It was as if a thunder had sounded on the ground, and the palace exploded all of a sudden. The northern rebels had gone south three days ago, and now they are approaching the city. The princes, grandchildren, nobles, wives and ladies who were still indulging in pleasure just now couldn't sit still. The rebel army approached the capital, and it was obvious what they wanted to do. Whoever stayed in the palace at this time was a living target. The situation in the hall was chaotic, many people took advantage of the chaos and ran out of the hall, pushing and shoving to get out.

As soon as the accident happened, Bai Rong immediately stood in front of Yu Qingjia. The crowd outside was crowded, but Yu Qingjia's side was still safe and clean. Bai Rong paid close attention to the crowd and said to Yu Qingjia: "My lady, the army has arrived at the gate of the city. I'm afraid it will be very chaotic, this servant will send the lady home now."

"Okay." Yu Qingjia nodded. Bai Rong is very experienced in this area, she skillfully separated the crowd for Yu Qingjia, and led Yu Qingjia to a safe place. Bai Zhi is older than Bai Rong, but far inferior to Bai Rong in this kind of matter. With Bai Rong's protection, Yu Qingjia avoided several waves of chaos and walked safely to the place where the carriage was placed.

Usually it is not easy to get in and out of the palace gate, but now the situation is chaotic, rumors are spreading that Yecheng is about to be captured by the rebels, and the order from the palace has not been issued for a long time, and the guards of the palace gate don't know what to do. It can stop the carriages of many officials and family members who are in a hurry to leave the palace. Bai Rong escorted Yu Qingjia into the carriage, and she guarded the door of the carriage vigilantly. The coachman also had unusual composure, his eyes were alert, while paying attention to the surrounding roads, he steered the horse vigorously, and steered the carriage to rush out quickly.

Bai Zhi was so frightened that she couldn't help but hold Yu Qingjia's hand tightly. The carriage rattled out of the palace gate, crossed the Zhangshui Long Bridge, and finally set foot on the streets of the capital safely. Everyone in the carriage couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. The situation is chaotic now, and the palace gate may be locked at some point. If he can't get out safely, he may be trapped in the palace later, so he will undoubtedly be very passive. But as long as he ran out of the palace and walked to the street outside, even if he spared a little way, he could always return to his home.

From the moment she got into the carriage, Bai Rong was tightly clutching her sleeves, and there seemed to be something else in the sleeves. Now Bai Rong's hands in her sleeves were slowly loosened, she breathed a sigh of relief silently, and said to Yu Qingjia: "Miss, we have already come out. Old Wu, don't delay outside, take a shortcut and send your lady home."

The coachman answered loudly through a car door: "Yes, I understand."

Bai Rong ordered the coachman to go, then turned her head and said to Yu Qingjia: "Don't worry, lady, the rebel army will not harm the people when they enter the city, you can just stay at home with peace of mind."

Yu Qingjia nodded. She looked serious and couldn't help but silently stared outside the car through the curtain. Bai Zhi looked at Yu Qingjia, and then at Bai Rong. For some reason, she had a strange feeling. Why did she feel that Bai Rong was very afraid of Yu Qingjia staying outside? It was as if staying in the palace or outside would be hijacked by someone.

Bai Zhi shook her head, shaking off such inexplicable thoughts. The driver's skills were excellent, the carriage was fast and stable, and he had already run several streets in a blink of an eye, and crossed two streets to reach the block where Yu's house was located. However, this area is the market of Yecheng, which is very lively on weekdays, but now the people are running around when they hear the news of the siege, and the traffic is very difficult. The coachman avoided several groups of people, but in the end he couldn't move on, so he said anxiously to Yu Qingjia, "Liu Niangzi, the road ahead is completely blocked, should we grit our teeth and keep going, or should we go around this area and change the way?" A longer route?"

Crossing the bazaar is the shortest way, but there are many people in a mess, and there are many carriages blocked on the road in all directions. If you want to bypass this place, you have to take a farther detour.

Bai Rong looked outside and frowned: "If you go around, you have to walk a lot more, and that place is close to the city wall, what if you encounter rioters?"

