Chapter 212 Chapter 212 is the only genuine version...

Gu Zhizhuo walked out of the main hall quickly.

She glanced at the people from the Thousand Machine Camp in front of the hall and walked down the steps.

"Big girl."

Everyone saluted with fists clasped in military posture. In order to hide themselves, they did not wear armor, and their dark cloth clothes were covered with dark red bloodstains.

"Walk."

Gu Zhizhuo dropped the bloody handkerchief in his hand, walked through the crowd, and walked at the front.

"How about it?"

Qi Fu lagged behind her by half a step and reported, "The Liang people have all been captured. They've spent years accumulating kerosene, nearly 20,000 kilograms. Over 300 people were responsible for setting the fires, spread across 12 locations."

Gu Zhizhuo guessed this.

Fire is a very bad omen, and the raging flames will burn the city.

Burning the city refers to the entire capital city being engulfed in flames.

If you only set fire to one place, it is impossible to "burn down the city" even if the wind is weak.

It’s just that the hexagram shows that the vitality is in the north and falls on Duoleng.

"The captured Liang people confessed that they were waiting for Duoling's order. Once a fire broke out in the north, the twelve locations in the capital would be set ablaze simultaneously. Then, the capital would be in chaos, and they would have the opportunity to escape unscathed."

Liang Ren's mouth was very stubborn, and Qi Fu had to work very hard to pry it open, which resulted in him being covered in blood.

"The remaining Liang people are hiding in Yanzhi Tower. Miss, it's just as you said, Yanzhi Tower is actually the base of the Liang people."

Yanzhilou is one of the three largest brothels in Beijing.

After Qi Fu and his team searched, they found that there was even a dungeon and an interrogation room in the back garden of Yanzhi Building.

Gu Zhizhuo nodded and let him continue.

Qi Fu agreed and continued, "A total of 1,123 Liang people were captured, and 430 died. They are all temporarily imprisoned in the dungeon of Yanzhi Tower."

Gu Zhizhuo asked, "Did any brothers die in battle?"

Speaking of this, Qi Fu said thankfully: "Miss, it's a good thing we got those arrows. These Liang people are good at close combat, so we ambushed them. A total of more than a hundred people were injured, but no one died."

"Very good." Gu Zhizhuo's lips curled slightly, "Let's go, razed the imperial city, cleaned it up, and it's time for big brother and the young master to come back!"

Qi Fu clasped his fists in response.

"Get to work!"

Gu Zhizhuo ordered the Qianjiying to split into three groups, and then asked Chen Xu to borrow the Jinyiwei to encircle the enemy from the outside.

In the power struggle between the Crown Prince and the Emperor, the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guards did not help anyone, and always kept themselves out of it and watched the show from the sidelines.

When Chen Xu was not around, Gu Zhizhuo would not overstep his authority to use his people. Now that he was back, he would lend them openly.

Gu Zhizhuo brought nearly a hundred people with him and swept along the central axis from Fengluan Palace.

Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be imprisoned ....

When they reached Hanzhang Palace, Gu Yican also rushed back and shouted from afar: "Yaoyao!"

Gu Zhizhuo turned around to look at him and smiled brightly: "Cancan. You're back."

She raised her hand holding the crossbow and waved it at him. Gu Yican rushed over, climbed the stairs in two or three steps, and hugged her. As they got closer, Gu Yican immediately smelled the strong smell of kerosene on her.

Gu Yican was so scared that he stammered, "Yaoyaoyaoyaoyaoyaoyao!!!"

"Let me smell it, let me smell it."

Gu Zhizhuo:?

Gu Yican pulled her closer and sniffed her like a puppy.

It really smells like kerosene.

Gu Zhizhuo: "It's okay, it's okay."

Gu Yican sniffed around, touched her face, and walked around her several times. Finally, he confirmed that not even a piece of skin on her body was burned, and he felt relieved.

Gu Yican patted his chest exaggeratedly.

He was scared to death!

"Xie Jing said that the Liang people have prepared tens of thousands of pounds of kerosene and are coming to set the capital on fire." Gu Yican, who was invincible on the battlefield, said pitifully, "I was terrified."

