Chapter 153: The Double Ninth Festival Sacrifice Event (V)

A big flag appeared.

Then a group of cavalry appeared in everyone's sight, stretching out into two black lines that seemed to have no end.

Dust was flying. Tall horses were seen, all of them were light cavalry wearing bright silver armor. The one in the lead was holding the general's huge flag, which was raised high up, bright as blood, and the word "destroy" was fluttering in the wind.

The light cavalry galloped and sprinted forward, mighty and powerful!

Rushing in the front was a female general holding a red spear.

Full of murderous intent!

"Destroy the word and kill the flag! The Divine Strategy Army!"

When the big flag and the light cavalry appeared, Ran Wanxiang, the civil and military officials, and even the common people were all shocked and recognized the big flag immediately.

Emperor Taizong of Daxia once conferred the title of "General of the Divine Strategy", so he established the "Divine Strategy Palace". Under his command, he had the Shen Ce Cavalry, which traveled all over the territory of Daxia, swept away the chaos and truly established the Daxia Empire.

However, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, there was a rebellion. All 40,000 people in the Shen Ce Palace died on their horses just to suppress the rebellion.

After the rebellion was quelled, Emperor Xuanzong rebuilt the Shence Palace, but because he was confused by the rebellion, he abolished the Shence Army and made the Shence Palace directly under the emperor to control the martial arts world.

but

The reputation of the Shen Ce Army is still not forgotten even to this day.

Just because of the hundred years of its existence, it was famous for its killing and its rampage throughout the martial arts world.

Even in many of today's vernacular novels, legends, and storytellers, there is a line: "Destroy the characters and kill the flags, kill all the villains, put life and death aside, and exercise divine strategy and majesty."

Everyone was stunned as they looked at the powerful force that was getting closer and closer.

The Shence Army disappeared for so long and never appeared again, but it appeared here today.

Immediately!

All the civil and military officials looked at Xia Fengxiang, who was standing there with a calm expression.

When was the Shen Ce Army re-established?

And the scale is at least 30,000 cavalry!

Was it established when the previous emperor was still alive?

Impossible! If the late emperor had established it, he would have announced it to the public and sent the Shen Ce Army to the battlefield.

That was established by His Majesty.

Established without anyone noticing?

Good trick!

So patient!!

After three years of forbearance, there have been constant overt and bizarre conspiracies in the past few months, and now many people in the court have sworn allegiance.

Now the Shen Ce Army suddenly appeared

This is your majesty’s greatest reliance!

Everyone looked at Xia Fengxiang with horror on their face. Even Zhang Gu and others who had long since defected to Xia Fengxiang were completely unaware of the existence of the Shence Army and now looked excited.

It's summer, this is how it should be!

Su Zimu had known about the existence of the Shen Ce Mansion for a long time, but he did not show too much surprise. He just looked into the distance and frowned slightly.

The fourth one hasn’t come yet!

Taifu, Yang Guofu and others were also stunned when they first saw Ran Wanxiang coming, but they were even more surprised when they saw the Shence Army.

Among them, Yang Guofu took a deep breath. Ever since the empress ascended the throne, he has relied on his father's power, showing off his power and thinking that he was in control of everything. He felt that if the current empress was not Zhu Huang left by the previous emperor, people like Yan Yunxiao would have replaced her long ago!

As for the Shen Ce Mansion, he was also keeping an eye on it at all times, but

Where did these 30,000 Shen Ce troops come from?

The Taifu's face regained its composure. He was more shocked than Yang Guofu about the matter of the 30,000-strong Shen Ce Army. He knew every transaction in the government, including the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. He also had a clear understanding of the Chixia Army and the Huanglong Guards in the palace.

But the empress actually still supported 30,000 people. The most important thing was that this number and this scale of order definitely took more than one or two years. It might have started a long time ago, but she had no news about it.

However, Yang Shanchang remained calm because he just saw Su Zimu looking into the distance.

There are more people!

Yang Shanchang made a conclusion immediately.

After that, he couldn't help but glance at Xia Fengxiang, then retracted his gaze and looked away, not knowing what he was thinking.

The Eighth Prince looked at the Shence Army, and for some reason the first person he looked at was not Xia Fengxiang, but Su Changan.

He felt that Su Changan was definitely related to the Shen Ce Army!

The civil and military officials had different thoughts, and they were naturally excited to see such an army appear.

