The cone-shaped arrowhead made of fine iron tears the air. The feathers on the wooden arrow shaft not only play a balancing role, but also coincide with the flow mechanics that emerged in later generations. The iron arrow roars through the air.
However, in a moment, more than ten people had fallen under the sharp and swift iron arrows. Even the iron armor worn by the guards could not stop the powerful and domineering iron arrows.
"good!"
"Good archery skills!"
Seeing this, Liu Xian couldn't help but shout loudly, pointed his sword straight ahead, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, kill me!"
As both guards, there was not much difference in strength between the two sides. Although Liu Xian's side had more people, the guards guarding Funing Palace were all close followers of Zhao Zongquan, and their strength was even greater. He still occupies a favorable geographical location, but a marksman who can count stones and make a powerful bow, and regard iron armor as rotten soil, is enough to maximize Liu Xian's advantage.
But in a moment, the quiver on the back of the bearded man was empty. The iron-tied bow in his hand was hung on his back, and the two copper hammers originally hung on his back were taken out.
The handle of the copper hammer is about two feet long. The hammer head is not big, only as big as an adult's fist and shaped like a pumpkin.
The bearded man picked up his two hammers, shouted loudly, and rushed into the fighting formation like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
"kill!"
A loud shout was like thunder in the sky, like a tiger roaring and a dragon roaring, with boundless momentum.
The hammer was swung from the bottom up, and the leading guard had no way to avoid it, so he could only block it with his sword.
But I saw the copper hammer hammering the stainless steel knife into a U shape, hitting the guard's lower abdomen with thunderous force, and the surging force directly smashed the nearly three hundred kilograms sword with armor The guard flew up in the air and hit the guards behind him.
But the big man's forward momentum did not stop at all. He turned with a horizontal hammer and hit two guards, sending them flying. His body spun like a top, and his two hammers were like paddles. He walked away with him, plus the bear-like The huge force of a tiger, in just a moment, was like a cavalry arrow, piercing through the guard formation that was still struggling to support it.
"good!"
"Good energy!"
"Good hammering skills!"
"What a great general!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Xian couldn't help but smile with a confident smile on his face, and shouted excitedly.
The two hammers were like the horns of an old bull, pressing against the chest of the last person standing in front of him. He was smashed away, hit the door, and then bounced to the ground.
Immediately, I saw the big man with big cheeks taking three steps and two steps at a time, reaching the door and smashing out the copper hammer in his hand.
In the hall, Zhao Zongquan sat nervously behind the dragon chair, listening to the sounds of fighting coming from outside the hall, the sound of gold and iron intertwining, screams, tension and worry, and the fear of the unknown, always lingering behind Zhao Zong's body.
This palace change was too sudden, completely beyond Zhao Zongquan's expectations, and completely disrupted Zhao Zongquan's plan to boil the frog in warm water.
Although Zhao Zongquan expected that Empress Dowager Cao would not give up, he did not expect that Empress Dowager Cao would be so eager to attack him.
As the emperor herself, isn't Queen Mother Cao afraid that she won't be able to silence everyone in the world?
Just when Zhao Zongquan racked his brains and couldn't figure it out, two loud noises came from the door of the hall into the hall. Before everyone in the hall could react, the solid wood door bolt, which was as thick as an adult's arm, suddenly disconnected.
"Protect Your Majesty!"
The few remaining guards in the palace drew their swords out of their scabbards and rushed towards the door.
"kill!"
A group of guards were determined to die and rushed towards the entrance of the palace. If they were ordinary soldiers, they might not be their opponents, but what they encountered was a pervert whose physical strength was ten times that of ordinary people.
I saw the shadows of hammers flying, and in a moment, screams started to sound one after another. More than ten guards were swept away in an instant and fell into the hall. Those who were lucky enough still had a breath, while those who were unlucky lost their breath immediately.
A few loyal chamberlains in the room wanted to step forward and stop the intruder, but the two copper hammers would kill him if they hit them, and hurt them if they rubbed them. The two hammers were swung like splashing ink, and the chamberlains couldn't even get close to the man. They were smashed and scattered in all directions, stained with blood in the sky, and fell everywhere in the hall, losing their breath as they watched.
Before Zhao Zongquan could react, a figure flashed before his eyes, and a bright arc-shaped sword light streaked across the sky. Zhao Zongquan felt a chill on his neck, and the image in front of him instantly blurred, as if it was stained with a layer of blood red.
When Liu Xian led his men into the house, the only person he saw was Zhao Zongquan sitting behind the desk.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!" Liu Xian proudly rushed to Zhao Zongquan who was behind the desk to greet him, with no trace of respect on his face.
But Liu Xian's expected responses and questions never came.
"Um?"
"Instigation, something seems wrong?"
