kingly way

Chapter 5 005 Palace Assassin

night, darkness, silence;

The bustling Luo (luo) capital becomes quiet and peaceful in the silent night;
In the city of Luojing, King Xu's Palace also fell silent;

This large building, full of struggles for success and power, finally couldn't resist the invasion of the night, and slowly became silent;

Most of the people in the palace have fallen asleep regardless of their joys, sorrows, sorrows, fears and fearlessness during the day...

"Your Majesty has a lot of things to do recently, and you are overworked. You have to take good care of him; if there is a slight mistake, you will be punished at least, and your head and neck will be separated."

A white and fat waiter held the dust in his hand, pointing at the nine young waiters in front of him and was lecturing (the servants who serve the emperor in the palace are divided into four grades: the largest is the Shangchang attendant, who is in charge of all the attendants ; followed by Zhongchangshi, one Zhongchangshi is in charge of nine Xiachangshi, and the next is Xiachangshi, one Xiachangshi is in charge of eight servants, which is equivalent to the captain of a team of regular servants; the last level is ordinary servants) ;
Whisk is a utensil with animal hair or silky linen attached to the front end of the handle, which is used to sweep away dust or drive away mosquitoes and flies. Where the emperor went, the accompanying attendants would use the whisk to clean the stools before the emperor sat down.

Therefore, the servant who can hold the whisk in his hand must be the emperor's confidant, and the one who can teach others must be the leader of the servant;
"Shang Chang Shi taught you the right thing, please don't worry, Shang Chang Attendant."

A handsome and clever young waiter answered;
"Shang Chang Shi taught you the right thing, please don't worry, Shang Chang Attendant."

The other eight waiters followed the waiters in front and responded in unison;
Shang Changshi, surnamed Gao, is the head of the servants of the palace and manages all the servants in the palace.

Because he is the favorite of Xu King Jin Yuanhong, he is smart, flexible, and ruthless, so the servants are very afraid of him, and even the officials of the court and the central government will give him three points.

There were a total of nine servants in a row, lined up neatly, their mouths were moving, but their bodies were motionless, like a row of puppets.

Nine servants?

That's right, nine...

In ancient times, nine was respected, and 'nine' is a dragon-shaped totemic character, which is the number of days. In order to show the world that their sacred rights are bestowed by heaven, the emperor tried his best to link himself with 'nine' and respected 'nine'. ' is the extreme number, symbolizing the supreme and lofty identity.

After Jin Yuanhong came to power, he took the "nine" as the respect and described his supreme authority as the "nine five respects".

The Zhongchangshi and Xiachangshi who serve him are all counted as 'nine', that is to say, there are nine Zhongchangshi, and there are nine Xiachangshi under one Zhongchangshi. myself) is also nine people.

Seeing that everyone spoke in unison, the corners of Gao Changshi's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an elusive smile.

When he was happy, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an elusive smile;

When he was angry, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an elusive smile;

It is difficult for everyone to catch whether he is happy or angry from his smile.

"Liao Buqi, you are the smartest among these servants, but your name has also been changed. 'Liao Buqi', 'Great', you can't always call yourself 'Slave is great' in front of the king."

Gao Changshi's gloomy expression showed a hint of joy, but that joy disappeared immediately, and he returned to a serious expression in an instant.

The flash of happy expression was caught by the clever Liao Buqi, who cleverly realized that Gao Changshi was entertaining him at this time, and he knew that it was a kind of luck to be entertained by Gao Changshi.

"Director Gao, in front of the king and you, how dare you think you are great? The villain is reluctant to change his name because the villain serves the king wholeheartedly."

Liao Buqi stepped forward and saluted Gao Changshi and said;

"Oh, how do you explain this?"

Gao Changshi asked with no expression on his face, and he didn't use an angry tone.

"Because the villain is loyal to the king and Shang Changshi, others can't afford to tease the villain."

After Liao Buqi finished speaking, he sneaked a glance at Gao Changshi;
The corner of Gao Changshi's mouth twitched slightly again, still flashing that inexplicable smile.

The other servants also showed smiles. In the solemn palace, facing the supreme king and the cold and serious servant Gao, everyone was never happy. Only this time, everyone could laugh happily.

"Remember what you said just now, do your essential work well, and don't blame me, the regular attendant."

