Zhu Dongshan rebelled, and the saint was furious, but at this moment he had no time to argue with his ministers, and ordered: "Come here, tell me my decree, and quickly order Tantai Zhangyue to lead the imperial army to recapture Mingchun Gate. Tell him to give Zhu Dongshan to
If I bring him back, I will chop off his head with my own hands."
Su Lun's lips moved, but he hesitated to speak, and finally no sound came out.
If Zhu Dongshan had not accepted Zhu Dongshan's self-recommendation before and directly sent the Imperial Army to seize the gate, there might still be a chance. However, after such a long delay, even Zhu Dongshan had surrendered. At this time, it would be too late to send troops to seize the gate.
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The more than 100 fire-armored dragon knights who captured the gate would certainly consider that the imperial city would send out the imperial army to recapture it, so they would definitely have backup troops to reinforce them.
The purpose of the Dragon Riders is to catch the Mingchun Gate by surprise and control it quickly, but it is definitely impossible to defend the Mingchun Gate with only a hundred riders, and subsequent reinforcements will race against time to quickly rush to the Mingchun Gate to support the Dragon Riders.
The Forbidden Army is now deploying troops and Su Lun concludes that before Tantai Zhangyue leads his troops to arrive at Mingchun Gate, the follow-up reinforcements of the Fire Armored Dragon Riders will definitely arrive first.
But he didn't dare to say anything at this time and could only remain silent.
"Report!" Before the saint's will was passed down, a eunuch came in and reported: "Report to the saint, our reinforcements are fleeing to the southeast, and the rebels are attacking across the board!"
The saint was stunned for a moment and sat slumped back on his chair.
Su Lun lowered his head, with no look of surprise on his face.
In fact, he had previously learned that Long Rui's army had arrived on the battlefield to attack the Xichuan army, so he knew that the Xichuan army was in danger.
Among the several troops on the battlefield, the Shence Army, the Wuwei Camp, the Rouxuan Border Army, the Long Rui Army and the Xichuan Army, in terms of combat effectiveness and toughness, the Xichuan Army is definitely the weakest, while the Long Rui Army may be the strongest.
Use the strongest to attack the weakest, and only then will the Xichuan army be undefeated.
He knew even more clearly that once the Nishikawa Army fled, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the morale of the Kyoto garrison, which was locked in a bitter battle. Mo Xingde's current situation must be extremely dangerous.
It is extremely difficult for Mo Xingde to retreat into the city now.
Mingchun Gate has fallen into the enemy's hands, and the city gate has been closed and the suspension bridge has been raised. As a result, the Kyoto army's retreat into the city has been cut off.
None of the ministers in the royal study are stupid. At this moment, they all know in their hearts that if nothing unexpected happens, the saint will lose his big gamble tonight.
There was silence in the imperial study room for a moment.
The development of the situation obviously far exceeded the saint's expectations and plans. The saint who was full of confidence before fell into silence at this moment, seeming to be thinking about how to deal with it, and seemed to be at a loss when he was shocked by this military report. He didn't know what to do at all.
Know what to do next.
"Could the rebels really invade Kyoto?"
After hearing the words, all the ministers raised their heads and looked at the saint. Seeing the saint lowering his head, they didn't know whether she was asking everyone or mumbling to herself.
Everyone knew that the situation was not good, and to comfort the saint at this time was to deceive oneself and others. If he said the wrong thing, he might bring disaster, so they remained silent.
Suddenly, screams were heard outside, and the imperial study room, which was originally deathly silent, suddenly became commotion.
Su Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, was born in the military and was quite brave. He rushed to the door of the royal study and asked sternly: "What's going on? Where did it come from!" Before he could finish speaking, he heard two more screams in succession,
I vaguely saw figures flashing in the garden outside, and someone was actually fighting in the garden.
Su Lun was shocked.
Although the fighting outside the city is fierce, the palace should be relatively safe for now.
After all, two thousand elite imperial troops are still guarding the imperial city, and there are many inner palace masters guarding the deep palace gardens.
The royal study room where the saint is located is the focus of defense. Although there were not many guards visible when he came in, there must be many palace masters ambushing in the hidden places around the royal study room. Without the saint's will,
No one can take a step closer to the Imperial Study Room.
At this moment, someone actually entered the garden outside the royal study, which was simply unbelievable.
"Protect me, protect me!" Su Lun knew that something was wrong, and ignored the fighting outside. He turned around and rushed back to the imperial study. When he saw other important ministers, they were also panicked. They rushed forward and said hurriedly: "Sage, are you there?
The assassin went to the royal study and begged the saint to leave immediately."
Although the saint also looked frightened and angry, he did not get up and sneered: "A few mice sneaked in, what's the point of panic?"
There are many palace masters ambushing around the imperial study room. It is not easy to rush into the imperial study room.
However, all the ministers were disapproving, thinking secretly that if there were just a few rats, how could they break through the guards of the imperial army, sneak into the deep palaces, and even appear outside the royal study.
Of course the person who comes here cannot be a kind person.
At this moment, several figures rushed in from outside the royal study room. All the ministers were shocked, thinking that assassins were coming, and they were looking for a place to hide. However, Su Lun picked up a chair and ran to the saint's royal study table.
