Chapter 207 Chapter 207 is the only genuine version...
Qingping's eyes showed joy.
He saw how difficult it was for his junior sister to get to where she is today, and he felt terribly distressed.
His unlucky little junior sister was unlucky enough. If it weren't for the master's protection, she would have died countless times. At least she survived.
Qingping walked to the edge of the altar and looked forward.
A white light in the distance suddenly descended, accompanied by a resounding boom, and the lightning struck half an inch in front of the black dragon boots. Xie Rong stumbled back in fear, his back colliding with the wall, his upper body practically hanging in the air. He fell forward in fear.
The charred cracks on the bluestone slabs looked like the tongue of a poisonous snake.
The darkness made him feel as if he was in hell, surrounded by evil spirits seeking his life.
"Xie Rong."
The sound seemed to come from a distant valley.
"Crown Prince?" Xie Rong's eyes were vacant, his hands groping forward uncertainly. His voice suddenly became sharp, filled with desperate sobs. "Save me, Crown Prince, save me! They want to kill me! They all want to kill me."
He waved his arms wildly, trying to push away the invisible enemy.
"I'm right! That's right. The late emperor only had the Crown Prince in his heart..." His voice suddenly rose, and he said unwillingly, "If the Crown Prince can sit on the throne, so can I."
"I can do it too!"
He swung his arm wildly, pointing in all directions, shouting and cursing frantically, "You traitors, you shall not perish peacefully!" Prince Li sighed and shook his head in disappointment, "You have no remorse."
Gu Yican raised his eyes, nudged Xie Yingchen with his elbow, and whispered, "Isn't he mad at you?"
Xie Yingchen smiled and first ordered the arrest of Xie Rong. Then, gazing down at the city wall, he spoke word by word, "Xie Rong's crime is unforgivable. I understand that you have been deceived by a traitor. If you repent in time, you will be pardoned."
Not guilty?
The soldiers below looked at each other happily, and a huge stone in their hearts fell.
You don’t have to die anymore!
Boom!
The heavy battering rams fell from the soldiers' hands, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Immediately afterwards, weapons fell to the ground, and the soldiers knelt down one after another, crawling on the ground, with their sweat-soaked foreheads pressed against the cold ground.
Conquer the enemy without fighting!
Xie Yingchen was a natural born king, destined to stand above everyone else.
Duke Weiguo looked down at the dark crowd of people, and the long-lost blood rushed through his body. He even felt that he could still lift the hundred-jin sword and work for Daqi for another hundred years!
Xie Yingchen walked down from the city wall, and the frantic Xie Rong had his mouth gagged and was also taken away by the Zhenbei Army.
The others followed closely behind, including the Duke of Wei, who followed closely behind with an ingratiating smile, trying his best to get closer, praising the crown prince's wisdom and bravery, and praising him as a wise ruler, his eyebrows dancing with joy. Prime Minister Song's mouth twitched, and he could hardly hold his face.
"Grandson." Zhou Mu had several Liang people escorted forward to report.
Wuer was someone Xie Yingchen knew. He was Duoleng's right-hand man. When they were in Liang State, he often relied on Duoleng to make things difficult for him.
"Where's Duoling?"
Wuer was forced to kneel on the ground. He raised his head, his face was covered with scars and blood.
"Pooh."
He spat and started swearing in a sarcastic tone, his face reddening.
This battle made him so angry that he almost laughed. If an emperor was so useless in their Daliang, he would have been killed and replaced by someone else long ago.
"Take it back to Beijing."
Xie Yingchen gave the order and walked past him without even glancing at him for a moment.
"Grandson of the Great Qi!"
Wuer suddenly shouted loudly, and Xie Yingchen stopped and looked back.
Under Wuer's sleeves, his muscular arms suddenly bulged. He growled and suddenly exerted force like a wild beast, knocking over the soldiers who were escorting him. Like an arrow from a bow, he pounced on Xie Yingchen.
Capture him and use him as a hostage!
There was only this one thought in his mind, and his movements were astonishingly fast, like a cheetah eyeing its prey.
"Grandson, be careful."
Everyone cried out in fear at the same time and rushed forward without hesitation, using their bodies as shields to block Xie Yingchen.
