Chapter 352: Madam Mian, please sit still!
At this time, Ruan Mian still didn't know what their next plan was.
It is speculated that after setting up the gunpowder array, they might be allowed to settle down first, and then find a suitable time to start the rebellion after the reinforcements arrive.
However, before she could react, she had just left the door when she suddenly heard a deafening explosion!
With a "bang", it almost pierced the eardrum!
She was shocked and looked back to see that the gunpowder array she had just buried had exploded! There was a commotion all around her. In a short period of time, several teams of elite soldiers emerged from the dark corners.
He didn't even know how these people hid, so he didn't notice them at all when they came.
At this moment, Ruan Mian's heart tightened, and a bad premonition came over him.
Soon Li Ren came riding over. He stretched out his hand to Ruan Mian and pulled her onto his horse.
"Mrs. Mian, please sit down properly!"
Without caring whether Ruan Mian was afraid or not, he drove her straight to the palace.
Behind Li Ren were countless elite guards. Holding a shield in one hand, he rushed straight to the west gate of the palace.
Only then did Ruan Mian react quickly. They actually decided to start a rebellion at this time, without giving anyone time to react, and they rose up as soon as they arrived in Dajing.
It was now the late night, and no one in the palace would have time to react.
The gunpowder array was at the east gate of the palace, and the rebels entered from the west gate.
He planned to kill the people in the palace by surprise! What a good trick to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.
What's more, let alone the imperial palace, the entire capital is now in peace.
The sound of the explosion just now has plunged the entire Kyoto into dire straits.
The streets were full of elite rebel soldiers, and all civilians were not allowed to go out. Just the sight of swords and guns outside the door was enough to scare them out of their wits. They locked their doors tightly and no one dared to act rashly.
Soon the palace gate became a sea of fire, and the flames shot up into the sky, illuminating most of the sky in Kyoto, dyeing it blood red.
The roars and fighting of soldiers could be heard everywhere, and Ruan Mian and his companions entered from the west gate and went straight to the bedroom.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Ruan Mian quickly touched the pearl ring, used his consciousness to summon the bird and beast, and quickly sent it to the Zou Ma Gang to spread the message.
Even though I know it's too late now, it's better than no news at all.
The only thing to be thankful for is that she is still behind Li Ren, and she still has an ace in her hand when necessary. I just don’t know how Ah Huai should respond.
In an emergency, Li Ren stopped outside the gate of the palace.
He politely and courteously asked Ruan Mian to dismount, and for her safety, he asked someone to bring a sedan chair to the side, and a circle of Jingwei surrounded her to protect her.
"Madam Mian, as you can see, the situation is urgent now. I may not be able to take care of you later. Just sit in the sedan chair and don't move around. I will definitely protect your life."
"I've said before, we're all on the same page now. If I can capture this tyrannical king and lend a helping hand to the prince, your future will be filled with glory."
Ruan Mian felt ashamed. If he said so, she should be very grateful to him.
When Li Ren was about to turn around, Ruan Mian quickly grabbed his arm and stared at him seriously.
"Sir, do you really think that what you are doing is upholding justice, rather than aiding and abetting evil?"
"Madam Mian, I'm afraid you don't understand the rules of the court."
"Of course I don't understand. Perhaps I understand it better than you do. As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see more clearly. Have you ever truly verified whether the prince you swore allegiance to is really worth sacrificing so many lives for?"
"Also, since you've started this rebellion, will you really be able to enjoy the glory of the rest of your life?"
Li Ren curled his lips and smiled, disagreeing.
"I don't care about glory or not. What I care about is that the people no longer suffer and that violent king..."
“You only say that the people are suffering, but have you ever investigated why they are suffering?”
"Why didn't I check it out?" Li Ren recalled that when he went to various places in the eastern border, everything he saw was due to the court's inaction.
If it weren't for the current emperor, how could those people have starved to death in the disaster?
If he had provided more disaster relief food, if he had sent more qualified officials, if he had cared more about the people in the eastern border, many natural and man-made disasters could have been avoided in time.
"I witnessed the tragic scene with my own eyes. If it weren't for the prince's intervention, who knows how many people would have been displaced, their families destroyed, and their lives ruined!"
"Madam Mian, you should use all your abilities for the greater good. Even though you are a woman, you can still achieve great things!"
"If you succeed today, you will be a meritorious official. In the future, you will have more opportunities to secure a place for your daughter!"
His idea was good, but he fell into King Yan's trap and only saw the part that King Yan only allowed him to see.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from the front.
Looking over, I saw a woman in military uniform, with her ponytail standing high, riding on a horse with a look of arrogance on her face.
But the look she gave Ruan Mian was as sharp as an arrow and as chilling as the cold wind of the ninth day of winter.
"Ruan Mian?"
She seemed unable to believe what she saw. Only after she confirmed that the person in the sedan was Ruan Mian did the woman become furious. She drew the sharp knife from her waist and rushed towards Li Ren in anger.
"Do you know who this woman is?"
Li Ren was slightly startled and was about to speak when Ruan Mian suddenly pulled out a sharp blade from his sleeve and pressed it against his throat!
Li Ren was shocked and met Ruan Mian's gaze in disbelief!
He probably didn't expect that the woman under Qin Fu who set up the gunpowder array for them and provided them with so many weapons actually had ulterior motives.
“Who are you!!”
Before Ruan Mian could speak, the woman spoke with a gloomy face.
"Ruan Mian, I never thought you were still alive in Wu Heng's place! It seems that the people I sent out were all idiots! They couldn't even handle a woman."
This person was none other than the Fifth Princess, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
Now she is dressed in military uniform, at the forefront of the rebels, officially breaking with the palace and becoming the leader of the rebels.
