Hou Junji held the handle of the sword at his waist, stood at the entrance to the mountain with his head held high, looking at the apricot canopy on the main stage from a distance, his eyes uncertain.
It stands to reason that the one guarding the emperor today would be his left guard camp, but the emperor temporarily ordered him to lead his men to guard the intersection up the mountain. This made Hou Junji feel a little bad. But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that
It's not like the emperor noticed any trouble. If he was suspicious of Hou Junji, why would he order him to guard this choke point? Wouldn't it be better to simply remove him?
The emperor's consistent wisdom and wisdom made Hou Junji feel a bit of gloom in his heart.
But the matter has come to this, like an arrow in the string, there is no way out!
Hou Junji looked up at the sky, silently calculating the time in his heart, waiting for a thunderous strike...
"Commander, look!" A confidant beside him suddenly shouted in a low voice.
Hou Junji looked in the direction of his finger. On the west side of the auditorium opposite, someone suddenly waved a red flag. It looked like an excited audience was cheering for the craftsmen who were about to conduct a flight test.
Hou Junji tightened his grip on the handle of the knife and said to one of his henchmen: "You stay here, and I will keep an eye on Fang Jun later. No matter where that kid is, lead someone to kill him!"
For Fang Jun, Hou Junji has long been unable to bear it, and his hatred is as deep as the sea!
The two most talented descendants of the Hou family died at the hands of this man, which already made Hou Junji hate him to the bone. If he could not kill this man, his prestige, which had already been severely damaged, would be difficult for Hou Junji to do again.
Rise up!
The confidant general ordered: "Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely not let his second roommate see the sun tomorrow morning!"
Hou Junji nodded, took a deep breath, and led more than twenty personal guards to the camp of Zuowu Wei on the west side.
As a close confidant of His Majesty Li Er, no one knows the combat effectiveness of the "Hundred Cavalry" better than Hou Junji. It is simply a wishful thinking to launch a surprise attack to capture or even kill the emperor among the heavy guards of the "Hundred Cavalry"!
Hou Junji also thought about launching a surprise attack when he met with His Majesty Li Er, but he never dared to make this decision. He was indeed brave, but it did not mean that he was not afraid of death. What he was doing now was not
In order to become the most powerful official in the Tang Dynasty, who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, and to control the government and make his name go down in history?
If you die, what's the point of all this?
The only way to hold the emperor hostage is to defeat the Zuowu Guard and kill Cheng Yaojin. The Zuowei army under his command will then be able to control the entire mountain top, and with the cooperation of the Shenji Battalion, the elite "Hundred Cavalry" will be
Kill them all!
Only in this way can we hold the emperor in our hands and force him to give up his throne to the prince...
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Fang Jun sat next to His Majesty Li Er, feeling very uneasy and restless.
He was very anxious now, his nerves were tense, and he looked at everyone around him as if he would draw a knife and rush towards the emperor at any time...
It’s not that his mental quality is poor, but that in his two lifetimes, he has never experienced a rebellion that might happen right under his nose! The last Turkic rebellion in the Lishan Palace was not small in scale, but
After all, it was initiated in a hurry, and Fang Jun was involved in it in a daze, without any intuitive feeling.
But this time is different!
The suffocating feeling of an approaching storm made Fang Jun almost breathless!
Although I am familiar with history and know that His Majesty Li Er will be safe and sound, who knows who and how many people are rebelling? His Majesty Li Er may be fine, but will the rebels kill him easily?
The viewing platform is very simple, built with thick trees that are short in front and tall in back, but it is very strong.
His Majesty Li Er sat safely in the seat specially built for him, glanced at Fang Jun who was sitting one step behind him, and said displeasedly: "Where is the courage to fight against the Turkic Wolf Cavalry in the Western Regions? I remember that memorial.
It says that you are calm in the face of danger and remain calm even when faced with the charge of Turkic wolf cavalry. Could it be that you are just deceiving me?"
Fang Jun smiled bitterly and looked around. Except for Li Junxian and Wang De, everyone else was far away, and then said: "This is different! At that time, the enemy was on the opposite side, with gongs and drums facing each other. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win.
