Chapter 0886 Queen Xun's Fighting Spirit
"What can I do?" Queen Xun asked. She had been holding back for a long time. She knew that the enemy was hiding nearby, but she could not launch a counterattack. She had to pretend to be discouraged and lose her fighting spirit. This made her very painful.
She was like a veteran who had taken off his armor and returned to the field. She seemed to be in decline. She never talked about the past with her children and grandchildren who had never fought in the war, but she would often dream back to the company camp in the quiet night, listening to the horn and her blood would surge.
She longs to return to the battlefield, not just the battlefield of armor and swords, but also the broader battle of the world.
"How did you deal with the demon species?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
"I quit the court and don't care about political affairs. The devils probably don't know that it was me who instigated the talisman master and the monks to compete for credit, so they have never attacked me and I don't have to deal with it."
Mu Xingqiu did not ask any more questions, but he knew that the truth could not be like this. Mortals' schemes could not be hidden from demons. Queen Xun must have received secret help, but she did not know it.
"To make a long story short, more than half of the talisman masters and monks in the imperial capital have been possessed by demons. Niwan Palace has been controlled and has become the power and position of the demon species. If I want to win this battle, I must establish a force that can compete with the possessed. To this end, I need to arouse everyone's emotions, any emotion will do, it must be spontaneous and cannot be provoked by magic. The more people like this, the greater my chance of winning. "
Queen Xun didn't understand the details of the spell and didn't ask any questions. She just needed to know what she should do. After thinking for a while, she said, "Then we can only launch a coup."
Mu Xingqiu had to admit that he was surprised. He had always had confidence in Queen Xun, but she still often exceeded his expectations. "Time is very tight."
A coup is of course one of the best ways to arouse the emotions of mortals, and its impact is widespread, but it is also difficult. There has never been a coup that was so unprepared as today.
"You have your spell, and I have mine." Queen Xun landed on her bare feet, still holding the brim of her hat in her hand, "Do I have to keep it with me?"
Mu Xingqiu checked it with illusion, "If you can maintain your current fighting spirit, the straw hat will be useless.
In the past, Mu Xingqiu could only vaguely grasp the emotions of mortals, like driving sheep in the dark. After practicing the ninth level of illusion, he was able to temporarily store his soul on those high and clear emotions. .
Queen Xun laughed. This was a long-suppressed fighting spirit that could be maintained for a long time, but she still walked outside with her straw hat in hand, her steps firm and without any hesitation, as if there was an entire army following behind her.
This is the fight she has been looking forward to for a long time.
Zeng Fu sat up from the small bed outside, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Queen Xun blankly, "Why did you get up? What time is it now? You still need to drink water when you wake up? Why don't you wear shoes..."
"Follow me, Zeng Fu." Queen Xun's voice was not harsh, but it had an obvious commanding meaning.
Zeng Fu immediately jumped out of bed, put on his shoes, and then went to get the shoes for Queen Xun. She was so quick because she saw the straw hat in Queen Xun's hand.
Zeng Fu came back soon. He not only had shoes in his hand, but also a talisman dagger. It was originally pressed at the bottom of the box. Except for Zeng Fu, few people really remembered it.
Empress Xun put on her shoes under Zeng Fu's service, held the scabbard in her hand, walked out of the room, and stood at the door.
She does not live with Emperor Ci, but lives alone in a small, remote courtyard. The official name of this courtyard is "Xiyue Palace", but it is more commonly known as "Leng Palace".
"Call everyone up." Queen Xun said.
Zeng Fu moved very quickly. In fact, without her calling, the maids in other rooms got dressed as soon as they heard the noise outside and waited for the call.
A total of fourteen palace maids, and ten eunuchs in the outer courtyard, all stood in front of Queen Xun. The second watch had passed and the third watch had not yet arrived. It was the dead of night, but these people did not show any particularly surprised expressions. They all It was Empress Xun's confidant. She had been "prepared" as early as she was, but she didn't know exactly what to do.
Queen Xun began to make arrangements. Five palace maids and five eunuchs were paired up. Each took the queen's handwriting and tokens and left the palace as quickly as possible to meet three ministers, a general and a great talisman master. , no need to say anything, just deliver the token.
Most of the remaining people stayed in Xiyue Palace. Queen Xun only left with Zeng Fu and one of the most trusted eunuchs, and walked all the way in the palace.
Queen Xun whispered to herself. The eunuch didn't know why and didn't ask questions. Zeng Fu knew that she was talking to Mu Xingqiu. Queen Xun was still not used to talking in her head.
"Will those ministers and generals obey your orders?" Mu Xingqiu's voice could only be heard by Queen Xun. He was very surprised. Queen Xun had clearly prepared a coup long ago, and even foreign aid had been arranged. It seemed that she had been there all along. Wait for his arrival.
