The Heavens of Film and Television: From Serving as a Soldier

Chapter 181 Finale (9)

In Yubei Alley of Huzhou City, lamp balls and torches illuminate the streets like daylight.

The archers of the Yulin Guards drew their bows and aimed arrows at the gate of the Zhuqi Courtyard.

Wu Zetian sat in a soft chair with a sneer on her face, quietly watching the activities in the courtyard.

General Yulinwei stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to order the Yulinwei to start attacking?"

Wu Zetian smiled: "Don't worry, wait a little longer, I understand Li Xian, he will definitely come out."

Before he finished speaking, the courtyard door opened with a creak, and a man walked over quickly, it was Di Renjie! Wu Zetian's expression changed suddenly.

Just listen to the archer shouting: "Stop! Go forward and release arrows!"

Wu Zetian said coldly: "Let him come over."

The archers gave way, and Di Renjie walked over quickly, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Di Renjie, long live, long live!"

Wu Zetian looked at him and said angrily: "Huaiying, what are you doing here? Are you also participating in Li Xian's conspiracy?"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "I don't dare. Your Majesty, I heard that the crown prince and the rebels Li Gui and Liu Chali of the King of Yue were plotting a rebellion here, so I specially led my troops to capture him!"

Wu Zetian sneered: "Capture? I don't think so! Di Renjie, you don't have to do this trick in front of me! Just now the internal guards secretly reported that you participated in the rebellion, but I still didn't believe it. Now I see it with my own eyes, and you are still cheating." Sophistry!"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "The inner guard's words may not be credible."

"You are so unbridled!" The anger that had accumulated in Wu Zetian's chest finally burst out. She slapped her chair and roared: "Di Renjie, until now, you are still talking cleverly! It is obvious that you secretly colluded with the prince and rebelled against the king of Yue, Li Gui and Liu It's so ridiculous that Zha Li is plotting a rebellion here! You think I can't be bullied!"

Di Renjie also risked his life. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty said that I participated in the rebellion. I wonder what evidence is there?"

Wu Zetian said with a smile: "Just because you walked out of this door is a crime of treason! What more proof do you need! Di Renjie, Di Renjie, I treat you like my heart and entrust you with the post of ambassador to Jiangnan Province. Unexpectedly, you actually colluded with the rebel party and plotted rebellion. You are so ambitious and will not be punished! Someone come and capture this traitor!"

The Qianniu Guards beside him rushed forward and pushed Di Renjie to the ground. Di Renjie said loudly: "Your Majesty, can I please say a few words?"

Wu Zetian took a deep breath and saw that Di Renjie was calm and calm, with no sign of nervousness on his face. She was also a little unsure in her heart.

She calmed down her inner anger, snorted heavily, waved her hand and said, "Let him go!"

Qianniuwei lets go of Di Renjie. Wu Zetian said: "What else do you have to say?"

Di Renjie smiled and said: "If your Majesty wants to punish me, you must first go to the small courtyard to see how I participated in the rebellion."

Wu Zetian sneered: "Okay, I'm just going to go in and take a look."

……

In Youzhou, the city is brightly lit, and young men stand on the city gate, fighting to defend their homes.

Although Xu Liang, the governor, did not understand military affairs, he did not hold back at this time. He just hid in the governor's mansion and did not come out.

Yang Hui also has troops from Zhe Chong Mansion who can guard the city gate.

Wang Yong no longer knows where he is hiding.

Zhang Yang sneaked back to Youzhou overnight, returned to his base camp, looked at the busy people and said, "Wang Zhi."

"My subordinate is here."

"As the manager of Tiantianju, you invite all the doctors in the city and ask them to make golden sore medicine. I want them to prepare it for five hundred people within one day."

"Yes."

"Song Huairen."

"My subordinate is here."

"You can lead the residents in the city to engage in street fighting if it is impossible to do so."

"My subordinate understands."

"Don't worry, everyone, I'm here in Youzhou, and if Youzhou City is destroyed, I will fight to the end."

