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In Yushi Zhongcheng's mansion.

Li Hongyun complained to Chu Ge while eating the food delivered from a nearby restaurant.

"Do you know how I spent the night!

"Cenqiao Station, that's simply not a place for people to stay! At first I thought about assassinating Wan Yansheng, but in the end I didn't even see Wan Yansheng's face!

"Later, I thought about it, how about lowering my requirements and assassinating a middle-level general. As a result, the middle-level generals couldn't be assassinated at all!

"Even if we meet occasionally, they are surrounded by battle-hardened personal soldiers who are also wearing layers of armor, so my broken bow won't work at all!

"Shooting an arrow, it was indeed a hit, but he acted like a normal person! Then I was chased and killed by his own soldiers...

"Later, I thought, why not assassinate a few low-level generals, but in the end, it took a lot of effort to kill all of them, and I couldn't meet the conditions for customs clearance at all...

"I regret it. I really should choose the status of scribes. At least I can eat and drink in the mansion without having to fight with the golden man..."

Chu Ge also vomited bitterly: "Who told you that the position of Yushi Zhongcheng is very good!

"How do you know how I got here during this time!

"To be honest, although Ni's assassin route suffers, at least he will face the golden man head-on. If he dies, he will reopen at least. At least he won't feel aggrieved.

"But do you know how aggrieved the line of scribes is!

"I just wanted to follow Zuoxiang Li Boxi to organize the city defense well, what happened?

"Every day in court, the civil servants criticize each other. The two emperors, one in the capital and the other in other places, take turns playing tricks! If the one who doesn't pay attention makes the emperor unhappy, he will be demoted!

"Outside the golden soldiers are pressing hard, but inside the palace, the emperor and all the civil and military officials are still thinking about how to fight against the gold, and they are thinking about it every day...

"The most annoying thing is that the emperor is still thinking about running out! Can you believe this?

"I have to sleep with one eye open at night, and when he escapes, catch him quickly, otherwise this copy will fail directly!"

After the two complained, they both felt that it was not easy for the other.

So, it's all in the wine.

Li Hongyun sighed: "What should I do? I guess the first day is almost over, so I just quit the game? I really can't be reconciled!

"We didn't even pass the first stage. If we tell it, we can't afford to lose this person!"

Having said that, Li Hongyun obviously didn't have a good idea.

As an assassin player, he has already entered the city and is no longer in Cenqiao Station. Even if he wants to score points at this time, he can only wait for the Bianliang defense battle to start and kill a few golden soldiers on the city wall.

But no matter what, the weight of the golden man killed is not heavy enough, and it is still impossible to meet the customs clearance conditions.

Either way, today is hopeless.

Just hearing what Li Hongyun said, Chu Ge was holding his wine glass, thinking.

"I suddenly had an idea, maybe, I can try it. Anyway, today's game time is almost over, let's give it a go, how about it?"

Li Hongyun nodded: "Of course! But, how to give it a go?"

He couldn't guess what Chu Ge wanted to do.

"Wait here, I'll come as soon as I go."

After a while, Chu Ge came back again. Only this time, he was holding a strange-shaped thing in his hand.

At first glance, this appears to be a thick bamboo tube with a powder chamber and a small hole in the middle, and a wooden handle at the rear.

Li Hongyun boasted that he was looking at it carefully, and said with some uncertainty: "This is... a musket?"

The firearm is a very primitive firearm that existed in the Qi Dynasty.

In fact, it has many disadvantages and is difficult to use in actual combat on a large scale, but it is the embryonic form of firearms of later generations.

Chu Ge nodded: "Well, it took a lot of trouble to finally get it out of the warehouse of the Ministry of War.

"I, Yushi Zhongcheng, after all, still have some power and connections."

Li Hongyun reached out to take it, and observed it a little.

Indeed, even compared with the firearms of the Dasheng Dynasty, there is a big gap, let alone compared with more advanced firearms such as flintlock guns.

There is a big generation gap.

The biggest problem is that the gun body of this thing is made of bamboo, and although the hardness and airtightness of the bamboo tube are acceptable, it is not resistant to fire at all. There is a danger of disintegration and explosion, and it cannot be used for a long time at all.

