Chapter 1 The Uprising

The leader of the Secret Espionage Agency pointed his blade forward, looking at the officials of the Imperial Clan Court around him, and shouted:

"Order you to join my agency in exterminating this gang of Jianghu rebels!"

The Imperial Clan Court officials looked at each other, but did not object. They all pointed their weapons towards the wing, but they didn't rush forward to fight.

Any government office, as long as it is too deeply involved in personal relationships, will inevitably have problems. And in the entire Yan Dynasty, no government office can compare with the Imperial Clan Court in terms of personal relationships.

Therefore, the vast majority of the officials here are actually members of the imperial family or relatives of the imperial family. They really couldn't make a living outside, and they didn't want to go far away to join the army, so they begged their grandparents to get them a job here. They can use it to make a show on weekdays, but they are best at shirking responsibility at critical moments.

Therefore, the Secret Espionage Agency's agents rushed forward first. Several of them with good skills even flew onto the roof.

But firstly, there were not many agents in this group, only ten, and on the other side were all experts. Therefore, as soon as they clashed head-on, screams were heard.

There was no way to fight at all, especially the two agents who flew up to the roof were even worse. They were beaten until they vomited blood and flew back down before they could even stand firm.

When the Imperial Clan Court officials saw this, they frowned. They had originally planned to wait for these agents to more or less solve the Jianghu people before going up to make a gesture with their blades, but who knew that the situation would be so one-sided?

Immediately, all the officials around took three steps back, as if this was not the Imperial Clan Court, but the entrance of an outer street alley.

On the roof, Qin the Hunchback, who was still drinking, narrowed his eyes slightly,

And said:

"That's not right."

This group of agents was too easily defeated.

It was normal for them to be easily defeated in front of them, but it was impossible for none of them to be able to fight.

Just then,

A figure flew up from the upper left. The person held a longbow, with three arrows nocked on the bowstring, and his aura gathered inward.

The appearance of this person immediately made the four experts present feel a sense of alarm!

But then, the alarm disappeared, because the person's arrows were not aimed at them, but at the wing below.

"A military expert!"

Qin the Hunchback shouted, and his entire body jumped down, intending to block the arrow with his own body.

The other experts hesitated. Obviously, they couldn't do the kind of "sacrificing oneself for righteousness" that Qin the Hunchback did.

Their cultivation was high, but sometimes, high cultivation didn't necessarily mean that they wouldn't be seriously injured or die. They were enshrined experts, not death warriors.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Three arrows were shot out.

Qin the Hunchback threw the wine gourd in his hand forward, and the gourd collided with an arrow first.

"Bang!"

The gourd exploded, neutralizing the arrow.

Immediately,

The second and third arrows struck his body.

Qin the Hunchback grabbed one of the arrows with his left hand, and blood immediately splattered from his palm.

Ignoring his injuries, he twisted his body in the air and kicked the other arrow with one leg, tearing the sole of his shoe and barely deflecting the direction of the arrow.

Landing on the ground,

Qin the Hunchback's palm was trembling, and his other leg was also trembling. He stared at the archer standing above in front of him with a look of horror.

At this moment,

Zhou Chang stepped forward with his staff, taking three steps and then leaping into the air, rushing straight at the archer.

Wu Ying and Liu Mingyang also began to prepare to outflank from the roof, determined not to give the opponent another chance to fire three arrows at once.

The target was in the room, and it was too passive for them to block the arrows!

However, Qin the Hunchback shouted at this time:

"Be careful of your surroundings!"

The opponent was nimble and clearly had a military background. If so, then...

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

In an instant,

A group of soldiers in armor flipped out from the surrounding courtyard walls, and the second echelon stood on the courtyard walls, holding bows and crossbows.

What Jianghu experts feared most was this kind of scene. They were not afraid of officials or powerful people, but they were afraid of being organized from the start.

And for the enshrined experts present, this was not the most terrifying thing. What was terrifying was that the arrows of all the crossbowmen were not aimed at them, but at the wing!

"Damn it!"

Qin the Hunchback cursed.

They could break through now, and most likely succeed, but the problem was that they were here to protect people.

To protect the mother and daughter from being killed by outsiders, and also to protect them from committing suicide.

"Presumptuous! Who dares to mobilize troops without a military talisman in the capital? The crime deserves death!"

An angry roar came.

Then,

From further away, a group of armored soldiers wearing masks and blue armor rushed over at lightning speed. And on the outer periphery, that is, on the houses surrounding the backyard of the Imperial Clan Court, a group of crossbowmen fired directly.

The forbidden soldiers had not expected that there would be another group of people ambushing behind them when they were ambushing, and they were immediately shot down.

