The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 342 I Want to Control the World's Troops
Bian Jing, Prince Bo’s Palace.

The entire Bianjing was swept up in this sudden riot.

The lights were already on in the palace, and the high walls were covered with guards from the Dongdu Liaison Office, but their numbers were actually limited, and the entire palace could hardly fit more than two hundred soldiers.

Every inch of land in Bianjing is worth a lot of money. As the so-called Prince Bo Zhu Youwen is well-known for his virtue, the palace does not appear to be luxurious. Normally, more than a hundred soldiers are more than enough, but tonight, he is so anxious that even if he has ten times more, it will not be enough!
Inside the palace, there were crowds of people in front of the palace gate. Rows of ghosts from the Xuanming Sect were guarding the key positions of the porch, all of them looking a little panicked.

At this moment, the "Ghost King" Zhu Youwen was walking back and forth in the lobby with a dark face, surrounded by the staff kept by Prince Bo's Mansion. There were even more people rushing here outside. Officials of all ranks from the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Personnel were all alarmed by the turmoil in the night and rushed here without saying a word.

Those who had already been determined to be the Ghost King's followers were all shocked and afraid, but after rushing to Prince Bo's palace, they either persuaded Zhu Youwen to ascend the throne, or gave him advice, or encouraged Zhu Youwen to immediately enter the palace and kidnap Zhu Wen to carry out the mutiny to the end.

Everyone just thought that Zhu Youwen's long-planned mutiny had already begun.

But Zhu Youwen, who was surrounded by countless officials and generals of all sizes, had a blank mind at this moment. Seeing the anxious and excited people around him talking, his face turned pale and he felt a chill down his spine.

damned!
Zhu Youwen's hands trembled slightly, and he wanted to grab each person by the neck and tell these idiots one by one.

This incident was not caused by him, and he was not prepared for a mutiny tonight!

But he didn't dare, he definitely didn't dare to say this. The core members of the Ghost King's party all knew that Zhu Youwen and the Underworld Emperor were recently planning a big plan. Now the chaos was breaking out, and the whole city was calling for Zhu Youwen to ascend the throne. You said that this incident had nothing to do with him?

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

A voice called out from outside the crowd. The officials and staff gathered together dispersed. A forty-year-old scholar walked in expressionlessly, grabbed Zhu Youwen's trembling hand, and dragged the latter a few steps inside.

Seeing this man, Zhu Youwen finally regained a bit of courage, as if he had seen a savior. He also held the scholar's hand tightly and suppressed his trembling voice: "Lord Cui! I have never thought of starting a rebellion tonight!"

This scholar was Cui Yu, who was supposed to be transporting golden nanmu in Changsha Prefecture. However, the Hades had recently decided to launch a coup to kill Xiao Yan, so Zhu Youwen secretly summoned Cui Yu back and asked him to give him advice.

Cui Yu's face also turned pale. Of course, he could see that someone was trying to frame Zhu Youwen for this incident. The Ghost King and his gang had been planning in an orderly and secret manner, and it would take some time before they could really start the rebellion. He and Zhu Youwen were completely unaware of the sudden riot in the city tonight.

After what happened tonight, no matter whether Zhu Youwen did it or not, Zhu Wen has already sentenced him to death. What a crap Prince Bo, Zhu Wen will kill Prince Bo at dawn. And the so-called Ghost King's party will be wiped out immediately unless Emperor Zhu Wen is killed tonight!

"Your Highness!" Cui Yu was thinking in a flurry, but he didn't dare to be careless. He hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "At this point, is your handiwork meaningless? The turmoil swept the whole city in the blink of an eye. Your Highness has been put on the fire. Is there anyone who will listen to your explanation!?"

Zhu Youwen was panicked before because he couldn't tell the truth to others, so he was a little panicked and lost his composure when the incident happened suddenly. Now that Cui Yu came to discuss it with him, he calmed down immediately.

Zhu Youwen lowered his voice and said, "I also know this truth, but the incident happened suddenly. I haven't taken control of the city defense yet, the imperial guards are all outside the city, and the old man is not held hostage in my hands. What should I do now?"

Both of them were confused. No one could understand how this chaos could break out so suddenly and unexpectedly. Who on earth had such ability?

Xiao Yan?

No, this guy is alone in the city, and he only has a few people from Anle Pavilion at his disposal. Moreover, he has been under Zhu Youwen’s secret attention before, so it can’t be him!
Zhu Youzhen?
Could it really be this bastard? But his Tianxing Army has been transferred away, how dare he?
Zhu Youwen and Cui Yu are both in a mess.

