Chapter 381 Who is the Rebel
That was the fatal arrow that was originally shot from Qiao Yan's hand.
Although she was still galloping on her horse as fast as the wind, her attainments in archery were enough to allow her to hit the target accurately when she shot the arrow.
And this fall from a great height made it impossible for him to survive.
Seeing this scene, Liu Bei was stunned where he stood.
Wang Yun... is dead?
Wang Yun, who had won him over by making such a declaration to eliminate the rebels and restore the Han Dynasty, just died like that?
It was definitely not that Liu Bei was afraid of death, which made him feel the fear of being liquidated if his plan failed.
Even when he was confronting and fighting with Qiao Yan just now, he was still thinking that if he had to be her enemy in such an inappropriate situation, it would not matter if he really died at her hands.
But when he saw with his own eyes that Wang Yun fell off the city wall and died after being hit by the fatal arrow, Liu Bei inexplicably felt a sense of absurdity as if he had returned to reality from a sense of unreality.
It was as if at this moment, the central hub of the plan suddenly broke in half, and all of Liu Bei's previous self-deception that he had used to convince himself that there was nothing wrong with this plan was revealed in its truest form with this fall, allowing him to finally see the truth behind this siege.
The palace was on fire, the inner court was in chaos, and the prince died.
This is what he saw before his eyes.
It was these sounds and images that shattered this childish drama of luring people into the palace and then getting rid of the thief into pieces in the fall.
This is not the end.
Liu Bei watched as Qiao Yan's personal guards, just like she and Lu Lingju had done, quickly passed through the palace gate where the fire was still raging, as if they were separated from them in another world.
As the fire suddenly intensified, a sizzling sound suddenly occurred.
The sparks gave off an unsettling dance.
Liu Bei's intuition suddenly made him feel an indescribable sense of crisis, and he quickly shouted "retreat".
The high level of tacit understanding between him and Guan Yu made him pull the reins and turn his horse around the moment he heard the order.
It turned out that this decision was not wrong.
Before they could even take two steps back, the place where the dud explosives were buried on the city gate suddenly exploded.
Liu Bei didn't know why Wang Yun said that even if they couldn't get rid of Qiao Yan in the palace, there was still a fatal trap for her on the city gate, which would definitely bring an inescapable blow.
Before seeing the effects of gunpowder, no one could imagine that this thing could actually turn solid bricks and lime into smoke, could be used to blast open iron ore veins, and could bring an impact that was difficult to block even with a solid shield.
Although the Leping Monthly explained the first appearance of gunpowder in Yangzhou, most people could not understand why Cai Zhaoji used the word "revolution" to describe it when writing.
But in the roar, Liu Bei saw it.
At this moment, the Huayin garrison and Jinwu Guards on the other side of the city wall, as well as Huangfu Song who was attracted by the noise, and even the common people who were not far from the palace and arrived here during the time it took to pick up Qiao Yan from the palace wall, were all shocked to see such a scene.
The palace gate, which had been reinforced, exploded under the terrifying impact force as the huge amount of explosives was detonated.
If the deafening sound made people want to flee when they first saw such a scene, then the subsequent collapse of the palace gate made people feel that they had become a part of the rubble and dust. Once they were really in it, the only result was to be torn into pieces.
Chang'an has been stable for four and a half years.
This stability also makes the turmoil and terrible scenes at this moment bring people an indescribable panic.
In fact, let alone the onlookers who were shocked to see this scene, even Dian Wei and others who rushed through the city gate a step slower than Qiao Yan felt a lingering fear when they looked back in the direction of the explosion.
Just a little bit.
If Wang Yun and his men could ignite the gunpowder one step earlier, or if the stability of the gunpowder could be guaranteed so that the most powerful explosion was triggered just when Qiao Yan and his men passed by, then even if Qiao Yan had a body of steel and wore the finest chain mail, he would never be able to escape from it.
The splashing bricks and stones even blocked the city gate, turning it into a mess.
It was not very clear from Qiao Yan's side, but from Liu Bei's side, he could see clearly that one of the bricks and stones was blown away by the sudden burst of force, and directly buried Wang Yun who fell from the top of the city not far away.
