"Since the Thousand-faced Buddha can enter the palace quietly from the Dragon Scale Palace, he can also escape from the palace." Li Xuan rode on the horse, her eyes moved from He Yiqiu to the front.
Not far ahead is the Shangyang Gate, one of the heavily guarded gates of Shendu Garden.
"Your Majesty is joking. The palace is so tight. No matter how cunning the Thousand Faced Buddha is, he can't escape the joint hunt of Dali Temple and Jinwu Guards." There was a hint of worry on He Yiqiu's face. He was not optimistic about the situation in front of him.
Qiu Shenji and Qin Yu had the upper hand, and it would not be easy for them to win over.
Li Xuan smiled faintly. Although Qiu Shenji had tricked him this time in Dali Temple, in Li Xuan's view, this was not an opportunity.
It is precisely because the Thousand-Faced Buddha is now targeted, so once Dali Temple and Jinwu Guard miss, the blow to Qiu Shenji will be unusually heavy.
Even the emperor and the queen's trust in him will be shaken.
"Although the imperial palace has been repaired by our dynasty, it was built by the former Sui Dynasty after all. It is normal if there are some unknown secret passages." Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Maybe this was the Thousand-Faced Buddha escaping from Shendu Garden. the real reason.
He Yiqiu looked up at Li Xuan and said with some confusion: "Your Majesty, the Sui Dynasty was nearly a century ago. Even Wang Shichong died fifty-four years ago. During these many years, the entire palace has long been gone. No matter how many times it has been explored, how is it possible that there is still a secret passage left?"
Li Xuan chuckled and looked at He Yuqiu with a half-smile.
At this moment, He Yiqiu immediately became a little unconfident: "There may be some secret passages left, but how can it be known easily by others, let alone the bandits of the Tianyin Sect!"
"Brother He should have checked the secret files of the Tianyin Sect. When the Tianyin Sect rebelled, Chen Shuozhen claimed to have obtained the art of the emperor. Then he imitated the imperial court and established six monasteries and nine temples in three provinces, calling himself 'Emperor Wenjia. After that, she attacked the various states and divided her forces to attack together. It was very organized. If her soldiers were not so bad, I am afraid that Muzhou and Shezhou might not be able to stop her. What's more, the underground network tunnels of Yunshaoyuan and Luoyang Zhufang have proved everything before. , and from this we also got a glimpse of some details of the Tianyin Sect.”
A deep sneer appeared in Li Xuan's eyes, and everyone fell into a blind spot, thinking that after Yun Shao Yuan had checked and blocked all the underground secret passages in Luoyang, there would be no underground secret passages in the entire Luoyang City, let alone It is said to be an extremely well-guarded palace.
Once some ideas fall into a dead end, they will never think about it in any direction, even people like Qiu Shenji and Ming Chongyan are no exception.
"But Your Majesty, even if there are hidden tunnels in Shendu Garden as the prince said, it is so vast that it is not easy to search it completely. Even if the entire Shendu Garden's forbidden army is used, it will take a few days at least to search it all. , and such a search is not meticulous at all, how can we find the entrance to the secret passage."
He Yiqiu had a look of embarrassment on his face. Although Li Xuan's idea made sense, it was too difficult to complete.
"No hurry!" Li Xuan smiled confidently, clamped the horse's belly, and led a whole team of Qianniu Guards behind him, as well as Dali Temple's arrest warrant, to Shangyang Gate. ….
At Shangyang Gate, someone had already seen the arrival of Li Xuan and his party. A captain of the Imperial Army opened the city gate and led his people out.
Li Xuan didn't look at him, and directly took out the token of the Qianniu Guard Lieutenant General, facing the city gate, and said in a cold voice: "According to His Majesty's instructions to investigate major cases, from now on, all the city gates of Shendu Garden will be closed. No one is allowed to come in or out at will, and no one is allowed to move around at will. Please give advice three times, and anyone who refuses to listen will be beheaded."
"Here!" The captain of the Forbidden Army took Li Xuan's token and immediately entered Shendu Garden to deliver the order.
The imperial army in Shendu Garden is the same as the imperial army in the palace city. It is also under the jurisdiction of Beiya. The person on duty here is a general of the fifth rank.
After hearing Li Xuan's order, the general named Zhou Cang rushed over quickly, wearing armor. After checking the identities of Li Xuan and He Yiqiu, he immediately issued an order to completely seal the entire Shendu Garden.
…
"This is the third recent blockade!" Zhou Cang accompanied Li Xuan and said helplessly: "Once after King Zhuang died of illness, again last night, and again today.
