Li Hong was panic-stricken and couldn't help shouting: "Mother, please spare my son...please spare my son..."
Dou Wenming secretly sneered: "It's no use screaming at the top of your lungs. Your mother is now in a state of insecurity. No one can save you!"
Just as he finished his thoughts, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and saw a large group of cavalry running towards Xuande Gate.
Those cavalrymen were neither Jinwu Guards nor Qianniu Guards. They were all tough and strong. The leader was wearing golden armor and a phoenix helmet. After seeing his appearance clearly, Dou Wenming was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground!
The person coming turned out to be Wu Chengsi!
The Jinwu guards had no time to react and were instantly slaughtered by the soldiers around Wu Chengsi.
After Li Hong saw Wu Chengsi, he became even more convinced that all this was Wu Mei's conspiracy. He thought that his begging for mercy had had an effect and hurriedly said: "Cousin, I will never go against my mother again. Don't kill me."
Just as Wu Chengsi was about to speak, Feng Wu beside him suddenly jumped up from his horse, jumped behind the pillar in an instant, and carried Dou Wenming over.
Ya Ruo said angrily: "Little Douzi, you are a greedy dog slave who is afraid of death, how dare you leave me and Your Majesty and run away alone!"
She thought Dou Wenming had escaped alone during the chaos just now.
Wu Chengsi glanced at Dou Wenming and said coldly: "You should be from King Pei, right?"
Dou Wenming was about to defend himself when he suddenly saw a man riding a horse behind Wu Chengsi, his hands tied behind his back, his hair unkempt, and his face covered in blood.
"Quan, General Quan!"
Quan Zhijie said sadly: "Deputy General Dou, we have been defeated, and all my Yulin guards are dead."
Li Hong looked at Quan Zhijie and then at Dou Wenming. He was surprised and asked, "Cousin, what is going on?"
Behind Wu Chengsi, another person dismounted from his horse, came to Li Hong, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we have been fooled. The people behind this matter are King Pei and King Yin, and we have been taken advantage of by them!"
The person who spoke was Cen Changqian.
"Do you want to fool someone just because you're being used?" A general sneered.
Li Hong looked at the man and saw him glaring at him angrily. It turned out to be Wu Youji.
Beside him was a giant man as big as an iron tower, and he was a black-toothed man.
Li Hong murmured: "Cousin, what's going on now...?"
Wu Chengsi was already impatient and said calmly: "Ask your General Cen yourself!"
He waved his riding whip and headed forward.
Feng Wu picked up Dou Wenming, placed him on his horse, and chased after him on horseback. Wu Youji and Hei Te Changzhi also led a large force to follow.
In the blink of an eye, only Cen Changqian and part of the Qianniu Guards were left.
Li Hong asked anxiously: "Cen Qing, what's going on? Please tell me quickly!"
Cen Changqian sighed and said:
"In order to prevent the Jinwu Guards from entering the imperial city, I resisted the Jinwu Guards at the Zhuque Gate. Unexpectedly, the King of Zhou suddenly came with a large army.
I knew I was no match for the Western Army, so I gave up resistance. However, the King of Zhou told me that the Queen Mother was kidnapped by King Pei and King Yin, and this was their conspiracy!"
Li Hong's anger turned into joy: "So, isn't this all arranged by the queen mother?"
Cen Changqian nodded and said, "Yes."
Li Hong felt at ease and thought: "I am also a victim, so my mother should not be blamed." He snorted and said, "Lao Ba really colluded with King Pei, I will definitely not let him off this time!"
Cen Changqian whispered: "Your Majesty, even though this matter is not a conspiracy by the Queen Mother, our attempt to kill Wu's party cannot be erased. The Queen Mother will not let us go."
Li Hong was stunned and said in horror: "Then, what should we do?"
Cen Changqian lowered her voice: "As long as the Queen Mother dies, Wu Chengsi alone will not be able to shake your throne!"
