He resisted the urge to knock on the door, anger boiling in his chest.
"Your Highness, please have a good rest." Through a door, Eunuch Ni's voice seemed distant, respectful yet a little distant.
Gu Nanjin took a deep breath and said patiently, "I want to see my father!"
Eunuch Ni was silent.
Gu Nanjin repeated again: "I want to see my father!!" His tone rose three points.
There was another period of silence, and it was quiet outside the door, and the silence continued to spread.
After a long while, Eunuch Ni on the other side of the door said, "Your Highness, I will tell the Emperor, but..."
But whether the emperor is willing to meet the prince depends on the emperor's own wishes.
Gu Nanjin said dryly, "I understand."
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away.
Next, there was a long silence, and there was no sound from outside.
It was eerily quiet inside and outside the house, with only the sound of drizzle falling in the courtyard.
Gu Nanjin was left alone in this bedroom, pacing back and forth in annoyance.
It was not until a cup of tea later that footsteps were heard outside the door again, approaching this side and becoming clearer and clearer.
Then, the door opened.
Eunuch Ni appeared outside the door holding a silver whisk, bowed to Gu Nanjin, and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor invites you."
Behind him were two tall and strong Jinyiwei.
Gu Nanjin glanced at the two Jinyiwei and felt mocking in his heart: Are they afraid that I will escape? But he didn't show any expression on his face and walked out of the palace.
Eunuch Ni walked in front, leading the way for Gu Nanjin, and led him all the way to the green gauze cupboard in the east warm room.
The emperor lay sickly on the couch, in a similar condition to what Gu Nanjin had seen him in yesterday. His face was still sallow and his spirits were not good, like an old man in his seventies.
Gu Nanjin walked to a place three steps away from the dragon couch and stopped, bowing to the emperor and saying, "Father."
After paying his respects, he stood up, looked into the eyes of the emperor on the dragon couch, and asked directly, "Father, what do you want to do?"
The emperor raised his hand, and Eunuch Ni immediately understood his intention and helped the emperor sit up. Another round-faced eunuch placed a large pillow behind the emperor.
The emperor sighed and gave Gu Nanjin a loving but tired smile: "You know about Kang Hongda and the Chu family, right? He acted according to my orders."
Gu Nanjin: “…”
"Prince, I am about to die. The future of Da Qi depends on you." The emperor's voice was very weak, and his expression was kind, like a loving father.
His emotions were somewhat agitated, his chest heaving slightly, and his eyes, which seemed a little cloudy due to his serious illness, were deep and vast under the candlelight, reflecting light of varying depths.
He sighed quietly again, his voice becoming hoarse and vicissitudes of life: "Prince, your Ninth Uncle is powerful and has the military power. Now that I am still alive, I can still hold your Ninth Uncle hostage. Once I am gone... cough cough cough..."
The emperor was so emotional that he lowered his head, put his fist to his lips, and coughed several times in succession.
Eunuch Ni quickly patted the emperor's back and handed him a handkerchief.
The emperor wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and continued tiredly, "Once I am gone, you will ascend the throne. You will be alone and weak, and I am afraid you will not be able to suppress your ninth uncle. By then, do you have the confidence to keep the Great Qi Kingdom?!"
"You are my son. Everything I do is for your own good and for the sake of this great Qi country."
As he spoke, the emperor's voice became even hoarser, and even his eyes turned red, sparkling with tears, and he was filled with worry for his country and his children.
In the green gauze cabinet, the candlelight floats.
The candlelight shone on Gu Nanjin's body, casting a long shadow on the ground.
"..." Gu Nanjin stared at the emperor in a daze, his thin lips slightly parted.
The emperor raised his hand to signal Gu Nanjin to be silent, not giving him a chance to speak. He continued in a slow and solemn tone, "If the prince doesn't want to be the villain, then let me be the villain!"
"Brother Jin, just wait. I will give you a stable court. This is the last thing I, your father, want from you." The emperor stared deeply into Gu Nanjin's eyes.
Hearing the emperor calling him "Jin'er", Gu Nanjin was moved, his eyelashes trembled, and his eyes flashed.
He is the first son of the current emperor and has once enjoyed the emperor's love. When he was a child, the current emperor called him: Jing'er.
