Six days later, June 24th.
In the early morning, three guests came to Handicraft Street, one old man and two middle-aged men. The old man came alone, and the two middle-aged men were each followed by a group of servants.
The three of them looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then walked into different shops.
"boss", "boss", "boss"
"I'll pick it up."
Fireworks shop, rice paper shop, winery, today, three customers picked up their goods at the same time.
Twelve carts of wine were already waiting outside the winery.
Wu Qinghui is also waiting for the person to get the wine.
"Mr. Zhang."
The man surnamed Zhang looked a little ugly when he saw the twelve carts of wine prepared.
"Boss Wu is indeed honest."
Immediately, he winked at the servants behind him, who inspected the twelve carts of wine one by one.
"I'm sorry, Boss Wu. My master is a very particular person. This product must be verified before we can accept it."
Wu Qinghui sneered secretly. The other party must think that she couldn't raise twelve carts of wine.
"Of course, Boss Zhang, please feel free to do it."
At the same time, the old man walked into the rice paper shop, and Su Qinqin led him to the backyard.
"Sir, please look."
But looking at the backyard, a burst of hazy sunlight shone on the old man's face, and the almost transparent rice paper seemed to cover the sun in the sky with a thin veil.
The breeze blows, and the surface of the rice paper, which is as wide as the eye can see, undulates like ripples.
Su Qinqin used the entire backyard to hang this rice paper. At this moment, they seemed to be enveloped in a translucent paper house.
"Okay, okay."
The old man nodded with satisfaction.
"But, how should I take it away?"
the old man asked.
At this time, the acceptance in front of the winery has also been completed.
A close aide walked up to the man named Zhang and whispered:
"It was indeed the stolen car of wine."
The man named Zhang looked very ugly and said in a low voice
"No matter what they find, find a way to seal it! Quickly!"
After a moment, his face was filled with smile again.
"Okay, Boss Wu is a man of his word."
He readily handed Wu Qinghui a banknote.
"This matter was handled properly, Boss Wu. I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate more in the future."
On the other side, in the fireworks shop.
"Where's your boss?"
The middle-aged man walked into the shop and saw Xiao Zhong alone.
Xiao Zhong saw that the man was dressed like a member of the government, and he remembered that when he went to the quarry that day, the manager had hinted to him that the person behind the purchase of fireworks was the Ministry of Industry's Shangshu Mansion.
"Guest, my master is away for something, so you are here to get some fireworks."
The middle-aged man didn't seem to care. He saw that the wall on the side was already filled with fireworks.
"Whatever, are you ready?"
Xiao Zhong led the middle-aged man to take stock.
"Well, it's a good amount. Let's take it away."
A large number of servants walked in from outside, almost all of them filled the small fireworks shop and began to busily move goods.
At the rice paper shop, Su Qinqin smiled and said
"Sir, don't be anxious."
She grabbed a corner of the rice paper and waved it hard. The elegant smell filled the backyard, and the rice paper seemed to be alive, with white waves rippling.
Then, Su Qinqin rolled up the rice paper into a ball under the old man's surprised gaze.
"No!"
The old man exclaimed.
Su Qinqin smiled and handed the huge paper ball to the old man.
"Don't worry, the rice paper I make will not have wrinkles."
I unfolded a corner at will, and saw that the rice paper was as smooth as new, with no wrinkles.
The old man was overjoyed.
"Shopkeeper Su is indeed the most skilled person in the capital."
After Su Qinqin sent the old man away, he saw Wu Qinghui and Xiao Zhong also seeing off their guests. The three of them looked at each other and went back.
Noon, City Lord's Mansion.
Today, the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion was crowded with people, including all the officials.
All the officials kowtowed, and in the courtyard, the saint and the emperor sat in front.
The saint was holding a yellow paper in his hand, and he was filled with anger.
"That King Xiang was so bold. He knew clearly that the two saints had been saved. Instead of taking them back to the palace, he even posted a royal list and announced to the world that he would hold a coronation ceremony tomorrow. He was really ambitious..."
Ruan Chengdong, the minister of the Ministry of War, knelt on the ground and cursed the prime minister. The other ministers around him also echoed.
"Shang Shu Ruan."
