novelaction Chapter 1380 Mutiny, Taking Control of the Inner Court and Breaking Through the City Gates
Chapter 1380 Mutiny, Taking Control of the Inner Court and Breaking Through the City Gates
Yun Mujiu reached into her sleeve, flicked her wrist, and tossed the object high into the air above the dense crowd.
Ye Xiaohan casually picked up a bow and arrow, drew the bow, nocked an arrow, raised an eyebrow, and an arrow shot away, soaring into the sky.
"Bang!" The arrow pierced and tore through a white ball in the air.
Countless particles of powder were scattered, drifting and falling to the ground.
Apart from those at the Night King's residence who had taken the antidote beforehand, all of the Emperor's men were infected. They were already exhausted and demoralized, and with countless wounded, they were utterly powerless to resist.
Therefore, with the Night King's camp aided by the scattered medicinal powder, the Emperor's camp was basically wiped out!
Countless people collapsed in the vast square.
It seemed that in that instant, the outcome of the battle was already decided!
Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan's final act of cooperating to sprinkle medicinal powder was also to reduce unnecessary casualties.
To put it bluntly, everyone is a subject of Zhongyue, though there may be conflict due to differing stances and allegiances. However, in most cases, aside from those heinous criminals, the common people and soldiers at the bottom are innocent.
If possible, preserve them as much as possible.
Furthermore, the Emperor ordered the imperial army to strike with deadly force against the Night King's faction, but Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu were not as ruthless as they were. While Ye Xiaohan's group's counterattack wasn't exactly merciful, it at least minimized casualties on both sides.
Firstly, during the fight in the main hall, Ye Xiaohan and his group mostly knocked out or wounded the imperial soldiers. Yun Mujiu's hidden weapons and powders were not lethal.
Secondly, when Ye Xiaohan and his group broke through the side door of the burning main hall, they also brought out the imperial army soldiers who had been abandoned inside the hall by the emperor and were about to be burned to death.
Thirdly, Ye Xiaohan's group had held back their full strength in their arrow barrage counterattack, and the Emperor's archers were fully protected and armored, so it was unlikely that they would die from a single arrow wound.
Fourthly, in the battle between the Night King's army and the imperial army, they intentionally avoided the opponent's vital points. And after the imperial army gradually realized that they were in a losing situation and felt a bit of goodwill from the Night King's camp, they also intentionally went easy on each other with the Night King's army.
Fifthly, the medicine packet that Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan finally destroyed together did not contain poison powder, but only a sedative powder to make people lose their strength, so as to end the battle without losing a single soldier or any casualties.
In an instant, the outcome of the battle was decided.
The Emperor, surrounded by several Imperial Guards, hid in a corner, his mouth spitting out blood. Xu Geng was injured, the two Martial Gods had already been wounded and forced to retreat by Ye Xiaohan, and the Dragon Staff Guards had also been captured by the Cold Shadow Guards. The commander of the Imperial Guards and the two commanders of the left and right flank vanguard battalions of the Imperial Guards had all been seriously injured and captured by their personal guards.
Ye Xiaohan strode forward, and the layers of golden guards on both sides of the road stepped aside. He walked all the way to the emperor.
At this moment, Zhou Lie came over to report: "Your Highness, I also encountered a group of unknown guards near Biquan Garden. They tried to attack us." He spoke vaguely, not specifying the identities of the other party.
Ye Xiaohan nodded slightly, "Arrest the Empress's people as well." The Empress also wielded considerable influence in the harem and had secretly cultivated her own guards. It was quite normal for the Empress to take action against his people today, because he knew that the Empress would not be content with merely being an Empress, and he had long sensed her unusual ambition.
The Empress sent troops hoping to seize power and benefits during the struggle between the Emperor and the Night King, ultimately benefiting herself while the Night King and the Emperor would both suffer heavy losses.
Ye Xiaohan said calmly, "Take them away." This time, he not only wanted to subdue the Emperor, but also to suppress the Empress who had been plotting in the palace for many years.
The foundations of the Emperor and Empress must be uprooted!
