The palace occupies a small half of the southeastern part of Xiangyang City, with high walls, deep trenches, and tight barriers.
If we attack by force, it is no different from attacking a city.
But no one expected that Cao Bin would rush over while King Xiangyang was out.
The reason was actually quite sufficient, as if he really wanted to protect the Xiangyang Palace.
The guards of the Xiangyang Palace were hesitant for a moment.
They hesitated, but Cao Bin would not. With the cooperation of Qiong Ying, he led people directly into the gate of Xiangyang Palace, without giving them any time to think.
Mr. Shen was slapped to the ground by Cao Bin. He was about to get up and shout, but was seen by Yang Zhi who was following Cao Bin.
Without any hesitation, he chopped off his head with a knife and said with a "poof":
"How dare you threaten my uncle? Just die."
Cao Bin didn't stop at all and went straight to Chongxiao Tower.
Lin Chong behind him had already begun to lead people to disarm the palace guards.
At this point, there was no need to shrink back, so everyone showed their murderous intent without any hesitation.
"Uncle Cao, this is the only way to the backyard..."
Qiongying pointed at the slender corridor in front of her and said.
However, at this time, the tops of the walls on the left and right sides of the corridor were already full of guards. Prince Palace Chief Shi stuck his head out and said:
"Cao Bin, how dare you attack the palace while the prince is out, do you want to rebel?"
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"I think you misunderstood. I heard that a group of Jianghu people wanted to attack the palace, and they came to protect the palace."
"Why don't you quickly step back and make way for me to see the princess? I, the son-in-law, have not seen the princess yet."
Qiongying held the Green Dragon Halberd and said, "Why don't you get out of the way quickly?"
Prince Palace Chief Shi made a sound and said:
"She is just a humble maidservant, a plaything kept by the prince. What qualifications does she have to call herself the prince's son?"
"Do you think the prince will have nothing to do with you when he is out? The princess is here, why don't you step back!"
As he spoke, he helped out a gorgeous woman with a head full of pearls.
Although Qiongying had a grudge against the King of Xiangyang, her face turned very ugly when she heard this.
The princess looked worried and said: "Qiongying, what are you doing? Do you really want to attack the palace?"
Seeing Cao Bin looking at her, Qiongying hesitated for a moment and had to say:
"Princess, there is indeed a group of people from the world who want to attack the palace. Qiong Ying specially invited Uncle Zhongjing to protect the palace."
Prince Palace Chief Shi couldn't help but said angrily: "Princess, don't believe them, Cao Bin is not one of ours..."
Seeing that he kept talking, Cao Bin took a stiff bow and shot at him.
The palace chief, Shi, was about to dodge, but was hit by an arrow in the throat. He fell to the ground and died instantly.
The princess suddenly turned pale with fright, screamed, and almost fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the other guards also ran down the wall one after another, not daring to reveal their bodies.
From a distance of more than a hundred steps, one shot hit the target, frightening them greatly.
Even Lu Zhishen and Wu Song looked at Cao Bin in surprise. They thought he was just a powerful subordinate, but they didn't expect that he had such a unique skill.
Cao Bin shouted:
"Princess, ask the palace guards to get out of the way, otherwise Cao will order the soldiers to attack."
"When the time comes, Cao will not be responsible for hurting you..."
After a long while, the princess walked out of the corridor, managed to calm down, and asked:
"Uncle Zhongjing, are you here to deal with my prince?"
Cao Bin will never admit his purpose. By then, even if no other evidence of King Xiangyang's rebellion is found, there is still a possibility of nonsense.
So he smiled very kindly and said:
"How could it be? I am the prince's son-in-law, how could I deal with the King of Xiangyang?"
"When I said I wanted to protect the palace, I meant protecting the palace."
The princess was noncommittal, waved her hand and said:
"Since Uncle Zhongjing has made up his mind, I, a weak woman, cannot stop him."
"I just hope that Uncle Zhongjing will put in a few good words in front of the official family because of the prince's affection for raising Qiongying. After all, he and the official family are direct relatives."
Immediately afterwards, the palace guards came out one by one and handed over their weapons.
There were only three to four hundred of them in total. Even if they tried their best to stop Cao Bin, they would not be able to stop him and would only cause him some trouble.
Cao Bin nodded with satisfaction and said: "The princess will still need to cooperate. This is called meritorious service and atonement! Cao will try his best to speak well for the prince."
The princess knew that the situation was over, so she didn't dare not agree, so she nodded and said, "I listen to Uncle Zhongjing."
In a short time, they had arrived at the courtyard where Chongxiao Tower was located.
I saw that the Sky Tower was built of wood and stone. It was tall and strong, like a small city.
As soon as everyone arrived in front of Chongxiao Tower, they saw three to four hundred soldiers blocking the way.
Seeing Cao Bin looking at her, the princess stepped forward very consciously and said: "Get out of the way and let Uncle Zhongjing lead the people in."
The leader of the soldiers shook his head and said: "Don't blame me, Princess. No one is allowed to enter Chongxiao Tower without the prince's personal order..."
Before he could finish speaking, countless arrows had already flown past, and there was a chaotic "puff" sound, and countless soldiers had fallen to the ground.
Seeing this, the remaining soldiers quickly retreated into the building.
The princess was so frightened that her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. She couldn't bear to say:
"Uncle Zhongjing, why don't you wait? Maybe I can persuade them."
Cao Bin ignored her, turned around and said, "Go and find the main office in the building!"
After hearing Cao Bin's instructions, Xia Laodao said in a rare serious tone: "Don't worry, uncle, Lao Dao has already made a lot of preparations..."
At this time, Xiangyang City was flooded with two to three hundred people from all walks of life, a dozen of whom were famous knights and had one or two special skills.
In the restaurant, Yan Chasan was pretending to be an ordinary scholar, watching Jiang Ping lay out detailed plans.
A young man suddenly ran in panting and said:
"Master Yan, Fourth Uncle, and Uncle Zhongjing have taken control of the Xiangyang Palace and are now cracking the Sky Tower mechanism."
Jiang Ping's expression changed and he said, "No, Uncle Zhongjing got ahead of us."
Yan Chasan's face also turned ugly.
I and others had been busy for such a long time, and when they saw the final achievement, Cao Bin unexpectedly took advantage of the opportunity and got ahead of them.
If the credit was taken away by Cao Bin, he would have no way to explain to these heroes.
Although they came nominally for the friendship of the Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses, at bottom they came for the rewards from the imperial court.
At least leave a way out for your descendants.
There are people who come to help out of pure loyalty, but not many.
He stood up suddenly and said: "Come on, let's go see Cao Bin. We must participate in cracking the Sky Tower!"
Jiang Ping stopped him and said:
"The garrison in Xiangyang has returned to the hands of Zhao Jue. He himself has not been captured yet. Uncle Zhongjing acted with great force, which was too reckless."
"Besides, Wohu Valley is not safe. Once it breaks out, it will be a disaster..."
Yan Chasan interrupted:
"I can't care about so much anymore. I don't have enough official position to control Xiangyang. I can only watch him become chaotic."
"I wanted to visit Cao Bin tonight. Since he doesn't cooperate with us, it is his responsibility to cause chaos..."
