freenovelworld Chapter 322 Killing Wei Jiutong
Chapter 322 Killing Wei Jiutong
The lights in Shu Ning Palace were bright, and thousands of fully armed imperial guards were guarding outside the palace gate. Wei Jiutong brought more than 60 imperial guards to "protect" the emperor and the empress dowager.
In the palace, Cheng Haodong and several ministers were talking with the emperor and the empress dowager by candlelight, taking turns to persuade them with threats and inducements. They knew that the longer the night, the more troubles they would face, and they had to persuade the little emperor as soon as possible to save their lives and their glorious future.
Cheng Haodong's face was covered with sweat, veins popped out on his neck, his mouth was dry, and his eyes were filled with a ferocious look of impatience.
"Sister, can your father or brother harm you and your son? If it weren't for the emperor's throne, and if you, the empress dowager, truly control the harem and rule the country, why would we risk our lives to do such a thing?
Your Majesty, I believe that my grandfather and uncle are working together to eliminate the ambitious Regent Zhao Defang for the sake of your kingdom.
Uncle, please issue the decree quickly! If it’s too late, we will lose the opportunity and Zhao Defang will punish us later. We will be doomed!”
Empress Dowager Zhaoning was so disgusted that she didn't want to even look at her elder brother. She closed her eyes and lay motionless like a clay statue, not uttering a word.
The young emperor Zhao Wuji was furious again and started to curse: "You are the ones with the wolfish ambition, right? My uncle and aunt would never harm me, and my grandfather and uncle would not risk their lives for my own good. Otherwise, when my father was forced to death, why didn't you take the lead in launching a coup to avenge my mother and me and put my nephew on the throne?"
Yu Li, who was tied up and gagged, excitedly shouted "good" to Wu Ji in her heart. [Good scolding! ]
Cheng Zhuang, who was already enjoying retirement at home, glared at his little grandson angrily!
"What do you know, little kid? If the Cheng family hadn't preserved their strength back then, how could they be able to make decisions for you and your son today?"
The young emperor Zhao Wuji stretched his back and yawned, and tried to buy time again. He said with a sleepy face, "I appreciate the kindness of your Cheng family. Let me think about it for a few more days. I'm sleepy, so you can leave now!"
Cheng Haodong was so anxious that he was about to open his mouth to persuade them again, but he heard a commotion outside, followed by shouts of killing.
The truth was revealed, and someone came to the palace to protect the emperor? He was so frightened that his heart was pounding and he was terrified.
The young emperor Zhao Wuji immediately perked up, excitedly stood up and shouted loudly to the outside, "I am here! ... The Queen Mother is here too! Warriors outside, come and rescue the king!"
Cheng Haodong grabbed the little emperor who was shouting for help and covered his mouth, with a ferocious look on his face, "If you dare to shout again, I will strangle you to death!"
"Let him go!" Empress Dowager Zhaoning, who had been resting with her eyes closed, shouted coldly. "Cheng Haodong, if you dare to hurt the emperor, I will kill all nine generations of your Cheng family!"
Cheng Haodong shuddered, and was so scared that he quickly pulled the little emperor up from the ground. He still covered his mouth with his hand and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Sister, what are you talking about? Aren't the nine clans of our Cheng family also your nine clans?"
Hearing the shouting and killing outside, Cheng Zhuang was also trembling with fear at this time, and hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Daughter, our family members' bones are broken and the tendons are connected, don't be angry, your elder brother was also anxious because of you two stupid mother and son, so he lost his temper.
Haodong, let the emperor go.
Your Majesty, come, come to Grandpa, don’t be afraid of assassins, Grandpa will sacrifice his life to protect you. "
"Ah!... You little bastard, why are you biting me?" Cheng Haodong screamed in pain, shook his bloody hands and cursed angrily.
"Bah!... People with black consciences have extremely smelly blood, which has dirty my teeth." Xiao Wuzhi ran to his mother, spitting out blood-stained saliva and cursed back.
Yu Li, who was lying in the corner, praised Wu Ji in her heart, "Well done!"
The pupils of Wei Jiutong, the chief of the imperial guards, suddenly shrank. The arrows shot by the imperial guards were swung back by the old Taoist in embroidered robes, and hit the imperial guards archers. Who is this evil Taoist? How can his internal strength be so strong?
More than sixty palace guards were fighting around three figures. The middle-aged scholar-looking man held a sword in his hand that was like a dragon emerging from the sea or a phoenix dancing in the sky. His powerful internal force was formidable. One strike of the sword would take a life, and then a blood mist would spray out.
The old man, who was in his twilight years, had strange and swift movements. The pair of judge's pens in his hands were like two little ghosts asking for death. They killed the imperial guards around him and made them retreat in fear.
Even the kid who was only in his teens had superb swordsmanship and looked like a great man. Three masters of the imperial guards had already fallen under his sword.
Wei Jiutong, the chief imperial guard, is the best martial artist in the palace. Apart from the fact that the Prince Regent Zhao Defang makes him a little wary, he thinks his martial arts skills are the best in the capital.
