Chapter 521 Di Tao was extremely aggrieved: Uncle, why did you come so late?
Di Taowan didn't expect that this bastard would bite back at him. Without giving him a chance to speak, he directly ordered the Longting Guards to arrest them.
He was so angry that he brandished his spear to repel the enemy, cursing: "I think you are the one who wants to rebel. You have been plotting evil and have ambitions for a long time. You deceived me and Xiao..."
clang!
The long sword came slashing towards him. Di Tao hastily turned to meet the enemy, his curses cut short. Jinyun and the others were also attacked from both sides. As they swung their swords, they turned their heads and shouted at the guards inside the city gate: "The Dragon Court Guards are rebelling, and you are not joining us in the fight!"
"Boss..." The imperial guards inside hesitated.
"Don't listen to their instigation!"
The leader remained unmoved. "The people from the Fourth Battalion entered the capital without permission and laid siege to this place. They are traitors. Who knows if they are in cahoots with those outside? Order the men to guard the high ground. Anyone who approaches will be shot!"
This palace gate must not be opened. Once it is opened, if the people outside are just pretending, wouldn’t that be inviting a wolf into the house?
"you!"
Jinyun was shot in the back of the neck by someone, and he quickly swung his sword to block the arrow.
Seeing that the guards were stubborn and refused to budge, he couldn't help but curse.
The palace gate was almost surrounded, and no one knew what the situation was inside the palace. If they were blocked from leaving by the Dragon Court Guards, they would all die here. But Di Tao must not die here, otherwise the situation in the northwest would be unpredictable, and he would not be able to explain to Di Shuangcheng.
Jin Yun gritted his teeth, repelled the men in front of him, and grabbed Di Tao's arm: "I'll cover the rear, you lead the others to break out over there!"
"No, we have to go together..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get going!" Jin Yun shouted angrily. He turned and sternly said to the people following him, "Take Di Tao to the patrol camp in Beijing. Protect his life at all costs!"
"yes."
Di Tao wanted to argue, but the man forcibly grabbed his arm and rushed to the side.
Jinyun led a few people to force their way through.
"Walk!"
The changes in the crowd quickly alarmed Shang Qin. Seeing Di Tao break out to the side, he said coldly:
"It's not that easy to leave!"
Shang Qin would never let Di Tao leave, and he was determined to break into the palace tonight and capture him.
He entered the capital in the name of serving the king, and after entering the palace, he threatened Di Shuangcheng with the Dragon Jade Order, saying that it was "legitimate" for the Longting Guard to take over the Forbidden Palace. However, Di Shuangcheng must not know the news in the capital for the time being. Otherwise, if he knew that he had suddenly turned against Di Shuangcheng, he would really abandon Beiling and threaten to lead his troops into the capital, and the Longting Guard would be unable to cope.
Di Shuangcheng and Xiao Yan joined forces to send their only son to the capital. Once Di Tao died in the capital and took over the capital, he would be the only one who could tell the reason afterwards.
"I'm afraid something has happened in the palace. Kill these traitors and don't let them escape!!"
"Shang Qin, how dare you!"
Di Tao turned his head, his eyes bloodshot.
"You are just a traitor, why should this general not dare?"
Shang Qin was not the only one who entered the capital from the Longting Guards, but the other generals stayed outside the city. Those he brought in were all his confidants, and the rest of his subordinates didn't know Di Tao well. As long as they killed Di Tao and took the capital, even if Di Shuangcheng was held accountable, it could be said that Di Tao was accidentally injured by Xiao Yan.
Shang Qin said fiercely: "Don't do it yet!"
Di Tao was blocked and pushed back. The people around him attacked him and killed him with every blow. People around him were bleeding one after another, and the killing in front of the palace gate became more intense.
Although the people of the four camps outside the capital were fierce, they had already suffered internal losses in the previous chaos and had fought with the imperial guards. At this time, they were defeated by the Longting Guards.
Di Tao was forced to retreat back to Jinyun's side, and he and several people around him retreated almost to the edge of the palace gate.
