Volume 1 Chapter 13 Open the Palace Gate
Xiang Yun no longer paid attention to Wang Jiaojiao, but closed his eyes to rest, with extremely complicated feelings in his heart.
It's ridiculous that I actually thought that everything was under control and that I could become a wise emperor as long as I took every step carefully.
Now it seems too naive. This dynasty looked bright and glorious on the surface, but in fact it was rotten. It was rotten from head to toe, even the bones were decayed.
At the foot of the imperial city, in front of the emperor, an egg was sold for ten taels of silver, and it became a common thing. The people involved in this were definitely not just the cooks in the imperial kitchen!
Corruption and bribery were rampant throughout the dynasty, and Xiang Yun had reason to believe that even Yuan Ping could not escape it.
This is the capital city. If it's in such a rotten state here, who knows how rotten the world outside the capital must be.
The more Xiang Yun thought about it, the more frightened he became. Whether it was the list of official transfers submitted by Liu Bu or Qin Yu, how much water was there in it?
Perhaps the buying and selling of official positions had already become an unspoken rule in the dynasty that was well known to everyone.
No, this can't go on any longer!
Xiang Yun suddenly opened his eyes, they were red and bloody. He needed to use blood to cleanse the entire Great Sun Dynasty. He could not sit idly by and watch his world decay day by day. He must replace the entire court of the Great Sun Dynasty!
Replace all the old, rotten, greedy, and frivolous dirty blood with fresh blood full of vitality!
Only in this way, and only in this way, can the Great Sun Dynasty continue to prosper and continue to gain a foothold in the world!
Only as an emperor could he continue to sit safely on the dragon throne. He didn't want to be hanged on a crooked tree like Emperor Chongzhen!
After Xiang Yun made up his mind, he felt as if he had breathed a sigh of relief and his body felt much more comfortable.
Looking at Wang Jiaojiao who was at a loss, he murmured, "I didn't expect that after I fell ill, you were the only one to stay by my side."
"It is my duty to take care of Your Majesty." Wang Jiaojiao hesitated for a while and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I will never dare to contradict Your Majesty again. I hope Your Majesty will not punish me."
Xiang Yun nodded and said, "Since the decree hasn't really been issued yet, it doesn't matter if we accept it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Jiaojiao looked happy and hurriedly fed Xiang Yun some more water.
Xiang Yun suddenly felt that there seemed to be some noise outside the palace, so he asked outside: "What's going on? Who is making a noise?"
Little Melon was delighted when he heard this. He opened the door outside the palace and hurriedly entered. He knelt on the ground and reported: "Your Majesty, you finally woke up. I am relieved that you are fine!"
Xiang Yun said unhappily: "I'm asking you a question~"
Little Melon Seed said in a panic: "Everyone is packing their bags and running for their lives!"
Xiang Yun felt that something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Tell me clearly why you are running for your life?"
Little Guazi glanced at Wang Jiaojiao and said teasingly, "It was Lord Wang Teng who led his troops to rebel. They have already invaded the capital and besieged the palace. Commander Jiang is leading the Imperial Guards to resist the enemy outside the palace. I don't know how long they can hold out."
Wang Jiaojiao was furious when she heard this and cursed at Xiao Guazi, "You little dog, you are slandering me. My father is a veteran of three dynasties. How could he do such a treasonous thing as rebellion!"
Little Guazi was so frightened that he kowtowed and said, "I also heard about it, but I don't know the details."
Wang Jiaojiao hurriedly turned to Yun and said, "Your Majesty, my father can't possibly..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiang Yun waved his hand to stop him. He then looked directly at Xiao Guazi and asked, "Everyone else is running, why don't you run?"
Little Guazi said hurriedly: "I am an orphan, I grew up in the palace, I have nowhere to go, I might as well stay with the emperor and serve him until he dies."
Xiang Yun's face turned very ugly at this time. What he feared was really coming true. If he really rebelled, would he still be able to be the emperor?
He quickly ordered: "Help me up and change my clothes!"
"No need for court robes, bring me the Bright Light Armor and the Great Sun Emperor Sword!"
The palace walls were covered in blood. If you stepped on them, the blood would soak the entire surface of your shoes. Of the 20,000 imperial guards, only less than 8,000 were still fighting bravely.
Qin Su's hair was disheveled at this time, the wound on her left face had already scabbed over, and her right arm, which was pulling the bow, was shaking constantly, and it was obvious that she had reached her limit. She could no longer remember how many arrows she had shot, but she only knew that if she fell, the palace would be destroyed!
Under the palace wall, Jiang Yue's body was covered with blood scabs. There were only eight of his Imperial Guard brothers left who followed him out. There were countless corpses lying around them, including those of the Imperial Guard and the Black Armor Army. It was impossible to recognize who was who.
This battle situation is extremely tragic.
At this moment, Xiang Yun, wearing the "Ming Guang Armor", the exclusive armor of the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty, holding the Great Sun Emperor Sword in his hand, came here supported by Xiao Guazi.
"emperor!"
"The Emperor is here~"
No one knew who shouted, but some of the imperial guards who had not yet had time to climb the palace walls rushed over and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the palace gate is about to be breached!"
Xiang Yun inserted the Great Sun Emperor Sword into the ground to steady his body. His body was still very weak, but he still signaled Xiao Guazi to let him go.
Xiang Yun puffed out his chest and asked in a cold voice: "Where is Jiang Yue? Let him come to see me!"
On the way he had heard the posthumous title that Wang Teng would receive for this battle, which was not treason, but saving the king!
Originally Xiang Yun was still wondering how Wang Teng could mobilize the three armies to surround the imperial palace. If this was the case, then it would make sense.
"Commander Jiang, he..." The soldiers were unable to speak.
