Chapter 87: The Battle of Forced Palace, the Victory Has Been Decided
The dripping of a water clock in the corner of the hall penetrated the noise in the dim hall, like the sound of a needle dropping on a string, and everything was quiet. The darkness outside the window covered everything silently.
The old emperor's eyes, reflecting the light of the ever-burning candle, were a little red, as if frozen.
The palace servants and eunuchs quietly served hot tea and wiped the sweat off their faces before leaving. After the hall was quiet and deserted, the old emperor suddenly said, "Go and call Pang Huai over."
After he said this, he remembered that Pang Huai had passed away, and his face darkened. "Useless! Go and call Long Qian, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen, and Huang Zongxi, who are on duty. Do it quietly, and don't let anyone know that they are going to Yuquan Palace to see me tonight!"
Long Qian, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen, and Huang Zongxi were the chief and deputy commanders of the Jinwu Guard and the top generals of the Southern and Northern Courts. There was absolutely no problem with these four people. They were either die-hard royalists or the old emperor's confidants.
Lu Haide was stunned when he heard this, and then he was shocked. A cold sense of horror suddenly pierced his heart, and it began to beat wildly. He hurriedly replied "yes", turned around, changed into the clothes of a eunuch, and went out through the small door.
Not long after, Long Qian, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen and Huang Zongxi arrived one after another. They were all wearing night clothes or ordinary guards' clothes. The four of them looked at each other with solemn expressions and hurried inside to pay their respects.
"Go check, especially the new people who have taken over in the past few months. What unusual activities have they taken recently? What have they done? Quickly—"
The old emperor's legs were covered with a bright yellow quilt, his eyes bloodshot. He leaned over and said to the four people, "Go, go quickly!"
The night was pitch black, and there was a quiet movement outside the Yuquan Palace. The reason why Long Qian and others were placed in this position was not only because they had been loyal to the emperor for generations and were die-hard party members or confidants, but also because they were first-class capable.
Although the people on Feng Kun's side did not reveal any flaws, after Long Qian and the others took a comprehensive look at the major and minor events in recent days and the patrol duty roster, they vaguely felt that something was amiss.
It was like a net, quietly and silently spreading out, and slowly closing inward, with the core area pointing to the Yuquan Palace in the distance.
But everyone's movements are so normal and there is nothing wrong with them, just like the natural result of countless big and small things colliding with each other.
There is no trace to be found, and it is impossible to tell who the problem is.
It is certainly impossible that everyone has problems, and it is absolutely impossible for the old emperor to lay off everyone.
Who will protect his safety if they are all withdrawn? Automatically strip it clean. Is this washing the neck and waiting for Feng Kun? If a new group of people are stationed in the position, there will be more people with problems!
Inside the huge Yuquan Palace hall, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme. Everything was silent, and a murderous intent was hidden right before our eyes!
After checking, Long Qian and others broke out in cold sweats. They had all experienced actual combat and seen blood, and they almost immediately realized that the other party's deployment had been completed. If nothing unexpected happened, the action would probably take place in the next few days.
It could be tomorrow or the night after, or even tonight!
Long Qian and the other three felt their hearts tense and their spines went cold, and their hands subconsciously reached for the hilt of the knife.
Long Qian said, "Your Majesty, shall we move to the temporary palace?"
After he finished speaking, he frowned himself. Hu Weiyi shook his head with a serious face, "No way."
At the moment, there is no secret about the move. The old emperor even pretended to be nothing when he woke up from a nightmare. If the news leaked out, the other party would definitely take action in advance.
Everything is ready and ready to go!
Moreover, the most important thing is, who will be the escort? It is definitely impossible for there to be only four people. What if there is a problem with the people who are protecting the emperor?
The old emperor said hoarsely: "Long Qian, go back and send a private letter to Gao Minggong."
Long Qian immediately turned back and sent two consecutive private letters to Gao Minggong, fabricating that his daughter's reputation was defamed by Gao Minggong's son and that he was secretly discussing the marriage between the two families with gritted teeth.
That night, he received a reply letter in Gao Minggong's handwriting. He compared the content of the letter and wrote a reply.
