Chapter 22: The Destruction of the Palace
Xuanyue laughed wildly, and many maids in the palace were frightened, hiding aside and shivering.
She didn't care whether the queen mother wrote the edict or not, and walked straight out of Cining Palace. The palace was filled with her laughter, and the beams of the roof trembled and fell dust.
The Praetorian Guards soon blockaded the Cining Palace, and the harem halls were also under surveillance. No entry or exit. It's as if there's an enchantment, separated from the outside world.
Mastering the palace is only the first step for Xuanyue.
The second step is to deal with the remaining forces of King Zuoxian.
The main forces of King Zuo Xian are all in the east of the Northern Wilderness, east of the Xi Kingdom, and on the snowy fields north of the Hanlong Mountains. There is a perennial cold wind, and the four seasons are like winter, but the folk customs are also very fierce, and the Dark Dragon Iron Rider was cultivated in such an environment.
Since entering the imperial city and going to Beijing, the heart of Helian Hu, the king of Zuoxian, has become inflated. Since then, he has been stationed in the city, and there are tens of thousands of dark dragon horsemen outside the city. In the past few years, most of the generals in the court have been replaced by his own henchmen. For example, there are 16 or so mansions in Gongwei Shangjing, and ten of them are all loyal to King Zuoxian.
Xuanyue didn't seem to be in a hurry, she walked slowly in the imperial city, followed by countless Praetorian Guards in black armor.
The only remaining general of the Praetorian Guard, he finally felt panic when he found that he was surrounded by blue wolf guards. He didn't expect that the robe that he got along with day and night actually had another layer of identity.
At this time, if you don't know the current affairs, you are looking for death. The general of the Praetorian Guard pressed the slightest thought in his heart, and at this time he wholeheartedly expressed his admiration to Xuanyue.
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At this moment, Shangjing City has already seen swords and swords, and there are shouts of killing everywhere.
Xuanyue hid it very deeply, and her identity was not explained to anyone. Even the personal maids Xiaocui and Xiaotao didn't know Xuanyue's methods.
Her mother is the leader of the Blue Wolf God Cult.
This is also the reason why her mother was able to ascend to the sky in one step, even without the support of her mother's family, she could become an imperial concubine.
Later, for some reason, her identity was revealed. Of course, the Kunlun Khan, who was in full swing at that time, would not allow such a woman to collapse, but he was afraid of the strength of the Blue Wolf Divine Sect, so he chose to exile Xuanyue's mother and daughter.
Only a few people in the harem know about this. The outside world only heard that the imperial concubine had fallen out of favor, and there has been no news since then.
At the beginning, Muroyamabe was not to protect their mother and daughter, but to spy on them.
Kunlun Khan was too jealous of this huge religion, and he was worried that Xuanyue's mother would return to Shangjing and regain control of the Blue Wolf Divine Cult, so he never allowed her to return to Beijing.
The internal affairs of the Blue Wolf Cult were managed by the High Priest Toshe.
Na Toshe is a nominal cronie of Helian Hu, but in fact, he is loyal to Xuanyue behind his back.
Even many elders in the Divine Sect didn't know that Xuan Yue was the heir of the sect leader.
Otherwise, Xuanyue, a girl who returned to the imperial city from the south, is very likely to die quietly in an unknown inn just by virtue of the identity of a royal family, let alone Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Northern Wilderness.
Everything was carried out under the secret arrangement of the Blue Wolf God Cult.
Xuanyue was in the palace, hiding her identity.
In the past few years, everything that Zuo Xianwang has done has been particularly smooth. The courtiers who were originally against him also surrendered to him. It undoubtedly intensified the ambition in his heart, making him arrogant both in the court and in his treatment of his subordinates.
In six years, it was Xuanyue who acted in a play for King Zuoxian.
Let him go from a high position to a rebel.
Outside the Jinluan Palace, there was already a sound of murder that shook the sky. The sixteen tens of thousands of households rebelled at the same time. Whether it was the one who was loyal to Helian Tiger before, or the one who swore to protect the royal family, they all took action at this moment.
Their ten thousand households loudly announced Helian Hu's treason, and blamed Helian Hu's death entirely on Helian Hu.
Maybe Helian Hu is used to being arrogant on weekdays, and even among the people, he has deeds of power. The sergeants who didn't know the truth really believed it, and under the leadership of their respective commanders, they marched towards the Zuoxian Palace, which was the most extensive and luxurious in the west of Shangjing.
Helian Hu, as the king of the Northern Wilderness, still has the guards in his hands.
These guards, like the Praetorian Guards, were all garrisons of the capital. But the only difference was that the Praetorian Guard was directly under the Emperor's authority, while the Janissaries were directly under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council.
In front of the Zuoxian Palace, three thousand guards guarded it carefully. The news of Zuo Xianwang's death has come out, and now some generals have turned their faces and denied people. In the end, Zuoxian's palace only asked for these soldiers and horses, as well as all the eight hundred personal soldiers in the palace according to the regulations.
The shouts of killing all around made the hearts of these people become cold, and they looked around blankly, even some of the generals became panicked.
It is their duty to guard the palace. There was still a glimmer of hope in the hearts of these people, that is, waiting for someone from the palace to send someone to subdue them. In this way, no matter which side you are, you will not be offended.
But they still thought wrong, Xuanyue didn't plan to keep people at all.
The soldiers of the Wanhu Mansion who poured in from all directions held large shields and advanced step by step in a shield formation.
They didn't intend to fight with the guards at all, these people raised their strong bows and aimed at the guards guarding in front of the palace, and they fired sharp arrows round after round.
Most of these guards were melee foot soldiers, falling one by one like the waves of the sea. Finally, some people couldn't hold it anymore, ignored the officer's reprimand, and found a place to scatter and flee.
But when he was about to escape, he found that the alleys were already full of sergeants.
These 3,000 people were all killed without exception.
Ten thousand households faithfully carried out the task they had received, and they rushed into the palace, up to Helian Hu's wife, children, and servants, and all of them were put to death.
The palace was so big that many people hid, but they were also found and executed one by one.
This famous Zuoxian palace in the capital has disappeared since then.
Upon hearing the news of the emperor's death, the rest of the seven families came with troops at the same time.
Their army was not allowed to enter the imperial city, and the Praetorian Guards had already set up a position outside the capital, except for the patriarchs of various clans who carried a small number of personal soldiers, the rest of the army could only stay outside.
The patriarchs came to the front of the palace, and the Praetorian Guards were beheaded at the noon gate.
Some high-ranking officials in the court were violently pushed out, and their heads fell to the ground with a wave of a big knife.
The slate was already stained with blood, and the smell of blood filled the air.
These arrogant patriarchs suddenly felt a sense of unease in their hearts.
The sky was dark today, and there had just been a light rain, but then it stopped.
The ink clouds rolled, but no raindrops fell, making the atmosphere between heaven and earth more and more depressing.
The gate of the Jinluan Hall is like a dormant beast, opening its big black mouth, waiting for the arrival of its prey.