Thousands of raindrops fell from the deep sky, hitting the armor and weapons of the left guard soldiers of the government, washing them away and making them even more chilly.
The soldiers formed several columns, motionless in the rain.
"Report to Your Highness, the left guard of the government army has been ordered to bring it!" Commander Mao Xiang knelt down on one knee and returned the gold medal that said, "It's like I am here in person" to His Highness King Yan.
Zhu Di also changed into a military uniform, wearing a big hat, with a serious look on his face, and a murderous aura on his face.
He took the gold medal, hung it around his waist again, pointed at the ten corpses that had been loaded on the cart and covered with reed mats, and said loudly:
"These are the brothers of our army's left guard, the emperor's own soldiers just like you! Now someone is crazy, killing our brothers, and openly dumping their bodies in the palace, can you bear it?!"
"Can't bear it!" the soldiers roared.
"Now follow me and go to catch the murderer!" Zhu Di quickly drew out his sword and slashed through the air, cutting through thousands of raindrops. "Anyone who dares to stop him will be shot to death!"
"Kill without mercy!" The soldiers roared together. They are the proud soldiers of the emperor. This is a great shame and humiliation, and must be avenged!
"Let's go!" King Yan got on his horse and rode alongside Lao Liu who was waiting on the horse.
Amidst the sound of armor pages scraping together, the soldiers all turned right. Their leather boots studded with iron nails stepped neatly on the stone road, making a frightening clicking sound.
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At the entrance of the palace, Princess Yan and Xu Miaoqing stood under the eaves, looking at the angry soldiers of the palace army who followed the two highnesses and disappeared in the rain...
"Sister, why didn't you stop my brother-in-law?" Xu Miaoqing said anxiously.
"Why didn't you stop His Highness King Chu?" Xu Miaoyun teased.
"Why do I talk so much when he does things?" Xu Miaoqing's expression paused and she bit her red lips lightly.
"Why am I not?" Xu Miaoyun raised her eyebrows and said with a fierce expression:
"Besides, I don't want to stop you, let alone I can't stop you. I've been bullied to this extent by them. If the prince doesn't fight back, the dignity of Prince Yan's palace will be gone!"
"But what should I do if my brother-in-law and sixth brother are full of evil spirits and cause trouble out of control?" Xu Miaoqing asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I have asked Huizu to report to the elder brother." Xu Miaoyun said lightly: "But I don't think the elder brother will go right away... We, the old Zhu family, are not the ones who swallow their anger."
Hearing what her sister said about "our old Zhu family" Xu Miaoqing blushed with embarrassment and wanted to retort that they were still from the Xu family, but she couldn't.
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The residences of the princes and princes were all located in strategic locations with good winds and water, not far from Dagongfang where Wei Guofu and Yan Wangfu were located.
The soldiers of the left guard of the government army quickly surrounded the first target - the Marquis Mansion of Ji'an.
Thousands of soldiers surrounded the huge prince's mansion.
The gate of Ji'an Marquis Mansion is closed.
In the mansion, more than a hundred famous military strategists were holding various weapons and looking nervously at the father and son of the Marquis of Ji'an, who were all in armor.
"Open the door, open the door!" There was a loud banging on the door outside, making the thick mahogany door ring loudly.
"What should I do, father? The fourth and sixth sons are outside, and it seems that something cruel is coming." Lu Xian swallowed his saliva and asked. They expected that King Yan would be furious, but they thought he would complain to the emperor.
But I didn't expect that the fourth child would be so reckless and lead his troops directly to attack the family!
"Don't open it to them." The Marquis of Ji'an said coldly: "This is the palace of a dignified marquis. No one is allowed to break in unless there is the emperor's decree!"
After speaking, he ordered Lu Xun: "Put up a ladder and pass the message as I say!"
"Yes!" Lu Xun responded.
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After a while, a bamboo ladder was set up next to the gate of the Hou Mansion. A servant climbed up and shouted to the outside: "
"Without the emperor's will, no one is allowed to break into the Marquis Mansion, otherwise...it's no surprise that they are blocked."
After all, I still don’t have the courage to fight to the end...
"Then let's try it face to face." Lao Si sneered and waved.
Amidst the sound of heavy objects rolling over stone slabs, a group of soldiers pushed out a large cart-like instrument.
The soldier opened the reed mat covering it and revealed a dark Hongwu iron cannon.
"Fuck..." Lao Liu couldn't help but cursed. Fourth brother was really a wolf killer! He actually brought a cannon.
I saw that the cannon was in the shape of a straight tube, short and thick, with a total length of three feet and three feet, but a caliber of eight inches!
There are two pairs of ear handles in the middle, the tail is slightly tapered, and there are three hoops throughout the body.
This cannon's large caliber, thick tube wall, ammunition capacity, range and other performance greatly exceed the copper blunderbuss of the late Yuan Dynasty. It is the most powerful heavy artillery of the Ming Dynasty...
As an avid firearms enthusiast, it makes sense for Laosi to take out this item.
That’s weird, it’s so reasonable!
This is the capital city. Once the cannons are fired, the whole character changes!
Mao Xiang was also shocked. This cannon was not brought by him. It was a weapon brought by King Yan's Yanshan Guard...
"Your Highness," Mao Xiang stammered: "Just break down the door. No, we won't fire cannons. We can just find a log..."
"I just want to make a fuss out of a molehill and let all the smart dogs in the capital and the world open their eyes and see that the dignity of my Royal family, Zhu Ming, cannot be challenged!" King Yan said coldly, expressionlessly, sitting on his horse.
The golden armor was washed away by the rain and became even brighter and more eerie.
"My fourth brother is right." Lao Liu said angrily at the side: "We will bear the consequences together. If you want to kill or behead, it is also the father's business. It is not the turn of the ministers to set the rules for us!"
"Did you hear that?" Lao Si glanced at Mao Xiang coldly.
"Yes." Mao Xiang felt cold all over his body and couldn't help but trembled.
"Get ready." Qiu Fu gave the order.
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Because it was raining, a rainproof shelter had to be built with bamboo poles and raincloths, so loading the cannon took a lot more effort than usual.
The soldiers outside were busy preparing to light the cannon. The guards inside were so frightened that they got off the ladder and ran to the corridor to stammer and report:
"The Marquis is bad, he is bad, your two highnesses are going to bombard the Hou Mansion!"
"How dare he?!" Lu Zhongheng sat on the horse, holding his sword with both hands. Hearing this, his pupils shrank at first, and then he said hard:
"This is the capital city. If they fire cannons here, the sound can be heard in the Forbidden City. Even if they had ten more courages, they wouldn't dare to fire cannons!"
"That's right, it's just a bluff!" Lu Xian was initially panicked, but after hearing what his father said, he instantly felt that he could do it again.
"Don't be afraid, let them fire!" Lu He also shouted: "If they dare to fire, I will eat the shells..."
Before he finished speaking, a loud bang was heard.
Not thunder in the sky, but better than thunder!
That's the dragon's roar in the world——
Almost at the same time, there was a loud bang, and the mahogany door of Ji'an Marquis Mansion was blown down. Several servants were unable to escape and were directly crushed underneath.
The round iron cannon continued unabated and flew into the courtyard, causing water to float on the ground. The servants of the Lu family, who were still stern at first, hurriedly dodged and many people were swept to the ground, hugging their legs and screaming.
As luck would have it, Didi Liuyou turned to the Second Young Master Lu.
It seems to be saying, eat and eat?
Second Master Lu swallowed his saliva, it was too hard and he couldn't eat it...