It was not until the late emperor named him the Crown Prince that he changed from "Jing'er" to the Crown Prince, and later, he became the Crown Prince.
Gu Nanjin's eyes were a little dazed, and his thoughts went back to a long, long time ago, as if it were a lifetime ago.
The emperor was very emotional and choked up several times. He took a few deep breaths, calmed down his emotions, and then said, "I know you blame me, but now, I still want to do one last thing for you..."
As the emperor spoke these heartfelt words, Eunuch Ni's eyes turned red and he silently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.
There was a sad atmosphere in the air, thick and oppressive. That deep sadness seemed to penetrate into people's skin like the continuous spring rain outside.
That night, the drizzle never stopped, like silk and sand. The spring drizzle had a kind of artistic conception of "the flying flowers are as light as dreams, and the endless drizzle is as fine as sorrow".
The rain lasted from night till dawn, and then on and off until dusk the next day. The capital city seemed exceptionally desolate that day, no longer as lively as usual.
Even ordinary people seemed to feel the heavy atmosphere of the coming storm.
At dusk, the rain stopped and the sky became dark like an ink painting, with water and ink painting different shades of ink in the air.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, more than a hundred imperial guards suddenly rushed out, sealed off Prince Chen's palace, and surrounded the palace tightly with layers of troops.
Only the gentle breeze carried the rain from the treetops into the high walls of the palace.
The air after the rain was filled with thick moisture and was exceptionally fresh, and the palace was as usual.
This was the first time that Chu Yunyi had experienced such a thing. Moreover, whenever he thought that it was because of him that Prince Chen's Mansion was surrounded, he became anxious, fearing that he would implicate his sister and Prince Chen's Mansion.
Chu Yunyi walked out of the guest house and headed towards the inner courtyard. No one stopped him along the way.
The inner courtyard was originally a place that outsiders were not allowed to enter without permission, but the inner courtyard of Prince Chen's mansion had few female relatives, and only two mistresses lived there, Queen Mother Yin and Shen Qianchen. Shen Qianchen was Chu Yunyi's biological sister, so there was nothing to be shy about.
Servants saluted him along the way, but Chu Yunyi was absent-minded, immersed in his own thoughts, thinking about what had happened since he returned to Beijing from his hometown last year.
A year ago, he was as innocent and proud as a blank sheet of paper, living in a world of self-righteousness.
It was not until the cruel truth was gradually revealed before his eyes that he had to face it. It turned out that his father, aunt, and elder sister were all different from what he had thought. Each of them was wearing a false mask...
He decided to take up martial arts and studied it wholeheartedly, working several times harder than before. He wanted to support Shen Qianchen and also wanted to help his father and Aunt Jiang compensate Shen Qianchen. However, he was still too weak and was of no help to Shen Qianchen at all.
Now that the Chu family has been convicted, as the eldest son of the Chu family, he should be humiliated together with them, so it is only natural for him to return to the Chu family! While thinking, he came to the gate of the main courtyard, his heart was empty, and he fell into a depressed mood for a while, feeling that he had accomplished nothing.
The little maid guarding the gate knelt down and saluted him: "Uncle."
"Meow!" The black cat with four white paws seemed to hear his footsteps and ran out briskly to rub against the hem of his robe.
Spring is the season when cats shed their fur. Just by rubbing twice, tufts of black fur were rubbed onto the corner of Chu Yunyi's lake blue robe.
Chu Yunyi simply leaned over, picked up the black cat, and continued walking inside while holding it.
The warm cat pressed against his chest, as if injecting something into his empty chest...
Chu Yunyi walked through the gate with firm steps.
The next moment, he heard a clear laughter that sounded like the swaying of wind chimes.
The girl's laughter made the air suddenly become lighter.
It was as if the sky suddenly became clear and blue, and the fragrant air blew into his nose with the wind, fresh and clean.
Through the door, Chu Yunyi seemed to have traveled from the cold winter to another world full of birdsong and flowers.
Chu Yunyi stopped again, still holding the black cat in his arms, and looked foolishly in the direction of the sound.
Not far away, a man and a woman were playing chess face to face in a pavilion. One was wearing plain moon-white, and the other was wearing dazzling red.
