Luo Junyao and the other three people were on the roof opposite the courtyard and were not affected by the sudden explosion. However, after all, the straight-line distance was only about ten feet, and they were still shaken by the consecutive loud noises that made their ears ring.
Luo Junyao only had time to think: Fortunately, the power of explosives in this era is not very strong, otherwise I would have to deal with it here tonight. At the same time, he stretched out his hand to pull back Qin Yao'er who was so frightened that he almost fell out.
Qin Yaoer patted her heart in shock and said, "Princess, what is going on?!"
Luo Junyao had already come to his senses, pressed his ears and said calmly: "It exploded, and there was black powder and kerosene buried in it."
Duiying's face was also unusually ugly. If he hadn't come out earlier, but was lost in his mind like the people inside because of the gold and silver jewelry, I'm afraid now...
"Princess, please leave here first? It's too dangerous here." Duiying said. Who knows if there will be another explosion here?
Luo Junyao frowned and said, "Don't worry, that treasure house should not explode again now."
Black powder is not stable. After such a round, what should have exploded has long been exploded. It is unlikely that there will be a second explosion inside. However, they probably can't get in now. Looking at the thick smoke in the backyard opposite
The smoke and the looming firelight in the thick smoke may have already ignited the entire treasure house.
In the night, there was chaos.
There were wailing sounds, angry curses, and the sounds of fighting.
Perhaps the sudden explosion finally woke up some people's minds, or perhaps it was because the fire inside was too great and it was impossible to do anything. Finally, some people began to retreat from the courtyard.
"They are leaving!" Qin Yao'er said.
Luo Junyao also stood up, "If you don't retreat now, what are you waiting for? Let's go find Ling Lan and Prince Wei. This matter is not that simple."
Wei Changting was also startled by the suddenness, and his expression became grim.
Seeing people starting to run out of the yard in the distance, Wei Changting snorted and signaled the people on one side to send a signal in the distance, "Capture all those who run out! If there is resistance, shoot without mercy!"
"Yes, sir." A man in black standing at the window on the other side decisively moved his flag and issued an order to the Dingguo Army soldiers stationed in the darkness.
After a while, several fireworks of different colors rose from several directions, which was obviously the Dingguo Army general's reply to the order.
After Wei Changting said this, he waved his sleeves and turned around and hurried downstairs. Ling Lan, who had been sent by Luo Junyao before, also quickly followed, leaving the Imperial City Fuyin with a blank look on his face looking at the backs of the two people as they went downstairs.
He wanted to speak but stopped.
After a long while, he sighed helplessly: "What's going on this late at night."
Why did the beautiful imperial city suddenly fall into chaos? He could imagine the ministers impeaching him in the morning tomorrow.
Wei Changting went downstairs, walked out of the door and looked at the man in black who came up to him, and asked: "Still there is no whereabouts of Qu Fang?"
The man in black shook his head, "Hui Shizi, no."
Wei Changting frowned. Is it just for fun that Luan Yisi made such a big noise so close to the palace?
Bai Jingrong was obviously also involved, but the two most important and dangerous people around Bai Jingrong suddenly disappeared, which made Wei Changting have to be vigilant.
"Your Highness is still fighting with others?" Wei Changting asked with a frown.
The man in black felt helpless and said: "In addition to Yu Chen and Qu Tiange, the prince has at least a dozen first-rate masters."
Wei Changting couldn't help but want to roll his eyes, "Now that the city is in such chaos, he is still in the mood to fight with others? What do you think!"
The man in black sighed: "Even if the prince doesn't want to, it's useless. Ordinary soldiers can't deal with so many masters at once. If they disperse or hide in the dark, it will only be more dangerous." It doesn't look like this in the city.
The vast countryside, and even the densely forested mountains. Once those top masters get involved, it is not easy to catch them. Not to mention, once these people wander around, what impact will they have on ordinary people.
Wei Changting only felt a headache, but he also knew that Xie Yan could not be relied on now. He sighed and said: "Forget it, let me think about it. There is the Luo family in the west of the city, General Yu is in the palace, and the Dingguo army here can also control it."
, except for those who want to fish in troubled waters, there seems to be no big deal. So... what is Luanyi Si doing this? "
The imperial city was in chaos tonight, but so what?
While Wei Changting was lowering his head and thinking hard, Luo Junyao and three others walked quickly from the other end of the street.
Before Wei Changting could speak, Luo Junyao grabbed Wei Changting and asked, "Is Yu Mingqiu the only one in the palace?"
Wei Changting was stunned and said: "What?"
Luo Junyao said anxiously: "The people from Luanyi Division are in the palace!"
"What?" Prince Wei was also shocked by the news for a moment, and asked, "How is this possible? Yu Mingqiu brought the Dingguo army guards into the palace to guard it."
Luo Junyao stamped his feet anxiously, "They didn't break into the palace, they were already in the palace!"