Xie Yingchen didn't move at all. He raised his musket and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The air was filled with smoke from the musketry. Ur's body stiffened, blood spurted from his chest, his arms fell limply, his body swayed, and he fell straight back.
Xie Yingchen put down his musket, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his tone remained gentle: "Those who resist will die."
Everyone clasped their fists together and said, "Yes!"
"Long live the Crown Prince!"
A loud shout suddenly rang out, and countless voices surged like a tide, rushing into the sky with incomparable reverence and enthusiasm.
"Live your majesty, my Lord."
"Long live the Crown Prince!"
Xie Jing closed his eyes, his face pale.
The loss was inevitable. In front of Xie Yingchen, he felt like a clown. Even until now, Xie Yingchen hadn't even glanced at him.
That's right. From the very beginning, from the first day Xie Yingchen returned to Beijing, he had never caught his eye.
There was the sound of light footsteps. Xie Jing was disheartened and did not look back.
"Your Highness, are you a son or a commoner?"
Qingping flicked the whisk over his head and repeated it again.
Xie Jing and he had a karmic relationship of "knowing each other". That was all he said.
Xie Jing shuddered, as if suddenly something had dawned on him.
Son? Or people?
He is the son of the Emperor, and a citizen of... Daqi!
As a son, he should be filial to his father.
For the people...
"I have been worshipped by the people of Daqi and enjoyed all the glory and wealth..." Xie Jing murmured to himself, his eyes gradually clearing, "I can't make the same mistake again and again for my own selfish reasons."
The confusion and struggle in his heart were replaced by a determination.
"Xie Yingchen... eldest cousin... Crown Prince!!"
Each cry was louder and sharper than the last. He stumbled to Xie Yingchen's side, his knees buckling as he fell onto the stone steps. He looked up and shouted, "The Liang people have stockpiled tens of thousands of pounds of kerosene in the capital and are planning to set the city on fire. Go back!"
He is a citizen of Daqi!
Colluding with foreign barbarians and seeking the skin of a tiger is a big mistake. He can no longer watch the people of the city die because of his father's selfish interests.
Xie Yingchen paused: "You say."
Xie Jing knelt down and said, "The original plan was to split the troops into two groups. Father would personally lead the troops to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to attack. Meanwhile, the Liang people would stay in the capital and control the various government offices and mansions, especially the Zhenbei Palace."
This was to prevent the Gu family from breaking out of the city, and also to threaten the court officials so that they would obey.
"Initially, there was no mention of using kerosene. It was Ji Nanke who accidentally revealed it."
Xie Jing spent his wedding night with Ji Nan Ke, they were so tender and affectionate.
It was almost dawn when he had to leave.
When Ji Nanke helped him wash up, perhaps seeing his nervousness, she comforted him, saying, "We have tens of thousands of pounds of kerosene ready. It won't be lost. Don't worry. When you come back, you will be the crown prince, the heir to the throne."
He was terrified at the time and kept asking Ji Nan Ke how she knew about it. Ji Nan Ke just said that she heard Du Leng mention it by accident.
Xie Jing wanted to ask Duoleng again, but it was too late.
The arrow is on the string and must be shot.
At the time, Xie Jing was still immersed in the soft jade and warm fragrance and did not notice. Looking back now, when he questioned her, Ji Nan Ke was obviously shocked and seemed to be in disbelief. In the end, she said that she "overheard it by accident."
Thinking about it carefully, Xie Jing felt a little creepy.
"I don't know whether this is true or not, but Ji Nan Ke wouldn't bring up kerosene for no reason!"
What? !
When these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned pale with shock. The permanent population of the capital city is over 400,000!
Xie Yingchen's fingertips tensed, turning pale. During the war game, they had anticipated that the Liang people might set fire to the capital and then take advantage of the chaos. However, they had not anticipated that the Liang people would have tens of thousands of kilograms of kerosene.
Gu Yican murmured, "It's impossible for Liangren to get so much kerosene in such a short time."
right.
The sale of kerosene was supervised by the imperial court, but it was not so lax that someone could buy large quantities of kerosene and transport it to the capital without being discovered.
