Chapter 105 Rebellion 4 ◇

Zhou Jin, with the one hundred soldiers secretly given to him by Emperor Chengqian, faced the more than ten thousand soldiers of the Hu Xiang and Longxiang Camp. He felt extremely pressured...

"Listen to me, that wall of fire will only burn for a while. They won't be able to break through in a short while! We just need to be careful and guard against the soldiers coming from the river!"

Brothers! Save your bows and arrows and shoot only those swimming towards you!

Zhou Jin hid behind the stone wall and gave orders to the soldiers around him.

"Yes!" the soldiers responded in unison.

…

The "Ma Jin" group on the opposite side,

Seeing the fire on Duanhong Bridge, Ma Jin and his men immediately wanted to send soldiers down to the river to fetch water to put out the fire, but they were stopped by one of his men.

"Commander! That fire was poured with kerosene! How could you not know? This fire can't be put out with water!"

Ma Jin...

The "Ma Jin" in front of them was just a gangster who looked very similar to Ma Jin and was found two years ago by Ren Er and others for this operation. They wanted to kill Ma Jin and then impersonate him!

Although after two years of training by Ren Er, the voice and movements of this fake Ma Jin are extremely similar to the real Ma Jin, but they are different inside. The fake Ma Jin has never fought in a war, so how could he have seen the fierce kerosene!

Even Ren Er next to him and the third prince in black had never encountered this!

Therefore, the order to put out the fire with water immediately aroused the suspicion of the generals under the Longxiang Camp again!

Moreover, this general was quite smart. Having learned from the lesson of the sudden death of the square-faced general, he had retreated among his own soldiers while asking questions, at least seven or eight meters away from Fake Ma Jin and the others!

"Why? I forgot for a moment, didn't I?"

The fake Ma Jin immediately made amends in a timid tone, then imitated Ma Jin's tone and ordered:

"If water can't put it out, then quickly put it out with soil!"

After hearing this, the general was still a little suspicious about the fake Ma Jin in front of him, but after carefully identifying him for a long time, he still felt that this person was exactly the same as their commander and did not seem to be an impersonator. Therefore, he did not dare to disobey his orders too much and still let his subordinates act according to his orders!

But while everyone was focusing their attention on the wall of fire in front of them, he took a few steps back and went to discuss things with a few of his friendly soldiers!

The commander before him looked the same, but his demeanor was so different from usual! Lao Fang was his favorite general, wasn't he? How could he be killed for saying the wrong thing?! And who was that man in black who always followed him around? Why had he never seen him before?

…

"Hey! Soldiers on the opposite side, listen to me! Hu Xiang and Ma Jin are indeed planning a rebellion!

Everyone knows that His Majesty and Prime Minister Hu are at odds, so how could he possibly allow him to lead the troops to rescue Him?!?

Moreover! Prime Minister Hu is a civilian official, so where did he get his troops?! Everyone, think carefully! Don't be deceived by these treacherous villains! You will become the eternal sinner who murders the king and seizes the throne!!"

While the soldiers on the opposite side were trying every possible way to put out the fire, Zhou Jin took out his homemade loudspeaker and shouted to the opposite side!

Sometimes, the guidance of public opinion can be useful! Anyway, the other party hasn't broken through yet, so I'm just sitting around doing nothing! Zhou Jin thought.

………

At the same time, Mu Qingni, who had been asking people to pay attention to the changes in the four gates of the inner city, heard from his subordinates that the west gate of the inner city was wide open and Lu Xuezhi had let the soldiers of the Longxiang Camp into the city. He hurriedly took the 500 private soldiers of the Princess's Mansion and rushed towards the west gate of the inner city!

Lu Xuezhi had just let the people from the Longxiang Camp in for less than two quarters of an hour. He was just closing the city gates and anxiously waiting for the result when he heard the shouts of Lei Zhan from the Huben Camp coming from outside the city gates.

"Open the door for me!"

When Lu Xuezhi heard this, he was stunned. He thought it was all over! How come Lei Zhan arrived just as they entered the city?!

But at this point, he could only bite the bullet and climb the city wall, trying to delay time.

"Commander Lei, why did you sneak into the inner city in the middle of the night?! Don't you know that the inner city cannot be opened without imperial order at night?"

Lu Xuezhi asked in an official tone towards the city gate.

