Liu Ling didn't wait for the battle at the city gate to end, and shouted to Zhao Er, who was still frantically looking for his brother not far away: "Zhao Er, Huasanlang listens to the order!"
Zhao Er was stunned for a moment, and after a quick scan around him, he still couldn't see his brother. He gritted his teeth and urged his horse in front of Liu Ling. Huasanlang immediately returned to Liu Ling's side, and the two of them clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "At the end of the day,
will be!"
Liu Ling glanced at Zhao Er and said calmly: "Lead three thousand cavalry and follow me into the palace!"
Zhao Er and Hua Sanlang responded, then turned their horses to mobilize the troops. Liu Ling turned around and continued to give instructions: "Zhao Ba, you lead 500 troops to surround the Prince's Mansion. No one is allowed to leave!"
Commander Zhao Ba responded and immediately led the people straight to the direction of the Prince's Mansion.
"Liu Zhen, if you lead 500 troops to the prime minister's house, you are not allowed to leave even one person."
"Got the order!"
"Hao Lianshan, take five hundred troops to the armory east of the city and take over the garrison in my name!"
"Got the order!"
"Dewey, take a thousand troops to the Forbidden Army camp and kill Han Sui, the commander of the Imperial Army, with the Emperor's Sword! Bring his head to the palace to see me!"
"Got the order!"
After giving the instructions one by one, he ordered Chen Yuanshan, the deputy commander of the Gyeonggi camp, to seize the city defense and forbidden troops. Liu Ling led Zhao Er and Hua Sanlang and took 3,000 cavalry straight to the palace!
The three thousand cavalry carried a murderous aura and encountered little resistance along the way. When the army arrived less than three miles away from the palace, the sentry cavalry in front suddenly rushed back and reported to Liu Ling: "General General Wang,
There are two groups of people fighting at the intersection ahead."
Liu Ling asked: "Who!"
The sentry rider said: "The humble minister is not approaching, but one of them is under the banner of the second prince."
Liu Ling's expression changed and he immediately ordered: "Zhao Er, take someone to rush there first to see if my second brother Liu Zhuo is being surrounded."
Zhao Er was ordered to lead 300 cavalry and kill them first.
Liu Ling urged his horse to follow, but he couldn't hold back his eagerness. Among the dozen sons of Emperor Liu Ye of the Northern Han Dynasty, only one of the brothers was sincere to Liu Ling, the ninth son who was not very popular with Liu Ye.
The person who regarded him as a brother was the second prince Liu Zhuo. And this time Liu Ling did not hesitate to rebel to help the fourth prince Liu Zheng ascend the throne because his second brother Liu Zhuo wanted to help the fourth prince succeed to the throne!
Although the fourth prince Liu Zheng and Liu Ling were from the same mother, Liu Ling had no family affection for Liu Zheng. You must know that when he was seriously ill, the only person who really cared about him was the second prince Liu Zhuo. And this relative
His brother Liu Zheng has not even visited him once! Although Liu Ling still has the same blood as Liu Zheng in his bones, he is no longer the good-for-nothing Ninth Prince.
Although Liu Ling is not a kind person, in his heart, he remembers everyone who treats him well and pays redouble for them. If someone has evil intentions towards him, he can only respond with ruthlessness. He is willing to do so.
Another reason for helping the fourth prince is that Liu Ling, who inherited the memory of the former sick man Lao Jiu, will never forget that the prince Liu Huan actually wanted to kill him when he was seriously ill!
Being born into an emperor's family, there is no family affection.
Therefore, Liu Ling cherished the rare affection between the second prince Liu Zhuo and Liu Ling even more. That's why when he heard that the one under siege might be Liu Zhuo, even with his iron heart, he couldn't help but stir up trouble.
Urging the horse forward, Liu Ling had to be anxious. All the elite men of his second brother Liu Zhuo were given to him, and there was no one available around him at this moment. Now is the best time to attack Liu Zhuo. It seems that the prince
Liu Huan is also a ruthless person who makes decisive decisions.
Not long after, Liu Ling arrived at the intersection, and saw that Zhao Er had already led people to fight with the people in front of him. Sitting on the Ma'an Bridge, Liu Ling could clearly see that it was not the second prince Liu Zhuo who was trapped in the middle!
