Chapter 193 Why Didn’t He Die?
"Commander Yu! We have received a reply from Lord Lou Heng. He is willing to lead troops to support us!" A soldier hurried to report from Yu Wang's tent.
This is great news for them.
As long as there is one person who dares to provide support and break the deadlock, there will be no worries about subsequent reinforcements.
When someone takes the first step, there will inevitably be others who will follow.
Yu Wang slammed the table and stood up. "Okay, okay, Lou Heng is the closest to the capital, and he can provide support the fastest. As long as we hold our base camp and wait for the right time to attack the city together, we will have no problem breaking it."
The atmosphere in the capital is tense.
The news of the emperor's assassination spread more and more in the city, and the situation that had been stabilized by the crown prince's ascension to the throne as regent began to decline again.
Lou Heng led his troops to support Yu Wang and entered the capital immediately. Yu Wang fought a desperate battle and began to attack the north gate.
The sounds of weapons coming from the north gate grew louder and louder, and it looked like a decisive battle was about to take place.
Xue Shide and Xue Ning, who had been watching the battle behind the scenes, both went out. They were protected by soldiers in the middle and stood behind the attacking army, looking like they were waiting for the change of ownership.
Their great cause is about to be accomplished!
The sound of horse hooves behind him was like thunder.
"Reinforcements have arrived, Lord Yu, Lord Lou's reinforcements have arrived——"
Hearing this, the morale of the soldiers attacking the city was boosted.
Xue Shide looked at the black mass of troops coming towards him from behind, and couldn't help but spread out his sleeves, look up at the sky, and listen to the rumbling sound of horse hooves with his eyes closed.
He found it extremely pleasant to the ear.
He could already imagine himself standing on the imperial steps of Chengqian Palace, watching the civil and military officials kneeling before him.
Just as Xue Ning smiled, he heard the sound of an arrow piercing his ear. In the blink of an eye, the arrow had already penetrated Xue Shide's leg bone, sending him plummeting to the ground.
Xue Ning turned around and looked at the dark mass of cavalry behind him, his face changed.
"It's not reinforcements! It's not reinforcements at all!!!"
At this moment, in Chengqian Palace, soldiers came hurriedly to report.
"Empress, my Lords, Lord Lou's troops have arrived!"
"Good, good!" Ge Huaichuan clapped his hands, "Attack from both inside and outside, and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop."
Jiang Yingli's heart finally settled.
After the prince ascended the throne as regent, she wrote an imperial edict in the prince's voice, ordering Lou Heng, who was closest to the capital, to lead troops to provide support.
But the situation was unclear, and she had no idea whether Lou Heng would come. Now the matter has finally been settled.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Xue Ning rode her horse to escape. After she had taken a few steps, an arrow hit her horse. She fell heavily to the ground and rolled around in a mess. A fishy and sweet taste surged in her throat, and she vomited blood twice.
Before she recovered from the pain of falling off her horse, she suddenly felt the formation of soldiers in front of her being dispersed.
Lou Heng's voice was as resounding as a bell: "Generals, listen up! The emperor has summoned us to the capital to defend the king. The rebels are right before our eyes. Kill them without a single mortal left!"
Xue Ning scratched the ground with his nails unwillingly.
How could I lose again?
No, she still has a chance, she has destiny.
Xue Ning slowly stood up, hunched over, and fled among the chaotic army.
Before she had taken two steps, she felt a pain in her neck. Someone had tied her up with a rope.
Xue Ning struggled to untie the rope, but was knocked to the ground by a strong force.
Jiang Zhao pulled the rope and sat astride the horse. His eyes fell on her with indifference and defiance: "This is how the army treats traitors."
After saying this, he whipped the horse and it galloped out.
Xue Ning didn't even have time to scream. In order to avoid being strangled to death, she could only pull at the noose with all her might. Besides, she could feel a burning pain in her body as it was dragged on the ground, as if her skin and flesh were being rubbed off.
Jiang Zhao was dragging his tail, but that didn't stop him from picking off each person with his spear. The moat was blood-red, and his armor was also stained with blood.