After all, no matter how you look at it, Ran Wanxiang is planning to rebel!

He was about to draw his sword just now!

But after all, not all officials were loyal to Xia Fengxiang, so when they saw the Shence Army, they showed emotions such as ecstasy, terrified, deep emotion, and regret.

Ordinary people who are not officials think a lot.

They already knew that the left and right guards seemed to have bad intentions, and with His Majesty here, the common people naturally thought of rebellion.

In addition to being indignant at these bastards, many people also felt regretful and wondered why they came to join in the fun and ended up encountering this kind of thing.

But now I see the Shen Ce Army.

They were naturally excited because that was the legendary army, the most magical and invincible army in the history of Daxia, the army that founded Daxia!

"Divine Strategy!"

"kill!!"

Why is it that the female general holding a spear is so murderous, jumps up from her horse's back, shouts "Shen Ce", and rushes directly into the left and right guards' formation alone?

The 30,000 soldiers of the Shen Ce Army behind him shouted "Kill!", and all the men and women in the Shen Ce Army clenched their spears and charged into the battle!

Ran Wanxiang and his left and right guards have been dominating the counties around the capital for many years. They have never even gone to suppress a bandit. How can they still have the reputation of being the tiger and wolf division of the left and right guards that the martyrs of the past fought for?

In addition, he was already frightened by the sudden appearance of the Shen Ce Army, and was also a little stunned by the legend of the Shen Ce Army.

Now, seeing a person falling from the sky, he was even more frightened.

What's more, there were more than 30,000 people rushing towards the battle line with murderous intent, and each of them was about to throw away their weapons and run away.

Ran Wanxiang was also shocked, but Ran Wanxiang came from the frontier army after all. Even though he had lived a comfortable life in the left and right guards for a few years, his foundation was still there. He immediately reacted and shouted, "There are only 30,000 of them! Brothers, today is the day of glory and wealth for you and me! Kill!!"

But when Ran Wanxiang said this.

Ran Wanxiang suddenly seemed to sense something and turned his head abruptly to look over there.

They saw that in the direction they came from, there was still a large black mass of cavalry.

And this time, it was truly pitch black!

Every rider was wearing black armor, and even the warhorses they rode were jet black. The warhorses were tall and even taller than those of the Shen Ce Palace!

The sound of hooves is like thunder, awe-inspiring!

The huge flag held by the leading general was extremely black, and only the word "Liu" was clearly visible.

The flow of Liuzhou.

Liuzhou black armored heavy cavalry!

Twenty years ago, Liuzhou was plagued by numerous banditry. Because it was an important trading route from the south to the Western Regions, the late emperor sent Wen Daozhi, then Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, to Liuzhou.

Twenty years later, there is no more banditry in Liuzhou. Wen Daozhi has single-handedly transformed the chaotic Liuzhou into the current reserve supply military depot of Longyou, and the Black Cavalry he created has swept across Liuzhou.

Therefore, the former emperor once said, "Liuzhou cannot do without Wen Daoji, and Daxia cannot do without Wen Daoji even more."

At the front of the Liuzhou Black Cavalry was a young, unarmored general with short hair. He held an ancient ingot knife tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on the guards on his left and right.

When the common people saw the Liuzhou Black Cavalry, they all gasped. This was another army they had only heard of but never seen.

However, all the civil and military officials subconsciously looked towards the Grand Tutor and Yang Guofu and the others.

Because Wen Daozhi was the Taifu's student.

Yang Guofu looked at his father in shock.

But the Master simply closed his eyes and rested.

The old man saw it clearly.

Queen Mother, lost.

A complete loss!

But

Just as the Liuzhou Black Cavalry approached, everyone's expressions were shocked again.

Because they saw that the person leading the black cavalry was not Wen Daozhi, but Su Zifan.

The fourth son of Su Wenqing.

The 'devil king' of the capital in the past, who made the previous emperor laugh and cry, no longer exists, and was finally kicked into the border army.

"Kill them all!!"

Su Zifan stood up, grabbed the reins, put his feet in the stirrups, stood up and roared.

The black horses of Liuzhou Black Cavalry roared, their momentum soared to the sky, and then charged into the formation with a bang.

It was just a moment of collision with the right wing army of the Left and Right Guards!

Su Zifan rushed straight in.

The Liuzhou Black Cavalry behind him was even more unstoppable.

