Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1288 Clear out the emperor’s entourage and punish the evildoers!
At this moment, almost everyone held their breath, falling into fear and panic.

Yuwen Ye, is here?
Why does he appear at this Xuanwu Gate?

Didn't he leave the city for Luoyang? What was going on?

The first person to speak was naturally Yu Dingxing who was standing in the front. Although he was also shocked, he managed to calm down. He looked up at Yu Wenye who was shining in the firelight and said in a deep voice: "King Qin? Why are you here?"

Yuwen Ye stood on the city wall and raised his chin slightly.

"Why can't I be here?"

Hearing his self-righteous words, Yu Dingxing, who was already frightened by the accident, suddenly became angry and pointed at him and shouted: "The emperor has clearly issued an order for you to go to Luoyang, but you dared to return to Chang'an privately? And you even set up an ambush here? You are simply disobeying the order and committing treason!"

Upon hearing this, the guards behind him were immediately encouraged and became excited.

You know, the four words "having a legitimate reason to fight" are simple to say and look plain. They are not like solid armor or sharp swords. They seem to have no real effect. But in combat, the belief in justice is often sharper and more invincible than the blade of a sword. Once an army has the belief in justice, it can often overwhelm the other side in momentum.

Having a legitimate reason for doing something means having the belief in justice.

Now, the King of Qin, who was supposed to retreat to Luoyang, actually showed up here with his men. It was obvious that they were deceiving the emperor and intending to cause chaos. At this time, if the Xiaowei Army were to send troops to quell the rebellion, they would have made a great contribution, and there would be no need to worry about the trivial matter of them delaying for such a long time before entering the palace to see the emperor.

Therefore, Yu Dingxing immediately said: "Xiaowei Army, listen to my orders!"

At his command, the soldiers behind him immediately shouted in unison, and the swords in their hands reflected a chilling light under the light of the fire.

But just as he was about to give the order, an even more deafening roar came from the open city gate in front of him.

I saw a tall figure wearing armor, holding a long spear, riding a tall red horse, jumping out from the dark night inside the gate, and rushing to the front of the city gate. The shining firelight illuminated the bearded face. I saw that his eyes were wide open, his mouth and nose were wide, his breathing was as deafening as a tiger's roar, and his footsteps were like earth-shaking mountains. It was the bravest general under Yuwen Ye - Shentu Tai!

When they saw him, almost everyone present gasped.

Everyone has heard of this man's reputation in the army. He is invincible and the bravest of the three armies. Even though he hasn't taken any action yet, his mere appearance gives people a strong deterrent aura, forcing the members of the Xiaowei Army to subconsciously hold their breath.

What surprised everyone even more was that, following closely behind Shentu Tai, several other figures rode out of the palace gate at full speed, as if breaking through the night and walking into the light of the fire. Each of them was brave and fearless, and even more dazzling than the fire.

Shan Tong'er, Jiang Wei, Liang Youying, Shi Yutao, Xue Lin, Mu Xian, Cheng Qiao...

Each of them was followed by a team of soldiers, and soon they lined up in front of the Xuanwu Gate. It was as if an endless dark cloud with thunder and lightning had spread out in front of everyone. Everyone held swords, spears, swords and halberds in their hands and pushed them hard on the ground, making a loud sound like thunder, and even the ground began to shake!
Faced with such a powerful battle formation and listening to such shouts like dragon roars and tiger roars, Yu Dingxing actually felt a little timid for a moment, and the warhorse under him was also frightened by such deafening roars and took two steps back.

When he retreated, the soldiers behind him also retreated one after another.

The situation suddenly turned around!
No one had expected that they would encounter such a group of evil spirits in front of the Xuanwu Gate, which was their last step away from the palace, and which might also be their last step away from imperial power. What was even more unexpected was that Yuwen Ye not only did not leave himself, but actually returned to Chang'an with his army!
Faced with this scene, Yu Mingyue’s heart was about to break!
Then she looked at the three characters written in bold ink on the gate. Although they were only shining in the light of the fire, she felt as if the sun was hanging in the sky. The three characters seemed to emit a blinding and dazzling light that almost made her dizzy.

Xuanwumen!
It’s actually here at Xuanwu Gate!

From the moment she came into this world and realized her position, she understood who their biggest enemy was and where their biggest crisis came from, so she has always been committed to getting rid of this person and avoiding this crisis. However, she did not expect that the scheming and fighting over the past few years would eventually put this person in this place.

