Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Sun Chi was startled and looked back, only to hear Sun Can shouting, "Tenth Brother, hurry up! Go find Cong!"

"Second brother!" Sun Chi was furious and roared, and another round of arrows rained down.

Sun Qiu and Sun Can were both shaken, and each was pierced by seven or eight powerful arrows.

"Your Highness!" Several guards nearby ignored the enemies outside and rushed over to support the two men.

Sun Can used his last breath to shout, "Go!"

Sun Chi was so angry that he yelled and tried to turn back to rescue, but was held back by the guards.

"Your Highness, please hurry up! It's too late!" As he spoke, a guard had already rushed into the doorway and opened the small door.

When Sun Chi saw his two brothers die, he was extremely sad and angry. He let out a sharp roar, turned around and led his guards to rush out of the palace.

With a whistling sound, the BMW gifted by Jia Cong came galloping over. Sun Chi jumped on it and ran towards Dong'an Gate. The guards hurriedly rode their horses to follow him.

The Dragon Guards were all infantrymen, so they could only symbolically shoot two rounds of arrows and watch him leave.

Sun Chi said nothing and urged his horse on. He was betting that the Dragon Guards had rebelled and the Four Guards of the Imperial City had not.

If the Huben Guards guarding Dong'an Gate also rebelled, he would have no chance of survival. Thinking of his elder and second brothers being brutally murdered, Sun Chi's eyes filled with tears, and he finally couldn't hold back his tears, leaving two tear marks on his bloody face.

General Shenlie, commander of the Huben Guard who was promoted after Tu Fei's rebellion, and Danyang Earl Lei Ting were on duty at Dong'an Gate today. When they saw a dozen riders galloping from the direction of the imperial palace, they hurriedly ordered people to stop them.

Suddenly, he saw that the leader was actually the Tenth Prince Sun Chi who had just entered the palace. He hurriedly ordered his bows and swords to be put away. He went to meet him and saw that he was covered in blood and his clothes were torn in many places, as if he had just fought a battle. He exclaimed, "Your Highness...you, what happened to you?"

Sun Chi said in a deep voice: "General Lei, Dai Quan and Niu Yu have caused chaos and killed my eldest and second brothers. What do you want to do?"

Lei Ting was shocked. The first and second princes were both gone? This was going to blow the lid off.

He hurriedly clasped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will never dare to do such a treasonous thing!"

"Okay! Open the door, I want to leave the city." Sun Chi said.

Lei Ting hesitated and said, "Your Highness, the palace is locked and cannot be opened unless there is a decree from His Majesty. Please wait a moment and I will send someone to ask for permission."

Sun Chi pointed his gun at me and shouted, "If you don't open the door, you are helping the tyrant. Do you want me to kill you again?!"

Lei Ting knew that something must have happened in the palace, so he didn't dare to open the door on his own initiative, nor did he dare to be rude to Sun Chi. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't worry. No one here can hurt you. How about you take a rest for a while?"

Sun Chi glanced at him, pretended to agree, and said, "Forget it, send someone to the palace to protect the emperor!"

"Yes. Please, Your Highness." Lei Ting breathed a sigh of relief and came up personally to lead Sun Chi's horse.

However, Sun Chi just hung the gun on the victory hook, and suddenly turned over and reached out to touch the Qingsuo sword at his waist. A cold light was already on his neck.

"Your Highness, what do you mean? I have no intention of offending you." Lei Ting said in surprise.

Sun Chili shouted, "It's urgent now. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Tell someone to open the door, otherwise I will kill you first and then fight my way out!" Then he took him to the door.

When the soldiers saw their commander being captured and that the enemy was the prince, they looked at each other, not knowing whether they should stop the attack.

Lei Ting knew that the prince had always been lawless, and might really kill him in a moment of desperation, and there was no place to seek justice, so he hurriedly said: "All of you get out of the way, put down your swords and guns, and don't be rude. Go open the small gate and escort His Highness out of the city."

The soldiers hurriedly opened the small door.

Sun Chi breathed a sigh of relief, handed Lei Ting to the guards to hold, and rushed out first, with the guards following closely.

Lei Ting watched everyone go away, smiled bitterly and shook his head. Could it be that Long Jinwei had rebelled?

He didn't know that it was not Long Jinwei who was rebelling, but he was actually following the order of the emperor. As the outer guard of the imperial city, he naturally could not receive such secret orders, and there was no need to let him know. After all, no one could have thought that Sun Chi could break through the siege.

Dai Quan scolded Niu Yu severely, annoyed that he did not do his job well and let Sun Chi escape. On the one hand, he sent people to the four gates of the imperial city to summon him, in order to make up for the loss, and on the other hand, he brought Niu Yu to the Yangxin Palace to see the emperor.

When the ministers saw Dai Quan leading Niu Yu in, they all looked over and secretly guessed what he meant.

But he whispered a few words in Emperor Xifeng's ear. Emperor Xifeng took a breath and said slowly: "Niu Qing, it's okay to speak frankly."

