No one expected that Emperor An would suddenly turn against him. The continuous and dull drum outside was as sudden as a rainstorm. Liu Tongen, who was holding the sword tightly, was full of surprise.
It's the secret army he arranged earlier!
Just in time!
"There are people outside the palace who have led troops to serve the king, kill them!"
After Liu Tongen gave a sharp shout, he swung his sword and slashed at the nearest black-armored guard. He was so caught off guard that the man had no time to dodge, and he instantly fell to the side under the blood.
"Liu Tong'en!" Xiao Yan turned around suddenly and glared at Emperor An: "Xie Tianyong, how dare you go back on your word..."
"I just want you to know that those who are arrogant and rebellious will surely die!"
An Di lost his previous panic and spoke gloomily:
"Liu Tongen, kill!"
Liu Tongen's hands were fierce, and the Forbidden Army also attacked the black-armored guards who retreated to the front of the palace. When fighting broke out, the blood dyed the ground red in just a moment. After losing the "hostage" of suppressing and An Di in the palace, Xiao Yan and others It only took a moment for the person to fall behind.
Seeing the casualties among the black-armored guards, Liu Tongen struck ruthlessly, and Old General Yin shouted: "Stop!! Your Majesty, you have no joke..."
Emperor An said gloomily: "It's no joke to talk to a traitor."
"His Majesty!"
Everyone in the hall looked in disbelief at Emperor An who repeatedly broke his promises and changed his words. General Yin was even more angry, his beard trembled slightly, and his voice became even more angry.
"You are the emperor, the monarch of the Wei Dynasty. How can you go back on your word in front of the majestic emperor and all the officials?!"
The imperial edict to pardon Xiao Yan was issued by His Majesty himself, and was witnessed by all the ministers. How could His Majesty repeat it so repeatedly! "
Emperor An heard the words but paid no attention to it. It didn't matter that the imperial edict was issued by him. As long as Xiao Yan couldn't leave the Zichen Palace, and as long as all those who conspired against him today died in the forbidden palace, he would still be the emperor.
Instead of being a king who was forced to bow his head by his ministers and laughed at by the world, he would rather kill Xiao Yan.
At worst, killing those who dare to talk too much about the royal family is just like killing those who followed Xie Tianzhao and the He family...
Just kill them, kill them!
The anger in Andi's body could not be suppressed, and the extreme headache surged up, making his eyes turn scarlet little by little.
"The rebellion of the He family was the order of the late emperor. The old events twenty years ago were not the reason for Xiao Yan's rebellion. This person dared to pretend to be a eunuch and sneak into the palace, colluding with Di Tao and leading people to force the palace. He has already had the intention of committing a crime. I will never let him Get out of Zichen Palace alive."
"His Majesty!"
General Yin still wanted to speak, but Emperor An ignored him and shouted sharply in front of the palace.
"All the imperial troops obey the order. Anyone who captures and kills Xiao Yan will be promoted to the third rank. Anyone who kills a rebel will be rewarded with ten gold coins."
"Everyone who participated in the rebellion today will be killed on the spot, leaving no one alive. Anyone who asks for mercy will be treated as a traitor!!!"
The sound of fighting in front of the palace suddenly became louder, and the Forbidden Army became more ruthless. Liu Tongen and others surrounded Xiao Yan and the black-armored guards in front of the palace, and after receiving Emperor An's promise of "heavy reward", they were exposed to blood.
Xiao Yan protected Tang Ning by his side, and Yue Jian and Tian Qing protected Rong Yue. However, the imperial army from outside had already surrounded Zichen Palace after breaking through the siege. Now, when a steady stream of people came in, they almost completely drove away the black armored guards. , and Xiao Yan and others gradually became difficult to cope with.
Seeing someone jump up behind Xiao Yan, and take advantage of the chaos to attack Tang Ning's back. Xiao Yan was restrained by the person and had no time to think about it. He could only turn around to protect Tang Ning in his arms, raised his hand to block it, and staggered to kick the forbidden soldier away. .
