All the war horses began to neigh. Like their owners, they also felt excited, an unprecedented bloodthirsty excitement!
The Northern Metro rider responsible for forming the shield wall had tears in his eyes...
Don't they know that facing a cavalry charge with such a huge difference in numbers, even the Northern Metro Cavalry has no absolute chance of winning.
This may be a fatal charge.
They envy them...envy these brothers who can charge and die!
But they will not forget their responsibilities. They still need to turn into a strong shield to protect their king!
Under the inner city gate, Yan Wulu closed his eyes slightly and still stood quietly.
He was so quiet at the moment, and the killings around him seemed out of tune with him.
Suddenly, Yan Wulu opened his eyes, "We're here."
The sound of swords sounded.
At the top of the north city, above the dark building, screams could be heard one after another...
In a moment, the corpses of archers and crossbowmen were thrown off the tall building and fell to the ground.
At the top of the North City, Prince Zhao Lingfeng was accompanied by a group of city defense captains.
Zhao Lingfeng holds the troop deployment token from the City Defense Department, and they are the main force in killing these archers.
Zhao Lingfeng, who was wearing the prince's python robe, looked at the bottom of the city tower and made a slight gesture to Yan Wulu at the inner city gate.
Yan Wulu returned it with his hands raised in salute.
[Do you rely on the prince to borrow the power of the City Defense Department? Host, you seem to be becoming more and more a qualified planner. 】
Yan Wulu didn't take into account the praise of the system text this time.
Logically speaking, it seems that every time I remove the "protagonist halo" of a child of destiny, the energy of the system text will deepen.
Now that I have eliminated the "protagonist halo" of the three sons of destiny, the system text was still very quiet and had no sense of existence before, but now it seems to have changed to an unprecedented and extremely high level of activity.
In the past, it was silent and only occasionally issued the "task guidance" function.
Thinking about it, maybe I have too much energy now and can’t use it up? So I talk more?
Yan Wulu came back to his senses, and looked straight ahead at the hundreds of dead cavalrymen who were charging in front of him.
Without the interference of those crossbowmen, the Northern Metro Cavalry, which originally formed the shield wall, quickly formed a second wave of charging troops...
The cavalry captain's lance has been leveled.
On the seemingly straight road, the charge of more than two hundred cavalrymen was terrifying.
Although the Northland cavalry are not afraid of death, the huge gap in numbers is before their eyes...
They have little chance of winning.
The war horse breathed out thick, white breath.
Just when a cavalry death confrontation was about to begin, all of the hundreds of Central Plains cavalry... fell to the ground!
The cavalry captain was puzzled for a moment.
He was already prepared for a fight to the death.
And the next moment, the cavalry captain looked behind him in the direction of Yan Wulu...
No, to be more precise, a group of people wearing black flying fish uniforms suddenly appeared next to Yan Wulu - the captain of the Demon Suppression Division.
On the top of the city tower, Yan Weiyu, the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Department, suddenly appeared.
He carries male and female swords on his waist, and his high-end red and black flying fish suit makes him look even more heroic...
Yan Weiyu drew out the two swords from his waist with one hand and pointed at the long sword, "Kill!"
Countless demon-suppressing captains emerged from the darkness where they had been hiding for a long time, and with various weapons they slaughtered the unknown cavalrymen who had fallen off their horses like pigs and dogs.
These cavalrymen had also been tripped by their trap ropes before.
How can the North Metro Riders be willing to lag behind others?
At the command of the cavalry captain, the Northern Metro Cavalry also joined the team harvesting the battlefield...
Standing high up, Yan Weiyu secretly rejoiced that everything was just as his eldest nephew had imagined, with almost no effort on his part -
"This city gate interception is over."
Yan Weiyu was thinking about it, but suddenly, as an eighth-level Dzogchen warrior, with her powerful and sharp spiritual consciousness, she sensed a faint strange smell near Yan Dong's car...
She turned around and saw a slender figure who had been disguised as a corpse for a long time. He suddenly stood up and stabbed the Zhenbei King's car with a sword!