But after calming down, the two of them just looked at each other, and Cui Yu said coldly: "At this point, those rebels may not know the truth. Since everyone is shouting the slogan of supporting Your Highness to ascend the throne, why don't Your Highness take advantage of it?

Your Highness is the governor of the Eastern Capital. After you have this chaotic army in your hands, you can immediately have someone take control of the Guzi Gate in the West City and summon the imperial guards from the Jinshui Camp into the city. Now that things have come to this, what's wrong with killing the king? ! "

Zhu Youwen gritted his teeth and hesitated to respond.

There were some things he didn't dare to say. He was just a puppet supported by the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui over the years!
What would the Hades think of what happened tonight? Would he think that I was devouring the Lord and taking away his power?

Cui Yu was getting a little anxious. He looked back at the noisy Ghost King and his party outside and said anxiously, "Your Highness, why are you still hesitating? With the Imperial Guards in your hands, you have control over the court. The Emperor, the Underworld Emperor, and the King Jun, who can't be killed? How can you accomplish anything if you are so indecisive?"

It's no wonder Cui Yu is so eager for quick success. He used to belong to Zhu Youzhen's party, but later swayed to Zhu Youwen's side because of the power struggle with Zhong Xiaokui. He had offended Xiao Yan a long time ago and had no followers at all. He rushed to Prince Bo's Mansion tonight. With so many people seeing him outside, he almost tied his life and property to Zhu Youwen.

If Zhu Youwen can succeed, Cui Yu will be able to rise to fame in one step!
At this point, after hearing that the Dark Emperor could be killed, Zhu Youwen finally gritted his teeth and grabbed Cui Yu's arm: "If I can accomplish something tonight, I will share wealth and honor with Lord Cui!"

"Your Highness, the first thing you should do is to capture Prince Jun Zhu Youzhen, and then control the city gates and summon the imperial guards into the city..."

The two of them had just come to an agreement when a chaotic noise was heard outside. Many staff and officials shouted at the same time: "Your Highness Prince Bo, why are you still hesitating at this time? The royal army has arrived outside the palace. Please come to the court!

Time is of the essence. If we delay, something unexpected will happen. Thousands of soldiers outside are ready to die for Your Highness. This has been decided long ago. We have been planning for it until today. Now that the time has come, why are you hesitating? You must know that His Majesty will not give Your Highness a second chance!"

Inside the door, Zhu Youwen and Cui Yu looked at each other. The former's face was a little distorted, and then he grinned and strode out of the lobby.

"Bring me my python robe and armor!"

"Tonight, I will share the wealth with you all!"

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Xuanming Sect, underground palace.

The stone door slowly opened, and a dwarf figure walked out slowly with his hands behind his back. His strange face was very scary under the dim light of the Yin Fire.

The Hades spread out his hands, with the raging evil energy between them reflected in his eyes.

Suddenly, the sharp and triumphant laughter of the Hades Emperor was heard in the underground palace: "I finally succeeded. So what if this lowly servant of mine seriously injured me? Who would have thought that this would be a good opportunity for my Xuantian to benefit greatly from the fight? Hehehe, my Xuantian has reached perfection. Who in the world can defeat me?"

The laughter of the Hades echoed in the underground palace for a long time, but after only a moment, the Hades stopped laughing. He frowned and found that usually when he came out of seclusion, there should have been a group of people coming to congratulate him, but today there was no movement at all?
It seemed like he was the only one in this underground palace.

"Where is Meng Po?"

The Hades' face darkened.

When no one answered, he became even more furious and shouted, "Where is the Water and Fire Judge? Where is the Black and White Impermanence?"

Damn, it seems like there is no living person in this underground palace of Xuanming Sect.

The Hades laughed in anger, his magical power was now perfected, even if it was only the second half of the Nine Nether Mysterious Heaven Magic, it was already enough to be called invincible.

He jumped off the platform with a gloomy face and walked out slowly.

He wants to kill all these slaves!

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In the midst of the chaos, the entire city of Bianjing was filled with the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling. The doors and windows of the common people had already been tightly closed, and they dared not even open the windows. The brave ones even dared to join the so-called loyalist army, while the timid ones could only hide at home in fear and pray that the chaos would not affect their own homes.

Junwang Palace.

