Fengqi Jingshi

Chapter 211 The Moonlit Night (4)

The moonlight outside was cool and thin, and a piece of clear light sprinkled on the ground.

A full moon rose in the sky, which was originally a pleasing sight, but now it was a bit chilling.

Layers of imperial guards, either openly or secretly, surrounded the Jiuhua Palace layer by layer, and the palace gates outside were extremely tightly guarded.

After a while, there was a sudden movement in the silent corridor, the empress' guard of honor appeared from the corner, the originally dark Nine Layers Palace became bright again, and the ferocious and silent behemoth started to move.

On the high chariot under the canopy, the queen is dressed in splendid clothes, and the steps on her ear and forehead sway with the progress of the chariot, shining brightly in the moonlight.

As for the empress herself, who was sitting on the chariot, her face was a bit haggard, her eyes were slightly closed, as if she had fallen asleep.

The guard of honor walked forward without any hindrance, but when he arrived in front of the Jiuhua Palace, he was stopped by the guarding guards.

Empress Liu slowly opened her eyes, looked at the imperial guards in front of her, and said:
"Bold! Do you still know that you are eating the Dacheng's food, receiving the Dacheng's salary, and your family is under the protection of the Dacheng? I am the queen of the Dacheng, and you dare to block my way. Are you planning to rebel? "

After she finished speaking, the imperial guards in front of her didn't seem to hear it, they didn't react at all, and they still stood in front like clay sculptures.

She smiled coldly, waved her hand, and a group of eunuchs behind her were about to step forward to push away the imperial guards, but before they got close, they heard a neat sound, and those clay sculptures pulled out the shiny long knives around their waists .

The people who were about to charge forward froze for a moment, flinched a little, and stood in front of the forbidden army to form a confrontation.

Empress Liu raised her hand, Li Changyu came out from the crowd and helped her down from the high chariot.She walked forward, and stopped in front of those forbidden soldiers.

The imperial guards looked at each other, a little embarrassed, the palace people dared to do something, but this is Dacheng's queen after all!
Empress Liu walked forward step by step, while the imperial guards retreated little by little.Seeing that Dan Chi was about to come to an end, the forbidden army behind suddenly split into two, giving way to a path.

Empress Liu was holding a slightly heavy Chinese dress in her hands, and when she looked up, she saw a person on the high steps, dressed in black, with a face like white jade, cold and solemn.

She felt like a boulder was pressed against her heart. After all, it was a day when she and him had to meet in such a hostile manner.

But at this time, she was just a vanguard walking ahead, and the people she led were just strong and powerful, and she didn't expect them to be able to fight against the imperial army.

She walked forward step by step, up the stairs, and walked towards him.The closer she got, the sadder her heart became.

Either you die or I die.

Every step is so heavy, as if to exhaust all her strength.

Shen Junzhuo looked at Empress Liu who was walking up step by step, and respectfully and condescendingly saluted her as a courtier, but stood still without moving, and said:
"I pay homage to the sage, but I don't know why the sage came to Jiuhua Hall late at night?"

His voice was so cold that he kept her away thousands of miles away.She couldn't help but feel desolate in her heart, he was good in everything, almost perfect, but this perfection had nothing to do with her, he didn't have the slightest interest in her, this was his armor, but her weakness.

In the last step, she stopped a step away from him. She looked at him, her voice tightened, and said:

"Bengong came to visit the official's house. Some people said that the official's family was seriously ill, so I should come to visit."

Shen Jun's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and said coldly:

"The butler has always had a cough. To tell you the truth, the cough has worsened recently. But now that the official family has rested, it is very inconvenient for the saint to visit at this time."

Empress Liu chuckled, missed his figure and looked towards the Jiuhua Palace, saying:
"It's inconvenient right now? Shen Qing is talking about when it will be convenient? I'm afraid it will be inconvenient no matter when I come, right?"

Indeed, she came several times and was turned back.But even if she was blocked back, didn't it affect her learning about the official's news?

Shen Junzhuo was expressionless, and still did not move, saying:

"Saint, for your own good, I invite you to return to the palace!"

Empress Liu laughed, heh, he said it was for her own good?How is she doing well?
She was about to speak, but suddenly saw a change in Shen Junzhuo's expression, followed his gaze and turned to look over, and saw a raging fire ignited in the direction of the southwest corner door, the flames were soaring into the sky, and thick black smoke was wafting in this direction over here.

"They are here." She said softly, "Did you never expect that they could break through the palace gate so quickly?"

Only then did Shen Junzhuo look into her eyes, his eyes were heavy.

A big smile appeared on her face, and she looked charming and bright in the firelight and moonlight. It was the first time he had looked at her so intently for a long time.

She said in a voice like a whisper:
"Your person is not like an iron bucket. Li Mu, he has become the prime minister's person!"

There was an uproar in Shen Junzhuo's heart, no wonder the prime minister dared to launch this coup when he had most of the military power, relying on the Huben camp alone, no matter how strong they are, the Jiuzhong Palace has thick walls, and it will not be possible to open the palace gate for a while .

As long as the front of the palace gate can withstand the night, he has already mobilized a large number of troops outside the city, and within an hour, the entire Jiuzhong Palace can be immediately surrounded by iron barrels, no matter how brave the Tiger Camp is, it can be firmly controlled.

But now, the palace gate was opened so easily, and the firelight at the gate in the southwest corner showed everything.The Huben Battalion had already had excellent combat power, and with Li Mu's temporary defection, the imperial guards were fighting each other, and they might have their heads cut off before they even realized it.

He stopped looking at Empress Liu and said loudly:
"Zhao Feiyong, send someone to the southwest for reinforcements!"

Zhao Feiyong promised loudly.It's just that before he left the Jiuhua Palace, he saw a man covered in blood stumbling over, shouting with the last of his strength:

"Report! The enemy has broken through the Jiuhua Gate!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Shen Junzhuo, and saw that his complexion was even colder, and he was looking in the direction of Jiuhuamen with deep eyes.

Thick smoke had already drifted over, the air was filled with choking smoke, the black smoke covered the moonlight, and the whole sky darkened for a while.

In the midst of the silence, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps, and after everyone saw it clearly, they saw Prime Minister Liu as the leader, followed by Dacheng and half of the officials of the court.

The soldiers of the Huben Battalion lined up on both sides and guarded them in the middle, which gave them even more confidence.

Shen Junzhuo squinted his eyes, and the imperial guards gathered a little closer.

Prime Minister Liu took a look at Shen Junzhuo and Empress Liu who were standing on top of the altar, and asked knowingly:

"It's late at night, why is General Shen here?"

Shen Junzhuo snorted coldly and said:
"The duty of a certain guard palace. I don't know why the prime minister is here at this moment?"

Prime Minister Liu laughed out loud, and when he finished laughing, he said:

"I heard that the official's family is seriously ill. As a courtier, I naturally want to come and see. How can I let the official's family fall into the hands of people with bad intentions?"

(End of this chapter)