"It's the General! What is the General doing leading the garrison troops into the inner city in the middle of the night?"
"yes!"
"The garrison troops are not allowed to approach the inner city! They are only responsible for defending the outer perimeter!"
"Something big is likely to happen tonight!"
......
Before He Wu's army even got close, the imperial guards defending the city began to whisper among themselves.
"Soldiers!"
At this moment, the Queen said with a sorrowful expression, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has been bewitched by a sorcerer from the Xianbei. He is no longer the king you once knew... Waaah!"
"A sorcerer from the Xianbei... I heard that he only met our eldest princess once, and she agreed to marry him!"
"Really? The Eldest Princess... even the Crown Prince of Chu wouldn't give her a second glance!"
"Who says otherwise! I heard he really does know magic, enough to blind 1,000 wolves!"
“I’ve also heard that Ji Bochang, the governor of Dukang County, said that he is a god.”
"What kind of bullshit deities are these? It sounds fake!"
......
The Imperial Guards chattered amongst themselves, offering all sorts of opinions.
"Soldiers!"
Queen Yan wept bitterly, "At first I didn't believe it either, but... the truth is, he really does possess sorcery. Everyone knows what kind of person the Princess is, I don't need to elaborate... In this world, who falls in love at first sight and is willing to marry him? Yet, today, Your Majesty only met Jiang Ming once, and just like the Princess, you were bewitched by his sorcery, and even received a long talk in the inner palace..."
"I've heard about it too! Today, His Majesty still wants to listen to Jiang Ming and boil Prime Minister Shi alive!"
"Is that so?"
"Of course!"
"I heard that it was only through the Queen's personal intercession that Prime Minister Shi's life was spared!"
"It seems that it's not just Prime Minister Shi; His Majesty is going to kill a large number of ministers today!"
......
These imperial guards generals and soldiers didn't know the whole story, and the more they talked, the more bizarre it became!
"That's right!"
Queen Yan said, "The king won't listen to anyone now, he only believes that Jiang Ming, who is a Xianbei spy. Just think... our king has been kidnapped by the Xianbei devils, what should we do?"
"Yes, what are we going to do?"
"Your Majesty, you must think of a solution!"
"We should persuade the king to kill Jiang Ming!"
......
"it's useless!"
Queen Yan shook her head in anguish: "The King simply won't listen to any advice. Tonight, I tried to persuade him, but he chased me away and said... if I dared to say another word, he would depose me! Waaah! I only want the sake of the country and its people, and I can't let my Great Yan Kingdom be destroyed by a Xianbei... So, I sent the General to purge the court of corrupt officials and help the King kill this Xianbei spy!"
Upon hearing her words, the Imperial Guard generals and soldiers looked at each other, their faces showing difficulty. They all lowered their heads and remained silent.
Observing the situation, the Empress Dowager added, "I know you all have your duties. I don't need you to do anything; just stay where you are and guard your posts..."
At this very moment, He Wu's army had already reached the north gate of the palace.
A combined force of 30,000 men launched a siege on the city.
As expected, Han Wei, the commander of the Imperial Guards defending the city, led his troops in a fierce resistance!
The two sides were locked in a fierce and protracted battle!
The other imperial guards commanders were not stupid either; they all understood the Queen's unspoken meaning and remained inactive, refusing to rush to the aid of the north gate.
Their reasoning was also quite sound: who knows if the rebels were just feigning an attack on the north gate? What if they abandoned their posts and left the other gates undefended, and then the enemy's main force attacked again?
Not only did they not offer assistance, they were also unwilling to share the "rolling log and thunderstone"!
Lacking rolling logs and thunderstones, the defending side's fighting strength was greatly reduced. In less than half an hour, the north gate was breached, and He Wu led his army directly into the palace!
After the army entered the palace, the inner city's guards, seeing that "the situation was hopeless," did not resist.
Soon, He Wu's elite soldiers stormed into the Prince of Yan's bedchamber...
The so-called "suicide squad" are the private soldiers raised by these powerful and wealthy people. They are usually fed, clothed, and given good women, but when it comes to actually using you, you'll be willing to jump into a pot of boiling oil!
They fear neither heaven nor earth, they are only responsible for their master!
Now, they have only one mission: find the Prince of Yan! And kill him!
After they rushed into the room where the Prince of Yan was sleeping, they found someone inside. Too lazy to distinguish who was inside, they simply stabbed him with their knives and then started hacking wildly!
The person inside the curtain quickly breathed their last and died!
In the pitch black, just as they were about to examine the body and confirm that the deceased was indeed the Prince of Yan, suddenly, the entire bed collapsed, and the Prince of Yan's body fell down!
Below appears to be a hidden door... as if it were deliberately left to prevent assassination attempts.
At the same time, the raging fire suddenly exploded!
Flames burst out from the hidden door, instantly setting several 'suicide squads' who were peering inside on fire!
The entire sleeping quarters were engulfed in flames, and the assassins scrambled to escape!
"Why are you entering the King's bedchamber?" He Wu shouted from outside the bedchamber.
"A phoenix is flying west!" the assassins replied.
These are all code words.
The phrase "flying westward" refers to the fact that the King of Yan had already been killed!
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