"The city gate is open, the Xuande Gate is open!" The cheers were like a surge, surging back and forth around the imperial city.
Outside Xuande Gate, there was a mess.
No one bothered to collect the corpses of the previously killed rebels. No one bothered to collect the previously burned siege equipment. At this moment, all the living rebel soldiers turned their bodies towards the group of armored guards.
Under the protection, Zhao Yuanfen, the king of Yong, walked towards Xuande Gate with a look of admiration.
They originally thought that it would take at least two to three rounds of hard fighting before they would have a chance to win either Xuandemen or Xihuamen.
For this purpose, in addition to preparing a large number of fire and thunder crossbows, well railings and ladders, he even began to quietly dig tunnels away from the enemy tower.
As soon as the tunnel is extended into the imperial city, we will send dead soldiers to drill into the tunnel and coordinate the inside and the outside!
But now, all preparations are useless.
King Yong was indeed a destined emperor as rumored, and he was secretly protected by the gods.
Before they could launch the next round of attack, Xuande Gate was opened from the inside by the defenders. Dozens of palace guards, eunuchs, and servants rushed out of the door crying, claiming that they were ordered by the Empress Dowager to attack the gate.
We sincerely await the arrival of King Yong.
Immediately afterwards, the Empress Dowager herself appeared outside Xuande Gate. Although her face was covered with a veil, her true appearance could not be seen clearly. However, her dress and luxurious demeanor were completely fake.
The Empress Dowager likes her youngest son. This is not a secret in Bianliang City.
The reason why King Yong was eager to capture the imperial city was to allow the Empress Dowager to come forward and defend his actions, thus strengthening the rationality of this "transition to seize the throne".
And in King Yong's original plan, it was true that the Queen Mother would try her best to send her confidants to help everyone enter the palace.
Since the Xuande Gate is wide open at this moment, and the figure of Empress Dowager Li has also appeared outside the palace gate, it means that today's operation has been completed. As for what methods Empress Dowager Li used to make Liu Chenggui, Han Qing and others give up
If you resist, no one will bother to think about it.
"My son came to rescue late, which frightened the queen mother." At this moment, King Yong Zhao Yuanfen was also extremely excited. He bowed to Queen Mother Li from a distance of forty or fifty steps.
"Get up, get up, you child, why are you being polite to my mother? My mother was not frightened. But the thief was so frightened by you that he collapsed on his own. My son has destiny in his body, and he can do whatever he does to no avail." Empress Dowager Li raised her hand to help her. She didn't know.
Whether it was because he was overly excited or suffered some grievance, there was a hint of crying in his response.
Hearing that the Queen Mother's voice was not faked by someone else, Zhao Yuanfen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly stood up straight, then quickened his pace, rushed to the Queen Mother Li to help her arm, "Mother, you have worked hard, and I have been here just now."
Worried about you."
Yuhou Chugou, the capital of the left wing of the Divine Guards, quietly winked to the left and right, and more than 20 armored guards immediately caught up with them at a faster speed. They used their bodies to protect Queen Mother Li and Zhao Yuanfen, mother and son, in the center of the team, and at the same time, they would follow
Queen Mother Li separated the palace guards and eunuchs who came out to greet King Yong to prevent Zhao Heng's loyalists from being mixed in and taking the opportunity to assassinate King Yong.
Facts have proved that their caution was completely unnecessary.
The palace guards, eunuchs, and servants who were following Queen Mother Li, when they saw King Yong approaching, immediately stepped back ten steps away with a very eye-catching look. They were afraid that one of their actions would arouse suspicion, and they would die inexplicably.
Empress Dowager Li, on the other hand, behaved a little inappropriately. As soon as she was supported by King Yong, she immediately choked and cried, "Fourth, I almost thought I would never see you again! Liu Chenggui and Han Qing, not only refused
On my mother's orders, I don't know where to find a witch, and humiliate my mother in public..."
"The queen mother has been wronged. Where are Liu Chenggui, Han Qing and the demon girl? I will send people to cut them into pieces." Zhao Yuanfen was a little embarrassed by crying, but he patiently comforted her softly.
"I don't know! They escaped. They fled elsewhere before you gave the order to attack. Mother, mother was just thinking about opening the door for you, so she couldn't be distracted and sent people to chase them." Empress Dowager Li raised her eyebrows.
I wiped my tears with my hand. After all, I refused to talk about my embarrassment about being slapped until I fainted in front of so many people, so I responded in a sobbing tone.
