Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 7 Shocking changes in the palace
When Han Tong, Zhang Yong and other 20 young men heard this, they immediately attacked Zhao Kuangyin from all directions.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was at the core, suddenly felt murderous aura surrounding him. Han Tong and others were extremely ruthless, attacking the vital parts of his body with all their moves.

Zhao Kuangyin immediately reacted instinctively and showed off his true skills that he had experienced in life and death for decades. His body was as agile as a god, and he retreated and dodged like a fox among the people, never being surrounded by them.

Most of his energy was focused on Han Tong, and only a small part of his energy was used to deal with the crazy attack of twenty teenagers.

Many young people tried their best to attack Zhao Kuangyin, but they were all easily knocked away by Zhao Kuangyin's fists or kicks.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin was hesitant and did not think that Chai Zongxun wanted to kill him at this moment. He only thought that these young men were afraid of Chai Zongxun's strict orders and were afraid of failing in the competition and being imprisoned, so they fought to the death.

Chai Zongxun sat on the throne and watched the duel in the palace attentively. After more than a moment, because Zhao Kuangyin had not killed him, the space for movement had gradually been squeezed by 20 young men such as Han Tong and Zhang Yong.

Although the twenty young men still couldn't get close to Zhao Kuangyin, Han Tong's martial arts skills were not far behind Zhao Kuangyin. After this fight, he finally saw the opportunity to attack Zhao Kuangyin.

Han Tong didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately took out the short knife hidden in his sleeve with his right hand, and attacked Zhao Kuangyin's vital points with one move after another.

Zhao Kuangyin immediately noticed the cold light of the short sword in Han Tong's hand and was shocked. He quickly dodged and cursed Han Tong:
"Han Tong, how dare you carry weapons in front of His Majesty! This is a capital offense!"

Han Tong kept a stern face and said nothing. He did not care whether he was injured or not, and his attack was completely to kill each other.

For the first time, Zhao Kuangyin felt dangerous alert in his heart, and saving his life was the first priority. He looked for an opportunity to take out a dagger from his cowhide boots, hoping to break out of the siege of Han Tong and others as soon as possible and escape from the martial arts hall.

However, Han Tong was also a veteran of the Zhou army who had fought hundreds of battles, and his martial arts skills were astonishing. With twenty young men stalking him, it was not easy for Zhao Kuangyin to break out of the siege.
At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was no longer merciless, and all his moves were aimed at killing. More than ten young men had been killed or seriously injured on the ground in just one move.

After dozens of moves, Zhao Kuangyin saw Han Tong's eyes were red and he was stabbing his chest with the knife, regardless of the wounds on his body. Zhao Kuangyin had a thought in his mind and rushed out to the right, swinging his sword towards Han Tong. His right arm was chopped off by lightning.

Han Tong thought of Emperor Chai Zongxun's instructions just now, gritted his teeth, and without retracting his arm to dodge, with a twist of his wrist, the short knife had stabbed Zhao Kuangyin's side, breaking through his soft armor and piercing his flesh by an inch.

Almost at the same time, Han Tong screamed miserably. Zhao Kuangyin's dagger had struck the crook of Han Tong's right arm, blood spattered, and almost the entire arm and armor were cut off, leaving only a bit of skin and flesh connected.

In the midst of lightning and flint, Zhang Yong took advantage of the moment when Zhao Kuangyin was injured by the knife and was paralyzed. He jumped up and stabbed Zhao Kuangyin in the back with a short knife!

Zhao Kuangyin felt the strength behind him and was so anxious that he couldn't pull out the dagger that had cut into Han Tong's right arm to resist Zhang Yong's attack, so he had to let go of the dagger and jump to the side to dodge.

He had forgotten that Han Tong's almost severed right hand was still tightly gripping the short knife pierced into his side. This slight difference affected his speed and dodge distance.

When Zhao Kuangyin screamed in his heart, Zhang Yong had already thrust the knife into Zhao Kuangyin's right back.

Zhao Kuangyin yelled and kicked backwards with lightning, hitting Zhang Yong in the chest. With a loud "bang" sound, Zhang Yong vomited blood and was thrown backwards.

