Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 165 Bloody Palace
In this way, the fake "Kangxi" and "Shunzhi" led tens of thousands of Qing soldiers back to the capital.

They set out in the morning and arrived at Longjiaguan at dusk.

This Longjiaguan is the eastern gateway of Mount Wutai. It has rugged stone paths and steep peaks. It connects to the Great Wall Ridge. Crossing the Great Wall Ridge, you can directly reach the border between Shanxi Province and Northern Zhili.

As the route was all land, most of the Qing soldiers walked or rode horses. Jiunan and Mao Huanlian pretended to be "Kangxi" and "Shunzhi". In order to hide their identities, they rode in a carriage together and stayed in the carriage all day, even when eating and drinking.

If they had anything to tell the others, they would not look for the eunuchs accompanying them, but would directly call Huang Sixi into the car and tell them.

Since Huang Sixi disguised himself as "Dogduo" yesterday, he has often come into contact with the Qing soldiers without arousing anyone's suspicion. He has always been able to negotiate with the commanders of the Qing soldiers with ease and conveyed the intentions of "Kangxi" and "Shunzhi" without revealing any flaws.

Now, tens of thousands of Qing soldiers have been controlled by Huang Sixi at the flick of a button. After returning to the capital, he will be confident enough to control the imperial palace.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Huang Sixi signaled the Vanguard Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion, and the Guard Battalions to set up camp at Longjia Pass and rest for a night before continuing on their journey.

The Qing troops in each camp are all elite, and each has its own camping strategy, so there is no need for Huang Sixi to command them personally.

He took advantage of the busy time of the camps to lead Fei Hongjin and Fu Qingzhu to climb a mountain near Longjia Pass.

At this moment, standing on the top of the peak, you can overlook the grand scene of the Qing troops camping inside Longjiaguan.

Fei Hongjin commented: "The Qing army's camps are in good order, and there is no chaos among the tens of thousands of troops. The fighting power of this Qing army is extraordinary!"

When she was in southern Xinjiang, she also commanded tens of thousands of troops, but the order was far inferior to that of the Qing troops.

Fu Qingzhu sighed, "These Qing soldiers have generally suppressed anti-Qing rebels and have often been in battle for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to call them elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles. Otherwise, they would not have been selected to serve in front of the emperor!"

The more elite they are, the stronger their combat effectiveness will be. Once their fake identities are exposed and they are surrounded by Qing soldiers, the situation will become more dangerous.

During the journey, Fu Qingzhu was worried: "Mr. Huang, the five of us are pretending to be nobles of the Qing Dynasty and returning to the capital, which is equivalent to entering a dangerous place. Forgive me for being frank, but your disguise is made of mud and cannot last long. Once it is accidentally touched by rain, the disguise will be broken!"

Initially, Huang Sixi proposed to disguise himself as "Shunzhi" in order to get in touch with "Kangxi". Fu Qingzhu thought that Huang Sixi's intention was to capture or assassinate "Kangxi", but Fu Qingzhu never expected that Huang Sixi would be so bold as to directly impersonate the emperor and even sneak into the Qing court palace.

This is simply taking a huge risk.

Huang Sixi was relaxed. He told Fu Qingzhu, "I am proficient in medicine. I can use a knife to cut the skin, sew it up and change the face permanently! It is 500 miles to the capital. It will take at least half a month for tens of thousands of Qing soldiers to march. If they deliberately delay the time, it is normal to walk for one or two months! During this time, I will operate on the faces of Nun Jiunan and Miss Mao. No matter what happens, their appearance will not change, and naturally there will be no flaws!"

The Li Guishou disguise technique that Huang Sixi inherited originally required two or three months to fully recover.

But when he was in the Yungang Grottoes, Huang Sixi confirmed that Jiunan's relics could prolong the healing time of Rama's internal energy. He now performed plastic surgery on Jiunan and Mao Huanlian, and with the help of Rama's internal energy healing, they will be completely transformed in more than a month.

Fu Qingzhu knew that Huang Sixi was an expert in medicine and did not question what Huang Sixi said.

However, Fu Qingzhu still had no confidence in pretending to be the emperor: "Even if there is no flaw in his appearance, a person's living habits, temperament and behavior will definitely arouse suspicion if they suddenly change!"

In fact, Jiunan's problem was not big. After all, she was pretending to be "Shunzhi" and had been living in seclusion in Mount Wutai for more than ten years. No matter what outrageous behavior she did, the Qing court would not doubt her.

The 'Kangxi' pretended by Mao Huanlian was quite different.

Kangxi lived in the Forbidden City since he was a child. There were countless eunuchs, maids, and concubines in the palace who were familiar with him, and any carelessness would reveal his flaws.

Fu Qingzhu did not think that this impersonation could continue for long.

When changing his appearance in the small temple last night, Fu Qingzhu did not ask Huang Sixi about his overall plan in detail for fear that the noise would be heard outside the temple. At that time, he cooperated with whatever Huang Sixi asked him to do.

