"Your Majesty," just then, the voice of Ling Yunxiao, the commander of the Imperial Guards, rang out outside the Imperial Study.

"What brings you here, General?"

"Your Majesty, I received a message today, leaked by someone from the Nine Gates Commandery."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's heart tightened once again.

The Nine Gates Admiral was in charge of the defense of the capital.

The news coming from the Nine Gates Commander's Office must mean this matter is extremely important.

"Come in and speak."

"The Grand Secretary and the Grand Secretary have summoned the Commander of the Nine Gates, Lord Wan, today."

Lord Wan stayed at Lord Pang's residence for a full two hours.

Immediately afterwards, some changes occurred to the nine houses.

Upon hearing this, Lü Fang was startled.

"Your Majesty, something important must be happening these days."

"If what this old servant says is true, Pang Hao, that bastard is about to make his move."

Qian Renxue suddenly stood up and glanced at Ling Yunxiao: "General, the 5,000 Imperial Guards are now in your hands, and the safety of the palace is also in your hands."

Qian Renxue didn't continue speaking. Ling Yunxiao suddenly knelt down and kowtowed several times to Qian Renxue.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, my brother, General Ling Yunzhi, died on the battlefield and his body has not been found to this day."

"I, Ling Yunxiao, will definitely take my elder brother as my role model."

Even if I, Ling Yunxiao, fight to the last drop of blood, I will protect His Majesty's safety.

Qian Renxue nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, General."

Lu Fang: "General Ling, you must be careful these next few days. We absolutely cannot give these evildoers even the slightest chance."

A few rooster crows came from afar.

The east began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

In less than an hour, it will be broad daylight.

At the city gate.

The city gates would not be opened until an hour after daybreak.

But today, the south gate was opened very early.

Feng Huoliancheng rode his horse at the very front of the procession.

Next came a luxurious carriage.

The person sitting in the carriage was none other than Grand Secretary Pang Hao.

Behind them, 1,000 cavalry, 2,000 archers, and 2,000 infantrymen marched into the city in a grand procession.

Wanli, the commander of the Nine Gates, stood on the city wall, watching the army slowly enter the city.

Wanli is a man whose name truly reflects his character.

This guy is insatiable; his favorite business is one that yields huge profits with minimal investment, or even one that yields huge profits with no investment at all.

For two million taels of silver, Wanli opened the city gates and let 5,000 troops enter the city in a grand procession.

Pang Hao sat in the carriage and beckoned to Feng Huo Lian Cheng with his finger.

Feng Huoliancheng quickly rode over.

"You see Commander Wan, the Nine Gates Admiral, on the city wall, right?"

Feng Huo Liancheng nodded: "I saw him, a fat, big-eared beast."

“A few days ago I promised him two million taels of silver, and he opened the southern gate for me.”

"Once it's done, the Nine Gates Admiral will be useless. You can lead your men to confiscate his property, and the two million taels of silver will be yours."

The sound of war raging across the city filled me with excitement.

"This kind of thing is easy for me."

Murder and confiscation of property can earn two million taels of silver; why not do something like this, where war rages across the city?

"Give me everything else that was confiscated from the Wan family. I have other uses for it."

Pang Hao knew that Wan Li's family had an abundance of money, and their rooms were filled with gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings.

"Then I need to see if these things are valuable. If they are, I'll split them with you." Feng Huo Liancheng said this, but in his heart he considered these things to be his own.

On the main road in the city.

The clatter of horses' hooves broke the tranquility of dawn.

The footsteps of these infantrymen and archers echoed rhythmically.

Meanwhile, in the palace.

On the watchtower of the imperial city, the sentry watched as the main force, carrying torches, charged toward the palace.

"Sound the war drums, sound the horns."

"Close the city gates and don't let anyone in."

"Be on guard, be on guard immediately."

Soon, the sound of war drums filled the air.

The sound of bugles rang out in unison.

The fully armed Imperial Guards sprang into action.

Ling Yunxiao rushed to the front of the group and climbed up the city wall.

"General, please look," Deputy Commander Yang Dezhi said loudly.

"These people came with great force; I'm afraid they harbor rebellious intentions."

“Send men over there and tell them to stop advancing and close the city gates.”

These beasts cannot be allowed to barge into the palace so easily.

With Ling Yunxiao's command.

Two cavalrymen charged forward on horseback, shouting, "What are you doing here? How dare you trespass on such an important place as the palace?"

"Within the imperial city, anyone carrying a weapon, except for the Imperial Guards and the city garrison, is subject to the death penalty."

"Stop! Stop right now!"

The two Imperial Guards brandished their spears and blocked the road.

Feng Huo Lian Cheng snorted coldly after seeing this.

With a whoosh, he swung out the two curved swords in his hands.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... The scimitar drew beautiful arcs in the air, emitting a series of whistling sounds.

The two Imperial Guards hadn't expected the plane to fly so fast around the bend; they had no chance to dodge it.

With two swift movements, the throats of the two Imperial Guards were slashed open by the curved blades.

Pfft pfft...

Fresh blood gushed out directly from the wound in his throat, spraying two or three meters.

"You're courting death." Before Feng Huo Lian Cheng could finish speaking, the two curved blades spun half a circle in the air before flying back and landing steadily in Feng Huo Lian Cheng's hands.

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