Chongzong was thinking about Sanjuetang, and Xu Zizhen was also thinking about it. He believed that Sanjuetang could not only have the strength he showed on the surface, just like that Tianlang, although today he took advantage of his unpreparedness and killed him by surprise.
But with Tianlang's level, he can only rank one level in Sanjuetang, which shows that the true strength of Sanjuetang cannot be underestimated.
It's just that today's mission is clearly to die. Even if Chongzong doesn't have those crossbow-wielding maids around him, trying to assassinate the emperor and princess with less than ten people is nothing short of a fantasy. Even Tianlang is like this
All the masters can give up and sacrifice at will. What tricks is Sanjuetang doing?
Xu Zizhen was frowning and thinking all the way, while Li Meng followed closely beside the sedan and whispered to Li Luoyan. Calculating the time, he had not seen his sister for more than a month. This time he could meet under such accidental circumstances.
You can imagine the excitement and surprise in my heart.
The Xixia Palace was not too magnificent, but its grandeur was no less than the Forbidden City that Xu Zizhen saw in later generations. Under Li Luoyan's urging, the queue moved forward at an extremely fast speed, but even so, it was still about to pass.
It took half an hour before she returned to her own place.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Luoyan reached out and pulled off the beaded crown on his head. His eyes were already filled with tears. He turned around and grabbed Li Meng's hand and said, "Xiao Meng, dad...where is dad buried?"
Li Meng is no longer the innocent boy he once was. He quickly reacted and said in surprise: "Sister, you are not planning to pay homage to my father at this juncture, are you? The assassin has just appeared. God knows if Sanjuetang has any back-up arrangements.
.”
Li Luoyan shook his head firmly: "No matter what happens today, I must go to pay homage to my father!"
Although they were not real biological siblings, Li Meng knew his sister's temperament very clearly, so he had no choice but to look at Xu Zizhen helplessly: "Uncle, what should I do?"
Xu Zizhen was also in a difficult situation. He couldn't have thought of this, but he knew Li Luoyan's current mood very well. From the empress Xiao who looked down upon the world and the emperor, he could tell that Li Luoyan was not happy during this period, and that day
Li Sheng was killed because he was protecting her. This bad news was like the straw that broke the camel's back, finally defeating the strong Li Luoyan.
Seeing Li Luoyan holding back tears, Xu Zizhen felt heartbroken and couldn't help gritting his teeth: "Okay, I'll go with you!"
…
In the Yongcheng Palace, Xiao was sitting on top like a sinking water. In front of her stood a dozen officials. Just over half an hour ago, these officials were still standing on the mountain in front of the Chengtian Palace shouting long live, but now they are standing in front of her.
Empress Xiao in front of her was respectful.
Empress Xiao glanced at the officials coldly: "What do you think of today's events?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, no one dared to say a word. Empress Xiao's face became more and more ugly, and she was about to explode. An old man in civilian clothes beside Empress Xiao coughed lightly and said: "There are indeed hidden forces around the Hunjun, and the empress is indeed wise, but
I tried it out with a little trick."
Empress Xiao glanced at him: "So what if you try it out? Do you think Hun Jun only has so much hidden power?"
The old man shook his head: "No, I think that the faint king is as timid as a mouse and is extremely afraid of death, so he must have arranged many secret guards. Although these maids rely on the power of arrows and crossbows, they are definitely soldiers who have been trained for a long time.
It should not be underestimated. If this is the case, there must be more than just these people around the Hunjun."
"What Mr. Xiao said is reasonable, and Wei Chen thinks so too!"
"Those palace maids have sharp eyes and sharp hands, they are definitely not ordinary palace maids!"
"Wei Chen thought it was reasonable to send someone to investigate quickly..."
Now that someone had started, the officials below also started to become active and expressed their opinions one after another, but they were all similar to the old man. Empress Xiao felt a little impatient and shouted: "Shut up!"
Everyone froze and remained silent again. Empress Xiao snorted coldly and looked at the old man again: "Uncle, is there any movement in Mou Xianting?"
The old man's surname was Xiao, whose last name was the word "E". He was Empress Xiao's biological uncle. He was also the Secretary of the Ministry of War of the Xixia Kingdom and was in charge of all the troops in the Xixia Kingdom. He frowned, shook his head and said: "There is no movement, just the company."
I didn’t mention the attack yesterday morning to anyone.”
Empress Xiao raised her eyebrows: "How can he be so calm?"
Xiao E said: "Based on his past temper, I'm afraid he has already caused a storm in the city, but this time he is standing still. I don't know what he is planning, but that one..."
When Empress Xiao heard the words "that one", her expression changed: "Oh? What about that one?"
Xiao E said: "I don't know what kind of evil has been possessed in the past few days, but there is no movement from that person. Even for today's spying, he only assigned less than ten people, and two of them defected in the face of battle.
"
Empress Xiao pondered for a moment: "This is an excellent opportunity, but he would give up like this? This makes me quite puzzled..." At this point, she raised her head and glanced at Xiao E, with a cold light flashing in her eyes, "Then
Have the two defectors been identified? Where did they come from?"
Xiao E smiled and said, "There has been news just now. I'm afraid the empress will never guess who they are." He gave up and paused before saying, "The hundred thousand troops outside Jincheng Pass were blocked. That's why.
