Lin Jinxiao had arranged the defense of the palace and just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ji Huaishu leading Cai Wei back. The two of them were anxious, which made him feel faintly uneasy.
Staring at Caiwei who was in a state of embarrassment, Lin Jinxiao asked in a cold voice: "What happened?"
"Your Highness, slave, slave, slave"
Caiwei was panting, as if she hadn't recovered from the shock just now. Ji Huaishu had no choice but to report on her behalf: "Your Highness, as you expected, Tang Ru and Kang Xiu have already led their troops to attack the palace."
"It came so quickly?"
Lin Jinxiao couldn't believe his ears.
Just after receiving the news from Beijing, Tang Ru made some moves. It seemed that he still underestimated the strength of King Qinghe.
Ji Huaishu obviously didn't expect Tang Ru and the others to move so quickly. He rubbed his hands in confusion, having lost his mind.
Lin Jinxiao made a prompt decision and took the Emperor's Sword. As he walked out, he told Ji Huaishu: "The Haiphong Camp closest to the palace in the city is undoubtedly the Haiphong Camp. Ji Shangshu, I will send someone to escort you out of the palace. You should immediately go to the west of the city with my order."
County Lieutenant’s Mansion, notify Li Sanmu and Zheng Haichuan to come to the Prince’s Mansion for assistance, I will hold them back for a while.”
"But there are only 500 guards left in the mansion. How can we resist Kang Xiu's powerful army in Zhongdu?"
Ji Huaishu asked hesitantly.
The group of people under Kang Xiu are all desperadoes who want fame rather than their lives.
"It doesn't matter. Fortunately, there is still some time to prepare. Don't delay, Master Shangshu. Let's go quickly."
Lin Jinxiao led him out and asked people to release all the horses in the palace. After ordering him to lead fifty people to break out from the west gate, he immediately ordered the guards to close the gate of the palace tightly, and gathered everyone to go to the front yard to defend against the enemy.
For a time, everyone, including the servants from each courtyard, took up weapons and stood guard at several palace gates and lower positions on the courtyard walls.
Ji Huaishu rushed out and ordered his more than fifty cavalry to go to the west, south and east of the city in three directions. Along the way, he loudly shouted for help, while he himself found a shop to disguise himself and quietly
Rushed to the county captain's house.
Hearing the commotion in the city, Tang Ru guessed that it was Caiwei who rushed back to the palace to tell the news. He immediately led people to shoot the guards who rushed out of the palace to ask for help. It only took a moment to kill the fifty guards who rushed out.
The sentries shot them all and ordered people to occupy various city gates.
Then they gathered their troops and hurriedly rushed to Prince Pingning's Mansion. According to the previous agreement, they surrounded the Prince's Mansion and then launched a fierce attack.
The momentum of dark clouds looming over the city caused urgent sounds to be heard from all over the palace.
Lin Jinxiao had already heard about the powerful Zhongdu army led by Kang Xiu, and knew that there was no guarantee of victory if both sides were prepared to fight rashly, so he ordered people to capture Song Liao and sat down calmly.
In the center of the palace, they were quietly waiting for the moment of decisive battle to arrive.
Calculating the time, if Ji Huaishu can successfully ask for help, it will take nearly an hour at the earliest. Even if he fails, Li Ce will come to help when he learns of the changes in the palace.
Tang Ru rashly launched a rebellion, naturally wanting to capture the palace as soon as possible.
For the current plan, all he can do is delay time. The longer the delay is, the better it will be for him.
Although everyone in the palace struggled to resist for a while, as time passed little by little, the rebels led by Tang Ru and Kang Xiu quickly broke through the gate of the palace and poured into the main hall of the palace from all directions.
The newly appointed military commanders Cao Xuan and Sang Kun led their people back to the main hall in a hurry. Looking at Lin Jinxiao who was still calm and composed, Cao Xuan hurriedly urged: "Your Highness, the rebels have breached the gate of the palace, and the general is willing to lead his troops to protect him.
