Hearing these words, the hearts of several Jin Yiwei sank. Wu Qiming whispered: "What do you mean, sir...?"
Lu Hanjiang did not answer him, but turned to look at Xu Le. He asked, "What news did Xu Zhenfu find out today."
Xu Le was stunned for a moment, and then asked quickly: "I wonder what information you are talking about?"
Lu Hanjiang looked at him and said, "There was a fire last night. Jinyiwei sent people to Jingzhao Mansion and the patrol camp to mobilize people to help. What was the situation like?"
Xu Le frowned and said: "The people from Jingzhao Mansion are here, but the patrol camp is shirk..."
Halfway through the words, Xu Le was horrified: "My lord, is there something wrong at the patrol camp?!"
The Beijing Patrol Battalion is responsible for public security in the capital. Although their responsibilities overlap with those of Jingzhao Mansion and Jinyi Guards, in essence, they are part of the military system and are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction. Their standards are quite high.
In the past, I mostly cooperated with Jin Yiwei because although Meng Yuan's whereabouts were unknown, Mr. Lu was still there, plus he had the status of consort and the emperor's tacit approval, so there was no big conflict.
So much so that the other party's strange reaction last night did not make Xu Le suspicious for a while, but now he realized it and immediately asked: "Sir, is it your Majesty..."
Lu Hanjiang said calmly: "Before going out, I sent two people to test, one went out of the city and the other went to the patrol camp, but so far they have not sent back any news."
It was not necessary to explain clearly, Xu Le could already feel cold sweat starting to break out on his back at this time.
If there were changes in the patrol camp at this time, then the four gates of the capital would no longer be within their control. People from the outer gates would not be able to get in, but the frightening thing was that the people inside would not be able to get out.
Thinking further, in today's world, the borders of Haiyan, Heqing and Qing are stable. In addition to the border troops in the north and southwest, almost 90% of the imperial army is stationed around the capital, divided into several large camps to defend the imperial power.
His Majesty's move has cut off their way out, and now that the imperial city gate is closed, they can't even get in. If there is an eventuality, their chances of winning are horribly low.
Lu Hanjiang said quietly: "Now we can only hope that the old man has not deceived us in at least one thing. If your Majesty really doesn't know martial arts, there is still room for change."
In fact, it can't be said that Meng Yuan cheated his teammates. In fact, facing this His Majesty, their chances of winning in such a thing were extremely low. All the old man's confidence was based on one premise, that is, the emperor would never be saved.
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As long as he is still breathing, the entire imperial city can be held in his hands. It is really locked tightly, without any gaps.
Lu Hanjiang only remembered that the old man said that His Majesty had been used to wandering since childhood and was not interested in martial arts. If these words were not deceptive, then the chess game he arranged could still be useful.
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In the inner city of the palace, the fighting between Dongchang and the Forbidden Army continues, and not far behind this city wall is the Zixiao Palace where the emperor seeks immortality and visits.
This palace is located in an open space with only scattered trees around. It is like a tombstone on a barren hill. It makes people feel chilly when looking at it.
There are no imperial guards patrolling the Zixiao Palace, and only the chamberlains appointed by the emperor can enter and exit. Today, outside the palace, apart from a pitifully small group of imperial guards on guard, there were only a few eunuchs waiting.
These people are all domestic slaves of various princes, but one of them seems a little out of place, mainly because he is tall and conspicuous.
He is His Highness Yu's domestic slave. Compared with others, he seems to be more concerned about the situation on that side of the palace wall. From time to time, he would crane his neck to look around, which earned the imperial guards a blank look.
"It's been several hours, why is there no movement at all..." One of the young eunuchs couldn't help complaining.
The guarding imperial guards glared at him, who sneered and shrank his neck, not daring to say anything more.
The atmosphere returned to anxious silence for a while. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the distance and was walking towards here.
The Imperial Army immediately became alert, and two soldiers stepped forward to stop him: "Which palace are you from, stop!"
This person was dressed as a palace maid, but the strange thing was that her face was actually covered with a veil, and she almost had the words "I am very suspicious" written on her face.
"This servant is a servant of the East Palace. I came here to deliver medicine to His Highness Yu. His Highness is ill and must take medicine." The man replied calmly.
As soon as he heard that this person was a servant of the East Palace, the tall chamberlain suddenly raised his head. He stared at the maid carefully. He indeed felt that he seemed familiar, but there seemed to be some discordant weirdness in it.
"East Palace?" The forbidden army frowned and refused sternly: "Go back, Your Majesty has decreed that no one is allowed to enter this place today without an edict."
"I'm afraid His Highness's body won't be able to hold on, so please be accommodating." The maid said again.
The Forbidden Army's tone became more indifferent: "Please come back."
The palace maid stopped talking, but slowly raised her head. In the flash of lightning, under the horrified eyes of the imperial guards, the other party actually pulled out a soft sword from her sleeve and wiped his neck straight.
When the blood splashed out, everyone present was stunned.
A group of forbidden soldiers watched the captain lying down, and their expressions immediately changed: "Kill!"
With an angry shout, more than a hundred Forbidden Army archers suddenly appeared on the wall of the deserted Zixiao Palace. A Forbidden Army commander appeared from the darkness, waved his hand, and thousands of arrows were fired.
The prince's attendants were also within the attack range. They were killed by the imperial army without even having time to beg for mercy.
Under thousands of arrows, only two people escaped the disaster, one was the maid from the East Palace, and the other was His Highness Yu's attendant.
Seeing this man pick up the sword belonging to the Imperial Guards on the ground, and dart out from left to right amid the rain of arrows, the Commander of the Imperial Guards' eyes turned cold: "Oh? It's the Kung Fu of the Border Army. Judging from your posture, you are from the Jin Yiwei side."
,snort!"
After being recognized head and tail, the attendant simply pulled off his robe and revealed his true face. The commander of the imperial army did not guess wrong. This man was indeed from Jin Yiwei. His name was Gao Ming. When he was in Jin Yiwei,
He is a subordinate of His Highness Yu.
After a wave of arrows, Gao Ming seized the opportunity and said coldly to the maid of the East Palace: "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be from the East Palace!"
The commander of the Forbidden Army, who had already surrounded the two men and was not in a hurry to fire arrows, was also waiting for the man's answer.
The maid stood still, stretched out her hand to cover her face, and suddenly a stunning face that made the world pale appeared in front of everyone. The commander of the imperial army was even more stunned: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Princess?!"
Gao Ming was also shocked, but he quickly found clues from the other person's face. Although this woman's appearance was very similar to that of the Crown Princess, she was indeed not the same person.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell on Gao Ming's heart. He pointed at him in horror and said, "You are from the Huangfu family——"
Pfft——!
This woman cut off Gao Ming's head with a thunderous sword. The opponent had been in Jinyiwei for more than ten years, but there was no room for resistance under this sword.
The commander of the imperial army was also stunned, but he came to his senses and immediately gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Take it down immediately! But don't hurt His Highness!"