However, Long Qian’s daughter had never been insulted by Gao Minggong’s son. It was a misunderstanding last time, and the two families had resolved it privately!
——His letter couldn’t be sent out of the city at all!
When Long Qian received the reply, he broke out in a cold sweat.
A crisis that has quietly reached the throat.
At the same time, he was keenly aware of a sense of being watched.
Under the cover of night, in the duty room, Long Qian unfolded the letter with an angry look on his face. Through the half-open window, one could see him sitting down with gritted teeth and writing a reply!
The people that Long Qian had arranged in advance immediately set off to Yuquan Palace to report the news as soon as they saw that he did not go out!
At this time, it was approaching midnight, which was the best time to force the emperor to abdicate.
Everyone listened nervously inside and outside, and Hu Weiyi and the other two even drew their knives to be on guard.
The biggest problem now is that they can't tell which one in the Jinwu Guards and the Southern and Northern Yamen has problems and which one doesn't.
Certainly not everyone has problems, but there are certainly quite a few who do. They can’t tell them apart, and they suspect everyone of having problems.
Hu Weiyi gritted his teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work, tomorrow morning, the three of us will escort His Majesty to the Beijing Camp with the Imperial Guards!"
The old emperor's eyes were bloodshot and looked terrifying. He slowly shook his head.
The old emperor had experienced in his life that he had to retreat from the palace and set an ambush on Tongtian Street, but he was the executioner at that time and the one who was ambushed was the retired emperor. He succeeded but died, which is very similar to what is happening today.
He also experienced the beauty trap, drowning in the mansion, arrows flying in the countryside, and even a sudden attack and killing in the Beijing camp between him and his brothers.
Who can guarantee that we will be safe once we arrive at the Beijing camp?
If it were him, he would definitely arrange all the links properly to ensure that anyone caught in the net would have no way to escape.
Yuquan Palace is the safest.
He has held the Jinwu Guards and the Northern and Southern Yamen Palace Guards in his hands for twenty years. In comparison, this place is the one he is most familiar with and can use at his fingertips. As long as he can open a gap and successfully remove the problematic people.
As long as the latter succeeds, he can easily plan a counterattack!
Crisis, life hanging in the balance. The old emperor stared at the empty hall with bloodshot eyes for a long while. His mind raced, and suddenly someone came to mind, "...the Fourth Prince."
His voice was hoarse, and he suddenly raised his drooping eyelids. His old cheeks twitched, and he looked a little ferocious. He said slowly: "Just say I'm sick and dying. Secretly send a letter to Li Rong, saying that I want to see him."
…
There was some difference in the treatment of the Fourth Prince and Concubine Mu. No matter how much he hated him, he was still his son. The emperor had ignored him for many years and probably didn't care even if he died. But unlike Concubine Mu, Qingyi Garden was not filled with palace maids and eunuchs who monitored and guarded her.
The people who served the Fourth Prince were all arranged by Feng Kun.
If he went out to see the old emperor late at night, Feng Kun would definitely know about it.
However, if the Fourth Prince could hide from the people around him and sneak out on his own, it would be a different story.
Although Feng Kun has many people in the palace, it is still the emperor's lair. As long as he is willing to come out, the old emperor will definitely not let anyone notice that he has gone to Yuquan Palace.
Late at night, the Fourth Prince, Li Rong, was still studying. He was ten years old, and Feng Kun, confident of his ascent to the rank of Left Prime Minister, had arranged for him to leave the palace to study. He had grown up in a small side palace, speaking only to his mother and an old maid. As a result, his language development was very slow, and he could only speak a complete sentence at the age of four, stumbling over it. He had never been a bright child.
He has only been studying for five years, and his progress is not fast. It has only been in the past one or two years that he has been able to understand some anecdotes and rare books. It would be forcing him to get involved in court politics now. Therefore, except for occasional important political events, such as his trip to the northwest to gain military merits, he is currently studying.
But he worked very hard, often doing homework, reading and writing until late at night. He would only turn off the lights and go to bed after the nanny and the eunuch chief urged him repeatedly.
