It was also when the assassins retreated that the guards who had been stationed outside the palace discovered something unusual.
Then, someone secretly walked towards the boss and reported what he saw in a low voice:
"Captain Shi, our men noticed something strange at the palace gate."
"Yes, I saw it too. Don't expose it yourself. Just follow the commander's instructions."
"Yes!" The man responded in a low voice and then slowly left.
The more than ten assassins who broke into the palace at the beginning were eventually unable to escape due to the pursuit of the palace guards. Except for the one who died, the remaining three were caught.
When the assassins made a commotion in the palace, the capital was also in turmoil.
We can see Dongning Street, which is located east of the capital. Most of the houses gathered here belong to important ministers in the court.
Dongning Street, which should have been quiet, suddenly had a loud noise.
Then, somewhere, a courtyard whose owner was unknown burst into flames.
"Butler He, something bad has happened, Butler He!"
Soon, a servant rushed out of the yard.
"Just now, there was a sudden explosion in our backyard, and then there was a raging fire, and the whole backyard and house were on fire."
Following the servant's report, the entire Cheng Mansion was thrown into chaos.
When Butler He heard the news, he couldn't help but subconsciously look at the backyard. Seeing the burning fire, his heart sank.
"What are you still yelling about! Hurry up and put out the fire! Get my wife out safely first!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
While Butler He was directing the servants in the mansion to rescue people and put out the fire, he was also extremely anxious.
Not long after, Cheng Xunyi, the Minister of Revenue who had just returned to the mansion, was bewildered and stood in a daze in the front yard.
"Oh, sir, you're back just in time. We suddenly had a fire in our house!"
Seeing Lord Cheng coming, Butler He hurriedly told him what was happening in the mansion.
Seeing that the master looked unhappy, he hurriedly added:
"But please rest assured, sir. The fire has been brought under control, and there are no casualties in the mansion..."
After hearing what Butler He said, Cheng Xunyi was temporarily relieved.
But after pondering for a moment, he still frowned with a complicated mood.
"On my way back home, I heard that His Majesty had been assassinated in the palace. The unprovoked explosions and fires in the palace are probably related to the assassin!"
"Ah, this?"
The housekeeper was also shocked when he heard the master talk about this.
He had not thought that his family affairs were related to the assassination of His Majesty, but it seemed that such matters were not something that a servant like him should interfere in.
But Cheng Xunyi turned around and ordered:
"Go to the other ministers' houses and ask if there are any similar situations happening in the capital. Come back and tell me!"
"Don't worry, sir. I'll go right away."
Butler He hurried out of the house to inquire about the situation.
And the situation was just as the master said. He just took a few turns around the Cheng Mansion and found that there were three mansions of court ministers that had been hit by fire!
It was the series of explosions that attracted the attention of Taining Prefecture.
Huang Xiang, the prefect of Taining Prefecture, was covered in cold sweat at this time, and felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten feces.
Are you kidding me? This is the capital.
As soon as he received the news that the emperor had been assassinated, he ordered people to search house to house for suspicious persons. Before long, another assassin attacked a minister in the court?
Huang Xiang was so anxious that he didn't know what to do for a while.
There was no other way. There were only so few people in Taining Prefecture, so he had to ask the military to help block the streets and arrest the suspect.
I'm afraid Taining City will be busy for a while today.
In fact, at this time, Chu Yan, the Grand Commander of the Right Army Commandery, had already seen through everything.
After receiving the news from outside at his eldest brother's house, he left the city immediately, and then, under the order of the Governor's Office, directly mobilized the soldiers of the Military Affairs Department to set up checkpoints at the gates of Taining City.
Within half an hour, Chu Yan issued another military order.
That is, all the gates of the capital city are under martial law, only people are allowed to enter but not leave!
In other words, now all the people and officials in Taining City, even the royal family, cannot leave Taining City!
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Imperial Palace.
Mu Ci looked very unhappy when he just got the news.
Because of the situation in the capital at that time, the Chu family's performance once again refreshed her bottom line.
"Your Majesty, this Governor Chu, without your Majesty's imperial decree, has not only mobilized troops from the Military Commission without your permission, but has also imposed martial law in the capital. Isn't this a bit too presumptuous?"
Mu Ci's face looked ugly, and he couldn't help but say this in front of the emperor. As for Xiao Ling, who was the emperor, there was no need to say anything.
She was also very angry.
The Five Cities Military Commission was the department responsible for managing the capital's public security, and the Five Military Commandery was a military officer position in the capital's army.
Although the two of them could indeed work together to maintain the security of the capital under special circumstances, she was still very unhappy with Chu Yan's direct management of the Bingmasi without even reporting the matter to her.
But after making the decision, Xiao Ling could only suppress this unhappiness in his heart for the time being.
She wanted to see what kind of assassins Chu Yan could capture from the city by mobilizing so many troops and pretending to be the thief.
"Let's ignore this for now. I have changed my mind now."
Xiao Ling stroked his forehead, looked at Mu Ci and ordered, "I will write an imperial edict now. You must immediately take your men and leave the capital and go to Yandi in the north to complete the tasks I have instructed you to do."
"Go now? Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too hasty? The current situation in the capital..."
Mu Ci was a little conflicted. After all, the capital was in such chaos. She thought it would be better to let the Tianwei investigate the source of the assassin.
At worst, we have to wait until all the assassins are captured, right?
“No need!”
Xiao Ling's attitude was very strong, "I know what's going on in my heart."
After saying that, she asked Yuzhu to bring the imperial edict, then wrote a decree and finally stamped it with the jade seal.
Finally, he handed it to Mu Ci, who thought about it and then wrote another decree.
"If you can't leave the city, you will have to show me this imperial edict."
Xiao Ling handed the newly written imperial edict to Mu Ci and began to explain.
"Your Majesty, this... shouldn't be the case, right?"
Mu Ci really felt that this was a waste of time, but seeing His Majesty's attitude, he continued.
Then she led several Heavenly Guards towards the city gate.
Sure enough,
When they were leaving the city, Mu Ci and his group were stopped.
Coincidentally, the one who stayed here at this time was Chu Yan.
He glanced at Mu Ci on his horse, then scolded him coldly.
"stop!"
"The capital is under martial law today. All people are subject to inspection and are no longer allowed to leave the city!"
Hearing this, Mu Ci was slightly stunned.
Then a ball of anger rose in my heart.
It's okay that you, Chu Yan, privately mobilized troops and imposed martial law, but let's just say it's to ensure the safety of the capital and capture the assassin.
But you even dare to stop the Tianwei people?
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