"Wuwu!"
Thirty thousand soldiers shouted in unison. Suddenly, the entire Royal City, both inside and outside, was awed by this shout.
In the imperial palace, Hong Zhi, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the shouts of thirty thousand soldiers.
Lying on the bed, he frowned and turned his head with a cold expression. He shouted, "Men!"
"Zhiya!"
The door was pushed open and a servant walked in. He walked slowly to Hong Zhi's bed and knelt on the ground, trembling.
As Hong Zhi's servant, he knew Hong Zhi's temperament very well. He heard the shouts just now. Hong Zhi's cold expression naturally meant that it was because of that shout.
"Your Majesty, I …"
"What's going on? Didn't the Emperor say that when the Emperor is sleeping, he shouldn't be disturbed?"
The servant was even more frightened. He wanted to explain but he didn't know where the shouts came from.
"Speak!"
Hong Zhi said coldly. He wanted an explanation. He wanted to kill the person in front of him to vent his anger.
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
Just as Hong Zhi was waiting for the servant's answer, a hurried voice came from outside the door. Then, a Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia rushed in.
"Hm?"
Seeing the Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia's anxious expression, Hong Zhi frowned. He didn't understand what was going on today. Why was there always something going wrong?
He was already very unhappy that he was woken up. He didn't expect the Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia, who was usually very disciplined, to be like this.
"Putong!" The Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia came in front of Hong Zhi and kowtowed. "Your Majesty, there was a report just now. Fan Jun led thirty thousand soldiers and broke through the gates of the capital. They are wantonly slaughtering in the city."
"What?"
Hong Zhi sat up straight on the bed and stared at the Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia in disbelief.
He remembered Fan Jun. However, in his memory, wasn't Fan Jun imprisoned by Li Zhiping? Furthermore, he heard that Fan Jun had disappeared. How could he be now …
No, where did the thirty thousand soldiers come from? How could Fan Jun have broken through the gates?
Also, wasn't the gate guarded by guards? Where were the guards? What was Li Zhiping trying to do?
Thinking of Li Zhiping, Hong Zhi's heart calmed down a lot. Thinking that Li Zhiping would not return this time, he felt much better. However, the most urgent matter now was the 30,000 soldiers.
With that thought in mind, he raised his head and looked at the Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia. "Go, pass down the Emperor's order. Order the Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia and the city gate guards to gather all the troops in the city and capture Fan Jun."
"Anyone who kills Fan Jun will be rewarded with the title of Marquis of 10,000 households."
The so-called Way of the Emperor was nothing more than this. Hong Zhi did not feel that this reward was heavy at all. After all, the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households was just a title. As for what the final reward would be, it was up to him to decide.
The moment these words were spoken, the Jinwu Guard commander became excited. Marquis of ten thousand households was much more precious than a mere commander of the Jinwu Guard.
Imagining himself as the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, some kind of twinkling star, his heart was burning.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, the commander of the Chamberlains of Jinwu turned around and left. Because of Hong Zhi's order, the entire royal palace became lively.
There were not many Chamberlains of Jinwu, only around five thousand in total. On the other hand, there were quite a number of guards at the city gate, around fifteen thousand in total.
Of course, compared to thirty thousand, the Chamberlains of Jinwu were still very confident. After all, who wouldn't want to be the master of the Chamberlains of Ten Thousand Households? Who wouldn't want to be respected by others?
Of course, Fan Jun was completely unaware of this. At this moment, the first place Fan Jun went to was the Minister of War's residence. He thought back to how during the war, the Minister of War's greed had caused the entire army to starve for seven days. During those seven days, some of the soldiers had eaten tree bark, some had eaten their own horses, and some had even started eating human flesh.
Fan Jun had always been brooding over this matter. In his heart, he hated the Minister of War to the bone. However, this Li Zhiping was too cowardly, so he had yet to take revenge.
Now, the Minister of War was the first person he wanted to kill.
In the eastern part of the city, Fan Jun led the soldiers directly to the Minister of War's residence. Thirty thousand soldiers had completely sealed off the Minister of War's residence. Not even a fly could fly in. It could be said that the residence was impregnable.
"Zhiya!"
The door opened and the Minister of War, Liu Wei, walked out. He glanced at the soldiers in front of him and a trace of fear flashed across his eyes. However, when he remembered that he was in the Imperial Capital, that fear disappeared.
He straightened his back and looked coldly at Fan Jun. He said coldly, "Fan Jun, since Li Zhiping didn't imprison you, it seems like he's going to rebel!"
"Ha …"
Fan Jun didn't take Liu Wei's words to heart. As for Li Zhiping's rebellion, he wouldn't admit it. After all, only by succeeding would he be able to do whatever he wanted.
Now … wasn't the time!
He raised his head and looked at Liu Wei. The coldness in his eyes was like a cold knife, mercilessly moving around Liu Wei's body.
"Liu Wei, do you still remember what happened at the border?"
Among the thirty thousand soldiers, a portion of them had survived that battle. Therefore, when they saw the Minister of War, they had the urge to rush up and eat him alive.
Unfortunately, Fan Jun didn't make a move. They could only endure it. After all, Fan Jun was the highest commander in the army.
"You …"
Liu Wei said coldly. He might not remember other things, but he remembered what happened back then very clearly. At that time, he was possessed and almost made a huge mistake. Fortunately, Hong Zhiping held him back, allowing him to have his current achievements.
"Hmph, you don't need to know other things. You only need to know that you …" Fan Jun walked up to Liu Wei and lowered his head to Liu Wei's ear. He continued, "You chose the wrong side, so you naturally have to pay the price. Old and new debts will be settled together. The entire Liu Clan will be destroyed today."
Fan Jun waved his hand and said to the thirty thousand soldiers, "Brothers who experienced that battle, the enemies are right in front of you. Kill them and avenge your brothers who died."
"Revenge, revenge!"
At this moment, Fan Jun could be said to have hundreds of people responding to his call. With a wave of his hand, the three thousand soldiers shouted in unison. Without a doubt, they were the survivors of that battle.
"Kill!"
Behind the scenes, more than three thousand soldiers charged towards the Minister of War's residence. As for the Assistant Minister of War, Liu Wei, I was grabbed by Fan Jun. My face was red as I looked at Fan Jun in disbelief.
If he was fearless before, now his fear had reached its peak. He didn't expect Fan Jun to kill an important official of the imperial court in the capital.
What kind of guts was this? What kind of courage was this?
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