Tonight too.
But after lying down, the roof suddenly made a slight sound, and then a small ball of paper fell down.
The Fourth Prince was startled. He subconsciously half-raised himself, causing the quilt to rustle. The maid sleeping in the outer room heard it and sat up, "Your Highness?"
The snow reflected on the window screen. Li Rong suddenly saw the red and white paper ball with the old emperor's private seal. He was stunned and subconsciously said: "Nothing."
It was possible to turn over, but the Fourth Prince did not ask for tea or water, so the nanny and the eunuch sleeping on the footstool lay back down.
Li Rong held the ball of paper in his hand, feeling somewhat puzzled. After a while, he quietly opened it.
Hu Weiyi, who was holding a medicine-quenching silver needle on the roof, quietly withdrew his hand.
The old emperor's handwriting was weak and limp. Besides the words above, there was another sentence: "The northern barbarians are waiting, the situation at court is urgent, and the emperor is in disarray. The news must not leak out."
The leak of information was of course directed at the powerful party in the court.
The old emperor didn't say anything. In the end, he just said lightly, "I couldn't sleep at night and suddenly wanted to see the fourth prince."
——When people are about to die, they recall all the people and events in the past and suddenly feel guilty and worried. They want to have no regrets.
The old emperor controlled the tone just right, and his short words left a lasting aftertaste. No matter how good Li Rong was, he knew the situation in Zhongdu. On one side was the old emperor, and on the other side was his adoptive father.
He bit his lower lip for a long time. The eunuch under his feet was snoring softly. He carefully lifted the quilt, climbed up, and quietly opened the window.
The North Seven Houses where the prince lived were connected and had no practical walls. Li Rong was very familiar with the residence. He eventually bypassed the guards and eunuchs at the palace gate and ran out.
A young eunuch was waiting. Li Rong recognized him as Lu Haide's apprentice, Wu Jia. Wu Jia ran over and said, "Why isn't the Fourth Prince wearing an outer garment?" He pulled off his cloak and said, "Your Highness, please leave quickly. Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
Li Rong put on Wu Jia's green cloak, and the two ran along the cold palace alleys and entered Yuquan Palace through a small door on the side.
The hall was dim and quiet, with a strong bitter smell of medicine. Ever since the old emperor became paralyzed, he basically ate, slept, and lived in this hall.
The profound ceiling paintings and the square caisson made the entire hall look particularly empty and lonely. The imperial physician had just finished acupuncture and retreated with his head lowered. The old emperor on the dragon couch was covered with a bright yellow brocade quilt with very little rise and fall. He was much thinner and shriveled than he had imagined, and his withered old face was a dying waxy yellow.
When the Fourth Prince arrived, the Third Prince had just come down from the jade steps. He was also wearing a snow-white nightgown and a cloak, and was being escorted back through the side door on the other side by a young eunuch.
When Li Rong saw him, the Third Prince's eyes were red and he wiped his eyes with his hands. In the past, whenever he saw the Fourth Prince, he would always act like an elder brother and reprimand him, but he didn't do that today. The Third Prince had obviously been crying. He glanced at him and ignored him. He turned his head back to look at the jade steps with tears in his eyes and waited for a while before turning around and leaving.
Li Rong was originally silent, his heart was in turmoil. In order to show her goodness, Concubine Mu always tried her best to act cheerful, but he still felt sorry for his mother.
He was very confused, and he always felt uneasy when he went out in the middle of the night.
But as soon as he saw the Third Prince, the uneasiness in his heart immediately vanished. He raised his head towards the jade steps. The silence and confusion in his heart disappeared in a moment when he saw the dying face of the old emperor. He cried out, "Father!"
The old emperor was old and sallow, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "You, you're here?"
He opened his cloudy eyes and looked hard, but seemed unable to focus. His withered old hand stretched out from outside the quilt, groping for his hand.
The old emperor's hands were truly withered, not fake. The old man was so thin that veins bulged out, fragilely wrapping around his blood vessels. His bright yellow pajamas seemed to be wrapped around a skeleton with skin attached. When it fumbled to hold Li Rong's hand, Li Rong felt as if it was burned, and his emotions collapsed immediately. He held his father's hand with his backhand.