"Sworn brother!"
Yan Weiyu shouted a reminder loudly, and at the same time, using force on his feet, he flew directly towards the car...
That slender figure was obviously a leader-level figure with considerable strength.
Even though Yan Weiyu is already an eighth-level expert in martial arts, if he cannot control the dimensions of space and time, this long distance will not be as fast as the long sword in the hand of the slender figure.
In the flash of lightning, Yan Weiyu watched helplessly as it was already too late.
The tip of the long sword of the slender figure has already penetrated into the thick curtain...
But at this moment, the long sword suddenly stopped out of thin air...
It’s Yan Wulu!
Yan Wulu didn't know when he had appeared on the Zhenbei King's carriage.
With a calm look on his face, he grabbed the slender assassin's right arm with one hand, preventing the opponent from advancing or retreating.
At this time, Yan Wulu didn't have the same close and easy-going feeling around him as before.
Instead, there was an inexplicable domineering calmness, and even the strands of hair on both sides of his forehead seemed to float slightly under the influence of the inner cyclone...
It's like he suddenly changed into a different person.
... No, it’s a person who has grown up.
The growth from "protected" to "protector".
"Big nephew."
Yan Weiyu also landed on the car at this moment. When she saw the scene in front of her, she became more and more satisfied with her nephew's performance...
Be brave and resourceful.
This assassin leader is at least a fourth to fifth level warrior.
And he, his eldest nephew, was able to stop the opponent's full blow with one hand in time.
At the same time, he is both "literary, intelligent and brave" and is a qualified successor to the Yan family.
Yan Weiyu thought about it, and for a moment couldn't help but smile and nod in appreciation.
But Yan Wulu didn't have time to respond to Yan Weiyu.
During the gap between the two of them, another "corpse" suddenly appeared and pierced the curtain of the car with a sword.
The long sword passed through the armor and pierced the vital part of Zhenbei Wang Yandong's figure.
"Brother, be careful!"
Yan Weiyu screamed, but it was too late.
The assassin's sword had already struck the figure in the car.
The two swords in Yan Weiyu's hands flew out and killed the assassin instantly!
Yan Wulu seemed a little stunned.
He knocked down the slender assassin in his hand with a sudden kick, and together with Yan Weiyu, he opened the curtain and entered the car tent.
I saw——
The long sword penetrated deeply into Zhenbei Wang Yandong's armor, but it was only armor.
From the very beginning, Yan Dong was not involved in this car.
…
…
Great work.
Jinling, Imperial Palace.
While the fighting was going on at the North Gate, King Yandong of Zhenbei, the central figure in this incident, was already riding the "Red Flame Horse" straight into the palace.
The old emperor Zhao Purui personally came to greet his former sworn brother, who is now the largest king with a different surname in the world.
Cao Xi, the governor of the East Factory, stood guard beside Zhao Purui, as sharp and silent as a cold eagle.
Yan Dong turned over and dismounted.
The red flame horse immediately stepped on the flames and left.
Black python robe with gold pattern and dark embroidery.
Yan Dong always had a dignified and majestic face, but at this moment, he looked like an absolute king.
Every time he took a step forward, the palace gate and city walls, which were as high as a hundred feet, seemed to tremble from his momentum.
Even Zhao Purui, who has always been on the throne, has no power at all in front of Yan Dong.
With such aura and appearance, there is no sign of serious injury at all?
Yan Dong silently glanced at the magnificent city walls on both sides.
He has not been to Jinling City for a long time, and he has not been to the palace for a long time.
I still remember that the last time I entered the palace that was most vivid in my memory was when I led tens of thousands of Zhenbei sergeants to win the extremely dangerous "battle for the inheritance" for the old emperor.
The old emperor Zhao Purui warmly welcomed Yan Dong.
Take him straight into the palace hall.
Here, the old emperor had already prepared a banquet with wine, and he had the intention of not returning until he got drunk.
The old emperor sat on the main seat and gave Yan Dong a seat beside him.
