Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 14 Breaking into the Tiger’s Den Alone
Huang Sixi responded in a low voice: "Thank you Lord Ning for your concern. I can handle it! Lift the sedan!"

On the surface, Huang Sixi downplayed it and didn't care.

In fact, he takes this matter very seriously.

Ning Wanwo said that the gate guards would take away the crutches, this was the rule of the palace.

When meeting the Tartar emperor, one cannot carry any weapons. A cane is considered offensive and may be temporarily confiscated by the palace guards.

Even Huang Sixi and the other two had to be searched thoroughly by the palace guards.

When Huang Sixi closed the curtain of the sedan chair and the bearers carried the sedan chair, he lifted up his left sleeve.

He had a hidden arrow on his left wrist. In order to prevent it from being found out by the palace guards, he had to take it off, otherwise he would not be able to see the Tartar emperor.

There is also a cowhide bag hanging around his waist, which contains disguise items and several poisons. These are common things in the underworld. Once discovered by the palace guards, Huang Sixi will probably be interrogated.

"You can't bring a disguise bag!"

Huang Sixi took out the cowhide bag, sleeve arrows and golden bowl from his body and hid them under the sedan chair.

This time when he entered the palace, he could only carry a green bamboo stick and armor.

Soon, Huang Sixi and the other two arrived near the gate of the imperial palace. All the sedan chairs were parked outside the gate and handed over to servants for care. The three men chose to walk into the palace.

The scale of the Shengjing Palace is naturally not as large as the Forbidden City, but its defense is quite strict.

While walking through the palace, Huang Sixi paid close attention to the walls, corridors, pavilions and gardens he passed by, as well as the guards standing guard and patrolling near each building.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, Huang Sixi and the other two, led by the eunuch, finally arrived at the door of a luxurious inner hall.

The plaque on the hall reads "Chongzheng Hall" with curvy Manchu characters next to it.

Huang Sixi counted secretly. There was a circle of guards holding shields and weapons standing around the Chongzheng Hall. On the palace wall farther away, there were sharpshooters with bows and arrows wandering around.

The mission of these dozens of imperial guards was to protect the safety of the Tartar Emperor Huang Taiji in the palace.

If Huang Taiji was assassinated, these imperial guards would rush into the palace to rescue him at any time.

As for whether there were imperial guards in the Chongzheng Hall who were protecting Huang Taiji personally, Huang Sixi did not know for the time being, as this could only be seen after opening the hall door.

In the original novel, Yuan Chengzhi entered the Chongzheng Hall to assassinate Huang Taiji. At that time, there were no less than ten personal guards in the hall.

However, these imperial guards were no match for Yuan Chengzhi, and they definitely could not withstand Huang Sixi's palms and sticks.

Huang Sixi followed Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng and stepped onto the steps in front of the palace gate.

Before entering the door, three guards with swords came to the door and began to search them as usual. They first touched the cuffs of Huang Sixi and the other two.

This is the easiest place to hide weapons, so the guards search very thoroughly.

However, Huang Sixi had already removed the hidden arrow, so no problems could be found.

Then the imperial guards touched the waists of Huang Sixi and the other two again. The waist is also a good place to hide a weapon.

This time the imperial guards only touched his waist and left other parts of his body untouched. After all, Fan Wencheng and the other two were the highest-ranking civil officials in the Qing Dynasty and they needed to be given some respect.

If other officials entered the palace to meet the Tartar emperor, they would need to be touched all over the body, from head to toe.

When the imperial guards were searching Huang Sixi, they noticed that Huang Sixi's shirt was quite stiff, but they did not ask any questions. After all, no matter how stiff the clothes were, they could only be used for self-defense and could not be used for assassination.

Soon, Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng were both released.

Huang Sixi was stopped by the guards: "Master Bao, you need to leave your cane. I will keep it for you and return it to you after you meet His Majesty."

Without waiting for Huang Sixi to say anything, Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng immediately turned around and helped explain: "Mr. Bao is not feeling well, can you please make some concessions? If he doesn't have his cane, he might not even be able to walk!"

