"Bring Duan Mu Qing's corpse," Xuan Tianhua ordered Ban Zou. Then, he grabbed Feng Yu Heng: "Don't look anymore. Let's go back to the city."
The five people and one corpse hurriedly ran back in the direction of the northern city gate.
In the capital, the streets were filled with guards holding long lanterns. The common people had already sensed that something was wrong and all ran back to their homes to close their doors and windows. Even the brothels and wine alleys had stopped singing and dancing.
Xuan Tianming led Wang Zhuo on horseback. Behind them were countless hidden guards. Who knew how many stalls they knocked over along the way, but who knew how many long lanterns they seized. From time to time, they could hear the sound of a person's last breath. The moans could be heard, followed by a series of thumping sounds. The long lanterns fell to the ground and ignited before quickly extinguishing. It was as if they had never existed in the first place.
At the end of the street, Bu Cong led countless heavily armoured soldiers to look around. Beside him, there was a person who looked like a general who said to him: "General, it looks like they're heading towards the imperial palace."
Bu Cong nodded, "Our people have been tormented for an entire night and have been killed by him. We've also suffered quite a few losses along the way. Next, it should be time for the one outside the imperial palace to take the stage. Whether he succeeds or fails, we'll see what kind of skill he has after all these years of strategizing. "
"General is right," the general continued: "According to the plan, we should be heading to the Imperial Palace Yu to support His Highness the Fourth Prince."
"What's the rush?" Bu Cong raised his head slightly and a complicated expression appeared on his face, "This general is still not certain whether or not the Ninth Prince will be successfully stopped outside the palace gates. If something unexpected happens and His Highness the Fourth Prince comes out now, wouldn't that be a confession? This general and His Highness the Fourth Prince are allies. We definitely won't allow him to fall into danger. "
The general nodded with a face full of gratitude and admiration: "General's foresight is truly admirable."
"Alright, quickly go and patrol the area. Gather our people together. We must not have any more casualties." Bu Cong pushed the general, "Everyone split up and move. Gather everyone in the plaza in the center of the city, quickly!"
"This subordinate obeys!"
With Bu Cong's command, everyone dispersed. Their thoughts were the same as the general's. They wholeheartedly believed that General Bu was being considerate of the Fourth Prince. However, they did not consider that Xuan Tianming had just swept through the city. Other than their own men, this city was also filled with Xuan Tianming's men. At this time, if they were to scatter, their fighting strength would not be concentrated and they would simply be sending themselves to their deaths.
Bu Cong didn't care whether they sent themselves to their deaths or not. Seeing that everyone had left, his lips curled into a sinister smile.
Go! All of you, go! It would be best if they fought each other to the death. It would be best if they all died. That was the ending he wanted the most.
What Fourth Highness, Third Highness, His Ninth Highness? He couldn't wait for them to all die. He was the elder brother. He had to take revenge for Bu Ni Shang, but he also could not bear to look for Feng Yu Heng to take revenge. That was why he hated the Feng family, hated Xuan Tianming, and also hated the Fourth Prince Xuan Tian Yi who had always treated the Bu family as a tool. None of these princes were good people. It would be best if they all died in this chaos. Either way, this world did not belong to his Bu family. Either way, all of the Bu family's close relatives had already been silently moved away by him. He, Bu Cong, was not afraid of anything now. He was just waiting to see the imperial Xuan family also lose a son and have that old Emperor experience the feeling of losing a close relative.
He turned around and hurriedly walked. Turning into an alley, he finally saw a person and two horses waiting for him there.
"Quickly come over!" The person who called him was a girl. Her voice was clear and pleasant to the ears. It was a bit relaxed and did not have the self-conscious nervousness of a great battle.
Bu Cong smiled and walked towards her. Leaping onto his horse, he looked at the girl next to him and could not help but become a bit absent-minded.
That girl slapped him: "What are you looking at, focus! Let me ask you, which city gate has not been taken over by your people? "
Bu Cong was startled. When he came back to his senses, he said in a deep voice: "East gate."
That girl chuckled twice: "You really are a scheming person. The east is your territory. If you want to run, naturally you should run to the east."
Bu Cong did not say anything else. Whipping his horse, he took the lead and rushed out. That girl also followed behind him. Her small hand swung the horsewhip, making a cracking sound.
The two of them finally arrived at the east gate. Bu Cong stopped and waited for the girl behind him. That girl consciously whipped her horse forward and rushed straight to the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city gate jumped in fright. They had all sensed the strange happenings in the capital tonight. They had long heard that the guards at the three city gates had all been swapped out. They were worried that it would be the east gate's turn. At this moment, two people suddenly charged over. The guards all raised their weapons and surrounded them as if they were facing a great enemy.
But when they surrounded them, the guards were dumbfounded. The hostile atmosphere in front of them suddenly changed. They put down their weapons and knelt down, loudly shouting: "This subordinate kowtows in salute to County Princess Ji 'an!"
The girl nodded and loudly said: "Open the city gate. This county princess and General Bu will be going out of the city to take care of some matters! Quickly! "
Her words were sharp, and the guards did not dare slight her in the slightest. In fact, they did not even dare question why she wanted to leave the city! Everyone knew that county princess Ji 'an was favored by the Emperor. She was also favored by the Ninth Prince. Not to mention leaving the city in the middle of the night, even if she entered the palace in the middle of the night, the Imperial Guards would have to obediently open the gates for her.
The guards quickly opened the gates then watched county princess Ji 'an leave with Bu Cong. They then quickly closed the gates. The leader of the guards rejoiced and said: "Even county princess has been alarmed. It seems that the capital will not fall into chaos."