"Hanasaburo! Shoot the leader of the thieves who are besieging the Second Emperor Brother!"
Liu Ling shouted coldly.
Hanasaburo responded, took off the iron-tied bow from the saddle bridge, bent the bow and set an arrow, put his arms together and shouted softly: "Open!" He opened the iron-tied bow like a full moon, which made people look at it.
The new student was terrified. With a whoosh, the one-meter-long eagle-feathered arrow shot through like a bolt of black lightning in an instant.
puff!
The Centurion of the Forbidden Army who was directing his men to kill Liu Zhuo before Liu Ling's men rescued him, was hit in the chest by Hanasaburo's arrow. The man was actually knocked away from his horse by the inertia of the arrow.
If it falls straight up three meters away, it will be dead.
kill!
Zhao Er let out a tiger roar and led three hundred cavalry in an attack. The leaderless Forbidden Army immediately dispersed, but under the iron cavalry, no one escaped. The cavalry killed hundreds of Forbidden Army cleanly.
Clean, immediately dismount and clear the blocked streets.
At this time, there were only less than ten guards left around Liu Zhuo, and all of them were injured. Even the second prince Liu Zhuo had a deep wound on his left shoulder with a knife. With the help of the guards, Liu Zhuo
Staggeringly, he walked in front of Liu Ling. Liu Ling got off his horse and took two steps to support Liu Zhuo's shaky body.
"Ninth brother, you are finally back."
Liu Zhuo was already very weak, and the bone-deep injury on his shoulder made it impossible for him to hold on. Born in the royal family, let alone suffering such a serious injury, even riding a horse was protected by countless guards. Liu Zhuo could persist so far and fall.
It is indeed not easy, and from this we can see that Liu Zhuo is a very perseverant person.
"Second brother, how are you?"
Liu Ling asked with concern. He has been in the army for nine years and can naturally see how serious the injury on Liu Zhuo's shoulder is. Although the Northern Han Dynasty is just a small country in a corner, and it has been less than twenty years since its founding,
But they, the second generation of the royal family, are already considered to be golden branches and jade leaves. How could they suffer such heavy harm from their normally aloof position.
Liu Zhuo said with a pale face: "I'm fine, go to the palace to rescue your Fourth Emperor brother. Liu Huan's imperial army has surrounded the Qinjin Palace. Your Fourth Emperor brother has only a hundred guards under his command and I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for long. Liu Huan is an iron man this time.
He is determined to kill all our brothers, your fifth brother and seventh brother have already been poisoned!"
He grabbed Liu Ling's arm and said eagerly: "Go quickly!"
Liu Ling nodded and ordered: "Zhao Er, you take a thousand troops to Qinmin Hall first, I will be there soon!"
Zhao Er responded and led a thousand cavalry straight to the palace.
Liu Ling ordered his men to stop the bleeding and bandage the wounds of the fourth prince. He stood aside and held Liu Zhuo's hand tightly. Liu Zhuo said breathlessly: "Ninth brother! The overall situation is more important! Now you can treat my wounds here.
It’s meaningless, hurry up and lead the troops to the Qinjin Palace to rescue your fourth emperor brother!”
Liu Ling held his fourth brother's hand and said calmly: "Second brother, don't worry, Lao Jiu has his own concerns."
Hanasaburo said from the side: "Your Highness, His Highness is seriously injured. It is better to send someone back to the palace to rest."
Seeing that Liu Zhuo's wound had been bandaged, Liu Ling shook his head and said, "Help His Highness get on the horse and go to the palace together." Huasanlang wanted to persuade Liu Ling again, but Liu Ling's face was gloomy, so he had to obey his order. Two guards supported Liu.
Zhuo got on a war horse, Liu Ling also jumped on the horse, waved his whip, and led two thousand cavalry straight to the palace!
Soon, two thousand cavalry arrived outside the palace. Most of the imperial army was sent to the city tower to take over the defense of the city. Only less than two thousand soldiers and horses were left to follow the prince Liu Huan to chase the other princes. Where was the palace at this moment?
There was no usual uprightness and dignity, but the place was a mess and a river of blood.
Liu Zhuo sat on his horse and kept moving forward. He watched the army go straight to the main hall of the palace, which was the Zhengtai Hall where the emperor discussed politics and went to court. He endured the severe pain of his wound and urged his horse to catch up with Liu Ling and asked: "Old Jiu, what's this?
