Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Assassins broke into the palace at night?" Guo Da was stunned, and hurriedly took the seal for a closer look.

"In such a huge palace, there are nearly 2 imperial guards on duty at night, how many assassins can there be?" Zhao Zeyong frowned in surprise, suddenly feeling bad.

Qin Shaogang shook his head first, then turned to look at the door, Zhao Zeyong understood, and immediately ordered: "Who reported the letter? Let him come in and talk."

"Yes!"

Guo Da looked at it over and over for a while, and told solemnly: "Your Highness, this is indeed my father's private seal. It cannot be faked. I used to play with it when I was young."

Zhao Zeyong nodded, and said in a low voice: "It seems that I don't want to sleep tonight."

After a while, the guard who reported the letter entered, half of his body was stained with blood, and he was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Zeyong. News, it is said that there are assassins in the palace, in the palace! The little highness hurried into the palace, and the Lord Hou and others personally escorted him, but he didn't let him in when he arrived at the palace gate. Even the prince's waist card didn't work. Afterwards, Eunuch Li took the risk of sending eunuchs out to inform the Forbidden Army Commander Cao that he had died. After discussing with Lord Hou, His Royal Highness sent his subordinates out of the city to ask for help, but they were attacked halfway! One person escaped and reported...Your Highness! I beg Your Highness to make the decision!" At the end, he choked up and kowtowed.

Fierce fighting?The commander of the imperial army died?

Zhao Zeyong's jaw was tense, his face sank like water, and he said with anger: "Get up, you've done a good job. Come here, take him down to bandage him."

"Yes!"

"Your Highness calm down, think of a solution quickly, something must have happened in the palace." Guo Da's fingertips were cold, and he trembled uncontrollably.

Almost before and after, two groups of spies placed in the city asked to see and report.

After Zhao Zeyong listened carefully, he stood up abruptly and ordered: "Send the order, the whole battalion is on alert. The three battalions of forward, hussars, and Wei Kun will follow the king into the city to arrest the assassin, and the rest will be on standby."

"Yes!"

All the generals were apprehensive and suspicious, as if they were facing a big enemy, they immediately turned around to carry out the military orders.

Guo Da wiped his face vigorously, and urged: "Come here, hurry up to Shuaiying to get His Highness's armor!" After finishing speaking, he rushed into the room, jingling, and put on the armor quickly.

In fact, Xie Ting had quietly dispatched his subordinates to do it, and he bowed and replied, "Of order."

Zhao Zeyong paced hurriedly. As the coach, he must be steady and introverted. It is not appropriate to show fear and anxiety, and forcefully suppress the raging anger in his heart.

Soon, there were waves of neat steps and clashes of swords and helmets outside, orderly, fast but not chaotic, and there was no noisy discussion.

The cronies were full of fighting spirit, like stars holding the moon, surrounded Zhao Zeyong as he stepped out of the barracks.

Zhao Zeyong straightened his back, quickly stepped onto the general platform, and looked around the audience majestically.

Guo Da knelt down first, and Hong Liang shouted: "Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince on his triumphant return!"

As soon as this remark came out, nearly one hundred thousand soldiers jumped for joy, and naturally followed, all poking their necks up and shouting "Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince on his triumphant return".

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zhao Zeyong deliberately showed his face, and his strong voice sounded: "I look up to the gods of the heavens and the protection of the ancestors, and I entrust the soldiers to fight bloody battles. I defeated the barbarians again in the northwest, and this king was able to triumph. But tonight suddenly There are arrogant assassins rioting in the palace and disturbing the capital. The officers and soldiers are powerless to suppress them, so they can only dispatch the Northern Battalion to assist. The whole army obeys orders! The three battalions of forwards, hussars, and Wei Kun immediately follow the king into the city to arrest the assassins, and the rest are on standby at all times."

"Yes!" The roars were uniform, and the passionate soldiers respected the commander from the bottom of their hearts, and carried out the orders faithfully.

Moments later, nearly [-] elite soldiers marched out of the camp, holding torches, the forward cavalry marched into formation, the general commanded in the center, and the infantry pressed the formation, rushing to the imperial city.

After riding for a while, Guo Da was keenly aware of the strangeness, rode his horse closer and whispered, "Your Highness, what's wrong with your left hand?"

