In an instant, the hall was in chaos, Lang Junxia turned around abruptly, and Mu Kuangda rushed forward to protect Mu Jinzhi. Changliu Jun was stunned for a while, then pushed Mu Jinzhi away and stepped forward with his sword to protect Duan Ling.
"Retreat!" Duan Ling roared.
The envoys and the soldiers of the Heijia Army were already prepared, and rushed forward to fight with the soldiers of the Northern Army. Lord Changliu rushed from the northeast corner, and Lang Junxia rushed from the front of the main hall, all targeting Han Bin. However, Han Bin roared, overturned the seat, and after a while, the Zhengbei Army rushed forward as if not afraid of death, using his helmet as Han Bin's sword to resist the assassin!
"Protect the Prince!" Lang Junxia shouted, "Retreat!"
Lang Junxia and Changliujun missed a hit and left the main hall. The civil and military officials fled in a hurry, and then arrows flew in all directions in the hall.
"Go!" Lang Junxia guarded Duan Ling and left the hall. The rising sun in front of the Meridian Gate, the Black Armored Army led by Xie You had already reached the imperial city, and the North Army was desperately resisting.
More soldiers came from all directions, and Wu Du shouted, "Retreat towards the south gate and join the Black Armored Army!"
Zheng Yance rushed on his horse, dragged a few burdens, shook his backhand, and the weapons were scattered all over the sky, and everyone grabbed the long sword.
Duan Ling shouted, "Listen to my orders! Take Han Binxiang's head!"
The envoys led by Batu, Helianbo, and others joined the Black Armored Army warriors brought by Wu Du. They each got their weapons, and without fear, rushed forward and collided with the North Army.
There were only a few hundred soldiers around Duan Ling, but the more he fought, the more courageous he was, and he kept retreating towards the gate of the main palace. Duan Ling held a longbow and arrows in his hands and kept shooting arrows. Everywhere the arrows went, the soldiers fell to the ground.
"How long is Wu Du?!" Zheng Yan shouted, "I can't stand it anymore!"
"He will come." Duan Ling said, "He will come!"
In the chaos, arrows flew everywhere, and Batu rushed from the side, pressing Duan Ling to let him dodge the flowing arrows. Duan Ling rolled on the ground, and the moment he got up, he saw Mu Kuangda supporting Mu Jinzhi and staggering away from the main hall. Immediately afterwards, Duan Ling bent a bow and took an arrow, and shot it with one arrow.
The arrow flew flat, passed a distance of nearly a hundred paces, and flew towards the front of the main hall like a meteor. Mu Kuangda shouted: "Jinzhi!"
Mu Kuangda hugged Mu Jinzhi, was shot in the back by an arrow, and immediately fell to the ground.
With a loud bang, the main entrance of the palace was hit by a bump, and everyone stopped briefly.
Han Bin walked out of the main hall, dressed in armor, with a fluttering cloak, majestic, and his men rushed out, divided into two rows, and blew the horn.
In an instant, the soldiers of the North Army came from all directions, nearly 10,000 people, lined up in a square formation, shielded, armed with spears, and shouted in unison, pointing at Duan Ling and the hundreds of guards in front of him.
There was another loud bang, and outside the Meridian Gate, the main entrance of the palace was almost collapsed.
Han Bin raised his hand and put it down.
With the third loud noise, the soldiers of the North Army bowed and charged.
The main entrance of the palace fell in response, and the guards of the Black Armored Army poured in like a tide and lined up. One ride takes the lead, driving thousands of miles to the sky, wearing dragon-scale black armor, and holding the sword of inheritance - Zhenshanhe.
Just like Li Jianhong's rebirth, the moment he saw the black armor and the mountains and rivers, even Han Bin couldn't help but take a half step back.
"Who are the soldiers in the world fighting for?!" Wu Du's voice shouted.
"Fight for my Great Chen Zhenlong!" The Heijia Army roared in unison.
Holding a bow and arrow, Duan Ling stood outside the Meridian Gate, bathed in the brilliant golden radiance of the rising sun when it was first born.
"Jiangzhou Erlang." Xie You's voice said, "Who are you fighting for?"
"Fight for my Royal Highness Prince Chen!" The Heijia Army roared in unison.
"Seeing the mountains and rivers is like seeing the emperor!" Wu Du shouted loudly, "According to the order of my great Chen Wudi, slaughter the chaotic ministers and thieves! Disarm and avoid death! Charge!"
In an instant, the sky collapsed, and the Heijia Army was like a surging waterline, stepping on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.
