"Your Majesty, do you intend to leave the main army and return to the capital with only a small detachment?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Although the ambush set up by the Prince of Ruyang's mansion in the valley has been cleared, they have planted a large amount of explosives."
"Your Majesty, I am leading the engineers in a search and investigation. It will take a few more days before we can completely clear the area."
He Lianchen became anxious upon hearing He Lianjue's arrangement.
Going back to Beijing, I definitely have to go back to Beijing!
After all, they were supposed to go back anyway.
Not to mention the Empress herself—
But even a saint can't go and die!
That valley was the only way back to the capital, but unfortunately, the people of the Prince of Ruyang's mansion planted a large number of explosives there.
Furthermore, when clearing out the ambush, Helian Chen couldn't guarantee that he would actually kill everyone.
If even a few manage to slip through the net and secretly light the fuse of the gunpowder, then—that—
Of course, it's not that we can't go back.
Helian Chen came up with a plan: send an advance battalion to scout ahead.
These people acted as human shields for the saints, creating a maze to lure any potential escapees into detonating the explosives.
Although there will be sacrifices, it's better than letting a saint take risks.
"No?"
Helian Jue spoke softly, and there was no sign of violence on his face.
But it has a kind of chilling aura.
He glanced at Helian Chen. "Send the vanguard battalion to the front lines?"
Helian Jue didn't say much, but kicked Helian Chen, who was kneeling in front of him, away.
He took the riding whip and walked straight outside.
Helian Chen was kicked and rolled several times on the ground, feeling a tightness in his chest and a metallic taste in his mouth.
He dared not delay, and enduring the pain, he rolled over and got up.
He hurriedly chased after him.
Helian Chen could guess why Helian Jue didn't use the vanguard battalion.
The concern was simply that prematurely detonating the explosives would cause a landslide, which would then block the valley.
It will take time to clear the valley again!
What Helian Jue urgently needs now is to return to the capital as soon as possible.
He couldn't wait even a moment.
Helian Chen understood, but he still couldn't let Helian Jue act willfully.
Oh dear, that's a powder keg that could explode at any moment.
In case of any mishap, even the Emperor could stay with the Empress without having to return to the capital.
Pah!
That's too unlucky; you can't say that.
Helian Chen had just thought of such a treasonous idea when he slapped himself across the face.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Think about Her Majesty. If Her Majesty were still alive and well, she would definitely not agree to you being implicated!"
"Furthermore, Her Majesty has fallen ill. If anything were to happen to you, the capital, the entire realm—"
Helian Chen clutched his chest, stumbling and babbling as he chased after him.
It's unclear what he said that touched Helian Jue, but upon hearing this, Helian Jue, who already had one foot on the stirrup, stopped mounting his horse.
Seeing this, Helian Chen thought he had really persuaded him and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Helian Chen soon realized that he had put his mind at ease too soon.
"If she doesn't agree, then wake up and tell me herself!"
Helian Jue spoke these words with a hint of willfulness and stubbornness.
"Furthermore, what does the state of the capital or the world have to do with me?"
Helian Jue's words were quite irresponsible, displaying a roguish attitude of "I don't care if the flood comes."
Helian Chen: ...
After saying this, Helian Jue immediately leaped onto his horse.
Helian Chen suppressed the urge to vomit blood and hurriedly ordered his men to bring a horse, intending to catch up as well.
He was stopped by his own personal guards. "General, the Emperor did not order you to follow him!"
Helian Chen was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his personal guards.
The guard quickly reminded him, "You just advised the Emperor to consider the capital and the world; you should also consider the entire army!"
Helian Chen: ...
My chaotic thoughts instantly cleared up.
yes.
The sage has gone mad, but I cannot!
I must help the sage take good care of the army, and I must also prepare measures for the sage's recovery.
"Someone come quick! Someone come!"
"The engineering battalion must assemble immediately and follow His Majesty!"
"Imperial physicians! Where are the imperial physicians! And the female physicians, they've all gathered here too..."
Helian Chen did not rush after them, but instead began issuing a series of instructions from behind.
Helian Jue, however, had already led more than a dozen Imperial Guards, flying far away like arrows!
Tap tap tap!
The sound of horses' hooves echoed, kicking up a layer of yellow dust.
A group of people was getting closer and closer to the valley.
On the hillside, behind a huge rock, three or four injured and disheveled men were peering out, looking at the road conditions.
"Is that the sound of horses' hooves?"
"There are quite a few people!"
"Could it be that the tyrannical emperor sent them out to scout ahead?"
"Huh? Why do I see the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Could it be that tyrannical emperor?"
"...Hmph, even if it's not Helian Jue, it should be someone of high status, perhaps Helian Chen."
"The capital has already taken action; it's time for us to make our move too!"
"How about we light a fire?"
The group of men were originally part of an ambush; their orders were to wait for a signal and then set fire to the mountain to blast it open.
As a result, before the signal could be received, the soldiers arrived.
Most of them were killed on the spot, and only a few of them escaped with injuries.
For the past two or three days, they have not dared to go down the mountain and have only dared to hide in the forest.
Although they didn't know what had happened in the capital, they all knew in their hearts that the plan had failed.
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