Chapter 72: Gongyuan Incident
Pei Yanli narrowed his eyes, as if he had already expected Prince Yan to raise an army.
"King Yan, I gave you a chance!"
His voice was low, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Pei Yanli stuffed the basket of beans into Cheng Shuyi's hands.
Then he strode towards the White Horse Academy diagonally opposite.
Bring the two children back.
Also entering at the same time was Lin Yanzhi’s father, Lin He!
"Your Highness!" Lin He knelt on one knee in his armor. "There's been an incident at the Imperial Examination Hall, and the Emperor urgently summoned Your Highness to the palace!"
Pei Yanli carried the child to Cheng Shuyi, and when he stood up, his wide sleeves brought up a gust of wind.
"Shuyi."
His voice was urgent, but completely reliable.
"I've left you twelve personal guards to protect the Cheng residence. You can order them around as you please, but I still hope you can stay at the Cheng residence and wait for my return."
Cheng Shuyi is a smart person.
Pingxi Lane is not far from the Imperial Examination Hall, and if there are any special circumstances, she needs to deal with it herself.
Pei Yanli left her some people to protect her and her son, hoping that they would be safe.
The news of the siege of the Imperial Examination Hall spread quickly.
Pei Yanli had just picked up his two children from Baima Academy when the school was dismissed early.
There were nervous calls and footsteps coming from the alley.
The doors of every household were closed and people did not dare to go out on the streets. Soon the streets became empty and quiet.
"You go ahead." Cheng Shuyi held the two children's hands, "Don't worry about us."
She has already made plans.
She just stayed here with her two children and didn't go anywhere.
Never do anything stupid!
Pei Yanli's Adam's apple rolled, as if he wanted to say something.
In the end, he just glanced at her and the child and said nothing more.
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Even God seemed to know that there was a mutiny in Shengjing City, and the sky darkened faster than usual.
The area around the Imperial Examination Hall was still as bright as day, and the torches made the sky blood-red.
Pei Yanli went to the palace to meet the emperor, and was ordered to lead a thousand elite soldiers on horseback through the long street to the Imperial Examination Hall.
"This humble official greets His Majesty!"
Minister of War Zhou Chongyi temporarily commanded outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
"What's the situation in the Imperial Academy? How many people did the Prince of Yan bring with him?"
Pei Yanli's eyes swept over the high walls of the Imperial Examination Hall.
There was an archer every ten steps, with the arrow tips flashing coldly.
It seems that the Imperial Examination Hall has been completely controlled by Prince Yan.
I just don’t know what the situation is like for the students and examiners in the Imperial Academy?
Zhou Chongyi said, "There are about 2,000 people, including 500 archers and about 800 elite soldiers."
"Moreover, the Prince of Yan has held the chief examiner and sixteen students hostage, forming a human wall to block the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall. We are unable to break in."
The Prince of Yan was actually able to raise 2,000 elite soldiers in Shengjing City right under the Emperor's nose.
It seems that this was planned for four or five years together with the "Lingnan flood".
"What conditions can the King of Yan put forward?" Pei Yanli asked again.
Zhou Chongyi shook his head.
He also found it very strange.
The Prince of Yan had already raised an army, but he never mentioned a word about asking for the imperial seal or asking the emperor to leave the palace.
He just had people surround the Imperial Examination Hall, keeping quiet.
At this time, Lin He led the Shengjing City Guards to come.
The King of Yan's men were surrounded.
Pei Yanli drew his sword, his fingers wrapped in gauze aching slightly, and said, "Go and challenge them."
Zhou Chongyi took the order and stepped forward, shouting into the Imperial Court: "Prince Yan, you are surrounded, with no reinforcements outside and no food inside. How can you hold out for long?"
"It's better to surrender early. The emperor can show mercy and save your bodies!"
There will definitely be a battle in the Imperial Examination Hall tonight.
The King of Yan was a cruel and ruthless man.