That was originally the ending he had chosen for Qiao Yan, but now it became a path that would bring him no peace even after his death.
It was not until a long time later that the aftermath of the explosion completely subsided, allowing the palace gate of Chang'an to return to peace.
But looking at the city wall again, where is its previous simple yet majestic appearance?
It is not known whether it was the scene of broken walls or the actions of Wang Yun and others that could make people feel speechless and emotional. In the silence all around, only the occasional quicksand sliding down from above made two rustling sounds.
This meant that although Qiao Yan's words were not spoken loudly, they were still loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
"So this is... Red Qi Penetrating the Purple Palace."
As soon as she said this, everyone's attention was immediately drawn back to the explosion.
This explanation... this explanation may sound absurd at first, but when you think about it carefully, it is actually the case.
Wang Yun's various performances on the city wall were enough for Huangfu Song, who arrived a step later, to guess most of the current situation.
What is he doing?
He was determined to kill Qiao Yan here, even at the risk of being charged with treason!
This act of being so crazy as to ignite the gunpowder to blow up the palace gate has left no doubt about the fact that if there were anyone in Chang'an City who would directly blame Qiao Yan for the strange phenomenon of "red air penetrating the purple palace" in October last year, Wang Yun must have been one of them!
In other words, it is highly likely that he did it.
But from what everyone saw today, it was definitely not Qiao Yan who was doing anything that offended the dignity of the royal court.
Her actions over the past few years could not be described as bullying the emperor.
But Wang Yun is different!
He was actually carrying out an action that was almost like forcing the emperor to abdicate.
From the fact that Xianyu Fu, the Weiwei, was actually imprisoned and guarded in the palace, it is not difficult to guess that the actions of Wang Yun, Liu Yang and even Xianyu Yin could not have been instructed by the emperor, otherwise Xianyu Fu, who was loyal to Liu Yu, would not have become someone who needed to be guarded by them.
And when the gate of the palace city was blown apart and collapsed by the action of gunpowder, it was just like the moment when Yuan Shu set fire to the gate of the North Palace in Luoyang. The already shaky dignity of the Han Dynasty was completely destroyed at this moment.
How could Wang Yun take the emperor seriously?
Regardless of his original intention of doing this, whether it was just to eliminate Qiao Yan, the Grand Marshal, but facing the facts at this moment, his so-called "doing what should be done" cannot explain his behavior, nor can it cover up the usurpation behind his various actions!
This meant that Qiao Yan's killing of Wang Yun without Liu Yu's order did not count as an act of exceeding his authority.
Who said that her position as Grand Marshal was indeed higher than Wang Yun’s position as Minister of Rites!
Red Qi penetrates the Purple Palace...
How could the fire burning on the gate of the inner palace in Chang'an and the subsequent explosion not be considered red in terms of the color they displayed?
This shocking change that took place in the inner court of the imperial palace, coupled with the uncertainty about the safety of Emperor Liu Yu at the moment, was indeed a threat to the emperor's residence.
Although it has been said in Chang Yan that changes in celestial phenomena do not have to be linked to changes in human affairs, but when thinking of the groundless accusations that Qiao Yan had faced before, she now returned this sentence, which actually made people feel happy, rather than adding insult to injury by not letting someone go even after his death.
Moreover, she was obviously not distracted by the result of Wang Yun's death.
In just a moment, she had come back to her senses from her mumblings, and immediately pointed her hand towards the top of the city wall, "Capture Prince Yang and find out how much gunpowder they have. We must not let this thing hide!"
Huangfu Song's heart suddenly tightened.
The gunpowder that Qiao Yan had mentioned in the court appeared in Wang Yun's hands, which was already an accident. Considering that Wang Yun wanted to use this thing to block Qiao Yan's last retreat, it was impossible for it to be deployed only at this city gate.
If gunpowder in other places were ignited, who knows if it would cause irreversible consequences.
If someone took advantage of the lax defense of the palace and stole it, it would be an even bigger trouble!
