After listening to Tycoon Xiao's report, Shen Yicheng nodded.
"Xia Qing, you've worked hard. You've done a good job. It doesn't matter if you don't kill those 100 people. As long as you kill Xiao Ruxun, it doesn't matter if another 10,000 people come."
Tycoon Xiao suddenly felt that there was a hidden meaning in Shen Yicheng's words. After thinking about it carefully, he was suddenly shocked.
"Xiao Ruxun wasn't killed? How is that possible?! Our plan should be foolproof! Xiao Ruxun couldn't have known at all! "
Shen Yicheng sighed.
"Xiao Ruxun really didn't know. He was taken to the gate of Dong 'an Gate, but for some reason, before he completely walked into Dong' an Gate, he suddenly launched an attack. He didn't enter Dong 'an Gate, but he killed his way out."
Tycoon Xiao's face was inexplicably horrified.
"This … we arranged so many people at Dong 'an Gate, but we didn't catch him?"
The green-robed official who was kneeling on the ground hurriedly said, "That's not it, Assistant Minister Xiao. We had already surrounded Thief Xiao and could have killed him immediately. However, at that moment, we suddenly heard an explosion. There was an explosion in the Imperial City. All of us were shocked.
At that time, a group of thieves suddenly appeared from the dark. There were about ten of them, and they saved Thief Xiao. Then, they ran away … This … This was too sudden … This lowly official didn't even have time to react before they … "
Tycoon Xiao looked at Shen Yicheng in shock.
Shen Yicheng didn't say anything, but Luo Sigong spoke with a strange look on his face.
"Indeed, it was the Imperial Bodyguard's lack of preparation and thought. We didn't expect that the two eunuchs would dare to detonate the gunpowder in the warehouse of the East Faction Guards, causing us to suffer heavy losses. At least more than a hundred people died without a burial place, and even more were injured.
The plan to surround and kill Thief Xiao's personal guards was also interrupted midway. The people that were sent to kill Thief Xiao gave themselves away somehow and were attacked by Thief Xiao's personal guards first. After a fierce battle, they killed their way out. The ones who saved Thief Xiao should be the remnants of that personal guard.
As for how they knew that Thief Xiao went to Dong 'an Gate, I don't know either. I secretly ordered Blackbeard to summon Thief Xiao many times in the name of His Majesty. Every time he went to Thief Xiao's side near midnight and didn't let anyone know.
Logically speaking, Xiao Luo is already used to it and wouldn't suspect it, nor would he reveal this matter to the people around him. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that he did reveal this matter to his trusted aides. In this way, this matter can be explained. "
Only now did Thief Xiao know that when Shen Yicheng attacked Xiao Ruxun and Zhang Cheng, he had also arranged for the Capital Camp and the Imperial Bodyguard to launch a surprise attack on the Imperial Stables and the East Faction Guards.
The Capital Camp's operation was considered successful. Under the sudden attack, some of the people of the Soaring Dragon Guards and the Warrior Battalion surrendered under the persuasion of their acquaintances. Those who were unwilling to surrender were basically wiped out after a period of resistance. More than half of the eunuchs and eunuchs were killed, leaving only a small number of people begging for mercy. The power of the Imperial Stables vanished like smoke in thin air.
The East Faction Guards were in a similar situation. Although they resisted fiercely, they were not prepared and were defeated by the well-prepared main force of the Imperial Bodyguard.
The only problem was that when Zhang Cheng left the city and the Brocade Guards launched a night attack on the East Faction Guards, two eunuchs in the East Faction Guards, who were determined to die, detonated the gunpowder and tried to take them down with them.
It was these two eunuchs' determination to die that caused the previous violent explosion. The Imperial Bodyguard paid a heavy price for it.
And it was this sudden explosion that gave Xiao Ruxun the last chance of survival, and he seized it. Before anyone could react, they broke through the encirclement at lightning speed, tore a small gap in the encirclement, and ran away.
Although Shen Yicheng had taken control of the major city gates, there were many alleys in the capital. Furthermore, it was the middle of the night. Without torches, everyone was blind, so the efficiency of the search was extremely low. Until now, they had not found any traces of Xiao Ruxun.
In addition, Xiao Ruxun's sudden attack at Dong 'an Gate was unexpected. The troops arranged in Dong' an Inner Gate and even Donghua Gate were not put into use. When they joined the search, no one knew where Xiao Ruxun was.
