Maqiao brazenly thrust his knife through An Le's extremely beautiful body that no one could bear to hurt. He was like a rough man who didn't know how to appreciate beauty and viciously smashed an unparalleled blue and white porcelain.
When that "exquisite porcelain" fell to the ground, it didn't just destroy her life, it also awakened the rationality of Chu Kuangge and the others.
Chu Kuangge lost no time in raising his arms and shouting: "Empress Wei An Le is insane. In order to usurp the throne, she didn't hesitate to poison the previous emperor! Now that An Le is dead, as long as we kill Empress Wei, the country's vengeance can be avenged and the great event can be expected. We will quickly kill our way to the Hall of Sweet Dew! "
Just at this moment, a figure flew over like the wind. A soldier standing at the periphery only saw a figure flash in front of him like a ghost. Without thinking, he brandished his saber and chopped down. Unexpectedly, just as he raised his saber, that person had already brushed past him and suddenly stood still in the crowd.
The soldier looked under the light of the torch and saw that the person was Great General Yang Fan. He was really shocked and quickly looked around. Seeing that everyone's gaze was attracted by Yang Fan, he stuck out his tongue and sheathed his knife.
Yang Fan came in through the Black Tortoise Gate and wanted to go to Hong Wen Guan to see Wan'er. Hong Wen Guan and Shi Guan were adjacent to each other, just to the left of Tai Chi Palace.
Yang Fan entered through the Black Tortoise Gate and passed through Cloud Gazing Pavilion, Cai Si Hall, Returning Nature Hall, Peace Hall, Hundred Blessings Hall, Tai Chi Palace. He walked in a straight line until he turned left here and was Hong Wen Guan, where Wan'er was on duty.
When Yang Fan arrived, he saw dozens of generals holding torches in a circle. They all had a white handkerchief on their left arm. He knew that they were the soldiers of the ten thousand cavalry, so he came to investigate.
"Great General!"
When Chu Kuangge and Huang Xuchang saw Yang Fan, they were extremely happy. Yang Fan nodded to them and looked at An Le who was lying on the ground. What entered his eyes was a shocking patch of red, and he immediately froze.
Maqiao didn't expect Yang Fan to arrive at this time. He was slightly surprised and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Great General, you're here!"
Yang Fan glanced at him, the two of them had been brothers for more than ten years and had long understood each other. With just one glance, Yang Fan understood his painstaking efforts and could only sigh inwardly. He stretched out his hand to take the torch from the hands of an imperial soldier and said in a deep voice: "There are battle cries coming from the left of Sweet Dew Hall, all of you quickly go and provide support."
"Yes!" Maqiao acknowledged and lowered his head to look at An Le. Seeing that she was on the verge of death and her face was as pale as a sheet of paper, he knew that it was impossible for her to survive. Only then did he feel relieved and shouted, "Brothers, let's go and support our winged cavalry brothers!"
Dozens of imperial guards followed Maqiao and flew away. Yang Fan slowly squatted down and looked at An Le with some pity. An Le's face was abnormally pale. That deliberate act of seduction had long since disappeared. Because her beautiful face had lost all color, it gave off a desolate feeling.
"Erlang, am I going to die?"
An Le, who was lying on the ground, saw Yang Fan and asked with difficulty. Yang Fan's gaze fell on her chest. Seeing that bloody wound, his eyes suddenly narrowed. Even though he did not answer, his eyes had already explained everything.
An Le understood. She quietly gazed at Yang Fan and suddenly mournfully said, "I am afraid of suffering, I am afraid of death. In this world, I only love one person and that is myself. I want to have all the glory and splendor in this world, but …"
She smiled bitterly and said, "When I have no choice but to die, I realized that what I am afraid of is not scary and what I love is not cute. What I have always wanted is actually flowers in the mirror and the moon reflected in the water …"
Yang Fan believed that what she said was the truth. At this time, there was no need for her to lie. But Yang Fan also knew that this was just a kind of realization she had when she was about to die. If she could survive, if she could once again have the power and wealth she wanted, she would definitely return to her old ways and even become worse.
But Yang Fan did not want to say anything harsh to her. No matter what, she was really going to die. At least at this moment, she had really thrown away vanity, ruthlessness, greed and lasciviousness. At this moment, she was real!
