Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3875 Disobey the decree
The night was dark and the wind and rain were blowing.

On the tower of Xuanwu Gate, Zhang Shigui looked out the window, and all he could see was the fine and rapid torrential rain, crackling oncoming, and the cold air was wrapped in bone-piercing moisture.

With a strong body covered in armor, he stood with his hands behind his back, just standing in front of the window, and the battle lasted for half an hour...

The generals of the "Beiya Forbidden Army" in the city tower looked at each other, not knowing why their commander was so sad all of a sudden, but they only dared to make eye contact and didn't dare to make a sound.

In terms of strict military management, only Li Ji can be compared with Zhang Shigui in the Tang army, and even Li Jing is even worse. Who would dare to interrupt the general's meditation at this time?
The sound of wind and rain poured in through the open windows, and several people stood in the tower in complete silence.

After a long time, a sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Someone pushed the door open, bringing in a gust of wind and rain. He came behind Zhang Shigui in three steps at a time, and said in a low voice, "Commander, someone is holding a letter from His Majesty." ask to see."

Zhang Shigui suddenly turned around, Fangzheng's resolute face twisted slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Where is this person?"

"Just outside the door."

"Let him in."

"Here!"

The man turned and went out, Zhang Shigui looked around at the generals in front of him, waved his hands: "Go out first!"

"Here!"

Everyone dared not neglect and filed out.

Zhang Shigui put his hands behind his back and subconsciously clenched them tightly.

finally come……

Not long after, a person strode in from outside the door. The black clothes under the coir raincoat were mostly wet by the rain. His steps were steady and his figure was strong. He carried a long sword behind his back. There was a piercing murderous look from top to bottom.

The visitor took two steps forward, bowed slightly, reached out his hand and took out a letter that was placed close to his body, handed it to Zhang Shigui with both hands, and then backed away without saying a word.

Zhang Shigui took the letter paper, it was dry and slightly warm, he inspected the wax varnish by the flickering candle flame, and then baked the seal of the letter paper on the candle flame for a while until the seal paper melted, then opened the letter paper and took out the envelope.

There is not a word on the letter paper, only a seal, the dense patterns are dazzling, and the four engraved seal characters in the middle are "Qin King's Seal"...

By the candlelight, Zhang Shigui carefully identified the pattern on the seal several times, and after confirming that it was correct, he folded it up and put it in his arms.

Looking up at the man in black in front of him, he asked in a deep voice, "Why is Jun Ling?"

The man in black said: "Execute the plan immediately."

Zhang Shigui was silent for a while, shook his head slightly, and said slowly: "The timing is not right now. If we act at this time, it will easily cause confusion and lead to mistakes, and endless troubles will follow. In my opinion, we need to wait a little longer, and then act when we are sure. Not too late."

The man in black was a little surprised, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly: "This is the imperial decree! Can the Duke of Guo want to resist the decree?"

His voice was a little hoarse, and his speech was rapid, making it sound like a kind of uncomfortable knife scraping a porcelain plate...

Zhang Shigui remained unmoved, and still stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him was the open window, and the heavy rain was like a note: "The seal is the property of His Majesty, there is no doubt about it, but the order did not come from His Majesty. It can be resisted." Say?"

The man in black moved, his upper body leaned forward slightly, his hands were slightly opened, his whole body changed from extremely quiet to extremely dynamic, as if he had turned into a beast looking for prey, and the next moment he could pull out the long sword behind his back and give An earth-shattering blow.

The tone was even more indifferent and blunt to the extreme: "Sophistry!"

Zhang Shigui's feet are uneven, the muscles under the armor have already tensed up, and he is full of strength, but his face is calm and calm: "The general is out, and the king's order is not acceptable. My mission is to block the Xuanwu Gate and cut off the retreat of the East Palace. , instead of assassinating the prince with your own hands! Do you think that with the seal of His Majesty, you can cause me to sacrifice my life for you? It's ridiculous."

The atmosphere was suddenly tense and murderous.

The man in black stared at Zhang Shigui like a cheetah, his upper body leaned forward slightly, as if he could draw out the long sword behind him to launch an attack at any time, but faced Zhang Shigui's seemingly casual but impeccable defensive posture, he was slow Don't dare to act rashly.

Especially the open window, Zhang Shigui could flip the window out of his attack range at any time, if that happened, the situation would be out of hand...