But Pei Yanli is even more ruthless than him. He will never waste a word if he can take action!
The longer the time drags on, the more time King Yan has to kill people.
As soon as Zhou Chongyi finished his challenge, a man with his neck cut was thrown out.
He is the Minister of Rites who is in charge of the imperial examination this time!
As soon as Prince Yan started killing people, he became a third-rank official in the court!
It seems that he has no scruples anymore, or rather, he is determined to win?
Pei Yanli's face was as solemn as iron, and he shouted, "Lin He, attack the Imperial Examination Hall!"
Lin He waved his hand, and the Beijing guards, holding shields, cleared the way and advanced towards the tribute hall.
Arrows whizzed towards the wall like rain.
There were constant screams in the Imperial Examination Hall.
Pei Yanli led his elite troops to charge in, but the King of Yan defended the gate to the death and used all 800 elite soldiers there.
Soon, blood flowed like a river inside and outside the door.
"Your Majesty—"
Pei Yanli rushed too fast, and Lin He fended off the enemy on both sides and soon lost him.
"Boil the oil!"
Seeing that Pei Yanli was about to rush in, the King of Yan was shocked and quickly ordered his men to pour hot oil on the door.
The King of Yan's men were inside the gate and were the first to be scalded by the hot oil.
But the King of Yan ignored the howling of these people, treated everyone as grass, and shot the rockets with his own hands.
Suddenly, smoke rose up!
The King of Yan laughed heartily and said to the scattered firemen, "Pei Yanli, you are a prince of a different surname, and you think you can stop me? You are dreaming!"
It is a shame for the Sheng family that a person of a different surname is crowned king!
His good nephew, the emperor, was too kind-hearted to be deceived by outsiders.
Then let him, the emperor's uncle, sit on the throne!
"Just by this king!"
Pei Yanli suddenly appeared from nowhere and killed all the people who were protecting King Yan one by one.
Blood gushed out of the long sword.
He walked towards King Yan step by step, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised like the tongue of a snake constantly moving in and out in the dark night.
It's so frustrating.
Prince Yan drew his sword, swallowed, and said, "Pei Yanli, do you know why the Northern Frontier suffered three consecutive defeats?"
"If you dare to touch me, I will make sure Mo Xiao is killed to pieces!"
Pei Yanli and Mo Xiao are close friends.
Sheng Hong was helped to ascend to the throne by the two of them, otherwise how could he not defeat that weakling Sheng Hong!
"Who wants this general to die without a complete body?"
A clear, cynical young man's voice rang out along with the sound of horse hooves.
The next second, a man wearing blood-stained armor, with a smile on his face but evil eyes, walked in carrying a knocked-out woman.
The man glanced at Pei Yanli and said with a smile, "Brother, I'm so sorry. I hit my sister-in-law too hard and knocked her unconscious."
"Sister-in-law... do you want more?"
What Mo Xiao was holding in his hand was Sheng Tinglan.
Pei Yanli frowned, "Why is she here?"
Mo Xiao handed the person to a soldier behind him and said, "She was waiting at the west gate to open the door for reinforcements, but she didn't expect it to be me."
He said the latter sentence to King Yan.
The Prince of Yan colluded with the enemy and committed treason, and stored so much food just for this day.
"How could you possibly..."
The King of Yan couldn't believe it.
Every year, he used the floods in Lingnan as an excuse to secretly hoard grain and not let a single grain of food into the northern border.
Mo Xiao was short of food and had suffered three consecutive defeats.
Why is it Mo Xiao who appears here today? !
"Why not?"
Mo Xiao put his arm around Pei Yanli's shoulder and said, "Don't you know that my sister-in-law has sent me food twice?"
Pei Yanli used his sword to push Mo Xiao's hand away and said, "Take your men to the palace and wait for His Majesty's decision."
If he had known that Mo Xiao was fine, he would not have come tonight.
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