"I want to live" As soon as the Empress Wu drank in a deep voice, the little palace maid who threw the spear flew out, the speed was not much slower than the disappeared assassin, her figure flashed twice, she had appeared where the assassin was shot, and halfway she had picked up the thin spear that was thrown back by the assassin's backhand, and quickly swept it around, and then chased it down in one direction.
The other little palace maid still retreated to the side of Empress Wu, pressed her hand on the handle of the fan, and with a "clang", the spiky tip of the spear sank into the handle of the fan.
Their mission is to protect the safety of the Empress Wu, and if Empress Wu is assassinated, even if they can destroy the Nine Clans of the Assassins, it will be useless.
Therefore, the two personal guards who are responsible for guarding the queen of heaven will never leave the side of the queen at the same time.
The soldier on duty that night, Cao Shenjun, stumbled over, and when he was still more than a foot away, he knelt on the ground with a "porphyr" sound, knocked down his head heavily, and said tremblingly: "The queen mother will forgive the queen mother for the delay."
At this time, the feathers flying in the sky fluttered and swirled like snow.
Wu Zetian didn't even look at him, and only asked Shangguan Wan'er: "Which guard is on duty in the palace tonight, who is forbidden to lead the army?"
Shangguan Wan'er bowed and said: "Yulin Right Zhonglang will be Wang Rufeng" "Tonight, the right guard is on duty, all of them are assigned to the Yingzhou Garrison, from Wang Rufeng down, all of them will be imprisoned for investigation.
With Yulin Wei's general Quan Xiancheng tomorrow Hanyuan Hall to see me, you must not publicize it, who dares to chew your tongue indiscriminately, there is no forgiveness for killing" After Wu Zetian finished his order, he brushed his sleeves and left.
The Assassin's martial prowess was very skillful, especially his ghostly style, which was terrifying.
But the tightest guard in the palace is not in the palace, the palace is the emperor's home, is the only place where they can put down their masks to rest and relax, who will be in their own home with all the grass and trees, everywhere with heavy soldiers.
Tight on the outside and loose on the inside, the important defenses of the palace were laid out on the periphery.
The imperial palace is nine-fold, the moon is high, there is not a single tree within a hundred zhang inside and outside the palace wall, not even a single grass, people are not birds, how to cross this unobstructed distance of more than 100 zhang without being discovered, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry on the periphery of the imperial city, all of them are shrewd and capable internal guards, how can the assassin pass silently It was not uncommon for an assassin to be able to commit murder in front of her, but it was rare for him to appear in front of her There is only one explanation: there are people in the palace who are responding Wu Zetian thought of this question almost at the moment when he was stabbed: "Although the kings of Li Tang are almost dead, there are still people who are thieves who are not dead."
Just now, when the assassin was murderous, in Wan'er's eyes, the most terrifying thing was not the sword, but the person who held the sword.
Similarly, in the eyes of Empress Wu, the most terrifying thing was not the assassin, but the person who controlled the assassin.
Empress Wu sneered, and the murderous aura gradually rose to the slender eyebrows.
Wu Youdao, a soldier and a military officer, knelt in the "snowflakes" flying in the sky, looking at Shangguan Wan'er with begging eyes, Shangguan Wan'er also didn't look at him, only flicked his cloud sleeves and walked away like a white cloud.
Two armor soldiers approached him and pressed their hands heavily on his shoulders The queen of heaven is furious, and a bloody purge is about to begin.
Luoyang City is like a big square chessboard.
Luoshui is the Chu River Han boundary in the middle of the chessboard, dividing the entire Luoyang City into two, both sides of the river are also square and vertical, each street is the line on the chessboard, and each square is the grid on the chessboard, and the people in this square are the children on the chessboard.
The palace city and the imperial city are located in the north of Luoshui, in addition to the imperial palace in the north of Luoshui, there are 28 squares, a north market, and 81 squares and a west market and a south market in the south of Luoshui.