Now that he had the opportunity, Fu Qingzhu could no longer hide his anxiety and could not help but ask Huang Sixi questions.

Huang Sixi glanced at him, raised his hand and made a diagonal gesture: "I admit that there is no perfect disguise in this world. When Jiunan and Miss Mao enter the palace, they will definitely arouse suspicion. But whoever dares to doubt them, I will kill him, and this problem can be solved once and for all!"

"what?"

Fu Qingzhu was so shocked that his eyes were wide open: "There are thousands of Tartars living in the Forbidden City. One person's suspicion will trigger a chain reaction. Does Mr. Huang want to kill them all? Once someone dies in the palace, it will inevitably cause a stir outside the palace, and then it will lead to a coup d'état!"

Huang Sixi revealed: "I just said that I can change a person's appearance permanently. Every time I kill someone in the palace, I will replace him with another person! As for who to replace him with, I will invite anti-Qing heroes from all over the world to help me accomplish this great cause!"

He first replaced the imperial nobles of the Qing court, took control of the appointment and dismissal of officials of the Qing court, and then took charge of all powers of the Qing court. When the time was right, he launched a large-scale purge of the Tartars, and then restored their respective identities to complete a smooth handover.

"Anti-Qing patriots?"

Fu Qingzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mr. Huang is young and has no prestige in the martial arts world. Who would believe in your great cause? Besides, the anti-Qing righteous men are not united. They all have their own selfish motives. Once the impersonation plan is leaked, it is possible that everything will be lost!"

"Even if we lose, I still have a way to make Jiunan and Miss Mao escape unscathed!"

Huang Sixi's eyes were determined and sparkling: "But if I win, I can kill all the nobles of the Qing court, take back the Central Plains without bloodshed, and prevent the people of the Central Plains from suffering from war! There is no disadvantage in my implementation of this strategy, but it is full of benefits, why not do it!"

After hearing these words, Fu Qingzhu suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened.

It was not until this moment that Fu Qingzhu understood Huang Sixi's good intentions and could not help but stand in awe: "Mr. Huang cares about the people of the world, has a kind heart and a kind law. I will help Mr. Huang fulfill his wish to restore the Central Plains even if I die!"

After saying that, he raised his hands and bowed deeply to Huang Sixi.

Fei Hongjin also felt encouraged when she saw this. Huang Sixi could make an old veteran like Fu Qingzhu go through fire and water with just a few words. Apart from the legendary hero who subdues the dragon, no one else probably had such charm.

Fei Hongjin wanted to bring up the old matter again and asked Huang Sixi to confirm the identity of the Dragon Subduing Hero.

Before Fei Hongjin could speak, a cold wind suddenly blew from behind. She turned around and saw a square thin woven net flying in the air, and then fell from the sky from top to bottom. She immediately pulled out the whip from her waist, raised her head and swung it, and the whip and the woven net suddenly intersected. At the same time, a delicate shout was heard from the side, and a woman in tight clothes stabbed with a sword. The tip of the sword passed over her shoulder and stabbed Huang Sixi in the face.

"Thieves, please die!"

The woman in tight clothes was obviously an assassin, and her target was very clear, that was "Dogduo" disguised as Huang Sixi.

Unfortunately, the woman in tight clothes was in an unclear situation and was destined to return empty-handed.

The tip of the sword approached Huang Sixi several feet away, but Huang Sixi pinched his two fingers and flicked the sword lightly, and the long sword broke into two pieces with a "click!" Huang Sixi stretched out his arm again and hit the "Juque Point" on the chest of the woman in tight clothes.

The woman in tight clothes had her acupoints restricted and was immediately frozen in place.

Looking at the other side, a young man in black rushed towards Fu Qingzhu, but his swordsmanship was not very good. Facing a famous swordsman like Fu Qingzhu, he was captured alive after only three moves.

Fu Qingzhu looked at the young man in black and the woman in tight clothes and found that they were all familiar faces.

He first pressed the deaf and mute points of the young man in black and the woman in tight clothes, then moved to Huang Sixi's side and whispered, "This woman is the last disciple of my senior brother Shan Sinan. People in the martial arts world call her 'Jinyun Sword'. Her name is Liu Yufang. Her father, Liu Jingyi, and my senior brother are both generals under the King of Lu!"

After the Tartars invaded and occupied the Central Plains, the lineage of Prince Lu persisted in resisting the Qing in Jiangnan, attracting many righteous men to join them. Shan Sinan and Liu Jingyi were both direct subordinates of Prince Lu.

Huang Sixi pointed at the young man in black and asked, "Who is he?"

Fu Qingzhu introduced: "His name is Zhang Huazhao. His father, Zhang Huangyan, was a famous general who fought against the Qing Dynasty. He was the commander-in-chief of the entire army of King Lu in the past! By the way, Mr. Huang, General Zhang Huangyan passed away early. When Zhang Huazhao was young, he was sent to Zhongnan Sect to learn martial arts. He is also the nephew of the leader of the Jin Province branch of the Dragon Subduing Society, the great hero Wu Yuanying!"

