Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 102 My brother should be like Yao and Shun! [Please subscribe to the monthly ticket]

The entire palace was silent.

After experiencing what just happened, everyone was terrified and didn’t know what to do.

East Six Palaces Attic.

Seeing the strange vision disappear, Han Yao and others suppressed their fear and hurried forward to support the weak Wei Zhongxian.

"Go away!"

Wei Zhongxian's face turned pale, he screamed angrily, pushed everyone away, and almost fell down himself.

At this moment, his martial arts and internal energy were destroyed, and his body was no longer in its previous state.

The whole person seemed to have suddenly aged ten or twenty years, and completely turned into a dying old man.

Wei Zhongxian looked distraught and walked slowly towards the Qianqing Palace.

"Father-in-law, father-in-law!"

The people brought by Cao Zhengchun also came to their senses and quickly reminded them.

A man in black asked in a low voice: "Eunuch, his martial arts skills have been abolished. Should we take him down now?"

Cao Zhengchun's eyes flickered as he said, "No need. He's a useless man now. What can he use to fight us?"

The most important thing is that he didn't know what the senior meant.

Just now, it was obvious that they had fought in the palace and angered that senior.

That senior would choose to take action from a distance and suppress the overall situation.

Even Meng Shentong and Tang Zhan, whose martial arts skills were not much weaker than his, were beaten into a pulp. He did not dare to challenge the tolerance of that senior.

Moreover, Wei Zhongxian's martial arts skills have been abolished, and his plan to replace the prince with a cat has been exposed, and the overall situation has been decided.

The next step is to rescue the emperor.

He, Cao Zhengchun, could replace Wei Zhongxian.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, who can compete with him?
Even Zhu Tiedan can’t do it!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Thinking of this, Cao Zhengchun was so excited that he couldn't help laughing out loud, but the sound was like a duck's voice, extremely harsh.

……

Dong'anmen Gate.

Zhu Wusi's face looked grim. He stared into the depths of the palace without saying a word.

Seven years!
Seven years!
As early as seven years ago, Emperor Wanli passed away, and Emperor Taichang was killed by a traitor in the inner palace less than a month after taking the throne.

At that time, he wanted to enter the palace to support the king, take charge of the overall situation, and ascend the throne to become emperor.

But at that time, the scene was similar to today.

He had just entered the palace and showed his desire to become emperor when he was kicked out by the old immortal in the palace.

Then, the cowardly "Carpenter Emperor" Zhu Youxiao, who could only tinker with wood all day, was able to ascend the throne smoothly.

In terms of seniority, he was of the same generation as Emperor Wanli and was the son of Emperor Muzong. Zhu Youxiao even had to call him "Grandpa Emperor".

Just because he was born to a maid, he was not liked by Emperor Muzong, so he had no chance of becoming emperor.

He was young at the time and didn't think so much, let alone think about becoming an emperor.

Later, with a sense of righteousness, he left Beijing to venture into the world of martial arts, where he learned powerful martial arts and made a great name for himself.

After returning to Beijing, he was given the red-lettered iron certificate and the Shangfang sword by his third brother Zhu Yijun, and was ordered to build the Hulong Villa to guard the imperial palace.

At that time, his prestige as the "Iron-hearted Divine Marquis" even surpassed that of his third brother Zhu Yijun, and everyone in the world feared him like a tiger.

It was also from that time that he began to have ideas about the throne.

but!

When his father, Emperor Zhu Zaigui, passed away, he had no chance;

When his third brother Zhu Yijun died, he had no chance either;

Even though his nephew Zhu Changluo died, he still had no chance!
Now, his nephew Zhu Youxiao was dying, and he was about to enter the palace when he was kicked out again!
Why?
Why? !

Just because I was born to a maid, I am not qualified to inherit the throne?

Even if the current emperor is a piece of shit, even if the world is in chaos and the people are living in misery, and the Ming Dynasty is about to be destroyed by these rubbish, you will not let me get my hands on the throne?!
Zhu Wusi's eyes were bloodshot. He ignored the dissuasion of Duan Tianya and others beside him, took another step and slowly walked towards the palace.

Immortal!

This Ming Dynasty belongs to my Zhu family.

You are just a servant, what right do you have to stop this king?!

Why are you? !

sigh~
However, just as he stepped into Dong'an Gate, that terrifying aura locked onto him again.

"If you dare to step into the palace again, I will destroy you immediately!"

The old voice sounded again, cold and domineering, not giving Zhu Wusi any face at all.

Zhu Wusi's body stiffened, and a deep anger and unwillingness surged in his heart.

However, feeling the terrifying energy locked on him, he felt as if his soul was frozen and it was difficult for him to take another step forward.

"Father!"

Duan Tianya and the other two looked at Zhu Wusi in confusion, frowned, and shouted, "There are experts in the palace, so nothing should go wrong. Since that senior won't let us in, let's go."

