fake prince

Chapter 1363 Xuanwu Gate

Politics is often a multifaceted affair.

Leading snakes out of their caves, cleaning up the demon clan, punishing the king of Qi, rebuilding authority, planning for rainy days, and setting up nets to catch fish—these are all mixed together.

Su Ziji looked at the window, and the fire was reflected in the deep rain. It was a circle of frames, radiating out like umbrella frames, guarding them.

There are rain cloths on the roof, and there are baffles covered with iron sheets on both sides. These are twenty bed crossbows.

The three-bow bed crossbow, also known as the "eight ox crossbow", uses hard wood as the arrow shaft and iron sheet as the feather, and the arrow is like a javelin.

Once fired, it can penetrate five inches into a stone, and can be nailed into a city wall, so that siege soldiers can climb up.

If there are two armies, [-] steps can still penetrate iron armor.

Habayashi Wei's family has a deep family background, even has bed crossbows, and now all of them are activated... although they are a bit old.

"arrive!"

Su Ziji put on his armor, which was pure black, and the leaves of the armor clattered.

The wind and rain are oppressive, the black clouds are endless, the ruts are rolling along the road, and the footsteps of people and horses are messy.

But after a while, a scout came back to report.

"His Royal Highness, an imperial envoy is here on order."

"Come and welcome me alone."

Su Ziji got out of the carriage with his sword and walked to the front of the formation. Sure enough, there was a familiar eunuch in front of him, and his eyes met. Su Ziji immediately understood that it was the Queen's man.

The eunuch seemed very urgent, held up the command talisman, and shouted: "His Royal Highness, King Qi attacked the palace gate, the matter is urgent, Your Majesty has long hoped that you will not arrive, please hurry!"

The eunuch spoke so sharply that the entire Habayashi Guard team could hear him, and he got closer again, as if he was whispering something.

Su Ziji nodded heavily, then waved his hand.

"Cen Rubai and Wan Qiao listen to the order!"

"The end is here!"

Cen Rubai and Wan Qiao half-knelt on the ground, performing a military salute, their body armor leaves clashed and clanked, their bodies were already soaked through.

"Cen Rubai, hold the command talisman and urgently call two thousand households in Hubenwei to block the Qi Wang's escape route. Pay attention, you are only allowed to block it, and you are not allowed to enter rashly."

"Wan Qiao, hold the order talisman and urgently transfer the two thousand households of Jianzhangwei to block the retreat of the King of Qi. Be careful, you are only allowed to block the retreat, and you are not allowed to enter rashly!"

"If there is any disobedience, those with less than a thousand households can be executed!"

"Yes!" Cen Rubai and Wan Qiao took a few steps on their knees, knelt forward to receive the order talisman, and then went out.

Soon, the hooves of the horses were rolling like thunder, rushing into the torrential rain.

"Zeng Nianzhen!"

"Here!" Zeng Nianzhen knelt down to obey the order.

"Hold the order and dispatch the elite guards to follow the lonely king!"

This is the transfer of the private army!
"Yes!" Zeng Nianzhen obeyed the order awe-inspiringly, took the token, got on the horse immediately, and galloped away.

Su Ziji's eyes were deep, and he looked towards the Forbidden Palace.

"Habayashi Wei will follow me to serve as the king, but he will not kill the emperor. At most, he will help me walk to the forbidden palace."

"Only the private army will kill the emperor for me."

The [-] private troops were stationed scattered, but as long as there is this order, they will become "the elites of the guards drawn from each other"!
The private army is legalized.

There are so many garrison troops in the capital, how can they all know each other?
Su Ziji said it was a transfer, but no one can say otherwise.

Even if someone has doubts, they can't question it now, and when everything is settled, they are not afraid to expose it.

Of course, King Qi also has to solve it.

"The emperor originally summoned 5000 people from the three guards to encircle and suppress, and against the thousand private soldiers of King Qi, it can be said to attack one with ten!"

"Even if the king of Qi has rebelled against the Lin'an guard, plus private soldiers, there are only 6000 people, the emperor still has three times the advantage."

"Even if there is no reinforcements, there is still a high probability that the emperor will win. We don't need much support, as long as King Qi's retreat is blocked!"

"Quick victory is not good for me. Both parties will suffer heavy losses and exhaustion, which is in my interest!"

"The key to me is to control the emperor. Once I control the emperor, all the guards can be dispatched by me, as long as we pay attention to propriety—so that within a thousand steps of the emperor, all of them are mine."

