Chapter 99: The Wind Rises
Gao Wei got the imperial order, and immediately ordered all the people and horses to leave the imperial city and go straight to Yong'an Temple. And the people in charge of guarding the imperial city are the deputy commanders of the Imperial Forest Army.
There are four deputy commanders of the Imperial Forest Army, who guard the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the imperial city respectively, and are directly responsible to Gao Wei, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and are controlled by Gao Wei, and these four deputy commanders are Wei Chi Xing, Qiu Zhan, Hai Mao and Rong Xun.
Wei Chi Xing and Hai Mao sent the Gao Commander out of Donghua Gate together, and when they saw that the situation in the capital had changed, their faces were slightly solemn.
The oldest of Wei Chi Xing, thirty and five, is steady, and is Gao Wei's most powerful right-hand man.
Wei Chi Xing obeyed Gao Wei's instructions, strictly guarded the safety of the imperial city, and did not dare to slack off, and when Gao Wei led the three hundred imperial forest troops out of the imperial city, Wei Chi Xing immediately ordered the city gate to be closed and put on guard.
Hai Mao, who followed behind him, couldn't hide his uneasiness, and asked:
"Brother Wei Chi, is something big going to happen in this capital?"
When Yu Chi Xing heard this, his brows furrowed, and Zhengsheng said:
"Don't talk nonsense, you and I just need to guard the safety of the imperial city, and live up to the trust of the Holy Lord and the trust of the high commander, as for other things, it's not for you and me to ask!"
Hai Mao hurriedly nodded yes, being cautious in words and deeds in the palace is the top priority related to the life of the family, in these matters, don't break your mouth is the way to settle down.
While the two were talking in a low voice, a group of city patrols passed by the two deputy commanders, and after saluting the two deputy commanders with etiquette, the leader planned to continue to lead the team to the patrol place.
"Wait!"
Seeing that the leader was a little embarrassed, Yu Chi Xing was suspicious at that time, and seeing that this person held the long knife in a different posture, he clenched the sword at his waist, vigilant, and then said tentatively:
"Which battalion are you from, and who do you belong to?"
The leader was slightly stunned, and slowly turned around and lowered his head, but the corners of his mouth gradually showed a trace of murderous intent, and replied:
"The subordinates are subordinate to Xiying, and they are under the command of Deputy Commander Hai!"
"What?"
Yu Chi Xing's face changed greatly, and he was about to turn around to look at Hai Mao behind him, but he didn't expect that Hai Mao had already taken out a dagger from his arms and stabbed him behind without hesitation......
"You ......"
Wei Chi Xing's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief, he didn't expect that Hai Mao would actually be a traitor!
Wei Chi Xing is also a military general, even if he was suddenly plotted by Hai Mao from behind, he still tried his last bit of strength to grab Hai Mao's arm, Hai Mao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately shouted:
"What are you waiting for, not doing it yet?"
Without waiting for Hai Mao to urge, the leader immediately pounced, and countless short knives entered Yu Chi Xing's body in a moment, and before Yu Chi Xing could call for help, he was rushed up by this group of people, dragged into a remote place, and executed in private.
And the group of guards who belonged to Wei Chi Xing Dongying, who were responsible for guarding Donghua Gate, were also assassinated by the Imperial Forest Army subordinate to Xiying Hai Mao at the same time, and after a while, the Royal Forest Army on Donghua Gate was all Hai Mao's subordinates.
Looking at Yu Chi Xing's dead expression, Hai Mao was excited and frightened, laughing and panting heavily, as if he had not yet recovered from Fang Cai's □□, only to hear him say a little crazy:
"Brother Wei Chi, you are rich and dangerous, don't blame your brother for being ruthless, you can only blame you for not knowing the times!"
Yes, why was it that Gao Wei could become the commander of the Imperial Guards, and that these generals, who were much older and more senior, should bow down to him?
Isn't it natural for a good bird to choose a tree to perch on, and a virtuous minister to choose the master to do things?!
"Next, Qiu Zan and Rong Xun are left!"