When the Emperor heard that the Empress had also sent troops, he showed an indescribable expression.
Yun Mujiu "kindly" reminded him, "Your Majesty, you should be the one who knows the Empress best. But do you know? There are some interesting things about the Empress that she hasn't told you yet."
The emperor frowned, his expression showing obvious frustration.
Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu so easily sowed discord between the Emperor and Empress. In any case, the Emperor and Empress were already at odds, and it was also true that the Empress wanted to stage a coup and seize power, and that the Empress had secrets.
Ye Xiaohan took a step forward and looked down at the disheveled emperor.
"Ye Xiaohan, are you satisfied now? You've won."
"Your Majesty, I have said before that I have never cared about this position." Ye Xiaohan's expression was indifferent, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
The emperor was taken aback, then chuckled self-deprecatingly, and continued to say to himself, "I'm afraid this position will have to be yours." The position he had gone to great lengths to seize was ultimately going to be returned to its rightful owner.
The defeat was already evident, and the emperor was already in decline. His tone was filled with jealousy and resentment, as well as a deep sense of unwillingness.
At this moment, another Imperial Guard, looking flustered, came to report the news.
"—The Night King's army has breached the city walls!"
Ever since the Emperor broke off relations with Ye Xiaohan in the palace today, he has ordered tens of thousands of imperial guards to guard the city gates, in order to prevent the worst-case scenario from occurring. What is this worst-case scenario? It's that Ye Xiaohan is unable to attack the capital.
The Emperor's faction firmly believed that before the Night King's complete downfall, it would be impossible for him to mobilize his scattered troops from various places, reunite them, and launch a timely and intact attack on the capital.
Only now did the Emperor's faction realize that the Night King had already taken precautions! Nothing is impossible; the Night King is always full of surprises!
Looking back on the journey, the Emperor was convinced from the beginning that he could defeat Ye Xiaohan in the palace, so he didn't pay much attention to defending the city. As a result, he first found himself at a disadvantage in the palace battle, then the reinforcements outside the city encountered trouble, then he suffered a complete defeat in the internal power struggle within the palace, and finally news came that the Night King's army had breached the city and taken control of the capital.
He lost completely!
Ye Xiaohan looked at the emperor indifferently, his eyes devoid of any emotion. Faced with this narrow-minded, suspicious, and jealous emperor, he had long since lost all brotherly affection for him.
He ignored the emperor's mention of "returning the throne" and instead ordered the guests who had been locked up in the side hall to be released.
Before long, a large group of guests rushed out of the side hall. Many of them thought they were saved and no longer trapped, and ran around excitedly. But when they saw the battle situation outside, they were all terrified.
Blood, smoke, weapons, and wounded soldiers—everything about them was a shock to their minds and bodies.
They heard a lot of noise outside from inside the hall and could guess what had happened. But when they saw it with their own eyes, they still couldn't bear it.
A group of the Emperor's confidants immediately collapsed to their knees, while Dong Cun, Liu Wuzheng, and Minister Lu trembled. Those who had once argued with the Night King's subordinates in the main hall of Biquan Garden had long since lost their arrogance.
Ye Xiaohan's subordinates, their eyes brimming with tears, gazed at their revered war god, the prince. Before, with the prince protecting them, they hadn't been imprisoned by the emperor. Now, with the prince leading troops to quell the rebellion, their future in the court would be brighter, free from the constant oppression of the emperor's men. Most importantly, their pillar of strength, the prince, was still alive and well!
The Empress nearly lost her footing. She neither went to check on the Emperor nor stepped forward to speak to comfort the other panicked guests. The fact that she didn't see her guards appear proved that her side had failed.
The Emperor lost, and so did she. Her plan to seize power while the Emperor and the Night King were locked in a chaotic struggle had failed!
Seeing that everyone was stunned by the scene before them, Ye Xiaohan ordered his personal guards to clean up the battlefield, including extinguishing the flames that were still burning in the main hall.
He turned around leisurely, took Yun Mujiu's hand, and discussed the farce of the day with the Emperor and his entourage.
You have to pay the price for doing something wrong!