with each other and rushed to cell No. C 24. However, they did not rush to cut off the copper lock on the door. Instead, they held swords on the left and right, one on guard.
He pressed himself against the wooden fence, and after looking inside for a while, he asked in a low voice.
"Who, who are you?"
The movements of the three masked men in black were not much concealed. Helan Minzhi in the prison cell had already noticed the arrival of the three men, and was immediately frightened. He hurriedly shrank to the corner while dragging his heavy shackles.
, trembling all over, looking at the three uninvited guests. Even if the man in black opened his mouth and said that he was a rescuer, Helan Minzhi did not have the courage to run to the door. He just said a timid voice, and he was as timid as a mouse.
Sample.
"But in front of Wu Lantai? We are here to rescue you from prison on the orders of the empress. Come here quickly!"
The masked man in black already had an idea in his mind when he heard the prisoner's response, but out of caution, he patiently explained.
"Ah, okay, okay, this is it..."
The man in prison was obviously moved by the words masked in black. He moved his buttocks excitedly, almost rolling on the ground and trying to pounce towards the cell door.
"Go to hell!"
Before the prisoner could rush forward, the inquiring masked man in black suddenly laughed ferociously. He raised his hand, and a barrel-shaped crossbow was aimed at the figure crawling over. He let out a low drink, and gently
As soon as he pulled the trigger, he heard a crisp sound of the machine spring, and dozens of steel arrows were fired at the prisoner like locusts.
"Ah, I don't..."
The prisoner obviously did not expect such a change, and he was anxious to shout loudly. However, the rain of steel arrows came too quickly. Before he could shout out the roar, he was shot into a hedgehog by random arrows.
His hands and feet fell to the ground twitchingly, his head tilted, and he was completely dead.
"withdraw!"
The leader of the masked man in black was obviously a veteran in this matter. He was extremely confident in his shooting skills. He only fired the serial crossbow with one shot. He didn't even look to see if it hit the target. He turned around without hesitation and pointed at the target.
The two companions who were on guard with swords made a gesture, gave a low drink, and moved to retreat to the west corridor, but at this moment, something happened suddenly...