Zhu Wusi said nothing, staring intently at the depths of the palace, his heart filled with grief, anger and unwillingness.

But he stood still for a long time.

He took a deep breath, retracted his foot, turned around and walked out of Dong'anmen.

The energy then dissipated.

"go!"

Zhu Wusi suppressed his anger and almost squeezed out the word from between his teeth. His eyes were cold as he strode away.

You old bastard, just wait!

You wait!

When I take that step, I will be the first to kill you, you dog slave!
……

"grown ups!"

Watching everyone from the Huolong Villa leave, Xu Longqing and the others breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Jiang Xuan.

They didn't know what had happened in just a moment.

However, they did hear the faint noise coming from the palace.

If nothing unexpected happens, something must have happened in the palace.

"Sir, should we go in and take a look?" Xu Longqing suggested.

"No need."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand, looked at the backs of Zhu Wusi and others as they left, frowning in thought.

Although he didn't hear anyone talking just now, just by looking at Zhu Wusi's strange behavior and the pressure coming from the palace, he vaguely understood something.

Perhaps, the person in the palace also knew that Zhu Wusi had rebellious intentions, so he prevented Zhu Wusi from entering the palace.

It’s not that Zhu Wusi didn’t want to go in, but that he couldn’t.

That is to say, most of the situations in the palace are under the control of that mysterious being.

Including the incident of Wei Zhongxian replacing the crown prince with a cat.

The sudden commotion in the palace just now is the best proof.

Even Zhu Wusi was thrown out casually.

So, with that person's strength, whether it is Wei Zhongxian or Zhu Wusi.

In other people's eyes, they are probably just two clowns...

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan's mouth twitched.

So after all this commotion, in the eyes of others, it's all just a bunch of clowns performing?

What the hell is going on?!
stomping on...

At this moment, footsteps were heard in the palace, accompanied by the faint cry of a baby.

Everyone looked back.

Inside Dong'an Gate, three young eunuchs were walking hurriedly.

Two of them were carrying a female corpse wrapped in a mat, and the other one was holding a crying baby in his arms, but the baby sounded a little weak.

Jiang Xuan frowned, vaguely guessing the identities of the female corpse and the baby.

Seeing Jiang Xuan and his companions at the door, the three young eunuchs were slightly startled and quickly stepped forward to salute: "Greetings, gentlemen."

“Save…save my daughter!”

Hearing the noise, the female corpse on the mat suddenly struggled, looked at Jiang Xuan weakly, stretched out a hand, and shouted: "Please... save... save my daughter!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Not dead yet?" Xu Longqing asked in surprise.

"Shut up!"

The young eunuch holding the mat was also startled. He quickly held the woman's head and stuffed it into the mat.

"stop!"

Jiang Xuan frowned and asked, "Where are you taking it?"

"Your Excellency, I am following the orders of Eunuch Liu to throw them into the mass grave." A young eunuch said respectfully.

"No...no! My daughter..."

The woman begged in tears, "Please, let my daughter go..."

"Wow, wow~"

Perhaps the baby heard his mother's voice and cried louder.

Jiang Xuan sighed inwardly, waved his hand, and said, "Give me the person, I'll deal with it, you guys go back."

"This..." Upon hearing this, the three young eunuchs hesitated.

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Why? What I say doesn't count?"

"The slaves dare not."

The young eunuch quickly lowered his head, then looked at each other, put the woman on the ground, and handed the baby to Jiang Xuan.

"Sir, I will go back and report to you."

The three young eunuchs bowed respectfully and hurriedly turned and left.

Jiang Xuan ignored them, took the baby, pulled open the silk and took a look, and it was indeed a baby girl.

No wonder something unexpected happened in the palace.

How can a baby girl inherit the throne?
"Child...my child!" The woman stretched out her hand weakly from the mat.

Jiang Xuan stepped forward and handed the child to her.

The woman took the child, held it tightly in her arms, and gently stroked the child's head. A maternal glow appeared on her face. Then, regardless of Jiang Xuan and others being beside her, she opened her clothes and fed the child.

The child's crying stopped abruptly.

Jiang Xuan glanced at everyone, and everyone turned their backs tactfully.

The cold night wind blew, and there was silence at the city gate.

Jiang Xuan felt very complicated.

He could already see that the woman had given birth to a child and her vitality was severely damaged.

Maybe, I can't survive tonight.

Even the baby girl was very weak.

This is the sequelae of premature induction of labor.

According to drizzle's investigation.

This woman is just an ordinary palace maid.

However, because she was pregnant, she was chosen by Wei Zhongxian and participated in the incident of replacing the prince with a cat.

Regardless of the outcome, this woman is doomed to die.

Received careful care for more than half a year.

In the end, there was only a tattered mat and a corpse exposed in the wilderness.

This is the fate of the little people!
soon.