After hearing this, Wei Changting's face turned pale for a moment, "How did the princess know?"
There was a burst of neat footsteps at the end of the street. Wei Changting looked up and saw Luo Jinyan walking quickly in uniform, followed by the Xuanjia Army soldiers behind him.
Before anyone could get closer, she heard Luo Jinyan say in a deep voice: "I told her."
"Master Luo?" Wei Changting said.
Luo Jinyan's brows, which used to look a bit gentle in the past, were now filled with evil spirit and sharpness. Luo Jinyan nodded slightly and said, "I just got the news that the center of Luanyi Division is in the palace."
Wei Changting did not ask where this news came from. These can be discussed later. The most important thing at the moment is indeed the situation in the palace.
"Is the news about Mr. Luo true?" Wei Changting asked.
Luo Jinyan nodded, "I'm at least eight percent sure." After saying that, he took out a token from his sleeve. Wei Changtingyi recognized it at a glance as a badge for entering and exiting the harem.
Even if the Luo family has a high position, it is impossible for the Luo family, as a foreign minister, to have such a badge that allows them to enter and exit the palace at any time. Xie Yan does, but with his status, just standing there is a natural pass.
No one would check his badge, and besides, it wasn't Xie Yan's badge at all.
Luo Jinyan said: "This was seized from Mingyin Pavilion."
"Mingyin Pavilion?"
Luo Junyao said: "The eldest brother led people to raid the Mingyin Pavilion, and Xue Ya and the owner of Mingyin Pavilion ran away with their people."
Luo Junyao was also a little surprised to meet Luo Jinyan in Nanshi, who was supposed to be in the west of the city, but Luo Jinyan's solemn and solemn look prevented them from communicating more, and they just briefly talked about what happened.
Not long after the commotion broke out on the Nanshi side, Mingyin Pavilion began to cause trouble as expected. Luo Jinyan did not want to do anything to ease the situation and directly ordered an attack on Mingyin Pavilion.
It didn't take much time to capture the Mingyin Pavilion. Although the Mingyin Pavilion looked huge at first, as if it was about to rush out to the west of the city, its real strength was far from what they showed.
It took almost no time for the Wuwei Army to invade the Mingyin Pavilion. At that time, the upper floors of the Mingyin Pavilion, such as Ru Xueya and others, had already disappeared. Luo Jinyan immediately understood that they had been tricked into an empty city.
But the other party probably didn't expect that Luo Jinyan didn't want to accompany him in the opera at all, so he directly ordered the attack.
Luan Yisi's real focus tonight was not on Mingyin Pavilion at all. Luo Jinyan understood the key to the matter when he discovered that there was a waist badge in Mingyin Pavilion that prohibited entry and exit from the palace.
This kind of badge for entering and exiting the palace is not correct, and the management is extremely strict. Even the stewards in the palace must apply for it before leaving the palace, and must return it immediately after returning to the palace. But this kind of token is not the only one in Mingyin Pavilion.
cards, and they are all real.
These people set fires everywhere tonight and caused chaos in the entire imperial city, all in order to cover up what they were really going to do. As for the two passages connecting the underground palace to the outside of the city, the underground palace has existed for so many years, and the people who were sent into the city were probably behind them.
I noticed that Mingyin Pavilion had entered the city before.
Wei Changting took a deep breath, and without saying a word, he took out a signal firework from his sleeve and shot it into the sky.
As a sharp sound was heard in the night sky, fireworks exploded in the sky to form a huge red character.
Wei Changting said in a deep voice: "Pass on my military order. The soldiers and horses near Liushang Pavilion still acted according to the order. The secret battalion belonged to them and rushed to the palace immediately. The personal guards in the city divided their routes and went to the eight gates of the palace. Pass the message to General Gu and let him
He pays attention outside the city!"
"Yes! General!" Several yes voices came from the darkness, and someone quickly left in the night.
Wei Changting looked at Luo Jinyan and Luo Junyao, "Mr. Luo, over there in the west of the city..."
Luo Jinyan said: "The west of the city is safe. Prince Wei, please rest assured. General Gu Jue has already led his people out of the city."
Wei Changting raised his eyebrows slightly, "Master Luo is here, and Gu Jue is not in the west of the city..."
Luo Jinyan said calmly: "The Wuwei Army has the situation under control, and General Xu of the Wuwei Army is still in charge. If there is still trouble, those people in the west of the city will not have to live."
Wei Changting nodded, "Young Master Luo said this, so I can rest assured. Now..."
Everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction of the palace. Because of the loud noises just now, the entire imperial city had been awakened. However, the direction of the palace was still as quiet as ever. They could only see the towering jade dew in the night in the distance.
The stage is still standing in the night.
At this time, the palace was not as quiet as outsiders thought. Empress Dowager Zhu was suddenly awakened by several loud noises in the middle of the night. Before she could figure out anything, she found that the palace had changed inexplicably.
