Emperor Li was wearing a loose robe, and by the light of the lamp, he was reading the memorials handed to him in the court hall.
Next to him, Eunuch Lu stood respectfully, looking out the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.
"What time is it!"
Emperor Li suddenly asked.
"There's still a quarter to go until Haishi!" Eunuch Lu replied.
Lihuang raised his head and looked out the window at the hazy night, "When will they start?"
"It should be Zishi!"
"More than an hour?"
Emperor Li murmured.
"Go ahead, I don't need you to wait here." Emperor Li ordered.
"Here!" Eunuch Lu bowed and then slowly exited the study.
After Eunuch Lu left, Emperor Li lowered his head and read the memorial before getting up.
But he stopped just after reading a memorial.
"There is no need to hide here with me!"
He suddenly spoke.
From a dark corner, a figure wearing a bright yellow robe slowly walked out.
"Brother, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Lihuang raised his head and looked at the visitor, "What, is something wrong?"
"No, I'm just worried that someone will break the rules!"
A smile appeared on Emperor Li's vicissitudes of life, and he said: "With the Tianwu Guard here, who dares to come to this imperial city?"
The person who came did not speak.
"That's all, you can stay here if you want." Li Huang said.
The man bowed and then retreated into the dark corner.
Around the Shengtian Palace, a large number of Tianwu guards stood solemnly, their pale blades looking particularly cold under the cold moonlight.
…
Prince An's Mansion.
In front of the main hall door, Qin Changan stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the cold full moon.
This night seemed to be unusually cool. It was obviously midsummer, but Qin Changan felt the chill to his bones.
There was always an uneasy feeling lingering in his heart, as if some unknown danger was slowly approaching him.
"What could it be?"
He thought uneasily in his heart.
The uneasiness made him frown. He didn't believe that this feeling was unreasonable. His intuition was always very accurate.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest!"
Prince An's Palace Chief Shi Zhao Nansheng came behind him and said softly.
Qin Changan turned to look at him and said, "You think there is something else in Kyoto that we don't understand."
Zhao Nansheng was slightly startled, but then replied: "If there is something that even the prince does not understand, then the only thing is the imperial city."
"Imperial City!"
Qin Changan looked towards the direction of the imperial city, but unfortunately the layers of overlapping eaves blocked his view.
"Father!"
He murmured softly.
"I don't know why, but I always feel frightened tonight, as if some danger is approaching."
Zhao Nansheng frowned when he heard this.
Danger!
Judging from the current situation in Kyoto, there should be many dangers.
However, he did not think there would be any danger of daring to directly threaten King An's personal safety.
As long as Emperor Li is still alive, no one will dare to kill Prince An.
"Maybe this is just the prince's illusion." Zhao Nansheng said uncertainly.
Qin Changan was silent for a while and then said: "I hope so!"
But after he finished speaking, he still ordered: "Let the guards in black be more careful."
"Here!"
…
Inside Beian City.
In an inn.
It was late at night, but the inn was still bustling with activity.
Yu Qingzhou, Lu Zhi and several others were sitting in the room, with a table of wine and food neatly arranged, and everyone was chatting and laughing.
"Everyone, the show is about to begin!"
Yu Qingzhou stood at the railing, hands behind his hands, looking down at the dim Bei'an City.
On the dim streets, groups of soldiers were patrolling back and forth. There seemed to be a lot more patrolling soldiers in Bei'an City tonight, but Yu Qingzhou looked at those soldiers with a cruel smile on his lips.
Lu Zhi held the wine glass and drank, "I just hope this is really a good show."
"Brother Lu! You don't seem to believe me!" Yu Qingzhou laughed.
Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I don't believe Emperor Li!"
"You Xiaoyao Island have already experienced his methods and courage. If he can be plotted by you so easily, then he is no longer the Emperor of Li."
Although he has never met Li Huang, he knows Li Huang's methods and habits very well.
Before coming to Dali, he searched for a lot of information about Emperor Li and the court, and after coming to Dali, he did not miss any information.
Yu Qingzhou thought he had just arrived in Dali, but in fact he had already been in Dali half a year ago. Even the Lu Sheng Royal Court had arranged a lot of manpower in Dali three years ago.
It is not his style to cause trouble rashly, it is his style to act after making a decision.
He was not very clear about Yu Qingzhou's plan, but he always felt that Yu Qingzhou's plan would not succeed.
Yu Qingzhou smiled and did not refute Lu Zhi or defend himself.
He naturally knew how terrifying Li Huang was, and it was precisely because he knew it that he had confidence in himself.
Because he has been planning this game for three years.
Gong Yunshan was in Nanyang City and he was in Kyoto. The two plans were carried out together.
"There's still more than half an hour! Just wait!" Yu Qingzhou said confidently.
When Lu Zhi heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
Then he winked at the man and woman next to him, and the two nodded slightly and exited the room.
Seeing this, Yu Qingzhou frowned slightly.
"What is Brother Lu going to do?"
"Just doing a little thing by the way." Lu Zhidao.
"I hope you won't affect our plan." Yu Qingzhou said.
Lu Zhi smiled and poured a glass of wine, "Don't worry, what we are going to do will not do you any harm."
Yu Qingzhou looked at him deeply and finally nodded.
He believed this, and Lu Zhi had no reason to ruin his plan.
…
It was in an ordinary private house not far from the inn where Yu Qingzhou and Lu Zhi were staying.
Zhao Gao was sitting in the room. The dark room made him look particularly sinister, as if there was an evil ghost hidden in this room.
