Several generals under Leng Zian led 30,000 elite soldiers to surround the capital. The people at the gate of the city were so frightened that they fled in all directions and closed their doors.
The city gate had been closed long ago by the gatekeeper's order, but the people outside the city kept shouting, threatening to rescue Leng Zian, otherwise they would order an attack on the city.
The emperor knew about this from Liu Dechang's mouth. He immediately ordered Liu Dechang to lead his troops out of the city to meet the enemy, but he was stopped by him because when he just entered the palace, he collided head-on with Leng Yu. Leng Yu reported the general situation After talking to him, he realized that this was a mistake, so he temporarily changed the purpose of entering the palace, from requesting an order to send troops to dissuading him from sending troops. He wanted to try his best to appease the emperor and ask him not to issue an order to send troops easily, until Leng Zian arrived at the city gate and persuaded the soldiers from Yunnan to retreat.
After Leng Zian, Leng Yu and others left the palace, they mounted their fast horses and headed straight for the city gate. At this moment, they saw a group of people rushing towards the city gate directly in front of them.
Leng Yu's brows tightened instantly. He had stopped General Liu from sending troops. What about this team?
Xiao Lingzi suddenly shouted:
"My lord, the leader seems to be Wu Hong."
Hearing Xiao Lingzi's shout, Leng Yu took a closer look and saw that the man was indeed Wu Hong. He was dressed in a battle robe and led thousands of hussars and tens of thousands of guards straight to the city gate.
He secretly thought something bad, and he didn't know whether he took the order of his father to fight or sent troops privately?
He quickly rode up to Wu Hong and blocked his way.
When Wu Hong saw him and Leng Zian together, he was stunned for a moment, and then said coldly:
"Prince Yu, I am going to meet the enemy at the city gate, why are you blocking the way?"
At this point, he suddenly glanced at Leng Zian and said softly and disdainfully:
"And you are still with the leader of the enemy army. Come on."
As soon as he finished his sudden shout, two people appeared behind him. He waved his hand directly and said:
"Catch Leng Zian who is trying to rebel."
Hearing this, Leng Yu screamed angrily,
"Let me see which of you dares."
His urgent cry scared away the people around Wu Hong. They stood there looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
Wu Hong suddenly raised his eyebrows, pointed at Leng Yu with the long sword in his hand, and asked coldly:
"Leng Yu, even if you are the prince, you cannot do anything harmful to the Ning Kingdom. Would you not know about Leng Zian's attempt to rebel? You are still collaborating with him. Do you also want to rebel?"
Hearing Wu Hong slandering him, veins suddenly jumped on Leng Zian's face. He let the horse he was riding shake in place, pointed his finger at Wu Hong, and asked coldly,
"Wu Hong, which one of your eyes saw that I am about to rebel? I think you want to take the opportunity to rebel. Don't think that I don't know what you want to do."
"Hahaha!"
Wu Hong suddenly raised his head to the sky and screamed, "Leng Zian, do you think anyone will believe you after you say a few words? Last night, you went to the emperor's palace with a sword to assassinate the emperor. Do you think no one knew about it? Let me tell you, You can't escape even if you want to this time. How can you deceive everyone in this world with just a few words?"
"snort!"
Leng Zian shook his sleeves and glared at him:
"I, Leng Zian, dare to do what I do. I will naturally go to the emperor to apologize for what happened last night. Today you want to lead troops to fight. This king will never allow it."
After saying this, Leng Yu also asked sharply:
"General Wu, do you have the emperor's decree for sending troops?"
He still had a glimmer of hope. After all, time was limited. If it weren't for some special circumstances, Wu Hong would not have been able to get the imperial edict so quickly.
Hearing him ask this, Wu Hong's expression tightened, the flesh on his face trembled slightly, and then he said:
"The incident happened so suddenly that I, the general, did not have time to request an imperial edict. However, Master Wu has already entered the palace. I believe he will receive an imperial edict soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Yu asked directly,
"Before the imperial edict arrives, you have no right to send troops privately."
His words stunned Wu Hong for a moment, and then he snorted coldly and replied:
"The general is outside, and military orders are not obeyed. As a general, it is impossible for Mr. Wu to sit still while watching the enemy troops approaching the city. This is not what a loyal minister would do, so don't try to intimidate me with imperial edicts. Today This general has already sent out this soldier, what can you do to me?"
Judging from his tone, he no longer cared about the emperor's punishment, nor did he care about sending troops without an imperial decree.
But it's no wonder. If Leng Zian hadn't discovered that Xiaozhi was still alive and stopped at the brink, this battle would have been inevitable.
Leng Yu's pupils as deep as a cold pool instantly shot out a look that would make people shiver when they saw it. He glanced at Wu Hong coldly, and then said to Leng Zi'an beside him:
"Uncle Emperor, you sent people to greet the young prince of your Yunnan Palace, but you shouldn't have used such a big pomp. Now General Wu has misunderstood. Why don't you hurry up and ask your people to retreat a hundred feet away."
Hearing this, Leng Zian was stunned for a moment, then nodded "Oh" twice as if he had some understanding, and said loudly:
"What Nephew Yu said makes sense. I just wanted to let these people meet their future masters in advance, but I forgot that General Wu is a person with cloudy eyes and can't see right from wrong. Then I'll leave this place to you, Nephew Yu. Alright, I will leave first."
After saying that, he pulled off the horse's reins hard, shouted "Drive" loudly, and the horse flew away, leaving only dust on the ground.
Seeing Leng Zian leaving, Wu Hong suddenly became anxious. He waved the long sword in his hand and roared at Leng Yu:
"Are you letting him go on purpose? Let me tell you, if this time because of you, people from the Yunnan Palace come to the city and reach the palace, threatening the emperor's safety, you will have an unshirkable responsibility. I advise you Get out of the way quickly."
In response to Wu Hong's roar, Leng Yu smiled and said disdainfully:
"General Wu, is it wrong for the soldiers of the King of Zhennan to come to the capital to welcome their master? I am the emperor's son. I will naturally take responsibility for any accidents. But General Wu, you did not ask for the imperial edict. Sending troops privately is not a small crime, so you should think carefully about it!"
When Wu Hong heard what he said, his face suddenly turned livid. His father had been in the palace for a long time. It was originally agreed that after he received the imperial edict, he ordered people to hurry up and deliver it. He was already walking slowly. Still haven't waited for the imperial edict.
So he was somewhat unjust, but if he didn't take this opportunity to drive Leng Zian into a place of eternal destruction, and if he revealed his plan to the emperor and Pan, the emperor would definitely be furious.
While he was thinking, Leng Yu suddenly shouted:
"General Wu, when there is no war, you actually go into battle and use officers and soldiers privately. What do you want to do? Is it possible that you want to rebel?"
