Liu Ziguang, who was invited to tea by Dongchang, actually came back unscathed. No wonder everyone was wondering. Anyone who entered Dongchang's prison would have to shed his skin even if he didn't die. Not only did this man come back intact, he seemed to
He was still full of energy and his face was glowing, which was really strange.
Peng Jingwei walked around him a few times, looked him up and down, and made sure there was no sign of a fight. She finally realized and said: "You are so powerful now. You can kill people without getting blood. How many times did you kill Dongchang and escape?"
"?" Then he turned to Peng Jingrong and said, "Sister, let's pack up and run. Now he's in big trouble. I wonder if the city gate is closed. It's still too late to run now."
Liu Ziguang smiled and gave Peng Jingrong a safe look, and shouted to everyone in the yard: "Don't worry, everyone, the man from Dongchang was sent by my friend. It's okay. Everyone can take off their armor." Then quickly.
Stepping forward, she whispered to Peng Jingrong: "Miss, come in and discuss something important in detail." The two entered the main room side by side. Peng Jingwei followed quickly but was immediately kicked out, "Children, don't listen to adults.
Talk! Watch at the door." The second lady pouted angrily and could only guard the door, not allowing anyone to come near.
After explaining briefly and concisely what happened in the morning, the eldest lady sat in the rosewood armchair and did not speak for a long time. The Longjing tea in the purple clay pot had gone cold. Liu Ziguang felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that the choice he made was wrong.
"You only get fame from horses. You are truly a heroic husband." Maybe this is the path that is most suitable for you, Peng Jinrong said slowly. People in the previous generation participated in the struggle for the throne. The prince supported by his father is now just a fool living in seclusion in Xuzhou.
King of the Qun, if he had not had the strength to protect himself, I am afraid that the iron factory would not survive today. So many heads fell to the ground, so many wealthy families were ruined, and the capital was filled with blood. It still makes the people of Nanjing still fearful. Now my sweetheart wants to participate in such cruelty.
How can people be reassured by political struggles?
However, a hero who is not willing to remain silent cannot refuse this opportunity. To become a general, a marquis, and to honor his ancestors is the dream of all warriors.
"I will convince dad to support you and the emperor, but you have to promise not to implicate our Liguo Iron Factory. The factory has too much time to take care of itself and will not allocate too many manpower to you. It can only provide weapons and money." Although I know that the risks are very high.
However, Peng Jinrong still supported her sweetheart’s decision without hesitation.
"Great, then I'll resign first and prepare something." Being able to get the support of the iron factory is like adding more power to a tiger, and Liu Ziguang is very satisfied.
Watching him leave the room, Peng Jingrong muttered softly, "Seeing the willows on the street, I regret asking my husband to seek a title. I hope you won't make me regret the decision I made today..."
The things Liu Ziguang needed to prepare were the necessary equipment to steal the palace. First of all, work clothes, which are the standard night clothes for snitches all over the world. However, pure black clothes may not have such a good stealth effect. Liu Ziguang decided to get a camouflage uniform.
He took out a tight-fitting white cotton training suit with narrow sleeves from his suitcase, and then sent Ding Libin to borrow some of the eldest lady’s painting paints, such as ocher, azure, dark green, lake blue, golden, plus
The Hui ink in the study is painted on the clothes in a miscellaneous manner, mainly white, black, cyan, and yellow. Cyan and white are the colors of most wall and floor slates in the city, yellow and red are the main colors in the palace, and black
Mixing other colors together to increase the visual blur at night, the whole piece is an urban camouflage uniform. The mask is pure black, with only two eyes exposed, and small holes dug for the nostrils and mouth.
The waist is a wide black cowhide belt with many holes pierced by Liu Ziguang for hanging tools. Flying tiger claws are a must. Without flying tiger claws, how can you look like a professional? For personal protection, choose short and exquisite sleeve arrows and daggers.
, the sleeve arrow is hidden in the sleeve, controlled by the drawstring under the wrist, clasp the wrist, and hit wherever you point, the arrow is quenched with poison, and the throat is sealed when the blood is seen; the short knife is carried in the pocket, the knife is one foot long, forged from fine steel, and the blade is extremely durable.
It is thin and has a serrated back, which can be used to dislodge door bolts or break fences and iron locks.
The incense is a prop for the flower-picking thieves, so you don’t need to equip it for the time being. You don’t need to bring the pebbles to ask for directions or the meat bones to bribe the wolf dogs. The palace is not a country rich man’s house, these things are basically useless. The pepper that numbs the dog’s nose is useless.
The surface is still needed. The shoes are thin-soled fast boots, which make no sound when walking, and the soles have a lot of thick lines, forming uneven patterns. The grip and anti-slip ability have been greatly improved. The hands are wearing half leather gloves.
, Liu Ziguang was a snitch for the first time and had little experience. He prepared these things based on his imagination and waited for the emperor's information.
After lunch, the information came. A man ran to the Lianfeng with a sword and said he would come to repair the scabbard. He entered the shop and asked to see Liu Ziguang by name. It turned out that the rice paper with the palace map was folded and hidden.
