Chapter 437: Old Friends, the Army Enters the City
"The Emperor has ordered the city gates to be opened."
Just as the battle was about to break out, a voice carrying internal energy came closer from afar. The imperial guards in the city turned their heads and saw a carriage galloping towards them. It stopped at the foot of the city wall. Li Yunhong, with bloodstains on his face, stood on the carriage and shouted, "The emperor has commanded us to open the city gates."
Since his father would not listen to his advice, he could only forge an imperial edict. This was the only thing he could do for the Imperial Guards and Wei Chengyi. They should not continue to die innocently.
"Your Highness, do you have the Emperor's golden decree?"
The commander of the Imperial Guards quickly approached him, and no one noticed. The surrounding Imperial Guards all breathed a sigh of relief. Who would want to die when they could live? If they hadn't feared the infamy they would have opened the city gates and surrendered long ago.
"My words are golden orders!"
As soon as these words came out, not only the commander of the Imperial Guards and other generals, but even the most ordinary soldiers knew that he was falsely conveying the imperial decree. However, after looking at him deeply for a long time, the commander of the Imperial Guards turned around abruptly and said, "Drop your weapons and open the city gates!"
No one wants to fight a battle that is sure to end in death. Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already given them a way out, why should they be so stubborn at this time?
"Drop your weapons and open the city gates!"
As the messenger sang loudly, the soldiers dropped their weapons one after another, and the tightly closed west city gate slowly opened from the inside.
"What's going on?"
Outside the city, Wei Chengyi, who was about to order an attack, was stunned. Qingying and others beside him also frowned imperceptibly. After a while, a man and a horse came out from inside. Recognizing his identity, Wei Chengyi frowned subconsciously, but still drove his horse to meet him.
"Second Master!"
Qingying and others were about to follow, but Wei Chengyi raised his hand to stop them. The two of them slowly approached under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of people.
“Whoa!”
When the distance was only two or three meters, the two men simultaneously pulled the reins. The former friends looked at each other. Li Yunhong, whose face was covered in blood, smiled warmly: "Chengyi, I didn't expect that we would meet again in such a situation."
When the prince's palace was exiled, he immediately went to the palace to plead for them. However, not only did his father ignore him, he also imprisoned him. Not long after that, he received the imperial edict to depose the prince. It was not until recently that he found out that the reason his father ignored him was because he had designed everything himself.
"Why are you doing this?"
After gazing at him deeply for a while, Wei Chengyi sighed softly. History is as iron as iron. He knew what kind of person he was and also knew the nature of the emperor. As a former crown prince and now a prince, if he falsely passed the imperial edict to open the city gate, he would definitely be recorded in history books in the future. The Li royal family was rotten to the core and it was not worth it for him to do so.
"I just don't want more innocent people to die. As the crown prince, I can't protect the people. As a prince, I can't dissuade my father. This is the only thing I can do for you. Cheng Yi, promise me that you will treat the people well and don't repeat your father's mistakes."
Li Yunhong smiled broadly. He felt guilty towards Wei Chengyi, but he still lost face and hoped that he could treat the people well.
"Um."
Even if he doesn't ask for it, he will treat the people well.
"Thank you very much. Please don't make things difficult for Yanran. Give her a cup of poisoned wine or a three-foot white silk. Finally, if it's convenient, please bury us together. I didn't let her enjoy happiness when she was alive. After death, I want to be with her. Please!"
In the end, Li Yunhong was selfish for once and they shared the same bed in life and the same grave in death, which was what he promised his wife.
"good."
Wei Chengyi still agreed very straightforwardly, and Li Yunhong's smile deepened a little: "Thank you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, facing Wei Chengyi's gaze, Li Yunhong poured his energy into his palm and slapped himself on the forehead.
"bump!"
The next second, Li Yunhong's tall body flew backwards, but it was not he who did it, but Wei Chengyi. He chased after him, grabbed the unconscious Li Yunhong and threw him on his horse. Ignoring the gazes of the crowd, Wei Chengyi raised his Mo Dao high and said, "Enter the city!"
"Go into the city."
Under his command, Qingying and other generals led the soldiers into the city in a mighty force. Other city gates were opened one after another shortly after the siege began. The difference was that those city gates were secretly opened by people from major families when the Royal Guards were unprepared. Their purpose was nothing more than to show goodwill and fight for a good future for the family, which was completely different from Li Yunhong's righteousness.
The Wei army and the East Border army had a total of 600,000 people. It was impossible for all of them to enter the city. Only 50,000 people entered each city gate, and the rest controlled the city gates. They all received death orders that they must not let a single fly out before everything was over. Half of the 200,000 troops that followed the commanders into the city were led by captains to encircle the major families, and the remaining half surrounded the entire palace.
"Cheng Yi!"
"Senior Sister, Chu Liang."
The commanders of the four armies arrived at the palace gate almost simultaneously. Liang Yuting, Chu Liang, and Wei Chengyi greeted each other one after another. General Peng and General Chen both dismounted and bowed to Wei Chengyi, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
"Thank you for your hard work, generals."
Wei Chengyi nodded with a calm expression. Li Yunhong, whom he had left on the horse before, had disappeared. No one knew where he had gone except himself.
"I have accomplished my mission!"
The two generals replied in unison again. When they attacked those provincial capitals, they encountered several groups of anti-king forces. Those people were much stronger than ordinary garrisons, and their numbers were also large. It was not as easy as it seemed for them to meet up with the prince and Chu Liang in time. Fortunately, they finally caught up.
"Um."
Wei Chengyi said no more, his gaze turning towards the tightly closed palace gate not far away. There should not be many imperial guards inside. "Qingying, break open the palace gate, leave 100,000 men to guard the exits, and everyone else enter the palace and capture the emperor alive!"
"yes."
Qingying clasped his fists in acceptance. Chu Liang said in a clear voice, "Follow General Qing's orders. Those who disobey will be punished by military law!"
"yes."
The East Border Army following behind him responded in unison. Qingying didn't bother to be polite with them and quickly arranged their respective tasks. The soldiers carried huge wooden stakes used for ramming city gates and slammed them hard into the palace gate.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Huge and dull crashing sounds rang out one after another, and debris flew out of the solid palace gate, and soon cracks appeared.
"Senior sister, brother, Cheng Yi."
Shen Xiangwan's voice suddenly rang out, and the three of them turned around and saw her riding a horse towards them, guarded by Yuan Yue Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu.
"Why are you here?"
Chu Liang frowned in disapproval. His little sister was delicate and soft, so she should just stay comfortably at the back and wait to enjoy the final results.
[End of this chapter]
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