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Bang!Bang!
There were two more loud bangs.

The palace door was hit repeatedly. Given the solidity of the main door of the Showa Palace, it would take dozens of people banging on the door with logs to make such a noise. The fighting outside the palace continued, could it be that the winner had already been decided?

The officials who were pointed at by the sharp arrows had their hearts beating extremely fast, and they all looked at the palace door with hope, as if the palace door would be opened in the next moment, and a savior would descend from the sky to save them from the water and fire.

Jiang Yi, who had been smiling all the time, changed his expression a little and stopped smiling. He quickly exchanged a glance with Zheng Chen.

Only the two of them knew the deep meaning contained in this look.

Zheng Chen was about to open his mouth when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right wrist.

It turned out that it was King Ping Jiang Hao who lowered his head and bit his wrist fiercely. This bite was extremely fierce. Zheng Chen was caught off guard and felt the severe pain, so he reflexively pinched Jiang Hao's neck.

Jiang Hao felt the fear of being strangled to death again and had to let go. He opened his mouth to cry, but no sound came out.

Looking at Zheng Chen again, there was a bloody mark on his left wrist, and blood was oozing out.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The sound of collision echoed in everyone's ears.

Zhang Shangshu, Dai Shangshu and others had a flash of joy in their eyes. Those who were knocking on the palace door must be loyal imperial guards who risked their lives to save the ministers. If the rebels had the upper hand, they would not do such a thing.

"Prince, please stop now!"

Minister Ji bravely opened his mouth to persuade again: "Reinforcements have arrived and will soon rush into the palace. If you stop now, you may be able to save your life."

Duke Anguo didn't know whether he was looking at Jiang Yi or his son Zheng Chen: "Conspiracy for treason is a serious crime punishable by extermination of the entire clan! Stop now while there is still a chance to turn back."

Zheng Chen turned his back to Duke Anguo and showed no intention of looking back.

Jiang Yi narrowed his eyes and suddenly sneered: "Don't worry, even at the last moment, before I, Jiang Yi, close my eyes, I will take all of you, the important officials of Daliang, with me on the road."

On the road? On what road?

Of course it’s the Yellow Springs Road.

The ministers' hearts suddenly sank, and their faces changed. Jiang Yi had more than a dozen experts around him, all holding sharp arrows. Once the palace door was broken, these people would quickly shoot arrows and then hack and kill with their weapons. It would be impossible to kill everyone in the palace. However, it would be no problem to take some people "on the road".

Everyone has only one life, who wants to die in vain?

After Jiang Yi's threat, no one dared to speak. The hall fell into an eerie silence.

"There's a traitor in the palace. Princess Nanyang is here. Surrender now!" A gap was created in the palace door, and a deep and powerful male voice came in.

Princess Nanyang is here!

The ministers' eyes lit up quietly. Prime Minister Wang, who was losing a lot of blood and almost fainting from the pain, also opened his eyes with difficulty and looked in the direction of the palace door.

Strangely enough, as soon as the ministers heard Jiang Shaohua's name, their wandering hearts actually calmed down a lot.

Jiang Yi felt the opposite, as if a huge stone had fallen on his heart. He couldn't help but glance at Zheng Chen.

Zheng Chen had his back to the ministers, and the only ones who could see his facial expression were Jiang Yi and the dozen or so archers.

Zheng Chen's face was gloomy, but there was no trace of regret in his eyes, and there was even a strong flash of murderous intent.

We have come this far, there is no turning back. Let's just kill as many people as possible! Zheng Chen winked at Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi understood instantly.

He had endured the grievances for more than ten years, and his mentality had long been dark and twisted. He did not think there was anything wrong with killing people. He even dared to secretly attack Emperor Taihe, let alone these Daliang officials in front of him?
"You guys go over there and drag all the officials above the third rank here."

Jiang Yi gave an order, and immediately ten murderous strong men came over, drew out their shining long swords and pointed them at Zhang Shangshu and others: "Do you want to come over by yourselves, or do you want us to do it?"

Prime Minister Wang was unable to move, so the civil officials led by Minister Zhang. Minister Zhang was pointed at by a long knife, his throat tightened and his legs weakened. He had to force himself to stand up to preserve the last bit of dignity.

Next were Duke Anguo, Dai Shangshu and Ji Shangshu. They were all Shangshu of the six ministries and important officials of the court.

There were also General Bao, General Zuo, General Liu, General Sima and others. They were top generals in Daliang and held military power. However, Jiang Yi took advantage of them kneeling in the mourning hall to attack them. They all fought back and were injured to varying degrees.

Among them, the one who was most seriously injured was General Bao. He was stabbed in the chest, and blood was all over the floor. At this time, relying on the bravery of a general, he struggled to stand up. As he moved, blood gushed out of his chest, and his whole body was swaying, as if he would fall down at any time.

The ministers of the six ministries were also forced to stand up.

Unfortunately, both Minister Li and Li Boyuan were killed and closed their eyes forever.

Only Minister Xu, who was the first to express his support for Jiang Yi, could stay safely where he was.

Minister Xu was also terrified. He tried his best to shrink his body and hide in the crowd. The ministers around him looked at him with disgust and contempt, and no one was willing to give up their place.

"Jiang Yi!"

As the door was hit repeatedly, the gap became larger and larger, and a cold and stern voice of a young girl came into everyone's ears: "Put down your weapons and surrender, and I will spare your life!"

It was the voice of Nanyang Princess Jiang Shaohua!
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Jiang Yi's eyes, and he suddenly laughed: "Jiang Shaohua, if you have the ability, come in and talk to me face to face. What's the point of talking to me through the palace door..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud bang, and the door of the palace was finally knocked open, revealing a gap in the middle that was big enough for one person to enter and exit.

Whoosh whoosh!
There were ten guards holding long swords, ready to kill Zhang Shangshu and others at any time. There were also ten archers staying with Jiang Yi, who shot arrows without waiting for their master's orders.

Every arrow hit the target.

However, the person who appeared in the gap of the palace door was not Jiang Shaohua, but a strong man who was nearly nine feet tall. This strong man was more than forty years old, wearing soft armor, with his eyes wide open. He was hit by several arrows in the chest, head and face.

But in fact, the strong man had already died before these arrows hit him. Now he was just used as a human shield.

Jiang Yi glanced at it and was shocked.

The sturdy man's name is Gao Mingshan. He is the deputy commander of the imperial guards and is also the most useful chess piece in his palace coup.

Gao Shan was ambitious and unwilling to stay in the palace all day. He wanted to be a military commander. He was secretly lured over by him four years ago.

He promised Gao Shan that if he succeeded, he would make Gao Shan the commander of the Imperial Guards, which is the position of General Bao.

I never thought that Gao Shan would die so soon!
In a flash, the archers immediately fired the second arrow.

Gao Shan's corpse was still used as a human shield. The person behind him used a spear to carry Gao Shan, the human shield, and broke into the Showa Palace. (End of this chapter)