NIP Chapter 231: Passing away on a crane, Zhu Wu, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard
Chapter 231: Passing away on a crane, Zhu Wu, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard
Chapter 231: Passing away on a crane, Zhu Wu, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard (two in one)
Under the peach tree.
Seeing the cold look on Taoist Canghe's face, King Yan couldn't help but frowned: "What did they do?"
"nothing."
Taoist Canghe shook his head when he heard this.
He had no intention of answering, nor did he intend to continue the topic. He changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, since you have decided to help Empress Dowager Xiao, you must hurry up."
"Master, what you mean is that Empress Dowager Xiao is about to be defeated?" After hearing this, King Yan was shocked and no longer wanted to ask further questions.
Taoist Canghe slowly stood up.
He raised his eyes and looked towards Chang'an, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was estimating something.
After a while.
Then he said slowly: "In three hours at most, or half an hour at least, the Queen Mother will surely be defeated."
"hiss"
Prince Yan's pupils shrank.
Shocked, he asked, "Has the situation in the palace reached such a critical point?"
"Grand Princess Changli is about to break through."
Taoist Canghe's slow words startled King Yan again.
With a complicated tone, he said: "Sister Changli's martial arts talent is indeed amazing."
Princess Changli is his elder sister. Although they are not born of the same mother, they had a good relationship when they were young. Changli even took good care of him.
Unfortunately.
The two will eventually end up on opposite sides.
Think about it.
Prince Yan sighed, slowly stood up, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he bowed to Taoist Canghe: "In this case, I'll trouble you to go and help the Queen Mother."
"Easy to say."
Facing King Yan’s request.
Taoist Cang He did not intend to shirk his responsibility and nodded immediately: "I will go there right away."
After saying this, Taoist Canghe jumped up.
In an instant, he leaped above the palace.
Boo!
When it leaped into the sky, the white crane that was taking a nap in the yard suddenly let out a scream.
It flapped its wings and flew up to the sky. After circling around Taoist Canghe for a while, it flew under his body, slowly lifted him up, and flew towards Chang'an.
at the same time.
Changan.
West of the city, the Imperial Guard Camp.
The Imperial Guard Battalion is a royal guard directly under the command of the Emperor of the Dawu Dynasty. The officers and soldiers in it have been screened through layers of screening, and are of top quality in terms of both loyalty and martial arts.
Of course, there are exceptions.
For example, Zhu Wu, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard.
Zhu Wu.
A native of Chang'an, when he joined the army in the tenth year of Emperor Yuan's reign, he was directly selected into the Imperial Guard Battalion as a centurion because of his tall and mighty stature and natural supernatural powers.
Outside, Zhu Wu was loyal to the imperial power.
He never accepted bribes, was upright and incorruptible, and was trusted by Emperor Yuan in his early years.
In the 31st year of Emperor Yuan's reign.
Because of his meritorious service in protecting the emperor, he was directly promoted to deputy commander of the Imperial Guard Battalion, a position he holds today.
It can be said that if the empress did not have a simulator in her hand.
And he knew that Zhu Wu was the secret agent planted by Empress Dowager Xiao in the Imperial Guard Camp.
Even when facing imminent death, no one will doubt the other.
now.
Inside a big tent.
After receiving the message from Empress Dowager Xiao, Zhu Wu immediately summoned his trusted subordinates to come.
Discuss how to completely take over the Imperial Guard Camp.
Taking the seat, Zhu Wu sat upright, frowning as he looked at the generals under his tent.
He said in a deep voice: "Everyone, what do you think we should do?"
This statement came out.
All the generals under his command fell into deep thought.
The Imperial Guard Battalion is the personal guard directly under the Emperor. Every soldier has to go through layers of selection before being able to enter. Even if they have used all the means they can muster over the years, as well as intimidation and inducement, there are still not many people under their command.
At most, there are only three thousand people.
However, the Imperial Guard Camp has a full 100,000 elite troops, and if they make any unusual movements.
I'm afraid that they will be suppressed by the army in an instant.
so.
It is extremely difficult to take control of the entire imperial guard camp silently.
The generals were silent for a long time, not saying a word.
Zhu Wu's face turned a little ugly: "Why, aren't you all usually very talkative? Now that something has happened, why are you all silent?"
The generals' expressions changed slightly when they heard this.
They all lowered their heads and said in fear, "I am incompetent."
"I don't want to listen to this bullshit now."
Zhu Wu frowned and slapped the table with his hand. The heavy muffled sound startled all the generals and they lowered their heads again, their faces turning pale.
Others don't know Zhu Wu's true identity.