Seeing the guards on the palace wall drawing their bows and shooting arrows at them, Di Tao thought he was going to die here when he heard a sudden loud shout from the palace gate.
"stop!"
The taut bowstrings all stopped, and the guards inside recognized the person and were immediately filled with surprise.
"Commander Yu?"
"Commander Yu, are you okay?"
"Very good!"
Yu Yanfeng led the imperial guards behind him and quickly approached the palace gate. He said to them in a deep voice, "There was a palace coup tonight, and countless people were killed and injured. General Di led the troops into the city to rescue the emperor. No one must be harmed!"
The people in front of the palace gate looked at each other.
"But Commander Liu said... Xiao Yan was plotting treason, and Di Tao was colluding with him..."
Earlier, the black-armored guards in the palace suddenly took action, and outside the palace, Di Tao led people to surround the palace. After Liu Tongen escaped, he led people to the Purple Palace to rescue the emperor. He then sent someone to pass on the message, ordering them to guard the palace gate at all costs. If anyone dared to break in without permission, they would be killed without mercy!
There weren't many imperial guards at the palace gate, but the four battalions outside the capital suddenly started fighting among themselves, and with the help of reinforcements that arrived from nowhere, they were able to suppress Di Tao and the others. But now Yu Yanfeng claimed that Di Tao had come to rescue the emperor...
Those people looked surprised and became more alert.
Yu Yanfeng clenched his fists upon seeing this. He was extremely furious with Liu Tong'en. He first conspired with Cui Lin and others to plot against him, and then he took it upon himself to assassinate Xiao Yan and sent orders to the imperial guards.
There was no need for bloodshed in what happened tonight, but he caused chaos in the world.
Yu Yanfeng said coldly, "Liu Tong'en has misunderstood the emperor's will. The chaos tonight was caused by someone plotting to murder Governor Xiao, and Governor Xiao was acting to redress an old case."
"The situation in the palace has been settled. His Majesty has issued an edict pardoning the four battalions for trespassing. He has also handed the tiger talisman to Commander Xiao, ordering him to lead his men to stop the Dragon Court Guards from causing trouble. I, under orders, will lead the Imperial Guards to obey Commander Xiao's orders."
Tiger Tally?
The guards were all startled to see Xiao Yan walking out from behind Yu Yanfeng.
"This is the army's tiger talisman. Seeing the tiger talisman is like seeing the emperor."
The young powerful official held the command token in his hand, standing before the guards like an army of ten thousand. His bloodstained face was awe-inspiring, and the imperial guards following Yu Yanfeng did not refute him. Instead, they knelt down in unison with Yu Yanfeng, saying, "Long live His Majesty!"
The guards at the palace gate hesitated for a moment, then knelt down one after another: "Long live His Majesty."
Xiao Yan held the tiger talisman and said solemnly, "Open the palace gate."
"But Commander Xiao, the Dragon Court Guards are outside..."
"No problem."
The guards hurriedly looked at Yu Yanfeng, their faces full of hesitation. Only when he nodded did the general who had previously ordered the fight to the death stand up, waved the flag in his hand, and shouted upwards.
"Open the palace gate!"
"Open the palace gate!!"
The orders spread continuously, and the people on the palace wall still held bows, but this time the arrows were aimed at the Longting Guards. When the rain of arrows fell, they forced away the Longting Guards who were besieging Di Tao and others.
Di Tao panted: "How...how did they finally get it...wheezing..."
Jinyun was also panting heavily while holding his long sword. He heard the palace gate behind him creak open and almost fell.
"It's the Governor!"
The Governor is here!
The heavy palace gate was pushed open from the inside, and the imperial guards stood in front of the gate in full battle array. When Di Tao saw Xiao Yan in a crimson robe and black crown in the crowd, he was so excited that he wanted to rush forward and give him a bear hug.
"Uncle Xiao, why did you come just now..."
He quickly retreated to Xiao Yan and the imperial guards with his spear in hand, his body covered in blood and tears welling up in his eyes. "If you were any later, you would have been the one collecting my corpse."
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