These two men led a force of only a thousand men to charge forward. In addition, Brother Polo, the vanguard of the army, died at the hands of the older man."
Empress Xiao's expression finally changed, and she exclaimed in shock: "You mean...the two of them are the two great generals under Wen Chengyan's command?"
Xiao E nodded: "Exactly!"
Xiao's back was as cold as ice, and he said in a deep voice: "How could the two of them know each other with that girl Li Luoyan? Have you checked?"
Xiao E said: "I don't know yet."
Empress Xiao thought for a while, then waved to a palace maid behind her: "Go and find out quickly. Also...since they have come to my territory in Daxia, don't let them go back again."
The palace maid responded: "Yes, your Majesty is a thousand years old!" The palace maid had an extremely pretty face and a pair of extremely smart eyes. If Xu Zizhen were here, his eyes would probably fall to the ground, because this palace maid was none other than the one who led him into the palace.
The left envoy of Sanjue Hall.
Just as Empress Xiao was about to say something else, suddenly a person rushed out of the door, came straight to Empress Xiao, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I just received the news that Princess Yuping has left the palace."
The footsteps Zuo Shi was about to take suddenly stopped, and Empress Xiao was also stunned: "Leaving the palace at this time? Do you know what is going on?"
The man shook his head: "I don't know, but seeing that the things Princess Yuping ordered to prepare are all incense, candles, paper money, etc., I guess it must be a memorial ceremony."
Empress Xiao was even more surprised: "A memorial ceremony?" But she quickly sneered again, "Don't worry about what she did. Since she dared to leave the palace, she gave me a great opportunity." As she spoke,
She looked at Zuo Shi.
Zuo Shi understood immediately, nodded and walked straight out of the palace, and soon disappeared.
Empress Xiao looked at the door and sneered: "Hunjun has nothing to do with me, so he wants to use his precious daughter to resist me. Huh, he is thinking too naively. When I stop thinking about him,
Let’s see what else he plans to do.”
Xiao E muttered: "The family power in Duanhou back then is now very powerful. Even if this girl reappears, it will not help. I am afraid that I have other motives for pushing her out this time."
Empress Xiao glanced at him and said calmly: "Since my uncle also said that Hun Jun has other motives, it is natural to strike first and eliminate all the troubles. Don't take it lightly."
Xiao E stood solemnly: "What the empress said is absolutely true!"
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The graves of Li Sheng and his wife are just outside Huaizhou City, and Huaizhou is not far from Xingqing Mansion. Li Luoyan also paid special attention to keeping everything simple, and only took a dozen forbidden soldiers and several eunuchs and maids with him before he hurried out.
Palace, and arrived outside Huaizhou City after more than an hour.
Along the way, Xu Zizhen finally couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked Li Meng about Li Luoyan's family affairs. However, after all, Li Meng hadn't stayed in the palace for long, so he didn't know much about it. He only gave a rough idea, but that's it, Xu Zizhen
I still have a rough idea of the reason.
It turned out that Li Luoyan's biological mother was the former Queen of the Xixia Kingdom. She had a gentle personality and was deeply loved by the people of Xixia. Even the emperor loved her very much. However, when Li Luoyan was ten years old, Duan Hou suddenly did not know about Chongzong.
There was a dispute, and she lived in the palace to worship the Buddha. Even Chongzong rarely saw her. But at this time, Xiao E, the Minister of War, recommended his niece to Chongzong, who is now the Empress Xiao——
Xiao Bao.
When Chongzong saw Xiao Bao, he was astonished. He immediately issued an edict and conferred the title of noble concubine on her. From then on, he turned his favor to her. Originally, this was just an ordinary harem affair, but when Xiao Bao was in the palace,
As time went by, her ambitions gradually emerged, and she often squeezed out and plotted against concubines of the same rank as her, and finally even pointed the arrow directly at Duan Hou, who lived deep in the harem.
When Li Luoyan was fifteen years old, Concubine Xiao secretly sent someone to hide some shameful things in Duanhou's palace, and falsely informed Chongzong. Chongzong originally dismissed this because he was dissatisfied with Duanhou's
There is absolutely no doubt about his character, but he couldn't stand Concubine Xiao's insistence on him and still went to Duanhou's palace.
Just when Chongzong casually sat on the head of Duanhou's bed, he unexpectedly discovered several straw men covered with silver needles. On the straw men was a piece of yellow paper with Chongzong's name and birth date written on them.
character.
From ancient times to the present, almost every emperor has been extremely taboo about matters of life and death, and Chongzong was no exception. When he was carried away by anger, he executed Duanhou without any hesitation.
Xu Zizhen sighed with sadness, glanced sympathetically at the car Li Luoyan was riding in, and asked: "So your sister left the palace in a fit of anger?"
Li Meng curled his lips and said, "Shit, the Emperor wanted to kill everyone and confiscated Duanhou's family, but my sister's grandmother's family is not easy to mess with. Otherwise, how could the woman named Xiao be so arrogant today?"
Xu Zizhen was surprised: "How to say?"
Li Meng said proudly: "Uncle, don't you know? In Xixia, Dangxiang and the Han people coexist, so the Dangxiang family is naturally the emperor, but my sister's grandmother's family is not much different.
The Yun family is one family."
Xu Zizhen suddenly said: "I'll go! The first family?"