Looking at Prince Ancheng getting closer and closer, Prince Ning's face became increasingly ugly.
The middle-aged general who was following Prince Ancheng with a somewhat depressed expression was none other than the deputy commander of the South Camp of the Armed Guards who had secretly taken refuge with Prince Ning. At this time, although he was still following Prince Ancheng, he was holding a
He had no weapons, and was accompanied by two guards from the Ancheng County Prince's Palace. He was obviously in an involuntary state.
Waste! Prince Ning cursed secretly in his heart.
In fact, if possible, King Ning would not want to attack so quickly, but as soon as Xie Yan came back, he began to rectify the Wuwei Army and the Yulin Army. First, the East Camp of the Wuwei Army was taken over by Luo Jinyan, and then the position of General Weiwu was taken by Chu Yu Mingqiu. If he continues to delay, I am afraid that
All the chess pieces he has built up in the army over the years will be useless.
However, Prince Ning never expected that such a variable as Prince Ancheng would appear.
Prince Ancheng did make great military exploits when he was young, but he surrendered his military power and went home to recuperate due to injury very early. He has not touched the military power for more than ten years.
In recent years, because of Princess Ancheng's illness, she has even ignored the affairs of the court. Five years ago, during the Three Kings' Rebellion, Prince Ancheng finally cooperated with Xie Yan to quell the rebellion. However, Xie Yan was too powerful at that time. Who could
Remember Prince Ancheng?
I heard that Princess Ancheng was dying, and Prince Ancheng almost stayed behind closed doors for the sake of his wife. Prince Ning always felt that Prince Ancheng was a tiger with his teeth pulled out a long time ago, so why would he take him seriously?
?
But he didn't expect that this person would ruin his life due to one careless move.
"Prince Ancheng! Do you also want to follow Xie Yan to rebel?" The smile on Prince Ning's face finally faded away, and he simply struck preemptively.
Prince Ancheng strode toward the crowd like a meteor. Behind him, a large number of soldiers from the armed guards rushed over. Together with the Zhenguo Army and the Dingguo Army, they surrounded the Taihuang Palace.
Prince Ancheng glanced at Prince Ning from afar and walked towards Xie Yan and others in front of the palace gate.
In front of the palace gate, there were several people from both sides blocked, including the Zhenguo Army's personal guards, the Dingguo Army, the rebellious Yulin Army and the Wuwei Army, as well as some men in black who didn't know where they came from, but no one dared to go.
The prince of Ancheng County was blocked and he involuntarily made way for him.
Under the night, Xue Ya's expression was a little gloomy, and he gestured toward the darkness without leaving any trace.
"Whoosh!" A sound broke through the air from nowhere in the darkness.
Wei Changting was startled, "Prince Ancheng, be careful!"
Prince Ancheng turned around, raised his hand and firmly caught the arrow that was shot at him.
The arrowhead was glowing with green light, and it looked like it was poisoned.
"Little trick!" Prince Ancheng snorted, and the arrow changed its direction in his hand. He raised his arm and threw it, and the arrow shot towards where it came from with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
After a while, a man fell from a tree not far away.
"This... this..." Wei Changting was shocked. He didn't need a bow and just threw it with his hands, but he could use the lethality of the bow and arrow. What kind of power is this? This method doesn't look like a hidden weapon.
Xie Yan glanced at the wide-eyed Prince Wei and the Princess Regent, and said: "Prince Ancheng was a famous archer when he was young. In terms of archery, even I am no match for him."
Archery requires arm strength. Apparently Prince Ancheng has not left behind this aspect even though he has shed his armor for many years.
Prince Ancheng apparently also heard what Xie Yan said, he came over and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. I have nothing else to do these years, so I just have nothing to do and have fun."
The Princess Regent, whose strength had never been able to keep up due to physical reasons, shed tears of envy.
"Thank you, sir, to see the regent!" Prince Ancheng walked up to Xie Yan, his tall figure shortened, and he knelt down on one knee to greet him.
This was not only a salute from the prince to the regent, but also showed to everyone present that Prince Ancheng did not believe that Xie Yan was rebellious, or that Prince Ancheng's palace wanted to stand with the prince regent's palace.
Xie Yan stretched out his hand to support him, "The prince doesn't need to be polite."
Prince Ning's face was gloomy, "Prince Ancheng, I advise you to think twice!"
Prince Ancheng looked back at Prince Ning and said with a smile: "Prince Ning, it's better to give up. You lose."
Prince Ning sneered. No wonder Xie Zong could only waste his time at home with his wife these years. How can he give up when things have reached this point?
Seeing Prince Ning's behavior, Prince Ancheng shook his head and said, "Prince Ning, do you think I am the only one here?" With the number of members of the royal family declining, Prince Ancheng still did not want Prince Ning to continue to act his own way.
