Chapter 342: 100,000 Iron Corpses
"Hurry up, Ximen can't stand it, send someone up immediately!"
"Fool, seal the city gate directly and tamp it with earth and stones!"
"The firebolts are running out so quickly, what are those guys going to eat?"
The side hall of the imperial city, the chief of the six yamen, and the servants of each department, were busy with the spinning top, mobilizing all the logistics reserves in the capital.
It's a pity that even though it has natural advantages, it still can't stop consumption.
It's just too fast.
In just one day, the west and south gates were crumbling, but the enemies outside the city were overwhelming, like a tidal wave, endlessly.
The city walls dozens of feet high were almost collapsed, and the enemy rushed onto the city wall several times, and the casualties of the forbidden army were even heavier.
In particular, the west gate was breached once, and it took almost tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers to block the enemy back and re-seal the city gate.
Even so, there were still quite a few scattered enemies who rushed into the outer city, causing terrible casualties.
The Great Jin Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, and even the old opponents, the barbarians of the northern Xinjiang grasslands, have never been to the capital, but this time it almost made people even end their nests.
Now the people in the city are panicking, except for the inner city, especially the outer part of the west city, the screams have hardly stopped.
Da-da-da-da!
But just when the ministers of the six ministries were busy, a rapid sound of horses' hooves instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Because, the sound of horses' hooves passed directly through the imperial city gate and went to the Xuanhe Palace.
Originally, everyone didn't pay much attention to it, because since the battle broke out yesterday, the matter of riding into the imperial city like this has happened more than once.
After all, military orders are like mountains and must not be delayed.
As it is now, the enemy has hit the root of the imperial city, and even broken the city gate, which is not too much.
But this time, it's different.
When the sound of horses' hooves rushed into the imperial city, it was not long before the sound of the fierce wind of hunting could be heard.
Whoosh!
The astonishing catharsis of the air waves, inside and outside the imperial city, stirred up a rolling wind, and even the doors and windows of the yamen of the various ministries crackled.
The momentum is so terrifying, it can be seen that the cultivation of people who come and go in a hurry is strong.
The officials couldn't help but be frightened, and they only thought that it was the enemy who attacked the imperial city again, and the building was about to collapse, and their lives were not guaranteed.
But soon, there was news from the inner palace gossip, which made the officials happy and at the same time feel eventful.
Just because, located outside the imperial city, the Shen family's mansion in Pingkangfang was in chaos.
Several high-ranking officials of the Shen family, such as Shen Taifu or Shen Shilang, almost rushed back to the mansion as soon as possible.
Some people even said that the Shen family was wiped out by a strong enemy.
The officials did not believe this.
Shangjing suffered a catastrophe this time, and the enemy was certainly menacing, but with a hundred-meter-high wall of dozens of zhang, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops, and the hidden strength of countless wealthy and powerful people, it was enough to survive.
Who dares to risk the world's condemnation and attack the mansion of the Taifu family at this juncture?
As for the argument of destroying the door, it is even more nonsense.
Although after the turmoil, the ministries forcibly transferred fifty percent of the forces in the families of the wealthy and powerful, but who has no hidden means?
At least, with the background of the Shen family, there is no one who is extremely strong in the third or fifth grade, and they are embarrassed to be called the top wealthy and powerful.
How can such a force be extinguished when it is said to be destroyed?
"Who is it...... Who is ......?"
But it didn't take long for a terrible angry cry to be heard, which almost spread throughout half of the inner city.
It can be said that those who hear it are sad and cry when they hear it.
Although the voice was a little distorted due to anger, the officials could still hear that this actually belonged to Mrs. Shen.
What is it that can make the high and powerful, and the elder Shen Taifu of the two dynasties is so out of shape?
Shen family, something big has happened!
All the officials chuckled in their hearts, and they were even more panicked.
Whether it is an ally or a political enemy, they all sent the most elite spies under their respective hands at the first time, and some even sent people directly to check.
But the result was a surprise to everyone.
The Shen family was destroyed in one fell swoop, corpses were everywhere, and there were only a few people left in the Shen family's lineage for hundreds of years.
This also includes Shen Taifu and Shen Ruhui's father and son, as well as Shen Ruhui, who has just entered the court as an official, and a few side branches that are not in the Shen family.
And what reassured everyone a little was that the person who made the shot did not take action against the rest.
After the destruction of the Shen family, he quietly retreated.
Before and after, it was just a cup of tea, even in the inner city that had been under martial law, the forbidden army patrolled back and forth, but no trace of this person was found.
No wonder Mrs. Shen was furious!
......
A few families are happy and a few are sad.
No matter what the officials and magnates of the DPRK and China think, the initiator is in Pingkangfang at this time, not far from the Shen family, only two streets away, in a vacant house.
This mansion was still vacant when an official made a mistake at the beginning of the year, and his family property was confiscated.
According to the unspoken rules of the imperial court, such a house is generally vacant for at least a year, or even three years, before it will be re-arranged.
Otherwise, it will be considered unlucky.
But now, the people who live in the house, or who are hidden here, obviously don't care about that.
