At this time, Yan Liqiang could actually leave Dijing City, because the situation in Dijing City was already determined, but for some reason, Yan Liqiang still wanted to see Sun Bingchen again at this time.
Yan Liqiang has complicated feelings towards Sun Bingchen. Sun Bingchen was like his teacher and benefactor at the beginning. He brought him from Ganzhou to Dijing City, taught him many things, and took good care of him. Although Sun Bingchen did this for a purpose, Yan Liqiang still thanked him. The last time Yan Liqiang saw Sun Bingchen was almost the end of their relationship. This breakup was not due to personal grudges or interests, but because of the conflict of their fundamental beliefs, which could not be reconciled...
Yan Liqiang wanted to see whether Sun Bingchen, who always claimed that he did everything for the Han Empire, would regret facing this situation.
This is a case of great skill and courage. When tens of thousands of zombies rushed into the palace like a surging tide, Yan Liqiang stepped on the zombies' heads and rushed into the palace first.
The maze-like walls, courtyards, and corridors in the palace were like waterways for flood discharge, quickly diverting the zombies that rushed in to various places. The palace was in a panic, and the palace maids and eunuchs were in a mess. There were screams everywhere and people running around like headless flies. However, there were still guards in the palace who resisted and closed the thick palace doors, so that the entire palace would not fall so quickly...
Yan Liqiang saw a lot of corpses in the palace. Some of them were bloody and must have been eaten. Others were headless and must have been killed by the guards and masters in the palace. It seemed that some people in the palace were also infected by the eggs of the devil insects. Fortunately, the number of people was not large...
Yan Liqiang had been to the palace several times, so he was familiar with the terrain of the palace. When the zombies were blocked outside the palace walls and gates, he stepped on the walls and the eaves of the magnificent halls, and rushed directly to the back of the palace like a thief who broke into the palace...
If it had been any other time, if he had rushed in so rashly, he might have been shot by hundreds of arrows. However, at this time tonight, the palace was in a panic and no one noticed Yan Liqiang who had broken into the palace from a high place.
"Quick, quick, quick, prop up this gate for me, lock it, bring me those three iron bolts to prop it up, prop it up..." Just after crossing the roof of Chaoyang Palace and climbing over a courtyard wall, Yan Liqiang heard a familiar voice coming from not far away. He looked up and saw Eunuch He, whom he had met several times, trembling and directing more than a dozen young eunuchs and a group of guards to hurriedly close the gate leading to Yuanji Palace behind Chaoyang Palace. "Your Majesty treats us well on weekdays. Today is the time to be loyal to His Majesty. The beacon pillars in the palace have been lit. Reinforcements will arrive soon. The White Lotus bandits outside will soon be driven away. Don't panic..."
While Eunuch He was directing those people to do their work, he was also spreading these specious news to reassure the people around him.
Yan Liqiang's figure fell from the sky like lightning and landed next to Eunuch He, who was shouting and screaming. He was so scared that he screamed, staggered and sat on the ground, and tried to run away. Seeing this, several guards nearby drew their swords and chopped at him without thinking. Yan Liqiang counted them with his spear, and the guards who attacked felt numb in their hands at the same time, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground with a clang. As for the timid eunuchs, they turned around and ran away.
Yan Liqiang stepped over to Eunuch He and pulled the pale old eunuch up from the ground, "Eunuch He, it's me, Yan Liqiang!"
“Ah, it’s Master Yan…” The old eunuch finally saw clearly that the figure that fell from the sky was Yan Liqiang, and his pale face calmed down a little, “How… how did you get in…”
"It's a long story. When I saw the beacon smoke rising from the palace, I knew something happened in the city, so I hurried over from the Deer Park. By the way, I heard that Lord Sun also entered the palace. Where is he now?"
