The dim sky and the flashing fires made the palaces swaying black shadows everywhere. In the eyes of King Xiao Si of Poyang, it seemed that there were countless ambushers hidden in the palace.

As soon as someone gave the order, the ambush rushed out, grabbed him and his followers, and sent him to the King of Xiangdong.

Xiao Si took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress his uneasiness, and walked forward under the guidance of the eunuchs.

On both sides were guarding soldiers, gathering in groups of three or three. When the light and shadow alternated, the faces of these people were bright and dark. Xiao Si didn't know if these people were staring at him or just looking around.

Next to him, Li Li walked slowly with a calm face. Xiao Si couldn't help feeling much more at ease when he saw this person so calm.

Today's incident, it is said that all the ministers of the regent have been killed, and the rebellious soldiers have already attacked the palace.

As a result, the King of Xiangdong suddenly took action and entered the palace before them. His movements were so fast that something was obviously wrong.

Therefore, it is very likely that the King of Xiangdong took advantage of the situation to rob the palace, control the emperor and the empress dowager.

Now that they entered the palace, it was too late and they were powerless to do anything. If the King of Xiangdong had the intention, they would definitely come again tomorrow.

But Li Li said that if he could enter the palace, it means that the opportunity has come.

Before entering the palace, what Li Li said echoed in Xiao Si's ears.

"King, if I wait to enter the palace, it means there is room for redeem. The King of Xiangdong has not completely controlled the situation. Therefore, the King is the last and only hope for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

"So, after meeting with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, no matter what the attitude of the King of Xiangdong is, he must strive to lead his troops to serve in the palace and not hesitate at all."

"As long as the king has a firm attitude, the empress dowager and the emperor will have a backbone. It is said that the life and death of the auxiliary ministers are unknown. Now the empress dowager can only rely on the king and bargain with the King of Xiangdong."

"No matter what is wrong with the incident today, what will happen in a while, what will happen to the King of Xiangdong say?"

"The most urgent task is to let the Empress Dowager understand that the King did not stand on the side of the King of Xiangdong in advance, and is now willing to take risks and share the worries of the Empress Dowager."

"With the support of the king, the Empress Dowager will come back to her senses sooner or later, take action to save the situation."

Thinking of Li Li's analysis, Xiao Si became more and more determined. Although anyone could tell the truth, the feeling that it felt completely different from Li Li's mouth.

Because Li Li has never lost.

Although the so-called "never lost" refers to the battlefield, Xiao Si knew that judging from Li Li's performance over the past decade, the other party would not do anything unsure whether it was in war or doing things.

Then, Li Li said that the King of Xiangdong may not be able to control the situation. If they can enter the palace, they will have a chance, and that must be the case.

When I arrived in front of a palace, I saw a large number of torches lit around the palace, surrounded by many soldiers, and were on high alert.

In front of the steps, several generals were waiting, and Xiao Si recognized the other party, including Hou Andu.

Based on the sporadic news I heard just now, Xiao Si knew that Hou Andu led his army to the palace, but it was said that he was deceived by King Xunyang. He thought that there were traitors in the palace to cause trouble, so he led his troops to the palace to protect the palace.

Xiao Si thought of Li Li's suggestion, stopped, looked at Hou Andu and others, and asked loudly: "What are you doing here? Your Majesty hasn't dealt with you?"

Hou Andu looked up at the vassal king.

Although he was uneasy, his anxiety came from the status quo, not because he was afraid of the other person himself.

However, Li Li, who was standing beside Xiao Si, had a gaze like a torch, staring at him like a tiger staring at his prey, which made him feel a chill on his back.

The ever-famous general who is always famous is extremely powerful. He is a strong man with a strong figure and powerful Kong Wu, and his whole body exudes murderous aura, which makes Hou Andu and several generals feel danger in front of him.

It seems that something happened to the King of Xiangdong, so, so...