Li Hong said in shock: "You, you want me to kill my mother?"
Cen Changqian said anxiously: "That's not what I meant. Think about it, His Highness King Zhou just said that the Queen Mother was kidnapped by King Pei and King Yin. We only need to anger them, and then..."
Li Hong immediately understood what he meant and muttered: "This, this is not good."
Cen Changqian gritted her teeth and said: "If you don't do this, the Queen Mother will definitely kill you after she is rescued!"
Li Hong was shocked and doubtful. He looked at Yaruo and saw her nodded slightly, stamped her foot and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Cen Changqian said: "Quan Zhijie said that King Pei and King Yin are at Cixin Hall. Let's go to Cixin Hall immediately to rescue him!"
Li Hong asked uneasily: "Could my cousin have gone ahead?"
Cen Changqian gritted her teeth and said: "I guess His Highness King Zhou will save those ministers first, we should still have some time!"
Li Hong did not dare to hesitate any longer and immediately led the people to Cixin Hall.
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Prince Zhou's Mansion.
After the bad commander entered Pingkangfang, he separated from Habayashi Wei.
The two parties agreed that the Yulin Guards should take the main entrance and rush into Prince Zhou's Mansion head-on. The bad guys would go around to the backyard, climb over the wall and enter the Mansion for a surprise attack.
Under the leadership of the bad handsome man, the bad people climbed over the courtyard wall and stalked the backyard like ghosts.
They were experienced and quickly found the main hall of Li Zhiying.
After entering the temple, I found that there was no one inside.
A bad guy suddenly said: "Li Shuai, something is wrong. We didn't even meet any servants along the way. This mansion looks like an empty house!"
The bad handsome man was bold and brave, and said calmly: "Perhaps they have all hid in the Prince's Mansion. No matter what, let's search the Prince's Mansion carefully first. Except for Wu Chengsi's three wives and son, no one else will be killed!"
All the bad guys received the order and dispersed immediately.
The bad handsome man stood silently outside Li Zhiying's main hall with his hands folded, looking up at the clouds in the sky with a leisurely look.
Just then, he heard a tiny scream.
At first he thought it was a servant in the mansion who was killed and didn't care, but soon he noticed something strange.
Yu Linwei walked through the main entrance. If it was really an empty house with no resistance, Yu Linwei should have come to join him long ago. Why has he been missing for so long?
While I was wondering, there was a sound of footsteps, and the footsteps were mixed with the sound of armor clashing. I thought to myself: "The Yulin Guards are still here."
However, it was not Habayashi Wei who came.
The leaders were three women. They had beautiful faces and wore beautiful clothes. One of them was holding a little baby.
The bad commander's heart was heavy. These three women were obviously Wu Chengsi's wives, but he did not dare to act rashly because behind these women, there was an army in black armor.
Li Zhiying said in a sweet voice: "You are a bold thief who dares to come to Prince Zhou's Mansion to act wild. All the Yulin guards outside the door have been killed, and all your men are also dead. Why don't we catch him quickly!"
The bad commander sneered: "You alone can wipe out all the bad guys under me?"
Feng Wu took two steps forward and hummed: "Bad Commander, although your martial arts are better than our Yang Shuai, your ability to teach your subordinates is not as good as his. I killed two of your bad guys!"
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Long Yang followed, "I killed two of them too!" The other bad guards also spoke one after another, and except for Ping Qi, everyone took their heads.
The bad handsome man was shocked and angry: "How did you know in advance that we would come?"
Liu Lanshuang said coldly: "No need to say anything to this kind of person, capture him quickly!"
Feng Ying and Long Yang responded in unison, each took their weapons and attacked the bad commander.
Feng Ying used two daggers, and Long Yang used a pair of judge pens.
The two of them, one behind the other, attacked the bad handsome man closely. However, the bad handsome man only used a pair of fleshy palms to easily resist the attack of the two men.