"Grand Commander!"

The deputy general beside Ran Wanxiang saw this scene and immediately looked at Ran Wanxiang.

At this time, Ran Wanxiang had no idea how many times he had cursed the Queen Mother in his heart.

I have been the Grand Commander for only a few days, and then they forced me to rebel. It was said to be foolproof, but now these people suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

But Ran Wanxiang had served as a centurion in the border army after all. He looked at the invincible Shen Ce Army behind him, and then at the unstoppable Liuzhou Black Cavalry.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Finally, he looked suddenly at the sacrificial team that had only a few imperial guards as guards, and his eyes were especially at the empress.

Immediately!

Ran Wanxiang immediately shouted, "Kill the emperor!"

I've been cheated, and it looks like I won't be able to survive, so I won't let you live either!

"If the emperor won't let us live, then we'll kill him!! As long as we kill her and the queen mother takes power, we can live!! Charge!" Ran Wanxiang roared!

The panicked soldiers around were all stunned, but the next second, although some were afraid, most of them knew the purpose of this trip and saw the situation clearly.

Especially when they saw their boss Ran Wanxiang drawing his sword, they all swallowed their saliva and looked at Xia Fengxiang.

Some of those who were frightened naturally retreated quickly, but some people drew their swords.

The imperial guards were on high alert, clenching their swords tightly.

When the civil and military officials saw that Ran Wanxiang had gone mad, they immediately became panicked.

The Duke of Qi and other military generals stepped forward one by one. Among them, the Duke of Qi held the ceremonial blade and rushed directly to the front.

Yan Yunxiao pinched Su Changan's face and said, "Watch carefully, how to play with a knife. I will only show you this time. Next time, don't do it. It will make us look incompetent. Queen."

After saying that, Yan Yunxiao placed his hand on the hilt of the knife hanging behind him and strode forward: "Huanglongwei, follow me to kill someone."

Dozens of Huanglong Guards followed closely behind, and the remaining dozens protected Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan.

See Yan Yunxiao taking action.

Ran Wanxiang's heart skipped a beat.

But after a slight hesitation, he shouted, "Let me kill her!!! Even if she is the end, she is just one person!!"

After saying that, Ran Wanxiang drew out the two swords behind him and rode his horse directly towards the imperial guards.

The brave guards behind him saw this, hesitated for a moment, and then rushed forward.

At this point, everyone knows that there is no turning back!

Must rush!

Yan Yunxiao raised the corner of his mouth, and gently pulled out the sword without any sword intention, and the blade made a humming sound.

Even though the civil servants had never practiced martial arts and knew nothing about martial arts, they could clearly feel that the knife in Yan Yunxiao's hand was alive and was eager to kill people.

When Su Changan saw this, his heart trembled, especially when he could feel the acacia seed that had been put back into the scabbard, or the long sword under the bright moon, both of them were humming.

Suddenly!

Yan Yunxiao jumped high and rushed directly towards Ran Wanxiang.

After standing up, the Huanglong Guards, whose lowest rank was a seventh-rank master, followed closely behind and rushed into the army.

A dozen people.

To meet the army of ten thousand people.

Bang!!

The moment Yan Yunxiao fell, there was a flash of a knife, and dozens of people around him, including their horses, were cut in half.

When the surrounding soldiers saw this, they were all dumbfounded and even more shocked by Yan Yunxiao's aura.

Yan Yunxiao stood there, the blade in her hand dripping with blood. She was already tall, and she immediately looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers in front of her with a wild smile, and raised her eyes slightly: "What are you standing there for? Are you here to die?"

As he said this, he grabbed Ran Wanxiang's horse with one hand.

With a click.

But he directly broke the warhorse's throat.

Then he casually threw it towards the left and right guards.

…

In Luoan City, no one knew what was happening outside.

All they knew was that Mingde Gate was closed.

The imperial guards held the city gate tightly, and the reason given was that His Majesty was offering sacrifices and the Mingde Gate was temporarily closed.

This made some people curious, because it was just given up.

But no one dared to ask anything.

If you don’t want to give it up, then don’t give it up.

Although I am very curious about what happened outside and why there was such a loud explosion just now.

But I can only be curious like this.

but

If you are not allowed to go out, then naturally you should just go and do your own things.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival.

The common people in the market town far away from Mingde Gate were all laughing and talking. Even though they had just heard such an explosion and were very curious, what could they do? If anything happened, they would definitely know it soon.

