Chen Shichang never dreamed that Lou Jing would control the Jinzhou army. Over the years, Emperor Chunde weakened the power of the Lou family. Since the death of Lao An Guogong, Lou Jing has not been to Jinzhou. How did he gain such prestige in the army?

"Why is the prince here?" Chen Shichang forced himself to calm down, "Now that General Zhennan is here, I feel relieved. Now that the martial law is under martial law in the capital, and the feudal king is in chaos, the general is invited to strictly guard the capital to protect the monarch, and he is also a member of the Lou family.

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Lou Jing raised his eyebrows. This old man, at this time, did not forget to struggle to his death. He deliberately said this to warn him that if he committed trouble, the family members of Zhonglou in the capital would bear the brunt, so he said loudly: "Your right minister is right

It makes sense, I will come to escort you, please open the city gate."

The soldiers on the city wall didn't know what was going on. Seeing Lou Jing's posture as if he was really here to help, they asked the right minister: "Master Chen, can you open the city gate?"

Chen Shichang was so angry that his eyes were black, and he said angrily: "What door should you open? Don't you see that these are traitors and traitors?"

Naturally, the city gate could not be opened. Chen Shichang found a way to argue with Lou Jing on the city wall of the civil servants, and at the same time asked people to go to Anguo Gong's Mansion to arrest people, while he hurriedly left the city gate.

When the officials downstairs saw that Prime Minister Yuan Zhiman's face was pale and confused, he stepped forward and asked, "Sir, the Jinzhou Army is coming, the safety of the capital is in danger..."

"!" Chen Shichang suddenly raised his head, his eyes showing a bit of desperate madness, "Inform the soldiers outside the city to dispatch immediately. No matter what, kill Lou Jing and seize the military power!"

The Jinzhou army was brave and invincible. This was the trump card in the hands of the Chen family. Now it was turned against him, catching him off guard. The army of the King of Fujian was about to come, and was besieged on all sides. Only then did Chen Shichang realize that Xiao Chengjun had set up a dragnet for him.

It was covered, like a proud flying insect that hit the woven net and stuck to the center, just waiting for the terrible hunter to come over step by step and kill him.

The army besieged the city, and the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became tense. The officers and soldiers of the Kyoto Prefecture broke into An Guo Gong's mansion and arrested all the people. The reason was that An Guo Gong's prince had rebelled.

Lou Jing did not order an attack on the city, he waited. He was just a general with no name. He only waited for the Right Prime Minister to mess up his position and force the palace into the city. When Xiao Chengjun's army came, he could justifiably rescue King Qin.

Moreover, this journey has been going too smoothly. Based on the intuition gained on the battlefield, Lou Jing believed that the Right Prime Minister must have some trump cards, otherwise he would not be so confident.

Lou Jianyu turned pale with fright. He was tied up into a rice dumpling and brought to the city tower. He negotiated with Lou Jing. The civil servant came up with a decree and read it aloud: "Lou Jing, the prince of Anguo Gong, conspired to rebel and commit rebellion. He is ordered to commit suicide in front of the army..."

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The soldiers under the city were filled with indignation, and Li Cheng shouted loudly: "That's nonsense. We are here to escort you. Why should you let the general commit suicide?"

"I advise the prince to surrender without mercy, otherwise it would be a pity to implicate the nine clans." With that said, he was tied firmly and Lou Jianyu was tied to the city wall with a hemp rope and hung back and forth in the air.

The walls of the capital city were several feet high. Lou Jianyu glanced at the ground in the distance and trembled with fear. He shouted in a trembling voice: "You traitor, look at what you are doing!"

Lou Jing narrowed his eyes.

The officials of the Shangshu Province were still processing official documents. Suddenly, many officers and soldiers came and surrounded the Shangshu Province. They locked up a group of civil servants in their rooms and locked them.

"What do you mean by this?" Yao Zhu, the Minister of Rites, asked dissatisfied.

"My lords, please be patient. The insurrectionary army is attacking the city. It is safe for the adults to stay in Shangshu Province." The guard smiled coldly and ignored the scholars who kept knocking at the door.

"Where is the Left Prime Minister?" Chen Shichang's eldest son hurriedly came to inspect. Everyone was shocked, and then they remembered that they had never seen the Left Prime Minister Yang Youting.

At this time, Yang Youting was standing in the inner room of Panlong Hall, drafting the edict of succession.

"...The eldest son of the emperor, Xiao Chengjun, is respectful, filial and benevolent, by..." Emperor Chunde had to take a few breaths to say a word.