They should not be too clear-headed. To say that they are cruel and ruthless and kill people without blinking an eye is an understatement.
I really have to get ruthless.
It is a great kindness of his to not torture you to the point where you cannot live or die.
"Everyone is in charge, your lord."
Under Zhu Wu's extremely oppressive gaze.
A deputy general stepped forward, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "How about we take advantage of the sudden change in the palace today and go to General Xin to discuss this matter. During the discussion, we can catch him off guard and take the tiger talisman away."
After his voice fell.
All the generals under his command looked at him in bewilderment, as if they couldn't believe it.
No.
Is this what you thought?
"Are you a pig brain?"
As expected, Zhu Wu's angry voice was heard: "Who is General Xin? Ah? Tell me, how do you plan to take him down when he is not prepared?"
"Just because you are a first-class waste?"
"Or do you really think that General Xin is too old and weak to lift a sword now?"
"what?"
Facing Zhu Wu, his face suddenly became ferocious and he roared in a low voice.
The general was so frightened that he turned pale and knelt down with a thud: "I am incompetent, please punish me, sir."
"Humph!"
Upon seeing this, Zhu Wu snorted coldly.
There was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
He said in a cold tone: "If the situation is not urgent, I would kill you right now, you useless thing."
"Thank you, Commander, for not killing me."
The deputy general, who thought he was doomed, was suddenly as if he had been pardoned when he heard this. He kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude, and did not dare to stop until his forehead was bleeding.
"Useless thing." Seeing him so frightened, Zhu Wu cursed again.
Then he waved his hand: "Get out."
"Here."
Only now did the deputy general feel completely relieved.
He quickly stood up, bent his body, and retreated step by step to hide behind the generals.
"We have been hiding in the Imperial Guard for many years, waiting for this day. I don't want today's matter to fail, nor do I want the Queen Mother to think that we are useless and have no use value."
After the deputy general left, Zhu Wu took a deep breath.
He stood up suddenly and looked at the generals under his tent, saying word by word: "I don't care what method you use, whether it's poisoning or assassination, within half an hour, I want the head of that old man Xin Huatian to appear in my tent."
"This"
The generals were shocked by what they heard.
His pupils suddenly shrank, and he raised his head in horror, looking at Zhu Wu with disbelief.
"What, do you have any objections?"
Seeing all the generals looking at him, Zhu Wu's eyes turned cold, and terrifying murderous intent instantly enveloped the entire tent.
This made all the generals' faces turn pale again.
His scalp was numb, as if he had fallen into an icy cave: "I dare not."
"Hmph!" Zhu Wu snorted coldly upon seeing this.
The corners of his mouth slowly curled up into a sneer: "Since you have no objection, why don't you go and get ready?"
"Here."
Although the generals looked extremely unhappy.
Yet he did not dare to refute, fearing that he would have to explain himself on the spot. He just cursed in his heart, then left the tent in panic, with a sad face.
After the generals left.
A graceful figure appeared in the tent like a ghost, bringing with it a gust of fragrant wind.
“General, you are forcing your generals like this. Aren’t you afraid that they will feel resentful and rebel?” The woman was wearing a plain white skirt and a veil on her face, so her true appearance could not be seen.
However, that beautiful figure is enough to arouse people's imagination.
In addition, she has an outstanding temperament and a voice as loud as a silver bell, and I think she is also very beautiful.
"Reply to the envoy's words."
Seeing the woman appear, the coldness on Zhu Wu's face immediately disappeared.
Instead, there was a touch of flattery: "Your Excellency, you don't know that these people have long been controlled by my subordinates and will never betray me. Even if I ask them to kill their parents, wives and children, they dare not disobey my orders."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the woman looked at Zhu Wu with some surprise.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the general has a lot of experience in how to tame his men?"
"I don't dare to take it seriously."
Although Zhu Wu spoke humbly, a hint of complacency appeared on his face: "I can only say that I have a basic understanding of this, but I am still far behind you, the envoy."
"Ah"
The woman sneered.
He said disdainfully: "I don't know how to use these methods."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wu's face stiffened slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. However, just like the generals before, they did not dare to be angry with him. He also did not dare to show any disrespect to the woman in front of him.
"Pretending."
After cursing inwardly, Zhu Wu smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty has profound martial arts skills. Who in the world dares not to obey you? Why would you use such despicable means? I was wrong."
"okay."
Seeing this, the woman glanced at him casually.
He said in a neutral tone, "Put away those little thoughts of yours. Since I am here, I will not sit idly by and will help you deal with that old man Xin Cheng."
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
Zhu Wu was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly adjusted his armor and bowed solemnly to the woman.
