Chapter 299: Forcing the Palace

Tomorrow is the fifteenth, and the moon over Chang'an is approaching the full moon tonight. The silver light was sprinkled, and the team outside the city could be faintly seen from the tower of Chang'an City in the dark night.

"Captain, a team has appeared outside the city, the number of people is not known at the moment." In the urn city at the north gate of Chang'an, a soldier was reporting the situation outside the city to the generals guarding the north gate.

Although Chang'an City has now gathered nearly 20 people, these people can only be used as auxiliaries and laborers. The four gates of Chang'an are still guarded by the elite led by the three auxiliary captains, and the north gate is still guarded by Wang Jun, the right auxiliary commander.

"Come with me." Wang Jun got up and said, no change in expression could be seen on his face.

There was a fire and torches burning on the tower of Chang'an City, and Huo Guang could see the crowds above the north gate standing under the city tower, as if because of his appearance, the north gate entered a state of imminent battle.

"Yin Hua, let's start....." Huo Guang retracted his gaze, holding the reins in one hand and resting the other on the hilt of the sword.

Zhao Yinhua nodded at Huo Guang, and then lowered his head and took out a bamboo flute from his waist. Just downstairs in Chang'an City under this moonlight, Zhao Yinhua directly put the bamboo flute on his mouth and played it.

The flute sounded softly, and the sound was clear and tactful, making people listen to it as if they were seeing pieces of plum blossoms falling. Zhao Yinhua played the famous song "Falling Plum Blossoms" at this time, and no one knows why Huo Guang asked Zhao Yinhua to play this flute at the north gate of Chang'an at this time.

The silent sound of the flute in the middle of the night was heard far away, and even the north gate tower urn city could be heard clearly. Those soldiers who were nervously coming and going heard the sound of the flute outside the city, and they were all slightly stunned and a little at a loss. Wang Jun, the lieutenant of the right auxiliary, was walking on the stone steps of the north gate with his generals, and suddenly the sound of the flute came into his ears, Wang Jun's expression changed, and his footsteps couldn't help but stop.

Wang Jun was stunned in place, listening to the sound of the flute coming from outside the city, after a dozen breaths, he turned around abruptly, and walked quickly towards the city tower. He shouted loudly: "Order the whole army to line up, move away from the horses, remove the knife carts, put down the drawbridge and open the city gate...... Open the gates ....."

No one knew why his own lieutenant would give such an order, but the army of the North Gate had long been Wang Jun's henchmen, and these soldiers did not hesitate to carry out the order immediately. When Zhao Yinhua outside the city blew a song, and the bamboo flute was not put back on his waist, the suspension bridge at the north gate of Chang'an began to be slowly lowered, and at the same time, the heavy city gate was also slowly opened.

"Come with me into the city." Huo Guang stood in front of everyone and said lightly, and then grabbed the horse's belly and headed towards the north gate.

In the north gate urn city, three thousand foot soldiers are waiting in formation at this moment, and the three thousand people are like one, if you look closely, you will find that these people are almost the same between breathing. Anyone who sees this army will wonder how this army has been trained to such an extent.

"Subordinate right auxiliary commander Wang Jun, greeting the marquis....." Huo Guang rode into the urn city first, and as soon as he passed the north gate, Huo Guang saw a young general in armor kneeling down to him on one knee.

"You're Motoyu, aren't you? I often hear Dongfang Shuo mention you, and even Sister Tang also said that you are unique in military training, and today I saw that the weather was really extraordinary, please get up quickly! Huo Guang looked at the young man in front of him, and then looked at the military array behind him, just by looking at Huo Guang, he felt that this infantry was extraordinary, and I was afraid that it was much more than the forbidden army beside the emperor.

"In this life, I dare not forget the teaching of Mr. and dare not forget the grace of the Hou Ye. I am willing to charge forward for the Hou Ye and die without regrets! Wang Jun knelt on the ground and said to Huo Guang from afar.

"Follow me to Weiyang Palace, I want you to guard all the street entrances leading to Weiyang Palace." Huo Guang was still sitting on horseback, and his voice sounded under the urn city.

"The last general commands." Wang Jun got up suddenly, then turned around and strode towards his soldiers.

"The whole army obeyed the order, Team A strictly guarded the east gate of Weiyang Palace, Team B guarded the west gate, Team C guarded the south gate, and the rest of the people followed me to guard the north gate. Set off ......" Wang Jun's order was very simple, under his order, several teams of nearly a thousand people turned around quickly with neat steps, and there was only one voice every time the footsteps fell.

Seeing the movements and weather of this army, Huo Guang was slightly distracted, and everything in front of him made him feel a sense of déjà vu.

Huo Guang shook his head and threw out the strange thoughts in his mind, he had more important things to do now. At this time, Huo Guang estimated that the news of his entry into the city must have reached the ears of some people, and I am afraid that these people have already begun to deal with it, and now he must rush to Weiyang Palace as soon as possible to meet the person who still makes him admire.