"You don't believe me?"
Even at her last breath, An Le's senses were still sharp. She noticed Yang Fan's silence. Yang Fan shook his head and said in a low voice, "You understand what you should not pursue, but do you understand what you should pursue?"
An Le looked at Yang Fan with a perplexed expression. After a while, she slowly shook her head and said, "It wasn't my will to come to this world, and it wasn't my will to leave this world either. I don't understand why I had to come to this world, I don't know … "
She was a princess of the Tang dynasty, but when she was born, she was on a bumpy road to Fangzhou. Her father was so down and out that he could only use his own clothes as a swaddling cloth to welcome her when she was born.
She was a princess of the Tang dynasty, but when she died, she lay on the stone steps in front of Taiji Palace. Other than Yang Fan, no one saw her off. No one had taught her how to be a person. Even in death, she did not understand how to be a person …
"I … I didn't kill my father …"
An Le felt that her life was like the blood that flowed out of her body. It was about to flow to the end. Her eyes were so heavy that she could not open them, but she struggled with all her might and used the last of her strength to defend herself.
Yang Fan nodded deeply and said in a low voice, "I know."
An Le suddenly opened her eyes. Even though she was on the verge of death, when she used her most beautiful eyes to stare at him, there was still a kind of breathtaking beauty that made one's heart palpitate. "You believe me?"
Yang Fan nodded again and said in a low voice, "Perhaps, this is the only truth that you and I have ever said since we met, but … I believe you!"
An Le smiled, her eyes beginning to scatter. It was as if she could see through Yang Fan's face and see an even more distant place. "I really want … to return to the day we first met. I promise, no matter if I am a good woman or a bad woman, I will never lie to you again, forever …"
The smile blossoming on her incomparably beautiful face froze, still dazzling the world!
…
Empress Wei thought that her savior had come, but she had not expected that the regime that she had thought to be as stable as Mount Tai would collapse at the first blow. Even the Thousand Bull Guards that guarded the coffin of the previous emperor could change sides at the last moment.
She struggled free of Ma Qinke's support and walked forward alone. Originally, she had wanted to maintain the dignity of the Empress Dowager in front of the soldiers. Unexpectedly, the three generals that rushed forward did not bow to her, but brazenly raised the butcher's knives in their hands.
It was impossible to determine who had made the first strike in this chaotic darkness. People could only confirm that the last person to put away his knife was Chu Cai. Chu Cai had changed sides halfway and naturally wanted to appear more resolute than the others.
When Chu Cai put away his knife, Empress Dowager Wei, who had always dreamed of following Wu Zetian's path, had been chopped into pieces. Someone as noble as her had died lower than a pig.
Ma Qinke and Yang Jun saw this scene and were so frightened their souls almost left their bodies. A moment later, Yang Jun was the first to react and immediately ran. Ma Qinke, who had reacted slightly slower, was killed by the swarming Thousand Bull Guards.
After Ge Fushun chopped off Empress Wei's head, he immediately rushed to Lingyan Pavilion. He ordered people to loudly send out the signal. Li Longji, Xue Xingjian and the others who were guarding the Black Martial Gate heard the signal and immediately started to attack in the direction of Sweet Dew Hall.
By the time Li Longji arrived at Sweet Dew Hall, Xu Liang, Lu Maofeng, Ge Fushun, Chen Xuanli, and the Thousand Bull Guards had all arrived and successfully joined forces with Sweet Dew Hall.
Ge Fushun rushed in front of Li Longji and presented Empress Wei's head with both hands, shouting: "Junwang, the head of the rebellious consort Wei shi is here!"
"Ah!"
When Li Longji saw Empress Wei's head, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. With the death of this core member of the Wei Faction, tonight's coup would be seventy percent successful.
At this time, Maqiao, Chu Kuangge and Huang Xuchang also arrived and presented him Wu Yanxiu's head, informing him of Princess An Le's death. Li Longji's heart was greatly reassured. He immediately ordered the armies to use Sweet Dew Hall as the center to sweep out the remnants of the Wei Faction. He also ordered the Southern Yamen Imperial Army to start moving and encircle the ministers of the Wei Faction.
