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On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, at Haishi, there was no moon, and it was dark all around.

After knocking on the clapper twice, Lu Li woke up suddenly, sat up on the quilt, and listened to the sound outside.

The night is cold and heavy, everything is silent, and every little sound will be amplified.Lu Li heard the whistling of the wind, the soft sound of broken branches on the tree beating on the window, and the footsteps of the night guards, as well as the subtle sounds mixed in.

It's like many people walking together, like weapons and armor lightly touching... It's far away, vague, and unreal.

Thinking about the timing now - Lu Li immediately frowned and got out of bed to get dressed.

He had just finished dressing, and before he could go out, there was a knock on the door, followed by Hu Weiwei, who walked in quickly: "Master, there is movement!"

Time is sensitive, what does this 'movement' mean, it's so obvious, King Su has acted!

At the critical moment, Hu Weiwei didn't ask Lu Li why he got up, and Lu Li didn't bother to explain, and immediately walked out with a serious face.Hu Weiwei stretched out her whip, rolled up the sable cloak hanging on the screen, caught up with Lu Li, and put it on him.

As soon as Lu Li came out of the room, Shi Yuanning, the head of Prince Ping's residence, greeted him: "Princess——"

"According to the previous arrangement, all the guards are separated. The main entrance, the side gate, the corner gate, and all the walls of the mansion must not be neglected. Everyone, take your weapons and stand ready!" Walking out, while watching the action of the government guard.

"But all the guards are sent out, your safety—" Yuan Ning is very anxious, this is the prince's top priority, nothing will happen!

Lu Li's eyes were calm, and his expression was calm: "As long as this palace is not broken, what problems will I have?" He raised his eyes slightly, "Or are the guards in Pingwang's mansion not confident in guarding the palace?"

Yuan Ning raised his back subconsciously: "Princess, don't worry, although we soldiers did not go out with the prince, they were trained by the prince himself. It is no problem to kill ten with one! Let alone hundreds of people come tonight, even thousands of people will come. We are not afraid, we must protect the princess and wait for the prince to come back!"

"It's so good." Lu Li frowned slightly, smiling brightly, "Pass down the order, let the brothers work hard, as long as you survive this night, the prince will reward you!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Ning soon started to get busy, and the guards in the palace followed closely and orderly. Everyone had serious expressions on their faces, and their eyes were full of murderous intent. They might be nervous or excited, but they were not afraid.

Lu Li was not afraid either.

In this Prince Ping's mansion, there are not only the guards trained by Zhao Zhu, but also the people from the rivers and lakes that he summoned with the order of the suzerain.Since this battle had to happen, he used all his abilities to let King Su know that even if Zhao Zhu was not around, he would not be easy to bully!

Yes, in Prince Ping's mansion, Lu Li is not in his garden now, but in Prince Ping's mansion.

Before speaking with Shen Wansha, Lu Li thought of a problem. They had already expected that King Su would rebel, but anyone who rebelled would always have to come up with a high-sounding reason.If the superior is a tyrant, he will do justice for the heavens, and the princes and generals will be kind; if the emperor is virtuous, then create an imaginary enemy. In order to protect the country and the country, they must "clean the emperor's side". It's a later story to get rid of yourself as the emperor. In short, it is necessary to cover up the ugliness of such a treasonous thing as treason.

If the coffin autopsy can prove that Su Wang’s concubine died of poisoning, it’s wrong to go, the late emperor’s virtue was flawed, and Emperor Taijia also lost his face, Su Wang will do it again, and it can barely be used as an excuse, but now the late emperor has no No, Emperor Taijia has no black spots, and he is loved by the people. If King Su rebelled, he had to think of other reasons, such as "the Qing emperor's side".

Since Emperor Taijia ascended the throne, everything has been done well, the Great Xia has become more and more peaceful, and the people's life is getting better and better. The few thorns in the court before were also robbed by Emperor Taijia. , there are really no "treacherous ministers", the only one who is particularly powerful and can be called pressure is Ping Wang Zhao Zhu.

In the previous years of fighting, Zhao Zhu held a strong army, and the Xixia and Liao people cried for their father and mother, so there was nothing wrong with it, but now everything is peaceful, and almost half of the military power in Daxia is still in his hands.He and Emperor Taijia have a good relationship, get along casually, domineering and arrogant, and do not restrain their temperament at all... Those with a darker mind can think of a hundred or eighty small theaters of "things that the prince and the emperor have to say".

