The emperor, who was nervous inside, relaxed when he heard Yan Zongqi's loud inquiry outside the palace:
"It's Yan Zong who has risen. It will be easier once Yan Zong rises."
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Where are you? Are you injured?"
Zheng Cheng shouted: "Commander Yan! Your Majesty is in the inner room! The thieves are about to break in! Commander Yan, come to the rescue quickly!"
After hearing this, Yan Zongqi, who was originally afraid of breaking down the door and hurting the emperor, immediately relaxed his mind and ordered an attack into the palace to rescue him.
Seeing Yan Zongqi leading his troops to attack the main hall, Chu Chengyao's eyes flashed with regret, and his tight waist relaxed a little.
After killing all the thieves, Yan Zongqi hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty when he saw the emperor:
"The weak minister failed to protect the dragon, causing the dragon's body to be frightened. The crime deserves death!"
The emperor's face was filled with gloom and anger:
"I trust you, so I put the important Imperial Guard in your charge! You actually let assassins sneak into the Imperial Guard, and I almost became the first emperor to die in the Mountains and Rivers Altar! You really deserved to die!"
The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke. He stepped forward and pointed at Yan Zong and cursed angrily. Upon hearing the emperor's voice, all the officials, princes, princesses, concubines, and clan members entered the palace to plead guilty. They ignored the blood on the ground and knelt down. land. Half of the officials couldn't squeeze in, so they knelt outside the hall.
In the midst of the plea, the guard closest to the emperor had a fierce look in his eyes. He suddenly stood up and brandished a knife at the emperor's neck. Zheng Cheng, with quick eyesight and quick hands, grabbed the jade belt around the emperor's waist. The emperor took two steps back and fell backwards. In Zheng Cheng's arms, he barely avoided the knife.
Yan Zong took off and pushed the knife-wielding man to the ground, looked at his face and said angrily:
"Who are you!"
Without waiting for the man to answer, about twenty imperial guards turned around and rushed towards the emperor. Yan Zong raised his sword and killed the man wielding the sword:
"They are not members of the Imperial Guard, please help them! Don't let the thieves get to His Majesty!"
The incident happened suddenly. The people closest to the emperor were all the Imperial Guards, and they could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Zheng Cheng could only help the emperor back to the inner room. The palace was in chaos, and the cries and screams of women were mixed with the sounds of rescuers. .
Yan Zongqi was worried, and he was protected by the Imperial Guards while he was killing him. When he was not paying attention, he was stabbed in the waist by the Imperial Guards who were protecting him just now. He killed the thief with his backhand, and saw that he was inside. The door to the room had been broken open, and Yan Zongqi shouted with eyes splitting:
"Be careful! There are thieves among the Imperial Guards! Anyone you haven't seen before will be killed!"
Before Yan Zongqi finished speaking, a man wearing only his inner clothes passed over his head and went straight to the inner room, killing the thieves who entered the inner room. The man flicked the blood on the knife, and the sword was guarded between the emperor and the emperor. In front of Zheng Cheng:
"The rescuer arrived late. Is Your Majesty okay?"
When the emperor saw the person coming, his heart suddenly dropped by half:
"General Anbei, you came at the right time."
Gu Ruizhou stood guard at the door. After killing a few people, Yan Zongqi took control of the outside. Yan Zongqi's steps were weak and his lips were bloodless. He knelt at the door and begged:
"Your Majesty, it is not possible for me to protect you, and I will not be able to escape the death penalty. I beg your majesty, for the sake of my loyalty, to spare my family, young and old. I thank you, your majesty."
After speaking, Yan Zongqi picked up the knife and wiped it towards his neck with his eyes closed. Gu Ruizhou stepped forward quickly and picked the knife out of Yan Zongqi's hand:
"Commander Yan, this matter is by no means simple. If we don't find out the truth, can you really rest assured?"
Emperor: "Your head will be hung around your neck first, and we will discuss it later when we return to the palace." (End of Chapter)
