The "White Crane Tower", one of the four observation towers in the Imperial City, has a golden roof and red columns, towering into the clouds.
At this time, Emperor Daqian was standing on the observation deck on the top floor overlooking the entire imperial capital. The cold wind blew high in the sky, causing the golden dragon robe to flutter and make a "swish" sound.
Behind him stood Prime Minister Sun Jian dressed in red, veteran general Xue Dingxi in armor, Lord Jiu in shabby clothes, the mighty imperial guard commander Xuanyuan Wudi, as well as Prince Li Zhuo and Prince Li Yan, the second prince Li Rong and other royal family members.
But beside Li Jiuye, stood an old man with gorgeous clothes and gray hair.
"Uncle Emperor, am I really not worthy of this throne?" Li Jiuye sighed and said to the old man beside him.
"You haven't made any big mistakes since you came to the throne." The old man in Huafu said slowly, "If I have to say it, the suppression of the practicing sect was a little too hasty."
"What the emperor said is that, now that I think about it, I was too young and didn't think well at that time. I didn't understand the principle of dividing the opponent into enemies first and then defeating them one by one." Li Jiuye nodded slightly, "And now that we have already taken action, we have reached the critical point. At this moment, I looked forward and backward, causing the whole thing to end in an anticlimactic manner. It neither resulted in any benefit, but also attracted the resentment of many cultivating sects."
"It's meaningless to talk about these things now." The old man in Huafu changed his subject, "Even if you made a small mistake, it is not the reason for Xiao Qing to be rebellious and seek power and usurp the throne."
"Father, will Xiao Qing really rebel?" Prince Li Yan couldn't help but interjected, "It's just a woman's arrogant inference, which may not be credible. If we mobilize troops and mobilize the masses, but nothing happens in the end, wouldn't it be a mere gain? laughing stock?"
Li Jiuye turned his head and glanced at the prince, his disappointed look disappeared in a flash: "If it was just because of Nangong Ling's personal speculation, how could I be so vigilant? According to intelligence, there have been several allies of the Xiao family in recent days. If it is said that sneaking into the imperial capital is purely a coincidence, it is absolutely impossible."
"Even if they are doing something secretly, as long as Master Jiu and Commander Xuanyuan are here, the safety of the imperial city is impregnable." The speaker was Li Jiuye's second son, Prince Yi Li Rong. He was born with a pair of small eyes and always gave With a smile on his face, Renyi said, "I'm sorry that Xiao Qing can't find the palm of his father's hand."
Li Rong always pleased Li Jiuye with his words. However, after hearing his son's flattering words, the emperor did not feel happy at all. Under the tremendous pressure, he suddenly missed his third son Li Qing, who was not present.
Prince Wu Li Qing did not understand these sweet words, but they always brought him an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.
At the city gate in the distance, light and shadow flickered, and the sound of explosions and roars was faintly heard.
"It's begun!" Li Jiuye said softly, then turned to look at Old General Xue, "Old General Xue, my Tiger Guards will be entrusted to you."
"Old minister, I accept the order." Old General Xue bent down slightly and clasped his fists, his armor gleaming, "I swear to defend the imperial city to the death."
"If he wants to fight, let's stop fighting." Li Jiuye stared at the flames at the city gate and murmured, "It's time to settle things."
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"It's begun." Nangong Ling also stood on a high-rise building, overlooking the scene of the imperial capital.
"Sister Nangong, should we take action too?" Zhong Wen was lying lazily on a bench nearby, holding a meat skewer in his mouth.
"Miss Ling'er, please give me the order." Prince Wu Li Qing said with a smile, "We will hit wherever you point."
Nangong Ling's beautiful eyes looked around and saw Lin Zhiyun, Shangguan Tong, Shen Dachui and others also looking at her quietly, their eyes full of expectation.
"In this case, the little girl is bold." Nangong Ling's tone was full of confidence, "There are many enemy forces, so I can only make a rough arrangement. At that time, I will send a messenger to make arrangements on the spot, and also ask the master to take the Baitou.
Diaoju Gao will be in charge, Uncle Shangguan, I’ll ask you to worry about the Yinhuan headquarters.”
"That's right." Shangguan Tong laughed, "I've long disliked that person named Ye."
"If the information from Uncle Shangguan is correct, then the headquarters of the Tianmao Chamber of Commerce should have been occupied by the Bai family. This group of people sneaked into the imperial capital, most likely heading for the imperial city. Mr. Shen, Uncle Fu, Yiru
, I’ll leave the matters over there to you first.”