Manager Gao glanced at everyone coldly after speaking, and walked away slowly on catwalks;
……

"Your Majesty, the concubine wants to eat that. ('Concubine yingqie' is what the emperor's wife and concubine call themselves in front of the emperor)"

Not long after Gao Changshi left, a woman's voice came from Jin Yuanhong's dormitory;
"Okay, haha... the widow will eat for you... the widow will eat for you... haha..."

Then came Jin Yuanhong's laughter;

The servants looked at each other, pursed their lips, and smiled knowingly;

Then, as if he was used to it, he resumed his serious expression and stood still;

Happiness can only last for a moment, if Gao Chang catches them smiling privately, at least they will be beaten again.

"Oh, there must be a wound on the beauty's mouth. This is a sour fruit tribute from outside the territory. When it is bitten, it will flow out sour juice. Once the sour juice touches the wound, it will hurt."

"Oh, my lord, why don't you try eating it too? My concubine wants to see if my lord will feel pain."

"This sour fruit was taken out of the mouth of a beauty."

"It's not that the king has never eaten."

"Wow, incredible, so sour...haha..."

There was a burst of joking in Jin Yuanhong's bedroom without fear,

"Master Xia Changshi has just been transferred here, so you're still not used to it?"

Seeing Liao Buqi's uncomfortable appearance, a little servant beside him asked in a low voice.

Liao Buqi didn't answer, just smiled, shook his head, and spread his hands.

"Why does your majesty bring his wives and concubines to his bedroom recently? Didn't you always go to their palace in turn?"

Liao Buqi asked Xiao Changshi in a low voice.

"It's not the king's wives and concubines inside." The little permanent attendant said with a raised mouth;

"Oh. Who is it not a wife and concubine?"

Liao Buqi made a face, expressing his incomprehension.

Generally, the servants in the palace are lonely, and the servants are boring, this is true;

Liao Buqi opened up the little servant's chatterbox.

The servants serve the emperor, and the servants serve the queens, wives, concubines, concubines, and royals in the palace. The emperor's wives and concubines include a queen, three wives, nine concubines, 27 concubines, and 81 royals.

"Inside is Yongxue, recommended by the King's most beloved Madam Yu to the King's maidservant."

The little waiter was usually too boring, so he finally found someone to chat with, and he was a young regular waiter, so he chatted with Liao Buqi without hesitation.

The most beloved Madam Yu as a gift to the king's servant?Madam Yu is so broad-minded?Share your love with others?
"Madam Yu is a very good person. She is humble and humble. She doesn't fight for power and gain. She has a very high prestige in the eyes of the people in the palace and the ministers. She is gentle and humble even to us slaves. What a fairy heart."

The little waiter continued to chatter, with a tone full of respect for Madam Yu.

"Hee hee... Madam Yu is good at understanding people's feelings, but the king is good at understanding people's clothing."

Liao Buqi giggled;
"Hush, Master Changshi, don't talk nonsense, be careful what comes out of your mouth."

The little waiter didn't smile, he didn't dare to laugh, he looked around nervously, and felt that the little constant waiter was a very good person, otherwise he wouldn't dare to speak in this tone;
The hall is brightly lit, but outside the hall is another scene, dark and silent;

The only sounds were the chirping of some bugs and the footsteps of the patrol.

Rows of patrol soldiers are neatly lined up, like puppets, mechanically walking through the corridors and pavilions with neat feet;

There were eighteen soldiers in the patrol team, and the leader who walked in front was the leader.

Behind the captain is the alarm soldier holding a gong;
The task of the alarm soldiers is to find abnormal situations, immediately ring the gong in their hands, issue an alarm to the guards, and attract the guards.

Following the alarm soldiers were sixteen patrol soldiers divided into two teams of eight.

It was Mrs. Yu who had the idea of ​​adding police officers to the patrol, so that the guards could be mobilized immediately.

After the patrol left, the surroundings remained silent.

……

Four masked men in black climbed up from the flowers and grass,

Who?
Wearing a mask and night clothes in the middle of the night, it must not be someone playing hide and seek in the palace.

assassin?

That's right, the four masked men in black are assassins;

Dare to go to the palace to assassinate, don't want to live anymore?
If they don't want to live anymore, they are courageous enough.