Zhao Kuangyin reached out and pulled out the two daggers inserted into his sides and back one by one. He raised his left foot and kicked away Han Tong who fainted from the pain. He clenched his fists with both hands and turned around and strode towards the man sitting on the throne. Chai Zongxun walked away.

"You are such a dog emperor! I am so loyal to you in vain, you actually want to kill me today!
Today I will send you on your way to see the late Emperor! "

In his rage, Zhao Kuangyin no longer cared about the fact that he had not yet fully controlled the Imperial Zhou Army and the Returned Army. At this moment, he just wanted to kill Chai Zongxun immediately and usurp the throne in advance. Chai Zongxun stood up from the throne in shock, anxious in his heart:
"The poison in Zhao Kuangyin's body has not yet taken effect? ​​Could it be that Tang Qi was unreliable and made a fake poison? Or maybe even he has taken refuge in Zhao Kuangyin!"

Ten young eunuchs holding swords immediately appeared behind the screen, standing in front of Chai Zongxun with nervous expressions.

Chai Zongxun was afraid that Zhao Kuangyin would easily see through his plan to get rid of him if he mobilized the imperial army to ambush the palace, so for the past ten days, through Tang Qi, he carefully selected ten eunuchs who were agile and knowledgeable in martial arts to protect him.

Zhao Kuangyin was furious, pointed his halberd at Chai Zongxun and said:

"Emperor Dog, do you think you can stop this general's iron fist with just ten eunuchs?!"

Chai Zongxun's heart suddenly changed, he put life and death aside, and shouted:

"Zhao Kuangyin, do you dare to call yourself a loyal minister?!
My father brought you down from a humble position, and before his death, he promoted you to the rank of inspector in front of the palace and entrusted you with important responsibilities!
But what about you? Winning over the hearts and minds of our imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming "ten brothers in the Righteous Society", and conspiring with your brother Zhao Kuangyi and counselor Zhao Pu to seize power and usurp the throne. Is this how you repay your father's great kindness? !
You came to see me, but there was a sharp weapon hidden beside you. What if you didn't want to rebel? ! "

Zhao Kuangyin did not expect that Chai Zongxun, a seven-year-old child, could speak so clearly. From Chai Zongxun's words, he couldn't help but think of Zhou Shizong's trust in him and his heavy responsibility when he was alive.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed and said:
"The late Emperor did treat me well, and I will never forget him.

If the late emperor is still alive, I would like to serve as a general forever, fight in the south and the north, and unify the world.

But now that the late emperor has passed away, Guo Zongxun, you are only a seven-year-old child. In this time of great chaos, you are surrounded by powerful enemies, including the Northern Han and Khitan strongholds in the north, the Southern Tang in the south, and the Hou Shu in the west.

This general cannot bear the destruction of our great Zhou Dynasty in the hands of a child like you!

Guo Zongxun, as long as you agree to meditate immediately, I will not kill you today. I will support you for the rest of your life! "

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but feel a little unbearable when he thought about Zhou Shizong Chai Rong's kindness to him. Then he thought that if he killed Chai Zongxun now, but his layout had not been completed yet, and his qualifications and reputation were insufficient, he would probably cause a great chaos in the Zhou Dynasty.

The country is likely to fall into war and strife again, so it would be safer to let Chai Zongxun pass the imperial edict to himself.

Zhao Kuangyin took a step forward and attacked Chai Zongxun, wanting to hold him hostage first. As soon as he took two steps, his majestic body swayed slightly.

Chai Zongxun, who was extremely nervous, was overjoyed when he saw it. He immediately ran behind the screen and shouted into the hall:

"Zhao Kuangyin has been stabbed by Han Tong and Zhang Yong with poisonous knives, and is about to die from the poison! Dear friends, hurry up and catch him!

I will never forget your contribution, glory and wealth are right in front of you! "

The six young martial arts practitioners who were still able to move in the martial arts hall at this time and who were lightly injured rushed towards Zhao Kuangyin with all their strength. They fought with ten eunuchs to fight Zhao Kuangyin.

(End of this chapter)