At this time, two young people were staring at each other with wide eyes.
Or, a bored man, sipping his tea, ignoring the glaring glare of the older man.
"You lied to me!"
But seeing that this person's chest was rising and falling violently, and his eyes were red, he was obviously angry.
"Why, can't you let go of those brothers in your forbidden army?"
Lu Chuan said lightly.
"You're a brute!"
The man cursed viciously, angry veins crawling all over his cheeks, almost twisted like a ghost.
Lu Chuan was silent for a while, and said astringently: "Whether it is a human or a beast, they all have the right to fight to live!"
"But how can you gamble with the lives of the people of the city, who are all living people?"
This person's eyes were red, as if he wanted to eat Lu Chuan alive.
It's a pity that he knows Lu Chuan's strength very well, and ten of them combined, he can't be an opponent.
This point had already been learned more than half a year ago, when Lu Chuan found him.
And now, it's even more unfathomable.
"People?"
Lu Chuan shook his head with a wry smile, and said quietly, "This city is full of people and ghosts, who can tell the difference now?"
"You...... How can you do that?"
This man froze on the ground, his face desolate, and his eyes were full of regret and self-blame.
"Huh!"
Lu Chuan smiled and sighed, looked at the north and said, "Once, I also questioned like you, those who used me as a pawn and wanted to control me, but unfortunately, no one was willing to answer, no one asked me if I was willing!"
"Then you can get revenge on everyone?"
This man's gaze was like a cannibal.
"I will pay for the sins I have committed!"
Lu Chuan shook his head, his eyes were still calm, "I gave my life to the enemy of life and death, whether I live or die, it is all up to the will of heaven."
I survived, God appreciates food, I am grateful, so, I will live well. ”
"You...... Will a man like you sleep peacefully? You will not die well, you will go to hell!"
The man roared like a beast.
"What about sleeping well, and what about going to hell?"
Lu Chuan's voice was gloomy, and he said softly, "Back then, your brother was full of ambition and devoted himself to the public, and he also used some subordinate means!"
"How do you deserve to be compared to my brother?"
The man said angrily.
"Huh!"
Lu Chuan shook his head and said lightly, "My father fought for the country, the Lu family died in battle for dozens of generations, and my son inherited his father's business and guarded the fort, but what was the result? ”
"That's also for Dajin!"
"Really?"
Lu Chuan asked rhetorically, "Maybe, maybe not, but everyone has selfishness, but because of their ability, the final result is different." ”
"Are you trying to say, you're just like my brother?"
The man sneered.
"No!"
Lu Chuan shook his head and said softly, "We are different, so he is dead, and I am still alive." ”
"That's because you're shameless, you're despicable, you're poisonous enough!"
"Yes!"
Lu Chuan nodded, and a smile appeared on his face, but the bitterness in the smile was chilling, "So, I have become the person I hate the most, no, the most hated!"
"You ......"
This person was startled, bowed his head in despair, and cried, "You said that you want revenge, and you will help me take revenge, but you didn't say that you want to implicate so many innocent people?"
How innocent those people are, those forbidden soldiers, but they are all my robes, you ...... How can you ...... Woo!"
"Do you think I made those things?"
Lu Chuan looked at it silently for a while.
"This ......"
The man stiffened, the corners of his lips squirmed, and he couldn't say half a word.
"It's been more than half a year, although you're just a forbidden military captain and can't get in touch with the core secrets, you should be able to see a little clue!"
Lu Chuan looked at the west of the city and said astringently, "You can't enter that forbidden place in Jade Seal Mountain, but after those monsters rushed into the capital yesterday, you should have seen it, right?"
"I ......"
"You only want to believe what you think, but the truth is actually in your heart!"
Lu Chuan didn't give him a chance to speak, and said to himself, "I told you to pay attention to those soldiers in the forbidden army who have been successful in refining their bodies and have a simple background.
Come to think of it, you should be looking at some clues, right?"
"I ...... I found out a little, but it's nothing, the forbidden army has people who have accidents every year, and they are frequently mobilized to go out......"
"Do you believe this? The duty of the forbidden army is to guard the capital, so why do you need to be transferred abroad? That is just a deaf eye-catcher!"
Lu Chuan was cold, and said senran, "For hundreds of years, the Yang family has accumulated no less than 100,000 iron corpses by this method, but do you know what is the success rate of using that kind of vicious evil method?"
The man bowed his head and could no longer speak.
"Do you think that the Yang family will definitely guard against such a secret, but in fact, the high-level of the Great Jin Dynasty, the wealthy and powerful, almost everyone knows it!"
Lu Chuan smiled and mocked, "It's a pity that no one wants to solve it, so the frontier is in chaos, and the forbidden army is just an opportunity for the Yang family to collect living corpses."
All the high-level officials knew, but they kept silent, because the Great Jin could not fall, otherwise the wealth of each family would be lost. ”
"Xiao Wu, I don't want you to forgive me for using you!"
Lu Chuan leaned over, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "Staying alive is more important than anything else, but don't lose your heart!"