After the Xiang family banquet ended, Xiang Gongbao drank a few cups of tea in the study, and the alcohol smell on his face dissipated a lot.
"Brother Wang, you are making things difficult for me."
Xiang Gongbao put down the tea in his hand and his expression became serious.
"Brother Xiang, when the country is in trouble, every man has a responsibility. Today's emperor is trying to reform and strengthen the country. He is really thinking about the future of our great rule. Have you forgotten that the foreigners used cannons to open the door of our country?
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Wang Tan had tears in his eyes, and when he talked about this incident, his breathing became rapid.
"Brother Xiang, have you forgotten what you said when we entered Beijing together?"
Xiang Gongbao was stunned when he heard this. He remembered that when they were young and came to Beijing, they just wanted to show what they had learned, establish a great cause, expel foreigners, and protect the country. These eight words still linger in my ears when I think of them.
"But……"
Seeing that Xiang Gongbao was still hesitating, Wang Tan opened his eyes: "Early the next morning, the Queen Mother will issue an order to abolish the New Deal. If the New Deal does not exist, the country will be destroyed. By then, even Long Live will not be able to escape unscathed. Our ministers will not be able to survive."
The emperor's salary is due to loyalty to the emperor, don't you understand this truth??"
"Brother Wang, stop talking!"
Xiang Gongbao waved his hand: "What do you want me to do?"
Seeing that Xiang Gongbao agreed, Wang Tan's face was overjoyed and he took out a roll of imperial edict that he had prepared earlier: "Imperial edict, the emperor's edict, says: Xiang Gongbao serves the country and the people, he is granted the title of Grand Tutor, and he rules the army of the world."
Generalissimo, mobilize the three armies to come here."
"Thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor!"
Xiang Gongbao was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly received the order to thank him.
"Brother Xiang! The next morning, at dawn, I believe that the imperial army is yours. As long as you lock the palace door and control the Eight Banners camp outside the capital, that old woman won't be able to cause any trouble."
Xiang Gongbao nodded when he heard this: "Ma Qi can help you seal the gates of the Forbidden Palace, but if you want to control the court, I'm afraid..."
The court was not only filled with wine and rice bags, but also many powerful generals. It wasn’t that Xiang Gongbao looked down upon them, but it was Wang Tan and the others who were incompetent scholars. If it really started to cause trouble, not even any of the generals would be able to do so.
They can handle it.
Mentioning this matter, a sneer appeared on Wang Tan's face: "Don't worry, if three thousand Shenji battalions are not enough, adding one Wang Wu will not be enough."
"oh!"
When Xiang Gongbao heard the words "Wang Wu", his brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He didn't expect that he had underestimated the emperor. He was so well prepared. It was obvious that he had not prepared in a day or two.
Wang Tan didn't say much. After deciding the matter, Wang Tan bowed deeply to Xiang Gongbao and said, "If the country rises or falls, everything depends on Gongbao."
After that, he got up and left.
After Wang Tan left, Xiang Keding walked out from the screen at the back. It turned out that he had been hiding behind the screen and listening quietly.
After walking out at this moment, he sat on the chair and said: "Dad, Prince Gong is so smart. Let these nerds go make trouble and he will be responsible for ending it. When the time comes, the Queen Mother will be under pressure and have to let him take the position. Everything is just and justified."
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Hearing this, Xiang Gongbao glanced at Xiang Keding and said nothing. He just picked up the teacup in his hand and began to think about it.
Prince Gong traded his position as Admiral of the Nine Gates in exchange for an alliance with them, and it seemed that he had anticipated this day long ago.
Even the old gods said that the great fortune of the Great Tong Dynasty is about to end, but there are still a few years of good fortune still there. The dragon veins will continue and new dragons will be born.
This Prince Gong, I'm afraid he can't wait to sit on Xinlong's throne.
Is it really good to just knock down a sick tiger and replace it with a bad wolf...
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The Imperial Guards rushed up with swords in hand, and their aura was so fierce. The moment they fell to the ground, the look on their faces was horrified.
In their impression, Ma Qi's son was a well-known playboy in the capital, who could do nothing but harm the common people.
To deal with such a rich kid, all they had to do was hand over the knife and the kid would probably pee in fear. Then they would slap him twice to make sure he was as obedient as a little chicken.
However, the moment they handed the knife to Ma Hongwen's neck, things began to develop in a direction they had not expected.
As soon as Xu Tong raised his hand, the two Imperial Guards who rushed up flew backwards. The others didn't even see clearly what happened. They followed Xu Tong and rushed down.
The five-animal grappler and close combat skills were used to deal with these forbidden troops, one slap at a time, giving Li Xi no chance to perform the last hit.
The leading soldier raised his sword and came over to kill him. He was obviously still a little confident in his own kung fu, but when he slashed down with his sword, Xu Tongren disappeared before his eyes.