The two of them were talking and laughing happily, and a brilliant smile was overflowing on Shen Qianchen's delicate and beautiful face, as if she had applied bright and beautiful rouge, radiant and radiant. And his brother-in-law, who was usually cold and noble, had eyebrows and eyes so soft that they seemed to be overflowing with gurgling spring water.
Chu Yunyi was almost stunned, feeling that it was not real.
Wasn't Prince Chen's Mansion sealed by the Imperial Guards?! Why did my sister and brother-in-law react like this! He almost pinched his thigh. The black cat twisted its body in his arms and meowed, attracting the two people in the pavilion to look at him.
Chu Yunyi finally came to his senses and continued walking towards the octagonal pavilion with the cat in his arms. When he reached the outside of the pavilion, he called out in a low voice, "Sister, brother-in-law."
Gu Jue smiled and nodded. Shen Qianchen pointed to the stone bench on her right and said, "Sit down."
Chu Yunyi didn't move or sit down, and couldn't help but said, "Sister, let me go back."
Just a fool! Shen Qianchen rolled his eyes.
"..." Chu Yunyi was shocked.
He had never seen a princess like his sister.
Occasionally, he would inexplicitly sense the smell of a bitch from his sister that he had felt in the military camp, just like now! Chu Yunyi subconsciously looked at his brother-in-law's face, but saw that Gu Jue was still smiling. Not to mention disgust, his brother-in-law seemed to think his sister was very interesting.
Chu Yunyi was stunned, thinking sourly: Yes, his sister would treat him like this. When she was with her brother-in-law, she was like a little sweetheart, hiding her claws well!
Shen Qianchen asked Chu Yunyi unhappily: "What are you going to do back here? Are you going to be locked up? It's not enough to lock up the whole family, do you still want to go there yourself?"
Chu Yunyi was speechless.
Shen Qianchen was not polite at all when he scolded his brother: "You are really a fool. Even with this, you still want to join the army!"
"Why? You knew there was an enemy trap ahead, but you still led your troops there to walk into it. The soldiers following you are really pitiful!!"
"Are you being self-sacrificing or self-satisfied?"
Shen Qianchen felt that these words were not enough to express her contempt, so she grabbed a black piece from the chess box and threw it at Chu Yunyi.
In fact, with Chu Yunyi's skills, he could easily catch the black jade chess piece, but he was holding a cat now, and the black cat was twisting restlessly in his arms, and it was about to scratch his sleeve with its claws. Chu Yunyi could only hold the cat with his left hand and hold down the cat's claws with his right hand. He didn't want the black jade chess piece to fall to the ground and break, so he let the black piece hit his left shoulder.
With a slight movement of his shoulder, the black piece landed steadily on the surface of his right shoe. Then he kicked with his right foot, and the black piece drew a semicircle and fell into the chess box.
The chess pieces collided, making crisp sounds.
It all happened in a flash.
Amber almost laughed out loud, and tried hard to hold her face. If the occasion wasn't inappropriate, she would have applauded Chu Yunyi. The young master is really good at playing Cuju! Amber still has to consider the atmosphere, but the cat doesn't need to.
"Meow!"
The black cat trapped by Chu Yunyi cried out in displeasure and tried to scratch people madly.
Chu Yunyi was used to being despised by Shen Qianchen, so he didn't take her words to heart and retorted, "Sister, I'm not like that!"
"If I were leading troops, I would of course put the overall situation first!"
How could he let his soldiers follow him to seek death! Is he such a fool? !
Chu Yunyi felt that he had to clarify his character in front of his brother-in-law! Gu Jue watched the siblings bickering quietly without saying a word.
Shen Qianchen raised his eyebrows: "So, if you don't lead the troops, you can be willful, you can be stupid, you can ignore the overall situation? Do you think that the stupid things you do now can be wiped out in the future and you can convince the public?"
Chu Yunyi: “…”
The black cat kicked Chu Yunyi hard with its two hind legs and finally broke free from his shackles, leaving only a chest of black hair on him, which only made the young man feel a little more depressed.
Shen Qianchen thought her dog Yueying was really well behaved, so she quickly rewarded it with some delicious dried fish.
Yueying went to eat the dried fish contentedly, and Chu Yunyi finally reacted at this time and found that he had been foolishly misled by his sister.
