Chapter 178 Chapter 178 The Forbidden City Shocking Change (Part 3)...
Everything that happened tonight was too unbelievable.
There were so many unbelievable things that she became numb and could accept everything easily.
Li Shenshu put his hands behind his back and nodded amiably, "You are here tonight as ordered."
Yun Manyue: "Shuang'er's master summoned me, saying she was in danger and needed my assistance. I didn't know Master was here, otherwise I would have come to visit earlier this morning."
"Visiting what? The forbidden grounds of the Imperial Palace." Li Shenshu's tone was accusing, but his smile was doting. "When I escaped from the Rebirth Gate, I wanted to hide in the martial arts world and not have anyone look for me anymore. Even if I had known this lady was related to you, I wouldn't have looked for you. If she hadn't been in danger today, I wouldn't have intervened."
"Master has been in seclusion for many years, and I understand." Yun Manyue bowed his head. "I have faithfully followed your instructions and have never deliberately sought you out, nor have I revealed your whereabouts to anyone."
"That's good." Li Shen walked slowly to the edge of the hall roof and looked up at the moon. "Let's call it a night. It's late, and we should rest."
After she finished speaking, she nodded, turned around, and without another word, flew down from the eaves.
Nan Qiongshuang's mind was filled with so many thoughts that it almost burst.
How come the aunt in charge of her palace was not only her former colleague, but also a peerless master hidden in the deep palace. She saved her at the critical moment of life and death, but turned around and went back to sleep without explaining or saying anything?
Nan Qiong Shuang: "She..."
Yun Manyue placed his palm on her back to steady her. "He was my childhood martial arts instructor, the former Vice-Hall Master of the Seven Killings Hall, and my master."
Nan Qiong Shuang swallowed hard, "I really can't tell... Even his gait, demeanor, and mannerisms don't seem like those of a martial artist."
Yun Manyue laughed, "In Master's eyes, we are all children. What can you possibly see? If I could tell you, wouldn't Master's thirty years of service in this sect have been in vain?"
Nan Qiong Shuang was speechless: "She is very strong?"
"'Very strong'?" This question surprised Yun Manyue. She repeated it and then smiled, "Master's martial arts skills have been unrivaled in the Wangsheng Sect for thirty years."
Nan Qiong Shuang almost fell off the eaves when she heard this.
Nan Qiong Shuang: "She has already taken the position of the deputy leader of the Seven Killings Hall, but she redeemed herself?"
Yun Manyue fanned herself. "Master has always been like this. In her youth, she traveled extensively, accepting assignments at her own whim. She was unrestrained and uninhibited. It was only after the previous master persuaded her to stay that she took on the responsibility of the Seven Killers. After working in the wind and rain for several years, she felt that the sect's ways of doing things were unacceptable, even to the 'Slaughter Way,' so she redeemed herself and retreated into the streets."
"Because of her superior martial arts skills and prestige, people in the martial arts world were always looking to her for help. Her master, fed up with this, hid his identity and retreated into the forbidden inner palace, changing his appearance and becoming a female official in charge."
This is unbelievable.
"...Isn't that a waste of talent?"
"Master only wants to be a female official in charge of the Imperial Forbidden City." Yun Manyue laughed. "Don't feel bad for her. This is her wish."
Nan Qiong Shuang was silent for a moment, with mixed feelings.
"But why did you, such a recluse, save me?"
"Perhaps Master noticed that you and I are familiar. She has been in the sect for thirty years and is a very meticulous observer. Nothing escapes her eye. Did you miss anything?"
On the night Gongsun Hong closed the net, she was out on errands and was indeed seen by Li Shenshu. However, what did that have to do with Yun Manyue?
A guess suddenly came to my mind.
That night she was poisoned by cartilage powder, and Yun Manyue gave her a Bodhisattva jade token in order to get someone to help her detoxify!
Everything suddenly connected together and everything became clear.
However, if this is the case.
She had to ask that question even more.
She looked into the distance. In the night, the glazed yellow tiles of the Forbidden City stretched endlessly. The torches of the rebels illuminated the palace roads. She was anxious, but her voice was soft.