"I will obey the military orders of the young master."

"Let's all get ready."

Late at night, Zhang Yang took out Ma Shan, removed the head of Ma Shan's gun, and began to polish it on the whetstone.

There was only the faint chirping of cicadas and the rustling of the whetstone.

It was very peaceful. The fear and anxiety in Zhang Yang's heart slowly dissipated amidst the sound of the whetstone, and he began to calm down.

At the same time, Hu Jinghui saw this group of Turks starting a bonfire party in the camp, singing and dancing.

He knew that this was the Turks preparing for their last carnival, and it seemed to be another fierce battle.

Hu Jinghui also knew that his power must not be revealed in front of others, otherwise it would be very dangerous for Zhang Yang, so he could only make an ambush here and then sneak away quietly.

He looked at Youzhou City, filled with worry.

Jin Mulan, who was far away in Huzhou, found that the emperor had come here, but she was tightly held by Cai Kun and others while she was pregnant with Liujia, and could not step out of the room. This was also some measures taken by Li Gui after he got lost.

Jin Mulan looked at the distance in the direction of Youzhou and her worry about Hu Jinghui became more and more serious day by day.

Seeing the emperor's dragon chariot coming here, Jin Mulan's heart surged up again, but as she touched the child in her belly, her heart gradually began to calm down.

……

Huzhou.

In the small courtyard, the prince paced anxiously, while Zeng Tai and others waited uneasily. Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the door: "The emperor has arrived!" The prince was startled and quickly fell to his knees. Zeng Tai and all the imperial guards in the courtyard knelt down in a large area with a "sudden" sound.

Wu Zetian and Di Renjie walked in quickly, accompanied by guards. As soon as she entered the door, she was shocked by the scene in front of her: there were more than a dozen corpses of men in black lying on the ground, with blood flowing everywhere. The guards of the Imperial Guard and the county government servants knelt on the ground to greet the holy driver. Wu Zetian glanced at Di Renjie. Di Renjie had a smile on his face.

The prince said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Li Xian, comes to see you."

Wu Zetian glanced at him sideways, snorted from her nostrils, and said in a strange tone: "The prince is also here. It seems that I have come at the right time." The prince trembled all over. Wu Zetian said: "Okay, get up."

The prince stood up tremblingly. Wu Zetian looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "What's going on?"

Di Renjie said: "Your Majesty, when I heard that the prince was conspiring with the rebels Li Gui and Liu Zhali, I immediately led the imperial guards to come. These people in black were all rebels under the prince and were killed by the imperial guards. In the courtyard.”

The prince was startled, raised his head and looked at Di Renjie. Di Renjie looked calm.

Wu Zetian glanced at him doubtfully: "Oh?"

Di Renjie said: "Your Majesty, the imperial guards are the emperor's personal troops. I am not stupid enough to bring the imperial guards here to participate in the rebellion!"

Wu Zetian looked at him and her expression softened slightly.

Di Renjie pointed at Zeng Tai: "This Lord Zeng Tai is the magistrate of Huzhou County and an internal guard. Please ask him, is this minister involved in the rebellion?"

Wu Zetian glanced at Zeng Tai: "Are you an internal guard?"

Zeng Tai said: "Yes. Wei Chen was ordered to move to Huzhou County magistrate by the order of the Wei Mansion a year and a half ago. His task is to cooperate with the actual internal security to monitor Huzhou."

Wu Zetian nodded: "Get up and talk." Zeng Tai stood up.

Wu Zetian asked: "What is going on?"

Zeng Tai hurriedly said: "Tonight, I got the news that there was a rebel party meeting in Yubei Lane. Master Di heard about it and led his troops to capture him."

The prince looked at Zeng Tai in despair, unable to say a word.

Wu Zetian said: "So, you are really here to capture those who rebel against the party."

Zeng Tai said: "Yes."