Empress Dowager Zhu looked in shock as the handsome young man in white who was sitting elegantly in the hall was pushed over unceremoniously.
Queen Mother Zhu staggered and fell to the ground. She raised her head and said angrily: "You are so brave! Don't you want to live anymore?!"
The person who pushed her just now was no one else, but the chamberlain and maid she trusted most.
The young man in white clothes sitting on the main seat laughed and said: "I'm really sorry for waking up the Queen Mother so late at night." Queen Mother Zhu could naturally hear that there was no apology in his words.
She finally woke up completely and glanced at the entire hall.
There were not many people in the main hall. Among them were a few palace servants who used to serve her, but at this time, their faces were not as respectful and cautious as before. They just stood aside with their heads lowered and expressionless, as if they did not see her at this time.
of embarrassment.
There were also several people who were obviously strangers. These people were standing closest to the young man in white, looking at her with very cold eyes, as if she was not the queen mother of a country, but just an ordinary civilian woman.
There were two men and women sitting and standing next to them. The man was sitting in a chair with his head down and his eyes closed, concentrating. Queen Mother Zhu could not see his expression. But the woman looked at the man with a worried look on her face and paid no attention to Queen Mother Zhu's intentions.
"You...who are you?" Empress Dowager Zhu finally became a little scared.
The young man in white smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Queen Mother. We are on Xiaxueya. We are here to help you."
Queen Mother Zhu was stunned for a moment, vaguely feeling that the name Xueya sounded familiar.
After thinking for a moment, she remembered where she had heard this name. A few days ago, people around her told her about the Ruan family as a joke, and she did just take it as a joke and let it go.
"You...are you the eldest son of the Ruan family? Did Prime Minister Ruan ask you to come?" Queen Mother Zhu said.
Xue Ya smiled and said: "The Queen Mother can think so." After that, he winked at the person next to him and said, "Help the Queen Mother get up."
Normally, Empress Dowager Zhu would have been furious, but now she also knows that situations are stronger than people.
Being helped up without gentleness, Empress Dowager Zhu calmed down, looked at Xue Ya and said: "How did you get in? What do you want to do?" Xue Ya said with a smile: "I told you, we are here to help you.
of."
Empress Dowager Zhu snorted softly and said: "I am the empress dowager of a country. I don't need your help for anything."
Xue Ya raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Really? The Queen Mother...is the Queen Mother living a comfortable life? How much power does the Queen Mother have? I am afraid that in a few years, even Your Majesty will not take the Queen Mother seriously.
Are you in?"
Empress Dowager Zhu was silent, but her face looked a little ugly.
Xue Ya smiled and said: "The Queen Mother doesn't have to hide it. I'm afraid no one knows better than me what kind of life you are living in the palace. That's why I said... we are here to help you."
Empress Dowager Zhu looked at the maid who was standing aside respectfully. She had no doubts about Xue Ya's words at this time. Because she was once the most useful confidant, and the respect at this time was indeed given to others.
"Who are you?!" Empress Dowager Zhu said through gritted teeth.
Xue Ya smiled and said: "Xue Ya is in charge of Dongling Luanyi Department."
As the daughter of an aristocratic family, Empress Dowager Zhu naturally knew the name Luanyisi. But the Luanyisi she knew was just a government office in the Dongling Dynasty, and no one had told her about the achievements of that year and the name of Luanyisi.
Those things, but she understood what the word aventurine represented.
"Do you want to restore the country?" The Queen Mother's eyes instantly became more alert. The reason why she is the Queen Mother is because her son is the emperor. If these people want to overthrow Dasheng and recover Dongling, then they cannot be called it in any case.
Helped her.
Xue Ya shook his head and said with a smile: "It has been decades since Dongling was subjugated. The descendants of the Dongling royal family are helpless and have fallen into ruin. Why do we need outsiders like us to come and restore the country?"
"Then what do you want to do?" Queen Mother Zhu asked.
Xue Ya said: "Help the Queen Mother get rid of Xie Yan's control and let the Queen Mother become the real Queen Mother. Now that Your Majesty is young and the Queen Mother is critically ill, Xie Yan is just the cousin of the late Emperor, not even your Majesty's uncle, but he is delusional
Isn't it ridiculous to coerce Your Majesty to order Heaven? I can help the Queen Mother and listen to the government behind the curtain."
"Why should I trust you?"
Xue Ya smiled and said, "I'm already sitting here, right?"
Empress Dowager Zhu was shocked. The palace was heavily guarded, but these people were able to sneak into the palace quietly. There were also those palace residents who had obviously defected. How many such people were there in the palace?
A sense of fear arose in the heart of Queen Mother Zhu. She looked at the handsome young man sitting in the palace and asked, "What... did you do to Zhifei?"
Xue Ya seemed to have heard something funny and chuckled: "Zhi Fei? The Queen Mother is talking about the Regent Xie Yan? It's hard to say whether he... can survive tonight."