Outside the room, figures stood in the dim night. They were covered in black and motionless, like statues. If the cool night breeze hadn't blown their clothes, maybe someone would really doubt them.
It's a dummy.
"Sir, everything is arranged!"
Xiao Wu, dressed in black, came to Zhao Gao and bowed and said.
Zhao Gao raised his head and glanced at him, "Then just wait and see."
"A war is about to begin. All you have to do now is wait for the opportunity to fight."
Xiao Wu lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
He was very afraid of Zhao Gao, and that fear seemed to come from deep in his heart.
As a disciple of Shuzhou Baiyin Valley, he could have joined Shuzhou Zhenwu Division, but in the end he chose to join Luowang because Zhao Gao chose him and he did not dare to refuse.
However, despite being afraid, he still respected Zhao Gao very much.
After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask again: "Sir, what is our goal this time?"
Zhao Gao said in a distant voice: "Target!"
"The entire Bei'an City is our target!"
"My subordinate is confused." Xiao Wu asked.
"You will understand!" Zhao Gao said lightly.
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, then stepped aside, not daring to ask any more questions.
Zhao Gao Gao took a sip of the warm tea next to him, with elegant movements and a plain face, as if everything in this world was unimportant.
…
Many people couldn't sleep that night.
Inside Prince Ping's Mansion.
Qin Changping sat next to the flickering candlelight, rubbing the jade pendant in his hand, his calm eyes revealing tension and anxiety.
Inside Prince An's Mansion.
Qin Changan stood in the courtyard, still unable to suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
Inside Prince Ning's Mansion.
Qin Gong played with the wine glass in his hand and took a sip from time to time. There was a bit of ridicule and a bit of madness on his young and handsome face.
Many people are waiting for this night.
In the Incense Pavilion, Qin Wei chatted casually with Ji Yuanchen and Zhuge Zhengwo.
In the imperial city, Emperor Li kept flipping through the memorials, as if he could never finish them.
In an unknown corner, in a pavilion, there is a handsome young man playing the piano. The sound of the piano is long and lingering with the cool night breeze.
"Young City Lord!"
Ji Qian appears outside the pavilion.
Lu Baifeng, who was playing the piano, suddenly stopped, and the melodious sound of the piano stopped suddenly, leaving people unfinished.
"Gilbert, you know I don't like people to disturb me."
Lu Baifeng said with some dissatisfaction.
Ji Qian didn't care about his dissatisfaction and just said: "Young City Master, the people from Qingfeng Island are here."
"Um!"
Lu Baifeng was slightly surprised, "Where is it?"
"Just outside the door." Ji Qian said.
"How did they discover us?" Lu Baifeng said with some confusion.
Ji Qian shook his head.
They have been here for more than half a month, and have almost never left the house except for asking their entourage to go out to inquire for information.
Lu Baifeng frowned slightly, "It seems that their power in Kyoto is much stronger than we imagined."
"Let them come over, and let them explain to us the fun of this night."
Ji Qian nodded and then stepped back.
After a while, he brought a woman to the pavilion.
The woman is wearing a light blue gauze dress, as if she is in smoke and fog, with a thin layer of smoke and mist covering her whole body. Under the cold moonlight, it seems real and illusory.
A pair of starry eyes twinkled with starlight, with a bit of coldness, and his whole body showed an indifference that was repulsive and thousands of miles away.
The ink hair poured down like flowing clouds and scattered around her waist.
The beautiful eyes are flowing, the expression is indifferent, with a bit of diffuseness and elegance, just like an immortal in the sky.
Seeing the woman, Lu Baifeng couldn't help but be fascinated for a moment.
"I didn't expect that Fairy Kui would also come!"
Haikui, the daughter of the owner of Qingfeng Island, is known as Fairy Qingfeng and Fairy Kui because of her stunning appearance and extraordinary temperament.
Among the rivers and lakes in the southeastern coastal area of Dali, as well as the southwestern islands, Fairy Kui is more famous than many powerful people in the three innate realms.
"Hai Kui has met Brother Lu!"
Her voice is not as soft as her temperament, but more like the gentle sea breeze, which makes people feel lost after hearing it.
When Lu Baifeng heard this, his whole body was shocked, and his obsessed eyes suddenly sobered up.
There was a look of alertness between his eyebrows.
Sea anemones are poisonous.
Every move, every word, every word is filled with addictive poison.
If you are really soft-hearted towards her, you will die from her poison one day.
"Don't come over!" Lu Baifeng, who had always been calm and calm, suddenly said nervously.
"Brother Lu is afraid of me?" Haikui's pure eyes were filled with a look of love and affection.
Lu Baifeng looked at Ji Qian not far away with a resentful look.
Why didn't you say it was this woman who came!
If you had told her earlier, I would definitely not have seen her.
However, Ji Qian glanced at him indifferently, showing no concern for him at all.
Seeing his expression, Haikui had a beautiful smile on her lips.
"Hai Kui can spend the night with Brother Lu!"
"..."
Lu Baifeng didn't dare to answer. He just stood up and retreated to the other side of the pavilion, keeping a distance of more than ten feet from the sea anemone.
"Don't worry, if I use poison, it will be useless no matter how far away my brother is."
Haikui walked into the pavilion, sat in front of the piano, and began to play the strings with her green-white fingers.
It's a pity that Lu Baifeng was not in the mood to listen to the piano at this time, but looked at Haikui with complicated eyes.
They are also old acquaintances.
When they were young, they were childhood sweethearts. When they were young, men and women were different. Now they are just strangers.