"Father, Father?" He called softly, a little afraid that he would die, and tears gradually wet his eyes.
The old emperor paused for a moment, then spoke slowly, "...After my passing, I wonder what will happen to the court. If your third brother ascends the throne, I will leave a decree to confer upon you the title of King of Liuhe. No, no matter what the future holds, your third brother has sworn not to harm you in the slightest. ...You must also promise me that if...no matter what, I will grant your third brother a way out."
When a man is about to die, at the last moment, the old emperor makes arrangements for his children, including the fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince.
Li Rong felt a pang of pain in his chest, and tears streamed down his face. The old emperor started coughing violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. Li Rong panicked, "Father, Father!"
Lu Haide was horrified and hurriedly called for the imperial physician.
The palace door opened, and a maid rushed up with a bowl of steaming hot soup. The old emperor's face turned purple and he grabbed Li Rong's hand. "You, remember? Remember?"
Li Rong panicked: "Remember, remember! Father, you have to hold on -"
He stood up at a loss, anxiously. The medicine was brought to him and he hurriedly took it. Lu Haide helped the old emperor up and he quickly and carefully fed the medicine to the old emperor.
Fortunately, after the medicine was taken, the imperial physician gave the old emperor an emergency acupuncture, and the old emperor's breathing was barely calmed down.
With tears in his eyes, Lu Haide said to Li Rong, "His Majesty is having trouble sleeping right now. Can you please talk to him?"
The old emperor's hand hung down limply, and the stool that Li Rong had just been sitting on was kicked over. He knelt on the scarlet carpet, and the old emperor placed his drooping hand on the top of his head and rubbed it.
Li Rong burst into tears: "Okay! Okay, I will talk to my father."
Lu Haide was relieved: "Your Highness will come tomorrow too?" He shed tears, "Your Majesty will be here in the next few days."
Li Rong subconsciously wanted to agree. He was willing to come just to talk, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately remembered that his adoptive father had sent someone to remind him to be prepared. He said that someone would take him out of Xihuamen to a place tomorrow night and asked him to keep his mouth shut.
Li Rong kept it in mind, but wouldn't this create a conflict? He couldn't help but show hesitation and dilemma on his face.
"Come the day after tomorrow," Lu Haide said with a kind and sorrowful expression, his eyes fixed on Li Rong. He immediately said, "Tomorrow at the hour of Xu? Isn't it still the hour of Hai? The beginning of the hour of Hai, the hour of Hai, I'll have Wu Jia pick you up!"
When Lu Haide mentioned Haizheng, Li Rong felt anxious: "No! I'll come earlier, I can do it myself!"
After all, he was attached to this rare fatherly love, and thought of coming early, and then going back with the excuse of feeling unwell. He didn't tell anyone, and there was still time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the old emperor who was lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lu Haide calmly.
The two were overjoyed instantly!
The time is set!!
…
The old emperor lying on the sickbed felt drowsy after taking the medicine and soon fell asleep.
Li Rong breathed a sigh of relief and was escorted back through the small door by Wu Jia.
As soon as Li Rong left, the old emperor on the dragon couch sat up suddenly and laughed: "I knew this child!"
He knew it, he knew it! When Li Rong was a child, he had hidden behind the door drum and spied on him several times.
Those were the only times that Li Rong sneaked out of the side palace.
The old emperor saw it, but ignored him. The imperial carriage passed by without stopping. The little child stood up and looked at him from behind the door drum in the distance.
He knew that this was a child longing for father's love!
Sure enough, after Hu Weiyi delivered the letter, he hesitated for a moment, and finally slipped out quietly.
The old emperor finally succeeded in getting the time of action from Li Rong!
He laughed heartily, his old face flushed with a sickly color, his cloudy eyes piercing with bloodthirstiness. "Did you hear that?! It's Ming Ye Hai Zheng!!"
——With the right timing, you can lock on to the person in an instant!
