Chapter 742: The Sun-Sacrificing Palace Change (Part 2)
It's still dark, and Song Chaofeng, who hasn't slept all night, is still very excited. Today is New Year's Eve, and there are many activities in the palace. First, at noon, the emperor will worship Lao Tzu in the Sanqing Hall, and then in the afternoon, the royal family's children
They enter the palace together, bathe and change clothes, drink ancestor wine together in the evening, remember the great achievements of their ancestors, and then worship their ancestors in the Ancestral Temple at night.
Therefore, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, New Year's Eve was also called the Day of Sacrifice, and every household would offer sacrifices to their ancestors.
At this time, Ying Caihe, who had not been seen for two days, appeared in the lobby of the Bei Yamen. When Song Chaofeng saw Ying Caihe's appearance, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly came up to him and said, "I thought you had gone away."
"Where? I have been hiding in the palace, waiting for the emperor's orders."
Song Chaofeng felt that Ying Caihe's attitude had changed. He no longer knelt down to him, and his tone was no longer respectful. But at this time, he could no longer care about it. He quickly said: "Let's come in and talk!"
Ying Caihe is an important part of his plan. Without her, they cannot deal with Dou Xianlai. As for her disrespectful attitude, they will deal with her later.
In the inner hall, Song Chaofeng told Ying Caihe his plan in detail, and Ying Caihe pondered for a while and said: "Those royal children, doesn't Chaoen intend to kill them?"
"I plan to arrest them all. I need their support to establish a new emperor. These royal children are useless and can't make any waves."
Ying Caihe said calmly: "Others can leave it alone, but you must kill Li Yi, otherwise the courtiers will support his restoration."
"That makes sense. How about I leave this matter to Manager Ying?"
"I am willing to share my worries with you!"
Song Chaofeng was overjoyed and asked again: "To deal with Dou Xianlai, what else does Manager Ying need my help with?"
"I still need two hundred and sixty sets of guard armors and bronze medals for entering the palace. I alone cannot deal with Dou Xianlai."
"It's not a big deal, I'll make arrangements for you right now!"
After making an appointment with Song Chaofeng on the time and place for the handover, Ying Caihe drifted away. Next to him, Ju Wenzhen said with some worry: "Chao Weng, we should get rid of this woman as soon as possible! She will ruin our affairs."
Song Chaofeng said with a sneer: "If she dies early, who will take the blame for us? We must let the civil and military officials discover her assassination of the emperor in time. It is best for everyone to get the spoils!"
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Ying Caihe came to the manor at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain and heard shouts from a distance. The soldiers were training. At this time, Song Tian also saw her and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Manager Ying, when will we start taking action?"
"Brothers, are you ready?" Ying Caihe asked.
"Everything is ready and ready to attack at any time!"
"Gather the brothers together, I have a few words to say."
"Everyone assemble!" several captains shouted.
Two hundred and fifty warriors and scouts quickly gathered and formed two rows.
Ying Caihe stepped forward and said slowly to everyone: "Like all of you, I am also loyal to His Highness King Jin. This time I am following the order of His Highness King Jin to do a big thing in Chengdu. You will assist me. Today we are the ones to attack."
On this day, I will take you to the palace in Chengdu to perform two tasks. It is of great importance. I hope you will absolutely obey my orders."
After speaking, she took out a gold medal and held it high, "This is the gold medal of King Jin, which means that King Jin is here in person. My orders are King Jin's orders. No one can disobey in the slightest!"
Two hundred and fifty people knelt down on one knee and shouted: "I will obey the order of the general manager!"
Ying Caihe nodded, "It's almost time. We won't be riding. I'll give everyone a quarter of an hour to pack up, and then we'll set off!"
A quarter of an hour later, Ying Caihe led more than 250 people and set off quickly. They did not enter the city, but came to the Forbidden Garden in the northeast corner of the palace. The Imperial Palace Forbidden Garden was outside the city and surrounded by a wall. It was surrounded by woods, grassland and
The lake is home to a large number of water birds and deer. There is a row of bungalows on the east wall of the Forbidden Garden. When they arrived here, there were already more than a dozen eunuchs waiting for them.
The eunuchs brought several carts with 260 sets of armors for guards and 260 bronze medals for guards entering the palace.
The eunuchs did not communicate with each other. They closed the back door of the forbidden garden and left directly.
Ying Caihe ordered the warriors and scouts to change the armor of the guards and hang bronze medals on their waists. They were fully armed, holding spears in their hands, wearing horizontal knives on their waists, and carrying crossbows and quivers on their backs. Spears and horizontal knives were normal equipment, but
Crossbows are equipment that the palace guards do not have.
Everyone put on their armor, lined up again, and entered the Forbidden Garden through the back door. They passed through the Forbidden Garden, and under the leadership of Ying Caihe, headed straight for the Xuanying Gate. Inside the Xuanying Gate was the Sanqing Hall.
