On the seventh day of August, there is only the last day left before Fengchan.
Tomorrow morning, His Majesty Emperor Chen Hongde will ascend the Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods and proclaim the orthodoxy to the world.
At that time, the world's orthodoxy will completely belong to Da Chen, whether in name or in reality. Of course, it can also be said that it is truly deserved.
At this time, Shen Yi and Li Mu were also living in the palace. Because they were expected to get up at five o'clock the next day to go hiking, Shen Yi finished handling the important matters at hand early and returned to his room to prepare for rest.
Mr. Shen always sleeps very well and usually falls asleep quickly after lying down.
Of course, the reason why I sleep well is probably because there is really no night entertainment in this era, let alone electronic products. If I don’t sleep at night, there is nothing else to do.
Soon, Shen Yi fell into sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he was woken up by someone.
Opening his eyes vaguely, Jiang Sheng was already standing beside his bed, speaking in an impatient tone: "Young Master, Young Master!"
He was even shaking Shen Yi's body!
This has almost never happened, because Mr. Shen has worked hard in the past few years, and his status has risen. On weekdays, in the Chinese army tent, even if there is an emergency military situation ahead, the most Jiang Sheng can do is to use his voice to call Shen Yi to get up. , instead of taking action.
Shen Yi was only dazed for a breath or two before he quickly woke up. He looked up at Jiang Sheng, rubbed his eyes, and then his heartbeat began to speed up.
He knew in his heart that something must have happened, and it was something serious.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Yi's voice was hoarse.
Jiang Sheng swallowed hard and pointed outside.
Only then did Shen Yi realize that there was already a commotion outside.
Jiang Sheng looked at Shen Yi, his voice already trembling: "Master, there is something in the palace..."
"There are... assassins..."
Shen Yi sat up suddenly, looked at Jiang Sheng, and frowned: "Be more specific, what's going on?"
"An assassin broke into His Majesty's room!"
Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth and said: "You have escaped now, and the internal guards are searching everywhere in the palace!"
Shen Yi had already gotten up from the bed. While putting on his clothes, he walked out and said loudly: "Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhen!"
Zhu Zhen quickly trotted over, lowered his head and said: "Master Hou!"
Shen Yi looked up at him and said, "You order my guards to surround the palace and no one is allowed to leave..."
At this point, Shen Yi's voice stopped suddenly, and then he shook his head and said: "Forget it, you go find the people in the inner guard and tell them that my guard camp can be temporarily under their control!"
The security of the palace is not the responsibility of Lord Shen but the internal guards. The situation is unclear now. If Shen Yi's people surrounded the palace, it will be unclear when the time comes. The most important thing now is to confirm that the emperor has not matter.
In order to remove himself, Shen Yi could only hand over his guard camp to the inner guards instead of letting the people from the guard camp surround the inner guards.
Zhu Zhen lowered his head first, and then said: "Master Marquis, no one can get out of this palace now."
Shen Yi frowned and said, "I will go see His Majesty first to make sure that His Majesty is fine. You go find the people in the inner guard and communicate with them."
"Report to me anytime if you have any situation!"
Zhu Zhen bowed his head deeply: "Yes!"
As soon as Zhu Zhen left, two eunuchs trotted over. Before they got close, they lowered their heads and saluted Shen Yi: "Master Marquis, your Majesty, please come over immediately."
Master Shen looked at the two eunuchs. Because the matter was urgent, he didn't think much about it, so he nodded and said, "Just lead the way."
The place where Shen Yi lived was separated by two courtyards from where the emperor lived. The distance was not very close, but it was not too far either.
Two eunuchs led the way. They walked in small steps, walking very fast. Soon they reached a corner. The two eunuchs turned the corner before Shen Yi and disappeared from the sight of Lord Shen.
Shen Yi was thinking about something at the moment. When he walked around the corner, two daggers shining coldly under the moonlit night were already piercing his heart!
At this time, any scholar in the Chen court who was in Shen Yi's position would definitely be stabbed to the core, and there would be absolutely no room for survival!
Fortunately, Shen Yi is no longer a scholar.
After ten years in the military, he also practiced some kung fu with the people below, and he visited the front line many times, which made his reaction speed extremely fast.
