Watching the sun set in the west, golden clouds filled the sky.
The four girls, Xiaoye, Xiaoxue, Xiaocao and Xiaojin, who had been bored at home for more than ten days, put on beautiful dresses and came to the bustling street, ready to enjoy the bustling city of Kyoto tonight.
Suddenly, Xiaojin touched Xiaoye's shoulder and signaled to her:
"Sister Xiaoye, you look weird at that person. He keeps staring at you."
"Well, people on the street are staring at us!"
Xiaoye didn't look back. Every time the four of them went shopping, many people looked at them.
After all, the four of them are all beautiful women with fair skin and long legs. When walking on the street, they will naturally attract a lot of heads.
"No, Sister Xiaoye."
Xiaojin took Xiaoye's arm and explained:
"The way I looked at that person, it seemed like he knew you."
"Know me?"
When Xiaoye heard this, he quickly turned around and saw an old man with a goatee staring at him with a shy and nervous look.
Judging from this uncle's reaction, it seems that he... really... should know himself.
I remembered that my master Su Mingzhe once told me that when he rescued me, I lost part of my memory.
Xiaoye suddenly became interested in this uncle.
As a straight daughter of science and engineering, Xiaoye could do whatever she wanted. She pulled Xiaojin and the three of them and walked back to the old man with the goatee:
"Uncle, do we know each other?"
"Uncle?"
When Fan Jian heard Xiaoye calling him, his expression froze and he subconsciously touched his chin beard.
Well, more than twenty years have passed since we first met in Danzhou.
I have a big beard myself.
He is indeed an uncle.
Fortunately, as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, Fan Jian had strong self-control. His face flashed with embarrassment. After regaining his composure, he looked into the girl's pure and bright eyes and tried his best to show a kinder expression:
"Little girl, you look very much like an old friend of mine."
"Old friend? What's your old friend's name?"
Xiao Ye and Xiao Jin looked at each other, and the girl guessed right. This uncle might really know her.
Fan Jian hesitated for a moment, and finally said the name that had been hidden in his heart for more than ten years:
"Her surname is Ye, and her name is Ye Qingmei."
"Ye Qingmei?"
Xiaoye's originally pure and innocent eyes suddenly gave off a strange look:
"Isn't this name the same as the new name I plan to give myself? Do I have this name in this world?"
Just when Xiaoye was about to question Fan Jian in detail, a black-armored warrior suddenly ran up from a distance and raised his hand towards Fan Jian:
"Master Fan, my dean has something urgent to call upon."
"This old dog really knows how to find the right time! If you don't give him a legitimate reason, I will dismantle his wheelchair!"
Fan Jian reluctantly said goodbye to Xiaoye and followed the black knight towards the Procuratorate.
When Fan Jian arrived at the Procuratorate, his heart was trembling.
I saw Chen Pingping and the Eighth Division of the Procuratorate hosting the event, and they were all here.
Is the sky going to fall?
"You're here, please sit down first."
Chen Pingping was not originally going to tell Fan Jian what happened today, but after hearing the report from her subordinates that Fan Jian had met 'her', she became anxious and sent someone to invite Fan Jian.
"What happened?"
Fan Jian's character is relatively calm in front of outsiders, but when talking to Chen Pingping, he seems a bit irritable. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't help but ask his own questions:
"What makes you so anxious to find me?"
"King Pingnan is going to rebel today."
Chen Pingping's faint words made Fan Jian burst into laughter:
"Why should he?"
Yes, why did Li Chengze rebel?
Everyone present wanted to sneer and question:
"A prince born as a commoner has done little to the country, so why should he rebel?"
On this day, countless people are surprised by this question.
When Liu Guogong, Lin Ruofu, Ye Zhong, Qin Ye and other important ministers received the news, their faces were solemn, and they walked into Weiyang Palace hand in hand and asked for an audience.
But Su Mingzhe was in the Tai Chi Palace at this time, holding Xue Ying and Tao Qing on his left and right, enjoying the cleanup work done by several beautiful palace ladies.
Eunuch Hou, who was standing outside the door, heard that there was no movement in the bed curtains, then quietly came in and reported:
"Your Majesty, Duke Liu, Prime Minister Lin, Commander Ye Zhong, and General Qin are all waiting in front of Weiyang Palace for a long time."
"Well, let them wait."
Su Mingzhe replied lazily, saying that he wanted to lie in the gentle land for a while longer.
"Your Majesty, state affairs are important. It's better to get up and deal with state affairs."
Xue Ying and Tao Qing looked at each other and started to persuade each other.
Although the two women are young and do not know much about the affairs of the country, they are the daughters of officials. Knowing that today the news spread that the emperor did not deal with state affairs because the two women were sleeping with him, outsiders would not necessarily say that the emperor was "promoting prostitution in daylight".
"Desolate and innocent", but he will definitely say that his two girls are reincarnations of vixens.
In that case, the two women, and even the family of the two women, may suffer disaster.
Therefore, for the safety of themselves and their families, the two women must also play a role in admonition.
Su Mingzhe listened to the two women's advice and saw their frightened expressions, so he had no choice but to get up.
Eunuch Hou next to him had already ordered people to prepare clothes.
Not long after, Su Mingzhe arrived at Weiyang Palace and saw four important ministers of the country who had been waiting for a long time.
"I respectfully send you your holy greetings."
"Sacred peace."
After the ceremony was over, Su Mingzhe sat on the dragon chair and then gave seats to the four important ministers.
On weekdays, all civil and military officials are headed by Lin Ruofu.