The old eunuch looked at the spear in Yan Liqiang's hand and the clothes Yan Liqiang was wearing, and hurriedly called out to several guards who were rushing over, "Stop, this is Master Yan, the Prince's Junior Tutor, quickly bolt the door for me..." After saying that, the old eunuch looked at Yan Liqiang again, and suddenly burst into tears and snot, holding Yan Liqiang's hand, "Master Yan, as expected... as expected... you are a loyal minister. Now the palace is in such a mess inside and outside... Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Master Yan and Master Sun rushed to the palace... to save the emperor..."
"Does Eunuch He know where Lord Sun is?"
"Something happened in the Eastern Palace... Lord Sun should be... should be in the Prince's Eastern Palace, Yangyuan Hall..."
"Okay, thank you, Eunuch He!" Yan Liqiang said, turned around and walked away. After walking several steps, he turned back and looked at Eunuch He and the group of eunuchs and guards around him. He sighed and said, "The outer wall of the palace has been overturned. The bandits rushing in from outside are like wild beasts. There are at least hundreds of thousands of them, and there are endless zombies rushing in from behind. Those people are just like those who had their heads chopped off in the palace. They can no longer distinguish between humans and animals. The two camps of the Imperial Horse and Infantry Division outside the palace are finished. Not many ministers in the court will survive, and no one will come to save you. The villages outside the imperial capital are also in chaos, just like the city. After you close the door here, you should... find a place to hide and see if you can escape this disaster and survive. If you can get out, go east. The east seems to be better. God is merciful. That's all I have to say. You can do whatever you want..."
After saying this, Yan Liqiang rushed directly towards the East Palace. As for whether Eunuch He and the others could escape this disaster, it really all depended on luck.
Seeing Yan Liqiang disappear in the blink of an eye, Eunuch He and the group of people around him began to tremble. Several palace guards who had just fought with Yan Liqiang looked at each other and gritted their teeth, "Eunuch, we... we..."
“Let’s go, let’s all go. At this point, we can’t let you wait to die here. The palace wall outside can’t stop you. How many people can this small courtyard wall in front of us stop…” Eunuch He turned his head and looked at the eunuchs and guards around him. He smiled sadly and helplessly, waved his hand, and staggered towards the garden not far away.
The remaining eunuchs and guards looked at each other and immediately dispersed...
…
Within a few minutes, Yan Liqiang rushed to the outside of the Yangyuan Hall of the Eastern Palace. At this time, the entire outside of the Yangyuan Hall was surrounded by three layers of guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Seeing Yan Liqiang falling from the sky, a rain of sharp arrows shot towards him.
The spear in Yan Liqiang's hand turned into a shield, and all the arrows shot at him were easily knocked away by Yan Liqiang. While doing so, Yan Liqiang shouted, "The Han Empire's Qiyun Governor, the Crown Prince's Archery Master Yan Liqiang requests to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Ah, stop immediately, it's Lord Yan..." Many of the guards outside the Yangyuan Palace knew Yan Liqiang. When they heard Yan Liqiang speak, they suddenly shouted and the arrows they were shooting at them stopped immediately.
"Let Lord Yan in..." Sun Bingchen's voice came from Yangyuan Hall.
Seeing the guards outside Yangyuan Hall make way for him, Yan Liqiang flashed a few times and came directly to the door of Yangyuan Hall, and stepped into the hall...
There were several people in the hall. Yan Liqiang stepped in and his eyes narrowed suddenly, because in addition to Sun Bingchen, the evil imperial physician Ling was also in Yangyuan Hall.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there too, but at this time, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was hideous, he was screaming, his limbs, neck, and waist were tied to an iron bed with strong leather belts, and he was still struggling...
"Li Qiang, you came just in time..." Seeing Yan Li Qiang coming, Sun Bingchen's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, "Come and see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, is there any way to treat it..."
At this time, Sun Bingchen was still thinking about saving the prince. It was estimated that Sun Bingchen didn't know that the palace had been breached so quickly. His speed of coming here was much faster than the speed at which the eunuchs and guards in the palace conveyed the news. Yan Liqiang wanted to laugh, but he felt inexplicably sad in his heart...
(End of this chapter)