Wang Gang stood in the tallest bell tower in Bianjing City, overlooking the entire imperial city.
He did not go out to visit friends and stayed in Bianjing.
At this time, the prosperous imperial city was in chaos. At the south gate, King Yong's Shu private army had joined Zhou Bing and obtained a large number of weapons.
In the other direction, gunpowder smoke ignited in the palace. King Yong personally led his troops to charge at the main entrance of the palace, and was about to rush in.
It stands to reason that the palace was heavily guarded and should not have been so easily breached. But coincidentally, the official was critically ill today and a large number of defenders were transferred to the inner palace. However, the guards at the entrance of the palace were weak.
When the war broke out, King Yong was unstoppable and almost unstoppable, because he had internal agents in the palace who could open the palace gates for him.
Wang Gang sighed and said to himself: "This farce must be over."
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Zhao Zongquan took the tiger talisman and wanted to sneak out of the palace secretly, but before he could get far, he encountered the dead soldiers of King Yong.
King Yong's order was to kill anyone who came out of the palace.
Zhao Zongquan was so frightened that he quickly ran for his life, but he had been pampered for too long. He could not outrun the dead soldiers and was soon overtaken.
When he was about to die, a spear stood in front of him.
Gu Tingye, holding a long spear and wearing powerful clothing, was like a divine soldier descending from heaven to protect Zhao Zongquan.
"Your Majesty, I am Gu Tingye, the son of Marquis Ningyuan. I am blocking you here. Please leave quickly."
Zhao Zongquan remembered that Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai was the commander of the imperial army.
"Has Commander Gu arrived with his troops?" Zhao Zongquan said happily.
While Gu Tingye used his eight-level gun to wipe out the enemies, he said to Zhao Zongquan: "My father can't mobilize troops without the emperor's order. I only ran here when I saw the chaos in the palace."
Zhao Zongquan thought the same thing. The imperial army was stationed outside the city, and it would take time for Gu Yankai to enter the city and capture the king.
"Hurry up and escort me out of the city. I have the Tiger Trooper Talisman in my hand."
Gu Tingye swept his spear across and glanced at Zhao Zongquan in surprise.
Early this morning, Wang Gang sent someone to find him, saying that he was going to give him a fortune.
Gu Tingye trusted Wang Gang very much and came outside the palace without much thought. Unexpectedly, he met King Yong and forced him to go to the palace.
What's even more coincidental is that the place where Wang Gang sent someone to take him happened to be where Zhao Zongquan was escaping from the palace and was in danger. If you want to say this is a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence.
At this time, Gu Tingye could no longer think much and ran out of the city with a spear to protect Zhao Zongquan.
It's just that the city of Bianjing is in chaos now, and rebels can be seen everywhere on the streets. It's impossible for Gu Tingye alone to protect Zhao Zongquan.
Fortunately, the two of them didn't go far when they encountered a group of people.
This is a team composed of civilians, about fifty people, holding simple weapons in their hands, some even holding sticks.
Wang Gang walked out of the crowd, holding a long stick in his hand, and led others to help Gu Tingye clear the obstacles.
"Changfeng?" Gu Tingye saw Wang Gang and had too many things to ask, but Wang Gang didn't give him a chance.
"If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later. Let's protect the prince out of the city first."
Wang Gang is like a dragon entering the sea, a tiger dancing with a long stick creates wind, and there is no enemy under the stick.
The army privately raised by King Yong had very little actual combat experience and low combat effectiveness. Wang Gang, accompanied by the Sheng family servants and caravan guards, could barely cope with it and quickly sent Zhao Zongquan out of the city.
This went smoothly, of course, because Wang Gang clearly arranged King Yong's private army and could always find the weakest point to break through.
After leaving the city, Zhao Zongquan thanked Gu Tingye and Wang Gang.
"Thank you both for your help. When I calm down this turmoil, I will definitely ask the officials for credit for you."
Gu Tingye said without hesitation: "I, the Marquis of Ningyuan, have been favored by the Emperor. I will protect my family and the country and swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death."
Wang Gang also expressed: "The same is true for my Sheng family. Even if we are shattered to pieces, we cannot let the rebellious ministers and traitors succeed."
Zhao Zongquan believed what they said, after all, they saved his life.
Soon Gu Yankai led a team of forbidden soldiers to find Zhao Zongquan.
In fact, the Forbidden Army had already discovered the civil strife in Bianjing City, but King Yong bribed some middle-level officers of the Forbidden Army and held Gu Yan back for a while, preventing him from rescuing him in time.
When he came back from his work, his son and Wang Gang came to the military camp escorting Zhao Zongquan.
"General Gu, please immediately send troops to protect the king." Zhao Zongquan saw Gu Yankai and immediately took out the tiger charm.
Gu Yankai didn't say anything. He had already prepared everything and the army could set off at any time.
"General, take your orders." Gu Yan opened his hands and took the tiger talisman, and then immediately asked his men to launch a large army and march towards the capital.
Zhao Zongquan, Gu Tingye and Wang Gang stayed in the central army, protected by three teams of troops.
