Li Huan looked at Master Qingwei with a bit of disdain in his eyes and said, "Taoist Master, you can tell me your origin now!"
Qingwei Zhenren, whose neck was stuck, had a bit of anger in his eyes. Considering his status, he had never been treated like this before. He never thought that he was being treated like a little chicken by Li Huan.
Carry it in your hand.
"Don't even think about it..."
Almost instinctively, Master Qingwei took a breath and hissed at Li Huan.
With a click, Master Qingwei felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then his entire consciousness was swallowed up by darkness. His head tilted, and he lost his breath.
The moment Master Qingwei had his neck broken by Li Huan, he couldn't help but have a look of disbelief on his face.
Until his death, Master Qingwei never imagined that Li Huan would kill him so simply. You must know that he just refused instinctively, which does not mean that he is really not afraid of death.
It's a pity that Master Qingwei overestimated himself, or Li Huan simply didn't take Master Qingwei seriously.
It’s just a Taoist. So what if he has a great background? Even if the other person is born in the Tianshi Mansion, what if he dares to participate in things like the feudal king’s rebellion? Even the Tianshi Mansion, which has been passed down for thousands of years, cannot bear it.
The anger from the emperor.
Since these people dared to choose to collude with Prince Ning, they were naturally ambitious people, at least a little more powerful than most noble nobles who just sat there waiting to die.
Anyway, he is already an extremely popular minister in the Duke of Wei, and even if he makes further achievements, he will not be able to make any progress. For the Duke of Wei, it will be the icing on the cake at best, but it is different for others.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Tong said with determination in his eyes: "Don't worry, as long as I still have breath, I will definitely ensure that the city gate is not lost."
Xu Ru and others showed a bit of joy on their faces. You must know that just now they watched Cui Ling and others open the gate of Nanjing City. Maybe King Ning may not do anything to them after entering the city, but this does not mean
It means that they are willing to accept Prince Ning to enter the capital.
Even though they knew that all this was Li Huan's calculation and plan, they were still extremely worried in their hearts.
As Mao Qing said, as long as Li Huan is still flesh and blood, it is impossible to avoid being shot by dozens of fire cannons.
Here, Cui Ling and Mao Qing hurriedly got off the city tower, and with only about a hundred people, they walked out of the city gate like a gust of wind and ran towards the direction of King Ning's escape.
After listening to Cui Ling's words, Zhao Tong immediately said: "Brother Cui, if you have anything to say, just say it. Now everyone is like a grasshopper on a rope. One is prosperous and the other is destitute."
Anyuan Bo Tang Yong's eyes shone brightly and he shouted: "I have long believed that Zhao Tong is nothing, but now I have ignored the emperor's kindness and colluded with the king. Today I will definitely take his head and offer it to your majesty."
Someone even shouted at Tang Yong: "Tang Yong, you are a common man, the head of that traitor Zhao Tong belongs to me, no one is allowed to steal it from me."
In this case, if King Ning were to tie him to his big ship destined to be silent, they would not be able to find their graves even if they wanted to cry.
Of course, the most important point is that they saw Li Huan leading people towards King Ning, and looking at this situation, King Ning was very likely to be captured alive by Li Huan. If such a thing really happened, they
Those who chose to collude with King Ning and even opened the gates of Nanjing to offer the city would definitely become the targets of severe punishment by the court.
Fortunately, they had firm faith and did not easily board King Ning's warship. They showed their loyalty to the court. Even if this loyalty was not so firm, at least they did not collude with King Ning.
Obviously, the scene of Li Huan being invincible among the army left a very deep impression on several people. Although Mao Qing and others were surprised, they were not afraid.
If Xu Yan hadn't been in charge personally, I'm afraid they would have mobilized troops to stop Cui Ling and others when they saw Cui Ling and others' move to open the city gate.
Who doesn't have some relatives? It's almost normal for them to come and go with each other. If we really want to use this to punish people, I'm afraid all the noble families will not be able to escape.
This is to put down the rebellion of the vassal king. When the time comes, the court will reward you based on your merits, and you will have the opportunity to go further.
Xu Chu stood up slowly, his eyes flashing with brilliance. He glanced at a distinguished nobleman and general beside him, and heard Xu Chu say: "Everyone, the mighty general has arrived outside the city. I'll wait for you next."
