Chapter 522: Cruel, or Xiao Yan Cruel
Looking at the high-spirited young man, his body was in tatters, and his face was bruised.
Xiao Yan was unusually gentle: "I was delayed at the palace for a while, and I'll be here as soon as I'm done."
Di Tao whimpered twice, feeling aggrieved and angry. "Uncle, you don't know how shameless that bastard Shang Qin is. He delayed the feint attack and led the troops to attack the city without authorization. Just now, he even wanted to kill Jinyun and me..."
"I know."
Just by hearing the sounds of killing outside and the blood all over the ground, I knew what the Dragon Court Guards had done.
Xiao Yan patted his dog head and motioned Di Tao, who was full of anger, to stay aside. He glanced at Jinyun and others, and saw that they were covered in wounds. His eyes became darker. He walked out of the crowd and came to the front of the palace gate, looking up at the people riding horses opposite him.
"General Shang, you broke your promise."
Shang Qin looked down at the blood-soaked Xiao Yan, his face filled with sarcasm, "General, since I made no promise, how can I break my word?"
When Xiao Yan found him through Di Shuangcheng, he only said that Emperor An was not the legitimate successor to the throne. He mentioned that the Dragon Jade Order was not in Emperor An's hands, and that countless people had died in vain in the past events in the South. He only said that he would arrange the affairs of the South and bring troops to Beijing to find Emperor An to ask the truth, but he never said that he would help Xiao Yan.
Shang Qin said coldly, "You conspired with the Di family, but you forgot that the Dragon Court Guard was founded by Taizu to protect the imperial family and safeguard the Xie family's rule. You instigated this general to lead troops into the capital to act on your behalf, but you never considered why this general would join forces with a traitor like you."
"You are using the He family's name to endanger the imperial family and collude with the Di family to cause chaos in the capital. Naturally, this general must eliminate you, the traitor, on behalf of His Majesty."
"You are the traitor!" Di Tao started cursing.
Xiao Yan waved his hand to silence him. He looked up at Shang Qin, who was obviously shorter than him but had no less imposing presence. "So, General Shang, what you're saying is that the Dragon Court Guards are here to support the king?"
"certainly."
"But Your Majesty is unharmed and has already issued an edict to clear my name. There was no palace coup tonight, so why would you want to come to the king's defense?"
"impossible!"
"The imperial decree is here. Nothing is impossible. If General Shang doesn't believe me, I can have all the ministers come to the palace gate to testify, and you can question them one by one."
Xiao Yan looked directly at Shang Qin and spoke in a captivating tone, "Your Majesty knows that the Dragon Court Guards have left the northwest without permission and are attacking the capital. Fearing that this will bring disaster, you have ordered me, the Governor, to lead the Imperial Guards out of the palace with the Tiger Talisman and order you to withdraw immediately. Anyone who disobeys will be charged with treason!"
Shang Qin looked at the bright yellow imperial edict that Xiao Yan took out, as well as the tiger talisman pressed on it, and his face looked extremely ugly.
He had clearly delayed the time of entering the capital and had not sounded the drum according to the previously agreed time. He even deliberately let Liu Tongen's men enter the capital and allowed them to beat and kill Di Tao and others. He only led his men to attack the city and enter the capital when he realized that the chaos in the capital was almost over.
But after all this time, not only did Emperor An fail to capture Xiao Yan, he actually issued him an imperial decree of pardon, and even the tiger talisman fell into his hands?!
Emperor An is such a waste!!
Shang Qin's face turned cold. "You led your men to threaten the Forbidden Palace, and you and Di Tao caused chaos in the capital. Tonight, there are cries of killing everywhere. Who knows where this imperial edict and tiger talisman came from? Perhaps even His Majesty has been killed. You are trying to use this edict to control the princes."
"Dragon Court Guards, listen up! Enter the palace and rescue the emperor immediately! Do not listen to this beast's nonsense! Anyone who tries to stop us will be killed!"
Swords and knives were clashing, armor was heavy, and all the imperial guards were tense. Di Tao gripped his spear tightly.
