Seeing the panicked expressions of the two guards, Mu Sheng secretly thought to himself that it seemed like something big had happened outside. He had an old monster level of cultivation, so no matter what happened, he would be unafraid.
With a thought in his mind, the Que Gubao tattoo on his chest heated up slightly, and a sword appeared out of thin air from the combination of golden blades in his hand.
Just when Mu Sheng was about to go out to check the situation, the two-faced guards stopped him from going out. One of the Forbidden Army guards explained: "Sir, something big happened outside. You must not take risks with your wealth, otherwise I was remiss in waiting!"
Mu Sheng wondered: "What happened outside?"
Another guard explained: "I don't know why, but there was a sudden chaos in the inner palace. Many eunuchs and maids ran out of the inner palace in the middle of the night, but something was wrong with them. They came in groups with red eyes and attacked people. They were scratching and biting like a group of wild beasts, and many imperial guards in the palace were so frightened that they fled in all directions."
Mu Sheng's expression changed slightly when he heard this, but he rushed out regardless of the guards' obstruction to see what was going on. He opened the door and rushed out to take a look. Under the dim light, many figures were faintly seen running around, and screams could not be heard. At this time, a group of fully armed soldiers holding torches, helmets and armor rushed in from outside the palace gate.
Mu Sheng took a closer look and saw that even the lieutenant army had been summoned. The soldiers lined up in a neat shield square, with spearmen and ax hands in the back on guard. There were many crazy eunuchs roaring and charging towards this group of soldiers. Go and wait for their fate to be chopped down to the ground one by one, making no sound.
Seeing this situation, the soldiers who were gradually panicking and running away in the palace gradually restored order and formed a fighting team to start cleaning up the crazy running crowd.
Originally, Mu Sheng wanted to break through the barrier and go out to help. Once he saw that the situation was under control, he returned to the house and locked the door and ignored him.
The next morning, Mu Sheng woke up from his sleep. After a night of commotion outside, the palace finally became quiet. He got up and opened the door. He saw that soldiers had already begun to clean up the blood stains on the square. It was estimated that the corpse from last night had long been dead. After being carried out overnight, there was still a strong smell of blood in the air that lingered no matter what.
Mu Sheng thought of the chaotic scene last night and what Yang Liu had seen and heard. What was certain was that it was definitely related to the man from Wanshou Palace. With such a serious thing happening and such a big commotion, he must be... Unable to hide it, people outside the palace must also have various speculations and doubts about Tai Chi Palace.
Mu Sheng was a little worried about Yang Liu's safety now. He happened to go to the inner palace on errands last night and didn't know what happened to him.
Until the third day after the incident, Taiji Palace was only more heavily guarded than before, and no one came to tell Mu Sheng what happened. It seemed that in this palace, except for Yu'er, he had been temporarily forgotten by everyone.
A few days later, in the afternoon, Yang Liu suddenly came to visit. Seeing his distracted look, Young Master Sheng knew in his heart that he should be too frightened by what happened in Liu Qian.
Generally speaking, the outer palace seemed to have suffered a greater impact and was quickly suppressed by the Lieutenant Army. The specific situation of the inner palace is unknown.
Seeing Yang Liu coming here, Mu Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Yang Liu, how are you? Are you injured?"
Yang Liu was also a little moved by Young Master Sheng's words of concern, and said solemnly: "Young Master, fortunately, I was lucky and saw an opportunity quickly. I climbed up to the roof with a few colleagues and escaped, but others were not so lucky. With luck, they are all dead. They have become like wild beasts. They bite people when they see them. After being bitten, they will become like wild beasts and attack other innocent people..."
When Yu'er heard this, her face turned pale, and she quickly ran to pour a glass of water and handed it to Yang Liu. Yang Liu thanked him and then told the two of them what happened in the inner palace.
"Sir, the inner palace is actually much more miserable than the outer palace. The outer palace is at least guarded by the lieutenant army. There are no major problems and few people ran out. However, the inner palace only has a few guards, eunuchs, and hundreds of maids. "
"That night, while I was running errands in the inner palace, I used the stall to gather gambling with my colleagues in the side hall of Longevity Palace. However, I never expected that there was a rapid knock on the door. As soon as a fellow gambler opened the door, He was bitten by the three crazy-looking people who rushed in from the door."
Before any of us could react, the gamblers also became like those in the palace, their eyes were red, and they rushed towards us. Fortunately, I reacted quickly at the time and escaped with our lives by climbing out of the window with the gamblers. These beasts The same people, if you are scratched or bitten by them, you will immediately lose your mind and become a lunatic like them. "
"Fortunately, these lunatics seemed to have some mental problems. As long as we hid in high places, we could avoid their attacks. Several gamblers and I simply climbed up to the beam and lay down on the beam for two nights. These lunatics finally fell to the ground one by one. I waited for a closer look and found that these people were already dead, with black blood flowing out of their seven orifices. They died in miserable ways. I am afraid that this scene will never be forgotten in my life..."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng could probably guess that the effect might be caused by the Ten Thousand God Pill.
What Yu'er heard was inexplicable horror. Several days had passed since the incident. At this time, Yu'er had already known what happened outside, but she was still pale and unconscious from fright.
When Mu Sheng saw this, he was secretly glad that she was here. Such a serious thing happened in the inner palace, and such a beautiful woman might also be implicated.
Mu Sheng suddenly remembered the most important thing and asked, "Yang Liu, do you know how your majesty is doing now?"
