Crown Prince Li Zhongjun and Great General Li Duozuo were on horseback, leading several hundred Imperial Guard soldiers as they charged towards King Liang's Manor.
Along the way, they encountered at least four patrolling squads of Jin Wu Guards, but the Jin Wu Guards very tacitly made way for them, not making a single sound. Tonight was King Cheng's night patrol, and that was why they had chosen this night to carry out their mission. Their journey had been extremely smooth.
Li Zhongjun had already sent people to investigate beforehand. Wu Chongxun and his wife had been staying in King Liang's Manor, which saved him the trouble of traveling between King Liang's Manor and the princess's estate. This was also one of the reasons why he had chosen to carry out his mission tonight.
King Liang's residence faced the street, so there was no need to barge in first. When Li Zhongjun and the others arrived at King Liang's Manor, they immediately had a few soldiers climb over the wall and drag them down with halberds. King Liang's Manor had a watchdog, which began to bark as soon as the soldiers entered.
However, the gatekeeper of King Liang's Manor didn't expect someone to be so daring as to barge into King Liang's Manor at night. He rubbed his eyes as he walked out lazily. Before he could even see what was going on, the rebellious Imperial Guard soldiers had already drawn their blades and finished him off. By the time the guards of the mansion on night patrol arrived, the soldiers had already opened the gate and let in a large group of imperial soldiers.
How could these guards be a match for the valiant Imperial Guard soldiers? Moreover, they had rushed into battle, and they were outnumbered. They were quickly slaughtered by the Imperial Guard soldiers. Once they scattered, the rest of the troops didn't bother them either. They only cared about protecting Li Zhongjun and Li Duozuo as they rushed towards the back of the manor.
"Ah Lang, Ah Lang, something big has happened! Ah!"
A family member who had rushed to King Liang's door and was pounding on the door while shouting frantically didn't even have time to finish speaking before he was stabbed to death by a soldier who rushed in. The door was kicked open, and Li Duozuo rushed in with a dozen or so personal guards in tow.
"What happened?"
Wu Sansi was dressed in white clothes. He hurriedly parted the curtains and poked his head in.
He saw Li Duozuo surging with killing intent as soon as he poked his head in. Li Duozuo shouted, "Behead him!"
Wu Sansi cried out, "Oh no!" But before he could duck his head, Li Duozuo's son-in-law, Ye Huli, chopped off his head.
Inside the curtain, a young girl with a seductive body in revealing clothes was curled up in the corner of the bed. Seeing a headless corpse in front of her, she was so shocked that she screamed hysterically. However, her screams only lasted for a moment before they abruptly stopped. She was also stabbed to death on the bed by Ye Huli.
Li Duozuo lifted Wu Sansi's head and turned around, shouting, "Kill! Kill everyone in the Martial Palace and return to the palace immediately! "
A massacre began. The soldiers had received orders before they even broke through the gates: kill everyone, don't leave anyone alive. That was why they began a massacre as soon as they entered King Liang's Manor. However, as soon as they entered, they charged towards the rear residence where the Wu clan master and his family resided. As a result, most of the servants and servants in the two rooms had ample time to hide or escape through the walls. The Martial Palace was so large that no one had any time to spare for them.
However, Wu Sansi's family was out of luck. Even though these soldiers saw that King Liang's Manor was richly decorated with gold and jade ornaments, so they took quite a few in passing, this didn't stop them from killing. King Liang's Wu Sansi was killed, and then his sons, wives, and concubines were killed one after another.
There were people in the Martial Palace who knew martial arts as well, but they were unarmed, and these soldiers were in groups of three to five. Even a fierce tiger couldn't stand up to a pack of wolves, let alone these people who had always lived like princes. Even though they knew some martial arts, it was limited.
"Where is that slut An Le?"
Li Zhongjun's eyes were bloodshot as soon as he entered King Liang's Manor. King Liang's Manor was extremely large, with many doors and many courtyards. He had no idea where Princess An Le lived. In his haste, he grabbed a servant to lead the way, and only then did he arrive at Princess An Le and Wu Chongxun's residence.
"Her … Her Highness the Princess lives … lives here."
With Li Zhongjun's sword pressed against that servant's neck, his words were trembling with fear.
When Li Zhongjun saw Princess An Le's small building, a trace of ferocious hatred flashed through his eyes. He forcefully swiped the sword in his hand, and the servant spun around and fell to the ground. Blood gushed out from his throat, and his body twitched violently like a chicken with its throat cut. However, he couldn't scream anymore.
Li Zhongjun leaped up the stairs and kicked the door heavily. Li Zhongjun loved martial arts, and his martial arts were quite good. With this kick, the door split in two. Li Zhongjun immediately rushed in with his sword in hand, shouting, "Slut An Le, hand over your life!"
Li Zhongjun was the flag of the coup. If anything happened to him, it would be a huge problem. No one would dare to let anything happen to him. When Dugu Huizhi saw this, he immediately chased after Li Zhongjun and circled around the screen.
The Princess' bedroom was very gorgeous, there was a lamp burning on the table, the light was already bright, and the soldiers were also holding torches, so the room was brightly illuminated. Dugu Wei Zhi rushed over first, he lifted the curtains and used his knife to lift the quilt, and was shocked to find that there was no one under the quilt.