The child ate his fill and fell asleep without crying or making a fuss.

The woman was already severely exhausted, and after feeding her child, she finally couldn't hold on any longer, and the last bit of light in her eyes gradually dimmed.

But before she died, she still struggled to raise her hands, lifted the child above her head, and handed it to Jiang Xuan, her face full of pleading: "Sir, please... please save... save my child, she is... innocent..."

Looking at her pale face, Jiang Xuan sighed, and finally his heart softened. He stepped forward to take the child and asked, "Does she have a name?"

The woman showed a trace of relief on her face, and said with difficulty: "My surname is... Chen, and her name is... Yuan... Yuan..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman could no longer hold on and slowly collapsed, her breath gradually disappearing.

"Chen Yuanyuan..."

Jiang Xuan looked down at the baby girl in his arms with a complicated expression.

"Sir, do you want to adopt this baby girl?" Xu Longqing asked.

Jiang Xuan came back to his senses, nodded, glanced at the woman's body on the ground, and sighed, "Find a place to bury her properly."

"Yes." Xu Longqing waved his hand and quickly took people to deal with it.

Jiang Xuan gently stroked the baby girl's head, turned his head to look towards the palace, and murmured, "Perhaps, it's time to make a choice..."

……

Qianqing Palace.

Wei Zhongxian walked into the hall in a daze.

At this moment, everyone in the East Factory was shocked by the terrifying aura and gathered in the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian with disheveled hair and a dazed look, everyone was shocked and hurried to greet him.

"Manufacturer!"

"Godfather, what's wrong with you?!"

Wei Zhongxian looked up in a daze, looking at the dozens of trusted high-ranking officials of the East Factory in the hall, and couldn't help but perk up again.

"I still have a chance, I still have a chance..."

Wei Zhongxian murmured in a low voice, his eyes revealing deep hatred and fighting spirit.

Most of the civil and military officials are his people.

The Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were also in his hands.

He could even mobilize the military power, military commanders, and garrisons across the country with just a word.

As for martial arts, once they are wasted, they are wasted.

Anyway, in the past few years, he has been able to climb to his current position without relying on martial arts.

But power!

As long as he still has power, he still has a chance!
"Since that man didn't kill me, it means he's also wary of my power and worried that killing me would cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty. As long as I act within the rules and don't take action in the palace, perhaps he won't continue to interfere..."

Wei Zhongxian pondered secretly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Let me summon Prince Xin into the palace?

Okay, I will do as you wish!
"Step aside!"

He pushed aside the people in front of him and walked straight to the dragon table. He picked up his pen and quickly wrote an imperial edict. He handed it to Zheng Zhan and said in a deep voice, "Go to Prince Xin's mansion immediately and summon Prince Xin to the palace!"

"Factory Manager?" Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

At this time, summoning Prince Xin to the palace would be like inviting a wolf into the house, wouldn't it?

Zheng Zhangban also wanted to dissuade him, but when he took the imperial edict, he immediately understood what Wei Zhongxian meant.

He calmly bowed and said, "Yes, Mr. Factory!"

After saying this, he turned and strode away.

Faintly, I saw a cold small word written at the end of the imperial edict: Kill!

Wei Zhongxian has gone completely crazy.

He is ready to go all out!
Since that person asked him to pass the throne to Prince Xin, it means that he is prepared to act within the rules and wants Prince Xin to inherit the throne according to the rule of "the younger brother inherits the throne after the elder brother's death".

So, what if Prince Xin also died?
The baby born tonight is a girl.

But there was more than one pregnant palace maid.

That man would kill whoever he wanted to inherit the throne!

If there is no one to inherit, he doesn't believe that person will allow the Ming Dynasty to cut off its heirs.

Yes, Wei Zhongxian was still prepared to continue implementing the plan of replacing the prince with a cat.

burn one's boats!

In this world, force is not the only way to solve problems.

Unless that person ignores the turmoil in the Ming Dynasty and kills him directly, he has plenty of ways!

But before that, he still had to deal with the two biggest threats first——

Zhu Wusi, Cao Zhengchun!

Wei Zhongxian's face was icy as he looked at Xu Xianchun and the others, and ordered in a deep voice, "Take the seal of the Ministry of War and mobilize the Five Cities Military Department to keep a close eye on Hulong Villa."

"Also, dispatch the Imperial Guards to the palace to protect the Emperor."

He has no martial arts skills, but he still has a large army.

So what if he's a Grandmaster? So what if he's a Grandmaster?

If one person can't handle it, then use a hundred people; if a hundred people can't handle it, then use a thousand people, ten thousand people, or even a hundred thousand people!

Even if I have to sacrifice human lives, I will tire you out to death!

"Yes!"

Xu Xianchun and others did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately turned around and went to carry out the order.

