This night is particularly bright.
Gao Qisheng mobilized thousands of elite Imperial Guards to surround the small courtyard, and at the same time, he also mobilized at least sixty heavy crossbows.
After calculating the distance and aiming at the target, sixty heavy crossbows were fired at the same time, and one hundred and eighty heavy crossbow arrows flew towards the small courtyard.
Continuous explosions razed the small courtyard to the ground in an instant, with flames rising into the sky and thick smoke billowing upwards.
After a round of heavy crossbow fire, Gao Qisheng immediately ordered the Forbidden Army archers to move forward.
Thousands of people quickly squeezed in, and soon the small courtyard was surrounded by water.
According to Gao Qisheng's order, there is no need to wait until someone is found before firing arrows. After the encirclement is completed, they will be covered with rockets.
The arrows they use are not ordinary feathered arrows, they are all feathered arrows with special weapons.
Every feather arrow flying into the courtyard will also cause an explosion. Although the power is far less than that of the heavy crossbow, there are many, many densely packed.
For a full quarter of an hour, the firelight in this small courtyard never stopped flickering.
Especially after the archers surrounded them, the densely packed arrows exploded the small courtyard to pieces.
If the previous heavy crossbow bombardment had blown a mountain into countless stones, then the subsequent siege by archers had crushed these stones into powder.
Gao Qisheng, who was standing in the distance, raised his clairvoyance to watch. When the fire there was a little weaker, he put down his clairvoyance and said... It's boring.
This may be the first time since Dayu founded the country that he mobilized an elite army of at least 5,000 people to deal with four martial arts masters.
If in the past these top masters could not defeat the army and still relied on their physical skills to escape, now they may not even have a chance to escape.
These weapons developed in secret by Lu Junji were initially only equipped to the imperial guards guarding Zhenyuan Palace. At that time, they were probably in limited quantity and had to be kept secret.
Now that even the Forbidden Army has equipment, it is enough to show that these things specially developed to deal with practitioners can now be mass-produced.
Of course, it is impossible to equip all 80,000 forbidden troops.
Lin Ye felt that these five thousand people were all the troops in the Forbidden Army equipped with this special rune weapon.
If it is really enough to equip 80,000 forbidden troops, then Dayu is fully capable of relying on this rune weapon for the Northern Expedition.
The 80,000 well-equipped Forbidden Army, relying on this terrifying weapon, can make Lou Fan, who dominates the north, fearful.
About half an hour later, a general leading the army urged his horse to the front.
After he dismounted, he reported to Gao Qisheng that four corpses were pulled out from under the powder among the ruins.
There should be four corpses.
The reason why I say it should be is because they were four corpses put together. From the fragmented organs at the scene, up to four people could be pieced together.
Not enough yet.
Lin Ye hugged Gao Qisheng and said, "General Gao will be with you tonight. If General Gao needs my help in the future, just let him know."
Gao Qisheng smiled and said: "I'd better try my best not to ask you for anything in the future. It's better for the two of us to keep a distance most of the time."
Lin Ye also smiled, clasped his fists again, and left.
The reason why things like this happened tonight was because Lin Ye wanted to confirm two things.
First, does Wang Luoshen have a strong Jianghu group in his hands, and whether these people have the ability to assassinate on a large scale.
Secondly, what is Gao Qisheng's attitude? If Lin Ye asks Gao Qisheng to help tonight and he doesn't come, then Lin Ye will change his behavior in the future.
After this battle, both things that Lin Ye needed to be confirmed were confirmed.
By the way, the third thing was also confirmed... No matter how powerful the master of martial arts is, he can only be slaughtered in front of a large-scale army.
Lin Ye had tested the strength of those assassins before, and they were definitely strong enough.
However, under the indiscriminate bombardment of five thousand forbidden troops, those martial arts masters had no hope of even a close fight.
In addition, Lin Ye also confirmed the fourth thing...how strong the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army was.
The emperor gave some of the rune weapons that were once only equipped to the Royal Guards to the Forbidden Army, which meant that Gao Qisheng was assigned a more important matter by the emperor. This matter was most likely the second guarantee.
It is the second kind of protection for Lin Ye, the first... is Feng Xiu.
Lin Ye once had an in-depth conversation with Feng Xiu, and Feng Xiu admitted that he was the backbone arranged by the emperor to be around Lin Ye.
If Lin Ye doesn't have the guts to lead his army into the city by then, Feng Xiu will have to complete the matter.
If Lin Ye's behavior was out of control after he led his army into the city, and finally really wanted to make himself emperor, then Feng Xiu was also the one who put an end to Lin Ye's crazy behavior.
At this time, Lin Ye saw how terrifying the Forbidden Army's equipment was and had to suspect that Gao Qisheng was the second Feng Xiu.
Gao Qisheng showed kindness to him because the two people had the same goal at this time.
They all work for the emperor and for the goal of completely changing the status quo of the court.
But once Lin Ye really wants to establish himself as emperor, then Gao Qisheng's 80,000 forbidden troops will be Lin Ye's terminator.
That's okay.
This has nothing to do with what Lin Ye is going to do now.
The emperor could think that Lin Ye was helping him change the current situation of the court and completely cure Dayu's chronic illness.
Others may think so, including Ning Weimo and Gao Qisheng, but for Lin Ye, he is just taking revenge.
The news quickly reached Shiqiao Villa. Wang Luoshen had already gone to bed at this time. After his subordinates hurriedly informed him, Wang Luoshen couldn't sleep anymore.
