"That's good."
After Liu Zhaoqing nodded, he suddenly stopped, and then Cao Cao pulled Liu Zhaoqing into a dark corner beside the street.
"Loyalty to the king, punish the eunuch party!"
"The general has issued an order! We, the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, must work hard to clear the emperor's side. If there are any eunuchs in the city or the palace who don't grow beards, behead them and we will reward you with a thousand pounds of gold! If we kill ten eunuchs, we will be granted a title of nobility!"
"Loyalty to the king, punish the eunuch party!!"
Slogans of punishing the eunuch party resounded through the sky. Liu Zhaoqing had no doubt that if this order was carried out, it would eventually lead to the killing of anyone without a beard.
There might even be soldiers who were so angry that they would kill non-eunuch or even non-male palace maids in order to claim the reward money.
The so-called "loyalty to the king" has now turned into a kind of looting "acting on behalf of heaven".
After Liu Zhaoqing and Cao Cao came out of the darkness, the closer they ran to the palace, the more they saw many armored soldiers looting on the surrounding streets.
Moreover, these were just ordinary soldiers. Without any gift from heaven, they knew they could not compete with the heroes for merit, so they began to take advantage of the chaos in Luoyang City to gain benefits for themselves.
Liu Zhaoqing frowned when he saw this scene, but he also understood that even if he could stop these soldiers, it would be of no avail.
If he wanted to put an end to this chaos, the imperial palace ahead with flames blazing into the sky was the place he had to go.
Killing the eunuch party and finding Liu Hong, who is not yet dead, before He Jin can end the fight tonight is also what he wants to do and what he plans to do tonight.
Liu Zhaoqing and Cao Cao, who had no elite troops, wanted to turn the tide by their own strength, and they could only rely on the imperial power that had not yet dissipated.
"Meng De, the palace gate is ahead!"
After Liu Zhaoqing said something to Cao Cao, Cao Cao drew out his dagger.
Liu Zhaoqing then jumped onto a warhorse that was parked on the side of the road, whose owner had been killed, and Cao Cao followed suit and jumped onto another one.
The two men pulled the reins, and the two horses neighed loudly in the dark night.
"I am Cao Cao, the captain of the army! I am here to kill the bandits under the order of the general! Get out of my way!" Cao Cao shouted loudly, and the Huben soldiers who were fighting with the black-armored soldiers belonging to Jian Shuo immediately made way.
Liu Zhaoqing and Cao Cao rode their horses straight past the fighting soldiers and passed through the palace gate.
A team of black-armored imperial guards rushed towards the two men. Cao Cao held his sword and swung out a black sword light on his horse. In an instant, a gash was torn on the chest of the five black-armored soldiers, and blood spurted out.
Liu Zhaoqing also pulled the reins, and the white horse under him raised its front legs, sweeping away the long spears of the three black-armored soldiers. The next second, Liu Zhaoqing pulled the reins again, and the white horse stomped the two soldiers directly into the floor tiles.
"Where are the Ten Attendants!" Liu Zhaoqing shouted.
"Han Kui is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!" a soldier shouted immediately.
Liu Zhaoqing simply pulled the horse, ignoring the remaining frightened black-armored soldier, and rushed towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony at a very fast speed through the square where people were dying.
They shouted about supporting the king and punishing the eunuchs, but only Liu Zhaoqing actually did it. For a moment, Cao Cao's eyes flickered as he looked at the fearless figure on the white horse.
This is what a hero is!
Chapter 104: Beheading Han Kui and Executing Gao Wang
The chaos in the palace was not entirely bad for Liu Zhaoqing.
The reason why he was able to come all the way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with Cao Cao alone was due to this chaotic situation.
If He Jin understood and endured for the time being, he could have summoned his own troops, or formed alliances with a few allies and completed the deployment of a strong force to Luoyang City within a few days.
Then He Jin could use his highly qualified soldiers and strong generals as his chariot and advance all the way to the palace. In that case, people like Liu Zhaoqing and Cao Cao would certainly not be able to play a big role in the fight.
At this moment, no one would stop Liu Zhaoqing, no one knew that Liu Zhaoqing and Cao Cao were alone, and no one would check at this time whether they had also surrendered to the general.
He can change the entire situation of the battle with just a few moves.
But Liu Zhaoqing also understood that he had to act quickly.
If He Jin suddenly came to his senses, or if the Ten Attendants knew how to surround the point and attack the reinforcements to quickly put out the fire, or even if Liu Hong could not survive the night, all of this would undoubtedly mean the failure of Liu Zhaoqing's plan to make a small profit with a big investment.
"Who are you?! Stop!"
