After Elder Zhuque rushed in from the back door of Huainan Prince's Mansion, everyone behind him followed him in like a tide.
The Beggar Gang is the number one gang in the world, and that's not just a word. The strength of any of the twenty-eight branches under its jurisdiction is comparable to that of a well-known sect in the world. As the Seventh Branch in the South, the strength is the strongest. The powerful Ghost Golden Sheep is at the helm, with many helpers and many elites.
Although Elder Zhuque's talents are not outstanding among the four elders of the Beggar Clan, he acts cautiously and takes precautions.
Although Qi Ning did not want the Beggar Gang to be involved in this incident before, Elder Zhuque still secretly summoned the Beggar Gang's experts near the capital, and there were no less than two hundred capable warriors.
Qi Ning took advantage of the Queen's leaving the palace to allow Chi Danmei to escape from the imperial city smoothly. After Chi Danmei escaped, she immediately contacted the Beggar Gang and followed Qi Ning's instructions to make detailed arrangements with everyone in the Beggar Gang. Negotiate.
Qining judged that although the emperor was not in the palace, he must still be in the capital. There were two places where the emperor was most likely to be imprisoned, one of which was the Huainan Palace.
Elder Zhuque personally led dozens of Beggar Gang masters to the Huainan Palace tonight, hoping to find the whereabouts of the emperor from here.
Of course, Elder Zhuque could not be sure whether the emperor was in the Huainan Palace, but he knew very well that if the emperor was not here, then everything would be fine. However, if Qining guessed that the emperor was indeed imprisoned here, then Xiao Shaozong would definitely Arrange people to guard here, and a fierce battle will inevitably happen.
Although Elder Zhuque is not young, he is full of energy and has brisk movements.
Elder Zhuque had made arrangements for tonight's raid on the Huainan Palace. After discussing with Chi Danmei, he immediately sent people to inquire about the situation around the Huainan Palace and confirmed that the officers and soldiers around the Huainan Palace had withdrawn and there were no other ambushes. Then he and Bai Shenghaobing, the helmsman of Ghost Golden Sheep, split into two groups and broke in from the front and back gates of Huainan Prince's Mansion at the same time.
The crowd spread out, moved quickly, and rushed straight to the center of the palace.
There are many courtyards in the huge palace. Even if the emperor is really under house arrest, it will take a lot of effort to find him. However, the most powerful skill of the Beggar Clan disciples is that they are good at observation. Elder Suzaku led people through the courtyards and arrived at the palace. When he was in the atrium, he immediately noticed a figure flashing across from him. He stopped at his feet and let out a bird's chirp like a ventriloquist. The other side immediately responded. Elder Suzaku stepped forward and faced a figure. It was exactly Bai Shenghao.
"Elder!" Bai Shenghao cupped his hands and said, "No human traces were found in the front yard. The palace seems to be empty."
Elder Zhuque nodded and said: "We came from the backyard and didn't find anyone, but we have to be careful." He looked up at the sky and whispered: "There are less than five hours left. Within five hours, we must We need to find the emperor. Master Bai, order everyone to act according to the plan, but never take it lightly."
Bai Shenghao nodded in agreement, then turned around and made a gesture to the Beggar Clan disciples behind him.
They had made arrangements in advance, and this time they brought nearly a hundred people to the palace. Although it was to prevent an ambush in the palace, the most important thing was to be prepared to search for the palace.
Disciples of the Beggar Clan are good at observation and search. Elder Zhuque considered that the palace was too big, so searching for the emperor in the deep compound would definitely require a large number of manpower.
The disciples were now divided into groups of three, with dozens of groups each responsible for an area. Once an enemy was discovered, a signal would be sent out immediately, and nearby companions could quickly go to support.
Naturally, no one wasted any time. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred people dispersed. Elder Suzaku took two people to the east courtyard of the palace. When they arrived at a courtyard, the three of them entered and searched the house. No trace of anyone was found. Before he went out, he suddenly heard a scream. In the complete silence, the sound sounded very sad. Elder Suzaku was startled. He knew something was wrong. He heard that The voice was in the southwest corner. Without hesitation, he led the people to rush there. After only running a short distance, they heard screams coming from the east.
Elder Zhuque's expression became even more solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "There is an ambush in this palace, please be careful." The screams appeared in two places, but he could not separate into two people to rescue him, thinking that most of the disciples had not searched yet. To the due east direction, the manpower there is weak, and there will naturally be reinforcements from other people in the southwest corner. Now turn around and run towards the due east direction.
Under the darkness of night, Elder Suzaku held a black wooden stick in his hand, and the wind whistled as he ran, his movements very vigorous.
Suddenly, he heard faint screams coming from the west. Elder Zhuque's face was cold. At this time, he didn't care about that side. He vaguely heard the sound of fighting coming from the front. He stepped quickly, and through the moonlight, he saw several people not far ahead. There was a rockery, and someone was fighting beside it. Elder Suzaku shouted low, and the black wooden stick hit the ground. The whole person floated up, and instantly floated several feet away. It was not far away from the rockery, and there were several figures over there. They were besieging a person, but before Elder Suzaku arrived, one of them had already stabbed the person being surrounded with a sword. Then several figures seemed to notice that Elder Suzaku was coming, and they turned around and left without stopping.
Elder Zhuque flew over and saw two corpses lying on the ground. He looked at the clothes and saw that they were his disciples. The person who was stabbed was also a disciple of the Beggar Clan. He was lying on the ground, not dead yet, and his body was twitching. Elder Zhuque He went over and picked up the man. There was blood coming from the man's mouth and his breath was weak: "There is... there is an ambush...!" He tilted his head and died.
Suzaku knew that these three disciples must have been searching when they were suddenly attacked.