So everyone was laughing and talking on the streets of the market.

The little girl went home happily with chrysanthemums and dogwoods in her hands, and was anxious to hang them on her door.

A family of three went out to eat at a restaurant today to splurge a little. The parents had a simple idea that it was a good way to celebrate the festival and also to show off their talent for the imperial examination. They hoped that their son would be able to take the exam and get a B-list spot.

Such joyful occasions can be found everywhere.

Inside the thick walls of Luoan City, the common people celebrated the festival with smiles on their faces. Outside the walls, the two armies fought and blood was shed.

…

Chengtian Gate, Zhuque Gate and other palace gates are closed today.

The people around were curious as to why the gate of the imperial palace was closed so early today, and why it was closed just after so many imperial guards entered.

Besides, His Majesty hasn’t returned yet, so why is the door closed?

But after thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, so I just gave up on it.

Anyway, what does it have to do with ordinary people like us? Besides, it can't be that someone is rebelling.

In this peaceful and prosperous era, only fools and lunatics would rebel.

Inside Xingqing Palace.

The Queen Mother stood at the entrance of the palace with a solemn expression. She was no longer smiling as she had just been. She just lowered her head and looked down at the hundreds of people dressed as palace maids who were holding weapons and standing at the steps of the palace.

These people were all recruited into the palace by her. Although they were not as powerful as the Chixia Army, the most powerful one was at the seventh rank.

Xiang Hong came running over from the side of the hall, and said to the Queen Mother anxiously, "Your Majesty, there is still no news. The people at the Imperial Examination Hall and the Sacrifice Hall are all gone, and the Mingde Gate has been closed. Your Majesty, could it be that His Majesty has known about it?"

Speaking of which

When Xianghong saw the empress dowager looking at her sideways, she immediately shut up and dared not say another word.

The Queen Mother asked, "Where are the people from the Qingyi Sect who were sent to kill people?"

Xianghong pursed her lips but still shook her head.

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, then smiled softly, and then

Bang!

But it was a big slap on Xianghong's face.

Then the Queen Mother asked, "Is this the answer I want?"

Xiang Hong bowed and said, "My Lady, we suddenly lost all our news. We sent people to look for them, but except for the one who saw the Mingde Gate closed, no one else has come back yet."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Yes."

But just as the Queen Mother spoke.

Just at the palace gate, Diao Yun, the female official who had been drugged by Mao Mao and fainted in the toilet, ran in hurriedly.

The Queen Mother looked at Diao Yun.

Diao Yun was seen crawling up to them, but he was just about to speak.

The Queen Mother looked towards the palace gate.

Because it's there

The Chixia Army, led by Lian Wei, entered the Xingqing Palace, followed closely by the armored imperial guards.

Diao Yun said, "Many Chixia soldiers and imperial guards have completely surrounded our palace, and all our people have been captured."

Hearing

The empress dowager glanced at Diao Yun, then looked at the Chixia Army and the Imperial Guards at the door.

Then

Su Wenqing, wearing armor, slowly walked to the door, with generals such as Wu Xingba following behind him.

See this scene.

The Queen Mother chuckled.

But Xianghong's face changed drastically.

Including the palace maids who were recruited into the palace by the Queen Mother, they all drew their weapons and faced the Chixia Army and the Imperial Guards.

Su Wenqing was fearless and walked straight forward.

The Chixia Army and the Imperial Guards followed closely behind!

The palace maids naturally kept retreating.

When the palace maids were completely forced up the stairs.

Su Wenqing stood at the bottom of the steps, looking up at the smiling Queen Mother, and said in a clear voice: "My legs and feet are inconvenient, so I can't pay my respects. His Majesty said that until she comes back, we just need to watch over you."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "How can an old man like you keep an eye on me?"

When the Queen Mother said this.

Song Diaosi walked out from the side of the main hall.

Right next to Song Diaosi, Lu Cai grabbed his master's robe with an anxious look on his face, trying to stop his master from taking action.

Because he knew that the man was Miss Chang'an's grandfather and he could not die. If he died, Miss Chang'an would cry.

The Queen Mother turned to Song Diaosi and said, "Song En, kill Su Wenqing."

Song Diao Si gently pushed Lu Cai away, then looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, I don't want to kill anyone today. I'm tired."

(End of this chapter)