"So, there are three hundred young disciples in the Seven Killing Hall, but such a talented person is specially sent to teach you. Is it because you are talented and have good aptitude, or is it..."
The voice stopped.
This question was the result of twelve years of hard work, but when she really wanted to ask it, she didn't dare to ask it.
After a long time, she lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes cast a deep shadow in her eyes.
Her question stunned Yun Man Yue.
Nan Qiong Shuang's voice melted into the wind, as soft as a whisper:
"The new leader of the Wangsheng Sect, is that you?"
For three quarters of an hour, Yun Man Yue did not say a word.
Finally, she curved her eyes, without answering or responding, and smiled gently at her.
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The Qi and Song imperial guards were divided into two armies, the Northern Army stationed at Xuanping Gate and the Southern Army at Jianchun Gate. Daming Palace was located north of the imperial city, particularly close to Xuanping Gate. By this time, Li Xuanbai had already arrived at Xuanping Gate, carrying the Imperial Guards' tiger talisman, and had combined the military talismans to mobilize the Northern Army.
The surrendered Fu Yu Sanwei, Chang's army, and the Northern Army followed Li Xuanbai.
Li Xuanbai personally put on the armor, wore the sword, mounted the horse, and led the charge.
Hundreds of elite soldiers from the Cavalry Battalion looked at the man in the scarlet dragon cloak in the front, feeling awe in their hearts.
Given Li Xuanbai's status, he didn't need to ride a horse and lead the army in person, but he chose to lead the troops and stand in front of everyone on his horse.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for his order.
Tonight is a matter of life and death, the moon is dark and no one speaks.
Suddenly, Li Xuanbai reined in his horse, and the Ferghana horse reared up and neighed loudly. His fiery cloak blazed like fire in the night, and he pointed his long sword at the distant, bright yellow palace roof.
"Prince Ding has been granted a high position by the state, yet instead of repaying the favor, he harbors the wrath of An Lushan! The sage is in distress, and I, as regent, cannot stand by and watch! Haste to the Purple Palace and protect the sage!"
If they want to seize power through a coup, they must control Emperor Jiaqing, either by holding him hostage or by placing him under house arrest.
As long as the Jiaqing Emperor is in his hands, he can issue an imperial decree to deprive him of his title, or even an imperial edict to abolish his title of Prince Regent. The most urgent task is to get this living jade seal into his pocket!
The army rushed towards the Purple Palace in the deep night.
The Forbidden City watches everything in the darkness where fortune and misfortune are unpredictable.
The northwest long street is the shortest and fastest road from Xuanping Gate to Zichen Hall.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard as a group of people leaned on their horses' backs, ran across the road, turned a corner, and at the end was the magnificent Purple Palace.
Suddenly, in the distance, there was a deafening sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, so powerful that even the ground trembled slightly.
Li Xuanbai reined in the horse and stopped it. The horse neighed loudly. He did not look back but raised his hand.
The imperial guards behind him all reined in their horses and stopped.
In front of him was the flat and empty northwest long street. In the middle of this street was the center of the entire imperial city - the Purple Palace.
In the dark night, he slowly narrowed his fox eyes.
At the end of the northwest long street, a flash of torchlight appeared, illuminating the entire street with a crimson glow. In the light, Chang Da's Chang family soldiers, their armor cold and cold, rode their horses around a sharp corner and appeared at the other end of the long street.
Chang Da, who was as hairy as a lion, had a red face and was breathing hot air. He stuck to the horse's back, and the horse galloped wildly.
Xu Wei rode his horse to guard Chang Da's side, galloping close to his horse's back, raising one hand high and shouting:
"Clear the emperor's side, punish the traitors! Clear the emperor's side, punish the traitors!"
The entire Forbidden City was filled with shouts and cries of killing.
Li Xuanbai saw the man clearly from a distance, his expression unmoved as he spurred his horse forward two steps: "Traitor Chang Da, how dare you rebel against me!"
