One hundred and ninetieth chapters fierce battle in Daqing Hall
Hua Chenghui, a fourth-level killer cultivator, led the crowd into the palace from Gongchenmen.
King Huai's tactics were very clear. He entered the palace through Gongchen Gate and then entered the back garden through Linhua Gate. There was no need to stay in the back garden for a long time, as the emperor would most likely not be here.
The purpose of going to the Houyuan is to walk through Yingyang Gate, enter the inner court from Yingyang Gate, and then go straight to Funing Hall after entering the inner court.
Funing Hall is the emperor's bedroom, the emperor's main sleeping quarters. As long as the emperor does not go out or attend court, he spends most of his time in Funing Hall.
Arriving outside Funing Palace, Hua Chenghui's vanguard met several hundred chamberlains.
The eunuchs are indeed brave when fighting alone, but they are obviously ineffective in fighting with an army. Although the eunuchs have an advantage in overall cultivation, King Huai has a fourth-grade military strategist under his command.
With this military strategist present, the combat effectiveness of Prince Huai's soldiers increased dramatically. They advanced and retreated, attacked and defended, moved in unison, were decisive with swords and spears, and fired arrows without missing a beat. It only took two quarters (a hundred quarters a day, half an hour of two quarters) to finish the battle.
Defeat the eunuchs.
King Huai captured Funing Palace, but a problem arose.
The emperor is not in Funing Palace.
An hour ago, we received a secret report from a spy. The emperor was in Funing Palace. It seemed that the emperor had just left.
Where did he go?
King Huai captured several of his servants and tortured them severely.
A chamberlain said: "Your Majesty is in Kunning Hall (the Queen's bedroom), with the Queen!"
Another chamberlain said: "His Majesty is sitting on the dragon chair in Daqing Hall (the main hall of Daxuan Palace), waiting for the civil and military officials to come to rescue him!"
Another chamberlain said: "Your Majesty is in Jiying Hall (the banquet hall of Daxuan Palace) and has a last meal with the prince and princess."
Another chamberlain said: "Your Majesty is hiding in the secret pavilion, preparing for a life-and-death battle with Chen Shuncai and others."
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The situation is very urgent now, and Emperor Zhaoxing must be killed as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the imperial army arrives in the palace, or when civil and military ministers rush to the palace, especially the two Canglong elders, the situation of King Huai will be very bad.
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King Huai immediately ordered that everyone split up to look for Emperor Zhaoxing.
Hua Chenghui reminded: "Your Majesty, why not put on your dragon robe and go directly to the Daqing Hall to enthrone the throne!"
King Huai was hesitant: "As long as I die, if I ascend the throne, my name will be unfair and my words will be unfair."
"Anyone who dares to talk nonsense will be killed. If Your Majesty does not ascend the throne, we will break into the palace and become a traitor!"
King Huai nodded: "I mean, change clothes and go to Daqing Hall!"
When the emperor ascends the throne, there are many procedures, including offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, and clan.
But these are not important now. What is important is to sit on the throne of Daqing Hall.
King Huai wore a dragon robe and led his army to the Daqing Palace. Emperor Zhaoxing stood at the door of the Daqing Palace, also wearing a dragon robe.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Emperor Zhaoxing sighed: "Xiankang, why are you like this?"
King Huai simply responded: "Kill the faint king and protect my country."
The matter has come to this, there is no need to say more, in the end you will live and die.
Ten of King Huai's subordinates led five hundred soldiers and were about to step forward when they suddenly saw two thousand imperial troops rushing out from both sides of the Daqing Palace and surrounding King Huai.
The incident happened suddenly, and King Huai was shocked.
Wasn't the imperial army blocked by Gongsun Wen?
Gongsun Wen was defeated by the Imperial Army so quickly?
I was careless, I shouldn't have placed all my bets on him...
What surprised him even more was what came next.
Two people came behind the emperor.
Standing on the left side of the emperor is Chen Shuncai.
Can ten masters defeat Chen Shuncai?
There's a chance, there's a big chance.
Chen Shuncai is not Wu Xu. Although he is both a third-level master, he does not have the strength to defeat ten top masters, let alone seven of these ten people who have a fourth-level cultivation level.
But what if there are two third-level items?
Gongsun Wen stood on the emperor's right side.
King Huai's cheeks twitched, and it wasn't until this moment that he realized what a serious mistake he had made.
Gongsun Wen was full of talents and knowledge, and had advanced cultivation. However, he was not recognized for his talent, and he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side.
What a perfect story. This is a story that appears repeatedly in various historical materials and ancient books. King Huai was moved by Gongsun Wen's knee and sincerity, as well as his own strategy and courage.
But from the moment he trusted Gongsun Wen, he had fallen into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Gongsun Wen assassinated the prince, leaving King Huai to take the blame.