Just as Liu Zhaoqing's white horse was charging forward, a man at least two meters tall suddenly stood out from among the black-armored soldiers.
This man had a rough face and a huge axe in his huge hands. He had a powerful aura and was a great man.
Seeing that Liu Zhaoqing did not slow down, the Di Zi Renjie from the school lieutenant army raised his axe and chopped at the legs of Liu Zhaoqing's horse.
If this hits, Liu Zhaoqing will definitely fall to the ground.
At this moment, a deep blue arrow came from a distance and hit his axe, knocking his strong arm to the side.
When he turned his head, he saw Cao Cao holding a bow and arrow to help him block.
"Go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and kill the bandit quickly. I will be there soon!" After Cao Cao said this, he drew his bow and shot another arrow.
"Captain of the Army! You are a captain appointed by His Majesty, yet you actually aided and abetted the tyrant!"
"I don't know who is helping the tyrant to commit atrocities!" Cao Cao shouted, drew his sword, and rode his horse to fight towards the sergeant.
Liu Zhaoqing took this opportunity, pulled the reins and passed five or six black-armored soldiers. He finally rushed to the stairs, stepped over corpses and weapons, and rushed to the hall where the king should have held his morning court.
Just as he arrived in front of the hall, he saw three heavily armored Tiger Guards flying out of the hall.
After falling to the ground, a dark and strange aura emanated from his body.
Liu Zhaoqing looked at the strange black aura and was immediately shocked.
Although the Ten Eunuchs held high positions and had great power, not all of them were outstanding people. Only a few, such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, had natural talents or potential.
He had communicated with great scholars before and fully understood the capabilities of the Ten Eunuchs.
Gao Wang and Han Kui in the Hall of Supreme Harmony are just mortals.
There was no doubt that the rumor during the day was true, and the Ten Attendants seemed to have somehow acquired the abilities of a great man.
When Liu Zhaoqing moved forward, more than a dozen Tiger Guards were blasted out of the hall. Among them, a young woman flew out directly, and her sword was stabbed into the floor tiles in front of the hall. Her body retreated several meters before stopping.
She was wearing dark gold armor, and when she looked at her from behind, Liu Zhaoqing could see the gold at the ends of her hair.
"How dare a mere junior from the Yuan family act so presumptuously here!"
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, covered his painful chest, and stared at the two black-clad eunuchs inside.
There was a great opportunity to kill the eunuch party, but she was outnumbered.
These two eunuchs, who usually only know how to abuse their power and do whatever they want by relying on the imperial authority and whose hands are barely able to tie a chicken, are now comparable to outstanding people.
I wanted to achieve great things, but I didn't expect to encounter the biggest crisis now.
Yuan Shao watched Han Kui and Gao Wang, with disheveled hair, walk towards her from the hall, his pale face full of coldness.
The dozen or so remaining Tiger Guards in the hall had already begun to retreat, but three of them still plucked up the courage to hold their knives and slash at the two eunuchs while shouting "Kill the thieves!"
But Gao Wang just waved his hand, and a pair of creepy black bony hands appeared behind him, instantly crushing the three people to death.
The remaining Tiger Guards were also grabbed by Han Kui at the side and thrown out of the palace, where they fell to their deaths on the square.
"You are just like this, a great man. Today is the day you die. Who else dares to step forward?!" Han Kui laughed wildly.
Being looked down upon like this, Yuan Shao was furious, but just as she was about to stand up, a figure passed by her.
"I dare!"
Liu Zhaoqing was seen holding a long sword and rushing towards Han Kui who was laughing loudly.
Han Kui, who was laughing wildly because he had obtained unexpected power, never expected that someone would rush up at this time.
By the time he reacted, Liu Zhaoqing was almost in front of him.
However, Gao Wang and Han Kui were not surprised but happy when they saw that it was Liu Zhaoqing.
"It's you, you bastard! You are just the right gift for His Majesty!"
Han Kui didn't even need Gao Wang's help. Even the Huben Army, which was composed of elite soldiers with fine weapons and good armor, were no match for him. Liu Zhaoqing's broken sword and light armor made of paper were torn apart by his claws.
He could imagine Liu Zhaoqing having his hands and feet crushed and struggling in his own "God's gift".
Wisps of black air emerged from his body, and Han Kui sneered and stretched out his hand towards Liu Zhaoqing.
"Be careful! That kind of thing cannot be blocked by weapons!" Yuan Shao also reacted from the shock of Liu Zhaoqing's sudden appearance, and immediately warned him loudly.
But Liu Zhaoqing seemed not to have heard her words. He switched from holding the sword in one hand to holding it with both hands and chopped at the big dark hand that stretched out from behind Han Kui.