Chang Da sighed and reined in his horse. The horse couldn't stop in time and still leaped forward two steps. He panted and grinned grimly, "You little rascal, you've been sitting on your grandfather's head for two days. Are you really wearing a dragon robe and pretending to be a real dragon?! You dare to instigate my son? I should have drowned you in the urine bucket long ago!"
"Drown me?" Li Xuanbai smiled instead of getting angry. He swung his hand forward and one of the generals behind him threw out a round object. The object drew an arc and fell to the ground with a gurgle.
"Look at this, you old beast!"
The remaining blood splattered everywhere.
Chang Ping was still frightened and desperate in the ominous night.
Chang Da took a look and immediately his eyes widened with anger, his thick beard and eyebrows rose, and his eyes were red.
The Chang family army behind him was in an uproar.
Li Xuanbai gripped the reins and smiled cruelly and complacently:
"You didn't kill your nephew, but you used your son to soak in a piss bucket. Soak it for three months and make wine for your uncle."
He laughed and said word by word:
"Old thief, you have come to this day."
Xu Wei leaned over with cold sweat, grabbed Chang Ping's hair, pulled the head into his hand, and handed it to Chang Da.
Chang Da held the head in his palm like a ball and examined it for a long while. As he looked, tears began to flow, and he sobbed like a wild beast. After a while, he looked up to the sky and roared like a lion:
"My son, my son! How could it be so soon since we last met!" He raised his head and sobbed for a long while. Suddenly, the sound in his throat rolled like thunder. His eyes were as cruel as a jackal. He raised his two axes and swung them towards the sky: "You bastard, if I don't chop you into pieces today, you filthy beast, you will be in vain to my son!"
He swung his axe forward: "Kill him!"
Li Xuanbai drew his sword from its sheath with a swish, and the sword was as white as snow.
Suddenly, a voice of Jurchen language broke through the sky.
Chang Jiajun had just drawn his sword and taken half a step on his horse when he glanced out of the corner of his eye and was shocked to see that no one was moving around. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and reined in his horse in panic.
The order has been issued, why not act? !
Chang Da was as panicked as the Chang family army. He looked around hastily, slashing wildly with his axe, spit flying everywhere:
"What! You dare not obey my orders?!"
On the opposite side, Li Xuanbai was not surprised at all. He sneered and calmly put away his sword.
The Jurchens behind Chang Da were still reining in their horses, and no matter how Chang Da cursed them, they remained unmoved.
Only the horses snorted and stamped their hooves.
The reason was simple. The three Fuyu guards were originally ordered by Chang Da to enter the Forbidden City, but after splitting up into two groups, they turned around and saw their brothers surrender to the enemy.
Just for a few taels of silver, who would want to turn on their fellow countrymen who they live and eat with?!
At least first find out why the brothers submitted.
Li Xuanbai tilted his head and whispered to the Jurchen beside him:
"Tell these brothers everything you have said to me, including your thoughts and reasons for submitting to me."
The Jurchens on both sides exchanged several rounds of conversation. No one on either side could understand Jurchen, so they just listened, confused, clutching the reins of their horses.
At the moment when tensions were high, the two sides were strangely peaceful.
Li Xuanbai had a confident smile on his face from beginning to end.
When Chang Da staged a coup, he brought with him both the Chang family army and the three Fuyu guards. The three Fuyu guards were indeed brave and skilled in battle, but with only half of their men submitting to him, would the other half really draw their swords against them?
It's just a matter of making a living, it has nothing to do with loyalty, why kill each other?
Not to mention, he was the regent appointed by the emperor himself, and he had the imperial decree, the imperial edict, and the seal of the regent. How could he disobey his rightful master and instead follow a traitor?
Who wants to wade into this muddy water when they leave their hometown to make a living?
Chang Da only waited a moment before he was already filled with humiliation and resentment. He had provided these foreigners with real money, endured the insults in the court, and paid them huge sums of money. He even cleaned up the mess when these people robbed the Duke's mansion without a word. He simply wanted to see their strong soldiers and brave generals! But why, when he deployed his troops, no one followed?!
