Chapter 364: Prisoner Robbery
Seeing that Ling Jingyu didn't take Prince Wu Ling seriously at all, Lu Chengxu stopped trying to persuade him, "Yes, Your Majesty is wise!"
"Let's go, it's time to welcome my queen!"
Lin Xiafeng's ceremonial procession stretched from the Prince's Mansion to the palace gate. When she left, all the members of the Qin family had been dragged out of the prison in handcuffs, shackles and shackles.
There were two convoys, separated by only a street. One represented the utmost nobility in the world, and the other was about to go to hell.
The arrangement of executing the entire family of a criminal at the ceremony of enthroning the queen was unprecedented.
But the comparison between the two was surprisingly effective, especially for Lin Xiafeng.
The once prosperous Shangshu Mansion collapsed overnight, and now he has become a prisoner whose life is at stake.
And Concubine Lin, who was once looked down upon because of her background and criticized for walking into the Prince's Mansion alone in a dejected manner, suddenly became the Queen and the most noble woman in the world.
For Lin Xiafeng, it is undoubtedly exciting and thrilling to walk on the road paved with the failures and pain of the Qin family towards his own glorious life.
Especially the constant discussions among the people, their envy and admiration for her, and their ridicule and curses towards the Qin family. Even those remarks that showed disdain for her but pity for the Qin family could make her feel inexplicably happy.
"Qin Qingyao, it's a pity that you died so quickly. Otherwise, I would really like to invite you to witness how I personally take back everything that belongs to me, how I avenge my hatred, and push all of you into the abyss!"
Lin Xiafeng sat on the imperial carriage. The phoenix crown on her head pressed her so hard that she couldn't move it, but she still maintained a graceful demeanor with her back straight.
The cheers and envy of the people on both sides of the road are her spiritual food. No matter how tired or uncomfortable she is, she doesn't care.
She wished that the team could move slower and slower. She wanted everyone in the world to see clearly that the woman who was being held high, the woman who was graceful and unparalleled in the world, was her, the concubine of the Lin family who no one would have thought of!
"I knew this day would come!"
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"Your Highness, the Qin family's prisoner carriage has already passed the cloth market. The crowds are heavy, and the soldiers escorting the prisoner carriage are acting deliberately, so the prisoner carriage is moving very slowly."
"From this perspective, even if the Emperor takes the Empress to the palace, they still can't reach the Meridian Gate."
Dugu Yu stood at the window of the teahouse, looking at the people who were crowded together behind the cordon erected by the Royal Guards on the main road of the imperial city. They really just wanted to watch the fun and enjoy the trouble.
Anyone with a little bit of common sense should know that today will not be a peaceful day. Instead of going home and hiding, they rush forward desperately. Is it really that good?
Qin Yuelin saw that Dugu Yu was indifferent to his subordinates' reports, but kept staring at the people, and he knew what he was worried about.
"Your Majesty, casualties are inevitable today, even if they are innocent civilians."
What's more, since Ling Jingyu dared to walk out of the palace openly to welcome his queen today, it means that he must have made all the necessary preparations.
Among those seemingly ordinary people, there are so many elite soldiers and generals he has ambushed. Who can say that he wants to invite them?
Dugu Yu nodded. He understood what Qin Yuelin meant. Moreover, he knew even more clearly that if they failed today and if Ling Jingyu sat firmly on the throne, the people of the world would suffer even more in the future, and the number of casualties would be countless!
Therefore, he was not actually sympathizing with the ordinary people who were watching the fun. After all, for him who had fought on the battlefield for many years, as long as he appeared on the battlefield, there was only a distinction between enemies and friends, and no one was innocent or not innocent.
Either succeed or fail, either kill or be killed.
He just tried his best to observe the proportion of soldiers mixed in with the civilians, and judge where their commander would be.
He looked at the intelligence officer who had not left his side and asked, "What's going on in the palace now? Where is Ling Jingyu?"
"The Emperor set out on his journey a stick of incense ago. He will arrive at the city gate in two quarters of an hour at most to welcome the Empress to offer sacrifices to the heavens together."
Dugu Yu nodded and went to the window on the other side of the teahouse.
There was only one street between the Qin family's prison van and Lin Xiafeng's shelter, and the teahouse where Dugu Yu was located was open from north to south, with large windows on all four sides, so he could see the situation on both sides.
He glanced at the fleet of prisoner vans moving forward. The Qin family members were all in very bad condition. They had obviously suffered a lot in the prison.
He heard a woman crying. The woman was holding a child in her arms. She looked anxious and sad.
Dugu Yu recognized the woman. She was Qin Yuefeng's wife. The person in her arms was probably his second son who had just been born.
The child is not even one year old. How can he endure the suffering in prison?
Dugu Yu saw it, and Qin Yuelin saw it too. He immediately clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, but no matter how excited he was, he still held himself back. He couldn't ruin the prince's plan.
