When she heard that Huyan Qianting was leading troops to attack the city, the Queen Mother knew that the matter had something to do with the emperor. Under the Queen Mother's efficient dispatch, the Regent had led 30,000 troops from the capital to the city gate, preparing to stop Huyan Qianting's troops from advancing.
Under the order of the Queen Mother, the commander of the Imperial Guard deployed troops to guard the palace, and at the same time ordered his confidants to lead 500 people to "protect" the emperor to prevent Hu Yan Qian Ting from joining the emperor.
The Queen Mother's confidants were divided into three groups. One group secretly left the palace with the unconscious Wu Yuzhi; one group went to the Regent's Palace to bring the crown prince into the palace; and the other group went after the Princess Regent and the Meng family.
Although she knew that the last two options might not work, the Queen Mother was still unwilling to give up. She always had to give it a try.
The Queen Mother's orders were passed on one by one, and the palace staff carried them out in an orderly manner. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the Queen Mother's pace. Only...
"Where are the people? Why haven't the emperor and the adults arrived yet?" War broke out outside the city, and the Queen Mother heard the sound of fighting in the palace, but several ministers who were discussing the matter have not arrived yet.
"If you go again, you must invite a few adults." The Queen Mother ordered again, but the palace people had no idea, so they had to leave the palace again. Unfortunately, they were destined to fail to invite anyone.
The list the Emperor of Northern Qi gave Qin Jiyan included several families named by the Queen Mother. Except for the emperor, who wanted to conquer them personally, Qin Jiyan had already ordered people to deal with them in advance.
"The Minister of the Ministry of Finance is dead!" The second secret guard came back to resume his duties. His mission was only to kill the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. No one else in the Shangshu Mansion was left alive.
And the reason why he was able to successfully sneak into Shangshu's Mansion and leave safely was thanks to Gu Qiancheng's explosive pack.
Of course, the first contribution should be recorded in the Shangshu.
"The Minister of War is dead." The secret guard came back three times.
"Master Zhang is dead."
"Master Liu is dead."
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The assassins sent by Qin Jiyan came back one by one. Qin Jiyan crossed out the names of the dead people on the list in his hand. Soon the number of people on the list was reduced by half, but the name at the top of the list was not.
It still fell cleanly on the paper. An Yi, who went out to perform a mission, did not come back.
Qin Jiyan silently put away the list and began to arrange a new round of tasks. Soon the people in the hut went out one by one and sneaked into the night to carry out the next tasks.
The hut was provided by the Princess Regent. Before tonight, Qin Jiyan would still be on guard against the Princess Regent and the Meng family. However, now he didn't have to worry about the Meng family betraying them. The Meng family had no choice. He was the one who was most afraid of dying now.
It's the Meng family.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. The cabin arranged by the Princess Regent for Qin Jiyan is right next to the palace. It is the closest row of houses to the palace. Through the red walls and green tiles, you can still hear the commotion in the palace.
Thanks to Qin Jiyan's courage, when the Regent Princess told him about this place, he didn't even ask. That kind of confidence in controlling everything made the Regent Princess scared for a moment, thinking that the Meng family had no plans for Qin Jiyan.
, and then calmed down.
The candlelight in the room was weak, revealing a sense of darkness, and the cold wind poured in from the gaps around it, forming a sharp contrast with the warmth of the palace hall; the silence in the room was also completely different from the noise of the palace, as if two people were separated.
The world is separated only by a wall and a street.
Time passed quietly. Qin Jiyan was the only one in the room, but he was not in a hurry. He held a book in his hand and read it slowly by the light.
"Master," someone came back not long after, "the mission is completed."
Likewise, cross people off the list and say, "Get out of town."
"Yes," the visitor left quietly, just as he came.
Many people under Qin Jiyan have completed the second assassination job one after another, but Hu Yan Qianting's people have not yet entered the city.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Hu Yan Qian Ting. The regent was not good at government affairs, but he was good at military warfare, not to mention that he led more troops than Hu Yan Qian Ting.
"Your Highness, the mission is completed." The secret guards came back one by one. Compared to others, the secret guards' mission was more difficult, so they completed it slower and suffered more or less injuries.
"Yeah." Qin Jiyan took out the list made by the Emperor of Northern Qi and drew the dead people one by one. There were thirty-nine people in total. Except for the person listed first, all the others were dealt with.
Killing nearly forty Beijing officials in the Imperial Court of the Northern Qi Dynasty in one night is not a terrible thing to say, but Qin Jiyan did it.
Of course, the reason why he was able to do this was due to the ability of his subordinates, but it was mostly due to the convenience of the Emperor of Northern Qi and the information provided by the Meng family.
Internal betrayal and betrayal by one's own people are always the most terrifying. If the Northern Qi Emperor hadn't helped him knock on the doors of those ministers, how would his people have been able to successfully sneak into the mansion and find the target person.
Although what the Northern Qi Emperor wanted was not to kill people, but to persuade or control them, why should he listen to the Northern Qi Emperor?
Without these officials to do things, he wanted to see what kind of chaos Northern Qi would become and how far the Northern Qi emperor could go.
The corner of his mouth raised slightly, and a chill flashed in Qin Jiyan's eyes.
"Qian Cheng is right, the Meng family is really good." He came at the right time and saved him a lot of things.
The four secret guards kept their heads down and did not see Qin Jiyan's change. They only felt that the temperature in the room suddenly dropped and their bodies became cold.
He cautiously called out: "Your Highness?"
"Well, we'll take action after a stick of incense." If An Yi hasn't come back within a stick of incense, it means An Yi's mission has failed and something unexpected has happened.
"Thank you, Your Highness." After the four secret guards understood what Qin Jiyan meant, they clasped their hands and said.
A stick of incense only happened in the blink of an eye. After the stick of incense was burned, An Yi still didn't come back. Qin Jiyan didn't say anything. He stood up and walked out. When he stepped out of the threshold, he threw the book in his hand back...
"Bang," the flying book just happened to bring down the small oil lamp on the table. The paper caught fire and instantly ignited. The fire spread along the kerosene, and the room was soon on fire, but Qin Jiyan and An An were on fire.
Wei had no intention of looking back.
Walking to the door and looking at the palace standing in the darkness, Qin Jiyan smiled silently: The Emperor of Northern Qi should be at Huyan's house at the moment, but I wonder if the Queen Mother would have thought of it?
It's unexpected when you think about it, otherwise the chaos outside wouldn't be like this.
A group of five people shuttled through the streets of the Imperial Court like ghosts, and soon arrived at the residence of the Northern Qi Army Marshal.
The commander's mansion is brightly lit, the door is open, and there are soldiers standing on the left and right. Looking from the direction of the main entrance, you can also see An Yi who is tied to the torture rack.
That's right, An Yi's mission failed and fell into the hands of the Northern Qi Army Marshal to lure Qin Jiyan and others to visit.
"Let's go." Qin Jiyan walked out of the darkness, but was grabbed by the secret guard, "Your Highness, you can't."
Qin Jiyan did not speak, but turned around, his cold eyes falling on the hand holding the hem of his clothes!