The sound of the horses' hooves under Huo Guang's department and the neat footsteps of the foot soldiers under Wang Jun had already alarmed the people of Chang'an along the way, and this time he led the team and galloped directly from the gallop road. This gallop, which once made Huo Guang only dare to lead the horse when everyone was in the limelight, is now stepped on by him without any scruples.

When Huo Guang had not yet left Wengcheng, the news of his entry into Chang'an had already spread to several places, one of which was Prime Minister Liu Quyu. Liu Quyu always thought that Wang Jun was loyal to him, and at this time he realized that this right auxiliary lieutenant turned out to be a chess piece that Huo Guang had buried a long time ago.

"Prepare your horses and go to the Northern Army camp immediately." Liu Quyu commanded his subordinates and began to walk out. Huo Guang only has a thousand horsemen, even if you add a few thousand people at the north gate, in this huge Chang'an City, Huo Guang's strength is still small. Today's Northern Army camp is stationed with tens of thousands of carefully selected young men and women, and they are now training in the Northern Army camp. This is currently the largest and strongest army in Chang'an City, and Liu Quyu wants to mobilize this army as his prime minister and compete with Huo Guang in the name of defending Weiyang Palace.

"Master Hou, the right auxiliary commander of the north gate opened the city gate to welcome the Marquis of Anyang into the city, and now he has marched to Weiyang Palace, and the prime minister is heading to the camp of the Northern Army." Sang Hongyang's loyal servant happened to stand in the shadow of Sang Hongyang, bowing his head and telling everything that happened outside.

"Prepare the horses, let's go to the Northern Army camp too." Sang Hongyang tightened his collar and made the same decision as Liu Quyu.

The silent city of Chang'an has been completely chaotic, the lights of the high-ranking families are lit, the slaves and guards are guarding their respective mansions in armor, and the people are hiding in their homes with the doors closed and shivering. The rebellion of Prince Wei more than half a year ago is still vivid, and the corpses of Chang'an are all over the field in those days. Although there is no shouting of killing in Chang'an City at this moment, the sound of galloping horses' hooves and the sound of neat footsteps make the hearts of the people of Chang'an sink every time.

"Huo Guang has already arrived in Weiyang Beique? Are you sure you see clearly? In Zongzheng Liu Anguo's mansion, this old man was sitting precariously, and he was asking a samurai with a bow and a sword in front of him with a serious face.

This samurai is not Liu Anguo's domestic servant, nor is he a subordinate of Zongzheng Temple, but his protégé, a real strange man, the kind of samurai who can fly on the wall and walk on the ground.

"Although the subordinates are a little far apart, they can also be sure that the person is the emperor's eldest grandson, he has not changed from a year ago, and the subordinates will not be mistaken." The sword-hugging warrior replied affirmatively.

"Since it is really His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, then let them go, pass on my order to close the door of the mansion and wait for the result!" Liu Anguo's expression was relieved, and after confirming that Liu Jin appeared, he chose to stay out of the matter, and after some instructions, he continued to go back to sleep.

The same situation as Liu Anguo is playing out in many high-gate compounds in Chang'an City, if there is an invasion by foreign enemies or there are really rebellious ministers and thieves who commit rebellion, these Han ministers will definitely not stay out of the matter so tacitly. But tonight is just a battle for the succession to the throne tonight, no matter whether the emperor's eldest grandson and Huo Guang succeed or fail, Chang'an or the Han, they are still the important ministers of the Han.

What's more, the news that Huo Guang's 80,000 army is also defending Fu Shi has reached Chang'an yesterday. No one can really define whether Huo Guang is a loyal minister or a rebel in this move?

Huo Guang's most successful thing is that when a strong enemy invaded, he raised troops on the side of the Qing monarch in the name of the emperor's eldest grandson, and even contacted the representative figures among the kings surnamed Liu, and only targeted a few people such as the prime minister, that is, he won over the clan and did not touch the interests of the courtiers.

Weiyang Palace Beique, which is garrisoned by an army of 1,000 people, they belong to the Weiyang Palace Forbidden Army, but this army is also newly replenished, and the original real forbidden army has been wiped out in the Wei Prince Rebellion.

This Northern Forbidden Army did not belong to the Southern Army led by Huo Yan, and their captain Huo Guang did not know him. At this moment, this army is standing under the North Que, waiting for it.

"This is the important place of Weiyang Palace, so you can leave quickly." The back of the Lieutenant of Beique was already soaked, he still had to be loyal to his duty, there was no right or wrong in his eyes, only the duty of guarding Weiyang Beique, and no one could cross here without the emperor's order.

"Even if you force the palace, I'm afraid it will inevitably bleed. Spread our military order and break through Weiyang Beique. Huo Guang ordered in a deep voice on the horse, now is not the time to be indecisive.

Soon the sound of shouting and killing finally sounded in Chang'an City, and this voice spread far away in the silent night, and everyone knew that Huo Guang had begun to attack Weiyang Palace.

