The night was bright, and the stars were shining brightly above the sky, and the brightest of them was Sirius, which was located south of the hill and in the well.

Since ancient times, the wolf lord has been conquering, tonight the cold wind is cold, the wolf is hanging high, and the inside and outside of Bianjing City, which stands majestically, seems to be full of murderous opportunities.

The night wind, as sharp as a knife, pierced through the forest, bringing with it a howl of ghosts and wolves. Although Zhao Zongquan wrapped himself like a rice dumpling with fur silk cotton, his ears and nose were still freezing and aching.

On Zhao Zong's side, there were dozens of strong men standing, who were Zhao Ceying, Gu Tingye, Shen Congxing and others, as well as a group of Zhao family generals.

They stood tall in the cold wind, not moving, as if they did not feel the slightest chill.

Looking at Bianjing City, where fire and smoke were rising several miles away, the expressions on the faces of the group couldn't help but become solemn.

A few days ago, after Zhao Zongquan received the secret edict, he was assassinated by King Yan, but fortunately Gu Tingye rescued him and survived.

Zhao Zongquan originally wanted to take refuge in Zhuangzi outside the city for a while, turning big things into small things and small things into small things, but under the instigation of Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye, Zhao Zongquan finally embarked on a journey to Bianjing to file a complaint.

Dozens of miles outside Bianjing City, in order to avoid being discovered by King Yan's ears and eyes, the group decided not to take the official road, but to take the small road, travel lightly, and go out day and night.

In this way, there were no obstacles along the way, and the group rushed to the outside of Bianjing City this evening.

It's just that when they arrived, it was already dark, and the gate of Bianjing City was closed, so Zhao Zongquan had to take everyone to spend the night in the woods outside the city, preparing to wait until the city gate opened after dawn before entering the city.

However, in the middle of the night, a sky-high fire suddenly rose in the city of Bianjing, accompanied by billowing smoke.

Gu Tingye, who was in charge of the night vigil, was taken aback when he saw this scene, and immediately realized that there was a change in the city, so he quickly woke everyone up and discussed countermeasures together.

Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye had already speculated from the previous signs that Bianjing might change in the near future.

Therefore, when they saw this fire in Bianjing City with their own eyes, they did not panic, but became inexplicably excited.

But Zhao Zongquan was originally deceived by his son to come to Bianjing, and when he saw the chaotic scene of Bianjing City at this time, he retreated and wanted to return to Yuzhou, and then make plans after seeing the situation clearly.

To be honest, although Zhao Zongquan's idea seems a little cowardly, it can indeed be regarded as an old man.

After all, there are only dozens of horsemen around him, and he doesn't know the specific situation in Bianjing City at the moment, so he rashly wades into this troubled water, but he is afraid that he will not even be able to make a splash, and maybe he will be trapped in it in the end.

But Zhao Ceying was unwilling to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so easily, and tried to persuade Zhao Zongquan to stay and wait for the change, so that when the time came, if it was really impossible, it would not be too late to return to Yuzhou.

Zhao Ceying's words are not unreasonable, Gu Tingye, Shen Congxing and others all echoed their words.

Seeing this, Zhao Zongquan hesitated for a long time, but finally pushed the boat along the river and agreed to Zhao Ceying's suggestion to stay here.

In the final analysis, although Zhao Zongquan has always been low-key and steady, as a descendant of the Zhao family, he is by no means a person without ambition.

It's just that Zhao Zongquan has been unknown in Yuzhou for many years, and the city government is far deeper than his young and vigorous son Zhao Ceying, and he can hide his deep desires better.

After making up his mind, Zhao Zongquan sent Duan Chengran, who was the best at disguise among the generals, to sneak into the city to investigate the situation, while the rest of the people repaired on the spot and waited for news.

Everyone waited in the forest like this, and two hours passed, and Duan Chengran did not come back.

Until three o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and everyone in the forest was refreshed when they heard the sound, and they all got up to look.

As the sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, Gu Tingye, who had strong eyesight, could even see the faces of the people on the horse by the moonlight, which was Duan Chengran who had gone and returned.

Seeing that Duan Chengran was back, everyone in the forest was overjoyed, but the next moment, they couldn't help but feel stunned.

It turned out that Duan Chengran was not alone when he came back this time, and behind him, there were several knights whose identities were unknown.

Gu Tingye glanced at Shen Congxing beside him, and invariably clenched the blade in his hand, and the rest of the generals also became nervous, and subconsciously formed a formation to protect Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Ceying's father and son behind him.

Duan Chengran and the others stopped outside the woods, and after dismounting, they walked quickly in the direction of everyone in the forest.

Several people got closer and closer, and Gu Tingye and the others in the forest finally saw the faces of the people behind Duan Chengran at this time.

"Teacher!"

"Xingyun! Why are you here? ”

Gu Tingye and Zhao Ceying, who were the first to identify the person, shouted almost at the same time, their faces full of disbelief.

Wei Chen didn't answer their questions, but walked straight to Zhao Zongquan and took out the blood edict that had been warmed from his arms.

Wei Chen raised the blood edict above his head with one hand, and said loudly: "The blood edict of the Son of Heaven is here!" ”

When everyone present heard this, their faces suddenly changed.

Seeing Wei Chen's solemn expression, not like a joke, Zhao Zongquan hurriedly led Zhao Ceying to kneel down together, and Gu Tingye, Shen Congxing and all the generals also bowed respectfully.

Wei Chen slowly unfolded the blood edict and read word by word: "Today, there is a traitor Zhao Zonghan, who is rebellious and unreasonable, has no king and no father; Gather troops and carry blades, enter the palace at night, and want to do something to usurp. I didn't notice it for a while, but I fell into the hands of a traitor.

This Chenghuang Zhou is in danger of survival!

Zhao Zongquan, the son of the clan, has a valuable character, Shen Xiao bows, now Liqing is the prince, Ke Ji Datong, Wangqing entangles the loyal and righteous people inside and outside, annihilates the traitorous party, restores the society, and eliminates violence in the shadow, the ancestors are very fortunate!

Break your fingers and spill blood, write an edict to Fu Qing, be cautious again and again, don't let you be negative! ”

The blood edict is less than 100 words, and it explains the rebellion of King Yan and the establishment of Zhao Zongquan as the crown prince, which is very inconsistent with the practice of long expositions and quotations from scriptures in edicts.

Of course, this is also a last resort, if you write one more word in this edict, you will have to give Zhao Zhen a lot of blood, how can Zhao Zhen have the heart to set those car words?

After Wei Chen finished reading the blood edict, he handed over the blood edict and the tiger talisman to Zhao Zongquan, who was still in a dream.

Zhao Zongquan trembled and took the blood edict and the tiger talisman, knelt on the ground and lost his mind for a long time, and his heart was even more turbulent.

When there was a rebellion in Bianjing City, Zhao Zongquan actually had a faint premonition, but he suddenly changed from an unknown Yuzhou regimental training envoy to become the prince of the Great Zhou?

This change in identity and status is too big, Zhao Zongquan was also a little frightened for a while, his mind was blank, and he didn't know what to do.

Not only Zhao Zongquan was stunned, but Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye were also dumbfounded, standing on the ground and looking at each other, digesting the shock in their hearts.

They didn't expect Wei Chen to suddenly appear in front of them, bringing such explosive news that was enough to shock everyone's eyes.

Indeed, when they encouraged Zhao Zongquan to enter Beijing, they had the idea of taking advantage of the chaos to speculate.

But no one thought that the throne that let King Yong and King Yan fight to the death, and even did not hesitate to rebel, finally fell on Zhao Zongquan's head so lightly!