Just as Li Feng was at a loss for words, the eagle-armored man next to him finally pushed up his iron mask and calmly revealed an earth-shattering face. "Your Majesty, the rebels and traitors have been captured. Please take care of your body. The Son of Heaven has worked his heart out for the country. Why should he hurt himself for a few rebels?"
The voice was too familiar. Li Feng turned his head and was stunned. The eagle-armored man supporting him was Gu Yun, who was supposed to be in the south.
Gu Yun's sudden appearance scared the group of people.
Lü Chang's mind buzzed. Yang Ronggui had promised him that they would be very careful. The Marquis of Stability had been completely fooled by them!
In his original plan, all the arrangements had to be completed during the time Yan Wang was away from the capital. Liu Chongshan, that idiot, was a chess piece. As long as he lured him to kill Li Feng, Yang Ronggui didn't have to take the lead. Liu Chongshan would push Yan Wang out. At that time, whether Yan Wang was willing or coerced by Yang Ronggui, as long as he showed up, the crime of treason would be immediately committed. Once the Beidaying in the suburbs of the capital reacted, they would immediately enter the capital to quell the rebellion and wipe out Yan Wang and Liu Chongshan. They would die in the chaos and there would be no evidence.
There was no Empress Dowager in the palace. The Empress was a sickly person who couldn't be exposed to the wind. She couldn't even lift the phoenix seal. The Crown Prince was still drinking milk, and Consort Lu's eldest son was already eleven years old. It went without saying who owned the country.
Gu Yun was far away in Jiangbei. By the time he found out, the Emperor and the rebels were dead. The dust in the capital had already settled. Unless he ignored the danger of the four territories and risked universal condemnation to raise an army for two dead people, even a villain like Lü Chang didn't believe Gu Yun could do it. If Gu Yun wanted to betray the country, he would have betrayed the country when Beidaying rebelled … or even before that, when he knew the truth about the Black Iron Battalion's rebellion. How could that old bastard Wang Bao survive until today?
There were only two key points in this matter. First, it depended on whether Yang Ronggui could cut off the connection between the capital and Jiangbei in his own territory and hide it from Gu Yun. Second, it depended on whether Liu Chongshan could successfully kill Li Feng.
The former had Yang Ronggui's life as a guarantee. The latter was supposed to be foolproof. Who knew that someone leaked the news that there were many experts and bodyguards among the people? Beidaying arrived in advance, and Gu Yun also fell from the sky!
At this point, Lü Chang finally realized that someone among the people he trusted the most had betrayed him. If it wasn't Yang Ronggui, then it was Fang Qin … Yang Ronggui didn't end well this time. Could it be Fang Qin?
If it was really Fang Qin, then he was too vicious. He took advantage of the situation and leaked their whereabouts to Beidaying. He also dragged Gu Yun in to fish in troubled waters. Not only could he fight for the first merit of protecting the Emperor, but he could also get rid of the Lü family. In the future, there would be no one in the aristocratic families in the capital who could compete with the Fang Family!
As Lü Chang thought about it, his mind went blank. He thought in shock, "Could Fang Qin have been part of Yan Wang's party from the beginning?"
And Master Fang, who had inexplicably become part of "Yan Wang's party," saw Gu Yun. His expression changed, and he couldn't laugh anymore.
He originally thought that with Yang Ronggui's ability to cover the sky with one hand, he could at least take advantage of the time when Gu Yun rushed to the front line to settle the matter. From the beginning to the end, this killing god wasn't in his plan. Although Beidaying saved the Emperor, whether Gu Yun came or not wouldn't affect his plan … But inexplicably, Fang Qin suddenly had a premonition that everything was out of control.
This group of people each had their own ulterior motives. Only Shen Yi heaved a huge sigh of relief when he saw Gu Yun acting as if he had seen his savior. Little Liangfeng burrowed into his torn court robe and swept directly onto his sweaty skin, making him shudder.
However, he was relieved too early. The bloody storm wasn't over yet.