Soon, a dense crowd of Jinyiwei entered the palace and surrounded the Qianqing Palace in three layers inside and outside.

With such a situation, let alone Cao Zhengchun.

Even if Zhu Wusi came, I'm afraid it would be difficult to break through!

In this world, how many people can ignore such earthly power?
at the same time.

Zheng Zhangban also led a team of black-clad factory guards and went to Prince Xin's mansion with the imperial edict.

……

Xinwangfu.

Zhu Youjian still doesn't know what happened in the palace.

He has been waiting.

Waiting for news from civil and military officials.

stomping on...

Just then, Wang Chengen hurried in.

"My Lord, hurry!"

"Lord Hong and the others have news!"

"They asked the prince to meet at Dong'an Gate and break into the palace together to rescue him!"

Zhu Youjian immediately stood up, his face excited: "Great!"

"Quick, prepare the car!"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said, "I've already made preparations. I've also taken care of the Jinyiwei on the street. Lord Jiang happens to be on duty at Dong'an Gate. We can enter the palace from there, and he won't stop us!"

"Okay, let's set off immediately!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand.

Soon, a carriage drove out of Prince Xin's Mansion and headed towards the imperial palace under the protection of dozens of servants.

But before he had gone far, he met Zheng Zhangban and others who were coming to deliver the imperial edict.

"not good!"

Wang Chengen lifted the curtain and took a look. His expression suddenly changed. "They are the henchmen of the East Factory. The one leading them is Zheng Zhangban, a close confidant of Wei Zhongxian."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian's expression changed. He then took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, opened the curtain, and shouted, "I am Zhu Youjian of Prince Xin's Mansion. I am about to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Who dares to stop my carriage?"

Zheng Zhangban waved his hand and led his men forward. He looked at Zhu Youjian in the carriage, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, I am here to deliver an imperial decree. Please get off the carriage and receive it."

"Your Highness, you can't go down!" Wang Chengen hurriedly stopped him.

Imperial decree?

Zhu Youjian frowned slightly, then whispered, "Even if the imperial edict was a fake from Wei Zhongxian, it would not sound good if I disobeyed it in person. People would think I was planning a rebellion."

"Your Highness!" Wang Chengen was extremely anxious.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand slightly: "Let's go down and listen to what he wants to say first."

After saying this, regardless of Wang Chengen's dissuasion, Zhu Youjian got off the carriage, came to Zheng Zhangban, knelt down, and said solemnly: "Your humble servant Zhu Youjian, accept the order!"

Zheng Zhan smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness is indeed loyal. Actually, there is nothing wrong. It's just that the Emperor has ordered me to summon Your Highness to the palace to see him."

"what?"

Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly overjoyed: "The Emperor really wants me to enter the palace?"

"good."

Zheng Zhan nodded with a smile: "Looking at the prince's behavior, I think he is also preparing to enter the palace. If that's the case, then why not come with me."

Very good!
Zhu Youjian was overjoyed.

He had originally planned to enter the palace, but unexpectedly the imperial edict arrived.

In this way, he would no longer have to bear the crime of breaking into the palace.

But soon, he frowned and felt something was wrong.

If the emperor really summons me into the palace, how could that old villain Wei Zhongxian obey my wishes?

Moreover, this Zheng Zhangban is from the East Factory...

Could it be a scam?
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian became hesitant again and wanted to back out.

And just as he frowned and thought.

He didn't notice that Zheng, the captain of the squad, had a murderous look in his eyes. He suddenly pulled out a meteor hammer from his waist and shouted, "Don't leave any of them alive!"

"Your Highness, be careful!" Wang Chengen's face changed drastically.

Zhu Youjian looked up in horror and was immediately horrified.

hum~
A pitch-black sphere was already flying towards him, constantly growing larger before his eyes.

"Your Majesty..."

Wang Chengen screamed miserably.

At this critical moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed out from the nearby wall, and the long sword flew into the air, colliding with the meteor hammer swung by Zheng Zhangban.

Ding!
With a crisp sound, the meteor hammer was knocked away by the sword.

Zheng Zhan's expression changed slightly, and he shouted, "Who are you?!"

"kill!"

The man in black let out a low roar, and a series of black shadows jumped out from the nearby wall and rushed towards the factory guards brought by Zheng Zhangban.

"Your Majesty!"

Wang Chengen hurried forward and pulled the stunned Zhu Youjian back.

Zhu Youjian came back to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief. He felt his whole body was soaked with cold sweat. He quickly bowed to the masked man in black in front of him and said, "Thank you for saving me, man."

The man in black ignored him, looked up at a roof opposite, and a serious look flashed in his eyes.

Just at that moment, he felt a terrifying aura emerging from that direction, probably wanting to save Zhu Youjian.

But after she took over, the breath disappeared again.

Obviously, Prince Xin is also being cared for and protected by someone.

