The Emperor is Above

Chapter 66: The Capital in Chaos
The Chinese people love to discuss political affairs, and this trend is particularly strong in the capital.

The most important reason is that the people in the capital are closest to the monarch and the ministers, and any decree issued is closely related to the fate of the people.

When the conflict occurred outside the east gate of the middle city, in addition to the retainers and merchant caravans who were about to enter the middle and upper cities, many local people also gathered around to watch the excitement.

As more and more soldiers from various armies joined the fight, the noise became louder and louder, and more and more people gathered to watch.

Originally, the melee outside the east gate of the central city involved only a few hundred soldiers, and the scope of the conflict was not too large. However, when the scale of the melee reached thousands of people, many timid Chinese people were frightened.

When the two captains Luqiu Mufeng and Ran You joined with five to six hundred soldiers each, all of whom were fully armed and armored, it suddenly turned into an armed conflict involving more than two thousand soldiers.

More than 2,000 people fought, including many ninth-rank sergeants, eighth-rank team leaders, and seventh-rank Sima officers. The fighting between these officers affected a wider area.

The noble retainers, merchant caravans, and countrymen who had been playing and joking around finally stopped watching the show and could no longer sit back and relax.

They were afraid that their convoys and goods would be hit or damaged by the fighting soldiers, so they rushed to safer places around.

However, there were too many carriages and people gathered in the area outside the city gate. The more anxious they were, the more congested it became, and for a while the order was in chaos.

"Hurry up and leave! The city guards are fighting with the Third Division!"

"Please, everyone, please make way for me. This truckload of goods is fragile!"

In addition to the shouting of the noble retainers and the merchant caravans, many of the countrymen were in chaos.

The shouts of men, the screams of women, and the cries of children all mixed together, causing chaos at the city gate, and this chaos then triggered panic, which quickly spread to the entire capital.

The day before yesterday, a wizard from the Ghost Witch Department summoned ghosts to attack the king's youngest son in the capital.

Although the bodies of the wizards and totem warriors of the Ghost Witch Tribe were hung on the Northern Palace yesterday, the atmosphere of martial law in the capital has not completely passed after all, and many Chinese people still feel uneasy in their hearts.

At this time, outside the main east gate of the central city, more than 2,000 soldiers in full armor suddenly engaged in a fierce battle. The two opposing sides were the city guards and the three divisions directly under the king.

This shocking news quickly spread to every corner of the central and lower cities, causing the tension in the hearts of the people to tighten again.

The capital city, which had just regained some prosperity, suddenly closed its doors in the streets and alleys. Some rogue and evil young men took the opportunity to rob. The screams of women and children could be heard from time to time in the streets.

There were also some frightened citizens and merchant caravans who thought that a more deadly coup had taken place in the capital. They packed up some of their valuables and rushed to the lower city gate, ready to flee the capital.

Not only was the lower city in chaos, but even the relatively independent middle and upper cities began to ring huge bronze bells to sound the alarm.

The ministers and nobles who were not aware of the situation mobilized their retainers and private armies to defend their homes, and were also ready to go out and quell the rebellion at any time upon receiving the king's order.

The guards guarding the upper city strictly controlled the city gates to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the chaos to break into the upper city. Many people could be vaguely seen standing on the city wall and looking down.

"cry--"

The Eagle Guards, riding on their mounts, also took off one after another from the two huge corner towers in the southeast and northeast of the central city.

Some were hovering over the central city, scouting out the cause of the fierce fighting outside the central city gate, while others were flying towards the periphery of the capital to see if there were any other enemy forces approaching.

"It's over, it's over!"

Tu Shigu, whose face was so swollen that his eyes were almost invisible, could not help but hang his head and say, "The capital is in such a mess. Forget about being promoted to a commoner. I'm afraid I'll be stripped of my title and exiled to the northern border." "Brother Shigu, I'm glad no one died!"

Qing Yi wanted to say something to comfort Tun Shigu, but when he opened his mouth he found that no words could comfort the other party. He could only comfort himself that even if he was exiled, other vassal states could rise again.

At this time, both the city guard captain Luqiu Mufeng and the left division captain Ran You felt a little regretful, but at this point in time, neither of them could completely separate the 2,000 soldiers in the melee.

"How did things come to this?"

Qing Yi couldn't help but look up and sigh, but his eyes widened in surprise, he saw four figures jumping down from the central city wall. It was a cliff more than 130 feet high.

Looking more closely, it turned out that these four people relied on their great strength to leverage on the rock protrusions on the cliff from time to time, or grabbed the bushes and vines between the rock crevices to quickly slide down. They were truly skilled and courageous.

The four agile figures quickly landed outside the central city gate and, without any hesitation, jumped into the melee between the city guards and the soldiers of the Third Division.

"what--"

"Ouch—"

"Captain, spare my life—"

These four men attacked together. No matter whether they were the city guards, the furious soldiers of the Third Division, or the unruly low-ranking officers, they all squatted down obediently after being beaten by any of them.

Four figures moved quickly among the more than 2,000 soldiers in the melee, like a hot knife cutting butter, or the scorching sun meeting the spring snow. Groups of red-eyed soldiers finally regained their sanity and stopped fighting.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the chaotic battle of more than 2,000 soldiers was completely under control.

Even Luqiu Mufeng and Ran You, who had been so arrogant just now, squatted on the ground obediently and dared not say a word under the gazes of the four people.

"A real man, really like this!" Qing Yi couldn't help but feel envious. Only truly powerful strength can be the capital to make a living.

"I guess the king and several high ministers were alarmed, so they sent out four captains to suppress it so quickly!"

Gongsun Wu endured the pain from his chest injury and explained to Qing Yi,

"These four people are Bai Ze, the commander of the rear camp of the Central Division, Lü Qiu Junming, the commander of the vanguard of the Right Division, Zhu Cheng, the commander of the personal guard camp of the Left Division, and Qiu Yuan, the commander of the city guard army. They are all at the fourth level.

The Right Division Commandant Luqiu Junming is the uncle of the City Guard Captain Luqiu Mufeng. If he shows up now, the Right Division will probably stand on the side of the City Guard. It all depends on the attitudes of the Left Division Commandant and the Central Division Commandant."

Hearing this, Qing Yi couldn't help but frowned and whispered: "Just now, the soldiers of the right division helped the left and middle divisions to fight the city guards.

This shows that the Right Division is also divided. Even Luqiu Junming can't force himself to represent the Right Division, right? I think with so many soldiers from the Third Division and the City Guard involved, there will probably be some wrangling."

Qing Yi whispered as he secretly looked at the four captains.

At this time, the outside of the central city gate went from noisy to extremely quiet in an instant. Under the sharp gazes of several powerful and highly skilled captains, all the soldiers present became like good children.

Even the most unruly and combative thorns in the army now seem like well-behaved cats, or shivering quails, which is more in line with their image at the moment.

(End of this chapter)