Huaqing Palace was the place where Dahao conferred princes in the past dynasties. It was built on an island in the middle of the lake in the palace, which means the dragon lurks in the abyss. The island is not large, only three or four acres in size, and is surrounded by water on all sides. Palace wall, if you want to go to the island, you can only go to the island through the Lotus Bridge.
The Lotus Bridge is a white stone bridge three feet wide and eighteen feet long. Lotus flowers are planted under the bridge. They bloom in summer and the white lotus flowers all over the lake are particularly beautiful.
The Lotus Bridge connects the island on one end and the outside world on the other. It is the only way to pass through Huaqing Palace. Whether you are going out or coming in, you have to walk on the Lotus Bridge.
So at this time, the bridge is covered with imperial guards, all of them watching and listening in all directions, paying attention to the surrounding situation in case someone takes the opportunity to assassinate the emperor.
At a palace gate, there are more than a dozen imperial guards standing. Each one stands as straight as a pine tree, with his eyes scanning all directions. There are three roads in front of the gate. The road directly in front leads directly to the 'front', and both the left and right are direct'. In the inner court, behind the palace gate is the Lotus Bridge.
Zhang Hua had just become an imperial guard this year. His eyes were like lightning, and he was patrolling around. Suddenly Zhang Hua's ears moved, and the sound of a large number of booming footsteps came from his ears.
Zhang Hua rubbed his ears, thinking that he was hearing hallucinations. How could there be a lot of footsteps in the palace? But when Zhang Hua let go of his ears, the sounds not only did not become quieter, but became louder and louder.
Zhang Hua turned his head in confusion, looked at Yang Xiong who was napping next to him, and stretched out his hand to push him awake. Yang Xiong, who was napping, woke up with a push.
But unlike ordinary people, who are sleepy and have eyes wide open, they look very energetic, and you can tell at a glance that they are doing their duty faithfully.
When Yang Xiong woke up, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no Shangguan was inspecting him. He looked at Zhang Hua who was pushing him awake and said angrily: "I said, what's the matter with you kid? You're not sleepy, but I'm sleepy as hell.
I lost all night last night and am still on duty today. If I don’t take the opportunity to catch up on some sleep, how will I have the energy to gamble tonight?” After saying that, he yawned widely.
Zhang Hua looked at Yang Xiong and said doubtfully: "Brother Xiong, did you hear the footsteps?"
Yang Xiong listened intently, but heard nothing. He said, "You kid, you are trying to amuse me. I didn't hear anything."
Zhang Hua looked at Yang Xiong and said affirmatively: "Brother Xiong, how dare I entertain you? There are really a lot of footsteps. There are more footsteps than our imperial guards. Brother Xiong, listen carefully." , you can definitely hear it.”
The Imperial Palace Guards, also known as the Imperial Guards, have a total of 2,000 people and are divided into three servants: the Imperial Guards, the Front Guards, and the Inner Palace Guards. The Imperial Guards are in charge of the three servants.
Yang Xiong looked at Zhang Hua, whose expression did not look like he was joking, and said, "I'll listen again." After a while, Zhang Hua looked at Yang Xiong and asked, "Brother Xiong, did you hear it?"
Yang Xiong nodded and said with a serious expression: "I heard it," Zhang Hua said with a smile: "I'm just telling you, how could I hear it wrong? I have been since I was a child..."
Suddenly a slap hit Zhang Hua on the head. Yang Xiong said angrily: "I heard you big-headed ghost. From the beginning to the end, I only heard you buzzing in my ear like a fly. You’re annoying me so much! I think you’re just entertaining me!”
Zhang Hua looked at Yang Xiong, who still refused to believe him, and said with a sad face: "Brother Xiong, I am really not kidding. I have had good ears since I was a child, and I can hear far away. Listen, the footsteps are getting louder and louder, and now they are still There's a 'whoosh' sound."
