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Liu Yanzhao didn't know about the accident that happened in the Compassionate Ning Palace, he was surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army, and the further he walked, the more remote he became.Liu Yanzhao sensed something was wrong, and sternly shouted: "This is not the way back to the palace...stop for me!"

The Minister of Rites and Minister of Guanglu Temple who were also held hostage were terrified, but Jian Zhaoting, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, refused to stop: "Your Majesty, this place is not safe. I will talk about it later."

Liu Yanzhao stopped drinking: "I told you to stop!"

He stopped talking nonsense with Jian Zhaoting, and suddenly opened the hand of the Imperial Forest Army, only to hear a "嗤啦", a short blade was hidden under the emperor's crown, and the blade was so sharp that he cut off two fingers of the Imperial Forest Army that he reached out to grab .

The Imperial Forest Army backed away in pain, his face paled visibly.

The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Guanglu Temple never thought that they had just left the wolf's lair and entered the tiger's lair. In shock, they hurriedly protected Liu Yanzhao one after another, pointed at Jian Zhaoting and cursed: "Commander Jian, what do you want to do? Come on, this is a rebellion!"

Jian Zhaoting held the Imperial Forest Army in his hands, and didn't take the reprimands from the two weak civil servants to heart. He smiled sullenly and said, "What do I want to do? Of course it's a loyal escort!"

He is also shameless, and he can still open his eyes and talk nonsense at this time. Liu Yanzhao was laughed at by him, and said coldly: "Escort? You know best whether you are an escort or a hostage! If you are an escort, wouldn't this world There is no villain on the treason!"

After Jian Zhaoting was dismantled through the diorama, he lost all scruples and said gloomyly: "The emperor is right, I am a villain who conspired against the emperor, but what can I do? I was also forced! Back then, when King Ping made trouble, it was my Jian family who went all the way." Support, escort you, and keep you in the seat of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme! You want to get rid of the ills, and it is also the first response from my Jian family, suppressing the family for you, and returning a thousand acres of fertile land. Now, for a little servant A few crazy words, and an account book that is not even clear about the truth, you forced my uncle to death, you killed my sister, and you are going to kill my Jian family... Your Majesty, you are really a benevolent and clear sage ah!"

Liu Yanzhao was shocked and furious: "When did I kill the Jian family? It's your Jian family who enjoy the honor and wealth, but are still not satisfied. You even reached out to the military rations with the Beijing family, almost killing our frontier soldiers, and even with the North. The thieves colluded with each other from a distance... I think of the kindness of supporting you that day, and I don't care about you, but you are getting more and more proud, and you can even do things like regicide and treason! Good... that's really good!"

The two had their own arguments, but they made the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of Guanglu Temple pale. They only hated why their parents had to have a pair of ears, which caused trouble for themselves for no reason.Jian Zhaoting stared at Liu Yanzhao with a sullen expression, and suddenly said sharply: "The emperor is self-willed, mean and ungrateful. Having such an emperor is really not a blessing for the country. All the ministers in the court have selected the son of the virtuous and benevolent clan. Today, as long as the emperor is captured , ask him to issue the decree of the Zen position, and it will be considered a great success!"

Liu Yanzhao sternly said, "You are dreaming!"

Jian Zhaoting said with a sinister smile: "Then the emperor can't help it!" He shouted: "What are you waiting for? Please give the emperor an order!"

The imperial army swarmed forward, and the two civil servants turned pale with fright, and tightly protected Liu Yanzhao.Seeing that the shining blade was about to touch the dragon robe, Liu Yanzhao suddenly raised his chin and said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Do it!"

The Imperial Forest Army was slightly taken aback, and the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from all directions.Jian Zhaoting's expression changed suddenly, and he was about to grab Liu Yanzhao when he came up, but a pistol flew over his head, piercing through his shoulder without any time to send out a large spray of blood.