Zhao Zhu's current state can very well be manipulated to become the side of the king who wants to be cleared.

If King Su wanted a bigger one, he could spread rumors, saying that Zhao Zhu didn't go on an expedition at all, but came back to fight Taijia Emperor for the throne. .Of course, this requires Zhao Zhu's cooperation, and it should not be used if King Su is sure that Zhao Zhu has already gone on an expedition.But if you accidentally discover Zhao Zhu's existence, it's very possible...

Lu Li intuitively thought that King Su wanted to take Zhao Zhu into surgery, but he didn't know the specific method.But once King Su started an incident, there were two places in Shangjing that he had to fight, one was the imperial palace and the other was Pingwang's mansion.It's easy to understand that he wants to kill Emperor Taijia and ascend the throne himself. As for Prince Ping's mansion, Zhao Zhu is not there.

There was Zhao Zhu outside the city, and the imperial palace was arranged by Emperor Taijia, so Lu Li didn't need to take care of it, and he didn't even have to take care of the Prince Ping Palace.Anyway, Zhao Zhu wasn't around, so the Prince Ping's mansion would be ruined if it was messed up, and it would be rebuilt later, so it would be much safer to nest in his own garden.

But Lu Li was unwilling.

He has never lived in Prince Ping's Mansion, but this is Zhao Zhu's home, and there are many memories of him, bitter, warm, and unforgettable... He wants to protect these for him.

Moreover, Prince Ping's Mansion is Zhao Zhu's mansion, a symbol of strength, and the capital is in chaos, and the common people will always feel a little comforted when they see that the mansion is not toppled...

Lu Li knew that [-]% of King Ping's mansion would be violently attacked once King Su started an incident. He asked Xing Zuo, who followed him, how to prepare for the arrangement and line up troops. Guard together.

At other times, there will always be some disagreements between the Jianghu and the officials, but once there is a major event, it is easy to get together.Lu Li believes that he can do it.

As for Shen Wansha and He Lianyu, Lu Li knew that He Lianyu had his own strength. He had been in Daxia for so long, and his identity was changing at any time. He was a bandit, a gangster, and Prince Helian. Shen Wan must have many loyal followers; In the Sha family, there is the most profitable father in Daxia, and a princess surnamed Chai who is very important to the emperor. He has money and status, and he has a lot of people.So Lu Li asked them to help, and sent some assigned people to various places, such as Mrs. Huai's natal Lan's house, Mrs. Hou's Zhang's Hou's house, Mr. Yu Zhi's house, Mrs. Bai's house...

All the people you can think of, try to help as much as possible, even if there is not enough talent, just remind them to deal with it by themselves.

Moreover, when King Su started an incident, the street must not be peaceful. Lu Li was guarding the palace, and Shen Wansha stood up on his own initiative, asking to watch the people with He Lianyu, hoping to reduce the damage...

In short, everything has been arranged to prevent King Su from moving, but King Su really did.

Lu Li looked up at the dark blue night sky, exhaled slowly, hoping everything goes well...

Sure enough, Su Wang's men came all the way to Ping Wang's mansion, the sound of swords and soldiers, the battle began immediately!

Hu Weiwei went outside for a while, and came back to report to Lu Li with a sullen face: "King Su is really insidious! He has left a lot of troops in Shangjing City, and there is a secret road leading to the outside of the Youyu Terrace, and the soldiers continue to flow Come here, I think we are preparing to cooperate with the outside world!"

"No wonder..." Lu Li pondered as he moved so fast.He said, why the city is in chaos before there is any movement at the city gate, that's why.But what—he smiled slightly, "It's okay. Even Zhao Zhu didn't find the secret road of Youyu Terrace. It's probably very narrow, and there won't be too many people coming. The city is moving, and it's impossible for Zhao Zhu outside the city." I can't see it, as long as we hold on for a while, we will be able to wait for reinforcements!"

Hu Weiwei thought about it, and her raised eyebrows were slightly flattened.

Lu Li thought for a while, and asked Hu Weiwei to take him to the roof to see the current situation.

