He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

Chapter 256: The army is approaching, the situation is critical

The heavy snow for several days in a row made the weather, which was already getting colder, even colder, and the nights in Shengjing City became much quieter.

Most of the small vendors on the street did not set up their stalls because of the snow, and the few passers-by who walked by made the already deserted streets even more desolate.

At this time, some restaurants, brothels, and drug stores in various parts of the city opened their doors one after another, and the news that the fifth prince had kidnapped the emperor and intended to usurp the throne began to spread rapidly in the streets and alleys.

The closed door was opened, and people poked their heads out from time to time to inquire about the situation.

After the rumor, there was a massacre, and pedestrians on the road suffered one after another. This time, the banner of the fifth prince was still fought.

Shengjing City, which was still quiet a moment ago, fell into chaos in an instant, with screams, cries for help, and running sounds, all in one piece.

Li Ze, who had been hiding in the dark for a long time, immediately ordered to kill the thieves and protect the people. At the same time, he sent a letter to Wu Liehou's mansion, asking Wu Liehou to come out with the city guards to preside over the situation.

At the same time, the army outside the city was approaching, and the black soldiers ran towards the city gate with long spears, shouting loudly--

Kill the traitors and protect the emperor!

It was obvious that Lu Tingyu was going to take the throne smoothly in the name of saving the emperor, which was legitimate and would not be criticized by thousands of people.

At this moment, the city gate that should have been closed was wide open, allowing Lu Tingyu to lead the troops into the city.

There is no doubt that the gatekeeper was also Chu Lingxiu's man.

Lu Tingyu rode in, and the former sluggishness and gentleness were gone. At this time, he was like a mighty general killing the enemy on the battlefield. 100,000 guards followed closely and headed straight for the palace.

After the 100,000 city guards, there was another 100,000 troops led by General Xuanwu.

According to the original plan, General Xuanwu sent half of his soldiers to guard the streets in the city to prevent any accidents, and the remaining 50,000 troops followed Lu Tingyu into the palace.

Unexpectedly, Wu Liehou led 10,000 city guards to rush out from the dark and caught Lu Tingyu and his party off guard.

However, after all, he had fought on the battlefield, so General Xuanwu quickly reacted and led his troops to fight, using his spear to carve a bloody path for Lu Tingyu.

Lu Tingyu did not stop and led his troops to the palace, while General Xuanwu stayed behind to contain Wu Liehou temporarily.

However, the gap between the two sides was too great, but in just half an hour, nearly a quarter of Wu Liehou's troops fell.

Blood gathered, corpses accumulated, but the fighting continued.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

When Qi Lie woke up, he only felt the sound of wind whistling by his ears, and the scene in front of him kept changing, making his already unclear mind even more confused.

The fingers moved slightly, but they grabbed a piece of smooth fabric.

He seemed to be... on whose shoulder?

Qi Lie opened his eyes with difficulty, and saw the man under him constantly passing through the forest, with a nimble posture and great light skills.

"Who... are you?"

Seeing that Qi Lie had woken up, Li Yu explained to him while walking quickly, "My Lord, I am a secret guard under Jing'an Prince Lu Yan. At this time, the prince's party has rebelled. The old Jing'an Prince and General Xuanwu have entered the city with 200,000 troops. We must quickly rush to the location of the Qi family army and enter the city to rescue the emperor."

Qi Lie understood, but didn't quite understand. Lu Yan sent people to save him, but the one who supported the prince's rebellion was his own father Lu Tingyu. What was going on?

Knowing that Qi Lie was confused, Li Yu could only make a long story short, "The old King Jing'an had the intention to rebel long ago, but our prince did not. You can understand that they are in different camps and have turned against each other now."

Feeling Qi Lie's subconscious surprise, Li Yu fairly stabbed him again, "Have you forgotten that it was the wife of the Marquis of Pingxi who attacked you just now? The wife of the Marquis of Pingxi is also the old King Jing'an's person, and the leader of the Thousand Poison Sect under his command. She has helped the old King Jing'an to eliminate many people over the years. If nothing unexpected happens, the Marquis should be one of them. It's just that the wife of the Marquis of Pingxi spared you because of your husband and wife friendship, otherwise the Marquis would have become a dead soul under her knife."

This time, Qi Lie was not shocked, because now he had remembered these memories.

The wife he regarded as his life turned out to be a traitor who wanted to disrupt the country.

"Amei...maybe she has some difficulties."

Li Yu, who had been tortured by Fu Yi several times, was not interested in the drama of the couple's deep love. While speeding up, he poured cold water on Qi Lie, "The palace is about to be occupied. My Lord, don't think about excusing the wife of Pingxi Marquis. Think about how to encourage more soldiers to enter the city."

Li Yu knew very well that although they were about to arrive at the Qi Family Army's base, the situation was not optimistic. Because Qi Lie did not have a military token, it would take a lot of effort to mobilize the soldiers.

Qi Lie had obviously thought of the importance of the matter. He put the matter of Tan behind him and kept thinking about the words in his mind.

He led the Qi Family Army and knew the degree of loyalty best. Even if he came forward, he could only mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers at most.

But Chu Lingxiu and Lu Tingyu had a full 200,000 soldiers.

While thinking, the two had arrived at the Qi Family Army's base.

Qi Lie's internal strength had also recovered by more than half.

However, at this moment, the garrison, which should have been pitch dark, was brightly lit. All the soldiers had assembled, and they looked like they were about to go to war.

Li Yu and Qi Lie were both surprised. They walked in and saw that Lieutenant General Lin, who had the highest status in the army, was already sitting on the horse. His right hand was already in the air. The team would start with just one word "departure".

Qi Lie shouted: "Lieutenant General Lin!"

Lieutenant General Lin swallowed the words that were on his lips when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw that the general he trusted most was standing not far away.

Lieutenant General Lin turned over and got off the horse, strode towards Qi Lie, and the joy in his eyes seemed to overflow.

"General!"

As he said, he took out the military token from his arms and handed it directly to Qi Lie.

Qi Lie reached out to take it, and Lieutenant General Lin began to explain the ins and outs of the matter, "General, just now, His Majesty sent someone to deliver this military token, and at the same time issued an order: Let us gather immediately and enter the city to eliminate the rebels."

The emperor's move saved Qi Lie and Li Yu a lot of effort, and they immediately asked Lieutenant General Lin to prepare two more war horses.

A moment later, Qi Lie, wearing armor and pointing his sword to the sky, shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to attack Shengjing, capture the traitor, and protect the country of Chu!"

...

On the other side.

Fu Yi had also rescued Qi Yichuan and explained the cause and effect of the matter to him.

Qi Yichuan, whose mind was not clear enough, was somewhat suspicious of Fu Yi's words. Although he vaguely remembered that he had fainted after drinking the ginseng soup sent by Tan, he still didn't quite believe that his mother would be the traitor in Fu Yi's mouth.

At this moment, Xie Zhaohua rushed in from the door, and the dazzling blood fell on her snow-white cloak, like a red plum blossom blooming in winter, stunning and beautiful.

"Brother Chuan, the palace is in trouble, please follow me to the city gate to let the Qi family army into the city."

In one sentence, all the words Fu Yi just said were confirmed.

Without giving Qi Yichuan a chance to think, Xie Zhaohua had already pulled Qi Yichuan out of the door, "Brother Chuan, the palace has been surrounded by rebels. My father's life and death are still unknown in order to send me here to find you. We don't have time to hesitate. If we delay for a minute, thousands of soldiers will die."

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