The king of Huainan smiled and said: "The traitor has become so arrogant. If the late emperor knew about it, I don't know how he would feel." His face darkened and he said: "Your Majesty, Hu Bowen suddenly retracted his confession today. It can be seen that Sima Lan's hands and feet are all over the sky, and even the criminal department is at his mercy. , given time, will this great Chu change his surname to Sima?"
Yuan Laoshangshu knew that something big would happen today and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is a big misunderstanding here. Your Majesty, you and the Duke of Zhenguo are both loyal to the country. The case of Hu Bowen should be strictly interrogated later. Today is the sacrificial ceremony, so we really can’t delay it.” Headmaster Xiang Lingxu said, “Headmaster Lingxu, can’t you find the ritual text?”
Headmaster Lingxu nodded slightly but said nothing.
Old Shangshu Yuan wanted to speak again, but the King of Huainan had already raised his hand and said: "Old Shangshu, there is no need to say more. The country is in danger when traitors are in power. If the king does not get rid of the traitors today, our great Chu will never have peace." He shouted sternly: " Li Yuanxin, why don’t we capture the rebellious Sima family and his son!”
Many ministers present did not know who the "Li Yuanxin" mentioned by King Huainan was, and were a little confused. However, they saw a man rushing out from under the sacrificial altar, pulling out a sword from his waist, and shouted sternly: "The treacherous minister is causing trouble in the country. Listen to my military order and take it immediately." "Destroy the treacherous minister Xiao Zhang!" After giving the order, the tomb guards under the sacrificial platform all raised their spears and faced the sacrificial platform.
All the ministers were frightened, and King Huainan's expression changed drastically as he stared at the shouting man.
The shouting man led a group of soldiers and rushed forward, saying in a deep voice: "My lords, please don't move. Xiao Zhang is plotting a rebellion and his traitors will be punished by everyone." He held the sword and rushed to the high platform, pointing the blade in front of him. , actually pointed at Huainan King Xiao Zhang.
The ministers were in an uproar, and King Huainan was also stunned, almost thinking that there was something wrong with his ears.
Only then did someone realize that "Li Yuanxin" was the captain of the mausoleum guards, responsible for commanding the three hundred mausoleum guards. Now there are hundreds of mausoleum guards beside the sacrificial platform, either holding long spears or short knives, and they have already carried out sacrifices. Surrounded by high platforms.
King Huainan said angrily: "Li Yuanxin, do you want to rebel?"
At this time, Qi Ning could also see clearly that King Huainan had obviously bribed Li Yuanxin before. After all, the mausoleum guards guarded the imperial mausoleum all year round, and almost no one paid attention to it. No one among these three hundred people would go out of their way to win over one. King Huainan wanted to win over one It's really not a difficult task to be the captain guarding the mausoleum.
But the current situation was obviously an accident. King Huainan wanted the tomb guards to arrest Sima and his son, but he didn't expect that Li Yuanxin would point the blade at himself.
Qi Ning also frowned, feeling slightly cold in his heart.
In fact, he had already guessed that King Huainan would attack today, so he must be prepared. Qining was not too surprised when the tomb guard suddenly attacked, but Li Yuanxin pointed his blade at King Huainan, which really surprised Qining. He instantly guessed that Li Yuanxin was probably bribed by the Sima family.
The King of Huainan thought he had a plan, but instead he fell into the trap set by Sima Lan. Sima Lan had already plotted the King of Huainan's actions without making a move. He was really a treacherous and cunning man.
Qi Ning was always on guard against the appearance of the Shadow Mouse. The Gray Crow gave him a solid clue that the Shadow Mouse's target was in the Imperial Mausoleum, and it was very likely that they had already sneaked into the Imperial Mausoleum. He didn't know whether the group of Shadow Mouse were mixed in. Among the crowd, he was still hiding somewhere in the imperial mausoleum, but looking at today's situation, Shadow Mouse must be responsible for the killing move.
The King of Huainan rebuked Li Yuanxin for rebelling, but Li Yuanxin smiled disdainfully and said loudly: "King Huainan, I am a loyal man and have made great contributions to our country. You claim to be the direct relative of Emperor Taizu, but you have always been dissatisfied with the emperor's accession to the throne. You want to plot to usurp the throne. Today you want to frame the old Duke and try to get rid of him so that you can easily control the government. You have sinister intentions. Although I am a lowly pawn, I don’t despise it. How can I let you manipulate me? The old prince is being harmed here." He moved his long sword and said sternly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Zhang has conspired to usurp the throne, and he deserves to be punished for his crime. I ask for your Majesty's decree to execute the rebellious ministers and traitors immediately."
The ministers were horrified. No one was a fool. Everyone saw this scene in front of them. Everyone could see that the tomb guard whom King Huainan relied on had now become a blade that hurt him. They all felt cold in their hearts. They thought to themselves. King Huainan's plan today was all plotted by Sima Lan. Sima Lan's methods were extremely sinister.
Under the sun, the blade of the knife was cold, and there was a shadow in the air in Qining. The mouse would suddenly attack, and quietly moved to Longtai's side to protect him.
Longtai saw this and was moved in his heart. When he saw King Huainan's face turned pale, he frowned and said, "Li Yuanxin, please step aside first."
However, Li Yuanxin had no intention of retreating. Instead, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, King Huainan's intention to rebel is clearly revealed and should not be taken lightly. Please also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to kill the traitor." He was full of eyes. It was murderous intent, and the veins in the hand holding the knife were bulging.
