The city gate was opened, and Ma Zhongqin led 3,000 men and horses into the city.

As soon as they entered the city, the defenders of the city all knelt on one knee and said in unison.

"Welcome back to the city. ”

Ma Zhong looked at these former subordinates and sighed lightly.

Xue Jian walked down from the city and said.

"Commander Ma, these people were forced by Chen Yufan, they didn't really want to rebel, this time the city gate was also opened by them, and now Chen Yufan has been ambushed, and he asked Commander Ma to give them a chance to atone for their crimes. ”

Ma Zhong thought about it and hugged his fist towards Xue Jian.

"Thank you Lord Xue this time, I will report this matter to His Highness and ask him to decide. ”

The gates were immediately secured, and the defenders were temporarily confined to the camp.

After all, it is a big crime of rebellion, and it is impossible to treat it as if it never happened because of Xue Jian's few words, and Ma Zhong can't be the master.

Someone had already gone to the imperial tomb to deliver the news, and in less than an hour, the five princes, Chu Tianming and other ministers rushed back with 1,500 imperial forest troops.

Only those concubines, women, children, and servants were left in the imperial tomb temporarily.

When the fifth prince saw the corpses of Chen Yufan and his three cronies, a hearty smile appeared on his face.

Then he looked at Xue Jian, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Yesterday those two messengers said that you were seriously injured in bed, and now when you look at it, it looks like you are injured, and I will definitely beat them again fifty times when I turn around. ”

Xue Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Your Highness, don't beat them, I was really injured yesterday and couldn't even get out of bed, but fortunately, fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life. ”

The fifth prince said with sincere gratitude in his eyes.

"This time it's really thanks to you, after the traitor is eliminated, what kind of official do you want, you just say it. ”

Xue Jian laughed and joked.

"The official is still inappropriate, His Royal Highness can reward me with a sum of pension money. ”

After Ma Zhong took full control of the East City Gate, the five princes issued an order and pardoned the three thousand guards of the city.

Now is the time to employ people, and of course he will not kill these people.

"The soldiers listened to the order, and now the traitors occupy the entire palace and control the three gates in the southwest and north, and His Royal Highness, as the prince of orthodoxy, will lead everyone to exterminate the rebels and restore orthodoxy. ”

The fifth prince stood on the high platform of the military camp, and after some impassioned words, he immediately ordered three people, each of whom led a thousand men and horses, to take the three city gates in the southwest and north.

The remaining 4,500 men and horses were personally led by the fifth prince, with Ma Zhong as the deputy general, and directly entered the palace.

Xue Jian and Chu Yiyi each rode a war horse and accompanied them in the army.

There is still a battle between him and the three princes, and this battle will definitely decide the victory or defeat.

It's just that I don't know if the seriously injured third prince can get up now.

Soon, a large number of people had gathered at the gate of the palace, and the traitors who had already received the news had sealed the palace gate.

They mobilized 3,000 city defenders and guarded them within the palace walls, which were their last line of defense.

The five princes sat on top of the war horse, waved their big hands, and shouted loudly.

"Everyone listened to the order and killed the prince, the first one to enter the palace will be promoted to the third rank, and the reward will be 10,000. ”

Under this order, more than 4,000 Imperial Forest troops immediately roared and rushed out, and the shouts of killing almost shook half of the imperial city.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

More than 4,000 people charged at the same time, fearless of life and death.

On the walls of the palace, a rain of arrows immediately fell.

Under the command of Ma Zhong, the current platoon of vanguard troops immediately raised their shields to block these sharp arrows, but there were still many people who fell from their horses.

The dense number of flying arrows could not stop the charge of the Royal Forest Army, and soon they rushed under the palace wall and began to build a ladder and climb up the wall.

The walls of the palace are more than ten meters high, but they still can't be compared with the city walls, and for those soldiers who are good at attacking cities, they are nothing at all.

At the same time, a huge siege chariot was pushed over and slammed into the palace gates.

The sturdy palace gate, under this chariot more than ten meters high, was simply fragile and vulnerable.

Just by looking at the face, the palace gate was knocked out of a big hole, and many soldiers behind the door were directly hit by the huge chiseled door cone.

A fierce battle unfolded on the palace wall, and the gate was about to be lost, and at this moment, the remaining more than 100 black sword guards in the palace joined the battle.

These people are all well-cultivated killer Deadpools, all of whom have the strength above the Danyuan Realm, compared to the Imperial Forest Army, which is not a high realm, they are enough to be one as ten.

With this group of black sword guards joining, the speed of breaking through the palace gate was immediately slowed down, and those royal forest soldiers who had already climbed into the palace through the cloud ladder were quickly killed by the black sword guards.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the situation was turned back by them.

Ma Zhong frowned and waved his hand.

"Prepare the flint cart. ”

Immediately, the Imperial Forest Army pushed catapults full of canisters of fire oil, stained the boulders with fire oil, and at the sound of an order, dozens or hundreds of fireballs flew into the palace in the night sky.

Xue Jian and Chu Yiyi were both witnessing the war for the first time, and they raised their heads, and the fireballs were reflected in their dark pupils.