What we have to do is to defend the city of Nanjing and work with the mighty general to put down King Ning's rebellion."
Otherwise, it is impossible for these people to be invited here by Jin Yiwei. It was only after they came here that they met Xu Yan and Chen Ke and learned everything.
A cavalry group under the banner of Li Huan suddenly appeared and plunged into King Ning's rebels so bravely and headed straight for King Ning.
At this time, King Ning was completely panicked. He beat the horse under him fiercely and shouted: "Guard, please protect me and return to camp!"
Chen Ke, Xu Pengju and several other figures stood beside Xu Yan, and they clearly saw the fireworks exploding in the sky.
The origin of such a person is definitely not a secret. Not to mention other things, just catching Prince Ning and knowing the identity of Master Qingwei is a simple matter.
Thinking of Master Qingwei, Prince Ning couldn't help but look back.
For a moment, Zhao Tong, Cui Ling, Mao Qing and others were like ants on a hot pot, because they didn't know how Li Huan appeared here. If tens of thousands of elite troops from the imperial court were near Nanjing City,
So it is a question whether King Ning can capture the city of Nanjing this time.
"This...how is this possible? How could Li Huan appear here!"
As for these people's private dealings with Cui Ling, Zhao, and other rebels, Li Huan was not too harsh on them. After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
Of course, it would not be impossible to stabilize the morale of the army if a prestigious general came forward, but it was a pity that there was no such general among King Ning's rebels.
Suddenly, everyone present was breathing rapidly. They looked at the opened city gate and the figures of Zhao Tong, Cui Ling and others in the distance, as if they had seen military achievements.
Although King Ning no longer had much hope of killing Li Huan, he still had some lingering thoughts in his heart.
Although many of their nobles were turned into useless people by their wealth and splendor, there were also people who could clearly see that the possibility of King Ning's rebellion being successful was almost slim.
It can be said that Master Qingwei was the reason why Prince Ning was able to dominate the Nanchang Mansion without fear of attracting some people to secretly assassinate him for revenge. The number of assassinations that Master Qingwei blocked for Prince Ning was definitely not once or twice.
The only one who could temporarily stabilize the morale of the army by virtue of his identity was King Ning, who was now being chased by Li Huan. He had no intention of stabilizing the morale of the army and entering the city. Therefore, at least until King Ning's rebels were completely stabilized, they wanted to enter Nanjing.
The city is a bit difficult.
Cui Ling then looked at Tong Zhao and said: "Tong Zhao, Mao Qing and I are going to rescue King Ning. I will leave this city gate to you to guard. You must hold on until King Ning's army enters the city."
"I wonder if the real person can kill Li Huan this time!"
What they were most worried about was that they could not open the city gate, so naturally they would not be able to claim their merit in dedicating the city.
After all, he had been in charge of Nanjing's army for many years, and he naturally developed a powerful force over time.
On the high attic, Wei Guogong Xu Yan had put on a suit of armor at some point. Although he looked older, Xu Yan still gave people a majestic look while wearing armor.
feel.
After hundreds of years of marriage, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty have already formed a large network. It is almost a situation where you are in me and I am in you.
Seeing Tang Yong almost trotting downstairs, the others also reacted and immediately bowed to Xu Yan and chased Tang Yong away.
But in the city of Nanjing
However, Cui Ling, Zhao Tong and others soon opened their eyes wide, as if they had seen something unbelievable.
Especially when they thought of the rewards they received from the noble sons who accompanied Li Huan to put down the rebellion of Anhua King Zhu Chixiu.
With a look of surprise on his face, Chen Ke said to Xu Yan and others: "Old Duke, this is a signal from the Marquis. If nothing else happens, the Marquis is now outside Nanjing."
"Li Huan must not be allowed to capture King Ning, otherwise King Ning's army will inevitably collapse without a leader, and we will also be punished by the court for colluding with King Ning."
You must know that many of them were extremely hesitant when faced with the persuasion of Zhao Tong, Cui Ling and others, and almost chose to stand like Prince Ning and compete for wealth in the whole family.
Prince Ning had never doubted the strength of Master Qingwei. In the past few years, if Master Qingwei had not been protecting him, he might have been assassinated.
