One of the biggest differences between soldiers on the battlefield who have lived for a lifetime and those heroes of the ranger is that orders are prohibited. Although he is not on the battlefield at this time, Chen Ke's orders again, and the generals and schoolmen quickly spread out quickly around, looking for hidden points.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

A sound of rapid breakthrough of the air came, and black crossbow arrows shot out from the upper floors on both sides of the street.

Chen Kefu had just rolled under an ox cart on the street, and several sounds of crossbow arrows shooting into the cart were heard from the ox cart. With a moo, the old yellow ox who was pulling the cart softened his front hooves and fell to the ground. The blood from several wounds stained the stone slabs on the street red.

Li Shimin and his friends are both good at martial arts, and everyone has either a horizontal knife or a ring knife. Their performance is good at all times. While drawing the knife to block it, they quickly dodge around. However, even so, several people were injured in an instant. Even Shi Wanbao, who is known as the hero of Chang'an, was not as good as the guard and was hit in his arm.

Chen Kefu looked at the short black crossbow arrows in the car and was extremely angry. The gangsters before were actually smoke from the other party, in order to reduce their vigilance first. When they thought they were fine, they suddenly came out of ambush. What they used were crossbow arrows. Judging from the style of the crossbow arrows, they were definitely crossbow arrows shot out by the standard crossbow machine in the army.

Although the Great Sui Dynasty was still martial, it was too strong to help but have horizontal swords and soft bows, armor and crossbow arrows were strictly prohibited. Whether it was the people or the aristocratic families, if the family had ten pairs of armor or more than ten crossbows, it was a crime of rebellion. Only in the army had crossbows, and Luoyang City was Kyoto, even border generals like Chen Kefu entered the capital, and the armor and weapons brought by the army were also left in the camp outside the city with their personal soldiers.

The only ones they brought into the city were the horizontal swords at their waists, and even Chen Kefu's own war horses and weapons were not brought into the city. But now someone uses crossbow machines to deal with him, and he can call crossbow machines to deal with him as soon as he entered the city. It seems that the other party wants to kill him, and those who have not yet appeared use crossbow machines and can also lie silently here. Eight out of ten of these people... nine are army. The ones who can mobilize the army in the Dongdu City are definitely not the magical powers that the fourth young master of Kyoto can have.

Half of them may be the head of the fourth young master who was behind him, and another possibility is that Yang Guang wanted to kill him. Chen Kefu unsheathed his sword and stared at the outside. The situation in front of him was both beyond his expectations and beyond his expectations.

After a rain of crossbow arrows, one black-clothed masked warrior after another broke out from the nearby shop. The street was in chaos, and the pedestrians and vendors did not expect such a thing to happen, running around and shouting and screaming.

Cheng Yaojin and others relied on various objects to cover them and continued to discuss and assign tasks through gestures.

There were fifty or sixty men in black who were killed. As long as there was no official action in the capital, no matter how powerful their power was, they had to fight quickly. There were many guards in the Jinwu Guards who were in charge of the security of Kyoto and could arrive at any time. Not far away, there were also the Yulin Army, Xiaoguo Army, and the personal guards in the capital. Once these troops were dispatched, no one could escape.

"Kill!" With a roar, dozens of people on Chen Kefu's side also killed them with horizontal swords. Blood splashed everywhere, and the strength of the young Liaodong generals was completely beyond the enemy's expectations. In such a street, they were no match for these generals who had lived for the rest of their lives. One by one, the black-clothed warriors fell to the ground. After a while, Qin Qiong and the others had gathered together again and guarded Chen Kefu and retreated into the Zuixian Building.

The sound of horse hooves sounded on the long street, and the Jinwu Guards arrived.

In the Liangyi Hall of the Imperial City Ziwei Palace in Luoyang City.

Sima Dekan, the general of the Xiaoguo Army, was kneeling on one knee and reporting the latest information to Yang Guang.

"Chen Pojun brought more than 130 people through Hulao Pass today, and later went to Shaoshi Mountain. He met Princess Izumo who was leaving the palace in a very short dress on the mountain road. Chen Pojun shot arrows with his subordinates at that time. One arrow shot down the twin geese, but it happened to fall into the princess carriage. According to the guards' return, Chen Pojun's guard surrounded the princess carriage. Chen Pojun seemed to have had rude words and deeds to the princess."