At this moment, Qin Su, who was on the palace wall, discovered Xiang Yun's arrival, and quickly jumped down from the palace wall, came to Xiang Yun, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, it's very dangerous here, go back quickly!"
"Where else can I go back to!" Xiang Yun looked at Qin Su like this, cursed angrily, and then asked: "Where is Jiang Yueren, is there anyone who can answer me?"
Qin Su forced himself to steady his shaking body and replied in a deep voice: "Commander Jiang, he is leading hundreds of imperial guards to fight the enemy outside the palace wall!"
"What? Hundreds?" Xiang Yun was overwhelmed. Looking at the horrific and cruel scene on the palace wall, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
If defending the city is so brutal, wouldn’t the fighting be even more brutal?
"Nonsense, it's just nonsense!" Xiang Yun looked directly at Qin Su and shouted angrily, "Why are you here? As the commander, why is Jiang Yue outside the palace?"
Xiang Yun's voice was so loud that Qin Su was speechless and fell silent. Only then did a soldier of the Imperial Guard cry out in grief, "Commander Jiang was forced to do this!"
Another person added: "There are still hundreds of Royal Guards brothers! They didn't have to go out originally, just because..."
Finally, under Xiang Yun's questioning, everyone told the story word by word without exaggeration, but they were still extremely angry.
Xiang Yun was already in poor health, and he became so angry when he heard this that he started coughing violently. Qin Su, who was standing by, hurried to help him, but was pushed away by Xiang Yun.
Qin Su, who had been fighting for a long time, was now very weak and had no strength. When Xiang Yun swung her around, she fell to the ground. Her body was in pain and her brows were furrowed. She felt even more uncomfortable and panicked.
For a moment, Qin Su's eyes were red and tears could not stop flowing. She raised her head, trying to stop the tears, but they kept falling. She wiped the tears stubbornly, but they would not dry up. Instead, her cold face was covered with blood, and she looked extremely embarrassed.
Xiang Yun stopped himself forcibly, ignoring Qin Su, and ordered: "All the imperial guards should withdraw from the palace wall and stop making unnecessary sacrifices."
As soon as these words came out, the imperial guards on the palace wall retreated as if they had been pardoned. Xiang Yun walked to the palace gate and ordered, "Open the palace gate!"
"Your Majesty, you can't open it!" The imperial guards behind Xiang Yun spoke out to stop him. If the door was opened, the emperor would surely die!
Xiang Yun snorted coldly and said, "Since the founding of the Great Sun Dynasty, there has never been an emperor killed by his own army. I am wearing the Mingguang Armor and holding the Great Sun Emperor Sword. If they have the guts, just kill one and open the palace gate for me!"
Because of the retreat of the Imperial Guards on the palace wall, all the Imperial Guards outside the palace gate were killed, leaving only Jiang Yue. He was hit by an arrow in the right leg and left arm, but he still stood straight and roared at the soldiers of the three armies.
This roar was soul-stirring and heroic, and the soldiers of the three armies stopped their attacks tacitly, as if they had made an agreement and stared at Jiang Yue.
The strong are respected, and a brave soldier like Jiang Yue deserves the respect of all of them.
But people with different ideals cannot work together. After showing their respect, they will spare Jiang Yue's life.
However, at this moment, the tightly closed palace gate slowly opened. The soldiers of the three armies were all stunned, and Wang Teng in the distance was also stunned!
Jiang Yue's body froze, and he looked back unwillingly, but the next moment his eyes turned red, and he trembled all over and shouted, "Your Majesty~!"
Xiang Yun was moved by this heroic scene. He quickly stepped forward to support Jiang Yue and said in a deep voice, "Okay, good boy! I was right about you!"
Jiang Yue said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I will never let you down and will do my best to protect you, but..."
Xiang Yun's eyes felt a little sore, and he said hurriedly: "Enough, enough, leave it to me from now on!"
A group of imperial guards rushed out to support Jiang Yue, lifted him up and carried him to the rear, while Xiang Yun ordered: "Let all the doctors in the palace treat him. I want Jiang Yue to live, not die.
Tell them that if they can't do it, there will be a bunch of dead doctors!"
Then Xiang Yun walked out of the palace alone, facing the soldiers of the three armies twenty meters away!
Bright Light Armor, Great Sun Emperor Sword, this man is His Majesty the Emperor, the current Holy Lord!
The soldiers of the three armies were all confused. What on earth was going on? Aren’t we here to rescue the emperor? Why did the emperor come out alone?
So whether they take action or not, isn’t their purpose to save the person in front of them?
Wang Teng, who was hiding among the three armies, took a deep breath. Didn't they say that the emperor was ill? How could he be standing here alive?
Wang Teng had a bad feeling and kept retreating backwards, preparing to sneak away before anyone could react.
But there were many smart and intelligent people among the three armies. One of them slapped Wang Teng on the body, startling him. Then four or five people surrounded him and blocked Wang Teng's way.
As Xiang Yun continued to walk out, the soldiers of the three armies kept retreating, always staying twenty meters away from Xiang Yun. Everyone was scared.
Xiang Yun suddenly stopped and fiercely drew out the Great Sun Emperor Sword in his hand. The soldiers of the three armies were so frightened that they knelt down and saluted, saying: "Long live our emperor!"
The Great Sun Emperor Sword, the symbol of the emperor!
The founding emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty placed a seal on it, which can only be removed by someone with the blood of the Great Sun royal family.
Xiang Yun pulled out the Great Sun Emperor Sword, which directly proved his identity, which was more powerful than any verbal proof!
The loyalty of the three armies to the emperor is unquestionable. They can come to the rescue, but they can never attack the emperor, especially the emperor holding the Great Sun Emperor Sword!
Because this sword of the God of War is the faith of all the soldiers of the Great Sun Dynasty!
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