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At noon, Emperor Li Shi, closely guarded by a large group of guards, came to the Sanqing Hall to worship Laozi. The Tang royal family claimed to be the descendant of Laozi Li Er, so worshiping Laozi was also worshiping their own ancestors.
The guards were all waiting outside the hall. There were only five or six personal guards in the hall. Dou Xianlai, who was wearing a gray coat, stood quietly about a foot away. Emperor Li Shi, led by the abbot of Sanqing Hall, offered incense and worship.
, everything is in order.
Suddenly, Dou Xianlai's ears twitched, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes. He heard the sound of an eagle flute. The sound was too familiar. It was Guo Song's eagle flute.
Guo Song was the only strong enemy in his life. He was defeated by Guo Song in a very brief confrontation in Chang'an West City. If there is anyone in the world who can disturb Dou Xianlai's mind, it is Guo Song.
Dou Xianlai's expression changed several times. He could no longer restrain himself. Guo Song was actually in the Chengdu Palace.
"Be optimistic about the emperor!"
Dou Xianlai said a word, and the gray shadow floated out of the hall and disappeared in an instant.
In the adjacent courtyard of Sanqing Hall, Ying Caihe held a long sword in her hand and waited for Dou Xianlai's arrival. The master gave her the eagle flute and said that Dou Xianlai would definitely come.
A gray figure suddenly appeared on the wall, "Why is it you?" Dou Xianlai's disappointed voice came from the wall.
Ying Caihe didn't say a word. She drew her long sword and saw a flash of cold light. She took a strange posture, kneeling on one knee, half squatting, with the long sword standing in front of her eyes. This was one of the nine sword postures.
The seventh posture of the sword: Gui Zong posture, which means the return of all swords to the clan. It is the defensive posture among the nine swords.
Dou Xianlai was about to leave when he suddenly saw Ying Caihe's defensive posture. He suddenly remembered that night in Xuanyangfang, when he attacked Guo Song's Thirteen Swords with great fierceness, but Guo Song used this move to resolve them.
, that time was the first time in his life that he returned without success, and it left a profound impact on him.
"Okay! I'll try again!"
A gray shadow flashed on the wall, and Dou Xianlai instantly appeared above Ying Caihe's head. His sword was ready, and the same thirteen swords stabbed Ying Caihe's head and neck. The speed was unparalleled, and the sword was deadly.
Among the many disciples of Ying Cai and Gongsun Auntie, her martial arts skills were second only to Li Man's. She learned the essence of the nine sword styles. She tried her best to resolve them, but she was only able to resolve five swords. She could not resolve the remaining eight swords.
She exerted all her strength with both feet, and her figure suddenly appeared like a ghost. She used the sword withdrawal gesture. Dou Xianlai sneered, do you still want to escape?
His body was still in the air, and the powerful sword force enveloped Ying Caihe's vest and back of his neck. No matter how Ying Caihe ran away, he could not avoid Dou Xianlai's sure-kill sword.
Dou Xianlai had no intention of playing anymore. This Ying Caihe was too far behind and was not worthy of playing against him.
With a flick of his wrist, a fatal sword struck Ying Caihe's vest like lightning. Ying Caihe's front, back, left, and right sides were sealed. She had no way to survive other than a sword piercing her heart and dying tragically.
Just when the tip of the sword was about to touch Ying Caihe's vest, Ying Caihe's body suddenly accelerated and broke away from the control of Dou Xianlai's sword, causing Dou Xianlai to stab the air with an unprecedented sword thrust.
"shoot!"
Ying Caihe gave the order a few feet away.
Two hundred and fifty crossbow arrows shot out of the air and shot straight to the ground. They were not shooting at Dou Xianlai, but at the place where Yingcai and Yingcai were standing just now.
This is Guo Song's archery technique. He does not shoot at people, but anticipates the enemy first. More importantly, he follows Guo Song's orders Ying Cai and faithfully.
Dou Xianlai stabbed the air with his sword, flicked his wrist, and the long sword came out of his hand and flew towards Ying Cai and Ying Cai. Ying Cai and his legs used force to dodge again, but their bodies were still a little faster, and the long sword rubbed her
The skirt of her clothes passed by, and she escaped certain death.
If Dou Xianlai Bufei fired this sword, he could have used the rebound force when the sword tip hit the ground to fly into the air and avoid the dense crossbow bolts. But at this time, he no longer had the sword in his hand, and his body fell downwards.
Suddenly I realized something was wrong, I had fallen into a trap.
He shouted loudly and punched out like raindrops, knocking out nearly a hundred crossbow arrows.
‘Ah——’ A scream suddenly came from the Sanqing Palace in the distance.
Dou Xianlai was shocked, the emperor was in danger.
A slight distraction brought Dou Xianlai's disaster, 'Poof!' A crossbow arrow penetrated his defense and hit him in the back of the heart. The strength of his Dantian was released, and he could no longer resist it. The remaining
More than a hundred crossbow arrows shot into his thin body.
Dou Xianlai knelt on the ground like a hedgehog. After a while, he suddenly fell to the ground, and a generation of martial arts master passed away.