"Take Duanmu Qing's body." Xuan Tianhua ordered Ban to leave, and then pulled Feng Yuheng: "Don't look at it, let's go back to the city."
Five people and one corpse hurriedly ran back towards the north gate.
In the capital city, the streets were filled with long lanterns and guards. The common people had already noticed that something was wrong and had rushed back home, closing their doors and windows. Even the brothels and wine alleys had stopped the singing and dancing.
Xuan Tianming rode with Wang Zhuo, with countless secret guards behind them in the night. They knocked over countless stalls on both sides of the street and confiscated countless long lanterns. From time to time, they could hear the last groan of life. Then, there were continuous thumping sounds. The long lanterns fell to the ground, lit up, and quickly went out, as if they had never existed.
At the end of the street where the troops passed, Bu Cong and numerous heavily armored soldiers stood there and looked up. A man who looked like a general said to him, "General, it looks like they are heading towards the palace."
Bu Cong nodded, "Our people have been struggling all night, and we have suffered a lot of losses along the way. Next, it is the turn of the man outside the palace to take the stage. Whether it will succeed or fail depends on how capable he is after all these years of planning and strategizing."
"General, you are right." The general continued, "According to the plan, we should go to Prince Yu's Mansion to meet His Majesty the Fourth Prince."
"What's the hurry?" Bu Congwei raised his head, a complex expression on his face, "This general is not sure whether the Ninth Prince can be successfully intercepted outside the palace gate. If there are any complications, wouldn't it be self-incriminating for the Fourth Prince to come out now? This general and the Fourth Prince are allies, and I will never let him fall into danger."
The general nodded, with a look of gratitude and admiration on his face: "General, you are very far-sighted. I admire you very much."
"Alright, quickly go around and inspect the various places and gather our people together. We must not allow any more casualties." Bu Cong pushed the general and said, "Everyone, split up and gather everyone at the city center square. Quick!"
"I obey your command!"
Bu Cong gave an order, and the crowd dispersed. They thought the same as the general, believing that General Bu was indeed thinking about the Fourth Prince, but they did not think that Xuan Tianming had just swept the area, and in addition to their troops, the city was also filled with Xuan Tianming's people. If they were to disperse at this time, their fighting power would not be concentrated, and they would simply go out to die.
Bu Cong didn't care whether they died or not. He watched everyone leave and a smile with deep conspiracy appeared on the corner of his lips.
Go! All of you go! Dog bites dog, it's best if you fight to the death, it's best if you all die, that's the ending he wants most.
What Fourth Prince, Third Prince, Ninth Prince, he wished they were all dead. He was a brother, he had to avenge Bu Nishang, but he couldn't bear to ask Feng Yuheng to do it, so he hated the Feng family, Xuan Tianming, and the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi who had always used the Bu family as a tool. None of these princes were good people, it would be better if they all died in this turmoil, anyway, this world did not belong to his Bu family, anyway, all the close relatives of the Bu family had been quietly transferred by him. He, Bu Cong, was not afraid of anything now, just waiting to see the Huangchao Xuan family also lose their children, so that the old emperor could also taste the taste of losing his loved ones.
He turned around, walked quickly, turned into an alley, and finally saw a man and two horses waiting for him there.
"Come here quickly!" The person who called him was a woman. Her voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of relaxation, and she had none of the conscious tension that one would feel in the face of a great war.
Bu Cong walked towards her with a smile, jumped on the horse, glanced at the woman beside him, and couldn't help but be a little dazed.
The woman patted him and said, "What are you looking at? Pay attention! I ask you, which city gate has not been occupied by your people?"
Bu Cong was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said in a deep voice, "East Gate."
The woman chuckled twice, "You are indeed a calculating person. The east is your territory, so if you want to run, you should run east."
Bu Cong said nothing more, whipped his horse, and rushed out first. The woman followed behind him, cracking the whip with her little hands.
The two finally arrived at the East City Gate. Bu Cong stopped and waited for the woman behind him. The woman consciously rode forward and rushed straight towards the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city gate were startled. They had all noticed the unusual movements in the capital tonight, and they had also heard that the guards at the three major city gates had been replaced. They were worried about when it would be the turn of the East Gate. At this moment, two people suddenly rushed over. The guards surrounded them as if they were facing a great enemy, with weapons raised.
But when they gathered around and took a look, the guards were dumbfounded. The tense situation suddenly changed. People put down their weapons, knelt down, and shouted: "Subordinates pay homage to the Princess of Ji'an County!"
The woman nodded and said loudly, "Open the city gate. This county lady and General Bu need to go out of the city to do some business! Quick!"
Her words were so sharp that the guards did not dare to neglect them at all, and they did not even dare to question why she was leaving the city! Everyone knew that Princess Ji'an was a favorite of the emperor, and the ninth prince's favorite. Let alone leaving the city in the middle of the night, even if she entered the palace in the middle of the night, the imperial guards at the palace gate would have to open the palace gate obediently.
The guards quickly opened the city gate, watched Princess Ji'an and Bu Cong ride away, and then quickly closed the city gate. The leader was relieved and said, "The princess has been alarmed. It seems that the capital will not be in chaos."