He took two deep breaths to calm his confused mind, then sat down next to Shen Qianchen, temporarily ignoring the cat hair all over his body.
Chu Yunyi clenched his fists and said seriously, "The Prince Chen's Mansion has been surrounded by the Imperial Guards. This is not just something Kang Hongda can do. It has something to do with the Emperor, right?"
"Sister, I'm not stupid. I know someone is using me as a raft."
Chu Yunyi's words came from the bottom of his heart.
He was not stupid. He could see that the emperor and Kang Hongda were not going to deal with the Chu family, nor him, but the Prince Chen's Mansion.
Although the Chu family was in a mess, the charge that his father Chu Lingxiao killed his second uncle Chu Lingyu was enough to put Chu Lingxiao to death, and the Jingzhao Prefecture could do it. Even if Chu Lingxiao really had harbored a bandit in Youzhou, it was only a crime of harboring a bandit, and the most that could be done was to confiscate the property, and there was no need to make such a big fuss and raise the charge to "treason."
The other party used the name of the Chu family to attack Prince Chen's Mansion! As the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs.
Who made Chu Lingxiao such a person with such a bad record?
Whenever Chu Yunyi thought of his father, he felt bitter.
A father should be a role model and should have good children, but his father is such a despicable person! Chu Yunyi tried not to let himself fall into that kind of self-pity, which was of no help at all.
He looked at Shen Qianchen firmly and said, "I am just a handle used by 'certain people' to attack Prince Chen's Mansion."
"So, hand me over. Without this leverage, the other party will have no basis for action."
After the last word fell, the surroundings were silent again.
Shen Qianchen really wanted to grab another chess piece and throw it at him, but he was too lazy to waste the energy and just scolded him, "Stupid!"
Chu Yunyi: “???”
Chu Yunyi felt that he was too wronged.
How is he stupid?! He has obviously improved a lot! Gu Jue cheered for his little girl: "Stupid!"
Shen Qianchen echoed him and said with disdain, "Stupid and dumb."
Chu Yunyi: “???”
Faced with the critical attacks from his sister and brother-in-law, Chu Yunyi almost wilted. The pair of invisible cat ears on his head drooped dejectedly and he became autistic.
"Don't you want to stay in the palace anymore?" Gu Jue showed rare "patience" when dealing with his brother-in-law.
Chu Yunyi nodded affirmatively: "No."
Shen Qianchen didn't look at Chu Yunyi, but lowered his head and drank the scented tea.
Jiang Yuan didn't even move his eyelids, his eyes quickly swept over Chu Yunyi: The eldest young master of the Chu family's understanding of the prince can be described as "knowing nothing".
By the way, since the prince came back from the north, or rather, since he met the princess, his methods have become much "gentler".
Gu Jue said calmly: "Then let's go."
Chu Yunyi thought Gu Jue agreed to let him go back to the Chu family, so he stood up and bowed formally, wanting to say goodbye. But before he could say anything, Gu Jue's next sentence entered his ears: "Go to Xuanjia Camp."
“…” Chu Yunyi looked up in astonishment, then looked at Gu Jue again, his hands still in a bowing posture, making him look a little stupid and dull.
Beside him, the black cat that had just finished eating the dried fish was squatting there, washing its face with its paws, looking quite relaxed and indifferent.
Gu Jue gently brushed away a few strands of black hair that had drifted to his sleeves. His eyes did not fall on Chu Yunyi at all. He said in a calm voice, "You are not young anymore. It is time for you to study hard."
Chu Yunyi wanted to speak more, but when Gu Jue gave him a light glance, Chu Yunyi felt his throat dry and couldn't make a sound.
It's not because of fear, but because I feel as if the other person sees through me inside and out.
Then, Gu Jue turned to Jiang Yuan and asked, "Is Su Mubai taking a day off today?"
Jiang Yuan responded, and then went to find Su Mubai as ordered.
Chu Yunyi was completely left aside, while Shen Qianchen and Gu Jue continued to play chess.
After that, no one paid any attention to Chu Yunyi. Shen Qianchen let him stand there stupidly, while Amber "sympathetically" served Chu Yunyi tea. Chu Yunyi sat back down on the step that Amber handed to him.
Chu Yunyi could only drink tea. He felt that he was redundant. Only the cats were willing to give him a look or come over to rub against him occasionally.