The street is small and horizontal, and the transportation is convenient.
In addition to Luoyang water, the city is also interlaced with rivers and canals, and the water and land transportation is very convenient.
Although Luoyang City is boxy and a chessboard shape, it has its own inside, there is the world's tallest building "Heaven", the world's second tallest building "Mingtang", perhaps the huge Buddha statue that can stand dozens of people on a little finger built in "Heaven", and it is also the largest of all the city statues in the world.
It's huge, it's magnificent, it's gorgeous, it's small, it's delicate, it's exquisite.
For example, old trees and crows, small bridges and flowing water.
Where Yang Fan hides, there are trees, crows, bridges, water, and people, and there is even a waterwheel on the water that is almost purely for ornamentation.
The water flowed in a tumultuous manner, and the waterwheel turned over and made a fluttering sound, and under the shade of the trees above the earthen wall, he could see all the pedestrians entering and exiting the roads and alleys, and others could not hope to see him.
Tonight, Yang Fan and Ma Qiao came out to steal.
Ma Qiao is a fangding, and the income of the fangding is actually very meager, so he assists Wuhou in maintaining law and order in the workshop during the day, and at night he becomes a thief to avoid Wuhou stealing things in the workshop.
He is not insatiable in stealing, neither stealing every day, nor stealing things that are too valuable, so although the robberies are frequent, the Wuhou never cares, most of the time, the neighbors just stand at the door and scold a few times.
Pulling Yang Fan into the gang is entirely because Ma Qiao pities this little brother, it is not easy to see him living alone in Luoyang, only relying on the income of Fang Ding, he can barely eat a full meal, not to mention saving money to marry a daughter-in-law, it is difficult to eat meat and sell a pot of wine, so he has the heart to take this brother to get some money to supplement the family.
So, one night, Ma Qiao cut half a catty of pig's head meat, sold a pot of green ant wine, and went to Yang Fan's house to do persuasion work with his heart.
In fact, Ma Qiao is very familiar with this workshop, he has always committed crimes alone, and he doesn't need a helper at all, which is helping his brother in disguise.
Yang Fan, who was very enthusiastic, felt that this incident was a good cover for him to often go out at night, so he agreed, so he returned to his old business, and followed Ma Qiao to be a thief who had ceased to be a thief for many years, stealing still bits and pieces that could not be put on the table.
Yang Fan rode on the wall, waiting for Ma Qiao to come back.
He tilted his head and stared at the starry sky in a daze, his gaze as bright as the starlight.
Under the starlight, the bridge of his nose is straight, his lips are clear and full, like a girl's delicate air, in the night, such a clear appearance, outlining a handsome outline, it is hard to believe, but this is a thief.
"Little Sail Little Sail" A figure sneakily emerged from the courtyard, looking around with a probe.
Yang Fan, who was riding on the wall and pondering, came back to his senses, beckoned to him, and called softly: "I'm here" Ma Qiao flashed quickly, and when he reached under the wall, Xiao Fan stretched out his hand and pulled him up to the wall.
The wall is made of loess, the day is long, the wind and rain have been dry and decayed, by Ma Liu kicked down a few pieces of soil embryos, fortunately there is a stream nearby, the stream is uproaring, covering the sound of the soil falling to the ground.
Ma Qiao sat down on the wall, and immediately praised: "Xiaofan, you really have a vision, the place where you picked this wind is really secret, and even I can't find you when I come out."
Someday, you'll be blue. ” Xiao Fan smiled dryly: "Do you want to be a thief out of the blue, I think it's better to forget it." ” Ma Liu snorted twice and asked, "Haven't there been any Wuhou passing by?"
Xiao Fan said: "They have always only patrolled on the cross streets, and rarely patrol the alleys, so don't worry."
