Imperial City, Seclusion Palace.
The dilapidated palace garden guarded by Wulin Guards was overgrown with weeds, and there were cobwebs and broken walls everywhere.
The entire Youju Palace has experienced several fires, and now only a dilapidated side hall is left where people can live.
At this time, the side hall was tidy, but all the utensils looked very old.
The person living in the palace was Dong Waner, the Queen Mother of the current dynasty.
There were hundreds of maids in the original Kangning Palace, plus a group of elite guards selected from the Xuanwu Army.
But after the Queen Mother was thrown into the cold palace that day, all the maids and guards were also arrested and imprisoned.
At this time, there were only Queen Mother Dong Waner and a few personal maids who did not know martial arts in the seclusion palace.
Empress Dowager Dong was dressed in plain clothes at this time, with long hair reaching her waist. She stood barefoot in front of a bronze mirror, combing her hair in the mirror, with loving eyes in her eyes, and said to herself:
"The three thousand black hairs of the Ai family can only be combed and tied by themselves after all..."
Just as he was talking, he heard the sound of bird wings waving, and a pigeon flew in from the window and landed on the bronze mirror in front of Empress Dowager Dong.
A maid nearby quickly grabbed the pigeon, untied a small bamboo tube from the pigeon's paw, and presented it to Empress Dowager Dong.
Dong Waner opened a bamboo tube the size of her little finger, poured out a small paper roll, unfolded it gently, and immediately saw a few lines of words on it.
With the corners of her lips raised slightly, Dong Waner threw the note into the basin and let it turn into paper pulp, and said at the same time:
"Hongying, go give the order."
The maid quickly said respectfully:
"yes."
After saying that, he took out a bright red paper kite, walked to the yard, lit a small candle in the belly of the paper kite, and then threw it into the air.
The kite soared into the wind and flew higher and higher. In a short time, it was hundreds of meters above the palace.
Then the internal mechanism suddenly activated, and the kite exploded into a ball of red smoke and dust in mid-air, which could be seen everywhere in the capital!
Everywhere in the capital, many people who were eating, walking, working, reading, resting, and engaging in various activities, the moment they saw the red smoke, immediately started to move towards various parts of the capital!
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"...The Emperor Shunlong is ignorant and unkind. He is a traitor and deceiver. He kills innocent people indiscriminately, humiliates loyal ministers, slanders the family, damages the foundation of the country, and digs out the pillars of the country. If this continues, the imperial court will collapse and the world will be corrupted..."
"...Because of the disappointment of the world, I follow the support of the inner world, raise the flag of righteousness, and swear to cleanse the evildoers. It connects Baiyue to the south and three rivers to the north. There are groups of iron cavalry, connected by jade shafts. The sea is full of red millet, and the storage is exhausted. "Jiangpu Yellow Flag, how far has it been restored! The sound of the squad makes the north wind rise, and the sword energy rushes to the south. The mountains collapse when the secret sound is heard, and the situation changes with the roar. Use this to control the enemy, and how can the enemy not be destroyed! Use this to control the enemy." When attacking a city, no city can be defeated..."
Under the city wall of the capital, a military general who emerged from the Zhenbei Army held a proclamation of rebellion and was reading it loudly.
This is an acquired martial artist who seems to have practiced a martial art such as the Lion Roar Kung Fu. Like a human trumpet, the sound instantly spread throughout the battlefield, along with the guards on the city wall and the civilians. Hear everything clearly!
In this epistle, Li Yun is portrayed as a foolish king who does no evil and only appoints treacherous people, while He Xingzu, the general of Zhenbei, complies with the destiny and comes to Qingjun's side to attack the unjust.
On top of the city wall, Li Yun listened to this message quietly, with a smile on his face, looked at Pei Zhong aside and said:
"Mr. Pei Ge, who wrote this memorandum? Such a talent is actually in the Zhenbei Army. It is really a dereliction of duty by the court."