Hai Mao said, a strange and twisted smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
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Qiu Zhan, the deputy commander of the southern camp, who was urgently transferred to the guards around the Qinzheng Palace, suddenly heard a burst of shouts and killings at the Donghua Gate, and secretly screamed in his heart that something must have happened to the Donghua Gate.
Qiu Zan pulled out his waist knife and was about to take people to Donghua Gate to rescue, but saw that Hai Mao seemed to be seriously injured, and rushed to him with a few remnants of the defeated army, Qiu Zan was shocked, how could the traitor break through Brother Yu Chi's guard like an iron bucket, and also injured Hai Mao, and actually attacked and killed all the way, and he was going to fight to the front of the palace, which is worth it?
"Soldiers, follow this general's swear to the death!"
Qiu Zan shouted, and all the generals took orders, and they followed behind Qiu Zan one after another, and together with him, they built the last defensive circle to protect the Qinzheng Palace.
Qiu Zan took the lead, and immediately ran to Hai Mao's side to answer, and helped Hai Mao, who was seriously injured and covered in blood, Qiu Zan hurriedly asked:
"Brother Hai, what happened?
Hai Mao wolf was unbearable, with tears in his eyes, and when he heard Qiu Zhan's inquiry, he said sadly:
"Brother Wei Chi...... Brother Wei Chi was killed by this group of traitors!"
"How so?!"
When Qiu Zan heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad and indignant, over the years, the four of them have been like brothers and sisters, sharing weal and woe, but they didn't expect that in this moment, heaven and man would be separated forever.
Qiu Zan was full of grief and anger and turned into a flame of revenge, looking at the rebel thieves dressed as more than 100 people who were chasing behind Hai Mao, his eyes were about to erupt with fire.
Protecting Hai Mao behind him, Qiu Zan shouted:
"Sound the arrow to warn, and the others will wipe out this group of traitors with Ben, and no one will be left!"
"Order!"
After Qiu Zan shouted, he first rushed into the battle and fought with those rebels, and after a while, it was blood-red and corpses all over the ground, and the sound of shouting and killing was endless......
Hearing the sound of the arrow as a warning, Hai Mao hid in a place and secretly rejoiced, as soon as the arrow was released, it was to summon the nearby Imperial Forest Army to come to support, most of the Royal Forest Army in Dongying and Nanying were sent to the imperial city to protect the Empress Dowager, and Gao Wei took a group of people with him before leaving.
Now nearly half of the remaining 500 Imperial Forest Army in the palace have been under his command. And the other half is mostly under the command of Beiying Rongxun, and the rest are Qiu Zhan's men and horses guarding the front of the palace.
Rong Xun was in charge of the Empress Dowager's escort and had already been sent out of the palace, and now as long as the group of Imperial Forest Army who designed to get rid of Qiu Zan and Beiying, the entire imperial city would be under his control!
Sure enough, as Hai Mao expected, it didn't take long for the Beiying Imperial Forest Army, which heard the warning of the arrows, to immediately assemble on the side of the main hall, and immediately joined the extermination battle against this group of rebels!
The swarming of the Imperial Forest Army suddenly made the battle advantage seem to gradually tilt towards the side of the Royal Forest Army. But I originally thought that this group was just a rabble of one or two hundred people, and they should be able to exterminate the rebels soon, but they suddenly rose up in combat effectiveness, all of them were fierce and abnormal, and they were murderous, and they were by no means like ordinary reckless thieves.
Although Qiu Zan has a difference in his heart, he is also more and more courageous, and he will never back down, because he has no way to retreat, behind him is the center of this dynasty - the Qinzheng Hall where the emperor and the civil and military officials are in it, if you let the enemy get closer to the Qinzheng Palace, there is a dereliction of duty of the entire Imperial Forest Army, and it is a shame that is difficult to wash away no matter what!
Qiu Zan took the lead and fought to the death, which boosted the morale of the Royal Forest Army, and the two teams of men and horses fought together and were red-eyed, and suddenly the flesh and blood flew, and the sound of killing shook the sky, either you die or I live......
The war was suddenly in a state of stalemate, and the combat strength of the Imperial Forest Army was actually equal to those hundreds of rebels, even the casualties were half of them, and no one was able to take advantage.
