Several generals under Leng Zian led 30,000 elite soldiers to surround the capital. The people at the city gate were frightened and fled in all directions, staying indoors and refusing to come out.
The city gate had been ordered closed by the gatekeeper long ago, but the people outside the city kept shouting, threatening to rescue Leng Zian or order an attack on the city.
The emperor learned about this from Liu Dechang. He immediately ordered Liu Dechang to lead his troops out of the city to meet the enemy, but was persuaded by him. Because just when he entered the palace, he bumped into Leng Yu head-on. Leng Yu told him the general situation, and he realized that it was a misunderstanding. So he temporarily changed the purpose of entering the palace, from asking for permission to send troops to dissuading them from sending troops. He wanted to try his best to appease the emperor and let him not easily issue an order to send troops, until Leng Zian arrived at the city gate and persuaded the soldiers from Yunnan to retreat.
After Leng Zian, Leng Yu and others left the palace, they rode fast horses straight to the city gate. At this moment, they saw a group of people rushing towards the city gate in front of them.
Leng Yu's brows tightened instantly. He had already stopped General Liu from sending troops, so what about this team of people?
Xiao Lingzi suddenly shouted:
"Your Highness, the leader seems to be Wu Hong."
Hearing Xiao Lingzi's shout, Leng Yu looked carefully and saw that the man was indeed Wu Hong. He was wearing a battle robe and leading thousands of cavalrymen and tens of thousands of guards straight to the city gate.
He thought to himself that this was not good. He didn't know whether he was ordered by his father to fight or whether he had sent troops on his own?
He rode his horse quickly to Wu Hong and blocked his way.
When Wu Hong saw him and Leng Zian together, he was stunned for a moment, then said coldly:
"Prince Yu, this general is going to the city gate to meet the enemy. Why are you blocking my way?"
At this point, he suddenly glanced at Leng Zian and said with disdain:
"And you are with the enemy leader. Someone come."
As soon as he suddenly shouted, two people appeared behind him. He waved his hands and said:
"Arrest Leng Zi'an who attempted to rebel."
Hearing this, Leng Yu roared angrily.
"I'll see who dares."
His urgent cry scared away the people around Wu Hong. They stood there looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
Wu Hong suddenly raised his eyebrows, pointed the long sword in his hand at Leng Yu, and asked in a cold voice:
"Leng Yu, even if you are a prince, you cannot do anything that would harm the Great Ning Kingdom. Are you unaware that Leng Zi'an is planning a rebellion? And you are colluding with him. Do you also want to rebel?"
Hearing Wu Hong's slander, Leng Zian's face suddenly became furious. He let the horse he was riding sway in place, pointed at Wu Hong, and asked coldly,
"Wu Hong, which eye of yours saw that I was going to rebel? I think you wanted to take this opportunity to rebel. Don't think that I don't know what you are planning to do."
"Hahaha!"
Wu Hong suddenly raised his head and howled, "Leng Zi'an, do you think anyone will believe you just because you say a few words? Last night, you went to the Emperor with a sword and tried to assassinate him. Do you think no one knows? I'm telling you, you can't escape this time. How can you deceive these people with just a few words?"
"snort!"
Leng Zian swung his sleeves and glared at him:
"I, Leng Zi'an, am a man of action. I will naturally go to the Emperor to apologize for what happened last night. As for your intention to lead the troops to fight today, I will absolutely not allow it."
After the words fell, Leng Yu also asked sternly:
"General Wu, do you have the Emperor's order to dispatch your troops?"
He still held out a glimmer of hope. After all, time was limited. If there were no special circumstances, it would be impossible for Wu Hong to obtain the imperial edict so quickly.
Hearing this question, Wu Hong's expression tightened, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly for a few times, and then he said:
"The incident happened suddenly, and this general didn't have time to ask for an imperial decree. However, Grand Tutor Wu has already entered the palace, and I believe the imperial decree will be obtained soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Yu asked directly,
"Before the imperial edict arrives, you have no right to send troops on your own."
His words made Wu Hong stunned for a moment, then he snorted coldly and replied:
"When a general is on the battlefield, he is not subject to military orders. As a general, I cannot sit still and watch the enemy army approach the city. This is not the behavior of a loyal minister. So don't try to intimidate me with the imperial edict. I have already sent out this army today. What can you do to me?"
Judging from his tone, he no longer cared about the emperor's punishment, nor did he care about sending troops without an imperial edict.
But this is no wonder. If Leng Zian had not discovered that Xiaozhi was still alive and stopped himself, this battle would have been inevitable.
Leng Yu's eyes, as deep as a cold pond, instantly shot out a look that would make anyone shudder. He glanced at Wu Hong coldly, and then said to Leng Zian beside him:
"Uncle, you sent people to welcome the young prince of the Yunnan Palace, but you shouldn't have used such a grand ceremony. Now General Wu has misunderstood you. Why don't you quickly tell your people to retreat a hundred feet away?"
Hearing this, Leng Zian was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said "Oh" twice as if he had understood something, and said loudly:
"Nephew Yu's words make sense. I only wanted these people to meet their future young master in advance, but I forgot that General Wu has cloudy eyes and cannot distinguish right from wrong. Then I will leave this place to you, nephew Yu. I will leave first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled the horse's reins hard and shouted "Go" loudly. The horse then sped away, leaving only a cloud of dust on the ground.
Seeing Leng Zian leave, Wu Hong suddenly became anxious. He waved the sword in his hand and roared at Leng Yu:
"Are you deliberately letting him go? I'm telling you, if you're the reason the people from the Yunnan Palace storm into the city and reach the palace, threatening the Emperor's safety, you will have unshirkable responsibility. I advise you to get out of here immediately."
In response to Wu Hong's roar, Leng Yu smiled and said disdainfully:
"General Wu, is it wrong for the soldiers of the Prince of Zhennan to come to the capital to welcome their master? I am the Emperor's son, and I will naturally bear the responsibility for any accidents. However, General Wu, you dispatched troops without the imperial edict. This is a serious crime, so you should consider it carefully!"
When Wu Hong heard his words, his face suddenly turned ashen. His father had been in the palace for a long time. It was originally agreed that after he got the imperial edict, he would order people to deliver it as fast as possible. He was already walking slowly, but still hadn't waited for the imperial edict.
So he was somewhat in the wrong, but if he did not take this opportunity to bring Leng Zian to ruin, if he revealed his plan to the emperor, the emperor would surely be furious.
While he was thinking, Leng Yu suddenly shouted:
"General Wu, without any fighting taking place, you actually went into battle and mobilized the troops without permission. What do you want to do? Are you planning a rebellion?"
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