Zhou Wencheng, who was following closely behind Xie Ze, Cui Yong and others, almost stumbled when he heard these words.
"Illegally manufacturing weapons? Possessing imperial robes?"
This is absolutely a false accusation. (Reading in the dark)
Well, okay, manufacturing weapons privately might be possible.
After all, Helian Jue had raised so many soldiers, so he certainly couldn't be short of weapons, armor, horses, and so on.
These were all items controlled by the imperial court, and their sources were extremely limited.
Helian Jue will definitely try to satisfy his army by doing so in private.
However, the claim of "secretly possessing the dragon robe" is definitely unfounded.
Zhou Wencheng was an official under the Prince's Palace, so he probably didn't have access to the palace's secrets.
But he did have contact with Helian Jue, and he gained a deeper understanding of this Prince of Yue.
Helian Jue was a proud and stubborn person.
He believed himself to be the most legitimate successor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and therefore he would not do anything rebellious or treacherous.
He even secretly kept a dragon robe?
Haha, what a joke. Even if Helian Jue really wanted to wear it, he would wear it openly and honestly.
For example, even though he had been deposed for nearly two years, Helian Jue would still refer to himself as "I, the Lonely One".
Even in front of Zhou Wencheng, the court's "lackey," Helian Jue never concealed or covered up anything.
He was just that arrogant, haughty, and reckless.
...In any case, based on Zhou Wencheng's understanding of Helian Jue, this guy would never "privately" keep the dragon robe.
This rabble is really unreliable. Even if they wanted to frame someone, they could at least come up with a plausible reason.
Zhou Wencheng shook his head inwardly, not having a high opinion of Xie Ze, Cui Yong, and the others.
Standing in a corner not far away, Zhou Wencheng and the guards he had chosen from the Prince's Palace just watched helplessly.
They came to bear witness—
While shouting slogans, Cui Yong and his men brought out a cloud ladder from somewhere and actually intended to attack the Prince's Palace.
When Xie Ze heard the words "illegally manufacturing weapons and privately possessing dragon robes," he suddenly realized that Cui Yong seemed to have other plans.
Xie Ze was likely being used.
Xie Ze: ...Although he also took advantage of Cui Yong, the feeling of being taken advantage of is truly unpleasant.
Especially considering that Cui Yong was merely a lowly servant, while Xie Ze was a scion of a noble family.
This inexplicably made Xie Ze feel humiliated.
"Hmph, Cui Yong, how dare you use me!"
"You just wait, once I've taken my revenge, I'll settle the score with you!"
Xie Ze secretly harbored a fierce determination, but he hid behind Cui Yong, preparing to take advantage of the chaos.
Perhaps it was because Cui Yong and his men were fearless, or perhaps it was because the Prince's Palace was poorly defended, but their fierce attack actually had some effect.
Several short but agile Liao people, like monkeys, climbed the cloud ladder and quickly scaled the high wall of the Yue King's mansion.
After a few quick rolls, the group tumbled from the high wall to the ground.
Without thinking twice, they rushed to the gate and lifted the heavy bolt.
boom!
The door was opened from the inside.
"Charge! Everyone, follow me!"
"Capture the traitor Helian Jue, find the dragon robe, and loot the royal palace's treasury!"
Cui Yong shouted excitedly, waving his sword and leading the crowd to rush inside.
His first two sentences held little appeal for the diverse and unruly mob.
But the words "royal palace treasury" struck a chord with those people.
It's a treasure trove, full of gold and silver jewels.
In particular, the remnants of the Wuyuan tribe, whose tribe was wiped out by Helian Jue's army.
Helian Jue seized all of his queen's treasure trove, including piles of gold and silver jewelry, and chests full of pearls, agate, coral trees, and other precious items.
Not to mention, the Wuyuan tribe was just one of the many tribes that Helian Jue attacked.
His palace's treasury will only become more abundant.
"Charge! Kill!"
"Open the treasure vault and loot all those treasures!"
With gold and silver, they could rebuild their lives even after leaving Yuezhou.
When the time comes, I'll establish another Wuyuan tribe and become its king. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
And those mountain bandits and brigands gathered by Cui Yong had eyes gleaming with greed.
The saying "people die for money" is perfectly exemplified in this group of people.
Cui Yong continued shouting slogans, desperately trying to incite the group to rush to the front and become cannon fodder for him.
He led the Cui family's troops to make arrangements in secret.
He didn't even need to actually stuff the dragon robe into a corner of the palace; he could simply charge around the courtyard and snatch an item from the palace as proof.
Then he could run outside and shout, "The King of Yue has indeed secretly kept the dragon robe and intends to rebel!"
All he wanted was the process and the spectacle of attacking the Prince's Palace.
Although Cui Yong was not afraid of death, he did not want to die in vain.
Cui Yong, who witnessed the annihilation of the governor's mansion, was well aware of just how powerful the Yue King's mansion was.
He came to the Yue King's mansion not to attack, but to create an incident and use it as a pretext to cause trouble.
They have now successfully stormed into the Prince's Palace.
Next, Cui Yong only needs to take his trusted men and escape from the palace.
That's right, Cui Yong used the word "escape".
Because he never dared to underestimate the Yue Prince's Mansion, let alone belittle Xie Yuan, this woman.
Just as Cui Yong casually acquired a box bearing the mark of the Prince's Mansion and was searching for an escape route, he caught a glimpse of the obstructive figure in official robes out of the corner of his eye.
"Xie Ze? He's infiltrated the inner courtyard too? What's he up to?"
A murderous glint flashed in Cui Yong's eyes.
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