Moreover, the growth of bamboo will not be as straight as the iron barrel, so the accuracy and range of this thing cannot be expected too much.

But in any case, in the case of black powder, you only need to stuff gravel and broken iron here to ensure airtightness and ensure the amount of gunpowder...

Then, if you hit it, it's still no problem.

Although the effective range is only ten or twenty meters, within this range, the lethality is indeed far superior to that of a crossbow.

Because the bow and crossbow can only shoot one arrow, but when this thing is fired, it shoots a large amount of gravel and iron fragments, which are driven by gunpowder and fly out at an extremely fast speed, which is almost equal to the power of a shotgun. .

Moreover, in the short-distance explosion, there will be a large amount of flames. Even if these stones and broken iron pieces cannot be killed, they will still be burned. Even if they are not dead, the subsequent infection is enough to kill people.

Although it is very primitive, Li Hongyun still can't put it down.

After all, he has a natural love for firearms. Although Qi Dynasty's firearms are simple and primitive, they have a special flavor.

After all, this thing is absolutely impossible for a greenwooder like him to get it, and it can only be found in the warehouse of the Ministry of War.

"Okay, then have a blast!

"But... I have a question, who do you want to use this thing against?"

Li Hongyun looked at Chu Ge inexplicably.

Chu Ge didn't answer immediately, but smiled slightly: "What do you think?"

...

Under the darkness of night, the capital is still the same as before, with depression in its silence.

In this illusion of trials, the golden soldiers are already approaching.

Li Hongyun ran away as soon as he was born in Cenqiaoyi and came to the capital.

Therefore, although some states and counties outside the capital have experienced war at this time, the capital is still safe for the time being.

In other words, this is also the last window period for the emperor to escape.

Qi Yingzong knew very well that if there was any more delay, in another two or three days, perhaps the golden soldiers would surround the entire capital, and it would be really hard to escape.

Under the night, the emperor's car was very low-key, just dressed like an ordinary high-ranking official, and headed towards the side gate of the city.

Because it is a small road, it is not wide. The whole convoy was stretched very long.

The emperor's bodyguards surrounded the car, trying to protect it as much as possible, and beware of the improbable danger around it.

At this time, while driving in the car, Qi Yingzong was complaining to the servant outside the car.

"These officials are all ministers who have wronged the country!

"The Jin soldiers have arrived, and these people are still busy attacking each other, not only can't come up with a way to retreat, but they also make me have to stay in the capital!

"I am the Son of Heaven, how can I be in a desperate situation? If there is any mistake, can they bear the responsibility of this crime!

"Hmph, that Li Boxi is really capable, even wooing Li Hao, the Yushi Zhongcheng, isn't this trying to make me stand up?

"He Li Hao is Yushi Zhongcheng, don't you know what he should do? I asked him to monitor the officials, not to monitor me for Li Boxi!

"Alright, since that's the case, I will hand over the defense of the capital to Li Boxi, and let him argue with the officials here!"

Outside the car, came the servant's soft voice: "Officials, I heard the words of Yushi Zhongcheng Li Hao, it seems to be a high-rise building, quite insightful?"

Qi Yingzong snorted coldly: "It's just empty talk!

"What is guarding the capital? What is selecting talents? What is guarding the Yellow River? It's all nonsense!

"If there are really capable ministers who can do these things for me, do I still need to work so hard every day? Do I still need to be so exhausted and sleepless at night?

"These officials are all like this, they say the same thing, but when they really do things, who can really make me feel at ease?

"Forget it, hurry up, lest Li Boxi find out!"

In different trial illusions, this Qi Yingzong had actually tried to escape more than once.

And in this illusion of trials, this was his first escape.

According to the normal situation, if Chu Ge, the censor Zhongcheng, did not come forward to stop him, once Qi Yingzong fled, the entire capital would fall into huge chaos, leading to the early arrival of the Jingping Change.

Because Qi Yingzong was the real emperor at this time, he didn't have the Zen seat for others, so if he ran away, various government orders would still have to be handed over to him.

