At about the hour of Mao on the night when Lin Qinghe led his troops back for reinforcement, the main gate of the capital, Deshengmen, was unexpectedly opened!

Prince Jing, who had been besieging the capital for more than seven days, led his troops directly into the city. The defenders of Deshengmen in the capital fought bravely, but still could not stop his offensive and were defeated.

When the young emperor Li Zhaoyan, who was still handling government affairs with Yu Qing in the palace overnight, heard the news, his face turned pale and then red.

How could Deshengmen be opened suddenly?

Yu Qing, who had originally arranged the city defense in an orderly manner, was also startled, and then his face became as gloomy as ink.

There must be a traitor! Is there a traitor in the court... or in the palace?

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to summon the 30,000 imperial guards in the city to stay and ensure your safety. The rest of the troops should be mobilized to Deshengmen to stop Prince Jing." Originally, there were about 100,000 troops in the city, which was more than enough to defend the city when facing Prince Jing who had more than 100,000 troops.

After all, this is not the first time we have defended the capital, and everyone is full of confidence.

Who would have thought that there would be a traitor on their side who actually opened the door and let Prince Jing in!

Yu Qing looked a little depressed. If Prince Jing really broke into the palace and kidnapped... or even "accidentally" caused Li Zhaoyan to die in the war, how would these civil and military officials have the face to see the late emperor?

Although Li Zhaoyan was panicking, she suppressed it and said calmly, "Leave 20,000 imperial guards to protect me in the palace, and the rest of you can go to support Deshengmen. My dear minister, I am waiting for you here!"

Don't let me down!

"I obey your order!" Yu Qing walked out in a hurry. Now he didn't know where Prince Jing had fought, so he had to go to the front line to make arrangements quickly.

Li Zhaoyan, who stayed where she was, asked coldly, "Is the Queen Mother well these days?"

With the previous experience of the Queen Mother pushing him off the city wall in order to harm him, Li Zhaoyan almost instantly shifted his suspicious eyes to the Queen Mother, who was in Cao's camp but her heart was with Han.

It would be fine if she was obedient, but if she wasn't... don't blame him for being ruthless. He would punish her even if it meant being branded as unfilial!

Eunuch Wang, who was waiting nearby, took a look at the emperor's face and was immediately shocked. "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been meditating and worshipping Buddha all day long, and there has been no unusual movement."

"Yes." Li Zhaoyan replied calmly, "Since the Queen Mother is willing to meditate and worship Buddha, I will only send her vegetarian food in the future. This can be regarded as my filial piety to her."

Didn't he respect Buddhism and eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name all day? How did he hear that the vegetarian banquets in the Queen Mother's Palace were all made of meat?

Since she really wants to be a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures, then he will satisfy her!

Li Zhaoyan was very satisfied with his handling of the matter and began to review memorials. Although he was in a critical period, he still had to deal with a lot of government affairs every day. The young emperor, who had experienced a siege by a large army, was able to remain calm at this time.

But soon he will lose his balance!

Because two hours later, Yu Qing's letter was quickly delivered to Li Zhaoyan.

Li Zhaoyan, who had not slept all night, turned pale the moment he saw the contents of the letter. "Hurry up and tell the commander of the imperial guards to come in and escort me away!"

Han Wei, the commander of the imperial guards, was almost waiting outside the palace. After seeing the contents of the letter, he made a prompt decision, "Your Majesty, please change into your regular clothes and leave immediately with me."

The letter contained only a few words, "Prince Jing's army is unstoppable. I can only hold them back for three hours at most. Your Majesty, please do not linger after reading this letter. Leave the capital immediately and head to Fengyang!"

After entering the hall, Li Zhaoyan quickly changed her clothes, and when she came out, she ran out of the palace with Han Wei.

However, he was used to a life of luxury, and he was out of breath after running for a while. Seeing this, Han Wei hurriedly carried the little emperor on his back and moved forward quickly.

After arriving outside the palace, Li Zhaoyan hesitated for a while and finally got on the horse. Although he could ride a horse, he had not ridden one for a long time.

Han Wei seemed to know his difficulty, so he said directly, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for overstepping my bounds. I will ride with Your Majesty and leave Beijing first."

"It's okay. We all rely on General Han." Li Zhaoyan readily mounted his horse and left, followed closely by 20,000 imperial guards.

Just as they came out of the palace gate, an arrow was shot over, aiming directly at Li Zhaoyan who was in front of Han Wei!

"! Enemy attack, rescue!" Han Wei's body reacted faster than his brain. He pulled Li Zhaoyan into his arms, letting him turn sideways to avoid the arrow, but he himself was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.

He grasped the arrow with his thick, broad hand and twisted it hard, breaking the arrow and throwing it aside.

"Follow this general and fight!" he shouted loudly.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

With the emperor's presence here, the imperial guards rushed forward and fought with Prince Jing's army that was blocking the road.

However, Han Wei was always paying attention to the battle situation and slowly retreated to the rear with Li Zhaoyan. His mission was to protect His Majesty and keep the Emperor safe.

The current situation is not optimistic. A unit of Prince Jing's army has actually entered the capital, and is even in front of the palace gate! Yu Shangshu must have failed to hold on. He must take the emperor away from here as soon as possible, otherwise when Prince Jing arrives, everything will be hard to say...

Chen Ning, who was leading Prince Jing's army, was holding a bow and arrow at this time. Every time he drew the bow and shot an arrow, he would take the life of a royal guard.

The army he led was not large, only about 10,000 men, but the capital had been attacked at this time, and the morale of the 20,000 imperial guards guarding Li Zhaoyan was low. Moreover, their mission was to protect the emperor, so as time went on, they were unable to cope with the battle.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing has ordered! Those who surrender will not be killed! And their crimes will not be held accountable!" Chen Ning said coldly while riding on a warhorse.

He wants to disrupt the morale of the army!

"Your Majesty, rest assured that I will protect you and leave the capital safely!" Han Wei said without frowning after hearing this.

He summoned thousands of personal guards around him, ready to take advantage of the chaos to break out of the siege and take the emperor away.

Chen Ning, who was holding the bow and arrow, had already noticed the abnormality. He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Han Wei who was retreating and the young man in plain clothes who was being protected by him, and took out an arrow without hesitation.

He placed his calloused hands on the bowstring, pulled the bow steadily, and aimed at Han Wei who was riding on the horse.

He couldn't shoot the emperor, but if the commander of the imperial guards, Han Wei, died, the morale of the imperial guards would be in chaos, and he could take advantage of this opportunity to break through the enemy's defense and capture the little emperor.

He aimed the arrow steadily in his hand, waiting for the right opportunity.

Just as Han Wei turned around to attack, Chen Ning knew that the opportunity had come, and he shot an arrow without hesitation!

As the male protagonist who was born into a hunter family, Chen Ning received systematic training after joining the army. He has superb archery skills and can hit the target from a hundred paces away!

He was very sure that this arrow would kill Han Wei.

"Whoosh!"

After Han Wei reacted, he realized that he could not dodge, so he could only push the emperor off his horse!

A cold arrow came from the air, and just when Han Wei thought he was going to die!

A long spear flew in from nowhere and knocked the arrow shot at Han Wei away!

The spear was thrown out with unabated momentum and flew several feet away. It slowed down slightly when it pierced the chest of an unlucky soldier, and then pierced the man straight into the ground!

"I am late in coming to your rescue, Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive me!"

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