"Ah!" Prince Chun and Prince Mu exclaimed, looking happy. This prayer platform was built by the emperor to pray for heaven's protection. It was first built in the last years of Gaozong, and was built by two generations of kings before it was finally completed.
The whole body of the prayer platform is made of a rare white jade called Yun'erbing. It is about thirty feet high. All the white jade is ground one by one, without any gaps up and down. As the sunlight changes, Yun'erbing is in the center.
The cloud patterns also flow and change, which is a wonder.
Yun'erbing is extremely hard, and even more smooth after polishing. The top is made of white jade shaped like a lotus. In the middle of the lotus platform stands a prayer table about ten feet square, which is carved from a single piece of jade. Bows and arrows from the bottom up cannot reach the prayer platform.
Except for a three-foot-wide white jade path called Wenxin Road, which is accessible without any railings, even a peerless expert cannot use the strength to climb up to the praying platform. If a few people guard the place where Wenxin Road connects with the lotus platform,
It is difficult to reach with bows and arrows, and even if there are thousands of troops and horses, they will not be able to board it for a while.
Li Chengye, Li Chengwen, and Xiao Baisheng all breathed a sigh of relief. If there were eight-star guards, Emperor Wanlong would have been able to support him on this praying platform for several hours without falling short.
While he was talking, the army in the distance had already come closer. It was the seventh prince Li Xuanci and the guards led by him. Li Xuanci rode his horse and rushed to Prince Chun and Prince Mu. He bowed his hands and said: "Uncle, please forgive my nephew for being rude.
sin."
"It doesn't matter," King Mu waved his hand and said, "Xuanci, did Yu Chengyun, the old thief, go to Qitian Terrace?"
"Yes, uncle, Xuanci opened the long-closed Cishui Gate according to the plan, and after escorting the Guanshan Four Battalions into the palace, Xuanci led the army to eliminate the traitors in the Wanshou Palace and several other empresses' palaces, and escorted
When they arrived at a safe place, they came over to join the emperor's uncle."
"Xuanci, everything must be done with the emperor as the top priority. The queen mother is the only one. How can she still have the time to take care of the empresses? Once the rebels are cleared, the palace will naturally be safe." Li Chengwen frowned.
Li Xuanci touched his cheek in embarrassment and said, "Uncle, this is what the emperor meant. He even went to the praying platform to attract the attention of the rebels."
When Prince Chun saw that King Mu wanted to speak, he stopped him and said, "Chengwen, time is pressing. We will talk about these words later. The Dingbei army will obey the order and follow this king to rescue him."
The Shepherd King came to his senses and immediately ordered the Guanshan Camp to accompany him to rescue him. Li Xuanci hurriedly followed him, and suddenly heard Xiao Baisei scream in surprise and said: "Your Highness, why are all the eight stars here? Who is escorting you?"
Prince Chun and Prince Mu were shocked, and turned to look. Li Xuanci was quite calm, and then they relaxed a little, and heard Li Xuanci say with a hint of worry: "He is here."
Xiao Baisheng said oh, and his face softened. Prince Chun was quite strange. He didn't know who Xiao Baisheng and the seventh prince were talking about, and he couldn't think of anyone in Zhuocheng who could make Xiao Baisheng let go.
Although he was a martial arts master in his heart, King Mu was not surprised, but he was extremely worried.
As they spoke, everyone galloped on horseback, getting closer and closer to the Deqi Tiantai. Li Chengye looked at Li Xuanci beside him, his sword-shaped eyebrows on his temples, his eyes full of power. Under the moonlight, he looked even more heroic and majestic. He sighed slightly and said: "Emperor's nephew
A show of talent, in the midst of great chaos, he will be cut off as soon as possible, he is indeed the best among men."
Li Xuanci paused for a moment, then said in a slightly complicated tone: "Uncle Huang is so complimentary, Xuanci is just acting according to his plan."