Yang Guang sat upright on the dragon chaise, but his white face was a little blue-gray. His eyes were staring at a map on the table in front of him. No one knew what he was thinking.

"Later, Chen Pojun continued to go up the mountain, but halfway through Yuwen Shu's second son Yuwen Zhiji, Pei Yun's son Pei Xuan, Yu Shiji, Yu Rong, and the son of Yu Shiji came to protect the son and the four of them had conflicts with Changsun Sheng's son Changsun Wuji, brothers and sisters. While quarreling, Chen Pojun arrived and took action. His men beat Yuwen Gaoji and others, and even Yuwen Zhiji and the other four were all beaten by twenty horse whips."

Yang Guang raised his head and raised his eyebrows, "Hmph, continue."

"The latest news is that the late Changsun Sheng's daughter sent his father's iron-eating bow with one stone to Chen Kefu. Later, Changsun Wuji and a Confucian scholar asked to join Chen Kefu's command, and Chen Kefu finally appointed the two of them as the Minister of the Liao Duke's Mansion and the Dianwei. Afterwards, they returned to Luoyang, and Chen Kefu left all the personal guards' weapons in the Daying of the north of the city. Li Shimin, the second son of Duke of Tang, welcomed him outside the city gate."

Yang Guang nodded and asked, "I heard that Chen Pojun and Li Yuan's daughter are about to get married. Do you know the wedding date?"

"I heard from the Duke of Tang that it is the auspicious day of the eighth day of the first lunar month next year."

"Well, I understand. Send more people to pay close attention to Chen Pojun's movements. I need to know all his movements." Yang Fang said with a calm face.

Sima Dekan nodded quickly, "I will accept the order!"

An eunuch hurried over, "Your Majesty, Yang Wei, the general of Jinwu Guard, will meet quickly!"

"Prince!"

Yang Wei, the general of the Jinwu Guard in armor, walked in. He belonged to the royal family, so he served as the General of the Jinwu Guard in the Eastern Capital who managed the capital's security. At this time, he was sweating and worried on his face.

"What's the matter if you are in a hurry to go to the palace to ask for a meeting?" Yang Guang looked at the royal brother and said, "Yang Wei was over fifty years old, without qualifications and prestige, but it was because of this that he felt relieved to let him take the post of Jinwu Guard."

"Your Majesty, the soldiers who patrol the streets just sent a message that Chen Pojun and his subordinates of Liaodong Army and the son of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, and others were attacked in the Western City restaurant. First, more than 200 gangsters made a big fuss in the restaurant, but they were taught a lesson by Chen Pojun's subordinates. As a result, as soon as those people left, a black-clothed masked man attacked Chen Kefu and others with crossbow arrows, and there were at least 300 black-clothed warriors besieged."

Yang Wei didn't dare to raise his head when he spoke. According to the news sent by his subordinates, the attackers were vaguely confirmed to be the Imperial Guards in Kyoto, and they used all the standard crossbows in the army. He naturally knew what Chen Pojun was. He knew that this matter was very difficult. It was not a secret order issued by the emperor, but also a senior general of the Imperial Guards.

"Bang!" Yang Guang slapped the table with a palm.

A pair of pale faces had wide eyes wide open!

In broad daylight, someone actually assassinated important officials in the court. What's more important is that he used standard crossbow arrows in the army. He didn't care about Chen Kefu's life or death, even if he died, he might not be really sad. What he was really angry was that the nature of this matter was very serious. Some people could actually transfer a 300-man army under his nose and use crossbow arrows to assassinate him. That means that the Kyoto Imperial Guard that guards his safety is no longer reliable. At least some of them are no longer reliable.

Although Yang Guang was always worried that Chen Kefu suddenly controlled the army in Liaodong. However, he was not yet at the point of killing Chen Kefu. His idea was to transfer Chen Kefu into the court after Liaodong stabilized, so that there was no need to worry that Chen Kefu was easy to use and was afraid of hurting his hands. But now, some people dared to take action without his consent.