Inside the scabbard, after sending the man away, Liu Ziguang spread out the rice paper on a table and studied it carefully.
The imperial city is located in the southeast of Nanjing, and the palace city is included in the imperial city. In front of the Meridian Gate of the palace city, there are the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Sheji Altar on the left and right; on both sides of the imperial road in front of the Chengtian Gate of the imperial city, on the left is the Zongren Mansion, and the officials.
The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Hanlin Academy, and the Taiyuan Hospital; on the right are the Fifth Military Governor's Office and the General Affairs Department, Jinyiwei, Taichang Temple, Qintianjian, etc.
The layout of the palace is somewhat similar to the Forbidden City in Beijing that Liu Ziguang visited. It is divided into two parts: the front and the back. In the front are Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall, which are distributed on a huge I-shaped platform. Behind them are Qian.
The Qing Gate is the harem, which is divided into Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace and Six East and West Palaces.
Liu Ziguang's goal was the Kunning Palace in the West Palace, which was the residence of the Queen Mother. The nearest way to the harem was Bei'anmen in the imperial city. There were military camps everywhere in the area, and the Jinwu Guards, the Fujun Left Guards, and the Yulin Left Guards were stationed;
If it is not safe enough, you can either enter the imperial city through Xi'an Gate in the west, and then enter the palace city through Xihua Gate. On both sides of this road are the inner palace treasury and the inner palace prisons. Yes, just take the west gate. Not only is it less dangerous, but it is also safe.
Touch something valuable by the way.
The royal palace guards are responsible for the security work of the imperial palace. The Jinyiwei are responsible for the front palace, and the internal guards are responsible for the security of the harem. The so-called internal guards are a group of armed eunuchs. Although they are eunuchs, they are actually direct descendants of the Queen Mother. Their sentries
The posts, patrol routes, and shift changing times are all explained in detail at the bottom of the drawing. It seems that Zhu Youxiao's intelligence collection work did not last for a day or two.
They had been studying maps and practicing house climbing all afternoon. The two ladies were taken shopping by Xu Xiyuan. No one disturbed them. Liu Ziguang walked back and forth on the roof of the Lianfeng for a few times, getting familiar with the road and memorizing the map.
Heart, just wait until dark to take action.
In the evening, it started to rain lightly. It was such a beautiful day. The rain not only reduced the number of people doing outdoor activities, but also concealed the traces.
After Haishi, the sky was already dark and the light rain continued to fall. Liu Ziguang put on his camouflage clothes, put on his thin-soled non-slip fast boots, put on all his equipment, sneaked out of the room quietly, ran up to the roof, followed the ridge to the wall, and then
The neighbor's fence marched towards the palace silently.
Ancient buildings are generally not as difficult to climb as modern high-rise buildings, and the buildings in the capital are relatively dense. For a Qinggong master like Liu Ziguang, it is like walking on flat ground. There are no traces of pedestrians on the streets on rainy nights, and there are no lights in every house. Occasionally,
You can hear the sound of the watchman banging his clapper as he passes by, and the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who are in charge of night patrol are too lazy to go out to patrol.
Soon we arrived at the root of the imperial city. The western city wall was guarded by the right guard of the imperial army.
The bricks are easy to climb. Liu Ziguang climbed up without using the flying tiger claws. A large section of the city wall was deserted. No wonder the soldiers relaxed their vigilance. In such a world and such weather, who would not open their eyes to commit crimes in the imperial city?
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Unfortunately, there are not only daring thieves, but also more than one. Liu Ziguang, who had just slipped down the city wall, noticed a strange shadow in front of him. He moved quickly and agilely, as if he knew the way, and quickly wandered on the walls of the inner palace.
Meeting a colleague, Liu Ziguang followed the snitch in front of him. Maybe this colleague could show him a shortcut. Judging from his appearance, he entered and exited the palace as casually and naturally as if he were visiting the second aunt's house in the neighborhood.
Xihua Gate is the west gate of the palace city. The city wall here is not as good as the outside. It is painted vermilion and is tall and smooth. It is difficult for even a master of Qinggong to jump up. Liu Ziguang stopped to see how his colleagues were entering the city. He saw the snitch looking for him.
He found a piece of wall with slightly peeling red paint and jumped straight up. His hands seemed to have suction cups. He went up in three clicks and disappeared silently into the high wall.
What a master. Liu Ziguang praised him and ran up. He kicked a few times on the city wall and jumped hard. He seemed to have escaped gravity and jumped onto the city wall. The turrets were brightly lit and no one noticed the palace.
Two snitches have already arrived.
There are many palaces, dense pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, thousands of households and thousands of doors, resplendent and magnificent. This is the impression that the Ming Dynasty palace gave Liu Ziguang. Different from the Forbidden City in Beijing that was reduced to a museum, this is a living palace with life inside.
Countless concubines, maids, eunuchs, every palace, every corner, there may have been palace stories of joys and sorrows, love and hatred.
The target is Kunning Palace. It is said that there are many rare treasures and ancient calligraphy and paintings hidden in it. Gold is valuable and jade is priceless. Jade made into handicrafts is even more priceless. Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy and Wu Daozi’s paintings are even more priceless.