Yang Youting took the pen and wrote the edict of Emperor Chunde's succession on the bright yellow brocade. Hearing this, he couldn't help but tighten the pen in his hand, "Your Majesty, are you planning to establish a regent?"

The emperor's grandson has been appointed before, but the grandson is young and must be assisted by the regent. Now, I am afraid that Xiao Chengjun is intentionally appointed as the regent. But this is obviously not what everyone wants to see. You must know that the king is young.

, established the deposed prince who was supposed to succeed him as regent. It is conceivable that the court would not be stable.

Emperor Chunde raised his head, his eyes clearly indicating that this was his plan.

When the imperial edict was issued, no one in the royal family was allowed to attend except the emperor's closest ministers. Ji Zhuo was drinking tea peacefully outside, Xiao Chengjin sat next to him, and the third prince sat far away with an ugly expression, watched by two muscular guards.

"Queen Qi, Mrs. Chen brought her here." The guard outside the door bowed and came to report.

Mrs. Chen was wearing a blue dress with an ugly face. She looked coldly at Empress Shang Ji who was sitting on the throne and asked, "The Empress has summoned my concubine. Why?" She knew the situation outside the palace and the Chen family was forced to do this.

She had no choice but to fight, but the third prince was trapped in Panlong Palace. These days, she was anxious, fearing that Ji Zuo would harm her son.

"The emperor has a decree, and the queen is here to see all the princes." Huaizhong looked sad and called everyone in. "I heard that Mrs. Chen is coming, and the emperor asked us to go in together."

Ji Zuo stood up and motioned for Xiao Chengjin to follow him, keeping some distance away from the mother and son.

Yang Youting held the imperial edict of succession with a solemn expression. He did not open it and stood quietly aside.

"I have decided to reinstate the eldest son of the emperor, Xiao Chengjun, as the crown prince. When I pass away, the crown prince will inherit the throne. You must have careful assistance..." Emperor Chunde's face suddenly became better, his face was red, and his speech became coherent.

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"Your Majesty!" Ms. Chen opened her mouth in surprise, "Your Majesty has already established a grandson, how can he establish a crown prince again?"

The Chen family was used to being proud in front of Emperor Chunde. She would sometimes interject a few words about some important matters in the court, and she would get carried away in the excitement and speak out. At this time, when the crown prince was restored, Xiao Chengjun led his troops to serve the king and became famous.

, can attack the capital in a majestic manner, and the Chen family is a complete rebel and traitor.

Emperor Chunde looked at the woman he had doted on for nearly twenty years, waved his hand and asked everyone to go out, saying that he wanted to have a few words with Mrs. Chen alone.

The Yulin army in the city quickly gathered at the palace, and the Kyoto Prefecture guardsmen, numbering two thousand, also quickly gathered at the palace.

Chen Shichang hesitated like a trapped animal, and the room was restless.

"The King of Fujian's army is no longer fifty miles away." The soldier who came to report the news was also a little desperate.

"Xiao Chengjun, what a Xiao Chengjun..." Chen Shichang's eyes were red. Only now did he realize that ever since Xiao Chengjun left the capital and headed toward the center, Xiao Chengjun had actually been controlling him.

First, Lou Jing came to Jiangzhou Military Power, and then Empress Ji deliberately gave up the Phoenix Seal to make Concubine Chen make a mistake, so as to find an excuse to hand over the eunuch Luo Ji to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. That villain Shen Lian always regarded the original cooperation as taking advantage. , thinking that Chen Shichang had treated him poorly, and was determined to take revenge and break up with him.

Chen Shichang's arrangement has not yet been completed, and he knows that this is not a good time to take action, but the matter has come to this, and if he does not take action, he himself will be imprisoned. Fortunately, time is short, and Xiao Chengjun's power in Minzhou has not yet developed, so he is not afraid. Who would have expected that, Lingnan, Jiangzhou, Minzhou, Yuezhou, and even Jinzhou are all under Xiao Chengjun's control!

"I'm afraid the King of Fujian has already started planning." Sun Liang, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked at Chen Shichang and added coolly.

"It's not over yet! It's not over yet!" Chen Shichang threw the cup in his hand to the ground. It was really hard to accept that he actually fell into the hands of a young man who was not as good as a weakling.

There was still a stalemate outside the city. Lou Jing was sitting on his horse leisurely, with no intention of saving his father. No matter how Lou Jianyu and the civil servant yelled and cursed, they did not move.