As one of the protagonists of this incident, Zhu Youzhen must have heard the noise outside. The whole city was calling for his death. Even if Zhu Youzhen was usually cruel and treated human life as worthless, he was scared half to death at this moment.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was just hiding in a bedroom, trembling while holding a female corpse wrapped in cloth.

"Mother, mother, they are coming to kill me, they are coming to kill me..."

The Prince Jun's Palace covers a large area and has many guards. But now that disaster has struck, everyone who could escape has already fled, and the loyal ones only know how to guard the gate of the palace. Zhu Youzhen doesn't even have a confidant with whom he can discuss things.

The palace door was suddenly pushed open by a group of people. Zhu Youzhen was frightened and screamed, and her face turned pale in an instant. Fortunately, she bravely looked back and found that it was her princess and a few singers who were usually favored, with a few children whose names she could not remember, all rushing in crying.

"Your Highness, what should I do? What should I do?"

The staff and some guards of Prince Jun's mansion had already told everyone in the mansion what was happening in the city. In addition, the noise in the city was too loud, so even though Prince Jun's mansion was quiet, some shouting could be heard. As soon as the words of killing Prince Jun came in, they scared everyone out of their wits.

Under normal circumstances, if anyone dared to break into the bedroom of Queen Mother Chen Fang, Zhu Youzhen would have killed them all with a single knife. But at this moment, he no longer had the courage to do so.

Zhu Youzhen just cried as well, and said to the staff outside who were livid and knew they could not escape death: "I have never thought of competing with my brother for the throne. It's all your fault. You have misled me..."

Several staff members were already furious when they saw Zhu Youzhen's useless behavior. But now that his death was approaching, how could they be afraid of this Prince Jun? Someone immediately said coldly: "At this point, it is useless for Your Highness to shirk the responsibility to us! The Ghost King and his party have launched a mutiny and are determined to seize power and force the emperor tonight!

The Ghost King has already raised his butcher knife. Does Your Highness dare to just wait here to die? People outside are saying that they want to kill the Marquis of Guanjun. The Marquis of Guanjun is knowledgeable about military affairs, and everyone in the world knows that Your Highness has no ambition at all? Doesn't Your Highness know to quickly send someone to contact the Marquis of Guanjun? Even if you flee Bianjing first, with the help of the Marquis of Guanjun, Your Highness still has a chance to fight!"

“Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan!” Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhu Youzhen became even more angry. His face was ferocious and his voice was full of jealousy: “If it weren’t for Xiao Yan, why would I be like this?!”

"It's all Xiao Yan's fault, it's all Xiao Yan's! This beast-like thing, if I hadn't believed the beast's words in Luoyang, how could I have been harmed by him in such a situation? He was the one who offended my brother, and he was the one who wanted to compete with my brother for favor and power! I clearly did nothing, nothing! It was clearly Xiao Yan's fault!"

Zhu Youzhen was already mad, and he completely ignored the shocked and frightened expressions of the people inside and outside the palace, and cursed: "If it weren't for Xiao Yan, how could I be deserted by my friends! How could Xiao Kui be killed!? How could Cui Yu, a lowly maid, turn to my brother? What does tonight's incident have to do with me? What does it have to do with me?"

As he said this, he hugged the female corpse and cried again: "Mother, I have been persecuted by the traitors and will die... Mother, please bless me. I must first see Xiao Yan being cut into pieces, otherwise it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart..."

All the women in the palace and Zhu Youzhen's children burst into tears, and the staff outside the door sighed, regretting that they were not worthy of being a consultant. In the entire luxurious Prince Jun's Mansion, they could only wait to die.

Outside Prince Jun’s Palace, the sound of horse hooves was dense in the long street, neither slow nor slow.

Dozens of heavily armored knights were riding on horses and all were holding torches. The extremely tall armored war horses were stepping out sparks on the stone slabs on the long street. Everyone held a sword at their waist, and long spears were hung next to the saddles. They just surrounded a young man and went straight to Prince Jun's palace.

There was chaos in the city, but it had not yet affected the northernmost part of Bianjing. The city layout of the imperial dynasty has always been that the north is noble and the east is rich, the south is poor and the west is humble. The Junwang Palace is located on the bank of the Wuzhang River, not far from the imperial city, with excellent scenery. On both sides are wealthy families of the royal family and other nobles.

But after what happened tonight, with dozens of riders riding horses here, none of the so-called wealthy families dared to open the door and shout at them. They all hid quietly in their homes. I'm afraid their situation was not much better than Zhu Youzhen's.