Li Longji might be young, but he was methodical in giving orders. When the generals received their orders and left, Xue Xingjian excitedly came out of the rear palace. He had already found the Emperor's Imperial Seal.
Li Longji took the Imperial Seal with him and immediately led his bodyguards to Taiji Hall. When he arrived, Liu Youqiu brought Young Emperor Li Zhongmao from the Crown Prince's Palace.
Li Zhongmao was a fifteen-year-old youth who lived in Fangzhou. Although his circumstances improved later, because he was the son of a concubine, he was not favored by Empress Wei and An Le, so he was oppressed deeply. Even as the Emperor, he was still a puppet, so he had no opinions of his own and was timid. Compared to his cousin Li Longji, he was far inferior.
"Junwang, I have found the Young Emperor!"
Liu Youqiu whispered to Li Longji: "Now that the palace is in a mess, do you want to …"
Liu Youqiu put his palm together like a knife and made a cutting gesture.
Hearing this, Li Longji's heart palpitated. If Young Emperor Sheng Mao died in the "chaos", Li Xian's line would only have Prince Qiao, Li Zhongfu, who was far away in Lingnan. In that case, wouldn't it be even easier for his father to ascend the throne?
But he cast a sidelong glance at the terrified and pale-faced Li Zhongmao and forcefully resisted this temptation. "I can't, at least not tonight. Tonight's execution of Wei Dang is already imminent, and the authority will inevitably return to Father.
At that time, with Aunt's persuasion, it may be possible to persuade my father, and Li Zhongmao may not necessarily be killed. Moreover, to ascend to the throne, he must have a legitimate reason. If the Young Emperor dies in the palace, no matter how he died, it will cause a lot of criticism. Li Zhongmao must live, not die! "
Thinking of this, Li Longji said resolutely: "No, protect the Young Emperor!"
Liu Youqiu was stunned, but seeing Li Longji's resolute expression, he did not dare to say anything else and could only agree.
At this time, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and the sounds of fighting in the palace had gradually stopped. Except for a few soldiers who were still searching the palace, the operation to wipe out the Wei faction had begun to spread out of the palace. It seemed that Chu Kuangge, Li Xianfu, and the others had each led a group of soldiers to hunt down Wei Wen, Ji Chuna, Zong Chuke, Zhao Lvwen, and the other Wei faction's diehard followers.
In Chang 'an, the Obvious Clan and the Hidden Clan's operation to kill Lu Bin's faction had also come to an end. The bloody killings had perfectly blended into the coup tonight. By dawn, the imperial court would be in chaos, and the new and old would be replaced. No one would care about these things anymore.
At that time, it would be impossible to find out, and no one would be insensible enough to investigate whether these killings had anything to do with the coup that night. In fact, no one would be insensible enough to report these things to the new ruler.
Li Longji stood on the high stone steps of the Taiji Palace, looking at the majestic Taiji Gate. A ray of dawn was piercing through the clouds, shining on the glazed tiles of the palace gate, shining with golden light.
The sun was about to rise, and a new day, a new emperor, and a new era was about to begin. The generals around him would all become the mainstays of the new regime, but …
Li Longji subconsciously looked in the direction of the Hongwen School. That general was about to leave the imperial court.
Li Longji really hoped that his father's new regime would receive Yang Fan's support. Moreover, ever since he was young, he had always admired this rather legendary general.
However, he also knew that this general had already made great contributions and could not be conferred a title. Perhaps returning with glory was the best choice for him and the imperial family to live in harmony forever.
Seeing that Li Longji seemed to be deep in thought as he looked at the Hongwen School, Liu Youqiu hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Shanghai Wan 'er is on duty in the palace tonight. If she did not escape after hearing about the chaos, she should be there right now."
Li Longji noncommittally replied with a 'hmm'. Liu Youqiu continued, "This woman has been through the Wu and Wei dynasties, and she has been in charge of Chen Han. She is responsible for the military and the country's strategies, and she has killed many people. She has been involved in many imperial edicts. Although she is a woman, she is still an important minister of the country. Do you want me to capture her?"
Li Longji smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "No, I will go see her myself!"
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