Since the young master returned to the army, Bai Rong's communication with her superiors has become one-way. That is to say, Bai Rong doesn't know when Murong Yan plans to raise troops and when to attack the city, otherwise she wouldn't let Yu Qingjia attack the city. Stay outside this day. The coachman also understands this truth, now is the critical time, and they dare not let Yu Qingjia make a mistake. If there was a traitor in the East Palace who leaked the news, or if the forerunner knew about Miss Six's existence, or if she simply encountered rogues who took the opportunity to make trouble and detain Yu Qingjia, the consequences would be disastrous.

Bai Rong couldn't make up her mind, so Yu Qingjia glanced through the gap in the car curtain and said, "Turn around, let's take a detour."

"Miss..."

"The road ahead is completely blocked. I don't know how long it will take to get out from here, and it will be even worse if you get stuck inside. It's better to take another detour. Although it is a long detour, the road is still open. .”

Yu Qingjia's voice was firm and decisive, Bai Rong and the coachman obeyed Yu Qingjia's order without knowing it. The coachman lashed the horse hard, turned around and walked from the other side.

Sure enough, there were a lot fewer passers-by on this road, and the road was empty, but it was also close to the city wall, and you could see groups of soldiers. The coachman didn't dare to be careless, he whipped the horse one whip after another, and drove the carriage to the fastest speed.

However, the sky did not fulfill the wishes of the people. Seeing that it was about to arrive after another street, a large number of soldiers suddenly passed by an intersection in front of them, and they ran towards the city wall quickly with their knives on their hands. Their footsteps made regular and heavy noises on the road, and they were also wearing full armor, making them look like elite soldiers. Bai Zhi was so frightened that her hands were cold, she hid in the car and asked Yu Qingjia in a low voice: "My lady, where did these people come from?"

"The soldiers stationed at Tongque Terrace are the emperor's direct subordinates." Yu Qingjia whispered through the swaying curtain of the car, "It seems that the emperor and Yin Yikun have already made arrangements. The copper can be removed so soon." The troops of Quetai were dispatched, so I still underestimated them."

The coachman asked outside: "Miss Six, there are regular soldiers passing by in front, what shall we do?"

"Turn the horse's head over, don't act rashly, and don't provoke, just wait quietly for them to pass."

The coachman followed Yu Qingjia's instructions, pulled the horse's head and turned the cart around, so that the horse quietly faced the wall, neither listening nor speaking nor looking. Thanks to Yu Qingjia's quick insight, the emperor's personal soldiers passing by outside the wall glanced at them a few times, and seeing that they were keeping themselves safe, they left without paying attention.

After the personal soldiers passed by, the coachman hurriedly drove the carriage through. They had just walked halfway, when suddenly there was an earth-shattering shout not far away, which should be the rebels attacking in. They were able to enter the city so quickly, and there was an internal response in Ye City who opened the city gate for them.

Most of the rebel army lined up at the main gate, and all the defenders of Yecheng were also attracted away. No one thought that the opponent's target turned out to be an inconspicuous side gate. The rebel army attacked east and west, and the defenders of Yecheng fell into the trap. While the defenders were not paying attention, the people inside suddenly rose up and killed the guards, opened the city gate, and let the elite troops who had been waiting outside enter the city.

A gap was opened in Yecheng, like a flood breaking through a section of a dam. Soon other places were also in emergency, and the flood swept into Beijing with a force of destruction. The team of emperor's soldiers who passed by Yu Qingjia's car just now happened to meet the vanguard of the rebels who broke through the city first.

The leader of the soldiers drew his sword and pointed at the opponent, shouting loudly: "Bold traitors, are you planning to rebel?"

Rebelling against dynasties and dynasties is a capital crime, and the crime affects women and children, which is a rather ugly crime. Yu Qingjia never thought that she just wanted to go home, and she happened to bump into this scene. She lowered her voice and urged the driver shortly: "Don't turn around, don't speed up suddenly so as not to alarm these people, just go quickly like this."

The coachman also understood that they were right behind the emperor's soldiers. If something happened, it would be a big trouble if the soldiers took Yu Qingjia as a hostage. The coachman tried his best to drive the horse lightly and quickly. When crossing the street, the wheel of the cart accidentally knocked over a stone, and the curtain of the cart was thrown open. a dark horse.

