"Ahh Duan Yingjin was too frightened, and was so frightened by the emperor who suddenly "woke up" that she screamed and sat down at the foot of the bed. He shifted his body back and asked in a tone of disbelief, "Father, father, you...... Awake? ”

Duan Yulin sat up from the bed, the quilt slid down, revealing the bright yellow dragon robe he was wearing inside, where did he look like he was sleeping? He smiled disdainfully, "You actually want to ask, why am I not dead yet, and I can still get up and speak so neatly, right?" ”

"No, it's not! It's really, so good that my father woke up! Duan Yingjin was insincere.

"Don't you wonder why I'm suddenly 'spiritual'?" Duan Yulin looked at his son amusedly.

"Why?" He was still wondering if the emperor had returned to the light?

Duan Yulin slapped his thigh like a playful child, and said, "Forget it, I suddenly changed my mind, so I won't answer your question first." Guess what you said, how much did I hear? ”

Duan Yulin asked, obviously he heard it all! Duan Yingjin was not stupid, he hurriedly knelt at the emperor's feet, and said, "Father, listen to the explanation of your son!" In fact, Erchen is just ......"

Duan Yulin interrupted him with a smile: "Actually, you're just joking? Duan Yingjin nodded again and again, but Duan Yulin's face changed, and he said coldly: "Are you really old and confused?" Unfilial son! He also slapped King Jin in the face mercilessly.

"Erchen knows it's wrong! Ask your father to forgive your son this time! Duan Yingjin knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but her mind quickly imagined her next move.

"Spare you? If I spare you today, I will harm the Duan clan! Hurt the great Han country! cough cough cough ......" Duan Yulin was also a little emotionally exceeding, which caused phlegm cough disease.

Listening to the emperor's coughing sound like a drum, Duan Yingjin's heart calmed down a little, thinking that the emperor was still very sick. He broke into the palace tonight, he came to hold the emperor hostage, so he simply didn't do anything!

Duan Yingjin jumped up from the ground, drew her sword and pointed at the emperor: "Father, offended!" Before Duan Yulin could react, he quickly put the blade of the sword on the opponent's neck.

"King Jin, you want to kill the king?" Duan Yulin didn't dare to act rashly.

"Not impossible." Duan Yingjin held the emperor hostage from behind and said softly: "But if my father does what his son says, there may be a glimmer of life." ”

Duan Yulin sneered, it's strange that he believes him! "Someone! There are assassins! Come to the rescue! Duan Yulin suddenly shouted.

"Hahahaha!" Duan Yingjin laughed: "Father, why are you as innocent as the crown prince?" If your retainer doesn't settle your forbidden army, how dare you rush to force the palace? He leaned close to the emperor's ear and said in a slightly relieved tone: "You don't know yet, do you? Li Jian, your most trusted Minister of the Guard, is backwater! ”

"What?!" Duan Yulin was extremely surprised: "Then, what about my five hundred elite Imperial Forest Army?" ”

"The Guards? At this time, they had already surrounded the Zhaoyang Hall with the two thousand soldiers of the sons. Oh yes! The prince was also arrested by his sons, and after sending his father away, his sons would also send the prince on the road on the charge of rebellion. The black cauldron of killing the monarch, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince carry it for his sons. Hahahaha! ”

"Rebel! The turmoil in the palace will soon spread. My army and those humerus generals will be coming soon! Kill me, and you won't be able to escape! Duan Yulin was slightly flustered.

"What a pity! Erchen's Xuanwu right army was waiting outside the palace gate; The inner palace was controlled by Lord Li. If your father still fantasizes about reinforcements coming to the rescue, your son advises you not to dream! "It's all in the chest.