King Su had a lot of people, three floors inside and three floors outside, almost surrounded the entire Prince Ping Mansion.They rammed the gate of the palace with the battering poles, put down the wooden ladder and tried to climb over the wall of the palace. The people in the palace here were not vegetarians, they poured hot oil on their spears and stood firm.

People on both sides beat and scolded, and the other side said: "King Ping holds the military power and has taken the emperor several times for self-interest. We will wait for justice and never allow this to happen! Give up inside, Su Wang's people have already gone to the border. After capturing King Ping, an imperial decree will be issued later, it is useless for you to resist!"

Reply here: "Put your mother's stinky farts away! Our prince guards the border and wholeheartedly protects the people of Daxia. The emperor has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and has a lot of trust. Your master must be envious and jealous! Hehe, isn't it just to rebel? Fight if you have the ability, get out if you don’t have the ability, there’s a bird for chirping!”

The other side got angry: "If you have the ability, don't be a coward, let's do it with real swords and guns! Be as shy as a woman, and I will be ashamed for you if you say it!"

Before there was an answer here, Hu Weiwei got angry first, swept the whip with her foot, and poured out a pot of hot oil, at the same time, a slim figure stood on the wall, her beautiful eyes almost bursting into flames: "Women recruited you? Dare to love that you were pulled out by your father, so it has nothing to do with your mother!"

Hu Weiwei is wearing a red dress, with a beautiful waist and a slender waist. She is so beautiful, but she is not a well-behaved girl, she is a violent madman!Normally, she didn't have a chance to show off, but now that someone provoked her, she smiled coldly and used all killer moves.

With her strange strength, let alone rolling a few pots of hot oil, she can tear up a living person!

As soon as Hu Weiwei made a move, there was blood everywhere, and the other party's reaction was a bit slow, and he was pressed and beaten for a long time.Hu Weiwei and the people in the palace were quite straightforward, laughing loudly: "Go back and tell the grandson of King Su that there is no future for rebellion. As long as our prince is here, Daxia will not change the sky!"

The momentum here is soaring, but King Su has too many people, and there is a huge gap between the two sides. No matter how capable the guards are, there will be another wave after dealing with this wave. After a long time, they will definitely be tired.Moreover, the guards only knew that King Su had rebelled, but they didn't know that Zhao Zhu was nearby, so they must have no idea...

Lu Li looked at it for a while, and Xing Zuo took him down from the roof.He didn't go back to the room, but turned around in the palace directly, from the gate to the palace wall, with a calm posture and no fear at all.In the end, he even lifted his robe and sat on the stone pier in the courtyard.

"I'm not afraid, and you don't need to be afraid either! The other party wants to destroy my Pingwang Mansion and plot to usurp the throne. We have to let him know. If you dare to take down the Wangfu, don't be afraid of your teeth breaking! It's all a trick played by King Su, he has returned and is currently outside the city, as long as we persevere, the prince will come soon!"

Lu Li's back was straight, a little candlelight fell on his shoulders, his delicate chin was not hidden in the sable collar, his back was lighted, his expression was not clear, but his eyes were shining brightly, like the brightest enlightenment in the sky before dawn. Stars, give people bright hope!

These words were also loud, resolute and brave. After hearing this, the guards' eyes lit up and their confidence doubled. It turns out that the prince is outside!

A concubine who doesn't know martial arts and is thin and weak dares to sit in the court. I believe they can stop the rebels and protect him. Why can't they believe in themselves!Work hard, must work hard, keep the palace!

As soon as people's confidence came up, their eyes became firmer, their movements became more violent, and their strength seemed to increase a lot.

Seeing that the attack could not be broken, the opponent's momentum was too strong, so they launched a rocket. The rocket could fly very far, and if there was any combustible material in the landing place, it would catch fire immediately, which was very difficult to prevent.But Lu Li didn't move, and the guards weren't afraid either!

They held their shields high, and greeted each other fiercely with their martial arts in their hands!

As the secret guard who was left behind to protect the princess, Xing Zuo was loyal to his duty, with a serious face, he swept away all the rockets that flew near Lu Li!

The Jianghu people are not holding back at all now, they all resort to unique moves, and they are inseparable from each other...

