Chapter 243: Quickly dispatch 20,000 elite troops to surround Yunqiu
When Helian Cong saw his eldest son arrive, his tense shoulders finally relaxed:
"Feng'er, thank goodness you came. If you had come even a little later, your father's life would have been in danger."
"I am late, and I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"
Helian Cong sighed, "It's a good thing you came. How did you know that my father was in danger?"
"While hunting, I spotted a suspicious figure. Upon interrogation, I learned that he was a spy from Bei Cang. He was ordered by Emperor Xuan Lie of Bei Cang to infiltrate the Yunqiu Gardens and plot an assassination!"
Helian Cong frowned:
"Yunqiu is a royal garden, heavily guarded. How did they get in?"
Helian Feng's eyes flickered slightly: "I'm afraid there's a traitor who opened the door for them!"
At this moment, Helian Feng's guards joined the battle and together with Yan Feng controlled the killers.
The leader was a middle-aged man who was stepped on by Yan Feng and whipped with a horsewhip until his skin was torn and flesh was exposed. He refused to speak no matter what.
Yan Feng gritted his teeth and demanded, "Tell me, who put you in the Yunqiu enclosure? If you don't, I'll kill you today!"
Ren Yanfeng tortured him severely, but the man refused to confess.
Helian Feng stared at the killer, sneered, and raised his sword to lift his chin:
"Since you won't confess, what's the point of keeping you around? How about I tie your limbs and neck with ropes, strap you to a horse, and then have you torn into pieces?"
The killer's face changed drastically when he heard this. Knowing that there was no hope of survival, he wanted to commit suicide by swallowing poison, but Helian Feng grabbed his chin.
"I heard that Northern Cang's assassins have poison hidden in their teeth?"
He winked behind him, and a guard understood and took out the poison bead from under the killer's tongue.
Then, Helian Feng let go of his hand and sneered:
"Tell me, who is the mastermind!"
The assassin leader watched as several guards frantically tied ropes around his limbs, and finally collapsed and roared:
"It was... it was Xiao Nanyan, the Regent of Tianqi. It was him who conspired with our Wolf King to rebel. It was also him who dispersed us among the guards and sneaked us into the Yunqiu enclosure!"
A faint smile appeared on Helian Feng's lips, but it disappeared in an instant. Then, he bowed to Helian Cong, whose face was ashen.
"Father is very perceptive."
Helian Cong stared at the assassin's bloody face, his crown tassel swaying as suspicion appeared in his eyes:
"Are Xiao Nanyan and Xuan Lie crazy? You think you can kill the king with just a few of your assassins?"
The assassin leader was pinned in a pool of blood. Yan Feng's kicks caused severe pain in his ribs. He coughed up blood foam, but he still managed to raise his head.
"Prince Xiao not only ordered us to assassinate Emperor Tianqi, but also sent people to burn Tianqi's armory to disrupt the morale of His Majesty's army!"
Before he could finish his words, a huge flame suddenly shot up into the sky from the northeast.
"Father, this is the direction of the armory!"
Helian Feng exclaimed.
“Damn it!”
Helian Cong's body swayed and he almost fell off his horse.
Helian Feng took a step forward and spoke again:
"Father, it seems Xiao Nanyan can no longer hold back. Please do not hesitate any longer and quickly issue an oral order to take control of the Regent Palace as soon as possible and dispatch troops to capture Xiao Nanyan!"
Helian Cong was angry at first, but after a moment, he calmed down again:
"First, send down the order to surround the Regent's Palace and not harm a single soldier inside. Then send some men to the armory to kill the rebels and put out the fire."
"Yes!" Helian Feng accepted the order.
Helian Cong hesitated for a moment and said to Yan Feng:
"Right now, Xiao Nanyan is in this forest. Tell him to come to the hunting platform to see me. If he doesn't come, he will be colluding with Bei Cang and plotting rebellion!"
Then, he took out the military token from his pocket and handed it to Helian Feng:
"Quickly dispatch 20,000 elite troops to surround Yunqiu. If Xiao Nanyan is truly plotting a rebellion, none of him and his followers will be able to escape!"
"yes!"
But at this moment, someone came quickly to report:
"Your Majesty, this is bad! The Hunting Platform has been surrounded by Northern Cang Emperor Xuan Lie's men. The Empress has mobilized the Imperial Guards to put up a desperate resistance!"
"What!" Helian Cong was furious:
"Quick, return to the hunting platform first!"
Helian Feng accompanied Helian Cong and escorted the Beicang killers back to the hunting platform in a hurry.
He thought to himself:
Sure enough, the trick of luring the snake out of its hole was very effective. Bei Cang Emperor Xuan Lie couldn't hold back and jumped out. It seemed that Xiao Nanyue's troops would be lured out as well!
These Beicang killers who were captured were all impersonated by Helian Feng in order to force Helian Cong and Xiao Nanyue to break up completely.
In fact, Helian Feng deliberately opened a gap in the Yunqiu enclosure, intending to let the enemy in and catch them in a trap.
He believed that there must be many spies of Bei Canghuang Xuanlie and Xiao Nanyue hiding in this jungle.
Here, they made such a big noise, and also forced Xuan Lie to take action.
Only if Xuan Lie takes action will Xiao Nanyue be forced to take action.
Queen Su Qinyao had already set up an ambush at the Hunting Platform, and Chu Jin was there to guard against Xiao Nanyan launching a mutiny or Emperor Bei Cang taking advantage of the situation. This time, it really came in handy.
Helian Feng's heart was as clear as a mirror. Just because he ran into Zi Sha, Zhu Yin and others mingling with the Xuan Lie siblings three days ago, he knew that Xiao Nanyan had been secretly having an affair with Bei Cang Huang.
Now, Helian Cong has already believed that Xiao Nanyan is colluding with Beicang to rebel, and has handed the military command to him.
Xiao Nanyan, Xiao Nanyan, if you dare to come to the hunting platform today by sending out your men hiding in the dark, I, Helian Feng, will definitely catch you all in one fell swoop!
This time, you can't escape!
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