"Even people who are not mine can be used. For example, Wanqiao, Hubenwei and Jianzhangwei are actually used by me!"

This is not the art of war, but the art of power.

After all, Hubenwei and Jianzhangwei intercepted the back road, and when they met King Qi who broke through the siege, they would definitely fight.

He used the power that did not belong to him.

"With such a deployment, even if the magic strategy was resurrected back then, it would be smashed to pieces, let alone a counterfeit product."

The demon army is indeed elite, but Su Zi is proficient in channeling techniques and understands the limits of the demon clan. There is absolutely no reason to escape from such a siege.

Otherwise, it would not be Zheng's world, but the monster clan.

"King Qi, you have to hold on a little longer."

The lightning flashed across the sky, and in an instant, it illuminated the official road, neighborhoods, palaces, woods, and the densely packed military formations on the official road.

Bi Xin, who was wearing armor all over, was actually uneasy, with a sullen face, as if he was preoccupied.

Not to mention myself, every thousand households smelled something bad.

But the imperial envoys came one after another, sent military talismans, and urged them to move forward. Was it really His Majesty who granted them?

It looks real.

The eunuch's femininity could not be pretended easily, and a few of them were indeed familiar eunuchs who delivered orders.

The same is true for the imperial decree and the soldier talisman. If you want to mobilize troops and horses, you can't do without the soldier talisman.

Along the way, Taisun has sent people to transfer troops several times, and several of his old ministries have also received orders to transfer troops to suppress the rebellion.

Bi Xin raised his head and glanced into the distance, thinking in his heart, a little terrified, unconsciously, his control over Habayashi Wei was weakened to the extreme.

Putting this aside, for the overall situation, to be honest, Bi Xin always felt that the changes were a bit too fast.

King Qi is not a good prince, why did he suddenly turn against him?
The emperor obviously established a grandson, but he seems a little unhappy. Now that he has repeatedly bestowed military talismans, it feels like he is asking Gu?

Ah, could it be that His Majesty's health is failing!
Bi Xin came up with such a guess.

Because of the aggravation of the disease, and the king of Qi rebelled again, so he handed over the military power to the grandson in advance?
This is not impossible.

It was not news that the emperor was in poor health, but he was sick and sick, and he survived like this.

If the condition suddenly deteriorates, for the sake of the country, no matter how unhappy, it can only be handed over to the grandson.

After all, Taisun is orthodox.

Confidence, Bi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I voted for my grandson a long time ago, and made a difficult decision, but I have come to this point... I still hope that everyone will be safe and sound.

Once something happens, I don't know how many people will die...including myself.

But suddenly, he actually felt disappointed again from the bottom of his heart.

If there is really no wind and no waves, where can he find credit?

If there is no credit, how can I seek justice for my mother's death in the future?

Even if Taisun had promised, he would definitely give him a chance, but he couldn't make credit out of thin air.

The canonization of the mother is probably also very difficult.

Thinking this way, he suddenly didn't want to... the road was too peaceful.

After only a short while, three or five eunuchs arrived one after another, and the urging became more and more urgent.

The front seems to be very pessimistic.

One token after another, turned around and returned to his hand, now there are twelve tokens!
Su Ziji was thoughtful, with a wonderful smile on his face.

"My lord, everything is ready. I have confirmed that the guardian of the Shenwu Gate has been replaced by the person arranged by the empress."

"As long as the lord arrives, you can open it!"

Zeng Nianzhen escorted the eunuch over and brought the latest news ahead.

Su Ziji nodded slightly.

Shenwumen is actually Xuanwumen.

In order to avoid the name of Dazheng Taizu Jixuan (word Zicheng), it was renamed Shenwumen.

Shenwumen has a city gate guard army, and has a commander. Although the previous commander had flaws in personal morality, he was loyal to the emperor. It was very tricky, but through rotation, he was cleverly replaced by one of his own!

This is not only the power of the queen, but also the concubine Wu. Thinking of this, the pretty face of Princess Xinping comes to mind.

"Speed ​​up!" Shaking his head, Su Ziji gave another order.

The originally heavy and solemn team speeded up a lot at this time, and the black and dense one rushed towards the Forbidden Palace like a torrent.

As far as I can see along the way, every house is closed and lights are turned off, silent, like a ghost town.

Only in the distance, with the wind and rain coming, sometimes there are shouts of killing, the sound of clashing swords, bows and crossbows shooting...

Murderous intent permeated my heart.

(End of this chapter)