Chapter 191 The King of Victory
The Qi Palace reported the news that Qi Prince Zhao Tingmei was seriously ill and dying. As a close brother, the emperor should go to Qi Palace to show his care.
The emperor rode in a sedan chair, escorted by more than a hundred martial arts masters from the Imperial City Department dressed as ordinary guards, and three hundred imperial guards with dozens of palace masters. After leaving the palace, he went straight to Qi Palace.
Although the shops along the way were not closed, the people who were shopping were kept away. The front of the shops were deserted. The shop assistants did not dare to shout and sell, and no one dared to make a noise to disturb the holy carriage.
The emperor came in a royal carriage, and the gate of Prince Qi's mansion was opened. Princess Qi, her children, concubines, maids, and servants knelt outside the door to welcome the emperor.
Wang Jien and another eunuch helped the emperor get off the sedan chair. Cheng Wuya, dressed in black, followed closely beside the emperor.
The emperor's majestic eyes swept over the people kneeling on the ground, "Stand up!" He raised his legs and walked towards the gate of Prince Qi's mansion.
Cheng Wuya led more than a hundred masters of the Imperial City Bureau to surround the emperor. Except for a hundred of the three hundred imperial guards who stayed at the gate of the mansion, two hundred entered the mansion and lined up in the front yard.
The Prince of Qi, who pretended to be sick in bed, opened his eyes and asked quietly: "Did only a hundred people come here to escort them?"
Li Rui, the Prince of Qi's trusted aide, whispered back: "It's just as we expected, only a hundred people came here to escort them, and three hundred imperial guards stayed outside the palace gate and in the front yard."
The plan that had been secretly planned for many days was about to be launched. When the time came, Prince of Qi Zhao Tingmei suddenly felt a surge of fear and tension in his heart!
Gritting his teeth and holding up a courage!
[Zhao Guangyi! You forced me to do this. After you forced Prince of Wei Zhao Dezhao to death, you will kill me next. Instead of living in fear and panic every day, it is better to fight to the death! Today, either the fish dies or the net is broken! 】
The emperor, accompanied by more than a hundred masters from the Imperial City Department, had just entered the Funing Courtyard where Prince Qi lived, when the two courtyard doors were suddenly closed from the outside. Figures stood up on the eaves of the north room and the east and west chambers, and hundreds of archers had their arrows on their bows, ready to go!
The emperor stopped and roared to the inside of the house!
"Zhao Tingmei! Get out!"
Prince Qi Zhao Tingmei threw back the quilt and jumped up from the bed!
He walked out of the house and walked under the eaves of the corridor. He saw that the three roofs and the high wall on the south were densely packed with archers, and their arrows were aimed at the eye-catching yellow robe surrounded by guards in the middle of the yard. Prince Qi felt relieved!
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and roared!
: "Hahahaha!... Second brother, you didn't expect it, did you? You killed your eldest brother and seized the throne, but you still refused to let go of me, your younger brother who only wanted to be a peaceful prince.
Today, I have a plan to fight to the death, but it is a helpless act after being forced into a desperate situation by you.
That supreme dragon throne, I will also sit on it unceremoniously!"
The emperor looked at his brother who was too proud of himself. There was no fear or panic in his eyes, but full of contempt and disdain, and he sneered!
: "Prince Qi, are you too happy too early? I was worried that I could not find an excuse to get rid of you, the stepping stone, but you were dreaming and stretched your head over on your own initiative. Don't blame me for taking it off unceremoniously!"
The Prince of Qi was frightened!
The inexplicable fear came over him again. He was terrified of his cunning, sinister and cruel second brother. Was the plan leaked? Or was his cunning and sinister second brother just showing off?
He looked up at the archers on the high ground, gritted his teeth and waved his hand!
"Shoot!..."
As soon as he said this, before his raised hand fell, the archers on all sides screamed and fell to the ground like dumplings. Dozens of strong kung fu masters wearing ordinary guard uniforms were attacking him from behind!
Arrows flew like locusts towards the group of people trapped in the center of the spacious courtyard. Cheng Wuya led sixty masters to swing their swords to shoot away the arrows to protect the emperor who was trapped in the circle. He also easily assigned fifty people to jump onto the roof and kill the archers.
The King of Qi was shocked! His face turned pale in an instant, and his legs trembled!
"How could this happen? Are these guards masters of the palace? Quick!... Quickly mobilize the six thousand cavalry infantry at the city gate to come to support!"
The staff Li Rui and others were also scared out of their wits, their faces were pale, and they leaned against the wall under the eaves and trembled.
The more than one hundred guards brought by the emperor turned out to be kung fu masters from the Imperial City Department. The one who attacked and killed the archers on the roof was a master of the Imperial Palace with superb kung fu. Zhao Guangyi was well prepared! Thinking of the fate of treason, the staff and ministers turned pale and their clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
In less than a cup of tea, there were only a few archers left on the roof and high walls. More than two hundred of the three hundred imperial guards in the front yard also rushed over and opened the tightly closed gate.