Prince Chun asked curiously: "Prince Mu also said that he acted according to a plan. Could what happened today be a plan set by the emperor?"
Li Xuanci opened his mouth and said, "Uncle Emperor, you will know at a glance."
With the praying platform in sight, Li Chengye had no choice but to suppress his doubts. Then he heard Li Xuanci shout: "Eight stars and one guard, take the first step to eliminate the traitors hidden in the dark."
As soon as he finished speaking, the nine figures flew out in unison with a whoosh. Besieged on all sides, Chu Ying'er's movement skills were indeed the best among the nine guards, and they were faster than Xiao Baisheng. If the two princes and the seventh prince were not present just now,
I'm afraid that those generals who looked wildly had already been taught a lesson. At this time, they were already holding back their anger. As soon as the general's order came out, Chu Ying'er was one step ahead of everyone, gathered her strength and jumped out, as fast as lightning. Xiao Baisheng shook his head gently.
, and quickly followed.
During the tea time, we arrived in front of the Wentian Tower. After passing through the Wentian Tower, we reached the praying platform. By the time everyone arrived, corpses were lying all over the field in front of the gate. The Eight Stars and One Guard were fighting with the rebels. Xiao Baisheng was standing in front of the gate.
Nailed motionless in the middle, as steady as a mountain, the long sword in his hand drew out sword shadows, like a stormy sea, rolling over the rebel soldiers who were coming up. The remaining eight guards stood on the gate to prevent
The rebels crossed the wall, and Chu Ying'er was like a light cloud, floating between the wall and the gate. Wherever it went, blood spattered, a fierce and powerful man.
Arriving in front of the gate, Li Chengye led the Dingbei army and rushed straight to the gate. King Mu and Li Xuanci looked at each other in shock, and then heard Li Chengye shout loudly: "Fengwu camp, raise your bows, three lines, charge!" After that, he took the lead in riding towards the questioner.
Tianque, the soldiers of Fengwu Camp followed closely behind. As they approached the gate, Li Chengye shouted wildly: "Master Xiao, on top of the wall!"
Xiao Baishi understood immediately, and used his inner strength to pass through the long sword, forcing the rebels in front of him away. With a long roar, he jumped up on the wall. As soon as the whistle stopped, he heard a loud shout: "Let go!"
Wuying Wuhou fired three crossbows in unison, and buzzing sounds were heard one after another. The rebels inside the gate fell. The Tiger Guard quickly rushed up and forced the counterattacking rebels. In one leap and one charge, the Dingbei Army had already broken through.
At the Que Gate, Li Chengwen and Li Xuanci hurriedly urged their horses to enter the Que. The two armies were in close combat. The Dingbei Army had been on the battlefield for a long time. It might not be the opponent of the Forbidden Army and the Capital Cavalry Army alone. However, with such military formations connected, the Forbidden Army and the Capital Cavalry Army were far away.
Far behind, even the Eighth School of the Guanshan Camp, their advance and retreat coordination is far superior to that of the Forbidden Army and the Capital Cavalry Army.
The rebels retreated steadily, and the Eight Stars and One Guards rushed to the forefront. The figures turned and a bloody path was opened. The soldiers of Dingbei Army and Guanshan Camp followed closely behind the Nine Guards, like a standing cone, heading towards
Qitiantai stabbed him.
Xiao Baisheng flashed to Li Chengye and shouted: "Your Majesty, something is not right. There are many rebels, but they don't have any masters. Xiao is afraid that there will be changes ahead."
Li Chengye thought in his mind and said: "Master Xiao, Feng Wuying will give you command. Use crossbows and arrows to clear the way and create a bloody path!"
"Yes, I will obey the order," Xiao Baisheng replied.
"Zhao Qingzhi," Prince Chun shouted loudly.
"My subordinate is here." It was the old man in green who came with Prince Chun.
"Take all the soldiers of Fengwu Camp and Wuhou Liannu, and follow Mr. Xiao to fight a bloody path without stopping for even a moment."
