Chapter 88 Chapter 88 "Xining, His Majesty the Emperor." ...
While Shangguan Xu and Gu Chou were preparing to set out with the Jinwu Guards to subdue the Yulin Guards, a carriage was traveling between the mansions on Chang'an Street.
The person in the carriage held the token, but did not extend his hand too far. It was too dim in the middle of the night, and only the word "Su" could be vaguely seen on the token.
"Mr. Su wants to see someone. Bring them out."
The person in the carriage said something lightly and took the token back. The person who came forward to ask questions outside did not even have time to see the token clearly.
Seeing the people outside hesitate again, the person in the carriage said coldly: "What? Is there a problem?"
The person outside the car immediately bowed his head and said, "It was previously ordered that no one is allowed to take anyone away from the mansion."
"Then I'll ask Mr. Su to come and get the person himself?"
“I dare not!”
The people outside the carriage hurriedly lowered their heads to apologize, but fortunately the person in the carriage did not make a fuss about it. Instead, he softened his voice and said, "You are a member of the Jinwu Guard. The officers you just mentioned should be referring to your generals. Then look at who is following me." The Jinwu Guard glanced behind the carriage and saw that there was indeed a pair of Jinwu Guards following.
"Time is running out. My father-in-law is anxious to see someone. Don't waste any more time. Otherwise, if you really make mistakes, I will have to ask you to explain to my father-in-law in person."
The Jinwu Guards standing guard outside shuddered after hearing these threatening words.
Putting aside the fact that the man in the car was the king's brother-in-law, his identity as the son-in-law of Lord Su was enough to make everyone present in awe of him.
Furthermore, although there have been changes in the palace recently, the prince-in-law in the carriage has not been affected at all. Although he does not appear in public very often, the lady of the mansion can indeed enter and exit the mansion at will every day, and move freely between the Su Mansion and the Shangguan Mansion. The reason for this is self-evident.
Thinking of this, and remembering the token that the man on the carriage had taken out at the beginning, the Jinwu Guard did not dare to ask any more questions and quickly bowed in response.
After bringing the people out, they were led in by the Jinwu Guards who followed the carriage. Before the carriage started, the people in the carriage spoke again.
Shangguan Li didn't lift the curtain of the carriage, but simply said, "You continue to guard here until someone is sent over to continue the guard."
The remaining Jinwu Guards felt relieved: "As ordered."
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The Shen Ce Army stationed in the capital would send out scouts every day and night as usual to search the area within a radius of more than ten miles outside the base.
After the army coming from the north entered the patrol area of the Shen Ce Army, they split into two groups and went in different directions.
The scout of the Shen Ce Army, who was out on patrol as usual, was shocked when he saw the winding team in the mountains from the highest point. He immediately turned his horse around and rushed towards the camp.
Inside the Taiji Palace, the Yulin Guards who were in charge of patrolling were separated into teams and were flanked by the Jinwu Guards in the alleys. The palace gates that were guarded by the Yulin Guards were led by the Jinwu Guards who were seen rushing towards them on the palace wall.
Outside one of the gates, a carriage was approaching them, and inside the gate, walking towards them was Gu Chou...
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Tonight is clearly a clear night, but the moon is high in the sky and the wind blows into the room in gusts, making the papers on the desk rustle.
Sushan pressed it again and again.
He looked at the corner of the paper that was not held down and was still fluttering in the wind. His eyes couldn't help but sink, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. However, he also had an uneasy feeling in his heart that he couldn't ignore.
"My dear!"
"What's the matter?"
Faced with the sudden shouts from outside the door, Su Shang turned his head sharply towards the door and responded.
"There's urgent news from outside the city. The Prime Minister wants you to go to the study to discuss matters immediately."
In the study, Su Shang saw for the first time his usually calm and expressionless father get so angry.
The ground was littered with scattered books.
"What's wrong, father? What's the urgent news from outside the city?" Even though he had already guessed that what happened tonight was unusual, and might even be extremely unfavorable to them, Su Shang still asked in a slow voice.
Things have already happened, and as leaders they must remain calm.
Before Su Wang could answer, Su Shang saw a piece of letter paper with a military emblem on it placed at the top. He glanced at it and asked, "But there's news from the north."
Su Wang closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Yes, and no." He turned to look at Su Shang. "The rebel army in the north has reached the north of the capital."
"What?" Su Shang was dazed for a moment and his eyes widened.
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Inside the Taiji Palace, the palace gate guarded by the Yulin Guards was in chaos, with flames raging and blood flowing everywhere.
The General of the Imperial Guards, who had been maintaining a tough attitude and not allowing anyone inside or outside the palace to approach, was now restrained by four hands and knelt on the ground with his head down, powerless.
After taking a few disgusted glances, Gu Chou raised his hand to signal for the man to be dragged away.
The carriage had entered the palace. Several people who got off the carriage stood in two rows and bowed to the person in front of them to apologize.
Gu Chou reported the information about the Yulin Guards from various palace gates to that person.
Shangguan Xu nodded after hearing this, then raised her eyes and took in the guilty expressions on everyone's faces. She spoke in a firm voice to comfort them, "This disaster is not the fault of you generals. It is truly the sinister intentions of the thieves, and we are unable to prevent them. I am taking the risk of inviting you generals into the palace because the situation is critical. I can only ask you generals to share this crisis with me. Work together to defend the Taiji Palace gate and the foundation of the Great Jin until reinforcements arrive!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We are willing to protect the palace gate with our lives."