Xiao Yan said coldly, "I have the Tiger Talisman in my hand. Are the Dragon Court Guards planning to rebel?"
Shang Qin sneered: "The tiger talisman can command the army, but my Dragon Court Guards are not subject to anyone's command. Do you think a mere tiger talisman can stop this general..."
"The tiger talisman doesn't work, what else can we do?"
Xiao Yan faced the approaching Dragon Court Guards without a trace of fear: "Shang Qin, you don't even recognize the seal of the Grand Ancestor?"
What?
Shang Qin's expression changed drastically, thinking that he had misheard. However, Xiao Yan on the opposite side was holding up something in his hand. The thing was not even as big as the tiger talisman. It was obviously too far away to see clearly, but his heart was beating wildly for no reason.
Dragon Jade Order...
It’s the Dragon Jade Order!
But how did this thing end up in Xiao Yan's hands? !
Shang Qin wanted to tell himself that Xiao Yan was deceiving him, that the Dragon Jade Token had been lost for many years, and he had just found something at random to force him to take the Dragon Court Guards and retreat first. However, Xiao Yan's face was too calm, and his eyes, even at such a long distance, still carried a chilling coldness that was captivating.
Shang Qin clutched the long sword tightly in his hand and shouted sternly, "What kind of token of the Great Ancestor? A mere traitor dares to deceive this general."
"Don't listen to his nonsense, go to the palace to rescue the emperor, and kill all the traitors without mercy!"
The noise of the Longting Guards rushing forward made Di Tao and the others change color, and even Yu Yanfeng, who followed them, tensed up.
"Uncle Xiao!" Di Tao whispered, "The Shang family is rebelling..."
Shang Qin doesn't recognize Long Yuling at all!
Xiao Yan seemed to have known Shang Qin's reaction long ago, and also knew that Shang Qin would not retreat after he took out the Dragon Jade Order. He seemed to be just going through the motions. After putting the Dragon Jade Order back to his side and putting it away, he saw Shang Qin leading his troops and said coldly, "Retreat!"
Di Tao staggered when he was pulled, and Yu Yanfeng subconsciously stepped back.
Xiao Yan was originally standing at the front. When he retreated, the imperial guards who had been following him also retreated behind the palace gate.
Shang Qin rode his horse to the Jinshui Bridge and saw an arrow shot from above and landed far above the bridge. Just as Shang Qin showed a look of disdain on his face, he found that the arrowhead fell to the ground with a "bang" and scattered, as if there was a leap of fire.
"No, retreat quickly!!!"
When Shang Qin shouted loudly, a loud noise was heard on the Jinshui Bridge. People and horses fell to the ground as the ground shook. The flames and explosions that shot up into the sky stunned everyone.
“This…this is…”
Yu Yanfeng was stunned.
Xiao Yan's expression was calm. "I stumbled upon this little gadget while searching for an alchemist for His Majesty."
Yu Yanfeng opened his mouth, looking at the collapsed Jinshui Bridge and the mutilated corpses on the ground. He swallowed hard and said embarrassedly, "So, Governor Xiao had already made preparations..."
Having said this, he suddenly paused, and the next moment his face turned pale.
Although the Jinshui Bridge was outside the palace, it wasn't far from the gates, and the Imperial Guards patrolled and guarded it daily. How had Xiao Yan managed to bury these "little gadgets" under the bridge, right under the Imperial Guards' noses? If they could tamper with the palace gates, what about inside the palace? What about the Purple Palace? Could these "little gadgets" be buried there as well?
If there was a palace coup tonight, Xiao Yan would be unsuccessful.
If Liu Tong'en brought his men in, and the sound of war drums was heard outside, His Majesty would still fight to the death and refuse to give in, and would force Xiao Yan and others to stay in the palace.
At this time in the Purple Palace...
Yu Yanfeng shuddered suddenly and felt cold all over. The imperial guards who followed him out of the Purple Palace were also trembling, realizing that they had already circled around the King of Hell's Palace.
Di Tao also silently hugged his spear tightly.
Cruel, or his uncle is crueler.
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