Just when Yang Xiong raised his right hand and was about to hit Zhang Hua's head, there was a whoosh, and a sharp arrow shot into Zhang Hua's head. The look in Zhang Hua's eyes disappeared instantly.
Yang Xiong was a little confused at this time, looking at the metal arrow that passed through his head with a little bit of brain in it, reflecting the cold light in the sun.
Only then did Yang Xiong react, and he opened his mouth to shout the word "enemy attack". A rain of arrows fell from the sky, shooting Yang Xiong into a hedgehog, and Yang Xiong could no longer shout out the word "enemy attack".
But there is no need to shout. The imperial guards also saw such a loud movement. Arrows covered the sky and fell from the sky. The imperial guards in front of the palace gate died from the random arrows before they could play their role as dark warriors. middle.
The arrow was shot towards the Lotus Bridge. The guards on the Lotus Bridge were extremely vigilant. In addition to the death of the guard at the palace gate earlier, they had already drawn their sabers. When the arrows arrived, they saw the light of the sword flashing around the guards. The arrows fell to the ground one after another, and except for a few unlucky ones, not many people died.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that most of the arrows are shot into the water. Li Wei looked at the road and waved his hand to stop the archers from continuing to shoot arrows.
Li Wei thought to himself that the road was too narrow and he could not move the archers to the front. He could only let the archers at the rear and shoot according to their feelings, which would not bring out the power of the archers. Moreover, these were not real archers, they were just temporary archers. The sword and shield soldiers and the real archers were all transferred to guard the four gates.
On the bridge, as the Royal Guards soldiers took a step forward, the imperial guards took a step back. It seemed that they were frightened by the momentum of these Imperial Guards. It was not until the deputy chief of the Imperial Guards arrived that they barely stopped their decline.
Luo Lie hurried over from behind, and the imperial guards around him automatically moved closer to him. Luo Lie looked at the well-equipped imperial guards in front of him and said loudly: "Do you know what you are doing? This is treason. Be careful that the emperor will punish you." You nine tribes.”
The Royal Guards are worthy of being the royal guards. They will not stop without the order of the general. Vice General Wang, who was in the army, heard this and said: "Fart, we heard that the emperor was controlled by the eldest prince, and we came here to rescue him. The emperor must be He was put under house arrest by you people, so you prevented us from coming to rescue him."
At this time, Lieutenant General Wang already felt that something was wrong. Unfortunately, he was riding a tiger and had no choice but to go to the dark side. I believe the other lieutenants thought so.
When Luo Lie heard the slander from Vice-General Wang opposite him, his nose was almost twisted with anger: "You treacherous officials and traitors, you should die." After saying that, he drew out his sword and went to kill him. The surrounding imperial guards watched the deputy generals get on, Naturally, he followed suit.
Luo Lie is worthy of being the deputy chief of the Imperial Guard. As a master of transforming energy, as soon as he joined the army, he used the family's secret skill "Breaking Waves Sword Technique". The sword in his hand was like a rushing river. The soldiers in the area covered by the sword's light had their throats cut. Like a fierce tiger, killing everywhere.
However, Luo Lie is a tiger, and the Imperial Guard soldiers are a pack of wolves. Seeing the soldiers in the front row being beaten and retreating steadily, Vice General Wang immediately ordered: "The soldiers in the third row throw their spears."
The soldiers immediately threw the spears in their hands with all their strength. Even though Luo Lie was a master of transforming energy, he had to avoid its sharp edge. However, Luo Lie dodged and the imperial guards following him did not have such good skills.
Due to the sudden incident, except for the lucky ones who escaped, five or six people were shot through the chest with a spear and nailed to the ground, with blood sliding down the gun shaft.
Put down the shields. As Vice General Wang's voice came, the soldiers put down their shields as they did in daily training. The shields were connected to each other, and they bowed against the shields and advanced slowly.
When encountering a corpse, raise the shield together, step over the corpse, and lower the shield, always keeping the shields connected.