Just now, Fu Qingzhu was influenced by Huang Sixi and began to actively make suggestions: "My husband, you can contact the Jianglong Society through Zhang Huazhao. The Jianglong Society is recognized as the world's largest anti-Qing gang. If you can form an alliance with the many heroes of the Jianglong Society, then it will be easy for you to replace any Qing official. Even if the Jianglong Society heroes die, they will never reveal your secrets!"

Fu Qingzhu understood the importance of confidentiality, so he first pressed the acupoints of Liu Yufang and Zhang Huazhao. No matter how much he trusted the two, he would not reveal the secret of Huang Sixi's impersonation before Huang Sixi spoke.

Huang Sixi heard this and signaled to Fu Qingzhu: "I am in need of people right now. You should first keep them by your side and let them accompany me to the capital. Once we arrive in the capital, I will appoint them to important positions!"

After discussing this, Prince Kang Jieshu and the chief guard Duolong climbed the mountain together and asked with concern: "We saw an assassin coming to the door at the foot of the mountain. Is Prince E okay?"

Huang Sixi said with a smile: "I have Master Yan to protect me, so I don't need to be afraid of assassins. Look, these two assassins have been captured by Master Yan!"

Prince Kang said, "The news that His Majesty has left the capital cannot be concealed. I am afraid that those anti-Qing rebels will gather together and join forces to assassinate His Majesty. Prince E, in my opinion, we should hurry on our way overnight. We can arrive in the capital as soon as possible so that we can rest assured!"

Huang Sixi spread his hands and said, "This prince also hopes to return to the capital as soon as possible, but His Majesty is going out for the first time and wants to travel around. As subjects, we can't make decisions for His Majesty! Otherwise, Prince Kang, go and persuade His Majesty in person?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Kang immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Forget it. If we provoke the emperor's wrath, I can't afford to offend him. Let's just worry about it along the way!"

As early as when he was in the small temple, Prince Kang felt that there was something wrong with his own emperor, Kangxi. He tried every means to meet with Kangxi to find out the reason. However, Kangxi did not like him very much. Every time he went to see him, he was always scolded by Kangxi.

Prince Kang was afraid of falling out of favor with the Emperor, so he dared not ask for an audience rashly. He hoped to return to the capital as soon as possible so that he could report the details to the Empress Dowager and let her investigate it personally!
A few of them chatted and went down the mountain together.

As soon as he returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain, Shunzhi and Kangxi sent an edict asking Huang Sixi to go and meet the emperor.

Huang Sixi boarded Jiunan and Mao Huanlian's carriage alone.

Seeing Huang Sixi getting on the car, Mao Huanlian immediately pointed at her own face and said anxiously: "Brother Huang, look, the mud on my face has fallen off, please help me fix it again!"

Mao Huanlian pretended to be Emperor Kangxi, and would continue to do so after returning to the palace. When she thought about setting foot in the Tartar palace, she became uncontrollably nervous, even to the point of sweating on her face, which caused her disguise to fail.

Huang Sixi then took out a flying knife and introduced the plastic surgery to Mao Huanlian and Jiunan.

Jiunan heard this without any hesitation: "As long as I can overthrow the Qing Dynasty, I don't mind what kind of appearance I become!"

Mao Huanlian stroked her face, showing great care for it. She asked Huang Sixi pitifully, "Brother Huang, if you operate on me, can I still restore my previous appearance?"

Huang Sixi said: "I promise I can recover!"

Mao Huanlian asked again: "Then...how long will my little sister pretend to be the emperor in the Tartar palace?"

Huang Sixi thought for a moment and gave a vague answer: "It will take several months, or maybe several years!"

Mao Huanlian sighed: "It will take several years? By then I will be an old maid!"

Huang Sixi saw that her attitude seemed to be wavering, so he asked her, "How did your mother die?"

Mao Huanlian immediately showed her anger: "When my mother was abducted into the palace, the Tartar Empress Dowager believed that my mother was a prostitute and that entering the palace would ruin the reputation of the Tartar royal family, so she ordered the eunuchs to beat my mother to death!"

This was the cause of Dong Xiaowan's death revealed by Shunzhi himself in the small temple.

Huang Sixi said, "When we arrive in the capital and move into the palace, I will first capture the Tartar Empress Dowager and let you avenge your mother!"

After hearing this, Mao Huanlian had no more objections.

In the following month and a half, Huang Sixi changed the appearance of Jiunan and Mao Huanlian. When they arrived in the capital, their appearance had completely changed into "Shunzhi" and "Kangxi".

However, simply changing their appearance will not allow them to gain a stable foothold in the palace. They need to cultivate confidants in the palace to hold power for a long time.

On the night of entering the palace, Jiunan and Mao Huanlian went to visit the Empress Dowager as usual, and a bloody purge broke out.

(End of this chapter)