Yu Shiji stopped everyone outside Yang Guang's palace, the Health Palace, and said with a bitter look on his face: "We can't come to Jin Ye now. Your Majesty is asleep."
Fei Yun said urgently: "Rescuing an emergency is like putting out a fire. Can you please Mrs. Guier to find a way to wake him up?"
Yu Shiji sighed: "I told Mrs. Gui'er earlier. She said that the Holy Lord stayed up all night last night and just went to bed to rest. Who dares to harass him?"
Dugu Sheng also panicked and said, "What should we do?"
After exchanging glances with Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong said calmly: "Master Yu, try to ask Mrs. Gui'er why he stayed up all night?"
Yu Shiji understood his intention and went into the palace again.
Dugu Sheng said helplessly: "It seems that the two little brothers have to wait patiently again!"
Xu Ziling said: "Don't guard us like prisoners again."
Fei Yun asked them for help and said hurriedly: "Of course not. As long as you two don't leave the palace gate, you can do whatever you like."
Dugu Sheng was still worried, so he called one of his young men and introduced him: "This is my cousin Dugu Xiong. Let him accompany you two to go shopping!"
Xu Ziling's heart moved and he said: "A friend of ours has been summoned to the palace as a cook. We want to ask for a favor so that he can return to his hometown to reunite with his family."
Fei Yun's mind had already gone elsewhere, and he said a little impatiently, "This is a small matter, Xiaoxiong can take care of it for you." After saying this, he and Dugu Sheng parted ways and hurried away.
This Duguxiong was only two or three years older than them. He had good looks and shrewd features. He asked tentatively: "Should I get to the room first? With Lord Yu taking care of me, nothing can be done."
Kou Zhong said: "Then please ask Brother Dugu to lead the way."
Dugu Xiong led the way, and when he met Gong'e's beautiful maids, they all stared at Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. Dugu Xiong smiled with envy and said, "It seems that Brother Kou and Brother Xu are both very popular with ladies."
Kou Zhong felt proud and said with a smile: "How long has Brother Dugu been a personal guard of the Holy Emperor?"
Duguxiong replied: "Less than two months."
Xu Kou and Xu Kou were startled, thinking that in order to defeat the Yuwen Clan, the Dugu Clan had transferred all the experts in the clan to Jiangdu. Maybe after eradicating the Yuwen Clan's power, the next target would be Yang Guang.
After Dugu Xiong greeted a group of patrols, he whispered: "I heard that the two of them once defeated Yu Wen Wudi. Is this true?"
Kou Zhong thought to himself that not only Yuwen Wudi was beaten and fled, but also your Duguba was injured by Xiaoling, you kid still dares to doubt. But he responded: "It's just an exaggeration of the rumors! In fact, we can only get away with it by luck."
." Dugu Xiong said:
"This is quite remarkable."
Xu Ziling rarely saw Kou Zhong being so humble, and secretly praised him for being more mature than before.
Passing through the imperial garden in the southeast corner of the harem, the smell of cooking food reached the noses of the three of them. Dugu Xiong said: "You two, please wait for a moment. I will ask Eunuch Lu who is in charge of the house to come and ask you personally."
As long as he knows that these two people are Lord Yu, he promises to do his best to help."
After Duguxiong left, Kou Zhong said: "Chen Laomou once said: There must be underground secret passages in every palace. We'd better try to find them so that we can escape quickly when things are urgent."
Xu Ziling thought of the terrible situation when Li Mi attacked Dalongtou Mansion that day, and still fearfully asked: "How to find it?"
Kou Zhong thought: "Remember? Chen Laomou said that all tunnels have ventilation openings. The ventilation openings are easy to hide in buildings, but are easy to detect in open fields or garden materials. Ha! Of course the tunnels are for Yang Guang's own use.
.So as long as we search near the imperial garden we visited just now, we will definitely find some clues. If something happens, we can escape!"
