Qiu Yizi's tone of voice was extremely blunt and incontrovertible, as if he was directly ordering Yuchi Lianghong rather than discussing with each other like brothers.
However, Yuchi Lianghong also knew that things had now reached the point where "the arrow was on the string and had to be shot", and there was really no better way except to obey Qiu Yizi's instructions.
Then Yuchi Lianghong bowed to Qiu Yizi and said, "I know what to do. Please take care of yourself, my dear brother." He also gave his daughter Yuchi Jiming a few words of advice, then jumped onto the roof of a nearby house and disappeared from everyone's sight as if he was flying over the eaves and walls.
Qiu Yizi was relieved that Yuchi Lianghong was doing the job, so he breathed a sigh of relief, took a very solemn look at the body of his master Zhongli Kuang, and then said, "Okay, let's hurry to the 'Qingya Temple'." After that, he strode out of Zhongli Kuang's study.
Because Qiu Yizi was rescued from prison by Wen Lingjiao and had no horse, although he was very familiar with all the roads in Jinling City and took shortcuts, it took him nearly half an hour to reach the Qingya Temple where the emperor was temporarily staying.
At this time, Yuchi Lianghong, who was sent out by him to do something, was already waiting at the gate of "Qingya Temple" with Liu Qing. He also brought the extremely precious Ferghana horse that Qiu Yizi had fostered in Lin Shuhan's manor.
When Qiu Yizhi saw them, he did not exchange pleasantries but asked Liu Qing directly, "Liu Qing, you are still the governor of Jiangnan Road. Can you give orders to control the defense of Jinling City?"
Liu Qing scratched his head and answered with difficulty: "Although the emperor has not dismissed me, I don't have a single soldier under my command. Now the defense of Nanjing City is under the unified control of His Royal Highness the Second Prince by the imperial decree issued by the emperor himself. I have no ability to interfere. Oh, by the way, why did His Royal Highness Yi summon me here in such a hurry?"
Qiu Yizi ignored him, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly walked to the front of "Qingya Temple" and was about to go in.
Now the supreme emperor of the world lives in this "Qingya Temple", and the security is more strict than that of the Forbidden City. When the soldiers guarding the gate saw Qiu Yizhi leading a few people to break in, they quickly stretched out their hands to block them and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you break in?"
Qiu Yizi hadn't said anything yet, but she had angered Yuchi Jiming who was standing beside her. The girl took a half step forward and said, "I'm going to force my way in if I can. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" She rolled up her sleeves and was about to take action.
Yuchi Lianghong knew the stakes here, so he grabbed his energetic daughter and stood in front of her. He bowed to the two guards and said, "Generals, do you still recognize me? It is my responsibility to guard the emperor's place. It is not against the rules for me to bring people in now."
What Yuchi Lianghong said was true. In order to ensure the emperor's absolute safety, Zhongli Kuang divided the emperor's garrison responsibility into three parts before his death - one part belonged to the Imperial Guard, one part belonged to the Ministry of Justice, and one part was given to Zhao Chengxiao. Yuchi Lianghong did take on part of the emperor's guard duties while working in the Ministry of Justice.
The two soldiers also recognized Yuchi Lianghong, the leader of the martial arts world. When they saw him come out to speak, they quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Yes, yes. It's not a big deal for Yuchi to go in. But the palace just came down and said that someone wanted to cause trouble, and ordered the people in Qingya Temple to only leave but not enter. This is a death order, and we dare not disobey it. Please don't make things difficult for us, Yuchi."
Qiu Yizi was shocked when she heard this - it turned out that Zheng Xin had already arrived at the "Qingya Temple" and had indirectly taken over the defense here in the name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This made things difficult.
So Qiu Yizi asked: "Then let me ask you, when did Zheng Xin come?"
The soldier did not recognize Qiu Yizi, and because he heard the question in a very stiff tone, he did not answer in a good tone: "Who is the status of the eldest prince? How can you find out his whereabouts?"
Qiu Yizi didn't have time to talk to him any more, and immediately shouted loudly: "Is there anyone in charge here? I, Qiu Yizi, am here, and I want to come in!"
He shouted a few times at the top of his lungs, and finally an officer in the uniform of a military inspector came out of the door. He walked in front of Qiu Yizi, bowed to him and said, "It's Master Yi who has come down. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!" This man was the officer that Old Youyan had mentioned, and of course he recognized Qiu Yizi.
Qiu Yizhi had met this inspector before, so he nodded and said, "There are people causing trouble in the city now. I want to go in, please let me in!"
The inspector took a deep breath and said, "This... His Majesty came just now and said that no one can be allowed in. Even if the Second Prince comes, he must ask for permission before entering. Your Majesty, the Second Prince, and Your Majesty Yi are all thicker than my waist, so please don't make it difficult for me!"
Qiu Yizi only knew that the situation was urgent and there was no time to discuss with the inspector. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "Then I will force my way in. Sorry!" After that, he turned his head and winked at Yuchi Lianghong and Yuchi Jiming.
Yuchi Jiming had been waiting with Qiu Yi for a long time and had already understood what he meant. He turned his waist and jumped to the side of the inspector, stretched out his hand and grabbed his throat. If he exerted a little force, he could kill him.
Qiu Yizi sneered: "Hmph! Get out of the way, I want to go in. If the emperor blames me, I will bear all the blame!" As he said that, he was about to step in.
The inspector was also very stubborn, gritting his teeth and said, "You can't enter. You can't enter. If Your Highness Yi wants to enter, either let me ask for permission or kill me!"