"Flesh injury, it's not a problem." Zhao Zeyong, who was controlling the horse with one arm, replied lightly.

When the army approached the Kangsheng Gate, Guo Da expressed his feelings: "The victory of the battle, I should have entered the city through this gate, Your Highness deserves it, please!"

However, Kang Shengmen has already been set foot first.

Zhao Zeyong reminded in a deep voice: "We may be late."

"Hey?" Guo Da's face changed drastically, and he saw the Flying Riders of the Qianfengying turned around and reported:

"His Royal Highness, the Kangsheng gate is closed, Yuanshui soldiers and horses arrived a while ago, and are besieging the city, refusing to give way!"

Zhao Zeyong suddenly lowered his face: "In the name of this king, stop them."

"Yes."

Guo Da said angrily: "Listen? If you are not present, I have no right to order Yuanshui to retreat. If I want to support the palace, I can only enter it at this moment. Once I do it, they will probably detain me as an adulterer. crime!"

Zhao Zeyong said coldly: "Afterwards, we must thoroughly investigate! Dacheng officers and men defending their families and the country are not private bodyguards. Those who use the public to seek personal gain are unforgivable crimes."

Under the gate of the city, the two armies of Beiying and Yuanshui were clearly separated, and the vanguard battalion faced off with elites, waiting for the generals of both sides to negotiate.

The Yuanshui camp was led by Yan Jin. He couldn't hold back, and hurriedly rode close to the city gate. He happened to miss the report of the cavalry. Obstruction? If a major event is delayed, who will be responsible?"

So you don't know that the crown prince is triumphant?

Guo Da was secretly happy, and with a stern face, he steered his horse to avoid it, revealing King Qing.

Zhao Zeyong's eyes were bright, and he said solemnly: "This king is in charge! Yan Jin, who ordered you to mobilize troops and horses to besiege the city?"

"Qing, Qing—Prince, Your Highness, you—"

Yan Jin was dumbfounded, and when he came back to his senses, he knew that the situation had been reversed. He almost fell off his horse, his knees softened and he knelt down, explaining with a white face: "The humble official welcomes His Royal Highness the crown prince in triumph! This is how it happened. , Order the humble staff and others to immediately order [-] soldiers to guard the nine gates, and strictly prohibit the entry and exit of idlers, so as to prevent the assassin from absconding."

"Oh?" Zhao Zeyong nodded, and asked blankly, "Is this king just an idler?"

"No, no, of course you are not."

Zhao Zeyong angrily reprimanded: "Why don't you get out of the way quickly?!"

Yan Jin's face was ashen, cold sweat dripped down, he knelt down and moved away, tremblingly said: "Yes. I beg Your Highness to calm down, I am just following orders, and the military order is like a mountain, and I can't disobey—" Before he finished speaking, the impatient prince had already made a plan The horse rushed forward, followed closely by the guard battalion and forward battalion, thousands of horseshoes stomped the ground with great momentum.

"Ah! Spare me! Help me!"

Yan Jin screamed and begged for mercy, and was almost trampled to death. He hugged his head and scrambled to avoid it, wet his crotch, and finally hid at the safe corner of the city wall, shaking like a sieve.

At this moment, a crowd of people were lying in disorder at the gate of Qianming Palace, and the thick blood slowly flowed together in large swaths, which was shocking.

The night wind blows, sweeping a strong smell of blood, blowing in all directions.The palace eunuchs and concubines had already closed their doors and windows in fright, not daring to leave the harem for half a step, afraid to listen to the sound of beatings and killings from the front court.

During the extraordinary period, Zhao Zeyong didn't care about the rules, and rode his horse through the corridors and lanes, and rushed to Qianming Palace in one breath.

"Oh my god, what the hell is this... what's going on here? How can there be any assassins? It's all the imperial soldiers who died! Who started it? What a crime!" The seventh prince, Zhao Zewu, had tears in his eyes and tremblingly accused him. The smell of blood made her dizzy and nauseous, and she raised her foot and put it down again, not daring to step on the pool of blood.

Zhao Zeyong stepped on a pool of blood the first time he got off the horse, his brows were tightly frowned, and when he was striding up the stairs, he was caught by a bloody hand of the imperial guards on his calf halfway!

"Brother, be careful!" The Ninth Prince took a step slower and just got off the horse.

