Seeing that Fang Er wasn't actually going to check his waist token, Ximen Xue realized he had misunderstood. After putting his token away, he replied.
"Reporting to my lord, this subordinate is also unclear. It is our duty, and we cannot leave without authorization."
"Open the gate, my lord wants to enter."
"My lord, you cannot. The palace gates are not to be opened at night!"
"Everything is blown to hell, and you still won't open the gate? What if it's an assassin? Can you handle that?"
"My lord, the palace guard numbers three thousand, all armed with spears, which is enough to protect His Majesty."
"No, open the gate, my lord wants to enter to save the Emperor!"
"My lord, don't make things difficult for this humble servant. If I open the gate for you now, my head will be gone!"
No matter how Fang Er threatened and cajoled, Ximen Xue refused to let him in.
Fang Er was so angry he wanted to hit him, but he couldn't actually lay hands on him.
"My lord, the walkie-talkie," Wang Xuance reminded him from the side.
Fang Er quickly took out his walkie-talkie and asked Ximen Xue, "What is His Majesty's number?"
Ximen Xue hesitated for a moment, and Fang Er kicked him in the thigh. "Hurry up! If something happens to His Majesty, I'll beat you to death, you dog!"
Ximen Xue quickly took out a booklet from his怀, which contained the frequencies of the walkie-talkies for each guard unit, including Li Shimin's.
"731.789264!"
Fang Er quickly adjusted his walkie-talkie to this frequency.
"Calling His Majesty, calling His Majesty, this is Fang Anzhi. What is the situation in the palace? Are you alright!"
Li Shimin heard the voice from the walkie-talkie on the nearby eunuch and extended his right hand to him.
The eunuch, with great intelligence, handed him the walkie-talkie.
"Call me Dad!"
"Uh, Dad, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I don't know which son of a bitch set off a firecracker in the palace. Baolin has already taken the guards to investigate."
"Dad, I'm bringing people over, right outside Anfu Gate!"
"Then why aren't you coming in quickly! Accompany me for a few rounds while we wait for news~"
Fang Er raised an eyebrow at Ximen Xue. Ximen Xue also heard Li Shimin's voice from the walkie-talkie, and only then did he order the palace gate to be opened and stepped aside to let Fang Er pass.
"This is for you~ Remember next time, without His Majesty's permission, you still cannot let anyone in!"
Fang Er said, throwing a silver ingot, and then took Wang Xuance into the palace.
He certainly couldn't enter the imperial harem late at night, so he could only go to the Liangji Hall to wait.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before Li Shimin arrived, protected by a team of guards.
Fang Er stood up from the steps outside Liangji Hall and said to him.
"Your Majesty~~ Dad, your subject heard the explosion at Guanghua Gate. This is no ordinary firecracker."
Li Shimin pointed to the northwest. "Cheng's second son said it came from the Western Academy of Studies. We'll have to wait for Baolin to return to know the specifics."
"Someone, bring out the Mahjong!"
Hearing this, the eunuch quickly found a Mahjong set and a small table and set them up inside Liangji Hall.
Wang Xuance was also pulled to sit down, as was Deng Dengjie.
The four played "pa pa pa," and after a long wait, Yuchi Baolin requested an audience outside the hall.
"Enter, and tell me what happened!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed the Western Academy of Studies. A section of the outer wall there has collapsed, and this subordinate also found this nearby."
Saying that, Yuchi Baolin placed several fragments on the Mahjong table.
Fang Er only glanced at them, and his heart sank to his throat.
"Damn it, they actually tried to blow up the imperial palace!"
These fragments were no ordinary things, but shrapnel from a grenade!
"Your Majesty, that guy is here." He said to Li Shidao with a grave expression.
"Bang!" Li Shimin slapped the table, and the Mahjong tiles in front of the four scattered.
"Call me Dad! And, you immediately take them to investigate. No matter how capable he is, if he's entered, he's not getting out!"
"Otherwise, won't my imperial palace become a place he can enter and exit as he pleases?"
"Yes, Dad!"
Fang Er stood up, bowed, and then said to Yuchi Baolin, "Let's go!"
"Yes, Brother!"
The two, one after the other, led the special forces and guards towards the Western Academy of Studies.
Upon arriving, they saw a section of the outer wall lying on the ground, with some guards investigating the situation around it.
Seeing this, Fang Er said to those behind him with a grim expression.
"Baolin, issue an order to seal off all passages in and out of the imperial palace!"
"No matter what place it is, even a dog hole must be guarded!"
"Yes, Brother!"
Yuchi Baolin heard this and dispatched some guards to relay the order.
Surveying the surrounding environment, Fang Er spoke again. "I haven't entered the palace many times. What are the areas around here?"
Yuchi Baolin quickly pointed around and explained, "To the west are Shaoyang Hall and Hanlin Academy. To the east are Chang'an Hall and Xianju Hall."
"To the west are the Left Treasury, the Bureau of Eunuchs, and the Guest Department."
Fang Er thought for a long time and suddenly said, "Is the Left Treasury where His Majesty's imperial treasury is located?"
"Uh, yes, Brother. See that tall tower over there? That's the Treasure Pavilion."
"Did you check it?"
"We checked. It's always been guarded, and no abnormality was found."
"Let's go, let's go take a look!"
Fang Er still felt a bit uneasy, so he led them towards the Treasure Pavilion.
After taking two steps, the system suddenly issued a prompt.
"Kid, the scumbag who cursed me earlier is here!"
Fang Er's spirit was lifted. It seemed he had bet correctly?
His steps involuntarily quickened. When they reached the Treasure Pavilion, he took out his walkie-talkie and reported to Li Shimin, "Dad, that guy is likely in the Treasure Pavilion."
Li Shimin, in Liangji Hall, became instantly furious upon hearing this. "Damn it, he's actually targeting my little treasury?"
He took out a golden token from his怀 and threw it to Deng Dengjie. "Send this to that kid. Tell him that if anything is missing from the Treasure Pavilion, I'll make him repay it twofold!"
Deng Dengjie took the golden token and hurried towards the Treasure Pavilion.
Without the golden token, the guards absolutely refused to open the door, even after hearing Li Shimin's voice.
This was a strict order: the door could only be opened upon seeing the order or the person.
Unable to enter, Fang Er had Wang Xuance lead his men to search the surroundings. Before long, they discovered an anomaly: tire tracks left by Motorola's ladder were on the ground.
This made Fang Er even more certain that Motorola was hiding inside the tower.
When the golden token arrived and the tower door was opened, he immediately rushed in with his AK.
Wang Xuance and three others protected him, while others began searching floor by floor.
"First floor, nothing."
"Second floor, nothing."
They ascended to the eighth floor, still without finding anyone.
Standing at the stairs leading to the ninth floor, Fang Er shouted, "You scoundrel, come down obediently, don't force me to shoot you!"
"We've all got cheats, don't force me to kill you!"