In this way, the entire Qi Dynasty will have three command centers: one is the Supreme Emperor Qi Huizong who has fled to the south, the other is Qi Yingzong who has just escaped from the capital, and the third is the left minister Li Boxi who stayed in the capital.

The government orders are blocked and hinder each other, and the final result must be worse than Qi Yingzong staying in the capital.

What's more, the emperor fled openly and abandoned the capital, which was a fatal blow to the morale of the people and soldiers in the entire capital.

The emperor is here, maybe he can encourage the people to defend the city, but what if the emperor runs away?

That can only make everyone think of danger, and morale will collapse into a mess in an instant.

That's why Li Boxi tried every means to prevent Qi Yingzong from fleeing.

According to Chu Ge's original approach, he should immediately go to Li Boxi's mansion to invite the left minister, and then join forces with many officials from the main combat faction to stop Qi Yingzong's car and persuade him to go back.

After all, he is the emperor, even if he flees, what can the officials do?

But this time, Qi Yingzong's car was almost at the side door, and the journey was safe and sound, without any accidents.

Everything is quiet.

"The officials have already sent people to inform the defenders to open the door." Outside the curtain of the car, the servant reported in a low voice.

A boulder weighing on Qi Yingzong's heart finally fell to the ground. He slightly opened the curtain of the carriage, only to see that the night outside was like water.

What a good time to run!

Qi Yingzong couldn't help being proud of his brilliance and martial arts again.

And this atmosphere, even the other people driving the car, also felt a short-term relaxation.

We're at the city gate!

This means that basically there will be no moths in the city.

The surrounding guards were also tense all the way, and now they could finally relax for a few minutes.

After leaving the city, he had to tense up again and continued to flee for his life.

However, when he was going to inform the city gate guards to open the city gate, in the quiet night, a roar suddenly broke out.

"The dog emperor is dead!"

The guards around Qi Yingzong's car were startled for an instant, and they hurriedly took precautions in fright.

But when they looked in the direction of the sound, they found that the sound came from mid-air.

Someone actually jumped off the roof beside the road, and his target was the emperor's car parked in the middle of the road!

Because Qi Yingzong had to keep a low profile when he fled, he didn't take the road in the city, which was not very spacious. So when this person jumped down from the air, the driving distance between Qi Yingzong and Qi Yingzong was less than ten meters.

Ten meters, logically speaking, is still a distance that is difficult to succeed.

If it is on flat ground, no matter whether it is a crossbow or any other long-range weapon, it will be blocked by the guards with their bodies.

In the air, it is difficult to ensure the accuracy of bows and crossbows.

What's more, the emperor was driving in a spacious car, covered by layers of curtains, and it was difficult for an arrow to accurately shoot through the car window and hit a vital point.

If it missed at all, or just shot to an insignificant position like the arm, there is still no chance to kill the emperor completely.

But when the assassin fell in the air, he was holding a strangely shaped bamboo tube in his hand.

Behind the bamboo tube, there is still a fuse burning.

Some guards recognized what it was, but many guards showed confusion in their eyes. After all, such things as muskets were only rare items sealed in the warehouse of the Ministry of War, and had not been equipped in the army on a large scale, let alone be used as a human weapon. well known.

But soon, the whole world will know about this thing called a stun gun.

When Li Hongyun was in mid-air and hadn't landed yet, his field of vision crossed the layers of guards around the emperor's car, and the dark bamboo tube was also aimed at the curtain of the window of the emperor's car.

Condescending and murderous!

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, and the musket in Li Hongyun's hand emitted smoke and a huge flame. At this moment, a large number of broken iron, gravel and gunpowder that had been compacted in the barrel shot radially towards the Qi Yingzong's car!

After the intensive crackling sound, the light curtain that was originally put down was instantly riddled with holes, and the scattered sparks also ignited the curtain and burned it quickly.

Li Hongyun was not sure whether he had succeeded at first, but shortly after the musket made a loud noise, the emperor's screams came from inside the car.

"ah!!!"

The surrounding servants and guards had never heard such a voice from the emperor.

"Escort! Escort!"

"Catch the assassin! Don't let him get away!"

The entire surrounding of the car instantly became chaotic.

But the busyness of these people is futile after all.

After Li Hongyun fired a shot in the air, he fell heavily into the crowd of guards.

