Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 5408 Turmoil
into the night.

The flow of people on the streets is gradually decreasing. Recently, the capital has imposed strict curfews on some key streets. Pedestrians are not allowed to pass by after nightfall.

Especially the seven streets near the palace are strictly controlled.

Under the shadow of the night, it seemed like a monster was lurking.

Yang Ruoqing was dressed in black, standing under the big tree in the courtyard, and beside her, a tall man with a face covered with frost, with his palm pressed on the long sword at his waist.

"Qing'er, are there really strange soldiers haunting the palace?" Luo Fengtang asked.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the gate of the courtyard, it was half-opened and unlocked, and she could leave at any time.

"Yes, according to the news from Jiang Wulang, he has summoned the people in the capital to gather the National Defense Army. In addition, the Golden Snake Guards have also been dispatched."

Luo Fengtang said: "How long will it take?"

"Based on the distance, it should take an hour to gather together." Yang Ruoqing said.

"One hour should be enough. The inner guards of the palace are from the secret guards. If there is any change in the palace, they can guard the palace for an hour. As for the eagle guard Zhu Licheng, he has problems and cannot be relied on."

Luo Fengtang pondered.

"Then continue to wait for the news."

"it is good."

……

Beside the city wall outside the palace, hundreds of soldiers in dark red armor were lined up neatly, with killing intent all over their bodies.

Standing in front of them was a man in his late thirties. This man had very thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and a row of black beards on his thin lips, which were meticulously trimmed.

He is Zhu Licheng, the commander of Flying Eagle Guard!
Zhu Licheng was single-handedly picked up by Emperor Qi Xingyun, and his greatest quality is loyalty.

At this moment, standing in front of him are generals of different sizes in the Flying Eagle Guard, basically covering most of the Flying Eagle Guard.

"Everyone, the emperor in the palace hasn't shown up for a long time recently, do you know what's going on?"

"do not know."

"Commander, just tell me what's going on."

The generals below were whispering.

"Today, I'm here to tell everyone the truth, Your Majesty, he was killed by a traitor!"

As soon as Zhu Licheng's words fell, there was a commotion below, and many generals were all stunned.

"Is there someone who doesn't believe it?"

"Okay, I'll show everyone the secret edict!"

"Your Majesty wrote me a secret edict, asking me to punish the rebels and save Your Majesty!"

Zhu Licheng took out an imperial edict, held it respectfully in his hand, and held it up high.

The edict has a written front, facing the crowd, and there are soldiers next to them holding a torch, illuminating the edict so that everyone present can see it clearly.

"This... This is really His Majesty's handwriting, the font is correct, and the jade seal is also correct!"

"Your Majesty is in danger, what should we do?"

"Yes, Commander, what do you say, we will follow you."

Zhu Licheng slowly put away the imperial edict, and raised one palm again. Soon, the generals who were discussing before stopped talking and looked at Zhu Licheng quietly.

"Since all the generals are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, I have confidence."

"Crisis is approaching, Your Majesty is in crisis, all we have to do is to serve on the side of Qing Emperor, get rid of treacherous ministers and thieves, and rescue Your Majesty."

As soon as Zhu Licheng finished speaking, one of the group of people raised his hand and shouted: "Your Majesty, punish the treacherous ministers."

"On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers."

"On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers!"

The generals shouted a wave of voices.

Zhu Licheng said: "Brothers who don't want to follow, you can withdraw now, but as long as you decide to participate and want to withdraw in the future, don't let me engage in ruthless military law."

I looked around and waited for a while, but I didn't see anyone who quit temporarily.

Zhu Licheng smiled in satisfaction, pulled out the sword from his waist, and held it high above his head.

"Gather your subordinates and set off for the palace."

……

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and from time to time there were streaks of lightning flashing among the clouds.

Guarding the gate of the inner city of the imperial palace are inner guard soldiers. They are wearing orange and yellow armor, holding spears in their hands, and waist knives hanging from their waists, standing solemnly.

These two soldiers will be rotated after a while, just hold on for a while.

"who?"

In the distance, suddenly there was a crowd of people holding torches, surging over.

He only had time to yell, and a sharp arrow hit him head-on.

It pierced deeply into his chest, a mouthful of blood froth spit out from the corner of his mouth, and he fell on his back.

"Someone broke into the palace!"

The other soldier only had time to shout out before his neck was pierced by a sharp arrow. He stared wide-eyed and struggled to catch the arrow on his neck, but the strength of his body dissipated quickly, and finally his eyes were pitch black, and his ears were pierced. The voice on the side became more and more distant, until he let out his last breath.

The words he shouted were not without effect.

The inner guards guarding the gate hurriedly blocked the gate, and the deputy commander standing on the tower looked down.

"Zhu Licheng, what do you want to do?" The deputy commander of the inner guard's eyes were about to pop out, he pressed his palm on the hilt of his waist, and roared angrily at Zhu Licheng.

"On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers!"

"On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers!"

"On the side of the Qing emperor, punish the treacherous ministers!"

It was not Zhu Licheng's explanation that greeted the deputy commander of the inner guard, but a loud shout.

"It's reversed, it's reversed, the Flying Eagle Guard's imperial guards are reversed, hurry up, come and send a message to His Majesty, Empress, and the others in the palace, and the others are waiting to guard the city gate!" The deputy commander of the inner guard shouted.

This is the gate of the inner palace of the imperial palace. If this is broken, there will be a flat river in front of it, and there will be nothing to stop it.

Zhu Licheng's Flying Eagle Guards had already brought a ladder to attack the city. In the capital, a huge trebuchet could not be built, but a simple ladder was very simple, and he had already prepared it.

A ladder was erected, and the soldiers began to climb towards the city gate under orderly command.

The inner guards guarding the city above waved spears, long swords, rolling stones, hot oil, etc. that had been stored all the time, and threw them at the soldiers who rushed up.

At the same time, the archers on both sides were also pulling the bowstring and shooting at each other.

This is a tragic offensive and defensive battle, the inner defender has a good location, but the number is small.

Flying Eagle Guard was the attacking side, and lost the geographical advantage, but it was better because of the large number of people.

For a while, there was a stalemate.

It didn't take long for the news to spread into the palace.

"What? Zhu Licheng brought Flying Eagle Guards to rebel."

Empress Zhao stood up abruptly, her mouth shut in shock.

After getting the exact news, she felt dizzy for a while, everything in front of her was blurred, and she fell backwards.

Fortunately, the maid beside her supported her body in time.

"Niangniang, Niangniang!"

The maids shouted anxiously, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"I'm fine, please call Concubine Xian and the others over quickly." Queen Zhao said with a breath.

(End of this chapter)