Li Zhongjun walked over and touched the bed. His eyes immediately widened, and he sternly shouted, "It's still warm. It couldn't have gone far. Search!"
… …
Gao Chu led a few soldiers holding halberds and walked towards the commander's tent with torches.
Gao Chu was now the Zhaowu Commandant under the command of Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion's champion general, Yang Fan. Tonight, he was the one leading the patrol. Although it was a period of peace, this was under the rule of the Emperor. Yang Fan had always been strict with the army and often personally patrolled the entire camp. Under his example, none of the generals in the camp dared to neglect their patrol duty.
"Dragon God!"
"Resurgence!"
The password matched. The two soldiers standing guard in front of the commander's tent immediately put away their spears. They didn't have any lanterns. In the silent night, almost no one could see them. However, Gao Chu and the others had come with torches, so after walking for a short distance, they could see Gao Chu's appearance clearly.
One of the soldiers on duty immediately smiled and greeted him, "You've worked hard, Commandant Gao."
Gao Chu shushed him and said, "Keep your voice down. Don't disturb the generals' rest."
The soldier smiled and said, "They just put on a big show this afternoon. If there's thunder now, I'm afraid the generals might not wake up."
Gao Chu laughed and scolded him. He walked closer and saw his appearance. He said in surprise, "Qianyue, it's you. Why are you guarding the gate?"
Xiao Qianyue hurriedly said, "I changed my name a long time ago. Now I'm called Xiao Yuke. The soldier on duty tonight isn't feeling well, so I'm taking his place. "
Gao Chu said, "Isn't it because the Great General always calls you Qianyue, Qianyue? I'm used to it." Gao Chu stopped and looked him up and down. He said with a smile, "Not bad. You love your soldiers like your children. As a general, you're actually taking your subordinate's place. Not bad!"
Xiao Qianyue laughed dryly and said bashfully, "That person … is my brother-in-law."
When he said this, everyone present couldn't help but laugh. Before they could finish laughing, one of them suddenly exclaimed, "What's that?" As he said this, he pulled out the saber at his waist. Gao Chu and the others were startled and immediately looked in the direction he was looking at. They also raised their weapons warily.
Gao Chu took a closer look and said doubtfully, "What's that? You brat, don't be so surprised. Are you seeing things … Ah! "
At this point, Gao Chugang suddenly exclaimed. He saw something on the ground suddenly move, and with this movement, it sprang forward a distance. Its movement was a little … like an inchworm. But looking at it, it was at least a few hundred times bigger than an inchworm.
Gao Chu pulled out his saber and raised his arm. The people he brought and Xiao Yuke immediately spread out in a battle formation. Gao Chu shouted, "Who is it? If you don't answer, I'm going to make my move. "
The black shadow moved again, but this time it only bounced on the spot and didn't move forward. Gao Chu pointed his saber forward and cautiously approached step by step. There was a soldier on each side of him, holding a saber in one hand and a lantern in the other. These two soldiers were surrounded by soldiers with spears pointing their spears forward to protect them.
When they approached step by step and the lantern in their hands could finally illuminate that strange thing, Gao Chu, Xiao Yuke, and the others were dumbfounded. The thing on the ground was not some monster, but their Great General, Great General Yang, who had been tied up so straight that he looked like a stick.
When Yang Fan woke up, he suddenly recalled that Wan 'er was still in the palace and immediately became anxious. He didn't know who had ordered Dugu Huizhi to drug him and steal his commander's seal, but presumably, only a few people had the right to rebel: the Prince of Xiang and Taiping, the Prince of Liang Wu Sansi, and the Crown Prince Li Zhongjun.
Among them, probably only the Prince of Xiang's lineage would treat Wan 'er more politely if they rebelled, but in the chaos of the army, unless they personally took care of her, no one could guarantee that Wan' er would not be late.
Yang Fan wanted nothing more than to sprout wings and fly to the palace, but his body was tightly bound. Even if he wanted to roll, he couldn't use the corresponding muscles to generate strength.
Yang Fan couldn't move, couldn't shout, and was both angry and anxious. Helpless, he tried to use his Forty-Eight Tremors Technique to loosen the ropes a little. Fortunately, this technique relied on the coordination of internal energy. His muscles trembled at an extremely high frequency, but he didn't need to use too much of his muscles. This was also why it was difficult for others to sense him unless they were very close to him.
Like an inchworm, he was actually able to bend and stretch his body. Thus, Yang Fan wiggled his way out of the blanket, struggled his way out of the tent, and slowly made his way out …
After attracting the attention of the guards, Yang Fan no longer dared to move. Although these people didn't have crossbows in their hands and wouldn't go as far as to shoot a few arrows to see what he was, he wouldn't be able to take it if some rash person jumped up and stabbed him first.
Gao Chu stared at Yang Fan, his eyes about to fall out of their sockets. He stammered, "Great … Great … Great General, you are … what are you doing?"
Yang Fan was furious. "What sort of nonsense is this?" But he couldn't say anything. He could only fiercely glare at Gao Chu, his forehead beaded with sweat. Gao Chu finally reacted and hurriedly rushed forward to untie him.
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