Dozens of knights marched silently, each of them was armed to the teeth, and the murderous aura was overflowing from their armor. These dozens of knights seemed like an army of thousands. The young man among them was wearing plain armor, only a bright red cloak to show that his identity was different from others. He had no helmet, his long hair was tied up in a crown, and he had a bronze mask on his face.

It was Xiao Yan.

He was escorted all the way to the outside of Prince Jun's Palace. The guards on the palace wall were already in chaos, and many of them shouted in panic: "Prince Bo is here to kill people!"

Someone on the wall was about to shoot with a bow, but he saw that the people under the torches were all heavily armored cavalrymen armed to the teeth. He was shocked and subconsciously turned the arrow to point at Xiao Yan who was wearing light armor.

But in just a moment, one of the knights suddenly threw a spear and shot the guy off the top of the wall.

The entire Prince Jun's Mansion was instantly in turmoil, with the sound of wailing being endless. Even outside the palace, one could imagine the tragic scene of ghosts wailing and wolves howling inside.

Then, before Xiao Yan could order people to knock on the door, the gate of the palace was burst open, and a large group of people rushed out, including guards, eunuchs, and maids. Seeing this cold and eunuch-like cavalry blocking the door, they didn't even dare to cry loudly, but kowtowed to Xiao Yan, begging for their lives.

These people had previously relied on Zhu Youzhen's power and acted arrogantly as members of Prince Jun's Mansion, but now that disaster is imminent, there is not even one person who is loyal to Zhu Youzhen.

Xiao Yan glanced at them indifferently, squeezed his horse's belly, and rode straight up the steps and into the palace. People in the palace on both sides dodged in horror, and more than a dozen heavily armored knights dismounted, pointed their swords at a few people, and spoke in a thick Hebei accent.

"Lead the way, and find your King Jun."

The people who were pointed at were all kowtowing desperately and had already lost consciousness. One knight became impatient and grabbed a eunuch and dragged him inside.

The eunuch thought he was about to be stabbed with a knife, and hurriedly covered his mouth tightly to scream. His crotch was soaked, and he cried, "Don't kill me, I will take Grandpa away right now."

Xiao Yan didn't even turn his head, but rode his horse straight into the luxurious and elegant courtyard, looking slowly and steadily at the Prince Jun's mansion, which was his first visit. Behind him, more than a dozen armored soldiers followed closely, their armor plates creaking constantly, and they were just dragging the powerless eunuch inside.

In the innermost part of the palace, in the palace where Zhu Youzhen was, everyone had already collapsed. When they heard the chaotic noise in front of them, they thought that Zhu Youwen had sent soldiers to kill people. Zhu Youzhen cried until his tears dried up, and he just held the female corpse tightly and howled.

"Mother, mother, why didn't you let Xiao Yan die before me? I won't accept this, I won't accept this..."

The concubines behind him just kept sobbing until they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside, followed by the rumbling sound of footsteps, mixed with the sound of armor and weapons clashing, and they all shrank back in fear.

There is no doubt that Zhu Youzhen was killed, but these pampered and tender women may be subjected to humiliation. Doesn't that make people despair and fearful?
Zhu Youzhen did not even dare to turn his head, but just trembled while holding the female corpse. He was not really afraid of death, but he was particularly afraid of pain. Thinking that he would be in excruciating pain if he was stabbed by a sword, his mind was in a mess, and he actually wanted to ask Zhu Youwen if he could give him a glass of poisoned wine.

"Prince Jun is like this, he is not afraid of losing his status as a royal noble."

When the indifferent voice came in, not only did Zhu Youzhen's body stiffen, but even the concubines who were cowering in the corner all looked up in shock and fear outside the palace.

Outside the palace gate, a handsome figure strode in with one hand on the hilt of a sword. The eyes behind the mask just glanced indifferently at everything in the palace. When he glanced at the concubines and children, the women and children were so scared that they knelt down hurriedly, sobbing with pale faces, "Please spare my life, General..."

Xiao Yan ignored these people and just stared at Zhu Youzhen leisurely. He took two steps in the hall and said, "Why, Prince Jun doesn't recognize me?"

Zhu Youzhen's body trembled, and he opened his mouth to howl. He was still for a long time, and then he turned around and looked over with his whole body trembling: "Xiao... Guanjun Hou?"

Xiao Yan took off his armor, looked at Zhu Youzhen coldly, and then crossed his hands and bowed perfunctorily: "I am late. The city is in chaos. The emperor is stupid and the prince Bo is unjust. I will ask the prince Jun to put down the chaos."

