nycdaug Chapter 270: Killing
Chapter 270: Killing
"Someone come, someone come, protect me..." King Cheng was so frightened by the sudden blood that he stepped back repeatedly and hurriedly called for his personal guards.
Thirty secret guards rushed out of the hall and surrounded King Cheng tightly.
Zhong Ning waved his hand lightly, and fifty imperial guards rushed in instantly, filling the entire hall tightly and confronting King Cheng and others with swords!
"How dare you! How dare you resort to violence in the court? Zhaohua, are you rebelling?" The Queen Mother said angrily, clutching her chest.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother has misunderstood. It is not me who wants to rebel, but Uncle Cheng. Can't you see that he has been having an affair with two women and is now besieging the capital with the intention of forcing the emperor to abdicate?" Zhong Ning said directly with a stern expression.
"Nonsense! Those two generals were only congratulating Prince Cheng. How could they be planning a rebellion?"
"In the name of congratulations, they are standing up for Prince Cheng. I've already announced the emperor's will for some time. Even if they were to send troops to besiege the city, they should have received the news. But not only did they not obey the emperor's will, but they congratulated Prince Cheng instead. What is this if not rebellion?"
"Even so, the most urgent task should be to relieve the crisis in the capital, not to deal with Prince Cheng..." the Queen Mother said anxiously, wanting to fight for her son again.
"Empress Dowager, are you mistaken about the Buddhist rituals? To catch a thief, we must first catch the king... Prince Cheng is secretly communicating with the generals and plotting rebellion. His entire clan should be punished!"
"General Qin... could you please take three thousand imperial guards and march to the city gates? Tell those two bastards that His Majesty has issued a secret decree that the Second Prince is now in the city as regent. Ask them what they intend to do by leading their troops out of the camp without permission."
General Qin immediately stepped forward and said, "That's right. I also want to know what these bastards are up to."
After saying this, General Qin strode away.
Several generals bowed and said they would go too, then followed him and left together.
"Deputy Commander Xi, take your men and capture Princess Cheng and all the other princes and princesses...lest Uncle Cheng have a backup plan and stab the court in the back!"
"I obey your command!" Xi Lin, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, stepped forward and left after receiving the order.
"Zhaohua...I advise you not to be so ruthless..." King Cheng roared angrily, gritting his teeth.
Seeing this, a small number of court officials stepped forward to advise, "The most urgent task now is to resolve the rebellion in the military camp outside the city. Prince Cheng is a first-rank prince after all, so why would he commit treason? We can just lock him up first and investigate further!"
"Zhaohua, if you dare to attack Prince Cheng, I will never let you go..." The Queen Mother felt emboldened when she saw court officials stand up and publicly accuse her.
"The Emperor is seriously ill, and the Empress Dowager is worried sick and has gone mad. Someone, send the Empress Dowager back to the harem and have the imperial physician treat her!"
"you......"
Several imperial guards hesitated. This was the Empress Dowager, and they didn't dare to step forward and offend her. Zhong Ning's expression was stern. "Why don't you take action?"
Several imperial guards immediately stepped forward.
The Queen Mother turned to Qi Yu and said sternly, "Master Qi, are you just going to watch her treat me like this?"
Qi Yu's expression remained unchanged. "I only obey Your Majesty. Princess Zhaohua was personally appointed by Your Majesty as the Regent Princess. All matters in the court are decided by Your Highness! I will not interfere!"
"You..." The Queen Mother turned her gaze to Murong Yun again and was about to speak, but she saw Murong Yun turn directly to Zhong Ning, with an obedient look of "I listen to my sister".
The empress dowager was so angry that she vomited blood. In response to the imperial guards' request, she said angrily, "I can leave by myself..." and then left the court unwillingly.
Zhong Ning glanced at King Cheng who was surrounded by secret guards, and clapped his hands lightly three times. Suddenly, dozens of Black Dragon Guards holding bows and arrows appeared around the hall.
At this moment, he was staring at the direction where King Cheng was.
Prince Cheng's body went limp, nearly falling to the ground, but he forced himself to speak to the crowd, "Zhaohua, by treating me this way, aren't you afraid of the devastation that will befall the people of Mingzhou and the capital? My lords, are you going to let her do this? Once the soldiers from the two camps enter the city, your entire clan will be in danger!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Cheng. I will use your head as a sacrifice before the capital is captured!" After Zhong Ning said this, he waved his hand violently, and one sharp arrow after another shot straight through.
In order to protect King Cheng who was surrounded in the middle, the secret guards did not dare to make too many moves. They just tried their best to block the arrows. However, there were too many arrows and there were always times when they could not take care of them. Soon, the secret guards fell one after another.
Prince Cheng showed a look of horror on his face, and he hated himself so much for being so impatient. If she wanted to be regent, then just let her be regent, and he would find an opportunity to kill her later.
It shouldn't have come to this point today.
Prince Cheng was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and burst into tears: "I admit defeat, I was wrong, please don't kill me..."
Zhong Ning raised his hand slightly, and all the Black Dragon Guards put away their bows and arrows instantly.
The next moment, Zhong Ning rolled up his wide sleeves, revealing the sleeve arrow hidden underneath.
He raised his hand and shot an arrow at King Cheng.
The arrow hit him straight in the chest.
Prince Cheng's face suddenly turned pale, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.
All the ministers were shocked on the spot. No one expected that Princess Zhaohua would be so ruthless and kill them directly.
"Notify the two main camps outside the city, and tell Yu Tu and Feng Wudu that Prince Cheng was attempting rebellion and was shot dead on the spot by me. If you know what's best for you, lay down your swords and tie yourself up and bring yourself to the capital to await punishment. If you don't, expect all the troops in the world to surround and attack you!"
"By the way, take the families of these two guards to the city wall. I want to see what they choose."
All the court officials gasped.
Isn’t Princess Zhaohua afraid of forcing the enemy into a corner and directly attacking the city?
The imperial guards had just received the order and were about to gallop to the city wall to announce what was happening in the palace when suddenly a loud explosion was heard in the air.
Everyone stood there in a daze, and then rushed out of the hall. They saw thick smoke billowing up from the direction of the city gate. There must have been an incident outside the city.
Zhong Ning's lips curled slightly, it seemed that Lu Xingzhou had finally arrived with firearms.
"Don't panic, everyone. My reinforcements have arrived!"
After hearing this, Prime Minister Gu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Your Highness, could it be that Lu Jian is leading his troops to rescue us?"
"Gu Xiang has a good memory! It's this person!"
"Your Highness is extremely intelligent and has made arrangements long ago. With this boy here, we can overcome this danger!" Prime Minister Gu thought of the extreme power of the thunderbolt, which is a magical thing that cannot be resisted by human power.
Not to mention that King Cheng is not here, even if he were here, it would not affect the overall situation!
"Lu Jianzheng? Which Lu Jianzheng?" asked the Minister of Rites.
The Minister of Revenue touched his chin and thought for a moment, suddenly remembering that some time ago, His Majesty suddenly transferred a large sum of money and established a Firearms Supervisory.
It's mysterious and I don't know what it is.
But I heard that the person in charge of this place is a young man named Lu.
Could it be that what Prime Minister Gu said refers to this person?
Several ministers wanted to ask more questions, but they saw Zhong Ning's eyes were surprisingly bright.
Then he ordered someone to bring a good horse, and with a somersault, he jumped onto the horse's back.