But he couldn't think too much about it right now. The man in black withdrew his gaze and looked at Zheng Zhangban across from him. With a flick of his soft sword, he charged towards Zheng Zhangban.

"Boom~" Captain Zheng's face was solemn, and he swung the meteor hammer in his hand again, bringing out a shrill whistle.

The man in black was as light as a swallow. He slightly turned sideways to avoid the bombardment of the meteor hammer, then shifted his body downward and appeared in front of Zheng Zhangban in an instant.

Zheng Zhangban's face changed. Just as he was about to retract the meteor hammer to block, a soft sword had already pierced his heart.

"you……"

Captain Zheng's face was dull. He pointed at the man in black and wanted to say something, but his vitality had quickly dissipated and his body soon went limp and motionless.

At the same time, the surrounding men in black also began to clean out other factory guards.

Each of these people was extremely skilled, especially a one-armed man in black who held a broken knife. As the knife flashed, the factory guards fell to the ground one after another, all of them having their throats cut to death.

Soon, the remaining factory guards realized that the situation was hopeless and immediately turned around and began to flee in the direction they came from.

But at this moment, a large group of people appeared on the opposite street.

Seeing this, several factory guards were overjoyed: "It's the Jinyiwei!"

"Come and help!"

A factory guard raised his hand for help.

Tsk, tsk——

A warhorse galloped past, and a figure in a flying fish suit on horseback drew his long sword. Several soldiers instantly widened their eyes, clutching their necks and falling down...

Why?!

"he came!"

One of the men in black looked back, a hint of joy in his eyes.

"It's none of our business, let's go!"

The other man shouted and waved his hand. Several men in black quickly turned around, jumped into the alley next to them, and disappeared.

Ta-da, ta-da——

Jiang Xuan's face was stern. He glanced at Xiyu and the others who had disappeared. Without thinking too much, he walked straight to Zhu Youjian, dismounted, and said with a bow, "Your Highness, I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me!"

“Not too late, not too late!”

Zhu Youjian exhaled, his face full of joy. He quickly helped Jiang Xuan up and said, "Master Jiang, what are you doing..."

"I have received news that the Emperor is seriously ill and Wei Zhongxian is rebelling. I have come to take His Majesty into the palace!"

Jiang Xuan said solemnly.

He then reminded her, "I have also sent people to pick up the princes and ministers that Your Highness has contacted. They are all waiting for Your Highness outside Dong'an Gate. Your Highness need not worry!"

"That's good, that's good!"

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Master Jiang, you have done a good job. If this great thing can be accomplished, you will be the first to be credited!"

"Your Majesty, thank you for the prize!"

Jiang Xuan gestured for invitation and said, "Your Highness, there is no time to lose. Please follow me into the palace."

"it is good!"

Zhu Youjian didn't think much about it and quickly turned around and returned to the carriage.

With Jiang Xuan leading the way, they soon arrived at the gate of Dong'an.

At this time, Hong Chengchou, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Yang Sichang of the Cabinet, Zhou Yanru and other ministers were already waiting outside the palace gate.

When they saw Zhu Youjian's carriage coming, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to meet him.

"You don't have to be polite!"

Zhu Youjian got out of the car, bowed solemnly to everyone, and said, "Thank you all for your help tonight!"

"Your Majesty, your words are serious!"

Everyone quickly returned the gift.

Jiang Xuan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "My Lords, there is no time to lose. We should go to the palace to see the Emperor as soon as possible. If we are late and the Emperor is murdered by Wei Zhongxian, it will be too late."

"That's how it should be!"

"Master Jiang is right!"

Everyone responded quickly.

Zhu Youjian raised his hand and saluted Jiang Xuan, saying, "Thank you, Lord Jiang!"

"This is my job."

Jiang Xuan nodded, then turned around and shouted, "Everyone, follow me to escort the prince into the palace!"

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Immediately, Lu Jianxing and An Jianqing stepped forward to clear the way.

A large group of people headed towards the Qianqing Palace.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Wei Zhongxian sat alone in the deep palace, waiting quietly.

On the dragon bed next to him, Zhu Youxiao was still unconscious.

The atmosphere was very quiet.

Outside the Qianqing Gate, dense crowds of guards and imperial guards stood at the door, confronting a group of people opposite.

The atmosphere was tense.

"Damn it!"

Cao Zhengchun was furious: "Do you really want to follow Wei Zhongxian in rebellion?"

Xu Xianchun, Han Yao and others stood in the crowd with stern expressions, unmoved.

Their lives and deaths have long been tied to Wei Zhongxian.

If anything happened to Wei Zhongxian, they would definitely be held accountable.

So, they had no choice.

"The Emperor is recuperating. Anyone who dares to enter the palace without his order will be killed!"

Xu Xianchun gave the order in a cold voice.

“Outrageous, outrageous!”

