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Zhao Qinming put his head firmly on the gold brick, his voice trembling: "I don't know, maybe it's... Maybe it's because Xiao Mu made arrangements in advance..."

"I don't know! Could it be that they fell from the sky?" Princess Yongyang sneered: "Even if they approached the capital quietly... But you have [-] cavalry to guard the capital and command every guard. They are all personally selected by Ben Gong, and all of them are elite confidants who have experienced many battles! There was no movement last night, and you boasted to Ben Gong when you were on the defensive... Then how did they enter the city? After half a day, they hit outside the palace gate! ——The reason for this, you should always know?"

"It should be...it should be the leak of the defense map, which will give Lu Longjun an opportunity..." Zhao Qinming dared not move, his body was like a taut string.

Princess Yongyang's eyes instantly became extremely cold.

"Okay, the defense map leaked..." Her voice dropped suddenly, and she took a step forward, and the gold-woven soft boots came in front of Zhao Qinming: "Then tell me, when did your Qiqi behave like this?" Can't stand it even for half a day?"

"...According to a report from one of the guards under his command, he claimed that among the commanders of the six guards, there were four of them, including Cai Xin and Qiu Zhengyan. !"

The fingers of Zhao Qinming's hands on the ground trembled slightly: "...These four people are trusted by His Highness, guarding the key points... Rebelling at this time, it really caught everyone by surprise! Only in this way, Xiao Mu was able to lead the army Go straight to the capital!"

In other words... of the six guards under his command, four guards rebelled against Xiao Mu!

If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't be so flustered!
It's just that the incident was not only sudden, but also disturbingly weird... All along the way, he was thinking, why did Cai Xin and the others suddenly turn against each other? !
Those four people are persevering, they are extraordinary people, and they have been loyal to the eldest princess for many years... What kind of benefits did Dingbei Hou promise them?

And just now he even saw Cai Xin following Xiao Mu's horse, and he followed Xiao Mu all the way to fight!
Zhao Qinming still felt unbelievable at the moment, and was already dripping with cold sweat: "This subordinate really doesn't know what trick Xiao Mu used... I only heard from the personal guard that he didn't know what he said before the battle, and showed An object that looks like a military talisman... Cai Xin and others have all rebelled!"

Such a reversal of the situation is too sudden!

"It's the soldier talisman of the Shi family army..." Princess Yongyang frowned tightly: "He actually revealed his identity in front of Cai Xin and others..."

Back then when Min Hui was convicted, she was the one who interceded again and again for the Shi family army, and saved the old troops of the Shi family army——

Over the years, she has secretly supported and sent those people to where she needed them to go, thinking that the Shi Family Army would seek justice as a bait, so that those people would be willing to be used by her...

But now their Major General Shi Jingzhi is back!
"He has already arranged everything!" The sense of everything being out of control suddenly enveloped Princess Yongyang, making her no longer calm and composed a moment ago: "...outside the capital, use the Turks to contain Zeng Xin. In this imperial city, Yan Huan and Yan Huan planned to feign death, and used a Lulong army soldier talisman to confuse the eyes of the palace... In fact, they have already secretly mobilized troops to surround the capital!"

Zhao Qinming only listened but couldn't understand much.

When is the family army soldier talisman?

What self-identification?
Yan Ming is actually a member of Dingbeihou? !

But at this time, there were suddenly several ear-piercing and sharp whistling sounds——

Princess Yongyang suddenly raised her head to look outside the hall.

"It seems...it seems to be coming from the direction of Chengtianmen." Zhao Qinming raised his head stiffly, his face was ashen: "Your Highness... Chengtianmen has been broken."

The corner of Princess Yongyang's mouth overflowed with a very light sneer: "I know...that's how it is."

This sound of dysprosium was very special, she had heard it this morning when the prince returned to the palace.

At that time, she just thought it was Ji Hengyu's move to gather attention for the prince's return to the palace in order to attract everyone's attention——

Looking at it now, at that time, Ji Hengyu clearly used the sound of the blare to convey the secret signal that the prince had returned to the palace to Xiao Mu outside the city!

Xiao Mu used this as his name to make his move into the capital!

It's not that Ji Hengyu never imagined that she would do something to force the palace...

On the contrary, she never thought of this situation!
Princess Yongyang couldn't suppress the anger and unwillingness in her heart, she suddenly brushed up her robe sleeves, and the crown on her head swayed and hit each other, making a small sound——

"It's ridiculous!"

"It's just cats and dogs raised by me... they can actually deceive me in reverse!"

