There is a god in the sky

Chapter 381 Coup 5

Liu Pi was stunned.

He had been in the palace for so many years, yet he had no idea that there was a secret passage within it.

He turned around, about to ask a question, when he met a pair of sinister eyes and heard a voice say, "I'm sorry."

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly felt weak and powerless, his vision went black, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

“Li Ge, he…” Li Ye felt Liu Pi’s pulse to confirm whether he was dead or alive.

"Don't worry, it's just a sleeping potion, you won't die."

Li Ge crossed his arms and said coldly, "This secret passage must not be discovered for the time being. This person is just a nodding acquaintance of yours, so it's best to be careful."

Li Ye nodded. After all, Liu Pi had saved him earlier, and he didn't want to be ungrateful.

"What's the situation outside?" Li Ge asked.

Li Ye briefly explained that he was somewhat worried about Shen Lan, and that he couldn't kill the dog emperor by squatting here.

"What should we do now?"

"Wait."

"Wait for what?" Li Ye asked, puzzled.

There were many things that Li Ge didn't tell him.

He didn't ask, after all, knowing too much wouldn't do him any good.

"When the emperor and the Tong family are both severely weakened, when someone enters the palace to provide support, and when the situation stabilizes temporarily, that will be the time for our victory."

"Are you referring to the Marquis of Pingyang?"

Li Ge shook his head and gave him a deep look. "You don't need to know these things."

After this is over, take Shen Lan and leave the capital. Go back to your hometown or somewhere else, go far away, and never come back.

Li Ye asked excitedly, "What about you? Aren't you coming with us?"

Li Ge looked puzzled. "Where can a eunuch like me go?"

"Why not? You are our family. We will be together from now on. You are a eunuch and I am a monk. We will have no offspring in this life, so we can stay together until we grow old."

We can watch Shen Lancheng get married and have children. Later, I'll teach her child martial arts, and you can teach him to read. Who knows, he might grow up to be a top scholar in both the civil and military fields.

Li Ge rarely showed a genuine smile.

"The life you described is something I haven't dared to dream of all these years. As long as I can successfully take revenge, I'll be content."

Li Ge looked at Li Ye apologetically, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you kill so many people."

He only recently learned that Li Ye had engraved the number of people he had killed on his Buddhist prayer beads, adding one more bead for each new person.

"You're smart, I'll definitely listen to you."

There was a noise outside; someone had broken into the bedroom.

"Search carefully, we must find the old man."

Li Ge looked Li Ye's face up and pinched it.

He thought Li Ye was wearing a disguise. He had heard that there was a superb disguise technique in the martial arts world, but it only existed in legends.

"Xiao Lan'er did my makeup." Li Ye looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't even recognize himself.

"She's really amazing," Li Ge exclaimed.

The people outside finished their search and left.

Li Ge opened the exit of the secret passage and said to Li Ye, "You don't have to rush out. If the Tong family wins, you can go out with this face. If the Tong family loses, you can switch back to Li Ye's identity."

"it is good."

Li Ge had other matters to attend to, so he told him to wait for news there before leaving.

Shen Lan was used to seeing dead people, but this was the first time she had ever seen so many dead people.

She couldn't imagine what a thrilling scene it would be on the battlefield where the two countries were at war.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Many ministers were also mistakenly killed inside the main hall.

Some ministers, unwilling to hide inside and await death, chose to risk running out, only to be caught in the crossfire and meet a gruesome end.

Xiao Ji stood in front of Shen Lan the whole time, even though he was just a civil official and his means of self-protection were not as good as Shen Lan's.

Shen Lan glanced at the time; it was already evening, and soon the sun would set and night would fall.

The emperor's energy was limited, and he was starting to feel the strain, sitting on the dragon throne panting.

He put a pill in his mouth, and a moment later, his body began to convulse, and his face turned as red as if it were on fire.

Shen Lan had been observing him and guessed that he was taking medicine from the Shen family.

But she still doesn't know what this drug is.

After a while, he closed his eyes and laughed, a happy and joyful laugh, just like he was on drugs.

Could it be that the Shen family's medicinal herbs contain poppies?

The emperor gripped the dragon throne tightly, while the number of guards in front of him dwindled due to their involvement in the war.

Eunuch Wu, who had been by the emperor's side the whole time, brought him a cup of water and fed it to him.

The emperor swept the water cup out of Wu Xuan's hand and kicked him hard.

"You dog slave, who let you in? Do you want to harm me too?"

Hahaha... This entire world belongs to me! You traitors must all die! Die, all of you!

The emperor's eyes widened, and Shen Lankao saw that his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like an old lion about to erupt in anger.

His emotions change very quickly.

The expressions on their faces are also constantly changing.

No wonder he would order people to guard the Hall of Mental Cultivation every month after taking the medicine, preventing anyone from getting close.

If someone sees him like this, who knows what kind of rumors will spread.

Zhao Jinxiao dragged his injured body in.

"Your Majesty, they are too strong. I'm afraid the Imperial Guards won't be able to hold out for much longer."

Everyone looked terrified.

No one knows what fate awaits them.

A white-bearded official knelt and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please flee!"

The emperor roared, "Get out! If you dare mention the word 'escape' again, I'll chop off your heads!"

Master Xiao went over and helped the old man up.

"Lord You, at a time like this, you just need to take care of yourself."

They were subjects of Da Xi, not subjects of the emperor.

Even if the Tong family could kill the emperor, so what? Could they also kill all the soldiers of the Great Xi?

As long as the princes are still alive, it will not be the Tong family's turn to change dynasties.

With the assassins raised by the Tong family, they still can't seize the throne.

Therefore, most officials understand that as long as they keep their lives, they don't need to worry about losing their official positions.

Corpses were everywhere.

At first, the imperial physicians would treat the wounded imperial guards.

However, as more and more people were injured, the imperial physicians were short-handed and began to prioritize treating high-ranking officials, ignoring those of lower rank.

The wounded Imperial Guards were left to fend for themselves.

In a daze, Shen Lan heard the sound of a bugle.

I heard that before a battle, drums are beaten and horns are blown, and the sound is deep and resonant, carrying people to a wider battlefield.

"kill!"

An army stormed in.

The soldiers in the first rank ran and shot arrows in this direction, their target being the black-armored assassins.

"Is it the Imperial Guard?" the emperor asked excitedly.

Shen Lan grabbed Xiao Ji's sleeve and asked the same question.

She noticed that Xiao Ji's expression was solemn.

“No,” he replied.

Shen Lan wasn't very familiar with the military regulations, but the soldiers' attire was definitely not that of the Imperial Guards.

After a while, someone exclaimed, "Look! It's King Zheng leading his troops!"

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