Moreover, every time he made a move, he struck first and was as fast as lightning. If Feng Ying and Long Yang hadn't changed their moves in time, their weapons would have been snatched away in one move.
The other delinquent guards originally wanted to step forward to help in the battle, but when they saw the delinquent handsome's ghostly moves, they were not sure they could escape, so they just guarded the surroundings and did not dare to step forward.
After twenty moves, the bad guy suddenly shouted loudly and slapped Feng Ying on the shoulder with his palm. Feng Ying flew out and was caught by Ping Qi.
Long Yang was unable to stand on his own and managed to support three moves. His left leg was pointed by the bad handsome finger and he knelt down on one leg.
When he was about to kill him, he suddenly heard Li Zhiying say: "All the troops obey the order and come forward to kill this thief, whether he lives or lives!"
The bad commander was shocked, knowing that if he was surrounded by the army, it would be difficult to escape, so he immediately ignored Long Yang and broke out towards the north.
Ping Qi was guarding the roof on the north side, and immediately rushed towards the bad guy. The two of them only missed one move, and Ping Qi fell straight to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Just as the bad guy was about to escape from the roof, suddenly, a green shadow jumped to the roof, came behind the bad guy like lightning, and hit the bad guy on the back hard with his palm.
The bad guy hurriedly turned around to parry, and the two of them fought at high speed. Only the shadows of their fists were flying, and others could hardly see their moves.
There was a loud bang as the bad guy punched his opponent, and a strong force came out, causing his body to fall from the roof.
He pinched his numb right hand and said coldly: "It's really great, Zhuge Sanyuan, let's compare our skills on the sword again!"
Zhuge Sanyuan jumped down from the roof, took out his broad-backed short sword, and said calmly: "I have always wanted to avenge my former bad commander, and today I finally found the opportunity."
At the same time, a group of men in black walked in outside the courtyard. They were all officials of Dali Temple, and the leader was Zhuge Nan.
He usually had a short sword hanging on his waist, but today he was holding a large gold-backed sword in his hand.
The bad handsome man said coldly: "You should think about who can avenge you in the future!"
He turned his palm and found a slender sword in his hand. The long sword shook slightly and it turned out to be a soft sword.
The bad commander attacked from the front. With a flick of his long sword, he thrust out nine swords in an instant. Each sword would change direction in the middle of the process.
Zhuge Sanyuan concentrated on receiving the move and blocked all nine swords. However, two places on his clothes were struck by the sword tip, causing two cuts.
Long Yang, Feng Wu and others' eyes were shining.
The martial arts of these two people can be said to be the best in the world. No matter how hard it is to find a third person, being able to witness a fight of this level with your own eyes will be a lifelong benefit to anyone who practices martial arts.
One of the two had a sword as fast as lightning, and the other had a sword as fast as the wind. In the blink of an eye, they were fighting over fifty moves.
Although the bad commander's sword move was blocked by Zhuge Sanyuan, the long sword was like a whip, the front end of the sword changed direction on the fulcrum of the blade body, and still slashed towards Zhuge Sanyuan.
Zhuge Sanyuan had to bend his fingers to deflect. As a result, he had to block each opponent's sword twice, gradually falling into a disadvantage.
After another fifty moves, Zhuge Sanyuan's face was cut open by the tip of the sword.
The onlookers were secretly frightened, worried that Zhuge Sanyuan would be defeated.
Li Zhiying secretly ordered the sergeants to take the opportunity to surround the yard and guard the roof to prevent the bad commander from escaping.
At this moment, Zhuge Sanyuan shouted loudly, threw the short knife in his hand at the bad commander, and shouted: "Nan'er!"
Zhuge Nan hurriedly threw the big ring knife towards him. Zhuge Sanyuan caught the big ring knife and said in a deep voice: "Come again!"
The bad handsome man looked at the big ring sword solemnly and said: "I heard the previous bad handsome man mention it. He said that you have a total of three swords that are the best in the world. I have heard of your flying knives, and I have seen your short sword just now.
I didn’t expect the third sword to be a big sword!”
Zhuge Sanyuan said calmly: "After I used this sword, I couldn't hold it back, so I rarely used it after I became the Minister of Dali Temple."
The bad handsome man said coldly: "You can't stop my snake sword with a knife, let alone a big sword?"
Zhuge Sanyuan said no more, and slashed down with his sword at an extremely fast speed.
The bad commander arrived first and stabbed Zhuge Sanyuan in the chest with his sword. However, Zhuge Sanyuan did not change his moves. The sword kept accelerating as it moved, as if he was pouring everything into this sword.
The bad handsome thought: "I will definitely be able to stab him first, but I am not sure whether I can stab him to death before his sword falls."
He had to turn sideways to avoid the sword, because if Zhuge Sanyuan's sword struck, he would definitely die.
Zhuge Sanyuan's sword fell, and then he struck again.
The bad commander finally understood the meaning of Zhuge Sanyuan's words just now. When he used the knife, he only used seven points of force and left three points for changing moves.
However, when using the broadsword, he moved forward without hesitation, using almost twelve points of strength.
Under such circumstances, even he himself cannot stop the attack, and those who lose to him will die on the spot.
Although Zhuge Sanyuan is short, his strength is still higher than that of a bad commander. After using all his strength, the speed of the broadsword is not much slower than that of the small sword, and the power is far superior.
Even if the bad commander is sure to be faster than Zhuge Sanyuan, if the opponent does not change his moves, even if he hurts the opponent first, he will probably be hacked to death by the opponent.
As a result, Zhuge Sanyuan struck one blow after another, as fast as thunder, with the power to destroy mountains and rocks.
Bad Handsome's snake sword can neither be parried nor forced to change its moves, so he has no choice but to dodge.
After a hundred moves, he was forced into a corner by Zhuge Sanyuan. He knew that if he continued to dodge, he would definitely die.
Seeing another slash to the head, he suddenly pointed the sword tip toward Zhuge Sanyuan, then let go of the hilt, and the long sword fell horizontally. Then he raised his knee and hit it under the hilt of the sword. The snake sword flew toward Zhuge Sanyuan's chest.
go.
Zhuge Sanyuan still did not change his moves, he only turned sideways and slashed with his sword.
With a "poof" sound, Zhuge Sanyuan was pierced through the chest, but fortunately he avoided the vital point.
His sword was caught by the bad handsome man with his bare hands. The sword was extremely heavy. The bad handsome man's hands were cracked and the blade was stained with blood.
Li Zhiying shouted sweetly: "Hurry and help Zhuge Si Qing!"
Zhuge Sanyuan did not want others to help him, so he shouted loudly. The bad commander suddenly felt that he could not resist, and the sword was about to strike him.
At the critical moment, he kicked Zhuge Sanyuan.
As soon as he took off his foot, the strength in his hand weakened again, and the knife fell. He felt pain on his face, and he hugged his face and screamed.
However, his kick also hit Zhuge Sanyuan, so Zhuge Sanyuan flew backwards when the knife fell, and the blade was not fatal.
He was about to stand up despite the pain, but his whole body was blocked by countless weapons. He sighed and stopped resisting.
Zhuge Nan hurriedly came to Zhuge Sanyuan, pulled out the snake sword from his body, applied golden sore medicine, and said urgently: "Father, are you okay?"
Zhuge Sanyuan shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I can't die. This man is really powerful. No wonder the old commander was killed by him."
With the support of Zhuge Nan, he walked towards the bad handsome man. His veil had been cut in half, and behind him was an ordinary face.
The bad handsome man said in a hoarse voice: "Zhuge Sanyuan, if there are no others, who will lose and who will win in this battle between you and me?"
His entire face was split with a half-inch long gash in the middle, and his face was covered in blood, looking indescribably ferocious.