The sound of wind and rain poured into the city tower, the candle flame flickered for a while, and was finally blown out by a gust of cool wind with a "poof", and the whole space was plunged into darkness.

The moment the candle was extinguished, the man in black stepped back silently: "In that case, the Duke of Guo would like to do it for himself."

The last word exited, and the person was already outside the door...

Zhang Shigui still stood in the darkness with his hands behind his back, motionless.Seeing the man in black retreating, all the generals rushed in from the outside, talking all over the place: "Commander, do you want to do it?"

"Now the wind and rain are strong, just launch an offensive silently, and we will succeed!"

……

"To shut up!"

Zhang Shigui sternly shouted: "I am the commander-in-chief of the 'Beiya Forbidden Army'. I was ordered by the emperor to guard the Xuanwu Gate and the Suwei Palace. Whether and when to do it is up to me! !"

The generals were startled and shut up quickly.

In the "Beiya Forbidden Army", Zhang Shigui's prestige was unmatched, and no one dared to disobey his orders.But that man has already come with an order, does the commander intend to resist the order?
The generals were terrified in their hearts, so they dared not say more.

Some soldiers came in from the outside, blew on the torches and lit the candles, and then came behind Zhang Shigui and closed the windows to keep out the wind and rain.

Only then did everyone see Zhang Shigui's livid face...

Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Shigui waved his hands, and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to act, if you act rashly, there will be endless troubles! You will step back for the time being, with your clothes on and your horses on their saddles, waiting for my commander's order."

"Here!"

Even though he was confused, no one dared to disobey Zhang Shigui, so they retreated one by one, leaving only Zhang Shigui and a few soldiers in the room.

Putting down his defensive posture, Zhang Shigui went to the desk and sat down, his gray eyebrows were tightly frowned, horizontal lines bulged on his seal, his eyes were deep, and he murmured: "Something's wrong..."

The man in black just now must be the top expert around His Majesty, but even if he refused to immediately implement the predetermined strategy, why did the man in black want to kill him?
If His Majesty is still around, then everything is easy to say, whoever dares to violate the imperial decree will naturally be killed without mercy.But now that His Majesty has passed away, and everyone is just following His Majesty's edict, why do these ruthless dead men dare to kill themselves?

It should be known that in the whole plan, he and the Xuanwu Gate he is guarding are the top priorities. Once he is killed, the "Beiya Forbidden Army" will definitely fall into chaos and have no leader. The elite deterred!
Your Majesty has far-sighted considerations, and may leave behind the contingency measures that Zhang Shigui needs to take if he does not obey the emperor's order, but he will never write such words as "If Zhang Shigui resists the order, he will be killed immediately"... No one is better than Your Majesty. He is more aware of Zhang Shigui's control over this "Beiya Forbidden Army", and this has always been acquiesced or even instructed by His Majesty.

Because he, Zhang Shigui, is the number one dead man under His Majesty's command!
Since His Majesty left a legacy, how could he kill him, the Dinghai God Needle of Xuanwu Sect, causing the entire Taiji Palace to fall out of control, and then bring disaster to all the concubines, royal family, princes and princesses?
Could it be... Li Ji took control of the dead men left behind by His Majesty, and used the edict to plot rebellion?
Zhang Shigui felt full of doubts, originally he only wanted to follow the order, but now he was caught in the clouds and mist, he didn't know what to do, he didn't know how to advance or retreat.

Recalling the words that Fang Jun had persuaded himself under the Xuanwu sect before, Zhang Shigui felt more and more that something was wrong.

Very wrong!
……

The man in black walked quickly down from the tower of Xuanwu Gate, stopped in front of a house adjacent to the inner heavy gate, glanced back, and then opened the door and entered.

The room was pitch black, but the man in black felt the corner of the wall familiarly, squatted down and groped the ground with his hands, hooked a corner of the blue brick on the ground, and with a little force, lifted a piece of blue brick out, and then moved the left and right All the blue bricks were removed, and he knocked down with his fingers. There was a "dong dong" sound, and there was an iron plate underneath, and it was hollow inside.

The emperor's dorm in the Taiji Palace is the most dangerous place in the world. For his own safety, the emperor will naturally leave many secret passages for escape or escape in an emergency.As the dead man of His Majesty Li Er, Zhang Shigui was well aware of the existence of the man in black, so he naturally knew this secret way out of the city, so the man in black had no intention of avoiding the "Forbidden Army of the Northern Yamen".

However, he did not leave just like others thought...

(End of this chapter)