He had just seen three or four figures of the other party, and screams were also heard from other places. Naturally, many disciples were attacked. From this, it seemed that an ambush had been set up in the palace.
There is an ambush in the palace, which means that the emperor is likely to be under house arrest in the palace.
"Follow me!" Elder Zhuque said in a low voice, leading the two of them in pursuit in the direction where the figures were retreating.
There are many murderous intentions in the palace, but there is deathly silence under the imperial city.
Although thousands of soldiers and horses are under the city, both the Xuanwu Camp and the Tiger God Camp are elite soldiers of the empire with strict military discipline. The soldiers have been surrounding the city late last night. For nearly a day, both the defenders at the top of the city and those under the city None of the soldiers showed signs of fatigue.
In order to save physical strength, Xiao Shaozong had already ordered the soldiers to sit on the ground, but the military formation was still orderly and not messy at all.
Not only the soldiers, but also the court officials were sitting on the ground. Some officials were so proud that they were very tired after staying under the city for a day and even wanted to go home to rest. But at this time, who would dare to really leave, let alone The respected old minister could persevere, and others naturally did not dare to say a word.
The four gates of the imperial city were surrounded. Naturally, Xiao Shaozong not only stayed at the main gate, but also rode around the imperial city during the day to boost morale.
Under the night, Xiao Shaozong was riding a horse, and the eunuch Guihe was riding beside him, followed not far behind by more than a dozen cavalry.
Xiao Shaozong raised his head and looked at the sky, then murmured: "Is it almost Haishi?"
"My lord, we will enter Haishi in a few moments." Guihe said: "There are only five hours left from the twelve hours Qining said."
Xiao Shaozong nodded slightly, with a smile on his lips and said: "This Lord Protector must be extremely anxious now."
"He claimed to be able to find evidence, which is simply fantastic." Guihe lowered his voice and sneered: "Even if we give him another 120 hours, he will never get what he wants."
"You are wrong." Xiao Shaozong shook his head and said, "He is not looking for evidence, but waiting!"
"wait?"
Xiao Shaozong turned to look at him and said calmly: "Do you really think that Qining let her leave the palace just because she was concerned about the queen's safety?"
Guihe was startled, realized something, and frowned: "The prince is saying that when the queen left the city, there were people from Qining among them?"
"Qi Ning sneaked into the palace and would not have expected that the king would quickly besiege the imperial city." Xiao Shaozong said: "When the imperial city was besieged, it was already too late for Qi Ning to send people out of the city. He was not really desperate to fight even though he was trapped. From beginning to end, he was stalling for time, trying to find a way to reverse the situation."
Guihe said softly: "Is there any way he can turn the situation around?"
"In his heart, this king has left him with a fatal and only weakness." Xiao Shaozong kept a smile on his lips: "He feels that as long as he takes advantage of this weakness, he will have a chance to turn defeat into victory." He glanced at Guihe and said : "Of course you know what the weakness I'm talking about is?"
Guihe said: "It's Xiao...!" He didn't say the next words, and looked back at the cavalry who were guarding him. Those cavalry kept some distance, so there was no need to worry about the conversation being overheard by them.
Xiao Shaozong nodded slightly: "Yes, in Qin Ning's heart, he must feel that as long as he finds him, he can turn defeat into victory."
"My lord, actually... I thought that because of the long nights and many dreams, that person should have been...!" Guihe raised his hand and made a downward gesture before continuing: "In this way, there will be no hidden dangers. "
"Do you know what attracts them most when two masters compete?" Xiao Shaozong chuckled.
Guihe said: "This slave is stupid, please enlighten me!"
"Weaknesses." Xiao Shaozong said in a calm voice: "When a master fights against an enemy, he will naturally do everything possible to hide his weaknesses so as not to be discovered by the opponent. What he has to do is to find out the opponent's flaws and defeat the enemy with one strike. What the opponent has to do is the same." He looked up at the night sky and murmured: "Everyone knows that the opponent must have weaknesses, but it is not easy to truly find out the opponent's weaknesses. Qining's weaknesses, The reason is that he will never give up on that person. I see through his weaknesses and know how to use his weaknesses to attack, so he becomes the turtle in the urn."
Guihe nodded slightly but said nothing.
"He felt that he had found my king's weakness, and wanted to fight back, but... he didn't understand that when you really find the opponent's weakness and launch a counterattack, if you are not careful, you will fall into a deeper trap." Xiao Shaozong slowly Xu said: "Qining used the queen to leave the city and let his people get involved. That person must have brought out Qining's counterattack plan. He asked for twelve hours to find evidence, which was to win over his counterattack plan. time."
Guihe changed his expression slightly and said, "Since the prince knows his trick, why...?"
"Because I want him to understand that there is only one protagonist in this drama, and that is me." Xiao Shaozong said calmly: "His so-called intelligence is just a joke that jumps up and down in my hands. In his drama If you ask him to step down before the performance is over, he must be uncomfortable. In this case, let his drama continue. When the time comes and let him see the blood everywhere, I can make him truly understand that he himself is Ren Ben He is just a wretch that the king has trampled under his feet, and his attempt to save Kuangwan is nothing more than a joke."
"The prince is saying that he will send people to search for the whereabouts of that person in the city?"
Xiao Shaozong said with a smile: "With his wisdom, he will definitely think of the palace, and will definitely put the last strength he can use into this plan."
"He...what other power does he have?"
"Some knowable or unknowable power." Xiao Shaozong said: "Since it is the last fight, he will not hold back his strength. In the last twelve hours, he wants to use my weakness to make the last fight, and I Wait for him and let him send his last strength to the king's sword. At least this way he can truly solve his last strength in the capital once and for all." There was a trace of relaxation between his eyebrows: "Since he wants to give a big gift in the end Why should I refuse people thousands of miles away when they come before me?"