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "I totally agree with your guess. But since Concubine Xiao may be a traitor, maybe Yu Wenhua Gu already knew the secret of the tunnel. If we break in, as long as Yu Wenhua Gu stands guard at the entrance of the tunnel and smokes a pipe , can already choke us to death."
Kou Zhong slapped his forehead, looked around in distress at the spectacular scene of numerous palaces, and lowered his voice: "You're right, we don't think we are capable of flying to the sky, and escaping to the ground may be a dead end, so the only way is to learn how to travel and find someone." It’s a damn good place to hide for a few days. This place is at least ten times bigger than Dalongtou Mansion, so it should be easier to hide, but be careful that Yu Wenwen Gu will set fire to the palace to vent his anger."
Xu Ziling said with a smile: "If the sky falls, we will be bedding. When it comes to the moment of war and chaos, Yu Wenhua will go to Yang Guang first, so we will take the opportunity to break out of the siege. Don't forget that we are already masters."
Kou Zhong laughed and said, "I almost forgot!"
A smile escaped from the corner of Xu Ziling's mouth, and the scenes of his childhood seemed to reappear at this moment. At that time, everyone was ignorant, and they could argue for days about small things, or laugh a lot for no reason. .
Kou Zhong whispered: "Here he comes."
Xu Ziling had already heard the sound of footsteps.
Dugu Xiong's steps were steady and even. Not only did he have a solid foundation in martial arts, his martial arts also followed the vigorous path of Shen Xiong.
Eunuch Lu's steps were floating, and his left leg was a little longer than his right leg, so he was heavier and lighter, and his center of gravity was unstable. Thinking of this, even Xu Ziling wondered why he could guess so many things purely based on the sound of his feet. If you make further progress, you may be able to grasp more situations.
People can pretend, but footsteps often reveal the truth.
Kou Zhong saluted from a distance and said: "Eunuch Lu, you wish me good luck. My little brother Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are here to pay their respects to Eunuch Lu."
Gonggong Lu, who was born with the head of a snake and the eyes of a rat, said with a sinister smile: "We are all our own people. You are welcome. If you have any questions, just give me your instructions."
Xu Ziling felt nauseated when he saw him, but on the surface he tried to be friendly and said with utmost respect: "How dare you give this order to your father-in-law? I just want to ask my father-in-law about a man named Feng Qiang."
Seeing that Eunuch Lu couldn't remember this gentleman, Kou Zhong interrupted: "He is a short, fat man in his forties. He used to open a stall in the east of the city and sell steamed buns. He was very famous."
Eunuch Lu sighed: "Remember, he also had a very beautiful concubine! Alas! It's a pity that she died."
The two of them yelled, "What?"
Eunuch Lu pretended to be sad and said: "This guy is a wild bull. He often argued with other people in the house and framed others. He stuffed a two-minute-long fish bone into the buns he made for the emperor to eat. I was so tired that I almost got hit with a few sticks. More than 300 people were beheaded with him, maybe even the guy who framed him was among them, ha! It's really ridiculous."
Xu Ziling turned pale, and Kou Zhong asked hurriedly, "Where is his concubine?"
Eunuch Lu sighed in a tone that saw the world's situation: "Only one of the killings by your Majesty was not carried out by the whole family. Eh! No! I seem to have heard that Feng Qiang's pretty daughter-in-law was chosen by others and escaped the disaster. But the details I don’t know!"
Dugu Xiong said: "Who knows this?"
Lu Gonggong said with a sinister smile: "Of course it is Dou Xian who is responsible for the execution."
The three of them looked at each other.
Dou Xian has become a fugitive general, how can he be asked to question him?
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It wasn't until noon that day that Yu Shiji sent someone to inform them to see Yang Guang.
Kou Zhong asked Xu Ziling to fall two steps back: "This foolish king will order to kill people whenever he is unhappy or happy. If something happens later, we will escape separately and then meet at the pagoda in the southeast corner. If necessary, jump off the top of the pagoda. You can fall into the moat outside the city wall and escape through the water."