You've touched something, take it out and see. ” Ma Qiao's arms were bulging, he sat firmly on the wall, took out a stack of open plates and two bottles with willow branches and flowers from his arms, and said: "I really thought that this yellow man was rich outside, who knew that he was a horse dung ball, a sheep egg, and the outside light was not only inside."
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Looking at the spaciousness, there are no too valuable objects at home, so I only touch a few things. ” Yang Fan smiled, stuffed the plate into his arms, and said, "This belongs to me, and the bottle belongs to you." ” Ma Qiao said: "Make." ” He reached into his arms, took out two more things, shook them in front of Yang Fan, and said proudly: "Look what this is" "Something" Yang Fan stretched out his hand and snatched one from his hand, which was round, bigger than a duck egg, and the tentacles were a little soft, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and said happily: "Mandarin orange" Ma Qiaoqi said: "Hey, you know the goods, since you have eaten it, don't eat it, give it back to me." ” Yang Fan smiled, blocked Ma Qiao's hand, peeled off the citrus peel, and first filled a petal of orange into his mouth, the orange flesh was juicy, slightly sour, and under a bite, the juice overflowed in the mouth, but only its fragrance and sweetness were felt.
Ma Qiao looked at him blankly and asked, "How is it, is it delicious?"
Yang Fan broke half of it and handed it to Ma Qiao, Ma Qiao gently broke off a petal, first put it under his nose and sniffed it, his face was relaxed, and then put the orange in his mouth, took a bite carefully, and moved his eyebrows: "It's delicious, it's delicious."
Yang Fan said disapprehantly: "This mandarin is not ripe yet, it is a little sour, I don't like to eat it, so I will give you these two petals too." ” Ma Qiao said: "You are picky, if you don't eat early, why bother to pick it up."
While complaining, he took the orange in Yang Fan's hand.
There are not many opportunities to eat oranges like them, although after the citrus is on the market in large quantities, the price is not very expensive, it is still not something they can afford, or they are reluctant to spend money to enjoy this luxury.
At this time, citrus has not been marketed in large quantities, and it is the royal family and officials who can eat citrus in Luoyang City.
Then there were the wealthy gentry and merchants, who did not have such a good fortune.
Yang Fan didn't like to eat oranges, but he knew that although Ma Qiao had some petty theft problems, he was filial piety, and the orange he left behind must be taken back to honor his mother, so he gave him half an orange, he was reluctant to eat it, and he must also honor his mother, so he claimed that he didn't like to eat oranges, so that Ma Qiao could also taste the taste of oranges.
Maqiao to filial piety, filial piety to the point that Yang Fan could not imagine.
Ma Qiao's father is called Ma Le, because there is a word "music" in the name, so Ma Qiao never laughs, just like Fang Cai, he wants to laugh, so he hummed twice to show his laughter, although others sound weird, but he has used this replacement since he was a child to show joy, so it is very natural.
Naturally, his father's name should be avoided, but to avoid it to such an unbelievable point, it seems a little boring to Yang Fan, but although he can't do it himself, he respects such a filial behavior very much.
At least, Maqiao still has an old lady to honor, and he Yang Fan raised his head, looked at the mysterious sky, and sighed faintly: There is a regret that the son wants to raise but does not wait, which can never be made up.
Yang Fan sighed with emotion, and suddenly found that a strange scene appeared in the sky, between the dots of stars, there was a black shadow carrying a long sword, and his clothes were fluttering, as if a big bird with wings was about to cross the sky Note: In ancient times, the Empress Dowager could call herself I, and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Chronicle of the Emperor of the Emperor contained: "The Empress Dowager said: The current emperor is a child, and Sasuke is guilty, and I and Sasuke listen to the government." ” The empress dowager, who called herself "I" in the edict, was the second empress of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Emperor Liu Zhao, Empress Hexi, and the Empress Dowager Deng during the period of Emperor Yan and Emperor An.
In addition, Wu Zetian was not only the queen mother at that time, but also the queen before that, and when he stood side by side with the two saints of Gaozong, he was already called me
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