Jiuxi

Chapter 958: 956 [Night of Slaughter]

When Tian Jue led the elite troops of the Main Music Department and two thousand Hezha warriors to leave from the east gate of Dadu, the city was already in a tense and depressing atmosphere.

The nine gates were blocked and the imperial city was under martial law. Such commotion was enough to make people terrified or even have wild thoughts.

In the southwest corner of the imperial city is the residence of the Sixth Prince.

The Sixth Prince Wu Lienai was born to Concubine De. Among all the adult princes and dukes today, he is second only to the Crown Prince Wu Yan in terms of age and status.

If anything happens to Wu Yan, the most likely person to succeed him as crown prince would be Wu Lie.

Of course, this is just Wu Lie's wishful thinking.

The emperor led the army in person, bringing with him all the elite troops of the nine armies of Dajing, leaving behind only the Heza warriors led by Jiaolu, and Tian Jue, a lone minister in charge of the huge power of the Main Music Department, to protect the prince and control the overall situation.

In addition, all the civil officials in the court, headed by Shangshu Ling Zhao Siwen, are naturally loyal supporters of the prince.

"Oh, I don't know what happened."

In the inner study, Wu Lie paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. His expression was nervous but also contained some hidden hope.

"Your Highness, I think it may be related to the war in the south."

A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar spoke.

This man's name is Ruan Yan, and he is Wu Lie's most trusted aide. He has been giving him advice over the years. Although he was unable to help Wu Lie succeed in getting to the top, he at least saved him from a lot of trouble.

Wu Lie's expression changed slightly, and he approached and asked, "What do you mean, Mr. Ruan?"

Ruan Yan pondered and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince suddenly ordered martial law in the capital. This is obviously because he is worried about chaos in the city. Only if the war in the south is not going well, it is possible to cause unrest. In my opinion, something earth-shattering must have happened in the south!"

Wu Lie was shocked and asked, "Are you saying that our army had an accident?"

"It's more than that."

Ruan Yan's expression was extremely solemn, and he whispered: "The prince's reaction is so strong, I'm afraid it's your majesty..."

"Father?"

Wu Lie was stunned for a moment, then shook his head violently and said, "This is impossible!"

"Your Highness!"

Ruan Yan raised his voice slightly and said solemnly: "Even if your Majesty is safe, he is probably seriously injured on the battlefield and unable to handle affairs, otherwise the prince would not act like this. I estimate that at the court meeting tomorrow morning, the prince will announce the specific situation in the south, and then he may directly ascend the throne!"

A hint of sternness appeared in Wu Lie's eyes, but it eventually turned into helplessness. He whispered, "What do I want to do?"

"Your Highness, don't do anything now!"

Ruan Yan said firmly, "If it is really the worst case scenario, Your Highness will be harmed by the Crown Prince if you jump out. Now Zhao Siwen, Tian Jue and Jiao Lu hold great power in the capital. They are all loyal ministers left by His Majesty to the Crown Prince. As long as the Crown Prince himself does not make mistakes, no one can shake his position. So Your Highness must stand on the side of the Crown Prince and help him stabilize the situation, so that you will have the opportunity to take power in the future."

Wu Lie pondered for a long time, his expression changing constantly.

"Well, I'll do as you say, sir."

Even though Wu Lie was unwilling, he knew that the situation was now in the hands of the crown prince. Unless something unexpected happened, he could only be a loyal and wise brother of the emperor.

He sighed, walked to the table, picked up the teacup, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp to calm his anxiety.

"If something unexpected really happens to my father..."

Wu Lie turned and looked at Ruan Yan, and before he could finish his words he saw a look of horror on the aide's face.

"what happened?"

"Your Highness, you...you..."

Ruan Yan raised his finger and pointed at Wu Lie's face, his body shaking uncontrollably.

Wu Lie finally felt the coolness on his face. He raised his hand to touch it and immediately saw blood all over his hand. At this moment, he also felt dizzy in his head.

"Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"

Ruan Yan screamed in fear at the top of his lungs, because in his sight, the Sixth Prince Wu Lie was bleeding from all seven orifices.

The study door was slammed open. When the two attendants rushed in, Wu Lie had already fallen to the ground, his face covered in black blood. Ruan Yan was pale and limp on the ground, muttering, "Quickly call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician..."

"Your Highness!"

The two attendants were horrified. One of them stepped forward and tried to help Wu Lie up, while the other turned around and left, saying, "I'll go get some help!"

Amidst the chaos, the teacup on the table stood there quietly.

Before long, the palace was plunged into noise and wailing.

The attendant who had left the inner study to report the news took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, walked all the way to the southeast corner door of the palace, opened a crack, and slipped into the night.

About a quarter of an hour later, he arrived at another elegant and luxurious mansion not too far away, hidden in a secluded corner outside the mansion.

Listening to the panicked noise coming from inside, a ferocious smile appeared on his face.

Footsteps sounded, and then a man in his forties came up to him and asked, "Is Wu Lie dead?" He smiled and said, "With three times the amount of poison, do you think he can survive? Where's Ah Hudai?"

Ahudai was the eighth son of Emperor Jing, and also a prince with a good reputation in the court.