The blockade was finally lifted, and now it’s blocked again! "
"So it's best to pray that we can find what we need to find in time and leave." Li Xuan looked at the Dragon Scale Palace in front of her with a solemn expression.
"It is said that the Thousand-Faced Buddha escaped from under the nose of General Qiu Zhong for the first time. General Qiu Zhong was severely reprimanded by the Queen of Heaven for this." He Yiqiu suddenly spoke and looked at Zhou Cang, his expression He said solemnly: "General Zhou, what happened that night? With General Qiu Zhong's caution, how could he let people escape so easily? Is there something inside that is not known to outsiders?"
"Not known to outsiders?" Zhou Cang frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "No, after receiving the imperial edict that night, Shendu Garden was completely sealed off, and all the doors were locked. Even the next day, the No one leaves Shendouen."
"Is there no unusual movement at all?" Li Xuan stopped his horse and turned his head to look at Zhou Cang.
After all, the Thousand-Faced Buddha is still a human being, and is far from being a transcendent saint. How could it be possible for him to leave the Dragon Scale Palace silently?
Although the guards of the Dragon Scale Palace are not very strict, the guards brought by each royal palace are all good ones. What's more, at that time, the secret guards and the Imperial Guards had already arrived outside the Dragon Scale Palace, and the Thousand Faced Buddha wanted to be silent. It's not easy to leave, no matter what, there will always be some movement left behind.
"General Qiu Zhonglang also asked about the prince's words, but it turned out that the prince also knew about it." Zhou Cang's face was full of helplessness.
The imperial army searched the entire Dragon Scale Palace and the entire Shendu Garden countless times, but still found nothing.
Li Xuan nodded, there must be secrets in Shendu Garden, but if you want to find out where the secrets are, you have to start from Dragon Scale Palace.
After all, the Thousand-Faced Buddha was here from the beginning and later escaped from here.
"Drive, drive, drive..." A sound of urging horses came from far behind. Li Xuan turned around and saw a young medical officer, accompanied by several guards, coming quickly on horseback.
Seeing the person coming, Li Xuan felt relaxed for a while.
"Reporting to your lord, Cheng Fan, the medical officer of Shang Yao Bureau, has arrived with orders!" The young medical officer dismounted his horse quickly. Although he was out of breath, he still saluted Li Xuan. ….
Li Xuan turned to look at Zhou Cang, nodded slightly, and Zhou Cang immediately handed over his hands in understanding: "I will go to Shendu Garden to make arrangements first. Your Majesty, come quickly."
With a wave of his hand, all the imperial guards followed Zhou Cang and quickly headed towards the Dragon Scale Palace.
Li Xuan then looked at the medical officer Cheng Fan and asked in a low voice with solemn eyes: "How is the situation in the palace now?"
"Your Majesty, people from Dali Temple and Jinwu Guard have entered the Taiwong Palace and started to conduct an inventory of everyone in the Taiwong Palace." Cheng Fan looked worried.
"Everyone, wait, check them all?" Li Xuan had a hint of disbelief on her face.
"Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?" He Yiqiu looked at Li Xuan with some confusion.
All this was decided in Dali Temple, and both Li Xuan and He Yiqiu heard it clearly before.
"Haha!" Li Xuan couldn't help but burst into laughter and shook his head slightly: "You know, Brother He, I have thought about those words and strategies that Qin Sizheng first learned in the main hall of Dali Temple, but I have never thought about it. You have to really do it, because that set of strategies is not feasible."
Li Xuan's words rang in He Zhiqiu's ears like thunder, and he was stunned.
What's going on? How do you calculate this?
"The Prince's Palace is the place where the Prince rests. Once he makes a move, it is easy to disturb the Prince's mausoleum. Look, if this Qin Si Zheng catches the Thousand-Faced Buddha, it's fine. If he can't, Just wait to be impeached by the imperial censor until you die." Li Xuan had a sneer on his face.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace. There was something he did not say. If someone really did this, the emperor would be the one who would be offended the most.
Even if Qin Yu and Qiu Shenji had legitimate reasons, the emperor would probably be furious if they took such a massive action in front of the prince's soul!
Qiu Shenji was okay. He had Qin Yu standing in front of him. As long as he found the Thousand-faced Buddha, he would be fine even if he wasn't promoted. But Qin Yu would be miserable.
Dali
The position of Si Shaoqing will never be his turn, and even if he gets it, he will soon be dismissed directly with a reason.
"Okay, let's not talk about anything else, let's just look at the front. As long as we can find the secret passage, we will never be at a disadvantage, and we may even catch the Thousand-Faced Buddha."
Taiqing Demonic Way