At this moment, Yuwen Ye was standing on the high Xuanwu Gate, and Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Cheng were also gathered here.

Is it true that everything is unavoidable after all?
Just when she was struck by lightning and her soul was sucked out of her, leaving only a stiff shell sitting on the horse's back, and even lost her reaction, Yu Dingxing refused to be outdone, and immediately raised his finger and pointed at Yuwen Ye and said angrily: "You really want to rebel!"

Yuwen Ye looked at him coldly. At the same time, two other figures slowly walked to his side from behind him. The firelight illuminated two equally handsome faces. They were Shen Wuzheng and Pei Xingyuan.

Yuwen Ye turned to look at the two of them. Before he could ask, Shen Wuzheng said, "The inner court and Liangyi Palace are all under control."

"..."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye let out a deep breath.

Pei Xingyuan continued: "However, we have to move faster here."

"..."

"After all, we can't always keep His Majesty——"

Having said that, a rare serious expression appeared on his usually nonchalant face - after all, what they were doing was not an ordinary thing. Tonight, almost everyone standing inside and outside the Xuanwu Gate had their own heads, the heads of their families, and even the lives of their nine clans hanging on this critical moment. Once it collapsed, the consequences for them would be devastating.

After letting out that breath, Yuwen Ye said solemnly: "I know."

"..."

"But for this last step, I have to be steady and there can't be any mistakes."

In everyone's eyes, he was an adventurous man. Before every battle, he liked to go to investigate the enemy's situation. He would go alone or with only a dozen elite cavalrymen. This was very risky for a general, and he was besieged and pursued by the enemy army more than once. This had happened countless times since he first went to the battlefield, and he was reprimanded by Yuwen Yuan countless times, saying that he was too adventurous and prone to disaster.

Only Yuwen Ye himself knows that this is his steadiness.

Only by knowing both yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. He always makes a move after understanding the enemy's situation and never fights a battle without confidence.

But today, he also took a risk. He did not follow the plan he had discussed with everyone before, to take the people from the Qin Palace out of Chang'an and take the Wuguan Road, stay in Lantian, and wait for the right deeds to return to Chang'an to expose the conspiracy of the prince and the king of Qi. Instead, he returned to Chang'an shortly after leaving the city.

Because he suddenly realized that Xiao Yuansui was an uneasy person.

This person is under the command of the prince. Not only will he not obey the other party's arrangements, he will even use the other party's arrangements to once again pave the way for his own great cause.

What he wants to do is never to be someone else's general or soldier.

He wanted to be king.

Right now, the place closest to Xiao Yuansui where he can fulfill his dream is Chang'an. As long as he gets the troops given to him by the Crown Prince and the King of Qi, he will surely fight to the end. Even if he bleeds to the last drop of his blood, he will die on the road to becoming a king rather than making wedding dresses for others.

Therefore, Xiao Yuansui will definitely return to Chang'an.

So Yuwen Ye turned back immediately, but in order to avoid being discovered by the people in the city, he chose another route. After hearing the warning gongs and drums in the city, he realized that Xiao Yuansui had indeed entered the city as he had guessed, so he immediately changed direction and entered the city from the north gate of Chang'an.

At that time, all the troops and guards in the city were focused on the Mingde Gate which was under direct attack. No one noticed that the North Gate was also under the same attack. Even if the nearby city gates heard the warning from the North Gate, they would think it was a warning from the Mingde Gate, and eventually, they would be attacked and enter the city.

Then, he immediately led his army to occupy the Xuanwu Gate. Because he was the one who appointed the Jinwu Guards to guard the imperial palace, these people surrendered immediately without much resistance and helped him control the rest of the palace gates, waiting for the Crown Prince and the King of Qi to come here after they had cleaned up everything in the city.

Come to the last one, Xuanwu Gate!

Having reached this "last step", he must walk steadily without any mistakes, not to mention -

Just as his gaze swept coldly below once again, Shen Wuzheng suddenly saw something in the crowd below. He immediately widened his eyes in surprise and subconsciously took a step forward.

But his movements suddenly stopped, as if someone had grabbed him.

Shen Wuzheng frowned and looked at Yuwen Ye. He took a step forward calmly and scanned every face below without hesitation. Finally, he looked at Yuwen Qian in the middle of the team and said in a deep voice, "Who is rebelling?"