He shouted loudly, pulled the reins of a Jurchen woman's horse behind him, and made the horse stagger. Taking advantage of the rider's panic, he chopped the horse on the head with his axe!
Heads flew to the ground.
"Who dares not to obey, there is such a thief!"
Li Xuanbai immediately did the opposite: "If you follow me, I will forgive you for what you have done!"
With a loud noise, the Jurchens all dropped their swords.
Neither side had anticipated such an outcome and was stunned.
The Jurchen deputy general beside Li Xuanbai rode his horse back half a step, and the two Jurchens also followed him to the sides, standing in a row at the foot of the wall. They clasped their fists towards both sides in their broken Mandarin:
"Prince Regent, Prince Ding, we apologize for the offense. The Great Jin has no intention of participating in the dispute between you two. Please allow us to remain neutral and protect ourselves."
Chang Da's eyes bulged out of their sockets with rage. "I've raised you for a thousand days, how can I let you protect yourselves? Go ahead, kill them!"
The Chang family soldiers immediately turned their horses around and swung their swords at the Jurchens who had retreated to the side. But then they heard someone beside Chang Da shout:
"At this critical moment, are we really going to kill each other?"
Everyone looked at the person who spoke at once.
Xu Wei.
He was originally Chang Zhong's deputy general. He was steady, modest and experienced, so he was brought into the Forbidden City by Chang Da tonight.
Chang Da was also startled.
What is done is done, what is done is done—the dead cannot be brought back to life.
It is a foregone conclusion that this group of Jurchens will turn against us in the middle of the battle. It would be a waste of effort to continue to fight with them!
There is no time to lose.
Chang Da straightened his horse's head and pointed the door-panel-sized axe in his hand directly at the person on the tall horse opposite him:
"Chang's army, listen to your orders!"
The Chang family army roared like a tsunami: "Here!"
"My son and you were like brothers, like brothers! Now he has been killed by this little boy!"
"If I don't kill his majesty, chop off his head, and break his bones, it will not be enough to comfort my son!"
"Kill this little thief and avenge my son!!"
The Chang family army shouted in unison: "Yes!!"
The shouts were overwhelming, the sound of horses' hooves and the friction of swords were overwhelming, and the army at the end of the long street was in front of them in a blink of an eye, fighting with the imperial guards at the other end of the street.
The two armies merged in chaos.
Li Xuanbai's three Fu Yu guards also surrendered their weapons and stood aside. There were only a dozen guards with golden weapons and the Northern Army ready to go beside him. Now the Northern Army rushed into the enemy army and slashed and killed people with swords. Li Xuanbai himself was surrounded by the Chang family army with iron helmets and red tassels.
He didn't care at all, drew his sword and rode his horse forward.
Those who stand in the way will be killed, and those who kill will be killed even more!
Chang's army was also composed of cavalry. He charged forward on his horse, and instantly four or five large swords came whirling in front of him. He swung his sword left and right to block, leaped up from the horse's back, dodged, turned around and gouged a man's neck, causing blood to splatter like a fountain. He then stepped on the man's face, leaped forward like a swift, and landed back on the saddle just in time.
Just as he landed, knife tips came stabbing at him from all directions. He held the reins and bent his waist, leaning back until he was level with the horse's back. Then he sat up again, and his long sword swung through the points formed by the knife tips.
The blades scattered.
As soon as he opened his palm, his life beads all emerged from his palm and scattered like small meteorites. The big man in front of him was completely unaware of it and continued to kill with his teeth bared.
There were two dark shadows above his head. Before he could look up, the big man in front of him half-knelt down, and two meteor hammers as big as stone lions hit the sides of the horse with a bang.
Li Xuanbai moved his fingers and took back the natal bead embedded in the big man's brain into his palm.
When he took it back, the natal bead was still warm and sticky, with a strong fishy smell. He pinched the bead between his fingertips and sniffed it for a while, then threw away the thing on it with disgust. Suddenly, he grabbed the horse's mane and dodged to the side. A white knife stabbed at the horse's back. His natal bead flew out with a whoosh and buzzed into the ear of the person behind him.
The soldier howled in terror, and his sword fell to the ground in an instant.
