Yang Yuyao had just finished taking a bath, her eyes were as charming as silk, her wet hair was wrapped with a silk scarf, and her graceful figure could not be concealed in her undress.
When she heard that Li Siye left suddenly, she quickly put on a big cloak and chased him out the door.
An Lushan quickly followed and persuaded: "Aunt, stop chasing me, I left long ago."
Yang Yuyao asked him: "What happened? Why did he leave in such a hurry."
An Lushan chuckled and said, "My nephew just told him a ghost story, maybe he was scared."
Yang Yuyao rolled her eyes at him: "It's not serious. Let's pack up and prepare to return to Chang'an. Maybe we can catch up with the saint to turn out the lamp."
Walking at night is very difficult. Even if the section from Hot Spring Palace to the outside of Chang'an City is a thoroughfare, there will inevitably be narrow grooves on the road caused by soil erosion. The lantern in his hand can only illuminate a three-foot radius, although
The horse's eyesight at night is better than that of humans, but Li Siye did not dare to drive it to run wildly. Only when the full moon emerged from the clouds did he swing his whip and slap the horse's buttocks a few times.
The brightly lit Chang'an City was already in sight. On the way, Li Siye saw people from various counties in Jingzhao, holding night lanterns and walking towards Chang'an City. All the four or nine gates in the outer city had been closed, leaving only the Mingde Gate.
When entering the city through this gate passage, of course there will be strict inspections by soldiers.
Li Siye showed his fish bag and fish talisman, and the city gate man quickly let him in.
He galloped for a short distance and had to be led by the horse. There were too many people in the crowd in front of him. These people who usually huddled in various quarters had completely liberated their natures today. I am afraid that no one would stay.
At home, everyone was crowded on the streets of Chang'an City.
According to the direction of the crowd flow, the target that most people focused on was the square in front of Xingqing Palace. There stood the world-famous large lantern tower, a hundred-foot-high lantern mountain. Although the lantern mountain was not fully lit at the moment, it was majestic.
The situation is enough to make countless people stop and look up.
Men and women crowded together on the street, moving as slowly as a swarm of ants. The smell of men's sweat mixed with the smell of women's powder, flowing forward in the north wind.
When he reached the Pingkangfang area, he could no longer lead the horse forward, so he had to take the horse back to the square and leave it in the backyard, and then traveled alone.
But he had just walked out of the gate of Pingkangfang and was about to squeeze into the crowd. When he looked up at the Taishang Xuanyuan Lamp House in the direction of Xingqing Palace, the extended lantern house suddenly burst into flames, and there were screams and pushing from the crowd.
The crowd was pushing towards him. He pushed forward in the turbulent sea of people, but he could not resist the power of the crowd. Instead of moving forward, he fell back into the square.
"Fuck!" Li Siye yelled angrily. In desperation, he decided not to take the usual route. He entered through the square gate of Dongshi and climbed up the wall and jumped directly onto the roof. He avoided the crowd along the roof and approached the front of Xingqing Palace as quickly as possible.
The tile ridges on various shops in the East City provided him with the best walking route. While running, he heard another scream. The Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower was collapsing downwards, but the raging fire was surging upwards, just like the ground.
Fireballs jumped on the ground, and there was a strong smell of grease in the air. He could even feel the heat wave coming from close range. After such a thing happened, could he still successfully break into the Xingqing Palace?
Fortunately, the lamp building only partially caught fire and collapsed, and did not cause a larger flame explosion. The extended section of the lamp building hit the double eaves and gaps on the third floor of the Calyx Building, causing a local fire.
A local Wuhou held a long stick, pointed at him walking on the roof and shouted: "What's the matter with you? If you don't walk at night, you have to walk on the roof! Are you a thief? Get off here!"
Li Siye ignored it at all and continued to move along the roof towards Xingqing Palace. If there was a large gap in the middle of the shop, he could pass between the walls.
He finally stepped to the ground in the northeast corner of Dongshi. The Marquis Wu who tried to warn him followed closely, grabbed a stick and stood on the opposite side, shouting angrily: "Bold thief, do you want to take advantage of the situation?"