"There really are so many!" Gu Zhizhuo nodded repeatedly, "The hexagram says it will burn the city to ashes."

"Thanks to my skill, I was able to trick Duo Leng away."

She dragged Gu Yican towards Hanzhang Palace, proudly talking about her achievements, exaggerating at least 30%. Gu Yican was startled and exclaimed repeatedly.

"Am I awesome?!"

"Amazing!" Gu Yican quickly applauded, "Sister is the best in the world!"

Gu Yican was filled with fear.

Setting fire to the city and then escaping in the chaos, although sinister, is undoubtedly the best strategy. After all, it is Daqi's city that is burned and the people of Daqi who die.

This fire will be a disaster for Daqi.

But for Liangren, it allows them to escape unscathed without paying any price.

Profitable without any investment.

My sister used both threats and inducements, both soft and hard tactics.

Not only did she persuade Duoleng to give up the arson, but she also killed all of his men in the capital, leaving only five or six of them to flee like stray dogs. He even had to thank his sister for keeping her word and letting them go.

Gu Yican put his arm around her shoulders and said cheerfully, "Wait until the cold wind blows and she understands everything and goes over it in detail. I'm afraid she'll be furious."

Gu Zhizhuo chuckled and changed the subject: "Where's the young master? Didn't he come back with you?"

"There are about a thousand of them. It would be good if they can get back before dark."

As she spoke, Gu Zhizhuo waved her hand, and hundreds of crossbows were aimed at the Jinwu Guards in front of Hanzhang Palace. She said, "Those who refuse to surrender will be charged with treason."

The Jinwu Guards stared at each other in bewilderment. After a brief standoff, they finally knelt. Gu Zhizhuo had taken away their weapons, so he asked them to remain in Hanzhang Palace for the time being, and only took Li Deshun away.

"Cancan, let's go! Next up are the first three halls!"

Soon, without bloodshed, the imperial city fell into their grasp.

Gu Zhizhuo stood before the steps of the Golden Throne Hall, gazing with satisfaction at the vast imperial city beneath his feet. Suddenly, he remembered something: "Oh, Cancan, I'll leave the rest of the matter to you. It's getting dark, I'll go back and come back after I'm married."

"ah?"

"Liangren is so mean!" Gu Zhizhuo said angrily, "They came right after we joined. That's too much!"

"Go quickly."

The jade lion was still in Chonghua Palace, so Gu Zhizhuo simply borrowed Gu Yican's smoke and cloud cover and rode back to the Zhenbei Palace.

"Big sister!"

The Zhenbei Palace was still the same as when she left. As soon as she entered the palace gate, her younger sister and brother came to greet her. Gu Zhiwei took credit for it and said, "Big sister, after you left, that bearded man came back again. He was alone and sneaked into the flower hall. We caught him and handed him over to Captain Qi."

"very good."

They were all very capable, and Gu Zhizhuo was very happy: "Big brother has also returned to the capital. He will come back home later. If you have made any achievements, I will let Big brother buy you Xiongnu horses."

"Yeah!"

The two half-grown children cheered and accompanied her back to the side hall of Duanyun Pavilion.

"Cousin Zhuo."

Xie Danling was so anxious that she rushed over with tears in her eyes.

Bye, bye.

Gu Zhizhuo quickly stepped back: "I'm covered in blood and I've stained your new dress."

Xie Danling didn't care. She hugged her tightly, rested her head on her shoulder, and couldn't help sobbing.

"I want to learn martial arts too!"

If she knew kung fu, she could fight the enemy together with her little cousin.

"Don't!"

Gu Zhizhuo was terrified. He held her shoulders and said seriously, "Cousin, please don't let this get you down."

If her little cousin, who could fall down while running, were to practice martial arts, it would be an unimaginable disaster.

"Think of your beauty."

Xie Danling touched her face and she also thought she was very beautiful.

"So, you're not going to learn anymore?"

Gu Zhizhuo nodded.

"It's time for the second round of marriage." Princess Li looked at her with a smile, "Miss Gu, go change your clothes quickly."

"I'll go with you." Xie Danling pulled her behind the screen and told Qiongfang to pour some water.