He sneered and put the bead back into his palm. When he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw a man riding a horse and holding a knife. The knife was not raised high, but was deliberately hung at his side with the blade upright.
They came here to chop him in the face!
He suddenly exerted force with his five fingers, trying to sit back on the horse with his back straight, but in the chaos he was grabbing the horse's mane, and the horse suddenly felt pain, raised its hooves and neighed loudly. He felt that he could not control his body for a moment, and his body was bumpy. The earth was in the sky, and the night was underground. Countless horse hooves stepped on his head and in front of him. He had no time to distinguish what was happening. The long sword scraped on the ground and made a squeaking sound. Suddenly, he felt a force at his waist.
A guard lifted him up by his belt and put him back on his horse.
"Northern Army Commander Xiao Qi is here to protect you!"
The Imperial Guards were a complex organization, each with its own commander, and not all of them were stationed at Xuanping Gate. When he had just mobilized the Northern Army, he had only dispatched a portion of the troops already on duty. A moment later, the rest of the Northern Army also surged in, following the others in the fight.
Li Xuanbai sat upright on his horse and took a breath. He looked around and saw that the Chang family army and the imperial army were fighting in chaos. Swords clashed on all sides, and the blades and spears rubbed against each other. The soldiers shouted and howled, and there were sounds of blood splattering, knives cutting into flesh, horses neighing, and screams of pain.
In the darkness of night, the torches were extinguished, and in the chaos it was almost impossible to distinguish between friend and foe.
He turned around and was shocked to see a cold sword slashing towards his waist. He raised his sword to block it, and the shock made his palm numb.
I can’t see clearly, which side has the upper hand?
Where is Chang Da?
He tightened the reins of his horse, struggled to move to the side of the fierce fighting, and listened carefully.
There was a sound like a lion's roar in the distance.
There was no doubt that the voice with such a rough voice belonged to his tyrannical uncle!
He immediately gritted his teeth, gripped the reins tightly, and rushed into the crowd with his sword drawn:
"Kill Chang Da! I will reward you handsomely for beheading this thief!"
A burst of shouting suddenly broke out in the turbulence:
"Kill Chang Da! Kill Chang Da!"
Li Xuanbai rode his horse and swung his sword wildly. The blade in front of him was slanted like the long oars of a dragon boat. He fought left and right, and rushed forward with all his strength.
Kill this thief! This old thief who bullied him, despised him, drove him out of the capital, and trapped him in Tianshan!
He, along with his heartless and arrogant sister, and his ruthless mother who eats her own cubs!
Only by killing this thief and then his sister can he be forgiven for the seven years he was detained in Tianshan!
But amidst the chaos, Chang Da roared in shock:
"The Holy Emperor is here, who dares to act rashly?"
Li Xuanbai immediately tightened the reins of his horse and looked forward with narrowed eyes.
Chang Da was holding a short man in his hand. It was too dark to see clearly.
No one dared to act rashly anymore.
That crazy emperor has fallen into the hands of this old thief? Has he really fallen into the hands of this old thief?!
If so, something bad is going to happen!
The Emperor is in his hands, who dares to move? If he accidentally kills the Emperor, he will be infamous for eternity. Every word from the censors of future dynasties will weigh on his back like a mountain for thousands of years. Even if he is Yugong, he cannot move it!
Chang Da waved the man in front of him and shouted again: "The Holy Emperor is here, who dares to act rashly!"
Li Xuanbai suddenly shouted, "Untrustworthy! Kill!"
He has nothing in his hand! If he had, he would have used it as a shield!
The imperial guards on the street were all shocked and at a loss.
Li Xuanbai once again crouched on his horse and ran towards the source of the voice: "The traitor is full of nonsense! He cannot be trusted! Kill him!"
Seeing him leading the charge, the imperial guards were immediately inspired and moved. They all raised their weapons and shouted, "Kill!"
Li Xuanbai lowered his body and hurriedly spurred his horse, sneering inwardly. Even resorting to the tactic of "fox borrowing the power of the tiger" was enough. It seemed that after the three guards of Fuyu voluntarily surrendered their weapons, Chang Da was running out of manpower to bring into the palace.