At this moment, as Xiao Yan's indifferent voice fell, everyone inside and outside the palace was stunned. Several concubines just looked up at Xiao Yan in a daze. After seeing Xiao Yan's handsome and indifferent face, they were all delighted and hugged each other and cried: "It's the Champion Marquis! It's really the Champion Marquis! We are saved!"

At this time, since Xiao Yan had said this, no one would remember what Zhu Youzhen had just said. The concubines just looked at Xiao Yan as if he were a savior, with begging looks on their faces. They even ignored Zhu Youzhen and just wanted to crawl over and hug Xiao Yan's legs.

As for Zhu Youzhen, he could not even remember the words he had used to curse Xiao Yan. He was so surprised and happy that his mind was a little dazed. He let go of the female corpse and just rolled down the couch, unable to care about anything else. With his mouth open and snot running, he tried to hold Xiao Yan's hand, but he could not utter a word.

"My Lord, My Lord..." Seeing Zhu Youzhen crying, Xiao Yan shook off his hand and said calmly, "The Ghost King is causing chaos and wants to launch a coup to force you to abdicate. Your Highness is the legitimate son of Your Majesty. Now Your Majesty is being held hostage by the rebel army. Your Highness should appear to quell the chaos and secure the position of crown prince."

Zhu Youzhen's mind was frozen, he was at a loss, he just held Xiao Yan's arm tightly, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, can you defeat that beast Zhu Youwen? Your Majesty, I don't have any soldiers in Bianjing now, your Majesty, take me to escape! Go to Luoyang, go to Hebei, or surrender to Qi or Jin. I will trust you in everything!"

Xiao Yan smiled indifferently and brushed away Zhu Youzhen's snotty hand: "Escape? Prince Jun, do you not believe me?"

Zhu Youzhen was stunned and froze in shock.

Xiao Yan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I will ask Prince Jun to quell the rebellion, and Prince Jun will do it honestly and be obedient."

The concubines and staff outside the door had not yet reacted, and even Zhu Youzhen was still in a daze, when two heavily armored soldiers suddenly walked in from outside the palace door. One of them held one of Zhu Youzhen's arms and walked out without saying anything.

Xiao Yan stood where he was, looking at the panic-stricken and pale expression on Zhu Youzhen's face. His expression did not change at all. He just tapped the hilt of the knife at his waist, looked around the furnishings in the bedroom, and at the female corpse on the couch. Finally, his eyes fell on the concubines with disheveled hair and pale faces full of fear.

He raised the corner of his mouth, even if it was a smile, and strode out of the room with his mask on.

"If you can survive, next time we meet, I will have to call you ladies."

The bedroom was empty in an instant, and the women looked at each other, just looking at the back. Only then did they realize that Zhu Youzhen, who was limp and seemed to have no strength, was like a waste beside Xiao Yan.

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Anle Pavilion.

After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, the atmosphere in the small building had become increasingly tense. Zhu Wen's face was pale and his whole body was weak. He felt that the two pills he had taken seemed to be useless. His legs kept getting weak and he didn't even dare to leave the window for fear of missing any movement.

Jing Xiang was twirling his beard at the table, frowning as he thought about something, also without saying a word.

Liu Xun paced back and forth in the room anxiously. After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, he felt extremely anxious. Finally, he could no longer hold back and took two steps towards Zhu Wen. "Your Majesty, waiting like this is really not a solution! If Your Majesty is really worried about the Jinwu Guards, I will ask for an imperial decree to contact the various armies and summon the Jinwu Guards and the guards at the city gates to protect Your Majesty!"

"If I keep waiting like this, I'm afraid I won't even see the dawn!"

Zhu Wen stammered. The whole city was in chaos right now, and it was all caused by his most trusted adopted son Zhu Youwen. The relationships between the various armies were complicated, and it was hard to say who was whose. In this world, warriors were good at committing crimes. What if the army summoned happened to be Zhu Youwen's men?
Back then, Zhu Wen dared to have people kill Emperor Zhaozong openly in Luoyang. Could it be that Zhu Youwen didn’t dare to have people kill him, Zhu Wen?

But Jing Xiang beside him also said slowly: "Your Majesty, Liu Jieshuai's words make sense. If we delay, there will be changes. If the loyal soldiers below don't know where Your Majesty is, they will be easily deceived by the treacherous people. Liu Jieshuai has great prestige in the army. It is indeed the safest way for him to receive the imperial edict and call on the troops to quell the rebellion. Only by letting the soldiers escort Your Majesty back to the palace can we put down the rebellion with the first priority."