Jian Zhaoting screamed, unable to lift his outstretched hand, and staggered back two steps.In the blink of an eye, a group of people fell from the wall. The leader was dressed in a big red python suit. As soon as he touched the ground, he knelt down on one knee: "My minister, Xiao Heshan, came late to save you, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

With a sullen face, Liu Yanzhao waved his hands to signal Xiao Heshan to flatten his body, and stared at Jian Zhaoting with cold eyes: "Don't you think it's strange? When I usually travel, I am accompanied by Jin Yiwei. On such an important occasion as offering sacrifices to heaven, why is there no Jin Yiwei?" Accompanying, but handing over the responsibility of escorting to the Royal Forest Army?"

Jian Zhaoting seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed in pain: "You, you have already..."

"Yes, I knew your plan a long time ago, and the reason why I kept my face so calm was to see how far you gangsters and thieves can go!" Liu Yanzhao said coldly, "Jian Sihui has been cautious all his life, and he never thought that his cousin would be like this Bold and reckless... The empress's new funeral, I originally wanted to stop temporarily and let you enjoy yourself for a while, but I didn't expect you to be so eager to send the handle to me! If I don't accept it, I will not live up to your good intentions. ?”

Jian Zhaoting was so angry that his eyes were tearing apart: "You...you knew it a long time ago! You were prepared for it! You deliberately let it go, just to catch us all...you are so ruthless!"

Liu Yanzhao smiled slightly: "That would have to be done with the cooperation of all my lovers. I didn't expect to see such a good show at today's grand ceremony. You are really my diligent servants, you have worked hard!"

Jian Zhaoting clutched the wound on his shoulder, blood seeped from his fingers like broken threads.Jin Yiwei swarmed up, and the situation of strength and weakness was immediately reversed—although the Imperial Forest Army had a large number of people, how could they be the opponent of the well-trained Jin Yiwei?It didn't take long for most of it to fall down.Under the protection of his confidant guards, Jian Zhaoting fought and retreated, but Jin Yiwei pressed him every step of the way, blocking him into a dead end.

Liu Yanzhao, under the heavy protection of Jin Yiwei, put his hands behind his back: "Jian Zhaoting, now you will be captured without a fight. I think you can reward you with a whole corpse for the sake of your Jian family's merits in supporting me."

Jian Zhaoting gritted his teeth, hating to the extreme, suddenly thought of something, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, raised his head and laughed loudly: "Hahaha...well, Your Majesty is really wise and has no plans, but since you are wise, With the beads in my hands, does it mean that there are also traitors around me?"

Liu Yanzhao frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

His reaction made Jian Zhaoting confirm his conjecture—although Liu Yanzhao knew the truth about the family's treason through some means, but he didn't know that the mastermind of this matter was not Jian Zhaoting, or even Fang Fang, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Zhen, but the confidant of the emperor.

"Your Majesty," Jian Zhaoting raised the corners of his lips secretly, "If I remember correctly, the most useful middle-ranking official by your side is Eunuch Yuezhao, why didn't you bring him with you on such an important occasion as the sacrifice to heaven? You don't want to know ...what did he do?"

Liu Yanzhao's pupils shrank suddenly.

Before he could ask and understand, hurried footsteps came from the alley again. The people who came were obviously elite experts. Although there were a lot of people, the footsteps were very orderly, and it sounded like there was only one sound.

Xiao Heshan's expression changed instantly, and he shouted sharply: "Protect the Emperor!"

In the next instant, □□ burst out through the air, more than three times stronger than before, cut off the sound of the wind straightly, and aimed at Liu Yanzhao!

This was beyond everyone's expectations, and before Jin Yiwei could react, Xiao Heshan had rushed forward recklessly, and stood in front of Liu Yanzhao.Hearing the sound of "Du", the gun was directly nailed into the back of the heart, blood spurted out, and a few drops even fell on Liu Yanzhao's face.

Liu Yanzhao was stunned when he smelled blood for the first time.