Dugu Yu glanced at him and said, "Calm down. You don't have to follow me later. You are responsible for you and your brothers' wives and children. Take your men with you and leave the city immediately after rescuing them. No matter what happens later, you are not allowed to look back!"
Dugu Yu and his men had already planned it out. He assigned detailed tasks to each team leader, and even told each team who to rescue. After rescuing someone, they had to leave and were not allowed to look back or come back for support.
Originally, Dugu Yu wanted Qin Yuelin to go with him to save his parents.
But given Qin Yuelin's current mental state, firstly, he was afraid that something bad would happen, and secondly, the women and children of the Qin family were probably very frightened this time. With Qin Yuelin following them, they might feel more at ease.
In this way, it would be much safer for Qin Yuelin. After all, Qin Shangshu and his wife would definitely be guarded the most strictly. Ling Jingyu didn't care much about the group of women and children.
Qin Yuefeng's wife was crying so sadly, and she didn't know if the child was sick. If Qin Yuelin was with them, it would be more convenient to take care of them, so Dugu Yu temporarily changed his plan.
He didn't know whether he could successfully rescue Minister Qin and his wife. If not, he was ready to die with Ling Jingyu.
But for the younger generations of the Qin family, if we can save as many as possible, it will be a good help.
"The people on this street are completely different from those in the front. Over there, there are mostly old people, children, women and kids who are just watching the fun, but here, it's obviously all young and strong men."
"Even if a man prefers to watch beheadings rather than the Queen, it shouldn't be so obvious. It seems that Ling Jingyu really believes that Prince Duan is dead."
Therefore, he only thought that someone would come to rob the execution ground, and he only wanted to catch them all here, but he ignored the fact that there were people who were interested in his and his queen's heads, so he really walked out of the palace to die.
As expected of Ling Jingyu, he is as arrogant and stupid as ever!
Dugu Yu watched patiently, waiting for the time to pass by, with reports coming to his ears one after another.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Duan has entered the city with 10,000 elite soldiers."
"Minister Qin and Wu Gang have already joined forces and are leading 50,000 troops from the Northwest Camp to intercept Lord Yang's troops outside the city!"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived at the palace gate!"
Dugu Yu nodded and gave Qin Yuelin a look. Qin Yuelin, who was about to explode with endurance, dodged and jumped out of the window into the crowd.
At the same time, Jin Feiang shot a sharp arrow into the sky. There was a special whistle on it, which produced a series of sharp whistles.
Such a loud whistle was heard by everyone who was supposed to hear it.
"There's an assassin!"
"Protect the emperor!"
"Protect the Queen!"
"Someone is robbing the prisoner!"
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For a moment, the entire Yulin City was in chaos. Agile figures rose into the sky from the crowd and started fighting in an instant.
According to Dugu Yu's prior arrangement, the team of prisoner cars carrying the Qin family was immediately cut into four sections by the rushing soldiers of the Yanling Army.
Qin Yuelin brought the most people and had to rescue the most people, but fortunately, Ling Jingyu did not value the people he wanted to rescue so much, so the troops he sent to guard were not very sufficient.
Zhao Jinghan brought the palace guards with him, and they only needed to rescue Qin Yuelu.
Dugu Yu and Jin Feiang, along with their men, rushed into the crowd as planned. The people they wanted to rescue were Minister Qin and his wife, who were ambushed by Ling Jingyu with almost 90% of his troops.
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At the same time, a large group of soldiers suddenly rushed out from the road inside the Wangjiang Tower in the city. They were holding swords and spears, and their shouts of killing shook the sky. The leader was none other than His Royal Highness Prince Duan, who was said to have been burned alive in the clan house.
"Crown Prince Ling Jingyu forced the Emperor and Empress to death, framed Consort Shu, forged the imperial edict, and forged the succession decree. He also framed loyal officials to eliminate dissidents. He is truly a wicked man with unforgivable ambitions!"
"This king will now restore order. Ling Jingyu deserves death and is unfit to be king!"
Prince Duan's sudden appearance not only caught Ling Jingyu off guard, but also stunned all the civil and military officials and the people.
Wasn't Prince Duan dead? Although he had arrived at the same time as the Emperor and Empress's funeral, and since he was already a criminal, there was no ceremony for him at all, and he was buried hastily.
But the palace did announce to the world that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment by setting fire to the clan residence!
When Lu Chengxu saw Ling Jingxuan, his first reaction was that he was finished. He did suspect that Prince Duan was not dead, but when he wanted to report it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so focused on finding the imperial seal that he had no intention of listening to him at all.
He also thought that it was better to have less trouble than more, so if Prince Duan ran away, he would never come back in this life anyway.
But who can tell him what is happening now?
It would be fine if he didn't lose a single hair, but why did he have so many people following him? Where did they come from?
Although Lu Chengxu only has the title of general, he is still commanding the Imperial Guards for Ling Jingyu. He hasn't even had the time to take a look at the Northwest Camp, so naturally he doesn't know that most of the people Ling Jingyu brought with him are his people!
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