Watching the situation go wrong, the King of Qi knelt down on the ground with a plop, his face as pale as paper, and trembling all over!
There were layers of corpses under the walls of the spacious courtyard. The blood flowing down from the roof and high walls dyed the walls red. The strong smell of blood filled the nose, and the tragic scene was horrifying!
The emperor, surrounded by Cheng Wuya and several palace masters, walked slowly to the eaves.
Looking at the pale and trembling Prince Qi lying on the ground, he sneered contemptuously, "You have no ability but are so brave that you dare to kill the king and rebel?
My dear brother, have you ever looked in the mirror and see if you are that kind of person?"
Prince Qi's face was ashen, his teeth were chattering with fear and his lips were trembling, "Your Majesty! I deserve to die! Please... please Your Majesty... spare my two young and ignorant sons..."
He knew that he would die, and he only hoped that the emperor would spare the lives of his two sons.
[Humph! If I spare your two sons, will my sons rebel in the future?
Cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots to prevent future troubles is my code of conduct! 】
: "Tie them all up! Take them to the Dali Temple and put them in jail." After the emperor gave the order, he turned and left.
More than thirty masters of the Prince of Qi's mansion, plus more than three hundred guards and servants, were tied together with ropes and taken to the Dali Temple jail.
The people on the street panicked and hid in front of the shops on the roadside, looking at the long string of miserable and wolf-like figures, and whispered about it. They wondered what kind of crime the Prince of Qi had committed that he, as a prince, was arrested and imprisoned?
The emperor returned to the palace and went directly to the Chuigong Hall.
He walked to the back of the case and sat down, and asked, "Has there been any news from Wansheng Gate?"
Wang Jien bowed and said, "Reporting to your majesty, there is no news yet.
However, in my opinion, the result will be a foregone conclusion.
Wansheng Gate?
The King of Qi did choose a gate with an auspicious name as the main attack direction, but how could he have such luck? Your Majesty, you are the true dragon emperor, the king of ten thousand victories!"
Wang Jien's flattery was just right, and the emperor's lips curled up with satisfaction: "That's right! I am the true dragon emperor, the king of ten thousand victories!"
Wang Jien secretly curled his lips in his heart.
[In the Battle of Gaoliang River, if Your Majesty had not been so greedy and afraid of death that you drove away in a donkey cart, how could the Song army have been defeated so badly?
If it comes to such power-seeking activities, you can be called the King of Ten Thousand Victories.]
A fierce battle was taking place in front of the Wansheng Gate, which is closest to the imperial palace in the west of the city.
30,000 imperial guards surrounded 6,000 cavalry and infantry outside the city gate, and a war of annihilation with a huge disparity in strength was being fought!
Flags were flying everywhere, and shouts of killing were deafening!
The cavalry and infantry commander Fu Qian had a plan in mind. Their plan was exposed, so they could only make up their minds and fight to the death, hoping that His Royal Highness Prince Qi could capture the Emperor, and they still had a chance to turn the tables.
Just as he raised his spear and knocked a young general on the opposite side off his horse, three long spears and two big swords came towards him.
Fu Qian hurriedly drew his spear to parry the two oncoming long spears, and three golden arrows came whizzing at him with a sharp sound of wind!
Fu Qian was so scared that his soul flew out of his body. He dodged one by turning his head and just turned his head back.
"Puff! "A golden arrow hit him right in the throat, and the third golden arrow that followed closely also shot into his chest.
Fu Qian's body shook and he fell off his horse!
With the death of their commander, the soldiers, who originally didn't know why they were besieged by friendly forces, suddenly fell into chaos!
"You were just deceived into rebelling, drop your weapons! You won't be killed if you surrender!" Li Mo, who shot and killed the rebel commander, used his internal strength to shout loudly.
"Drop your weapons!..." "
You won't be killed if you surrender! ..."
The shouts of the 30,000 imperial guards around shook the earth!
The rebel soldiers felt as if they had been pardoned. They threw down their weapons, squatted down and held their heads with their hands.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, several generals who participated in the rebellion plan sighed! They threw down their weapons, jumped off their horses and surrendered....
: "Report! ... Report to the emperor, the rebels have been completely wiped out.
The rebel leader Fu Qian was shot dead by General Li Mo with the golden eagle arrow. More than 2,000 rebels were killed and more than 3,000 surrendered! "A eunuch ran in from outside the palace, knelt down excitedly to report.
The emperor stroked his beard, thinking happily in his heart: [I am the true dragon emperor, the king of ten thousand victories!]
Wang Jien excitedly knelt down on the ground, shouting congratulations!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, you are the greatest emperor through the ages, the king of ten thousand victories!"
The other eunuchs in the palace also knelt down to congratulate.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"The greatest emperor through the ages! ..."
"The king of ten thousand victories! ..."