And it's not just Liu Yang who needs to be captured.
Huangfu Song only felt that as the Grand Marshal, he had failed to notice such an alliance of rebellion because Qiao Yan had done all the things that should have been done in the past few years, and his energy was declining as he grew older. This was a huge dereliction of duty.
Qiao Yan captured Liu Bei from Xuzhou and then sent him to Chang'an. There was no longer any responsibility left for her to shoulder.
Whether Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others were able to participate in the current action, or Xian Yuyin, the captain, was able to detain his brother, it all was Huangfu Song's responsibility.
After recovering from his previous shock and hearing Qiao Yan's plan, Huangfu Song immediately shouted, "Capture the traitors Liu Bei and Xian Yuyin!"
Following these two orders, both the troops of the Taiwei Mansion and Qiao Yan's subordinates quickly rushed towards the palace gate that was blocked by bricks and stones.
The subsequent explosion made the soldiers who had passed through the gaps in the rubble gasp in amazement. If it weren't for Qiao Yan's amazing luck, the gunpowder of Wang Yun and others would have existed in this way. I'm afraid that the shout of "Grand Sima" just now would have really been filled with regret for Qiao Yan.
But how could they know that when Qiao Yan arrived in Chang'an, in order to prevent Wang Yun from using any killer moves that she would not have time to guard against, to prevent Zuo Ci from making any false moves despite his promise to her, and to prevent other unpredictable accidents such as explosives going off, Qiao Yan also issued a command to the system as she crossed the gate of Chang'an City -
Add all the attribute points accumulated over the years to luck.
Almost four years have passed since Qiao Yan last adjusted his attribute points.
After she helped Liu Yu ascend to the throne of emperor, she had maxed out all her stats because of the highest achievement that a "strategist" could achieve, and her luck, whose upper limit had always been a question mark, became 106.
Now this number has reached an extremely scary level.
In terms of status, Liu Yu was the emperor, and Qiao Yan was the Grand Marshal who was his subordinate.
This Grand Marshal's plans for all directions not only made the Chang'an court peaceful and stable, but even when faced with natural disasters and man-made calamities that lasted for several years, he never let the suffering of displacement and disasters become the main theme. Moreover, due to the successive acquisitions of Yizhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Youzhou and Jiaozhou, the land controlled by the court was more than doubled.
Because of the Grand Marshal's dual attributes of a civil official and a military general, Qiao Yan can easily transform all his actions into system-recognized strategist actions and achievements, just like he did when Emperor Ling of Han was alive.
What role can a luck value of more than 150 points play in today's sudden change?
Qiao Yan was not sure whether all the help she received was due to this change. After all, she was sure that her subordinates' wholehearted protection of her was not due to such illusory numbers, but because of their accumulated strength and the righteous will have many supporters.
But Xianyu Fu was quickly found in the Weiwei Mansion, Huangfu Song was able to appear here at the right time to play a role almost like a witness, and the gunpowder laid on the palace city was able to be detonated in the way that best suited her wishes without any mistakes, but there was undoubtedly an element of luck.
Compared to Qiao Yan's smooth sailing, Liu Yang felt as if he was in the abyss and had fallen to the bottom of the valley.
Huangfu Song appeared, the palace gate was breached, Qiao Yan broke through, and Wang Yun died.
All these sudden changes made him lose all the dignity as a prince. If he had not already fallen to the ground, anyone who saw him at that moment would have no doubt that he would miss a step due to distraction and follow in Wang Yun's footsteps and fall to the ground!
The subsequent gunpowder explosion seemed even closer to him.
The rumbling sound came to him through the bricks and stones, causing his feet to tremble for a while.
Liu Yang almost doubted whether he would be caught in the range of the explosion and fall to the ground along with the bricks and stones that fell after being blown away!
He had never seen such a scene before.
When the mutiny broke out in Youzhou, he was not in the frontline battle with Gongsun Zan like Liu Yu and Liu He. Instead, he was successfully rescued from the rear and sent to Chang'an.