"Who did it?" Yang Guang's teeth were coldly filled with four words.

Yang Wei knelt on the ground, sweat kept coming out, "What is certain now is that these men in black are all Kyoto Imperial Guards. As for the details, everything is still unclear."

"What's the situation with Chen Pojun and others? Have those assassins caught them?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, when I entered the palace, the Jinwu Guards had already rushed over. It is now said that only a few people on Chen Pojun were injured, and Chen Kefu was not injured."

Yang Guang stood up and walked down the platform, walked gently, and walked to Sima Dekan, "Sima Dekan, is this done by your Xiaoguo Army?" The Xiaoguo Army is also one of the imperial guards, and there are a large number of people. All 40,000 Xiaoguo Army are stationed in the imperial city, and they are Yang Guang's most trusted imperial guards.

Sima Dekan was also full of sweat. Although he was the commander of the Xiaoguo Army. However, the Xiaoguo Army was the emperor's personal guard, and there were too many noble children, and even the commander of the Xiaoguo Army was as many as six or seven. Although he was the highest general, the other few generals also had great power. He could not guarantee whether the Xiaoguo Army had participated in this matter.

"Transfer my orders to close the palace gate and close the Kyoto city gate. Send Xiaoguo Army, Yulin Army, and Xiao Cavalry Army to dispatch the Great Suo Capital. Be sure to take down all the assassins. Another order is Xuan Yuwen Shu, Pei Yun, Pei Shiju, Su Wei, Yu Shiji, Chen Kefu, and Fan Zigai enter the palace immediately. And also send an order to all the soldiers and horses in the capital to be immediately martial law and close the camp gate. Without my orders, no one can mobilize one soldiers and one soldiers. Violators will be killed on the spot. Go quickly!"

"I obey the order!" Sima and Yang Wei hurriedly retreated.

No matter how the incident happened this time, Yang Guang had already felt the crisis. He wanted to take advantage of this matter to clean up again. Pei Xuan, come and punished, Yu Rong and the other two joined the Yang Xuangan rebels last time, and today's incident may not have nothing to do with them. Among the more than 200,000 imperial guards in the capital, there are too many noble children who serve or take power. During the cleaning some time ago, he dealt with border generals and ministers on one side. Now, it is time to clean up the imperial guards.

Moreover, in Yang Guang's mind, he already suspected that this matter was probably done by Pei Jia or Yu Wen Jia. Yu Wen Shu took charge of the imperial guards in the capital. His son was beaten by Chen Kefu in the morning, and Chen Kefu was assassinated by the imperial guards in the afternoon. This suspicion was too great that it was related to the escape.

The Pei family now belongs to the capital, second only to the Yuwen family. Pei Renji, the Pei family, led his troops to station in Hulao Pass not far away. Pei Renji's son Pei Xingyan is now in the Imperial Guard, commanding thousands of troops.

Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve were just small valves in the past. With the support of Yang Guang, they became the most powerful clan in the Sui Dynasty today. In the past, he appointed Yuwen Shu, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji and others because they did not belong to any of the old Guanlong clans.

He pulled them up with one hand and allowed them to develop such a large family force. His close friends were spread throughout the court, in order to help him deal with the old Guanlong family. Now, with the efforts of his father and son, most of the Guanlong aristocratic groups have been purged and suppressed, and the remaining forces like Li Yuan and others that are both trustworthy and not threatening.

After what happened today, Yang Guang finally saw that the original Guanlong old family had lost their power to the sky. These small new family members in the past had already become bigger. Whether they were hiding their bows or destroying bridges across the river, they were nothing more than a balance and restraint.

Pei Valve and Yuwen Valve have developed to a boundary that makes Yang Guang wary of it. At this time, it is time to suppress it.

After walking around the hall gently, Yang Guang walked back to the platform, sat on the dragon throne and continued to look at a map in front of him. This was delivered by Chen Kefu not long ago. It was a series of military actions he did in Shiwei after pacifying Shiwei. He defeated and moved all Shiwei people, built a bastion garrison, and moved the population of all ethnic groups to settle on Shiwei grassland. What made him keep staring at this map was that Chen Kefu followed the map with a note.