Duan Ling put down his bow and arrow and looked back at Wu Du. The golden light of the scorching sun flickered on his imperial armor, and the Zhenshan River reflected the simple light. That moment was like a distant dream, so unreal that it made him dizzy for a while.
Holding the sword of mountains and rivers, I am willing to be the king of Sinan.
He remembered that there was a person who had given him a lifetime commitment.
The peach blossoms blooming in Beijing in May; the grand scene of wild geese flying back on the grassland in the warm spring; the light spots like shooting stars passing through the dense forest; a lamp in the late night in the famous bookstore...
Outside Luoyan City is covered with all the gentle heavy snow; the galaxy on the wall of Tongguan City; the dark night outside the White Tiger Palace is shaky and rainy;
Thousands of troops rushed towards him, and he stretched out his hand towards the blinding sunlight. Wu Du rode the sky, bowed on the horse, and swept in front of him.
Duan Ling's hand and Wu Du's fingers, which were hidden in the iron armor, touched gently. Time flew by, and the stars moved. The fiery body under the armor touched him with never-cooling blood, as if they had never forgotten this oath.
Even if the stars are shattered, the galaxy perishes, and the world returns to the beginning of chaos.
In an instant, the world shook, and Duan Ling pulled Duan Ling onto his horse.
"kill!"
The Heijia Army roared furiously, and Wu Du led Duan Ling, holding Zhenshan River, and rushed to the battle formation of the North Army. As soon as the Zhengbei army confronted each other, they could not help but retreat. In the face of the great power and belief of the Heijia Army, he was defeated.
Ben Xiao crossed the line of defense and stepped on the white marble steps in front of the main hall. More black armored troops rushed in, killing blood and blood outside the Meridian Gate.
Outside the main hall, Mu Jinzhi's hands were full of blood, pressing on Mu Kuangda's shoulders and crawling to the side with difficulty.
Wu Du rode to the sky, and Duan Ling passed over their heads and rushed into the main hall.
Han Bin faces Wu Du and Duan Ling.
"Even if you kill me." Han Bin gasped, "it won't help, you can't explain to the world..."
"Look who is behind you?" Duan Ling said.
As soon as Han Bin turned his head, his legs subconsciously softened and he almost fell to his knees. He turned around in disbelief and looked at the man.
The Heijia Army took control of the battlefield and let the civil and military officials enter the hall again.
Li Jianhong, dressed in black martial robes, sat silently on the throne, saying nothing, just staring at Han Bin.
Zheng Yan captured Cai Yan, who had escaped from the Golden Palace, and threw it on the ground.
"Accidentally, he almost escaped." Zheng Yan said.
The melee had ended, but Cai Yan saw a nightmare that he feared even more.
"Cai Yan." Duan Ling said, "Have you ever thought of today?"
"I said... I said." Seeing Li Jianhong sitting on the throne, Cai Yan was immediately paralyzed with fright, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long while, "I... die, I will die..."
Duan Ling stepped forward, put his hand into Cai Yan's collar, and tore off his jade Huang.
"Han Bin." Duan Ling said, "How about you?"
Han Bin staggered back, Li Jianhong was pale, sat lazily on the throne, his elbows were placed in front of the throne, his fingers were pressed together, and he stared at the palace.
The golden palace is getting higher and higher, and the skylight shines down like a concentrated light. Under the sunlight falling from the top of his head, he looks like a ghost. The gloomy power seems to have sent this dead person back to the world again. He was silently silent, but silently judged everyone here.
The ministers shivered and knelt down, even if they didn't believe in ghosts and gods in their lives, they couldn't explain the phenomenon in front of them.
Duan Ling and Wu Du stepped forward, Duan Ling handed the jade Huang to Li Jianhong with one hand, Li Jianhong reached out to take it, and reached out to stroke his forehead, holding the jade Huang with his fingers, and handed it to Wu Du.
Wu Du was startled and looked at Li Jianhong.
"Whatever is given to you, you will take it." Duan Ling whispered.
Wu Du's breath was suffocated, his eyes overflowed with tears, he bowed and took Yuhuang, holding it in his hand.
Then, Duan Ling wrapped the rope of another jade Huang between his fingers and looked at the ministers.
"Long live Your Majesty!" All the officials knelt down one after another.
"Cai Yan." Duan Ling said solemnly, "Can you plead guilty?"
"I plead guilty, I... I plead guilty!" Cai Yan said, "Don't let me go to the eighteenth hell... I plead guilty."
The guards of the Heijia Army came in with Mu Kuangda and Mu Jinzhi, and when one of Mu Jin saw Li Jianhong on the throne, he screamed and passed out.
Mu Kuangda was so angry that he saw Li Jianhong's ghost and was immediately breathless.