"To report to the general, a large number of Tatar soldiers suddenly appeared fifty miles north of the city and are running towards the capital!" A small soldier hurriedly came to report, "It is now less than twenty miles away."

Not only the Jinzhou Army, but also the officers and soldiers defending the city were in an uproar. The Tatars and the Yu Dynasty were old enemies, and they actually appeared near the capital at this time!

A sneer appeared on Lou Jing's lips. The Chen family was really willing to go all out. They even dared to use Tatar soldiers. She raised her head and said loudly, "Right Prime Minister Chen Shichang colluded with the Tatars, committed rebellion, and intended to rebel. Please open the city gate. Otherwise, it would be collaborating with the enemy and treason."

There was smoke and dust billowing in the sky, and it was obvious that a large number of cavalry were coming here. When the gatekeeper saw this, he almost let go of the rope holding Lou Jianyu, which made him scream in fright.

"Formation!" Lou Jing ignored the man at the city gate and raised his hand to give the order. Behind him, the Jinzhou army uniformly changed their formation. The archers lined up in front, the infantry held shields behind, and the cavalry dispersed in a strange formation. .

The Tatars lived in the desert. They had strong soldiers and horses, and their riding and shooting skills were unmatched. They roared towards the Jinzhou army and charged towards them.

"Pull me up!" Lou Jianyu was hung up for a long time. He was really frightened. Seeing the black mass below, bows and arrows were ready, fearing that any arrow would go to the wrong place and hit him or be broken. rope.

The gatekeepers on the city tower were also frightened. They scrambled to pull Lou Jianyu up and watched with bated breath the fierce battle that was about to take place below the city.

Arrows filled the sky like dark clouds, and they all shot towards the cavalry running wildly in the distance. The Tatar cavalry in front screamed strangely and fell off their horses, and then rushed forward regardless of the rear.

The Jinzhou Army was very familiar with the Tatars, and had long been accustomed to facing these barbarians who were not afraid of death. The archers kept holding their hands, and the infantry with shields stepped forward quickly, allowing the archers to shoot and retreat. When the cavalry came closer, they also stepped forward. They rushed into the formation, lowered themselves to protect themselves with a shield, and quickly cut off the horses' hoofs. Another infantryman took the opportunity to kill the fallen Tatar soldiers with a knife. They cooperated very well.

This is the formation created by Duke Lao An specifically to deal with the Tatar cavalry. Grandpa Lou called it "making dumplings".

The Tatars had few troops, but their victorious troops and horses were strong, mostly cavalry. The Yu Dynasty had few horses, so it was difficult to take the initiative to attack, so they simply stayed where they were. There were many infantry, so one chopped off the horse's legs and the other chopped off the cavalry. This is called "chopping stuffing."

After the Tatar soldiers attacked in large numbers, the Jinzhou cavalry dispersed and suddenly outflanked the Tatars. They used the infantry to kill them and wrapped up the chopped stuffing.

It's easy to say, but to really use this formation properly, you need to have high coordination capabilities so that the infantry and cavalry can coordinate perfectly and accurately. Moreover, this tactic is also very expensive to fight. You must know that it is much easier for the cavalry to kill the infantry immediately.

For a moment, the shouts of killing were loud outside the capital.

Lou Jing was marching in a hurry this time. He did not bring much food, grass, equipment, and was traveling lightly. The men and horses were not all the Jinzhou Army. Jinzhou is an important border defense area. Even if he was fighting for the throne, Lou Jing could not mobilize the Jinzhou Army.

Leave, otherwise the Tatars will take advantage of the chaos to attack and the country will be destroyed. Therefore, the Jinzhou Army following this time has less than 8,000 people, and the Tatar cavalry in front of them, at least 3,000, is very difficult to deal with.

The Jinzhou army that was originally going to attack the city turned into a defending army, and the city gate could not be opened no matter what.

Ji Zuo stood on the jade steps of Panlong Palace with his hands folded, watching the red sun gradually sinking in the sky, and the noise from the outer palace gradually came, breaking the tranquility of the inner palace.

The Yulin Army is currently fighting in the outer palace. I don't know when so many forces of the Chen family have been hidden in the capital, which is really troublesome.

"Father." Xiao Chengjin stood next to him and called softly. Ever since he was a child, as long as he stood next to his father, he would feel safe and not afraid of anything. It was the same at this moment.

"Is Chengjun really not ready to accept a concubine?" Ji Zuo suddenly asked.