Qiu Zan was anxious to respond to the battle, and he didn't have time to think about how many men and horses were under his control, if he thought about it carefully, he would find that his men and horses plus the people and horses from the northern camp were at most more than 300 people in one place, and there were nearly 200 people and horses, but they were in the hands of Hai Mao, and these nearly 200 men and horses were Hai Mao's last trump card.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Hai Mao immediately asked his subordinates to blow the horn and summoned the two hundred royal forest troops.
Qiu Zan was overjoyed when he saw the follow-up of the Royal Forest Army, and thought that he was here to help in the war, and he was not too prepared, and was about to order a morale regroup and exterminate this group of rebels in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect that as soon as this group of Royal Forest Army rushed into the battle formation, they began to kill their own people frantically? !
Qiu Zan was horrified in his heart, and vaguely felt that this qiē was wrong, and looked at Hai Mao suddenly, but saw that he was looking back at himself with a sly smile, Qiu Zan couldn't help but shout loudly:
"Hai Mao, what are you doing?"
Hai Mao laughed out loud and said proudly:
"As you can see, the traitor is being killed!"
There was a rebellion within the Imperial Forest Army itself, and there were fierce thieves and thieves who jointly strangled them, and the situation took a sharp turn in a moment, and the Royal Forest Army under Qiu Zhan began to be unable to resist the enemy's attack, and saw that the defeat was gradually emerging!
At this time, Qiu Zan understood, it turned out that this qiē was all Hai Mao's obstruction!
Qiu Zan couldn't help but scold:
"Hai Mao, you chaotic minister and thief, everyone will be punished!"
Hai Mao said coldly, and said:
"No, Qiu Zhan, you're wrong, the real rebels and thieves are you and Gao Wei!"
When Qiu Zan heard this, he was furious, it turned out that this qiē was a conspiracy that had been planned a long time ago, and it was also because of Hai Mao that Brother Wei Chi died.
Qiu Zan is usually jealous and hateful, how can he allow Xia Haimao, the scum in the Royal Forest Army, to continue to live and harm people, shouted, and said:
"Hai Mao, I'll kill you!"
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I only heard Hai Mao suddenly panic, constantly waving his arms, and shouting loudly:
"Someone, someone, quick, kill this madman!"
Hai Mao's shout, there were constantly royal forest soldiers and traitors rushing out to stop Qiu Zhan, and Qiu Zan was already a deadly way to kill, only knew how to kill the people in front of him, never blocked other people's attacks, and compared who fell first. After only a cup of tea, Qiu Zan became a bloody man, and he couldn't tell whether the blood on his body was more than that of the enemy or more of his own......
Hai Mao was so frightened that he fled to the Qinzheng Palace, where there was someone who answered him, as long as there was that person, he could definitely save his life!
Thinking like this, Hai Mao pulled the last straw in his life, and looked back at Qiu Zhan, the madman who had chased and killed him and stepped on countless corpses, while his feet were weak and he continued to climb the imperial steps.
Qiu Zan saw that Hai Mao was fleeing farther and farther, and he was still going to the Qinzheng Palace, how could he tolerate Hai Mao stepping into the Qinzheng Palace half a step further, snatching the spear from the rebels who were blocking him, and throwing it at Hai Mao without hesitation.
Hai Mao was so frightened that his feet slipped, and his whole body fell on the imperial steps, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his jaw was broken. Because of his fall, he escaped the catastrophe, the spear only knocked down Hai Mao's helmet, and when he landed, Hai Mao's hair was scattered, and he was really a wolf......
Hai Mao hurriedly got up in terror and began to run to the Qinzheng Hall without his life, shouting as he ran:
"General Sima, save me, General Sima, save me......"
Seeing that Hai Mao was about to run outside the door of the main hall, Qiu Zan was furious, gave up the waist knife that had already been cut off, lifted a □□, and rushed forward, even if he died, he would kill this chaotic minister and thief, and make him pay the price for what he had done!
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In the main hall, as soon as the scouts reported the emergency military situation, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military suddenly exploded, panicked, and discussed.