It turned out that he deeply felt that the White Tiger Army only admired the prince and the saint, so he tried to convince the White Tiger general that the emperor and the prince were not on good terms. He ordered the White Tiger Army to closely monitor the Qinglong Army, and if there was any change tonight, it would be the father and son who would turn their faces and the prince would be in danger. Therefore, the martial artists of the "foolish loyalty" prince will inevitably clash with the emperor's Qinglong army. Although this trick is not very clever, it can effectively drag the two armies out of the city together.

"You, you! cough cough cough cough ......" Duan Yulin was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he couldn't stop coughing.

"Since my father can move, I will bother you to write an edict to your son!" Duan Yingjin pressed the emperor to sit in front of his desk and forced him to write a "testament".

Duan Yulin reluctantly wrote an edict against his will, and was forced to stamp the seal. It's just that after he stamped it, he pretended to inadvertently blow the box containing the jade seal to the ground. The prince, who was tied up outside but had always been vigilant, whistled when he heard the sound. The courtyard suddenly resounded with the sound of swords and soldiers.

"What's the mess out there? Skinny monkey, go check it out! Duan Yingjin was proud of holding the edict, and she didn't want to be in a bad mood.

The skinny monkey had to make a fume run out into the yard, and after a while he ran back with a shout of "Oh no".

"Lord Wang, it's not good! The Imperial Guards are fighting with our government soldiers! After the thin monkey finished speaking, fifty palace guards immediately gathered around King Jin.

"How so?" Duan Yingjin's eyes widened in disbelief. He hijacked the emperor and walked into the courtyard, glaring at Li Jian, who was standing indifferently: "Li Jian, you dare to tease this king?!" ”

"How could the old minister ever tease the prince?" Li Jian pretended to be confused and did not admit it.

"Old horseman! Didn't you say that you would help this king take the throne? Duan Yingjin was furious.

"Hehe, I'm afraid King Jin has misunderstood. What the minister promised was to help you enter the palace, and the rest was not mentioned by the minister! Aren't you coming in now? The minister is not a gaffe, right? "Jiang is still old and spicy, and Li Jian has already thought of how to deal with it.

actually played this kind of word game with him, but I didn't expect Li Jian, who is known for his integrity, to have a "shameless" time! Duan Yingjin continued to ask, "You also said that you don't care who is the emperor!" Then why do you still protect your father? ”

Li Jian thought about it, and then nodded: "Yes, the minister said this, and the minister admitted it." However, the minister means that he doesn't care which Ming monarch is in power. As for the King of Jin, you, a rebellious minister and thief, everyone will be punished! How can you take on the great responsibility of the country? Not to mention Mingjun! Therefore, the minister cannot help the abuse! ”

"Hahahaha! It's this king who is too naïve, and he actually believes you, an old fox! Duan Yingjin looked up to the sky and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Li Jian still looked indifferent, and shook his head gently: "It's not that the minister is cunning, but that the prince is too anxious." "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and there is a reason.

"Good! Now, this king has no choice but to fight with you to break the net! Fortunately, he was prepared: "Skinny monkey! As soon as his voice fell, the thin monkey following behind him immediately released a signal flare. The flare flew into the air, and a bright red firework burst into the night.

Before entering the palace, Duan Yingjin had an agreement with his army that seeing the fireworks signal meant that the situation had changed, and at this time, he would break into the palace to rescue him no matter what; On the other hand, he also deceived Li Jian, and he did not give up on enlisting Feng Tianxiang's support. As soon as this signal was issued, it proved that the two sides were about to fight, and Feng Tianxiang, who saw the signal, could also choose to ignore it or send troops to help.

"Not good! The traitor is calling his accomplices! Guards, let's fight quickly! After that, Li Jian also released a sulfur bomb exclusive to the forbidden army, and led the five hundred imperial forest troops to fight bravely. However, they suffered in numbers after all, and although they could barely withstand the enemy's attack, they were unable to rescue the emperor.