! But now that your Majesty has defeated all the ministers, who knows which one is the one with ulterior motives? The person who is closest to you may draw his sword at the next moment..."
Li Junxian glared angrily.
The closest people are Fang Jun, Li Junxian and the old eunuch Wang De...
His Majesty Li Er didn't take it seriously and pointed to the center of the field: "It's begun!"
Only then did Fang Jun collect his mind and look towards the field.
Liu Laoshi led a group of craftsmen and began to operate the hot air balloon according to established procedures.
The iron furnace in the hanging basket ignited, and streams of air carrying oxygen poured into the furnace. The hot air flow was instigated by the bellows and rushed out of the chimney of the iron furnace, constantly filling the round sphere above.
Waiting for the temperature of the furnace to gradually rise, Liu Laoshi in the hanging basket held the bellows with one hand and pulled the rope beside him with the other hand. The exhaust valve at the top of the hot air balloon was closed, and the hot air flow inside the sphere inflated the originally somewhat deflated sphere.
The deflated sphere was inflated by the heat and had already caused a burst of cheers from the audience.
But what shocked them even more was what happened next!
A quarter of an hour later, under everyone's stunned gaze, the sphere swayed gently as if it was being lifted up by an invisible hand, slowly floating upward, and then rising higher and higher...
The scene was quiet at first. Everyone was stunned at the incredible scene that happened in front of them. They watched the craftsman in the hanging basket that was carried up by the hot air balloon slowly but firmly fly into the sky in front of everyone's attention.
!
Then, the entire top of the mountain seemed to be detonated, and there was a wave of cheers!
Many people were stunned by the miracle in front of them. When they recovered, they knelt down and kowtowed and prayed to heaven!
His Majesty Li Er was also a little unbelievable. Although he had already received the secret report that the hot air balloon test was successful, the scene that subverted all the worldviews that happened right in front of his eyes made His Majesty the Emperor very passionate!
This scene, which can be called a miracle, shows that under the rule of Li Shimin, the Tang Empire was favored and recognized by God, and only then could such unparalleled miracles happen!
This has the same meaning as the "auspiciousness" of the past dynasties, but the white deer, unicorn, and nine ears of rice that were used as "auspiciousness" in the past... are all scum compared to this super sky lantern in front of you.
What a scumbag!
His Majesty Li Er was very excited, and was about to praise Fang Jun a few words, when his expression suddenly condensed.
On the west side of the viewing platform, merchants and people shouting excitedly suddenly caused a commotion. Then, the commotion spread to the entire west side of the viewing platform like a hurricane sweeping through the rice fields!
Thousands of people are like a pot of boiling water, boiling completely!
At the same time, riots broke out in various stands, and the entire mountain top was filled with screams and chaos. It almost became a mess in the blink of an eye!
Fang Jun stared at everything in front of him dumbfounded, has it finally come?
Before he could react, he felt the ground beneath his feet suddenly tremble, an earth-shattering roar sounded in his ears, and the entire auditorium collapsed in an instant.
Fang Jun was frightened out of his wits by the traces of burning smell he could smell!
This is a gunpowder explosion!
Could it be that Changsun Chong was about to rebel?
Almost at the moment when the explosion sounded, Li Junxian next to him had already thrown himself on the emperor, shouting: "Escort!" The elite "Hundred Cavalry" beside him split into two with a roar, and a team surrounded him.
, tightly surrounding His Majesty Li Er, while another team drew out their horizontal knives, pushed away the remains of wooden sticks around them, cleared a path, and protected His Majesty Li Er as he rushed down the mountain.
Fang Jun was separated by "Hundred Cavalry". He felt that his eyes were filled with smoke and dust, and the visibility was only a few meters. He could not see the situation of His Majesty Li Er, so he had to shout: "Buy Xi Jun! Buy Xi Jun!"
Xi Junmai led the personal guards in Zhuangzi, who had been separated by "Hundred Riders" more than ten feet away. At this time, hearing Fang Jun's shout, he quickly cleaned up the wood debris around him and moved closer to Fang Jun.
When Xi Junmai and others arrived, Fang Jun led a group of family generals and chased His Majesty Li Er out of the collapsed viewing platform. He suddenly gasped!
The entire top of the mountain has already turned into a mess!