Gu Yun handed Li Feng to the eunuch who had rushed over, took a step back and knelt on the stone steps. Without waiting for Li Feng to ask, he took the lead and methodically reported, "After I separated from Yan Wang and Lord Xu in Yangzhou City, I left the bodyguards with Yan Wang and went to Jiangbei Daying with Ge Lingshu to check on military affairs. Unexpectedly, when I was in Jiangbei Daying, I suddenly received a secret letter from the bodyguards asking for help, saying that Yang Ronggui dared to privately raise troops and hold Yan Wang hostage with ill intentions. In a moment of desperation, I had no choice but to transfer several eagle armors from the Jiangbei garrison with General Chung. When I rushed to Yangzhou City, I found that Yang Ronggui had surrounded Yangzhou Prefecture in the name of quelling a riot. I led people to investigate the surroundings for a long time, and even took advantage of the night to sneak into the Governor's Mansion. Only then did I discover that this person had deliberately created a fog. Yang Ronggui's whereabouts were unknown, and Yan Wang's whereabouts were unknown. When I thought of the 'rebellion' that the bodyguards mentioned, I was afraid that the capital would be lost, so I had no choice but to rush back. I was unable to protect Yan Wang thoroughly and failed to fulfill my mission.
As soon as Gu Yun said this, the soul-stirring part of it caused the surroundings to fall silent.
Fang Qin quietly gave Wang Bao a meaningful glance. Wang Bao understood and interjected, "Your Majesty, this subject has something I don't understand and would like to ask Marshal Gu … Marshal Gu's Eagle Armor chased him all the way from Jiangbei to the capital, but why couldn't they stop Yang Ronggui?"
This sentence could be said to be Uncle Wang's extraordinary performance. It seemed to be unintentional, but in reality, it aroused a lot of Li Feng's doubts. Was it Yang Ronggui who was so resourceful, or was it Gu Yun who deliberately let Yang Ronggui and the others into the capital? Did the Marquis of Stability rush all the way here to rescue the Emperor, or did he have other plans? When he arrived in the capital and saw Beidaying, he was already prepared and changed sides at the last minute?
Not to mention the "missing" Yan Wang. If he was really with the rebels outside the city, it was unclear whether he was kidnapped or if there was some other inside story.
Everyone's gazes fell on Gu Yun, but Gu Yun seemed to be ignorant and calmly replied, "I am ashamed. When this subject received the news, I had already lost track of Yang Ronggui. Looking for Yan Wang in Yangzhou City and searching for the rebels along the way, I was delayed for a long time and almost messed up the important matter."
The civil officials present did not understand this sentence, but Zhang Fenghan, who was supported by two people, timely interjected, "Your Majesty, you may not know, but the eagle armors are extremely fast in the sky. They can only search for the target in front of the army or in a small area. The distance from Jiangbei to the capital is so far. If they don't know in advance which path the target took, and if the target is not a large group of people, two or three eagle armors looking for someone is simply like looking for a needle in a haystack."
However, the matter had already reached this point. Fang Qin's party was not willing to let Gu Yun off so easily. In a hurry, Uncle Wang pressed, "Since you know the situation is urgent, why didn't Marshal Gu borrow more people from Jiangbei Daying?"
Gu Yun turned his head and glanced at them. From Fang Qin's point of view, the curve of the Marquis of Stability's peach blossom eyes was particularly obvious. The corners of his eyes were almost hooked. Coupled with the small mole, there was a hint of a smile that was not a smile for no reason. Fang Qin's heart suddenly jumped. Wang Bao said the wrong thing and slapped himself!
Sure enough, the first sentence was an extraordinary performance. This sentence was Uncle Wang's level.
However, Gu Yun usually did not compete, but he was not stupid. At this time, he would definitely not give him a chance to make up for it.
"I don't understand what Uncle Wang means," Gu Yun said calmly, "Is Jiangbei Daying my private army? If I say transfer, you transfer? You don't care about the tight frontline supplies and the covetous foreigners? Dare I ask Imperial Brother-in-law, other than His Majesty, who else in our dynasty can mobilize a large force and bring the Jiangbei Barracks to the capital? I'll have to trouble you to point it out to me. I'll personally behead that traitor! "
His murderous words brought Li Feng back to his senses. He suddenly realized that he had almost been led into a ditch by Wang Bao's small heart. Gu Yun had the Xuan Tie Tiger Tally. Even if he wanted to rebel, was it worth it to follow behind trash like Yang Ronggui to pick up scraps?
Gu Yun said, "Your Majesty, I did not react in time and deserve to die a thousand deaths. When I found Yang Ronggui and the others, I was already close to the capital. I knew that King Yan might have been kidnapped by this rebellious official, so I did not dare to act rashly and alert the enemy. Originally, I wanted to ask for help from the Northern Military Camp, but who knew that the Northern Military Camp was waiting outside the Nine Gates. Only then did I know that something might have happened in the capital. Fortunately, the Northern Military Camp received Fang Daren's warning in advance. In a hurry, I could only order the Nine Gates to temporarily set up a no-fly net and at the same time, let the Northern Military Camp enter the city.