It is not a way to go on like this, once the two sides are exhausted, and the other royal forest troops stationed in the inner palace will besiege King Jin and others one step ahead of the Xuanwu Right Army. He couldn't just stay in the Zhaoyang Hall and passively wait for rescue! Therefore, Duan Yingjin had to find a way to rush out and join his army, but at the same time, there could be no one in the Zhaoyang Palace. At this time, the emperor's hostage came in handy.

Duan Yingjin dragged the emperor back into the room, and kicked the prince who was tied up by five flowers: "Thin monkey, you are holding the prince hostage, leaving ten people to guard the Zhaoyang Palace; The rest of the people, rush out with this king! We must lead the Xuanwu Right Army to intercept and kill it before the Royal Forest Army takes action! ”

Li Jian's mistake was to use sulfur bombs to deliver news in weather like tonight. The night wind blows strongly, and the smoke will soon be blown away. And once the Xuanwu army occupies the palace gate, they can block the news. By the time the Qinwang reinforcements outside the city got the news, he would probably have annihilated the Imperial Forest Army and sat on the throne of the emperor! At that time, the emperor, the crown prince, and Li Jian were all dead, and he could have put all the crimes on the crown prince and Li Jianjian, and he became the party that saved King Qin.

"Lord beware!" The thin monkey changed his previous grinning face and solemnly admonished.

Duan Yingjin pressed the thin monkey's shoulder heavily, and was equally serious: "You should be careful too!" "Skinny Monkey is his most powerful and trusted subordinate, and he is relieved to entrust the most difficult task to Skinny Monkey.

Duan Yingjin tied the emperor's hands and feet, put him on the horse, and rode the horse herself. Then, under the cover of forty expert guards, they took the lead in rushing out of the chaotic battle.

"Lord Wang, since Li Jian is against the water, he must have set up an ambush. After all, there are only forty of us, so we are probably no match! ”

"The king knows. But Li Jian also underestimated this king, and this king's alliance with him does not mean that he will not guard against him! Duan Yingjin also kept an eye on it, he figured out the deployment arrangements of the Royal Forest Army tonight in advance - five thousand city defenses and five thousand palaces.

Among them, the four palace gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest of the palace are each stationed in 1,000; 500 guards the Zhaoyang Palace; Five hundred were divided into scattered teams to patrol back and forth. As long as he skillfully avoided the patrol and reached the Beigong Gate before the defenders and city defenders of the remaining three gates moved, he could join his own army. In this way, defeating the Imperial Forest Army in the palace one by one is like finding a bag! Having captured the palace, his great work is half accomplished.

Duan Yingjin led the guards to take a detour to dodge, and finally managed to rush to the vicinity of the North Palace Gate, only to see a Xuanjia army rushing in the distance.

"Great, lord! It's our people! "I have long known that the Xuanwu Right Army, which has more than 10,000 people, is effortless to kill a thousand Imperial Forest Army guards!

Duan Yingjin rushed to the front of the team and gave an order: "Soldiers, listen to the order!" "He sent two thousand five hundred men to the other three palace gates to kill the defenders; 2,000 people guarded the North Palace Gate; 500 travelogues annihilating the patrol troops; The remaining 3,000 private troops of the royal palace followed him back to Zhaoyang Palace.

"King Qin's soldiers and horses will attack soon, remember, you must fight quickly! After the victory, pass green flares to each other! "Now everyone is rushing for time, and time is the key to victory!

Li Jian reported to the emperor that he must have wanted to catch a turtle in the urn. Therefore, there must have been an ambush not far from the palace. It's just that, in order not to arouse his suspicions, the number of this force will not be large, and it is not enough to pose a threat. However, it was only a matter of time before King Qin's army arrived. Therefore, the most important thing now is to buy time and take control of the opportunity.

Once the palace gate was full of good news, he was sure that Feng Tianxiang would definitely be willing to help. As long as he has the help of the Suzaku Army, the other half of his great cause will be completed. As for the Qinglong and White Tiger armies, I'm afraid they are still fighting for internal friction.