Four masked men in black crawled towards Jin Yuanhong's bedroom with their waists bent.

……

Jin Yuanhong has always had a heart problem, which is the mystery of the suicide of Fang Zongzheng, King Zhuan of the former dynasty, and the four guards who have never been found;
After the palace of King Zhuan was besieged, Fang Zongzheng, the great king of the Kingdom of Zhuan, burned the palace on fire and was buried in a sea of ​​flames. The four major Jiangnan guards around him wandered around Jianghu but disappeared.

Later, it was rumored that it was not Fang Zongzheng who was burned to death in the palace, but a servant, because although the body was burnt, there was something missing from his body that a normal man would have. Fang Zongzheng's death was a mystery. It became a heart disease of Jin Yuanhong.

It is also said that when Fang Zongzheng was defeated, he hid the gold, silver, jewelry and coins of the treasury together with a military book and a martial arts cheat book in an unknown place, and drew a four-axis treasure map, and distributed them to the four great masters of Yunyou Jianghu. Guards, let them escape separately, wait until one day the four major guards gather, take out the treasures and military books, make a comeback, kill Jin Yuanhong to restore the country.

These have always been Jin Yuanhong's heart disease. He sent experts many times to find out the truth about Fang Zongzheng's death and the whereabouts of the four guards, but found nothing.

……

The four masked men in black would inevitably make people associate them with Fang Zongzheng's four major guards.

Just as the masked man in black crossed the Yonglu Road, another patrol team walked over neatly with mechanical steps;
They lay down in the grass and avoided the mechanical patrols.

Dodging several patrols, they approached Jin Yuanhong's bedroom.

Jin Yuanhong's bedroom was more heavily guarded, with several more patrol teams.

The masked man in black saw a patrol team approaching, and they hurriedly hid behind the rockery.

"Ding ding... ding ding..." A bell rang suddenly.

"Who?"

The patrol captain heard the bell and yelled.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

The alarm soldiers also sounded the gong.

"There are assassins... there are assassins..."

As the gong sounded, the alarm soldiers continued to shout.

The patrol team heard the sound and leaned towards the captain.

"You two, walk over here, you two walk over here, you two walk over here."

The patrol captain pointed to the rockery, and then pointed to both sides of the rockery.

The two patrols walked out with three soldiers each, and the six patrols fanned out, drew their weapons, and walked towards the rockery.

The four masked men in black hiding behind the rockery couldn't help but feel stunned: Why is there a bell suddenly ringing around them?And the bell is right there with them.

How do they know that behind the rockery, they are pulling tiny, hairy silk threads;
These threads are hard to spot during the day, let alone at night;

They touched the silk thread and pulled the bell, making a series of noises, making it hard to guard against.

Patrol soldiers are also well-trained, looking for targets in a fan shape;

The arrangement is subtle, so that people can't hide, and there's nothing to hide;

Madam Yu not only added the alarm gongs, but also designed the alarm mechanism of the "wire-ringing bell". I didn't understand the purpose of this before, but now, I finally understand.Madam Yu is not only kind and courteous, but also intelligent. ' the patrol captain thought to himself;
The six soldiers approached the rockery step by step.

A man in black looked at the other three people and made a gesture of wiping his neck. The other three nodded knowingly.

The closer to the rockery, the more cautious the soldiers were. Other soldiers also drew their weapons, held their breath, watched the rockery, and attacked at any time.

For the four masked men in black, the atmosphere is getting tense;
They stared at the guards approaching step by step, so quiet that they could even hear their own heartbeats.

Now that it has been discovered, the assassination mission is a failure. Their main purpose now is not to seek meritorious service, but to kill the approaching soldiers in one fell swoop, and then retreat and escape.

One step, two steps, three steps...

The patrol soldiers are approaching step by step, and the closer they are, the more dangerous they are.

The guards, hearing the sound of the gong, rushed towards Jin Yuanhong's bedroom.

The patrol soldiers in the middle slowly approached the rockery.

A masked man in black suddenly jumped up and stabbed the soldier in the middle with his sword;

The soldier seemed to be prepared. Seeing the shadow, he immediately swung his knife to block the attack of the masked man in black;

The other five soldiers immediately waved their weapons and attacked the masked black clothes...

(End of this chapter)