It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Little Li was sitting next to the soft couch at the door of the side hall outside Eunuch Liu's bedroom. He was drowsy and his eyelids were fighting each other again and again. Every time he nodded his head and wanted to fall down, he would perk himself up again, not daring to fall asleep.
Tonight, it was his turn to be on duty for Eunuch Liu in the second half of the night. Eunuch Liu often needed to drink water in the second half of the night and sometimes got up. As soon as Eunuch Liu called, someone had to respond at any time, prepare water or light the lights, and no one dared to delay for a moment.
“Woof…Woof…”
Outside Eunuch Liu's yard, there was a sudden sound of a dog barking. The sound was particularly harsh in the silent night. Little Li, who was just about to fall asleep, was frightened and woke up all of a sudden.
There were only a handful of dogs in the entire Deer Park, and there was only one dog that could run around at night—the image of Huangmao appeared in Xiao Lizi's mind. The entire Deer Park knew that Yan Liqiang had a dog.
I hope this dog won't wake up Eunuch Liu! Little Li muttered to himself, looking at the place where Eunuch Liu slept with some worry. He hoped that the dog would stop barking. If the dog barked outside and woke up Eunuch Liu, Eunuch Liu would get angry and ask him to go outside to beat the dog. That would be troublesome. If he didn't beat the dog, it would be difficult to explain to Eunuch Liu. If he beat the dog, the owner of the dog would be offended. He couldn't afford to offend people on both sides...
Just when Little Li was praying in his heart that the yellow-haired guy outside would not bark again, the yellow-haired guy, who had just stopped barking for two seconds, suddenly started barking continuously and violently, even louder than before...
“Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof…”
The yellow-haired man's voice could be heard from far away in the darkness, just like someone roaring at a thief.
Little Li was furious. He got up quickly and tiptoed out of the side hall of Eunuch Liu's bedroom. He came to the outside of the courtyard, called a night guard, and whispered, "Hurry up and drive the dog outside away. Tell it not to bark here and wake up the eunuch. Remember, the dog belongs to Deputy Chief Steward Yan. Don't hurt it, otherwise it will be difficult to explain..."
The guard took the order and hurried out...
At this moment, Little Lizi suddenly heard the voice of Eunuch Liu coming from his bedroom. Little Lizi suddenly came to his senses and quickly turned around and ran in, lifted the bead curtain of the bedroom, walked into the bedroom, and turned on the bedroom light.
Eunuch Liu, wearing a silky white robe, sat up from the bed. As soon as Eunuch Liu stretched out his hand, Little Li quickly brought the warm water he had prepared to Eunuch Liu...
“Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof… Woof…”
The barking of the dog outside became more intense. From the sound, it seemed that the dog was running around Eunuch Liu's yard. The guards who went out failed to catch the dog in one go.
In just a moment, when he saw Eunuch Liu pause in drinking water, cold sweat broke out on Little Li's forehead.
Eunuch Liu narrowed his eyes and listened attentively, "That dog..."
"Eunuch, I have just asked the guards to chase it away..." Little Lizi replied quickly, bowing.
"I remember that the dog seemed to belong to Captain Yan, right?"
"should be!"
Eunuch Liu listened to the constant barking of the dog outside and thought for two seconds. "I heard from Captain Yan that his dog is quite smart and humane. It came with him from Ganzhou and never barks at night. You can go out and see what's going on..."
"Yes!" After receiving the order from Eunuch Liu, Little Lizi hurriedly left Eunuch Liu's bedroom and walked outside the house.
In just a short while, the two guards who came out to chase the dog were already sweating profusely. The yellow-haired dog was extremely clever, and since they could not really injure or kill him, the two guards chased him around Eunuch Liu's yard but failed to catch him.
As soon as Little Li walked out of the yard, he saw the yellow-haired cat rushing towards him. Little Li was startled and quickly dodged, thinking that the yellow-haired cat wanted to bite him. However, what he didn't expect was that the yellow-haired cat bit his trouser leg, whining and wagging its tail, trying to pull him towards the yard where Yan Liqiang was...
Little Li was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief, "You want... you want me to go to Captain Yan's yard?"
Huangmao immediately loosened Xiaolizi's trouser legs, barked softly twice, and nodded...
Little Li was stunned, "Something happened to Captain Yan..."
The yellow-haired dog whimpered twice again and nodded. Not only Little Leo, but even the two guards were stunned by this scene. They had never seen such a clever dog before.