Pei Zhong said quickly:
"The emperor's lesson is that after this battle, the ministers must look for this person... It is just a matter of the emperor's personal expedition, which must not be done! Even if the emperor has reached the realm of enlightenment, a son of a thousand gold will not sit in danger. The emperor's body of ten thousand gold will not be in danger. Don’t even take risks!”
Pei Zhong was extremely anxious when he heard that the emperor had just said that he wanted to lead the expedition in person.
This emperor is good at everything, but he likes to be in the limelight with his personal bravery. This is a sign of irresponsibility for the country and the country.
"Now the 200,000 pro-army guards and the direct army in the capital have joined the city defense. Defensive battles will definitely be much more advantageous than field battles. If the emperor brings all the soldiers into the field battles, who will win? But It’s hard to say!”
Yuan Chengtao also advised him from the side.
Li Yun smiled slightly and said:
"Don't worry, I will naturally not bring the 200,000 personal guards to the direct army into danger."
Hearing this, Pei Zhong and others couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Then the emperor continued to say:
"I will only bring my guards to the front of the Zhijun Army, ten guards, a total of 60,000 elite soldiers, and then we can go out of the city to meet the enemy!"
While he was talking, he was already striding down the city wall with several commanders!
Pei Zhong and others couldn't help but turn pale with fright. They rushed forward to stop the emperor, but they couldn't match the speed of the emperor and others.
When they arrived at the city, they saw that the north gate of the capital had been opened wide. The emperor and ten commanders took the lead, rushing out of the capital with 60,000 elite troops and arriving on the battlefield outside the city!
After Li Yun regained his political power, he divided the thirty-six elite soldiers who guarded the Zhizhi Army into the front army and the rear army.
The so-called front army refers to the former head of Qiyue Sanjiang under the emperor, as well as the two guards of Yulin who surrendered to the emperor on the day of the ceremony, plus the twelve guards commanded by Shen Yanfei, the chief escort of the Feiyan Escort Bureau. !
These soldiers were the first to submit to the emperor, and they were also the earliest and most deeply trained. They won the emperor's trust, and were responsible for the garrison of the imperial city and the capital.
The remaining twenty-four soldiers were incorporated into the rear army and were responsible for the outer garrison of the capital.
Li Yun took the lead, wearing a dragon robe and walking out of the city gate surrounded by a group of commanders.
He did not put on armor, but instead wore a bright yellow dragon robe with the emperor's crown on his head.
Behind them, 60,000 elite soldiers filed out in neat formation and slowly lined up under the capital to face the enemy.
In the Zhenbei Army, He Xingzu was riding on a black war horse that was several times larger than the surrounding horses. When he saw the emperor coming out of the battle, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"This little emperor is really immature. He couldn't stand even a few provocative words. He actually led his troops out of the city to fight in the field! It's really stupid to want to fight in the field with my iron pagoda!"
A lieutenant on the side immediately cupped his fists and said with a smile:
"It's just as the envoy expected! The envoy expected that the enemy is like a god. This little emperor abandoned the high wall of the capital and already had a way to kill himself!"
After hundreds of years of management, the capital city of Wu State has thick walls and is known as the best city in the world. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even the heavy catapults can't blast a gap in the capital city wall.
If they wanted to attack the city directly using tools such as ladders, they would suffer heavy casualties.
What's more, the Zhenbei Army is mainly based on cavalry and is really not very good at attacking cities.
Now, just because of a few words of advice, the little emperor couldn't bear to provoke his generals and went out of the city to meet the enemy. He simply gave away his advantage to others. I really don't know how to describe his stupidity.
He Xingzu waved the halberd in his hand and said:
"Let Hu Yilin continue to scold! It's better to scold the little emperor until he even throws away the cavalry around him and goes to fight himself!"
Then he looked at Zhou Ying aside and asked:
"General Zhou, how are you getting in touch with the aristocratic families in the city?"