Hou Andu and others endured the uneasiness in their hearts and bowed to Xiao Si: "I will wait for the crime here, but I have not lost it."

Xiao Si looked down at Hou Andu, his voice cold: "I ask you, King Xunyang, where is the King of Yidu?"

"When the two kings were defeated, they fled in a hurry and died in the chaos."

"Where is Your Majesty? Where is the Empress Dowager?" Xiao Si asked again, pressing his sword with his hand.

Hou An was afraid of the tiger beside Xiao Si, and quickly answered:

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is safe, and I will wait here for the end of the journey."

"Is that right?" Xiao Si nodded, took his hand back from the hilt of the knife, and his tone was eased: "It can be regarded as the failure to make up for the siege. Later, I will plead for the general and ask for a chance to redeem my sins."

This sentence touched the heartstrings of Hou Andu and others, just like a drowning person, who caught a floating board.

They did dirty work, murdered people, and broke into the palace for the King of Xiangdong. Now something seemed to have happened to the King of Xiangdong, so they were panicked like a dog that was stranded, not knowing what to do.

Now, the Poyang King, who had just entered the palace, probably didn't know that the situation of the King of Xiangdong was wrong, so he told them "seek a chance to redeem his sins." Perhaps, maybe...

Xiao Si climbed up the steps, but Hou Andu and others dared not calm down.

Because Li Li was still standing in front of them.

"General Hou, please calm down, please calm down."

The voice came, which was Li Li's voice. Hou An even remembered that after the Battle of Changshe, Li Li, who had cut off the rear of the army, led his army to join him, and he said a few words to the other party.

He stood up straight and saw the other party looking at him calmly: "I will make contributions to atone for my sins in the future. I am looking forward to the performance of the generals."

"Yes, yes..." Hou Andu and several generals hurriedly said yes. Seeing Li Li nodding and climbing up the steps, he was relieved.

It seems that things have a turning point, otherwise, I can only fight to the death...

Li Li didn't know what Hou Andu and others would think now, but he could guess it.

He had enough evidence to prove that these people were "tool people" who did dirty work for the King of Xiangdong.

Now, the King of Xiangdong suddenly had a problem on the "eve of victory". The tools were in a panic and needed someone to comfort him and give him a way out.

If you just kill them all, you will force the other party to jump over the wall, which is not good.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Situ Wang Yun used a trick to provoke Lu Bu to kill the powerful minister Dong Zhuo. After reversing the situation, he refused to give in to Dong Zhuo's general Li Jue and Guo Si.

When the other party was desperate, he was teased by Jia Xu and rushed to the wall. He successfully counterattacked Chang'an and Wang Yun died.

This kind of mistake cannot be made again. After all, the King of Xiangdong has something to do, and he is sure to win, so there is no need to make trouble.

When he arrived at the hall gate, Li Li handed the sword to the guards, and then smelled the breath of spring: it was the smell of pollen.

The palace should have sprinkled too much pollen, so it is natural that the King of Xiangdong, who is allergic to pollen, was immediately caught.

Li Li thought so, walked forward, towards the emperor and the empress dowager.

At this moment, there were several ministers in front of the emperor and the empress dowager. In addition to King Xiao Si of Poyang, those ministers all had a good relationship with the King of Xiangdong, including Zhu Maichen, the confidant of the King of Xiangdong.

But the King of Xiangdong himself disappeared.

Li Li did not think that the other party was hiding to act, so he decided to launch an attack.

When the Empress Dowager saw that Xiao Si and Li Li came one after another, she felt a little relieved because she gradually came back to her senses and realized that something was wrong: she and her son were surrounded by the people of the King of Xiangdong.

Although she was uneasy, she could only pretend not to know. Fortunately, King Poyang and Duke Pengcheng entered the palace in time, allowing her to see hope.

"I am guilty of death. I am late to save you. Please ask Your Majesty to punish the Queen Mother!"