Unless Xie Jing is exaggerating. Or...
Xie Yingchen added, "Or perhaps Liang Ren spent several years hoarding it bit by bit."
Tens of thousands of pounds of kerosene are not enough to burn the entire capital city, but now the autumn wind is gradually rising and the weather is dry. If all the kerosene is poured on the upwind side, a fire will be set off, which will affect at least tens of thousands of people in half of the city.
There will be chaos in the capital.
If Liang Ren gets angry and splashes things everywhere, the situation will probably be even worse.
The people were far away and could not hear clearly what they were saying. They were still immersed in the excitement of successfully protecting the emperor and were whispering to each other excitedly.
The ministers beside Xie Yingchen heard it clearly and were terrified.
Their parents, wives and children are all in the capital!
Today we are praying for blessings. All the royal family members, nobles, civil and military officials are accompanying you. There is not even one person in the capital who can take charge of the situation.
The most important thing is that the emperor took away his personal guards, which meant that the military force in the capital was reduced by more than half.
Xie Yingchen calmed himself down and ordered in a businesslike manner, "Prince of Zhenbei, you must return to the capital immediately."
After that, his tone became a little lighter and he handed him a token: "I have arranged a backup plan."
Gu Yican nodded. He was concerned about his sister and family, so he immediately accepted the order.
He put his finger to his lips and let out a long whistle. Immediately afterwards, a black horse ran out from the stable on the west side of the Taimiao. It leaped up with its nimble limbs, leaping over the heads of the people blocking its way, and in a few leaps, it was in front of Gu Yican.
Gu Yican pulled the reins and jumped onto the horse.
"Walk!"
The smoke and cloud rushed towards the city gate and disappeared in a short while.
Xie Yingchen nodded towards Chongjiu: "Red first, then blue."
Chongjiu took out two cloud-piercing arrows from his arms, exactly the same as the ones Gu Zhizhuo had used before.
Yaoyao will be fine. No! Xie Yingchen retracted his gaze: "Bring here Lord Cheng'en, and bring someone else."
whoosh!
The cloud-piercing arrow, accompanied by a sharp sound of breaking through the air, tore through the clouds and burst into a thousand-foot-long red light, as bright as the sunset that lit up the sky.
The rosy glow lingered, dyeing the entire cloud layer red.
Gu Zhizhuo looked up and wiped the blood from his face. Blood splattered with the movement of his fingertips, leaving slightly darker, mottled marks on his red uniform.
Red means everything goes well.
Everything is going well, sir!
She thought about the strange changes that had just occurred in the sky, and the smile on her lips deepened, revealing shallow dimples.
Huh?
Gu Zhizhuo's pupils suddenly shrank. Before the red glow dissipated, another blue light followed and enveloped the clouds.
Red means smooth.
Blue represents change.
First red, then blue... Gu Zhizhuo rubbed his fingertips, his eyes fixed on it for a long time.
"Girl, they've run away."
Ran away?! Gu Zhizhuo's attention was immediately drawn back.
It has come to this, are they going to retreat?
"I'll go check it out!"
She climbed up the ladder and jumped to the top of the wall in a few steps, giving her a panoramic view.
After the Liang people burned the gate with kerosene, Gu Zhizhuo led his men to retreat to the screen wall, killed a wave of enemies using the terrain of the screen wall, and then turned back to the Waiyi Gate.
The stalemate continues until now.
The front was badly damaged, with burn marks everywhere and blood all over the ground.
The bearded man ran away cursing and looking unwilling, but he didn't want to fight anymore.
He was truly unwilling to accept this, filled with anger and resentment. Who could have imagined that the Zhenbei Palace would be such a tough nut to crack? They had spent so much effort to break down the palace's gate, only to be blocked again. Why did this Central Plains mansion have so many doors?
The women of the Gu family are so tough!
"Centurion."
Following behind him, Liang Ren was unwilling to give up and kept looking back, saying, "Are you really leaving? We are almost there."
"You dare not obey the orders of the Great Prince?"
whoosh!
There was the familiar sound of breaking air again, and the bearded man cursed wildly.
He brought a thousand men with him and thought he could easily accomplish great deeds. However, at least 30 to 40 percent of them died, and hundreds of them were seriously injured, half of whom were killed or injured by this strange weapon.