Zhu Wen finally reacted. Jing Xiang had always been relied upon by him as his first think tank. In this panic, he had no choice but to listen to Jing Xiang's advice. As long as he was not allowed to leave, he would do anything.

He handed over a seal he carried with him to Liu Xun.

"Okay, okay, I will give my order to Lord Liu. Lord Liu, quickly dispatch the imperial guards to escort me back to the palace for refuge. My life and property are now in your hands..."

Liu Xun didn't care about anything else. He clasped his fists heavily, led the two people and left.

The dancers in the small building had been dismissed long ago. Yang Yan and Yang Miao were guarding outside with a few Jinwu guards. As Liu Xun left, the building suddenly became quiet. Zhu Wen was sighing there. He no longer looked like the sage monarch he had been in recent years. For some reason, before midnight, his lively appearance was mostly gone. His head was full of white hair and his fat face was full of wrinkles. He looked like an old man.

Jing Xiang was about to say something but stopped himself. He looked at Zhang Zhenniang who was huddled in the corner in a daze. He wanted to comfort Zhu Wen, but he heard footsteps outside. Zhu Wen looked up in panic, only to see Liu Xun, who was pale, anxious and worried, rushing back.

Jing Xiang's heart sank.

As expected, Liu Xun's face turned pale with anxiety. As soon as he stepped into the room, he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister! The outside of Anle Pavilion has been completely surrounded by the rebel army. I can't get out!"

Zhu Wen's whole body trembled instantly, and he could no longer hold back his trembling. He could no longer stand up. He just clenched his fists, and said in shock and anger: "This rebellious son! This rebellious son!"

"No!" Jing Xiang's face changed, and he asked hurriedly: "General Liu Jie, can you see clearly? The rebel army really surrounded this place?"

"Why not?" Liu Xun's face turned pale. He regretted jumping onto Zhu Wen's broken boat. He said with some resentment: "I just took a quick look and saw that there are at least two or three thousand people surrounding Anle Pavilion!"

"How could the rebel army know that Your Majesty is here..." Jing Xiang frowned.

Liu Xun said with a sullen face, "Isn't it easy for Prince Bo to know that His Majesty is in Anle Pavilion?"

"Since the rebel army has surrounded Anle Pavilion, why don't they invade? Has Marshal Liu Jie seen Prince Bo or any of Prince Bo's close associates appear among the rebel army?" Jing Xiang asked.

"How can I have the energy to look at these..." Liu Xun looked impatient, but he didn't know what he thought of. He was stunned and suddenly looked at Jing Xiang intently: "I took a quick look and it seems that I really didn't see it."

Jing Xiang clenched his fists, then unclenched them, his forehead already covered in sweat.

Zhu Wen looked at him with a look of doubt and asked, "Prime Minister, do you have any ideas?"

"Prince Bo is the most trusted adopted son of His Majesty, and the crown prince recognized by the court officials... If there is a mutiny, Prince Bo should be the least likely one." Jing Xiang spoke with some difficulty and looked at Zhang Zhenniang: "Princess Ying, why did Marquis Guanjun leave the table?"

Zhu Wen and Liu Xun were both stunned.

Zhang Zhenniang's face had already turned pale, and she was too frightened to answer.

Liu Xun finally understood, and he jumped up and shouted, "It's Xiao Yan! It's Xiao Yan! The one who started the chaos is Champion Marquis Xiao Yan! Even if Prince Bo wants to mutiny, he can't just find a bunch of rabble! How can such a hasty move be the work of Prince Bo!"

Zhu Wen's face turned cold, and suddenly, his legs seemed to stop shaking, and his body became stronger. His face was ashen as he asked, "How dare Xiao Yanan?"

Jing Xiang remained silent, looking a little lonely.

Liu Xun shouted, "It must be Xiao Yan! This fellow wanted to seize power in Hebei, but was discovered by Your Majesty. It is clear that he has been harboring evil intentions for a long time! This official is hosting Your Majesty here today to isolate Your Majesty from the army! Moreover, as soon as Your Majesty left the palace today, a great chaos broke out, and the rebel army surrounded Anle Pavilion immediately. It cannot be shown that this official has rebellious intentions!"

Zhu Wen was furious. He glared at Zhang Zhenniang fiercely, then strode over and slapped her on the face. His face turned pale as he said, "It's you, bitch! It's you, bitch! If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen for this traitor!"

