The palace lantern hanging under the eaves fluttered unsteadily in the wind and snow. The golden tassels on the lamp were tangled and tangled, and the dark red light flickered in the glazed lampshade, as if that bit of brightness was about to be blown away by the wind.
"I am the prince!" Xiao Yanjun pointed at Xiao Zimu and shouted, his voice was too sharp and exciting, even a little broken.
Li Fei held his wrist and tightened it very hard, pulling him step by step back to the Liuli Qibao Agarwood Cot amid the resentment of the officials.
She turned half a circle and sat down gracefully again. Xiao Yanjun stood aside, wondering why Concubine Li could still be so elegant and calm.
Yu Yingbo, you have rebelled!
Now, all the imperial troops outside are Xiao Zimu's people.
They are about to become prisoners. At this time, if they don't order their uncle to raise his troops and fight, how can they show off their majesty to the world
"Mother Concubine." Xiao Yanjun called urgently in a low tone, but Concubine Li did not look at him.
She raised her chin slightly and regained her previous arrogance. She raised her eyebrows and curled her lips in a smile: "Xiao Zimu, you are the one who loses."
As soon as Li Fei finished speaking, all the weapons of the Forbidden Army turned against Xiao Zimu again.
Yu Yingbo was dumbfounded and looked at his former colleagues behind him: "Are you crazy? I told you that you were pretending to surrender."
Yu Bangzhen's face was full of sorrow: "Deputy Commander Yu, you are the one who can't see the situation clearly."
Although he said this to Yu Yingbo, his eyes were looking at Yu Yecheng.
The two brothers each have their own masters, and are in a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness.
"Yu Yingbo, if you really submit to me, the position of commander will naturally belong to you in the future, but do you think you are so self-righteous that I will bet everything on you?"
The Baiguan's expression changed again with shock. Just now he was shouting words about Concubine Li and her son with ulterior motives, but now they felt like they were stuck in their throats but they didn't dare to say another word.
Seeing the sudden reversal of the situation, Si Bai Rongxing, the general envoy, fell to Concubine Li again and knelt down first with a 'plop': "The empress's strategy is unparalleled, and it will definitely help the prince's palace to make our Xiao country prosperous." .”
Concubine Li glanced at him disdainfully. Although such a person was not needed, she had to keep him for now, so as to incite the hearts of other courtiers.
Xiao Yanjun was stunned and scolded him angrily: "Just now, you were calling His Royal Highness over there."
Bai Rongxing looked embarrassed and said with an apologetic smile: "No, no, I only have you, His Royal Highness, in my heart."
Although Taifu Wu, Prime Minister Ju, Xu Wanjun, Xie Jiming, Kong Changhui and others despised Bai Rongxing's appearance, the current situation was stalemate and no one had time to bury such a thing.
Concubine Li ignored Bai Rongxing's flattery and ordered to the captain of the guard: "Ji Xuan, kill Yu Yecheng and Yu Yingbo, take down His Majesty the Seventh Highness, and the post of commander of the guards will be yours."
"Yes." Ji Xuan saluted and pointed his sword at the three of them.
The ministers all moved back to get out of the way, but Zheng Zhongguang was the only one who pushed aside them and rushed out to stop Xiao Zimu, dumbfounding Xin Ya who was beside Xiao Zimu.
"Cousin?" Xiao Zimu looked moved, and then pushed him: "Quickly leave, you don't know how to fight."
Xin Ya silently agreed in his heart, that is, you don't know how to use martial arts, why are you here to cause trouble...
But it was too late, Ji Xuan led the imperial army to surround them.
Yu Yecheng and Yu Yingbo stood at the entrance of the palace, leaning against each other. They did not speak, but at the same time they drew the swords on their waists.
At the moment, it was the people brought over from the guard camp by Yu Yecheng who were truly loyal to their master, shrinking into a small encirclement to protect them in the center.
But facing the huge Forbidden Army brigade, it still seemed that it was a drop in the bucket.
"Commander Yu, it seems that we will be brothers again in the next life." Yu Yingbo's eyes flashed fiercely, and he was already determined to die.
He thought he was on the emperor's side with the oriole behind him, but he didn't expect that it was just a mantis stalking the cicada.
"Don't worry, I haven't done enough in my life. You tricked me once, so you have to treat me to a big drink." Yu Yecheng comforted him.
Yu Yingbo acted a one-man show, pretending to be against him, but he had no idea that he really thought that the two of them had cut off their responsibilities.
Therefore, there is no such thing as Yu Yingbo in today's plan.
Originally, they were planned to be rebels.
Just now, I thought that this battle between colleagues could be avoided and that Li Fei and Xiao Yanjun could be captured without bloodshed. However, I did not expect that Li Fei did not fully trust Yu Yingbo and even kept a hand in case of future troubles.
Although the battle is inevitable, it is not as bad as Yu Yingbo thought.
"Kill!" Jixuan's sword commanded, and the fighting officially began.
At the moment when Yu Yingbo and Yu Yecheng came out with their swords, a large number of the Forbidden Army led by Ji Xuan suddenly fell from the middle, causing the Forbidden Army behind them to be unable to move forward, while the front group of Forbidden Army fought alone with Yu Yecheng and the others. .
"What's going on?" Ji Xuan turned around to check and found that the group of people who had fallen in the middle were foaming at the mouth.
The group of forbidden troops in front saw Ji Xuan turn around and saw so many people falling behind, so they stopped and retreated to the back to check.
Yu Yingbo and Yu Yecheng looked at each other, each thinking it was the other's doing.
But looking at the blank look on the other person's face, it was as if they were completely unaware.
It's really, really weird.
"My people drugged the guards of Yufu Palace." Xiao Zimu stood behind them and suddenly said something.
Before Xia Chu left, she told him that when she went to the Jade Palace to dig out jade seals, she sprinkled fragrant powder on the way. The fragrant powder was not fatal, but was only for those who practiced martial arts. Once the internal force was used, the blood would boil and the mouth would spit. Mo's limbs were weak.
Xiao Zimu naturally couldn't tell them at this time that it was Xia Chu who did this.
Therefore, he blurted out the three words 'my people', but because of these three words, he felt secretly happy.
'my people. 'Can he call Xia Chu like this
The palace was obviously crowded, but in his mind, the figure of Pingting beside the stove in Xia Chu came to mind.
Under her long eyelashes, her bright eyes were as bright as the stars. A few bits of broken ice on her hair quickly melted in front of the burning fire and stuck to her cheeks, occasionally flashing one or two bright lights.
The image lingered in his mind, making his mouth water.
Xin Ya looked shocked at the side. Yu Yecheng and Yu Yingbo didn't know who this person was, but he could guess it...
"Your Highness, aren't they all dead?" Yu Yecheng and Yu Yingbo looked sad. Although they were at war with each other, they were in the same boat.
Seeing so many people fall with my own eyes, I still felt a pinch in my heart.
When Xin Ya was shocked, he saw that Xiao Zimu's face was stunned, and he gently touched him to bring his attention back.
Xiao Zimu suppressed the ripples in his heart and replied in a warm voice: "It's okay, it's just that I can't fight and it doesn't pose a threat."
(End of chapter)