Xiao Ruxun was well aware that only the cabinet could mobilize so many soldiers into the inner city or even the Imperial City to plot against him.
Even more frightening was that the man in black who had brought him here had obediently brought him to the Emperor last time, but this time, he had brought him to the gates of hell …
It was obvious that this man was a traitor, a spy who had been bribed!
Everything that Shen Yicheng knew had probably been sold out by this man!
Perhaps long before he had even arrived at the capital, Shen Yicheng had learned of this matter and calmly made his preparations.
Xiao Ruxun nervously looked around, took in a deep breath, and then loudly declared.
"I, Xiao Ruxun, am the Daming Duke of Qin! I was just made Duke of Qin a few short days ago! Why would I want to rebel! Don't say that I don't know about the thirty thousand soldiers in the Western Mountains. I've been fighting with the Northern Barbarians in Datong for the last half year, so how could I have possibly set foot in the capital?!
And I've been in Burma for three whole years, so how could I have secretly arranged for thirty thousand soldiers to be stationed in the distant Western Mountains?! Even if you want to frame me, you have to find a plausible reason! Not some random nonsense that any normal person would question! "
Xiao Ruxun continued to fight for more time to recover his strength.
These words caused quite a few soldiers to glance at each other in dismay, their emotions beginning to waver.
The higher-ups would never clearly explain important matters to their subordinates. 'Xiao Ruxun wants to rebel' would be enough to dismiss them. They only needed to know that killing Xiao Ruxun would be rewarded, and that was enough for them to mobilize. They didn't need to know anything else.
But it had to be said that not too long ago, Xiao Ruxun had been the glory of all martial artists and the Daming Duke of Great Generals. He had a very special place in their hearts, and they had always regarded Xiao Ruxun with reverence and respect.
And now, they wanted to kill this martial artist's glory.
They wanted to use an extremely incomprehensible and shocking reason: rebellion!
Faced with Xiao Ruxun's rhetorical question, the green-robed official naturally would not tell the truth, so he simply did not say anything.
"Don't try to quibble! We have the evidence of your rebellion! The evidence was irrefutable! No matter how you quibble, it's useless! Obediently surrender, or else you will be beheaded without mercy! "
Xiao Ruxun was so angry that he laughed.
"Evidence of my rebellion? You actually know something that even I don't know! Good! Good! Good! Daming Duke Qin! The Left Commander of the Middle Military Governor's Office! Governor Rong Zheng Xiao Ruxun is here! Who dares to kill me?! "
The prestige of a general who had been through hundreds of battles had a terrifying deterrent effect on the people of this era. This deterrent effect was not something that could be easily described. In short, after Xiao Ruxun's roar, none of the soldiers dared to move forward, and none of the archers dared to fire their arrows.
"Fire the arrows!"
The green-robed official shouted.
But no one moved.
The green-robed official looked around in surprise and roared, "This is Minister Shen's order! Violators! Will be treated as rebellion! Behead! "
The soldiers all showed a look of hesitation.
The green-robed official gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"Minister Shen's order! The one who gets Xiao Ruxun's head will be rewarded with 10,000 silver! He will be conferred the title of Marquis! "
There was a saying that there would always be brave men under the temptation of 10,000 silver taels. Glory, heroism, and pride could be abandoned.
The soldiers' breathing became heavy, and the way they looked at Xiao Ruxun was different. The hands holding the swords and spears stopped shaking, and the archers aimed their bows at Xiao Ruxun, no longer hesitating.
Xiao Ruxun secretly cursed.
The green-robed official sneered, raised his hand high, and was about to drop it.
At this moment, in the darkness of the night, Xiao Ruxun, who was facing the Dong Anmen Gate tower, noticed that a huge ball of fire suddenly rose up in front of her on the right. The huge ball of fire suddenly exploded, very abruptly.
Then …
"Boom!!!!!"
A violent explosion resounded, shaking the heavens and the earth like thunder.
Following that, even bigger fireballs exploded one after another. Even more intense sounds could be heard outside the East Peace Gate. The people outside the East Peace Gate were shocked, and they looked in that direction out of reflex.
Wasn't that inside the Imperial City? Why would there be an explosion in the Imperial City?
At that moment, everyone seemed to be stunned.
No, some did not.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh — —
The sound of something tearing through the air rang out. A group of soldiers from the capital camp blocking the right-hand side of the alley behind Xiao Ruxun were suddenly shot to death by crossbow bolts that came out of nowhere. Before the rest of the people could react, they were suddenly slaughtered by the warriors who suddenly appeared out of the darkness.