And his strict sister turned into a soft and sweetheart when facing her brother-in-law.
Sometimes she asked her brother-in-law what he wanted to eat in the evening; sometimes she happily ate the pine nuts and melon seeds that her brother-in-law peeled for her...
Chu Yunyi felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Not only did he feel redundant, but he also felt sick in his mouth.
Many times, Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen clearly did not smile, but the look between their brows still gave Chu Yunyi a feeling of smiling. When their eyebrows met, their gestures were filled with joy from the heart, revealing a tacit understanding between them that did not require words.
While Chu Yunyi was waiting anxiously, Jiang Yuan came with Su Mubai, who was wearing a blue robe with purple auspicious cloud patterns.
Su Mubai looked straight ahead and saluted to his prince and princess without even looking at Chu Yunyi, making Chu Yunyi once again experience the subtle feeling of being ignored.
Gu Jue ordered: "Su Mubai, you go to Fengtai Camp and take full responsibility for everything. Take Chu Yunyi with you as well."
"Chu Yunyi, you should go and see too. A general can only be trained in actual combat. Even if you train a hundred times, it is not as good as one actual combat."
Normally, Gu Jue followed Shen Qianchen in calling Chu Yunyi "Brother Yi", but today he called him by his name, acting in a businesslike manner.
Gu Jue's attitude made Chu Yunyi feel much more at ease.
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But when he carefully pondered Gu Jue's words, he was shocked again and understood the implicit meaning of Gu Jue's words. Gu Jue was not asking him to avoid the Xuanjia Camp, but that the two sides might fight next.
Chu Yunyi: “!!!”
Chu Yunyi's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked around at Gu Jue, Shen Qianchen and Su Mubai in shock.
He couldn't imagine that the Imperial Guards were the ones sealing off Prince Chen's Mansion. Could it be that his brother-in-law was planning to confront the Imperial Guards head-on? !
Chu Yunyi's heart was beating uncontrollably and there seemed to be thunder rumbling in his ears.
"Do you dare?" Gu Jue slightly curled the corners of his lips, his expression still calm and composed, as if he was standing in the clouds, and nothing could catch his eyes.
Shen Qianchen and Su Mubai's expressions were equally calm and unperturbed, which made Chu Yunyi unable to help but condemn himself: he was still not calm enough.
Chu Yunyi calmed down in a very short time and uttered three words in a resounding voice: "Of course I dare!"
As these three words fell, his blood began to boil and he had long forgotten his previous concerns.
Chu Yunyi left with Su Mubai in high spirits. The young couple in the pavilion continued to play chess and chat and laugh.
To be honest, Chu Yunyi originally thought that they would quietly leave Prince Chen's Mansion through some secret passage, but unexpectedly, Su Mubai took him directly through the main gate of the mansion.
When the vermilion lacquered gate of the palace opened with a rough sound, the gazes of all the imperial guards surrounding the palace surged over like a tide.
Su Mubai and Chu Yunyi suddenly became the focus of all attention.
The two men stepped over the high threshold, followed by dozens of palace guards.
Chu Yunyi held his head high, his eyes clear. He couldn't let down his brother-in-law's reputation and let people say that the Prince Chen's brother-in-law could only hide behind others and was a coward.
Long spears crossed in front of Su Mubai and Chu Yunyi, preventing them from moving forward.
A young soldier in his twenties walked towards the two of them and bowed to Su Mubai: "Brother Su, are you planning to hand over Chu Yunyi?"
There was a sense of self-righteous superiority in his smiling voice.
In his opinion, it was only a matter of time before Prince Chen's Mansion handed over the person.
"No." Su Mubai rejected with a smile.
The young soldier's face froze slightly.
So, Su Mubai wanted to take Chu Yunyi away from Prince Chen's Mansion? !
"Brother Su, we are also following orders. No one from Prince Chen's Palace is allowed to step out of the palace!"
The young soldier's voice grew colder, and he raised his hand and made a gesture.
More imperial guards rushed towards the main gate, but some were left to guard the palace walls, side doors, back doors, etc.
More and more people gathered at the gate of the palace, and the atmosphere was filled with a heavy feeling that seemed to be about to explode.
