"I am Ling Xun, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works..."

The last person, dressed in prison clothes, shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, your guilty subject Zhou Yukang has arrived too late to save you!"

Prince Rong!

Several people shouted that the Imperial Guards outside the city were fighting the rebels and had suffered heavy casualties. The Imperial Guards inside the city immediately rushed to the inner city to report to Emperor Hui.

"Your Majesty, Grand Secretary Gu, Lord Yin the Second Commander of the Palace Guard, Li Yunmu of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, Xie Yu the Director of the Ministry of Revenue, Ling Xun the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, and Prince Rong have all come to rescue you."

Emperor Hui sat with a somber face all day. Upon hearing this news, he suddenly stood up and asked, "Who will come to my rescue?"

The Imperial Guard repeated what they had said.

Emperor Hui suddenly slammed his hand on the table: "Nonsense! Where did they get their soldiers from?"

Isn't this just suicide?

He had barely finished speaking when he heard several earth-shattering "booms," which made his body sway.

"What's going on?" Emperor Hui asked the imperial guards in surprise. "Go and investigate!"

He looked anxiously at the palace gate and said, "I'll go take a look."

Prince Jing said in a muffled voice, "His Majesty's poisoning has not yet been resolved; it is best for him to rest and recuperate."

A few moments later, several loud "booms" were heard.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The imperial guards rushed in, shouting, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Tell me, what do you think of Grand Secretary Gu?"

"The rebels suffered countless casualties, but Grand Secretary Gu, Lord Xie, and others are unharmed."

"Good! Good! Good! Let's explore again."

Outside the palace, the carriages that had entered with Gu Shaoyu and Yin Jin'an all had their earthenware pots and grenades thrown out.

After fighting the soldiers of the Military Command outside the four city gates, the rebels also fought the Imperial Guards, and a total of more than 30,000 men rushed to the Meridian Gate.

They originally thought that with so many people, taking over the palace wouldn't be a problem, but who knew that treacherous Gu Shaoyu would use some kind of sorcery, resulting in heavy casualties after dozens of loud "booms".

As darkness fell, their retreat was blocked by the 20,000 men brought by Gu Shaoyu and Xie Yu. About 30% of them were killed by bombs, trampled to death, or drowned in the moat.

Emperor Hui stopped lying down, sat up, propped his arms on the dragon table, and stared intently at the palace gate.

When the imperial guards reported that the city gates had been breached, all the inner and outer gates of the palace were closed.

All the Imperial Guards reported news from outside the door, on the steps.

"Report! Grand Secretary Gu, Commander Yin, and others have killed most of the enemy outside."

"Report! Most of the rebels have been killed or captured!"

"Report! The rebels have surrendered!"

...

At 9:00 PM, the rebel army was defeated.