Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

"How is the Jinyiwei?" Jia Cong asked.

Kong Xing said, "Reporting to the Young Master, the people in the Jinyiwei knew that Yan Jie, Feng Ziying and others were here under the order, and most of them were hesitant. They didn't dare to become enemies with the Young Master, nor did they dare to raise troops to help. Only the more than 200 trusted people under our command were willing to rise up in rebellion."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "It's human nature to not help each other. After all, this matter has nothing to do with them."

He glanced at the ground again and sighed, "Come here, take care of General Feng's body and send it back to the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion."

"Yes."

"Send the order, have the Five Cities Military Commander Qiu mobilize the troops and prepare to suppress the local areas. They will not be needed in the war."

"Yes."

Now, except for the imperial guards, there is no other resistance in the capital. There are one or two hundred thousand Beijing troops fighting outside the city, and it will take a while to decide the outcome. I believe that Niu Jizong, Liu Fang, Hou Xiaokang and others can withstand the pressure.

As soon as the new army arrives, he will attack the imperial city to "serve the king."

"Sir, all the government troops at the back door have surrendered." Du Dapeng brought several hundred government troops to report.

Jia Cong nodded, glanced at his blood-soaked soldiers, and said, "Brothers, you all fought very well today and did not bring disgrace to the reputation of the Mo Dao Army. You will stay in the palace to guard it. I will bring my own new army to defend the king."

Zhang Yuanba and Du Dapeng were anxious and said, "My Lord is going to war. How can we, as his personal soldiers, enjoy ourselves at home? Moreover, for such an important event, please take us with you."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Well, you two and the guard battalion will follow me, and the rest of you will stay behind. Yuanba will go down first to bandage his wounds."

"Understood sir." The two men agreed happily, and Zhang Yuanba carried the bronze hammer and went back to the mansion to treat his injuries.

At this time, all the princes, royal princes, and important ministers in the Yangxin Palace knelt on the ground, looking at Emperor Xifeng who was lying on the couch with pale lips and blue eyes, unconscious. No one could have imagined that the current emperor would suddenly be poisoned.

Dai Quan said gloomily, "Your Highnesses, Princes, and Lords, an assassin has entered the palace tonight, and your Majesty's food and drink have been poisoned by the assassin. It has been found out that it was the Grand Protector Jia Cong who ordered it. Your Majesty has specially summoned you to the palace to give you instructions."

All the ministers were shocked. How could Jia Cong be so bold? They hurriedly thought about the future changes of this matter.

Duan Zhun glanced at Emperor Xifeng and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about, "General Manager Dai, how is His Majesty's health?"

Dai Quan said: "The imperial physician said that fortunately the case was discovered early and vomiting was induced in time, so the poisoning is still mild, but it still needs treatment."

Everyone nodded silently and said, "God bless you."

At this time, the imperial physician brought someone in again and brought a bowl of thick medicine for Emperor Xifeng to drink. Everyone hurriedly moved to the sides.

Prince Zhongxin took a quick glance and noticed something was wrong. All the princes were there, except the eldest, the second and the tenth. Wasn't this strange?

Suspicion immediately arose in his heart, and he secretly glanced at Feng Yuan, then glanced at the other princes.

Feng Yuan nodded slightly to show that he understood.

After taking a bowl of medicine, Emperor Xifeng sobered up a little and whispered, "Are they all here?"

Dai Quan knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, the first, second and tenth princes have not arrived yet, but the rest are all here."

"Go and urge them." Emperor Xifeng said weakly.

"Slave, go right away."

Dai Quan hurried to Donghua Gate, pulled Longjinwei Commander Niu Yu aside, and whispered, "Did you understand the emperor's order? Prepare more people, the Tenth Prince is very skilled."

Niu Yu whispered, "I understand. Don't worry, I have already arranged nearly a thousand ambushes in the city gate tower, Wenhua Gate, and the three gates to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Dai Quan nodded and said, "That's good. If you can accomplish this, you will have wealth and glory in the future."

"I would like to thank the Prime Minister for his support." Niu Yu also sighed in his heart. Being born in an imperial family is not necessarily a good thing. How could the three princes have expected that His Majesty would catch them all in one fell swoop.

Not long after, the three princes who had just received the message hurried over, and with the careful calculation of the East Factory, they arrived outside the Donghua Gate almost at the same time.

After reporting, Dai Quan shouted from the gate tower: "Three gentlemen! You are finally here, hurry up! Open the door! Welcome the three princes into the palace."

Niu Yu pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Secretary, the palace gate must not be opened under any circumstances after the key is locked. This is an iron rule. How dare I violate it?"

"Asshole! Look what this is? His Majesty has issued an order to urgently summon the three princes to an audience. Do you dare to stop them? Open the door for me!" Dai Quan shouted harshly, holding high the Nine Dragon Gold Medal in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Niu Yu knelt on one knee and ordered, "Open the small door."

With a creaking sound, the small door on the Donghua Gate opened. Dai Quan stepped down from the gatehouse and went out to greet them, saying, "Your Highnesses, please come in."