Xu Ziling said with emotion: "This is indeed the best strategy. You kid has made a lot of progress than before."
Kou Zhong said proudly: "We are also a little lucky. We don't have to treat Xiang Boy's injuries because of that bastard Li Butong, so now we have more leverage to control Xiang Boy. Otherwise, how can we safely let him take Sister Su away."
Xu Ziling asked smoothly: "Have you ever asked where Yun Yuzhen went?"
Kou Zhong lowered his voice and said: "My guess is that because Dugu Ce is also here, she went to have a tryst with him and couldn't come back in time this morning. Of course! She never thought that we could leave Linjiang Palace."
Xu Ziling said in shock: "Then you can still be so happy?"
Kou Zhong glanced at him and said angrily: "I don't want to marry her, what's the point of being unhappy? I don't even care. Ha!"
Duguxiong coughed dryly and turned around and said: "The Holy One doesn't like people making noise. You two...hey!" Kou Zhong pretended to be surprised and said: "Of course! In addition to the Holy One's own dragon voice, ha!"
Xu Ziling whispered: "Business matters!"
The palace was in sight, and Fei Yun was waiting in front of the palace door, beckoning them to run faster.
The three of them raised their spirits and made light work of themselves, and passed by.
Fei Yun said solemnly: "As you expected, Madam Gui'er said that Your Majesty was so excited that he stayed up all night because he was pestered by Concubine Xiao to play games last night. Now that I think about it, when I reported to His Majesty yesterday, It was this bitch who deliberately teased His Majesty to kiss me so that His Majesty could not hear what I was saying."
Kou Zhong said: "Then it seems that Yuhuagu will definitely be activated tonight."
Xu Ziling asked: "Have you found Sima Dekan's army? Are they nearby?"
Fei Yun shook his head and said: "His army disappeared without a trace after leaving the city, which is really chilling. Alas! I have to be busy looking for a woman again, so what other time do I have?"
Xu Ziling changed his expression and said, "How can you do such an outrageous thing?"
Fei Yun was about to have a fit, so he suppressed his temper and said with a wry smile: "I just went to the prison to find a group of female prisoners, and prepared an explanation for the Holy Emperor when he wanted to see it on a whim. This is called looking up at the love, otherwise I will The head has long been separated from the body."
Kou Zhong said regretfully: "Your Majesty's memory may not be very bright, and he might have forgotten it a long time ago."
Fei Yun agreed: "It is true that he often forgets things, but I am afraid that when the Holy One sees you, he will remind you of this matter, and it will be bad if you ask the general!"
Xu Ziling said: "Why don't you go in? Time is of the essence!"
Fei Yun said with a bitter face: "The Holy Emperor and the concubines went to the Changsheng Pond to take a bath. They washed, played and ate. They didn't even have time to wait before entering. Okay! Please come with me."
Kou and Xu saw that Fei Yun's attitude was much more cordial. Although they knew that he was pretending, they felt better and followed him into the lobby of the palace.
It was the first time for the two of them to see such a magnificent hall. The floor was covered with thick soft carpets, and the furniture was exquisite. The paintings and decorations hanging on the walls were all priceless treasures, which were dazzling to see. Flirting.
Kou Zhong pointed and whispered in Xu Ziling's ear: "It must have been brought from Luoyang, Guanzhong."
When Dugu Xiong heard what he said, he nodded and said, "Brother Kou guessed it right!"
There was no one in the hall, and the sunlight filtered in from the west window, making it peaceful.
At the south end of the hall, there is a couch carved with dragons and inlaid with gold and silver, which is naturally Yang Guang's dragon seat.
After Duguxiong confessed, he left the hall, leaving the three of them waiting in pain.
Fei Yun was restless and waited for an hour. When the sun began to set, he saw Yu Shiji coming in a hurry to announce the good news:
"It's done! Your Majesty is getting dressed, and Mrs. Guier has persuaded His Majesty that he is willing to receive us."