Zhou Ying immediately raised his hands and said:
"The last general has just seen the corresponding semaphore on the wall of the capital. Everything is going smoothly. All we have to do is wait for the envoy to capture the little emperor and break into the city."
He Xingzu smiled and nodded:
"So, very good! Pass the order and have Tiefu Tu prepare to attack! Tell Han Renlong and Dong Yuan to prepare for their response."
The little emperor had already run out of the capital to show off the power of his personal conquest. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would be sorry for Li Chenggang, the founder of the Wu Dynasty.
The messenger next to him immediately waved the flag in his hand and conveyed He Xingzu's words to the two military formations in the distance.
At the same time, in the military formation to the east, under the banner with the words "Captain Han of the Right Army" written on it, Han Renlong looked at the guards arrayed under the city wall of the capital. The emperor at the front couldn't help but frowned and said to himself:
"This emperor actually underestimates the enemy and rushes in? Duke Tongda really knows what's going on..."
A counselor on the side immediately shook the feather fan in his hand, stroked his beard and said:
"The emperor is brave and reckless, but he is just a reckless man. Just like Enhai, it is normal for the two of them to fight to the death... But since the Zhenbei Army has already moved, the general can remain unchanged and adapt to any changes. Wait until After the Zhenbei Army and the guards on the Shangzhi Army fight hard, it will not be too late to make another move."
Han Renlong nodded slightly and did not deny this.
Compared with the heavy cavalry of the Zhenbei Army and the heavy infantry of the Xuanwu Army, the 60,000 elite soldiers under his command were much thinner.
Don't act rashly.
In the military formation of the Xuanwu Army, under the banner of the commander-in-chief, Dong Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army and the son of Dong Chao, the governor of Xuanwu Army, was holding a black spear and looking like a crown jade, looking coldly at the horse riding not far away. The emperor on horseback.
As the chief general in the Xuanwu Army and the younger brother of Empress Dowager Dong, he also had the status of an uncle.
But when I saw the cheap emperor's nephew wearing an imperial robe, I just wanted to kill him in front of the battle!
A few days ago, after receiving the news that the emperor had suppressed three parties and sent the Queen Mother into the cold palace, Dong Yuan immediately came with the Xuanwu Army.
In his opinion, the emperor actually sent Empress Dowager Dong into the cold palace, which was considered a treason!
But now, the emperor actually underestimated the enemy so much that he was stupid enough to lead his troops out of the city to fight in the field. It could be said that he was certain to die.
At this moment, the voice of the general who read out the proclamation became louder again, and the content of the proclamation also changed:
"...He was sought out by the eunuchs in his youth, and after a few years of incubation, he entered the palace. He was not in the right position, his bloodline was doubtful, and he was worried about the world..."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the city and outside the city immediately caused an uproar.
What this sentence says is that the emperor was found among the people by the eunuchs and secretly raised him for several years before entering the palace. It is hard to say whether he is of Li Dynasty blood or not.
This is denying the legitimacy of the emperor!
This is basically the ending of completely breaking up with the emperor and fighting to the death. Even if the emperor fails and is caught, he will not be able to survive as a puppet.
The 10,000 iron pagodas of the Zhenbei Army have begun to accelerate slowly, like an iron-black tide, running towards the emperor, trying to completely submerge him!
All the defenders on the city wall were shocked, while the rebels from all walks of life were excited, just waiting for the emperor to be trampled into a pulp.
"Hahaha, interesting!" The emperor looked up to the sky and laughed like thunder on horseback, "How dare you question my throne!"
In the shocked eyes of everyone, they saw the emperor tearing off the dragon robe, and the muscles in his body surged like a coiled dragon, and in an instant he turned into a giant man eight feet tall!
The muscles on his back slowly twisted into eight big characters:
If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life!
With a wave of his hand, Hu Yilin, the general of the Zhenbei Army who was reading out a proclamation a few feet away, was instantly split into pieces by the wind of his palm!
(End of chapter)