"I obey my orders." After saying this, Zhao Qingzhi summoned all the soldiers of Fengwu Camp to take Wuhou's serial crossbows, and followed Xiao Baidie away.
At the moment when the two armies met, there were more than a thousand corpses left on the road from Quemen to Qitiantai. The Imperial Guards who came from behind had to step on the corpses before they could move forward. At this time, Xiao Baisheng suddenly rushed to the front of the army, and Ba Xing
Surrounded, the nine people worked together to kill several feet, and suddenly they all retracted their swords and retreated hastily. The rebels were stunned, and they were about to take advantage of the situation to fight back. Suddenly, the buzzing sounded again, and Wu Hou's crossbows were fired neatly from the gap.
, the screams were endless, and crossbow arrows shot through the soldiers in front and pierced the soldiers behind. As soon as the arrows fell, the nine guards came out again. After doing this several times, the rebels were already in danger.
Looking at the corpses and splattered blood stains all over the place, which were particularly eye-catching under the moonlight. Broken arms and limbs could be seen everywhere. Li Xuanci's face turned green and he resisted vomiting. Li Chengye smiled softly and said: "Xuanci, the first
You've been doing this for the first time on the battlefield, you're already pretty good."
Li Xuanci wanted to say a kind word and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Li Chengwen came over and sighed: "Thirteenth Brother, I used to say that the Dingbei Army was extremely brave and rare in the world. I never believed it. I thought that my Guanshan Camp was not weaker than the Dingbei Army. Only when I saw it today did I realize that I
It's like sitting in a well and looking at the sky. Brother Thirteen, I admire you."
Li Chengye smiled lightly and said: "Chengwen, to be honest, I am more surprised than you that there is an army like Guanshan Camp in Zhuozhou. But Chengwen, I really admire what happened today. Who planned it?"
It’s time for you to talk about it.”
Li Chengwen laughed, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Thirteen, it's broken, let's go, you can see for yourself later." After saying that, he took the lead and rushed forward.
Li Chengye took a look, and sure enough, the rebels were separated from the center and surrounded by the Guanshan camp. They were already resisting stubbornly. Li Chengye led the Dingbei Army and Li Xuanci's Guards Army to rush over and went straight to the Qitian Platform. Just now, more than a thousand people
The Dingbei Army had less than 800 people, and the capital guards led by Li Xuanci had more than 3,000 troops when they raised their troops. At this time, there were only less than 2,000 people left. Fortunately, there were not many rebels left. Li Chengye
Zhao Qingzhi was left to assist Li Chengwen's remaining deputy general to command the mountain camp and annihilate the rebels. He, King Mu and the seventh prince led the remaining troops to kill Qitiantai.
After passing through the human wall, Li Chengye finally saw the Grand Master Yu Chengyun, the frightened prince, the queen who couldn't tell what she was thinking, and several concubines who were stunned. Yu Chengyun was looking at the Qitian Terrace at this time.
Even though Li Chengye came with his army, he did not turn his head. Following Yu Chengyun's gaze, Li Chengye saw Emperor Wanlong and the person in front of Emperor Wanlong.
Li Chengye just raised his eyes and was deeply attracted by the man in front of Emperor Wanlong. This man was holding a long knife. The original color of his clothes could not be seen clearly. He could only see the blood all over his body along the corners of his clothes and the tip of the knife.
It slowly dripped down. What frightened Li Chengye the most was the mask of a big Luo ghost that this man was wearing. The pale mask had been splattered with a lot of blood drops. Although it looked scary, it was far from the mask owner.
His eyes were dull, as if he had no emotion. The corpses all over the stairs were like flowing clouds and flowing water, leaving no ripples in this person's eyes. Li Chengye looked at it once, and then immediately turned his head, his heart pounding, and it took a long time.
After calming down, he looked at Mu Wang and Li Xuanci, who were not much better, and their faces were already a little green.