Gongsun Wen forced King Huai to kill Liang Shilu, the saintly elder, so that King Huai had no way to retreat.
Gongsun Wen, so sinister!
That's not right.
He is just a dog raised by the emperor's brother.
The real evil one is the imperial brother!
You have to fight no matter what, even if there is only a 30% chance of winning, you still have to fight.
King Huai issued an order: "All your ministers, follow me to fight to the death and kill the ignorant king and the sycophantic ministers!"
After giving the order, the military cultivators took the lead and used their army-building skills to boost the morale of the five hundred soldiers.
Gongsun Wen shouted sternly: "How dare you be so arrogant in front of the Emperor!"
The technique of following the rites follows the rites of the emperor. How many Daxuan people are not afraid of the emperor?
The absolute level of etiquette brought strong pressure, and the morale brought by the military training skills dissipated in an instant.
Gongsun Wen shouted again: "Why don't you arrest the traitor without restraint? The emperor is merciful and will spare your life!"
With Huairen's skills, the soldiers lost all will to fight.
At this moment, the winner has been decided.
Chen Shuncai laughed ferociously and led the imperial army towards King Huai.
Gongsun Wen stood next to Emperor Zhaoxing, taking advantage of the emperor's power to release Haoran's righteousness and apply pressure step by step.
Chen Shuncai's goal was very clear. As soon as the battle began, he rushed to the hinterland of Fubing and used all his methods to forcefully kill the fourth-grade military strategist.
The fourth rank of the military strategist died, and King Huai's army was in chaos.
In front of the Daqing Palace, there was a fierce battle for an hour. Five of King Huai's ten masters were killed, one was captured, and the entire army of 500 soldiers was wiped out.
The remaining four people are a fourth-grade Suzaku, a fifth-grade Yin-Yang practitioner of the seventh-grade Killing Way, and two masters who don't know the sect.
The four of them protected King Huai and fought their way out of the siege, escaping from the Daqing Palace.
Chen Shuncai wanted to pursue him, but was recalled by Emperor Zhaoxing. Chen Shuncai said: "Your Majesty, we can no longer keep King Huai."
"It's true that we can't keep him. Don't be in a hurry. We'll go later." Emperor Zhaoxing smiled and looked at Gongsun Wen.
Gongsun Wen lowered his voice and said to Chen Shuncai: "Chen Bingbi can rest assured that King Huai will not escape, but your Majesty cannot be held responsible for the crime of fratricide."
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Gongsun Wen knew where King Huai would run, and there was only one way for him to go.
East Palace.
Gongsun Wen gave King Huai an idea and asked Ye Ansheng, the leader of the ascetic workshop, to feint attack at Donghua Gate. King Huai ran to Donghua Gate to meet Ye Ansheng and have a chance to escape from the capital.
"Hurry up, Ye Ansheng should still be at Donghua Gate!" King Huai urged all the way.
Zhuque cultivator said: "If he hadn't captured Donghua Gate, we wouldn't have been able to break out of the siege for a while. How would we have escaped when the imperial army caught up from behind?"
The Yin-Yang Kill Tao cultivator said: "If we go to the East Palace first, kidnap the prince, and force the Donghua Gate to let him go, we can be sure that everything will be safe."
King Huai said: "The situation is urgent now..."
Zhuque cultivator said: "It doesn't matter, we are still strong enough to fight!"
King Huai followed the two men's advice and went to the East Palace.
But not a single person was seen in the East Palace.
"The prince may have gone to Yuyao Palace!" King Huai took everyone to Yuyao Palace, but Yuyao Palace was still empty.
The Suzaku cultivator said in shock: "Did they hide out?"
King Huai felt dizzy and almost fell down. He barely managed to stand up and said to everyone: "Force the Donghua Gate!"
When they arrived at Donghua Gate, a thousand imperial guards were guarding the door, and the master of the ascetic workshop and four hundred craftsmen were also among them.
King Huai looked at Ye Ansheng with a blank look on his face and shouted: "Ansheng, why are you doing this?"
Ye Ansheng lowered his head and said: "The workshop is the emperor's workshop, and Ansheng is the emperor's minister."
Ye Ansheng did not attack Donghua Gate at all.
Not only did he not attack Donghua Gate, he also went to Prince Huai's Mansion.
King Huai ordered: "Break through the encirclement quickly!"
The four masters did not take action, but a wave of coercion came over them, forcing them to lower their heads.
Ye Ansheng went to Prince Huai's Mansion and released the two elders.
Liang Gongping stood in front of King Huai and sighed repeatedly: "Xiankang, you have done evil! Where is Elder Shengde now?"
Liang Jixiong shouted with red eyes: "The traitor, I will eat your flesh now!"