He had not experienced the misfortune of his brother who was hit by a stray arrow and lost his life, nor had he experienced the danger of his father who nearly died on Binhai Road. That was why he had an almost indifferent attitude towards everyone saying that he owed Qiao Yan for saving his life.
But the situation today is different.
He really almost lost his life!
In extreme fear, he almost crawled on his hands and feet in the opposite direction of the explosion.
It was not until the sound of the aftermath completely stopped that he finally realized that his body was not in such a mess like the city gate, but was still intact on his body.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Qiao Yan's voice ordering him to be arrested.
Liu Yang blurted out without thinking: "You can't kill me! I am His Majesty's son!"
Covered in dust from rolling and escaping, and sweating from nervousness, Liu Yang looked extremely embarrassed when he stood up with his remaining strength, poked his head out from the top of the palace wall, and shouted angrily at Qiao Yan and the others in that direction.
The crowds who were still staying here to watch found it hard to understand why such a clown could be a member of the Han royal family.
But Liu Yang didn't realize what kind of appearance he showed in front of everyone at this moment. He just looked at the leader under the city.
At this moment, Qiao Yan was still sitting upright on his horse, holding the longbow used to shoot Wang Yun.
Although she did not have a second arrow in her hand, in Liu Yang's opinion, she could kill Wang Yun on the spot without saying a word. Since he should have already angered Qiao Yan, why couldn't she kill him as well?
Emperor Liu Yu was supported by her to ascend to the throne, so he, as her son, had even less weight!
The urgency of saving his life replaced all his thoughts at this moment, and he immediately shouted to Huangfu Song, "Will the Grand Commandant allow the Grand Marshal to do this?"
"Action? What action?" Qiao Yan sneered and shouted at Liu Yang before Huangfu Song could, "Is it that I didn't fall into your trap and instead broke out of the encirclement?"
"I don't know whether I should say this or not. You lured me into the palace under the pretext that the emperor was seriously ill. You clearly wanted to kill me but didn't dare to fight me on the battlefield. Did you think too highly of me or too lowly of me? When I, Qiao Yan, was on the northern expedition against the Xianbei, you were still playing in the mud in Youzhou!"
Her eyes swept across Liu Yang's frightened face and fell on Xian Yuyin, who was also terrified.
When Xianyu Fu appeared and glared at his brother, Xianyu Yin's legs began to tremble.
At the moment Wang Yun died, there was only one thought left in his mind.
He must take Liu Yang to see His Majesty as soon as possible.
In the current situation, only Your Majesty can save their lives.
But before Liu Yang could get down from the city wall as quickly as possible under Xian Yu Yin's pull and head towards the place where Liu Yu and Zhang Zhongjing were imprisoned, Qiao Yan suddenly turned his target to him.
"Captain Xianyu, if my memory serves me correctly, you were the one who read out the imperial edict from His Majesty summoning me back to Chang'an, right? I asked you why you were so anxious to have me return, and what did you tell me?"
"You said that His Majesty's health is not good, and there is something urgent that you need to discuss with me. Is that true or not?"
Faced with Qiao Yan's question, Xian Yuyin dared not give any other answer except "yes".
The forged imperial edict was still in Qiao Yan's hands. Whatever he said at this time was Qiao Yan's misunderstanding. What effect would it have other than making himself a laughing stock full of lies?
It would be better to make yourself a subordinate who has to obey the orders of Wang Yun and Liu Yang, and get yourself lenient treatment.
It's not that he didn't see it. When he said the word "yes", even though Liu Yang was already in a state of panic, he still glared at him.
He also saw the complicated expressions on the faces of the onlookers when he announced the fact that he had "tricked Qiao Yan back to Chang'an".
He only knew that only through this method could he have a chance of turning the tide in this inevitable defeat.
A life-saving turn of events!
But the next moment he saw Qiao Yan extending his hand towards Lu Lingju beside him.
In an instinctive response, Lu Lingju handed the bow and arrow in his hand to Qiao Yan.
What Xian Yuyin was waiting for was not lenient treatment at all, but an arrow from a drawn bow pierced his throat with the power of thunder.