But when these guards drew out their sabers to grab him, Li Hongyun drew out the dagger without hesitation and stabbed it into his chest.

After experiencing repeated beatings in the game "Dark Sand", committing suicide without changing face is already a basic skill for players.

The servants rushed to check on Qi Yingzong's condition, and half dragged and half dragged him out of the car that was already on fire.

But the scene at this time is shocking.

The stud gun fires from top to bottom, burning out the fuse and causing an explosion at the perfect time. Driven by the explosion of gunpowder, a large number of broken iron pieces and stones shot in from the window of the car, covering the head and face.

Qi Yingzong's face was covered with terrible scars, a large number of sharp iron pieces and gravels were embedded in his head, neck, chest and other vital parts, and he was still smoking due to the high temperature, making a "sizzling" sound sound.

He was completely blind in both eyes, and he could only scratch with his hands unwillingly, making an extremely angry sound from his mouth.

"Catch the assassin! Catch the assassin!

"Who dares to assassinate me! Catch him! Cut his body into pieces! Exterminate the nine clans!

"Kill! Kill..."

It's just that this painful roar gradually sank. The emperor who had just ascended the throne not long ago died on the street one step away from the city gate.

In fact, if he was honestly in the palace, Li Hongyun would never find a chance to assassinate him.

Even with Chu Ge, the censor Zhongcheng, as an internal response, there is no hope of success.

Unless you can directly buy off a certain servant, or replace it with your own person...but that possibility is really too low.

On the contrary, if the emperor himself wants to leave the palace and run into the street, no one else is to blame.

It can only be said... people who are good at dying will always die on the road of dying.

...

Li Hongyun's eyes were filled with mist, and just when he thought that today's happiness was about to end, he suddenly discovered that there was a completely different scene in front of him.

At the same time that Qi Yingzong was assassinated, the Jin people also suppressed the situation.

Under such circumstances, there was no time for a grand funeral, so everything had to be left to power.

A new emperor ascended the throne, and after that, it was still Li Boxi who presided over the defense of the capital.

It's just that the investigation of Qi Yingzong's assassination has been continuously advanced in the investigation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Soon, the origin of the gun was found out, and Li Hao, the censor Zhongcheng, was also involved and committed suicide at home in fear of crime.

However, the pictures in his field of vision passed by like a revolving lantern, and Li Hongyun was surprised to find that the capital...has not been breached!

At least, it lasted longer than the original capital.

The subsequent screen was not displayed again, and replaced by a line of system prompts.

[Trial Illusion: Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon]

[Clear the first stage! Unlocked the new identity and hero summoning function! 】

"Huh? Is that okay?"

Li Hongyun was dumbfounded.

In fact, when he decided to assassinate the emperor at first, it was just to cooperate with Chu Ge. As for Chu Ge, in fact, he didn't have time to explain the plan to him in detail.

After all, the two of them are so familiar and trust each other, there is no need to waste time on unnecessary explanations.

Li Hongyun came to carry out this mission, on the one hand, out of his own resentment, on the other hand, he also felt that since tonight's time was coming up, it would be better to do something big.

But, can the capital be defended by killing the emperor?

Li Hongyun didn't think so, it was probably a waste of time. But even if it was a waste of time to kill the emperor, it would not be a loss.

Can't kill Wanyan Sheng, can't kill you Qi Yingzong?

As a result, after the successful assassination, the first stage was actually cleared, which made Li Hongyun somewhat unexpected.

The mist filled again, and Li Hongyun realized that he was about to wake up in reality.

Everything is just right.

...

"Why kill Qi Yingzong and pass the first stage?"

The first thing Li Hongyun did after waking up was to ask Chu Ge the question in his heart.

Chu Ge also had a smile on his face.

Obviously, although the Yushi Zhongcheng he played ended up being traced and committed suicide in the mansion, but Chu Ge also played a vital role in this process, so he also passed the level.

And this customs clearance means that many of his previous guesses have been verified.

"It's a long story.

"You should know, the struggle between Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong, this dark thread, right?"

Chu Ge briefly explained to Li Hongyun when he had the idea of ​​killing the emperor.