"Crack!"
There was a loud noise like splitting dry wood, and Yuan Shao and Han Kui were both surprised to find that the black dry hand that should have been invincible was actually split open, and one of his arms was oozing blood.
"Don't you know how Zhang Gong died?" Liu Zhaoqing said coldly, then swung his sword across.
The sword was so sharp that Han Kui was cut into two pieces in an instant and lost his life.
Gao Wang, who was standing by, looked at the sword in Liu Zhaoqing's hand and was shocked to see that the sword was actually absorbing the black air emanating from Han Kui's body.
"How is it possible?! How could it be cut off by an ordinary soldier..."
"What's this in your hand?!"
"The thing that will kill you!"
After answering, Liu Zhaoqing raised his sword and rushed towards Gao Wang.
With Han Kui's miscalculation and death, Gao Wang quickly calmed down, and with his body supported by the black air, he quickly retreated and put some distance between himself and Liu Zhaoqing.
Liu Zhaoqing also understood that he had killed Han Kui with one sword because of a complete information gap, and he must not slow down his offensive at this time.
"Yuan Shao!!"
Liu Zhaoqing shouted, and Yuan Shao, who had almost recovered, also realized this. Without Liu Zhaoqing's specific orders, she pulled the sword out from the floor tile, and then her body turned into a golden light and chased after Gao Wang.
In just a moment, he caught up with Gao Wang and slashed the black finger that grew from Gao Wang's back with a sword.
Yuan Shao's sword was not a divine object, but a fine steel sword forged by a great man. The blow not only did not cause any damage to the strange finger, but instead, a hole was created in the special steel sword that could cut through iron like mud.
But her goal had been achieved, she had delayed Gao Wang.
Just when Gao Wang was about to kill Yuan Shao with a cold look in his eyes, Yuan Shao suddenly let go of his sword and fell backwards.
The next moment, Liu Zhaoqing holding a sword appeared from behind Yuan Shao like a ghost demanding his life, and slashed at him with the long sword that had changed from ancient gray to light silver.
In an instant, the black withered finger summoned by Gao Wang was cut off, and one of his hands was also chopped off.
His momentum shattered like a punctured bubble, and Gao Wang fell to the ground, gasping for breath and staring at Liu Zhaoqing.
"Although he is strong, he has no martial arts skills." Liu Zhaoqing stepped over the pool of blood, walked forward and looked down at him.
"Gao Wang, tell me quickly, where did you hide His Majesty?!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Hahahaha." Gao Wang suddenly burst into laughter, and then stared at Liu Zhaoqing's eyes.
"We are doing this just for His Majesty. We are willing to give everything for His Majesty's survival. What about you?!"
"We are here for His Majesty, and your source of power will only kill His Majesty!" Liu Zhaoqing shouted, pressing the sword against his head: "Tell me, where is His Majesty?!"
Gao Wang laughed loudly, then squeezed his only remaining left hand slightly.
"Be careful!" Yuan Shao's eyes shocked, and then he immediately pulled Liu Zhaoqing behind him.
A huge impact force came from Gao Wang, blasting the two of them out of the hall, and they rolled several meters on the uneven floor tiles before stopping.
Liu Zhaoqing and Yuan Shao, both covered in filth, slowly stood up.
"This man... committed suicide..." Yuan Shao said in amazement. It was really a bit unbelievable that a eunuch could sacrifice his life for his cause.
Liu Zhaoqing looked up at the Hall of Supreme Harmony and saw a wisp of black smoke darker than the night floating out of the hall and swaying above the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
This was a warning to the other ten eunuchs. Gao Wang was using his own life to remind the others.
Liu Zhaoqing didn't bother to wipe the blood off his body. He picked up the water-avoiding sword and headed towards the white horse that had already run to the distant corridor.
"Where are you going?" Yuan Shao asked immediately when he saw Liu Zhaoqing was about to leave.
"Although Gao Wang and Han Kui have been executed, Your Majesty is in greater danger." Liu Zhaoqing turned around and looked at Yuan Shao.
After a pause, he said, "The source of the power of the Ten Eunuchs may be something more evil than the most vicious beasts. There must be a great evil deep in the palace."
"Wait here for a while and stay with Meng De. I'll be back soon."
After saying this, Liu Zhaoqing walked briskly to the white horse and jumped on it. Then he gave a loud shout, rode the horse around the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and continued to go deeper into the palace.
Yuan Shao stared at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which was filled with red, in a daze.
In her eyes, Liu Zhaoqing was just a mortal who could write poetry. How could he be... so fierce?
"Sister Benchu!"
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