Su Mubai looked into the other person's eyes, smiled, and said in a light and understated voice, "Really? Captain Lu, what if I insist on leaving? Do you dare to attack anyone in Prince Chen's Mansion? Have you thought it through?"
Su Mubai's smile was meaningful and made people nervous.
Captain Lu's heart skipped a beat.
At this time, another rough and loud male voice sounded: "Lord Su is from the Five Cities Army and is not from Prince Chen's Palace. Of course, he can go out, but..."
The man strode up to Captain Lu's side. It was Du Huatang, the lieutenant general of the Fifth Army Battalion, whom Chu Yunyi had met at the west city gate yesterday.
Du Huatang raised his finger and pointed at Chu Yunyi, saying in a high-sounding manner: "Chu Yunyi is a wanted criminal of the imperial court and must be handed over to us."
"No." Su Mubai still had a gentle smile on his lips, and even his eyes and eyebrows did not move. "If you have the guts, come and rob it yourself."
He looks like a scholar and speaks slowly, but the words he says are like a scoundrel, which makes Chu Yunyi feel inferior and sigh that he is not thick-skinned enough. No wonder Yunzhan and Tang Yuchu always mention "old fox" left and right.
The corners of Du Huatang's mouth twitched, and he felt that his prestige was challenged in public.
He was a warrior and had an impulsive temperament. After being hit by Su Mubai, he exploded like a lit firecracker.
"Stop him!" He drew out his sword and swung it high. The blade flashed with cold light and was filled with murderous intent.
Dozens of imperial guards behind him surrounded Su Mubai and Chu Yunyi, all targeting Chu Yunyi.
"Commander Du!" Someone called out, and almost at the same time, bursts of breaking air sounds were heard.
“Swish, swish, swish!”
Feather arrows shot down from the top of the wall, forming a rain of arrows. Every arrow shot into the ground, forming a dense "fence" in front of Su Mubai and Chu Yunyi.
These feather arrows just separated the imperial guards like a barrier, and each arrow was so precise, as if it had been carefully calculated.
Now, everyone, including Du Huatang, saw that on the high wall of the palace, there were more than twenty guards standing, each holding a bow in his hand.
Du Huatang's face turned pale, his eyes were dark, and he angrily said: "How dare the Prince Chen's Mansion take action..." Is this a rebellion? !
Before he could finish his words, another arrow shot out, as fast as lightning, so fast that it could not be captured by the naked eye. The arrow shot through the front of Du Huatang's helmet, and the tip of the arrow shot out from the back of the helmet, and then the helmet was blown away by the feather arrow.
With a "bang", the feather arrow and the helmet fell behind Du Huatang, spinning around, and the sound it made was extremely harsh and ironic.
Du Huatang's hair bun was half loose, and a tuft of hair was cut off by the feather arrow and fell to the ground.
The Han people believe that one's hair and body are given by one's parents, and having one's hair cut in public is nothing short of a naked humiliation.
Du Huatang's face became even uglier, filled with anger and fear.
If that arrow had gone a little lower, his head would have been pierced and he would have died here!
When the wind blew, Du Huatang felt a bone-chilling chill on the back of his neck and back, and then he realized that he was covered in cold sweat.
"Du," the palace guard who shot the arrows was still shouting arrogantly on the wall, "there is no one in the palace of Prince Chen who dares not to make a move!"
Du Huatang didn't recognize him, but Chu Yunyi recognized him just by his voice. This guard was actually Xue Feng in disguise.
The other palace guards burst into laughter and booed Du Huatang provocatively.
Du Huatang turned to look at Captain Lu, expecting him to say something, but he saw that his eyes were wandering, and it was obvious that he was afraid of Prince Chen's Mansion.
Du Huatang gritted his teeth secretly and could only go up by himself: "Master Chu, the Chu family is in danger now, and your father can't save himself. Have you really thought it through?"
"Lord Kang has always been fair and just and would never wrongly accuse anyone."
Every word he said was meaningful, implying that Kang Hongda did this for Chu Yunyi, and as long as Chu Yunyi gave in, everything could be discussed.
Shen Qianchen's voice rang in Chu Yunyi's ears again:
"stupid!"
"Stupid and dumb!"
Chu Yunyi was not quite convinced. It was obviously the person in front of him who was stupid.