Cao Zhengchun was furious: "You bunch of traitors, you are rebelling! You are really rebelling!"

Cao Zhengchun got angry for a moment.

Because Wei Zhongxian played this trick on him, he was helpless and didn't know what to do for a while.

After all, the military power was in the hands of Wei Zhongxian.

Although he was good at martial arts, he could never be a match for thousands of Jinyiwei and factory guards.

No matter how strong your internal strength is, it will eventually be exhausted.

What's more, not long ago, because Wei Zhongxian took action in the palace, not only his own martial arts skills were abolished, but the two masters beside him were also beaten into a pulp.

Thinking of the terrifying strength of that senior, Cao Zhengchun was also very afraid and did not dare to act recklessly.

Thus, the situation came to a stalemate.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the east, breaking the silence in the field.

"Sir, it's not good!"

A factory guard came running in, tumbling and crawling, and said urgently, "Jiang Xuan, the captain of the Right Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has brought people to break into the palace!"

"what?"

Everyone's expressions changed.

"presumptuous!"

Tian Ergeng, who had been promoted to the position of Left Vice-Minister of the Imperial Censorate, angrily stepped out and looked at Xu Xianchun: "Old Xu, is this how you discipline your subordinates?"

Xu Xianchun's face also looked very ugly.

He also didn't understand why Jiang Xuan would do such a thing.

stomping on...

At this moment, a dense crowd of figures came from a distance.

The people in the front had cold expressions, held swords in their hands, were covered in blood, and were filled with murderous intent.

It was Lu Jianxing, An Jianqing and others.

"Great!"

Cao Zhengchun was overjoyed. He raised his orchid finger, pointed at Xu Xianchun and the others, and said with a joyful smile: "The end of you traitors has come. Why don't you surrender quickly!"

"Damn it!"

Xu Xianchun walked out of the crowd, looked at Lu Jianxing and the others, and shouted, "What are you doing? Rebellion? Who let you in? Where's Jiang Xuan?!"

Lu Jianxing and others remained indifferent.

"Master Xu!"

The crowd parted on both sides, and Jiang Xuan walked out, holding the Embroidered Spring Knife. He looked at Xu Xianchun with an indifferent expression and said, "Wei Zhongxian is plotting treason, why should you accompany him to death? It's not too late to turn back now..."

"presumptuous!"

Han Yao shouted and walked out, staring coldly at Jiang Xuan, saying, "I noticed something was wrong with you a long time ago. You killed Wen Lianggong and the people I sent to Hangzhou Prefecture, didn't you?"

"You dare to commit such a treasonous act tonight and betray the factory owner? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

Jiang Xuan glanced at Han Yao, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes: "What a clown! Kill him!"

shuh~
As soon as he finished speaking, An Jianqing suddenly rushed out, sweeping his sword across and killing Han Yao.

Han Yao snorted coldly, not afraid at all. He pulled out the embroidered spring sword from the waist of a Jinyiwei next to him and rushed forward.

ding ding ding-

Following the sound of metal clashing, the field was filled with afterimages.

But after only ten breaths, Han Yao paused, covered his neck with his hands, and widened his eyes with disbelief on his face.

An Jianqing had a grim expression on his face. He put away his sword and slowly walked back to Jiang Xuan.

bang~
Han Yao fell to the ground, his life force gone.

"Master Han!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Jiang Xuan, do you really want to betray me and Eunuch Wei?!" Xu Xianchun's face looked ugly.

Jiang Xuan shook his head and sighed, "Master Xu, we are the Jinyiwei, we only obey the emperor's orders, not the dogs of the East Factory."

"You know better than me what Wei Zhongxian has done. Why are you still so stubborn even at this point?"

"And you!"

Jiang Xuan's gaze swept across the faces of the Jinyiwei in the field, his expression cold as he shouted, "As Jinyiwei, who should you serve? Do you still need me to teach you?"

"If you repent now, it's not too late!"

"If you still want to serve the eunuch party wholeheartedly and fight against your own comrades, you know exactly what will happen to you!"

"Master Jiang is right!"

At this time, Zhu Youjian also walked out from the crowd and shouted: "My fellow soldiers, I am Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Ming Xin, and the younger brother of the current emperor."

"Now the old thief Wei Yan has imprisoned the emperor and is plotting a rebellion to overthrow the Ming Dynasty."

"This time, I entered the palace to save the emperor and eliminate the traitor."

"I know you were all forced into this. If you repent now, I will report this to the Emperor and only execute the ringleader, without pursuing your crimes."

Cao Zhengchun's eyes lit up, and he hurried over, bowed, and said, "This old servant, Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Xin."

"Well, Eunuch Cao, please don't be polite."

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly and said, "I know you are also a loyal minister."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Cao Zhengchun showed a look of joy, and his old face was as bright as a chrysanthemum.