"Don't worry, although the Bai family is powerful, they don't understand the secret method of communication between our chambers of commerce." Shangguan vowed in the letter, "The information sent by Ma Yun, the vice president of Tianmao Chamber of Commerce, will not be a problem."
"Anyone from the Bai family or the black family, if they meet the old man, let them go home!" Shen Dachui shouted, slapping his chest.
"The battle has begun at the south gate, and your majesty will definitely send people to help. From my guess, the Liangshan bandits may not attack the west gate. Please take more care of me." Nangong Ling saluted Li Qing and said, "No matter what, we cannot let these people go without
If a human beast enters the imperial capital, I will personally take responsibility for it at the east gate."
"Leave it to me." Li Qing laughed loudly, "If you want to subvert the Li family, you have to ask whether the sword in my hand will agree."
"Elder Shangguan, Elder Ye..." Nangong Ling gave the order in an orderly manner, taking every aspect into consideration. After a while, everyone present took the order and left.
"Sister Nangong." After everyone left, Zhong Wen suddenly asked, "Why didn't you invite Shu Yun that day?"
"According to my intelligence sources, the Xue family and the Zeng family are definitely members of the Li family." Nangong Ling paused for a moment and then said slowly, "However, although Shu Shu, the Minister of War, behaved at odds with Shangshu Lianjuecheng, he never
There are various signs, but it doesn't seem to be completely on the side of the royal family, so I don't dare to risk revealing the information to the Shu family."
"In other words, Shu Yun might be an enemy?" Zhong Wenming knew that Nangong Ling would not make things out of thin air, but he still did not want to believe that there would be a day when he would turn against his friend.
"I'm not sure either, I hope not." Nangong Ling sighed and said nothing more.
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The fire and sound at the south gate of the imperial capital were the army from southern Xinjiang attacking the city with spiritual thunder.
The leading general of the southern Xinjiang army is Wang Meng, the "soul-leaving gun" whom Zhong Wen is familiar with.
By this time, his injuries had long since healed. His silver armor was shining brightly in the sun, and he was waving the spear in his hand, looking full of energy and might.
The people guarding the south gate were none other than Shu Shu, the Minister of War, and General Zuo Tianming.
"General Zuo, the opponent has spirit-breaking archers." Looking at the archers suppressed by the enemy's firepower on the city wall, Shu Shu was quite anxious, "We should also counterattack with spirit-breaking arrows, otherwise it may be difficult to resist."
Although he is the minister of the Ministry of War and is in charge of the world's military affairs, he is not a general who leads troops. He can only make suggestions but cannot directly command the army.
"Master Shu, if we talk about the number of Poling Archers, how can our Tiger Guards lose to a mere southern Xinjiang army." Zuo Tianming said helplessly, "It's just that in the past two days, Mr. Shangshulian of the Ministry of War destroyed the Poling Archers in our army.
All the spirit archers have been transferred."
"How dare Lian Jue City do this!" Shu Shu said angrily, "The Tiger Guards guarding the gates of the imperial capital don't even have spirit-breaking archers. It's really unreasonable."
"Sir, please do not worry. After careful observation, the general found that the opponent's number was only about five thousand, and they were marching in a hurry. They did not bring any heavy siege equipment. As long as they hold on for a while, when their spirit-breaking arrows are exhausted, there will be no more
There is nothing to be afraid of." Zuo Tianming has led troops for many years and has rich experience, and he can instantly judge the situation on the field.
"I hope so." Shu Shu's eyes flashed as he looked down at the enemy troops below the city, wondering what he was thinking.
At this time, Wang Meng saw that the defenders above the city tower were suppressed by spirit-breaking arrows, and was commanding a team to quickly rush to the city gate, trying to place spiritual thunder under the gate.
The defenders above the city tower also kept throwing down spiritual thunder to block the attack. For a moment, the flames shone and rumbled. This was exactly what Li Jiuye saw on the observation tower.
As Zuo Tianming expected, the Spirit-Breaking Arrows were extremely precious, and no army would have too many of them.
After firing more than twenty rounds of spirit-shattering arrows, the number of arrows in Wang Meng's army was exhausted, and the suppression force on the top of the city tower instantly weakened.
"Wang Meng, what's the point of you devouring the king's salary, instead of serving the country with a loyal army, instead leading people to attack the imperial capital?" Zuo Tianming finally appeared on the city tower and sent the voice far away with the spiritual power of the heavenly wheel.
, "Why don't you quickly withdraw your troops, dismount and surrender, so as not to harm your family?"