Seeing her losing control, Zhao Qinming grabbed his sword, stood up with red eyes and tears in his eyes, held the sword and raised his hand, his movements were heavy: "Your Highness, the general situation is over... Please leave this place with your subordinates as soon as possible!"

"Today, my subordinates only brought 1 horses into the palace. Under the loss, there are at most [-] left...Then Xiao Mu's command is [-] Lulong troops, and Cai Xin and others are supporting them. Controlling the palace city and even the defense of the capital is a piece of cake. thing!"

"As long as His Royal Highness is safe, there will always be a time for a great cause to rise again in the future!"

"I beg Your Highness to leave the palace quickly!"

……

What Princess Yongyang said is true——

As early as on the way to escort the prince back to the palace, Heng Yu listened to Wang Jingyong explain Xiao Mu's plan to feign death in the car.

Lu Longjun was besieging the capital, and she had heard Xiao Mu mention this matter, Yan Junshi and the others had already prepared for it——

Later, with Jiang Linggong's help, this move was able to hide the truth, and even cleared Li Wei's eyeliners outside the capital, and never leaked the news of Lu Longjun's entry into the capital.

But Hengyu, like Jiang Linggong, only knew that Lu Longjun would arrive, but did not know that the impromptu decision to fake death was made by Xiao Mu and Yan Ming after exchanging news. It was only after Wang Jingyong learned of the exact plan that he was truly determined to escort the prince back. The move of the palace.

……

The news that Lu Longjun entered the palace and Zhao Qinming had fled quickly spread among the rebels.

Under the turmoil of people's hearts, even if there are desperate resisters, it will be futile.

When it was getting dark, as the rebels outside Wudemen completely disintegrated, a group of men in black armor appeared outside Wudemen.

After receiving the crown princess, he took Heng Yu, who was hiding in the dark room of the Wude hall, with the crown princess, and ran out of the palace quickly.

The muddy and blood-stained skirt swept across the blood-stained palace road, and she saw the familiar figure among the group of people at a glance.

Hengyu paused, her eyes turned red, but a bright smile appeared on her face.

The young general got off his horse and strode towards her.

Hengyu raised her skirt and ran, crossed the palace gate, threw herself heavily at him, and hugged him.

She was so strong that she knocked him back a step.

Xiao Mu was held by her, because the armor on his body was cold and stained with blood, after hesitating for a moment, seeing that she was also messed up and her hair was messed up, he didn't care so much, and hugged the person in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, there was silence everywhere, neither of them spoke.

The golden crow fell to the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast a layer of golden light on the palace that had just experienced bloodbath and fighting, making it peaceful and peaceful.

It took a while for Heng Yu to break free and lift his head and face away.

"Your armor hurts my face." She rubbed half of her cheek and said.

A smile appeared between Xiao Mu's brows: "I came to see you in a hurry, and I didn't think it through."

Hengyu let out a soft "tss", and couldn't help but also laughed.

Seeing the two confronting each other and smiling, the people behind Xiao Mu dared to step forward.

"Painter Ji!" The tall boy stepped forward and saluted, showing his white teeth with a smile.

"Captain Meng?"

Heng Yu looked at him in surprise, and then looked at another person: "Mr. Yan——"

Military division Yan came here today in armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and he must have "convinced others with reason" along the way.

But the moment he saw Hengyu, he still had a kind smile on his face.

At this time, accompanied by Jiang Linggong and other officials, the prince walked over quickly.

"I'm late, I hope His Highness punishes—" Xiao Mu led a group of subordinates to salute.

The crown prince hastily supported him and stopped him from saluting. The corners of his eyes were already red, and the joy and happiness could not be concealed in his slightly hoarse voice: "Respect... it's good that you come back safely."

The one who came back this time is really respectful.

Xiao Mu looked at him and said: "Seeing that His Highness is safe, I feel relieved."

Hearing this familiar and long-lost tone, the prince suppressed tears, showed a smile, and tightly held that arm: "Jingzhi, thanks to you, Dasheng was able to survive today."

Several ministers beside the prince secretly exchanged glances.

Dingbeihou's name is actually called Jingzhi?

It is also called Jingzhi?

"Uncle Jiang Shi." Xiao Mu raised his hand to salute Jiang Zhengfu who came over.

Seeing Jiang Linggong raised his hand to support Beihou's shoulders, his demeanor and demeanor was like an elder approaching a junior at home, those officials were even more confused.

Before they had time to think about it, they saw a group of people coming from behind Xiao Mu, led by a few men in their 40s, wearing armor and riding armor, and they could tell by their aura that they were battle-tested generals.

