From the pure blood dragon clan, I started to become a human being

Chapter 931: Changing the Court Again
April 7, the fourth year of Qianyuan.

The Wu and Yue armies captured local garrisons and rebels along the way, and brought 200,000 people to the outskirts of the capital.

The leader of the Demon Cult has now become the top general under Emperor Wu, and the influence of the Demon Cult has penetrated into every aspect.

At the same time, many aristocratic families saw the opportunity and stepped forward to give strong support. After all, Emperor Wu was also of royal blood, and his inheritance of the throne was in order.

At noon on April 7, the first round of siege began.

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The eastern city wall.

Huge flints came from the sky and smashed into the city, destroying a large number of buildings. One of them grazed the top of the city wall and fell down, turning more than 200 auxiliary soldiers who were transporting defense equipment into meat paste and human torches, causing heavy casualties.

The 40,000 West Camp of the capital guarded the east city wall to resist the main force of the enemy. Yu Shan stood at the forefront of the defense with a giant sword in his hand. He was a second-grade junior master, capable of defending two or three battlements alone.

The Wu and Yue armies attacked the city in a coordinated manner, and with the help of eighteen siege towers, they advanced step by step. With the help of the aristocratic families, these siege weapons were quickly produced and put into the battlefield.

In front of the attic of the east city wall, Wang Yiran, the only one standing shoulder to shoulder with Li Yang and a man of a different surname, was sitting alone. Seeing the siege cloud tower approaching, he stood up and fired a shot. A stream of violent energy flowed continuously, and formed a visible tornado, which completely destroyed one of the cloud towers from top to bottom.

Like fruits being crushed, hundreds of soldiers were crushed and exploded, splattering countless broken arms and limbs and bright red blood.

The second cloud tower retreated as if out.

Just as the third cloud tower was about to be smashed, a figure flew high up from the siege formation and rushed straight towards General Yu Shan.

The King of Ji in mid-air immediately gave up the chance to score, twisted his body and landed on the ground, exchanging moves with the leader of the demon cult.

Anyone who practices martial arts knows how important it is for a martial artist to have a smooth flow of qi.

This time, in a rush to meet the enemy, the number one in the world and the number five in the world were actually evenly matched.

Both sides retreated, Yu Shan looked guilty and fought even harder.

At night, the siege came to a temporary halt.

Seven thousand of our own men were killed in the battle, and the enemy forces of Wu and Yue would be even more.

But those cult members were like crazy, staring at the officers defending the city and killing them, as if they wanted to undermine their morale. And because most of the cult members were wearing golden armor, the actual casualties were very small.

As a last resort, Jiang Yuan, as the commander-in-chief, began to use the cavalry he brought with him as grassroots officers in order to ensure the ability to dispatch the army. Moreover, because of the battle in Northern Han and the first day of defending the city, these 8,000 people had all been transformed into the sixth-rank Humiliation Army.

When they exchanged moves during the day, the Demon Cult leader secretly handed over the luck of the purple gold eyes and the filthy death energy to the original body.

The second day arrived and the siege continued in the early morning.

This time, the leader of the Demon Cult took the initiative and cut open the east gate at the cost of breaking the iron knife in his hand, but he himself was seriously injured by the King of Ji.

The city gates were opened and the armies of Wu and Yue gathered together.

A total of 15,000 elite private soldiers from various families formed a formation at the gate. Three thousand Praefectus Guards, led by three Vajra Realm leaders, were at the forefront. In addition, there were two to three thousand martial arts experts.

The Wuyue side sent the Wu emperor's wife's family and maternal family's direct forces to charge in the front.

By noon, both sides had suffered over 10,000 casualties.

The Praefectus Imperial Guard was destroyed and the commander of the West Camp, Yu Shan, was killed in battle.

Qi Jiajie, a famous swordsman in the capital, used the Profound Finger Realm to deliver a sword like the Land Sword Immortal, but it was shattered by the Demon Cult leader in an instant.

The fierce battle lasted until the evening, and the private soldiers of each family were killed, while on the Wuyue side, only one tenth of the original loyal forces of the Wu emperor remained.