The rotation rules for the Jinwu Guards and the Southern and Northern Yamen were arranged by the old emperor himself. There was one rotation per day, divided into the upper night, middle night and lower night. During this period, they took turns patrolling the area, leaving no chance for continuous small movements, and preventing the usurpation of the palace as much as possible.
The North Seventh House where the Fourth Prince was located was in a long strip. If he wanted to leave, he had to go through the Xihua Gate, unless the old emperor's men personally brought the key to open the spare door and get rid of the patrolling imperial guards, just like tonight.
Lu Haide had quickly circled the people out, "Tomorrow night at midnight, the chief eunuch on duty at the inner gate of Xihua Gate will be He Xian from the Fourth Department of the Imperial Household Department."
The emperor smiled grimly, "Let's start with He Xian!"
Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen, and Huang Zongxi had already silently returned to the main hall through the side door. The three of them dropped to their knees with a thud: "Understand your command!"
…
That night, the eunuch He Xian was secretly captured and tortured. Finally, he could no longer hold on and began to confess. He didn't know much, but combined with the special rotation rules, he quickly found a loophole!
The next night, Li Rong told the nanny that he wanted to take a nap to recharge his energy. The nanny knew that he was going out tonight, so she nodded and put Li Rong to bed.
Li Rong quietly opened the window and went out, but there were many differences between Yuquan Palace tonight and yesterday.
There was always something different in the silence along the way. Wu Jia gradually became less attentive and anxious. When entering Yuquan Palace through the small door, Li Rong even saw the back of a soldier in black armor flash by, and he disappeared silently behind the vermilion wall pillars in the night.
After the Li Min incident, the emperor felt deeply unsafe about the existence of the tunnel, especially since Feng Kun apparently knew about it and had partially penetrated it. He simply blocked all the mechanical doors leading to the Yuquan Palace, leaving no one behind. This included the entrance to the tunnel from Yuquan Palace.
There are also many traffic jams in other places.
Now the tunnel within the radiation range of Yuquan Palace has been blocked into a dead end, and it has become the place where the old emperor hides his ambush!
It took a whole day to pry open the entrance of the tunnel inside the Yuquan Palace, and all the personnel were in place.
Long Qian, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen, and Huang Zongxi worked tirelessly throughout the day, following their schedule and shifts. They couldn't eliminate all of Feng Kun's men, but they were able to identify those who were still loyal to the emperor, discarding the rest and preparing for the battle.
Tonight, there will be a bloody battle!
Li Rong was startled when he saw the dark figure. He was already standing outside the small door of the main hall. The door opened without wind, and Wu Jia pushed him in. He stumbled inside and looked up quickly, startled! He saw his father, who had been dying last night, sitting upright in the dim light, dressed in the golden-threaded Nine Dragons Soaring Sea Emperor's robe. He leaned against a pillow, his face cold and bloodthirsty, staring intently at the closed main hall door.
The emperor suddenly turned his head and glanced at him.
Li Rong was shocked. No matter how little he knew or how stupid he was, he realized that something was wrong!
Li Rong, who rushed over in the middle of the night in a snow-white nightgown and a thin cape, fell to the ground in shock.
The thick gorilla wool carpet absorbed all the sounds. The floor heater was warm, but a chill suddenly spread from my heart to my entire body.
The old emperor straightened up and laughed heartily: "You have performed a great service! I can grant you a pardon of life imprisonment! As for your bitch mother, go to hell! "
The old emperor had endured these two bastards for a long time. He said coldly and hatefully, "I will split these two people up into two parts, one in the south and the other in the north, one in the mountains and one in the sea, and scatter their bones and ashes! In life and death, they will never meet again!"
Li Rong screamed in horror: "Ah you——"
The old emperor sneered and said, "Drag him out and lock him up with his bitch mother!"
Li Rong's mouth was quickly covered and he was dragged out struggling and kicking.
In the dim hall, the old emperor turned a deaf ear. He suddenly raised his eyes and stared at the twenty-seven vermilion-lacquered and gold-painted doors that were closed as usual. The hall was dim, and he could vaguely see the mottled remaining snow and the dark night outside through the winter veil.