"What's the meaning?"
Prince Ancheng sighed and said: "Now... the entire palace has been surrounded. It was not only me who led the troops into the palace just now, but also Marquis Lingchuan, Duke Cheng, Duke Lu, and
General Gu Jue of the Zhenguo Army, Second Young Master Luo of the Luo Family, and all the gates of the palace have been blocked. No one in the palace can leave today."
"This is impossible!" King Ning gritted his teeth, and the officials following him gradually became commotion.
If what Prince Ancheng said is true, then the situation in front of them is obviously not good for them.
Prince Ning said: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Now outside the palace...he doesn't have that many people!"
Prince Ancheng shook his head and said: "The commotion outside the palace has been settled long ago." There has been a commotion in the palace for most of the night. Do you really think that everyone outside the palace is just a loser, so nothing can be done?
After saying this, Prince Ancheng felt that he had nothing to say to Prince Ning, so he took a few steps back and stood behind Xie Yan.
Xie Yan calmly glanced at the sea of people at the entrance of the palace. It is estimated that there have never been so many people in front of the Empress Dowager's palace since the day it was built.
At this time, standing at the gate of the palace and walking towards it, I felt that there were people everywhere.
Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "Commanders of the Royal Guards and Guards, put down your weapons immediately. I will give you a lighter sentence!"
"Don't listen to him!" Prince Ning no longer had the smile of the past on his face, and even his voice seemed a bit sharp, "He is lying to you! He killed the Queen Mother! Xie Yan killed Your Majesty's biological mother, do you think he will
Let His Majesty live?!"
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But those armed guards and imperial guards were different. They were not directly loyal to King Ning. It was just because their superiors took refuge in King Ning that they were forced to obey orders.
At this time, looking at the situation in front of them and hearing Xie Yan's words, many people put down their weapons.
Who wants to die if they can live? Rebellion is a serious crime that can lead to the confiscation of the family and the annihilation of the clan.
Xie Yan and Prince Ancheng, who was quite prestigious among the middle-level generals of the armed guards, were still very intimidating to these soldiers who were just following orders.
"You're talking nonsense!" A sharp female voice suddenly sounded from the door behind Xie Yan and others. The expression on Prince Ning's face became more and more stiff. He glanced sideways at Xue Ya who was standing aside, and Xue Ya frowned slightly.
No words were spoken.
Naturally, they all knew who the owner of this voice was.
This is clearly the voice of Empress Dowager Zhu who should be imprisoned in the Empress Dowager's Palace at this time or is already dead!
The subordinates had clearly come to report that Empress Dowager Zhu was dead! Prince Ning's face became increasingly gloomy.
Luo Junyao also frowned slightly. Her ears were not very sharp, but she could tell that this voice indeed sounded very much like the Empress Dowager Zhu's.
Could it be that she guessed wrong?
Empress Dowager Zhu was still wearing the same clothes that Luo Junyao brought her here before, but she looked a little dirty and embarrassed for some reason. Even the bun on her head was messy, her long hair was messy and scattered on her shoulders, and there was a red and swollen patch on her forehead.
, I don’t know where I touched it.
Luo Junyao recalled carefully and made sure that she was not touched by Empress Dowager Zhu on the forehead. She should have been injured later.
Empress Dowager Zhu rushed out from the arch, pointed at Prince Ning and Xue Ya and said: "It's Prince Ning who wants to rebel! It's them who coerced me! It's them... who falsely conveyed my will and wanted to kill me to silence me! They're from the Regent's Palace.
Someone saved me!"
"This..." Several old ministers looked at Empress Dowager Zhu, then at Prince Ning and Ruan Ting, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
Prince Ning said with a livid face: "Can't you see it yet? The Queen Mother is being held hostage! How can you count on what you say? At this point, what else do you want to do?"
Empress Dowager Zhu said: "He is the one who really holds this palace hostage!" Empress Dowager Zhu pointed at Xue Ya, "He is a remnant of the previous dynasty! He controls the entire palace, except the people in the palace of the Empress Dowager! He forced me to slander the regent.
King, after I wrote the imperial edict, someone killed me and silenced me, trying to blame the regent's palace. If the people from the regent's palace had not rescued me in time, I would have been..." At this point, Empress Dowager Zhu covered her face and burst into tears.
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Xue Ya narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the Queen Mother Zhu in front of her.
This woman...
Xue Ya took a step forward and was about to speak when suddenly a cold wind hit him behind him. Xue Ya thought someone was sneaking up on him and quickly stepped aside to look back at the Master of Ming Yin Pavilion who was standing behind him.
Unexpectedly, there was no hidden weapon at all. The cold wind passed by him, and a faint fragrance penetrated into his nostrils.