With the sound of clashing armor and swords, those people and their subordinates knelt down towards the prince, and one of the men with beards pleaded guilty: "The humble Cai Xin, who is the commander of the cavalry guards, is here He was deceived and used by Li Wei, and almost made a big mistake, please ask the Prince's Hall to come down and punish him!"

"Honorable Prince, please come down and punish!" The rest of the people followed in unison.

"Your Highness, they are all from my father's old department—" Xiao Mu raised his hand and explained, "It was only because Li Wei deceived him that he wanted to find out the truth about the old case of the Shi family, so they were used by him. Tell the truth, Commander Cai and the others led their subordinates away from the rebel army after seeing Li Wei's true face, and it is precisely because of their presence that I was able to enter the palace smoothly."

He didn't make a pleading statement, but only stated the truth.

Cai Xin and others looked at the young man in front of them, and their hearts were greatly touched.

The major general had already obtained their defense map before the battle, and he chose to reveal his identity at that time, thus avoiding a slaughter. Apart from the tactics of war, he also intended to protect them so that they would not make a big mistake and eventually die. can't go back--

"Since you were deceived by others, and you were able to rein in the precipice after awakening, and even fought and repelled the rebels and rebels side by side with the Marquis of Dingbei, what's wrong?" The prince looked at Cai Xin and the others: "I think, even if it is a general After all, the contributions you have made this time should also be rewarded."

What's more, these old troops of the Shi family's army have been dismissed and demoted due to being implicated in the Shi family's unjust case over the years and have been treated with cold eyes everywhere. The imperial court owes them a lot—

Cai Xin heard the words and others kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness!"

Jiang Zhengfu was also at ease, and immediately said: "The most urgent task right now is to find Li Wei's whereabouts as soon as possible, and we must not let the tiger leave the trouble—"

The crown prince nodded: "One hour ago, Zhao Qinming and the dead soldiers raised by the princess's mansion desperately escorted him to escape from the west gate of Yeting. I have ordered the imperial army to go after him."

Hearing this, Hengyu couldn't help saying: "The centipede is dead but not stiff, there must be remnants of it in various places in the city, if it escapes the city by chance in the chaos, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

"Your Highness, I would like to go find Li Wei's whereabouts, and bring him back to Faluo before dawn." Xiao Mu said.

The prince did not respond immediately, but looked at him worriedly: "Are you injured?"

Even if you don't mention entering Beijing today, just talk about the "fake death" not long ago, in order to hide it from Li Wei, you must have lost half your life to go out.

"Your Highness, don't worry, I'm fine."

After hesitating for a moment, the prince nodded, "Then you have to be more careful. I will wait for your return in the palace with your lord."

Xiao Mu complied, and turned around and told Yan Junshi, Meng Dazhu and others to assist the Imperial Army in dealing with the aftermath of the palace after meeting up with Wang Jingyong and Lan Qing.

Cai Xin and others also repeatedly told "Major General to be careful", and their eyes fell on Xiao Mu, like a hen who has just found its chicks, reluctant to move half an inch away.

"I'll go with you." Heng Yu didn't know when he stood beside him, and after he explained everything, he said, "Maybe I can help with this matter."

Not to mention other things, at least she knows Li Wei no less than anyone else.

"it is good."

Xiao Mu agreed, and helped Hengyu get on his horse, protected her in front of him, held the reins tightly, and the two of them rode out of the palace together, followed by a line of Wujia soldiers.

Seeing the two figures disappear outside the palace gate, the prince said with emotion: "It seems that I am a matchmaker."

Jiang Zhengfu: "?"

Shouldn't the matchmaker be his?

He said that after everything is settled, he will be a matchmaker for the two——

The prince didn't notice his teacher's desire to be a matchmaker.

"His Royal Highness, Tang Wen has been executed! His subordinate Qianqiwei has pleaded guilty and is waiting for His Royal Highness to send him down!" A forbidden soldier hurried forward to report.

The crown prince nodded, and moved into the palace with Jiang Zhengfu to discuss matters.

The ministers who had been staring secretly from the beginning to the end were a few steps behind, looking at each other in blank amazement.

"...Did you understand everything just now? So Ding Bei Hou, is he...?" Ma Shangshu opened his mouth, his tongue and expression seemed to be knotted together: "They said... the Major General?"

Could it be that after Ding Beihou "resurrected from the dead", he actually "changed the core"!
Between the Marquis of Dingbei and the Shi family——?
Is it what he thinks!
……

The moonlight was dim, and the shadows of the trees were swaying with the wind. Before a secret road leading to the mountain forest here, two figures walked out one after the other.

"Your Highness..."