He struggled and grasped the air twice, but failed to catch anything. He could only collapse dejectedly on the city wall.
When he was dying and looked down, he only saw a bit of pity for him on Xianyu Fu's face.
That was his brother's response to him out of brotherhood after he knew that he had committed a serious crime and that it was impossible to plead for him.
But he couldn't give any reply.
In his last moments of consciousness, he seemed to vaguely hear Qiao Yan say to Liu Yang: "If you say that I wantonly executed an official appointed by the imperial court, that can be called an act, then that's fine, but if you say that I obeyed the emperor's order and returned in the knowledge that a powerful enemy was nearby, that was inappropriate, then I must argue with you!"
"Catch him now, and let His Majesty decide what will happen to him later!"
So what if Liu Yang is the prince of the Han Dynasty!
One of the two princes of Emperor Ling of Han was under her control and had almost completed the reconstruction of his spiritual consciousness, making himself one of the millions of people. The other one, although still sitting on the throne of the emperor of Yecheng, could only get the title of King of Hongnong given by her because he was her enemy.
Liu Yang is not even as good as these two people, but he still regards her as the future heir to the emperor and intends to eliminate her. Why should she give him any face?
The only thing she was tolerant of him at this moment was that she threw the question of how to punish him to Liu Yu.
But I don’t know if it was Huangfu Song’s illusion, but when Qiao Yan uttered the word "Your Majesty", it made people feel an indescribable sense of sadness and heaviness for no reason.
It is hard to say how much help the emperor provided to her as his subject, but his son intended to kill her.
This "Your Majesty" above makes the loyal ministers and generals so sad!
Seeing Liu Yang being subdued and detained by his subordinates who had climbed up the city wall, Qiao Yan also walked towards the palace gate through which a passage had been cleared. Huangfu Song followed her footsteps and said, "Your Majesty probably didn't know about this before. Just look at the situation of the Weiwei. Your Majesty is already seriously ill, and perhaps he is still waiting for our assistance. Ye Shu really doesn't need to be..."
And I feel so depressed.
"Villain?" Compared to the tone of Qiao Yan's questioning to Liu Yang just now, her voice was a little lower, but one could still feel a bit of indescribable grief and indignation from this calm tone at first. "General Huangfu, if Wang Situ, who is a duke, can be called a villain, Xianyu Duwei, who is a close minister of the emperor, can be called a villain, and Liu Shijun, who once received the people's petition from the people of Xuzhou, can be called a villain, how many people in this world can be called gentlemen?"
How many people intended to target her and bring her down?
Huangfu Song intended to let her regard these things as being targeted by a few people and hoped that she would forget about them. However, when she had intended to make a shocking fuss about it, she would never give such a response!
When Qiao Yan said this, he had just walked through the palace gate.
While she was talking with Liu Yang and Xianyu Fu, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and others had already rushed into the palace gate and launched an attack on Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others.
If those following Liu Bei at this moment were all his old subordinates brought from Xuzhou, he might be able to put up some obstacles with his ability to command troops and the terrain of the inner palace.
But unfortunately, it’s not!
He was even forced to change his mount because of Dian Wei's attack, and accidentally dropped the weapon he was supposed to hold. This meant that even if he had the bravest Guan Yu to protect him, he had no way of escaping from this sweeping capture.
When Qiao Yan walked in front of him, Liu Bei had already been pinned to the ground.
Perhaps because he had now freed himself from his previous unclear thoughts, he did not struggle against this detention, still maintaining the last dignity of a person who had once reached a high position.
He never blamed anyone for being deceived, never said that Liu Yang had forged Liu Yu's blood letter to get him to join, and never tried to establish any connection with Qiao Yan about Lu Zhi's existence. He just sighed after hearing Qiao Yan say "Xuan De, you really disappoint me."
Yes, if you look at it from Qiao Yan’s perspective, Liu Bei really disappointed her terribly.
Because of the petition of the people of Xuzhou and because she was impressed by the measures Liu Bei took for Xuzhou, she made an extremely risky move. She saved Liu Bei regardless of his past as an enemy of her and the Chang'an court.