Under this kind of intensive offensive, even a Danyuan Realm cultivator didn't dare to say that he would retreat with his whole body.

Soon, a raging fire burned inside the palace walls, and the sounds of wailing and screaming converged.

Many enemy soldiers were hit by flints and died on the spot, and those black sword guards, after being hit, would be burned alive by the flames, even if they did not die.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, the three princes were still lying on the bed at this moment.

Listening to the anxious discussions of the ministers in front of the bed, the third prince gradually closed his eyes.

The general trend is gone, and the past is like the past.

But he is still unwilling, unwilling to hold the Nine Dragons Remnant Monument in his hand, since he is the Mandate of Heaven and has dragon luck, how could he lose to his younger brother who is not as good as him.

The third prince suddenly opened his eyes and said loudly.

"Get out, all of you. ”

Those ministers immediately fell silent and looked at each other, and after a while, Du Guofu said carefully.

"Your Highness, Wechen suggested...... Let's leave as soon as possible, stay in the green mountains, and don't worry about running out of firewood. ”

The third prince immediately burst out laughing, and there was a determination in his eyes.

"Leave, is there a place for us in this world?

Today, either we will die together, or this prince will ascend to the throne, and you will enjoy the wealth of a hundred lifetimes, and there is no third way. ”

At this time, those ministers have already seen the situation clearly, and what wealth and wealth are all empty words and a big dream of the Spring and Autumn Period.

The third prince waved his hand.

"Let's all go out and let this prince be quiet alone. ”

The ministers sighed lightly and retreated silently.

The third prince looked up at the golden and jade roof and said slowly.

"Come out. ”

In the dark corner of the palace, where the lights could not be illuminated, two old men dressed in eunuch clothes walked out.

They walked in the shadows, without making a sound, like ghosts in the middle of the night.

If you look closely, the appearance of these two old men is almost identical, except that the old man on the left has a black crescent mark on his eyebrows, and the other has a white crescent mark on his eyebrows.

If the ministers had not left, they would have been shocked to see what they looked like.

The appearance of these two people is almost carved out of the same mold as the personal old eunuch who has followed the old emperor for fifty years, except for the crescent moon mark.

"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, have you thought it through?"

The old man with the mark of the black crescent moon on his eyebrows spoke first.

After a moment of silence, the third prince nodded.

"I promise you, as long as you can help me get rid of the fifth child and ascend to the throne, I will tell you...... Where is the remnant monument of Kowloon? ”

The two old men nodded in unison.

The Third Prince continued.

"But...... You have to find a way to heal my injuries first. ”

The old man with the white crescent mark sneered and replied.

"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, our deal doesn't seem to be very fair, the old emperor, we killed you for you, but you haven't paid yet, and now you want us to help you heal, do you think an empty promise is worth the price?"

The third prince said with a serious expression.

"The rules of the Dark Moon Palace, this prince understands, but you know the value of the Nine Dragons Remnant Monument better, and you will not suffer a loss in this transaction. ”

The two old men looked at each other, were silent for a moment, and nodded.

The Dark Moon Hall sounds like a martial arts cultivation force, but in fact, it is the same as the Xiangma Chamber of Commerce and the Navigation Chamber of Commerce, both of which are business-oriented chamber of commerce forces.

It's just that the Dark Moon Temple is different from the regular chamber of commerce, and it does underground business, which is the black market in layman's terms.

There are many strong people in the Dark Moon Palace, they work hard for money, kill people for treasure, as long as they can afford the price, they can invite any strong person in the Dark Moon Temple to do anything.

There was a rumor in the Nanyang Continent.

It is rumored that there is a little grandmaster of the Mixed Yuan Realm, in order to avenge the revenge of the extermination clan, he spent half his life making money, and finally took out all his savings and invited a powerful existence of the Dark Moon Palace.

This powerful existence easily avenged his extermination of the clan, and his enemy was a true great master.

The strength of the Dark Moon Hall is so strong that anyone on the mainland who has heard of this force knows it, but if you want to do business with them, it is not something that anyone can do.

Unless there are acquaintances who are introduced, or there is something that the Dark Moon Temple is interested in, no matter how much money you have, you can't find them.

The Third Prince had only heard of it before.

Not long ago, someone from the Dark Moon Temple took the initiative to come to the door and sent him a letter, wanting to make a deal with him.

The goods traded are the Nine Dragons Monument in the hands of the three princes.

For this deal, the three princes have been thinking about it.

It wasn't until the fall of Wanqianjin, the collapse of financial power, the establishment of the fifth prince as the prince, and the third prince almost fell into a desperate situation, that he agreed to make this deal with the people of the Dark Moon Palace.

And his first condition was to let the people of the Dark Moon Hall assassinate his father.

The two old men knew the value of the Nine Dragons Remnant Monument, and after glancing at each other, one of the old men with a black crescent moon took out a jade bottle and threw it over.

"The elixir in this, after you swallow it, it won't take half a day to recover as before. ”

The third prince immediately looked overjoyed and said.

"Okay, now please ask the two of you to take action and kill the five princes, and when the work is done, this prince will definitely present the Nine Dragons Remnant Monument with both hands. ”

Without hesitation, the two old men turned and disappeared into the shadows.