After a moment of stupefaction, the masked men in black had already snatched out from the alley, everyone with weapons in their hands, and cut off their heads involuntarily!

At the same time, the fight in the Palace of Compassion and Ning came to an end for the time being. The guards guarding the palace were defeated by the assassins and collapsed in a pool of blood.The concubines all over the courtyard were stunned by the tragedy in front of them. They opened their mouths to scream, but they were covered by the assassin who looked like Jin Yiwei and knocked them out neatly.

All this was only in the midst of the rabbit jumping, the assassin's attack was extremely fierce, and the moon was shining to guide the way. Before the guards in the palace could react, the Compassionate Ning Palace had already fallen into the assassin's control.

Yuezhao stood in the mess everywhere, watching the assassins dragging down the bodies of the guards, washing away the blood with clean water, and putting on the same guard uniforms again, it was hard to tell the difference in the blink of an eye.The concubines below were already trembling. Although Aunt Yuxiang was also afraid, she devoted herself to protecting the Empress Dowager, and said sharply: "Where are you thieves, how dare you act wildly in the Palace of Compassion? Moon shines, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager confront each other!" You are not thin, but you eat inside and outside, colluding with assassins, and the emperor will return to the palace later, let's see how you explain to the emperor!"

Yuezhao turned her head expressionlessly, staring at Yuxiang with black and angry eyes, Yuxiang's heart skipped a beat, a chill ran up her back, and she couldn't open her mouth.

"Don't treat me kindly?" Yuezhao asked softly, "Yeah, you guys treat me kindly... One treats me like a pet cat or dog, who comes and goes as soon as you call it. One treats me as There are also tools that can be used for value, and they will not hesitate to smash the bones and suck the marrow to squeeze out the last trace of use value. You are really kind to me... so kind!"

His pale and delicate face showed a hint of madness, Yu Xiang looked uneasy, and tightly guarded the Queen Mother behind him: "The servants in the palace, who didn't come here like this? The Queen Mother is willing to use you because she thinks highly of you Well, how many people want to serve the Son of Heaven but are not in the right place. Since this honor has fallen on you, as long as you do your job well, you will have your own fortune in the future!"

Yuezhao raised the corners of his mouth, and a mocking look appeared in his eyes. After a long while, he seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and burst out laughing.

"Honor? Fortune? Hahaha...It's so funny!" Yuezhao laughed out of breath, rubbing his chest and panting, "Yes, you are noble and unparalleled masters, and being able to be used by you is supreme. It's an honor...but have you ever asked me if I would?"

With endless hatred in his heart, his face was distorted by the poisonous fire, he hated to the extreme, he pushed down a teacup on the desk with his hands, and the tiles scattered in all directions, the frightened palace servants hurriedly retreated.

Aunt Yuxiang was protecting the Empress Dowager, not daring to move, half of her skirt was soaked by the hot tea.At this moment, the queen mother who was guarded by her yelled and slowly woke up.Aunt Yuxiang was overjoyed, but she also felt a hidden worry, she hurriedly supported the Empress Dowager, "Be careful, Empress Dowager!"

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes, swept across the mess in the hall, connected with the scene before coma, and immediately came back to her senses.Shocked and angry, she pointed at Yuezhao tremblingly: "Yuezhao...you are bold!"

Yuezhao glanced at her indifferently, dismissing her.

The queen mother gritted her teeth: "How dare you collude with assassins... Do you know what a serious crime it is to conspire and commit a crime?"

"I know, isn't it the Zhu Jiu Clan?" Yuezhao bent the corners of his eyes secretly, "But... what should I do? My Jiu Clan has been killed by the Tian family, and the queen mother can't do it even if she wants to find someone to come out and threaten me .”

The queen mother was in a state of confusion: "Kill them all? You, you are not the son of the Qinghe Feng family, and the Ai family even ordered people to go south to look for your father and elder brother..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the mockery on Yuezhao's face became more serious, she suddenly stopped, and said sharply: "Aren't you the son of the Feng family? How dare you forge your birth certificate to enter the palace... How dare you!"

