She Song

Chapter 142 The Royal Palace and Privy Council exploded! (Fourth update)

The lame Zhao Kai came back from death. He was probably so frightened that he actually hid in the palace.

Zhao Ji was very angry when he saw his favorite son in such a mess, and directly asked the internal official to hold the gold medal and order Tong Guan to start the war immediately.

Therefore, Tong Guancai went against his usual behavior and launched an attack in the evening.

Let's talk about the nobles in the palace. When they learned that King Yun was in the palace for recuperation, the nobles in the palace sent many eunuchs and maids to visit him. Even the prince Zhao Huan sent some tonics. As for Zhao Kai's younger brothers and sisters, they would not be left behind.

People were coming and going in Zhao Kai's residence, and suddenly a young girl with a slender figure came. Her black hair was as white as black and her skin was as white as snow. Her goose-yellow silk skirt flowed gently in the breeze, just like a snow lotus that was not stained by the world.

Zhao Fujin, the fourth daughter of Zhao Ji, was named Emperor Maode and was known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

Maode combines beauty and filial piety, and is as deeply favored by his father as Zhao Kai. Therefore, the relationship between the two brothers and sisters is better than that of other brothers and sisters.

After Maode came in, the courtyard seemed to suddenly become quiet. The palace ladies and eunuchs who were in a hurry couldn't help but slow down their pace. Even the noisy cicadas on the trees were silent for some reason.

When Zhao Kai saw Maode coming to visit with medicine and cakes, his eye circles finally turned red.

"Fujin, my brother almost won't be able to see you today..."

Maode hurried forward and asked with concern the reason.

In front of others and even his father, Zhao Kai showed an attitude of unwilling to be humiliated and would rather die than give in. He calmly recounted how he escaped from the devil's cave after going through many hardships.

But he had nothing to say about this sister, so he roughly recounted the thrilling process with a slight exaggeration.

"Fujin, I was on the boat at that time. Arrows were raining down on the shore. The boatman was shot through the chest and back by the thief with an arrow and he was bleeding profusely. I was really scared when I thought about it. If I were to miss the target, I would definitely be the one hit by the arrow..."

When Maode heard this, he was also moved by it.

"Brother, with the blessing of God, will definitely be safe and sound. My sister has no other talents. I only give you this gift. I wish to keep my brother healthy every day!"

After saying that, he handed Zhao Kai a spiritual blessing jade pendant.

Zhao Kai thanked him quickly, and told Maode some more about what Han Ji had seen and heard, and finally said with emotion: "This time the Duke of Chu sends troops to conquer, if he cannot be killed, he may be in great trouble!"

Maode asked puzzledly: "It is said that the Duke of Chu is good at fighting, and millions of rebel bandits in the south of the Yangtze River were wiped out by his [-] troops. I think the Korean bandits are only a few thousand refugees, why is the emperor still worried?"

Zhao Kai thought of his own experience. Judging from the entire battle plan, there should be no major omissions.

But who could have expected that the Korean army would appear and disappear without fear of death.There were endless tunnel battles, harassment battles, and street battles. They actually built a catapult. They fought for a day and a night, and they became more and more energetic. In the end, they even pretended to be a soldier's cook...

He clearly saw that after Ma Weitian took the dagger out of the boiling pot, his hands were covered with blisters, but the inconspicuous old man still held the dagger firmly against his neck.

Is this something normal people can do?

However, deep down in his heart, Zhao Kai had to admit that even if they faced off openly, the Forbidden Army would be defeated in the end.

From the actions of the South Camp, shanty towns, and disguised soldiers, it is enough to prove that Han Xiaoyao has quite a few die-hard elements. According to the common sense that the brave will win when meeting in a narrow road, the Forbidden Army will never win.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Kai said: "It's not that my brother has the ambition of a Han thief, but his men are indeed stronger than the Imperial Army... there are many of them, and they are extremely cunning. I'm worried that the Duke of Chu has never fought against them, and if he is careless, he will be in catastrophe... ..."