Seeing this, the archer in the center who had fired three arrows earlier fired two consecutive shots at Zhou Chang. Zhou Chang was unwilling to get seriously injured in this good situation, so he simply chose to retreat.

Immediately afterwards,

The archer nocked three arrows again,

Aiming at the wing.

"This old one wants to see who is so lawless as to dare to act recklessly in the capital!"

A long roar came from not far away,

Followed by

Two streaks of green light.

One intercepted forward, forcing the archer to not be able to shoot, and the other cut horizontally behind, directly cutting towards the archer's back.

The archer exerted force at his waist, and his entire body rolled to the side, the arrow aimed at the person who came.

"Arrogant!"

Eunuch Wei was not as useless as that Zhou Chang,

Firstly, his cultivation was high,

Secondly,

This was the capital, his, Wei Zhonghe's, territory. Here, others could retreat, but he, Wei Zhonghe, could not retreat a single step!

In an instant,

Wei Zhonghe's figure directly appeared in front of the archer. His left hand stretched out a cotton palm, his fingertips lightly stroking down from the arrowhead at an extremely fast speed. Then, a bolt of silk burst out from the cuff of his right hand, instantly shattering the mirror on the archer's armor, and even blasting his entire body away.

And Zhou Chang, who had retreated earlier, stepped forward at this time, using his staff to knock the bow and arrow out of the archer's hand, and then locked the archer with his knee and elbow, leaving him alive.

After doing this,

Zhou Chang also raised his head and smiled at Eunuch Wei, the smile a little restrained.

Eunuch Wei also revealed a kind smile,

And Zhou Chang, the bald monk, was immediately somewhat shy.

Considering the strength and position of the two sides, Zhou Chang was indeed like a shrimp seeing a big fish in front of Eunuch Wei.

Once, what Sword Saint resented most was Prince Jingnan's sentence: The Jianghu cannot be brought to the table.

Don't look at a group of heroes and heroines always shouting, "At worst, I'll be a good man again in eighteen years."

In fact,

Those who are truly confident don't need to shout at all.

Eunuch Wei glanced at these experts, feeling somewhat emotional. Experts are experts, but they are not durable. After all, they are completely different from his real subordinates.

They look good when they are worshiped there on weekdays, but they can't stand up at critical moments, and they still want to retreat.

The group of people in Sixth Highness's hands are really...

However, Eunuch Wei shook his head and smiled again. In fact, princes don't need to worry about their subordinates at all. As long as they become emperor, then everything that His Majesty has now will be his.

The clearing below had also entered the final stage. The masked soldiers were really like ghosts when they killed people, making Wu Ying and the others a little frightened. Of course, they were not afraid in one-on-one combat, but if they were hunted down in teams, they had no confidence in their own hearts.

Among them, a leader came to the center of the courtyard, took off his mask, and revealed Lu Bing's face.

The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial now exuded a cold-blooded killing aura.

"His Majesty has an order to bring the people to the palace."

"This subject obeys the order!"

Lu Bing turned around, opened the door, and entered the wing.

Eunuch Zhang was pinching A Rou's neck with his left hand and holding A Rou's wrist with his right hand. The little girl was standing in the corner, crying and shouting: Mother, Mother, Mother!

Seeing Lord Lu Bing, Eunuch Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously let go.

Lu Bing stepped forward and personally grabbed A Rou. First, he forcibly opened A Rou's mouth to check if there were any poison sacs between her teeth. After confirming that there were none, he scanned A Rou's body for sharp weapons.

In fact, A Rou knew a little bit of Kung Fu and understood a little bit of Qi refining techniques. She learned some in the palace, but only enough to help nobles massage and relieve their emotions. In terms of fighting, she was not good enough.

After the inspection, Lu Bing used a black cloth bag to completely cover A Rou's upper body.

At this time, Eunuch Wei also walked in, looked at Eunuch Zhang, and scolded with a smile:

"You don't even know to pretend and wait for this old one to come in before letting the person go."

Letting the person go directly to Lu Bing meant that Eunuch Zhang, and Eunuch Zhang's Sixth Highness behind him, had already guessed Lu Bing's identity and background.

Eunuch Zhang smiled, trying to please him:

"This servant was anxious, anxious."

Eunuch Wei gave Eunuch Zhang the orchid finger,

Then he reached out and picked up the little girl.

The little girl was probably intimidated by the aura on Eunuch Wei and dared not cry.

"Hehe, am I that scary? This old one has always thought he was quite kind."

"The Heir Apparent also said the same. After returning home, he clamored to learn the Sleeve Sword from his Uncle Wei." Eunuch Zhang hurriedly said.

