Seeing Li Lian breathed his last and died, Wang Xiao's eyes widened in anger.
He tightly grasped the cracked tortoise shell in his hand, his hands trembled slightly, his eyes were extremely sharp, and he looked up at everyone present.
"What do you do for food? Why don't you stop it?"
Everyone was so frightened that they immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look into Wang Xiao's eyes.
"Please forgive me, Grand Master!" Everyone hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.
At this moment, Wang Xiao's eyes were full of uncontrollable violence. His frightening gaze scanned the people present, making everyone feel their chests were tight and cramped.
Wang Xiao took a deep breath, suppressed the violence in his heart, and said coldly:
"Get up!"
After hearing this, all the worship masters and palace guards present were still kneeling on the ground, trembling and not daring to get up.
But it was the people's evasive glances that made Wang Xiao's heart become colder and his murderous intention became even stronger.
Why do you look like this? Do you also think that I will definitely lose? Or do you think that I will kill you to silence you just because you heard about this?
"I asked you to wait!" Wang Xiao's expression turned extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice with an extremely suppressed voice.
Upon hearing this, Tie Shengwen, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up first.
Under the leadership of Tie Shengwen, the rest of the people stood up.
"Did you all hear what he said?" Wang Xiao's voice was deep and bone-chilling, making people feel chilled.
Tie Shengwen took a deep breath, stepped forward and said:
"Grand Master, the art of divination, but..."
"I'm talking about the Ailao tribe's infiltration into the court." Wang Xiao's eyes turned vaguely red, and he looked at Tie Shengwen, directly interrupting him.
Tie Shengwen's body trembled and he said quickly:
"I heard it!"
"Since you have heard this, call me to the capital and bring back all those who have connections with Li Lian. Do whatever it takes to dig out the Ailao people for me!"
Just when Tie Shengwen was about to dissuade him, he saw Wang Xiao's already somewhat crazy eyes and said in a trembling voice:
"Grand Master..."
"Huh?" Wang Xiao turned his eyes and stared at Tie Shengwen coldly.
Tie Shengwen's throat moved slightly, he lowered his head and said in a harsh voice:
"I will obey the Grand Master's orders!"
After a moment, the door of Taishi's Mansion suddenly opened.
Team after team of capable palace guards filed out of the palace gate and dispersed towards the official residences in Zhongqing City.
Suddenly, the sound of scoldings, punishments, cries and complaints resounded throughout the city where hundreds of officials gathered. Many officials who used to be arrogant and domineering were forcibly taken away by the guards, and they were in extremely embarrassed state.
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It was already late at night when Xiao Cheng knew about the commotion outside the palace.
With a worried look on his face, Feng Bao led Cheng Bushi straight into the Yangxin Hall and knelt down to Xiao Cheng.
"His Majesty!"
"It's so late, but what happened?" Xiao Cheng couldn't help but ask.
When Feng Bao heard this, he stood up and saluted:
"Your Majesty, Grand Master Wang Xiao took away most of the officials in the capital today during the day. In the capital, all the chief officials of the government agencies were not spared. The government agencies in the capital have stopped functioning. Rumors are everywhere among the people.
The people were even more panic-stricken, and in just half a day, several mobs took advantage of the chaos to commit murder."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his expression darkened and he said:
"With such a big movement, does Wang Xiao have a broken mentality and just break the pot? No, that's not right! There is chaos in the city, why doesn't Wang Xiao send troops into the city to maintain order? There must be a reason, you can send more people
Go check it out!”
Xiao Cheng was behind it, adding fuel to the fire, hoping to destroy Wang Xiao's reputation and clear the way for him to seize power in the future. But now Wang Xiao's completely different behavior, which could even be called crazy, still made Xiao Cheng feel uneasy.
Hearing this, Feng Bao swallowed his saliva and said bitterly:
"Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate, but the city is in chaos now. I'm afraid it will take some time. Your Majesty, Wang Xiao seems to be crazy when he acts like this. I'm afraid that he will suddenly
If you enter the palace..."
I don’t know what prompted Wang Xiao’s current actions. But no matter what, it is definitely not possible to speculate on his thoughts based on his previous thinking.
If Wang Xiao suddenly wants to force the palace to seize the throne at this time, the situation will be really dangerous!
Xiao Cheng said nothing and turned to look at Cheng Bushi beside him.
Cheng didn't realize what was happening. He took a step forward with a wooden face, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, Weiwei Zhongli has been dismissed from his post by Wang Xiao. Now, I will temporarily take charge of the more than 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in the palace. The military lieutenants and generals are all loyal to the emperor. They are willing to serve your majesty and be at your disposal!
"
"If there is really a turmoil, can you possibly defend the palace for me?" Xiao Cheng asked in a deep voice.
Cheng Bushi raised his hand and said cautiously:
"I am good at defending, so there is no need to be afraid if the enemy is five times as big as yours and comes to attack!"
"That's inappropriate!" Feng Bao said urgently at this time.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. I don't know much about military strategy, but I also know that we can't defend the palace for long with only the few supplies in the palace!" Feng Bao couldn't help but say.
When Cheng Bushi heard the words, he was silent for a while, then he gritted his teeth and said:
"What Eunuch Feng said makes sense. If your Majesty agrees, I can lead my trusted troops to raid the Taishi Mansion!"
Xiao Cheng shook his head repeatedly and said:
"How can it be that easy? Wang Xiao has many eyes, and I'm afraid he will know about it as soon as the Forbidden Army leaves the palace. The Forbidden Army has been out of battle for a long time. Even if you have been practicing diligently in the past few months, you are definitely not as good as Wang Xiao's subordinates.
The opponent of the palace guard selected from the elite soldiers of hundreds of battles."
When he said this, Xiao Cheng's eyes sharpened, his heart suddenly crossed, and he said:
"Cheng Bushi, if Wang Xiao forces him into the palace, don't stop him, just let him in! Wait until he enters the palace, then lead the imperial army to isolate the inside and outside!"
When Cheng Wushi heard this, his face that had been expressionless all the time couldn't help but change color, and he said in shock:
"Your Majesty, do you want to use yourself as bait?"
Feng Bao even exclaimed:
"Your Majesty, you want to put yourself in danger? This is absolutely not allowed!"
"If this is not the case, wait until Wang Xiao mobilizes the army to attack, and then run away in embarrassment? No need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind!"
Whether it is to stick to the palace, lead troops to attack first, or use one's body as a bait. In fact, the worst consequences of these three paths are the same.
With the imperial card of [Dali Taizu] and the secret passage to Xiyi Palace, Xiao Cheng could still escape with his life no matter what happened.
In terms of troops and horses under his command, what Xiao Cheng could control, that is, the more than 10,000 forbidden troops who had never been on the battlefield, could not compare to Wang Xiao's.
But when it comes to the masters under his command, Xiao Cheng has the advantage. In addition to Xiao Cheng, who carries the imperial card, there are also Guo Xie and Ju Meng among the eighth-level masters. Even Cheng Wushi is also a seventh-level master.
In this way, although this method is the riskiest, it has the highest chance of success after releasing Wang Xiao into the palace. Which method Xiao Cheng chooses, of course, needless to say.
Seeing Xiao Cheng's resolute attitude, Feng Bao and Cheng Bushi looked at each other, gritted their teeth and bowed: