Chapter 5424 Turmoil
Night falls.
The flow of people on the streets is gradually decreasing. Recently, Beijing has implemented strict curfews on some key streets. Pedestrians are not allowed to pass by after dark.
Especially the seven streets close to the palace are strictly controlled.
Under the shadow of the night, there seems to be a monster lurking.
Yang Ruoqing was wearing black clothes and standing under the big tree in the courtyard. Beside her, the tall man's face was covered with a layer of frost, his palm pressed on the long sword at his waist.
"Qing'er, are there really strange soldiers near the palace?" Luo Fengtang said.
Yang Ruoqing glanced at the courtyard door. It was ajar and unlocked. You could leave at any time.
"Yes, the news came from Jiang Wulang. He has summoned people from the capital to prepare to assemble the national defense army. In addition, the Golden Snake Guard has also been dispatched."
Luo Fengtang said: "It probably takes How long?”
"Based on the distance, it should take an hour to gather." Yang Ruoqing said.
"One hour should be enough. The palace guards are from the secret guards. If there is a change in the palace, they will have no problem guarding the palace for an hour. As for the Flying Eagle Guard Zhu Licheng, he has problems and cannot be counted on. ”
Luo Fengtang pondered.
"Then continue to wait for the news."
"Okay."
...
Beside the city wall outside the palace, hundreds of soldiers wearing dark red armor were lined up neatly, exuding murderous intent.
Standing in front of them is a man under thirty. This man has very thick eyebrows, a very straight nose, and a row of black beard above his thin lips, which is meticulously trimmed. .
He is Zhu Licheng, the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard!
Zhu Licheng was promoted by Emperor Qi Xingyun. His greatest quality is loyalty.
At this moment, standing in front of him were generals of different sizes in the Eagle Guard, which basically included most of the Eagle Guard.
"Everyone, the emperor in the palace has not shown up for a long time recently. Do you know what is going on?"
"I don't know."
"The Commander-in-Chief , just tell me what’s going on.”
The generals below were whispering.
"Today, I'm here to tell you the truth. Your Majesty, he was harmed by a traitor!"
As soon as Zhu Licheng finished speaking, there was a commotion below, and many generals were stunned.
"Is there anyone who doesn't believe it?"
"Okay, let me show everyone the secret edict!"
"Your Majesty wrote the secret edict to me personally, asking me to punish the rebellious ministers. Save Your Majesty!”
Zhu Licheng took out an edict, held it respectfully in his hands, and then raised it high.
The front side of the edict with the written text is facing everyone. There are soldiers holding fire folders next to it to illuminate the edict so that everyone present can see it clearly.
"This...this is really your Majesty's handiwork. The font is correct and the jade seal is also correct!"
"Your Majesty is in danger, what should we do?"
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, tell us what to do, and we will follow you."
Zhu Licheng slowly put away the edict and raised a palm. Soon, the generals who had been talking about it stopped talking and looked at Zhu Licheng quietly.
“Since all the generals are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, I have the confidence.”
“The crisis is coming. Your Majesty is in crisis. All we have to do is to follow the imperial edict and clear the emperor. Get rid of traitors and rescue them Your Majesty."
As soon as Zhu Licheng finished speaking, one of the people raised his hand and shouted: "Qing Jun, punish the treacherous ministers."
"Qing Jun, punish the treacherous ministers."
"Qing Jun, punish the treacherous ministers!"
The generals shouted a wave of voices.
Zhu Licheng said: "Brothers who don't want to follow me, you can quit now, but as long as you decide to participate and want to quit in the future, don't engage in ruthless military law." Looking around, he waited for a while, I didn’t see any temporary withdrawals.
Zhu Licheng smiled with satisfaction, suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, and raised it high above his head.
"Assemble your subordinates and set off for the palace."
...
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and from time to time, lightning flashed in the clouds.
Guarding the inner gate of the palace are the inner guards. They wear orange-yellow armor, hold spears in their hands, and stand solemnly with swords hanging on their waists.
These two soldiers will be rotated after a while, just hold on for a while.
"Who?"
In the distance, suddenly a crowd of people holding torches surged over.
He only had time to shout, and a sharp arrow hit him.
It penetrated deeply into his chest, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the sky.
“Someone broke into the palace!”
Another soldier only had time to shout out a word when his neck was pierced by a sharp arrow. His eyes widened and he struggled to grab the arrow on his neck, but the strength of his body disappeared quickly. Finally, his eyes were dark and his ears were filled with darkness. The voice on the side became more and more distant until he exhaled his last breath.
What he shouted was not without effect.
The guards guarding the gate hurriedly blocked the gate, and the deputy commander standing on the tower looked down.
"Zhu Licheng, what do you want to do?" The deputy commander of the inner guard's eyes almost popped out of his head. He pressed his palm on the hilt of the sword at his waist and roared angrily at Zhu Licheng.
“On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers!”
"Qing Jun's side, punish the treacherous ministers!"
"Qing Jun's side, punish the treacherous ministers!"
What greeted the deputy commander of the inner guard was not Zhu Licheng's explanation, but a loud shout.
“It’s rebelling, it’s rebelling, the Flying Eagle Guards are rebelling, hurry up, someone comes and sends a message to His Majesty, the Queen and the others in the palace, the others are waiting to guard the city gate!” said the deputy commander of the inner guard, call.
This is the gate to the inner palace of the palace. If this is broken, there will be a smooth plain ahead, and there will be nothing that can stop it.
Zhu Licheng's Flying Eagle Guards had already brought ladders to attack the city. Huge trebuchets could not be built in the capital, but simple ladders were very simple, and he had already prepared them.
Ladders were set up one after another, and the soldiers began to climb towards the city gate under orderly command.
The inner guards guarding the city above brandished spears, swords, rolling stones, hot oil, etc. that they had always stored, and threw them at the soldiers who rushed up.
At the same time, the archers on both sides were also pulling their bowstrings and shooting at each other.
This was a brutal offensive and defensive battle. The internal defenders had a favorable location, but only a small number of them.
The Flying Eagle Guard was the one attacking the city, so they lost the advantage of location, but they had the advantage of having more people.
For a while, there was a stalemate.
It didn’t take long for the news to reach the palace.
"What? Zhu Licheng led the Eagle Guards to rebel."
Queen Zhao stood up suddenly, opening her mouth from ear to ear in shock.
After getting the exact news, she felt dizzy, everything in front of her was gone, and she fell backward.
Fortunately, the maid beside her supported her body in time.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The maids shouted anxiously, with cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads.
"I'm fine, please call Concubine Xian and the others over here." Queen Zhao took a breath and said.
(End of this chapter)