In the Imperial Garden, Jing Yuchen and Miao Shouzheng fought, and both of them put their swords on each other's necks. Judging from the situation, it was clear that the two were tied.
But the guards holding knives around were all Miao Shouzheng's men, so Jing Yuchen lost?
Someone among the guards spoke up, "Prince Regent, just surrender! Since ancient times, rebellious officials and traitors have never had a good end!"
When Jing Yuchen heard this, he looked at the speaker with amusement: "It was General Miao who stationed troops in and around the capital. I am defending the Jing family's rule. How come I am the traitor?"
"General Miao ordered these palace guards around at will in the palace. General Miao, how many privileges has the Queen Mother given you? She seems to have forgotten that you are an outsider!"
Faced with Jing Yuchen's mocking remarks, Miao Shouzheng was too lazy to listen and only reminded: "Outside the palace, the Queen Mother's people have already taken away your wife and your children. If the Regent wants his family to be safe, why not surrender obediently?"
Hearing this, Jing Yuchen burst into laughter: "If the Queen Mother were in my hands, General Miao, would you surrender?"
Miao Shouzheng looked at Jing Yuchen strangely. How could it be possible? Miao Qinghua had so many people protecting her, how could she be caught so easily by Jing Yuchen?
In the tense atmosphere, the ministers still huddled behind the crowd, not daring to step forward.
At this time, a palace servant came quickly and knelt on the ground: "Regent, the Phoenix Seal has been retrieved!"
Jing Yuchen didn't look in that direction, but just stared at Miao Shouzheng. Miao Shouzheng had a serious expression on his face, and was obviously reluctant to believe it, but because the Phoenix Seal was right in front of him, he had to believe it.
Jing Yuchen still had the sword at his neck, but he remained calm and asked, "General Miao, do you choose to die here with me, or do you choose to save the Queen Mother?"
Miao Shouzheng tightly grasped the sword in his hand, "You traitor! Give me your life!"
Miao Shouzheng did not answer Jing Yuchen's words, but directly slashed at Jing Yuchen's neck. Jing Yuchen's expression changed drastically, and he immediately blocked it with the sword in his hand.
But what surprised people was that someone shouted, "General Miao, be careful!"
Before Miao Shouzheng could react, someone stabbed him in the abdomen from behind.
Miao Shouzheng frowned and turned to look back. Behind him was a man dressed as a guard who stabbed him!
Jing Yuchen reached out and touched his neck. Blood was flowing out and the wound was not shallow.
Miao Shouzheng thrust the long sword in his hand into the ground fiercely, using the sword to support his body and prevent himself from falling.
"Get started!" Jing Yuchen ordered.
Among the guards who originally surrounded Jing Yuchen, many of them turned their swords and put them on the people next to them. At this moment, Miao Shouzheng realized that Jing Yuchen's people were mixed in with the people he ordered.
He looked at Jing Yuchen, covering his wound, unwilling to admit defeat. He smiled softly and said, "Kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you!"
Jing Yuchen, however, ordered the people beside him, "Come here, call the imperial physician to treat General Miao!"
"I don't need you to pretend to be kind!" Miao Shouzheng roared, but because he was so angry, he spat out a mouthful of blood and felt a little dizzy.
Jing Yuchen replied calmly: "Since you are Yueshan's grandfather, I will not kill you. It is harmless to keep your life and let you live for a few more years!"
Miao Shouzheng was somewhat unwilling to accept all this. He laughed heartily: "Yueshan? Humph, her heart is not at all with the Miao family! Right now, she and Xue'er are on their way to the palace. Regent, you should think of what terms you can offer me in exchange!"
Facing the rampant Miao Shouzheng, Jing Yuchen sighed: "General Miao, it seems you won't give up until the very end!"
Jing Yuchen looked in one direction and saw two people slowly walking out not far away. They were wearing women's clothing from the Today's Plague program, but they were wearing masks, so it was impossible to see what they looked like.
But that figure looks outstanding.
Under Miao Shouzheng's puzzled gaze, he saw two people slowly taking off their masks. One was Ni Yueshan and the other was Duan Gouqiong.
Miao Shouzheng widened his eyes, obviously surprised.
Jing Yuchen curled his lips and suggested, "There's no place more unexpected than the palace. Two women are ill today during the festival. They are the ones. General Miao, are you still okay with this?"
Miao Shouzheng clenched his fists tightly and said angrily, "I have 30,000 soldiers outside the palace. If I don't get out safely at midnight, they will attack me. A small part of them will go to the Regent's Palace and crush the Regent to the ground!"
As he spoke, he laughed wildly again, but because he was too excited, the wound that was already bleeding started bleeding even more violently.
Ni Yueshan said regretfully, "According to what you said, with 30,000 soldiers, a small number of them could indeed be used to crush the Regent to the ground."
"But unfortunately, those people... as soldiers, they eat the army's food. How could there not be people from the royal palace in the army and the palace?"
Ni Yueshan's words gradually froze Miao Shouzheng's originally arrogant expression. He glared at Ni Yueshan with gritted teeth and asked, "Could it be that you are actually hurting one of your own people?"
Ni Yueshan chuckled softly, "Giving someone diarrhea until they're exhausted and have no fighting power, does that count as harming Xian Chang's own people?"
Even though Miao Shouzheng was injured at this time, he was still full of strength to support himself. But after hearing Ni Yueshan's remarks, he felt the blood rushing up, his vision went dark, his body became unstable, and he fell to the ground.
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