The little emperor was still young, and when he had seen this kind of battle, he had already turned pale with fright, trembled, and didn't know how to speak.
When the monarch and the ministers were panicked again, that Dugu Xue took the lead and walked out, the sound was like a bell, deafening, only to hear him hold his head high and stride and say:
"Civil and military officials, so panicked, what kind of system? Your Majesty can rest assured, as long as I am alone, I will never let that group of traitors step into the Qinzheng Palace half a step!"
But as soon as the words fell, this Dugu Xue suddenly coughed violently, and the situation had just stabilized a little, but in a moment, it became more chaotic and more intense.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are talking one after another, Dugu is like this, how can he stand the Qinzheng Palace, if that group of rebels comes in, then how can there be a way to live?
Suddenly, hundreds of officials continued to play, and you said a word, and said:
"Your Majesty, please leave the Qinzheng Palace for the time being!"
"Yes, Your Majesty's dragon body is important, and these rebels will be left to the Imperial Forest Army to deal with!"
"The ministers will definitely protect His Majesty, please leave this place quickly......"
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"Shut up, they are all stupid people, the Qinzheng Palace is the highest place in the palace, according to the high ground and against the enemy, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, leaving this Qinzheng Palace, where do you think you can retreat?"
Zuo Prime Minister Gao Qin angrily reprimanded him, which made the Manchu civil and military silent, and they did not dare to speak again.
And Xiao Yan, the right Xiangxian Wang, was also silent as before, and his words were still tepid, and said:
"What Prime Minister Zuo said is extremely true, as a courtier of the Northern Wei Dynasty, how can he instigate the monarch to flee from the Qinzheng Palace and abandon the Zongmiao Sheji? This is not the work of loyal ministers! Moreover, haven't those traitors yet invaded the Qinzheng Palace, you must believe in the several deputy commanders under the command of Commander Gao!"
As soon as Xiao Yan said a word, he involved Gao Wei, and now this traitor has invaded the palace, even if the Qinzheng Palace is unscathed, he Gao Wei is also to blame, as Gao Wei's father, how can Gao Qin, the left prime minister, escape the blame?
When Gao Qin heard Xiao Yan's words, he was obviously helping Gao Wei say good things, but secretly he knew in his heart that Xiao Yan was hiding a knife in his smile, and this was stabbing him in Gao Qin's back!
Gao Qin's eyes were still sharp, but his face was bloodless, he knew very well in his heart that today was the life and death catastrophe of their Gao family, from the moment Gao Wei led the troops out of the palace, the Gao family was already hanging on the top of the head, and the danger was everywhere.
If they can't escape, the Gao family may be wiped out by the three clans overnight, and there will be no catastrophe!
As soon as Gao Qin thought of this, he only felt that everything was suffering, whether it was power, *, or obsession, it was all illusory in the end, and when facing life and death, it would become meaningless.
I really didn't expect that he Gao Qin would really understand this truth at this time of life and death, everything in the world really has cause and effect, the cycle repeats, and it is honest and does not deceive people!
He, Gao Qin, once did something against his conscience for the so-called family glory, gave up the ideals he had worked hard to chase, gave up some very important things, and came to this day, becoming the prime minister of this dynasty under one person and above ten thousand people.
But now it has fallen to such a point of being slaughtered by others, and it can be regarded as deserved!
But how innocent are those children?
Gao Qin's eyes suddenly became sad, and he turned his head slightly to glance at his nephew, Gao Chen, who had always been looked down upon, and he had indeed been wronged over the years.
But without a bit of wind to the bones, what about the plum blossoms?
If Gao Chen was not the eldest son and grandson of the Gao family, he would never be so strict with him, and if it weren't for his unwillingness to be a concubine, maybe he would not have transferred this hatred from hating his brother Gao Zhen to his brother's son Gao Chen......
That kid is actually very good, much stronger than him as an uncle, but it's a pity that his selfishness ruined this qiē!
Looking at Gao Chen with a blank look on his face, Gao Qin had such an idea for the first time, thinking that even in the end, his uncle, could he still do something for his nephew......