Chapter 436: Deposed Crown Prince Li Yunhong
"We will take it today."
Looking at the army moving away with a far-reaching gaze, Shen Xiangwan said it with great certainty. It was not her blind self-confidence, but the dog emperor's ruthless killing of the Zhao family had touched many families. For the future of the family, those people would actively behave and do things that were beyond others' expectations.
"It seems we have the same idea. Let's get ready. It's time for us to follow."
They are all smart people. What Shen Xiangwan can think of, Yan Junling and the others can also think of. There will definitely be someone to help them enter the city today, but they don’t know how many people there are.
"Um."
Taking one last look at the team that had turned into small black dots, Shen Xiangwan turned around and took Yuan Yue Yuanying, Yan Junling and others out of the city wall. After taking the imperial city, it would be their turn to appease the people and noble officials. As for the royal family members, their fate was already doomed. At this time, neither Shen Xiangwan nor Wei Chengyi could be merciful.
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
The four armies arrived at the city almost at the same time. Looking at the tall towers of the imperial city, Wei Chengyi's voice mixed with his internal strength rang out clearly, hitting the eardrums of the royal guards defending the city like a drum. Even the people in the city could hear it faintly.
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
The 200,000-strong army held up their Mo Daos and shouted loudly. Soon, the commanders in the other three directions also shouted the slogan of "surrender and no killing", and the soldiers followed closely behind. The sky above the entire imperial city seemed to be echoing with those four words. The imperial guards, who were only 20,000 strong and had never been to the battlefield, could not help but panic and had no intention of defending the city at all.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Inside the palace, upon hearing the sound floating outside, the emperor with disheveled hair overturned the dragon table in front of him.
"emperor!"
"Father!"
The concubines, princes and princesses in the palace were kneeling on the ground. If you looked closely, you could see that most of them were shaking uncontrollably. Even a fool would know that once the imperial city was breached, they would have no way out but death.
"Father, let us surrender."
The man who looked to be in his twenties knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He was none other than the deposed former crown prince Li Yunhong. When he was still the crown prince, he was diligent in his work and loved the people, and was deeply loved by the people. Moreover, he was once a close friend of the Wei Chengyi brothers. Unfortunately, the corrupt officials in the court did not like him very much. In addition, Empress Yuan died early, and the emperor was afraid of his prestige among the people. In the end, he was deposed. Otherwise, he would have become a good emperor.
"roll!"
"bump!"
"Husband..."
The emperor grabbed a paperweight and smashed it over. Blood immediately gushed out of Li Yunhong's head. The beautiful woman kneeling beside him immediately rushed over to check his injuries out of concern.
"No problem."
Li Yunhong casually wiped the blood from his face, then looked up at the emperor, whose eyes were filled with sinister madness. "Father, how much more bloodshed do you want to unleash? How many people have died in my Tianqi Dynasty in the past few years? Go to the people and see how they curse you and my royal family. Since you are unwilling to care about the lives of the people, then let the capable take over. Don't let more people die. Father, I beg you, please spare those imperial guards. They can't defend the city at all. Why let them die in vain? Father, you are wrong!"
In the end, Li Yunhong bowed his head again. Since he was deposed, he had been imprisoned in the mansion for nearly three years. He was only allowed to go in and out freely not long ago. But he never dreamed that in just three years, the world would be in chaos, and the people were full of abuse against his father and the court.
At the same time, he also heard about his old friend. When he learned that the Weiyang Palace, a family of loyal and brave people, was wronged, and that the old prince, the crown prince, and Wei Chengming were secretly killed by his father, he was left with only sorrow and felt deeply guilty towards his old friend and the people of the world.
He wanted to return to the court and do something for the people one last time, but his father was still afraid of him and didn't give him any chance. Today was the third time he saw his father after he was free.
"Get out, you rebellious son, get out!"
When had the emperor ever been spoken of so bluntly? And this time, the other party was his son. He roared in rage, and Li Yunhong, prostrating himself on the ground, finally shed two lines of tears. The Li royal family's kingdom was doomed, and neither was his father.
"I'll take my leave!"
As if he had made some decision, Li Yunhong stopped trying to persuade her, and took his wife's hand, leaving the imperial study and the palace in a dejected manner.
"Yanran, go back first. There is something I must do."
The couple took a carriage back to the eldest prince's mansion. Li Yunhong stroked his wife's haggard cheek and said that she had married him at the age of thirteen. Although he did not bring back a bunch of concubines and maids like other men to make her upset, he did not let her live a good life. After the imperial city was broken, they would definitely not be able to survive. The only thing he could do was to beg his old friend to bury them together. He was sorry for her in this life, but he would make it up to her in the next life and make her the happiest woman in the world.
"No, no, my husband, let's go back together. Even if I die, I want to die with you."
Having vaguely guessed what he was going to do, Qiao Yanran, the former Crown Princess and now the eldest prince's consort, burst into tears. She knew that after he left, the couple might never see each other again. Everyone said that the imperial family was the most ruthless, but her husband was a lover. Unfortunately, God did not like him, causing him, the eldest son of the empress, to end up worse than an ordinary prince.
"Be obedient, I will wait for you by the Naihe Bridge. If you are willing, I will still marry you in the next life!"
Li Yunhong's eyes were also filled with soreness. Perhaps his words touched her. Qiao Yanran suddenly wiped away her tears, smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I will marry you in the next life."
"Um."
Nodding, the two looked at each other deeply for a long time, as if they wanted to brand each other on their souls. After a long time, they separated. Qiao Yanran stood outside the eldest prince's mansion and watched the carriage disappear from their sight little by little. After she could no longer see anything, she raised her hand and touched her belly, silently saying sorry to the child inside. She didn't even have time to tell her husband that they finally had a child.
"Prepare to attack the city!"
Outside the imperial city, seeing that they had no intention of surrendering, the four armies did not delay any longer. The commanders issued orders to attack the city. The cavalry and infantry quickly exchanged positions, and the special tools for siege were carried to the front. The royal guards on the city wall could not help but tremble in their hearts, and the generals even forgot to order defense.
[End of this chapter]
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