Your Highness breaks through the siege and leaves the city."
"Breakout? How to break out?"
Lin Jinxiao smiled calmly: "It is the Chinese New Year now, and government offices at all levels are having a rest. If I leave the city, there will be chaos in the city. At that time, Kang Xiu will take over the coastal defense camp in the name of the imperial court as the captain of Sili.
, forced the Duwei Mansion and took control of Luyan Port, not only will my life be at stake, but the officials of the state government will also suffer."
Furthermore, if I lose the dominance of Pingning Prefecture, how can Chu Nanzhi, mother and son return to Luyan Port safely?
After a few seconds of silence, he said decisively: "The safest way right now is to guard the palace so that Tang Ru has no time to care. As long as the news is spread, and when reinforcements arrive, Tang Ru and others can be killed."
Seeing that Cao Xuan still had concerns, Lin Jinxiao immediately ordered: "There is no need to think otherwise. I am at the palace. Sang Kun, you and General Cao gather everyone around the palace to be on guard, and order the female family members to take refuge in the palace."
, the rest of the people should line up in front of the palace, and no one should retreat in the face of the battle and fight to the death to resist the rebels from entering the palace. Anyone who dares to escape will be killed without mercy."
Sang Kun knew that he couldn't mess up his position at this time, so he quickly answered the call and left.
Seeing that King Pingning was determined to face death, Cao Xuan no longer hesitated, walked out of the palace, and personally supervised the guards and people in the palace to resist the rebel attack.
The defeated palace people retreated to the jade steps of the main hall. When they heard that King Pingning was still standing in the main hall, and that someone had gone out to ask for help, their courage suddenly increased. They held the weapons in their hands tightly and faced the attacks coming from all directions.
The fierce rebels no longer showed any fear.
The maids in the palace were all sent by the Empress Dowager to serve Lin Jinxiao. In the palace, they were used to seeing royal clan members who were obsessed with fighting for power and treating human life as trivial. When they arrived in Pingning Prefecture, they heard about King Pingning's series of peaceful measures.
He loved the people like a son, but only had a cold-blooded and ruthless attitude toward the wealthy gentry and corrupt officials.
They mustered up their courage, held the tools they usually used for work, and requested with great ambition: "General Cao, the slaves are willing to die for His Highness and join you in resisting the rebels."
Seeing that their usually weak and charming daughters were all fighting high and unwilling to take refuge in the main hall, the guards were encouraged.
Cao Xuan raised his sword high, looked down at the rebels who entered the courtyard in a dark crowd, and shouted solemnly: "I will die for your highness and kill the rebels."
Hearing such an impassioned voice, Tang Ru couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He didn't expect that a prince from a foreign vassal with an unstable foundation would have so many people risking life and death for him.
He personally led the troops and rushed to the jade steps of the main palace. He looked up at the majestic palace hall and shouted loudly: "Your Highness, please hurry up and capture me. As long as you are willing to go down the jade steps and kowtow to me."
If you surrender and beg for mercy, I will definitely think of you as a comrade, spare your life, and be kind to your people."
Hearing the provocative shouting outside, Lin Jinxiao held the Emperor's Sword and slowly walked out of the hall. He looked down at the arrogant Tang Ru under the jade steps, but he unhurriedly pulled out the sword and inserted it tightly into the front of the hall, smiling calmly.
Said: "Tang Ru, I am here and I am not going anywhere. If you can rush up half a step to the jade steps today, I am willing to surrender to you."
"court death."
Tang Ru knew that time was tight and he did not dare to delay. With a wave of his hand, the sergeants rushed towards the main hall like crazy tigers.
For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky.
But what surprised Tang Ru was that the eunuchs, maids, and servants in the palace who were holding kitchen knives and sticks suddenly seemed to have been reborn. They stood at the front without hesitation, and together with the palace guards, they completely stopped the soldiers.
They rushed to the road to the jade steps, and he was so anxious that he sat upright on his horse and broke into a cold sweat.