But today, Lin Ruofu, Qin Ye, and Ye Zhong all focused their attention on Liu Guogong.
This is also because the Duke of Liu has the highest position, second only to the four princes in the court.
In terms of rank, the other three must take him as the leader.
At this time, Liu Guogong did not want to be polite and said bluntly:
"Your Majesty, I heard that King Pingnan secretly mobilized troops and horses, which seems to be an act of rebellion. Please order a thorough investigation!"
"Oh? Is there any solid evidence for this matter?"
Su Mingzhe looked at these four people and felt a little uncomfortable.
These four people wanted to tear down the stage before Li Chengze provoked a rebellion.
This is not possible.
If Li Chengze doesn't rebel, where can he kill chickens to scare monkeys and establish his authority?
"I have a secret report from the East City Guards!"
Liu Guogong replied. Looking at Su Mingzhe's calm face, his heart skipped a beat. He seemed to have guessed something. He quickly turned around quietly and made eye contact with the other three people.
Qin Ye and Ye Zhong both looked thoughtful.
Lin Ruofu then pretended to look at his nose with his eyes, his mind with his nose, and his mind at ease, and said no more words.
Everyone is smart.
Seeing that the emperor Su Mingzhe was not in a hurry at all, he had clearly received the news a long time ago.
Maybe the pocket traps are all set.
Liu Guogong sighed softly in his heart:
"This second prince is really stupid. He is living a good life. Why can't he think about it and go to a dead end?"
The sun sets quickly.
The round bright moon rises from the east, and its rays of light fall on the earth, like a layer of frost, which makes people feel chilly when they look at it.
Su Mingzhe invited Liu Guogong and the four of them to have a dinner, and then they went to Duanmen Tower together.
Duanmen is the outer door of Meridian Gate.
Standing outside the palace, the first gate you see is Duanmen.
After everyone stood on the city tower, the people under the city wall naturally saw the new emperor Su Mingzhe.
After everyone shouted long live, Su Mingzhe ordered someone to bring a huge prayer lamp, holding a torch in his hand, and prepared to light it.
"Your Majesty, if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, be careful of hidden arrows."
Several people standing around Su Mingzhe actually wanted to dissuade Su Mingzhe from holding the torch himself.
If the rebels had sharp archers, Su Mingzhe's position would be exposed if he held a torch.
"It doesn't matter, I am the destined emperor, how can I be hurt by a hidden arrow!"
Su Mingzhe laughed, took the torch, and was about to light the prayer lamp.
At this moment, a whooshing sound broke through the air and flew rapidly from a distance.
"Your Majesty, there is a hidden arrow!"
Eunuch Hou, who was standing aside, screamed in surprise, and his ninth-level strength exploded instantly, taking one step ahead of everyone and blocking Su Mingzhe.
The ministers reacted at this time and wanted to pull Su Mingzhe to hide in the nearby tower.
Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe just smiled coldly and stood motionless.
Everyone saw the arrow flying like lightning. At this moment, the black leather armored warrior holding the prayer lamp in his hand drew out his sword and slashed forward.
Everyone heard the sound of "open", and the arrow fell to the ground.
"You are indeed confident!"
Among the crowd not far away from the city wall, Pingnan King Li Chengze saw that the hidden arrows he had prepared were fruitless. He sneered, waved his hand, and gave the order for a general attack!
The confidant standing beside him shot an agreed-upon sounding arrow directly into the sky.
The ringing arrow is also called ringing dysprosium.
Flying high into the sky, it can make a sharp whistle.
More than 5,000 rebels who had been prepared long ago heard the agreed signal, and their murderous eyes were revealed. They tore off their disguises, gathered into an army, and charged towards Duanmen.
"These are all my Daqing soldiers!"
Fan Jian frowned. Seeing that the rebels were already in action, he had no choice but to wave his hand and signal the tiger guards to come forward to quell the rebellion.
The Tiger Guards are red-robed armored warriors who were provided with financial assistance by Fan Jian and trained by Eunuch Yao!
The entire Tiger Guard only has one hundred people, which is far inferior in number to the rebels' five thousand.
However, the average strength of the rebels is only three or four levels.
The average average martial arts cultivation level of each person in Huwei is eighth level.
When the two sides collided, the five thousand rebels were like eggs hitting a stone, and were instantly beaten to pieces.
"Xie Bian, Fan Wujiu!"
Li Chengze looked at the sudden appearance of the Tiger Guard and was frightened. This was not within the scope of his plan.
"I'm here!"
Xie Bi'an, a ninth-grade swordsman, is known as the "fastest sword in Kyoto" and has the reputation of "breaking time with one sword".
Fan Wujiu is also a ninth-level master.
The two of them are powerful people gathered by Li Chengze, and together with the other six people, they are collectively known as the "Eight Generals of the Second Prince".
These eight ninth-grade masters are the real confidence that Li Chengze dared to raise an army to rebel.
"Go upstairs!"
When Li Chengze saw the Tiger Guard suddenly appear, he knew that he was going to fail, but he still wanted to fight to the death again.
Xie Bi'an looked at his master, and then at Su Mingzhe on the Duanmen City Wall. He frowned, and he and Fan Wujiu rushed toward the Duanmen City Wall without hesitation.
Not only the two of them, Li Chengze's other six ninth-grade family generals originally led five thousand rebels to fight against the Tiger Guard.
At this moment, seeing Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu sprinting, the six of them broke away from the tiger guard and rushed towards the city wall.
At this time, the eight generals have the only thought: