"Young man, if it weren't for Lu Renxiang, how could Lu Zuo, a thief like him, break the city? I had great trust in this beast, but he betrayed me." Xun Yu asked Zhang Dan angrily, "What happened if I asked you to raid Lu Renxiang's old house? "
"There are more than a dozen people, no one is left behind," Zhang Dan replied, "I heard that the palace has been occupied, so I guessed that you would definitely go to the east gate, so I came to escort you."
Chen Ziyuan quickly interjected: "It's not too late. If it's too late, there may be pursuers. General Zhang, how many people do you have here?"
"Three thousand people!"
"Well, plus my five hundred Yulin Guards are all elite, we can give it a try and escort His Majesty out of the city safely."
Chen Ziyuan ordered all the soldiers to put on their armor and rush out of the city as ordered. Xun Yu was also wearing the armor of the Yulin Guards and followed Zhang Dan in a panic.
The soldiers guarding the city were not surprised when they saw that a group of soldiers from the imperial court had been killed, and they all attacked head-on in an orderly manner. Lu Manxi, who was patrolling the city, saw this and quickly led people downstairs to support the enemy.
After a fierce battle, Lu Manxi saw that the rebels were always protecting another Yulin guard with a silver beard, and concluded that this person must be something special, so he rushed forward with his sword in hand, hoping to capture that person alive.
After several attacks, Lu Manxi was in front of Xun Yu. Zhang Dan quickly waved his sword to protect him, and the two of them killed each other without distinction.
Chen Ziyuan hurriedly guarded Xun Yu behind him, and he fought and advanced. He was about to reach the city gate, but he saw a group of men and horses emerging from the dust and smoke not far behind him, led by the general Xu Bear. Like a halberd. Chen Ziyuan looked carefully and saw that it was General Meng Silang of the Jinwu Guard who was leading the team, so he hurriedly shouted to him for help, "General Meng...here..."
Meng Silang waved his hand to the soldiers behind him to rush forward to surround Chen Ziyuan, while he patted his horse and rushed into the crowd.
Chen Ziyuan was shocked and angry when he saw Meng Silang's sudden rebellion. He quickly protected Xun Yu and headed towards the city gate.
Meng Silang charged left and right, but his mount could never get through the crowd, so he turned back and retreated behind the crowd, bow and arrow ready, looking for Xun Yu, but he couldn't find him. Looking at the crowd, Chen Ziyuan was always protecting one person behind him. , very suspicious. When Meng Silang looked intently, he suddenly realized that the man wearing the Yulin Guard armor was clearly Xun Yu. He was secretly happy because the order Meng Silang received was to kill Xun Yu without mercy. Now that Xun Yu happened to be wearing the uniform of the Yulin Guard, wouldn't it be just right? Even if he was killed, it would be nothing more than an unintentional mistake.
Meng Silang drew his bow to full length and shot an arrow towards Xun Yu, hitting Xun Yu in the heart.
Xun Yu hit the arrow and fell on Chen Ziyuan.
Seeing this, Chen Ziyuan hurriedly supported Xun Yu and exclaimed: "Your Majesty..."
"I...ah..." Xun Yu struggled to hold Chen Ziyuan's hand tightly, "General Chen surrender... I can still... save my life..."
Chen Ziyuan burst into tears instantly, "General, I swear to death..."
Before Chen Ziyuan finished speaking, Xun Yu had already passed away. Chen Ziyuan was filled with grief, stretched out his hand to close Xun Yu's eyes, signaled the guards around him to protect him, tore off his cloak, and tied Xun Yu to his back. At some point, his subordinates snatched a horse and led it to Chen Ziyuan. After helping the general mount his horse, the subordinates protected Chen Ziyuan and ran towards the city gate.
On the other side, Zhang Dan and Chen Ziyuan were about to rush out of the city gate on horseback, but they had no intention of fighting. After feinting with their swords, they quickly ran towards the city gate. Unexpectedly, when Zhang Dan was turning around, he was inadvertently hit by a rebel soldier with a knife. Before he could react, another man on the right raised his knife and slashed him to the ground. Zhang Dan died in the west.
Lu Manxi saw that Zhang Dan was dead, and when Chen Ziyuan was still trying to run away with Xun Yu's body on his back, he asked his subordinates to hand over their bows and arrows, and shot at Chen Ziyuan, hitting the horse's butt. The horse ran wildly in unbearable pain, and the encircling soldiers rushed to Avoid it.
Chen Ziyuan's horse jumped up and down for a while, charging wildly. He tightened the reins and tried his best to control the horse, but it didn't work. First, Xun Yu's body was thrown from his back, and then he was trampled back and forth by the horse. Seeing this, Chen Ziyuan quickly tightened the reins, but without thinking, he was thrown off his horse. The horse didn't care who it was and trampled Chen Ziyuan back and forth. Chen Ziyuan could still bear it. When he was struggling to stand up, the horse turned back and trampled him to the ground again. Chen Ziyuan couldn't bear it this time. , spit out a mouthful of blood, and lay on the muddy ground unable to move. The horse then stepped on his head with another kick. In an instant, there was only a "click" sound, and Chen Ziyuan died.
The onlookers couldn't help but dare to step forward. Chen Ziyuan's men saw that the general and the emperor were both dead in such a tragic way. They didn't want to fight anymore. They took advantage of the chaotic collision of the horses and hurriedly ran away towards the city gate.
Seeing this scene, Meng Silang was secretly happy. He shot the horse to the ground with two arrows in succession. After calming the situation, he quickly ordered his men to pursue the remaining defeated generals.
That night, the situation in the capital was completely controlled by the rebels. Liu Xing saw that Lu Zuo was injured, so he repeatedly insisted that he temporarily stay in the former Prince Ning's mansion on Xining Street. Lu Zuo couldn't shirk it, and he had no intention of running around anymore, so he had to stay.
And Liu Xingyuan was not idle that night. He wore a helmet and whipped armor and led his men around to comfort the people. When the people's houses collapsed, he took the lead and helped to lift them up. When the wells were filled, he helped to clear them. When he saw that some people were injured, he stepped forward. Condolence bandage. At a wealthy family in the city, Liu Xingyuan ordered his men to commit no crime. Liu Xingyuan also asked people to beat gongs everywhere in the city and preach: "Officials from the Qianwei Dynasty and Han Dynasty who surrender sincerely are not guilty. They will be on standby in their original posts and can continue their morning court tomorrow."
For a while, people who were hiding in the city popped their heads out one after another to observe. They saw that the rebels really did not pick up the pieces and did not commit any crimes. Only then did everyone dare to continue to clean up the mess after the war. Many officials from the old dynasty also heard about the outside situation and saw that there was no heavy surveillance in front of their homes, so officials with good relationships hurriedly visited to discuss whether they could really go to the morning court tomorrow.
Liu Xingyuan was busy all night, but he was full of energy. When it was getting dark, he quickly ordered Meng Silang to guard the palace with heavy troops, while he continued back to the palace with Lu Manxi.
The next day, on the Jiulong Bridge outside the Xuanzheng Hall, everyone was waiting in line according to the rank of officials. It was the beginning of winter, and the north wind in the early morning was a bit chilly. Many officials were shivering, not sure whether it was too cold or because of fear. Everyone seemed to have a bad look on their face, and they didn't dare to say much. They all stood a certain distance apart from each other in a tacit understanding.
The current situation is not stable, and everyone is speculating on who will take over the world and ascend to the throne of emperor next! Some people think it is Liu Xingyuan, a member of the Han Dynasty, and some people think it is Lu Zuo, who is unparalleled in the world. After all, the rebels obey his orders. But judging from some events last night, it seems that Liu Xingyuan is more likely, and many courtiers and people are more accepting of him. Putting aside his orthodox bloodline, his series of actions last night have already won him a lot of praise. The people's support. As for Lu Zuo, everyone knows very little about him. In addition to knowing that he was an official of the former dynasty, they also heard that he was a bandit from Fengji Mountain and a rebel leader!
Everyone is looking forward to it but also afraid. They all want to see who will host today’s morning meeting and what will happen...