Yuchi Jiming replied, "Is it difficult to kill you? I'm going to do it!"
Qiu Yizi, who had some friendship with the inspector, hurriedly stopped him and said, "This man is quite dignified. Spare his life. Seal his bloodline, and it will be fine as long as he doesn't get in the way of our business."
Yuchi Jiming received the order, bent his fingers, and pinched the acupoints of the inspector, who then collapsed to the ground like mud.
The two soldiers guarding the gate were horrified when they saw this. They dropped their weapons and ran toward the gate, shouting, "Help! Help! There's an assassin coming! There's an assassin coming!"
"Oh no, something bad is going to happen. Big brother, kill these two guys quickly!" Qiu Yizi ordered quickly.
At first, Yuchi Lianghong felt that it was inappropriate to break into the "Qingya Temple" by force, but as the matter had become a big deal, he no longer hesitated and immediately stepped forward, pressed the back of the two men's necks, and exerted force with his fingers, instantly killing them on the spot.
Liu Qingyuan had only hurried over to meet Qiu Yizi after hearing what Yuchi Lianghong had said, but he had not expected that things would develop to the point where he would have to force his way into the "Qingya Temple" where the emperor was staying. He panicked and stammered, "Your Highness Yi...Yi, how...how could it be like this...breaking in, I'm afraid...I'm afraid it's not good, right?"
Qiu Yizi glared at Liu Qing and said, "Zheng Xin has rebelled and has already entered the Qingya Temple. What else can we do?" Then he walked into the Qingya Temple.
Liu Qing thought he had misheard and hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Your Highness, what did you say? Someone rebelled? Who is this Zheng Xin?"
"Who is it? Isn't it His Highness Zheng Xin? Don't you recognize him?" Qiu Yizi replied coldly.
Liu Qing recognized Zheng Xin, of course, but he still couldn't believe his ears: "Your Highness... How could Your Highness rebel?"
"If he's rebelling, he's rebelling. I'm going to take the emperor to arrest him now. If you want to come, come. If you don't want to, just go back first." Qiu Yi said, but her pace did not slow down at all.
Liu Qing didn't dare to follow, nor did he dare not to follow, so he just asked tentatively: "How about I go to Mr. Lin Shuhan's manor first and then give him a message?"
Qiu Yizi waved his hand without comment and let Liu Qing leave.
As they were talking, the shouts of the two guards who had just escaped through the door had already taken effect. From deep in the winding path of "Qingya Temple" came the sound of hurried footsteps, which must be the soldiers guarding the garden.
Qiu Yizi knew that he was now charged with trespassing in a forbidden area, and that he would have no words to say to the guards in the "Qingya Temple", and a battle was inevitable. However, he did not expect that the one leading the troops here was none other than his own trusted and beloved general, Zhao Chengxiao.
Zhao Chengxiao happened to be on duty that day. When he heard someone shouting, he immediately led his troops over. Seeing Qiu Yizi coming in, he felt strange and asked, "Sir, why are you here? Someone just shouted that there was an assassin. Have you seen him?"
Qiu Yizi did not explain much to Zhao Chengxiao, and only said: "Zheng Xin rebelled, I broke in to arrest him. Zhao Chengxiao, you should dismiss the rest of the troops and only call our brothers to protect the emperor first!"
Although Zhao Chengxiao had seen a lot of things, he was still a little confused when he heard such unexpected news. He hurriedly asked, "My lord, what are you talking about? Is Zheng Xin the eldest prince? He is the eldest son of the emperor, so how could he rebel?"
Qiu Yizhi had just explained these questions to Liu Qing, but he felt that it was a bit long-winded and said impatiently: "Zheng Xin is a rebel. Even Master Zhongli was forced to death by him. Let's go to the emperor to ask for permission first, and then go and capture this traitor!"
Although Qiu Yizhi was a little frivolous in his daily life, he was never vague when faced with important matters. Zhao Chengxiao also saw that Yuchi Lianghong, Yuchi Jiming, and even Wen Lingjiao who followed Qiu Yizhi were not ordinary people, and he believed what Qiu Yizhi said.
So Zhao Chengxiao said: "This matter is of great importance. If we are not careful, we will get into trouble. You must be careful!" Zhao Chengxiao has gained a lot of experience under Qiu Yizi. He has changed from a bandit leader in Funiu Mountain to a general who can consider the overall situation.
Qiu Yizi nodded: "So now no one can be trusted, only our brothers can be used. Fortunately, the emperor has arranged for my soldiers to guard this 'Qingya Temple', just in time for me to show my skills. Please, Brother Zhao, gather them now, and no one else will be used."
Zhao Chengxiao knew that this matter was of great urgency, so he did not ask any more questions. He called the "Black Neck Toad" who was in charge of delivering the message, but he felt that his voice was too loud, so he called the "Yangtze Alligator" and said to him, "You heard it all. The master asked his brothers to gather quickly. Go and tell them to come here immediately, whether they are resting or on duty. You should do your work more quickly and don't alarm others. Do you understand?"
This "Yangtze Alligator" was also one of the more cautious ones among the bandits under Qiu Yizhi's command. After receiving the order, he agreed, turned around and went to do his work.
However, after a while, the "Yangtze Alligator" came back, bringing with him two hundred militiamen recruited by Qiu Yizi in Shanyin County. They were well-trained and experienced, and were fully armed when they came, except for the giant shields and powerful crossbows.