Qian Qiyue angrily grabbed the dishes on the table and smashed them on the head of the fallen man, then picked up the sword on the ground and rushed out.
"Ayue!!"
Mrs. Qian was shocked.
Fu Laiqing was originally helping Mrs. Fu to hide behind the beams. When he heard the shouts from the crowd, he quickly looked up and saw that Qian Qiyue had slashed the back of a forbidden soldier with her sword, and took advantage of the chaos to stab the man who almost injured Rong Yue. They were facing each other inside and outside, but she was only pulled into the fight in an instant.
With a shocked look on his face, he raised his feet and rushed over.
"Brother!" Fu Jinrou lost her voice: "Uncle, brother, why is he..."
"Shut up."
Mrs. Fu was stunned for a moment, and then she quickly grabbed Fu Jinrou to silence her.
She never said a word to stop Fu Laiqing, but took advantage of the chaos to pass through the crowd and approached Cao Dejiang, standing silently with the Cao family. When Fu Laiqing rushed over, Qian Qingran, the eldest brother of the Qian family, was already involved. In the middle of the war.
"Qian Baokun, Cao Dejiang, do you also want to plot rebellion?!"
Emperor An recognized Qian Qingran and Fu Laiqing and looked down with a cold voice.
"In your Majesty's eyes, who is not a traitor?"
Qian Baokun looked at the red-eyed people in front of the palace, and when he raised his eyes, he was full of sarcasm:
"The evidence from the past twenty years ago is clear, and all the witnesses have spoken, but you have repeatedly shied away from the blame, treating the people as dead in vain, loyal ministers being killed for nothing, and treating the imperial decree as child's play. You are so narrow-minded, irresponsible, and act like a villain who goes back on your word. , how can you be worthy of being an emperor?!"
Compared to Qian Baokun who was angry, Cao Dejiang was much calmer.
"His Majesty just issued an order in public, and all the ministers advised me to avoid bloodshed in the palace and casualties in the capital today."
"I don't know why your majesty suddenly relapsed, but everyone knows that Xiao Yan only wants justice. Even if the sword is at your majesty's throat, he is willing to stop and retreat to preserve the loyalty of the He family for many years. He cares about the safety of the court and the friendship between the monarch and his ministers. It took hundreds of names before he was willing to stop, but His Majesty broke his word, which is really not the behavior of a wise king."
"Cao Dejiang!" Emperor An scolded.
Cao Dejiang did not retreat at all, but became more aggressive with his words.
"As an emperor, you always keep your word, and if you are wise, your ministers will be loyal. However, your majesty is obsessed with private thoughts and capricious. It is obvious that he only needs to find out the past to avoid death and injury today. The outside world will also praise your majesty for being wise, but your majesty just refuses to do so. And he brutally killed Xiao Yan again and again."
"You want to kill him, is it because of Xiao Yan's offense today, or for some other reason? Is it really the Lu family who did what happened twenty years ago, or was it His Majesty..."
"enough!"
Emperor An interrupted Cao Dejiang's words with a gloomy tone, looked at him and said coldly: "I don't know how long ago you were so close to Xiao Yan, and actually helped this traitor to disobey my will."
"Old minister is just performing the duties of a censor. As a king, you should take the people of the world as your own responsibility, follow the path with virtue, keep them in line with etiquette, stop fighting and love the people. However, your Majesty ignores the people in vain and takes care of the loyal ministers in vain. He has no virtue and no promise. Fighting and killings stained the capital with blood..."
"Shut up! I think you have colluded with these traitors!"
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
Cao Dejiang said in a deep voice: "I just don't want anyone to know what was written in the imperial edict just now. I know that I am a villain who helps the tyrants to commit evil and helps the emperor to murder his courtiers. My Cao family is pure and clean, and I will never bear such a bad name!"
