"These idiots!! Quick, wake up all the private armies, quick!"
In Prince Gong's Mansion, Prince Gong's expression suddenly changed when he saw the fireworks signal outside.
I cursed these stupid pigs in my heart for having spent so much time arranging it, and yet they were exposed.
The housekeeper hurried over at this time: "Your Majesty, a group of people who didn't know where they came from suddenly rushed into Ma's house and set it on fire. This only alerted the spies."
What the steward means is that this is not a problem caused by one of us, it is caused by others.
Yes, who would have thought that someone would suddenly do something like this at this time.
But it is meaningless to say anything now. Now everyone knows that if someone touches the Ma family, the whole capital will be rioted.
Prince Gong's original plan was to take action tomorrow morning when the city gates were changed, because when the city defenses were changed, the palace gate of the harem would also be opened.
But now the plan has to be moved forward.
He waved his hand and did not let the butler continue talking. It was pointless to pursue these matters now. He must act as soon as possible without any delay.
Now I just hope that Ma Hongwen can be captured smoothly.
"Tou, what's wrong!"
Seeing that Xu Tong looked ugly, Gao Zhuo also restrained his expression and looked at him seriously.
"It's okay, everything is as planned. Let's go see Prince Gong."
Xu Tong waved his hand and glanced sideways in the direction of the Forbidden City.
A cold snort came from his nose.
By the time the carriage arrived at Prince Gong's Mansion, soldiers were already standing in a dark place outside the Prince's Mansion.
Not only were these soldiers well-equipped, but each of them had an unruly murderous look in their eyes.
At first glance, he looks like an elite soldier among elite soldiers.
Just by looking at their heads, you can tell that they are all strong and powerful.
In comparison, the soldiers trained by March were far behind.
No matter in terms of equipment or physical fitness, they are not on the same level at all.
At a glance, there were at least five thousand such soldiers, and both streets were occupied.
With such an army of one against ten, it is no wonder that Prince Gong had the confidence to rebel.
But where did these armies come from?
Judging from the equipment, these soldiers obviously cannot be from any military camp.
Because today's finances simply cannot afford to support such an army.
Couldn't the mighty Datong Dynasty afford five thousand elite soldiers?
It seems exaggerated, but the truth is even more exaggerated. Ma Qi was granted an additional title by the Empress Dowager Shengci and expanded the army to three battalions.
Only later did I discover that, good guy, there were three garbage barracks where the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled were all alive.
Not to mention the equipment, even the weapons are almost terrible.
Some veterans have not even seen a salary in five or six years. They come here just to make a living, and even their military uniforms are full of patches.
Only then did he realize that Datong Dynasty was rotten to the bone.
The figures reported by the Ministry of War every year do not match up here at all, and the silver tael allocated every year has never been distributed at all.
If it weren't for Xu Tong's cheap father-in-law who generously contributed hundreds of thousands of silver, Ma Qi wouldn't even be able to provide food and salary to the new soldiers, let alone train them.
Over the years, Prince Gong may have been docile on the surface, but his cliques have become deeply ingrained behind the scenes.
The amount of money flowing out of Prince Gong every year is already difficult to count.
Where did this money come from?
On the face of it, Prince Gong's mansion has thousands of acres of fertile land, twenty farms, three rice farms in the capital, pawn shops, silk and satin, porcelain and other industries.
Just these are already extremely wealthy countries.
But is that all?
Just take a look at the prosperity of the foreign district. There are jade houses, gambling houses, opium dens, and even human traffickers. In any low-life and profitable business, the big boss behind it is the shadow of Prince Gong.
As the saying goes, I am the white one, and I am the black one. The money and food spent on these elite soldiers every year are all made with real money.
It seemed that Prince Gong had already determined that this day would come early in the morning.
When Xu Tong sat on the carriage and saw such a dark army of elite soldiers, he immediately broke into a cold sweat for his father.
Prince Gong, who was standing outside the gate, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ma Hongwen coming out of the carriage.
It's show time!
Gao Zhuo's face was serious as he roughly pulled Xu Tong out of the car and pushed him in front of Prince Gong.
"Don't...don't kill me...don't kill me!"
Prince Gong looked sideways at the charming Mr. Ma.
His pale face was still pretending to be calm, but his eyes seemed to be filled with fear.
Just like a frightened little hedgehog, it wants to shrink into a ball and try its best to stand up its thorns to make itself look powerful.
If the assassin named Tang Feng was still alive, after seeing this scene, he would definitely understand what the art of performance is.
Every look and every detail of his movements is so perfect that you can't find a single thorn in it.
Of course, if the dead Xiao Lizi could see this scene, he would be shocked to find that this is him?
Prince Gong was very satisfied with Ma Hongwen's appearance: "Don't worry, be obedient and I won't kill you."
"Yes...I am obedient, I am obedient!"
Xu Tong swallowed and nodded repeatedly.
"Where's your brother?"
At this time, Prince Gong saw that only Gao Zhuo had returned, and he couldn't help frowning and asked.
"When he came back, he ran into trouble, so he stayed behind and ended the relationship."
Gao Zhuo responded expressionlessly.
Prince Gong nodded. These two men had just entered the palace, and he did not trust the two brothers. He even doubted whether they were spies sent by the Xiang family.
But after checking the details, I discovered that the tall guy was actually the bastard who escaped from his black boxing ring before.
