Su Yun'an held the black bronze military token high, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone brightly on it.
Upon seeing the black bronze military token that was completely different from the one in his hand, Xuan Yuan Yu's expression instantly froze.
Is that the real military seal of the Su family army?
Xuanyuan Yu immediately looked at Li Jinyuan, Yun Songquan, and Wu Liping, and sure enough, he saw them staring intently at the black bronze military token.
Xuan Yuan Yu's heart skipped a beat. So Su Yun An's military tally was real? So his uncle had given the military tally to Su Yun An back then?
What to do now? Without the military seal of the Su family army, they certainly won't obey his commands.
That's not the most important thing. Now that the Su family army's military command is in Su Yun'an's hands, the Su family army will definitely help Xuan Yuanzhan, especially with the nearly 300,000 troops that Xuan Yuanzhan brought. They only have the reserve army and the three armies of Kyoto, and they simply don't have the strength to fight.
Xuanyuan Zhi and Xuanyuan Duo were equally nervous.
Although the two harbored some resentment towards Xuan Yuan Yu for using the Gu poison on Xuan Yuan Peng, they still had to stand on the same side as Xuan Yuan Yu.
Because they had a grudge against Xuanyuan Zhan, they could not allow Xuanyuan Yu to return to the capital, much less allow him to ascend the throne of Eastern Chu!
Xuan Yuan Yu forced himself to remain calm, stared at Su Yun An and said coldly, "How dare you use a fake military tally? This one is the real military tally of the Su family army."
Anyway, no one has ever seen the real military tally of the Su family army. Even the Emperor couldn't tell if it was real or fake, so perhaps these people wouldn't be able to tell either.
Su Yun'an didn't care about Xuan Yuan Yu's little scheme at all: "Whether the military tally in my hand is real or fake, others may not be able to tell, but do you think the three generals on the city wall can't tell?"
Although Su Yun'an's voice was still young, it was very authoritative.
As Li Jinyuan and the others watched Su Yun'an riding upright on horseback, the image of the Great General flashed through their minds.
The three men knelt down in unison: "Your humble servants pay their respects to the young master."
The three knelt on the city wall. Although Su Yun'an couldn't see them, he knew they were kneeling and bowing to him: "Rise."
"Thank you, young master." The three then stood up.
Su Yun'an then held up the military tally and asked Li Jinyuan and the other two, "Do you think my military tally is real? Or is the military tally in Xuan Yuan Yu's hand real?"
Li Jinyuan didn't even glance at the military tally in Xuanyuan Yu's hand, but stared at the black bronze military tally in Su Yun'an's hand and said, "Naturally, the military tally in the young master's hand is genuine!"
Xuanyuan Yu stared at Li Jinyuan in astonishment, and said unconvinced, "This military tally was given to me by my father, so it can't be fake. Are you questioning my father?"
Li Jinyuan looked at Xuan Yuanyu with displeasure: "As a general of the Su family army, do you think I can't even recognize the military tally of my own army? The military tally in the young master's hand is genuine!"
They were forced to guard the imperial city, yet he dared to threaten them!
Xuanyuan Yu was furious when he saw that Li Jinyuan dared to talk back to him like that.
That Su family army is really arrogant. Don't let them find an opportunity, or I will definitely wipe them all out!
Su Yun'an raised the military tally again and commanded, "All Su family troops, listen to my order! Launch a counterattack on the capital city!"
The Su family army, which was originally resisting Xuan Yuanzhan's army, was immediately stunned.
What's going on?
Why are they making them defend the city one minute and attack it the next?
The soldiers looked helplessly at Li Jinyuan and his two companions.
Li Jinyuan glared at them and said, "Why are you all looking at me like that? The Su family army's military regulations state that everyone must obey the command of the holder of the military tally. Now, everyone must listen to the young master!"
"Yes." The Su family soldiers responded in unison, no longer resisting Xuan Yuanzhan's army, and turned around to help Xuan Yuanzhan and his men attack the city.
Just moments ago, the Su family army had been like sick chickens, not making any big moves, but now they suddenly seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, desperately attacking the city gate.
Not only were the soldiers guarding the city gate caught off guard by Su Family Army's antics, but even Xuan Yuanzhan's soldiers were left speechless and bewildered by their performance.
And you know what? These are soldiers trained by the prince's father-in-law. They know who's on their side. They were clearly holding back just now!
They were saying, "Why isn't the Su family army as fierce as the legends say?" Turns out, they weren't fierce towards them; they were just blind and didn't appreciate it!
Seeing that the Su family army had actually turned against them and attacked the city, Xuan Yuan Yu and his men on the city wall were extremely anxious: "General Li, you promised me that you would defend the city. What do you mean by this?"
Li Jinyuan said innocently, "Military orders are hard to disobey, and this humble general has no choice."
"You!" Xuan Yuan Yu was instantly furious, and ordered Cao Qi and Jin Lu, "Take down all three of them for me!"
He refused to believe that even after capturing Li Jinyuan and his men, the Su family army wouldn't obey his orders.
Li Jinyuan, Wu Liping, and Yun Songquan were not afraid of trouble. They all held weapons and stared warily at the other side.
Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Yu's order, Cao Qi and the other three exchanged glances, then stepped forward with their weapons. However, their purpose was not to capture Li Jin Yuan and the others, but rather to hold their broadswords to the necks of Xuan Yuan Yu, Xuan Yuan Zhi, and Xuan Yuan Duo.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, Third Prince!"
The guards of Xuanyuan Yu and his companions were stunned at the sight and immediately tried to rush forward to rescue them, but Jin Lu and the others grabbed one of them with each hand and shouted, "Don't come any closer!"
Seeing that all those large swords were pressed against Xuan Yuan Yu and his men's necks, the guards instantly dared not step forward.
Xuanyuan Yu and the other two were also stunned. They had just been on guard against Li Jinyuan and his two companions' sneak attack, but they never expected that Cao Qi and his three companions would betray them.
Xuanyuan Yu was shocked, because the person pressing against his neck from behind was Jin Lu, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
Ever since he used the puppet gu to control his father, the Imperial Guard has been under his control, and the commander of the Imperial Guard, Jin Lu, has long been his man.
But what's going on now? Jin Lu actually dared to hold a knife to his head?
Xuanyuan Zhi was also completely stunned, because behind him was Shan Jing, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
Since Xuanyuan Yu took control of the palace, he has focused his attention on the Imperial Guards. He had previously spent a lot of effort to bring Shan Jing into his camp, but what's going on now? Shan Jing actually dares to hold a knife to his neck.
Behind Xuanyuan Duo was Liao Fan, the deputy commander of the city guard. He never imagined that someone in the city guard would betray him.
You must know that he is now the commander of the city guard. His father ordered him to take charge of the city guard. He was originally confident that he had completely controlled the city guard. But what is the situation now?
Liao Fan was one of his trusted confidants in the city's guards; how could he hold a knife to Liao Fan's neck?
Xuanyuan Yu was so angry that his face turned pale. He glared at Cao Qi and said, "Cao Qi, are you crazy? I told you to arrest Li Jinyuan and the other two. What are you doing? Are you planning a rebellion too?"
Cao Qi completely ignored Xuan Yuan Yu, and instead took out a scroll of imperial edict, held it up high and said: "By imperial decree, open the city gates and welcome the Holy King!"
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