This is the Forbidden City, where a large number of imperial guards are stationed!
No matter how brave his Changda's Chang Family Army is, it will eventually reach its limit. In the Forbidden City, all the imperial guards obey his orders! If we want to fight to the bitter end, let's see who can outlast the other!
However, if we can avoid fighting, we should avoid it. The most urgent task is to control the person in the Purple Palace.
He tightened the reins of his horse and turned his head to look at the Zichen Palace beside the long street.
The Purple Palace is magnificent and solemn in the vast night.
As long as he could get hold of anyone here, he would immediately control the entire Forbidden City. No matter how hard Chang resisted, he would have no chance of turning the tables!
He made up his mind and shouted to a guard beside him: "Follow me!"
Suddenly, the sound got stuck in my throat.
A long sword pierced straight into his left shoulder.
The man in front of him stared at him, panting, his breathing so heavy that it was almost like a convulsion. Their eyes met, and he drew his sword with a swish.
He felt no pain, but only felt a warm current gradually enveloping his entire body from his chest, making him feel hot and numb.
Suddenly, another long sword came from the side and pierced into the man's left chest with a "pu" sound.
The man fell down with his neck tilted.
Then he saw clearly that the man was wearing the black clothes of the Jin Ge guards.
Li Xuanbai only then vaguely understood that the previous attack had been blocked by the guards beside him, otherwise, the sword would have pierced his left chest!
There was a panic cry all around:
"Regent!"
"How are you, Regent?"
In the chaos of the battle, several people caught a glimpse of the situation on his side and were instantly shocked, their faces turning pale. After hastily dealing with the swords and knives in front of them, they flocked to his side in panic.
But the man on horseback straightened his back with a calm expression and sneered arrogantly:
"I'm wearing soft armor, invulnerable to swords and spears! You worthless thing, how dare you turn against us in this chaos!"
The imperial guards saw him struck by the sword, and their hearts were chilled. But then they saw him, as if nothing had happened, with a radiant look on his face. He was indestructible, as if possessing supernatural powers. They couldn't believe it, but also felt a bit of superstition that "this man must be destined to be a hero." After a moment of shock, they all shouted out:
"God bless the Lord! God bless the Lord!"
Li Xuanbai raised the tip of his sword towards the Purple Palace:
"Ten men, come quickly and go with me to the Purple Palace to protect the emperor!"
He knew best whether he was invulnerable or not. Now that things had come to this, while he could still move and before his blood dried, he had to tie up that madman in the Purple Palace!
"This is a forbidden area. What are you all arguing about?"
Everyone looked up at the sound and were surprised to see a tall figure standing on the high red wall. He was dressed in a fluttering black robe with wide sleeves, black hair, a black robe, and a black silk ribbon. He looked like a floating ghost.
Standing in the thick night, it looks like a ball of ink melting into the night.
In the distance of the long street, there was still a melee. The crowd did not hear any movement on the wall and were still fighting fiercely.
Gu Huaijin clapped his hands twice, and the sound spread with his internal energy, echoing in the long street.
So everyone turned around and looked into the distance in horror.
The small black dot on the high wall of the corridor slowly spoke:
"I heard that the two of you have been at odds recently, so His Royal Highness Prince Ding led his personal guards and stormed into the Imperial City from Huangji Gate. I wonder if this mission is aimed at the Emperor or the Regent?"
Chang Da roared:
"Of course it's this fake monkey with evil intentions!"
"Then, what is the origin of His Royal Highness Prince Ding's teaching?"
Chang Da sneered, "This brat has repeatedly overstepped his bounds, looked down on everyone, and defied the Emperor's authority! He harbors evil intentions! The Emperor is a kind-hearted man, how could he allow him to stay by his side? I'm entering the palace tonight solely to punish this villain and purge the emperor's court!"
Li Xuanbai sneered, "That's a nice way to put it! They tricked the Huangji Gate into opening late at night, brought their own soldiers into the Imperial City, and started a riot in front of the Emperor's bedroom! The Chang family army knows exactly what they're doing, and Chang Da knows exactly what they're doing!"
