Emperor Qingming's heart sank, got up from the couch, picked up the sword on the side, and walked quickly to the outside of the dormitory.

At the same time, a secret guard begging to see him came from outside the hall.

Emperor Qingming slammed open the door of the palace.

The sound outside became clearer and clearer, the sound of soldiers and horses trampling the stone pavement, low, majestic, rumbling over the palace.

The sound did not come from one direction, it seemed that there were soldiers and horses everywhere in all directions.

Although Emperor Qingming thought that there would be this time, he never thought that it would be so soon. ap.

It was so fast that he didn't hear the ghost-faced generals approaching the city, he didn't hear them attacking the city, and he didn't even hear them attack the palace gate!

The secret guard knelt on the ground and hurriedly bowed, "Your Majesty, the prince led a large battalion of soldiers and horses on the outskirts of Beijing to enter the palace from Donghua Gate!"

"Your Majesty, General Li led his troops and horses to enter the palace from the noon gate!"

Hearing the names of the crown prince and the old general Li, Emperor Qingming felt in a trance for a while.

They are the people he trusts the most right now!

"King Qin?" Emperor Qingming asked in a cold voice, "Can you see clearly?"

"Back to the emperor, the crown prince held the emperor's edict, saying that a traitor sneaked into the palace to rebel, and led 20,000 soldiers and horses in the suburbs of Beijing into the palace King Qin."

"Old General Li also said the same, and the thief is lurking near the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace."

Emperor Qingming's forehead was bruised, who were the soldiers and horses in the palace, didn't the prince know!

But after a while, he quickly figured out the key - that ghost-faced general is the crown prince!

Since he heard the rumors of the ghost-faced general, he thought about the generals and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he never thought about the prince.

From the very beginning, the prince knew about the existence of Long Wei, and led him to think that Long Wei only took the initiative to attack out of the city was the best way to control the enemy, so he fell into their trap and wiped out the whole army.

After that, the prince asked him to write down an edict himself, and 20,000 soldiers and horses in the suburbs of Beijing entered the city naturally!

And now he took the oracle and broke down the gates without a single soldier!

Emperor Qingming gritted his teeth and said, "When they say so, King Chengjun believes it? Just let the soldiers and horses in?"

Secret guard: "King Chengjun said that he also noticed that there was a difference between the palace and the vicinity of Kunning Palace, and the emperor was only willing to use his own imperial guards, and the other royal forest troops were not allowed to approach......

Emperor Qingming's face became more and more ugly, so arbitrary, it was not like the style of King Chengjun.

Even if he suspected that there was a problem in the Qianqing Palace, he should have come over to investigate first. Now casually put tens of thousands of soldiers and horses into the palace, without verification, without asking for orders, the reason is obvious-

King Chengjun is afraid that he has been bought by the crown prince.

"Good, good!"

He did a lot of calculations, but he didn't count the three people he trusted and relied on the most to turn against him!

The rumbling of soldiers and horses came closer.

The dragon guard in the dark of the Qianqing Palace is about to move, on the palace wall, on the top of the eaves of the main hall, the cold arrow crossbow flashes with a faint cold light.

Emperor Qingming clapped his hands, and there was a sharp whistle piercing the night sky, pop, pop, pop! Brilliant fireworks burst into the sky.

This is an offensive signal to the dragon guards outside the palace, they will enter the palace from the outside, and the dragon guards inside the palace should be in harmony with the outside.

Emperor Qingming solemnly pulled out the sword in his hand and walked out, "I'll see how capable the prince is!"

He Zhao Chengche joined the army at a young age, and he came from the sea of swords and fires, and he was never afraid of fighting.

Although he is afraid of the ghost-faced general, if that person is the prince, he still can't see it!

Wu Jian knelt on the ground to block Emperor Qingming's way, and begged, "Your Majesty, you should go back to the palace, there is King Chengjun outside!"

"Get out of the way!"

Emperor Qingming kicked Wu Jian away, walked down the steps quickly, passed through the courtyard, and walked out of the gate of the Qianqing Palace. Behind him, two men dressed in black appeared at some point, with sturdy figures, but people ignored their existence.

Wu Jian was kicked to the ground, he sat up and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, and slowly got up.

He shook off the dust, held it in his arms, and walked out unhurriedly.

Emperor Qingming came out of the Qing Palace

Gate, not far out, is the open imperial garden.

In front of the Imperial Garden, there stands the majestic Taishan Stone, the lime and white of the mountain are intertwined, dignified, vigorous, and steadily hold this side of the dragon vein. The front of Mount Tai stone extends in all directions, and the field of vision is broad.

At this time, the west and south sides of the imperial garden, the distant palace road was already covered with black pressed soldiers and horses, they wore the robes and armor of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and they were majestic and powerful, stepping on them, their steps were solemn and awe-inspiring, and they were approaching him step by step.

One side is headed and riding on a horse, which is the crown prince Zhao Chen.

The other side is led by General Li.

There is also King Chengjun who led a group of royal forest troops to arrive at the imperial garden first, guarding there, but making a gesture of advancing and retreating together.