Everything is so ordinary.
But he knew that tonight would definitely not be ordinary!
The old emperor's face twitched twice. He leaned on the imperial desk and stood up straight. His blood seemed to be boiling. He shouted: "Come on! Feng Kun——"
No matter what the battle situation outside is, as long as Feng Kun sets foot in Yuquan Palace! Tonight will be his death day -
"I! I will tear you into pieces! No body will be left intact!!"
…
A life-and-death battle, evenly matched, victory or defeat depends on a thin line!
At midnight, Feng Kun stood behind the main palace gate. The red walls and golden tiles were covered with snow, and his bright red cloak embroidered with gold was fluttering in the wind.
He held a long sword in his hand, the blade reflecting a cold and sharp light under the snow, and it reflected in his eyes, which were as cold as blood.
As midnight arrived, a signal arrow flew up with a whoosh! The entire imperial city erupted in a fierce cry of killing. Huang Huaiyu, Gao Min, Zheng Jinming and other patrol officers quickly turned around and rushed towards Yuquan Palace!
The alarm of the entire imperial city was immediately sounded. Bang bang bang, the supreme warning signal arrows rose into the air and exploded with bright blue sparks. The horns blew long and loudly, and the entire Zhongdu was alarmed in an instant.
They hurriedly turned around to meet Huang Huaiyu and other Jinwu Guards who were not from Feng Kun's party, the Tiger Guards who were all alarmed by the news, as well as Long Qian, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Shen and others.
There was a sudden riot inside and outside the imperial city!
The Nanbei Yamen city defense forces who had reacted in time were quickly killed by their comrades, and then killed in return. There were also civil and military officials who were qualified to travel at night who were horrified upon hearing the news and immediately put on their clothes and rushed to the imperial city!
Blood splattered all over the ground. Feng Kun's preparations for the abdication were even more intense than the old emperor had expected. Fortunately, the old emperor learned about it in time and reacted very quickly. An extremely fierce fight broke out between the two sides, and the entire imperial city was plunged into fierce fighting.
A royalist party member who was close to the mansion had already rushed over. He mounted his horse and pointed at Feng Kun, shouting and cursing. Feng Kun killed them one by one! Blood sprayed all over his face.
These so-called royalists, except for a small group on the side of Grand Tutor Wen, can be said to be no good people! Feng Kun hated them to the core. His father's death and his imprisonment in the palace were all thanks to the so-called royalists!
Unbeknownst to everyone, Feng Kun was actually a martial artist, and quite skilled at it! The Duke of Qi's mansion had a basement where he had been training diligently for over a decade, waiting for this very day.
However, Feng Kun was extremely perceptive. The old emperor's ferocious counterattack and the gradual revelation of his pre-planned actions startled him. Had the news leaked in advance?!
The sword was dripping with blood, and the December north wind was howling past, making people feel a chill in their hearts for no reason.
The huge palace gate is like a tiger's mouth, swallowing the world. In this dark night, it is like a ball of bloody darkness!
…
On the other side, the inner court.
When Li Rong was dragged out of Wen Yiyuan, which was located inside the inner palace wall behind Yuquan Palace, Concubine Mu had already been there for the entire day.
On the same central axis as Yuquan Palace is Yongle Palace, which is the Queen's bedroom. Of course, Concubine Mu is not qualified to set foot in it.
Not far north of Yongle Palace, there is a small palace garden that is neither old nor new.
This place was originally used to house the maidens of Yuquan Palace, that is, the maids who were favored by the emperor but had no official status.
When the emperor needed him, he would give an oral order, and then the palace maids would be rushed to the bathing pool to wash, and then change into the gauze nightgowns specially used for sleeping with the emperor, and follow the eunuchs leading the way to the Yuquan Palace on foot to serve him in bed.
After the old emperor became paralyzed, this place was evacuated long ago.
The old emperor placed Concubine Mu here for the purpose of humiliating her. When the old emperor was dealing with state affairs or other matters, when he sent Concubine Mu down, she could not stay in Yuquan Palace, and would be taken to Wenyi Garden, often staying overnight.