In short, there is a gap in the number of the two sides, but the situation is not particularly unfavorable, and Lu Li feels a little relieved.

It's a pity that God didn't make him comfortable for too long.The opponent couldn't attack for a long time, so he used another trick.

Yuan Ning carried the blood-stained knife and ran over to report: "Wangfei, the second concubine is calling for the door, what should I do!"

"Concubine stepmother?" Zhao Zhu's stepmother?Lu Li frowned, why did she disturb the water?He flicked his sleeves, "I'll go and see."

As a result, Concubine Stephanie came to persuade her to surrender.

She took Zhao Zhu and stood in front of the palace gate, crying: "Lu Li! Although you have a marriage contract with Zhu'er, you are not yet married, and your name is not right. How can you occupy Ping Wang's mansion! Zhu'er did something wrong. You should be punished, you can't do anything foolish!" She wiped her eyes, cried twice, and said, "Before I came, King Su had promised that as long as you don't resist, he can say something nice in front of the emperor. Forgive your sins...you should think about it carefully, you can't make mistakes!"

Zhao Xi also shouted: "Yes, my brother is disrespectful to the emperor, disrespectful to the ancestors, greedy for military power, and playing with people's hearts. It is really unwise! You know that mistakes can be corrected, and there is nothing good. Uncle Su is lenient and has agreed in front of my mother and me. , as long as you know your way back, your lives will be safe!"

The two stood in the position of understanding righteousness, sang and sang a lot, threatening and coaxing, accusing Lu Li of being unrighteous, not qualified to stand in Prince Ping's mansion to act for others, and those who are truly qualified to stand inside It's their mother and son.But their mother and son are magnanimous, so they don't need to care about Lu Li's disrespect. As long as Lu Li listens to his advice, they promise that a bright future awaits him...

"It's such a sharp mouth. I can't do anything else. It's so good at playing with black and white." Lu Li stood on the wall, and Hu Weiwei stood on the left and right to guard the surroundings. He held the hand stove and looked down at the mother and child in front of the door. Abandoning blood and family relationship and selling yourself to King Su, how do you know that others are as stupid as you and are willing to sell to King Su?"

Zhao Xi's face was a little thin, and his face was flushed: "What are you talking about! We are all for you and brother!"

"Then..." The corners of Lu Li's lips twitched slightly, and he sneered, "Thank you for your concern, let's go slowly!"

Concubine Ji snorted coldly, and pointed at Lu Li: "Don't be too complacent! How long do you think you will be safe inside? King Su will enter the palace soon, and there will be an imperial decree soon. We also want to save some face for you! "

"Concubine Ji is wrong. The face is not given by others, but earned by myself!" Lu Li raised his chin slightly, his eyes sharp, "You are an elder, and I don't want to confront you today. I tell you clearly, I won't. If you retreat, you are not afraid of the battle, if you retreat, I will not argue with you, if you do not retreat, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Concubine Ji puffed her chest out: "Why, you still dare to kill your mother!"

"This old godly woman still treats herself like a dish!" Hu Weiwei laughed loudly, "What kind of mother are you? Did you give birth to King Ping or raised King Ping? You obviously pushed King Ping into the pit of fire. I wish he would die immediately, and take the princess with me by the way." Lu Li, it’s better not to leave any scum! After doing such a wicked thing, you still want others to obey you? Make your dream come true! And—"

Hu Weiwei flicked the whip, her beautiful eyes slightly curved: "You two lived in the palace before, how did you get out... Don't you forget? My master was bestowed by the emperor himself, and the prince personally handed over the property, why is the name not right? How about asking all the guards in the mansion, who is qualified to be in charge of the palace!"

"Princess! Concubine! Concubine!" The mansion shouted loudly.

Concubine Ji swayed and tried her best not to faint.At this moment, the location of the imperial palace in the north was on fire... Concubine Ji's eyes lit up, she stood up straight, and shouted: "You guys continue to attack me! I'm standing here today, I'll take a look, this has not passed the gate!" My daughter-in-law, dare to kill my wife!"

Su Wang's team was excited, and immediately raised their weapons and attacked again.