"Yes." Niu Yu knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, just now the first, second, and tenth princes heard that the emperor was unwell and ordered more than a hundred guards from the palace to rush into the palace. I sent people to stop them, but the three princes insisted on their own way and forced their way into the palace in the name of protecting the emperor, and killed many guards..."

Upon hearing this, the ministers and princes were in an uproar. Are the three princes planning to rebel?

"I had no choice but to order the Dragon Guards to intercept and resist. In the dark, the soldiers accidentally killed the first and second princes on the spot. The tenth prince saw that the situation was not good and led his troops to flee the palace.

The bodies of both parties are now inside Donghua Gate. Your Majesty, please send someone to check."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xifeng cried a tear and sighed, "My dear ministers, this is the good son I raised!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. The dragon's health is more important."

"Father, please take good care of your health."

Everyone was busy trying to persuade them, but their hearts were already in turmoil. The eldest prince and the second prince were both gone, and the tenth prince was taking part in the rebellion. Didn't that mean that the throne would fall to other princes?
Emperor Xifeng paused for a moment before saying bitterly, "Sir, send someone to investigate."

"I obey your order." Duan Zhun stood up and said, "Please ask Prince Zhongxin, Prince Beijing, Grand Commander Li, Commander Wang, Lord Huo, and Lord Jiang to go to Donghua Gate to check it out."

"Yes." Everyone bowed and hurried away under the leadership of Niu Yu.

Soon he came back to report: "Your Majesty, we have indeed found traces of fighting inside the Donghua Gate, as well as the remains of the eldest prince, the second prince, and more than 80 guards of the palace, as well as the remains of hundreds of Dragon Guards, all killed by swords, spears, and arrows."

Emperor Xifeng said slowly: "Do you have any objections?"

"We have no objection." Everyone said hurriedly.

Zhongxin was filled with indignation. Although he was shameless, he could not do such a thing as killing his own flesh and blood. He knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so he said nothing.

Jiang Feng, Guan Pu, Feng Yuan and others knew that this matter was strange, so they looked at each other secretly, nodded slightly, and followed the crowd, saying that the dead cannot be resurrected, so they just had to wait and see what happened.

Although the two princes are gone, Jia Cong is still here! ——
Sun Chi rushed out of Dong'an Gate and was about to turn west to Ningrong Street. As soon as he rushed to the intersection, he ran into a group of soldiers wearing cotton armor and carrying muskets. There was no telling how many people there were. In the team, the wheels of the strange-looking artillery carts were rolling and being pulled by strong horses.

"Your Highness the Tenth Prince, what happened?" A man in the queue suddenly reined in his horse and asked.

When Sun Chi saw the person coming, he hurriedly said, "Shuangying, take me to see your Shaobao quickly, there is a change in the palace!"

Yan Shuangying hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already sent someone to tell you to meet me outside Chengtian Gate." Sun Chi looked back at the endless army and sighed, "Brother Cong has really trained a strong army."

Yan Shuangying smiled and said, "I had no choice. I didn't want to cause trouble, but someone wanted to kill him, and I can't just stick my neck out and let them kill me, right?"

Sun Chi nodded and remained silent. He knew that Jia Cong's troops were bound to kill people, it just depended on who they would kill.

Soon they arrived outside Chengtian Gate. Jia Cong had already led the guard battalion and stood on the Jinshui Bridge with swords drawn.

The defenders on the city wall were already on high alert when they saw Jia Cong leading his troops here. General Shenwei and Jingting Earl Ren Biao were in charge of guarding Chengtian Gate. They were also unsure and could not guess what Jia Cong meant, so they had to report the matter.

Not long after, another large army emerged from the darkness and lined up neatly on Chang'an Street, with dozens of large and small artillery pieces placed between the square formations.

"Brother Cong!" Sun Chi stepped out of the crowd and rushed to Jia Cong.

Hmm? Jia Cong was startled. Hearing his voice was different, he hurriedly turned his horse back. Seeing that he was covered in blood, he hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Chi'er, you...what happened?"

Sun Chi said with tears in his eyes: "Dai Quan sent people to trick us into the palace, Niu Yu started a rebellion, and my eldest brother and second brother... were killed by the villains! I fought hard to find you."

Jia Cong was shocked and angry when he heard this, and shouted, "You said that my second brother was murdered?!"

"Well! Hurry into the palace and avenge your elder and second brothers! I wonder what happened to our father, the emperor, and our mother." Sun Chi said hatefully.

Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "This matter is a little strange. I have just received a report from Uncle Chen. Niu Yu would not dare to murder the prince in public!
But there is no need to think about it now, just rush into the palace and ask and you will know. "

"Yes! Charge into the palace!" Sun Chi shouted hatefully.

Jia Cong glanced at him and said, "You are tired too. Take a rest and leave the rest to me. Come, help His Highness bandage his wound."

Sun Chi nodded and stepped aside.

"Yan Jie, go tell Ren Biao that I am here only to purge the emperor's entourage and punish the treacherous officials. I do not want to kill innocent soldiers. If you refuse to change your ways, I will destroy you along with you. After one stick of incense, I will attack the city." Jia Cong said.

"I will obey my orders."