Jiang Xuan glanced at the eunuch Cao, whose "one retreat set martial arts back twenty years," and said nothing more. He turned to look at Xu Xianchun and the others and asked, "Everyone, what are your thoughts?"

"Don't listen to him!"

Tian Ergeng had a bad feeling the moment he saw Zhu Youjian appear. Seeing that many people had already shown hesitation after Jiang Xuan and Zhu Youjian's brainwashing, he could no longer hold back and shouted, "The Emperor is alive and well, recuperating in the palace. They are the traitors!"

"Kill! Kill them for me!"

"court death!"

A cold light flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes. He took a step forward and suddenly rose into the air. At the same time, the Embroidered Spring Sword was unsheathed and he rushed towards Tian Ergeng with the Dieyun body technique.

Tian Ergeng suddenly changed his mind and quickly hid behind the back, shouting: "Quick! Stop him..."

laugh!
Before he finished speaking, a flash of knife light fell like thunderbolt.

Tian Ergeng's body paused, and then his whole body split into two, suddenly splitting open, and blood and internal organs spilled all over the ground.

"Ah..." Everyone stepped back with terrified expressions.

Jiang Xuan stood in the crowd, looked around coldly, and shouted, "Why don't you retreat!"

stomping on...

At this moment, a large number of Jinyiwei also rushed in from the west and south.

The two leaders were none other than Pei Lun, the commander of the front unit, and Xu Panxing, the commander of the rear unit.

The two of them glanced around the scene, and when they saw the bodies of Jiang Xuan and Tian Ergeng in the crowd, their faces suddenly changed slightly, and they quickly figured out the situation.

Pei Lun nodded to Jiang Xuan imperceptibly. It was Jiang Xuan who sent someone to inform him to enter the palace tonight.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful, as this was a great achievement from the perspective of a follower of the dragon!

Brother Jiang is so loyal!

Xu Panxing cursed in his heart.

Damn it, Jiang Xuan got there first!
But at this time, they did not care to think too much, and hurried to Zhu Youjian to pay their respects: "Your Highness, I am sorry that you are late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me."

Seeing Pei Lun also standing on his side, Zhu Youjian was very surprised and said quickly: "Not too late, not too late, the two adults have come at the perfect time."

Seeing that three of the five core commanders were Prince Xin's men, the Jinyiwei in the field looked at each other, no longer had any intention of resisting, and they all made way to the sides and knelt down.

Seeing this scene, Xu Xianchun and others suddenly looked ashen.

Zhu Youjian and the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved their hands, saying, "Let's go!"

Everyone immediately protected Zhu Youjian and walked into the Qianqing Gate and arrived at the entrance of the Qianqing Palace.

Just as he was about to break in, the palace gate opened from the inside.

Wei Zhongxian's hunched figure appeared at the door.

Everyone stopped and stared at him.

"Wei Zhongxian, you are so audacious that you dared to murder the emperor and plot rebellion. What crime should you be punished for?!"

"Why don't you just surrender quickly!"

Several ministers shouted.

Wei Zhongxian ignored the ministers' barking. He simply glanced deeply at Jiang Xuan, Pei Lun, Xu Panxing, and the others. Then, with a blank expression on his face, he walked out, bowed slightly to Zhu Youjian, and said, "Your humble servant, Wei Zhongxian, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Xin."

Zhu Youjian glanced at him, snorted coldly, ignored him, and walked straight in.

The others ignored him and followed him in. Some of the ministers even deliberately bumped into Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian had a blank expression on his face. He allowed everyone to push him aside and stood alone at the door without saying a word.

"Manufacturer!"

"Father!"

Xu Xianchun and others came forward with panicked expressions, hoping that he would make the decision.

Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, looked up at the sky which was beginning to turn white, and slowly closed his eyes.

After a long time, he sighed deeply.

If you are not careful, you will lose everything!

He had never imagined that there was such a terrifying immortal in the palace.

What was even more unexpected was that among the five core groups of the Jinyiwei, there were three thousand-household groups, all of whom were from Prince Xin's Mansion.

In fact, he had already lost from the moment his plan to replace the prince with a cat failed.

I just feel unwilling to give in and want to fight to the death.

But now, the situation is over.

He completely faced the reality.

He, Wei Zhongxian, was defeated!
……

"emperor!"

"What happened to the Emperor?!"

When everyone rushed into the bedroom, they were shocked to see Zhu Youxiao lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed and a pale face.

"You old thief Wei Yan, you are so hateful!" Hong Chengchou, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, cursed loudly.

Zhu Youjian stepped forward, checked Zhu Youxiao's breathing, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and shouted, "Quickly call the imperial physician!"

"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"

Everyone shouted and passed the message one by one.

Soon, a royal physician hurried over carrying a medicine box and saluted with trepidation: "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Xin and all the gentlemen!"

"No gift!"