"Who said I don't have an imperial order?!" Lei Zhan raised the seal of Emperor Chengqian in his hand and said, "I'm ordered to enter the city! Open the door for me!"

"Commander Lei, please throw the imperial edict into the basket that I have handed you. I will check and seal it and release it after confirming it is correct!"

Lu Xuezhi continued to speak slowly, but he was extremely anxious. He thought, "I wonder if their people have accomplished anything yet! He can't delay this for too long! Although he is in charge of the four gates in the city, he is not the only one who has the final say in the inner city!"

Perhaps what you fear will come true. Just as Lu Xuezhi was thinking this, he saw a group of people rushing towards him from the inner city. They soon arrived at the city gate, and Mu Qingni's voice came over.

"By order of His Majesty, Lu Xuezhi is colluding with Hu Xiang and others, plotting rebellion! Kill them immediately! The four gates of the inner city are under my command!"

Then, before Lu Xuezhi could react, a figure in dark tights jumped onto the city wall and rushed towards him!

Lu Xuezhi was so panicked that he couldn't dodge in time, and in an instant his head fell to the ground!

Lei Zhan and his fellow soldiers watched all this from the tower...

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A quarter of an hour ago, the Palace of Heavenly Purity...

After the Third Prince Zhu Tao led his men to surround the entire Qianqing Palace, he did not rush to attack. Instead, he knelt and shouted towards the palace:

"Grandfather, I heard you were ill, so I came to pay my respects!"

Eunuch Lu appeared at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a poker face and asked Zhu Tao:

"Your Majesty asked me to ask what the Third Prince intends to do? Is he trying to kill the king?"

Zhu Tao immediately prostrated himself upon hearing this and said:

"Grandson, I dare not! But now that Grandfather is old, it's time for him to enjoy his retirement! As the saying goes, the eldest son of the legitimate wife shall be appointed as the heir. Now that the Crown Prince has passed away, regardless of the order of seniority, it is time for my father to take the throne! Grandfather, I beg Grandfather to give up the throne to my father!"

After hearing this, Eunuch Lu closed the door and went back in. After a while, he came out and asked:

"Your Majesty is asking if you and your father are planning to force the emperor to abdicate? Was the Third Prince forced to do what he did by your father?! If so, is it too late to regret it now?!"

After hearing this, Zhu Tao thought to himself, isn't this nonsense? It has come to this point. Isn't this forcing the emperor to abdicate? Or is he just joking with him?

He also thought that his grandfather was asking such nonsense, perhaps to delay time, so he stopped kneeling and laughed at Eunuch Lu, changing his usual behavior:

"Why would my father force me? As long as my father takes the throne, I will be the legitimate crown prince! It's no better than being an ordinary grandson of the emperor!

After the Crown Prince passed away, my grandfather should have appointed my father as the Crown Prince long ago. But he has ignored the order of seniority and hesitated until now?! He has also repeatedly reprimanded my father! He even took away his military power!

Haha, he was the one who established the rule of primogeniture, and now he wants to overturn it himself?! Who can accept that?! If we, father and son, don't fight for this, what will become of us?!

"I, your grandson, would like to advise your royal grandfather once more to write the abdication edict as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between grandfather and grandson!"

Uncle Lu...

Zhu Xi in the house, the twelfth prince...

"What should we do?! It seems like Eunuch Lu can't hold on any longer!" Zhu Xi said anxiously.

"I think my second brother is going crazy!" sighed the twelfth prince.

Then, they both sighed,

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?!"

…

"Eunuch Lu, please come in first!" Seeing that Zhu Tao seemed to be about to launch an attack, Zhu Xi hurriedly whispered to Eunuch Lu outside the door.

After hearing this, the already trembling eunuch Lu stepped in immediately!

Zhu Xi and the other eunuchs hurriedly locked the door, and then encouraged the dozens of eunuchs loyal to Emperor Chengqian who were lying in ambush in Chengqian Palace:

"Now we have no choice but to give it our all! Once they attack, we'll fight them head-on!

I estimate that General Lei's troops should be arriving soon. As long as we can hold on for a while and wait for reinforcements, we will be promoted to high positions and receive generous rewards in the future..."

As he was speaking, he realized that the eunuchs in front of him could not be officials, so he quickly changed his words:

"Forget it, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that each of you will have a safe and prosperous life!"

"Yes! Yes! Don't worry, this prince and my nephew Zhu Xi will always fight alongside you! Live together! Die together!"