The imperial guard said with a stern face: "Whether Lord Bao can walk or not has nothing to do with us. We are just guarding the door for Your Majesty!" Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng saw that the imperial guard was cold and impartial, so they were like quails and kept silent.

At this moment, they suddenly heard footsteps behind them, and saw three short and strong middle-aged bannermen walking up the stairs side by side.

The imperial guards immediately left Huang Sixi and turned to greet the three middle-aged bannermen with a smile and apologise: "I pay my respects to the Ninth Prince and the two Beile Lords!"

The Ninth Prince is Dorgon. He is not yet thirty years old this year, but he has been in the military for so long that his face looks dark and old.

The two beiles were Huang Taiji's eldest son Haoge and Daishan's eldest son Yuetuo.

The cousins originally had the title of king, but because they broke the law, they were stripped of their titles by Huang Taiji and demoted to Duroberle.

Because Huang Taiji married early, although Hauge was Dorgon's nephew, he was three years older than Dorgon. Yuetuo was even older and was about to turn 40 this year.

The three of them were walking behind and they all saw the scene where the imperial guards were making things difficult for Huang Sixi.

Dorgon and Yuetuo remained calm. They knew that Huang Taiji could hear the noise outside from inside the palace. In order to avoid Huang Taiji's misunderstanding, they did not interfere in the matter. They did not even say hello to Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng, and just stood by the palace door.

Hauge has a special status and is not so restrained in his speech.

Seeing Huang Sixi hunched over and unable to stand up straight, he teased, "Old Bao, you are only a few years older than your father. Your father is vigorous and strong, but you are old and frail. The old cats I keep in my house look stronger than you."

He deliberately stepped forward and patted Huang Sixi on the shoulder, hoping to see Huang Sixi fall down and make a fool of himself: "Why don't you give up writing and learn archery and horse riding? You will definitely have fewer illnesses and disasters in the future!"

"Mr. Bao has given up literature and turned to military affairs. You will be the one writing the official documents for the inner court from now on?" Huang Taiji's rough voice came from the hall:
"Don't make it difficult for Mr. Bao anymore. It's just a cane, so let Mr. Bao use it! Open the palace door, everyone come in!"

"twitter!"

Everyone outside the door bowed in unison in response.

When the palace door was opened by the imperial guards, Dorgon and Yuetuo extended their hands to let them in. "Master Fan, Master Ning, please go first!"

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo replied: "Ninth Prince, Lord Beile, please go first!"

Haoge hated these four people for their pretentiousness. In the words of the people in the Central Plains, they were all insidious hypocrites. Haoge was disdainful and walked in front of the four people and entered the hall first.

Dorgon, Yuetuo, Fan Wencheng, and Ning Wanwo entered the palace side by side.

Huang Sixi was walking alone at the back. He suddenly straightened his back and looked at each person behind him.

Dorgon was the future regent of the Qing Dynasty and the most talented among the Tartars. Yuetuo and Hauge were both the most prestigious nobles in power among the Eight Banners.

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo will be important advisers who will plan the Tartars' attack on the Central Plains in the future.

Plus the Tartar Emperor Huang Taiji.

Currently, the six most outstanding core figures of the Qing Dynasty have all gathered in the Chongzheng Hall. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Huang Sixi's heart began to surge. If these six men were killed, then the threat from the Northern Tartars would be solved once and for all.

But as long as he dares to take action in Chongzheng Hall, he will have no way back.

Not only did he have to fight his way through the layers of blockades in the imperial palace, he also had to fight his way through the layers of siege in Shengjing City.

If he can't do it, then "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing" will become extinct again.

Huang Sixi took a deep breath and encouraged himself in his heart: "I have come this far, why the hell am I worrying so much! I must use the magic palm after learning it. Even if thousands of troops come to block me, I will only fight back with one move, "Kang Long You Hui"!"

Thinking of this, Huang Sixi stepped into the Chongzheng Hall.

Bang!
The imperial guards worked together to close the gate which was more than ten feet high.

However, Huang Sixi's murderous intent was locked inside the door.

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