The Emperor of Wu stood up and promised that as long as the defenders surrendered, he would never harm any of the people in the city. The purpose of this military campaign was to clear out the court and eliminate the treacherous officials, not to rebel against the emperor.

Han Shengxuan showed up and delivered the emperor's oral order, asking the Emperor of Wu to swear in the name of Zhaojiang outside the city. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xu Xiao, who was not yet the King of Northern Liang, started the Battle of Xileibi with the Great Chu. The two sides were deadlocked for several years, so that a strange atmosphere began to spread in the court, and rumors spread that General Xu Xiao was going to rebel and divide the river with the Great Chu.

As a result, more than a dozen of Xu Xiao's former subordinates who had retired from the army and taken up high-ranking positions jumped into the river at the risk of their lives to prove to the old emperor that the general had no intention of rebelling. From then on, the Zhaojiang Oath became an absolute political alliance, and anyone who violated it would be despised by the world and would be infamous for eternity.

The Emperor of Wu agreed, and the new Emperor ordered the King of Ji to give up resistance.

After the oath, 150,000 troops entered the city.

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That night, the imperial capital was engulfed in war.

Burning, killing and looting continued.

Every member of the Demon Cult wore golden armor and held a booklet with a list of loyal officials, naming and killing them.

Without their own soldiers to protect them, the powerful families were completely powerless to resist, and the general committed suicide in front of the palace gate.

By dawn, the capital of Tai'an had changed hands.

A total of 60 million taels of silver were looted, while the total tax revenue of the court last year was only 8 million taels.

Now, the Wu and Yue army has incorporated the city defense troops, and the 230,000-strong army has firmly controlled the situation.

Overnight, corpses were everywhere. After the disruption and reorganization, the Evil Army completely occupied the grassroots and middle-level officer positions. After all, most of the soldiers did not have the qualifications to practice martial arts and were no match for the sixth-rank warriors.

At dawn, the leader of the Demon Cult attacked the imperial city.

The stubborn ones were all dead, and the remaining civil and military officials were trying to persuade them to surrender.

Emperor Wu allowed the new emperor Zhao Kai to abdicate and demoted him to a commoner. He was imprisoned with Han Shengxuan in a small courtyard in the imperial city, where he spent the rest of his life. Due to several twists and turns, the young eunuch's realm fell to the level of celestial phenomena and he was powerless to save himself.

The abdication ceremony began immediately, and Emperor Wu inherited the throne by the will of Heaven.

The leader of the Demon Cult was named the Great Pillar of the State and was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, in charge of all military affairs of the world.

Prince Jiang Yuan of Ji took office as the Prime Minister, in charge of all government affairs. Before taking office, he demanded that the emperor must guarantee Zhao Kai's life safety, otherwise he would fight to the death for the orthodoxy.

For a time, the loyalty of King Ji was evident to all, and he became the leader of all the heroes and loyal people in the world.

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On April 10th, the emperor convened a grand court meeting.

Jiang Yuan and the leader of the Demon Cult walked up to the hall side by side. They walked to one side when entering the door. When they picked up the jade sceptre that symbolized etiquette, the clerk of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of distributing it quietly handed them a handkerchief.

On the front were densely packed names, all written in blood, and on the back were a few short lines of text.

"We have a plan that can restore the country to light."

"Three thousand elite troops have been assembled, and they all obey the orders of King Ji."

"Rush into the palace and kill the false emperor, and the Zhao family will rise."

Jiang Yuan nodded secretly. Human hearts are indeed unpredictable. There are still so many parasites left.

When all the ministers went to the palace, the number of noble ladies was half as many as during the previous emperor's time. Over the past few days, the rebels had burned, killed, looted, and trampled the bones of ministers on the streets. There were no less than ten second-rank ministers whose families had been exterminated.

Behind a layer of pearl curtain, the emperor was wearing a golden robe and his face was extremely dull. If a Taoist master touched his body, he would be shocked to find that this emperor had already lost his soul.

"The two states of Jixiong, the three states of Jingji, the two states of Wuyue, the three states of Liangliao, and the north of the Yangtze River, most of them belong to the court. Allow me to slowly restore the old mountains and rivers. Lord Jiang, please give me an order to let General Gu go north."

(End of this chapter)