Chapter 2: Bloodshed on the battlefield and escape from the Immortal Gate
Chapter 93 Golden Palace
It's just that if you want to enter the inner city, you must give the emperor's personal permission before you can enter. Although these people arrived, they were all intercepted outside the inner city gate.
In fact, the situation is even worse now. The emperor is now under house arrest, and the inner city is besieged by 5,000 heavy armored regiments. It is an exaggeration to say that not even a fly can fly in, but it is impossible to say that there are many living people coming in and out.
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The regiment guarding the inner city was neither the Tiger Cavalry Battalion nor the Royal Forest Army. Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as a rebel army. Because it dared to put the emperor under house arrest and blatantly opposed the imperial court, it was naturally considered a rebellion.
But in fact they cannot be regarded as rebels, because they are officers and soldiers of the Imperial City's Knight Cavalry Battalion.
The Xiaoqi Battalion and the Yulin Army are both garrison troops guarding the Imperial City, with ten thousand each. One is stationed inside the Imperial City, and the other is stationed outside the Imperial City. They form an angle with each other, watching and helping each other. These are troops under the personal control of the Emperor.
It's a pity that the garrison is said to be under the personal control of the emperor, but it is impossible for the emperor to serve as a general himself, so the people who actually command the soldiers are still generals.
This also laid the root of the disaster, because the emperor relied on the Ice Phoenix Talisman to manage his courtiers, and the inner city was guarded by the Ice Phoenix Totem, so he usually did not have much defense, so it was not unreasonable for the garrison troops to be infiltrated and controlled by someone with intentions.
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In fact, the current 20,000-strong garrison was completely controlled by the Sixth Prince. Therefore, in order to ascend to the throne, the Sixth Prince directly transferred 5,000 troops from the Xiaoqi Battalion outside the city, completely sealing off the inner city and isolating the Emperor from the outside world.
Of course, by transferring 5,000 men from the Xiaoqi Battalion, in addition to sealing off the inner city, it could also crush the Prince's 3,000 Tiger Cavalry Battalion, so that the Prince would not dare to act rashly.
It is an open secret that the emperor is under house arrest in the Jiang court, but is it too childish for the emperor to be controlled so easily? Isn't it easy for anyone who wants to launch a rebellion?
This is obviously not the case. Although the main defense force of Jiang State is not in the capital, this only means that the focus of fighting against foreign enemies is not in the capital. In fact, the defense force of the capital is sufficient to deal with internal rebellions.
The garrison of the eight gates alone is as high as 80,000, plus the two large camps outside the city with 100,000 troops, an elite division of 180,000 is enough to suppress any rebellion.
The reason why the Sixth Prince was able to put the Emperor under house arrest was that no one came out to serve the King, and the person in charge of the army was unclear and did not want to get involved in this matter.
The highest leader in charge of the 180,000 garrison in the capital was Taiwei Jiang Tainian. As long as he gave an order, it would be impossible for the 20,000 garrison troops to resist.
Having three sons die in battle sounds quite noble and the whole family is loyal, but Jiang Tainian doesn't care about this so-called reputation at all. There is a father in the world who wants his son to die in battle, and he cannot accept it regardless of any reason.
Of course, if it was really for the country and the nation, Jiang Tainian might have accepted it, but in fact the deaths of his three sons were not that simple. It could be said that they were forced to die.
Every time a war started, the imperial court always suffered numerous casualties at the border gates before sending troops to fight back. Each of Jiang Tainian's three sons were required by the imperial court to garrison at the border gates, so they were forced to die in battle every time.
Jiang Tainian was really angry. Three of his sons died in the battle, leaving only one daughter. He fought to the death to repel the Wu State, but in the end he was asked to guard the border again.
This old emperor was kind-hearted, but he couldn't get along with him. He wanted his whole family to die, which completely angered him.
He originally wanted to kill the emperor to vent his anger, but he couldn't do it, so when the sixth prince raised an army to put the emperor under house arrest and forced him into the palace, he completely acquiesced. How could he mobilize the army to serve the king.
Perhaps the Sixth Prince also understood Jiang Tainian's position. The two of them were almost tacitly understanding each other, one just did it, the other just watched, and everyone was happy to kill the emperor.
Of course, the two only had a tacit understanding and did not really form an alliance, because everyone had their own concerns and did not pierce the window paper.
Everyone knows that Chengdu in the DPRK is controlled by the Ice Phoenix Talisman. This tradition has lasted for tens of thousands of years and has never had any problems. Why has the problem been eliminated this time?
This can only be blamed on the stupidity of the current emperor. Even though he has the Ice Phoenix Talisman to control the courtiers and the inner city is protected by the Ice Phoenix Totem, he still does not feel safe. He even gave the Ice Phoenix Talisman to his own son. This
It's really a bit much.
Precisely because the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince were both planted with the Ice Phoenix Talisman, neither of them could directly kill the Emperor. Because they would not be able to inherit the Ice Phoenix Tree, everyone would die if they killed the Emperor. This formed a stalemate.
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In this situation, whether the sixth prince forms an alliance with the prince has little impact. His upper-level enemy can only be the prince.
There is no need for Jiang Tainian to form an alliance with the Sixth Prince, because his support will not increase the Sixth Prince's chances of winning. As long as he does not object and remains neutral, he is supporting the Sixth Prince.
As for why Jiang Tainian did not support the prince, firstly the prince's performance was not good, and secondly Jiang Tainian wanted to kill the emperor.
If he helps the prince to kill the sixth prince, it will not do him any good. Instead, it may cause the emperor to escape from trouble, which is something he absolutely does not want to see.
Therefore, Jiang Tainian has no one to support him. Only the crown prince and the sixth prince are fighting for the throne and forcing the emperor to abdicate. As long as the emperor abdicates, if he wants to kill a supreme emperor, it will only take a matter of minutes. This is his biggest problem.
Interest demands.
But it doesn't matter now. Once the Ice Phoenix Talisman is broken, the royal family no longer has the leverage to coerce Dacheng, and no one will have any respect for the imperial court.
Now, it's natural to see who has the bigger fist, which is why Jiang Meiliang doesn't want to easily lift the Ice Phoenix Talisman.
Because once the binding force of the Ice Phoenix Talisman is lost, power will most likely be dispersed, countless people will support themselves, and civil strife may occur at any time.
The reason why Jiang Tainian dared was that he was the nominal military marshal after all. As long as he laid out the situation in advance and truly grasped the military power, chaotic situations would not arise.
Unfortunately, before his plan could be implemented and the layout was not completed, the Ice Phoenix Talisman suddenly disappeared. How could he not know that something big was going to go wrong if he was as sensitive as he was.
The imperial city had long been reduced to a mess, with cries and curses everywhere, and accompanied by screams, the royal family that had ruled the Jiang Kingdom for tens of thousands of years quickly collapsed.
Ye Feng and Jiang Meiliang were completely unaware of all this. They were in the passage when Jianshan Mountain suddenly changed, and now they are in the inner city due to the chaos in the Imperial City and have no idea at all.
At this moment, the Jinluan Palace is also peaceful, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly.
"Let's go and have a look!"
Jiang Meiliang gently pulled Ye Feng, pointed at Jinluan Palace and said softly.
Ye Feng said nothing, nodded and walked up the steps to the main hall.
When he arrived at the main hall, Ye Feng cautiously took a look.
What I didn't expect was that there were no guards in the Jinluan Hall of the majestic palace. Apart from the sound of strings and bamboos, and the occasional cheering, there was no other movement.