Jiuxi

Chapter 427 Chapter 425 [Walking on the Waves]

Duancheng Hall, back hall.

The palace people came in and out carrying water basins, and everyone had a heavy look on their face.

In the basin was blood after cleaning the eldest prince's wounds.

Several imperial doctors gathered around the couch, focusing on treating the eldest prince's injuries.

In a battle outside the palace, the eldest prince single-handedly killed seven masters sent by Wang Yan and more than forty rebels. He was seriously injured, with eleven stab wounds, especially the one in the lower abdomen that was very serious. There were also some internal injuries that could not be identified in a short time.

The hall was brightly lit with candles, and the atmosphere was almost stagnant.

Empress Xu, supported by several female officials, looked at the eldest prince with his eyes closed on the couch, her eyes filled with tears.

Because she almost died in childbirth when she gave birth to him, and because the eldest prince was far less likable than the third prince, Queen Xu indeed favored the third prince more, and at the same time she was unable to get close to the eldest prince.

However, this is her biological son after all, how could she be willing to see this scene.

Li Duan quietly looked at his eldest son who was being rescued by the imperial doctors, with more pity in his eyes than before.

Li Duan looked intently at his eldest son who had suddenly passed away. The severe pain in his heart tore through his internal organs, almost making him unable to stand.

He smiled sadly, knowing that his time was coming, and said slowly: "My son is indeed very stupid, and it has cost my father a lot of trouble. I am unfilial..."

Li Duan said each name one by one, his eyes were cold and serious, and he said every word: "Let's do it."

Arriving under the long corridor, the shouts of death from the north were clearly visible, and the moonlight was cold and chilling.

Queen Xu's heartbreaking cries rang out in the palace, and everyone in the palace sobbed softly.

The eldest prince looked at his extremely respected father and said with difficulty: "My son... I have embarrassed you."

"Take care of the queen."

Li Duan looked into his eyes, shook his head and said, "No, what you did tonight makes me very proud."

He raised his trembling hand and stroked the eldest prince's cheek, but he would never wake up again.

Li Duan still stood where he was, and the master guards behind him who were responsible for protecting him were all silent.

The eldest prince was stunned, and after a long time, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye.

About a moment after burning the incense, Gui Qiuliang, the perspiring official of the imperial hospital, came to the emperor. He saluted in panic and said: "Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crime. Please punish me."

At this time, the sound of killing in the north of the palace was loud, and the smell of blood in the palace filled their nostrils, but the palace people were still able to maintain their composure, because the emperor stood upright not far away, without any panic.

These fireworks are extremely bright, especially in this late night, and can be clearly seen twenty or thirty miles away.

"The minister obeys the order!"

His eyes were closed.

Li Duan closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, his eyes were filled with blood.

Li Duan looked at the bright moon in the night and said slowly: "What's the situation outside?"

"Father."

Qin Zheng responded loudly, then stood up and left quickly.

Qin Zheng replied: "Wang Yan led two Beijing troops to the outside of the palace. Guo Congyi led the two troops to stop Liu Shouguang in the north city. At the same time, the Guowei army under the command of Xiaoyong Camp entered the city from the north gate and was intercepting Liu Shouguang's attack. Way back. On the palace side, the rebels are intimidated by His Highness Prince Chen’s momentum and will not be able to pose a threat to the Imperial Army in a short period of time.”

The voice became lower and lower until it was silent.

Regardless of her appearance, Queen Xu threw herself next to the eldest prince and kept shouting his name.

No matter what, mother and son are connected by blood after all.

Guiqiu sighed in conscience and said cautiously: "His Royal Highness is too seriously injured, and his body is even more exhausted..."

The eldest prince lying on the couch suddenly made a weak sound.

He couldn't say the next words.

At this moment, looking at his dying eldest son, this extremely tenacious emperor felt strong self-blame in his heart.

When the third prince expressed his intention to compete for the heir apparent to her, she had clearly told him that she must not harm her eldest brother.

Li Duan immediately walked closer, looked at the eldest prince's pale face, and said in a slow tone: "I am here."

"Guo Congyi, Wang Yan, Hu Hai..."

"Your Majesty!"

Li Duan took another step forward and said slowly: "You are my son. Don't think wildly. Take good care of yourself. I will still have many things for you to do in the future."

Li Duan looked into the eyes of the imperial court official and said slowly: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Behind the emperor, Empress Xu burst into tears when she heard this brief reply, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty!"

These were the last words he left to everyone in the palace tonight. Without waiting for the palace people to respond, he turned around and walked out of the palace.

Qin Zheng came in a hurry. Hearing the cries coming from the hall, the Sutra Weaver Tiju's face changed drastically. He immediately knelt down and said sadly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The eldest prince's eyes showed a strong trace of nostalgia, but it turned into a look of relief. He said: "Father, emperor, and mother, I hope to be your son in the next life. My son is unfilial and can no longer fulfill his filial piety..."

Li Duan was slightly startled, then looked at his eldest son on the couch again.

A moment later, three fireworks were seen rising from the northwest corner of the palace, rising straight into the sky, lighting up half of the capital at night!

The rebels north of the palace all looked up. Although they did not understand the purpose of these fireworks, everyone felt a strong uneasiness in their hearts.

The two Beijing troops not far from the palace had also seen it. Wang Yan's expression changed slightly, and soon turned calm. He said to the generals around him: "The emperor is at the end of his rope, but no one will come to save him tonight, so he will speed up immediately. We must capture the palace before dawn!”

"Follow the order!"

All the generals responded in unison.