Ruan Mian was not in a hurry and just smiled.
"It's not that the princess overestimated those subordinates, but that the princess underestimated me."
"Do you think I'm still the widow trapped in the Qi Mansion?"
"Hmph, it's undeniable that as a woman, you have some abilities! But this princess is telling you, the arrow is on the string today, and you have already stepped half a foot into the gates of hell."
"I don't care about villains like Qi Nanfeng, but I have confidence in your abilities. If you honestly convert to us now, perhaps after this palace coup, you and your family can return to Kyoto from Wuheng. As long as you are able to use me, I will definitely give you a good life."
Ruan Mian smiled lightly and exposed her mercilessly: "The princess speaks better than she sings."
"If the princess were truly such a reasonable person, she wouldn't have committed such a heinous crime of rebellion!"
"You've never valued human life, only your own immediate interests. You colluded with the King of Yan, secretly operating among the people for years, plundering their wealth. How many lives have you taken, how many people's means of survival have you robbed? All of this is solely for your own selfish interests."
"While natural disasters are uncontrollable, man-made disasters are inevitably caused by you and the King of Yan. When the locust plague and famine struck the eastern border, it was you who instigated the disaster, allowing the locusts to plunder privately, and then murdered disaster relief officials, shifting all the blame onto the court. You pretended to rescue people, but in reality, it was just a show for certain people."
"During my exile, I encountered epidemics, snowstorms, floods, and all the other aspects involved. Which one of them was not related to your secret evil allies?"
"You privately raised officers and soldiers for the rebellion, secretly making a fortune from hardship to support the rebels. Your goal is to raise an army today. To attack Huanglong and support the King of Yan to ascend the throne."
"But Princess, I don't believe you don't understand. You and this Master Li are just pawns in the hands of King Yan."
The fifth princess never expected that their plans for many years and those unknown things were known clearly to her alone.
Could it be... that Xie Huaian mentioned it to her?
But so what?
"Whether I'm a pawn or not, or how I make choices, is not your place to dictate! But Ruan Mian, your husband, Lord Xie, died at my hands a long time ago. Now you're all alone among the rebels, and you still dare to threaten Master Li? You're truly asking for your own death."
Ruan Mian smiled faintly and continued, "Princess, have you ever thought about what will happen to you and Master Li if we fail today? The prince, who never shows up, will then put all the blame on you. He can hide away and still live a peaceful life without any blame. And you, for the crime of rebellion, will be beheaded in public."
"You think I'm scared? What do you know!!!"
"When I was sent as a hostage to the enemy country, who among the citizens and dignitaries of that country cared about my life or death? The current emperor should have been sent as a hostage, but because I am a woman and don't have to inherit the throne, they sent someone as innocent as me."
"Ruan Mian, your road of exile is nothing compared to my imprisoned proton life?!"
"So I don't care about chess pieces or not. I just ask everyone here to endure the same pain as me, and then I'll be happy. Everyone lives and dies one day, so why should I be afraid of when I'll die?"
"I don't care about wealth, fame, or ghosts and monsters!! I've had enough of life and I can't wait to reincarnate and end this miserable life! But before I die, I'm going to drag everyone down with me, and make sure everyone becomes my companion on my journey to the underworld!"
"That's right. Even if you knew all our plans, so what? Xie Huaian, who told you all this, was poisoned to death long ago. Today, no one can save you!"
The more the Fifth Princess spoke, the more excited she became. She became completely crazy and laughed uncontrollably, like a madman.
"I urge you to let go of Master Li as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you delay our grand plan, I won't even leave you with a complete corpse! I will chop your body into eight pieces and feed them to the dogs! You will never be able to be reborn! Do you understand?!"
Ruan Mian lowered his eyes and spoke to Li Ren in a soft voice.
"Master Li, do you understand now? Your so-called justice for the world, your so-called elimination of harm for the people, are nothing but aiding and abetting the evil, trapping you in the illusion created for you by these evil people."
"Your so-called prince used you as a scapegoat. He didn't even have to take action himself, and he was able to easily and happily sit in the position he dreamed of. And you, you sacrificed your life and shed blood, and your hands are stained with even more innocent blood! This is reality!"
Her eyes turned fierce and she suddenly pushed Li Ren away.
The moment he touched the pearl ring, a huge white tiger suddenly fell from the sky, and its fierce roar shocked everyone present!
Amidst the firelight, Ruan Mian turned over and sat on the back of the white tiger to everyone's surprise. Before anyone could react, countless arrows flew towards the princess and her group!
At this moment, countless elite cavalry soldiers were standing on the roof, surrounding them.
Xie Huaian stood tall and graceful, in the most eye-catching position in front, and stretched out his hand to Ruan Mian.
She slightly lowered the tiger's back, and the big tiger jumped onto the roof nimbly and came to Xie Huaian accurately.
He immediately took her hand: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, but I didn't expect them to raid tonight."
"Don't worry, I'm always ready. Thanks to the letter you sent a few days ago."
When she spoke, the Fifth Princess was also shocked. Xie Huaian, who she thought was dead, actually appeared here, and brought so many elite soldiers and guards! It seemed that he had been prepared since the beginning.
A fire raged in her heart: "You are not dead?"
"Master Xie is truly capable! But so what? How can the imperial palace's 80,000 guards withstand our elite reinforcements?"
"Are you referring to the reinforcements that Prince Liaolie sought help from?"
Ruan Mian smiled slightly. It just so happened that Yun Xiu had already rebelled with those reinforcements and had surrounded the group of Jingwei at the palace gate.
The princess's party called for people to come in, but there was no sign of reinforcements.
In a hurry, someone came quickly to report and tell her the situation outside the palace.
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