latelenovela Chapter 268 Death of Xuanyuan Feng
Chapter 268 Death of Xuanyuan Feng
The city gate was broken, and the palace gate was also broken.
After killing hundreds of gatekeepers, Prince Jin easily entered the palace.
Military Advisor Huang Yan felt that there was a trick and said to King Jin, "Something is wrong. Intelligence says that there are more than 10,000 imperial guards in the palace, but there are only a hundred soldiers guarding such an important place as the palace gate. The way here is unobstructed, which seems like a temptation. This palace cannot be entered."
Prince Xuanyuan Feng of Jin is now in high spirits. The gates of the imperial city have been broken, and he can easily enter the imperial palace. He sees the throne ahead, so how can he listen to any advice?
He sat high on his horse, looking at the road ahead as if he was looking at a path to heaven.
"We are already hiding today, so it is understandable that the palace is unprepared for this sudden attack. Moreover, Xuanyuan Che is imprisoned and was seriously injured in the last assassination attempt on Emperor Shunde. Who can fight me? I know where the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards have gone. They must have been mobilized to protect that old fellow, Emperor Shunde."
The military advisor frowned and said, "Prince Jin and I, Huang Yan, are now in the same boat. We should consider the interests of both sides. I think there is something fishy going on in this palace. We might as well retreat today and attack again after we have investigated. Now that our people have occupied the imperial city, this palace is like a trapped beast and cannot escape from our grasp."
"Retreat?" Xuanyuan Feng snorted coldly, "I have painstakingly endured humiliation and even when my mother died, I didn't see her off to the end in order to avoid being criticized. I have devoted everything I have to this moment, but now you are asking me to retreat? Where to retreat?"
Xuanyuan Feng drew out his sword and pointed it at the strategist's throat, his eyes cold, as if the sword would pierce his neck if he said another word.
"If I retreat, there will only be one possibility, that is, you are all dead. Now that you are all here, why should I retreat?
My sister has often told you to waste your time. Ba Puhe wants the demon's heart to help me become the emperor. I personally went to catch the demon for him, peeled off his heart and dug out his bones. I will give him whatever he wants. Now, you take people to get the news. If you don't comply, I will chop off your head!"
With a sword at his throat, the military advisor had no way to retreat and had no choice but to take two people with him and prepare to ride deep into the palace to spy on the enemy.
But when he was about to mount his horse, the King of Jin stopped him and said, "Don't ride a horse. If this is really a trap as the military advisor said, then if the military advisor rides a horse, it will alert the enemy. It's unfair to the military advisor. Just walk."
The military advisor froze in his tracks as he was about to mount his horse. He looked at Xuanyuan Feng in disbelief.
Emperor Shunde was not a fool. He mobilized such a large army to break into the palace. Even if he was not prepared half an incense stick of time ago, the palace was already set up with a tight net. He might lose his life if he went there on horseback, let alone walking.
"Your Highness Prince Jin, are you asking me to go and die?"
Xuanyuan Feng did not deny it, but he also did not admit it. However, his words showed his attitude: "Military Advisor, do you want to go and get the information, or do you want me to send you off now? You choose one."
"You!" The Huang Yan soldier who was with the military advisor was angry and wanted to argue with Xuanyuan Feng.
Before he could finish his words, a long sword came slashing across the sky, cutting the soldier's throat. The soldier was still talking the moment before, and the next moment he fell to the ground, holding his neck.
The military advisor and his soldiers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they retreated in panic.
Looking at Xuanyuan Feng, whose face was covered in blood, the military advisor sighed.
If one dies before achieving success, an arrogant army will surely be defeated.
The military advisor looked at the road leading to the palace. It was not a bright road at all, but a road to the underworld.
He took two soldiers with him and walked all the way into the palace.
There is death both ahead and behind, but maybe you can find a way to survive by moving forward.
The military advisor never returned after he left.
Xuanyuan Feng sat on his horse, feeling uneasy. Could it be a trick? Otherwise, why would the person never come back after leaving?
He looked back and saw tens of thousands of soldiers still on standby. With so many people, even if there was a fight, Emperor Shunde would suffer.
But this battle can only be successful, failure is not allowed. He wants to win, but he dare not gamble.
If he had rushed into the palace in one breath just now, it would have been fine, but after the military advisor said that, he became obsessed with it and didn't dare to move forward.
It is not right to retreat at this moment, nor is it right not to retreat.