The deputy general next to him looked at Zhao Zongquan, who was wearing a dragon robe, with the same confusion. Although Zhao Zongquan looked a bit stunned, his eyes were very strange, as if they had no focus at all.
Liu Xian held the sword in his hand and walked forward quickly in confusion. He walked to the desk and tentatively shouted: "Your Majesty?"
But he still didn't get any response. At this moment, Zhao Zongquan was like a lifeless wood sculpture.
Liu Xian became more and more confused and couldn't help but wave his hand in front of Zhao Zongquan's eyes, but there was still no reaction at all. He then walked around the desk, walked to Zhao Zong's side, and pushed his shoulder.
Unexpectedly, instead of waking up Zhao Zongquan, this push pushed Zhao Zongquan's Liuyang leader off his neck. Blood spurted out from his cavity like a fountain. Liu Xian, who was the closest, was instantly bathed in a rain of blood. middle.
Liu Xian, the surrounding guards and several chamberlains lying on the ground lingering for breath were all frightened.
Liu Xian was completely stunned.
The order given to him by Empress Dowager Cao was to force Zhao Zongquan to write an edict of sin and abdication of the throne, and abdicate the throne to Zhao Ceyong, the only son of his sister Liu Guifei.
But now that Zhao Zongquan was dead, in front of him, with his head missing, how could Liu Xian not be confused.
Although Liu Xian was stupid and short-sighted, he also knew the difference between Zhao Zongquan alive and dead.
This is the emperor who is as high as ninety-five! He is the emperor, the king of a country...
Liu Xian's mind went blank and he was stunned on the spot.
"Instruction! Instruction!" The deputy general hurried forward and shook Liu Xian awake.
Only then did Liu Xian come to his senses: "Who? Who is so bold as to kill His Majesty?"
"Where's the bearded man who used the double hammer just now? Wasn't he the first person to come in? Where are the others?"
A group of imperial guards immediately searched around the palace, and several survivors were dragged in front of Liu Xian.
"Tell me! How did your Majesty die?"
"Just now, a soldier with a double hammer came in. He knocked us all back with three strokes, five divided by two, and then killed us with one knife...killed..."
"Where are the others?" Liu Xian raised the man's neck and asked through gritted teeth.
"He was here just now, and he was gone in the blink of an eye!"
"Search!"
"Even if I turn the whole palace upside down, I still have to find him!"
Liu Xian gritted his teeth and ordered, looking as if he was going to eat the man alive. The guards around him immediately dispersed, looking around for the bearded figure just now.
After a while, a group of guards searched the entire Funing Palace, but still found nothing.
Liu Xian looked at the prisoners kneeling on the ground. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and his face became ferocious. He said sternly: "Kill, no one will be spared!"
The butcher's knife was raised, and the blood stained the entire Funing Palace red.
The whole of Tokyo was in complete chaos.
In the Yanfu Palace, a chamberlain hurriedly walked into the palace from a side door at the back of the palace and made many reports. Finally, through the mouth of Chamberlain Li, it reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Cao.
"What?"
Empress Dowager Cao was so surprised that she almost lost her composure and cursed in a low voice: "Trash, you can't handle such a small thing!"
"Now we are waiting for the eldest lady's instructions over there!" Chamberlain Li whispered in the ear of Queen Mother Cao.
Queen Mother Cao quickly regained her composure, her eyes flickered, and she said in a deep voice: "The matter has come to this, the arrow is on the string and must be fired!"
"In this case, you go in person, take my seal, take the military talisman, and go out of the palace to find..."
The military talisman has always been kept by the emperor. Now that Zhao Zongquan is dead, the military talisman has naturally fallen into Liu Xian's hands.
Chamberlain Li immediately bowed and said: "Old slave, take the order!"
After saying that, she quietly withdrew. Queen Shen, who had been paying attention to Queen Mother Cao's movements, couldn't help but have doubts in her heart when she saw this. She called her close confidants, whispered a few words in her ear, and sent them out.
Little did he know that every move she made was under the watchful eye of Empress Dowager Cao.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Cao immediately called for a palace maid and whispered a few words in her ear. The palace maid's expression suddenly changed and she hurriedly walked to Empress Shen's side, leaned over and whispered a few words quickly, Empress Shen's expression changed immediately, she stood up and saluted Empress Dowager Cao, then turned around and left in a hurry.
At the main entrance of the Han Mansion, on the long street, Han Zhang was stabbed through the chest and fell into a pool of blood. The same situation continued to play out in the capital.
Xu Zhongyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Yang Changsi, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Liu Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites... As long as there were several petitions asking Empress Dowager Cao to return power to Zhao Zongquan, no one above the third rank was spared, and those below the third rank were the most powerful ones. He couldn't escape either.