When the shouts of killing sounded, Liu Quyu finally arrived at the camp of the Northern Army. When he took out the Prime Minister's Great Seal and told several generals in the Northern Army camp that Huo Guang was already attacking Weiyang Palace, these generals also happened to hear the shouting and killing sound of Weiyang Palace, and they were not sure about their ideas for a while, but they really planned to order their troops and horses to prepare to go to King Qin with Liu Quyu.

"Wait, what do you want to do?" Just when Liu Quyu and the generals of the Northern Army walked out of the big tent, Sang Hongyang happened to arrive at this time.

"Doctor Yushi came just in time, the rebel Huo Guang has already entered Chang'an, and now Weiyang Palace is in danger, you and I will quickly rush to the rescue of the army." Liu Quyu saw that it was Sang Hongyang who came, and hurriedly stepped forward and said. Although there are usually some contradictions between the two in the court, in the face of this kind of major right and wrong, Liu Quyu believes that Sang Hongyang will not be ambiguous as a doctor of imperial history.

"Can the prime minister have the emperor's will, and can hold the tiger talisman?" Sang Hongyang stood in place, staring at Liu Quyu and asked.

"It happened suddenly, and I haven't met Your Majesty yet, how can I get the will and the tiger talisman?" Liu Quyu didn't know what Sang Hongyang meant, so he replied as usual.

"That is, how does the prime minister of the Tiger Fu mobilize the army? It won't just rely on your left prime minister's seal, right? Such a child's play, could it be that my Imperial Doctor Seal can also mobilize the army at will? Sang Hongyang said with a slightly angry face, but Liu Quyu, who asked at the moment, was speechless.

"You..... Have you colluded with Huo Guang..... Come on, quickly take down Sang Hongyang. Liu Quyu pointed at Sang Hongyang, he had already understood that this Sang Hongyang was here to prevent him from mobilizing the army, at this time, Liu Quyu could only give Sang Hongyang a rebellious hat first, and then take Sang Hongyang first.

However, after Liu Quyu finished speaking, no one made a move, and the generals of the Northern Army also looked at each other, and no one was willing to express their position before the situation was clear.

"It seems that Prime Minister Zuo is a little confused. Come and send Prime Minister Zuo home. Sang Hongyang looked at Liu Quyu and smiled, and then said casually.

"Prime Minister Zuo, please go home!" Several generals glanced at each other and bowed to Liu Quyu in unison, this time even these generals called him Prime Minister Zuo.

"You ..... You ....." Liu Qu trembled angrily, and then was forcibly set up by several soldiers.

Before Liu Quyu was sent back to his mansion, the battle in Weiyang Beique was over. When Huo Guang took Liu Jin and others into Weiyang Palace, the story of Sang Hongyang and Liu Quyu's appearance in the Northern Army camp also reached Huo Guang. Hearing that it was Sang Hongyang who stopped Liu Quyu from transferring troops, Huo Guang was also slightly stunned, but then smiled again.

Recently, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has lived in the Qingliang Palace, and at this moment, thousands of forbidden troops outside the hall are waiting for them, they are already the last protective force around Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and until this moment, it is still Huo Yan who is in charge of this guard.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Anyang has broken through the Beique, and now he is almost outside the palace, and the captain of Fengche is already in full battle, can Your Majesty show me?" Zhang Anshi bowed beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"Go and hear what they have to say." Emperor Wu of Han had just taken a pill, and his eyes were slightly closed.

Zhang Anshi bowed and retreated, protected by layers of forbidden troops outside, Huo Yan stood at the front in armor, and farther Huo Guang and others also surrounded the Qingliang Palace.

"Lone is the eldest grandson of the Great Han Emperor, and now you want to see His Majesty the Emperor, will you still not let go?" Liu Jin approached Huo Huan, and the voice spread outside the hall. Liu Jin didn't expect that this playmate since childhood would become the last person in front of him.

"Please forgive Your Highness, the duty of the minister, no one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's summons. Your Highness is no exception! Huo Yan bowed to Liu Jin, but his body blocked Liu Jin and prevented him from taking another half a step forward.

"Huan'er, what if Uncle orders to attack you?" Huo Guang took a few steps forward and asked Huo Yan as he walked. When Huo Guang's body moved, the guards behind him also stepped forward at the same time, and the blades in their hands pointed directly at the Qingliang Palace.

"Alert ....." Huo Yan shouted, and the long sword in his hand was unsheathed. Behind him, thousands of soldiers of the Southern Army also landed on the ground with shields, swords and spears forward, and the confrontation between the two armies was about to break out.

Huo Yan pulled out the matching sword, and Huo Guang's eyes couldn't help but fall on Huo Heng's matching sword. Because this sword Huo Guang is too familiar, it is the sword that Huo Qubing gave him during the Battle of Mobei, this sword has been with Huo Guang for several years, following him through the Hanoi Rebellion and the expedition to South Vietnam. In the end, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty toured north, and when Huo Guang returned to Longxi, he gave this matching sword to Huo Huan.

"If uncle has to go in, then step over the corpse of his nephew!" Huo Yan didn't think much about it and said, and directly put on an attitude of fighting to the death.