99 099 The Emperor died
Lu Zhao felt that countless wolves were coming, and Lu Wuji's wolf fighting was very ferocious, even if he was beaten to the ground Θ[((), the bones were broken, but as long as there was still a breath, he kept whimpering and warning.
Although it was pitch black in front of him, he couldn't see the specific appearance of the wolves, but according to this fateless state, presumably these wolves had been fed some strong drugs before they came to power, so that they completely lost their minds and blindly wanted to bite the enemy in front of them.
He knew very well that it was not a way to go on like this, to capture the thief and capture the king first, he wanted to find Lu Wuji who was hiding in the shadows.
"Whew-" A brief wolf howl sounded, which seemed to outsiders to be no different.
But when it fell into Lu Zhao's ears, it was like a bird of saint angelo.
For today, he had been preparing for a long time, and he would fall into a situation of hard fighting, and he also expected it.
For this reason, he specially trained the wolves to cooperate, some wolves were to attract combat power, some wolves were able to encircle and suppress places, and a few wolves were specifically looking for Lu Wuji.
They don't love to fight, they just become his eyes in the dark, no matter where Lu Wuji is hiding, they can be found, after all, the breath of a human is completely different from that of a wolf.
In an instant, Lu Zhao jumped up, stepped directly on the bodies of several wolves, and sprinted in the direction of the howl.
It's just that before he reached his destination, he encountered obstacles halfway, and someone jumped into the battle and entangled with him.
Lu Zhao snorted coldly: "It's just in time!" ”
Before he could fight, he knew that this person was not Lu Wuji, but a shadow guard hidden in the shadows.
The old pervert is afraid of death, he is aging, his physical function is not comparable to Lu Zhao at all, he will not fight him at all, and he does not dare to let Lu Zhao get close.
Once in danger, there will be shadow guards who will come out to resist.
Lu Zhao did not call out his secret guard for help, but directly slashed the dagger from his sleeve, and the knife was fatal.
"Rebel, the rules of the ancestors, the battle against the death must be fought with bare hands, you dare to use a hidden weapon?"
In the darkness, Lu Wuji's cold scolding voice came.
Lu Zhao didn't make a sound, and the only thing that answered him was the sound of a knife stabbing into the heart and neck.
Even if it is the emperor's shadow guard, it is not the prince's opponent in terms of force value.
"Heh, since my father said that I violated the rules of my ancestors, then light the lamp." Lu Zhao squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.
Because there were too many people who pounced on him to kill him, the tail note was a little trembling, and even a little panting, but it was soon covered by the sound of daggers piercing through the flesh.
Lu Wuji was a little flustered, he could feel the sounds of fighting around him getting closer and closer, and more and more dense, as if ringing in his ears.
However, with old age and frailty, his eyesight has greatly deteriorated, and he cannot see his surroundings clearly.
After the original stability was gone, the panic in his heart completely affected his judgment, and even he felt that there was hot blood spraying on his face, as if the murderer had come to his side, and the next second was to cut off his head.
"Light up!"
Lu Wuji couldn't hold back any longer, and directly ordered urgently.
Immediately, the candles in the martial arts training ground were re-lit, and the darkness was dispelled, ushering in a piece of light.
On the fighting platform, there was a corpse lying on it, including wolves and shadow guards dressed in black.
And at this moment, Lu Zhao is holding a dagger in his hand, cha
() He stabbed into the heart of the last shadow guard, and he was only one step away from Lu Wuji.
The man's white face was splattered with blood.
The more people he killed, the more indifferent his eyes became, staring at Lu Wuji at the moment, with a sense of imperativeness.
In the next second, Lu Zhao threw away the corpse in his hand and reached out to grab Lu Wuji.
"Escort, escort! ()”
Lu Wuji's mind was a little blank, and he immediately opened his mouth to shout.
When the knife is on the neck, even if it is an old pervert, he can't stabilize the power of the emperor, and he only thinks about how to save his life.
Your Highness is cautious!? ()_[(()" The ministers exclaimed, apparently trying to stop them.
Seeing this, Qin Youan flew directly over, and dozens of shadow guards jumped down again, wanting to save him.
In the face of multiple threats, Lu Zhao didn't blink his eyes, had no protection at all, and stabbed the dagger with force, straight into his neck.
The sharp dagger slid through the skin and sliced through the neck bone with a tooth-aching sound.
Immediately after, Lu Wuji's eyes widened, blood sprayed out directly, and he "ho-ho" sounded, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word anymore, and he couldn't even breathe.
Qin Youan had already arrived, kicked Lu Zhao's waist, and directly kicked Lu Zhao away.
At the same time, the shadow guards were also present, because Lu Zhao was bent on killing Lu Wuji, he didn't leave a way out for himself at all, and he didn't have the energy to be distracted to dodge, so he ate a lot of injuries stubbornly, and after falling to the ground, he couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty!" Qin Youan immediately hugged Lu Wuji and shouted in grief.
Lu Wuji's finger landed on Lu Zhao, his eyes full of resentment.
When he was cut by Lu Zhao with a dagger, he didn't even react to the consciousness of dodging, and once again experienced the aging of this body.
But now he couldn't say a word, and he couldn't even say his last words, so he swallowed his breath directly, his eyes were wide and red, and he was completely blind.
"The crown prince's murder of the emperor is a capital crime, who can kill him, he will be crowned an official and knighted, and he will be followed for ten generations." Qin Youan looked at Lu Zhao who got up from the ground, and immediately raised his voice and shouted.
There must be brave men under the heavy reward, but what a chief eunuch says, naturally no one listens.
"This is the edict of the first emperor, it is clearly written, and the new emperor will do the same when he ascends the throne in the future!" Qin Youan took out a holy decree from his sleeve.
It was obvious that Lu Wuji had prepared it before, and immediately the Ministry of Rites Shangshu stepped forward to take it, carefully read this holy decree, and immediately nodded.
"It is true."
However, the tone in this holy decree is not like an edict at all, it is just an order to capture the prince, and there is no need to leave a living mouth at all.
Lu Wuji wrote this holy decree at that time, he should have been prepared, he didn't expect that he didn't even have the opportunity to take it out in person, let alone lose his life directly, and now he can only rely on a eunuch to avenge him.
Immediately, there were people who were moved, looking at each other, and there were several generals among them, showing a eager expression, ready to rush out at any time.
At this time, a sentence suddenly appeared in the crowd: "The first emperor has passed away, and it depends on the new emperor whether this holy decree is recognized or not." If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wins, then this edict is just a piece of waste paper. The second highness is dead, the third highness is lame, the fourth highness is not here, and the fifth highness is still babbling. The position of the new emperor belongs to the crown prince, so don't let this gelding give you up
() Flickered! ”
As soon as this sentence came out, the people who originally wanted to rush out instantly shrank back.
This is very reasonable, Lu Wuji has become a corpse, and the edict issued is equivalent to a piece of waste paper.
And Lu Zhao, as the crown prince, was able to kill the emperor under the protection of so many shadow guards, which shows that his courage and good fighting are by no means comparable to ordinary princes.
Jumping out at this time, it is very likely to become cannon fodder.
Qin You'an saw that no one dared to come out of the ranks, and his face turned blue with anger, and he directly shouted at the top of his throat: "Don't listen to him, the first emperor has long seen the prince's disobedience, and he was just a maze before, in fact, the second highness is just fake death, and the third highness is not lame, since His Royal Highness the prince went to court today, the emperor has ordered someone to give the tiger talisman and the city protection order to the two highnesses, and now the eastern suburbs army and Jin Wuwei are afraid that they have rushed into the palace." ”
"Our family can assure you that the prince will not live for more than two hours. Now, if you join forces to capture or shoot Lu Zhao directly, you will definitely be able to sit on the dragon's power. Keep your eyes open and choose the right person to follow. ”
Qin Youan was not afraid of him settling accounts after the autumn at all, but was bent on avenging Lu Wuji, and did not hesitate to throw out all kinds of hole cards.
Hearing this, Lu Zhao raised his eyebrows, and said in a mocking tone: "It's a good dog." ”
Among the courtiers, there were already some people who were moved, and almost instantly, three generals jumped out of the crowd, clenched their hands into fists, and came at his face, neck, and chest, all of which were places that could cause death.
Lu Zhao did not refuse, and when he turned around, he directly kicked over one of them, blocked the other, and hit the last person's sternum with his elbow, and then twisted it hard, and abolished the person who was blocking.
There was blood hanging from the corners of his mouth, and he looked like he couldn't do it, and he wasn't in good shape.
But when confronting people, he is still unrelenting, and he kills him.
However, his state did not scare others, and even seeing his shaky and weak appearance, he also inspired many people to come bravely.
And when he and the generals trembled, there were also shadow guards who took the opportunity to sneak attack and wanted to kill him.
In the face of Lu Wuji's shadow guard's sneak attack, Lu Zhao didn't pay attention to it, and didn't even look back, as if he hadn't noticed it at all, and suddenly everyone's hearts rose to their throats.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Suddenly, someone exclaimed, and reminded him urgently.
Seeing that the shadow guard's knife was about to stab Lu Zhao in half, before the tip of the knife could be pierced, the shadow guard felt a pain in his chest, and as soon as he lowered his head, he found that he had been stabbed in half, and bright red blood kept flowing down from the tip of the knife.