The newly surrendered Yan Jie was eager for a chance to show off, so he hurriedly rode his horse across the Jinshui Bridge and shouted, "I am Yan Jie, the commander of the infantry. Please answer my question, General Ren!"

Ren Biao said from the city gate tower: "Commander Yan brought his troops here late at night, what is the purpose?"

Yan Jie said: "There is a change in the palace tonight, General Ren will not turn a deaf ear to it, right?

Now that Shao Bao has risen up in rebellion, he has cleared the emperor's side, punished the treacherous, served the king and supported the country. General Ren, why don't you quickly open the city and abandon the dark and join the light? When will you do that?"

Ren Biao sneered, "Absurd! In my previous life, I was blessed by God and devoted my life to my country. How could I be in league with you rebels?

Yan Jie, you come from a poor family. If the current emperor hadn't promoted you as an exception, would you be where you are today?
Now he is leading his army to rebel, and even dares to bark in front of the battle line. I have never seen such a shameless person. "

Yan Jie's old face turned red. He originally wanted to be a loyal and good general, but Jia Cong's Modao Army was too powerful and he could not resist it. He had to recognize the current situation and act bravely.

Yin shouted: "Ren Biao, you aided the tyrant and you shall not die a good death! You colluded with Dai Quan, Niu Yu and others to frame and kill the first and second princes, and you still dared to persist in your delusion!
"Remember this, one stick of incense! After one stick of incense, everything will be destroyed!"

"What did you say? What happened to the eldest prince and the second prince?" Ren Biao was shocked and asked hurriedly.

"Your Highnesses have been killed by Niu Yu, are you still pretending not to know?"

Ren Biao frowned and quickly ordered someone to verify it, and then said: "This matter has nothing to do with me. I am only responsible for guarding Chengtian Gate. Do you think you can enter the city with just a few thousand people?
Hurry and lay down your weapons, surrender, and I will plead for you in front of His Majesty."

Jia Cong saw that Ren Biao was stubborn and his patience was running out, so he whispered, "Set up the cannons and fire!"

"Yes." Yan Shuangying agreed quickly and ordered his subordinates to adjust the muzzle of the gun and aim at the city wall.

Boom boom boom! Seven or eight cannons roared at the same time, instantly creating a huge gap where Ren Biao was standing.

"General!" There were dead and wounded everywhere on the city wall. The soldiers didn't care anymore and rushed to look for Ren Biao. When the smoke and dust cleared, they saw blood and flesh everywhere. There was no sign of a perfect person.

"Attack the city!" Jia Cong didn't care about the time it took and directly ordered an attack on the city.

"Attack the city!" The new troops shouted in unison, divided into five groups, rushed across the Jinshui Bridge, and fired a volley at the city wall. In an instant, dozens of government troops were hit and fell down the city.

The remaining dozens of cannons bombarded Chengtian Gate crazily. With just one round of salvos, the gate was blown into pieces.

Sun Chi was secretly shocked. Seeing that these new artillery pieces were incomparable to the artillery pieces of the imperial court in terms of firing rate, power, and accuracy, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Cong, where did you get these?"

Jia Cong asked, "How is it in the hands of the Western barbarians? Can it still be used?"

Sun Chi nodded and said, "It's enough to rebel and become emperor."

Jia Cong shook his head, patted his shoulder and said, "You and I are brothers, would I try to seize your throne? I have no interest in that stubborn thing.

If you really want to be an emperor, you don't have to be in the Celestial Empire! Let's go and see what a one-sided massacre is like! I hope this slaughter can wake up the rulers."

Sun Chi was relieved when he heard him say that, and said, "I knew you were not a reckless person."

"Fire back!" the defenders on the city shouted in panic.

As soon as the positions of several red cannons were exposed, they were destroyed by new artillery that was more accurate and faster.

The new soldiers drew their bayonets and mounted them, then rushed in through the gate, shooting anyone they saw and then stabbing them.

Originally, there were only 3,000 guards of the palace army guarding Chengtian Gate. Excluding those on rest, the actual defenders were only a thousand people. In addition, the main general was killed instantly, so how could they organize any resistance? Most of them were slaughtered in an instant, and the rest knelt down and surrendered.

Jia Cong shouted, "Yan Jie will take care of them, and the rest of you will follow me to defend the king!"

"Serve the King!" The army shouted murderously, reloaded their bullets, and marched towards the Meridian Gate.

This time, Jia Cong was too lazy to persuade them to surrender and just opened fire with cannons. There were fewer defenders at the Meridian Gate and they were even more vulnerable. They were breached in no time, leaving corpses all over the ground.

"Great, great!" Sun Chi was also a fierce general. He had never fought such an easy battle before. He couldn't even see the people. He swept through like autumn wind blowing away fallen leaves without any hindrance.

"The ministers in the court always say that firearms are strange and ingenious skills. This is really ridiculous and stupid! If I had known that firearms were so powerful, why would I practice martial arts?" Sun Chi said angrily.

Jia Cong nodded and said, "We can only improve our martial arts to strengthen our bodies. The war is changing. If we don't change, we will be like them, dying without knowing how we died."

"That's right." (End of this chapter)