Wang Gang stayed in the military camp with peace of mind, knowing that nothing would happen to him now.
After all, the Forbidden Army is one of the strongest armies in the imperial court, and Gu Yankai is considered a man who knows how to fight and is good at fighting. He has learned the military skills passed down from his ancestors in vain.
He was well aware of the importance of military strength and speed, so he took the lead in sending out cavalry to suppress the people from the army and horse divisions in the five cities outside the city.
King Yong in the palace led three thousand dead soldiers to attack the inner palace of the palace. They encountered strong resistance and were unable to enter.
On the other side, King Yan and his elite men were harassing him from behind.
King Yong originally thought that the private army in Shu could return to help, but it took a long time before Lu Chuan came over.
"Where did Lu Chuan die?" King Yong was sweating profusely. He had sent troops in a hurry, but the longer it took, the worse it would be for him.
"Your Majesty, now we can only make a desperate move to capture the inner palace and capture the officials. As long as the officials are in hand, no one can do anything to us." King Yong's subordinates suggested.
King Yong felt furious and shouted loudly: "The first one to break into the inner palace will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold and be given the title of marquis."
There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the morale of the three thousand dead soldiers has indeed increased greatly, making it more urgent to attack the inner palace defense line.
The queen in the palace was holding the unconscious official Zhao Zhen, trembling with fear.
Prime Minister Han Qi is calm. Although he is not familiar with the art of war, he also knows that as long as he defends tightly and waits for the Forbidden Army to rescue him, King Yong's three thousand troops will not be afraid at all.
"Hold on, the Eighth Prince will bring the imperial army to help soon, and then the rebellious ministers and traitors will be wiped out." Han Qi shouted loudly.
The palace guards had little fighting spirit at this time, and they were able to hold on despite being outnumbered.
Because they had discovered that a group of troops suddenly appeared behind King Yong, it was the elite of the palace brought by King Yan.
This group of troops was not large in number, but they attacked from behind and caused a lot of trouble to King Yong.
"King Yong, you intend to rebel and hijack the official family, but you are captured without restraint." King Yan was riding on a horse with a sword in his hand, very proud of himself.
King Yan had no choice but to be dissatisfied. His old rival was about to inherit the throne, so he suddenly made a foolish move and surrounded the palace.
To be honest, King Yan would laugh out of his dreams now.
King Yan's men and the guards of the inner palace were attacking from the front and back. The three thousand dead soldiers of King Yong were caught in the middle. It can be said that there is no way to go from heaven to earth.
King Yong knew that the situation was over, but he still wanted to fight stubbornly. After all, he still had 10,000 private troops outside the palace.
It's just that Lu Chuan went to mobilize the private army and has not returned yet, which made King Yong feel a shadow in his heart.
The fighting spirit of King Yong's dead soldiers was getting lower and lower, some even laid down their weapons, and then more and more people surrendered. No matter how much King Yong shouted, it was useless.
King Yan bent his bow and arrow not far away, aimed at King Yong, and shot an arrow. King Yong fell in response.
As soon as King Yong fell, his men no longer had the will to fight, and they all laid down their weapons and surrendered.
King Yan sent people to collect the weapons of the rebels, then walked to the inner palace and shouted: "I am late to save you, please forgive me."
Seeing that the rebels were suppressed, the queen jumped up happily and said to Prime Minister Han Qi: "Open the palace door quickly and let King Yan come in."
"Absolutely not." Han Qi immediately stopped him.
The queen was a little confused and looked at Han Qi in confusion.
At this time, Zhao Zhen, who had been in a coma due to high fever, woke up.
"Don't open the door." Zhao Zhen said weakly: "Who knows whether King Yan is here to quell the rebellion or to force the palace."
The queen then realized that it was hard to tell whether King Yan was loyal or traitorous.
"We can't open the door until the Imperial Army arrives." Zhao Zhen tried to sit up from the bed, but failed for a long time.
In the end, it was the queen and the eunuch who each held one side and lifted Zhao Zhen up.
"Prime Minister Han, go and tell King Yan to let his men lay down their weapons and hand over all their troops to the inner court guards."
Han Qi knew that this was Zhao Zhen's test of King Yan, so he hurried to the door to spread the message.
Sure enough, King Yan did not let anyone put down their weapons, but instead got closer and closer to the inner palace.
Zhao Zhen and the Queen were all nervous. They had just driven away the evil tiger, and another poisonous wolf came!
Seeing King Yan's troops getting closer and closer to the palace, the guards tightened their weapons.
At this most tense moment, Gu Yankai came with the imperial army.
A large group of people rushed towards the inner palace.
When King Yan heard the news, he knew that he had lost the best opportunity, so he stopped insisting and asked his men to put down their weapons, and he gave the command to the inner court army.
After Gu Yankai arrived, he immediately took control of the troops of King Yong and King Yan, and went to the inner palace alone to meet the king.
The gate of the inner palace finally opened, and Zhao Zhen, with the support of the queen, walked out of the palace gate, officially announcing that this absurd drama of forced palace had come to an end.
