"I dare not report this to the Queen Mother!" Hearing that Queen Mother Li actually slapped her down, Liu Chenggui was furious. However, he did not have the courage to fight against the emperor's wife. He placed the sword across his chest and bowed in salute.
Deputy Zuoban knew that Huang Hao had not received Liu Chenggui's order to retreat, and wanted to cut off all the minions around Queen Mother Li first. Unexpectedly, more than 200 eunuchs and palace guards followed Queen Mother Li from the Moon Gate.
People swarmed out from inside, and in an instant, Huang Hao and others were forced to a complete defeat.
"Stop, everyone, stop. The rebels are outside Xuande Gate. Do you have to be internal agents?" Yang Xu looked anxious, grabbed a long gun and stepped forward to catch Huang Hao. Then he swept two consecutive shots and took the lead in pursuit.
The two eunuchs who killed Huang Hao were reduced to a rolling gourd.
"Come here, form a formation to block the Xuande Gate to prevent the Queen Mother from being frightened!" Liu Chenggui shivered in excitement, and instantly realized that he could not let Queen Mother Li continue to approach, so he shouted loudly at the top of his voice.
The palace guards, eunuchs, and servants around him looked at each other, and there were only less than four of them. They started to form a formation with shouts, but they tried their best to find excuses to avoid deliberately hurting the Queen Mother.
"Step back, step back, don't get close to Xuandemen."
"Queen Mother, be careful of Liu Ya!"
"What are you doing? Be careful of your rebellion and hurt the Queen Mother!"
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The remaining sixty people quietly stepped aside, unwilling to wade into the muddy water in front of them again.
Whether the charges the Queen Mother had previously accused Liu Chenggui of were true or false, they clearly demonstrated the fact that she and King Yong were accomplices.
Li Jihe was poisoned, which already meant that no reinforcements would arrive in Bianliang within two days. Now that the Queen Mother had openly expressed her attitude, the imperial city was even more in danger.
If that's the case, why should everyone try to be a fool?
On the left and right are the empress dowager, the official family, and Prince Yong's mother and son. Why not let the three mothers decide the winner first?
However, even if there are only four people who are not willing to choose to follow the crowd, the total number exceeds the number of minions around the Queen Mother.
What's more, in front of these four people stood Yang Xu, who had just returned from the battlefield!
Immediately, the minions around Queen Mother Li stopped one after another, waving their weapons and yelling loudly, "Get out of the way, where is this stupid young man? Do you want to bring trouble to your family?"
"Get out of the way, don't be tempted by Liu Chenggui. You are still young, don't seek death!"
…
However, although their shouts were loud, no one took the lead in attacking Yang Xu. Obviously, following Empress Dowager Li was just a temporary speculation after discovering that the imperial city was about to be lost, and was not due to any loyalty.
"Get out of the way, otherwise don't blame the Ai family for being ruthless!" Empress Dowager Li quickly realized that the situation on her side was not good. Relying on her identity and age, she roared and rushed towards Yang Xu, aiming her sword at Yang Xu's chest.
Just stab.
Although when she was young, she was once known as the tiger girl of the generals, but time is not forgiving after all. What's more, Yang Xu's martial arts skills are ranked among the top five among the young generals' children.
She stabbed three swords in succession, but Yang Xu gently defused them all. Before the fourth sword could be stabbed, Liu Chenggui had already rushed over. He replaced Yang Xu and blocked her attack with his horizontal sword. At the same time, he protested loudly, "Queen Mother, please leave."
Xuandemen, don’t interfere with the old slave’s fight against the rebels!”
"Rebels, who do you think are the rebels?" Empress Dowager Li exhausted all her strength, put her sword on the ground and her crutches, and asked breathlessly.
"King Yong is plotting rebellion, please let the Empress Dowager know clearly. The official has an order to order the old slave to guard the imperial city. Therefore, the Empress Dowager is asked to return to the palace to rest so as not to distract the soldiers." Even if Liu Chenggui succeeded in putting Empress Dowager Li under house arrest before, she only killed her.
The minions of King Yong who responded to the Queen Mother's orders did not use force against the Queen Mother herself. At this moment, seeing the Queen Mother inserting the sword into the ground, and not wanting to point the weapon at the opponent, they quickly lowered the sword's edge and solemnly handed it over.
"You're talking nonsense. King Yong clearly came here to protect the Ai family and the emperor's eldest son! It's you who failed the holy grace and joined the traitor!" Queen Mother Li's voice suddenly turned high, sounding like the neigh of a night owl when it finds its prey.