This horse is pure in color, without a trace of miscellaneous hair all over its body, except for a few white hairs on the horse's hooves, like dark clouds stepping on snow, the night sky is lightning fast, it is the famous Zhaoyebai. Immediately, sat a man in silver armor. Most of the armor in the army is made of iron. Due to the accumulated use and blood staining, the iron armor has turned into a murderous black. However, this man is the only one whose silver armor is spotless, and he is extremely conspicuous among the black soldiers. It's not a good thing to be conspicuous on the battlefield, but it fits strangely on this person, as if he was born to be like this, flamboyant, dazzling, and commanding the army. Even if his position is exposed to everyone, no one can do anything to him.

On top of the silver armor was a mask with a cold metallic luster and ghostly fangs.

The moment Yu Qingjia saw the mask, her body trembled violently. The blood in her body seemed to stop flowing, and her limbs were as cold as ice. With trembling fingers, Yu Qingjia slowly opened the car curtain a crack, staring at that person in disbelief.

With a knife on his waist, a whip in one hand and a rein loosely in the other, he appeared before the confrontation between the two armies, as if walking a horse on the prairie.

The leader of the emperor's soldiers became visibly nervous when he saw this person appearing. His hand was tightly gripping the handle of the knife, and the back of his hand was full of veins: "Traitors, you are blatantly rebelling."

"Rebellion?" His voice was a little distorted through the mask, but even so, the timbre was still too good to hear, "The emperor acted against the law and trusted treacherous ministers, so what is there to rebel against?"

Although this is true, it is too arrogant to say it in front of the two armies. Another man who looked like a military guard broke out in cold sweat when he heard these words, he patted his horse forward, raised his knife and shouted: "Traitors and sycophants are rampant, blinding the Holy One, causing loyal officials to be humiliated, and the people are in dire straits, we are here to the side of the Qing emperor! "

Tie Jun who was following behind them shouted loudly, his voice was like thunder: "Punish the treacherous ministers, Qing Dynasty!"

Even if it is actually a rebellion, it always needs to be changed to a nice name. For example, killing the treacherous officials around the emperor and returning the emperor to Qingming is a good reason to raise troops. The garrison of Suzaku Terrace was taken by the opponent's aura, and the soldiers in the front row couldn't help taking two steps back. The leader of the soldiers shouted loudly, finally drew out his knife, and shouted: "Escape from the battle, we will be regarded as rebels. Anyone who retreats, beheaded."

With the deterrence of military orders, the retreat of Tongque Terrace's garrison troops can be regarded as stopped. In order to boost the morale of his own side, the leader shouted: "Since you are here to help the Holy Majesty, why don't you dare to show your true colors? You are wearing a mask, how do we know whether you are a human or a ghost. You must be sneaky if you cover it up."

The words of the leader angered the people on the opposite side, and many people glared. Obviously, no matter in terms of momentum or cohesion, the imperial garrison is far inferior to the rebels they call.

But the person in the middle of the topic laughed instead, tightened the reins, and was about to go out of the guard circle with his horse. People on both sides quickly stopped him and called out "Young Master" in a low voice. The man in the silver armor raised one hand in a casual gesture, and the people on both sides had to step back and stare helplessly at him slowly walking out of the infantry protection circle.

He stopped in the open space between the two armies, not only the troops behind him silently clenched their knives, but the emperor's personal soldiers also became tense, holding up their spears and shields, ready for battle. In the sight of everyone, he slowly stretched out his hand and put it on his mask. At the same time, his voice came out coldly: "I am the son of Prince Chengde, Murong Yan, the king of Langya, the king of Qianhu County, who was proclaimed by Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty. You said, do I have the qualifications to clear the king's side and set the sights straight?"

As soon as the words fell, the hidden button on the back of the mask was undone, and the mask with iron fangs peeled off his face like this. The leader of the personal army thought about many possibilities, such as the person in front of him playing tricks and putting on a pose, or the person's face was disfigured, so he used a mask to cover his face. But when he saw the real person behind the mask, the leader of the soldiers was taken aback, and the rest of the people also gasped in amazement, and they were in a panic.

