Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 652 I don’t remember, who is it?

The reason why the ceremonial officer from the Ministry of Rites could serve as a guide in front of the emperor was that his three families had been examined and he was from a clean and honest family.

Who could have imagined that he would actually kill the king?
At this time, the officials standing in front who were preparing to congratulate the emperor had not noticed anything unusual because of the angle and the fact that it was not convenient for them to look directly at the emperor.

But although the four eunuchs of the Baolong Palace around Zhao Yuan were also very surprised, they had already moved.

The two eunuchs closest to them attacked at the same time, their sleeves rolled up like dragons, striking at the double hat wings in the ceremonial officer's hand.

The hat brim of Song Dynasty officials was generally made of one of two materials, iron or bamboo, and then wrapped with black gauze.

The most commonly used material is iron. Otherwise, if the hat brim is accidentally broken, it would be very impolite, especially on important occasions.

Moreover, it was too unlucky for the brim of an official hat to break off, and no official would want to see such a scene.

And at this moment, the iron hat wings were like two Emei spears in the hands of the ceremonial officer, stabbing towards Zhao Yuan fiercely.

The sleeves are like a dragon, rolling up.

Mu En's Iron Sleeve Skill is a unique skill that he learned under the guidance of the previous master of Baolong Temple, who was also Xiao Luo's master.

At this moment, it was wielded by two eunuchs from Baolong Palace, and its power seemed to be even stronger than Mu En's.

The iron cap wing hit the two cloud sleeves and actually bent.

Then, two large sleeves exploded on Ceremonial Man’s chest.

The hidden internal energy penetrated his internal organs, and with a "puff" sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out, staining the large sleeves that exploded like a cloud red.

Then, the two hands hidden under the sleeves patted his chest and abdomen softly.

The ceremonial officer, with a body weighing more than 100 pounds, flew down from the ceremonial platform with a whoosh and crashed into the middle of the civil and military officials standing in line, knocking down several of them. The scene was immediately thrown into chaos.

Four eunuchs quickly surrounded Zhao Yuan and protected her.

The other ceremonial officer was so frightened that he trembled like a sieve. His knees went weak and he knelt on the steps.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I...I have done nothing."

Xiao Luo was responsible for the security of the entire viewing platform, but after Yang Yuan's warning, he not only doubled the security force around the emperor, but also patrolled nearby himself.

At this moment, his figure flashed and he appeared in front of the emperor. His face was grim and he said in a stern voice: "Get out!"

The ceremonial attendant tumbled and crawled off the platform.

Although Zhao Yuan was shocked, she remained calm. She pushed the two eunuchs away and looked down.

All the officials on the city wall were in panic, but fortunately they stood in front of the high platform, which blocked the view from below the city.

Moreover, there was chaos outside the city, with swords flashing and people... killing prisoners?
Zhao Yuan felt relieved and ordered in a deep voice, "Protect me."

Xiao Luo immediately understood what he meant. He gestured forward, then put his hands together and stood in front to protect him.

Four eunuchs flanked Zhao Yuan and walked down the stairs step by step.

Following Xiao Luo's gesture, the defenders on the city wall immediately gathered the dragon flags that were planted all over the city wall to the front of the viewing platform.

Flags were hoisted one after another, and when blown by the wind, the flags spread out and completely covered the top of the city.

Even the people watching the ceremony on the towers, walls, and trees below the city could not see the situation on the top of the city clearly.

Another purpose for doing this is that if there is an archer lying in ambush in the distance, he will lose the target at this time.

Therefore, the purpose of raising the big flags is not just to cover up the chaos on the city walls.

Such a sudden change shocked all the officials on the city wall.

Although the two old prime ministers, Shen Gai and Wei Liangchen, were shocked, they did not panic. They immediately stood in front of the steps. Shen Gai said sternly: "Everyone on the top of the city, do not panic or shout, do not move around, stay where you are and wait!"

