Chapter 903 Past Life 11
Only then was Li's mother completely relieved. She arranged for Gu Yingxue to stay, and the whole family went back to sleep peacefully.
Inside the imperial bedchamber, the emperor slept soundly thanks to the sleeping incense.
It wasn't until the Crown Prince arrived that the Emperor was awakened by a group of people surrounding him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you've finally woken up!"
The old eunuch, his face full of worry, helped the old emperor sit up.
What's wrong with me?
The emperor first touched his throbbing head, then looked at the crown prince waiting to the side.
"Why is the Crown Prince here too?"
The emperor didn't actually like this crown prince. If it weren't for the fact that his other sons had all turned out that way, he wouldn't have made Lu Youming the crown prince.
Lu Youming glanced at the emperor, then quickly bowed and reported, "Your Majesty, Yun Yichen has led his men in and broken in!"
At this point, it's not a matter of keeping it a secret for now. With a formidable enemy attacking from the outside, besides their own troops, the only force they have left is the Imperial Guard.
Since the Imperial Guards only obeyed the Emperor's orders, the Crown Prince naturally needed to report this matter to the Emperor.
"What? He actually dared to fight back?"
Yun Yichen suffered a crushing defeat before, but the emperor, to some extent, turned a blind eye and spared his life.
But only a short time has passed, and he has the audacity to come back and attack him.
The emperor was furious, clearly having forgotten the time he had ambushed Yun Yichen at the entrance to the mass grave, intending to capture him alive.
"Father, what should we do now? I have brought all the servants and guards from my household. They are just waiting for your order, and they will surely protect the palace with their lives."
The crown prince thought the emperor was being too long-winded; it was such a late hour and he was still rambling on about these trivial things.
If they didn't hurry up and set up defenses, he worried that Yun Yichen's men could storm in and take over the palace.
The emperor, who had been woken up by the crowd and was still a little dizzy, belatedly summoned the commander of the Imperial Guards after being reminded by the man.
"Everyone is under your command; you must defend the palace."
As the emperor spoke, he solemnly patted the commander of the Imperial Guards on the shoulder, and the emperor's all-encompassing gaze made the commander's body tremble.
"Your subject swears to defend the imperial city to the death."
After saying this, the Imperial Guard Commander clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned around, and left.
Once only a few trusted men remained in the room, the emperor retrieved the military tally from a hidden compartment by his bedside.
The crown prince knew that the emperor was about to send troops out of the palace to rescue the emperor, so he hurriedly ground ink for him and had the emperor personally write the document to mobilize the troops.
Looking back at the old eunuch, who had served the emperor for so many years, he had a good understanding of the emperor's intentions.
"You're quite familiar with the palace, so I'll leave this matter to you!"
When the emperor said this, it wasn't in the usual commanding tone, but rather with a hint of entrustment.
The old eunuch's eyes reddened, and his hand trembled slightly as he accepted the military tally.
"This old servant will certainly not fail Your Majesty's trust."
The old eunuch kowtowed deeply to the emperor before turning and leaving.
After everyone had left, the emperor looked at the crown prince and asked, "What are your plans? If we can't hold out, have you considered a way out?"
"Your subject did not think that much, but since the traitors dared to attack our door, your subject will defend this city even if it means death."
Having been a prince for so many years, from being looked down upon to becoming the crown prince, how much did Lu Youming go through to reach this day?
Now, if he were to abandon everything and run away, he could escape if he didn't enter the palace, but if he did, wouldn't all his years of hard work and scheming be in vain?
Lu Youming made up his mind that rather than living a cowardly life of running away, he would rather fight to the death with the other party.
His resolute demeanor finally earned the emperor's approval. Even if Lu Youming's thoughts were not the same as his, at least he hadn't run away and become a cowardly crown prince.
"Very good, worthy of being my son."
The emperor gave him an approving look, then asked him to help him up and put on the dragon robe.
"Someone, go and bring out the contents of the secret room."
The emperor gave the order to his guards, and soon a small box was placed in front of them.
"Father, what is this?"
Lu Youming had never seen this thing in all his years in the palace.
Seeing his blank expression, the emperor revealed a strange smile. "This is the key to protecting us. With him here, even ten Yun Yichens couldn't do anything to us, father and son."
After the emperor finished speaking, he ordered the things to be carried and personally followed them toward Xuande Gate.
The crown prince followed behind the emperor, staring at the dark object, wondering about its purpose, but daring not to delay for even a moment.
Because Yun Yichen's attack was a sneak attack, he easily scaled the city gate.
But soon after the news spread, they quickly faced strong resistance.
The defenses of the capital were perfected by Yun Yichen himself. Although he was very familiar with the entire arrangement, he was also well aware of what they would face if they were attacked.
After fighting their way through the city, two hours had passed by the time they reached the outskirts of the capital.
As dawn broke, Yun Yichen looked at the general guarding the gate and shouted to him, "Open the city gate immediately, or I will spare your lives."
As royal guards, the first line of defense for the imperial city, the city's commander had already received the Crown Prince's message, instructing him to stop Yun Yichen outside the city at all costs. How could he possibly open the gates to let them in?
"Traitors, how dare you besiege the imperial city? Are you tired of living? If you know what's good for you and retreat quickly, I, the general, can spare your lives. But if you insist on attacking the city, I, the general, will personally take your heads."
The general guarding the gate was clearly a loyal and patriotic man. He didn't even blink when faced with Yun Yichen's tens of thousands of troops attacking.
Seeing his reaction, Yun Yichen couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in his eyes. He greatly admired loyal people, and if it weren't for the fact that the other person was loyal to the treacherous emperor, he might have truly granted his wish to remain loyal to the monarch.
"In that case, there's nothing more to say."
After Yun Yichen finished speaking, he raised his hand and called out, "Gongcheng."
With a command given, the siege ladders were thrown onto the city wall, and the soldiers climbed up in an orderly fashion, trying to squeeze in wherever they could.
But the enemy was no ordinary force. As waves of soldiers climbed up, a dense rain of swords flew down, causing many soldiers who were about to reach the city wall to fall.
In a normal war, after several unsuccessful attacks, the unit would certainly choose to retreat to recuperate.
But Yun Yichen didn't follow their ideas at all. Instead, he kept attacking and insisted on confronting them head-on.
Wave after wave of people fell, and the enemy's arrow-shooting speed began to slow down as people fell, and gradually some even became exhausted.
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