Even he was hit by an arrow. When the iron arrow was pulled out, it tore his flesh and blood, and his hand was disabled on the spot.
Now, upon hearing the shriek, he instinctively fell to the ground.
The iron arrow passed over his head, and the Liang man who was talking to him just now fell to the ground, killed by the arrow.
The Liang people around them quickly raised their shields. The bearded man turned his head and took one last look at Gu Zhizhuo. The muscles on his face were twisted with anger. He growled, "Go!"
Under the cover of shields, they retreated quickly.
What a pity. Gu Zhizhuo put down his crossbow and jumped off the wall.
Gu Yiqun hurriedly asked, "Big sister, should we chase her?"
"Don't chase a desperate enemy."
They only have enough men to defend.
Gu Zhizhuo pondered and said, "Weiwei, go report this to your mother and Third Aunt first."
After beating him for so long, the people in the inner quarters must have heard the noise. Let’s calm him down first.
"Meow."
Just as Gu Zhiwei was about to leave, she called out cheerfully, "Cat! Big sister, the cat is here!"
The tabby cat leaped nimbly across the bluestone road and jumped into Gu Zhizhuo's arms, its tail wagging wildly.
"Meow~"
"Why are you here?"
"Meow!"
"Have they left the house?" Gu Zhizhuo asked Lao Dan who was standing on the wall.
"They've already turned out of the screen wall. I'll go down and take a look."
"Meow, meow!"
Cat Shen stared at Lao Dan, excitedly wanting to follow him. Gu Zhizhuo pressed down his restless paws: "Okay."
Lao Dan jumped off the wall.
Gu Zhizhuo pondered for a moment. It wasn't right for Chen Mao to be so agitated... Either he was about to have bad luck, or something bad was about to happen. She stared at Chen Mao's tail, which was about to whip out the wind, and took out the compass.
For a few days, the hexagrams had been clouding her vision with a bloody hue, and she was unable to perceive the changes in her destiny. Her master explained that this was because a struggle for destiny had begun, the heavens were in chaos, and her future destiny was completely distorted.
"Now, fate is determined, and the universe is clear. Shouldn't I be able to glimpse the secrets of heaven?"
She muttered expectantly.
uncertain.
It won't kill you to try it anyway.
Gu Zhizhuo patted the cat's head, signaling it to rest quietly on her shoulder. She fiddled with the compass, her eyes focused. The compass needle hummed softly.
Cat Shen stretched out its paw and patted.
The pointer suddenly stopped and the hexagram gradually became apparent.
Gu Zhizhuo murmured, "The fire sign is very ominous, there may be a catastrophe of blazing flames..."
Her eyes were cast on the two lanterns hanging on the hanging flower gate, and the tassels hanging below the lanterns were swaying in the wind.
"The wind in the capital is from the north today."
Gu Zhizhuo counted again with his fingers, and found that the fire evil was gathering in the northern Li Palace. If he was not mistaken, the disaster would spread thousands of miles away.
Old Dan came back from outside and said, "Miss, Liangren has indeed left."
"Blow the whistle."
Yes! Lao Dan took out a strange-looking bone whistle from his bosom, put it to his lips and blew it. The sharp sound of the whistle, one long and three short, then two long and two short, echoed for a long time.
Lao Dan repeated it three times in a row.
There are now a thousand Qianjiying soldiers lurking in the capital.
This whistle means...
Close the net!
The whistle naturally couldn't be heard throughout the capital, but the scout was hiding in the alleys near the Zhenbei Palace. After hearing the whistle, he would convey the order using the Qianji Camp's unique code.
"Weiwei, Yinyin, you stay in the mansion to clean up the mess. I'll leave everything in the mansion to you. If Liang Ren comes again, you can abandon the outer courtyard if necessary, but you must defend the inner courtyard."
"yes!"
The two half-grown children responded in unison.
Gu Yiqun asked again: "Big sister, where are you going?"
"The hexagram indicates that a fire disaster is approaching, with a sign of blazing flames engulfing the city."
Gu Zhizhuo said decisively: "The Liang people will set fire to the capital."
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