Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 250: Big Chess
Due to the series of major events, the Holy City's alert has already been upgraded.
As Xu Zun and Huo Anu were riding back to the Inner Guard Palace, they saw teams of soldiers in silver armor patrolling the streets.
Some others went straight to the palace to reinforce the garrison.
Xu Zun knew that these were the Northern Yamen Imperial Guards specially dispatched by Lin Chaofeng, including the Left and Right Wei Wei, the Left and Right Xiao Wei, etc.
These imperial guards are mainly responsible for the security of the imperial city and generally do not enter the imperial palace.
However, when he saw these teams of imperial guards passing by, Xu Zun still had an ominous premonition in his heart.
If Xuanmen really used pills to launch the attack, then these imperial guards would seem to be the first choice targets, right?
Thinking of this, he quickly found a leader of the imperial guards to ask him when they would have lunch.
However, the leader said that they were dispatched in the morning and would have to wait until dark before returning to the barracks to have their meals.
Xu Zun asked again where their military camp was?
The leader replied that they were all reserve troops of the Northern Ya Imperial Guard, and their barracks were stationed outside the Holy Capital.
After hearing these words, Xu Zun realized that the imperial guards were large in number and stationed in various important locations in the Holy City.
So their schedules and work arrangements are different...
Therefore, if we want to prevent this unknown catastrophe, we cannot just start by checking when they eat.
Thinking of this, Xu Zun did not delay any longer. Together with Huo Anu, he rode back to the Inner Guard Palace and came to the central hall.
But the experts who had been busy all night last night were still working hard to study the geological structure, ancient ruins and underground ditches of the holy city.
As they were all quite old, everyone looked tired and had dark circles under their eyes.
Seeing Xu Zun coming, experts led by the Minister of Works Lan Qizhi immediately surrounded him and wanted to ask about the progress of the case.
Xu Zun didn't have time to pay attention to them. Instead, he went straight back to his studio and looked at the densely packed clues and information sorted out on the table.
Now when I went back to look at the information again, I discovered that the hidden meanings in it seemed to have far exceeded my expectations.
But when he flipped through the materials and found what he wanted, he suddenly realized something and collapsed on the chair.
"Xu Zun, you're finally back!" As soon as Xu Zun arrived, Cai Kun, the leader of the Inner Guard, rushed in hurriedly, "I just heard from Li Xing, are you sure that Xuanmen's real method is poisoning?
"You know, preventing the Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards from switching shifts is no joke. And..." Cai Kun pointed to the next door, "That Dongfang Yaorao is trapped in the enemy camp, but she is still alive, right..."
“Sir…” Xu Zun no longer cared about etiquette, and immediately jumped up from his chair, pulling Cai Kun to him, and said anxiously, “The so-called Heavenly Tribulation Operation actually refers to their entire plan, which has already begun from the moment of the assassination!”
"ah!!?"
Cai Kun had a premonition that something was wrong, and his face immediately turned pale and his body trembled.
"This is a huge conspiracy to overthrow our Great Xuan. Its huge and complicated procedures may be far beyond our imagination!" Xu Zun said, "They have already designed every detail, starting from the assassination, and they have been overthrowing our Great Xuan step by step!
"Their plan is to use that large-scale assassination to arouse suspicion of the Queen Mother from all parties, and to create chaos within Daxuan.
“So, they lay dormant after the assassination, waiting for the forces opposing the Queen Mother to take action, thus causing chaos in the Holy City.
"However, the Queen Mother used a trick of 'using it for my own benefit' to temporarily suppress the crisis," Xu Zun said, tapping the map with his fingers, "So, their plan was disrupted!
“Originally, they wanted to wait until the opposition forces entered the city and caused chaos in the Holy City before implementing the subsequent plan.
"This way, they can not only achieve their goal, but also get away with it safely !"
"Is it really...really that terrible?" Cai Kun was horrified. "What on earth are they going to do? Is it really like you said, using...some kind of poison?
"I can't understand. Our Inner Guard has been monitoring the Holy City. How could this group of Xuanmen rebels do such a big thing?"
"Master Cai," Xu Zun said excitedly, "Don't you understand by now? This is not a terrorist attack at all. This is a conspiracy coup!
"If there were no higher-level figures behind the scenes planning and implementing it, how could those terrorists succeed?"
"Ah? This... this..." Cai Kun turned pale with fear, "You mean... there really is a senior official in the court, or... or... a prince..."
"My lord," Huo Anu asked anxiously, "since you are sure they are about to take action, let's hurry up, right? It's not even noon yet, maybe we can still make it?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Cai Kun said, "Didn't you just say that the Xuanmen rebels might use poison? I will now summon all the people from the Inner Guard Office to stop those palace guards from changing shifts..."
"It's not just the palace guards," Xu Zun shook his head and sighed, "Now I finally understand why they would risk being exposed and set off an explosion at Taiping Gate!"
"Ah? This..." Although Cai Kun was in shock, he immediately understood what Xu Zun meant, "No way? You mean, even those imperial guards... this..."
"After the explosion, the Holy City's defenses were naturally upgraded, so all the imperial guards were transferred into the city," Xu Zun said, "This way, they can barely achieve the effect they want!
"I don't know who this master is behind the scenes, but his ability to adapt to changing circumstances is really impressive!"
"Then..." Cai Kun quickly winked at his men, asking them to gather people, and then said to Xu Zun, "Even if they want to cause chaos in the imperial guards, we must do our best to stop them.
"Not using poison? Then we tell everyone not to eat or drink anything!"
"I'm afraid..." Xu Zun shook his head and sighed, "It's too late! They planned to act at noon, but the poison takes half an hour to take effect. Now it's almost noon, which means they should have already acted!"
"Ah!? This..." Cai Kun was horrified and asked loudly, "Is there no other way to remedy this?"
"I heard from Ani," Huo Anu said with despair, "that kind of pill can make people crazy for several days after taking it!"
"The effect they want is nothing more than one word - chaos!" Xu Zun said, "The entire Heavenly Tribulation Plan is complicated and confusing, with many loose ends, but if they want to deal a fatal blow to my Great Xuan, they must have a more direct action!"
"Ah..." Cai Kun asked, "You mean, they don't just want to create chaos, can they really break into the palace?"
"Master Cai," Xu Zun stared at Cai Kun and said, "I have almost figured out most of their plans now, except for the person hiding at the back.
"For this calamity, I, Xu Zun, dare not say that I can turn the tide, but if you can cooperate with me, there may be a chance of turning the tide!!!"