, guarding the saint, when he saw clearly who was coming, he saw three palace eunuchs, all holding weapons in their hands. Then he felt slightly relieved, knowing that these were the palace guards protecting the saint, and asked in a deep voice: "What happened outside?"
"Saint, a group of assassins have entered the palace." A palace guard bowed and said: "These people are very skilled in martial arts. I beg the saint to evacuate this place immediately. I will wait for the slaves to protect the saint and leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, rubble fell from the roof of the imperial study house, and a figure had already fallen from the sky with the falling rubble.
The three palace guards reacted very quickly. The man was still in mid-air, but the two guards had already stepped forward, jumped up at the same time, and swung their swords to slash at the figure.
But the speed of the figure was extremely fast. In mid-air, he twisted his waist and changed his body in an incredible way. Then he took advantage of the situation and slapped a guard with his palm, and the guard immediately flew out like a kite.
Another guard slashed the air with his sword, and his body fell. The figure that fell in mid-air kicked out one leg, and with a "bang" sound, it kicked the guard's throat accurately. The sound of the throat bone breaking was clearly audible, and he landed on the ground.
By then, he was already dead.
Everyone was shocked.
Those who were able to guard the imperial study room were all carefully selected palace masters. This assassin was able to knock down two palace masters in the blink of an eye. His martial arts skills were naturally shocking.
In the end, the guard did not confront Su Lun head-on, but quickly retreated to the royal desk, holding a big sword in his hand and standing in front of Su Lun.
More than a dozen important ministers were already horrified. Some people had already hid behind the incense burner, but more people were huddled together and looked at the assassin in horror.
But all they saw was the assassin who fell from the sky, dressed in black clothes, with a bamboo hat on his head and a black scarf covering his face.
The tight clothes and tight pants are for the convenience of movement, so they are quite tight. In this way, the outline of the body shape at that moment is outlined.
She has a plump figure, thick breasts, a slender waist, and a pair of long straight legs. Anyone can see that this assassin is actually an extremely plump and attractive woman.
There were still sounds of fighting outside the imperial study, and it was obvious that there were many assassins. The palace guards guarding the imperial study were also held back by the female assassin's companions.
The female assassin was holding a long whip in her right hand and rolled it together. Under the light, her eyes under the bamboo hat were staring at the saint.
"Who are you?" Su Lun, the minister of the Ministry of War, who was wielding a chair as a weapon, still had some courage. He raised his finger and pointed at the female assassin and said: "You actually entered the palace to assassinate. You are treasonous. Why don't you kneel down to apologize?"
When the other important ministers heard what Su Lun said, they all thought that this guy was really brave.
The assassin was obviously very skilled in martial arts. Now that he had come to the palace, there was no way he would be afraid. Now that the saint was in danger, Su Lun actually rebuked the female assassin and asked her to kneel down to apologize. It was simply bizarre.
"They are just traitors who have usurped the throne." The female assassin said in a calm voice, "You are loyal to the traitors, and you are all traitors to the Tang Dynasty."
As soon as she finished speaking, two more figures rushed in from the door, but they were also dressed in black, but they did not wear a hat, but their faces were covered.
"Senior sister, can I ask where the master is?" Two assassins stood behind the female assassin holding weapons, and one of them asked in a low voice.
Before the female assassin could speak, the saint was already laughing.
At the moment of life and death, the saint who was in danger was not afraid to laugh back. All the ministers were surprised, and Su Lun couldn't help but look back.
"Dongji Tianzhai!" The saint's laughter stopped suddenly and said coldly: "You are all the remnants from Penglai Island. Hong Tianji brought you into the palace to make trouble, so you know the environment in the palace well.
, now he has sneaked into the palace and is familiar with the journey, and then passed through the heavy defenses to reach the imperial study room." Staring into the eyes of the female assassin, he said calmly: "Are Hong Tianji's disciples all a bunch of undercover rats?"
The female assassin raised her left hand and pulled off the black scarf, revealing a face of extraordinary beauty, but it was none other than the first disciple of Tianzhai, Suzaku.
Suzaku seemed to be in no mood to talk nonsense with the saint. He stared at the saint and asked directly: "Where are the master's remains?"
"As expected of Hong Tianji's beloved disciple, I still think about his bones." The saint smiled and said: "Hong Tianji's great disciple has a beautiful face and a beautiful face. He is a good disciple. You should be Suzaku."
"Where are the master's remains?" Suzaku asked repeatedly with a cold look on his beautiful face.
The ministers were frightened, but the saint remained calm and composed, asking: "Why do you think I know where his bones are?"
A Tianzhai disciple held the knife tightly, stepped forward, and said in a cold voice: "Senior Sister, don't talk nonsense to her. The knife is placed on her neck to see if she talks."
"If I die, no one will ever know where Hong Tianji's bones are." The saint seemed to have pinched Tian Zhai's vitals, and said with a faint smile: "If you want to take his bones back to Penglai Island, you can only ask me.
.I am very reasonable. You want the bones, and I want the head. You go and get the head of Taishi Cunxu, and I will tell you where the remains of Hong Tianji are."