Guo Da was afraid that the assassin would sneak attack on the prince, so he instinctively kicked the bloody hand away, and the man lay on his back, showing his blood-stained face.

Zhao Zeyong recognized it at a glance, and hurriedly asked, "Zhuo Kai?"

"Ah?" Guo Da squatted down regretfully, and said apologetically, "I didn't see clearly just now, how are you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zewu, who was in a dilemma, stepped on the pool of blood and flew up, squatting on the ground and asked urgently: "Xiao Zhuo? Xiao Zhuo?"

Zhuo Kai's face was as white as paper, his abdominal wound kept bleeding, his eyes were dull, and he told him desperately, "Yu, Yushufang, Yuxi."

Zhao Zeyong asked in a low voice: "The imperial study was attacked?"

"Bi, pass on the jade seal of the country." Zhuo Kai was as angry as a spring.

Zhao Zeyong resolutely said: "This king understands. Come, send Zhuo Kai to the imperial doctor immediately. Let's go! Follow me to the imperial study."

A group of people changed their course, left Qianming Palace and went straight to the Imperial Study Room.

"Xiao Zhuo, hold on, they'll send you to the imperial doctor right away, and I won't have time to see you until the big business is over."

Zhuo Kai felt cold all over his body, he held his breath and relaxed after seeing the prince, gradually, he couldn't hear or see clearly, and his whole body was light.

With red eyes, Zhao Zewu wiped the blood of the dying man with his sleeve, and chased after his brother with heavy steps.

At this moment, the outside of the imperial study room was completely surrounded, with bloodstains and bloody footprints everywhere.

With the doors and windows closed tightly, Taifu Han rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and scattered important documents all over the floor.

The eldest prince's eyes were red, his hands were trembling, and he rummaged wildly like a trapped animal, and asked angrily, "Where's Yuxi?"

"Where? Where exactly?"

"The old man clearly remembers that the jade seals are usually kept in this treasure box." Taifu Han gritted his teeth and thumped the table angrily.

King Rui and the Fifth Prince watched coldly and were under strict supervision.King Rui calmly persuaded: "Brother, please stop. The father appointed the third brother as the crown prince, and let everyone in the world know that even if you find the jade seal and forge the imperial decree, you will not be able to convince the public."

"It's crazy!" The fifth prince, with a bruised nose and swollen face, trembled angrily, and sternly reprimanded: "You actually offend the body of the emperor father, you are rebellious and unfilial, are you still human?"

"To shut up!"

The eldest prince's eyes were cold, panting heavily, he turned around quickly, and slapped his younger brother hard across the face.

"Your Highness Fifth!" Li Deying, who was covered in bruises, struggled to get up, hoarsely begging for mercy: "Your Highness, stop beating, that's your real brother!"

"Old Xiongshu, what are you?" The eldest prince kicked up and mercilessly kicked Li Deying down again.

The fifth prince was suppressed by several imperial guards and could not resist.King Rui struggled and said, "Even if you kill me and fifth younger brother, you won't be able to take the throne—ah!" King Rui was kicked in the abdomen and bent over in pain.

"You would rather support the violent and stubborn third child than help me, such brothers, it's really chilling." The eldest prince turned pale with embarrassment, extremely indignant.

"Hmph, you conspired to usurp the throne, first assassinated the second brother, then attempted to murder the seventh brother, Guo Da, and even disrespected the body of the father. The ugly crime is heinous. Who dares to support you?" The fifth prince was full of anger and sneered. : "You have the ability to kill me too!"

"Father is stupid and partial, I just want to find Yuxi, what's wrong?"

"It's a big mistake! My father is wise and powerful, and his heart is like a mirror. I saw you through early in the morning, so I chose the third brother."

The eldest prince gritted his teeth, lost all reason for a moment, looked left and right, and snatched the imperial saber abruptly. King Rui opened his eyes wide and shouted in desperation: "If you want to kill me, kill me first! I have hidden the jade seal, and no one can find it."

At a critical juncture, the sound of fierce fighting suddenly came from outside the door.Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zeyong kicked in the door and led a group of cronies.

Zhao Zeyong's face was livid, and he had already learned that his father's body had been disrespected and offended on the way. He couldn't believe it, and yelled fiercely:

"I am the crown prince conferred by my father, who is not convinced? Just stand up and don't hurt the innocent!"