After a long time, the Human Emperor interrupted Ruan Chengdong who was talking endlessly.
"How many troops can the Ministry of War mobilize now?"
Ruan Chengdong hesitated. His new officer was just a polished general when he took office. Although his predecessor Fu Pingsheng was dead, his power was still there. How could he make people move? But of course he couldn't say that.
"Saint, it's hateful to say that Pei Wei of the Taiyang Prefecture actually betrayed the two saints and sent people to blockade the capital. My military commander could not leave the capital at all. It's a pity that I have an army of 100,000, but I can only watch. That Pei Wei Damn it!"
The Human Emperor stroked his forehead and waved his hand irritably.
Several ministers on the side secretly admired that Ruan Shangshu was already an official, and now he is looking for someone to take the blame.
"General Kuang."
The Human Emperor looked at Kuang Zhang standing aside.
"Do you still have any men available?"
Kuang Zhang stood up, looked at those losers with disdain, and answered briefly.
"have!"
The human emperor's eyes lit up.
"how many people?"
Kuang Zhang Road
"There are five hundred personal soldiers in the mansion. Everywhere in the city, if called upon, there are more than three thousand veterans who have been with me for half their lives in the war."
"Three thousand and five? How many people are there in Xiang Wang Chuan Feng Camp?"
Chang Sheng, who was standing aside, said
"According to information from friends in the Jianghu, there should be more than 20,000."
When all the officials heard this, they were silent. Some people's eyes flickered, wondering what they were thinking.
"Three thousand five versus twenty thousand, General Kuang, what are the chances of winning?"
The emperor looked at Kuang Zhang with concern.
Kuang Zhang answered directly without any hesitation.
"If we add the hundreds of friends of the city lord in the capital, the chance of winning can reach 30%."
The hope that the Second Saint had just raised was extinguished again.
"Only 30%?"
At this time, Yan Sihai sarcastically said
"Thirty percent is not bad. This is still General Kuang. If it were replaced by other wine bags and rice bags, I'm afraid he would have surrendered directly."
After speaking, he glanced at the ministers lying on the ground.
At this time, another person ran in from outside the yard.
It was Qin Wuyi.
"saint!"
The Human Emperor was surprised to see that Qin Wuyi was still alive.
"Qin Guards, is Commander Pang still alive?"
Qin Wuyi was dressed in armor and energetic, and said in a high-pitched voice.
"Reporting to the Two Saints, the Commander-in-Chief is not only alive, but has now entered the Grand Master realm. The Commander-in-Chief learned that the Two Saints were saved and asked me to come and report that he is hiding in the palace and can cooperate with those outside the palace to capture the Prime Minister when necessary! "
"good!"
When the Human Emperor heard this, he stood up excitedly, clapped his hands and said
"General Kuang, what are the chances of winning now?"
Kuang Zhang frowned slightly when he heard this.
"If there is no accident, there is a 70% chance of winning!"
The Human Emperor's brows suddenly relaxed, and his joy was beyond words.
"Okay, then tonight, we will set off to the palace to capture the rebels!"
The officials were also encouraged and shouted in unison
"Capture the rebels and welcome the Second Saint back to court!"
Seeing everyone's confidence, Chang Sheng never felt relieved.
This group of people went from being helpless before to now having a chance to win. In just a moment, everyone seemed to have lost their minds amid the ups and downs.
It's really weird that Qin Wuyi can enter and exit the palace at will. The Prime Minister doesn't seem to care at all about Qin Wuyi's reports. Moreover, the Prime Minister has controlled the palace for so many days without any movement, but today he suddenly announced to the world that an event will be held. During the enthronement ceremony, there was almost no logic in the actions, which really made Chang Sheng feel uneasy.
But it was impossible for her to say all this. This was the time when the popularity of this group of people was at its peak. It was really pointless to say such cold water.
At night.
The bright moon hangs high, and the moonlight shines on the street.
More than a dozen men in black were running quickly on the street, each holding a bundle of straw in their hands.
"This is it!"
They stopped in front of Wu Qinghui's winery.
The leader waved his hand, and everyone dispersed, surrounding the winery with straw.
Then, the leader took out the fire stick and threw it on the straw.
"call!"