"I'm not very courageous, how can I live under the hands of you nobles?" Yuezhao didn't want to talk to her at first, but was resented by the Queen Mother's words. He took out a dagger from his waist, played with it and walked closer, "Feng Home is just a trick, Empress Dowager, do you want to know the real name of the servant?"

Yu Xiang stared at the coldly shining dagger, swallowed nervously, even though his hands and feet were weak, he still tried his best to push the Queen Mother back.

"What a loyal slave!" Yuezhao suddenly revealed a fierce look in his eyes, reached out and grabbed Yuxiang's bun, and pulled her over abruptly.Yuxiang screamed sharply and struggled dancing, but how could she break free?Yuezhao pressed the dagger on Yuxiang's neck, and with just a little force, there was a bloodstain on Xue □□nen's neck.

The queen mother was so shocked that she lost her mind: "Stop!"

Yue Zhao stopped at the sound, raised her head and showed a sinister smile to the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, I will give you three chances, you may as well guess who I am. If you guess right, I might spare this old servant a dog's life." !"

The Empress Dowager's hands and feet were cold, staring at Yuezhao's pale and ferocious face, she felt familiar for a while, but couldn't remember where she saw it.I saw Yuezhao stuck out her tongue and licked the blood stained on the corner of her mouth: "Let me remind you again, I was born in Laba, on that day, my mother was visiting your lord who was still a queen in Zhaoyang Palace, who Knowing that the fetal gas is suddenly activated, it is a sign of premature birth. You hurriedly asked someone to send her out of the palace, lest you dirty the Zhaoyang Palace, but it caused my mother to almost have a difficult delivery..."

The Empress Dowager's expression brought back memories of many years ago, and her face suddenly changed: "You, you are... Your surname is Duan! You are the youngest son of the Duan family who has never died!"

"Thanks to today's and late emperor's blessings, I have lived a life of neither human nor ghost for so many years," Yuezhao narrowed her eyes, "Now it's time to collect debts, let's start with this old slave!"

His voice suddenly turned sharp, and the dagger cut without hesitation, the queen mother was so shocked that she forgot to scream, a figure jumped out from the side at this moment, and smashed Yuezhao away with force.

In an instant, blood spurted out, and everyone was stunned.

Liu Yanzhao, who was far away in the suburbs of Beijing, didn't know anything about the changes in the palace. He knew about the family's plan to plot evil and took countermeasures in advance, but he never expected that Jian Zhaoting would hide behind him.Seeing that Jin Yiwei had already taken control of the situation, a masked man in black appeared out of nowhere from the slanting stabs, and his combat power was comparable to Jin Yiwei's... even better!

Xiao Heshan blocked Liu Yanzhao's arrow in his busy schedule, and blood spattered out, covering Liu Yanzhao's face.Fortunately, that arrow only shot through the shoulder blade and did not hurt the vitals.Xiao Heshan didn't have the time to pull out the arrows, so he could only break the clusters of arrows, gritted his teeth and said, "Protect the Emperor!"

Jin Yiwei rushed forward desperately, not hesitating to block the black-clothed assassin's footsteps with a way that would hurt both sides.Xiao Heshan clenched his saber tightly and stood in front of Liu Yanzhao: "Your Majesty, hurry up, I will swear to protect Huang Zhouquan to the death!"

Liu Yanzhao's face was ashen, and he was about to turn around when he heard a very sharp sound behind him. The two Jinyi guards screamed and suddenly fell to the ground.Taking advantage of this gap, the man in black attacked more and more fiercely, opening and closing his long knife, tearing a hole like a wind and cloud.

Xiao Heshan saw it clearly, and couldn't help but said in surprise: "It's from Beile...you are from Beile!"

The leader of the man in black smiled sadly: "By the order of our country's Khan, come to send the emperor of the Central Plains to heaven!"