Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

There are three sticks of fine sandalwood placed on the tray. Judging from the simple texture, it is obviously an old incense.

Wu Zetian picked up the sandalwood and nodded with satisfaction, walked to the copper stove, lit the incense and prayed silently.

Seeing this, Monk Huide winked at the monk, who pulled out a sharp knife from his sleeve and walked towards Wu Zetian, his eyes filled with ferocious killing intent.

Just as the sharp blade was raised high and stabbed towards Wu Zetian, the palace door was knocked open with a bang.

Then, with everyone watching, a young man in official uniform rushed in with a sword. Without saying a word, he cut off the monk's hand holding the sword with his sword and shouted loudly.

"Protect the Queen Mother and find the killer!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers of Dali Temple responded with a shout and went to kill the monks in the main hall.

When he found out what had happened, the fake monk Huide didn't bother to pretend anymore and immediately pulled out his weapon and slashed at Fan Xin.

"Boy, if you dare to ruin my good deeds, you will die!"

Bang!

A giant hammer hit the sharp weapon, and the heavy inertia directly broke the blade into two sections.

"If you want to kill the young master, you have to pass my test first!" Liuzi said disdainfully, holding his shoulders.

Seeing the person coming, Fake Huide narrowed his eyes and became alert.

His intuition told him that the young man in green clothes in front of him was not that simple.

"How did you know about the assassination plan?"

"We have to wait until we are ready to capture you." Fan Xin coldly snorted and ordered his men to speed up the killing.

It has to be said that these fake monks are very powerful. Although there are only a few dozen of them, they suppressed nearly a hundred temple guards in Dali Temple.

If it hadn't been for the six sons to hold back the false Hui De, I'm afraid the whole army would have been annihilated without even using half a stick of incense.

Soon, the fierce sound of fighting attracted a large number of Qianniu Guards.

As they joined, the killers gradually became at a disadvantage, and were eventually all killed, leaving only Fake Huide pinned to the ground.

It was only then that Wu Zetian came back to her senses and looked at Fan Xin in surprise.

"Fan Qing, what is going on?" She was not confused. Through the bloody battle just now, she found that these monks were terrifyingly powerful and not like ordinary monks at all.

When she thought about the mistake she had made when singing the Sanskrit scriptures before, an incredible truth appeared in her mind.

That means these monks are all fake killers!

Thinking of this, Wu Zetian was so frightened that she would have died in Hanguang Temple if Fan Xin had not appeared in time.

Seeing that Wu Zetian figured out the key, Fan Xin said solemnly.

"Yes, these killers are all here for you."

"They are just internal agents. The real killer will come from the mountain gate at 3:00 noon to ensure that you are completely left in Hanguang Temple."

"Queen Mother, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time. I will escort you out immediately!"

At this time, Xue Huaiyi suddenly blocked the door and said angrily.

"Boy, Master Xue is here in Hanguang Temple. A few killers don't matter. You are obviously alarmist."

Speaking of this, he said to Wu Zetian: "Queen Mother, there are heavy military protection outside, how could the killer rush in? You must not believe this person's words."

Xue Huaiyi was worried about how to restore his image, but Fan Xin unexpectedly sent him a pillow.

He believed that as long as he refused to retreat in the face of crisis, he would definitely leave a tall and powerful image in Wu Zetian's heart.

So when he saw Fan Xin trying to take people away, he hurriedly jumped out to stop him.

Fan Xin's face darkened and he kicked Xue Huaiyi in the crotch, pulling Wu Zetian out while the latter was wailing.

At a time when his life was at stake, he was not in the mood to be jealous of a superficial person.

However, they were still a step too late. As soon as the monarch and his ministers reached the steps and descended from the mountain gate, there was a deafening sound of fighting.

Not long after, Duan Xu ran in covered in blood and said in a panic, covering his wound.

"It's not good, Queen Mother. A large number of assassins entered the mountain gate. General Yuwen and others were all killed in the battle. The Qianniu Guards can't hold it anymore anymore!" After saying this, he foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground and fainted.

Seeing this scene, Wu Zetian was shocked and angry.

"Trash, a bunch of trash, nearly a thousand Qianniu Guards can't even stop a few killers, what use do I need from you!"

"Queen Mother, the brothers must have been poisoned so they were unable to resist the killer. Let's retreat to the Jinggong Tower on the top of the mountain and wait for help." Liu Xun clasped his fists and said.

"Queen Mother, I already informed Prime Minister Di before coming to Hanguang. I believe it won't be long before the imperial army arrives to rescue us."

"General Liu is right. It is best to go to Jinggong Tower on the top of the mountain and wait for help." Fan Xin followed up and advised.

"Queen Mother, please make a decision as soon as possible." The ministers said in unison.

Wu Zetian glanced at everyone present and nodded: "Okay, as you said, let's go to the top of the mountain."

Since the Qianniu Guards lost their combat effectiveness, only dozens of Dali Temple soldiers accompanied the emperor and ministers to the top of the mountain.

When a group of people came to Jinggong Tower, they closed the door directly and blocked the door panel with a few stones, hoping to buy some time for the reinforcements.

When the tower became quiet, Wu Zetian sighed with emotion: "Fan Qing, it's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, I can't imagine what happened next."

"The Empress Dowager made a strong statement, the minister was just fulfilling his duties." Fan Xinxin said with lingering fear, and at the same time he secretly screamed that he was so worried that the assassin almost succeeded.

After all, Wu Zetian had been in charge of Jiangshan Sheji for many years. After the initial panic, she quickly calmed down and looked at the panicked ministers sitting in the distance and said calmly.

"Fan Xin, who do you think ordered these killers?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the captured assassin confessed that the assassination at Hanguang Temple was planned by King Lu, King Han and others."

"But according to my inference, things may not be as simple as they appear."

"It only takes a few days from the time you decide to offer incense to the time you walk into Hanguang Temple."

"To be able to bring a large number of assassins into Hanguang Temple and disguise themselves as monks in such a short period of time, I think there must be someone secretly cooperating with them."

"As for who these people are, you should know in your mind."

Upon hearing these words, Wu Zetian's eyes suddenly turned cold and she looked towards Liu Xun, who was commanding the defense.

"Are you saying that the secret agent Li Yuanjia planted around me is Liu Xun?"

She couldn't believe that General Qian Niuwei, who had been loyal to her for many years, was actually a traitor.

Fan Xin sighed: "Other than that, I really can't think of anyone else who could poison Qian Niuwei's food and bring dozens of assassins into Hanguang Temple, which has been searched many times."

"Yes, only Liu Xun has a chance." After confirming that the black hand lurking in the dark was Liu Xun, Wu Zetian's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then returned to normal.

"Queen Mother, the general has deployed the defense line. Please drink tea." Liu Xun came over with a tea cup and said.

Wu Zetian naturally would not drink the killer's tea, and said calmly.

"I'm not thirsty. You can keep the tea for yourself."

Seeing this, Liu Xun shook his head and said with a smile: "What a pity. I wanted you to finish your tea and go on your way quietly, but I didn't expect you to be so disrespectful."

"Forget it, I can only see you off personally."

As soon as he finished speaking, nearly a hundred masked assassins emerged from the darkness and stared at everyone present without saying a word.