Although he was thinking about something, Shen Yi was caught off guard and reacted better. He turned sideways suddenly and avoided one of the long daggers, but he couldn't avoid the other dagger. Fortunately, he passed it sideways. body, the dagger stabbed firmly into his right shoulder.
Mr. Shen screamed in pain, and almost subconsciously, he raised his foot and kicked the assassin who had stabbed him away.
To Shen Yi's expectation, the assassin who stabbed him didn't seem to be very skilled. He was kicked to the ground like this.
Even the dagger he was holding in his hand fell away and remained on Shen Yi's arm.
Another eunuch looked at Shen Yi fiercely, then raised his sword and pounced at him again. Shen Yi's eyes were cold and he easily avoided this attack.
At this time, because of the sound of fighting, the inner guards who were patrolling the palace had already surrounded him.
When some of the internal guards saw Shen Yi being injured, their expressions changed greatly. They exclaimed and surrounded him, protecting Shen Yi behind them.
Several other internal guards captured the two eunuchs easily.
One of the guards easily tore off Shen Yi's clothes with both hands, looked at Shen Yi's wounds by the light of the torch, then breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head to Shen Yi and said: "Master Hou, it's lucky that the poison is not quenched, please bear with me." If you bear with me, I will help you pull out the dagger."
He was very skillful in his technique. He first wrapped Shen Yi's arm with the torn off sleeve to prevent excessive bleeding, then quickly pulled out the dagger and threw it aside, and began to bandage Shen Yi's wound.
Master Shen did not speak during the whole process. When he saw the dagger falling to the ground, he squinted his eyes and said softly: "Pick up the dagger, wrap it up, and send it to me."
The guard was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head: "Yes."
He waved his hand, and the inner guard wrapped the dagger in oil paper.
At this time, Zhu Zhen and other Shen Yi's followers had also arrived after hearing the news. Seeing that Shen Yi was injured, Zhu Zhen's blood immediately surged, and his face suddenly turned red. He strode forward and knelt down in front of Shen Yi. , and then slapped his face hard.
Just once, blood started to ooze out of my nose.
"I'm such a stupid pig! I shouldn't leave the Marquis in the next step!"
Shen Yi took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
Not far away, Lu Sheng, the commander of the inner guards, rushed over. He first asked about the situation, then walked up to Shen Yi, bowed and saluted, and looked very ugly: "Master Hou, these two people have poison sacs in their mouths. They have already I died."
Mr. Shen took a deep breath and said, "This is not strange."
"The weird thing is…"
Shen Yi looked at the dagger wrapped in oil paper, somewhat lost in thought.
But soon, he reacted and asked: "Is your Majesty okay?"
Lu Sheng looked hesitant and said nothing.
Shen Yi was silent for a while and then said, "Can Marshal Lu take me to see His Majesty?"
Lu Sheng lowered his head: "Of course you can, Mr. Marquis please."
Shen Yi looked at Zhu Zhen who wanted to follow him, shook his head slightly, and then followed Lu Sheng to the residence of His Majesty the Emperor.
In the emperor's room, His Majesty the Emperor's left shoulder has been wrapped with white cloth, and the blood has come out, faintly red.
His Majesty the Emperor looked up at Shen Yi's arm and said with a wry smile: "It seems that it's not just for me."
Shen Yi bowed and saluted, and took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, the internal guards are tightly guarded. How could an assassin sneak into the palace?"
"He didn't sneak in."
The emperor leaned on the soft couch and laughed at himself: "It's the eunuch I brought out. He is the eunuch who grew up in Jiankang Imperial City."
Shen Yi frowned and said nothing.
His Majesty the Emperor turned his head and looked at Sun Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, shaking like chaff, and then said slowly: "The eunuchs brought out this time are all eunuchs that I recognize and can call by their names. I don't even know about this. Among the more than thirty eunuchs, there are actually so many people from Northern Qi..."
Sun Jin knelt down and kowtowed, as if he was pounding garlic.
"My slaves will die forever, my slaves will die forever."
Emperor Hong De looked up at Shen Yi and said helplessly: "Shen Qing, I won't do such a thing."
Shen Yi bowed his head and saluted.
"I understand..."
"Qi Ren's intentions are sinister and outrageous."