Dark clouds shrouded and rain poured down. The entire capital was shrouded in rain and fog, and even people from a distance could not be seen clearly.
What is different from other places is that in addition to rain, there is more gray here.
There were no pedestrians on the road. Occasionally, two people holding umbrellas passed by, and they couldn't help but shudder. One of them said: "It's strange, it's still cold today. It's really weird."
One of the people together also shivered. At this time, it was still biting and cold, and it was even darker from a distance. It made people feel as if the door of hell had opened. It was really scary. After hearing these words, they became even more frightened: "Listen here
It was said that the palace was in front of me, but later I was convicted and executed, and my whole family was killed. Therefore, at night, I could faintly hear crying."
Speaking of this, when I listened to the wind, it was so subtle that it seemed like someone was really crying in the distance. When I listened carefully, it seemed like someone was clapping and laughing. A little further away, the leaves were shaking slightly, as if something was pouncing out at any time.
"Stop talking, go quickly, go quickly..." The person on the other side was so frightened that his courage almost burst. He even trembled as he spoke.
After he ran away in a flash, there was no one in the whole street. As the night got darker, there were no more people passing by. Even the stone lion in front of the house seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
A dozen people were as silent as wood carvings and clay sculptures. No one knew when they arrived at the gate of the mansion.
These elite armored soldiers were hidden and motionless under the rain. Except for their slightly heaving chests, they could not be seen as living creatures. The rain hit their faces, and their eyelashes did not even move.
Time passed little by little, and the leader looked up at the sky, with a cold light flashing in his half-squinted eyes.
His hand was the one holding the sword. He raised it slightly and waved forward.
"Yes!" Dozens of armored soldiers immediately rushed to the door from both sides without hesitation.
A man stepped forward and hit the door sideways. This move was extremely skillful and he had practiced it many times before he hit it. There was only a "pop" sound, and the door was violently broken by the iron skewer. There was not much sound.
A group of people rushed in, and the dark wind swept in, and a muffled thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
"boom!"
"What's the sound?" The concierge was actually not asleep yet. There was a table set up in the room, a soybean oil lamp was lit, a plate of spiced peanuts and a pot of wine, and he was drinking happily. At this time, he seemed to hear a sound, and he couldn't help but be startled.
, his whole body trembled, and he turned around and stared into the night.
He was drunk and a little dazed at first, and the thunder in the sky woke him up. It was nothing, but there was some movement outside, but he heard it. Could it be that there was a thief?
Being a concierge, isn't it just the job of guarding the door?
If a thief sneaks into the yard, he will no longer be able to do this leisurely job!
With this thought, he quickly got up, put on his clothes and went outside.
"Who?" I pushed open the door of the hut, and heard a "boom". The thick black clouds flashed, illuminating the inside and outside of the Minister's Mansion in a white light. The bamboos, orchids, and trees that had grown wildly were all shining with bright electric light.
It was shaking, and what was even more frightening was that it illuminated several figures rushing in.
"Who!" There was a loud thunder, and dust fell down the neck, and then it was dark again, and the concierge's eyes widened.
Someone really came in!
And looking at this situation, it’s not just an ordinary thief, this is, this is an armored soldier!
"not good--"
"Something has happened." People who have been in the capital for a long time may be used to it, but they are different from the people in other places. At this glance, the thought flashed in my mind, could I have been involved in some fight between gods?
The concierge opened his mouth wide and thought about it. The next moment, he heard a "pop" sound and felt a chill on his neck.
"Ah...well..." The pain caused the concierge to scream with his open mouth. However, the moment his throat was cut, his mouth was tightly covered by the person behind him. Until his body twitched and was thrown to the ground, he could not disappear on his own.
His life serves as a warning to those inside.
"The king has issued an order, and everyone in the palace will be killed without mercy."
The body that fell to the ground was gradually surrounded by blood and water, and a dozen armored soldiers, like ghosts in the night, sneaked in quietly under the leadership of Zeng Nianzhen.
Daiwangfu
There were no pedestrians on the street, and only the constant beating of drums broke the silence all around.
There was a light at the gatehouse, and there were vague figures. Two guards could be faintly seen in front of the wall inside the door, patrolling back and forth, and no one dared to approach.
When he broke into the house late at night, the soldiers shot him without mercy and without any sense of responsibility.
However, the sound of horse hooves broke the silence, and the guard suddenly looked startled. In the blink of an eye, he saw more than ten riders galloping in the night rain.
Everyone knew that having the right to ride a horse in the capital late at night was a big deal. Just thinking about it, he saw Lai Lai riding his saddle and dismounting in front of the screen wall. Under the firelight, he saw a hundred households wearing armor and sabers, with soldiers lined up on the left and right.
"The Imperial City Secretary is acting according to the decree, and there is no need to stop him!" Hundreds of households shouted, and sure enough, the surrounding area immediately fell into silence. Later, more cavalry followed, and there were more than twenty people on both sides of the ox cart.
The two oxcarts drove slowly and slowly to the gate of Prince Dai's Mansion, and stopped one after the other. The gate of the mansion was quiet, and there was no one else except this group of people.
The curtain of one of the oxcarts was gently opened by a pale hand, and a white-faced eunuch with a hint of coldness in his eyes and eyebrows jumped out.
The little eunuchs on both sides who were soaked in the rain carefully supported him. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, he looked up.
"Finally we have arrived." This was originally a nonsense sentence, but when it was said by this white-faced eunuch, it became even more weird.
As he spoke, the eunuch looked at the silent bullock cart and laughed again: "What are you waiting for, Master Huo?"
There was movement in an ox cart on the opposite side. The curtain of the cart was raised, and the same gray-robed Taoist jumped out of it.
He didn't need anyone to support him. He opened an umbrella by himself, raised it above his head, and walked over slowly. The people following him were all armored soldiers. They looked like they were temporarily transferred to his side, and they looked very elite.
However, the people around the big eunuch had no stage fright towards the soldiers. Even the little eunuch who was lying down next to the big eunuch would raise his chin slightly and look with contempt in the corners of his eyes when facing people.
In addition to the two parties, there were actually five other people, looking at them with different expressions.
These five people were all wearing ordinary green robes. When Huo Wuyong came over, they looked at each other, their eyes collided, and then they all moved away in silence.
"Ahem." Huo Wuyong covered his mouth with his fist, coughed twice, and then said slowly: "Eunuch Ma, Mr. Liu hasn't arrived yet, so this matter shouldn't be so urgent. I think we'd better wait.
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Ma Shunde had been blocked by Huo Wuyong before. At that time, he had no imperial edict and naturally had no confidence, but it is different now.
Ma Shunde's look at this time was exactly the same as that of several young eunuchs. The young eunuch held up his umbrella, not afraid of the wind and rain, and touched the imperial edict that was carefully held in his arms with his hands, showing it out from the corners of his eyes.
"We are busy with errands, but we can't wait." With a sinister smile, Ma Shunde said darkly: "Master Liu has such a great reputation. I thought he was a loyal and patriotic person, but I didn't want to end up doing both things...
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"If you are truly loyal and patriotic, you should know what to do now, instead of retreating and only thinking about yourself. Mr. Huo, do you think that's right?"
These words were serious, but there was no one from Mr. Liu at the scene.
Although Huo Wuyong was also a member of the Taoist sect, he was not in the same sect as Liu Zhan. He had different inheritance and different sects. Even though there were some Taoist sects who had the same hatred and hatred, they were very few and far between.
At this moment, hearing that Ma Shunde was proud and thinking that this man had indeed obtained the imperial edict, he could only remain silent.