"Lone also has a shadow guard, and in the ancestral rules, there is no shadow guard to mix. Idle people and others participate in the war, but they are not worthy of letting Lone do it himself. Although the ancestral rules did not let the courtiers do it, they didn't mind solving the disobedient heart. Who else, let the horses come, and send you on your way alone? ”
Lu Zhao said coldly, until this moment, he was still very calm, as if Qin Youan's threats before were not taken seriously by him.
"His Royal Highness is the crown prince appointed by the first emperor, and he has been conscientious, brave and resourceful in handling court affairs over the years, which is simply a blessing for the Northern Qi Dynasty. If anyone else comes out to oppose it, it is simply blind, and it is better than a beast! Someone among the civil servants jumped out and said sharply.
Lu Zhao looked over, and the voice was a little eary
Cooked (), exactly what reminded him of a sneak attack earlier.
Lord Lin.
This Lord Lin is a servant of the Ministry of Officials.14 [((), When he is middle-aged, he is an old oilman in the officialdom, and he can't see that he is still so impulsive, so he directly stated that he wants to stand on the side of the prince.
"The surname is Lin, he hasn't become the emperor yet, and you have started begging for food......" Qin Youan saw this scene and immediately scolded.
Lord Lin spat at him directly: "How can there be a gelding dog talking here, shut up!" ”
After he finished speaking, he immediately took a few steps closer and said with a worried face: "Your Highness, are your injuries okay?" Wechen huggs you. ”
"No, you don't." Lu Zhao refused.
Lord Lin was refused, his expression did not change, and he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over: "Then you can wipe the blood." ”
Lu Zhao glanced at him and didn't speak, as if he was letting him come over by default.
Lord Lin immediately took a few steps closer and handed the handkerchief up, keeping his eyes fixed on him.
After Lu Zhao took the handkerchief, he seemed to press it on his face, but stopped suddenly.
The two looked at each other, and Lord Lin smiled flatteringly at him.
Lu Zhao grabbed him over, and the dagger slashed lightly across his face, leaving a shallow blood mark.
"Lone thinks you need to wipe it."
After speaking, Lu Zhao pressed the handkerchief on his wound, and Lord Lin was suddenly full of panic, struggling hard to dodge, and even directly showed a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed Lu Zhao in the chest.
Lu Zhao immediately dodged and kicked him out of the way.
Lord Lin was lying on the ground, not bothering to get up, just hurriedly touching his face.
"Where's the Imperial Doctor, quick, where is the Imperial Doctor!" He screamed in exclamation, his whole body looking in pain, and his fingers digging hard into the wound on his face, as if trying to pull out something inside.
It's just that before he could say a few words, his whole face began to turn blue and purple, and his mouth was wide open, as if someone had choked his neck, and he couldn't breathe at all.
Soon, he was lying on the ground and did not move.
Everyone was shocked, a living person, only had a cut on his face, and he was suddenly gone, and he was extremely painful when he died, and his face was blue and black after death, and he couldn't see his original appearance anymore.
"What's going on?"
"Looking at his blue and black face, he should have been poisoned."
"Poisoned? The dagger in the hand of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not poisonous, and he has killed so many people before, and none of them have been poisoned. ”
"It should be Lord Lin's handkerchief smeared with poison, but His Highness is too sharp to see through such a trick."
"The surname Lin has always been an old oilman in officialdom, and he doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see rabbits, and the victory and defeat have not yet been scored, so he is so active in choosing sides, which is indeed very strange."
Among the courtiers were officials of Dali Temple, all of whom were sharp-eyed and experienced in the death of corpses, so even if there was no autopsy, they could see a lot of inside information.
Lu Zhao looked at Qin Youan and saw that his face was full of shock, as if he was in disbelief.
When the two looked at each other, Qin Youan immediately put away his surprise, leaving only his face full of resentment and ferocity.
"Lu Zhao, don't be complacent, the two highnesses will come over with the army." Qin Youan is quite strong and authentic.
"Wait alone."
Lu Zhao sneered and didn't say much.
Looking at the corpses lying horizontally on the martial arts arena, all the ministers did not dare to act rashly.
Lu Zhao didn't say a word, and walked directly to the chair in the center, this is the only chair in the martial arts arena of the Longqian Palace, which belonged to Lu Wuji before, but now belongs to him.
Outside the Longqian Palace, the three princes took Jin Wuwei's token and quickly summoned people.
Jin Wuwei is the guard responsible for the security of the palace, and he is also responsible for the safety of the emperor, both of whom are a group of highly skilled martial artists.
When he took out the token and hurried to the Longqian Palace with people, he was stopped halfway.