At this time, someone among the soldiers shouted loudly: "King Langya has a beautiful voice, this is King Langya. King Langya came back to vindicate Prince Chengde!"

This sentence seemed to turn on some switch, and the imperial army was visibly agitated. The moment the leader of the soldiers saw Murong Yan's true face, he became murderous. He also knew that such a dazzling appearance must belong to King Langya. He drew out the crossbow and aimed it at Murong Yan while others were not prepared, but Murong Yan seemed to know it in advance, and before the leader let go of his fingers, Murong Yan's arrow had already shot into his chest. The leader was hit by an arrow and fell staggeringly off his horse. Murong Yan held the crossbow in one hand and swung it quickly and forcefully with the other. Then he took the lead and rushed towards the palace. Behind him, the dark-faced, strong and powerful soldiers also raised their spears and rushed forward shouting: "His Royal Highness King Langya returns to the capital, Qing Jun side!"

Murong Yan rushed into the enemy army alone, brandishing a knife with one hand, and a row of people around him immediately fell down. Chang Da desperately wanted to catch up and protect Murong Yan, but after working hard for a long time, he found that the emperor's favorite troops were like cutting leeks under Murong Yan's hands, and they were as powerful as a broken bamboo. Chang Da discovered to his dismay that instead of saying that he was protecting Murong Yan from the sidelines, it was better to say that he was hiding behind Murong Yan to pick up leaks. The only thing he can do is to make up for those who fell under Murong Yan's knife.

Murong Yan was like a sharp blade, and quickly cut the carefully formed emperor's soldiers in half. Chang Da raised his spear and threw it into a soldier's throat with all his might, then drew out his weapon and caught up with Murong Yan panting heavily: "My lord, you charged too fast, why did you knock down so many people at once? Yebai hardly slowed down."

Murong Yan reached out to wipe the blood on his chin, he reined in the reins, and looked up at the majestic Tongque Terrace in front of him. Chang Da originally asked casually, but when he saw Murong Yan wiping the blood from his face, he was startled, and immediately forgot the rest of the sentence. Murong Yan didn't care, and said: "It's not difficult, you can do it if you just practice the saber technique."

After speaking, there was no answer behind him. Murong Yan took out the mask with no expression on his face, and put the mask back on his face with his teeth and claws, which was enough to scare a crying child. Chang Da was very embarrassed when he realized it. He was a rough guy who thought he had already cultivated to the fullest, but he didn't expect that he would accidentally lose his mind while looking at the young master. He laughed in embarrassment, scratched his head and said, "How can I compare with the young master, the young master is rewarded by God, and eighteen kinds of weapons can be picked up and weighed. A few days ago, Zheng Er complained to me, Said that he used his ancestral marksmanship in front of the young master. Unexpectedly, after a few days, he could not even beat the young master with a red tasseled spear. Now that we have invaded Yecheng, we have also eliminated the elite of the emperor's old man halfway, leaving only How much can a Tongque Terrace and Zhangshui Bridge do? Young Master, you will soon have your revenge."

The people in the East Palace had been waiting for this day to publicize their name and invade Yecheng. Chang Da, a vulgar man, was trembling with excitement. However, the person involved, Murong Yan, was unbelievably calm. He didn't have the slightest thought of expressing his inner feelings, but just reined in his horse and walked forward: "It's useless to talk more, let's wait until we stand in front of the emperor to say such things."

With a wrong eye, Murong Yan walked away, and Chang Da hurriedly patted his horse to follow. However, when he reached the entrance of an alley, Murong Yan, who was galloping wildly, stopped suddenly, and Chang Da hurriedly reined in his horse, and ran back: "My lord, what's the matter?"

Murong Yan looked deeply at the alley, he remembered that a carriage passed through here just now, and at such a little bit of night, this carriage was about to catch up with the battlefield where the two armies were fighting. Of course, Murong Yan would not care about the life and death of unrelated people, but when the curtain of the car was shaking just now, he vaguely saw Yu Qingjia.

It's just a side profile, passing by in a flash, and Murong Yan is far away, it is almost impossible to see the face clearly. Chang Da also followed to look inside, but after looking for a long time, he still didn't find anything. He was puzzled, and asked again: "My lord, what are you looking at? The emperor is still living in the palace."