He said respectfully, "Afterwards, I will reward you handsomely."
"No need."
The woman refused coldly and disappeared in the tent in an instant.
He only left one sentence: "In a quarter of an hour, go and collect Xin Cheng's body and take over the Imperial Guard Camp."
"Your Excellency, I look forward to seeing you off."
Zhu Wu did not show any surprise when he saw the woman disappear.
Instead, he bowed solemnly towards the place where the woman had previously stayed.
This went on for a long while.
Zhu Wucai slowly straightened up, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.
He spat at the bottom of the tent: "Pah! What the hell is that?"
the other side.
The Imperial Guard Camp, the central military tent.
When Zhu Wu received the secret order from the Queen Mother and planned to rebel, the woman in the plain skirt appeared.
Shangguan Yun also brought a group of Jinyiwei with him.
As well as the empress's token, he came to the tent of General Xin Cheng, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
Seeing Shangguan Yun coming hurriedly with a group of Jinyiwei.
The old general was obviously a little surprised and asked in surprise, "Sir Shangguan, what happened?"
"problem occurs."
After Shangguan Yun walked into the big tent.
Without saying a word, he took out the empress's token.
"This is."
Seeing the token in Shangguan Yun's hand, Xin Cheng's pupils shrank slightly and his expression changed drastically.
He exclaimed, "But something happened in the palace?"
He also sensed the changes in the palace, but he just thought it was caused by that old guy from Poison Valley.
The remnants of the White Lotus Sect were found in the palace and a battle began.
I never expected that this matter would be so serious that the Imperial Guard Battalion had to be mobilized.
"Ah."
Shangguan Yun nodded.
His face was solemn, and he spoke concisely, "Empress Dowager Xiao, the eldest prince has colluded with the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and is planning a rebellion. Your Majesty ordered me to come here and tell the old general to lead the imperial guards to suppress the eldest prince immediately, and then immediately enter the palace to protect your majesty's safety."
"I understand."
Upon hearing this, Xin Cheng's expression suddenly became serious.
He said in a deep voice: "I will mobilize the troops right now to suppress the eldest prince."
Say it.
Xin Cheng took a deep breath and was about to call for troops: "Come here."
But he had just finished speaking.
Shangguan Yun interrupted him: "Wait a minute, General Xin."
Xin Cheng frowned when he was interrupted, and looked at Shangguan Yun in doubt, as if questioning her why she stopped him from mobilizing troops when the situation was so urgent.
"General Xin doesn't know."
Shangguan Yun said: "Xin Wu, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard Battalion, is a hidden man planted by Empress Dowager Xiao. His Majesty has ordered that before the old general mobilizes troops, he must first deal with this person to avoid trouble."
"what?"
Xin Cheng's expression changed again when he heard this.
There was disbelief and a hint of hostility in his expression: "Sir Shangguan, please don't talk nonsense. How could Deputy Commander Zhu be the Queen Mother's man?"
Zhu Wu can be considered as half his disciple.
He has always been training him to be the next commander of the Royal Guards and holds him in high regard.
If nothing else happens.
After he retired from the army, Zhu Wu was the best candidate to lead the Imperial Guard.
But Shangguan Yun told him now.
Zhu Wu has always been Empress Dowager Xiao's man. How could he accept this?
"Old General, don't get excited."
Shangguan Yun saw that General Xin was a little excited, and she understood why he was so excited.
Just when I was about to say something to comfort him.
General Xin seemed to have guessed the truth, but was unwilling to believe it.
With trembling lips, he asked, "Is there any evidence?"
See this.
Shangguan Yun winked at the Jinyiwei on the side, asking him to present to the old general all the evidence of Zhu Wu's crimes that he had already collected.
"Old General, please take a look."
The Jinyiwei stepped forward and presented a thick booklet.
General Xin took a look at the thickness of the booklet and slowly raised his hand, but he never dared to take it, for fear that he would get angry after reading it.
"That's all."
After a while, General Xin sighed.
He put down his hand and said in a complicated way: "Over the years, I have been wrong."
As he spoke, General Xin slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.
Without looking at the book that recorded Zhu Wu's crimes, a chill ran through his slightly cloudy eyes: "Don't worry, Lord Shangguan, I will go and clean up the mess right away."
Say it.
General Xin strode forward.
He grabbed the green long sword standing on the weapon rack under the tent and was about to walk out of the tent.
When he personally went to kill Zhu Wu.
A woman in a plain skirt suddenly appeared in the tent and blocked General Xin's way.
PS: I have to go to assess the damage tomorrow, which will take another day.
Ah!
I'm going to burst.
(End of this chapter)