"..."

"Xiao Yuansui led more than 10,000 Right Thousand Bull Guards and conspired with the commander of Tongguan to stop the troops of the Prince of Qin's Palace halfway. To murder the prince is considered as treason! Who gave them such an order?"

"..."

"When his plan failed, Xiao Yuansui led his army to attack Chang'an City, plotting treason and deceiving the emperor. Who gave him such instructions?"

"..."

"In order to protect myself, I am even more worried that there are evil people around the emperor who are plotting to usurp the throne. I am afraid that the emperor will fall into the conspiracy of the thieves, so I secretly returned to Chang'an and stayed here to protect the safety of the emperor. Who led the troops into the palace late at night with ill intentions?"

"..."

"Now that the rebels have appeared, I will naturally send troops to suppress the rebellion - all generals listen to my orders!"

At his command, everyone under the Xuanwu Sect responded in unison.

Yuwen Ye raised his hand, pointed to the army in front of him, and said clearly, word by word: "Follow me to clear the emperor's side and punish the evildoers!"

Hearing the words "clear the emperor's side, punish the evil and treacherous", Shen Tutai, who was standing under the city wall, immediately raised the long spear in his hand and let out an earth-shaking roar. At the same time, several generals and soldiers following him were also excited and shouted -

"Clear the emperor's side, punish the evil and treacherous! Clear the emperor's side, punish the evil and treacherous!"

Upon seeing this scene and hearing the overwhelming roar, Yu Dingxing's face suddenly turned pale. He subconsciously turned his head to glance at his side. His daughter, the Crown Princess Yu Mingyue, had already turned pale and her eyes were dark and lifeless, as if her entire soul was frightened at this moment. Not only did she not move, but she didn't even make a sound.

On the other side, Yuwen Qian also did not move, but he did not seem to be frightened.

He just faced the changes in front of him calmly.

It seemed that he had been so indifferent from the very beginning. Even now, when both sides were surrounded by swords and at the critical moment, he still did not show the slightest bit of emotion.

He was sober and calm as he walked into this chaos!
Although he was followed by many soldiers of the Xiaowei Army, as well as the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, the King of Qi, and even the King of Qin's wife, for some reason, Yu Dingxing felt somewhat isolated and helpless for a moment. Especially after hearing Yuwen Ye's words and seeing Shentu Tai and others leading the twelve guards to line up in front of them, he felt timid for the first time.

On the battlefield, sometimes military morale is more important than the swords in your hands.

What can motivate the army's fighting spirit better than having a legitimate reason to fight is - the desire to survive!
It was not that the king wanted his subjects to die and the subjects had to die, but that someone arranged troops to ambush them halfway when they were forced to retreat to Luoyang, which was already a huge concession. After they fought back, their resistance to survive was regarded as "rebellion" and they were encircled and suppressed. This was a way of leaving them no chance of survival and making sure to put them to death.

Who can endure in this situation?
Who should be patient?
These soldiers understood that they had been forced into a desperate situation. If they did not resist, they would only die, and even their wives, children, and relatives would be implicated. In this situation, even an ordinary man would fight to the death. What's more important is that when their desperate fight becomes "clearing the emperor's side and punishing the evil ones", once they succeed, they will achieve success and fame. Who would cherish their lives?
Yuwen Ye's words not only pointed out the other party's sinister intentions, but also described their unauthorized return to the city as a righteous act of "clearing the court and suppressing the rebels". They were not only trying to survive, but also to make achievements. In this way, they had a real legitimate reason to fight, and their momentum overwhelmed the prince's men!

Clear out the imperial court and punish the evil ones!
The loud noise of the crowd shouting spread from Xuanwu Gate in an instant and reached the sky!
Seeing the soldiers below rushing forward amid deafening roars, panic flashed across Shen Wuzheng's eyes once again. Just as he was about to speak, the line of guards in front of him suddenly split open, and the familiar figure clearly appeared in everyone's eyes!
Seeing this, Shentu Tai, who was at the front of the team and holding a long spear with murderous intent, immediately stopped the people behind him!
"Do not move!"

Immediately, everyone around could see clearly that in the team of guards in front of them, a slender figure was pushed to the front of the crowd, and in the middle of her neck, there was a short sword flashing with cold light!

It’s Shang Ruyi!