The guards of Prince Ping's Mansion were also unambiguous, and immediately confronted them. Although Lu Li hadn't come down from the wall, there were several masters standing beside him, no one could hurt him at all, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Hu Weiwei gritted her teeth angrily, and rolled out flowers from the whip in her hand: "I'll kill that damn old woman!"

Lu Li stopped her.King Su's move was obviously to blackmail Zhao Zhu. Anyway, Concubine Concubine Stephanie did occupy the word 'mother'. The ancient etiquette was strict, and doing too much would damage Zhao Zhu's reputation.And... King Su deliberately did this, could he have other intentions?If he doesn't kill, will King Su's soldiers kill him for him?Then push the matter to him and discredit Zhao Zhu?

Hu Weiwei also thought of this, and became even angrier, "What a dark heart!" So, not only can they not kill the old woman, but they have to protect her?

Really not reconciled!

Lu Li was also very unwilling. He was thinking about how to solve it better.

Before he could figure out a way, another group of people appeared.

"Help--"

"Where to run-"

Hu Weiwei's eyes were good, she said 'huh', she turned her head and told Lu Li: "It's Young Master Shen, who came after Bai Shi."

"Bai Shi?" Lu Li was at a loss, what did he do?

Bai Shi panicked, bumped into the circle, fainted, and saw Concubine Ji and Zhao Xi clearly, and immediately ran over to ask for help: "Help! Shen Wansha wants to kill me!"

Seeing that King Su's team brought Bai Shi into the protection circle, Shen Wansha jumped angrily, and was hugged by He Lianyu, and flew up to the wall to look for Lu Li: "I'm so mad, Bai Shi is spreading rumors everywhere, saying that he slept with King Ping." , King Ping started in chaos and ended up abandoning him, you persecuted and bullied him!"

Hu Weiwei's eyes immediately stood up: "Prince Ping actually slept with him!!"

Lu Li's focus is different: "Where did he say these words?"

"Every street!" Shen Wansha gave Bai Shi a hard look, and complained to Lu Li.

He and Lu Li have their own division of labor, Lu Li guards the palace, he and He Lianyu pay attention to the streets together, and they will know when King Su moves.Yin Ye was silent, King Su raised an uproar to seek the throne, attacking the palace and peaceful palace is the top priority, as for the people, as long as they don't move, they won't deliberately kill them, if they dare to move, kill them!But when the common people saw the movement, how could they not be worried?Those who are simple, loyal, hot-blooded and quick-tempered would hold the stick on the spot and want to be loyal to the emperor. Whenever they saw such a situation, Shen Wansha and He Lianyu would go up to persuade them.

The people are innocent, anyway, this period of time will pass soon, why add more casualties?

For those who have a lot of thoughts, are particularly afraid, or are incited to help King Su, Shen Wansha and He Lianyu will threaten them, or take out a silver box to spread money to appease them. After this period of time, paying a little money is nothing.

But who knew that at the critical moment, a white hour came!

Bai Shi continued to put on the same attitude as before, pretending to be pitiful, begging for mercy, and went to crowded places to say that Zhao Zhu was wrong.Bai Shi seemed shy and coy, but in fact, what he said was a slippery one. Zhao Zhu became a lewd, bloody and violent person in his mouth, with many sexual eccentricities, and killed countless innocent people!He also said that Lu Li is used to pretending, but in fact he is ruthless, and he is in collusion with Zhao Zhu, taking pleasure in killing people!Not only did he kill people, but he also dissected living people!Haven't you seen that his autopsy skills are so good? They are all practiced from living people!He also said that he and Zhao Zhu used to have a good relationship, but when the love died, Zhao Zhu turned his face and refused to recognize anyone... He encouraged everyone not to be deceived by the appearance of these two people, King Su is a really good person!King Su found out that Zhao Zhu was wrong, and now he is going to Beijing to help the emperor, and asks everyone to help!

Before Shen Wansha finished speaking, Bai Shi looked at Lu Li with a look of pity: "You were deceived by King Ping. He talked nicely when he was sleeping with me, but in the blink of an eye..."

"Nonsense!" Hu Weiwei stopped Bai Shi's words, worried that her master's emotions would be disturbed.

"I'm not talking nonsense! Zhao Zhu really slept with me!" Bai Shi's eyes flickered slightly, "He has a mole on his thigh, Lu Li, am I right!"