Everything was as Chen Xiaobei expected. There were still more than ten miles away from Kyoto's Wannian City, and the atmosphere became tense.
I saw that the number of soldiers on both sides increased significantly, and not far away there was a checkpoint strictly checking the passers-by.
Especially for people entering the city, in addition to verifying their identity, they also need to ask about the purpose of their visit.
Seeing this scene, Huang Ying gave Chen Xiaobei a thumbs up.
"Brother Xiaobei, you are really good at predicting things. You are indeed strict in your interrogation."
Chen Xiaobei thought to himself, it's not that I'm so good at predicting things, but that I've watched too many TV series like this in my previous life. Having said that, if such a big thing happens, if we don't strictly investigate, it will be a disaster. .
However, judging from the serious and responsible attitude of the army, it shows that there must be a high-pressure policy above, and it also shows that Sun Yuliang, the national master, has many party members.
The three of them entered the capital smoothly and inquired all the way to find the back door of Liu Xiangnan's mansion. They took a good look at the terrain and found an inn nearby to stay.
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Xiaobei had no time to rest, so he walked around the capital under the leadership of the Lotus Leader. The Lotus Leader was the master of Princess Zhaoning and was relatively familiar with the capital many times.
The Lotus Master specially brought the two of them to the gate of the palace.
From a distance, I could see a lot of soldiers standing on the three floors inside and outside the palace entrance. It was impossible to get close, let alone go in.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaobei quickly led the two of them back and said as he walked, "It seems that the ministers in the court are still locked up inside, otherwise the palace would not be so strict."
After returning to the inn to rest briefly and have something to eat, it got dark.
According to Chen Xiaobei's arrangement, the three of them took turns to go out and stroll to the back door of Liu Mansion. Each of them could not spend more than half a stick of incense before leaving. He was afraid that if he stayed too long, he would inevitably arouse suspicion among others.
At the second watch of the morning, Chen Xiaobei left the inn as soon as the clapper sounded.
He walked slowly along the street to the back door of the Protector's Palace. Take a walk back and forth first.
Then I found a corner, took a look there, and waited for a while.
The back door is dimly lit and there are few pedestrians. I believe that my short stay will not attract too much attention.
Just then a squeaking sound was heard. The back door of the Protector's Mansion opened, and two figures came out. After coming out, they stood at the door for a moment, then one went east, the other west, and one of them rushed towards Chen Xiaobei.
When the man was only a few feet away from him, Chen Xiaobei saw clearly that it was Liu Ziliang who was coming.
Seeing that it was him, Chen Xiaobei breathed a long sigh of relief. Liu Ziliang's presence meant that Liu Rumei was here, and everyone could be reunited.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei coughed slightly and said, "Brother Ziliang, I'm here."
Upon hearing Chen Xiaobei's movements, Liu Ziliang's heart was filled with joy. He couldn't help but jump up and wave his fist in the air, "Brother Xiaobei, you are here."
Only then did Chen Xiaobei step out of the shadows.
Liu Ziliang immediately stepped forward and gave him a big hug.
"Let's go, the lady is waiting for you."
At this time, Liu Ziming over there heard the two talking and hurried over.
Chen Xiaobei pointed forward and said to Liu Ziming, "Go to the inn around the corner. Huang Ying and the Lotus Cult Master are both there."
Chen Xiaobei followed Liu Ziliang in to see Liu Rumei, while Liu Ziming hurriedly ran to call Huang Ying and the Lotus Leader.
The reason why Chen Xiaobei did not go back again was because he considered that if he went back and came out again, it might arouse others' suspicion.
In the Protector's Mansion, Liu Rumei paced nervously back and forth in the living room.
He was nervous inside. He knew that Chen Xiaobei and the others would come, but he was very worried, lest something unexpected happen.
There were footsteps outside, and then the door opened with a creak.
A figure she was looking forward to rushed in. It's Chen Xiaobei.
In this situation, seeing Chen Xiaobei and Liu Rumei at this moment, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and rushed forward.
Pulling Chen Xiaobei's arm. There was an extremely excited look on his face, "Brother Xiaobei, you're here, you're here."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm here. Everything goes well for you."
Liu Rumei wiped away her excited tears and nodded hurriedly, "It went well, it went well. It's great that you can come."
At this time, the maid Xiaoqing coughed lightly twice. In her opinion, her lady had really crossed the line, and it was getting more serious.
But it was obvious that Liu Rumei ignored Xiao Qing's reminder and affectionately pulled Chen Xiaobei and sat down on the chair.
Then he turned to Xiaoqing and said, "Hurry up and serve tea."
Then he told Liu Ziliang, "Quickly invite Liu Ce and others to come over and discuss matters together."
While everyone was busy, Liu Rumei took two more letters from the table and handed them to Chen Xiaobei.
"This is a handwriting written by the prince and princess, indicating that Ma Xiaoyi has also reached the top of the mountain."
Chen Xiaobei nodded. According to the time calculation, Ma Xiaoyi should have arrived last night. This was consistent with his time calculation, so the carrier pigeon could deliver the oracle as soon as they arrived in the capital.
Soon Liu Ce, Ma Biao, Huang Ying, and the Lotus Leader all gathered together.
Everyone exchanged a few polite words before they all fell silent.
Everyone looked at Liu Rumei quietly.
Liu Rumei stood up, showed the handwriting of the Crown Prince and Princess, and then said in a deep voice, "We have sent people to inquire just now. All the officials of third grade and above are still in the palace. Sun Yuliang has obtained the Emperor's abdication edict. He is now a nominal official." The emperor."
"Our difficulty now is how to sneak into the palace."
Huang Ying smiled slightly and said, "What's so difficult about this? Let's sneak in under the cover of night and kill Sun Yuliang with a knife, and that'll be the end of the matter."
Liu Rumei looked solemn and shook her head slightly.
"Don't talk about this special period. Even in normal times, there are five posts and one sentry at the palace, and there are people watching from the commanding heights. Even at night, you can't enter at all."
After hearing this, Huang Ying spread her hands helplessly, "Then what do you think we should do about this matter?"
At this time, Chen Xiaobei slowly spoke. He first looked at the Lotus Cult Master, "The Cult Master once served as Princess Zhaoning's master, right?"
Tang Lianhua nodded, "Yes, I taught the princess all her skills step by step."
Chen Xiaobei looked at the princess's handwriting on the table again.
"The palace is heavily guarded, but I think the harem will definitely find a loophole. Can you go to the Plum Blossom Palace tonight to inquire about the specific situation in the palace?"
The Lotus Cult Leader chuckled, "It's a simple matter. Let alone going to the Plum Blossom Palace. Even if you ask me to see Concubine Shu, I can do it."
"Who is Concubine Shu?" Chen Xiaobei was a little confused.
"Oh, she is Princess Zhaoning's mother, Fang Zheng's niece."
It turned out that Chen Xiaobei's frown relaxed slightly, it would be much easier to handle with this relationship.