"Today's Holy Emperor is fatuous and has been deceived by the treacherous minister Sun Jian." Wang Meng shouted loudly from below, "As a minister of the Great Qian Dynasty, Wang should be responsible for the country's worries, and the Qing Emperor should set the agenda for the dynasty!"
"Qingjun side! Qingjun side!"
Below the tower, drums were beating and people were shouting.
"That's nonsense! Your Majesty is so wise, and Lord Changsun is also running the country well. How can you say that there is a treacherous minister?" Before Zuo Tianming could speak, he saw Shu Shu, the minister of the Ministry of War, appearing on the tower at some time, shouting, "Please, please
General Wang, withdraw your troops quickly, don’t listen to the villain’s slander and make treacherous actions that harm the country and the people!”
"It seems that you and the other two are also part of the traitorous minister Chang Sun Jian, so let's get rid of them together!" Wang Meng sneered.
"Wang Meng! You only have a few thousand men, and you have exhausted your spirit-breaking arrows. Let me see how you can attack the imperial capital city gate!" Zuo Tianming was angry in his heart, "Shoot!"
The archers upstairs stretched out their heads one after another, drew their bows and set arrows, and began to fight back. For a while, the air roared and arrows rained down.
As the counterattack of the city-defending Tiger Guards became increasingly fierce, the battle losses of Wang Meng's army below rose rapidly. One wave of soldiers fell, and another wave came on top. They continued to fight. The already small number of Southern Xinjiang troops was visible to the naked eye.
The speed slowed down, and after a while, the number of people was reduced by more than one of three people.
Seeing that the rebels were suppressed, Zuo Tianming was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard a commotion behind him.
"What's going on?" He frowned, turned around and asked loudly.
But they saw bright yellow figures coming after them, holding long swords and slashing at anyone they saw. There were only a dozen people in total, but they all had extraordinary skills and manifested various spiritual powers in the air. They were all from the Heavenly Wheel realm.
Master.
The leader, a man and a woman, were both young, but their strength was astonishing. Wherever the two swords touched, there was no one who could defeat them together.
"Dangyang Sect!" Although Zuo Tianming did not recognize the attire of the Dangyang Sect disciples, he recognized the young man among the men and women in front of him. This man had fine features, red lips and white teeth, and a slight feminine air about him. He was the former great man.
Sixth on the list of outstanding heroes, and now seventh "Tide Sword" Lu Chengxian.
Before he could speak, a majestic and majestic momentum like a sea wave instantly enveloped the city. The archers who were still shooting fiercely at the city froze and could no longer move their bows and arrows.
"'Guanlan Sword' Lu Ziyang!" Zuo Tianming turned pale as he looked at the leader of the Dangyang Sect, Lu Ziyang, who was hanging in mid-air.
As the leader of the largest sect in Yunjin, the "Dangyang Sect", and an out-and-out veteran spiritual master, Lu Ziyang's reputation is known throughout Daqian. The moment he saw him, Zuo Tianming knew that this imperial capital
The south gate probably cannot be defended.
"Are you the South Gate guard?" Lu Ziyang looked down at Zuo Tianming and asked calmly, as if he had control over his life and death.
"The Dangyang Sect is a well-known and upright sect, why do you want to participate in this rebellion?" Zuo Tianming did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
"The foolish king is ignorant and oppresses us cultivators. The Xiao family master is a genius with a lot of talent in his belly. It is time to replace him." Lu Ziyang said, extending his right palm and slowly grabbing Zuo Tianming, "Since you are the lackey of the foolish king,
Then go die."
Zuo Tianming felt an invisible pressure sweeping over him, and the spiritual power in his body was completely out of control. Knowing that he was far from Lu Ziyang's opponent, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of despair.
"Headmaster Lu, a dignified spiritual master, actually attacks ordinary cultivators. It is against the rules."
A blue figure suddenly appeared in the sky. Zuo Tianming felt his whole body relax, and the stagnant spiritual power resumed flowing again.
"Who is it? It turns out to be Lord Xi." Lu Ziyang saw the man in blue and was not panicked, "With your cultivation, why do you need to be the emperor's lackey?"
"Why would the leader of the sect, Master Lu, sacrifice his life for Xiao Qing?" Master Xi retorted.
"It's useless to talk anymore, let's change places!" Lu Ziyang said coldly.
"I'm about to learn Master Lu's brilliant move." Venerable Xi said happily and without fear.
As soon as the words fell, the two people's figures flashed and disappeared on the city wall in an instant...