"So," the man on the wall said calmly, "Does the Regent himself fully understand what's in his heart?"
Li Xuanbai was speechless for a moment, then smiled.
He did not hide his thoughts. He was open about his desire to seize the imperial seal and sit on the throne.
He raised an eyebrow. "Of course. What do you think?"
Gu Huaijin sneered, "I don't have any great ideas. But I want to advise the Regent not to laugh at others when you're only fifty steps away."
"I know you're all busy right now, and I apologize for being abrupt. But there's something I must let you know."
His lips curved sinisterly beneath the black silk:
"The palace gates are locked. Tonight, what you two wish for will not be accomplished."
With a whoosh, a sharp arrow pierced the person on the high wall.
The bowstring hums.
The man on the wall casually pointed his finger and the arrow instantly changed direction.
In the blink of an eye, the tricky poisonous arrow was already caught between his two fingers.
He twirled the long arrow in his palm.
"The Emperor's poison has been removed. The evidence is irrefutable that it was Prince Ding who cast the poison. Prince Ding cannot escape the charge of treason. Please save your words."
"As for the Regent," Gu Huaijin said, "a dense hail of arrows suddenly came from the direction of the Chang family army. He intercepted them all with his palms. The arrows then floated in the air in a terrifying manner, without any support. Even you yourself did not want to defend yourself. You are quite upright."
"In the final analysis, you two are both traitors." He lowered his head and looked around. "Those who support the traitors are only seeking merit in supporting them. Unfortunately, tonight will be a failure. All of the Chang family soldiers will be sentenced to death by slicing, and all nine generations of their clans will be exterminated."
The Chang family soldiers under the palace wall were terrified when they heard this.
How dare the man surnamed Gu say this with such certainty?!
"The Emperor's hiding place is so hidden that you two can't find it even if you dig three feet underground. The Imperial Seal has also been carefully preserved by Gu. As long as the Emperor is alive, the Imperial Seal will not be lost. It will be useless for you to cause a big commotion in the Imperial City."
"You are all welcome to make a scene in front of the Purple Palace. However, at the hour of dawn today, His Majesty will personally attend the Golden Throne Hall to discuss government affairs."
"Perhaps someone wants to pry open a loophole with me." He tilted his head slightly, and the arrow in his palm began to float in his hand, spinning like a compass. "I am waiting for you."
Chang Da, the Chang family army, the three Fu Yu guards and the imperial guards were all terrified and filled with fear and suspicion.
Gu Huaijin was a martial arts expert. His martial arts skills were far superior to those of the soldiers, and were a profound and profound method of mind.
"I have said so much only to warn all the soldiers that traitors have no chance of success. The Emperor's throne is stable. If you are wise, you should choose a leader as soon as possible."
The smile on his face slowly expanded:
"All soldiers, regardless of whether they are from the Chang Clan Army, the Golden Guards, or the Imperial Guards, will be rewarded with 500 gold if they behead Prince Ding or the Regent. Complicity in treason will not be prosecuted."
He added:
"The three Fuyu guards brought weapons into the palace, which is already a rebellion. However, if you can cut off the heads of these two, you will be rewarded according to your merit, just like the other soldiers."
The three guards of Fu Yu had already retreated to the end of the long street and were standing against the wall with their arms folded. When they heard the first half of the sentence, their faces turned gloomy. When they heard the second half, their eyes almost popped out of their heads, and they scratched their chins and looked at each other.
Immediately, several people raised knives and tried to rush into the street, but the leader pressed their shoulders and forced them down.
Gu Huaijin glanced gently towards the end of the long street.
It was for tonight that he had gone against all odds and gone to great lengths to keep the Jurchens in the capital.
Those who are greedy for money but disloyal are the most suitable to be suppressed.
Li Xuanbai and Chang Da were surrounded by the imperial guards and personal guards respectively, and realized one thing at the same time.
They no longer had any guards around them.
——All the soldiers looked at them as if they were looking at two golden pig heads.
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