The fire roared, and in an instant, the winery was engulfed in a sea of flames. Then in a very short period of time, the fire suddenly swelled up again. The fire outside ignited the wine in the winery, which was like a tiger.
Occasionally, there is an explosion sound.
The group of men in black sneered as they looked at the fire that engulfed the winery like a wild beast.
"mission completed."
"No, I want to see people alive, and I want to see my body dead."
"boom!"
Suddenly, an explosion came from the winery.
"what happened?"
The leader looked at his men.
But seeing his men shaking their heads, he set a fire, how could it explode.
"boom!"
Following the explosion, the entire winery collapsed, and the loud noise also alarmed other people on the street, who all came out to check it out.
When the leader saw that the commotion was getting louder, he said
"With such a loud explosion, she was probably blown to ashes. It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. Evacuate!"
The men in black scattered.
"It's on fire! It's on fire! Help people!"
Neighbors shouted loudly.
In the tunnel.
Su Qinqin and others were marching holding torches when they faintly heard an explosion above.
"Qinqin is still smart. Knowing that Qing Hui handed over the wine, the group of people will definitely believe that we have discovered something. She asked Xiao Zhong to bury some gunpowder in the winery in advance. As long as those people try to destroy the body and eliminate traces, the gunpowder will be detonated. , alarmed the people, those people in a hurry will not stay much longer, they will just think that Qing Hui is dead."
Lady Liu smiled sweetly and patted Xiao Zhong on the shoulder.
Xiao Zhong scratched his head and said with a silly smile
"Hey, I can do this kind of stuff too."
Wu Qinghui grimaced.
"My winery is just gone."
"Okay, your twelve carts of wine business is enough for you to buy two wineries."
Su Qinqin comforted.
"Dong dong dong!"
The watchman rings the bell.
Outside the city lord's palace, 3,500 soldiers held torches high and were ready to go.
In the center of the army, a gold and silver chariot with six horses was guarded. The human emperor and the emperor were sitting on it, and hundreds of officials were driving beside the gold and silver chariot.
Kuang Zhang was riding a horse in front of the formation, wearing golden armor and holding a black iron spear. His face looked like a flat lake, but he saw him wave his spear and point at the palace in the distance.
"The Second Saint Returns to the Palace"
Then there was thunder on the ground, and the roar of 3,500 soldiers shook the sky.
Almost at the same time, the palace in the distance suddenly burst into flames.
"It's gone!"
Liuyun Palace, Chonghua Gate, Taipingfang, Yiyu Palace...
Dozens of large and small palaces in all directions in the palace suddenly caught fire at the same time. The flames raged and easily swallowed up a series of houses. In an instant, the palace was in chaos.
The troops on Taiyang Road were overjoyed when they saw this.
"Okay! Commander Pang's plan is brilliant!"
The officials clapped their hands and applauded beside the gold and silver carriage, and the two saints were also very happy.
"Set off!"
Kuang Zhang shouted loudly, and the army set off. A fire dragon snaked up and headed straight for the palace.
On Twelve Street, hundreds of black shadows rushed up to the rooftops, staggering between the buildings. Although they were not as uniform as the army, they were moving extremely fast.
Soon, the hundreds of black shadows scattered in the night sky, and teams of a hundred people rushed towards the main gates of the palace.
He led his army into the palace.
"boom!"
At a palace gate, dozens of masters used their palms to blast open the thick palace gate.
Then, there was only one sound of "enemy attack!" coming from inside the door, and he was instantly drowned in the shouts of killing.
Inside the palace gate, a 3,000-strong Chuanfeng Camp branch was already guarding the place.
The general's face changed when he saw that the person coming was actually from Jianghu, but he was not very surprised. Next to him, a messenger fired a loud arrow.
"Phew!" "Pah!"
A moment later, there were echoes of arrows in the sky from all over the palace.
"Hmph! Chickens and dogs, follow me and charge!"
General Pian shouted, and the three thousand troops formed a square formation, rushing towards the one hundred people like a sudden wave, and the hundred people were instantly submerged in the wave.
As soon as the two sides started fighting, severed limbs flew high into the sky, and blood dyed the night red.
"Swish swish!"
As soon as the two sides exchanged blows, more than a dozen cold arrows were shot in front of the palace gate, killing several officers and soldiers among the rebels.
