Seeing that there was no movement from the palace not far away, Lu Chengyuan said sarcastically, "It seems that the princess has no choice. I think Lu Cijian is probably dead in the suburbs now. For the sake of that bastard, I will definitely leave you a whole corpse later."
Jiang Yimian merely narrowed her eyes and remained silent, picking up her bow and arrow and shooting at the imperial guards who were trying to sneak into the Golden Palace from other places.
With a few "thuds," those people instantly collapsed to the ground.
As people who had finally made it up the steps fell to the ground, their bodies tumbling down the long staircase and crushing many others.
Enraged, Lu Chengyuan roared, "Archers, shoot! I want to see whether one person's bow and arrow are more powerful, or the archers I've brought are more powerful."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the archers aimed their bows at the Imperial Guards opposite them.
A dense rain of arrows instantly shot towards the imperial guards in front of the Golden Palace, and cries of agony arose as many were struck by arrows.
Especially those arrows encased in flames, when they landed on people, only evoked a great deal of wailing.
Fortunately, not many people were hit by the rocket, and someone immediately went to help put out the fire, so not too many people were burned by the flames.
However, the Golden Palace behind them was not so lucky.
The rocket landed on the wooden windows, instantly burning a large, black hole in them.
Flames spread throughout the palace, slowly burning from the curtains by the windows towards the palace walls.
Lu Chengyuan watched with extreme excitement. Riding on his tall horse, surrounded by soldiers, he laughed loudly, "Xie Jingxuan, how about it? Even if you don't come out, I can still burn you to death."
You've been sitting comfortably on the dragon throne for so many years, this good-for-nothing! Today is your death day.
"Come on, archers, get ready! Burn this imperial palace down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more and more arrows shot towards the Golden Palace.
Hearing the mockery and wailing outside, Xie Jingxuan finally couldn't sit still any longer and got up to walk outside.
But Eunuch Liu immediately blocked his way, "Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot go out now. Lu Chengyuan is waiting for you to leave!"
With the Royal Guards around, these rockets won't hurt you. You absolutely mustn't fall for Lu Chengyuan's provocation.
Xie Jingxuan was anxious, especially when he heard the increasingly tragic cries, which made him clench his fists. "All the Qianlong Guards, go out and defend against the enemy. I don't need you."
Even if everyone outside dies, the thirty-odd people around him won't change anything. Right now, it's best if more people can survive.
The Hidden Dragon Guards, who were busy putting out the fires in the palace, were stunned for a moment when they heard this.
Eunuch Liu quickly intervened, "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable! These Hidden Dragon Guards are Your Majesty's personal protectors. If they all go out to fight the enemy, what if something happens to Your Majesty?"
Your Majesty must not lose your composure.
Lord Lu has already gone to the military camp in the suburbs and will surely bring those troops back within half an hour. Lu Chengyuan's imperial guards are not worth mentioning.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry, everything will be alright. As long as we get through tonight, there will be room for things to turn around."
Xie Jingxuan ignored Eunuch Liu and instead looked down at the cracks on the jade prayer beads in his hand. He couldn't help but feel anxious, but there was not much he could do now. He could only wait and hope that his prediction was correct.
After a long silence, he continued, "Hidden Dragon Guards, heed my decree, go out to defend against the enemy, and follow the orders of Princess Ning'an above all else."
When Eunuch Liu tried to stop him, Xie Jingxuan gave him a cold look and immediately shut his mouth.
Many more people were seen rushing out of the Golden Palace.
Lu Chengyuan paused for a moment, then understood and loudly mocked, "Come on, listen to my command, kill the Hidden Dragon Guards, one hundred taels of silver for each one killed."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards' morale soared instantly, and they all launched an attack on the black-clad Hidden Dragon Guards.
Seeing the Hidden Dragon Guards fall to the ground, Lu Chengyuan felt excited. "I had long heard that His Majesty had a Hidden Dragon Guards by his side. They were said to be His Majesty's personal bodyguards, with extraordinary skills and the ability to fight ten against one. Now it seems that they really have that ability."
Unfortunately, there are too few.
"What can a mere thirty-odd people do, no matter how powerful they are? I have an army of thirty thousand."
One person's strength can never match that of hundreds.
Now it seems that these Hidden Dragon Guards are nothing special.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian frowned. Seeing that Wang San and the others had not returned, she shouted, "Lieutenant Li, take men and deal with the people who rushed up the steps. Qianlong Guard, target the archers."
Leave the rest to me.
Having said that, she quickly moved across the top of the palace.
Lu Chengyuan merely scoffed, "Overestimating yourself."
He admitted that the woman was quite formidable, but to think that she could fight against his army of 30,000 men single-handedly was like throwing an egg against a rock.
In the face of absolute power, all means are futile.
Even if the palace guards fought with all their might, they couldn't possibly stand up to his 30,000 imperial guards.
He watched as these people struggled in their death throes.
However, the next second, something was thrown down on my head, and my vision instantly blurred.
At that moment, screams of agony echoed from all around.
At this time, in the suburbs of the capital.
Lu Cijian frowned slightly as he looked at the soldiers who had suddenly appeared.
He had only arrived in the outskirts of Beijing an hour ago.
These people seemed to have been waiting for a long time, almost blocking the entire road, probably having set up an ambush long ago.
It might be difficult for him to leave with his men now.
Zhao Cheng smiled at the people in front of him. "Lord Lu, it's been a long time. Why are you looking at us like that? We're practically friends, aren't we?"
"Last time the princess injured me, and today I've encountered you. It seems my only recourse is to take revenge on you."
Just thinking about his fight with Jiang Yimian made him feel a lingering pain in his wound.
He was determined to make that woman die a horrible death.
Lu Cijian coldly looked at the people in front of him, "The King of Chu has been raising an army without authorization, intending to rebel. What should his punishment be?"
There are quite a few soldiers in front of us, roughly estimated to be at least 40,000.
The fact that 40,000 soldiers could appear so quietly in the outskirts of Beijing shows that Xie Yang had quite a few spies in the capital.
In fact, Xie Jingxuan is probably not even as good as this person.
Zhao Cheng simply smiled and said, "I don't know what Lord Lu is talking about. We are just passing through, but the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel, and it is really impossible for us to leave in a short time."
If Lord Lu wishes to leave here today, it may be difficult.
Why don't we sit down and have a good chat? I have so much to say to you adults!
Although he was Xie Yang's bodyguard, he rarely appeared in public. Among the people in the capital, apart from Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian, no one knew who he was.
All he needs to do today is keep Lu Cijian and the others trapped here.
The palace would be turned upside down by Lu Chengyuan, the more chaotic the better.
The more arrogant Lu Chengyuan became, the more resounding the reputation of the King of Chu leading them into the capital became, and the more natural it seemed for him to ascend the throne.
After today, only the King of Chu will ultimately win.
Whether it's Xie Jingxuan or Lu Chengyuan, they are both just stepping stones for the King of Chu.
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