“Where are the people??”
Seeing Ma Hongwen disappearing in front of him, Jun Han's pupils tightened and he subconsciously wanted to slash his back with the knife, but he was too slow.
Before he even had time to lift the knife, two big hands fell on his shoulders, squeezing and twisting his fingers: "Crack!" There was a sound, and both arms suddenly lost their strength.
Even the knife fell to the ground.
Xu Tong grabbed the guy's collar and pulled the face in front of him: "Who are you and why are you arresting me?"
His father is Ma Qi. Anyone who dares to arrest him is obviously here after him.
This gave him a bad feeling.
The other party's eyes widened and he was about to spit, but unfortunately Xu Tong waved his hand and threw him in front of Li Xi.
Da Ya and the others were not in the hall, so Xu Tong could not use Da Ya's ability to use the charm technique to control the other party, but Da Xi Zi had plenty of ways to extract confessions through execution.
Sure enough, Li Xi finally seized the opportunity to show off, stepped forward, and said in a neutral tone: "Since you don't want to say it, let us help you say it."
Li Xi stretched out his hand, and a black mist surrounded his palm. It was the Maoshan Sect's unique skill, the soul-catching hand.
With a pinch of his fingers, the black mist was like two slender silver needles, piercing into the soldier's eyes.
"ah!!"
The black mist was like ants, burrowing deep into the eyeballs. The indescribable pain made the military man want to pluck out both of his eyeballs, but Xu Tong had already removed his hands.
He can fall to the ground and crawl like maggots.
After a while, Li Xi stopped, and now the soldier was no longer tough.
But he glared at Xu Tong unwillingly and cursed: "A traitor who betrays his country and seeks glory!"
It turned out that early this morning, before the Empress Dowager Shengci announced the abolition of the New Deal, the emperor launched an attack. The Shenji Camp and a large number of new students unexpectedly rushed in and surrounded the entire Qianqing Palace.
Forcing the Queen Mother Shengci to abdicate.
Immediately, several military attachés rushed to take the person, but without exception, they were killed on the spot by a man holding a big knife.
Killing people is like chopping melons and vegetables. Among these military attachés, there are many who are top martial artists, but they can't survive a single round at the hands of their opponents.
This person is none other than the well-known great master in the capital, the Great Sword King Wu.
Ordinarily, the emperor took the lead in attacking and was fully prepared, so he should be sure to win. With Xiang Gongbao and Ma Qili working together, it can be said that he controlled the inside and outside. I don't know how long it took to plan for an absolute advantage.
But Xiang Gongbao came, bringing the imperial army with him, but he was not on the emperor's side.
So now the reform movement of the new school students has turned into a one-sided massacre. Fortunately, a great master helped to disrupt the imperial army led by Xiang Gongbao. Now the whole palace is in chaos.
A pot of porridge.
They were lucky enough to rush out first. They thought that Ma Qi's son, Xu Tong, should be in Qintian Prison, so they gritted their teeth and came to arrest Xu Tong.
As long as Ma Hongwen is captured, there is no fear that Ma Qi will defect before the battle.
If Ma Qi doesn't defect before the battle, then they will kill Ma Hongwen and use him as a backstop to eliminate harm for the people.
This group of people is not bad at thinking. Xu Tong praised their strategy. If Ma Hongwen was really here, they would most likely catch him.
However, Xu Tong is not Ma Hongwen, and their plan is doomed to fail.
"what to do??"
Li Xi also didn't expect that he would wake up early in the morning, hum a song and dance, but he would encounter such a big thing.
Xu Tong ignored him and looked up at the sky.
I saw that the huge Forbidden City was already shrouded in dark clouds, and a thin dragon was fighting and struggling left and right, but he was too small.
A purple dragon hovered in the dark clouds, and an old phoenix spread its wings and kept grabbing the dragon's head blaster. A tiger and a horse flanked it and attacked from both sides.
No matter how hard the dragon struggled, it was useless. It was completely pinned to the ground and rubbed against it.
However, Xu Tong noticed that there were many strange auras competing with each other around these behemoths, among which a large ring-shaped sword was the most dazzling.
The blade pierced and roared in the dark clouds, and actually cut a huge gash in the tiger's claws.
Even the fierce horse was wounded in the chest by a machete.
The blade of the knife clanked, exuding a terrifying murderous aura, and there was no one who could defeat him.
This broadsword should be the broadsword king Wu mentioned by the military men. He is worthy of being a great master. If he really wants to leave, although the forbidden palace is big, it may not be able to keep him.
Just when Xu Tong was watching this wonderfully, Xu Tong's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a familiar feeling swept through his body, with fierce ripples rising around him, rolling towards him like a stormy sea.
"Hiss!! It's him again!"
This feeling... made a person pop up in Xu Tong's mind: "Zhao Xusen!"