kvmb Chapter 735 Huang Shengyan was attacked
Chapter 735 Huang Shengyan was attacked
That night, in the imperial study of Shangyang Palace.
Wu Zetian stood behind the imperial desk with a calm expression, but there was a hint of displeasure in the depths of her eyes.
Wu Sansi and Zhang Jianzhi, who were standing below, lowered their heads silently without saying a word.
Qiu Shenji, Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, who have been following the emperor since returning from Hanguang Temple, are still trying their best to figure out the emperor's intentions.
Suddenly, Shangguan Wan'er walked in from outside and saluted Wu Zetian.
"Your Majesty, the King of Qin and his men have returned."
"Call in."
"Yes."
Wu Zetian soon saw Li Cunxi, Di Renjie, Wu Chengsi, Huan Bin and others, and the displeasure in her eyes gradually faded.
"You are finally back. Tell me what happened."
Di Renjie bowed and stepped forward to tell him the conclusion of the assassination at Hanguang Temple, and also mentioned the things about Snake Spirit and Kui Wenzhong.
When Wu Zetian heard these things, she tilted her head and glanced at Li Cunxi.
"I really didn't expect, Cunxi, that the person who saved my life was actually your brother."
Wu Zetian had mixed feelings. She had issued an order to kill most of Huang Guogong's family. Who could have expected that it would be Kui Wenzhong who would save her life in the end?
No, that's not right. Duke Huang's family has been rehabilitated, and now they should be called Li Wenzhong.
"Li Wenzhong is truly a righteous man!"
Wu Zetian sighed.
Upon hearing this, Di Renjie and Li Cunxi below immediately looked up.
Even the emperor called Kui Wen Zhong "Li Wen Zhong", and the nature of this rescue incident was determined.
"Cunxi, Li Wenzhong is your elder brother. It will be extremely difficult for him to destroy the Snake Spirit. You should go to Liuzhou."
"I hope you two brothers can return to Luoyang together."
Li Cunxi bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty, Li Cunxi, obeys your command."
"Also, let Huaiying and Chengsi search for those snake spirit killers who sneaked into Luozhou."
Di Renjie: "I obey your command."
"Ah."
"Your Majesty, I still have one thing I don't understand. Why did those inner guards hide in Hanguang Temple? Why did the people of Snake Spirit want to kill them?"
Wu Zetian's expression suddenly changed: "Huaiying, don't ask about things you shouldn't know. If I need you to know, I will tell you naturally."
Di Renjie bowed and stopped asking questions.
The emperor's answer was exactly what he expected. He had no intention of asking for the exact reason. He just wanted to get the emperor's answer.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t ask.
He will explore it himself.
"Cunxi, who do you need to take with you to Liuzhou?"
Wu Zetian, who did not want to dwell on the topic of Yuan Tiangang for too long, changed the subject forcefully.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I want the Duke of Liang and Doctor Lu, as well as Li Yuanfang and Hu Jinghui."
"One must stay to protect Huaiying and Chengsi."
"Then I want General Li Yuanfang."
"Yes, I will transfer General Gao Huan of the Thousand Oxen Guard to you. You can lead 500 Thousand Oxen Guard cavalry to Liuzhou. In addition, the Liuzhou Governor Wen Kai is extremely intelligent and has rare talents. You can order him to assist you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
……
Late at night, Huang Shengyan, the chief of the Inner Guards, who was about to go to sleep, was suddenly called urgently. He put on armor and took up a sharp weapon, and followed Fenghuang all the way into the imperial study.
At this moment, more than half an hour had passed since Li Cunxi and others left before Wu Zetian asked Fenghuang to call him over.
"General Huang Shengyan pays respect to His Majesty!"
"Shengyan, take your inner guards to Hanguang Temple and bring the man from the Hanguang Temple dungeon to me. Transfer him to the main prison of your inner guards."
Huang Shengyan frowned.
The one in the dungeon of Hanguang Temple?
Isn't that old man Yuan Tiangang? He's been imprisoned in Hanguang Temple for ten years, and now he wants to move out...
He cupped his hands and said, "I will obey your orders."
Although he is an internal guard, he has been dealing with other matters recently, so he is not very clear about the affairs of the internal guard of Hanguang Temple. Most importantly, the monk Jingkong does not report to him.
After leaving the imperial study, Huang Shengyan suddenly stopped and looked back at the young Fenghuang.
"Phoenix, I have a question for you."
"what's up?"
"Phoenix, are you spying on me from behind?"
In the darkness, Phoenix's eyes flickered.
After a long time, Phoenix, who had followed Huang Shengyan for several years, suddenly burst into hearty laughter.
"Has the Grand Master forgotten the past of Xu Shide and Xiao Qingfang?"
"Nowadays, even if we, the inner guards, tie our heads to our belts and work for His Majesty, it is difficult for His Majesty to trust us."
"Not to mention you, the Grand Master of the Inner Guards, even for us Masters, there's no way there's no one watching us from behind."
It seemed like Phoenix had said a lot of nonsense.
But in fact, she said everything, and Huang Shengyan understood what she meant.
He clasped his fists towards Phoenix, turned around and left.
In the darkness, the evil spirit slowly walked out and stared at the phoenix.
"Could it be that the leader of the Phoenix Pavilion forgot that there are certain things that cannot be said carelessly? Speak carelessly and you will get killed."
"Master of the Demonic Spirit Pavilion, please don't scare me. After all, I wasn't brought up to be frightened." Phoenix said casually.
"Hmph, you need to understand what His Majesty means. I don't want to report you to His Majesty."
"Then I really thank you, Leader of the Demonic Spirit Pavilion."
Huang Shengyan rode his horse all the way, leading a team of dozens of people out of the east gate of Luoyang and heading straight for Hanguang Temple.
After midnight, in the dungeon of Hanguang Temple, Huang Shengyan successfully took away Yuan Tiangang, who had been out of sight for many years.
The old man allowed these people to lock him in the iron cart. It was not until the door of the iron cart was closed tightly that Yuan Tiangang showed a smile of success.
Everything is going according to plan, but I don't know who is actually executing this plan.
You know, Xiao Qingfang and Jin Mulan, the people he relied on the most, have passed away one after another.
Huan Bin, who was ranked as the general of Qianniu Guard, was extremely brave, but he did not have the courage to command the entire Snake Spirit.
In other words, Yuan Tiangang himself couldn't guess who was giving orders among the snake spirits.
Apart from Xiao Qingfang, Yuan Tiangang and Jin Mulan, Yuan Tiangang really couldn't find anyone capable of commanding the Snake Spirit.
"It's quite strange."
Yuan Tiangang couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. He would be rescued soon anyway, and he would naturally know who saved him then.
Huang Shengyan had no idea of Yuan Tiangang's intentions, and he returned with only dozens of his inner guards.
After walking less than ten miles along the mountain road, a fire suddenly appeared in front of us.
In the firelight, a large number of people in purple rode their horses and blocked the middle of the road, blocking their way.
Huang Shengyan frowned and reached for the sword at his waist.
"Oh no, Captain, our retreat has been blocked."
An internal guard ran up hurriedly, very anxious.
"What, is there someone blocking us from behind?"
Huang Shengyan frowned, thinking that something was wrong.
He really didn't expect that there was such a group of people with great powers who actually knew their itinerary and came to intercept them halfway.