Fang Qin's face twitched. He felt that Lü Chang's gaze was about to burn through him. From the beginning to the end, he had pretended to be sick and remained anonymous. He even let Wang Bao rush to the front to act in a low-key manner. Hiding behind others was the safest. It would be best if he could make Lü Chang not think that he was involved in this.
Who knew that Gu Yun would stab him with a soft knife and directly roast him over the fire. Lü Chang was just casually suspecting, but this sentence confirmed it. He was shocked and hated Fang Qin so much that he wanted to peel off his skin and pull out his tendons.
Only then did Li Feng realize that Beidaying didn't run fast. Instead, he had been waiting outside the Ninth Gate for a long time. For a moment, he was even more confused. "What's going on with Beidaying?"
Fang Qin had no choice but to temporarily put aside the huge accident that was Gu Yun. Together with a deputy general of Beidaying, he chose his words carefully and began to talk about the letter from his younger sister, Madam Fang. Next to him was a Lü Chang, whose eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. Li Feng was also very suspicious. Although Fang Qin was confident that this matter was well-planned and that he didn't leave behind any evidence, if he didn't handle it well, he could still get himself into trouble.
The more Li Feng listened, the more his head hurt. The more he listened, the more frightened he became. This matter involved a wide range of people and the complexity of the inside story was unprecedented in a Long An. The civil and military officials didn't even dare to breathe loudly and knelt down. Beidaying had already temporarily placed the streets under martial law to prevent rumors that shouldn't spread to the marketplace.
Before Fang Qin could finish expressing his loyalty, Beidaying had already dealt with Yang Ronggui and the others.
Yang Ronggui didn't wait for Lü Chang's report of victory at the agreed place. Instead, he was surrounded by Beidaying. At that time, he knew that the situation was hopeless. At first, he wanted to take Yan Wang as hostage. Who would have thought that the new commander of Beidaying was incorruptible? He thought that Yan Wang hadn't been cleared of suspicion, so he shot an arrow at the traitor holding Yan Wang and brought him into the city without caring about anything else.
Other than "Yan Wang", a relative of the imperial family, who received special treatment, everyone else was tied up and escorted to the altar of prayer.
Yang Ronggui had been thinking about what to do the entire time. At this time, his knees hadn't even touched the ground yet, but he had already begun to preemptively shout that he had been wronged.
Jiang Chong stepped forward and shouted, "You colluded with traitors to start a rebellion. What face do you have to shout that you have been wronged?"
Yang Ronggui hit the ground with his head and howled, "I have been wronged, Your Majesty! This guilty subject has received Your Majesty's grace for generations, how could I dare to betray Your Majesty? From the very beginning, Yan Wang's faction in the imperial court slandered this subject. This guilty subject's family doesn't have more than a hundred taels of gold and silver. When the country was in danger, all of it was exchanged for fire beacon tickets. The so-called embezzlement brings disaster to the country and the people is complete nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can order this guilty subject's family to be confiscated! This subject's loyalty to Your Majesty can be demonstrated by Heaven and Earth. Your Majesty, please understand! "
Li Feng's voice was so low that it seemed to be squeezed out from his throat, "Oh? According to what you said, you came to the capital without permission. Could it be that you came here to rescue the Emperor? "
Yang Ronggui immediately reversed black and white and said, "In the imperial court, Yan Wang's faction covered the sky with one hand, deceiving the Emperor and forming a faction. They did everything. This guilty subject is innocent and was slandered by lowly people. Even my brother-in-law, Assistant Minister Lü, refused to believe this guilty subject. He sent several letters to interrogate me, but lowly people took advantage of this and was incited by the traitor Wang's faction to commit a grave mistake. This subject was far away in Jiangbei. When I found out about this matter, it was already too late.
Li Feng cut him off, "Who is this lowly person?"
Yang Ronggui loudly said, "It was the Minister of Revenue, Fang Qin, who offered my brother-in-law the 'Yellow Gown Attaining the Crown'!"
Fang Qin angrily said, "Your Majesty, the traitor harbors a grudge in his heart. He has no evidence. He is clearly making slanderous accusations!
Wang Bao hurriedly chimed in, "If Official Yang really came to the capital to rescue the Emperor, would he only bring these few people with him? Just now, the Marquis of Stability clearly said that soldiers and soldiers were gathering in Yangzhou! "
Lü Chang wept bitterly, "This subject is innocent!"