Originally, King Ning had escaped dozens of feet away and was surrounded by several soldiers brought by his trusted generals. Seeing the large number of elite soldiers gathered around him, King Ning could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In this way, I am afraid that the city of Nanjing will really be forced to sacrifice all its nobles to Prince Ning.
But now the city gate has been opened, and King Ning's army is also rushing towards the city gate. Either King Ning's army will be able to pour into the city in a moment, or they will do nothing in the future and just sacrifice it.
Thanks to the city of Nanjing, they were able to gain a foothold in the new dynasty and enjoy endless glory and wealth.
Cui Ling looked at Zhao Tong with a cold voice, and Mao Qing and others spoke slowly.
Of course, the people who could be invited here by Jin Yiwei with the message of Wei Guogong Xu Yan are all those who have resisted the temptation in their hearts these days and are still somewhat loyal to the imperial court.
"Didn't it mean that the imperial army would not arrive for at least ten days? Why did Li Huan show up!"
Li Huan withdrew his eyes from the body of Master Qingwei, and looked at Prince Ning and others who had escaped dozens of feet away, with a look of contempt flashing in his eyes.
Cui Ling's eyes lit up and she looked at Mao Qing and said: "Okay, Mao Qing, please immediately light up the generals in your house, bring the blunderbuss, and follow me to rescue Prince Ning."
Mao Qing laughed loudly and said: "Why don't you dare? He, Li Huan, is indeed brave and good at fighting, but we will not foolishly fight with him. My uncle, Yongchang, has fifty fire blunderbuss in his house, and it is he, Li Huan, who has the copper head."
His iron-armed body is enough to kill him with a volley of fire cannons."
It is precisely because of this that the faces of Cui Ling and Zhao Tong showed shock and horror.
Immediately afterwards, a figure was seen coming through the air, accompanied by several screams. Several soldiers who subconsciously blocked King Ning were killed on the spot by the corpse of Master Qingwei.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tong, Cui Ling and others looked at each other, with a bit of despair and madness flashing in their eyes.
He casually threw Taoist Qingwei's body in the direction of Prince Ning.
The rebels outside the city were rushed by Li Huan, and King Ning was frightened by Li Huan and fled, so that King Ning's rebels who were planning to enter the city fell into chaos. Looking at the situation, let alone entering the city,
It would be weird if it didn't collapse.
Cui Ling, Zhao Tong and others opened the city gate with their confidants. Looking at King Ning's army rushing towards the city gate like a torrent in the distance, both Cui Ling and Zhao Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Standing at a high place, one can clearly see the scene where Li Huan was galloping around and no one could stop him.
However, when Prince Ning looked back, he saw the scene where Qingwei was being pinched by Li Huan's neck and carried in his hands.
When these people knew everything, they were naturally frightened.
Cui Ling took a deep breath and said coldly: "For the current plan, we can only ensure the safety of Prince Ning and help Prince Ning capture Nanjing City. Only then can we have hope of survival. Do you dare to follow me out of the city?
Go and rescue Prince Ning?"
Besides, there is no need to bother to know the identity of Taoist Qingwei. Just seeing Taoist Qingwei following King Ning, he knew that Taoist Qingwei should be a close confidant of King Ning.
But in this case, the defenders in the city who noticed the movement here would inevitably come to seize the city gate, and the pressure would naturally shift to Zhao Tong and the others.
As he spoke, Xu Yan said in a deep voice: "If we can help the champion to put down the rebellion, I believe that neither the champion nor your majesty will treat you poorly. The only time to make contributions is now. The opportunity is right in front of you. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you."
It’s everyone’s.”
If Qingwei Zhenren can stop him for a moment, then Ning Wang can escape into the camp. There will be many troops to protect him. No matter how brave Li Huan is, he cannot ignore tens of thousands of troops.
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Seeing the crowd leaving in a hurry, Xu Yan looked at Chen Kedao and said, "With Tang Yong and others personally taking action, we can ensure that the city of Nanjing is not lost."
Chen Ke nodded slightly, feeling slightly relieved.
But at this moment Xu Er squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Kedao: "I wonder if Mr. Chen dares to compete with me for greater wealth?"
When Chen Ke heard this, he couldn't help but raise his brows and looked at Xu Er with a bit of surprise. He was quite curious about what Wei Guogong Xu Er meant by greater wealth.
