Due to the orders they received, the Imperial Guards basically offered no resistance at all and just watched helplessly as the Beijing Army took control of the palace.
Finally, seeing this scene, Mu Ci, who arrived late, changed his expression drastically.
"What's going on?"
"Why did you allow the rebels to enter the palace?"
The imperial guards turned around upon hearing the voice, and when they saw the commander of the Heavenly Guards, their faces became hesitant.
They looked at each other, and finally looked at Shi Qingxue again.
Mu Ci just realized that Shi Qingxue was also present at this moment, and he couldn't help but frown, "General Shi, what's going on?"
Shi Qingxue's eyes were calm, "His Majesty has ordered the Imperial Guards not to attack the soldiers of the Beijing Camp."
"Your Majesty has issued an order?" Mu Ci was a little unconvinced. "How come this commander hasn't received such an important order? Could it be that the Chu family's rebels are rebelling and usurping the throne?"
"Lord Mu seems to have a poor memory. As early as noon when the emperor met with him, His Majesty issued an order for the Imperial Guards and the Heavenly Guards to refrain from any action."
"And the most important point is that so far, no other decree has been issued!"
Mu Ci naturally knew what the two of them said when they met His Majesty at noon.
But even though this order has been issued, we can't just watch the rebels attack the imperial city, right?
"The situation has changed. Your Majesty has already led Chu Yi to surrender. There is no reason to allow the rebels to enter the palace. How is this any different from collaborating with the enemy?"
"Then I don't know," Shi Qingxue seemed very impatient with Mu Ci's questioning. "I am a military commander. Now that the capital is in danger, everything will naturally be in accordance with His Majesty's orders."
Mu Ci was furious at this explanation.
But the emperor did say that after all, and the city was in danger right now, so she couldn't make a big fuss with Shi Qingxue.
Mu Ci was originally thinking about how to deal with the current situation, but he saw a familiar group of people entering the city from the Changning Palace gate in the distance.
The person who came was Chu Yan!
Mu Ci walked directly to the middle of the palace road and stopped him.
“Ouch—”
The sudden appearance of the person almost made Chu Yan unable to react, and he hurriedly pulled the reins.
The warhorse stopped and was only one foot away from Mu Ci.
Chu Yan's face was a little gloomy.
"Master Mu!"
"Perhaps this general needs to remind you not to try to stop a chariot with your bare hands!"
Chu Yan was very anxious.
Very urgent.
He was always outside the city because he heard that his eldest sister-in-law seemed to have been kidnapped by the dog emperor. His eldest brother was in love, so he kept sending the news to the palace as soon as he got it.
Although he believed that his elder brother would not do something stupid to die in vain, he was still a little worried in his heart.
So, he entered the city with a few hundred soldiers to see if there was anything they needed help with.
But what happened was that he was stopped by Mu Ci halfway.
Chu Yan didn’t have time to chat with Mu Ci. He just wanted to take people in to see what was going on.
Hearing his ruthless provocation, Mu Ci got angry.
"Chu Yan, aren't you afraid that your elder brother will lose his life with this trip?"
Chu Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he ordered in a commanding tone: "Please move aside!"
Mu Ci had already placed his sword across his horse:
"When have we ever allowed a traitor like you to trespass on the palace grounds? If you really want to enter the palace, you can go alone!"
"Going alone?"
Chu Yan laughed out of anger when he heard her words.
"Do you think I'm also my good elder brother? Even if my elder brother is crazy and wants to die, at least he has a sister-in-law in the palace. I don't have a wife in the palace!"
He was a military general and spoke so bluntly that Mu Ci frowned slightly when he heard his words.
"If you say so, then don't even think about going in!"
After saying that, she looked at the guards around her.
"Everyone, listen up! Stop the rebel leader Chu Yan!"
Swish--
This time, facing Chu Yan, the Imperial Guards obviously did not hesitate at all and directly surrounded him with more than 20 people.
This group of imperial guards were temporarily reorganized from the Zhenbei Army. They had fought with Chu Yan in the battle at Menghu Pass.
God knows how much suffering they endured outside Menghu Pass during those freezing nights.
Even though Marshal Shi had already conveyed the emperor's oral order, the imperial guards were no longer calm and were settling new scores as they picked up their weapons.
This time, the Zhenbei Army marched south into Beijing, and each of them was an elite soldier in the army. Their murderous gazes immediately made the dozens of soldiers in the Beijing camp behind Chu Yan nervous.
Seeing this, Chu Yan restrained his expression and reached for the sword at his waist with his right hand.
In an instant, the Imperial Guards and the Beijing Camp were on high alert.
"If Commander Mu blocks my way today, don't blame me for being rude!"
Finally, at this critical moment, Shi Qingxue finally stood up.
Then he glanced at Chu Yan and said to Mu Ci, "Commander Mu, I think it would be better to let this traitor enter the palace."
"What do you mean, General Shi?" Mu Ci frowned.
She became increasingly puzzled by Shi Qingxue's abnormal behavior.
She knew very well that everything Shi Qingxue did was to help the Chu family.
Compared to Chu Yan, Shi Qingxue's behavior is obviously more like that of a traitor!
Shi Qingxue glanced at Chu Yan and pulled Mu Ci aside.
"Commander Mu, you might as well think about it. With Madam Chu Yi in your hands and as a threat, His Majesty not only did not issue an order to annihilate the Chu family rebels, but also issued that kind of order. How do you explain it?"
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