Xiao Chengjin pursed his lips, "Brother Huang has made up his mind, and I can't persuade him."

After a moment of silence, Empress Ji sighed slowly, and she naturally understood Xiao Chengjun's intention when it came to setting up the emperor's grandson. After teaching Xiao Chengjun to love men since he was a child, he didn't expect that he overtaught it, "That's all..."

Before they finished speaking, a scream came from the palace, and the two of them immediately turned around and walked in.

The sound came from the inner room. The third prince who was sitting dejectedly in the outer palace had already ran in and screamed in fear.

"Bitch!" In the inner room, Emperor Chunde's eyes were red and he looked like he was going crazy. He pinched Chen's neck with both hands, but Chen's face was already black and blue from being pinched, her eyes turned white, and her face was full of fear.

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"Father!" Xiao Chengduo rushed forward and grabbed Emperor Chunde's hand to pull Chen out, but Emperor Chunde seemed to have used all his strength and couldn't pull it away.

When the Queen and Prince Jing came in, Chen's neck had been strangled, and the third prince was holding his mother's body and lying limply on the ground. Emperor Chunde stared at the mother and son, shouting hoarsely, "Bitch, why?"

Treat me like this...Pfft..." Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell down on the bed.

When the imperial doctor arrived, he was already helpless.

"The Emperor passed away——" Huaizhong's sad voice echoed throughout the inner palace.

As night falls, the chaos in the capital has just begun.

The Tatar soldiers were very tenacious and rushed forward one after another. Lou Jing had to eliminate these Tatars before they could enter the city. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for the Tatars to attack the capital.

At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from the south of the city, and the army of the King of Fujian finally arrived.

Lou Jing chopped down a Tatar soldier with a single blow, and blood spattered on his face. He didn't have time to wipe it away. He turned around to block the sneak attack with the sword, but a silver gun suddenly came and stabbed the man through.

"Second uncle!" Lou Jing was overjoyed and shouted loudly.

"There are actually Tatars!" Xu Che snorted coldly, swept across with his silver spear, and heavily bounced away the two cavalrymen who rushed up, knocking them off their horses. "Leave this place to me, and you can help the King of Fujian attack the city!"

"Yes!" Lou Jing no longer wanted to fight, and rushed out with the Sixteenth Cavalry of Youyun, running straight to the center of the King of Min's army. To be precise, he ran towards His Royal Highness the King of Min, who was dressed in military uniform.

Xiao Chengjun wore a moon-white armor, which looked a bit blue under the moonlight, reflecting his handsome face and adding a bit of solemnity.

Lou Jing had never seen Xiao Chengjun wearing armor. Now that he saw it, he was a little surprised. He couldn't wait to get closer and said, "Chengjun!"

The soldiers in front were attacking the city, and the sound of banging and colliding with giant trees was endless. No one paid attention to the King of Fujian, and even a shout was drowned in the noise.

Xiao Chengjun heard it, turned to look at him, and showed a slight smile. When the man came closer, he slowly reached out and wiped the blood on his face, "Are you injured?"

"No." Lou Jing held the hand and rubbed it greedily.

In public, it was difficult to say anything, so Xiao Chengjun squeezed his palm to comfort him.

The King of Fujian's army numbered nearly 50,000, and the Tatar soldiers had already been killed.

"Boom!" There was a sound, and the city gate was knocked open. The army shouted and rushed in, quickly sweeping away the gatekeepers inside.

"Don't disturb the people!" Xiao Chengjun ordered the army to stop outside the city, led five thousand elite soldiers in from Zhengyang Gate, and went straight to the palace.

The fighting in the outer palace has not stopped. Even after Yang Youting went through two dynasties, he could not help but sweat. What's more, the civil servants of Shangshu Province who were trapped were all uneasy.

The battlefield had already reached the inner palace. Ji Zuo stood on the jade steps and looked coldly at the outside of the Panlong Palace Palace, where swords were flashing and blood flowed like rivers. Then, a large number of people rushed in from the palace gate.

"The King of Fujian is here to protect King Qin!" Five thousand elite soldiers shouted in unison, resounding throughout the sky.

Ji Zhuo remained unmoved. When the fighting outside the palace had stopped, Xiao Chengjun's steady and clear voice sounded outside the door, "My son, Xiao Chengjun, your escort is late!"

"I'm going to conquer the south, General Xu Che, but my escort is late!"

"I am General Lou Jing of Zhennan, your escort is late!"
Chapter completed!