After saying this, he no longer bothered to care about the red fingers on his face and the bleeding nose. He just covered his face in shock, not knowing whether it was fear or disbelief. Zhang Zhenniang said, "I will have you skinned alive later, you bitch!"

He put his hands on his waist and said to Liu Xun in a rage, "What Liu Qing said makes sense. Only a traitor like Xiao Yan would incite a mob to harm me!"

Only then did he suddenly remember what Xiao Yan said when he left the table, that he wanted to prepare a gift for Zhu Wen.

Such a gift?
Liu Xun let out a long sigh and secretly glanced at Jing Xiang. He knew that Jing Xiang had vouched for Xiao Yan many times, but Liu Xun didn't care about anything else at this moment. He just said, "Your Majesty is wise and Prince Bo is filial. If Xiao Yan causes trouble, it means that the Jinwu Guards and even the Imperial Guards can be trusted. As long as Prince Bo and Prince Jun know that your Majesty is here, the army will come to the rescue!"

"Zhu Youzhen, this rebellious son, cannot be trusted." Zhu Wen said viciously, and at the same time looked at Jing Xiang with a bad face, completely ignoring the idea just proposed by Jing Xiang.

Jing Xiang sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing right now is to stabilize the rebellious troops outside Anle Pavilion, especially to find out where Guanjun Hou... Xiao Yan is. No matter what, we must first summon the imperial guards to quell the rebellion..."

Zhu Wen nodded repeatedly and was about to speak when he heard a sudden noise outside. Several people changed color and listened attentively.

"Prince Bo is wise, but now there are treacherous parties in the country that are disrupting the government, and there are powerful enemies outside. Please, Your Majesty, abdicate to Prince Bo, help Prince Bo succeed to the throne, and support the country..."

Zhu Wen's face turned cold again, and he and Liu Xun looked at each other in bewilderment. What was the plan of this chaotic army? And were they Zhu Youwen's men?
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The Suzaku Gate was opened, and dozens of riders rode in, but half of the heavily armored cavalry were stationed at the gate, with only a dozen riders guarding one person as they went inside.

Up to this moment, the imperial city was already in chaos. All government offices were closed, there was not a single person on the streets, and there were fires everywhere. More than a dozen armored cavalrymen escorted Xiao Yan and headed straight for Anle Pavilion. Occasionally, some rebel soldiers would show up on the street, but when they saw this scene, they would turn pale and dodge away, not daring to rush forward to bring bad luck.

Zhu Youzhen was surrounded by more than ten riders, his whole body shaking like a sieve. He had already realized that Xiao Yan did not seem to be afraid of these so-called rebel troops. He galloped all the way over, and some people in the rebel troops made way for Xiao Yan, so there was no friction at all.

He was not a fool and had already guessed something.

But Xiao Yan was wearing the mask all the time and never looked at him from beginning to end. Even if Zhu Youzhen had a big question, he just hid it and dared not say anything.

More than ten riders headed straight for Anle Pavilion, and saw flames rising into the sky from afar. The crowd was extremely large and even the Daxiangguo Temple was surrounded. Someone saw Xiao Yan and his group coming from afar and immediately came to meet them.

Not to mention the thousands of crazy rebel soldiers, even if there were another one or two thousand, these rebel soldiers would be stunned after seeing Xiao Yan and his group armed to the teeth with armor.

Xiao Yan glanced at Shi Hongzhao, Ding Zhaopu, Li Mang and others who were respectfully and fearfully welcoming him from afar, and simply showed a token and said loudly: "Prince Bo is here in person, and he wants to go upstairs to discuss with Your Majesty. Waiting for Your Majesty's edict, the matter of tonight can be put to rest. May you all be rich and noble for a long time!"

The crowd was silent for a moment, and then suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

Li Mang breathed a sigh of relief. He had been on high alert tonight, and now he finally saw Xiao Yan show up with his own eyes. Even though all the troubles were not settled yet, he felt relieved for some reason.

He pulled the excited Shi Hongzhao and others, and cleared a passage for Xiao Yan to enter Anle Pavilion with the so-called "King Bo" in a dignified manner. More than a dozen soldiers followed behind him.

This scene made the soldiers on both sides discuss in low voices. The 'King Bo' looked really unbearable. His aura was not even as good as that of a general. But they didn't know who this general was. His aura was really amazing.