The twelfth prince Zhu Shan beside him also spoke loudly.

Although Zhu Xi's life of wealth and honor was also attractive to the eunuchs, the twelfth prince's life and death together obviously inspired the bloodiness of these men who could no longer be called men!

Their status was as low as mud, yet they could share life and death with the most noble princes and grandsons of the emperor! What an honor!

Therefore, as soon as Zhu Shan finished speaking, the eunuchs became excited and looked like they were ready to risk their lives for the twelfth prince!

Zhu Xi...

Damn! His twelfth uncle has become "sinister" now! He has even learned how to get something for nothing!

Oh! What a mistake! I didn't expect that after all the hard work and money I put in, this guy who got something for nothing would snatch away all the prestige!

…

The two people in the room were mobilizing the eunuchs, and outside the door, the third emperor Zhu Tao was also mobilizing the people he led, simply because many of the people in the guard team he led were unwilling to rebel!

When they knew that he was going to rebel, many people immediately opposed him. On the contrary, the eunuchs who were usually treated harshly by Emperor Chengqian were more active in rebelling against Emperor Chengqian!

"Hehe! You all have already followed me. Even if you retreat now, with my grandfather's ruthlessness, how can he possibly get around you?! You might as well just follow me and my son and have a fight!"

The Third Grandson said loudly to everyone:

"Let me tell you the truth! My father has already led his troops into the palace. As soon as my grandfather abdicates, my father will immediately succeed to the throne!

Tomorrow morning, my father will be the next ruler of Great Yan! Don’t you want this easy opportunity to become the next ruler? Follow me!"

…

To be honest, most of the people in the Kyoto Guard really don't want this credit!

They were all direct descendants of the major families in the capital, and naturally understood the cruelty of the royal family struggle. Everyone felt that no matter how hard they fought, the one with the surname Zhu would be the emperor! Whoever became emperor would have to win over their family. Therefore, who would be willing to be a pawn in their game now?

But now, they were helplessly caught up in this father-son dispute, caught between a rock and a hard place! If they didn't follow the Third Grandson's instructions and let the father and son succeed in their rebellion, they would surely suffer. Moreover, judging by the current situation, it seemed their chances of success were quite high!

But do as he says? What if he fails? Emperor Cheng Qian might even spare their lives; after all, they are father and son, grandfather and grandson!

But the anger of their children and grandchildren usurping the throne may be vented on them! They still won't get any good results!

Therefore, when the Third Grandson of the Emperor led them to attack the Palace of Heavenly Purity, many people, having no other options, resorted to taking advantage of the situation...

As a result, the Third Emperor's men took a full quarter of an hour to attack the Qianqing Palace, but they finally broke in!

But as soon as they got in, they were covered in two bags of drugs...

A large number of people in the front fell down instantly. The smart ones behind saw it and pretended to inhale the drug even though they clearly didn't, and then fainted!

At this moment, more than 200 of the 400 people led by Zhu Tao fainted instantly, most of whom were members of the Kyoto Guard...

Zhu Tao...

Zhu Shan...

Zhu Xi…looked at the people who had fainted in half the yard and thought to himself, this is… too… many people…! Even if the drug Ayu gave him was powerful, it couldn't be this strong, right?!

Zhu Tao was extremely angry when he saw this, but there was nothing he could do. However, he immediately felt that with the more than one hundred people left in his hands, it was enough for him to take over the Qianqing Palace!

Therefore, he immediately rushed in with his men...

But, there was no sign of his grandfather in front of him! Only his twelfth uncle was sitting in his grandfather's usual chair, clapping a long sword on the table. In front of him was Zhu Xi, the brat, with dozens of eunuchs, also holding long swords, looking at him warily...

"What's going on?" Zhu Tao asked Zhu Xi angrily.

"What else could it be? You've been fooled!" Zhu Shan, who was sitting on top, replied with a sneer on behalf of Zhu Xi!

Zhu Tao...

"You're looking for death!!"

The author has something to say:

Everyone, please go to Cai Cai’s new article “Fei Shi Yanran” and collect it. It will be published on the first of next month!

Also: I want to ask, do you like to read derivative works of the Dream of the Red Chamber? I have always wanted to write a story about traveling through the world of the Dream of the Red Chamber, but I am a little afraid to write it. I want to ask, if I criticize Lady Wang, Baochai, and Xiren, will I be criticized badly? ""