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Even the Duke of Anguo couldn't refuse, so Zheng Chen had no reason or excuse. Moreover, it was only natural for Jiang Shaohua to issue orders as a powerful person who suppressed the rebellion.

Zheng Chen could only bow his head and obey the order.

Jiang Shaohua looked at the ministers again: "There are still traitors in the palace. This princess will lead the troops to quell the rebellion and rescue the ladies in the harem. Those who are not good at fighting do not need to follow and cause trouble. Stay here and wait. Those who are able to fight, all stand up, pick up a knife, and follow this princess to kill."

The last three words were spoken with murderous intent, which made people feel awe-inspiring.

The civil officials looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all the cowards that the princess said "if they don't know how to fight, they will only cause trouble." As for the military generals, except for the injured General Bao and others, the rest stood up. A rough count showed that there were seven or eight of them.

These seven or eight generals quietly dispersed to pick up their weapons. There had been a fierce battle in the hall before, and corpses were everywhere. The blood on the fallen weapons had not yet dried. After they picked up their weapons, they spontaneously stood behind the princess.

Song Yuan frowned and signaled with his eyes. More than 20 personal guards immediately surrounded them and separated these armed generals behind them.

Military commanders: “…”

Jiang Shaohua finally said to General Ma: "Someone is needed to guard the Zhaohe Palace. General Ma, select two hundred imperial guards to stay. The rest of you should follow me!"

General Ma had fought for his life for half a day today, and his whole body was covered with wounds. He was still unconscious in the previous fierce battle. Now he relaxed with a breath, and was in so much pain that he couldn't even lift his sword. He didn't try to be brave at the moment, but bowed and accepted the order.

Jiang Shaohua didn't say any more nonsense. He reached out and pressed the mute point on Prince Ping's body, then sent Prince Ping to General Ma.

King Ping blinked in grievance, tears kept falling. Unfortunately, no one paid any attention.

Jiang Shaohua was also preparing for the worst. No matter what, with King Ping Jiang Hao around, the ministers could feel more at ease.

While saying this, Jiang Shaohua rested for a while, and recovered a lot of strength in her body. She held the red tasseled spear and walked out of the Showa Hall quickly.

The ministers watched Jiang Shaohua lead his personal soldiers and the imperial guards to leave, not knowing whether to be sad or happy. Some people were thankful: "Fortunately, the princess is here."

Someone lamented: "The Daliang court was in such a mess that it had to rely on a woman to save it. It was really sad and lamentable."

The one who lamented was none other than Minister Zhang.

Zhang Shangshu has always had a lot of opinions about Jiang Shaohua, thinking that women should not be so keen on power and should not be so strong and powerful. Even though she was saved by Jiang Shaohua today, she couldn't help but be grateful, and she felt bad.

Minister Ji retorted: "Minister Zhang is such a man of integrity, why should he stay here and linger? It is better to go to Jingyang Palace and rescue them immediately."

Minister Zhang was so choked that he blew his beard and glared: "I am a civil servant, I don't know how to fight and kill. Otherwise, I would have died long ago."

Minister Dong sneered, "All the generals in the palace were suppressed by the traitor Jiang Yi just now. Minister Zhang is taking it for granted."

Minister Zhang glared at him and said, "Minister Dong! You are a high-ranking official in the court, but you have taken refuge with a woman and have always been a vassal of Nanyang County Lord. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Minister Dong sneered and shot back, "This is the only thing that Shangshu Zhang can gossip about! Apart from being a woman, what else is wrong with the princess?"

Zhang Shangshu was speechless.

Yes! Jiang Shaohua has proven herself with her strong strength. The only thing that people criticize is that she is a woman. If Jiang Shaohua were a man, even if his bloodline was a little further away, he would be the best heir to the Liang Dynasty...

"Stop arguing." The older and more experienced Minister Dai sighed and tried to smooth things over: "The crisis in the palace has not been resolved, and the rebellion has not been quelled. Once we get through this crisis, there will be plenty of time to argue. If the rebels are raging and come to the Showa Palace again, you and I will go to hell together and serve the late emperor in the underworld!"

No one said anything. General Ma ignored all this and sent someone to find a few imperial doctors. Among the important officials in the hall, there were several who were seriously injured, and many who were slightly injured, and they all needed urgent medical treatment.

……

It was almost noon, the time when the sun was at its strongest in the day.

The bright sun shines on the palace and the jade floor, reflecting a dazzling light.

Outside the Showa Hall, there were corpses everywhere, and the ground was soaked with blood. The sound of killing could be heard from afar. Jiang Shaohua had hundreds of imperial guards who were still able to fight behind him, so he simply didn't hide his body and headed straight for the Jingyang Palace.

On the way, they caught two eunuchs hiding in the corner.

The two eunuchs were caught and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy: "Princess, spare our lives! We escaped from Ning'an Palace."

"I am from the Jingyang Palace. There was a rebellion there and many people were killed. I managed to escape with my life and am hiding here. Please spare my life, my lady!"

Jiang Shaohua didn't want to embarrass the two eunuchs, so he nodded slightly and asked them to let them go. He continued to rush towards Jingyang Palace.

The sounds of killing were getting closer.

Some of the soldiers were startled and shouted, "There are reinforcements coming over there, go kill them quickly!"

"General Wei! Someone is coming! They are coming from the direction of Showa Hall!"

The rebel leader Wei Xiong, who was covered in blood, trembled all over and suddenly turned his head to look over.

He and Takayama agreed to raise troops and kill people at the same time. Takayama was responsible for "clearing" the people outside the Showa Palace, while he led his men to kill people in the harem.

Now reinforcements are coming from the direction of Showa-den, which shows that Gaoshan has been defeated.

His hands were stained with blood, and now he had no power or possibility to turn back. He could only go down this path until the end.

Wei Xiong's eyes flashed with cruelty. He reached out to wipe the blood off his face and raised his long knife viciously: "No matter who comes, I will kill him."

The rebels responded loudly.

The harem was also heavily guarded, but in terms of manpower and combat power, they were not as strong as the guards of Showa Hall. Therefore, once Wei Xiong took action, he had the upper hand. Some people even rushed into the harem and killed people. Wei Xiong did not rush in to kill people in order to intimidate his men. It was also to prevent any accidents and make decisions in time.

Now it seems that this was the right decision. Wei Xiong held the thick-backed long knife and killed him with a grim smile.

Unexpectedly, what he saw was not Ma Ji, nor other generals, but a slim woman.

Jiang Shaohua, Princess of Nanyang!
Wei Xiong's pupils shrank sharply, and he soon sneered again. Everyone said how powerful Jiang Shaohua was, but he would not be afraid of a young girl.

The familiar face next to Jiang Shaohua came into view, and Wei Xiong's eyebrows jumped.

He led his troops in rebellion because of Zheng Chen's instigation. Of course, no one knew about this. Even the Duke of Anguo was kept in the dark.

Now both the Duke of Anguo and his son are here, and they are both by Jiang Shaohua's side. What does this mean? Are they coming together to attack him? (End of this chapter)