Lu Cijian frowned as he looked at the soldiers hidden on the hilltops on both sides. The palace must be in chaos right now, and he had to get there as soon as possible.
Since the King of Chu wanted to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, he deliberately made things difficult for the other party.
He immediately said, "The King of Chu intends to rebel. Everyone, come with me and execute these rebels on the spot."
Having said that, he spurred his horse forward with his long sword and charged into the enemy's encirclement.
Seeing this, the soldiers behind him followed suit, gripping their weapons and engaging in direct combat with the others.
Zhao Cheng was somewhat surprised to see this.
I never expected these people to be so brave. They were clearly in a situation where they were going to die, but they still wanted to fight it out. It's utterly ridiculous.
He wanted to see how Lu Cijian would feel when he watched the people around him die tragically.
Deep in the woods, the man leaned against the palanquin, listening to the fighting coming from down the mountain. He merely raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with excitement.
"I thought that a man as intelligent as Lu Cijian would surrender or flee upon seeing such a disparity in troop strength."
To actually confront the enemy head-on—I don't know if this man is too arrogant, or if he doesn't consider the soldiers on the outskirts of the capital as human beings. I, the king, detest seeing rivers of blood.
The 20,000 troops in the outskirts of Beijing were nothing more than a minor skirmish for him.
However, it will change the course of the battle within the palace.
What he was waiting for was for Xie Jingxuan to be killed. As a member of the royal family, he was entitled to ascend the throne and become emperor, and the people here would have no choice but to accept him as their emperor.
At that time, he will lead all the troops here to the capital to capture Lu Chengyuan.
Lu Chengyuan wanted to use him, and he also wanted to use the other party.
If that's the case, why not cooperate briefly?
However, even Xie Jingxuan probably didn't expect that he would have 40,000 troops.
And it hasn't been discovered for so many years.
If he hadn't discovered the Marquis of Anding's ambitions, he probably wouldn't have had such a smooth journey this time.
Xie Jingxuan must be anxiously awaiting reinforcements right now, but unfortunately, they won't arrive today.
Thinking about it, he looked at the person next to him and asked, "How is the palace now?"
The guard respectfully replied, "Your Highness, rest assured, everything is under control. Xie Jingxuan only has 10,000 Imperial Guards by his side, and they will surely die when facing the 30,000 who have been turned against him by Lu Chengyuan."
We just need to wait and see; he has indeed been on the throne for quite a while. Your Highness, just take back what is rightfully yours.”
Xie Jingxuan was a terrible emperor. His senior officials turned 30,000 imperial guards against him right under his nose, and he was completely unaware of it. It was truly laughable.
In his opinion, how could such a piece of trash compare to a prince? He was just a fool.
Over the years in the capital, Xie Jingxuan's reputation among the people and his methods were no match for his master, the prince. How could such a person become emperor?
Xie Yang smiled upon hearing this.
God knows how long he had been waiting for this day. After Wei Jinghai stirred up the war, he made up his mind to kill him.
But it was ruined by Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian.
Not only that, these two also ruined his plans in the mines and Qingnan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry.
However, this opportunity was also a rare and valuable one for him.
Xie Jingxuan was a good-for-nothing who deserved to die. If it weren't for his schemes, how could Father have passed the throne to him?
This throne should have been his.
Today he will take back everything that belongs to him.
He also had to skin Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian, those two scoundrels, alive to vent his anger.
The throne will soon be his.
The more he thought about it, the more smug he became, and he laughed heartily. But then he suddenly remembered something and frowned, saying, "Hasn't that guy Aguzan been found yet?"
As long as this person cannot be found, Aliji will not give up easily.
The reason the other party helped him was that they wanted to kill Aguzan.
Now, not knowing Aguzan's whereabouts is not a good thing for him.
And Abiya, along with those Tuyuhun envoys, have clearly been abducted by his men, yet no news has come back to them until now, which is really strange.
The guard beside him just smiled and said, "Your Highness need not worry. Once Your Highness becomes the Emperor of Great Jin, Aguzan will naturally not be able to escape His Majesty's grasp."
As for the Tuyuhun, Your Majesty has even less to worry about. Even if Wei Jinghai can no longer go to the battlefield, his ability to train troops remains, not to mention the Southern Guards.
These people have been dealing with the Tuyuhun people for many years, so they naturally know how to deal with them. When the time comes, it is the Tuyuhun who should be afraid, not Your Majesty.
Moreover, Tuyuhun broke the contract first, so Your Majesty can deal with them however you wish.
He's just a nobody from the grasslands, yet he dares to challenge the Great Jin Dynasty. He's really overestimating himself.
Once the prince has secured his throne, the next target will be Tuyuhun.
Hearing the repeated calls of "Your Majesty," Xie Yang felt quite pleased. He glanced at the person beside him before saying, "What you say makes some sense. Those simple-minded, muscle-bound fools of Tuyuhun are indeed not worth my effort."
"In that case, let's go see how Lu Cijian died. I want to witness his gruesome death with my own eyes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards beside him quickly lifted the palanquin and walked out of the woods.
The moon, which had been obscured by dark clouds, finally peeked out, its clear light shining down on the mountains and illuminating everything below.
Corpses were piled up all over the mountain road, some of them trampled to a bloody pulp by horses' hooves, making it impossible to tell whose bodies they were. The sight sent chills down one's spine.
Xie Yang, however, felt only excitement, especially when his gaze fell on the person in the very center who was fighting fiercely with the soldiers. A cold smile crept onto his lips. "Bring me my bow and arrows."
He wanted to personally shoot Lu Cijian and then dismember and dismember his body.
Compared to Xie Jingxuan, that good-for-nothing, he hated this person and Jiang Yimian even more. These two ruined his years of hard work, how could he not hate them?
Today is not only Xie Jingxuan's death day, but also the day of these two's demise.
The guards nearby quickly handed over a bow and arrows.
Xie Yang took the bow, drew the arrow, aimed at the person in the center of the crowd, his eyes full of mockery.
No matter how powerful Lu Cijian is, he's still going to die at his hands.
If anyone is to blame, it's that this person chose the wrong path and followed the wrong person.
Lu Cijian's hand holding the sword was trembling, and he had many large and small wounds on his body, but he could not stop.
His troops were already outnumbered, and if they lost heart, the 20,000 men would soon be slaughtered.
There were still people waiting for him in the palace, and he needed to get away as soon as possible.
Just then, Zhao Cheng swung his broadsword at him and mocked, "Lord Lu is quite open-minded. He can still be distracted in such a situation. It seems you are not too worried about the situation in the palace."
"What a pity, the princess is probably already dead. You should know how much Lu Chengyuan hated you. Now that you're gone, he's probably venting all his hatred on the princess."
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