Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 98 Who is the Villain?

As the chaos expanded, hundreds of neighborhoods throughout Luoyang City became restless.

Under the moonlight, on Tongtuo Street, Li Shuang led 500 cavalrymen into the city and was walking slowly.

Tongtuo Street, which is forty meters wide, is deserted.

From afar, the once majestic palace gate in the north was now engulfed in flames.

"What a great Tongtuo Street! It's a perfect place for horseback riding!"

At Li Shuang's command, five hundred riders galloped on the streets of Luoyang unhindered.

Such a magnificent city, such a wide avenue, tonight, seemed to be prepared just for Li Shuang and his five hundred cavalrymen.

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The rebel soldiers had already broken through the Qiang Hu Gate, occupied the Taiji Hall and the Secretariat, and were now planning to attack the inner palace.

Yuan Ziyou ordered the guards to hold this last line of defense tightly.

If his line of defense is broken, the rebel soldiers will be able to rush into the inner palace.

Seeing that the rebels had temporarily retreated, Yuan Yong went up to the tower and asked Yuan Ziyou:

"How is it?"

Yuan Ziyou felt very cordial when he met this elder of the clan. After all, he was his uncle.

"The rebels have retreated temporarily, but our soldiers are also tired!"

"Has the messenger for help been sent out?"

"We sent out a few, but they were all killed and returned!"

Yuan Yong's brows were downcast and he was worried.

"So, what should we do?"

"Right now, the only troops available in Luoyang are the 3,000 soldiers from the Luoshui Palace. If they could provide support, we might still be able to fight."

After hearing this, Yuan Yong shook his head.

"Don't expect anything from them."

Yuan Yong's words carried a sense of vicissitudes of life.

The Luoyang Imperial Guards today are no longer the ones that followed Emperor Xiaowen south decades ago.

"By the way, there are still 500 soldiers in Zhongyifang!"

Yuan Yong finally remembered and felt fortunate that he had secretly dispatched this army south when he had a secret meeting with him.

"What five hundred soldiers?"

"You don't know this. During a secret meeting between Your Majesty, Li Shuang, and I, we secretly dispatched five hundred soldiers south. They didn't bring armor or horses, but the imperial guards in the palace did. If they arrived, the chaos might be quelled!"

Secret meeting?

Yuan Xu and Yuan Yong had a secret discussion, which Yuan Ziyou could understand, but why was there Li Shuang involved?
How could he attend such a high-level meeting!

Yuan Ziyou felt a little upset, but Yuan Yong shouted loudly.

"They're coming!"

In the light of the night fire, a cavalry group was seen charging into the chaotic army and killing indiscriminately.

The rebels, who had just retreated and had no time to rest, were quickly dispersed by this attack.

Yuan Yong and others heard shouts of "Protect His Majesty."

It was the cry of the five hundred cavalrymen who came to rescue.

"What a loyal minister!"

Seeing this situation, Yuan Yong slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Quick, send soldiers to support them and attack the rebels from the front and back with them!"

But before Yuan Yong could finish his words, he saw the cavalry dispersing the rebels and turning a corner.

Yuan Yong could only hear the voice of "Protect His Majesty" gradually fading away, and he could only watch anxiously.

"Oh no! Yunzhongbo and his men are not familiar with the terrain of the imperial palace. What should we do?"

Yuan Ziyou took a look and murmured:
"That seems to be the direction of the treasury!"
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"Hurry up!"

Li Shuang gave orders to his men in a building filled with books and maps.

"Find out all the maps and books of Heng, Shuo, Si, Bing, Fen, Qin, Xia, Bin and Hua states!" Hou Jing felt a little dizzy looking at so many maps and books.

The Great General of the Universe feared nothing in his life except reading. He glanced at the atlas divided by state; there were simply too many of them.

"There are so many, even if we find them, we can't take them away!"

"Who told you to take it away?"

"So what are we going to do?"

Hou Jing was a little depressed. He originally thought that Li Shuang was taking them to the imperial treasury to rob things, but who knew they were coming to the Secretariat instead.

“Burn them all!”

"Burned?" Hou Jing was a little confused. "What's the point of burning these things?"

"The imperial court relied on these population maps to collect taxes, recruit soldiers, and mobilize labor. After they were burned, it would take several years to re-survey the population."

Hou Jing understood and shouted:
"Brothers, pick out all the people from Shuozhou first!"

The raging fire also attracted the attention of the rebels.

General Hou Gang of the Left Guard arrived with his troops and was furious when he saw the burning books and maps.

Li Shuang was standing behind the fire, his face red from the reflection of the flames.

"You thieves are going to destroy the Great Wei!"

Even if there are still fights in Luoyang City, no one wants to really overturn the table.

Without this internal affairs system, how will Luoyang command the local areas in the future?

Li Shuang smiled.

But to Hou Gang, this smile was quite scary.

"Don't worry, it's not all burned. I've left some for you."

Li Shuang took two steps forward and looked at Hou Gang who was confronting him.

"But you won't be able to use it anymore."

Li Shuang had just finished speaking when a cavalry unit rushed towards the rebels from the side!

"The rebels invaded the Secretariat and, in their frenzy, even burned the imperial archives. This is truly a heinous crime!"

Hou Gang's heart was filled with fear at this moment. This kid was too dangerous!

If this person were here, the Wei Dynasty would be in danger!
The cavalry behind him seemed like the god of death in the dark night, constantly reaping lives.

The troops led by Hou Gang were quickly cut off by the cavalry. It was obvious that the guy in front of them did not want to let them leave alive.

Seeing that there was no way to retreat, Hou Gang summoned up his last bit of courage and shouted:

"Brothers, today is a day of inevitable death. Follow me and kill this traitor for the Great Wei!"

After saying that, Hou Gang brought his men towards Li Shuang.

"kill!"

Before he got close, arrows were already fired from behind Li Shuang.

The figures charging forward became increasingly fewer as they were attacked from both front and back.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people around him and that he was hit by several arrows, Hou Gang knew that there was nothing he could do, but he still had a courageous spirit!
"I have served three emperors. Although we are in chaos now, I am also saving the nation. If we can eliminate this rebel, we will be able to see the emperors of all dynasties in our nine springs!"

Hou Gang roared, pushed away the shield, and used all his strength to throw the spear in his hand at Li Shuang.

However, Li Shuang easily dodged the spear.

A barrage of arrows erupted, and Hou Gang fell to the ground. His last remaining guards, no longer concerned for their lives, charged forward recklessly, only to fall in the hail of arrows.

"You thief..."

He fell to the ground before he could finish his hateful words.

There were no enemy troops on the battlefield.

Looking at Hou Gang who fell to the ground with dozens of arrows in his body but did not close his eyes, Li Shuang felt a little dazed by the righteous and heroic appearance of these people who were ready to die.

"Who are the rebels anyway? I'm here to fight the rebels!"

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(End of this chapter)