"My handwriting is not that powerful. These ten people can't even get out of the palace." Empress Xun laughed softly, "The five ministers I asked them to see have many party members in the court, and they have always been feared by Emperor Ci. My people will be arrested soon. I know Emperor Ci. He will immediately order these five important ministers to be imprisoned. Within an hour, there will be chaos in the court. Next will be my brother and Pei Shuai, although they are both. If they are discordant and have not had much contact with me, Emperor Ci will still suspect that they are my backers and may not dare to arrest them, but will order the whole city to be under martial law, and the entire imperial capital will be in chaos. "
This was the plan that Queen Xun made in less than two-quarters of an hour. This was only part of the plan. She would not have rashly proposed a coup without any concrete preparations.
"With me here, you won't be captured." Mu Xingqiu said.
Queen Xun smiled without saying anything. Mu Xingqiu was her greatest support and could not be used too early.
Not far away, a team of night patrol guards blocked their way.
Mu Xingqiu's soul could only perform pure illusions, which was more than enough to deal with the talisman soldiers, but he didn't need to take action. The eunuch who had been following behind silently solved the problem.
The eunuch was about 40 years old and had an unremarkable appearance. He had kept his head down since he appeared and never raised it. Except for "yes", he never said anything else. Such a person was actually a master of talisman sacrifices, and he knocked out all ten guards with just one move.
The guards of the palace were tight outside and loose inside. There were only ordinary guards in the inner courtyard where the Empress Ci and the concubines lived, and they were no match for the talisman master.
"His name is Wei Geng, Geng means farming. He used to be a five-crown talisman master. He came to me thirteen years ago." Queen Xun whispered as she walked forward. A talisman master with a bright future was willing to enter the palace as a lowly slave. That must be a tortuous story. Queen Xun did not elaborate, and Mu Xingqiu would never search her memory.
"Going down this road is the bedroom of the Emperor Ci, but he will not stay here tonight. The guards will prove that I came to see him. The Emperor Ci will be more suspicious and more likely to make wrong decisions after knowing this."
Queen Xun turned into another small road. From then on, Wei Geng began to offer talismans in advance to ensure that the group would not be noticed by other guards and erase all possible traces.
Empress Xun's temporary hiding place was the inner study of the Emperor Ci, where she said to Wei Geng: "The time has come. The survival of the Holy Talisman Dynasty may depend on this battle tonight. It is useless to just cause chaos in the imperial capital. I need direct support. Go find your people and tell them what I said, 'I remember your promise. Before dawn, I want to see you fulfill your promise.'"
"Yes." Wei Geng still only replied with this one word, and respectfully left the study and disappeared quickly.
"A group of talisman masters and monks, probably thousands of people, they have also noticed the existence of the demon species, and are regarded as lunatics by their peers. I gathered them together and tried not to contact other people. They are willing to fight for me."
Empress Xun is used to making more preparations. As early as the beginning, she anticipated that the fight for merit that she had provoked might develop to an uncontrollable point, and the demon species would also press forward step by step. She had to have a force that was completely loyal to her in case of emergency, but even she herself could not expect that this wait would last for more than ten years.
Mu Xingqiu became more and more convinced that someone was secretly protecting Queen Xun, otherwise, she would not have been able to do these things over the years, but the protector was definitely not Wei Geng, who was a very powerful talisman master, but had no ability to fight against the demons.
Zeng Fu couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "There are only three of us left, then what? Won't the Emperor Ci or others come to the study?"
"The Emperor Ci will think I escaped from the palace, and no one will come here before dawn." Queen Xun said affirmatively, and after a while she added: "Something happened in the inner study, and the Emperor Ci hasn't come in for at least five years."
This is another story of grievances and hatreds. Queen Xun had no intention of telling it, Zeng Fu was embarrassed to ask, and Mu Xingqiu was even more careful not to touch any of Queen Xun's memories.
Her fighting spirit has been slowly rising, like the only tall tree in the wilderness, providing a temporary resting branch for passing birds.
The palace was large and had many rules. No one dared to run around. There was silence outside. Zeng Fu was silent for a while, and couldn't help asking again: "What's going on outside? Did the Emperor Ci start?"
Zeng Fu's emotions were also rising slowly, more complicated than those of Queen Xun. He had fighting spirit, excitement, and a little fear, but he was enough to accept Mu Xingqiu's illusion. He said to the two people's minds at the same time: "They started. I can feel the tension in the palace. A large number of guards outside are heading towards the inner palace. Among them, there are many possessed demons. They are concentrated in..."
"Yunliu Palace." Queen Xun had no magic, but she could accurately guess the progress outside. "That's where Concubine Li lives, and it's also the place where the Emperor Ci feels the safest."
Mu Xingqiu found the Emperor Ci among many emotions. His anger and fear were like a towering tree. It didn't grow so high in a short time. As a possessed demon, these emotions have existed for a long time.
The demons searched for Mu Xingqiu everywhere in the palace. They did not come by themselves, but cast spells through the possessed in the palace. Mu Xingqiu also cast illusions to hide Queen Xun and Zeng Fu tightly.
The battle was about to break out. Queen Xun was waiting for a response from outside the palace, and Mu Xingqiu was waiting for the emotions of ordinary people to rise a little. He was still at a disadvantage now.
There was also Queen Xun's secret protector. Mu Xingqiu hoped to find this person. He had a hunch that he would not be unfamiliar with this person or these people.