My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 654 The Thief Emperor
Who is Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang?
He was from Wugouli, Dangshan County, Songzhou. He had been unproductive since childhood, which displeased his family. Later, he gathered a group of people and roamed the mountains and forests, regarding himself as a hero. However, he was actually called the Dangshan Bandit by the local people in Dangshan County.

He has a bad temper and is lustful. He does not care about meat or vegetables and often does things that are beyond ethics.

However, such a person was able to judge the situation and transformed from a mere thief into a leader of an army of rebels, then became an official, and later replaced the Tang Dynasty step by step, established Daliang, and made Kaifeng the capital.

From the outside, it seems that this is a man who started out as a thief and worked his way up to the throne of emperor step by step.

If you delve into the details, it is not difficult to find that Zhu Wen was very good at playing both sides in the early days. But in Su Chen's world with secret techniques, it might be different.

"Since Taizu of Later Liang has spoken at this time, he must have something to rely on."

Su Chen thought for a while, and nodded to Li Tiangang while Zhu Wen was eager to "choose me".

Taoist Li has served here for many years and of course understands the meaning of the emperor's nod.

Without saying much, he took out another stick of agarwood, lit it and handed it to Su Chen.

"The ancestors of the Chinese nation are above you!"

Amid the metallic friction of the blades of Su Chen's armor, he raised his arms, held the agarwood with wisps of green smoke, and bowed three times to the spirit tablets on the altar.

"Today, the descendants of China are in trouble again and need the help of our ancestors."

After saying this, he inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner, took a step back, and knelt on the mat. Zhu Wen's spirit tablet jumped up and down, asking Li Tiangang to help put it back on the altar, and then he calmly enjoyed the influence of the incense.

Here, Su Chen closed his eyes, and three black mists suddenly appeared in his mind.

However, before the election, Su Chen had quietly activated one of the secret techniques of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu: the emperor's luck.

As your heart thinks.

Three balls of black mist shook, two retreated and one remained, and only one ball was left which dissolved in Su Chen's mind. In an instant, a rough laugh was heard in his ears.

In front of the altar, there was a sturdy and dark old man wearing a purple round-necked, wide-sleeved robe. He had his hands on his thick waist and a bulging belly. He was laughing with his mouth open, and the thick white tiger beard on his face was shaking slightly.

It was Zhu Wen, the founder of Later Liang who had just been unlocked.

He smiled for a moment, and then saw the emperors around him looking at him, especially Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, Li Zhi, and Li Longji, who were watching him covetously. Naturally, they had long known that Zhu Wen would end the Tang Dynasty.

Even though Wu Zetian changed dynasties, she was still the daughter-in-law of two generations of the Li Tang royal family, right? Naturally, she didn't like Zhu Wen either.

"It's all there."

Zhu Wen smiled awkwardly. Although he could move around after being unlocked, he could not withstand the large number of Li Tang troops.

He quickly leaned over to Su Chen's ear and whispered, "Wait a minute, you will use my secret technique to defeat that barbarian."

Su Chen closed his eyes and focused his attention on the secret technique that Zhu Wen mentioned. A piece of information quickly flashed through his mind.

——Steal the country.

The spirit of a great thief begins from humble beginnings and grows into an invincible force, seizing the kingdom from the emperor, stealing the spirits of mountains, rivers and land, putting on a scaly robe and transforming into a dragon in the sky.

"This secret technique..."

It is indeed suitable for those who rebel, but I wonder if the effect will be reduced a lot when used on Lancelot's secret technique.

"Changsheng, give it a try!"

Zhao Kuangyin interrupted Su Chen's thoughts. Su Chen came to his senses, then stood up and walked to the carriage outside. He looked at the two towering siege towers in the distance and slowly spread out his hands.

The agarwood in the incense burner emitted wisps of green smoke that suddenly swayed and floated away.

Su Chen opened his eyes again and his palms gradually clenched.

The moment his eyes locked onto the two siege towers, he suddenly felt that the two giant towers formed a connection with the other side of the city wall, even covering the battlefield where the fighting was taking place on the city wall.

Su Chen felt like he had averaged out his strong attack with the opponent's weak attack, making the attacks evenly matched. "Then give it a try!"

The next moment Su Chen clenched his fists.

Zhu Wen, the founding emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, turned into a shadow and stood behind Su Chen in the carriage, opening his arms and grabbing the distant city wall.

As if fighting or competing with something, Zhu Wen's shadow kept grabbing hard, in a scene that only the emperors and Su Chen could see.

Streams of aura gathered into thousands of threads and quickly gathered towards this side along Zhu Wen's grasp, or Su Chen's grasp.

At this moment, Lancelot on the city wall was shocked, and an incredible expression appeared in his eyes.

"How is it possible... There is someone in the Seris army who can tear apart my secret technique!"

The invisible scales tilted again.

"Uh!"

Lancelot gritted his teeth, turned the knight's sword named Justice in his hand, and thrust the sword blade fiercely into the wall bricks to stabilize the shaken situation.

He could feel that the power of the secret technique he was using was fading. Once it was broken, the Sakprut Empire would once again be at a disadvantage.

The siege tower on the opposite side will be against the city wall.

"Come back!"

He gritted his teeth and let out a low roar. The hand holding the hilt of the sword began to tremble at this moment, and then his arms, shoulders, and even his entire body were shaking as he struggled for the balance with the opponent.

The personal guard beside him didn't know what was going on and wanted to come over to help. However, before his fingers touched Lancelot's shoulder, the personal guard was bounced away by an invisible force and hit heavily on the parapet behind him.

"Don't come over here!"

Lancelot opened his eyes wide, and bloodshot veins extended little by little, gradually covering his pupils.

"Knight Commander, His Majesty's Royal Guards!"

At this time, near the inner wall stairs, there were soldiers shouting, and then more soldiers shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty's Royal Guards are out!"

"Open the city gate!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

Amid the waves of fighting, the excited shouts finally reached Lancelot's ears, and his tense face was slightly stunned.

He wanted to stop the cavalry from leaving the city, but he had no hands free at the moment. Once he let go, he would never have the chance to use the secret art of "justice" to balance the battlefield.

A series of rapid horse hoofbeats formed a roar as they passed through the city gate below. Lancelot gritted his teeth and growled to the guards beside him: "Don't open the city gate, don't let them out!"

A guard tumbled and crawled to the battlement near the city wall, and shouted at the cavalrymen running below: "The Knight Commander has ordered that the city gates not be opened. The cavalrymen cannot leave!"

However, his voice was drowned out by the roar of the cavalry and the shouts of the soldiers guarding the city gates on the city walls.

However, the young general in the lead seemed to have heard the sound, and he just looked up at the city wall.

Then, he lowered his eyes and raised the rapier at his waist: "Open the city gate!"

With a determined light in his eyes, he stretched out a hand and stroked the white warhorse's head, saying softly: "Follow the glory of King Arthur, follow his guidance..."

The voice muttered to himself, and with a heavy creaking sound, the soldiers guarding the city gate turned the turntable, and the huge city gate slowly opened.

The next moment, horse hooves stepped out of the city gate!

(End of this chapter)