The eldest prince Sun Qiu was on guard and felt that something was a little strange. He asked, "Old Minister, why did the emperor summon us in the middle of the night?"

Sun Can and Sun Chi also looked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan whispered, "My three lords, something terrible has happened! His Majesty was poisoned during his midnight snack tonight! I have specially summoned you three to the palace to protect him, and I have another purpose!"

The three of them were startled and shouted in a low voice, "How could Father be poisoned?"

Dai Quan said with a bitter face: "I never thought that Xiao Guizi, who had been in the palace for many years, was actually someone else's assassin. She took advantage of the situation and poisoned the porridge."

The three men didn't bother to ask any further questions, they just dismounted and went in.

Dai Quan hurriedly whispered, "My three lords, His Majesty is afraid that someone will take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, so he allows you to bring guards into the palace to prevent any accidents."

The three men had no doubts and waved to call for the guards to follow them.

Niu Yu hurriedly stopped the three people at the door and said, "Your Highnesses, except for the imperial guards, no one in armor is allowed to enter the palace, otherwise it will be considered as treason. What are you doing..."

Dai Quan scolded, "Asshole! This is His Majesty's order, and you dare to object? There was a change in the palace today, and the three princes were ordered to enter the palace to protect the emperor. How dare you say anything?"

Niu Yu frowned and said, "Even so, I am responsible for the protection, so I dare not neglect it. I will send someone to accompany you to ensure everything is safe."

Dai Quan glared at him and said, "It's up to you." Then he led the three princes and nearly a hundred guards away.

Niu Yuze waved his hand, and more than three hundred Dragon Guards followed.

Sun Chi glanced back and frowned slightly. These Dragon Guards did not seem to be accompanying him, but more like escorts. When they were about to step onto the Huang'en Bridge inside the Donghua Gate, they suddenly grabbed Sun Qiu and Sun Can and stopped.

Seeing that he didn't leave, Sun Qiu also stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

Sun Chi said with a smile, "General Manager Dai, please go first. I am in a hurry, so I will go first to relieve myself so as not to be disrespectful in front of the king. Big brother and second brother, wait for me for a moment."

Sun Can nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Sun Qiu noticed something was wrong and said, "Go quickly and come back soon." Dai Quan advised, "Sir, this is extremely urgent. It's just a few steps away. Please be patient for a while. It won't be too late to get the order."

Sun Chi said, "What the chief steward said is wrong. How can one hold back when one is in a hurry? If one holds back halfway and then suddenly breaks the dam, wouldn't this make a fool of oneself?"

Sun Qiu and Sun Can heard his jokes and knew something was wrong, so they said nothing and just looked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan couldn't persuade him, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, Your Highness, please cross the bridge and go to Wenhua Gate to relieve yourself."

Sun Chi said, "Why bother going far away? It's convenient for me to go back to the city gate. Brothers, are you interested in going with me?"

"Okay, I'll go to the bathroom too." Sun Qiu and Sun Can nodded.

The three turned around and tried to leave, but the Dragon Guard who was following them refused to give way. Niu Yu said, "Since it is His Majesty's urgent summons, please come and see me as soon as possible."

The three of them were shocked, there really was a ghost!

Sun Chi was always resolute and resolute, and he had been tempered on the battlefield. He didn't care if he was a Dragon Guard or a Tiger Guard. He was alert and grabbed the spear from the guard's hand. He shouted, "Dai Quan and Niu Yu are rebelling! Protect the two princes and follow me to kill them out of the palace!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed towards the Dragon Guards' formation. The Dragon Guards had not received orders from their superiors and were unable to react in time, so six or seven of them were assassinated by him in a single encounter.

Niu Yu didn't expect Sun Chi to be so bold and brave. He acted without hesitation in the palace. He shouted, "The first prince, the second prince, and the tenth prince brought troops into the palace with the intention of rebellion. Kill them!"

"kill!"

Hundreds of ambush soldiers emerged from everywhere and attacked the three people.

The three men didn't realize they had fallen into a trap, and quickly ordered their guards to resist.

Sun Chi brandished his spear with such force that it was impenetrable to the wind and rain, and madly attacked the Long Jinwei formation. The guards of the palace also knew that the situation was precarious, so they risked their lives to follow him.

Sun Chi took a peek and luckily everyone hadn't crossed the bridge. The ambush troops were all at the other end of the Huang'en Bridge. If they crossed, they would be attacked from all sides and there would be no chance of survival.

Yin shouted: "Hutou, Abao, take the people to block the bridgehead!"

"Yes!" The two guards turned back and took more than 20 people with them to block the hundreds of ambushing troops on the narrow bridge, making them unable to move forward or backward.

"Big brother, second brother, follow me and charge out!" Sun Chi shouted, taking the lead as the spearhead, bravely trying to fight his way out.

Sun Qiu and Sun Can were also panicked. They were sandwiched between the guards and followed Sun Chi closely, moving towards the city gate step by step.

Seeing Sun Chi's bravery, Niu Yu led dozens of guards to attack, and the three hundred Dragon Guards were unable to resist. Dozens of people were killed or injured in an instant, and the ambush troops were blocked on the bridge and could not get through for a while.