According to Luo Sigong, the encirclement and suppression plan of Marquess Qin's Mansion failed. The Imperial Bodyguard sent to encircle and suppress the Zhennan Army guards in Marquess Qin's Mansion were suddenly attacked by the guards of Marquess Qin's Mansion and were killed by surprise.
The guards were very powerful. Although more than half of them died, they managed to kill their way out of Marquess Qin's Mansion.
According to the information they knew, in addition to the 100 servants and guards sent by the emperor, there were only 50 guards of Zhennan Army in Qin's Mansion. Among the 50 guards, only 38 bodies were found, which meant that 12 people rescued Xiao Ruxun.
The number of corpses found in front of the city gate was nine, which meant that there were still three people protecting Xiao Ruxun.
All in all, when the news came to Shen Yicheng, Shen Yicheng could only order martial law to surround the capital. No one was allowed to enter or leave the outer city gate, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the inner city gate without a special token.
Then he mobilized the Capital Army to enter the capital and began to carry out a thorough search in all the streets and alleys. At the same time, he announced to the whole city that no residents were allowed to go on the streets and no shops were allowed to open. In this way, the situation was under control.
After all, it was normal for people to panic after such a big thing happened. But as long as the situation was still stable, everything could be discussed.
Shen Yicheng had sent people to the whole city to announce that what happened last night was a rebellion by the rebel Xiao Ruxun, and then Shen Yicheng, the Second Assistant Minister of the Cabinet, put it down with difficulty. Now the situation had been stabilized. Shen Yicheng asked people to stay calm and not go on the streets and wait for further notice.
Now was the time to conclude the meeting.
The two people kneeling on the ground were the Vice Minister of War, Xu Fang, and the Deputy Commander of the Yulin Left Guard, Zhou Hu.
Originally, the commander-in-chief that Shen Yicheng had arranged wasn't a fifth-rank minor official like the Vice Minister of War, but the incident had been too sudden. Xiao Ruxun hadn't even entered the Dong 'an Gate when he suddenly rose in revolt, causing the original arrangements to fall through. Xu Fang was originally the communications officer and had been closest to the Dong' an Gate at the time, so she quickly galloped over to take command.
And then it was a complete mess.
Right now, Xu Fang and Zhou Hu were both kneeling before Shen Yicheng, trembling, and the other high-ranking officials and nobles were clearly uneasy.
"Minister Shen, at present, the whereabouts of that traitor Xiao is unknown. He's an enormous hidden danger. As long as that traitor Xiao doesn't die, it will be difficult for us to rest in peace!"
Xu Wenbi said to Shen Yicheng.
"That's right, Minister Shen. You said that you would definitely kill that traitor Xiao. As long as that traitor Xiao is dead, we will no longer have to worry about the future. But right now, we still don't know where that traitor Xiao is. What do you expect us to do?"
Tsai Kuo-chen also looked at Shen Yicheng with dissatisfaction.
Shen Yicheng frowned.
"Even if that traitor Xiao escapes for the time being, where can he escape to? Unless he's the Grand Protector of the Divine Movement, able to travel eight hundred li in a day and able to leap onto roofs and vault over walls. Otherwise, as long as a city gate is opened, his whereabouts will be locked. Where can he run to now? He simply can't leave the inner city! He must be in the inner city!
As long as we speed up our search, we'll find him sooner or later. This isn't a big deal at all. Right now, what we need to do is announce this matter to the world and make sure that traitor Xiao is guilty of treason. Let the entire world have nothing to say! "
The breathing of everyone in the room suddenly stagnated, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely oppressive.
Tsai Kuo-chen tightly pursed his lips.
Xu Wenbi and Zhang Weixian looked at each other uneasily.
The rest of the people also had different expressions.
Xiao Daheng's pupils also subconsciously shrank.
In the end …
It still came to that step.
"Is the eldest imperial son under protection?"
Shen Yicheng turned his head to look at Luo Sigong.
Luo Sigong nodded.
"The eldest imperial son is already under protection. As long as the second secretary needs it, he can come at any time."
"What about the other court officials? Have they been gathered? "
"They've all been gathered and sent to gather outside the Qianqing Gate. They're waiting for the second secretary's arrangement."
Shen Yicheng nodded, then asked again, "What about Song Butang and the old Grand Secretary?"
"Both of them are not at home. This subordinate is incompetent and can't find them for the time being."
"I see …"
Shen Yicheng pondered for a while, then faced the officials in the room.
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