Li Li knelt on one knee and apologized. The Empress Dowager quickly asked Li Li to calm down: "What is the crime of Pengcheng Gong? Pengcheng Gong, what is the situation outside?"

"Thank you Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager will not be punished. Return to the Empress Dowager. Everything in the city is fine, and there are no rebels causing trouble." Li Li replied, stood up and asked, "I don't know where the King of Xiangdong is?"

The Empress Dowager replied: "The King of Xiangdong suddenly felt uncomfortable and rested in the side hall."

Li Li looked at Xiao Si after hearing this, then looked at the Empress Dowager and bowed to salute: "Since that's the case, the empress dowager dares to ask the empress dowager to issue an order to order the King of Poyang to temporarily preside over the affairs of the palace and be on duty tonight."

On the side, Zhu Maichen looked anxious: "Empress Dowager, King of Xiangdong..."

"Empress Dowager!" Li Li interrupted Zhu Maichen's words, "The King of Xiangdong was bedridden. When he learned that the Empress Dowager was in trouble, he went to the palace to stabilize the situation despite his illness, and he was so tired that he was loyal to him."

"Will the Empress Dowager still asks the King of Xiangdong to patrol the palace at night to stabilize the hearts of the people? What if the King of Xiangdong has three strengths and two weaknesses and the morale of the army is in chaos?"

With Li Li's statement, and with the fact that the King of Poyang was right in front of him, the Empress Dowager did not give Zhu Maichen and others a chance, and immediately nodded: "What I mean is that the King of Xiangdong cannot have any accidents, so the King of Poyang will be on the night to stabilize the hearts of the people."

Zhu Maichen and others were sweating profusely. They could not sit idly by and watch Xiao Si capture power and ignore it: "The Queen Mother..."

"What!!" Li Li's voice became louder, but in order to avoid scaring the little emperor, he deliberately controlled the 'volume' and just roared: "What are you dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's decision?"

Zhu Maichen was frightened by Li Li's roar, and his back became cold: The King of Xiangdong suddenly coughed and even vomited violently, and then fainted, and was still in a coma now. Facing Li Li's fierce tiger, they had no confidence at all.

Seeing Li Li's words, the Empress Dowager suppressed Zhu Maichen and others. She felt that her confidence had increased greatly and looked at Zhu Maichen and others: "Zhu Qing, thank you for your hard work today, so I will leave the night patrol to the King of Poyang."

"Tomorrow, Your Majesty will have to rely on you to stabilize the situation. Tonight, you will have a good rest in the palace."

Zhu Maichen had no other choice but to obey orders.

When Xiao Si saw Li Li suppressing Zhu Maichen and others, he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Hou Andu and others were accidentally confused by the traitor and committed the crime of breaking into the palace, but they have already repented..."

"I dare to ask Your Majesty to put the overall situation first, pardon them for their death sentences, and let them make meritorious contributions."

"But." The Empress Dowager nodded. She knew that she could not force her too much now, otherwise Hou Andu and others would start to make trouble outside the hall, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the side, Zhu Maichen saw that the Empress Dowager had come to her senses, while Xiao Si and Li Li stabbed him and directly grabbed power. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to do anything.

The two of them came with troops, and Li Li was brave and good at fighting and killed countless people, so they could no longer control the emperor and the queen mother.

Everything was caused by the sudden fainting of the King of Xiangdong, which led to great chaos in the hearts, and even more so by Hou Andu and others.

They were at a loss when they learned that Xiao Si and Li Li were coming.

Zhu Maichen was afraid that Hou An would turn against Xiao Si at the time of war. He would be the one who would be unlucky at that time. He could only bite the bullet and allow Xiao Si and Li Li to enter the palace.

If something goes wrong with the King of Xiangdong, these two people will have the chance to enter the palace!

Thinking of the soon-to-be victory, Zhu Maichen was snatched away.

What's going on? Why did the king cough continuously as soon as he entered the hall, so he coughed to faint, and gave up the good situation?
To be continued...