Not only was he able to survive, he was also appointed to an official position in Chang'an.
It was also because of this appointment that he had the opportunity to come into contact with Liu Yang, Wang Yun and others.
You can say that she shot herself in the foot or that she trusted the wrong person, but from the moment the fact emerged that Liu Yu was also a victim of this farce, Liu Bei was undoubtedly a sinner!
Now this criminal is back in prison.
Qiao Yan looked at the other person's face, which still retained the character of a hero, and felt a hint of regret in his heart for the conflict that would inevitably arise between them because of the Han Dynasty's stance.
Although Liu Bei's joining was not directly facilitated by her, her move of sending him to Chang'an showed such intention. Now that she is one step ahead, she cannot completely put Liu Bei together with Wang Yun and others.
Unfortunately, this is not a reason for Liu Bei to be pardoned.
She said, "You are a relative of the Han Dynasty. I cannot touch you, but someone will judge what fate you should face."
Although Liu Bei did not hear any mercy or compassion in her words, he already knew her attitude.
He replied: "The Grand Marshal is right. Your Majesty will give a fair verdict... and so will the people."
He really made the most wrong move!
But now that things have come to this, any other sophistry would be against Liu Bei's own conscience.
If he was wrong, he was wrong. There was no such thing as Qiao Yan being too powerful and arrogant.
There was only one thing he felt regretful about.
He slowly turned to Guan Yu who was also detained, and couldn't help but think of his past when he was still in Zhuo County.
At that time, there was no Liu Shijun. There was only a Youzhou man who gathered knights-errant among his fellow townsmen and roamed the streets. With the support of two Zhongshan merchants, he had the capital to recruit heroes. Among them, there was a guy who performed the best under him. One was called Zhang Fei, one was called Guan Yu, and the other was called Jian Yong.
But now, Zhang Fei had already died in the Battle of Xuzhou, as if he were destined to fight a general, and Guan Yu and Jian Yong...
Judging from the current situation, they might end up in the same situation as him.
But when he met Guan Yu's eyes, he saw a look that was without any resentment towards him.
The meaning in this look does not need much explanation. Whether as a subordinate or a brother, Guan Yu has no complaints about Liu Bei's choice.
The end is approaching at this moment, and there is no exception.
Liu Bei suddenly smiled generously and said, "Please ask the Grand Marshal to escort us away first."
Qiao Yan waved his hand and complied with his wish.
She watched the other person's back disappear from her sight, then she retracted her gaze and returned to Huangfu Song, "Let's go, General Huangfu, please accompany me to meet His Majesty."
In this rebellion that was launched hastily and ended in the blink of an eye, Liu Yu seemed like an outsider.
Even though Huangfu Song told Qiao Yan that His Majesty was unaware of this sudden change, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in his heart.
Liu Yang had such confidence in himself that he even won over Wang Yun and others as his accomplices. Did Liu Yu really know nothing about this?
During the Liangzhou campaign in the Guangxi period, Huangfu Song had personally witnessed Liu Yu coming to Liangzhou under the manipulation of Yuan Shao, intending to stop Qiao Yan's rapid attack on Chang'an.
Although this was actually a manifestation of Liu Yu's kindness, his hesitant decision-making, inappropriate behavior, and difficulty in making up his mind to do things had already been demonstrated at that time. In fact, if he had not left Youzhou without completing the handover, Gongsun Zan would not have had the opportunity to plunder the state, laying the groundwork for the subsequent battle for Youzhou.
He was unable to resolve the various rumors spread by Yuan Shao in Youzhou that day, and was forced to make a result that was not beneficial to anyone. Today, he was unable to resolve the rumors in Chang'an City about Qiao Yan's intention to exceed his authority and establish himself, allowing the situation to develop to this point.
This is clearly the behavior of an incompetent emperor.
It was because Huangfu Song had enjoyed the grace of the Han Dynasty for generations that he chose to persuade Qiao Yan to stop at this time.
However, when he met Liu Yu again, Huangfu Song really couldn't bear to criticize him at all.