Where did the Heir Apparent see Eunuch Wei?

It must have been at Madam Fengxin's residence.

Why would Eunuch Wei appear at Madam Fengxin's residence?

Naturally, he was accompanying His Majesty.

"Hahahaha."

Eunuch Wei laughed loudly,

And cursed:

"You little brat, you really don't value your life. Even your master wouldn't dare to say it so clearly even if he wanted to win me over."

"The master is the master, this servant and you are different." Eunuch Zhang said.

"Don't talk nonsense. The foundation has only just been laid, and you have to keep your tail tucked in. Your master is such a calm person, don't embarrass him."

"Yes, Eunuch, you are right."

Wei Zhonghe held the little girl, reached out to tease her, and then asked:

"Is this the bloodline of the former Crown Prince?"

Eunuch Zhang smiled:

"What do you think?"

"I understand."

Wei Zhonghe said to Lu Bing:

"I'm troubling Lord Lu to send someone back to report first, saying that someone in the Imperial Clan Court is mobilizing the forbidden army to plot a rebellion, and that this old one is caught in a fierce battle here. Please ask His Majesty to issue an edict to quell the rebellion."

Lu Bing glanced at Eunuch Wei meaningfully and nodded.

The outside was already cleared. Those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be captured were captured.

A fierce battle was non-existent.

But were you saying that Wei Zhonghe was falsely reporting military intelligence here and deceiving the Emperor in order to claim credit for himself?

That was not the case, and it would be underestimating the pattern of the Grand Supervisor of the Directorate of Ceremonial.

And the current Emperor was not someone who could be deceived at any time.

Therefore,

This was from His Majesty's instruction.

At this time,

A true director of the Secret Espionage Agency walked in and saluted Wei Zhonghe:

"Eunuch, the carriage is ready."

"Alright, let's go. Don't keep His Majesty and the ministers waiting for too long. Oh, by the way, Eunuch Zhang seems to be best at driving carriages, right?"

Eunuch Zhang hurriedly said, "Yes."

"Please."

"You're too kind. Driving for Eunuch is something this servant dreamed of when I entered the palace. It's very honorable."

"Let's go."

"Please."

Eunuch Wei released his arm, and the little girl who was originally in his arms fell down. Eunuch Wei reached out again and grabbed the little girl's collar, carrying the little girl out of the wing like he was carrying a chick.

And A Rou was locked with eight locks by the people of the Secret Espionage Agency. They were small and exquisite, would not hurt anyone, and would not allow her to commit suicide. Even experts would not be able to break them open.

Wei Zhonghe, who carried the little girl out, saw Qin the Hunchback standing in the courtyard and saw his embarrassed appearance with blood flowing,

And smiled;

"If Jianghu people want to come to the table, they have to bleed. You old one loves to drink, but you are not confused."

Qin the Hunchback hurriedly bowed and said:

"When you get older, your mind becomes clearer."

"Good."

After speaking,

Wei Zhonghe threw the little girl to the two agents beside him. The agents placed the little girl and the locked A Rou in a carriage in the back.

Wei Zhonghe himself got into the carriage in the front.

Eunuch Zhang stepped forward and drove the carriage.

The carriage proceeded,

Taking the imperial road, with flags flying in front, it could enter the palace at the fastest speed.

After proceeding for a while,

Wei Zhonghe came out of the carriage and simply sat next to Eunuch Zhang, saying;

"It's quite interesting."

"Eunuch, you can ask anything you want to know, and this servant will definitely answer."

"Isn't this woman Consort Rou?"

Wei Zhonghe, the Grand Butler of the Fengzheng Palace, how could he not recognize her? They were old acquaintances who had quarreled in the Royal Palace before.

The reason why he entered the wing one step later was to wait for Lu Bing to control the people. He didn't want to come in and meet her, and whether they exchanged pleasantries or not, it was meaningless.

"Yes."

"A member of the Min family?"

"Yes."

"This is also strange." Wei Zhonghe shook his head with a smile, "One ring sets another, if it cannot be set up, then there must be a problem with one of them."

"Yes, Eunuch, you see clearly."

"Tell me in detail, everything is out in the open, there's nothing that can't be said."

"Yes, she was taken into the Min family when she was young, and then after the Min family trained her well and settled her family, she was assigned to various residences."

"This is the style of the Min family, wealthy and generous, they like to do this kind of thing." Wei Zhonghe was deeply touched.

When there is a lot of silver, there are many people, and when there are many people, it is easy to have his people everywhere.

But on second thought,

A spy from the Min family has been hidden by the Empress's side and has gained her trust for so many years, oh dear, oh dear.

"And then? Forget it, let's not talk about the past, let's just talk about this matter."