Shen Yi, "..."
The layer of cold sweat on his head had just been blown away by the cold wind. He had witnessed the largest dog-eat-dog fight in a Long An. His entire body was stunned. A second layer of cold sweat hurriedly lined up. He simply didn't know how he, who was dizzy and confused, managed to pass through all these layers of conspiracies and machinations.
Li Feng, "All of you, shut up! Bring Yan Wang along! "
The long-forgotten 'Yan Wang' and 'Xu Ling' were pushed to the front of the Emperor. Li Feng gloomily stared at the people in front of him and coldly said, "Ah Min, I want to hear what you have to say."
That 'Yan Wang' hunched his shoulders and shrunk his neck. His entire body was trembling. His usually handsome and deep facial features had changed. Out of nowhere, there was a hint of wretchedness. He was so scared that he looked like a human quail.
The others didn't feel anything, but Zhang Fenghan was the first to become anxious. He went forward and pushed 'Yan Wang's' shoulder. He anxiously said, "You should say something!"
At this time, something strange happened. Yan Wang, who had stepped on the back of the Black Eagle and killed the Japanese spy with an arrow, was pushed by the old man, Duke Feng Han. He staggered and crawled on the ground. One of his shoulders was deformed!
Everyone was stunned. They didn't know if Duke Feng Han had drunk the Purple Flowing Gold or if Yan Wang had turned into mud.
After a long while, the Beidaying Commander gathered his courage and took a step forward. He tentatively reached out his hand and touched 'Yan Wang's' deformed shoulder. He replied, "Your Majesty, this thing seems to be …"
Li Feng, "What?"
The Beidaying Commander said, "… It's a shoulder pad!"
As he spoke, 'Yan Wang' raised his head. His face was covered with tears and snot. His nose and chin were split in two directions. His handsome face was split in two directions. How was this' Yan Wang '? It was clearly a demon from who knew where!
Shocked, the commander of the North Military Camp quickly pulled open the man's robe. He saw that the man's shoulders, chest, and back were stuffed with soft cushions that could pass for real. There were at least five or six inches of cushions hidden in the boots on his feet. His fake nose, fake chin, and human skin mask were pulled down. It was clearly a short, strange man with the head of a rat and the eyes of a rat.
Li Feng had never seen such a big change in a living person in his life. He gasped, "Who … who are you?"
Shen Yi felt that for a moment, the Emperor probably wanted to shout, "What kind of demon are you?"
The man opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak. His tongue had been cut off.
He looked at 'Xu Ling' next to him. When his hair was pulled back, a layer of human skin mask could be seen on his scalp.
Lü Chang, "…"
Yang Ronggui, "…"
Those two people were sent by Yang Ronggui to guard Yan Wang and Xu Ling. When did they become like this after their tongues were cut off? What about the real Yan Wang? Could it be that for such a long time, the real Yan Wang and Xu Ling had been pretending to be his attendants?!
Yang Ronggui hurriedly turned around to look for them. Sure enough, two people were missing from the group of Beidaying escorts behind him!
He didn't even know when they were gone!
For a moment, even Fang Qin didn't know what to say. Master Fang, who was full of conspiracy, couldn't help but suspect that Yang Ronggui had really broken up with Lü Chang long ago, right?
Li Feng couldn't stand it anymore. He raised his foot to leave, but he didn't know when his foot had gone numb. He swayed as soon as he took a step. If it weren't for Gu Yun beside him, the current Emperor would have fallen to the ground like a dog eating mud.
"Your Majesty," Gu Yun whispered in his ear, "Let this official carry you down."
Li Feng's heart trembled violently. When he looked at Gu Yun, he was almost dazed for a moment. The person beside him didn't seem to have changed much after so many years — — it wasn't that Gu Yun still maintained the appearance of a teenager, but his eyes.
Over the years, everyone had been involved in countless schemes and deep thoughts. Only that pair of familiar peach blossom eyes still vaguely contained the mischievous and flirtatious smile that year when he secretly smiled at him from behind a piece of scale armor.
Li Feng shook his head. He wasn't willing to show weakness and be carried away in front of everyone. He only supported Gu Yun by one arm and slowly walked down the messy altar.
The eunuch shouted in a shrill voice, "Set off, return to the palace — —"
The boundless sunset slowly hung down to the edge of the Imperial City, reflecting the rows upon rows of glazed tiles in a blood-red color.
Finally, it still fell.
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