The generals knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "We will live and die with the Great Jin!"
However, someone also asked, "May I ask, Your Highness, who is leading the reinforcements?"
Shangguan Xu looked at him intently and said word by word: "Xining, His Majesty the Emperor."
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In Su Wang's study, Su Shang came back to his senses after a moment of shock.
He lowered his voice and tried to speak calmly, "How is this possible? How could a group of tens of thousands of people sneak into the capital so quietly?"
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly became confused again: "Aren't they just ordinary rebels? What are they doing in the capital?"
"And according to military practice, even if they had the ambition to deliberately bypass the patrol areas of the other cities and reach the foot of the capital, wanting to directly threaten the capital, they couldn't do so alone. Wouldn't that put them in a situation where they would be attacked from both sides?"
Su Shang clenched his fists, his inner uneasiness growing. "What about the Shen Ce Army in the capital? Just let them in directly? But they are just a motley crowd, and the Shen Ce Army can easily take them down. Has the Shen Ce Army made any moves? Do they have a strategy?"
Su Wang hadn't recovered from his previous anger yet. He closed his eyes and said, "When the scout reported me just now, I told him to send a message back, asking the Shen Ce Army to directly engage the enemy. However, Huo Gan led a lot of people out with him. Now the Shen Ce Army is also short of generals. How could the rebel army reach the capital quietly? I'm afraid it won't be easy to resolve this matter."
Hogan, General...
Su Shang seemed to realize something, suddenly woke up, turned around and walked away without saying a word.
He walked quickly, saying, "Prepare the horses!"
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Outside the mansion where the Yulin Guard generals were imprisoned, Su Shang dismounted without even reining in his horse.
He ignored the guard's polite greeting and asked directly, "Where are the people inside?"
"Didn't Lord Su want to see someone and let Lord Shangguan take him away..."
"Waste! Whatever he says is the truth? Who allowed you to listen to him and let him take the person away!" Before the man could finish his trembling words, Su Shang kicked him to the ground.
The guard, the Jinwu Guard, knelt hurriedly and apologized: "Yes, it was Lord Shangguan who took Lord Su's token. I dared not let it go..."
"Token? What token?"
"The light was too dim, and I could only vaguely see the word 'Su' on it."
"Su..."
Su Shang thought about it for a moment, then suddenly laughed angrily.
The word "Su" means that every child in the Su family has a jade plate with his or her own name on it. The one Shangguan Li took was the jade plate of his sister Su Ning.
I actually forgot about him.
I thought Shangguan Li had become disheartened since he "confessed" to Shangguan Xu that day, no longer participating in any outside affairs, and no longer had the face to face her. I didn't expect that this time...
No, how did he coordinate with her? They hadn't been in touch for a long time before she was imprisoned. How did he know her plans now? And he wouldn't protect her anymore? Didn't he think she was poisoned?
The more Su Shang thought about it, the more panicked and confused he became. He turned around, went down the stairs, and mounted his horse.
"Hurry up and have the Zhonglangjun, who is on duty in the city tonight, lead his troops and follow me into the palace!"
The urgent sound of horse hooves rang out in the streets, breaking the silence, and the hooves stepped on the ground, causing vibrations.
Su Shang was leading the team, his posture steady and low, as if he was riding a horse at gallop.
The sound of horses riding continued as they headed straight towards the Taiji Palace.
However, all hopes were finally shattered outside the tightly closed palace gate, and what I had just thought of finally had an accurate answer.
He reined in his horse at the foot of the palace, his eyes slightly red, and looked up unwillingly as he listened to Gu Chou on the city wall say:
"Lord Su is coming with his troops at this time, is he planning to break into the palace?"
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Gyeonggi Province, the main camp of the Shen Ce Army.
The night was as dark as ink. Normally, in the camp, the only sounds were the friction of armor colliding as the patrolling soldiers walked, and the crackling of dry wood as the campfire burned.
However, tonight, under the influence of the scout's four words "something is wrong in the capital", a huge change occurred in the entire camp.
As soon as the scouts brought back the news, the general of the military camp who was temporarily in charge of the entire camp sent someone to deliver a letter to the capital.
However, he lost his judgment when he saw the "Huo" flag outside the camp.
The entire camp has been taken control.
After a battle in which the main general was used as bait to lure the camp gate open, military flags with the words "Zhao" and "Feng" began to be stationed in the camp.
As soon as Hogan was used, he was controlled again and held solitary in a tent.
Prince Zhou Yu of Feng rode a tall horse and walked towards the captured general guarding the camp with an arrogant attitude.
Looking at the man in front of them, who looked so frivolous despite his victory, the general guarding the camp couldn't help but curse: "Traitor, traitor."
Zhou Yu raised his chin slightly upon hearing this, but he wasn't angry at all. Instead, his expression became even more contemptuous. "Troublemaker? I'm following the orders of Your Majesty to fight against these traitors. It's a legitimate and justifiable act. How can I call you a traitor?"
The general was still disdainful: "Which Majesty? The current Majesty is in the Taiji Palace."
Zhou Yu spoke slowly, his eyes growing darker as he spoke: "Xining, His Majesty the Emperor."
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