He raised his wine cup high and said——
"This time, brother Yan Dongxian, you even did not hesitate to use yourself as bait to find out for me those people with ulterior motives in the Dragon Guard Division."
"...I am very grateful."
When Zhao Purui said this, he was naturally referring to the interception at the city gate this time.
Those martial arts swordsmen are all members of the Dragon Guard Division.
But it is not clear how much of this statement is true and how much is false.
"It's natural to share your Majesty's worries."
Yan Dong said, symbolically raising the wine cup and returning the old emperor's toast.
The servants around the palace were sweating for a while. They just felt that King Zhenbei was indeed as arrogant as the rumors.
I'm afraid that even King Pingxi, who once openly resisted the emperor's order, would not dare to toast the old emperor in person when he was sitting face to face with the emperor, talking and drinking, right?
And based on His Majesty's past temper...
They worry that fighting between dragons and tigers will hurt others...especially innocent people like them whose lives are at stake.
only……
The old emperor's temperament today seems to be particularly gentle. He feels a lot like Prince Zhao Lingfeng.
He smiled lightly on his face, drank without saying a word, and didn't take Yan Dong's contemptuous attitude to heart at all.
While drinking, it turned out just as Zhao Purui expected at first——
Yan Dong talked about the mysterious death of Princess Zhenbei again.
When Zhao Purui heard this, he secretly held the wine cup.
Under the Long Case, out of sight of Yan Dong, the sturdy bronze wine cup was instantly crushed into a ball of scrap copper by Zhao Purui.
…
Princess Zhenbei, Liu Mengyun.
That was decades ago, when she was recognized as "the most beautiful woman in the world".
In [Tingyun Pavilion], in the Yin Yuan Secret Book, the number one woman in the "World Beauty Ranking" is still the Princess of Zhenbei, Liu Mengyun, even to this day.
This is the highest respect for a generation of peerless beauty.
Even Princess Zhenbei has passed away for more than ten years, nearly twenty years.
But anyone who had seen the stunning side of the princess would never again think that there was any woman in the world who was more charming than Princess Zhenbei...
Back then, Zhao Purui, who was still the young third prince, was also deeply in love with Liu Mengyun, a beautiful and dreamlike woman.
Liu Mengyun, who had not yet become the Princess of Zhenbei, came to Daqian Jinling with Yan Dong and other close friends.
Zhao Purui received them.
At that time, Zhao Purui heard that Liu Mengyun liked plum blossoms.
Therefore, Zhao Purui, the third prince of the Daqian Dynasty, immediately took over all the flower shops in Jinling City.
Let them take out all kinds of plum blossoms from their respective stores to decorate the Yingbin Street.
For a time, both sides of the long street of Jinling City were filled with plum blossoms of various colors, all the way to the palace gate.
Red plums, purple plums, white plums, blue plums... countless.
Colorful purples and reds, competing for beauty.
The name "Plum Blossom Street" also comes from this.
The third prince, Zhao Purui, was so extravagant for a woman that he was even impeached by the court officials for this reason.
But as long as I finally got Liu Mengyun’s smile when she arrived at Long Street...
Zhao Purui was completely satisfied and felt that what he had done was completely worth it.
…
In the Daqian Dynasty, the position of the kings has always been "to establish the virtuous rather than to establish the elders".
This has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can guarantee the prince's ability and character to a certain extent.
The downside is... the bloody cruelty and instability in the shadows.
Back then, the battle to seize the rightful father was still a hundred times more intense than it is now.
The infiltration of foreign enemy forces and the overt and covert struggles among the princes of the Daqian Dynasty have made every prince faction panic.
The third prince Zhao Purui was not favored at that time.
He has the weakest foundation, his mind is romantic and pure, and he has no desire to compete for money.
"The Emperor is with me, as far away as a floating cloud. It is useless to think about it. It is useless to think about it."
Zhao Purui said this to Yan Dong, Liu Mengyun and others at that time.
But maybe that's why...