This is not the way to the Diligence Hall. Why are you so anxious and confused? This is the way to the Zhengtai Hall."
Liu Ling glanced at Liu Zhuo and said calmly: "I am going to the Zhengtai Hall, what does the Qinjin Hall have to do with me?"
"you!"
Liu Zhuo felt anxious, and his energy and blood spurted out. He was even more shaken on the horse. Liu Ling reached out and lifted Liu Zhuo up from the horse and put it in front of him. He waved his whip and said, "Drive!"
Liu Zhuo anxiously wanted to struggle to dismount, but not to mention that he was seriously injured and exhausted at the moment. Even if his body was intact, he was definitely not Liu Ling's opponent. At this moment, Liu Ling was sitting on the horse's back, and Liu Ling's two irons
I can't even move my arms.
A march of troops arrived in front of the Zhengtai Hall, only to see hundreds of forbidden troops guarding the door. All civil and military officials were locked up in the Zhengtai Hall. The forbidden troops with their swords out of their sheaths stared at a group of normally arrogant dignitaries. They had already received the order.
According to the order of Prince Liu Huan, no one in the civil and military custody of the court was allowed to leave the Zhengtai Hall. Anyone who broke in forcefully was killed without mercy.
Liu Huan personally led his troops to kill Liu Zheng. As soon as he killed this biggest obstacle, he would immediately return to the Zhengtai Hall and ascend the throne as the emperor. At this moment, the huge jade seal of the country was placed on the Dragon Table of the Zhengtai Hall. Next to the jade seal was
A brand-new set of golden nine-dragon yellow robes. Four centurions of the Forbidden Army stood on both sides of the dragon case with eager eyes, their hands on the waist knives to guard the jade seal and the dragon robe.
"Hanasaburo! Archers open the way!"
Liu Ling shouted coldly.
Hanasaburo immediately gave an order, and the cavalry immediately hung the weapons in their hands on the victory hook of the saddle bridge, and replaced them with a repeating crossbow. This repeating crossbow was passed down from Zhuge Kongming, the Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms.
It fires three arrows in a row, and after modification by Liu Ling, it can fire five arrows in a row. It is a murderous weapon in cavalry battles.
Puff puff!
After a series of noises, most of the Imperial Guards guarding outside Zhengtai Hall were immediately killed or wounded. The Imperial Guards were already frightened when they saw countless cavalry rushing towards them, but at this moment, the cavalry came up and fired a hail of arrows, which further shattered their morale.
They were all in pieces. A Centurion of the Forbidden Army just stood up and wanted to question who dared to lead troops to attack the Zhengtai Palace. As soon as he opened his mouth, a crossbow arrow shot into his mouth and out of the back of his head.
Hanasaburo led the cavalry in a burst of attack, and the remaining Imperial Army surrendered to death. The battle outside the Shota Palace was over in less than five minutes.
All the officials in the Zhengtai Hall were frightened, and they all stood there with pale faces, not even daring to say a word. Among the civil and military officials of the court, the only one with a calm look was an old man with gray beard and hair. This old man was wearing a large purple suit.
Wearing a floral brocade robe with a jade belt hanging around his waist. He is thin and slightly hunched. This man is Lu Sen, the current prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, the first-ranking official.
There were endless shouts of killing outside, and the civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in shock and fear. Only the sixty-three-year-old prime minister, Lu Sen, looked calm. However, although he looked calm and calm in the face of danger, in his heart
He was also worried and uneasy. The situation in the government was in such chaos. Even as the prime minister, he didn't know his future or life or death.
Of the ten kingdoms in the world, only one country, the Northern Han Dynasty, was established in the north. In the south, there was the Later Zhou Dynasty Guo Wei who coveted it. In the north, the Khitan and Liao Kingdoms were eyeing. The Northern Han Dynasty was already suffering from internal and external troubles. Now, because of the throne, several princes are fighting to the death and even the corpse of their father is in the capital.
If we don't care about it, the country will be destroyed sooner or later if this continues.
Lu Sen sighed and said to himself: "The Northern Han Dynasty is over."
At this moment, the door of Zhengtai Hall was kicked open! (To be continued)