The three people who stood up fell down again.
At this time, Gong'e came in and lit dozens of palace lanterns hanging around, closed the doors and windows, and lit the fires in the four corners. At this time, Yang Guang's team had just arrived.
Dozens of eunuchs, Gong'e, came in and lined up in different classes. After some busy work, they stood and waited.
Then Dugu Sheng led a large number of guards to come and guard the entrances and exits. After everything was ready, he whispered to the four of them: "Mrs. Xiao must have something wrong. Just now she was pestering the Lord to go to Linjiang Palace to watch the sunset, huh!" "
Fei Yun shouted in a low voice: "The Holy One is coming!"
The sound of drum music came from far away. After the palace supervisor opened the way, Yang Guang and his concubines passed by and arrived slowly. He, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Zhu all got on the soft sedan chair and were carried by strong men, so they didn't even have to use their legs.
Everyone knelt on the ground to welcome the holy driver of this foolish king.
When Yang Guang was half-lying on the chair, all the concubines and concubines were sitting around him, and everyone shouted long live.
Yang Guang didn't even look at Kou and Xu, he sighed and said: "I know there are many people outside who want to compete for my throne, alas!
The worst case scenario is like Empress Chen, if the country is destroyed, he can still be the Duke of Changle and continue to drink and have fun."
Everyone was astonished as to why he made such ominous remarks.
Concubine Xiao, who was on Yang Guang's right, smiled sweetly and said: "Your Majesty really loves to talk. Some people always like to exaggerate those rabble. Please don't believe it, Your Majesty."
Dugu Sheng said in a low voice: "Just now Yuan Shan came to ask for help on the orders of King Dong of Yue. He said that Li Mi led millions of people to attack the eastern capital and occupied the Luokou warehouse. Please return it as soon as possible, otherwise the eastern capital will fall."
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling suddenly understood.
Unexpectedly, Yu Shiji said proudly: "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and said that if the thieves were really that powerful, Yuan Shan would have been killed on the road, so how could he have come to Jiangdu. Therefore, I have driven this guy away on behalf of the Holy One." "
Kou Xu shook his head and sighed. There really was such an emperor and such a treacherous minister. If Yang Guang hadn't refused to face reality, how could he have believed Yu Shiji's open-eyed lies.
Yang Guang's voice came over and said: "How is the situation with thieves outside? Doctor Fei will report to me truthfully."
Fei Yun did not panic, bowed and said: "It is clear from the Holy Spirit that the number of thieves is decreasing day by day."
Yang Guang sat upright and frowned: "How much is missing?"
Fei Yun joked: "It's only one-tenth of what it was before."
Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief and said as if he remembered something: "Yuan Shan said that Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, rebelled in Taiyuan. Is this true?"
Fei Yun was startled, knelt down and said: "Nowadays, there are often people outside deliberately spreading rumors to cause trouble. We will wait until we investigate and report to the Holy One."
A cold snort came from the palace gate, and then someone shouted: "It's full of lies!"
Everyone was startled and looked towards where the sound came from. They were shocked to see Yu Wenhuaji striding in wearing military uniform, and there was another tall and handsome middle-aged man beside him.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's eyes immediately shot out with deep hatred, and at the same time they screamed that something was wrong.
Dugu Sheng, Fei Yun and Yu Shiji immediately turned pale. They had already made arrangements. If anyone like Yu Wenhuaji entered the palace, they would have to get their permission first. Only now that he came in front of them did they realize that the situation was not good. You can imagine.
Only then did the gate officer know how to sing loudly: "General Youtunwei and the young prisoner come to pay homage to the Holy One."
Neither of them looked at Fei Yun. Kou Zhong and others walked directly to the center of the palace. After performing the kowtow ceremony, they stood up and stood on the other side opposite to them.
Dugu Sheng moved in front of Yang Guang's throne, and the guards guarding both sides and behind the dragon throne became nervous.