The palace guards, eunuchs and servants who were following Yang Xu suddenly felt cold in their hearts when they heard this. Immediately, the despair on everyone's face was genuine.
When Empress Dowager Li said this, she was obviously ready to beat him up. As long as King Yong entered the imperial city and their mother and son joined forces to usurp the throne, anyone who continued to block their way tonight would be colluding with the traitor! Not only would she never be able to clear herself of the crime, so would her family.
Their elders, wives and children cannot escape being implicated!
"Is King Yong here to protect the Queen Mother and the eldest son?" Liu Chenggui was trembling with anger and blurted out his questioning words, "I dare to ask the Queen Mother, who is the traitor in your heart? King Yong needs to mobilize the entire Divine Guard to kill him.
Entering the imperial city to deal with it? The old slave fought hard all night to ensure that the imperial city was not lost, and which traitor was he collaborating with?"
"Yes, the general is incompetent. I dare to ask the Queen Mother, who is the traitor in the imperial city?"
"Queen Mother, please clarify why King Yong attacked the imperial city?"
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Among the palace guards, there were some who couldn't bear the thought that they were trying their best to protect the imperial city, only to have the Queen Mother throw dirty water at them and support Liu Chenggui in a hoarse voice.
Everyone thought they were asking sharp questions, but Queen Mother Li was well prepared. She smiled, her voice becoming sharp and cold, "Who among you Ai family is the traitor? Are you all blind? You have been reincarnated and robbed people.
Han Qing burned down King Yong's house and broke into the imperial city. King Yong was worried about the safety of the Ai family and the emperor's eldest son, so of course he had to capture him at any cost!"
"You, you..." Liu Chenggui never imagined that Empress Dowager Li could confuse right and wrong so much. She raised the sword tremblingly and put it down again, "The official family has always regarded you as their biological mother."
"That's why the Ai family must stand up today to save the last breath of vitality for the Song Dynasty!" Empress Dowager Li responded confidently without thinking. "Liu Chenggui, do you dare to say that Han Qing is not a reincarnated person? What about others?
Isn't it just inside the imperial city? He harbored a traitor and set fires on the edge of the imperial city. King Yong was ordered to stay in Bianliang, so how could he not be caught and brought to justice?"
As she asked, she glanced around with cold eyes. In an instant, all the palace guards, eunuchs and servants behind Liu Chenggui and Yang Xu lowered their heads one after another, not daring to follow her.
Eye contact.
"What the Queen Mother said is an attempt to incriminate, so why bother?" Yang Xu couldn't bear it anymore, slammed his spear on the ground, and retorted loudly, "I don't know if Brother Han is the reincarnation of someone who has experienced tribulations. Over the years,
But I know that in order to protect innocent people, he once fought for his future and pulled the party envoy off his horse. But I know how he endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden in order to put down the rebellion of the Red Lotus Sect that was causing trouble in the place. I also know that he fought for the sake of the great nation.
The northwest of the Song Dynasty no longer had any worries about border troubles, so they risked their lives to go to Xiazhou and kill Li Deming."
After a pause, fearing that Empress Dowager Li could not hear clearly, he raised his voice louder, "I also know that he defended Dengzhou for the Song Dynasty and did not let a single soldier of the Goryeo navy land ashore to harm the people. I also know that he
, he led his troops to sneak behind the Liao army, killed the generals, and caused the Liao Eastern Route Army to return in disgrace. I also know that he killed powerful men, settled unjust cases, and rescued abducted children of common people..."
These are Han Qing's achievements for the Song Dynasty. Even if an ordinary person makes one of them, it is enough to receive heavy awards from the court. But Han Qing has made so many achievements by himself, but he is regarded as a disaster by the Queen Mother.
Too unfair?
However, Queen Mother Li didn't care about fairness or unfairness at all, and she was not willing to let Yang Xu finish what he said. She suddenly pulled out her sword and slashed forward, "Shut up!"
Yang Xu reacted quickly and jumped back decisively, out of the attack range of the sword. His voice was interrupted instantly.
Empress Dowager Li knew that her skills were far inferior to Yang Xu's, so she did not pursue him. She held a sword and shouted loudly, "So what? Who can prove that the current chaotic situation is not caused by him? Or, who can tell Ai
If you don't hand him over, how can King Yong's anger be appeased?"