He felt sorry for those four top masters who were killed before they could really use them.
But his heartache was not the main reason why he couldn't sleep peacefully. What he was most worried about was Gao Qisheng, who was becoming more and more clear-minded.
Eighty thousand forbidden troops...
Wearing a piece of clothing, I sat by the window as if in a daze until dawn.
When the sun's rays shone on the old man's face, he seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"Have someone prepare the car, I want to go back to the city."
Wang Luoshen gave the order and got up to wash up. The moment he got up, his body shook. This frightened his subordinates and they all came forward.
Wang Luoshen waved his hand: "I'm fine. I'll arrange for someone to meet the person who came to deliver the news last night and tell him not to be exposed."
The recipient immediately agreed.
The Imperial Army used runes to bombard a small courtyard late at night. At that time, the gates of Geling City were closed.
Wang Luoshen received the news last night, which is actually enough to prove that there are many, many more strengths hidden in his hands.
At the same time, the office.
As soon as Xumi Pianruo entered the door, he asked Ning Weimo: "Master Zaifu, have you heard about what happened last night?"
Ning Weimo looked around, and then asked Xumi Pianruo: "Are you talking about the incident where an ordinary small courtyard suddenly disappeared?"
Xumi Pianruo nodded: "I got the news last night. The people from Dali Temple asked me if I wanted to get closer to check. I said check it out, go back to sleep... Who are the fireworks so big and dense? Can you afford it?"
After he sat down, he said: "The three melons and two dates in Dali Temple are not enough for the fireworks."
Speaking of this, he looked at Ning Weimo: "But... I passed by that place when I came here and went to take a look."
Ning Weimo asked him: "What did you find?"
Xumi Pianruo gestured with two fingers: "The biggest thing left in that house is as big as a peanut."
Ning Weimo nodded: "That's really tragic."
Xumi Pianruo said: "It seems that our general is determined to pull more people into the trap... The same goes for General Gao. Lin Ye pulls him, and he really dares to do it."
Ning Weimo said: "You entered the water earlier than General Gao."
Xumi Pianruo: "I'm different, I was forced."
He looked at Ning Weimo and said, "I don't know whether those who are aware of current affairs are heroes, but those who are aware of current affairs must live slightly longer than those who are not aware of current affairs."
Ning Weimo knew that Xumi Pianruo was mocking him, but he was too lazy to pay attention.
The office is very busy, so busy every day. Now His Majesty is not in Geling, and His Highness who was ordered to supervise the country has disappeared again. However, the Dayu court has not been in chaos, and everything has been handled in an orderly manner. This proves Ning Weimo's Ability also proves the value of the office.
"I still have many things to deal with. Sir Xumi Pianruo, please take a rest first. After you rest for a while, it's time to deal with the matters at hand."
After Ning Weimo finished speaking, he turned to leave when Xumi Pianruo suddenly asked.
"Lord Zaifu, tell me... is His Highness's disappearance deliberately arranged by His Majesty? I won't talk about other reasons. I'm just talking about whether the office can handle everything after His Highness's disappearance... ..."
Speaking of this, he looked at Ning Weimo: "Your Majesty, are you taking the test on us?"
Ning Weimo thought of this much earlier than Xumi Pianruo.
Xin Yanque's disappearance was not only to promote the development of the situation and prompt Lin Ye to finally raise troops, but also to test whether the office could handle everything and whether it could meet the emperor's expectations.
If it can, the office will be busier and more powerful in the future.
If not, there's no telling whether the office will still be there after the emperor returns from his tour.
After the two looked at each other, neither one said anything else, because there was no need to say anything, the answer lay in their own hearts.
Ning Weimo went to deal with government affairs and was busy until almost noon.
After finally finishing the things at hand, I was about to have a bite to eat. A guard came in from outside, leaned over and saluted: "Master Zaifu, the palace sent someone to ask Sir Zaifu to come over."
"In the palace?"
Ning Weimo was stunned.
Who else in the palace can ask him to come over?
He looked at the guard: "Is it...the queen?"
It was the Queen, the Queen Dayu whom Ning Weimo had asked to see several times but she had avoided seeing.
Ning Weimo had been going to Zhenyuan Palace for many days to ask for an audience, but the Queen's attitude was very specific, that is, she ignored him.
Today, the Queen suddenly sent someone to invite him, and Ning Weimo felt that something bad might happen.
He found Xumi Pianruo and other secondary assistants, explained what the office should do, and then went into the palace.
He came back before dark and stayed in Zhenyuan Palace for two full hours.
After returning to the reception office, Ning Weimo's face was still a little ugly.
The second assistant, Yao Xinyuan, stepped forward and asked him in a low voice: "Did the Queen ask the Prime Minister to do something difficult?"
Ning Weimo raised his head and noticed that all the Cifu adults were surrounding him.
"It's difficult to handle..."
Ning Weimo let out a heavy breath.
"The queen summoned me...she said she wanted to ask me something. She...wanted to leave Geling."
When Xumi Pianruo and others heard this, they were all stunned.
Not to mention leaving Geling, even the queen of Zhenyuan Palace has not been out for twenty years.
"The queen is..."
Second Assistant Zhao Miaoxin asked in a very low voice: "Are you...scared?"
Ning Weimo sighed: "If it were you or me, you would be afraid. The queen said that she doesn't want to care about what kind of trouble is going to happen in Geling City and how big the storm is going to be. She just wants to live quietly." , so she is leaving Geling and going to Fengning Palace."
Xumi Pianruo narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm afraid...she may have heard something."