Emperor Qingming stood in front of the Taishan Stone, staring at Zhao Chen who drove the horse forward with a pair of wolf-like eyes, "Prince, it turns out that the person who rebelled was actually you."

Zhao Chen's face was cold, a little colder than the dark armor on his body, "My father's reign for more than ten years was too heavy, and the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world suffered for a long time. The sons and daughters can't bear to suffer the people of the world again, so they can only do the right thing for the heavens."

"For the sake of heaven?" Emperor Qingming's voice was cold, making people feel like they were in hell, "I am the emperor, I am the sky, you are a great rebellion, you are against the sky!"

He pointed to General Li, as well as the soldiers and horses behind them, "And you, you guys, are all rebellious! I trust you so much that I have entrusted you with the responsibility of defending Gyeonggi!"

Old General Li's voice was loud, "The emperor doesn't have to discuss with the old minister, what is the avenue, the old minister has already figured it out!" The old minister turned against you today, and it is useless for you to say more!"

Emperor Qingming's chest was blocked, and he said that the rebellion was so justified, was it really the old General Li he knew?

Emperor Qingming couldn't care about being depressed, and he couldn't rebel against General Li, so he set his sights on the Imperial Forest Army again.

He pointed to the guards of the Imperial Guards around him and said in a loud voice, "Do you understand? The crown prince is not the king of Qin, he is here to rebel! As the Praetorian Guard, you know what to do at this time!"

When the guards of the Royal Forest Army heard this, their faces were awe-inspiring, and they knew that they were being used. With a sense of mission in their hearts, they shouted in unison, "Swear to protect the emperor to the death!"

The guards shouted and showed their weapons one after another, facing the prince's soldiers and horses vigilantly, as well as their former commander Chengjun Wang.

Emperor Qingming looked at King Chengjun coldly, "It turns out that you are the only one who has rebelled, but you want to drag the entire Imperial Forest Army into the water."

King Chengjun was worried about this situation before, he couldn't convince the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army in advance, there were too many people, as long as one of them was not strict and leaked out, he would lose everything.

But the king of Jin didn't want to kill more, and he didn't want tens of thousands of royal forest troops to lose their lives in vain, so he refused to let the prince attack the palace by force. But now that the soldiers and horses enter the palace, whether the situation can be controlled and reversed, King Chengjun really doesn't have much certainty.

In the other direction, Deputy Commander Liu of the Imperial Forest Army led a group of Royal Forest Army to arrive, and he had just received the news, so he gathered a group of available soldiers and horses to quickly rush over.

When he saw that Emperor Qingming and the prince's father and son were fighting each other on the opposite side, and the swords of the guards of the Imperial Forest Army were aimed at the soldiers and horses behind the prince and the king of Chengjun, Deputy Commander Liu couldn't understand for a while, wasn't the prince ordered to come to King Qin?

During the day, the prince still talked to the emperor well, and the emperor seemed to rely on him a lot!

Emperor Qingming turned his head and stared at Deputy Commander Liu and said, "You were also bribed by the crown prince and came to rebel?"

Is that so? The prince rebelled?

can think of the rebellion of the Zhenguo Mansion two months ago, and today's matter has become a matter of course again, it seems that the Zhenguo Gong died unjustly!

Deputy Commander Liu's heart instantly realized the truth, and he was busy with a rough face and arched his hand, "The minister doesn't dare! The minister is here to protect the emperor!"

Up to now, although Emperor Qingming is still angry, he has confidence in his heart.

Deputy Commander Liu doesn't seem to have been bought. However, this person is honest and quite reasonable, and if the prince wants to buy him, he will indeed have to take a big risk.

He has 10,000 dragon guards and 10,000 royal forest troops. The two soldiers and horses of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing in the hands of the prince were exterminated in just one night.

As long as it is fast enough, the city's defenses will be re-established, and the soldiers and horses in the nearby military camp will come to King Qin.

Emperor Qingming thought so, and raised his arm, "All the soldiers obey the order......

"Soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, this king has led you for many years, and I don't want you to be innocent to death...... King Chengjun interrupted Emperor Qingming's words, ignoring the sharp knife in front of him, his eyes were awe-inspiring, "The Royal Forest Army dies more than 200 people every year, of which less than half die in the line of duty, how did the remaining 100 or so die?"

The guards of the Imperial Guards were silent.

Some of their companions died in the emperor's anger, and some died in the so-called dereliction of duty - just like the guards around Kunning Palace, dozens of them die every year. Some died quietly, but you don't have to think about it to know why they were killed.

Therefore, the guards were afraid, they were all afraid of being selected to guard around Kunning Palace, and they were also afraid of guarding around Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Qingming saw that King Chengjun was demagogic, and glanced at the black-clothed secret guard beside him, and the secret guard's hand moved slightly, and a cold light flashed, flying towards King Chengjun's throat.

King Chengjun had been reminded by the prince in advance, and had been paying attention to the two black-clothed men beside Emperor Qingming, and the subtle movements of the black-clothed man's hands did not escape his eyes.