Tang Situi, Chen Junqing and other senior government officials also formed a human wall in front of them and repeated Prime Minister Shen Gai's words in a stern voice.

The officials of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council were military officers after all, so they were particularly calm in the face of such a scene. They immediately stood to one side or the other to maintain order.

Lei Yingxing, a doctor from the Ministry of War, shouted, "Ministers, please do not panic. Stay where you are and wait for orders. Please ask His Majesty to return to the palace!"

Xiao Luo stood in front of him, protecting him with a cold look. Behind him, four eunuchs from the Baolong Palace were guarding Emperor Zhao Yuan as they walked down the stairs step by step.

When there were only two steps left, Zhao Yuan stood still. After a moment of panic, he had calmed down and ordered loudly: "The Prime Minister is in charge of this place. The riot must be quelled as soon as possible. I will go to the tower to rest for a while."

"Absolutely not. Your Majesty, please return to the palace."

When Shen Gai heard this, he hurriedly turned around and persuaded Zhao Yuan to leave.

Zhao Yuan said calmly: "Today's military parade is a national event. If I leave now, it will be a national disgrace. Please don't say too much, and quickly put down the riots. Today, I must stand on the top of the city again!"

Shen Gai had no choice but to take a step back and bow, saying, "I obey your command!"

As soon as Zhao Yuan took a step, the five eunuchs led by Xiao Luo responded as if they were part of his body and took steps forward at the same time, without causing him any hindrance.

The little Luo led the way, signaling the officers, soldiers and ministers to make way and prepare to escort the emperor into the city gate tower.

"oops!"

Just as Xiao Luo passed by, Tang Situi was suddenly bumped by someone. He was leaning over to salute the official, and lost his balance for a moment, and bumped into Shen Gai.

The old prime minister was so old, and he was only in his thirties. After being hit by him, the old prime minister had no chance to stand and fell forward, falling towards the official Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan was tightly protected by four eunuchs, and Shen Gai rushed between the two eunuchs on the left.

The two eunuchs in the Dragon Guarding Palace saw the Prime Minister stagger and fall between them, and hurriedly reached out to help him.

The old prime minister is old, and if they don't care, his head might hit the edge of the platform under the official's feet, and he might be dead.

This is the chance! Lei Yingxing, a doctor from the Ministry of War who was standing on the "second line of defense", suddenly turned around, his eyes red, holding his silver fish talisman tightly in his fist, and using the tail of the fish talisman, which had been sharpened after being tampered with, as a blade, he punched hard at the gap left by the two eunuchs.

Many officials who were forced to follow Tang Situi and do this head-breaking business were reluctant to give up their status and power.

For them, losing all this is more painful than death.

But people like Lei Yingxing are not just risking their lives for wealth and glory, but because the evidence on him is too serious.

Lei Yingxing, who rose from the Western Army, had done things like "killing innocent people and claiming credit".

Killing innocent people to claim credit has existed since ancient times, and was most prevalent during the Ming and Qing dynasties, but it also existed in other dynasties.

Since the Qin Dynasty, the phenomenon of killing innocent people and claiming credit for their crimes has been strictly investigated and punished, but it still continues despite repeated bans.

This phenomenon often occurs in frontier areas where local government power is weak and the land is vast and sparsely populated. Because once something happens in such a place, it is difficult to investigate clearly.

The "Zou Ma Cheng Shang" sent by the imperial court to the northwest were responsible for verifying military merits and discipline.

"Zou Ma Cheng Sheng" is similar to a military supervisor, except that the military supervisor is dispatched before a war and returns to the court after the war, while "Zou Ma Cheng Sheng" is stationed in the army permanently and is not set up for a specific war.

When Lei Yingxing was a general in the army, he once had a glorious record of "killing 1,328 enemy chiefs in battle."

As a result, the "horse-mounted investigation" revealed that only 126 enemy heads were captured, and the remaining 1,202 were civilians killed in the enemy-occupied areas and their own border areas.