He shouted, "Shoot!" Immediately, dozens or even hundreds of crossbow arrows were shot out from the city wall.

"Your Highness, be careful!" The guards hurriedly forced Sun Qiu and Sun Can to squat down, and formed a human wall in front of them.

Screams were heard as more than a dozen guards were pierced by powerful arrows shot from the divine arm bow and fell to the ground.

"Niu Yu! I swear to kill all your clans!"

Sun Chi's eyes seemed to spit fire, and his spear was as nimble as a dragon. He pushed, circled, stabbed, and swept, only protecting the vital points, and charged forward desperately. In a breath, seventeen or eighteen Dragon Guards were lying under his feet. As long as he could kill his way into the corridor of the city gate, he would not be threatened by bows and arrows.

The guards hurriedly pulled the two princes and followed closely, desperately waving their swords to deflect the arrows. As a result of this distraction, many people fell under the long spear formation of Long Jinwei.

Seeing that Sun Chi was invincible and killed the enemy troops who were forced to retreat, Niu Yu waved his hand and ordered his thousand-man army, Iron-armed Tiger Lang Ruhu, to take the lead.

Sun Chi had just used the Jade Belt Around the Waist move and stabbed two people to death, but he heard a whistling sound of wind and a black shadow came from the air. He quickly drew his spear and blocked it.

With a bang, I felt my palm go numb. There was a nine-section steel whip as thick as an egg on the gun. If the gun barrel had not been extremely tough, it would have been broken.

But then I saw a burly man retracting the steel whip, waving it like a wick, and stabbing it at my chest, as fast as lightning.

Sun Chi knew that this man had some kung fu skills, so he did not confront him head-on. Instead, he twisted his arms and pointed the tip of the spear directly at his throat, attacking him back.

The gun is long and the whip is short, so the opponent will definitely die first.

Lang Ruhu knew how powerful the enemy was, so he quickly dodged and retreated into the formation to avoid the sharp tip of the spear.

Sun Chi took advantage of the situation and shouted loudly. The tip of his spear trembled and pierced the throats of the two soldiers who came towards him almost at the same time, killing them instantly. Then he swung the spear and sent their bodies flying to the left and right, blocking the rest of the soldiers and exposing Lang Ruhu.

"Come and die!" Sun Chi rushed forward and pointed his spear at the opponent's face.

Lang Ruhu had the upper hand from Sun Chi's spear. There were people on both sides and he could not dodge, so he took the risk and raised his whip to hit the spear hard.

If he were facing an ordinary person, with the tremendous strength of his two iron arms and the heavy weapon such as the steel whip in his hand, he would be able to defeat everyone. However, he did not expect that Sun Chi was an anomaly among the princes. He had been obsessed with martial arts since childhood and had already mastered the spear skill. How could he let him get his wish?

But the gun barrel suddenly trembled, like a boneless snake, it drew a circle in the air following the force of his whip and hit the back of the steel whip hard.

Lang Ruhu felt as if he had whipped the water with all his strength, and the inertia from using the wrong force almost made him fall out, so he quickly tried his best to steady himself.

Snap! With a crisp sound, before he could stand firm, the steel whip was hit by the gun barrel. With the combined strength of himself and Sun Chi, Lang Ruhu felt a sharp pain in his palm and could no longer hold the weapon. With a clang, the steel whip fell to the ground.

Just as he was about to step back, he saw the gun tip in front of him raised like a poisonous snake, sharp as a letter, shooting towards him.

Poof! The tip of the spear pierced through Lang Ruhu's throat.

"My men! Follow me to kill the bandits!" Sun Chi shouted loudly. He became more and more courageous as the battle went on. He swung his spear up and down, killing people like cutting grass.

"Stop them! Kill! Shoot! Shoot!" Niu Yu shouted loudly. If he let the three people escape, he would be accused of murdering the prince in front of the emperor.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout behind him. The guards nailed to the bridge were all wiped out, and hundreds of ambush troops swarmed in.

Sun Chi was very anxious and shouted wildly: "Kill them! Open the city gate!"

"Kill!" The guards shouted in unison, knowing that they could not get out and would all die here. They were like mad tigers, holding up the seized spears and charging forward without regard for their lives.

They are outstanding in martial arts, otherwise they would not be qualified to protect the prince. The average combat power per person is still much higher than that of the most elite Long Jinwei, and they are well-trained. Three or five people form a gun formation, capable of both offense and defense. They do not care about the arrows above their heads and quickly tear through the Long Jinwei's defense line. As long as they rush into the corridor, they will be safe.

Under the city, Long Jinwei was retreating step by step, trying his best to slow down Sun Chi's advance. Arrows rained down from the city walls, silently reaping lives.

Seeing that Sun Chi had led his men to the city gate, bang! Another burst of arrows rained down, shooting towards Sun Qiu and Sun Can in the center.

There were not many guards around them, so they had to send some people to guard the periphery. The remaining guards hurriedly shouted, "Be careful!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The sound of arrows breaking through the wind was heard densely, and four or five guards were shot like hedgehogs and fell down, exposing the two princes behind them. (End of this chapter)