After Wang Yun died and Liu Yang was captured, there was no need for anyone to say any threats. Wang Yun's subordinates took the initiative to tell the whereabouts of Liu Yu.
Therefore, during the short time that Qiao Yan and Huangfu Song stayed with Liu Bei, Liu Yu had already been brought out of the palace where he was imprisoned.
The moment Huangfu Song met Liu Yu, he suddenly realized that Liu Yu's mental state was really bad.
Even though he was not like Zhang Zhongjing, who saw Liu Yu's recuperation and intention to counterattack before being relocated, and saw a more obvious contrast, he had to admit that in just a few short days, he seemed to have completely unrecognized Liu Yu.
The failure of the resistance and the speculation about the future of this big man made Liu Yu completely lose the breath he had been holding.
It was as if his energy and spirit were drained away in an instant, causing him to become countless times older and more decadent.
Huangfu Song even felt that Liu Yu looked so frail at the moment that he might be blown away by a gust of wind. He looked so lonely.
He raised his pale face, and when he saw Qiao Yan walking towards him with an energetic look, a vague smile finally appeared on his face, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Qiao Yan could salute him, he spoke up: "Ye Shu, my rebellious son has really caused you a lot of trouble."
Qiao Yan stood there motionless without making any response.
No one present could blame her.
Everyone saw the power of the gunpowder and the attitude of Liu Yang and others. Even when the conspiracy was exposed, he was still thinking about accusing Qiao Yan, hoping that Huangfu Song could end this unfinished business for them.
Such behavior even outweighed Qiao Yan's mistake of shooting Wang Yun and Xian Yu Yin.
At this moment, does Liu Yu's words mean that he wants to be impartial and seek justice for Qiao Yan, or does he want to plead for his only remaining son and ask Qiao Yan to show leniency to him?
They could not make a definite guess until they heard a clear answer from Liu Yu.
If it is the latter, then it is really heartbreaking.
But before Liu Yu could continue speaking, a horseman suddenly came galloping towards Qiao Yan from the direction of the palace. When he got close, he dismounted and walked quickly towards Qiao Yan, whispering two words to him.
They didn't hear what was said, but they saw Qiao Yan's brows frown immediately, and he gave two instructions in a hurried tone.
Liu Yu was no longer concerned about Liu Yang's affairs. The reason that could cause Qiao Yan to react like this was obviously military intelligence, and it must be urgent military intelligence.
"Yeshu, what happened?"
Qiao Yan hesitated for a moment, but still answered, "Shisun Rui, who is stationed in Youfufeng, responded to the prince's call for troops to march towards Chang'an. Guanglu Dafu Chunyu Jia went to join him two days ago. A scout discovered his whereabouts and reported to Chang'an. I sent Zilong to quell the rebellion first."
Shisun Rui raised an army?
As soon as these words were spoken, they were like a thunderclap that struck the crowd gathered around Liu Yu, especially Liu Yu's heart, which was already filled with complicated emotions.
Although she didn't say much, it was not difficult for Liu Yu to hear the underlying meaning of her words.
Why did Shisun Rui transfer troops from Youfufeng, and have Chunyu Jia in his team to communicate and plan for him?
It was obvious that Liu Yang hoped to kill Qiao Yan in the Chang'an Palace City and then further disintegrate the forces left by Qiao Yan in Chang'an City, so he dispatched such a force to Chang'an!
There was such a mutiny following the palace coup!
But why did Shisun Rui follow Liu Yang's absurd idea and take such an action without caring about the lives of the people and soldiers?
If Chang'an encountered such a siege, what would people think of it? Have they never thought about it?
No...it's not.
These people are not the only ones who have never figured out the situation!
Liu Yu could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.
He thought he was a smart man with a sharp vision, but because of the choices he made, he allowed himself to fall into an anxious dilemma. As a result, he had to retreat and avoid the situation, making himself live in confusion.
But it seemed that he had never understood clearly the various things in Guanzhong!
The moment he realized this, Liu Yu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then fell down.
"Your Majesty——!":,n,
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