Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"At midnight tomorrow night, the east gate will be opened. Chen Yuanqing will lead 10,000 troops and must surround the palace as soon as possible."

Ning Fan drew a red line on the map, which was the march route from the east gate to the palace.

"It's impossible for the Habayashi Army not to resist. Are all the Habayashi Army in Kyoto under the control of His Highness?"

Huang Chao's face was full of doubts.

"Of course that's impossible. Opening the east gate will help us to the maximum extent. As for the Yulin Army, there are only 10,000 people, but their combat effectiveness is very strong. With 40,000 wolf soldiers, you will defeat all 10,000 Yulin Army. Trapped in Dong Daying."

Ning Fan marked the location of Dong Daying on the map. This location is where the main defense forces of the capital gather.

"I will lead the remaining troops in case of any unexpected events. If any unexpected situation occurs, I will be ready to respond at any time!"

Ning Fan formulated the battle plan in a few words.

It was hard to imagine that this was an siege plan that could be so simple, but Chen Yuanqing and Huang Chao did not raise any objections. From a military perspective, Ning Fan's plan was very reasonable and to the point.

"The only thing you have to pay attention to is that you must not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Ning Fan warned again and again.

Choosing to attack the city at night is in itself a kind of protection for the people. After all, the people will not come out to move around at night.

The heavy snow stopped the next night, and Ning Fan led the army to quietly approach Anjing City.

Yueying had already conveyed the news about what was going on in the city in advance, but by now the east gate had been opened, and the army swarmed into the city and directly surrounded the palace.

The closer the time got to midnight, the calmer Ning Fan found himself. The disturbing things did not affect Ning Fan's inner peace at all. He was not worried about tonight's situation at all.

By this time, as expected, the east gate slowly opened, and the guards on the city wall had already quietly withdrawn, turning the entire east gate into an unmanned empty city.

Perhaps because there had been no movement for a few days, the Yulin army in the city was already tired. That night, they were resting peacefully in the barracks when they suddenly heard the sound of soldiers fighting.

The Royal Forest Army guarding outside the Forbidden City received the news immediately and resisted desperately under the leadership of An Guogong.

It's just that Ning Fan didn't expect it at all at first. He never thought that he would encounter such fierce resistance.

The melee at night made it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, but the fighting gradually subsided.

Ning Qing, who was sleeping soundly in the Forbidden Palace, suddenly received news that rebels were attacking the city, and his face turned pale with fright.

Several palace maids and eunuchs cried together, but Ning Qing also calmed down at this time.

He ordered the eunuchs to gather the old city of the East Palace and hundreds of guards, and rushed back to the East Palace overnight.

The sound of killing outside was loud, but Ning Qing was completely dead at this time

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"Your Highness, where are we going now?"

A young eunuch said cautiously.

The palace wall of the East Palace is not as safe as the Forbidden Palace. If you escape back to the East Palace at this time, you will definitely die.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Zhang Heng, you lead twenty dead men to kill Concubine Rong for me."

Ning Qing suddenly turned around and said to the leader of the dead soldiers.

These hundreds of dead soldiers have always been Ning Qing's trump card, and they came in handy at this time. However, Ning Qing's words almost scared a few eunuchs to death.

It’s okay not to take your wife with you when you escape, but you actually send someone to kill your wife. What’s the point?

"Your Highness, the Queen is still in the palace. Justice An Guo is outside the palace, leading the Yulin Army to fight to the death with the rebels. Do you want to take the Queen with you?"

a young eunuch asked cautiously.

Ning Qing's face showed endless disgust when he mentioned the queen Yang Chunyan, but thinking that the Yang family would still be useful in the future, he endured his disgust and said to the young eunuch: "You two go back quickly, so that Bring the queen to me as soon as possible, don't panic, there is still time, Duke An Guo can resist at least until dawn."

"Your Highness, where should we escape to?"

A confidant eunuch asked curiously.

"Of course I have to escape to Mingzhou, the queen's hometown, where the Yang family rules."

There was a sneer on Ning Qing's lips.

It doesn't matter if he loses the throne, as long as the Yang family is there and the hundreds of thousands of troops from the northwest are there, sooner or later he will make a comeback.

The palace maids howled loudly, as if the end was coming, and at this time, the prince waited until the queen Yang Chunyan and everyone entered the East Palace.

In a secret place in the East Palace, the prince finally ordered someone to dig a tunnel leading to the outside of the city. It turned out that this was the escape passage he had prepared long ago.

At this time, a pair of dead men in the palace were rushing towards Concubine Rong's palace. They wanted to kill Concubine Rong as quickly as possible, and then fled to Mingzhou with Emperor Dafeng.

At this time, the maids in Concubine Rong's palace were pale with fright, and the shouts of murder outside were loud, and they, women, could not do anything.

"Concubine Rong, I heard that His Majesty fled to the East Palace with his entourage. Why didn't he take you with him when he left?"

Several maids cried.

There was some thought on Concubine Rong's face. She shook her head and said, "Don't open the door when anyone comes later. I'm not going anywhere."

At this time, there was a sudden loud noise outside the palace door. When several palace maids heard this knocking sound, they were so frightened that they shivered. Concubine Rong, on the other hand, remained calm in the face of danger and commanded several palace maids. After locking the palace door tightly, he hid in the courtyard without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of the door being hit was heard. Several palace maids turned pale with fright and almost fainted. At this time, Concubine Rong also knew that the palace door could not withstand such a violent impact. I am afraid it would not take too long for the palace to close. The door will be knocked open.

"You guys go through the back door and find a secluded place to hide. I believe His Highness Prince Qing will not kill innocent people indiscriminately when he enters the palace. Everything should be finalized after dawn."

Concubine Rong calmly ordered several palace maids to escape, while she herself stood still.

"Mother, what about you? Why don't you leave?"

Several palace maids were a little reluctant to leave.

Concubine Rong had a gentle temper and was usually very kind to servants like them. Although this was a time of life and death, several palace maids still couldn't bear to leave Concubine Rong behind.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. You go first, and I will hide in the bushes in the backyard."

Concubine Rong said calmly.

After several palace maids left in a hurry, Concubine Rong came to the backyard and found a hidden place among the lush trees to squat down. Soon the front door was knocked open and several men in black rushed in with shining swords. Come in.

When they found that Concubine Rong's bedroom was empty, several men in black looked ugly, and after looking around for a while, they left in a hurry.

After several people left, Concubine Rong stood up tremblingly from the bushes and looked at the direction in which the people left, her face pale.