In fact, Chu Ge obviously did not do this on a temporary basis, but objectively analyzed its feasibility.

This has to start when Qi Huizong ascended the throne.

Qi Huizong's previous emperor was his own elder brother. This former emperor was raised as a prince since he was a child. Although he was young, he has done very well since he was in charge in his teens.

First, the new law that had been abolished by Wen Junshi was reactivated, and then great progress was made in the war in the northwest.

So much so that later generations believed that if he lived a few more years, it didn't need to be too much, as long as he lived to be sixty years old and survived until General Han Fuyue rose up, it would be enough to complete the goal of recovering Yanyun and rejuvenating the Qi Dynasty.

And that will be a high probability event.

However, such an emperor only lived in his twenties before he died young.

The successor to the emperor was his younger brother, Qi Huizong.

Originally, Zai Zhi was very unwilling, and gave a very pertinent evaluation: Duan Wang is frivolous, and he cannot rule the world!

The history books of later generations also record that Qi Huizong, the monarch, seems to be good at calligraphy and painting, and it is said that he is also very versatile in playing football. But he can do anything, except he can't be the emperor.

It's a pity that the words of the Zai Zhi at that time were of little weight in the end.

And among them, what is the difference between a good emperor and a bad emperor?

Are some people born good emperors and others born bad emperors?

It is true that there are such innate factors, but acquired factors are also very important.

The reason why the former emperor did well is that he was trained as a prince from the beginning, so his ability to govern the country is not weak, and his political skills are also good; on the other hand, Qi Huizong was not trained as a prince since he was a child, but when he arrived At the age of twenty, he was already an adult, and his personality and other aspects were completely stereotyped, but he was suddenly helped to the emperor's seat.

Therefore, Qi Huizong has a fundamental problem, and it is an irreparable problem.

But when he came to Qi Yingzong, he encountered a similar problem.

Although Qi Yingzong is the eldest son of Qi Huizong, he has never been liked by Qi Yingzong.

At that time, Qi Huizong preferred his third son.

The third prince had a second elder brother in front of him, but he died very early. So he can be said to be the second in line to the throne.

Compared with Qi Yingzong, who is not quite like Qi Huizong, this third prince performed even better. He is also very talented and has a high level of education. He even secretly took part in the imperial examination without telling Qi Huizong, and even passed the exam champion.

Qi Huizong was naturally very happy, thinking that the third prince was the one most like him, instead he secretly cultivated him in every possible way.

Not only did Wu Desi such a key department be entrusted to him to be in charge, but he was even asked to go to the front line in person to learn about marching from various generals.

Of course, because the military strength of the Qi Dynasty was too weak at that time, this kind of learning soon ended without a problem because of the great risk.

But in any case, the intention of linking the prince with military power is absolutely obvious.

Because from a historical point of view, except for a few princes who are really good at fighting, so that they are used by the father as a tool, all princes who have a relationship with the army will inevitably occupy a great advantage in the process of competing for successors. Invisibly, it showed a certain bias of the old emperor.

If the Jingping Change hadn't happened, perhaps in a few years, Qi Huizong would really consider passing on the throne to the third prince through certain means.

But the unexpected event of the Jingping change happened.

At that time, even if Qi Huizong wanted to pass on to the third prince, the conditions were not mature at all, not to mention that there was an eldest son Qi Yingzong in front of him. Therefore, even if Qi Huizong didn't like the eldest son so much, he could only pass the throne hastily when he was eager to run away.

And this passing of the throne laid the groundwork for the infighting between the two fathers and sons.

From Qi Huizong's point of view, the throne was abdicated by Zhen Chan to the crown prince. Since I am the Supreme Emperor, why can't I speak more effectively than my own son?

Therefore, Qi Huizong not only put aside his responsibilities, but also did not want to give up his power. He always secretly wanted to set up a small court in the south and interfere in political affairs. Moreover, after Jinbing's first invasion was repulsed, he quickly returned to Bianliang, the purpose of which is self-evident.

As for Qi Yingzong, of course he is not stupid. He can feel that his father doesn't like him, and he can also feel that his power is actually threatened by his father.