Yang Liu shook his head and said, "This servant doesn't know. After what happened, Prime Minister Huo ordered the inner and outer palaces to be sealed off. Even important places like the inner palace were guarded by three hundred forbidden troops."
"The slaves and other lucky survivors were arranged to clean up the corpses in the inner palace. After the cleaning was completed, we were driven out by the imperial army. We don't know what the specific situation is in the palace now."
Mu Sheng thought to himself, are these symptoms the same as a rabies attack? It's just that the onset of disease is much faster than that of rabies, and the disease will occur almost immediately after infection.
Mu Sheng frowned and asked, "Were there any casualties to the lieutenant in charge of the suppression?"
Yang Liu shook his head and said: "There are almost no casualties. They are wearing heavy armor. Scratching, scratching and biting have no effect at all. The sharp teeth of wild beasts cannot bite through the armor. How can these lunatics cause harm to the Lieutenant Army?" The most pitiable people are those of us, who are completely defenseless even if we are dressed in common clothes. We can only use tables and chairs to defend ourselves. Some people are lucky enough to survive by hiding in cabinets..."
At this moment, the guard outside the door reported that Eunuch Lu was coming immediately.
Mu Shengxin, okay! It took six or seven months for this to happen before someone finally remembered that there was someone like me in the palace.
When Yang Liu heard that Eunuch Lu was coming, his expression changed slightly, and he took Yu'er and hid in the inner room.
After a while, Lu Liang pushed the door open and walked in. He glanced at Young Master Sheng first and then said, "Young Master, I'm sorry, but I'm late. Seeing that Young Master is safe and sound, I feel relieved."
Mu Sheng stepped forward to greet him and said, "Eunuch Lu, don't worry. I am a monk, and this matter is not worth mentioning to me."
Lu Liang nodded to express his understanding.
Mu Sheng said: "Manager Lu, such a big thing happened here. Are your Majesty and his family okay?"
Lu Liang had a reassuring expression and said: "Don't worry, sir! Your Majesty has woken up and is in good health. There was a commotion in the palace a few days ago. It was only because a maid secretly ate the elixir refined for His Majesty. There is such a big commotion, hey! It’s all because of the old slave’s bad discipline!”
Mu Sheng finally felt relieved after hearing this, and reminded him tactfully: "Manager Lu, you see, I have been here for a long time, and my family must be worried too..."
Hearing this, Lu Liang waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master, please relax. I have already sent someone to inform all the ladies in the house. The master is here to help your majesty practice. This slave has been thinking about letting go a few days ago." Young Master, you are going back."
"Unfortunately, you have also seen that such a big thing happened in the palace. The situation in the Taiji Palace is already very bad. Prime Minister Huo also ordered the Taiji Palace to be completely closed. No one can enter or exit at will. I'm afraid, Master, you still have to be here. Stay around for a while."
Mu Sheng chatted with Lu Liang for a few more words and then sent him away. He was really speechless. He could have left, but this unfortunate incident happened again. Thinking about it, he knew that he would definitely not be able to let him go easily in this situation.
He felt that what happened here could not be hidden for long. All forces must have spies outside the palace, and there must be one or two spies inside the palace.
Now that Prime Minister Huo has given an order, no one can get out. I don't know what is going on inside, but rumors must have spread outside.
Mu Sheng took out the edict given by the emperor again and read it again and again, "An Lehou, I'm an Lehou!" Let me out quickly. I want to take my family and go to work outside.
After Lu Liang left, Yang Liu came out of the back room.
Seeing this, Mu Sheng asked: "Yang Liu, listen to Manager Lu, His Majesty has woken up. Do you think what Manager Lu said is true?"
Yang Liu shook his head and said, "I don't know. In the entire palace, only Huo Xiangguo, Lu Eunuch, Zhang Guoshi, and a mysterious man in brown robe can enter your majesty's chamber. Only they know your majesty's true situation." "
When Mu Sheng heard this, his heart moved. The mysterious man in brown robe? He guessed that it was probably Ahrami, the patriarch of the Three-Eyed Clan. He was an old monster master and should be able to ensure that His Majesty's physical condition was stable. He immediately felt relieved.
The days seemed to have passed peacefully for half a month, but there were undercurrents inside and outside the court.
Until early this morning, outside the east gate of Taiji Palace, led by Prime Minister Cui Yan of the Right, he led hundreds of foreign officials to sit quietly at the gate of the palace and shouted to meet the emperor. This momentum has made Prime Minister Huo Zheng of the Left, who is working in the Xuanzheng Yuan, unable to sit still. install.
At this time, Huo Xiangguo was anxiously walking around in the palace. He did not expect to call the officials from the prince's faction back to the capital. Instead, Cui Yan became more confident. He actually called all the officials to come to the palace gate to sit down and ask to see you. Huo Zheng remembered The patriarch's explanation was that there were still two months left, and he had to fight for two more months to allow His Majesty to wake up and take control of the overall situation.
Huo Zheng speculated that the way things turned out now was related to what happened in Tai Chi Palace more than ten years ago. Cui Yan, an old guy, must have caught wind of something.
Thinking of this, Huo Zheng had no choice but to come to the palace gate alone to confront Cui Yan and others.
When Cui Yan saw Prime Minister Huo coming, he stood up and walked forward to argue with him. Although Huo Zheng had always had different political views from his own, he was still an upright official.
Cui Yan said politely: "Master Huo, I am waiting to see you here, and I would like to ask Master Huo to report on your behalf."