Zhuge Sanyuan hummed: "Even if I die, I can drag you down."
Li Zhiying came to Zhuge Sanyuan and said softly: "Master Zhuge Temple, you are seriously injured. Go to my medical building to recover."
Zhuge Sanyuan agreed and followed Li Zhiying.
Liu Lanshuang told Long Yang: "Go to the palace immediately and inform the prince of the situation in the palace so that he does not have to worry."
Long Yang took the order and went to Daming Palace.
Different from usual, the guards guarding the palace gate were no longer Qianniu Guards, but Wu Chengsi's Zuowu Guards.
After Long Yang entered the palace, he found that Zuo Wuwei was standing guard everywhere. After asking a sergeant to inquire, he learned that Wu Chengsi had gone to the Xuanzheng Hall.
However, when they arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, they found it empty. After asking the sergeant outside the door, they found out that Wu Chengsi had gone to Cixin Hall with all the civil and military officials.
After asking for directions, we arrived at the Cixin Hall and saw a building surrounded by guards from a distance.
The outermost layer is the Qianniu Guard, which is blocked by the Jinwu Guard. The inner layer of the Jinwu Guard is the Zuowu Guard.
After passing through the layers of guards from Zuo Wuwei, I saw Wu Chengsi standing outside a Buddhist temple.
Not only were ministers gathered around him, but Li Hong, Princess Taiping, and Prince Zheng also came.
Long Yang quickly came to Wu Chengsi's side, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the bad guys and the Yulin Guards who attacked our palace have been eliminated, and the bad commander has been captured alive by us."
Wu Chengsi nodded.
Li Hong lost his voice and said: "Bad commander? Him, how could he attack Prince Zhou's Mansion?"
Wu Chengsi said coldly: "The bad commander has already taken refuge with King Pei, but you didn't know it." He was no longer polite to him.
After he rescued Li Hong, he divided his troops into two groups. He led half of his troops to the Xuanzheng Hall, and sent Hei Te Changzhi and Wu Youji to lead the other half to Cixin Hall to prevent Li Xian from escaping.
After he rescued the ministers, he came to Cixin Hall and learned from Wu Youji that Li Hong had come with Qian Niuwei, saying that he wanted to save the Queen Mother.
Wu Chengsi didn't know what Li Hong was planning. He appeared to be rescuing him, but in fact he wanted to force Li Xian to kill Wu Mei. From then on, he never treated him favorably.
At this time, King Zheng was heard saying loudly: "Li Xian, Li Dan, as descendants of the Li family, do you have to completely defeat the royal family before you are willing to do it? Let the Queen Mother go quickly, don't make the same mistake again and again!"
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In the secret room of the Buddhist hall, Li Xian and Li Dan's faces turned extremely gloomy. They never expected that the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse.
According to the original plan, after Dou Wenming reported the news of Li Hong's death, the two of them would kill Wu Mei, throw her body in the secret room, and then seal the secret room, so that no one would know.
Then, they went to the Xuanzheng Hall to inform the ministers of the news that the emperor had been killed by the Jinwu Guards.
At that time, the Queen Mother and the Emperor were no longer around, so they could only take charge of the overall situation.
Unexpectedly, not long after Dou Wenming left, a group of left-wing guards surrounded the Buddhist temple, and then Wu Chengsi appeared with hundreds of civil and military officials.
King Pei stared at Wu Mei and said, "Did you already know that Wu Chengsi would come?"
Although Wu Mei was happy in her heart, her face remained calm and she said calmly: "My nephew is very alert and has never let me down."
Li Dan hissed: "This is impossible. The people I sent to keep an eye on him clearly reported that the Western Army has arrived at Liang Mansion! How could he appear in Chang'an again?"
Wu Mei said lightly: "It's useless for you to ask me. Why don't you ask me yourself."
Li Xian took a few deep breaths, his whole body trembling slightly when he inhaled, and said: "Let's go out! There is no point in staying here any longer. By the way, take this woman on the ground with you."