Wu Zetian glanced at Di Renjie, and her expression gradually softened: "Huaiying, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "My words are unclear. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian also smiled. She looked at the main room and said, "Go in and have a look." After saying that, she walked in quickly, followed by Di Renjie, the prince and others who followed him into the house. In the main room, Liu Chali's body was lying in the corner, and Li Gui's body was lying in front of the door. There were also several corpses of men in black scattered nearby.

Wu Zetian asked: "Who are these two people?"

Di Renjie said: "This is Li Gui, the second son of the King of Yue. That is Liu Chali, who was the captain of the King of Yue's guard."

Wu Zetian gritted her teeth and said: "These two traitors!" She turned around suddenly and looked directly at the prince: "Li Xian, what are your intentions in secretly sneaking into Huzhou and gathering with Ni Kui overnight!"

The prince fell to his knees with a plop: "Your Majesty, please..."

Wu Zetian sneered: "Needless to say, the blood of the Li family flows in your veins. I am afraid that my surname has become a thorn in your side!"

The prince kowtowed repeatedly: "I don't dare!"

Wu Zetian sneered and said: "As a prince, you left the capital privately. Just because of this, I can destroy you! Not to mention that you colluded with the party and conspired to rebel. I think you want to imitate Zhang and conceive the prince." Huaiying, do you still remember how Prince Zhang Huai died?"

Di Renjie said: "Yes, I remember. Your Majesty gave me death."

Wu Zetian snorted and looked at Li Xian. The prince was shaking all over, and his upper and lower teeth kept beating. Wu Zetian shouted, "Come here!" A Qianniu Guard walked up quickly, and Wu Zetian said: "Prince, please move."

Qianniuwei said: "Prince, please." Li Xian stood up tremblingly and followed Qianniuwei out of the door.

Wu Zetian snorted disdainfully again and said: "This traitor! It's really a crime that cannot be punished!"

Di Renjie looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "It's a pity that both of them are dead. Otherwise, maybe something else could be extracted from them."

Wu Zetian nodded and asked, "How did they die?"

Di Renjie said: "I'm afraid the prince killed the person and silenced him."

Wu Zetian looked at the situation in the room and said, "Huaiying, what was the room like when you came in?"

Di Renjie said: "That's how it is now."

Wu Zetian hesitated and said: "You mean everyone in this room was killed by the prince?"

Di Renjie said: "Probably so."

Wu Zetian looked suspicious: "The prince killed so many people by himself?"

Di Renjie said: "I have never seen it with my own eyes. When I entered the door, the lights were dark. When the lights were turned on, I found the prince sitting at the table and everyone else had been killed."

Wu Zetian pondered for a long time, and then she slowly shook her head: "I know Li Xian, and I believe that he is resentful and even secretly plotting rebellion. However, he has been weak since he was a child. To say that he killed these people with his own hands is absolutely unacceptable. impossible!"

Di Renjie remained silent. She glanced at Di Renjie and said, "Although the prince has committed a serious crime of treason, you should not add insult to injury and put all the blame on him!"

Di Renjie pretended to be aggrieved and said, "I'm wronged. I was really like this when I came in. If the prince didn't kill him, there must be someone else in the house. But all the guards saw it, and the prince was the only one in the house."

Wu Zetian thought for a while: "Well, it doesn't matter who killed the person. What's important is to detect the prince's rebellion. This is a big deal! Over the years, I have always suspected that Li Xian was resentful and intended to rebel. Today it turned out that It confirmed my suspicions.”

……

After seeing the prince being stabbed in the back by Di Renjie, the man in black smiled and turned around and flew away from the roof.

Xiao Qingfang stood behind Wu Zetian, and suddenly the person behind her spoke something in her ear, and then handed over the message.

She was very surprised when she saw it, but there was a trace of happiness in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Turkic army has reached Youzhou less than thirty miles away."

"Get up." Wu Zetian said: "Where are Wang Xiaojie and the others?"

"They are rushing to Youzhou day and night. They are still five hundred miles away from Youzhou. They are not expected to arrive backstage until the morning."

"Let their forward troops attack first and catch them off guard."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)