Because there were too many elderly, weak, women and children inside, the truth was revealed.

The person who took his money, eventually covered up the matter for him, and because of this achievement enabled him to become an official in the court is the current Vice Minister of War Zhang Shufang.

"puff!"

Lei Yingxing punched Zhao Yuan hard in the ribs with a sharp weapon, breaking several of her ribs.

The sudden change shocked almost everyone.

Xiao Luo sensed the moment Guan Yu stepped forward and threw a punch, and he turned like a ghost, but was still a moment too late, and was hit in the left rib by Guan Yu's punch.

Lei Yingxing held the silver fish talisman tightly in his palm, and with the force of a mad tiger, he punched out. When he was about to throw another punch, Xiao Luo's hand had already arrived.

In order to avoid ministers such as Shen Gai and Tang Situi, Xiao Luo stretched out one hand at a very tricky angle, and the tip of his little finger brushed the left corner of Lei Yingxing's eye.

One of Lei Yingxing's eyeballs exploded with a "pop" sound, and he screamed and fell sideways, as if he had been hit hard on the forehead.

"go!"

Xiao Luo shouted loudly, and the four eunuchs of Baolong Palace no longer cared about etiquette. They grabbed the official with blood on his lips and swept him into the city gate tower like a gust of wind.

……

At the palace gate, Li Xianzhong held up his sword and led three prisoner representatives towards the palace gate.

Afterwards, Shui Fu suddenly leaped over and slashed in the air with a knife.

If Yang Yuan had not already pointed out "his" identity to Li Xianzhong, Li Xianzhong might not have been able to avoid Shui Fu's knife when he was caught off guard.

But at this moment, when Shui Fu leaped into the air, exerted all her strength, held the knife in both hands, and chopped down in mid-air, Li Xianzhong suddenly turned around and was close to her in a flash.

Li Xianzhong is not even fifty years old yet. This "enemy of ten thousand men" has been leading troops for many years and has never given up his martial arts.

Shui Fu leaped into the air and her fatal blow failed on her opponent, but she herself was too weak to move.

Li Xianzhong held the ceremonial sword upside down and punched Shui Fu hard between the chest and abdomen.

The punch was so powerful and fast that Shui Fu's back bent, but her whole body was not knocked away. All the force was borne by her body.

Li Xianzhong retracted his fist and returned the ceremonial sword to its sheath.

Shui Fu fell heavily to the ground with a bang, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Golden Spy?"

Li Xianzhong tiptoed and flipped Shui Fu, who was lying on the ground, over, and stepped on her chest with his toes.

Shui Fu's eyes were filled with hatred, she spat out blood, and panted, "I... am avenging my father! My father... is from the Xixia Tielin Army, the tenth group, Meiluomaibu, Tuoba Weisheng!"

"Oh!"

Li Xianzhong was a little confused: "I don't remember. Did I kill him?"

Shui Fu's defense was broken. That was her beloved father, the father who was so heroic and unparalleled in her mind!

How could this bastard General Song say the words "I don't remember" so casually?
"I kill you!"

Shui Fu screamed, grabbed her knife, and was about to leap towards Li Xianzhong.

Li Xianzhong's bent legs suddenly straightened.

Shui Fu's body, which had just jumped off the ground, was stepped on heavily. The military boots were so strong that they directly crushed her sternum and the bone spur pierced into her heart.

Shui Fu's beautiful eyes widened with infinite hatred, and the light in her eyes quickly faded.

But what she saw in the end was just a back.

Li Xianzhong didn't remember her father and didn't take her seriously.

He crushed Shui Fu's sternum with one foot and strode towards the chaotic scene of the killing of prisoners.

He was the presiding officer of the prisoner presentation ceremony. If the prisoner presentation turned into a prisoner killing ceremony, he also had to preside over the event.

General Li takes responsibility very seriously.

(End of this chapter)