Xue Ya secretly thought that something was wrong. The next moment, he felt that his tongue was a little stiff and his limbs gradually became soft.
Two hands quickly supported him, and the Master of Mingyin Pavilion said softly: "Are you okay?"
Xue Ya remained silent and stared at him sharply.
The master of Mingyin Pavilion did not feel guilty and said calmly: "I told you, don't take me with you. Although I am not from Luanyi Division, I was raised by people from Luanyi Division."
Luan Yisi's people may not be able to use the methods he knows how to do.
The small movement on their side did not disturb the furious Prince Ning, but Ruan Ting glanced in this direction.
But he didn't say much, just frowned slightly.
Prince Ning knew that it was useless to say anything now.
Those old royalist men are not trustworthy at all. They do reject Xie Yan, but with the words of Empress Dowager Zhu, these people will not stand firmly on their side.
"Grandfather..." Xie Chengzhao stood next to Prince Ning, his expression a little solemn.
After all, he is still young, and the situation tonight has changed too quickly, making him a little uneasy.
Prince Ning snorted softly and said: "What's the use of being afraid now! Now that things have happened, we can only go to the dark side in one way!"
Prince Ning said loudly: "Don't forget the lesson learned five years ago! Anyone who doesn't want to die, come to me!"
After King Ning issued an order, those who wanted to join King Ning and win the title of Conglong had no choice but to bite the bullet.
After all, what King Ning said was right. Just looking at how Xie Yan treated the people who participated in the Three Kings Rebellion five years ago, we knew that they had no way out.
Someone shouted, and a moment later the sound of fighting started again.
Xie Yan casually scanned the chaotic battlefield. This kind of rebellion was actually meaningless.
If the Three Kings' Rebellion requires real efforts and effort to put down the rebellion, the rebellion of King Ning and Luan Yisi, which relied solely on conspiracy, would basically fall apart in one go.
If it wasn't for the purpose of luring everyone into the palace and catching them all, he wouldn't have given them the chance to cause such a big fuss.
And even without him, even if Prince Ning really succeeds, it won't last long.
Xie Yan still regarded the three kings who rebelled as his opponents. As for King Ning, Xie Yan didn't bother to pay attention to him at all.
Xie Yan lowered his head and said to Luo Junyao beside him: "It seems that nothing is going on. Go in and see Auntie Huang. Someone is here to handle it."
"..." Wei Changting, Yu Mingqiu, Prince Ancheng.
Luo Jun shook his head, pointed inside and said, "There is another person."
Qu Fang didn't take the opportunity to run away, and still stood in the palace and followed them through the whole scene.
Xie Yan chuckled lightly and said, "It's not that he doesn't want to leave, it's that he can't leave."
"Huh?" Luo Junyao opened his eyes in surprise. Qu Fang didn't seem to be seriously injured, right?
This was obviously a misunderstanding. He was playing music late at night and was wearing black clothes, so he couldn't tell if he was injured. Of course, it could also be that the pride of a top player did not allow him to show that he was seriously injured.
Of course, if he had been injured elsewhere, Qu Fang would have left long ago.
But if there are dozens of bows and arrows around and several masters eyeing him, even a master of decision-making like Qu Fang will not worry about whether he can make it out alive.
Luo Junyao pulled Xie Yan and walked inside. Before he could cross the gate, he heard a scream suddenly coming from behind him.
Luo Junyao turned around suddenly and saw that Queen Mother Zhu was stabbed in the chest with a knife, "Bitch! Go to hell! How dare you go back on your word!"
In the chaos, a man in black jumped up and stabbed Empress Dowager Zhu in the heart.
Wei Changting and Prince Ancheng tried to step forward to save him, but it was too late. Prince Ancheng stepped forward and knocked the man away with a palm.
The man fell into the chaos and was killed in an instant by the people in the chaos.
Wei Changting supported Empress Dowager Zhu, blood flowed continuously from the wound on her chest, and blood also overflowed from her lips.
She opened her eyes wide, as if she didn't expect that she would encounter such a thing.
"I, I..." Empress Dowager Zhu struggled to say something, but the blood foam that kept spilling from her mouth made it impossible for her to say a complete sentence.
Xie Yan and Luo Junyao stepped forward quickly. Taifu Su and other officials who supported Xie Yan, who were protected by others, had also arrived.
Empress Dowager Zhu stretched out her hand tremblingly, as if she wanted to hold something.
However, her fingers only touched the hem of Luo Junyao's clothes who was closest to her. Luo Junyao sighed softly and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of Ah Cheng."
Queen Mother Zhu opened her eyes wide. She wanted to speak but couldn't. In the end, she could only lower her hands weakly and slowly closed her eyes.