Suddenly, a figure staggered towards them from the front. It was early morning and the fog was thick, so they couldn't see who the person was. Everyone raised their swords to be alert.
When they got closer, everyone could see clearly that it was the soldier who went with the military advisor to gather information.
His appearance was like a glimmer of hope for Xuanyuan Feng, and he quickly dismounted and asked, "Why are you alone? Where is the military advisor?"
The soldier was covered in blood. He pointed at the palace behind him with a horrified face. "There really was an ambush inside. The moment the military advisor and I entered, we were ambushed. After fighting for half an hour, the military advisor was captured. I killed one man and hid everywhere. I finally found a dog hole to escape death."
Xuanyuan Feng grabbed him by the collar and asked, "How many hours did you say you fought for?"
The soldier was so frightened by his appearance that he stammered for a long time: "Half, half an hour."
Xuanyuan Feng threw him to the ground: "Half an hour, there were only three of you, but the other side fought with you for half an hour. Can you see how many people there are on the other side?"
The soldier shook his head, his eyes filled with fear. "The fog was too thick, I couldn't see how many people there were. There seemed to be a lot of people in the fog, but there were only a few soldiers who came to arrest the three of us."
"There seemed to be a lot of people in the fog? You mean you didn't see how many people there were?"
The soldier thought for a moment and nodded, then shook his head again: "Your Highness, as the military advisor said, there is a trick in this palace. Let's retreat."
Xuanyuan Feng kicked the soldier away fiercely, then jumped on his horse and pointed his sword towards the depths of the palace. "It's just bluffing! The palace is empty right now, and you want to trick me into retreating and waiting for reinforcements! Do you think I'm a fool? All of you listen to my orders!"
The general behind him stamped his feet and drew all the swords in his hands: "Yes!"
"Follow me into the palace! Whoever captures the emperor will be greatly rewarded by me!"
"The King of Jin is mighty! The King of Jin is mighty!"
In the end, Xuanyuan Feng chose to take the risk and enter the palace because of his lust for power.
But the final outcome was already determined.
From the news that Emperor Shunde was injured, to Xuanyuan Che being imprisoned, to the dethronement of the crown prince, and everything that happened afterwards, it was all a carefully planned conspiracy.
A plan to lure disloyal people into rebellion and then kill them in the palace.
When Xuanyuan Che's sword pierced Xuanyuan Feng's shoulder and neck, Xuanyuan Feng knew that the game was over. From now on, there would be no Cao family in Dashun, and no Xuanyuan Feng either.
But he didn't understand, he disguised so well, even the broken leg was real, why he still lost so miserably in the end.
Logically speaking, even if Xuanyuan Che was prepared, he should not have left so many guards in the palace. In order to divert the troops from the imperial city, they spread the news, burned, killed, looted and stationed military camps in several towns closest to Kyoto in order to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.
And the fact was just as they had arranged. In order to suppress the bandits, Emperor Shunde sent nearly 10,000 soldiers, led by the commander of the Imperial Guards, to encircle and suppress the remnants outside Kyoto.
They also took this opportunity to rebel and attack the imperial city.
But they never expected that in the end, all their efforts were in vain. It was all fake. Emperor Shunde had never sent anyone out of the palace. The people they saw were just ordinary people recruited by Emperor Shunde.
"Why?" Xuanyuan Feng asked.
Xuanyuan Che moved away, revealing the person behind him.
Xuanyuan Feng's eyes instantly turned red: "You betrayed me!"
Meiji walked forward and pushed the long sword that was halfway into his shoulder and neck. The long sword broke out of his body, and the tip of the sword cut his flesh, causing blood to flow out.
"it's me."
"why?"
"To avenge what happened last year." Meiji squatted down and touched Xuanyuan Feng's cheek with her jade hand: "Have you forgotten what you said to me when you kidnapped me from home?"
Xuanyuan Feng couldn't remember, it was too long ago, and he would never take Ji Zi's words to heart.
Meiji chuckled, just like before, but when she pulled out the long sword that pierced Xuanyuan Feng, there was no mercy in her eyes. Then she raised her hand and swung the sword, piercing Xuanyuan Feng's heart.
As he lay dying, Meiji's voice fell into his ears.
"You said I was just a lowly servant, and my family was just lowly bastards. You said it was my blessing that you chose me, and I am a spineless whore."
"Now, I am sending you off personally, which is your blessing."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that the reason you have come to this point today is because of me. I am the prince's man, and you, Xuanyuan Feng, are destined to be a useless waste."