“You… wait a moment, I’ll go… I’ll go tell Eunuch Liu…” After saying that, Little Lizi swallowed his saliva, turned around, and hurried back to Eunuch Liu’s yard.
Just two minutes later, Eunuch Liu, wearing a long robe and a gorgeous fur coat, walked out of the courtyard door. Little Lizi and Xiao Chunzi followed Eunuch Liu with lanterns, and several guards with weapons also followed.
Eunuch Liu glanced at the yellow-haired man who was waiting there, then turned around and told Xiao Chunzi, "Go tell the officer on duty tonight to send a bannerman with weapons to Captain Yan's residence to receive his orders..."
"Yes!" Xiao Chunzi took the order, picked up the lantern, and ran quickly towards the camp in Luyuan.
Eunuch Liu looked at Huang Mao again, "Okay, can you understand what I'm saying? If you can, lead the way..."
Huangmao seemed to understand what Eunuch Liu said. He barked twice, nodded, then turned around and ran towards the yard where Yan Liqiang lived. After running a few steps, he turned around to look and barked twice more.
Eunuch Liu was amazed, but without delay, he quickly followed the yellow-haired man towards Yan Liqiang's yard.
When Eunuch Liu and others arrived at Yan Liqiang's yard, the soldiers from the Luyuan flag also ran over with torches. A group of soldiers holding strong bows and crossbows spread out around Yan Liqiang's residence and surrounded the entire yard.
Huangmao went straight into the dog hole in the yard and then barked inside the yard.
Eunuch Liu gave a look, and Little Li banged hard on the gate of Yan Liqiang's courtyard, calling out from outside the gate, "Deputy Steward Yan, Deputy Steward Yan..."
After calling several times, Yan Liqiang's yard was still dark, and there was no light in the room upstairs. A guard beside Eunuch Liu climbed over the wall and entered the yard, opened the door, and then several guards holding torches surrounded and protected Eunuch Liu as they walked into the yard.
Huangmao barked and went straight upstairs. Eunuch Liu glanced at Huangmao and was about to follow him upstairs.
"Eunuch, be careful. Let's go up first..." a guard next to him reminded quickly.
“Get out of the way…” Eunuch Liu’s face turned cold, he flicked his sleeves, and followed the yellow-haired man up, and the guards beside him hurriedly followed.
Just as they arrived at the second floor where Yan Liqiang lived, Eunuch Liu's face changed, because although the door of Yan Liqiang's room was closed, he could smell a strong smell of blood. The yellow-haired man was barking anxiously outside the door of Yan Liqiang's room, scratching the door with his claws, leaving claw marks on the door. However, the door was closed from the inside, and no matter how hard the yellow-haired man scratched, he could not open the door...
Without thinking, Eunuch Liu slammed the door with his palm, and then the whole door broke into pieces. Then several guards rushed in first, and then there was a cry of surprise...
Eunuch Liu walked into the room and saw the scene in the room under the torches and lights. His face changed completely.
A window in the room was open, and the floor was covered with blood. The chairs and cabinets in the room were shattered, and a black crossbow was lying on the ground. In the light of the torch, the bed where Yan Liqiang slept was covered with fine needles like cow hair that flashed a faint blue glow. Yan Liqiang, with his upper body naked, fell in a pool of blood, motionless, and another man in a black night walker's cloak was stabbed in the chest with a dagger and fell not far from Yan Liqiang.
Anyone who sees the scene before them can guess what exactly happened in this room!
A few minutes later, an angry roar from Eunuch Liu came from Yan Liqiang's room. "Lin Qingtian, you are the prime minister, but you are so shameless. You use such despicable means. It's really too much. We will not let you go this time. Since you are so shameless, we will let everyone in the world see it. Come on, gather all the people in Luyuan and follow me to the Imperial Capital..."
In less than half an hour, all the soldiers stationed in the Deer Garden were dressed in armor and armed with sharp weapons. They lit torches, mounted on rhinoceros horses, and set out on the official road at night, rushing towards the imperial capital in a mighty force.
The Imperial Capital City is located under the feet of the Emperor and the center of the Han Dynasty. Naturally, it has extraordinary alert and defense mechanisms, and they are mutually restrained. When a battalion of soldiers was seen rushing towards the Imperial Capital City in the middle of the night, several large camps and city defense forces stationed around the Imperial Capital City were alarmed, triggering a series of chain reactions.
All the high officials in the city were woken up in the middle of the night...
(End of this chapter)