The war is about to begin, and the city of Jinling is in chaos.
Long Chen came out of Honggui Inn and quickly found a hiding place.
From this place, you can see Fuyuan Tower and the mobilization of the Forbidden Army.
Long Chen hibernated there, waiting for the battle at night.
....
Royal Palace.
Li Chengdao fell asleep on the couch, and Zhong Gui came out for some air and a drink of water.
To serve the emperor, one must not eat, drink, or defecate. Holding urine and enduring hunger are basic skills.
After drinking the water, Zhong Gui peed again.
After solving the problem, I immediately prepared to go to the imperial study room to continue serving.
At this time, Eunuch Liu from Xuan Ruodian hurried over and called out to Zhong Gui in a low voice: "My lord, the manager."
Zhong Gui stopped and saw that it was Eunuch Liu, so he asked, "Is your Majesty feeling well?"
Zhong Gui knew that Xuan Ruodian went to see Taiyi Shen for treatment at night.
Eunuch Liu replied: "Okay, Doctor Shen's medicine is very good."
Zhong Gui nodded and said, "That's good. For those of us who are slaves, it is only right to serve our master well."
"If the master is good, we will be fine; if the master is not good, we will lose our heads."
Eunuch Liu nodded and bowed: "That's what the manager said."
Zhong Gui asked: "What's the matter with you?"
Eunuch Liu came over here, definitely not just for chatting.
Eunuch Liu looked troubled and said, "I have something to report to the manager. That night I went out to see Imperial Physician Shen. I took four people out with me."
"When we came back, there were four of us, but now there is one less person."
Zhong Gui was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean one is missing?"
Eunuch Liu replied: "It's Xuan Ruodian's little bun. He hasn't been seen for two days."
Zhong Gui felt strange and asked, "Did he run away somewhere? Or went home?"
Eunuch Liu shook his head and said, "That's impossible. His family suffered a disaster and all starved to death."
Zhong Gui thought of Lian Xin's assassination, and there were rumors in the palace that he saw the eunuch asking for directions that night.
"Send someone to look for it. You must find it."
Zhong Gui felt that something was wrong, and Eunuch Liu said in embarrassment: "I've looked for it, but I can't find it."
Eunuch Liu had already looked for him privately, but he couldn't find anyone, so he came to find Zhong Gui.
Zhong Gui thought for a while and said, "You go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tell me what I mean, and the whole palace will look for it together."
"There are a lot of things going on now, so don't make too much noise."
This is an extraordinary moment, and Zhong Gui doesn't want to make any mistakes again.
Eunuch Liu thanked Zhonggui and immediately went to the chamberlain.
....
West of the Royal Palace.
A group of Imperial Guards were patrolling in armor, and the evening heat made them covered in stinky sweat.
"Wait a minute, I'll put the water in."
A soldier couldn't help but pee.
"A lazy donkey makes a lot of shit and urinates, hurry up."
The captain cursed.
The soldier hurried to the side, took off his pants and let go of the water in the corner.
"Fuck, who the hell is shitting here?"
The soldier smelled a foul odor.
After urinating, the soldier spat, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly found someone in the gap in the corner of the wall.
This is not the smell of shit, but the smell of corpses.
This corner is between two walls, with a small gap in the middle that can just fit people in.
Moreover, looking at the boots on his feet, he looks like he belongs to the palace.
The soldier immediately ran out and shouted: "Boss, there's a situation."
The captain scolded: "Why did you release the water? Why did you leave it to the widow's house?"
Others followed suit and shouted: "I went to someone else's house to release water."
The soldier said anxiously: "No, there is a body there."
The captain stopped joking and asked the soldiers to lead the way. Together they reached the corner and saw a corpse.
"Pull it out!"
The captain gave the order, and the soldiers secretly said it was bad luck, grabbed the feet and dragged the body out.
After the body was pulled out, the captain and soldiers covered their noses and looked at it.
"No beard?"
"This boot...is a eunuch?"
