"Of course I'll drink this wine, but it's the wine to mark my change of dynasty. I'll grant Yue Yufeng a three-rank promotion and a reward of ten thousand taels of silver."
Yue Zhixiao raised his hand, and the surrounding soldiers stepped forward to take control of all the civil and military officials.
"Brother, surrender now, or I might be able to let you die a quicker death."
Yue Yufeng glanced at some of the bound ministers around him. "Your Majesty, don't worry about me, let's go!"
"Hurry, Your Majesty!"
Compared to the cunning ministers on Yue Yufeng's side, the ministers who were loyal to Yue Yufeng were much calmer and more ambitious, showing no sign of compromise and appearing ready to die for their cause.
"Go? Where do you want to go? You're all going to die here! I've given you chances several times, but you just don't know how to be sensible. So don't blame me."
Yue Zhixiao kicked the minister who spoke first, a kick that truly expressed all his anger.
"Yang Aiqing!"
"What a deep bond between master and servant! It's alright, I'll reunite you underground in a little while."
It had been a long time since their agreed time. Yue Zhixiao looked around in disbelief. Everything had been arranged, so why was there no movement at all?
"Is the Third Prince looking for this person?"
After saying that, Imperial Guard Gu Yi'an threw the Right Commander of the Imperial Guards on the ground and then wiped his hands in disgust.
It felt as if a thunderbolt had struck Yue Zhixiao's head; cold sweat soaked his back.
"This Right Commander is placing people right under my nose. Does my Third Brother think I'm blind? Or does he simply not take me seriously at all? You replaced a few guards for these scoundrels, and you really think you've already gotten away with everything?"
"Your Highness, this? I clearly saw him this morning, how could this be?"
Zebin looked at the right commander on the ground, somewhat incredulous. He had discussed the operation with him earlier to ensure its success.
Now that he's lying on the ground, it means that everything before was a lie told to him by this person.
Yue Zhixiao naturally understood that the people on the ground must have deceived them out of fear of death. Such a villain could not be spared now that the grand plan had been accomplished.
"So what if it is, so what if it isn't? I still have more than 30,000 troops, and they will soon be at the city gates. Yue Yufeng, you can just wait to die."
At this moment, Yue Zhixiao was still unwilling to give up. He still felt that even if he was captured, so what? He still had tens of thousands of troops as his trump card, and he could not lose no matter what.
A series of deafening sounds came from the east, exactly seven in total.
"Did you hear that? Third Brother, do you know where that sound is coming from?"
His cold, aloof eyes seemed unfocused, their deep depths filled with calm. Yue Xiyuan suppressed the chilling smile on his lips. With a slight narrowing of his eyes, he instantly slaughtered all the guards controlling the ministers.
"Can't guess? Then I'll tell you, it's your moat. But how many sounds were there just now? I didn't count them. Why don't you try to guess?"
Yue Zhixiao curled his ten fingers into his palms, clenching his fists tightly, his knuckles cracking. A strong anger surged in his chest, mixed with a trace of uncontrollable fear.
Yue Zhixiao understood perfectly well that the seven loud noises came clearly from the east, and if nothing unexpected happened, it meant that something had happened to his moat.
Zebin stood behind Yue Zhixiao, also somewhat incredulous. Had they really lost like this?
"Judging from your expression, Third Brother, you must understand. I suppose you also understand that your 30,000 troops probably won't be able to come."
On the north side of the moat, An San blew up the other seven entrances and exits except for the north gate, and he led twenty guards to guard the cave entrance.
"Listen up, you inside! You only have this one chance to live. If you want to live, put down your weapons and come out of the cave. If no one comes out after an incense stick has burned, I will blow up this only cave entrance."
"Don't worry, you don't need to think about coming back to settle scores with us after the effects of the drug wear off. You can't recover without the antidote I have."
Those inside naturally heard An San's shouts outside. From those few noises, they understood what had happened. They realized they had lost this time.
Before long, people came out of the cave, one after another. They were all unarmed and looked weak and unable to lift anything.
Actually, this was all thanks to Yan An's medicine. After Yue Xiyuan gave the order to An Si, he distributed the medicine Yan An gave him to An Shiyi and waited at the address Yue Xiyuan had given him for a long time.
Finally, last night, two boats moored at the shore for a long time and threw a hundred bags of grain and fodder onto the riverbank.
It seems these people have done this kind of thing many times; they throw things onto the shore without any hesitation and then leave.
An Si looked at the grain and sprinkled the medicine Yan An had given him evenly on it. Hearing that someone had arrived, he instantly disappeared into the night.
The soldiers who came out of the cave were in this state because they had consumed poisoned rations. Yan An had carefully controlled the dosage, giving them just enough strength to walk, but not enough strength to do anything else.
That's why Dark Four so openly let them come out of the cave.
After all the soldiers came out of the cave, the secret guards went back into the cave to check again. After confirming that no one was there, An Si returned to the capital.
Yue Zhixiao knew what Yue Xiyuan meant, but he didn't believe it. He waited and waited for his army to arrive.
However, Yue Zhixiao did not receive his army; instead, he was met by An Si.
"Your Highness, the entire army at the city moat has surrendered. I have ordered my men to count the number of soldiers. I have returned to report this now."
Yue Zhixiao's face grew increasingly pale, his eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on An Si, his mind churning with countless thoughts.
He lost? He didn't lose!
"Yue Zhixiao, the Emperor has treated you well, yet you repay kindness with enmity and rebel. Now you are isolated and helpless, so surrender quickly."
The minister, who had just been kicked down by Yue Zhixiao, was helped up by his colleagues. Although he was a little weak, he was still full of confidence.
"Hahahaha, you've treated me well? Do you want this blessing? We're both Father's children, and I'm even more intelligent and capable than Yue Yufeng, but Father can only see them. I want to kill them, I hate them, and I want them dead!"
At this moment, Yue Zhixiao was close to going mad. He couldn't believe that he had prepared for so many years and had been defeated just like that.
Yue Zhixiao glanced at Ze Bin, and the two of them raised their longswords and flew towards Yue Yufeng.
To catch the thief, first catch the king. As long as Yue Yufeng is killed, he will not have lost.
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