"Lord Lu had been waiting for a long time, and this servant thought that everyone in the palace knew about it."

"Hehe, what Lu Bing is protecting is the bloodline of the imperial family." Wei Zhonghe urged, "Get to the point."

"Yes. This time, they originally planned to use this trick."

This trick, of course, was to use the matter of the Heir Apparent's misconduct to attack the Heir Apparent and bring him down.

"And then?"

"Then, the Master said a word."

"What word?"

"The Master said, she was sold into the Min family when she was very young. At such a young age, how much affection does she still have for the Min family, her parents, and her siblings? How could it be compared to most of her life in the palace.

The Master said that he was willing to believe in Rou Gu's loyalty."

"This counts?"

"He is willing to believe in Rou Gu's loyalty to the Empress, and to the Heir Apparent's... loyalty."

"Oh, this old one understands."

This was a trap,

A trap that had been woven long ago.

The Heir Apparent's misconduct was a powerful weapon.

Using this trick, the Sixth Prince Party could fatally wound the Heir Apparent.

The Min family's decades-long layout could have an amazing effect.

This trap was perfect and amazing.

But the Sixth Prince jumped out of this trap. From the beginning, he did not believe that this trap could be evergreen.

People are not objects, they change.

A Rou was originally a member of the Min family, and she also saw the Consort Min who married into the Royal Palace in the Royal Palace. At that time, she should still have been a member of the Min family.

But for decades, the Empress treated her like a sister, and the Heir Apparent regarded her as an elder.

The little girl who asked the noble to buy herself to give her family a way out to survive is now willing to sacrifice herself again for her family.

Who is her family?

Who is truly her family now?

This was an arrow left by the Min family's head, no, to be precise, one of many arrows, spreading a wide net, hoping for luck.

But,

This may also be an arrow that the Heir Apparent left behind early on.

When his Sixth Brother planned to use this arrow, it seemed that he was going to harm the Eastern Palace, but in the end, it would hurt himself.

Because this arrow was a one-way trip.

When the Sixth Prince Party exerted its strength to completely push the Crown Prince Party to the cliff, the Sixth Prince Party itself was actually standing on the edge of the cliff.

And at this time,

The most critical arrow will betray them.

What falls down is not the Eastern Palace, but the Sixth Prince.

Min family remnants, plotting against brothers, being unfaithful and unrighteous, deceiving the Emperor...

Things that could have been concealed were suddenly placed in the open, just like the situation in the hall now.

Mistakes that could have been made in the past are fatal in the sunlight.

Therefore, the Heir Apparent's abnormality was faked from the beginning.

He was waiting to "invite the king into the urn,"

But the Sixth Prince knelt down first,

And shouted: It was his misconduct.

In an instant, the Heir Apparent's deployment was completely disrupted, and even reversed to push the Heir Apparent into a desperate situation again.

Next, the Heir Apparent's abnormality was not faked, because he realized that things could no longer be controlled.

Ridiculous,

He was the defender, but he lost in the attack.

In the whole thing, whoever was deliberate lost, because in the end, it was inevitable that the matter could not be ended.

"Whose man is the Grand Supervisor of the Imperial Clan Court?"

"Eunuch, you understand, many people seem to be our people, but in fact, they are their people, there are many people who are betting on both sides."

"Well, but this old one is curious, from the beginning, was your master sure that Rou Gu was no longer his man?"

"No, the master actually weighed it for a long time, maybe, even when he was in the court, the master was weighing it in his heart."

In fact,

Eunuch Zhang didn't tell the truth.

What really made his master make up his mind was what Xue San brought last night from Marquis Pingxi.

After Xue San left,

The master asked himself: You say, who does Zheng hate so much? He has a wife but no children, and his family is innocent, with no relatives, who is worth him hating, who is worth him helping to avenge?

The master answered himself: It's Prince Jingnan.

The master paced,

Walked to the window, didn't open the window, but pretended to open the window to breathe deeply:

There is nothing good to avenge for the Tian family's extermination, what needs to be avenged is the hatred of Prince Jingnan's wife, he is avenging his sister-in-law, so who is the enemy?

Just as Eunuch Zhang was preparing to help him think,

The master suddenly changed the subject:

Wasn't Du Juan also born in the Silver Armor Guard and sent to my Great Yan when she was young?

And then,

Isn't her son now,

Also safe in the Marquis Pingxi's residence?

Hehehehe...

Ah, tsk tsk.

Eunuch Zhang watched the master sit back at his desk,

Grabbed a handful of dried plums,

Slowly released the gaps between his fingers,

Letting them fall one by one,

And slowly said:

"Alright, I'll bet on her kindness."