"Come here, pass on the king's oral instructions and continue to block all the gates of the imperial city. If you find Han Qing and Liu Chenggui, no matter who else is around them, kill them all on the spot!" King Yong Zhao Yuanfen is very good at coaxing the old lady.
Happy, he decisively issued a pursuit order.
In this way, there is no need for Empress Dowager Li to continue describing what the person who humiliated her looks like and who his name is, and he will definitely die.
"Yes!" Several soldiers agreed loudly, jumped on their mounts, and galloped along the base of the imperial city. In the blink of an eye, King Yong's order was spread throughout the entire army.
"Mother, are Concubine Liu Guifei and my nephew still safe?" Zhao Yuanfen is worthy of the name of "Four Wise Kings". As soon as he ordered to avenge her mother, he immediately became "concerned" about his sister-in-law.
Come with your nephew.
"The two of them..." Queen Mother Li had not seen Concubine Liu Guifei at all before she fainted from anger. So when Zhao Yuanfen asked about it now, of course she couldn't answer. She could only say vaguely, "It should be okay.
My mother was busy helping you fight for Xuande Gate just now, and didn't pay attention to the imperial concubine. All the city gates are blocked by your soldiers and horses, and she has no place to escape."
Zhao Yuanfen was very disappointed when he heard this. However, he could not immediately give Empress Dowager Li a look. He smiled and whispered, "What the Empress Mother said is that Concubine Liu Guifei and my nephew should be together."
We were not frightened at all. Chu Gou sent five hundred brothers to protect the inner palace. Don’t let anyone disturb the imperial concubine and the emperor’s eldest son!”
"Your Highness is merciful!" Marquis Yu, the commander of the left wing of the Divine Guards, shouted in praise, and then hurriedly dispatched men to prepare to act in accordance with the order.
Before he could finish dispatching his men, a hoarse voice suddenly came from ten steps away, "Queen Mother Qi, I just saw the imperial concubine and several maids, holding the prince in her arms, heading towards the Donghua Gate.
Gone!"
But it was a certain eunuch who was anxious to show off in front of his new master and took the initiative to report the whereabouts of Liu E and others.
"Come here, go to Donghua Gate, go through the imperial city, and go to Donghua Gate to protect Concubine Liu and the eldest son of the emperor!" King Yong's heart tightened after hearing this, and he decisively issued a new order.
"Yes!" Immediately, a close confidant agreed and led his brothers to rush into the imperial city. They were preparing to follow the corridor in the city and rush directly to the Donghua Gate.
After just a few steps, I saw a fire not far ahead, followed by a thick column of smoke rising up the treetops.
"It's leaked, Wende Palace, Wende Palace is leaked!" Several eunuchs who were familiar with the architectural layout of the palace immediately screamed at the top of their lungs. "No, someone set fire to Wende Palace! His Highness King Yong
, Queen Mother, someone set fire to Wende Hall."
"It's Liu Chenggui, it's Liu Chenggui. I just saw Liu Chenggui heading towards the Wende Hall alone!"
"The Queen Mother, Your Highness King Yong, Liu Chenggui set fire to the palace!"
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"Damn it!" King Yong Zhao Yuanfen was so anxious that he no longer cared about continuing to play the role of a loving mother and a filial son with Empress Dowager Li. He strode into the imperial city, stood on tiptoes and looked in the direction of the fire, and then shouted loudly,
"Come here, hurry up and put out the fire. If you find someone who deliberately set a fire, you will be killed on the spot without mercy!"
"Fourth——" Clearly feeling that she had been left aside, Queen Mother Li could not adapt. She chased after him for a few steps, raised her hand, and stretched out feebly towards King Yong's back.
"Go to the Zichen Palace, Queen Mother, come with me to the Zichen Palace. Get all the seals left by the emperor's brother in the imperial city. Then, summon the civil and military officials who stayed in the capital." Zhao Yuanfen suddenly turned around and grabbed Empress Dowager Li's arm.
"Don't worry about Liu Chenggui and Han Qing for now. The imperial city has been destroyed, and they can't make any big waves. As the Queen Mother, you first issue an order to help me stabilize the situation in Bianliang City."
"Well, well!" Queen Mother Li nodded numbly, clearly feeling in her heart that the current situation was completely inconsistent with her expectations. However, for a while, she couldn't figure out what she was expecting, so she could only let Zhao Yuan
