It wasn't until the palace coup that the officials suddenly realized that the emperor had sent some of the soldiers out of the capital, but deliberately left Hu Tong's guards behind to set a trap for the third prince.
The Third Prince never expected that even after the Xu family generals had been gone for so many days, Xu Wuyou would still be able to lead his soldiers to ambush them halfway through the journey, capturing Hu Tong and his men before the palace coup even began.
The old fox is still the spiciest; the third prince really jumped in. Although the emperor won this round, it was a bitter victory, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen ill from anger.
However, the most pitiful are the soldiers who were sent out.
"Lord Zhang, did you see that?" Zhang Hui moved closer to Zhang Qing with a smug grin. "Women are better suited to staying home and raising children. Look at what they've done to these soldiers! Tsk tsk tsk, so pitiful!"
Zhang Qing rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.
The first match is a singles contest. Each side sends a representative to compete, and whoever is knocked down loses.
The soldier who came up from the Imperial Guard was Su Xie, a burly man. Zhao Jieyu looked behind her, and the soldiers who met her gaze all lowered their heads. Zhao Jieyu cursed that he was useless and that if no one else would go up, she would do it herself!
When Su Xie saw Zhao Jieyu approaching, he felt somewhat embarrassed. "Your Majesty, I was not careful and may have hurt you. Please have the soldiers behind you come."
"What, you look down on me?"
Zhao Jieyu snorted, "Bring it on! If you really hurt me, I won't pursue the matter!"
“This…” Su Xie hesitated, but Zhao Jieyu had already swung the large knife in her hand.
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