The Gu family in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion saw more and more sergeants surrounding the mansion. Gu Er's expression also changed. He wanted to resist, but he was worried about Zhang and his three children and did not dare to act rashly. He just All the personal guards in the house were summoned to Chengyuan. They issued swords, guns, sticks and all kinds of weapons. They guarded all the main roads leading in and out of Chengyuan. They also had people armed with long poles guarding the surrounding walls.
By the time the king returned to Zhuangzi, it was already Mao hour. Fortunately, it was the middle of winter, the days were short and the nights were long, and the sky was still dark.
Wang Zhong quietly climbed into the room from the window. Instead of going back to bed, he opened the door and walked straight out of the room to the martial arts field in the side courtyard.
After a round of punching, as the sky was getting brighter, brother and sister Wang Qian'er and Wang Xu also appeared on the martial arts field. After practicing, Wang Zhong left first. After taking a bath, he changed into a clean undergarment. , then returned to the kang and took Minglan, who was sleeping on her side, into her arms.
"Madam, aren't you curious about where I went last night?" Wang Zhong's voice sounded in his ears.
Minglan, who had been awake for a long time, turned around and faced Wang Zhong. It was already bright outside, and light filtered into the room through the doors and windows. The shadows of the window grilles were still imprinted on their faces.
"If the officer wants to say it, I will naturally know it. If the officer doesn't want to say it, I will pretend that the officer never left last night."
Wang Zhongzhan smiled softly, raised his hand to smooth Minglan's hair, and said, "When did you wake up?"
Minglan thought for a while and then said: "Around the beginning of Yinshi."
Wang Zhong said: "You didn't sleep all night after that?"
Minglan said: "I squinted for a while, and I woke up again just after you came back."
Looking at each other, Wang Zhong said: "Our Ansheng life is probably coming to an end!"
Under Minglan's puzzled gaze, Wang Zhong said: "Last night, a large number of soldiers and horses were mobilized in the city. It is estimated that there was another mutiny."
"Mutiny?" Minglan frowned, puzzled: "Could it be that the officials raised troops to seize power?"
Wang Zhong said: "The specific situation is not clear yet, but we have to be more careful these days. I have asked Sister Qian and Brother Xu to organize the bankers this morning. Even if something happens, we will not go too far. passive."
With just a few words, Minglan's remaining sleepiness was wiped out. Although Wang Zhong didn't sleep all night, he walked back and forth for nearly a hundred miles and fought in the palace. With his physique ten times higher than that of ordinary people, and energy, but I don’t feel tired at all.
The couple got out of the warm bed, changed clothes, washed up, and had breakfast with their children. Seeing Wang Zhong still sitting at home, Minglan couldn't help but become confused.
"Didn't the official say something might have happened in the city?"
Wang Zhong said: "Er Xi has already taken people to find out the situation. We have to wait for Er Xi to come back and find out the situation before talking about anything else."
Minglan nodded, but Wang Qier came over with a curious look on her face: "Third uncle, aunt, what happened in the city?"
"Soldiers and horses were mobilized, and the garrison of each gate increased greatly. The specific situation is still unclear."
"Mobilizing troops and horses? A large increase in the number of garrison troops in each gate?" Wang Qier said without thinking: "It seemed to be the same when the rebellion against the king forced the palace last time."
As she spoke, Wang Qier's beautiful eyes suddenly stared, and her pupils suddenly shrank: "It's not really another mutiny, is it?"
While he was talking, Wang Erxi came back in a hurry.
After drinking some water, Wang Erxi hurriedly said: "Sure enough, all the gates in Nancheng and Dongcheng have been closed and no entry or exit is allowed. There is no news from the western suburbs camp yet. I don't know which troops entered the city last night. !”
"Is it really a mutiny?" As soon as Wang Erxi finished speaking, Wang Qier said excitedly.
This girl is just watching the excitement and doesn't think it's a big deal.
Wang Zhong said: "Where is Caobang? What's the news?"
Wang Erxi shook his head and said: "Not yet."
"Qian'er, how's the manpower organization going?" Wang Zhong asked, looking at Wang Qian'er who looked excited.
"Third uncle, don't worry, I'll notify you early in the morning."
Wang Zhong said solemnly: "Please inform me, from now on, the whole village will be on alert and enter a state of combat readiness."
Not long after, news came back from the western suburbs camp. Now, in the western suburbs camp, all the soldiers and horses of each battalion were there. Only the main force of the Divine Guards was missing, and only a group of auxiliary soldiers were left to guard it. Camp.
It is worth mentioning that the current commander of the Divine Guards is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Cao, who has only been in office for one year.
Seeing that it was almost noon, a fast horse arrived at Wang's Village, but was stopped outside the village by patrolling villagers.
"The Queen Mother has a decree! King Xuan sends you to the palace as soon as possible to see him!"
The man on the horse was wearing the armor of the cavalry army under the command of the Palace Chief, with a command flag on his back and a bright yellow scroll in his hand.
(End of chapter)
