When Guo Hao led his troops to the west gate of the capital.
The fighting had already begun at the West City Gate, with swords flashing and metal clashing.
In the firelight, the defenders and the rebels fought each other, and the shouts and cries of killing shook the sky.
The city gate was not closed. Guo Hao's judgment was correct. The commander guarding the west gate was also the old emperor's confidant.
Guo Hao was the first to lead the elite cavalry into the city and head straight for the imperial city.
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That night, the people in the market town near the imperial city did not sleep well.
Then one could hear the rumbling of horses' hooves, followed by the hurried footsteps of soldiers running, the rubbing of armor, and then the shouts of killing from the clashing of metal.
People were in a panic, not knowing what had happened, and could only pray that no disaster would strike.
When Guo Hao's team rushed to the imperial city, it had already been breached.
Yang Hongye's men were guarding the imperial city. When they saw the army led by Guo Hao arrive, they started fighting immediately. The two sides immediately engaged in fighting as soon as they met.
Guo Hao was extremely anxious as he couldn't rush into the imperial city for the time being.
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At this time, in the palace, the old emperor's bedroom.
Yang Hongye was very proud and grinned as he saluted the old emperor.
"Father, please take up your pen and write down this edict.
Enjoy your old age and don't worry about state affairs anymore."
The entire palace has been controlled by Yang Hongye's men, with only the old emperor and Eunuch Lai beside him.
The soldiers brought by Yang Hongye stood in two rows, each with his hand on the hilt of his sword, as if he could draw his sword at any time.
"You rebellious son, you thief, you..." Yang Yiwen pointed at the third brother and started cursing.
His chest heaved with anger, and he almost vomited blood.
Yang Hongye interrupted his scolding.
"Father, stop talking nonsense and pick up your pen. You are old now, and I will take good care of Darong's kingdom."
"Okay, okay... okay, you ungrateful bastard." The old emperor was so angry that his hands were shaking, but he was helpless in the current situation.
"Yang Yiwen, hurry up. You don't want the last bit of dignity I give you, right?" Yang Hongye got annoyed when he saw that he was reluctant to start writing, and shouted.
"Okay, I'll write, I'll write... until you're satisfied." Yang Yiwen was sitting in front of the desk, holding his chest with his hands. He asked Eunuch Lai to help him stand up and pick up the pen to dip it in ink.
Yang Hongye was sitting below. Seeing the old emperor pick up his pen to write, he was in a very good mood and couldn't hide his smile of success.
The old emperor wrote down the edict of succession with his pen moving across the paper.
However, the person above is the sixth son, not Yang Hongye.
After writing, he put down the pen, stamped it with the imperial seal, and rolled it up.
When Yang Hongye was about to go up to get the imperial edict, the old emperor stuffed it into the hands of Lai Gonggong.
"Lai Qing, I'm leaving it to you."
After saying this, Yang Yiwen burst into laughter. Eunuch Lai bowed with a bitter expression and said, "Yes."
Seeing this, Yang Hongye felt something was wrong. He was being tricked by the old emperor.
But at this time, Eunuch Lai had already used his lightness skills and flew out over the heads of the crowd in three or two steps.
"Cui Cheng, stop him." Yang Hongye shouted outside the hall.
Then, he turned around, stared at the old emperor with angry eyes, and said with a smile,
"Do you think he can escape? Since you don't want the respect I offer you, don't blame me."
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Outside the hall, Eunuch Lai had just walked a short distance when three people blocked his way.
The first to be hit was Cui Cheng, followed by two other masters, a man and a woman.
"The number one on the list, Lai Gaoyang, has been hiding in the palace as a eunuch. He doesn't look masculine at all, but rather sinister."
Cui Cheng recognized Eunuch Lai's identity and laughed out loud.
"Cui Dongcheng, I didn't expect you to be on the same boat as the treasonous one. Isn't it said that you can enjoy the world without worrying about the court? How ridiculous."
It seems that the two know each other.
"Let's do it, stop talking nonsense."
The woman in red behind him became impatient, said something, and then swung a whip at him.
The whip was getting closer and closer. Eunuch Lai dodged it sideways and started a one-on-three fight without any further ado.
They were climbing walls and jumping up and down, and the masters were fighting each other, causing tiles and eaves to fall down.
Although Eunuch Lai was very skilled, the three opponents were all powerful characters, and it was very difficult for him to fight.
In addition to Cui Dongcheng, who uses the alias Cui Cheng, the other two should also be masters whose names are hidden on the killer list.
As expected, they are the ones code-named Red Heart and Green Willow on the list. You can tell a thing from the fact that they are dressed in red and green.
During the fight, Eunuch Lai went up to the roof and noticed that there was a battle outside the imperial city. He thought that a general was leading his troops to return to defend the king but was stopped.
When he landed, he saw out of the corner of his eye that the old emperor was lying on the table in the bedroom, motionless. Eunuch Lai knew that the old emperor had not been assassinated as the third son wished.
Heartbroken, he held the old emperor's last will in his arms and was thinking about how to send it away.
After several battles, Eunuch Lai intended to head outside the imperial city, hoping to borrow the help of the generals who were coming to support the king.
He was already wounded in several places. Although someone on the opposite side was also injured, the advantage of three against one was still too great. It was not all thanks to my father-in-law's serious injuries.
When the battle reached the edge of the imperial city, Eunuch Lai saw Guo Hao fighting hard with blood splattered all over his face.
The old man was a little exhausted at this time, and shouted to Guo Hao,
"General Guo, please answer."
Guo Hao looked up and saw four people still fighting on the city wall. It was the voice of Eunuch Lai.
At this time, the imperial edict was shot out at a high speed by Eunuch Lai using his internal force, and flew straight towards Guo Hao.
Seeing this, Hong Tao swung out with a whip and tried to roll the imperial edict back.
Eunuch Lai held the whip in one hand and pulled Hong Tao, causing her to stagger, and at the same time he was slashed by Lvliu's sword.
He quickly jumped away and said to Guo Hao,
"The emperor has passed away. Go find the King of Yue immediately."
When Guo Hao received the imperial edict, he opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Eunuch Lai used all his strength to stop the three people and prevent them from causing trouble for Guo Hao.
"Hurry up and go, what are you standing there for?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Hao came to his senses, called out to a dozen or so personal guards beside him, turned their horses around, and galloped back in the direction they came from.
When Eunuch Lai saw Guo Hao walking away, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes, and he let go and continued fighting with the three men.
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The next day.
The early morning light shines on the capital city.
At the main gate of the imperial city, many soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, pulling carts of debris covered with straw mats out of the capital.
Eunuch Lai's body was also on one of the carriages.
All the markets in the city opened an hour later.
The battle at the west gate was the most intense last night. Nearly half of Guo Hao's army was killed, and the rest dispersed after Guo Hao escaped from the city.
Except for Guo Hao, none of the old emperor's trusted generals survived and were all eliminated.
A dozen war horses crossed the Qingshui River on a ferry and headed south...
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Southern Xinjiang.
Heading to Jianghai in Yuezhou, we walked leisurely all the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers with great joy.
At this time, they had not received any news from the capital. The pigeon that Cao Yuan released before leaving would take two or three days to reach the new city.
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