At this time, Wang Yan no longer bothered to cover up, because he had just received a shocking news. The eldest prince had a violent attack during the siege of twelve masters, and he unexpectedly managed to break out of his way. Not only was he successfully rescued by the imperial army When he returned, he was exposed on the spot for his crime of crocheting. As a result, he had no room for maneuver and could only go all the way to the dark side.

Thinking of this, Wang Yan became angry and tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand. There was only one thought in his mind that he would never give up.

Little did he know that when these fireworks rose into the night sky, there was movement on the east and west sides of the capital at the same time.

……

In the northern suburbs of Kyoto, the brave camp.

Hu Hai, the Marquis of Chongshan, sat leisurely on his handsome seat, with several plates of meat and a large bowl of rice placed in front of him.

He seems to be in a good mood and has a better appetite, and he can still enjoy a good meal late at night.

"Your Majesty, I know very well in my heart that you only believe in Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun's gang. Even the young boy they brought out, Lu Chen, can be regarded as a ham. As for me, they are nothing more than objects that will be discarded like worn-out shoes after use. . If you could say a few words to the old minister, how could the old minister stand on their side? If you were willing to take some silver from the inner treasury to reward me, how could the old minister not die for the king? Will you regret it if you see the rebellion in the city tonight?"

Hu Hai was talking to himself while eating meat, his expression was extremely leisurely.

Before the last bite of rice was swallowed, suddenly the leader of the soldiers rushed into the festival hall rashly and said hurriedly: "Commander, the sentry cavalry reported that there is a cavalry force approaching quickly from the north, and the number is too large to be counted!"

Hu Hai almost choked on his mouthful of rice, and shouted with a red face: "Cavalry? Where did the cavalry come from?"

The leader of the soldiers said in panic: "It's the cavalry! Judging from the situation, it must be going to the capital. Please make a decision soon!"

As Hu Hai's most trusted person, he naturally knew what happened in the capital tonight, and also knew the role played by his own prince in this matter.

Hu Hai's mind was spinning, he clenched his hands into fists, and said silently: "Cavalry...cavalry..."

After all, he had a lot of experience in military life, so he quickly noticed something was wrong, and a name suddenly popped into his mind.

"Jingzhou Feiyu Camp!"

Hu Hai gritted his teeth and muttered, then looked at the leader of the soldiers fiercely and ordered: "Summon the Changwei Army immediately and set up a blocking formation on the official road to the west. This cavalry must not be allowed to pass!"

"Follow the order!"

The leader of the soldiers responded immediately.

The trumpet sounded soon, and the soldiers quickly ran out of the camp and lined up out of the camp as ordered.

It has to be said that Hu Hai's reaction was quick enough. His Changwei Army had just formed their formation when the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded from the north.

Under the soft moonlight, Hu Hai looked forward and saw a mass of black cavalry that could not even be seen.

"How come there are so many cavalry in Feiyu Camp?"

Hu Hai whispered to himself, and the doubts in his heart became more and more intense, but he still shouted decisively: "Fire the arrow!"

The distance between the cavalry and the cavalry was still quite far. The reason why Hu Hai ordered to fire arrows was obviously just to force the enemy to stop.

Arrows rained from the sky!

However, the cavalry on the opposite side did not seem to notice these warning arrows at all. Not only did they not immediately rein in their reins and slow down, but they showed signs of further accelerating their charge.

The officers and soldiers of the Changwei Army looked at each other in confusion. Upon seeing this, Hu Hai used his inner strength and shouted angrily.

His powerful inner energy carried his voice throughout the wilderness.

"I am Hu Hai, the Marquis of Chongshan, and the marching commander of the brave camp of the Beijing army. I am responsible for guarding the capital! My troops broke into forbidden areas late at night. This is an act of treason and rebellion. Stop and dismount immediately and accept surrender. Otherwise, it will be punished as a serious crime of treason!"

The cavalry still did not stop.

Ordinary people simply cannot imagine the terrifying impact of dozens of tall horses charging towards them side by side.

In the eyes of Chang Weijun, this is a torrent that is getting closer and closer, capable of destroying everything in the world!

Hu Hai knew something was wrong and roared: "Meet the enemy!"

The spear formation in front of the formation was quickly raised.

Huge waves are rolling in, trying to crush everything into powder.

At this moment, Hu Hai and Sergeant Chang Wei finally saw clearly the coming flag.

There is a large flag on the left, with the word "Feiyu" faintly visible on it.

There is a large flag on the right, with the word "Seven Stars" faintly visible on it.

On the big flag in the middle, there is only the word "Lu" with an iron hook and a silver hook!

Lu Chen raised his spear and said solemnly: "Kill!"

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi and Li Bingxue shouted in unison: "Kill!"

Countless Feiyu Camp soldiers and Seven Star Army elites burst out a word from their chests.

"kill!"

In front of this torrent, Changwei's hastily arrayed troops were like a vulnerable piece of tofu.

It breaks when touched and collapses when pushed.

Even Chongshan Hou Hu Hai, who boasted in front of the emperor that he could shoot a three-stone hard bow, was first knocked off his horse by Lu Chen with a shot, and then Lin Xi took advantage of the situation and swung his sword one after another, and he became a prisoner of the soldiers of the Seven Star Army.

Facing these elite border troops who had fought head-on with Jingjun's cavalry, Changwei's army was unable to form resistance at all, and quickly broke up and fled in all directions.

The cavalry did not pursue these broken troops. They closely followed the flag in front and rushed towards the capital in the south.

In the night, Lu Chen's eyes were as bright as stars.

He looked at the fireworks that suddenly rose in the night to the south, and a fire burned in his chest at the same time.

Only half an hour passed, and the north gate of the capital city was already in front of us!
The cavalry is like a tide, riding the waves in!

(End of this chapter)