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In a dilapidated attic, Liang Yuyao paced back and forth: "King Huai is really full of courage. His son has just died, and he dares to rebel and wants to harm me. Do you think I am afraid of him? But he can find me."
What?"
The prince snorted and said: "Sixth sister, we are here to escape, not to go into battle to kill the enemy. There is no need to sound so proud!"
Xu Zhiqiong reminded the prince and Princess Yuyao to be ready to escape at any time, but they could not leave the palace and had to return to Yuyao Palace.
At first, the prince and Liang Yuyao were somewhat lucky, thinking that King Huai might not attack the palace tonight. It was not until they heard that Ye Ansheng had brought the craftsmen from the ascetic workshop to Donghua Gate that they realized the critical situation.
Ye Ansheng is a disciple of King Huai. Once he breaks into the Donghua Gate, both the East Palace and Yuyao Palace will suffer.
Moreover, Ye Ansheng was different from Gongsun Wen. He often came to the palace to repair the palace and knew the palace very well. The prince could not think of any hiding place that could hide it from him, but Liang Yuyao thought of a good place.
Next to the Chongzheng Hall, there is a secret garden. The entrance to the secret garden is difficult to find, and it has not been repaired for many years. It is in dilapidated condition. Liang Yuyao expected that Ye Ansheng would not be able to find it in a short time. She dismissed the rest of the palace people and asked them to disperse among the palace.
They took the prince with them, Xu Zhiqiong and Lin Qianniang hid in the attic of the secret garden.
"Why are you so proud?" Liang Yuyao stepped forward and pinched the prince's nose, "If I hadn't known the location of this secret garden, would you have been able to save your life?"
In fact, this secret garden was not discovered by Liang Yuyao, but by Tao Huayuan.
When Tao Huayuan was serving as the red envoy, she was ordered by the Sixth Princess to inquire about information in the palace. She was accidentally discovered by the chamberlain. In desperation, she had nowhere to hide. She happened to discover this secret garden and escaped disaster here.
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Afterwards, she often came to this secret garden, and was discovered by the Sixth Princess, who had no choice but to tell the truth, saying that this was an excellent hiding place.
The Sixth Princess did not pursue the matter, but she never expected that at the critical moment, this secret garden would save their lives.
The prince said: "If King Huai really captures the palace, where can we escape?"
Liang Yuyao said: "Don't worry, I have an envoy in red outside the secret garden. If my father is really betrayed by King Huai... the envoy in red will help me find a way out and let us leave the palace!"
Having said that, Liang Yuyao was really scared.
If King Huai captures the palace, let alone whether the envoy in red can find a way out, there is no question whether the envoy in red will listen to Liang Yuyao's command!
Just when Liang Yuyao was irritated, she saw Lin Qianniang clinging to Xu Zhiqiong's side, clinging very tightly to her.
Liang Yuyao frowned and said, "Who is this girl? Why do you take her with you every time you escape?"
The prince frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you that this is my favorite side chamber and I can't live without her for a moment."
"You can't live without her?" Liang Yuyao sneered, "But I think she can't live without Xu Zhiqiong!"
The prince pursed his lips and said, "Zhi Qiong has made great contributions, and I plan to reward him with this side room."
"You are so generous!" Liang Yuyao didn't believe this nonsense, walked up to Xu Zhiqiong and asked, "Who are you, this girl? You talk, Xu Zhiqiong, I'm asking you a question!"
"Listen, let's first decide when to go out."
Xu Zhiqiong was absent-minded and found a Yin-Yang magic circle in the attic.
The aura of the magic circle is very familiar, exactly the same as his Yin and Yang Qi.
Whose yin and yang are exactly the same as his?
Tao Huayuan!
Tao Huayuan has hidden good things here, many good things!
Liang Yuyao was still worried, Xu Zhiqiong's ears trembled, and he suddenly heard footsteps in the secret garden.
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his palms to signal everyone to be silent.
Liang Yuyao gritted her teeth and squatted next to the prince.
Xu Zhiqiong picked up the lantern and quietly walked out of the attic, but saw a woman walking in cautiously.
Xu Zhiqiong turned invisible, came behind the woman, and pressed the lantern pole against her back.
The woman was startled and whispered: "Princess, it's me!"
Liang Yuyao walked out of the attic: "It's my red-dressed envoy Shi Yanru. What's going on outside?"
Shi Yanru said: "King Huai is surrounded at Donghua Gate, and His Majesty is searching for the princess and the prince."
Liang Yuyao asked the prince: "Shall we go out?"
The prince was still hesitating.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If you don't want to go out, you have to go out. King Huai rebelled and we disappeared. Some things will be unclear in the future."
The prince nodded: "We have to go out, otherwise someone will slander us as the accomplices of King Huai."