King Chengjun turned around and put all the swords in front of him in his hand, and then swirled to block the dart.

When the man in black saw that he had missed, he fired darts one after another, some at King Chengjun, and some at the guards around King Chengjun.

The speed of the dart was too fast, and King Chengjun barely helped the guards around him block a few darts, so he took care of himself, and soon some guards fell to the ground.

King Chengjun roared as he blocked, "He doesn't even care about your lives, is it really worth your life for him?"

"This king has been loyal to the emperor for more than 20 years, in exchange for his daughter being poisoned by the emperor, do you know!"

"Do you know that the prince made up the lies of King Qin, but he didn't want to attack and let you die innocently!"

The hearts of the people are kind, and the swords in the hands of the guards of the Imperial Forest Army are no longer so firm.

They know very well how loyal King Chengjun is, but in exchange for the emperor's treatment. With so many lessons from the past, will they really end well with Emperor Qingming in the future?

If you change to the crown prince......

Emperor Qingming saw that the guards of the Imperial Forest Army were shaken, and as soon as he raised his hand, the man in black rushed at King Chengjun with a sword and killed him.

King Chengjun has been in the Imperial Forest Army for more than 20 years, sympathetic to his subordinates, and has a high prestige. If you want to win today, you must first get rid of him, so that he will not repeatedly disturb the morale of the army.

Compared with the battle of the army, Emperor Qingming was more confident in this one-on-one battle.

The two secret guards beside him, A Two and A Three. Their ability to lead troops may not be as good as Jiayi, but their martial arts are superb, and the only person they can't kill for so many years is Zhao Chengyuan.

Their best chance to kill Zhao Chengyuan was eight years ago, in Cangyuan Mountain in Xiangping Mansion. It's a pity that he escaped after all. Jia Er and Jia San were captured by the senior monks of Hongtai Temple, and Master Xuanzhi twisted the Buddha beads and said lightly, "If you let the poor monk see the two donors again, the poor monk will be killed."

As soon as King Chengjun and Jia Erfu took over, they knew that they were not his opponents. This person's martial arts are too high!

The two fought fiercely, and although King Chengjun struggled, he was able to hold on for a while.

Zhao Chen's expression did not move, and he rode on the horse and watched coldly, neither helping King Chengjun, nor ordering the army to attack.

Emperor Qingming couldn't help sneering, he was so soft-hearted, looking forward and backward, he still wanted to be an emperor?

For the sake of those who don't know if they will be loyal to him, it is really stupid and ridiculous to miss such a great opportunity to attack.

The soldiers are fast, and the longer the prince's soldiers and horses stay in the palace, the more unfavorable it will be for them. After all, in addition to the dragon guard outside the palace, there are several powerful guards such as Jin Wuwei and Xiao Cavalry Guard, and the total number of soldiers is also one or two thousand. They will soon notice that something is strange on this side of the palace, and once they enter the palace, the prince will be even more passive.

Soft-heartedness is the most fatal weakness of the imperial general, which will make the crown prince fall short and completely send him to a dead end.

Emperor Qingming's eyes were majestic

, looked around at the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, "You don't have to believe the demagogic words of the king of Chengjun, he himself accepted the benefits of the prince, but he wants you to follow and die for him.

Your combat strength is not much higher than that of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and now I have 10,000 soldiers and horses in my hands who are not weaker than yours, as long as we work together, why should we be afraid of these traitors, and why should they pretend to say such words of mercy!"

Emperor Qingming's words were brilliant and hit the hearts of the people.

The guards of the Imperial Forest Army, who did not know what to do, wavered in their hearts again.

Warriors are arrogant, and they hate being deceived and used the most. And they consider themselves to be strong, and they do not want to accept the mercy of others from above.

At the same time, King Chengjun has been at a disadvantage in the fight and is barely supporting.

As soon as he raised his sword to block the fatal blow of Jia Er, Jia Er raised a short dagger in his other hand and stabbed him in the neck.

Although King Chengjun saw his movements, he didn't have time to draw his hand to block, and even his body momentum was too late to retract for a while, and he couldn't even dodge, and watched the dagger stab straight over.

I'm dying!

At this moment, he heard a crisp sound, a cold light flew by, and the dagger changed direction violently, flying straight towards Emperor Qingming not far away.

Jia San, who was beside Emperor Qingming, stepped forward, opened the short dagger that flew sharply, and heard a loud sound, accompanied by the firelight, the short dagger was slanted into the ground, and the blade and handle were all submerged in the stone slab.

All this happened so quickly that even the other people around didn't see what was happening, and saw that King Cheng had escaped death and jumped out of the fight.

Jia Er held his wrist in shock and looked at the person who came, his eyes full of disbelief.

He used ten percent of his strength in that move, and he was extremely close to King Chengjun, thinking that the other party would never be able to dodge, and no one could save him.

King Kecheng was rescued intact.

And Jia Er himself was injured by a strong force to the muscles and bones on his wrists, and the pain pierced his heart.