The task of taking over Concubine Mu was not very smooth, because it was useless for Concubine Mu to pretend to be sick, and the old emperor summoned her to take care of him again!
——This happened frequently in the past. The old emperor wanted to torture Concubine Mu. It was normal.
But Imperial Concubine Mu soon sensed something was amiss. She had spent half a day in Yuquan Palace, but instead of being led to the old emperor, she heard faint sounds of digging and hammering (they were re-excavating the entrance to the palace through the tunnel that led down from Yuquan Palace to set up an ambush). She was then sent to Wenyi Garden, where she remained until nightfall.
The more Concubine Mu thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She tried to move, but she was immediately restrained.
Madam Gong said coldly, "Your Highness, please stay put."
Feng Kun negotiated with the old emperor many times before finally placing some of his people around Concubine Mu. However, these people were definitely not allowed to enter Yuquan Palace. Every time he attended to the sick, it was Madam Gong and her people who attended.
But these people were still respectful and polite on the surface.
This is the first time that such a sudden cold light has appeared today!
Concubine Mu was suddenly shocked, but at this moment, Li Rong was brought into the garden gate!
When Concubine Mu saw her son suddenly from a distance, she understood everything in an instant. Her heart started beating fast and she was terrified.
——Because there were too many people around the old emperor, when Yin Luo sent a message, he didn't say anything unnecessary, and kept the information as minimal as possible. He also downplayed it as if it was just a small matter, to prevent the concubine from losing her composure and being noticed.
So Concubine Mu didn't know about it beforehand.
When she suddenly understood everything, even the old emperor figured it out, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Li Rong. Li Rong panicked, "Mother, mother, it's bad! I..."
Concubine Mu turned around and rushed out of the house!
She didn't listen any further. Because of its special function, Wen Yi Garden was laid out differently from other palaces. It had rows and rows of enclosures, more than a dozen in total. Everyone was drawn to Li Rong. She suddenly shook off Nanny Gong's hand and rushed out. Those guarding the palace gates immediately chased and tried to stop her, but Imperial Concubine Mu's real goal wasn't to escape; it was pointless!
There is also a tunnel under Wen Yiyuan. Feng Kun installed a warning bell here. It turned out that the old emperor tortured her too severely. Feng Kun has always been worried about her life. If she is really dying, she will ring the bell, and there will be someone on duty not far from the tunnel twelve hours later, who will rush up to save her at all costs.
Feng Kun would do anything for her.
Nothing he had was as important as her life.
If she died in the fight, everything he had fought for would lose its meaning.
Concubine Mu's target was precisely this alarm bell. She ran as fast as she had ever run before, pretending to be chased. She rushed into the last row of enclosures where she was staying overnight, crashed inside, threw herself to the ground, and with a powerful yank, rang the alarm bell!
“Ding ding ding ding——”
A long rope connected the two places. The one who came to pick up Concubine Mu was Yin Luo. He had been calculating the time and was about to leave when he was suddenly startled. He suddenly rushed forward and opened the mechanism. He jumped like lightning and swung his knife, and blood spurted!
Yin Luo killed everyone, closed and locked the palace gate. At this time, Hai Zheng had arrived. A signal arrow suddenly rose into the sky outside, and shouts of killing began!
Concubine Mu burst into tears, her voice changed with anxiety: "Oh no, oh no! Yuquan Palace already knew about it! Go quickly, go and inform him——"
Yin Luo gritted his teeth, picked up the imperial concubine and jumped down the tunnel. Li Rong stumbled in after him, but Yin Luo had no time to pay attention to him. He rushed forward at the fastest speed like lightning!
But Wen Yiyuan was soon exposed. The emperor had a general map of the entire tunnel and almost immediately locked onto the nearest exits. He chased them from the front and blocked them from the back, determined to kill Yin Luo and the other two who might be exposed in advance inside the tunnel.
Yin Luo was a top-notch master at the time, but two fists are no match for four hands. The narrow tunnel restricted his top-notch light-body skills, and he was also carrying Concubine Mu on his back.
