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Even with his abilities, he was unable to gain any benefits from fighting against the guards. At this moment, Xiao Yun Chen's forehead was already covered in a thin layer of sweat.

Hiding in the dark until the guards left, Xiao Yun Chen walked out and quickly headed in the opposite direction. After waiting for an incense stick of time in the forest, he saw Dugu Yuan who had arrived late.

"Second Prince!" Dugu Yuan was lucky enough not to fail in her mission! " As she spoke, Dugu Yuan took out the silk cloth from her bosom and handed it over to Xiao Yun Chen. She then took the silk cloth and examined it in the moonlight.

After he finished reading, Xiao Yun Chen put away the silk cloth and said to Dugu Yuan, "You did well! Dugu Yuan smiled and said to Xiao Yun Chen, "Second Prince, let's hurry up and go back. With this military defense map gone, I'm afraid it won't be long before this Wu Guo falls."

Hearing this, the corner of Xiao Yun Chen's mouth curled up as he clasped his hands behind his back and said, "Let's go!"

Currently within the imperial palace, the emperor was resting in Imperial Concubine Liu's Yongan Hall. Upon hearing the news, the emperor immediately stood up! Imperial Concubine Liu stood behind him to protect him.

The chief eunuch next to the emperor immediately went out to understand the situation. After a while, he saw the emperor enter Yongan Palace. "Your majesty, this servant has already gone out to ask around. No one in the palace is injured."

Imperial Concubine Liu stood behind the emperor and immediately clasped her hands together. "Bodhisattva bless you. It's a good thing that no one was injured. Otherwise, it would have been a great sin."

Hearing Imperial Concubine Liu's words, the emperor lowered her head in thought for a moment. Then, his expression changed and she immediately lifted her leg to leave. Upon seeing this, Imperial Concubine Liu immediately followed behind him. "Your majesty, where are you going?"

The emperor turned a deaf ear to this. Imperial Concubine Liu quickly picked up the clothes hanging on the shelf and ran out. "Your Majesty, you should at least put on some clothes before leaving!"

The head eunuch took the clothes from Imperial Concubine Liu's hands and said, "Imperial Concubine, quickly go back and rest. With a servant following the emperor, nothing will happen."

With that, the head eunuch hurriedly ran off to catch up with the emperor. Then, he draped the clothes he had taken from Imperial Concubine Liu onto the emperor's body.

Fortunately, Yongan Palace was not too far away from the imperial study. Soon, the emperor arrived at the imperial study. The chief eunuch went up to light a candle and saw the emperor walk over to the study table with a solemn expression.

Staring at the desk for a long time, he lifted up the cover and pressed it down slightly. A piece of wood bounced up.

The chief eunuch stood at the side, his face full of surprise. It was obvious that even he did not know that there was such a secret compartment on the desk. The emperor glanced inside and saw that there was nothing inside.

His face immediately changed and he fell onto the Dragon Throne at the back. He said urgently, "Go!" "Have Zhang Tong Le and the other members of the military come over to see This Emperor!"

The Chief Eunuch knew how serious the situation was and did not dare to speak any further. He immediately withdrew from the Imperial study and sent people to find Zhang Tong Le, the Minister of War, and the Assistant Minister of the Military Department.

The three lords who were called into the palace rushed over in a hurry. When they entered the imperial study, they saw that the emperor was wearing a robe and his expression was extremely ugly.

They didn't dare to hesitate at all. They clasped their hands together and bowed to the emperor, saying in unison, "This official pays his respect to the emperor!"

The emperor's face was dark as he said, "Get up! Tonight, an assassin has entered the palace and no one is in possession of them. However, the military defense map that I have placed in the secret compartment has disappeared! "

The three of them immediately became shocked when they heard that. One of them looked at the emperor sitting on the throne in shock, "The military defense map is a secret of the Wu Nation. It concerns the lives of countless soldiers at the border! What should we do now? "

Upon hearing the Minister of Rites' words, Zhang Tong Le went forward and knelt on one knee. He said to the emperor, "Your majesty, this official is willing to bring people to the capital to capture that audacious Baotian!" Seeing this, the assistant minister and the president immediately kneeled on the ground, waiting for the king to speak.

"Investigate for This Emperor!" We must catch that assassin! " The emperor was furious. It was as if he wanted to skin and bleed the person who had stolen the defensive map.

When the Minister of War heard this, he raised his head hesitantly to look at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the military defense map has already been stolen. Should we fix it and let them make arrangements at the border?"

When the emperor heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then, with a strange expression, he said, "We have our own arrangements for this. All you need to do is to capture that assassin for me!"

The three of them did not speak any further. After bowing to the emperor, they quickly left. After all, this was not a small matter. The moment they left the palace, they immediately gathered their men and began searching every house and house in the kingdom.

Even the Sixth Prince's Minister of the Military Department personally went over. "This official pays his respects to His Highness the Sixth Prince!" The Military Minister told Rong Gan.

Rong Qian looked at the troop of elite warriors standing behind the Minister of the Military Department, knitted his eyebrows and asked, "I wonder why Minister Chen is bringing so many elite warriors to this prince's mansion so late at night?"

Hearing this, Chen Shangshu immediately had a wry smile on his face. The identity of the Sixth Prince was naturally not someone he could casually offend, but this door-to-door search was ordered by the Emperor.

Thus, Chen Shangshu immediately said to Rong Gan, "Please forgive me, Sixth Prince. This official didn't have any other intentions, it's just that this Sovereign's Token is a little difficult. Sixth Prince, please cooperate with me."

Upon hearing this, Rong Gan leaned to the side. Upon seeing this, Chen Shangshu immediately looked at him gratefully before instructing the people behind him: "You guys go in; be careful not to damage the Sixth Prince's items!"

The group of elite soldiers behind him immediately rushed into the Sixth Prince's Mansion. At this time, the servants who had been woken up thought that Rongzi had done something wrong when they saw him enter the mansion. They were all trembling in fear and didn't dare to say anything.

After a while, the soldiers all came out, "Reporting to the Minister, I didn't find anything unusual!" Hearing this, President Chen immediately cupped his hands towards Rong Qian and said, "In that case, this official will take my leave first. I still need to go somewhere else to take a look!"

After Minister Chen and his men left, Rong Gan immediately turned to the people behind him and said, "Send someone to see what happened. How could the military cause such a big commotion?"

When dawn arrived, the two lords of the Ministry of War and Zhang Tong Le appeared in the royal study to report the results of the search the night before to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this official was ordered to search the southern part of the city. There are no suspicious personnel," Zhang Tong said.

"There are no suspects in the North City either."

"Reporting to your majesty, we haven't found that assassin in the inner city either. Aside from the official at the relay station, he has already searched everyone in the inner city." Chen Shangshu said.