At the end of March, almost April, Fengjing City was full of spring flowers, but the people of Fengjing City had no time to appreciate the spring scenery all over the city. The spring breeze made the flowers bloom and the leaves green, but it also brought the smell of blood to almost every corner of the city. Flowers were blooming in Fengjing City, but the city was full of killing.
At the entrance of a tunnel in the Imperial Palace, the leader of the secret guards took out a wax ball from a stone nest that connected to the outside world. He carefully held the wax ball in his hand, then turned around and ran deep into the tunnel.
Xianzong was half lying and half sitting on a couch, looking listless and as if he wanted to sleep but couldn't.
The leader of the secret guards walked to the couch and called Emperor Xianzong softly, "Your Majesty."
Xianzong was startled, opened his eyes, looked at his secret guard leader, and said unhappily: "Why are you walking without making any sound?"
The leader of the secret guards..., if they make noises when they walk, can they still be secret guards?
Xianzong tried to sit up straight.
The leader of the secret guards hurriedly reached out to help Xianzong stand up and said, "Your Majesty, there is news outside."
Xianzong's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Is the princess back?"
The leader of the secret guards silently presented the wax ball to Emperor Xianzong and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Xianzong took the wax ball from the leader of the secret guards and said, "I don't know, what do you think you know?!"
The leader of the secret guards wanted to get angry, but he didn't dare.
Xianzong took out the secret letter sealed in the wax ball, looked at it with hope, and then his hope disappeared again. His body fell backwards, and His Majesty Xianzong fell down again.
The leader of the secret guards hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what's the situation outside?"
"Another Zhao Qiu Ming army has entered the city," Xianzong said weakly, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Imperial Master to hold on any longer."
The leader of the secret guards was also disappointed after hearing what Emperor Xianzong said. When Zhao Qiuming and his gang were in chaos, only a few of them escorted Emperor Xianzong to escape into this secret room. Imperial Master Chengguan led the imperial guards and Zhao Qiuming's troops to rule the city separately. After so many days, with more and more troops supporting Zhao Qiuming entering Fengjing City, how long can the Imperial Master hold out? How long can they hide here?
"Alas!" Xianzong sighed, "You said that the Imperial Master was guarding the Imperial Palace, but he was able to take control of the outer city. What's the use?"
"Secret Guard Leader..., are you still worried about this? Why aren't you worried about whether you will live or die if the Imperial Master fails?"
Xianzong looked at the leader of the secret guards and said, "You actually glared at me?!"
The leader of the secret guards lowered his head and said, "I dare not."
Xianzong said: "People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. I know whether you really dare not or just pretend not to dare."
The leader of the secret guards was helpless. Could it be that he had to reveal his true feelings? !
"This really can't be blamed on me," Xianzong muttered to himself.
Dark Guard Leader (#‵′)凸, who else should I blame if not you? !
The reason why the Imperial Palace fell into Zhao Qiuming's hands was because of a woman. A few days after Yu Xiaoxiao and Gu Xinglang left Fengjing City, Emperor Xianzong met a beauty in the Imperial Garden. It was hard to say how others felt, but Emperor Xianzong was shocked by her beauty. After that, with the beauty in his arms and the fragrance of red sleeves, Emperor Xianzong spent a few days envying only mandarin ducks and not immortals. However, this happy life ended on the day when the beauty opened the palace gate and welcomed Zhao Qiuming and the rebels into the Imperial Palace.
"I also want to make Concubine Qiu my consort," Xianzong muttered again.
The leader of the secret guards said feebly: "Your Majesty, that woman..."
"The princess must not know about this," Xianzong interrupted the leader of the secret guards and warned, "You must not tell anyone!"
The leader of the secret guards didn't want to talk nonsense with Emperor Xianzong anymore. If they didn't tell the princess, would no one tell her after she entered the city? Who in Fengjing didn't know about Lady Qiu's affairs? "Your Majesty, will the princess ask about this?" The leader of the secret guards asked Emperor Xianzong.
Xianzong felt guilty and unwilling, and said, "It's better to have less trouble than more. What if the princess misunderstands me?"
Leader of the Secret Guards..., what could the princess misunderstand about this matter? Can she still think that you are right?!
"If she doesn't come back, I will starve to death here," Xianzong sighed again.
The leader of the secret guards was now worried along with Emperor Xianzong. The dry food and water stored in the secret room were about to run out, and they didn't have much time left.
"I want to drink ginseng soup," Xianzong said to the leader of the secret guards.
The leader of the secret guards tried to maintain a normal expression and said, "Your Majesty, without the ginseng soup, we can hardly even eat."
Xianzong...
"Your Majesty," a secret guard called out to Xianzong and rushed into the secret room.
"How dare you!" The leader of the secret guards scolded his subordinate.
The secret guard knelt on the ground and reported in a panic, "Your Majesty, there are knocking sounds from above. Someone is trying to dig a tunnel."
Xianzong stood up from the couch.
The leader of the secret guards reached out to support Xianzong and whispered, "Your Majesty, even if the rebels find a place and want to dig a tunnel, they will need time."
Xianzong pushed away the hand of the leader of the secret guards who was supporting him.
"Your Majesty!" The leader of the secret guards looked at Xianzong worriedly.
Xianzong waved his hands to his two secret guards and said, "Don't panic, let me think about it."
The leader of the secret guards thought about it and said to his men, "Don't contact the outside world anymore." The location of the secret room was discovered, and there was no guarantee that the secret guard who was in secret contact with them had been caught.
"Yes," the secret guard replied, glanced at Xianzong, then lowered his head and walked out.
Xianzong said, "Bring me paper and pen."
The leader of the secret guards prepared paper and pen and ground ink for Emperor Xianzong.
Xianzong looked at the white paper in front of him, then looked at himself, tore a piece of cloth from his inner shirt, picked up a pen and began to write on the cloth embroidered with a flying dragon pattern.
The leader of the secret guards watched Xianzong write and tears gradually welled up in his eyes.
Emperor Xianzong turned his head and glanced at the leader of the secret guards, saying, "I am not sad, why should you be sad? Zhao Qiu Ming is coming in with his men, don't worry about me, take this secret decree and go find the Imperial Master."
The leader of the secret guards said: "The emperor wants to pass the throne to the seventh prince?"
"If I don't pass the throne to him, who else can I pass it to?" Xianzong said, "The Gu family and the Jiang family both have soldiers. Only if my Xiaoqi becomes the emperor, they will fight for him wholeheartedly. Besides, he is the princess's half-brother, Linglong will treat him sincerely."
The leader of the secret guards said, "Your Majesty, I will escort you out of the palace."
"The secret decree is more important," Xianzong said to the leader of the secret guards in a serious tone, "After I die, the secret decree will never see the light of day again, and then Zhao Qiu Ming will be truly proud."
The leader of the secret guards knelt down and took the secret decree written by Emperor Xianzong with both hands.
"This damn girl," Xianzong threw the pen away, put his hands behind his back and cursed again: "It was just a birthday celebration, how could she be gone for so long? Did she go to Suzaku to rebel?" (Your Majesty, the princess really went to Suzaku to rebel, o (╯□╰) o)
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