Yu Wang was shot in the head with a spear, and his head was hung on the red tassel spear.
Lou Heng also followed Jiang Zhao's example, put a noose around Xue Shide's neck, and ran back and forth along the moat twice. Xue Shide was old and not as resilient as Xue Ning, so he was dying in the blink of an eye.
Lou Heng knew that this was the mastermind of treason and rebellion, and he could not kill him without authorization, so he slowed down his horse.
Seeing the dust settled, Jiang Zhao heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. He frowned and looked behind him.
Lou Heng's eyes lit up. Before the person arrived, he knelt down, took out two imperial edicts from his arms and held them to his forehead.
"I am honored to have served Your Majesty well and fulfilled the trust placed in you by the Empress!"
When Jiang Zhao heard this, he was extremely surprised and a little bit unbelievable, but what followed was great joy.
Great, Your Majesty is fine!
Sister, don’t be sad!
However, it took him more than half a month to rush back from the northern border, traveling day and night.
When he left, His Majesty had just fallen into a coma after being poisoned. Just a few days later, His Majesty also returned to the capital, which meant that His Majesty had just recovered from the poison and, like him, had rushed back to the capital day and night.
Jiang Zhao secretly glanced at the emperor who was approaching from afar and reined in his horse in front of him in an instant. His expression was indeed not good.
In his impression, his brother-in-law was elegant and handsome. Perhaps he was born into a royal family. His appearance was always impeccable, perfect and dignified. At this moment, even with the armor covering most of his face, he looked haggard and there was stubble on his chin.
Jiang Zhao thought somewhat inappropriately that now it was His Majesty's turn to meet his sister without any formality.
Xiao Chenglan sat on his horse, his eyes lightly falling on Jiang Zhao, scaring him away from his scrutinizing gaze.
"General Lou, I am fortunate to have your loyalty." Xiao Chenglan praised.
When the surrounding soldiers saw the man in armor sitting astride a warhorse, they all dropped their swords and knelt down to salute.
"Welcome our emperor back to the capital!"
The sound echoed throughout the north gate, one after another.
Xue Ning looked at the man in armor under the fiery red Ye flag and felt completely disappointed.
Not dead, why not dead...
It was obvious that she had the upper hand over the heavens and was ten steps ahead of others, but she still failed at the last moment.
"Your Majesty, return to the palace and open the city gates!"
The horn sounded at the north gate, and the city gate slowly fell. Everyone formed two teams and solemnly welcomed Xiao Chenglan back to the palace.
The sound of the horn reached Chengqian Hall, lifting everyone's spirits.
"The city gate is open, which means victory!"
"Excellent! Young Marquis Jiang, General Lou, and General Gu will surely capture the rebels and bring them before the Empress to make her decision. Let's leave the palace immediately."
Several ministers bowed and led Jiang Yingli out: "Your Majesty, please."
Jiang Yingli asked Yunniang to keep an eye on Xiao Chengan, and she left the palace with several important officials.
After waiting for a while, everyone heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer.
Ge Huaichuan took another breath.
"This... this is in front of the Emperor's palace. Who dares to come here on horseback? How disrespectful! Isn't this a disregard for the Emperor's majesty?"
Compared to Tianwei, everyone is more worried about the situation.
How could someone ride a horse in front of the Emperor's palace?! Could the situation have changed?
Just when everyone was full of suspicion, a fast horse galloped like a meteor and entered the Chengqian Gate in an instant, coming into everyone's sight. The speed was so fast that only the man's red battle cape fluttering in the wind could be seen.
Xiao Chenglan reined in his horse in front of the hall, sat on it, and looked towards the end of the imperial steps.
The person he thought about day and night was standing there surrounded by people. When she saw him, she seemed to have not yet come to her senses. She stood there motionless, but her eyes instantly turned red.
It seemed as if his heart drifted to her the moment he saw her.
"It's His Majesty! His Majesty has returned to the palace!"
"It's His Majesty!! His Majesty is back!"
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