Time ticked by. At the final moment, Concubine Mu, who was protected behind the scenes, tore off the lining of her palace skirt, cut her fingertips, and wrote a long tearful letter, asking Feng Kun to live well. If not, he must leave quickly! Live her life for her! She wanted to see the magnificent waves and the northwest desert, and he must see them both for her!
Concubine Mu picked up a blood-stained sword and rushed towards the enemy with a cry of "Ah!" She stabbed the sword into the enemy's ribs, and the enemy also stabbed the sword deep into her heart.
“Ahhhh—”
Yin Luo exploded, and a group of people fell down in an instant, but people continued to fight. Concubine Mu knew very well that it would be difficult for Yin Luo to escape with her, and even if he did, time would have passed.
We can’t wait any longer!
It’s probably too late now!
During this gap, Yin Luo, who was covered in blood, caught her falling body. Concubine Mu stuffed the letter into his hand, "Just in case... you must let him go!"
“…Hurry, hurry up!”
Concubine Mu, who was still holding on to her last breath, pushed him hard. Yin Luo burst into tears and stumbled forward. He looked back and saw Concubine Mu falling down, with the pursuing enemies trampling over her body.
“Ahhhh—”
Yin Luo shouted loudly and killed like crazy, cutting a bloody path and finally succeeding in breaking out.
…
And outside, it was indeed almost over.
Feng Kun failed at the last moment.
Because of Gao Minggong.
This is a general with a very keen sense of smell. He knows very well that his responsibility is not only to lead the Beijing camp to protect the capital, but also to guard the imperial city from afar in the current situation just in case.
Without informing anyone, he placed spies in the streets of Zhongdu, on the city walls, and in the Jinwu Guards, who would send him a letter every night before sunset. This process had been going on for several years.
But today, he did not receive any letter from the city defense wall.
He became suspicious and after making some arrangements with his own men, he left the camp in person to inspect the walls of Zhongdu.
He observed for about a quarter of an hour and soon discovered that something was wrong!
Urgent orders were issued! The cavalry under his command marched in the dead of night, using ropes to scale the city walls. By the time the chaotic city guards noticed the commotion outside, Gao Minggong himself had already arrived. He quickly took over the task of suppressing the rebels on the city walls, allowing Huang Zongxi to quickly lead the city guards and imperial troops to rush to the imperial city to support and join the battle.
Initially, the two sides were evenly matched and the situation was critical, but the situation quickly took a turn for the worse!
The best time has passed.
Feng Kun had even personally led his troops to the throne of Yuquan Palace. He was clever enough to have guessed there might be an ambush inside. However, the bloodthirsty hatred he had suppressed for over a decade was aroused by the sight of blood! If he could kill the old emperor, he would be willing to die!
At the last moment, Yin Luo finally arrived. At this time, the shouting became louder and louder. If they didn't retreat, it would be too late!
Yin Luo knelt on the ground and cried hoarsely: "Second Master! Let's go quickly——"
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. As long as we get out of Zhongdu City, what will happen in the end is another matter!
How did Feng Kun know about the Lin family's private army? Because he had his own. Feng Kun had two options! His private army wasn't stationed in his fiefdom, so of course, Lin Guofu couldn't find him. He had far more soldiers than the Lin family!
Feng Kun trembled all over, with bloodthirsty murderous intent rushing to his head, until Yin Luo stuffed a soft piece of palace silk written in blood into his hand.
"Second Young Master! Second Young Master! Let's go—"
Yin Luo hugged his legs tightly, heartbroken: "The Queen told me to take you away!!"
Please.
The author has something to say:
QAQ Feng Kun hasn’t logged off yet, so she shouldn’t put away the blades...right?
In order to finish writing in one go, today is a super long chapter! Heart to heart launch~ See you tomorrow, babies! (づ￣3￣)づ
Finally, I also want to thank the baby who cast the thunder, mujijiji!
An unknown squirrel spirit threw a mine
An unknown squirrel spirit threw a mine
An unknown squirrel spirit threw a mine
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And to the big babies who watered Wenwen~ Love you!
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