The Heavens: From the Long Moon Ember

Chapter 40 Takeover of Shengjing (for further reading)

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Sheng Wang saw that the black shadow at the gate of the palace didn't move and didn't speak. He was already a little troubled because of the unfavorable battle at the front line. , got up from the bed and walked over.

"Didn't you hear Gu's words?" Sheng Wang said angrily.

"Why, King Sheng, don't you remember me?" Li Yu said, looking at King Sheng who was walking towards him.

At this time, the outside world suddenly flashed and thundered, and the light from the lightning made the bedroom suddenly light up for a second.

Sheng Wang also took advantage of this light to see Li Yu's appearance clearly.

"You are Tantai Jin, why did you appear here?" Sheng Wang pointed at Li Yu and frowned.

"Come here! Arrest Tantai Jin and put him in prison." Sheng Dynasty shouted outside the hall.

After he yelled a few times and no one came in, he felt something unusual.

Li Yu looked at Sheng Wang in front of him with a serious expression.

To be honest, Li Yu didn't have any hatred with this King Sheng, so he didn't have any desire for revenge.

"Sheng Wang, it's easy to go all the way." Li Yu said briefly, then raised the long sword in his hand, and slashed at Sheng Wang's neck.

The sword rose and fell, splashing blood all over the ground.

After killing King Sheng, Li Yu turned around and went directly outside the palace.

"Twenty white feathers."

"The subordinate is here." Erbai Yu greeted him immediately.

Li Yu untied the jade pendant tied around his waist, handed it to Erbai Yu's hand and said, "King Sheng is dead, you immediately send someone outside the city to deliver a message to General Wang, and let him lead the army into the city immediately, and it must be fast."

"Yes, this subordinate will arrange it."

"return."

"You go and arrange a few brothers of the Moon Shadow Guards to set fire to the palace. The bigger the fire, the better, and spread the news that King Sheng is dead, so that Shengjing will be completely in chaos."

"Subordinate, let's do it now." Erbai Yu led the order and went down.

With Li Yu's order, Erbai Yu arranged things in an orderly manner. The 20 Moon Shadow Guards were divided into eight teams, leaving 60 guards, and the remaining [-] were sent to set fires in various places in Shengjing.

About a quarter of an hour later, the quiet Shengjing became lively.

Inside and outside the imperial city, gunpowder smoke rose everywhere, and the flames soared into the sky.

The civil and military officials in Shengjing woke up from their homes. Except for a few important officials who rushed to the imperial city immediately, most officials hid at home like headless flies, not knowing what happened outside.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

Because the army in the city was transferred to guard the imperial city by the important ministers, the guards in the outer city became empty.

The two thousand cavalry led by General Wang rushed directly into Shengjing, and then began to attack the main military yamen in Shengjing.

Important places in Gyeonggi, such as Arsenal, Jingzhaofu, etc., were captured immediately. Because the plan was made in advance, it went smoothly.

As the news of King Sheng's killing fermented, the morale of the Sheng country's army dropped greatly. After being charged for a while by the fine cavalry led by General Wang, they put down their weapons and surrendered one after another.

Because the army in Shengjing was transferred to the imperial city by the important ministers, they quickly controlled Shengjing, slowly gathered the army, and came outside the imperial city.

At this moment, the imperial city was also in a state of panic. The emperor was stabbed, and the important officials who came in to guard were dumbfounded for a moment, looking at the emperor's body in the bedroom, you looked at me, and I looked at you.

But after all, he is an important minister of a country, so he thought of blocking the news immediately, and stabilized the situation first.

But no matter how they blocked it, news of the emperor's assassination still spread under the deliberate spread of the Moon Shadow Guards.

The imperial city was the first to be affected, and the concubines from all the palaces flocked to it, and they were in disarray.

Because the news of the emperor's assassination was too horrifying, and the news spread that the Jingguo army had invaded Shengjing deliberately spread by the Moon Shadow Guard, the Forbidden Army guarding the imperial city also began to panic.

Because this matter is easy to prove, they only need to stand on the imperial city and take a look outside to see clearly.

The cries of killing in the capital were endless, which made them all gradually lean towards the result, that is, Jingguo's army really broke into the capital.

Just like that, the maids and eunuchs became confused, so did the imperial army, and finally the few important officials who entered the palace also became confused.

It stands to reason that if an important minister can stand up at this time, raise his arms and shout, and call the army to suppress the rebellion, Shengguo still has a chance.

After all, no matter how powerful Li Yu is, there are only 2000 people. Facing the tens of thousands of troops in Shengjing, he is still powerless, but today, the right place and the right people are all on Li Yu's side.

Sheng Wang is fatuous, jealous of the virtuous and capable, there is no one in the court or in the army. Now that Sheng Wang is dead, the court is full of sycophants with their own ulterior motives. Let them put down their mutual hatred and put down the rebellion together. It is still difficult to ascend to the sky, coupled with Li Yu's rendering of the army's pressure on the border, and the spread of the sentiment that the prosperous country may perish at any time, at this time the courage of the ministers of the prosperous country's court has been lost, and a decent resistance can still be formed there.

Because Ye Xiao, the only good general in Shengguo, has been taken care of by Li Yu.

Before the raid, Li Yu had studied Sheng Guo carefully, and Ye Xiao, the former general who was at home, was naturally his focus.

So his order to Old General Wang was that the first thing to do after entering the city was to surround the Ye Mansion.

Otherwise, with Ye Xiao's prestige in Shengguo's army, it is very likely that he will take advantage of the chaos to regain the military power. In that case, the outcome of their trip will be unpredictable.

In this way, the chaos in Shengjing lasted all night, and it slowly settled down at dawn.

At this time, the entire Shengjing, except for the imperial city, has all fallen into Li Yu's control.

At the moment when the sun rose from the east, the city gate on the east opened wide, and several messenger soldiers carrying Li Yu's will drove their horses to the Jiaguan Camp together at the fastest speed.

Apart from the imperial city, Shengjing is already under control.

All the officials in Beijing above the seventh rank were gathered in a courtyard and were strictly guarded.

Sheng Guo clan is also strictly guarded.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yu began to send people to the imperial city to persuade him to surrender, promising various benefits.

But Li Yu's purpose is not to persuade the soldiers in the imperial city to surrender, but to delay the time and wait for the army of the Jiaguan camp to rush to the rescue.

Because he only has [-] elite cavalry in total, and he has managed to maintain control of the outer city. If he releases the more than [-] elite soldiers of the Sheng Kingdom in the imperial city, he will be asking for trouble.

Because the atmosphere created by Li Yu was too real, the important ministers in the imperial city who were serving vegetarian meals really thought that it was Jing Guo's army who had come to Shengjing, so they panicked. As soon as they got the letter of persuasion, they immediately sent people out negotiation.

Li Yu didn't meet the Shengguo officials who were negotiating. He just sent a few ministers to negotiate with them. No matter what the conditions were, he couldn't say for sure.

Because it only takes six days for the Jiaguan camp to reach Shengjing.

In the next few days, Shengjing was very stable, and no major turmoil occurred.

Li Yu handed over the trivial matters of controlling Shengjing to General Wang.

(End of this chapter)