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In Anle Pavilion, Yu Youshu, dressed in a narrow-sleeved martial arts robe, personally led more than a dozen bad guys to greet them. Xiao Yan nodded to her, and at the same time glanced at Duan Chengtian who had a solemn face beside him, and strode to the back.

In the small building, Zhu Wen was impatient again, his lips trembling. He had just heard the thunderous cheers outside, and thought something had happened again. He hurriedly grabbed Liu Xun's hand and said, "Mr. Liu, what's going on?"

Liu Xun had no idea how to answer. He just kept looking out of the window. However, before he could see anything clearly, he heard two screams suddenly from downstairs.

"presumptuous!"

Just a moment later, there were sounds of two heavy objects falling to the ground. Even Jing Xiang in the room was shocked. Before he could go out, several people heard the sound of armor leaves colliding and went straight up the stairs.

"Yang Yan, Yang Miao! Come and protect the emperor!" Zhu Wen's whole body trembled and he called out in panic.

But no one answered him.

Jing Xiang strode over and suddenly opened the door. Then his eyes narrowed in an instant, and he saw the two Jinwu guards who were supposed to be guarding outside the door trembling with fear, kneeling on the ground in obedience, and facing the direction of the stairs, not daring to raise their heads.

Even Jing Xiang was shocked by this scene, let alone Liu Xun and Zhu Wen who came later.

When they looked up, they saw a handsome figure with long hair tied in a crown and wearing iron armor slowly walking up the stairs. Behind him were two soldiers wrapped in armor, with hoods protecting their heads and masks on their faces.

The two soldiers each carried a head, one with red hair and the other with blue hair. The knives in their hands were still dripping with blood, and they looked extremely murderous.

Jing Xiang stared at the man who was walking up the stairs, with a bit of disbelief and a very complicated expression on his face. But after the man took off the mask on his face, he sighed and retreated dejectedly.

As for the room, Liu Xun had already taken a step back when the indifferent young man entered with a knife, but he heard a sound of falling behind him. He turned around in surprise and saw Zhu Wen collapsed on the ground with a pale face. He was wiping the sweat off his face and muttering something, but it was hard to hear clearly.

The two Jinwu guards at the door had already bowed their heads to the ground, not daring to raise their heads towards the young man, with their buttocks raised high, as if they had lost their courage.

"You...you..." Liu Xun pointed at Xiao Yan who had walked in, his cheeks flushed, and he said in a low voice: "This is treason!"

Xiao Yan smiled and ignored him. He just glanced at Zhang Zhenniang who was covering her face in a daze in the corner, sighed, and then looked at Zhu Wen behind Liu Xun and saluted with his arms crossed.

"I have met your Majesty."

Liu Xun was furious, and he was about to yell, "Xiao Yan, you are so bold, how dare you..."

The sound of armor leaves colliding suddenly rang out, and an armored soldier strode in and kicked Liu Xun in the abdomen. Then he raised the bloody knife and put it on Liu Xun's neck the moment the latter fell to the ground. Then he just looked at Xiao Yan, waiting for Xiao Yan's decision.

Xiao Yan did not look at the soldier and Liu Xun, but just looked at Zhu Wen with a faint smile on his face, still maintaining the posture of saluting.

Liu Xun's whole body froze and he said nothing more. Zhu Wen just stared at Xiao Yan in a daze, looking at Xiao Yan, the man who had tried so hard to please him and curry favor with him, who had wandered between the court and the country as a jester, and whom he could kill with a flick of his hand.

Now, Xiao Yan was standing, and he was slumped on the ground.

For no apparent reason, Zhu Wen suddenly covered his face and burst into tears.

"Xiao Qing, I have treated you well. If it weren't for that rebellious son Youwen, why would I have divided the power of Hebei from you? I really have no intention of persecuting you..."

Liu Xun's face froze and he looked at Zhu Wen in astonishment.

Jing Xiang already had a wooden expression on his face, like a rotten wooden figure.

Xiao Yan smiled, leaned over to help Zhu Wen up, and said gently: "Your Majesty, it is not too late. I am here to protect you."

Zhu Wen cried and sobbed, and took Xiao Yan's arm. He didn't even think about why Xiao Yan could easily lift up his 300-pound body. He just cried bitterly: "Xiao Qing, for your merit in protecting the emperor, I will reward you handsomely. Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing, just bring it..."

"Simple."

Xiao Yan held Zhu Wen's arm and said with a gentle smile, "I want to control all the troops in the world."

Instantly, the room fell silent.

(End of this chapter)