The late emperor chose Zhao Purui to be the crown prince.
Perhaps, the late emperor felt that only when the romantic and gentle Zhao Purui became the next emperor, all the princes would have a way to survive...
Now that I think about it, this is really a huge ironic joke.
After Zhao Purui became the crown prince, all the princes in the court and the factions behind him were shocked.
But it seemed that only Liu Mengyun, Yan Dong, Qin Shuzheng, Cao Xi and other friends of the third prince were not too surprised...
As Zhao Purui's close friends, they are sincerely happy for him.
And Zhao Purui, after the initial confusion, readily accepted the position of Prince Daqian.
Because, Zhao Purui discovered——
Prince Daqian can have more money per month to pursue Liu Mengyun.
…
Time keeps moving forward.
Zhao Purui gradually learned to grow amidst the near-fatal attacks, both open and covert.
He is no longer the gentle, smiling prince who was romantic and could please girls.
He started to calm down.
He began to become suspicious.
He...became more and more like a dynastic king.
But only one thing remains unchanged——
He will still try every means to express his affection for Liu Mengyun...
It's a pity that Liu Mengyun always clearly and directly rejects him.
Zhao Purui did not give up.
He believed that his sincerity would one day impress this enigmatic woman.
…
The late Emperor's health was deteriorating day by day.
Finally, on the day when the late emperor passed away, the rest of the prince factions, who had been secretly preparing for a long time, launched a coup together.
The entire Jinling City has never been in such a critical and bloody situation.
The princes who used to fight endlessly now have the same goal - to kill the prince!
They claimed that "the prince murdered his father and conspired to steal the country!"
What a ridiculous reason.
But at this moment, no matter how absurd the reason is, some people will believe it.
Because, they... support other princes to succeed to the throne.
…
Zhao Purui simply cannot deal with so many rebels at the same time.
Under great pressure, he once knelt down and cried.
Young Zhao Purui wanted to give up all this, as long as Liu Mengyun was willing to follow him and escape through the secret passage of the palace.
But Liu Mengyun immediately slapped Zhao Purui in the face.
And she will be the only person in the world who has ever slapped Zhao Purui, the Great Qiansheng Emperor.
Liu Mengyun's narrow and beautiful red phoenix eyes stared quietly at Zhao Purui who was lying on the ground.
She slowly lifted the other person's cheek with one hand and told him——
"Zhao Purui, don't cry like a woman. Remember, you are the prince! Now you are the monarch of Daqian!"
"... Show the momentum that a monarch should have, lead us, and get rid of those rebels!"
…
Daqian Palace.
Between pushing the cup and changing the cup, it was already three rounds of wine.
After listening to the old emperor Zhao Purui's account of what happened back then, Yan Dong's expression was quite amusing.
While looking at the wine in the wine glass in his hand, he said as if to himself——
"It turns out that during the 'Battle to Seize the Inheritance' in Jinling, the general situation in the palace was like this."
The "Battle for the Crown Prince" in Daqian Jinling was the largest and most intense battle for the crown prince among the major separatist regimes since the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, the entire Jinling City, except the Imperial City, had fallen into the hands of the rebels.
It is even more dangerous than the "Prince Jin forced the palace" some time ago.
The young prince Zhao Purui personally led less than three thousand imperial guardsmen to defend the palace and vowed not to surrender.
He held off tens of thousands of rebels alive for half a month.
At one point, Yan Dong led the army and King Qin to return for reinforcements.
Only then did this "battle for inheritance" finally come to an end.
After the incident, the new king Zhao Purui killed all 14 royal brothers and 156 clan members who were directly or indirectly involved in the incident, as well as other collaterals, courtiers, family members, and rebels. There are more than tens of thousands of military officers and generals.
In an instant, the city of Jinling was filled with people.
It is said that all the executioners in Jinling City at that time beheaded their heads from early morning until late at night every day, and they were still sending imperial prisoners...
"At that time, the food and grass in the palace were exhausted, and the armor and soldiers were blunt. It was really almost impossible to hold on."