After all, most of the ministers in the court were promoted and appointed by Qi Huizong. Isn't he the new emperor who is restless?

Therefore, after the Jin people were repulsed for the first time and the capital temporarily turned to safety, the father and son began a vigorous internal struggle. Not only was Li Boxi pushed out of the court, but the Yellow River defense line that was originally planned to be rebuilt was also messed up. Even the King Qin army that had gathered before was all disbanded.

A series of extremely muddled operations led to the Jingping Incident.

And after the Jingping Incident, the third prince was also kidnapped to the north along with the royal family, and died two or three years later due to grief and indignation.

...

After listening to Chu Ge's speech, Li Hongyun couldn't help but suddenly realized.

"I see!

"Most of these stupid kings in history did not receive serious education as emperors when they were young, so they still retain the stupid and arrogant roots of being princes when they grow up, and their personalities have been fixed and it is difficult to change...

"In this way, the Ninth Prince who succeeds to the throne also fully meets this condition.

"I can understand that after killing Qi Yingzong, the third prince can succeed. But why, the third prince must be able to do better than Qi Yingzong?"

According to the line of succession at that time, after Qi Yingzong's death, it happened to be the third prince's turn.

Whether it is Qi Huizong's meaning or the succession at that time, it is none other than him.

However, will the succession of the third prince allow the two of them to pass through this trial illusion? Can it have a big enough impact on the history of the time?

What if the third prince is also a waste?

After all, judging from Qi Huizong's unreliability, his princes are also likely to be a bunch of crooked melons...

Chu Ge explained: "Historically, this third prince has never really been an emperor, and he died of grief and indignation soon after the Jingping Incident, so whether he can be a good emperor is only a question mark." up.

"But judging from all the details, there is a high probability that he will be better than Qi Yingzong when he takes the position.

"First of all, the rift between him and his father, Qi Huizong, is much smaller. Qi Huizong likes this son the most, so there won't be so much suspicion between father and son, and there won't be such serious internal fighting;

"Of course, there will probably still be struggles around power, but they won't be so unmanageable;

"Secondly, this Qi Yingzong himself is a monarch who lowered the limit. During the Jingping Incident, he mainly did such a few stupid things that are not as good as pigs.

"First, the Liujia soldiers were used to open the gate to meet the enemy, causing the capital's city gate to be breached by the golden men, but even so, the golden soldiers were still unable to enter the city; then, Qi Yingzong insisted on going to the golden camp to make peace in person. Then he was detained and began to send letters to the city to ask for property.

"Even Qi Huizong knew that he must never go to Jinying, and if he went, he would never come back, but it was because Qi Yingzong took the lead to go, so objectively, the entire royal family was dragged down.

"That is to say, even if Qi Yingzong doesn't go anywhere, but stays in the capital, resolutely refuses to make peace, and persists, the final result is nothing more than the Jin people robbing the surrounding area and leaving. And after Qi Yingzong's operation In the end, he searched the city for all the money and property of the people, the strong women of the people, and even sold all the members of the royal family. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one undercover agent of the Jin people.

"Since Qi Yingzong himself has broken through the lower limit of human IQ, no matter how stupid this third prince is, he is probably better than him.

"Finally, it's about some of the qualities that the Third Prince himself displayed.

"He has been in charge of the Wu De Department, and he has also been on the front line. Moreover, he secretly took the imperial examination and won the first prize. Let's not say how much gold plating or black box operation is involved, but this is definitely not what a fool can do. thing.

"This is enough to show that the third prince himself is eager to learn, otherwise he would not be able to take the first prize even if he was released; moreover, he should not be too indulged in having fun, after all, he has to spend most of his time on studying to be able to do so. s level.

"In contrast, the Ninth Prince who later rebuilt the court, when he was his age, the only news that came out was that he killed his maid... Although he was the son of the same father, sometimes, The gap is even bigger than between humans and dogs.

"So, based on the original historical deduction, if Qi Yingzong can really be killed, the impact on the Jingping Change will probably be more positive than negative."

Li Hongyun nodded suddenly, in this way, everything made sense.

And that means...

He and Chu Ge found a way to cooperate with the assassin and scribe routes, and there is a high probability that they can go straight to the first stage?