"Cousin Danling, you don't have to stay at my house today. You can go stay at Wang's. Auntie will be there too."

“Really?”

The two people's voices gradually became quieter.

Princess Li's eyebrows twitched slightly. Miss Gu could easily ask Concubine Shu to leave the palace and return to her parents' home. There was only one possibility...

Why.

The emperor is really something. He can't enjoy his good life but has to make trouble.

Because of this, Taisun took action and now he can't even live his life.

She said, "I'll go ahead first. Yan'er, you guys take your time. There's no rush."

Yin Xiyan responded.

"Oh, Sister Yin." Gu Zhizhuo poked his head out from behind the screen. "He's back too."

Yin Xiyan's eyebrows blossomed instantly, and her rippling peach blossom eyes were filled with overflowing joy and excitement.

By the time Gu Zhizhuo had washed up, changed into Erjia's clothes and walked out from behind the screen, a quarter of an hour had passed.

She and Xie Danling walked to the main hall hand in hand.

The moment they saw Gu Zhizhuo come out, the guests watching the ceremony all breathed a sigh of relief.

Duanyun Pavilion was far from the front yard, so the noise outside was not very clear, but it was not completely inaudible. The ceremony was halfway through when it suddenly stopped. With Miss Gu nowhere to be seen, everyone guessed something had happened.

At that time, some people panicked and wanted to go out to see what was going on.

Second Madam Xu and Third Madam Lu no longer concealed the fact that the Liang people were attacking the Zhenbei Palace.

Gu Zhizhuo had instructed in advance not to mention the emperor deliberately, and just say that it was the people of Liang who took the opportunity to cause chaos.

Even so, many people were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they almost fainted.

Especially after the Liang people broke through the gate, the sounds of fighting, shouting, the smell of kerosene smoke, and even the smell of blood all drifted over faintly, making people feel nervous and their hearts pounding even when they were sitting there.

Many people have never been so frightened in their lives.

Those few short hours felt like years.

"Miss, the wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan was making a fuss and wanted to leave. When the fourth lady tried to stop her, she was pushed down and her forehead was bruised and bleeding. The second and third wives got angry, and then they stopped making a fuss."

This is what Qiongfang said to her when she was changing clothes.

Oh.

She kept them in the Zhenbei Palace to protect their lives and prevent them from becoming hostages of the Liang people.

It doesn't matter whether she appreciates it or not, it hurts her sister...

no.

Gu Zhizhuo walked to the rattan mat without changing his expression and said coldly, "I heard that the wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan and the young lady are in a hurry to go back? Indeed, my coming-of-age ceremony has delayed you all for too long. If the wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan wants to leave, then she should be seen off!"

She flicked her sleeves and swept her sharp eyes over the guests watching the ceremony.

"Who else wants to leave?"

All those present were ladies of noble titles, and there were even some elderly and dignified concubines and wives of imperial concubines.

At this moment, facing Gu Zhizhuo's voice, which was neither light nor heavy, they all fell silent.

The movement in front has disappeared for more than an hour, and Miss Gu only appeared now, which means that there must be other changes in the capital.

The wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan was really something. The fourth Miss Gu was only ten years old, a girl as white as a jade ball. She tried to persuade her kindly, but it would have been fine if she didn't listen, but she pushed her so hard. No wonder the eldest girl was angry.

However, the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is the maternal home of the former Crown Princess. It would be bad if Miss Gu didn't give them any face, right?

Gu Zhizhuo: "Please."

The servants went over and "asked the people" to leave.

Others pretended not to notice. Some drank tea, some adjusted their cuffs, and some whispered that the dress on Miss Gu seemed to be the work of Lin Zhiniang.

"Let's go."

The wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan turned pale and blue in the face, and she left angrily with her daughter.

If you don’t want to wait, then don’t wait.

She just couldn't believe it. Did they have to live under Miss Gu's will in the future?

"Is anyone else leaving?" Gu Zhizhuo asked with a smile.

Seeing that no one moved, she bowed and knelt on the rattan mat facing west.

Wuweizi looked at the little disciple with gentle eyes.

The lingering dark and bad aura on this good disciple I picked up has finally completely dissipated.