"You... you... how could... "
"Mu Kuangda." Duan Ling said, "Can you plead guilty? You colluded with Han Weiyong and assassinated my father, which is the crime of treason."
Mu Kuangda spurted blood from his mouth, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't even speak.
"Han Bin." Duan Ling turned to Han Bin and said, "Can you plead guilty?"
"Kneel down!" Xie You shouted.
The soldiers in the black armor stepped forward and pressed Han Bin, who knelt on his knees and gasped in fear.
"You colluded with Mu Kuangda." Duan Ling said, "Going to the capital is difficult, and you can't increase your troops. You are holding hundreds of officials to force the palace and trying to kill the prince."
Han Bin raised his head, stared blankly at Li Jianhong on the throne, and suddenly said, "You are not the prince! You are not..."
"It's not the lord." The "Li Jianhong" on the throne finally spoke, but it was Li Yanqiu's voice, saying, "It's Your Majesty, so your sin is added, General Han."
The courtiers are really lost now. If it was Li Jianhong, he could also use the phrases like recruiting spirits to explain this non-existent phenomenon. However, when it was Li Yanqiu, it was the real resurrection of the dead! Sitting above was Li Yanqiu, but who was lying in the coffin? !
Some of the brave ones guessed that Li Yanqiu was suspended for a fake death, but today's changes followed one after another.
"Are you confessing your guilt?" Li Yanqiu finally said, "But whether you admit it or not, the guilt is all here. Your Majesty is a dead person, and the ministers are not dead."
Han Bin finally understood at this point, and said sadly: "I have guarded the frontier for Da Chen for more than ten years and made great contributions, but your uncle and nephew of the Li family designed suspended animation to lure me back to Beijing to kill me. Anyway, I am convinced."
"General Lingxia, you seized my father's military power." Duan Ling said, "colluding with Mu Kuangda to murder my father, the evidence is as strong as a mountain. I gave you a chance last night, but you insist on going your own way and want to take my life, plus one crime. Wait. You should have punished your Han family, but I think you have done a good job in guarding the Yubi Pass for me, Da Chen, and beheaded outside the Meridian Gate, and the accomplices will be given leniency. Let’s execute them now.”
Xie You replied, "Yes!"
The Heijia Army escorted Han Bin out, but Duan Ling didn't give him any chance. Outside the Meridian Gate, only one person shouted, "Behead!" After a while, someone brought Han Bin's head in and threw it on the hall.
"Take your head and go out." Duan Ling said, "I ordered the three armies of the North Army to be forgiven for their treason, but they were not allowed to return to the northern Xinjiang, and they should choose another day to defend against Shandong."
"Report—" A black armored army entered and knelt down on one knee, "Yao Hou launched an ambush outside Jiangzhou City, defeating the reinforcements of the Northern Army, killing 7,000 enemies and capturing more than 10,000 enemies! Victory and return!"
"Very good." Li Yanqiu said, "The order is to strictly guard Jiangzhou City and inspect the prisoners of war, so as not to change."
Li Yanqiu glanced at the ministers and said: "Cai Yan pretended to be the prince, and he had the opportunity to return from the lost, but he instructed Wuluohou Mu to murder the prince's life. It is even more troubling to the court, the law of heaven is not allowed, and the crime of Lingchi is cured, and the corpse is exposed for three days. Nine clans. Because the clan has been destroyed, only Feng Duo is a distant relative, and they will be put to death together. This crime cannot be forgiven, but Nian Huang’s kindness is so great that his father and brother’s corpses are exempt from the punishment of flogging.
Cai Yan's face was ashen as he was dragged down by the Black Armored Army.
"Wuluohoumu." Duan Ling said softly.
"This minister intends to murder the crown prince." Lang Junxia walked out from the hall, "Committing the crime of deceiving the king, let alone repenting, is a crime that deserves death..."
Lang Junxia knelt down on the spot, looked up at Duan Ling, and the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
Duan Ling sighed and said, "Although you are guilty, but..."
"I know." Lang Junxia said seriously, "you will one day sit in this position, I have nothing to give you, I only hope that you will take care of He for me because of the love I have brought you for five years. Even grandma, in a few more years, she will die for her, and I will not ask for the rest."
After speaking, Lang Junxia's mouth dripped with blood, dripping on the ground.
"Lang Junxia!" Duan Ling's expression changed immediately, and he lost his voice. He wanted to rush forward, but Wu Du took a stride and rushed in front of Lang Junxia, only to see Lang Junxia still kneeling straight on the ground and closed his eyes.
Wu Du pressed his hand to the side of Lang Junxia's neck, and released his fingers after a while.
