Chapter 127: Entering the Palace
In a secluded alley.
With the imperial edict and government officials arriving in droves, the place suddenly became lively and crowded.
Due to the angle of view, Haitang, who rushed to help, first saw a carriage that fell down and lay flat on the ground.
Then there is Zhao Duan standing in the alley, and Jin Jian, who has a low presence next to him.
As for the dead swordsman, he happened to be blocked behind him by the two of them, in a blind spot.
"Why are you here?" Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment.
Not only was he surprised by the appearance of his two colleagues, but he was also surprised by the word "against the party" in the other party's mouth.
Haitang looked up and down and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was not injured.
His eyes moved to the young priest again, slightly stunned.
In an instant, after completing a series of brainstorming, he seemed to understand something, and he raised his hand and said:
"I have met the Jin Jian Priest."
Then he explained:
"We got news that the new leader of Kuangfu Society has entered the city..."
She spoke quickly and described the process concisely and concisely.
Zhang Han nodded and said: "We were in the distance just now, and we vaguely saw the green energy rising here, and it disappeared in an instant. We are still wondering, guessing that the rebel party has sent warlocks to do harm to you.
At the moment, it seems that it was Priest Jin Jian who took action? "
The two of them were also a little confused about the situation in front of them.
As he spoke, he was still looking around vigilantly, as if looking for signs of battle.
Immediately, not surprisingly, he noticed that there seemed to be a figure behind Zhao Duan, and he immediately shouted:
"Who's there?"
As he spoke, he assumed an attacking stance.
"...Don't be nervous, he is already dead," Zhao Duan was silent for a moment, then reluctantly stepped aside and introduced:
"This is the person who blocked the road and wanted to assassinate me. Well, I have already killed him."
Killed by me...killed...
Zhao Duan's light words reached the ears of the two of them, making them stunned for a moment.
Wait until you see the corpse kneeling on one knee, holding a sword in one hand, closing its eyes as if sleeping.
The expression on his face turned into disbelief.
"Gao Li!"
The two spoke almost in unison, connecting the appearance of the person in front of them with the portrait in the document.
Especially the iconic frost sword, which all revealed the identity of the corpse:
Fang Fu arrived in the capital a few days ago. Zhuang Xiaocheng’s successor, the new sub-ruler of Kuangfu Society, was also the new branch leader of Kuangfu Society decades ago. A genius swordsman who has already entered the divine chapter.
Not long ago, they were still in the Peony Hall, seriously discussing how to deal with Gao Li.
How to gather the strength of nine halls to jointly face challenges.
But at this moment, Zhao Duan said that the new helmsman had been killed by him.
"Is he really Gao Li?"
The female detective with a dashing appearance, long legs, thin waist and high ponytail murmured to herself.
Zhang Han stepped forward, confirmed, and said in a complicated tone:
"That's right, he is indeed dead."
He raised his hand, touched the blood on his chest, and said blankly:
"Is it a stab wound? But this wound doesn't seem right... It's not fatal. Could it be a soul..."
Zhao Duan coughed and said:
"He was indeed killed by magic."
There is no way, this thing cannot be hidden, and at the same time, I feel entangled in my heart, not knowing how to explain this matter.
An imperial talisman has such power.
Zhao Duan is almost certain.
The old man who repeatedly tried to poach someone and accept him as his disciple was definitely a monk in the "worldly" realm.
Otherwise, ordinary divine chapter priests, even if they have such a talisman at the bottom of the box, would not be rich enough to give it away casually, right?
I am a dignified official of the court, worshiped by the royal family, but I am not clear with the high-ranking priest...
It's easy to say but not nice to hear.
At this time, the golden slip next to him suddenly said:
"It relies on the 'Edict Talisman' of my Tianshi Mansion."
Seeing the three of them, she lied without changing her expression:
"I gave it to him for self-defense."
ah?
When did you send it... Zhao Duan was stunned for not a second, then nodded with a smile:
"That's right. Last time I asked Priest Jin Jian to protect me and we became friends. Recently I have provoked too many enemies, and what happened to Marquis Xia Jiang yesterday, I asked her for help."
Perfect excuse!
When he said these words, Zhao Duan suddenly understood why Jin Jian appeared here.
It must have been the old man who was an unofficial official who was good at pinching and calculating. He sensed that he was in trouble today, so he communicated with Jin Jian and asked her to come over.
In this way, it can only be said that the talisman was given to him by the golden slip, and everything will make sense.
As for the reason, there is a ready one - the middle-aged warlock caught in the last incident at Prince Jing's Mansion happened to be the defected priest from Tianshi Mansion.
Equivalently, in that case, Zhao Duan accidentally helped Tianshi Mansion capture the traitor.
This matter is not a secret, many people know it.
In order to thank Zhao Duan, Priest Jin Jian helped him once in private, which was reasonable and reasonable.
Anyway, as a disciple of the Heavenly Master, she is rich and has no shortage of money.
"Is that so..."
Zhang Han and Haitang looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
At the same time, I couldn't hide my surprise.
They didn't expect that Zhao Duan was actually friends with the Tianshi disciples and had such great reputation that he could impress them.
When did the arrogant priest start to look down on the infamous pretty boy?
"Okay, this time is quite dangerous. Fortunately, the enemy died in the end, not me."