Where did these hermits come from today? He was confident that he could suppress the old man and the kid, but if he faced the demon and the scholar, he knew his own limitations. He was not their match, and he was only a little bit behind.
The master of Regent Zhao Defang is Feng Xuanzi from Penglai Island, a legendary figure who is hard to find. Yes! It must be someone from his master's school. This demon with kung fu that has transcended the scope of human beings must be his master Feng Xuanzi. The scholar with unparalleled martial arts skills must be his uncle Wu Chizi?
Wei Jiutong felt a chill of fear on his back, and his pupils under the light expanded and contracted in fear. Suddenly, he turned around and leaped into the bedroom.
Luo Li was protected by Hong Gu and Mo Ming, lying on the roof of the South Palace, watching the battle scene below.
Seeing Feng Xuanzi waving his robe sleeves in a graceful and elegant manner, yet extremely lethal and beautiful, she secretly made up her mind that no matter what, she must coax this hermit master into submission. This is an invincible weapon that can save her life at the critical moment!
Wei Jiutong rushed into the bedroom and grabbed the little emperor who was leaning against the empress dowager. A ferocious expression was revealed on his pale and beardless face. "Today, I will use you as a shield and amulet to save my life!"
Wu Ji kicked his legs desperately and was carried away by Wei Jiutong and flew out.
"Give me back my son!..." The Queen Mother cried out in fear and rushed forward to stop him, but was tripped by her eldest brother and fell to the ground.
"Empress Dowager, please don't make trouble." Cheng Haodong's voice was cold and heartless.
The other ministers in the room were trembling with fear, hoping with trepidation that the imperial guards outside would quickly kill the assassin.
"Stop! Look who this is?" A sharp voice was sent out with internal force, and it was extremely sharp and piercing.
"If you dare to break into the palace again, I will kill the little emperor!" Wei Jiutong held the little emperor in one hand and strangled the little emperor's collar with the other. If he twisted his hand, the little emperor would die.
In the spacious open space in front of the palace, there were corpses lying all over the ground. After the enemy stopped, the remaining five or six hundred imperial guards quietly retreated to the base of the wall, and the remaining dozen or so imperial guards also took a few steps back, pointing their weapons at the enemy in a state of alert.
Luo Li, lying on the roof of the South Palace, cursed Wei Jiutong, the dead eunuch, for being so insidious and shameless. With a thought, she took out the sniper rifle that had not been used for a long time from the space.
When seeing the young lady's magic weapon again, Hong Gu's expression remained unchanged, but Mo Ming, who was lying on the left side of the princess, opened his eyes wide in surprise: The princess can also perform magic tricks?
Luo Li aimed at Wei Jiutong, waiting for the opportunity to kill him with one blow.
Seeing that the people on the opposite side didn't dare to move, Wei Jiutong laughed wildly with triumph.
"Aren't you here to save the little emperor? Now, the emperor's life is in my hands. If you dare to move, I will twist off his head and make the little emperor die immediately before he even sits on the throne!"
Wei Jiutong's words did not scare the four assassins on the opposite side, but they frightened the five or six hundred surviving imperial guards.
They were all stunned with astonishment. It turned out that the assassin came to rescue the emperor, and they, the imperial guards, were not ordered to surround the Shuning Palace to protect the emperor and the empress dowager. They were deceived into becoming accomplices of the rebel.
The imperial guards, having regained their senses, glared at their leader and asked, "General Pang, what's going on?"
"General Pang, the assassins are here to rescue the emperor, what are we, the imperial guards?"
"General Pang, are you in cahoots with this traitor who is holding the emperor hostage?!"
Facing the questioning of his subordinates, General Pang's face turned pale, he raised the knife in his hand and roared fiercely: "Shut up! Now your palace has been surrounded, people have been killed, and it has become an established fact that you are traitors. We are all grasshoppers tied to the same rope. If the coup fails, no one will survive."
The imperial guards were in an uproar. If they, who were responsible for guarding the imperial palace, turned out to be traitors, their entire clan would be exterminated!
"Brothers, let's not be traitors. Let's kill this bastard who deceived us!" Someone shouted, and the angry imperial guards rushed towards General Pang and a dozen of his close confidants with weapons in hand.
When Wei Jiutong heard the noise, he turned his head to the right and cried out inwardly, "Not good!" He raised his right hand that was holding the little emperor's neck and commanded the imperial guards under his command, "You, hurry up! Go and help General Pang suppress the rebellious soldiers!"
Luo Li pulled the trigger steadily...
"Bang!..." The sound of the gunshot was lost in the noisy and chaotic calls. Wei Jiutong was shot in the middle of his eyebrow and his body was pushed backwards by a huge force...
Feng Xuanzi and Wu Chizi, who had strong internal strength, looked back at the roof. Then, Wu Chizi jumped over the stunned palace guards and grabbed the little emperor and held him in his arms.
"Eunuch Wei is dead! Run for your life!" A master of the inner palace guards shouted in horror and turned to run towards the high wall.
How could Old Cai and Xiao Jintai let them escape? They chased them and killed them.