"What a robbery!" Li Siye shook the fish bag on his waist and said: "I am an official of the imperial court, please get out of the way."
Wu Hou hesitated for a moment, then quickly stepped aside. After Li Siye left, he muttered: "Even if he is a royal official, he can't walk on the roof."
He walked out of the east gate of Dongshi. Due to the retreat and crowding of people just now, the density of lantern watchers on the street was much reduced. He jumped off the top of the wall and started to move along the street against the retreating people, and came to Xingxing.
Outside the Flower Calyx Tower of Qing Palace, the way was blocked by Longwu Army soldiers who were guarding the place.
He took off the fish bag and fish talisman from his waist and said, "I am Li Siye, the general of Qixi, and I have urgent matters to face."
The Longwu Army soldier pushed the fish charm over with both hands, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, General Li, General Chen Xuanli has an order. No one is allowed to enter the palace tonight without his permission."
"Not even me?" A woman's voice came from behind.
Li Siye turned around to look, but it was Yang Yuyao wearing a fox fur cloak and a hairpin riding a purple-maned horse standing in the north wind, followed by panting servants.
The soldier didn't recognize who it was, so he crossed his arms and repeated what he had just said: "General Chen Xuanli has an order. No one is allowed to enter the palace without his permission."
"How presumptuous! I am Mrs. Yang's biological sister!"
The soldier knelt down half-kneeling before crossing his hands and said: "The military order is like a mountain. Please don't make things difficult for me. If you insist on meeting me, you can allow me to go and report to Chen Xuanli first."
"Then go quickly!" Yang Yuyao scolded in a sweet voice. After she said that, she faced Li Siye proudly: "You can't do it. You left so early, so you better let me catch up."
Li Siye looked up at her and was about to speak when he suddenly saw an arrow shot high into the sky, with a long rope attached to its tail, and it was thrown over the roof of Shengyefang opposite.
"There is no need to report now!" Li Siye turned around and ran towards Shengyefang on the opposite side. As he ran, he raised his head and looked up at the sky. First, a person slipped over his head, followed closely by a man and a woman.
Sliding over on the rope, the sound of crushing bricks and tiles was heard on the roof.
He rushed into the gate of Shengyefang, looked up at the roof they had fallen on, and traced it around the winding alley. When he got there, he realized that this was the backyard of a Taoist temple, and the gate was bolted from the inside.
, he had no choice but to climb over the wall and jump in.
Li Siye ran quickly to the main hall of the Taoist temple, and happened to see the last figure fall into the secret passage. The last person who jumped down closed the stone slab.
He used both hands to pull up the stone slab, and suddenly a cold arrow shot out. Li Siye was frightened and turned his head to avoid it. The man in the secret passage shot the arrow and turned around and ran away. Li Siye held the edge of the secret passage with both hands and jumped down. He just landed on the ground.
He bent his arms to release his strength, and the man who escaped had already slashed at him with a knife.
When Li Siye saw him staggering and limping on his right leg, he immediately shouted his name: "Dai Wang!"
The man's figure froze, and Li Siye quickly grabbed his arm and bumped it against the wall. The knife in his hand fell down due to lack of control and was stepped on by him.
"I am Li Siye."
Dai Wang was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed with a disappointed expression: "General Li, I didn't expect that you would come to arrest me in person. You are an official in Qixi, why do you care about the affairs of the capital?"
Li Siye immediately spoke: "The person you are following cannot kill the emperor. Everything is planned by them. You can't do it."
Dai Wang's eyes widened in surprise: "The old man fell into Long Bo's hands. As long as he draws out his knife, his life can be taken away. Why do you say it can't be done?"
"Listen, Dai Wang, everything you have done, and your ability to successfully enter the palace, are all due to the direct and self-directed actions of some people. Now, although he has gotten away with it, there are still people protecting his life. You, brother
It is understandable that the family should seek revenge, but why should they go to Chang'an City to participate in this farce?"
"You said this was a farce?" Dai Liulang's eyes widened in surprise again.