Before Duan Ling could finish speaking, tears overflowed frantically at that moment, he staggered out of his seat, and almost fell down the steps, but Li Yanqiu stepped forward and grabbed his arm, held him back, and let him sit back in his seat.
"Remember the past." Li Yanqiu said, "Leave him a whole corpse, take it with him, and give him a rich burial in accordance with the ceremony of the prince and the young guard, and give him a pension by sacrificing soldiers."
"No... No." Duan Ling's voice trembled and said, "Wu Du, save him quickly! I know you can save him, hurry!"
"Prince is tired, take him down to rest." Li Yanqiu said, "I am also tired, and the rest of the people have their own rewards. Today, the world will be amnesty. Except for the crimes of Cai Yan and Mu Kuangda, which are ten evils and cannot be forgiven, the rest can be forgiven. Grade pardon."
Duan Ling could no longer hear the sound in his ears. He was hugged by Wu Du and left the Golden Palace. Tears filled his eyes. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't. In the scene blurred by tears, it was the ministers who bowed to him and Li Yanqiu, long live the mountain.
Among the civil and military officials, Lang Junxia was still kneeling, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were closed, but he was very peaceful, as if he was just kneeling there and fell asleep.
The autumn wind blows, and the weather is getting cooler.
The East Palace, where Cai Yan had lived, had been replaced and placed as a cold palace. Li Yanqiu set up a new palace in the northeast corner, and let three assassins take turns to guard it. .
Mu Jinzhi was put into the cold palace, many things are still undecided, and the envoys are still hanging around in Jiangzhou. Originally, they came to express condolences. Li Yanqiu pardoned the world, held a banquet side by side, and hosted a banquet to entertain ministers and envoys. In a light-hearted sentence, it was over to inform His Majesty Chen Guo that he was still alive.
Li Yanqiu summoned the ministers in turn, and each of them comforted them with kind words. As soon as the crown prince came back, His Majesty's temper was much better. He was no longer swaying his nose and eyes. He seemed to have completely forgotten that he had planned to take advantage of Han Bin's usurpation to clean up all the old ministers, loot their homes, and execute them. their clan.
"Where's Your Highness?" Li Yanqiu came to the East Palace and looked for Duan Ling everywhere.
"In the garden," replied the guard.
"Growing flowers?" Li Yanqiu asked.
"No," said the guard, "in a daze."
Li Yanqiu really annoyed Wuluohoumu to death. He didn't do good deeds when he was alive, and after he died, it still made people feel thorns in his heart.
Duan Ling was sitting in a daze in the garden, Wu Du sat opposite him, forehead to forehead laughing and talking to tease him, Duan Ling smiled reluctantly, but his eyes were sad.
He once thought that everything might be like this in the end, but when it came, he still couldn't accept it.
"Emperor." Li Yanqiu's tone was reproachful.
Duan Ling raised his head, looked at Li Yanqiu, and then lowered his eyes.
"Fourth Uncle." Duan Ling whispered.
Li Yanqiu was originally angry, but seeing Duan Ling's appearance, the anger disappeared for no reason, and he only felt sad.
Wu Du saluted, Li Yanqiu sat in front of Duan Ling, put his palm on his side face, and touched him. Duan Ling held Li Yanqiu's hand, feeling a little guilty.
"Why don't you come to see me?" Li Yanqiu said.
"It's my fault." Duan Ling forced a smile.
Li Yanqiu led Duan Ling and walked into the garden. The yellow leaves were flying in autumn, and it was late autumn again.
"If you don't want to do government affairs, forget it." Li Yanqiu said, "You have to meet the envoys. It's hard to walk in the winter, and they will go back soon."
"Okay." Duan Ling said, "I'll go right now."
Li Yanqiu seemed to want to enlighten Duan Ling a few words, but after thinking about it, he gave up again, and then said, "Can you come over every day to have dinner with the fourth uncle?"
Duan Ling nodded hurriedly, and another guard came and whispered to Li Yanqiu, Li Yanqiu knew something was wrong, so he had to leave. Mu Kuangda was imprisoned, the country had no savior, and most things had to be governed by the emperor. Li Yanqiu was very busy, and Duan Ling thought about it and it shouldn't be, so he had to prepare to clean up his mood and do what he should do.
"Did you cry?" Li Yanqiu asked in a low voice before leaving.
"I cried when I came back that day." Wu Duji whispered, "I fell asleep later, and when I woke up, I was in a trance for three days."
Li Yanqiu said: "You can do it yourself. If this happens again, I will take back Yuhuang."
Li Yanqiu has always had no rules, and he can take back what he has promised. Wu Du was helpless, knowing that this was a hint, so he could only nod his head.