"Bold, are you blind? The token is in my hand, I should go to escort it at this moment, why block it? ”
Lu Qingming took a closer look, and saw that Jin Wuwei was also blocking the road, and there were quite a few of them.
When he took the token to get people before, he found that the guard was half empty, and at that time he only thought that those people were unwilling to be involved, so he hid in advance, but he never expected that these people were not afraid of things, but they did not obey the token at all, and had followed others in private.
"Your Royal Highness, the duty of your subordinates is to protect the safety of the palace, and at this time, the emperor and the crown prince are fighting against the death, and no one is allowed to lead troops in. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to bring so many people in. ”
"Bastard, the token in my hand was given by my father. If you have any doubts, just go with them. Lu Qingming scolded directly.
"Come on, they disobeyed the emperor's order and shot them all!" When he saw that these people were not getting oil and salt, he immediately raised his voice and said.
"Wait, second brother, who is the one who disobeys the imperial order?" A soft voice came.
saw Chen Xueying surrounded by people, and a group of wolves around her, following loyally, obviously to protect her safety.
When Lu Qingming saw her, his pupils shrank.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing with these things in a woman's family? The Northern Qi royal family doesn't have your share in speaking. ”
Chen Xueying's face turned cold, and her first sentence poked her anger.
"Really? The emperor and the crown prince are fighting against the death, but they are afraid that they will be injured at this moment. The third prince stole the token and took the opportunity to kill it, obviously wanting to take advantage of the fisherman. If you turn against you now, when this matter is over, you will not be held accountable, but if you intervene in advance, I am afraid that not only your own life, but also your family will be implicated. ”
She directly buckled a big hat and shook the morale of the army.
"Do it!"
Taking advantage of the hesitation of the people on the other side, Chen Xueying directly gave an order, and Lu Qingming didn't even have a chance to refute, and both sides were scuffled together in an instant.
Because of what Chen Xueying said before, the group of people on the opposite side were a little hesitant, and they were taken advantage of by others, and after being slashed and killed several people in a row, the smell of blood stimulated them to respond.
"Whoever lays down his sword at this moment, and withdraws from the battle, will no longer pursue it, and will be rewarded with silver and gold." Chen Xueying made persistent efforts.
"Everyone should have heard that the dowry of the crown princess is rich enough to rival the country, and this palace marries in for the sake of face, and can give joy money to the people of Jicheng, and it is impossible for you to be stingy with the guards who guard the palace. As long as you withdraw from the war, this wealth will come, not only can you save your life, but you can also get money, and there will be no harm in it! ”
Chen Xueying's mouth has never stopped, not only moving with affection and reasoning, but also taking money to open the way, which is simply impeccable.
Among these golden guards, although there are sons of nobles to gild, there are also many from ordinary families, which is a guarantee of life, and there is a promise of heavy rewards, even if they do not defect immediately, they will hesitate.
Now is the moment of confrontation between the two armies, and the slightest hesitation can easily be inflicted, even fatal.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, this crazy woman married to Northern Qi, but she couldn't come in through the palace gate, strictly speaking, the position of the crown princess is not justified. She's just demagoguery, whoever kills her first will be knighted! Lu Qingming was ruthless, commanding people and saying sharply.
He even asked for a bow and arrow to the palace people around him, and pulled up the bowstring to face Chen Xueying, obviously to shoot her.
Chen Xueying was not afraid at all, even if the feather sword was pointed at her from afar, she was not afraid.
The guards guarding beside him immediately erected their shields to block Chen Xueying's left and right, and some guards immediately pulled up their bows and arrows and rushed in the direction of the three princes.
How the prince and the palace are in love, you must have heard of it, why don't you say it rightly. However, the third highness, the leg disease has not been completely healed, and I am afraid that I will not be able to have the power of the dragon with a cripple, and whoever becomes the emperor in the future will liquidate you. If you kill this palace, you will be knighted, how can you honor what a lame man said? This palace is really rich, you have taken the gold and silver, even if you are not in the palace, it is better to be rich than to follow the poor. [(()”
Chen Xueying said unceremoniously, pointing directly at the pain point of the third child, making him so angry that his face turned pale.
There are really people who were moved by her, and when they remembered that the legs and feet of the three princes were not completely good, what was the use of them going along.
Moreover, before the emperor directly announced the recurrence of the third prince's leg disease, everyone speculated that the third prince's leg was obtained by the emperor, and now the situation is urgent, if Jin Wuwei is really dispatched, why let the third prince come? There is a strange thing to look at, and there is no future to speak of.
Once someone withdrew, it was like opening a valve, and five or six people withdrew in a row.
In an instant, the army's heart collapsed, Lu Qingming was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, he never thought that he would be planted in the hands of a woman.!
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