Murong Yan withdrew his gaze and said, "Forget it, you should know sooner or later. Anyway, I lied to her so many times, this time is not bad."

"What?"

"Nothing." Murong Yan suddenly tightened his grip on the reins, and rushed out like an arrow off the string, "Soldiers are expensive, don't dawdle, I have something to do in a while."

Chang Da became more and more puzzled, he stretched his neck and took a last look into the alley, then patted his horse and chased after Murong Yan. While chasing, Chang Da muttered in his heart, the young master's temper was really unpredictable, and he changed as soon as he said it. It was obvious that the young master stopped for no reason and watched for a long time inexplicably, but it was Chang Da who was scolded in the end. What's even more strange is, besides besieging Tongque Terrace, do they have other things to do? Why did the young master say this, as if he was going to do something very important, and attacking the palace was just a passing by on the way.

Chang Da shook his head and threw out all kinds of weird thoughts. He thought, maybe this is what Junshi He said. Sure enough, their son was born to be a master.

The whole city of Ye was immersed in the screaming and killing. The southeast side gate was broken by rebels, or King Langya's army should join forces to break through. Afterwards, King Langya personally led people to surprise the palace, and another team went to each city gate to strangle the imperial army. Open the city gate and let your own people enter the city. Yuer's eyelids twitched when she woke up this morning, and then she chanted sutras in front of the Buddha as usual, but no matter what, she couldn't calm down. She was uneasy, so she asked the servant girl to inquire, and learned that Liu Niangzi entered the palace for a banquet today, and the master Yu Wenjun was also in the palace. Yu Ermao thought to herself that nothing would happen if she entered the palace. She must have caught a cold last night, so she was always thinking wildly.

However, after noon, Ermao Yu suddenly heard a commotion outside. Someone panicked and shouted "the rebels are attacking the city" while running. Only then did Ermao Yu know that it turned out that Yecheng was surrounded by people. .

The majestic capital city was caught off guard, and this seemed to be the rhythm of the country's subjugation. Er'er Yu finally knew where her inexplicable panic came from. She asked people to see if Yu Qingjia was back, and prayed to the Buddha over and over again to beg for the blessing of the Buddha. Said: "Madam, just across the street from our house, the rebel army and the imperial army fought in a street. Many people died, and the blood stained the joints of the floor tiles."

Yu Ermao was startled when she heard that, she held her heart and clasped the beads with trembling fingers: "Buddha bless you, I have devoted myself to worshiping Buddha all my life, and I ask myself that I have not done anything harmful to nature. Please follow the Buddha's curtain, if my granddaughter can do it this time Returning safely, the old man is willing to reduce his life by ten years, and copy scriptures every day for the rest of his life."

Ermao Yu had just finished chanting silently in her heart when she suddenly heard a girl's angry shout: "Old lady, the lady is back!"

Ermao Yu shook her hand, the beads in her hand broke suddenly, and fell to the ground with a crackling sound. Yu Ermao kowtowed vigorously, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "Thank you Buddha, thank you Buddha for your protection."

Yu Ermao worshiped the Buddha, and then hurried to the outer hall to see Yu Qingjia. When Yu Qingjia saw Er Yu Yu, she hurried over to greet her: "Grandmother, your granddaughter is unfilial, which makes you worry. Are you okay at home?"

"I'm fine, as long as you're fine." Yu Er's hands were shaking until now, she pulled Yu Qingjia to sit down, and asked Yu Qingjia to tell her what she encountered on the road from the beginning. Yu Qingjia hides the thrilling links, and only picks up the general things to tell Yu Ermei. At the end of the hearing, Yu Eryu put her hands together and prayed again and again: "Amitabha, there is no danger, as long as there is nothing wrong."

After Ermao Yu finished speaking, she suddenly realized something: "Where's your father? Didn't he go with you?"

Bai Zhi was shocked, and when she heard this, she hurriedly said: "Yes, where did the Lord go? There are rebels outside, and the Lord alone should not be in danger."

When Yu Qingjia heard this, a smile appeared on his lips, which seemed to be mocking but not mocking. Embarrassed by the rebels? How could it be, Yu Wenjun himself is a rebel.