Very good.

Wuweizi raised his whisk: "Two plus!"

One adds a hairpin, two adds a hairpin, three adds a hairpin crown.

Each person had to change into new clothes, and by the time the ceremony was over, nearly an hour had passed.

Gu Zhizhuo changed into her final red, gold-woven dress, which was almost identical to Xie Danling's, the only difference being that hers was embroidered with phoenix feathers, while Xie Danling's was embroidered with auspicious clouds. Although Xie Danling and the Madam insisted that the two fabrics were of different shades of red, few could actually tell.

The two cousins ​​came out of the side hall wearing gorgeous and complicated hairpins and crowns and stood in front of the rattan mat.

Everyone's eyes were on them.

Normally, Gu Zhizhuo was as blazing and dazzling as a blazing flame, carrying an edge that could not be ignored. But now, dressed in luxurious attire and surrounded by pearl hairpins, she looked graceful, elegant, and beautiful.

The two men calmly bowed to the guests again, this was the third time.

The coming-of-age ceremony is completed.

Madam Gu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to ask someone to help her up, she heard hurried footsteps outside Duanyun Pavilion.

Are we going to fight again?!

The lady was so frightened that she sat back down.

"Miss, the Crown Prince has returned and asked you to go to the Meridian Gate after you reach the age of marriage."

It turned out to be Chen'er who had returned. By the way, where had Chen'er gone? Mrs. Gu's mind hadn't recovered from the shock for a moment, and she only knew that it wasn't going to be another fight.

That’s good, that’s good!

"good."

Gu Zhizhuo agreed. She followed the lady and, after inviting the guests to take their seats with a smile, left in a hurry.

She did not change her clothes and even took a carriage to avoid ruffling her skirt.

It was already dusk, and the streets and alleys were much more crowded than before. Soldiers from the Five Cities Military Commission were beating drums and gongs in the streets. With the hustle and bustle outside, the people dared to come out. In addition, those who had gone to the Taimiao came back and visited each other everywhere to talk about the important events of the day. The capital suddenly felt lively again.

Just looking at it makes people feel happy.

The bustling crowd was talking and moving, all heading in the same direction—the Meridian Gate. When they arrived at the Meridian Gate Square, Gu Zhizhuo parted the curtains and saw Xie Yingchen standing in front of the Meridian Gate waiting for her from a distance.

As soon as the carriage stopped, she jumped off impatiently.

She was used to jumping up and down and forgot that the skirt of her gorgeous dress was very long. As soon as her toes touched the ground, she accidentally stepped on the hem of the skirt and fell forward.

Before she could regain her balance, a pair of strong arms firmly grasped her waist and supported her. Gu Zhizhuo smiled and said, "Young Master." She naturally leaned her center of gravity on him.

After standing firmly, she turned around on the spot, her skirt fluttering like a blooming flower, and the embroidery patterns outlined with gold thread sparkled with dazzling brilliance.

"Is it good looking?"

Xie Yingchen's eyes fixed on her, and his gentle voice was filled with undisguised amazement: "Beautiful."

Gu Zhizhuo was satisfied and let him hold her hand as they walked into the Meridian Gate and up to the city wall.

They walked side by side, their steps similar.

From Prince Li to all the civil and military officials, they all followed behind them, like stars guarding the sun and the moon.

Citizens gathered in the Meridian Gate Square, all looking up at the two people standing side by side on the city wall.

The noise just now disappeared in an instant.

"Your Highness."

Prince Li bowed respectfully, and after Xie Yingchen nodded, he walked to the front, holding a bright yellow imperial edict stained with blood, and said to the people below:

"Today, we prayed in the Imperial Temple, and auspicious signs descended from heaven. The late emperor granted his will."

Someone exclaimed: "Auspicious?"

"It's true. I was there and saw it with my own eyes."

"Don't make any noise, just listen to what the prince is saying."

Prince Li opened the will, allowing everyone to see the blood on it, and read in a deep voice: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees..."

After he finished reading, he raised the will with both hands.

"With the blessing of our ancestors, we will eventually restore order."

"I will now announce the late emperor's will to the world!"