Su Zhen was already panicking at this time, and said anxiously: "Li... Li Yuanxin, the emperor ordered you to stand down, you... didn't you hear, you... are you really going to rebel?" He had been very close to the King of Huainan, If the King of Huainan is really captured today as a traitor, then the Su family will be implicated in the future. Although Su Zhen is frightened, he also knows that he must not let anyone beat the King of Huainan as a traitor at this time.
Although Li Yuanxin was only a mere school captain, he was filled with murderous intent at this time. He said in a deep voice: "Although a villain is lowly, he still knows how to cheat and defend the country. Even if he is convicted for this, as long as he can be loyal to the great Chu, even if he dies, No regrets.”
He spoke righteously and looked generous, but everyone understood that without someone's support, even if Li Yuanxin had ten courages, he would not dare to be so presumptuous here.
King Huainan's eyes twitched, his eyes were like daggers, and he sneered: "Okay, Li Yuanxin, you are helping the tyrants to do evil, and you want to die, so you can't blame me." He suddenly shouted loudly: "If you don't do it yet, when will we wait?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qining heard a burst of movement. Just for a moment, he saw a figure floating towards Li Yuanxin. Li Yuanxin obviously noticed something was going on. He turned his head and looked over, and saw a figure approaching. He knew it. Unfortunately, he raised his hand to swing the knife. At this moment, light flashed, and a sharp sword pierced Li Yuanxin's throat like a poisonous snake. Li Yuanxin had no time to react, and the sharp arrow had already penetrated his throat.
This change was very sudden, and the officials had already seen that the figure who suddenly took action was actually a Taoist priest wearing a gray robe.
Almost at the same time, among the many Taoist priests surrounding the sacrificial platform, more than ten people took action at the same time, jumped up on the railing, and several of them rushed towards Sima and his son.
Qi Ning instantly understood that the group of shadow mice had indeed sneaked in, but they were all disguised as Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain.
The Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain all wear wide robes and long sleeves. It is not difficult to hide weapons in their wide robes.
These shadow mice were agile and decisive. The three Taoist priests who rushed towards Sima and his son were extremely coordinated and cooperated very well. Sima Changshen's face darkened, he turned around and kicked Sima Lan backwards. He kicked his wheelchair away, widening the distance between him and the assassin, but he had already stepped forward to meet an assassin who was rushing towards him. He stretched out his arm, bypassed the single sword in the assassin's hand with his palm, and slapped the assassin's chest.
The speed of his attack was not necessarily very fast, and even gave people a soft feeling, but when the palm touched the assassin's chest, the assassin's entire body flew backwards, blood spurting out wildly.
Li Yuanxin was killed instantly, and the tomb guards under his command were stunned for a moment, but they reacted instantly, shouted in unison, and rushed towards the group of Taoist priests with their guns and swords drawn.
The group of Taoist priests suddenly became confused. Most of the Taoist priests had a look of fear on their faces, but Ying Mouzi, who was pretending to be a Taoist priest, was quick and agile. Some went to deal with Sima and his son directly, while others blocked the mausoleum guard from rushing over. The ministers were panicked and shouted: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor."
Qi Ning was beside the emperor, channeling his internal energy. At this moment, he heard a strong wind blowing behind him. He immediately turned around and saw a figure floating towards him. He was as light as a swallow, but he was holding a chain-like weapon in his hand. Qi Ning Fearing that the emperor would make a mistake, he stretched out his hand to pull the little emperor and turned him behind him. At this moment, the chain in the assassin's hand was already coming towards him.
Qi Ning could see clearly that there was a hook-like thing at the top of the chain, glowing with black light, which looked very much like a scorpion's tail. He felt a shiver in his heart, thinking to himself, could the assassin in front of him be the red scorpion
The assassin in front of him was wearing Taoist robes, his face was pale, and his appearance was not surprising, but his attack was really sharp. In the blink of an eye, the hook had reached Qining's chest. Qining saw the hook glowing with black light, and his heart Knowing that there was a high probability that it was coated with poison, with Tang Nuo's help, he had already used the Cold Bead to turn the blood into it, making it invulnerable to all poisons. He really had no fear of poison. He slipped with one step and tilted his body. Dodge.
However, the scorpion hook seemed to have eyes. Qining dodged and the assassin's hand shook slightly. The scorpion hook followed and hooked towards Qining again.
Qi Ning took a step forward, like a ghost, and dodged again. The hook missed again. At this moment, when he was about to shake his hand, Qi Ning had already reached out and caught the scorpion hook in the flash of lightning. He caught the scorpion. For a moment, the assassin's eyes showed joy, but Qi Ning grabbed the scorpion hook, staring at the assassin with his eyes like a knife.
The scorpion hook was pulled on both sides, and the middle was straight. Qining was holding the scorpion hook, his hands were cold, and the whole scorpion hook was shining in the sun. At this time, he saw that the assassin's hand holding the scorpion hook was wearing a The black gloves were made of unknown material, but Qining immediately understood that the man must be wearing gloves to prevent poisoning.
Sima Changshen shot and injured one person, but the other two assassins killed one on the left and the other on the right. They all used single swords with brilliant swords. Sima Changshen dodged, but he was also very agile. At this time, many people It can be seen that this Sima Changshen also has extremely superb martial arts, and he is not confused when encountering enemies.
At this time, King Huainan had already retreated to the incense table and was standing next to Master Lingxu. Su Zhen and Qian Raoshun, the Minister of Punishment, were holding their heads and hiding under the white marble railing. Old Minister Yuan had a look of shock on his face and was stunned. Standing still, he seemed unable to move.
But the target of that group at this moment was obviously not the courtiers, everyone could see that they were targeting Sima and his son.