In Shiwei, he continued to increase his troops and garrison, forming a strategic restraint on ***, making him unable to rest assured. Chen Kefu's words fully expressed his intentions. After pacifying Goguryeo, he had already set his sights on ***. Now he is trying to use diplomatic means to differentiate and restrain ***. However, the news brought back by Pei Shiju who returned from the grassland was not good. *** was already too powerful. This was a wolf that had grown up, and they lost the best restraint opportunity.

Pei Shiju told him that the Sui Dynasty and *** Jue may have to fight to decide their future relationship. He is confident of winning *** Jue, but maybe it will be a battle to conquer Liao, which is long and difficult. Now Chen Kefu has given him a better opportunity, adding a few bargaining chips to him.

"Pei Val and Yu Wen Val, will you temporarily support Chen Kefu, support him as Chen Val, and let them restrain each other?" Yang Guang murmured at the map. If he wants to realize this strategic plan for ***, he can only hand it over to a general who has trusted him. If Chen Kefu is transferred from Liaodong to the Wei Grassland to restrain the Turks, he can fulfill his plan with confidence, and there is no need to worry that he cannot restrain him.

As long as Chen Kefu loses Liaodong, he doesn't have to worry even if Chen Kefu is in the distant Shiwei grassland. Moreover, with Chen Kefu heading in Shiwei grassland, he can safely stabilize Liaodong. However, in this way, Chen Kefu cannot return to the court. How can he help him restrain the increasingly swelling Yuwen and Pei valves?

If Chen Kefu is transferred to the court, then judging from the current relationship between Chen Kefu and Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve, they will definitely become incompatible opponents. Chen Kefu can easily constrain the vaguely joint Pei Valve and Yuwen Valve in the court.

A sound of footsteps came, and the fragrance blew on his face. A beautiful woman with an unparalleled charm led a team of palace maids into the hall.

The beauty, who looked only twenty-six years old, had a high cloud bun and a bead in her hair bun. She wore a purple-sleeved long skirt and looked like a fairy walking in a slight stroll.

The beauty's face was as delicate and smooth as a chicken white, and under her long eyelashes were a pair of lively eyes. Beside her straight Yao nose, there was a purple flower ornament. As soon as she approached Yang Guang, she smiled before she could speak, and her lips, which were like rose petals, opened slightly, revealing the two rows of thin white teeth inside.

As soon as the voice was heard, it was gentle and pleasant, "Your Majesty, you are working hard on state affairs again. Have some snacks. This is the osmanthus cake I just made."

Yang Guang stood up, smiled slightly at the beauty, reached out to grab the jade hands, "Why is the queen coming? The weather is getting colder, so you should pay more attention to keeping warm."

"I just seemed to hear that Your Majesty was angry. I wonder what made you angry?" The beauty was Yang Guang's queen, Empress Xiao. She was kept in the palace since she was a child, and she was considered a child bride. The couple had been married for many years and were the most intimate ones.

"There is nothing, a little thing." Yang Guang smiled, and finally told the queen about Chen Kefu's assassination, and then talked about his concerns about Yuwen Valve and Pei Val.

Empress Xiao was originally a princess. She was smart since she was a child and grew up in the palace. She also knew very well about these things. She held her chin and thought for a while, "Actually, this matter is very simple. Your Majesty wants to keep Chen Kefu in the Liaodong Secretariat Wei, but she also wants to keep him in the court to restrain the Yuwen family. The rest of the ministers have a way to do it."

"Queen, tell me!" Yang Guang said happily when he heard that the queen actually had a way to achieve both ways.

"It's actually very simple. I heard that Chen Pojun will marry the daughter of Tang Duke Li Yuan after entering the capital. Li Yuan was originally his majesty's cousin and has always been loyal. Why don't your majesty leave Chen Pojun to restrain the Turks in the room, and then support Li Yuan to restrain the two families of Yuwen in the court? Li Yuan and Chen Pojun are separated and it is difficult to balance the two families. If the two families join forces, then they can still restrain Yuwen and Pei families."

When Yang Guang heard this, he was overjoyed, "Okay, this plan is very good. Chen Pojun added a Li Yuan, which is not too strong, but it is enough to use it to balance the Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve."
Chapter completed!