Zhu Youjian quickly made way and shouted, "Quick, let's see how the emperor is doing!"

"Yes!"

The imperial physician did not dare to delay and immediately stepped forward to take Zhu Youxiao's pulse.

After a long while, he stood up again, bowed to Zhu Youjian, and sighed, "Your Highness, the Emperor's pulse is disordered, sometimes intermittent, and sometimes absent. His end is near. I, your humble servant... am powerless to help!"

"what?!"

Everyone was horrified: "The Emperor..."

Zhu Youjian's eyes flashed with joy, but then he pretended to be sad. He looked at the imperial physician anxiously and asked, "Is there any way to wake the emperor up?"

The imperial physician nodded and said, "I can give His Majesty acupuncture to help him regain consciousness temporarily."

"Hurry!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand.

The imperial physician turned around, opened the medicine box, took out the silver needles, and began to give acupuncture.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to breathe, and waited nervously.

"Ho..."

I do not know how long it has been.

With a long gasp, Zhu Youxiao, whose head was full of silver needles, finally slowly opened his eyes and began to breathe heavily.

"emperor!"

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone felt relieved and knelt down to pay their respects.

Although Jiang Xuan was reluctant, he did not dare to act differently at this time and knelt down.

But he quietly looked up and looked at this 'Carpenter Emperor'.

"Huh, huh..."

Zhu Youxiao panted heavily for a while, his lips were chapped, his face was pale, and his dim eyes slowly swept across the hall, finally stopping at Zhu Youjian. He asked breathlessly, "But... Prince Xin is here?"

"emperor!"

Zhu Youjian hurried forward and knelt in front of Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand with difficulty, and Zhu Youjian hurriedly moved closer and let Zhu Youxiao stroke his head.

"Cough, cough..." Zhu Youxiao moved slightly and couldn't help coughing violently again.

"Emperor...Emperor Brother!"

Zhu Youjian looked anxious, and he quickly stroked Zhu Youxiao's chest to help him breathe, saying, "Brother Emperor, you must rest and recuperate."

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and sighed, "Prince Xin, I... am not a good emperor!"

"I have the destiny of an emperor, but not his blessings..."

"Brother Emperor..."

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's haggard and frail appearance, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Royal brother, please don't say that, you..."

"Listen to me first."

Zhu Youxiao panted heavily for a moment and said slowly, "You are... my only biological brother."

"My brother, you should be like Yao and Shun."

"Daming, I... leave it to you."

Zhu Youjian was shocked, but he suppressed his excitement and pretended to be terrified: "Your Majesty, by saying this, you are putting me in a position of disloyalty and injustice. I am terrified. I beg Your Majesty to rescind your order!"

"Prince Xin!"

Zhu Youxiao's face was stern, and he shouted loudly: "Do you really want to watch my Ming Dynasty destroyed in my hands? Really... cough cough cough..."

Before he could finish his words, he couldn't help coughing violently.

"Brother Emperor!"

Zhu Youjian hurriedly comforted him, his expression sad: "Don't be angry, my emperor. I agree."

"I will definitely live up to your high expectations and protect the Ming Dynasty for you. You must rest and recuperate, and never get angry again."

Zhu Youxiao then smiled slightly and panted, "I have one last favor to ask of you..."

"Royal brother, please speak."

Principal Zhu You took a breath and shouted, "Wei, Wei..."

Zhu Youjian understood and quickly called out, "Wei Zhongxian!"

"My humble servant is here!"

Wei Zhongxian had already heard the noise inside. Upon hearing this, he hurried in and knelt before the two brothers.

Zhu Youxiao pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Prince Xin, this...servant has taken care of me...for my entire life!"

"I... know that he did something wrong, but... I don't blame him."

"He's someone you can trust. Let...let him live."

Zhu Youjian's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth. Although he was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey at this moment. He bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your order."

Wei Zhongxian was also shocked and immediately fell to the ground crying: "Your Majesty! I am so sorry for you, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Youjian frowned, glanced at him with disgust, and waved his hand, "Get out."

"Yes, yes!" Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to say anything more, bowed and walked out.

"call……"

Principal Zhu You took a breath and waved his hand, saying, "Go, go."

"Yes, my royal brother, please rest assured and recover. I will leave."

Zhu Youjian bowed, then ordered the imperial physician to take good care of the emperor before turning around and giving a wink to everyone.

Everyone hurriedly left the bedroom.

After Zhu Youjian walked out, everyone looked at each other and bowed down at the same time.

"Your Highness, we pay our respects to His Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian could no longer control himself. An excited smile appeared on his face and he was ecstatic in his heart.

I finally reached the other side!
……

Autumn of the seventh year of Tianqi.

On August 22, Emperor Tianqi died.

On August 24, Prince Xin Zhu Youjian ascended the throne in front of the coffin and became the 16th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with the reign title Chongzhen.

From now on, it is the first year of Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)