The Imperial Guard had seen eunuchs, and their clothes and boots were different.
The captain stared at the body for a while, then finally took it upon himself to unbutton his pants and take a look...
"It is indeed a eunuch, please report to the commander immediately!"
The captain realized that the problem might be serious.
The eunuch is a member of the palace, so it is definitely not normal for him to die outside.
The most suspicious thing is that his coat was ripped off.
That is to say, someone may have entered the palace pretending to be a eunuch.
Thinking back to what happened two days ago, someone pretended to be a eunuch and entered the palace to assassinate...
Two soldiers were left to guard the situation, and the captain immediately reported to the deputy commander Yan Xi.
After Yan Xi heard this, he felt that there was nothing to say about it.
There was chaos in the city during the war, and it was normal for the eunuchs to be targeted and killed when they left the palace.
Yan Xi said so, and the captain couldn't say much.
Returning to the scene, the captain said: "Forget it, let's leave it like that. Commander Yan said he doesn't care."
The soldier said: "Why don't you let the palace handle it?"
The soldiers didn't want to collect the eunuch's body.
The captain thought about it and went to the palace gate to find a eunuch. He said that a eunuch had died outside the palace and asked them to collect the body.
The eunuch hurried over to take a look and found that it was the missing little bun.
Eunuch Liu got the news and went outside the palace to see it in person and confirmed that it was the missing little bun.
Eunuch Liu had a premonition that the problem would be serious this time, so he immediately went to the Imperial Study Room to find Zhong Gui.
At this time, Li Chengdao had already woken up and was sitting in the royal study waiting for the battle report ahead.
Xuanjizi was by his side.
The sound of fighting in the north of the city had already been heard, and Jiang Hui took action.
Eighty thousand elites attacked at the same time, and flames shot into the sky, lighting up the night sky north of the city.
Eunuch Liu peeked his head furtively outside, and Zhong Gui quickly came out and asked, "What are you doing?"
Eunuch Liu said: "My lord, the little bun was killed. The body of the person who was killed outside the palace has been found."
Zhong Gui was slightly surprised and asked: "Killed? Who killed him?"
Eunuchs are the lowest and most despicable people in the palace, but they are also members of the palace, and no one dares to kill them.
Eunuch Liu said: "I don't know. He died outside the palace, right at the door. His clothes were taken off."
Zhong Gui nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Zhong Gui thought this was strange. Why did he kill people and take off their clothes?
Most people would not dare to wear eunuch's clothes.
Eunuch Liu asked: "Master Manager, how should I deal with it?"
Zhong Gui said: "Put the body away first and then talk about it after tonight."
Eunuch Liu looked north and knew that the fighting was fierce tonight and he had no time to care about the life and death of a young eunuch.
"good."
After Eunuch Liu left, Zhong Gui turned around and went back to the imperial study, only to see two palace ladies supporting Concubine Tu coming over.
Concubine Tu was holding a pale pink silk scarf in her hand, crying so hard that her body was shaking.
Tu Fei has a slender figure, plump waist, slender waist, skin as good as snow, and is very beautiful.
This cry made her look even more delicate and extraordinarily beautiful.
"Hey, my dear, what's going on?"
Zhong Gui quickly stepped forward to greet him.
Concubine Tu just walked in crying and ignored Zhong Gui.
Zhong Gui immediately took the lead and shouted: "Your Majesty, Concubine Tu wants to see you."
Concubine Tu walked into the imperial study and cried: "Your Majesty, my brother is dead and was killed."
Li Chengdao wanted to scold Concubine Tu for being rude, but when he heard that Tu Maocai had been killed, Li Chengdao immediately asked: "Killed? By whom? What happened?"
When Xuanjizi saw Concubine Tu coming in, it was inappropriate for her to sit here, so she stood up and wanted to leave.
Li Chengdao motioned to Xuanjizi to sit down and not to see anyone else.
Xuanjizi then sat down again and listened to Concubine Tu talking about Tu Maocai.