Zhao Duan said seriously: "Thank you two for coming to the rescue. This is a serious matter. I am about to enter the palace, so I will go to report. I also ask you to help bring the body back. In addition, I suspect that there is something nearby." There may be rebels lurking..."
Zhang Han and Haitang looked at each other and said at the same time:
"Don't worry, Zhao Jisi, leave it to us."
Zhao Duan nodded his thanks and looked at Jin Jian again. But I saw the young priest raised her little hand and yawned, and her figure slowly faded away:
"I'm leaving. If you need anything, just come to Tianshi Mansion to find me."
He is really a night owl, so sleepy... Zhao Duan shook his head.
He borrowed an official's mount, whipped his horse, and ran toward the palace.
"I hope it didn't take too long..."
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Imperial Palace, outside the Meridian Gate.
The sun has risen high in the sky, the sky is bright, and today's morning morning has come to an end.
On the white jade steps made of white jade and carved with dragons and phoenixes, large groups of officials walked out one after another.
The atmosphere is strange.
Many eyes fell on the officials of Dali Temple. Zhou Cheng, who had a deep "Chuan" pattern on his brow, had a gloomy face, said nothing, and left angrily.
Didn't make any stops.
Everyone could see that the Minister of Dali Temple was in a bad mood, and no one tried to touch his bad luck.
Ma Yan was the last group to walk out of the Golden Palace.
There is not even a single minister close to him.
The difference in popularity is evident.
When he was alone and walked to the Meridian Gate, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance.
Outside the Meridian Gate, outside the entrance to the imperial city, a galloping horse was running against the current!
When they arrived in front of the city gate, the black shadow on the horse turned over and walked very fast, from far to near.
The crimson palace walls, golden sunlight, and figures as black as ink constitute a rather artistic scene.
"Why are you here?"
Ma Yan stopped, surprise appearing on his long and slender face.
Zhao Duan, who was tired of the journey, was riding his horse at a high speed. He was panting now and said with a smile:
"I dare to ask, senior brother, what was the result? On my way here, I saw Zhou Cheng's face was ashen and he ignored me. I think he was deflated."
When Ma Yan heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he briefly talked about passing by the court.
That is to say, if I broke into the Dali Temple Yamen and beat people... I would be fine?
Zhao Duan found it interesting and asked curiously:
“Where is Marquis Xia Jiang?”
Ma Yan said calmly: "The crime is so heinous that I must execute him immediately."
So cruel... Zhao Duan was greatly surprised.
But when he learned about the crime he had committed, he shook his head, thinking that a hundred deaths would not be too many for such a person.
"The result of the treatment of Princess Yunyang..."
He finally asked the question that concerned him most.
Ma Yan glanced at him and said:
"You came just in time. When I came out, His Majesty said that he wanted me to find you into the palace and give you an explanation alone."
Although there was Princess Yunyang's instigation behind Xia Jianghou's case, there was a lack of evidence after all.
And since it involves the royal family, it was not mentioned on the spot, which is no surprise.
But the empress will definitely give him a solution.
"Your Majesty is looking for me?"
Zhao Du Anxin asked if this was a coincidence. Everything happened in a hurry. He immediately smiled and said: "I'll go over right away. There happens to be another big thing that I need to report to His Majesty."
The palace was far away from the assassination site.
Coupled with the effectiveness of the imperial talisman, it was obscured by the "Taixu Scroll".
The briefly condensed blue clouds caused movement only in that block.
Therefore, no one in the Jinluan Palace knew about this matter.
Ma Yan asked doubtfully: "A big deal?"
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Imperial study room.
After the dynasty was over, Empress Dayu first took off her dragon robe and bead curtain while being served by the palace maids.
After changing into white uniform, he went to the imperial study room to review the accumulated memorials as usual.
Wearing female official robes, wingless black gauze, and plum blossoms on her eyebrows, the "female prime minister" with "neutral beauty" has been waiting for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the secret report just sent by the Shadow Guard has been placed at the top."
Mochou strictly plays the role of "female secretariat".
Xu Zhenguan, who had just finished the morning court and was a little tired, perked up when he heard the word "Shadow Guard".
He took a lot of steps and walked behind the desk.
Sit back on the golden nanmu seat covered with silk cushions.
His fair and slender fingers picked up the "secret fold" from the top of the hill-like pile of memorials.
Everyone in the world knows that the imperial edict is a sword in the hands of the empress.
But only a few people know that there is a dagger hidden in the dark side in the hands of the Yu emperors in the past dynasties.
It is a secret espionage organization under the "Royal Sacrifice" system that is only loyal to the emperor, called the "Shadow Guards".
It is different from the imperial office that is stationed in the capital and mainly supervises courtiers. Whenever there are major cases, people are sent on business trips to the nine palaces and eighteen palaces.
Shadow Guards are spread throughout the territory of Dayu, in all major state capitals except the capital.
The members all hide in secret and exist as spies.
With the help of "secret folding", important messages from various places are presented to the empress.
"Self-rudder?"
Xu Zhenguan opened the secret fold, her beautiful eyes scanned the words one by one, her slender eyebrows slightly raised, and she said coldly:
"One Zhuang Xiaocheng left, and another Gao Li came in. These remnants in the gutter are really restless. It seems... I was too kind to them."
In this secret compromise, it was revealed that Gao Li had succeeded Zhuang Xiaocheng and secretly sneaked into the capital to serve as the "sub-rudder".
(End of chapter)