At this time, he remembered that Han Xiaoyao was fifty or sixty steps away from the river, and just by the moonlight, he shot Zhong Fu with one arrow.

After a long pause, Zhao Kai said reluctantly: "Although I don't want to admit it, my brother is not as good as him when it comes to leading troops in war!"

Maode felt that the Third Emperor Brother was versatile and Han Xiaoyao was just a vulgar scoundrel, who was not qualified to compare with Zhao Kai. "Good man, let's do the roll call outside the Donghua Gate! Brother Huang is a Kunpeng-like figure. Compared with the rebels and thieves, doesn't it insult Jingui's status?"

She was using Han Qi's famous saying to praise Zhao Kai's literary talent as the number one scholar in high school, and her intention to protect him was self-evident.

When Zhao Kai heard what she said, his mood immediately improved, and he deliberately joked: "Fortunately, my brother escaped with his life, otherwise your flower would have been stuck in that pile of cow dung!"

Maode was stunned, but felt uncomfortable in his heart.

In the Song Dynasty, men and women could get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, but as the emperor's concubine, even though she was as beautiful as a fairy, she could not find a consort as she wished, which almost became a worry for the harem.

Who would have known that the audacious Han traitor would use his brother to blackmail his father and make Princess Shang's unreasonable request... The toad wants to eat swan meat!
If that day comes, I will definitely pierce his heart with scissors to see if his blood is black!

Zhao Kai immediately realized that he had stepped on his sister's painful foot, and quickly changed the topic and told some happy anecdotes from the market.

As a result, the brother and sister gradually forgot the unpleasant things.

Time passed quickly, and when the palace maid reminded Maode, it was already night, and Maode said goodbye to his brother.

Just when Maode returned to his residence and had not had time to shower and change clothes, he heard a "rumbling" sound in the distance.

Thinking it was thunder from the sky, Maode didn't think much about it, but just as he untied his belt... there was a sudden "Boom!" sound, like thunder nearby.

The huge shock wave blew the paper window panes into pieces. The palace maid screamed in horror and threw the basin out, covering her ears and shivering.

Countless pieces of soil mixed with broken flowers and branches fell from the air...

Thunder from heaven?

Earth Dragon turned over?

Through the window, Maode was horrified to find that in the direction of the Royal Garden, a huge dust cloud was slowly rising along with the fireworks soaring into the sky.

How is this going?

Zhao Kai also witnessed such a weird and terrifying sight. He suddenly shivered for some reason and remembered the exploding incendiary bombs fired by five catapults of the Korean army in the wasteland.

Could it be him?

Zhao Ji, who was having fun with the beauty, was so frightened by such a loud noise that he almost rolled out of bed. He hurriedly put on his coat and came out barefoot to ask questions.

"Where was the loud noise?"

Chen Yuan hurried over with the imperial equipment and half-knelt down to report: "I'm reporting to the officials that the Imperial Garden is suspected to have been struck by lightning and filled with fireworks. I have arranged for guards to investigate..."

Suddenly, the Huangmen eunuch guarding the palace hurriedly ran over, knelt on the ground and said: "Report to the officials, outside Xuande Gate, the Privy Council is suspected of being struck by lightning and ignited a fire!"

Zhao Ji looked at the night sky. The moonlight was bright and clear, and there was no sign of a thunderstorm... It was not a natural disaster, it must be a man-made disaster!

If it was just one place, it could be said to be accidental, but the Privy Council and the Royal Garden were both struck by lightning. It was definitely not simple, especially if there would be other places later.

However, the matter involved the important areas of the imperial palace and court. The minions of the Internal Affairs Bureau, the Imperial City Division, and the Kaifeng Mansion were hunting down all kinds of suspicious people in Tokyo like crazy.

For a time, the news that the imperial city and the Privy Council had been punished by heaven spread throughout the city. They saw murderous secret spies and government officials dispatched in large numbers, from civil and military officials to foxes and mice in the city. In an instant, birds and beasts dispersed to look for their mothers.

The police and citizens interacted cordially and the street order in Tokyo was unprecedentedly good. It must be praised with five stars!
(End of this chapter)