Without Bu Cong to stir up trouble in the capital, the capital would not be in chaos for a while, but the situation outside the palace was completely different from before.
The Third Prince Xuan Tianye led a large number of troops to block the Duanmen Gate. The Imperial Guards had already been captured. He sat in a wheelchair, pushed by a soldier, and pointed at the Duanmen Gate and said, "Ask someone to knock down the door."
The man pushing him from behind looked like a soldier, dressed like an aide, neither civil nor military, with sharp eyes and a shrewd mind. When he heard him banging on the door, he quickly reminded him, "Your Highness, have you made up your mind? Don't you want to wait for the Fourth Prince?"
Xuan Tianye sneered, "You will give up what you have obtained?"
The aide also sneered, "Of course not. We have been waiting for the day when the Third Prince breaks into the palace for many years."
"What are you waiting for? Hit it!" He waved his hand, and immediately someone behind him carried a wooden stake and rammed it against the Duanmen Gate. Repeatedly, the magnificent Duanmen Gate was shaken to the point of collapse. The huge crashing sound rang out in the night, and almost the entire capital city could hear it.
But they didn't know whether it was because the door was too strong or the wooden stakes they brought were not heavy enough. After hitting it more than ten times, the door shook but could not be opened.
Xuan Tianye stared with a frown, his heart beating fast. He always felt inexplicably irritated, always felt that something was going to happen. It was agreed that Bu Cong would replace the night patrol soldiers in the city without anyone noticing, and then replace the guards at the four city gates; it was agreed that the fourth brother would go to the Prince Yu's Mansion to hold the ninth brother back; it was agreed that Duanmu Qing would leave the capital and use the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain to transfer Feng Yuheng and the seventh brother out; it was agreed that he would bring his men here to break down the gate and force the emperor to abdicate.
All this was agreed upon. After forcing the emperor to abdicate, he would become the Ninth Prince, and the Fourth Prince would be the king of a vassal state. But he knew in his heart that Duanmu Qing and the soldiers from the Northern Territory would not really leave. They would come back after getting rid of Feng Yuheng and the Seventh Prince. By then, Bu Cong and the Fourth Prince would both become dead souls under the sword. He did not want to share this world with anyone.
But why, why did he start to feel panic now that the wooden stakes had hit the palace gate? The panic was inexplicable, with a hint of despair, as if telling him that the operation had failed. But he clearly had not failed!
Xuan Tianye's brows furrowed even tighter, and the anger that had been in his body since childhood was released even more violently.
The staff member pushing the wheelchair felt his mood change and couldn't help but be frightened, but still dutifully comforted him, "Your Highness, don't worry, everything is under our control."
Unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind the team.
Xuan Tianye turned his head suddenly, his pair of angry eyes shooting straight back, and saw two tall horses rushing towards him in the night. He would recognize the people on the horses even if they turned into ashes - Xuan Tianming, the ninth son of their Xuan family.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn that rubbish, Old Four!"
The aide also shuddered, and subconsciously pulled the wheelchair back, but was stopped by Xuan Tianye: "What are you afraid of!" Then he looked up at the two people rushing over and shouted loudly: "Surround and attack!"
At the command, the troops moved in a big way, ready to block the road. But who would have thought that the two horses running over did not slow down at all, as if they did not see the people in front of them at all, and ran straight into the crowd and crushed them.
People were so scared that they moved aside, making way for Xuan Tianming.
Until Xuan Tianming stood in front of the Third Prince, the other party did not react to how he rushed over, but he was Xuan Tianye after all, and he was the Third Prince who had been dormant for so many years. After the shock, he instantly calmed down. The sound of banging against the city gate behind him continued, and it sounded like it was about to succeed. He looked up at Xuan Tianming and suddenly laughed: "Ninth brother, you are late."
"Really?" Xuan Tianming was completely unaware, looking down at this so-called third brother from his horse's back, with the corner of his lips raised wickedly.
Xuan Tianye hated to see his evil look the most, as it always made people think that he had everything planned out. But it was clearly him, Xuan Tianye, who had the advantage now!
"You can still laugh when death is imminent?" Xuan Tianye was even more furious. He raised his hand and pointed behind Xuan Tianming: "Secret guards? You brought so many secret guards, but what's the use? Old Nine, let me tell you, I also have secret guards, and I have even more soldiers. There are a total of 20,000 people outside the Duanmen Gate. Not only are they blocking the Duanmen Gate, they've also surrounded the entire palace. Not to mention people, not even a fly can fly in. Those outside can't get in, and those inside can't get out. You, don't try to have any hope."
Xuan Tianming looked at the man under his horse as if he were an idiot. "I just don't understand. You have been beaten into this state by Hengheng. Have you ever heard of an emperor of a country with your current body? Also, Third Brother, I must remind you that it is impossible to break open the Duanmen Gate of this palace. It is also impossible to surround this palace even if you want to. Twenty thousand soldiers, right? Very good. I happen to bring twenty thousand soldiers today. Why don't we have a competition, twenty thousand against twenty thousand, to see who is better!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and the secret guards behind him immediately fired a signal firework into the night sky. With a "bang" the sparks exploded, and the 20,000 soldiers who had originally obeyed Xuan Tianye's orders suddenly pointed their weapons directly at their master.
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