Shangguan Wan'er was still moaning slightly on the ground, but she gritted her teeth and made no sound of begging for mercy.
It had been less than an hour since she took the poison. It seemed that just as the bad handsome man said, she would have to live in pain for three hours before she died.
Li Xian ordered people to escort Wu Mei and Shangguan Wan'er, and they came out of the secret room with Li Dan and outside the Buddhist hall.
Looking around, he saw that all the civil and military officials were looking at him with hostility. Li Hong was not dead, which made him feel quite depressed.
"Mother, are you okay?" Princess Taiping said loudly.
Wu Mei smiled and said: "I'm fine."
Wu Chengsi's eyes were fixed on Shangguan Wan'er. Seeing her disheveled hair, her whole body was trembling, and the anger in his heart kept rising.
He knew very well that at this moment, he must not show concern, otherwise he would only be threatened by the other party, so he forcibly looked away and secretly adjusted his emotions.
Li Hong said angrily: "Li Xian, you bastard, you not only kidnapped my mother, you also dared to frame me!"
King Pei looked at him sideways, sneered, and was too lazy to reply.
Liu Qixian said loudly: "Your Highness King Yin, Your Highness King Pei, as royal clan members, you do such a rebellious thing. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?"
King Pei said coldly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. What's wrong with being disobedient?"
King Zheng said angrily: "You provoke internal strife in the court. Even if you succeed, it will greatly weaken the strength of our court. When foreigners invade, you will have no face to see your ancestors after your death!"
King Pei said coldly: "If this king succeeds today, he will not only eliminate the hidden dangers of the Wu family, but also allow Li Hong, a loser, to step down from the throne and be succeeded by a capable person. By then, if we work hard to govern, the country will only be stronger!"
Princess Taiping hummed: "Brother, apart from using intrigues to frame others, what other skills do you have? If the throne is handed over to you, everyone will not be able to live a good life!"
King Pei said coldly: "I will not argue with you! Wu Chengsi, I just want to understand one thing right now, why are you here!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Why can't I be here?"
Li Dan gritted his teeth and said, "My men clearly reported that your army has arrived at Liang Mansion. How could you possibly return to Chang'an in such a short period of time?"
Everyone else also looked at Wu Chengsi. They originally thought that Wu Chengsi was leading the army back halfway, but it seemed that was not the case.
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "Yes, the Western Rebellion Army should have arrived at the four towns of Anxi by now, and maybe they have already fought against the Tubo people."
King Pei was surprised and said: "Then where did you get your army?"
Wu Chengsi said calmly: "Li Xian, actually before I left Chang'an, I had guessed that you were colluding with the Tibetan people and wanted to deliberately lure me away from Chang'an. Therefore, I pretended to leave and came back halfway."
King Pei took Shangguan Wan'er out and said angrily: "Didn't you see the letter she wrote to you? The Tubo people know that the four towns of Anxi have been fortified. Aren't you afraid that they will capture the four towns of Anxi?"
Wu Chengsi glanced at Shangguan Wan'er. Her eyes were blocked by her hair and her expression could not be seen clearly, but she could clearly see tears flowing from her chin.
Wu Chengsi's heart ached, but he could only pretend to be indifferent and said calmly: "You changed that letter just to prevent me from returning to Chang'an. Do you think I can't tell it?"
King Pei asked anxiously: "How did you know that? That letter completely imitated her handwriting. How did you know it had been changed?"
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "Wan'er asked me to open the letter after three days. If the content is just that the Tubo people know about the defense in Anxi, there is no need for it."
But telling the reason would make King Pei aware of the relationship between the two, so he had to say with a straight face: "I have never believed her, and I have always secretly sent people to monitor her. I have known about your secret collusion with her.
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Shangguan Wan'er trembled all over and let out a cry. As soon as King Pei let go of her hand, she fell to the ground.
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