"Shiro!!!!!"
A familiar voice sounded. Xiao Ruxun suddenly turned his head, and saw that under the light of the fire, a burly man covered in blood was leading a group of warriors whose number could not be seen clearly.
His face could not be seen clearly, but his voice could not be mistaken.
Ma Hu!
For some reason, at that moment, Xiao Ruxun suddenly had the urge to cry.
Ma Hu cut down three people in a row, and led the warriors behind him like fierce tigers coming down the mountain to tear apart the line of defense that surrounded Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun also suddenly burst out, turned around, and brandished the steel sword in his hand as he rushed into the encirclement. With three swishes, he cut down three people in a row, took a long spear, and swept it in his hand.
"Ah!!!"
The four or five soldiers in front of him were swept to the ground. Xiao Ruxun rushed forward with his spear, and with a few stabs, he actually managed to force a gap in the encirclement, and rushed in front of Ma Hu.
At this time, the two of them did not even have time to say a word.
The people following Ma Hu were undoubtedly the personal guards. As for why they were here, Xiao Ruxun did not have time to ask.
What appeared to be a dozen or so personal guards rushed in front of Xiao Ruxun. They raised their crossbows and shot out more than twenty arrows, knocking over a group of soldiers from the capital camp. Then, they threw away their crossbows and brandished their steel blades as they charged forward.
This sudden attack caught the soldiers off guard, and in the blink of an eye, they were killed in disorder, and retreated.
"What is going on?!!! Hurry up and stop them! Hurry up and stop them! Xiao Ruxun is running away!! "
The green-robed official finally reacted, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to kill. Seeing that Xiao Ruxun looked like he was about to run, more soldiers reacted, and hurriedly pressed forward, even abandoning their formation.
In the blink of an eye, two of the personal guards were stabbed in the chest by several spears.
"Shiro! Run! Run!! "
Ma Hu did not have time to explain anything, and immediately pulled on Xiao Ruxun's arm, wanting to pull him away.
"But they …"
"There is no time! If we don't leave, these brothers will die here in vain! Shiro! Run!! "
There was no time to explain anything, no time to explain anything, and even Xiao Ruxun did not have time to say a word to them. Xiao Ruxun did not hesitate any longer, and turned to run, following Ma Hu and the two personal guards into the dark alley.
Watching Xiao Ruxun break out of the encirclement, about ten seconds later, the green-robed official's face suddenly twisted.
"Chase him!!!! Xiao Ruxun is running away!!! You bunch of trash!!! If you can't catch Xiao Ruxun, I will take your lives!!! "
As he shouted at the top of his lungs, he punched the officer next to him in the face, directly knocking the officer to the ground.
The burning pain instantly woke the officer up, and he crawled forward a few steps, then propped himself up, took a few deep breaths, and looked at the stunned soldiers around him, his face twisted.
"Chase him!!! Can't catch Xiao Ruxun! You bunch of trash, all beheaded! Beheaded! Beheaded!!!! "
The word beheaded was a great deterrent to anyone, and the soldiers who were in a state of shock immediately reacted, and then …
They swarmed towards the entrance of the alley.
A few of the personal guards tried their best to resist, but there were too few of them, and they could not buy more time.
Countless spears flashing with cold light suddenly thrust forward, and they all died in battle here.
Even so, they still could not catch up with Xiao Ruxun's footsteps.
Xiao Ruxun's sudden attack and the sudden explosion, as well as Xiao Ruxun's guards that came out of nowhere, destroyed Shen Yicheng's plan to encircle and kill Xiao Ruxun between Dong An Men and Dong An Li Men.
This was something that no one could have predicted.
Shen Yicheng did not expect that Xiao Ruxun would suddenly launch an attack the moment he entered Dong An Men and then escape from Dong An Men. He also did not expect that someone would suddenly come to rescue Xiao Ruxun, and naturally did not expect that the sudden big explosion would happen at that time.
All in all, when Xiao Ruxun returned to the Cabinet with an ashen face, it was already dawn. When he entered the capital, he heard that Shen Yicheng had issued a city-wide martial law. No one was allowed to enter, but no one was allowed to leave. The entire capital was tightly surrounded by the 21 guards.
In the Cabinet, a group of high-ranking officials sat uneasily on one side. Shen Yicheng sat in the main seat, calmly looking at the two officials, one civil and one military, kneeling in front of him. Next to Shen Yicheng stood Luo Sigong, the commander of the Imperial Bodyguard.
"Minister, I did not do my best, please punish me!"
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