Chu Yunyi didn't say anything, and the surroundings fell into silent silence.
All the palace guards on the high wall drew their bows again, with arrows on the strings.
The imperial guards beside Du Huatang did not retreat either. They all held their long swords and red tasseled spears tightly in their hands.
The two groups were facing each other, and there seemed to be invisible swords and shadows flashing in the air.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
Suddenly, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from behind, breaking the dead silence here. The footsteps became clearer and clearer, like the tide and like muffled thunder.
A group of soldiers in black armor poured out from both ends of the street and the alleys, gathering in the direction of Prince Chen's Mansion with an aggressive momentum.
It's the Black Armor Army! Chu Yunyi's lips curled up slightly, and he immediately recognized that the leader was Yun Zhan. He brought hundreds of Black Armor Army soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers in the Black Armor Army.
"Surround!" Yun Zhan gave an order, and the soldiers of the Black Armor Army surrounded the imperial guards led by Du Huatang from the outside.
In front of them, the guards of the palace were looking down from a high position with bows and arrows in their hands, and behind them, the people of the Black Armor Army were facing each other with swords. Du Huatang and his companions were attacked from both sides, which could be said to be like a wolves in front and a tiger behind.
Yun Zhan drew his sword and pointed the sharp tip of the sword at Du Huatang. He said proudly, "Why are you nagging them? I want to see who dares to stop me."
The atmosphere on this wide Suzaku Street was tense.
Other families on the street had already closed their doors for fear of being affected.
This is a fight between gods!!
The imperial guards were all on high alert, gripping their weapons tightly, and everyone felt an oppressive atmosphere.
Although the two sides had not actually fought yet and no one was injured or dead, many of the imperial guards vaguely smelled a bloody smell like rust, lingering in their noses and could not be shaken off.
They all knew that the people in Prince Chen's Mansion were all from the battlefield, and each of them had blood and lives on their hands, so these people were capable of killing people.
As the confrontation lasted longer, the atmosphere became increasingly heavy.
Suddenly, Du Huatang waved away his subordinates with the word "go". The imperial guards, including Captain Lu, breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps back.
Du Huatang said righteously: "Chu Yunyi is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. Your Highness Prince Chen has committed the crime of harboring a wanted criminal of the imperial court!"
"I am retreating today not because of the power of His Royal Highness Prince Chen, but because I do not want to provoke a fight in the capital and cause unnecessary casualties..."
As he was speaking, another feather arrow came shooting out from the high wall with unstoppable force.
Du Huatang was frightened by the arrow and stepped back nervously. He was frightened and staggered, and only with the help of Captain Lu did he not fall.
The arrow passed by Du Huatang three inches away and accurately hit the helmet that fell to the ground.
There was a second feather arrow on the helmet, which rolled on the ground again, looking ridiculous.
Captain Lu was shocked.
The opponent's archery skills have become more accurate. In fact, even if Du Huatang didn't move, the arrow would not have hit him. Du Huatang's retreat showed his cowardice.
"Stop talking so much!" Xue Fengyan shouted impatiently and pulled the bowstring demonstratively, as if telling Du Huatang that he could shoot him with another arrow.
Afterwards, the imperial guards retreated to both sides, making way for them, and watched Chu Yunyi and Su Mubai leave under the escort of Yun Zhan and other Xuanjia soldiers.
Even if he didn't look back, Chu Yunyi could clearly feel the burning gazes of the people behind him, and his little heart was pounding.
Just now, he really thought that the two sides would fight, and he was still hesitating whether he should draw his sword or draw his bow. As a result, Du Huatang actually gave in first.
They turned right from Zhuque Street into Changchun Street, and there were several horses waiting for them ahead.
Su Mubai personally handed the reins of one of the black horses to Chu Yunyi and said with a smile: "Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles. This principle also applies to military commanders."
"Watch carefully, listen carefully, this experience is more useful than reading a lot of military books and training for a year or two."
There was a hint of advice in his tone.
Chu Yunyi's expression straightened, and he tried to calm the boiling blood and pounding heart in his body, and nodded "yes".
Then, he climbed onto his horse and said to Yunzhan, who was also on his horse, "Brother Yunzhan, didn't you go to Fengtai Camp? Why did you suddenly come to pick us up? Did your brother-in-law tell you to do that in advance?"