Yang Guang still seemed unaware of the tense situation between the two sides, and asked in surprise: "Why does General Yuwen accuse Fei Qing's family of telling lies?"
Fei Yun knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me. I am loyal to your Majesty. If you tell a lie, I will be found dead in the wilderness."
A sarcastic smile appeared on Yu Wenhuaji's lips. His eyes fell on Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling for the first time. Sen Han's murderous intent flashed through him and he said lightly: "Du Fuwei used to be in Changbai, Shandong, but now he has arrived in Liyang; Li Mi used to only
There is a place called Wagang. Now we take Xingyang first and then Luokou. Li Zitong was nothing in the past, but now he gathers people in the north of Jiangdu and goes south at any time. The reason why the Holy Emperor heard nothing about it is because he was surrounded by treacherous officials and rebelled against him.
I did not report it on my behalf, but the number of thieves was actually many, but they were reduced by wanton deception. The Holy Emperor heard that there were few thieves, not many troops were sent out, and there was a huge disparity between the number of thieves.
The Lord Du Sheng was kept in the dark."
Yu Shiji also threw himself to the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, don't listen to greedy words. He is the one who wants to rebel."
Yang Guangxian was confused and said hurriedly: "You two gentlemen, get up first. I will never let you suffer unjustly."
Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji sneered disdainfully. They saw Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's hearts sinking, knowing that they had the overall situation under control.
Fei Yun and the other two still refused to get up, and cried: "Yesterday, the minister presented the account book to the Holy One, and it was exactly..." Yu Wenhuaji laughed and said: "What account book, is it this damn thing?"
He took out something from his pocket, and it turned out to be the account book.
At this time, even Yang Guang knew that the two men had bad intentions and shouted angrily: "Come here! Take them down for me."
The screams started, and I saw the guards guarding the door falling here and there, with blood splattering everywhere. A group of people rushed in, led by several big men in generals' armor. They joined Yu Wenhua and his brothers and occupied the place.
There was half of the space near the entrance of the main hall. The concubines suddenly lost their beauty and hid behind them.
Dugu Shengze and dozens of guards came out and stood in front of Yang Guang.
Fei Yun and Yu Shiji were so frightened that their tears dried up, and they crawled and rolled to hide behind Dugu Sheng.
Only Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were left standing on either side between the two sides. Fortunately, everyone's attention was now focused on Yang Guang, and no one paid attention to them.
Dugu Sheng shouted: "Sima Dekan, do you want to rebel? Why don't you put down your weapons?"
Sima Dekan, who was the first to come in, actually laughed and said: "The soldiers are longing to return. The last general just wants to invite the Holy One to return to the capital. General Dugu's words are serious."
Yang Guang stood up, pointed his halberd and shouted: "I have always treated you well, why are you here today forcing me to do something I don't want to do?"
Yu Wenhuaji snorted coldly and said: "The Holy One abandoned the ancestral temple, patrolled continuously, conducted expeditions outside, and was extremely extravagant inside. The young men were wiped out by arrows, the old and the weak filled the ravines, the four people lost their jobs, thieves sprang up, and they became full-time rapists.
Flattery is not a pretense of refusal to remonstrate. If you are willing to execute all the traitorous officials around you and return to the capital, they will still be loyal and do their best for the court."
Yang Guang changed his mind and said, "You are really rebelling. Who is the envoy?"
Yu Wenzhi pulled out his sword with a cry of "Qiang!" and shouted: "The whole world is complaining, why should anyone instigate it?"
Yang Guangda shouted: "Kill them all for me."
Kou Zhong pulled Xu Ziling, his luck flew back, and with a "bang!" he opened the window and "Nan" went outside.
At this time, the sound of killing in the palace was loud, mixed with the shouts and wails of the concubines, concubines, eunuchs and eunuchs, and the chaos was like the sky falling.
Kou and Xu were also trapped in a tight siege at the same time.