The forty-year-old man said leisurely: "I stabbed him twelve times in the heart with my own hands. Even if a god came down to earth, he couldn't save him."

"Have all the people down there been arranged?"

"Do I need you to nag me when I'm doing things? Don't forget that when I was under the prince's command, I was much more capable than you."

"Stop bragging about something that happened more than ten years ago."

At this point, the two looked at each other, feeling that a lot had changed in the world.

Looking back on the past, they were all the backbones trained by Qing Yugong himself, but more than ten years ago, they changed their names and disappeared into the darkness, starting from very humble identities and slowly invading various forces of this dynasty.

They knew that there were many companions in the darkness, like a net hidden deep under the water, and now the thousands of threads of this net were in the hands of the young princess.

She only needs to pull it lightly and the whole capital will be thrown into chaos.

"Let's go. We must kill all the enemies tonight and pave the way for His Highness."

"Hehe, do you think that when His Highness becomes His Majesty tomorrow, will everyone's jaws drop?"

"Shut up, you're so long-winded."

As the two walked into the inky night, fire and blood gradually enveloped the sky above the capital.

The shocking tragedies in several princes’ palaces were just the beginning. Throughout the capital, people were killing people and setting fires.

Those killer gods seemed to emerge from the ground, and using the cover of night, they launched a cold-blooded and ruthless massacre against the officials and dignitaries who were loyal to the royal family Alihe.

At this time, Tian Jue was still outside the city. Most of the forces of the Ministry of Music were targeting the officials and territories of the Qing Yu clan. Although they achieved the expected results, on the one hand, their violent behavior aggravated the chaos in the city, and on the other hand, these obvious targets were obviously Qing Yu clan's abandoned pawns. What really determined the overall situation was the secret plan that Qing Yugong had arranged over the past decade.

As the level of chaos continued to rise, the situation in the city was out of control. One must know that Dajing was a country founded on military power. In addition to the royal families Alihe and Qingyu, there were dozens of forces, large and small. Of course, they did not dare to act rashly at normal times, but on this bloody night, most people had to protect themselves.

Rumors spread wildly as fires broke out one after another in the city. Everyone was saying that the emperor had died on the battlefield and that the royal family was going to purge all forces that might pose a threat.

Because of the martial law order issued by the Crown Prince Regent before sunset, this statement was quickly believed by all parties.

The first melee to break out was among the nine-gate garrison divisions of the capital.

After Emperor Jing went south, the only visible military force in Dadu was the Heza warriors who guarded the imperial palace and the Nine-Gate Garrison Division who maintained stability in the city.

This army had a total of more than 30,000 people, but they belonged to the royal family and the other four major families.

Before the east gate defender Alihe Daoning could react, he was besieged by two other armies totaling more than 5,000 troops.

"Are you going to rebel?!"

Dao Ning's shrill roar pierced the night.

The other side only responded coldly and briefly: "Alihe's family took action first. If we don't fight back, we will die! Kill!"

"kill!"

Blood burst out and killing flourished.

When the city was engulfed in flames, a team of nearly three thousand people was rushing back. They were hundreds of elite soldiers from the Main Music Division and two thousand Heza warriors.

However, seven or eight miles outside the city, what was waiting for them was a brutal and sharp ambush.

Arrows rained down like locusts, and powerful crossbows flew across the sky.

There are even standard military crossbows!

After the first wave of brutal attacks, the thrilling sound of horse hooves rang out in the night. Before the elite troops of the Main Music Division and the Heza warriors could reorganize their formation, thousands of cavalrymen came charging forward, with the leading general holding his spear tightly in both hands, his face full of ferocious murderous intent.

"Toman Ulu!"

With the help of the torches around him, Tian Jue could clearly see the general who was quickly rushing forward, and he couldn't help but let out a loud shout.

At this moment, his whole body was cold.

He remembered very clearly that when the emperor went south, he had already dispersed the power of the Qingyu clan in the army. Thousands of elite cavalry from Tuoman Ulu and Xiashan were transferred to Shanyang. They should be fighting on the northern front line of Dingzhou in Southern Qi at this moment. How could they suddenly appear outside the capital city!
The rules in the army are strict, and Toman Ulu absolutely cannot lead his troops away without permission. Even if he dares to do so, the commander-in-chief Shanyang will definitely pass on the news in time.

There is only one possibility, that Tuoman Ulu's action was permitted by Shan Yang, and he even helped cover it up, otherwise it would be impossible for thousands of cavalry to return to Dadu quietly!
One thing suddenly popped up in Tian Jue's mind. More than half a month ago, Shan Yang reported to the prince that he had allowed thousands of injured soldiers to return to Dadu for rest.

Could it be that these injured soldiers are the Xiashan Army in front of them?
As long as these thousands of people can return to Dadu, they will naturally be transformed into elite cavalry, because what Dajing lacks the least is excellent war horses.

Tian Jue could no longer think about it, because Tuoman Ulu led thousands of elite cavalry of the Xiashan Army into the formation. In the endless deep night, this world-famous cavalry launched an extremely fierce charge towards the unprepared Zhuzousi spies and Hezha warriors.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The bloody smell quickly spread around. Tuoman Ulu stared at Tian Jue in the crowd, and he moved forward without hesitation, defeating anyone who stood in his way!
(End of this chapter)