Chapter 288 Beheaded on the spot
The military command is in Yong'an.
These five words written on the secret letter were enough to make Yun Chen's blood boil and he rushed through the palace gate regardless of everything.
This is a secret letter sent from Mount Li, which is Nan Lijun's signal for help from the Huo Gang!
The military token that can mobilize 20,000 imperial guards is behind the plaque in the Yong'an Hall.
As long as he gets the military token, Yun Chen can quickly assemble 20,000 imperial troops, surround the Lishan Road, and force the enemy to hand over Nanli Jun!
It’s a pity that pure white will never understand the depth of darkness.
Just like Yun Chen would never understand why this shocking change happened, he would never have thought that among the four messengers, the first three were real and the fourth was fake.
She could never imagine how a person could turn the world upside down for his own selfish desires.
She had only one thought in her mind:
Get the military order, mobilize the imperial army, charge towards Mount Li, and rescue the crown prince of the Eastern Palace!
Therefore, when she rode her dog Xiaoliu through the palace gate and entered the Yong'an Palace Square, she was surrounded by a large number of imperial guards and had no time to react.
Torches lit up the darkness, and a large group of imperial guards rushed up shouting, pointing their sharp spears at her.
She subconsciously swung her sword to block, but because she was caught off guard, her reaction was a little slow and she was almost stabbed in the back by a guard.
When the imperial guard's gun came towards him, Gou Xiaoliu suddenly turned around and jumped up, taking the bullet for Yun Chen.
Gou Xiaoliu neighed in pain and raised his horse's hooves high, forcing the imperial guards' encirclement to retreat a little.
"Little Six Dog!!" Yun Chen was immediately furious when his beloved horse was injured. He swung his sword vigorously and attacked, fighting with a large group of imperial guards.
The incident happened too suddenly, and it was unclear who was friend or foe. Yun Chen was afraid of hurting his own people by mistake, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He only resisted and didn't attack.
But the imperial guards ignored all that and surrounded Yun Chen densely.
The fight quickly turned into a chaotic shoving and hacking. The imperial guards dragged Yun Chen off his horse, shouting "Kill him!"
Yun Chen was dragged to the ground, and kept yelling, "I am Yun Chen, the Major General of the Lion Army! I am here to seek the military token of the Imperial Guard!" He controlled the blade with all his might, fighting but not killing. He was squeezed by the crowd without any ability to fight back, and was punched and kicked many times in the face and body.
Just as the scene was in chaos, Su Zhengyang's voice came from far away, shouting:
"Stop! Stop it right there!!"
Su Zhengyang rode over on horseback and used his gun to force the crowd apart, finally giving Yun Chen some breathing space.
She held her knees and gasped for breath, her hair and clothes were torn into a mess, and her face was bruised and bleeding.
Before the horse stopped, Su Zhengyang jumped off and ran over. Seeing a large pool of blood on the ground, he thought Yun Chen was injured.
He quickly hugged Yun Chen's shoulders and looked up and down hurriedly:
"Where are you hurt? Is it serious? Why are you here?"
"I'm fine, my horse is injured!" Yun Chen pushed Su Zhengyang away and hurried to check Gou Xiaoliu's injuries.
Fortunately, the bullet hit the dog Xiaoliu's shoulder and did not take its life.
But Yun Chen was still very distressed and hurriedly asked Su Zhengyang if there was a veterinarian to check the dog Xiaoliu's injuries.
Seeing that Su Zhengyang remained silent and all the surrounding imperial guards were looking at him with strange and wary eyes, Yun Chen frowned:
"Su Zhengyang, what are you doing? Aren't you seriously ill? Why are you here? Why don't you quickly lead the imperial guards to Mount Li to rescue the emperor? Why did you attack me the moment I entered the palace?"
Su Zhengyang looked worried, looking at the countless pairs of eyes around him, he could only sigh secretly, and said solemnly:
"The Eastern Palace has issued an order that anyone who enters the palace today...will be killed without mercy. Come, arrest Yun Chen."
Yun Chen stood there in a daze.
She was a little confused about what Su Zhengyang said. Every word was in Chinese, but she couldn't understand what they said together.
Several imperial guards stepped forward and grabbed Yun Chen, handcuffing her hands behind her back.
One of them looked at the major general's armor on Yun Chen and asked Su Zhengyang:
"Boss, do you want to strip him of his uniform?"
"No need!" Su Zhengyang took Yun Chen from the imperial guards. "This commander will personally escort Yun Chen. You all continue to be on guard. No matter who enters the palace, they will be detained! Anyone who resists will be executed on the spot!"
“Yes!!” The imperial guards shouted in unison, their voices loud and powerful like a tsunami, as if they were carrying out some glorious mission that they were proud of.
Su Zhengyang personally escorted Yun Chen into a temporary cell.
He dismissed the guards guarding the cell, closed the door tightly, and looked at Yun Chen with a frown.
Yun Chen had no idea what was happening:
"Are you going to kill me now for personal revenge? I thought we reconciled. What's the matter, Songlan, do you still want to kill me?"
Su Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, "Song Lan has ever thought about killing you?"
Yun Chen nodded seriously. "Once, he wanted me to be buried with the late emperor. Once, he left me in a deserted corner to be injured and wait for death. Another time..."
"Okay, stop talking..." Su Zhengyang waved his hand to interrupt her, with a look of shame on his face.
He stepped forward to uncuff Yun Chen, looking at the red marks on her wrists caused by the iron handcuffs. He was silent for a moment and asked:
"How did you get into the palace?"
Yun Chen took out the letter from his arms, and then he found that Nan Lijun's hairpin had been shattered in the fight just now, almost into powder, without even a complete jasmine petal left.
She told Su Zhengyang everything about the secret letter she had received, "The military token is in Yong'an." Su Zhengyang pondered for a moment and said,
"So, a messenger told you that His Highness wanted you to go to the palace to find the military token and then dispatch troops to Mount Li to rescue him?"
Yun Chen was very puzzled: "Of course! What else?"
If Su Zhengyang didn't know that Yun Chen was a girl, he would never have believed it.
"'The military token is in Yong'an'. These words don't show any distinctive handwriting, and you can't even produce the princess's so-called jasmine flower jade hairpin. None of these can serve as grounds for you to enter the palace." Su Zhengyang carefully read the secret letter several times before the candle, frowning as he continued:
"I will immediately send someone to find the 'Fan Qin' you mentioned. If we can prove that he was the one who impersonated a messenger and tricked you into entering the palace, you will probably be able to escape this disaster safely. But if we can't find him..."
Yun Chen was confused.
From the day Ye Yan said that Nan Lijun was besieged by the enemy on Mount Li Road, until now, every incident has been sudden, urgent and terrifying, with an indescribable weirdness.
She felt her mind was in a mess, she couldn't understand anything, and she couldn't help but feel a little irritated:
"What do you mean by 'robbery' or not? What do you mean by 'deceiving me into entering the palace'? Wasn't the secret letter sent by His Highness from Mount Li? Just call that messenger, Fan Qin, and we'll know!"
Su Zhengyang looked at her with sympathy, helplessness and worry.
"If I tell you that no rebels have ever infiltrated Kyoto—
Has His Highness ever been trapped on Mount Li Road?"
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