Without Bu Cong stirring up trouble, the capital would indeed not fall into chaos for a while. But at this time, the situation outside the imperial palace was completely different from before.
The third prince, Xuan Tian Ye, had brought a large group of people to surround the gate. The Imperial Guards had already been taken down. He sat in a wheelchair and was being pushed by a soldier. He pointed at the gate and said: "Have someone break down the gate."
The person pushing him looked like a soldier, and he was dressed as an aide. He was neither a scholar nor a warrior. His eyes were sharp, and his thoughts were clear. Upon hearing that he was going to break down the gate, he quickly reminded him: "Your Highness, have you thought it through? Are you not going to wait for his Highness the fourth prince?"
Xuan Tian Ye sneered, "Would you give up something that has already fallen into your hands?"
The aide also sneered, "Of course not. We have been waiting for his Highness the third prince to break into the palace for many years."
"Then what are we waiting for? Break it down for me! " With a wave of his hand, the people behind him immediately carried a wooden stake and slammed it against the door. Again and again, the magnificent door was on the verge of collapsing. The huge sound of the collision rang out under the night sky, almost shocking the entire capital to the point that it could be heard.
But who knew if the gate was too sturdy or if the wooden stakes that they had brought were not heavy enough, but after a dozen collisions, the gate began to sway; however, it could not be broken open.
Xuan Tian Ye furrowed his brow and stared, his heart pounding. He always felt strangely irritable and felt that something was about to happen. It had been agreed that Bu Cong would secretly swap out the soldiers patrolling the city and the guards at the four gates. It had been agreed that old fourth would go to the Imperial Palace Yu to delay old ninth. It had been agreed that Duan Mu Qing would leave the capital and lure Feng Yu Heng and old seventh out. It had been agreed that he would bring his people to break down the gate and force the abdication.
All of this had been agreed upon. After forcing the abdication, he would become the ninth prince, and old fourth would become the ruler of a vassal country. But he knew in his heart that Duan Mu Qing and the soldiers from the North would not truly leave. After they took care of Feng Yu Heng and old seventh, they would return. When that time came, whether it was Bu Cong or old fourth, they would all become ghosts. In this world, he did not want to share it with anyone.
But why, why was it that now that the wooden stakes had crashed into the gate, he began to feel flustered? That flustered feeling was inexplicable, and it carried a faint sense of despair. It seemed to be telling him that the operation had failed. But he had clearly not failed!
Xuan Tian Ye furrowed his brow even tighter, and the anger that he had felt since he was a child was released even more fiercely.
The aide pushing the wheelchair could feel the change in his mood and could not help but feel shocked; however, he still did his job of comforting him, saying: "Your Highness, do not panic. Everything is under our control."
Unfortunately, just as this was said, the sound of hooves could be heard from the back of the group.
Xuan Tian Ye suddenly turned his head and angrily glared back. He saw two large horses rushing toward him in the night. Even if the person on the horses turned to ash, he would still recognize him. It was Xuan Tianming, the ninth son of the Xuan family.
He fiercely gritted his teeth, "Damn, that trash old fourth!"
The advisor also trembled and subconsciously retreated in his wheelchair; however, he was stopped by Xuan Tian Ye: "What are you afraid of!" He then looked up at the two people that were flying over and loudly shouted: "Surround them!"
With this order, the troops on his side began to move, as they moved to block the path. But who could have thought that the two horses would not slow down. It was as though they did not even see the people in front of them, as they charged straight at them.
The people all moved out of the way in fear, as they actually opened up a path for Xuan Tianming.
Even after Xuan Tianming arrived in front of the third prince, he still did not react to how he had charged over. But in the end, he was still Xuan Tian Ye. In the end, he was the third prince that had been in hiding for many years. After his initial shock, he immediately regained his composure. Behind him, the sound of the gate being hit continued. It seemed that they were about to succeed. He looked up at Xuan Tianming and suddenly laughed: "Ninth Brother, you came late."
"Is that so?" Xuan Tianming was completely unaware. From the back of his horse, he looked down at this so-called third brother, as the corners of his lips curled up.
Xuan Tian Ye hated seeing this devilish appearance the most. It always made people feel that he had a card up his sleeve, but it was clear that the one with the advantage was him, Xuan Tian Ye!
"Death is at hand, yet you can still laugh?" Xuan Tian Ye became even angrier. He raised his hand and pointed behind Xuan Tianming: "Hidden guards? You brought so many hidden guards, but what is the point? Old ninth, I will tell you that I also have hidden guards, and I have even more soldiers. There are a total of 20 thousand people outside the gate. Not only are they blocking the gate, but they are also surrounding the entire imperial palace. Not to mention people, even a fly would not be able to get in. The people outside cannot get in, and the people inside should not even think about getting out. You, don't even think about having any hope. "
Xuan Tianming looked at the person below his horse as though he was looking at an idiot, "I just don't understand. You have already been beaten to this state by Heng Heng. Have you ever heard of an emperor with a body like yours? Also, third brother, I must remind you that the gate to the imperial palace cannot be broken open. Even if you want to surround the imperial palace, it is impossible to surround it. 20 thousand soldiers, right? Very good, I just happened to bring 20 thousand soldiers today. How about we compete. 20 thousand against 20 thousand. Let's see who has the upper hand! "
After he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and a hidden guard behind him shot a signal into the night sky. Following the sound of a "bang", the 20 thousand soldiers that had been obedient to Xuan Tian Ye suddenly pointed their weapons at their master.
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