Although he was very annoyed, he finally endured it. After all, he needed talents very much now.
Seeing that the two brothers had brought Ma Hongwen back, he felt relieved about their opinions. He pushed Xu Tong to Gao Zhuo and told him to keep an eye on the boy.
"Without further delay, follow me into the palace, overthrow the tyranny of the Mercy Saint, and bring peace to the world!"
Now that the matter has been exposed, the palace must not be allowed time to prepare. Prince Gong pulled out the sword from his waist and jumped on his horse.
"kill!"
"kill!!"
The soldiers raised their swords and followed Prince Gong into the palace.
The gate of the Forbidden City has been opened by the soldiers bribed by Prince Gong.
These rebels joined Prince Jin Gong's team and marched straight into the palace.
Some of the guards who resisted were vulnerable to the group of brave generals under Prince Gong.
Some simply knelt on the ground and surrendered.
Xu Tong and Gao Zhuo followed behind in a carriage, looking at the palace gate getting closer and closer. Xu Tong opened the window and looked up above his head.
That strong uneasiness swept through my heart again.
In the palace, I saw that the old phoenix was being tightly wrapped around the neck by a dragon. Perhaps the injury from last time had not healed yet, so the old phoenix had almost no resistance when facing the dragon this time.
Fortunately, the fierce horse on the side was trampling on the dragon, trying to drive it away.
It seemed like a fight between dragon and phoenix, but Xu Tong saw something unusual.
Dark clouds were rolling in the night sky, but a full moon appeared in the sky, like an eye silently watching the battle.
From time to time, there is an indescribable aura swirling in the dark clouds, which gives people an extremely depressing feeling, as if a real behemoth is hiding among them at this moment, ready to go.
A cool breeze blew, and the wind was mixed with the roar of tigers, which added a bit of danger to the various strange phenomena in front of us.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
March's Royal Guards were finally mobilized, and they stood condescendingly on the city defense and began to shoot at the soldiers below with crossbows and steam guns.
It is obviously not an easy task to break into the harem. The palace door is just inlaid with willows in front of it. Without professional engineering tools, trying to break open it is nothing more than a dream.
But Prince Gong had been planning for this day for a long time and had already prepared for the worst.
"Pah~pah~pah~"
Two grooms stood in front of the carriage, whipping their whips desperately, and driving the six horses to pull the cannon forward. The horses' eyes were red, and white mist with blood mist was constantly sprayed from their mouths and noses.
Apparently they have been fed some kind of medicine to enhance their strength.
Even so, the moving speed of the carriage is only slightly faster than the speed of a normal person walking.
The reason for this is precisely because this wide carriage is pulling a huge object.
The straight and huge barrel emits a ferocious cold light in the night.
Unlike ordinary artillery, this cannon is almost as big as an elephant, and its muzzle alone is as thick as the mouth of a bowl.
A huge boiler was installed at the back to continuously add pressure to the cannon.
Foreign steam cannon!
Xu Tong watched intently. This space was completely different from the real history. Westerners' research on gunpowder did not reach the extreme of thermal weapons. Instead, they were more interested in developing steam energy.
It may seem like an outdated energy source, but foreigners have used steam to design steam battleships, steam chariots, and even steam airships.
Finally, there was the steam cannon. It was such a simple cannon, but it directly blasted open the door that had been closed to the country for two hundred years.
Along with the muzzle of the cannon, it slowly aimed at the door ahead.
Prince Gong waved his long sword: "Fire!"
"boom!"
Along with the terrifying water vapor, the fumaroles on both sides of the cannon burst out, forming a huge searing wave, and the whole world seemed to be covered in white mist.
Xu Tong even smelled the smell of steamed meat filling the air.
When the white mist dissipated, I saw several corpses lying on the ground all around the cannon. These people were so unlucky that they stood in front of the cannon's vent.
As a result, it was instantly sprayed with high-heat water vapor, and it was steamed in an instant.
It can only be said that these people are too unlucky.
This cannon was originally dismantled from a foreign warship.
It turns out that the two air outlets are connected to the battleship's energy recovery pipeline.
It is completely for temporary use, and its safety cannot be guaranteed.
But even so, the power of the cannon was undoubtedly terrifying, and the vermilion door was directly smashed into pieces.
The Imperial Guards who were standing behind the door also suffered heavy casualties.
Such terrifying power made the Forbidden Army feel cold in their hearts.
"Fight in!!"
Prince Gong took the lead and charged with his horse.
At this time, Xu Tong noticed that there was a strange aura surging around Prince Gong's body. His destiny seemed to become stronger at this moment. Some bullets shot at him were pushed away by an unknown force.
.
At this moment, he seemed to be the protagonist blessed by destiny, immune to all evil and invulnerable to sword damage.
“Is this what destiny is for?”
Xu Tong remembered that in the previous script, the black tiger came behind Li Xi, and his mountain buckle could not shake a hair on his body. It was not until the master took action, and then the power of destiny suppressed the black tiger and killed Li Xi.
Just when he was pondering the wonder of fate, his heart suddenly tightened. He looked sideways and saw an old eunuch on the city wall looking towards him. The two looked at each other for a moment. Xu Tong's pupils tightened and he reached out to grab him.
Zhuo Gaozhuo's collar jumped out of the car: "Run!"