Because he was so excited, the boy talked more than usual and his eyes were surprisingly bright.
Yunzhan responded casually, as if he didn't want to say more.
Chu Yunyi didn't know Su Mubai very well, or rather, what he knew about Su Mubai mostly came from Yun Zhan, Tang Yuchu, Xue Fengyan and others, but he still had some understanding of Yun Zhan, and vaguely felt that Yun Zhan's mood was a little different from usual.
Everyone rode their horses towards the west city gate, and the three hundred black-armored soldiers behind followed closely.
"..." Chu Yunyi and Yunzhan rode forward side by side. Chu Yunyi couldn't help but look at Yunzhan again. After a moment, he looked again and thought: Is Yunzhan as excited as himself? When riding horses, the wind blew violently in their faces, making everyone's hair and robes rustle.
After passing through the winding streets of the capital, the group arrived near the West City Gate.
The security at the West Gate was even tighter than yesterday. In addition to the regular gate guards, there were still dozens of imperial guards guarding there.
Su Mubai, who was riding in the front, slowed down his horse and said to the soldiers guarding the city gate: "The Black Armor Army, return to the camp."
The guards at the city gate did not dare to stop them and immediately retreated to both sides, even calling on ordinary people entering and leaving the city to make way for Su Mubai and his group.
But the soldiers of the imperial guards refused to give way. One of them, a square-faced soldier, shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Kang has ordered us to seal the city gates. No suspicious people are allowed to leave the city."
The square-faced soldier looked deeply at Chu Yunyi and the group of Black Armor Army soldiers behind Su Mubai.
In the rear, a horse-faced imperial guard quietly left the team, intending to find Kang Hongda to inform him of the news.
Chu Yunyi noticed this person and quickly pulled Yunzhan's sleeve, reminding him to go see the person who went to report the news.
Yunzhan smiled indifferently.
Su Mubai looked indifferently at the square-faced soldier who was clamoring to block the road, and asked: "Since your majesty does not allow the Black Armor Army to return to the camp, where should these hundreds of Black Armor Army go? Should they go to Lord Kang's house or to the palace?"
What he said was almost like asking the other party whether they should seal the Kang Mansion or force the emperor to abdicate.
His elegant appearance formed a sharp contrast with his extremely arrogant and domineering words!
Many people have heard about the arrogance of the Prince of Chen. After all, the Prince of Chen is so arrogant that he doesn't even give the emperor face. However, Su Mubai, this smiling fox, usually smiles at people, but he is actually a needle in his cotton wool! No one expected that Su Mubai would suddenly change his style and become a sharp sword that kills anyone who stands in his way!
"..." The square-faced soldier was speechless. This was not a question he could answer at all.
He also knew that with the manpower he had at the moment, he could only scare people with Kang Hongda's name. Two fists could not beat four hands. If they used real guns and swords, they would not be able to defeat these hundreds of Black Armored Soldiers.
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The atmosphere around the city gate was strange. Even the common people sensed this subtle atmosphere and fell silent.
Everyone watched as a group of black-armored soldiers passed through the west city gate like a large black mass of beasts, and marched forward in a mighty procession straight to the Fengtai camp.
Chu Yunyi followed closely behind Su Mubai and Yun Zhan, crouching low and speeding up his horse. He felt as if his body was about to fly with the horse under his crotch. A voice in his heart was shouting: What a pleasure! They left the city one moment, and the next moment both groups reported the news to Kang Hongda.
The soldier who came to report was cautious and fearful, but Kang Hongda was in a good mood, with a smile spreading from the corners of his lips to the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
"The Prince of Chen is indeed extremely arrogant." Kang Hongda sighed as he fanned himself with his folding fan.
"Lord Kang is wise." Sitting below him was Earl Zhongyong, who had a flattering smile on his face, "At least Yunzhan, this rebellious son, is still of some use. This earl is fortunate to share Lord Kang's worries."
Earl Zhongyong was in a good mood, so he dared to call himself "Ben Bo" in front of Kang Hongda.
Kang Hongda glanced at Lord Zhongyong with a half-smile, and said calmly: "Don't worry, I know the Yun family's contribution!"
(End of this chapter)
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