Before Liu Chongshan finished speaking, a "Japanese assassin" had already broken through the imperial guards and rushed to the imperial road. Seeing this, Liu Chongshan grinned and drew the long sword from his waist, pointed it at Li Feng and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not let these bastards touch your majesty's hair."

A scream came from behind Li Feng. He turned around hastily and saw that the official of the Imperial Observatory who presided over the ceremony was killed by the assassins who rushed up. The blood from his neck splashed down the stone steps.

The scream was like an order, and Liu Chongshan immediately chopped at him with a knife. Li Feng had practiced Kung Fu for a few days when he was a child, but unfortunately he had no talent and his level was just mediocre. After years of neglect, he had long since returned it to his master. In order to dodge, he hurriedly took a few steps back, and accidentally tripped over the stone steps. When he reached out his hand, he felt a handful of hot blood, and his sacrificial robe was immediately stained.

In this situation, if it were a timid person, he would have fainted from fear. Fortunately, Emperor Long'an had such a stubborn temper that he not only did not faint, but even dared to point at Liu Chongshan and angrily said, "Traitor, aren't you afraid that your entire family will be executed?"

The emperor was not a man of many talents, and with no one to protect him, he was just sticking his neck out for the chopping. Liu Chongshan's strike missed, and the fear of rebellion in his heart had long since disappeared. He was being chased again, and he said, "Then for the sake of my wife and children, I have no choice but to shoot and there is no turning back!"

Under the sword, the true dragon emperor is also a mortal body. The sword wind came at his head, and Li Feng had no way to avoid it, but he still refused to lose the dignity of the royal family. He said nothing on his face, but he felt desolate in his heart - he did not die at the hands of his brothers who wanted to seize power and usurp the throne, nor did he die in the siege of the Western rebel army. Now that the world has just been settled and he was about to recuperate, he died inexplicably at the hands of his own treacherous ministers... He didn't even know why they rebelled.

At this moment, a fierce wind blew from the side and just brushed past Li Feng's nose. The steel knife in Liu Chongshan's hand, which almost injured the dragon's body, was knocked off course by a two-and-a-half-inch "silk in the sleeve" - ​​Shen Yi, who had been accompanying him halfway, finally arrived.

The generals who accompanied the king to the Qiming Altar did not carry swords or knives, and they wore armor just for show. No one expected that there was a handful of silk hidden in Shen Yi's iron wrist buckle.

Liu Chongshan was about to accomplish his mission when Shen Yi suddenly intervened. He couldn't help but curse in his heart - Lu Chang had clearly agreed before coming here, and he had tested the Shen family's reaction, and they would definitely not cause trouble, and would just stand by and watch with Fang. How come there was suddenly a problem?

Shen Yi leaned over and helped Emperor Long'an up. Together with Jiang Chong, who came trotting along with his robe, they surrounded Emperor Long'an from the front and the back. It seemed that they were isolated and helpless. Only when they were in trouble could they tell who was loyal and who was treacherous. Li Feng was filled with mixed feelings and sighed in embarrassment, "You two are so thoughtful."

Jiang Chong had no martial arts skills, so he was a little nervous. However, General Shen had fought all the way back to the capital from the southwest with his remaining soldiers. He said calmly, "Your Majesty, don't worry. There are many people here today. To prevent mistakes, many families have sent guards to mingle among the people. It's enough to deal with them. Even if I'm useless, I can handle this group of young masters and soldiers. I will definitely protect Your Majesty."

A while ago, Fang Qin secretly went to Beidaying, carrying with him a letter from his half sister to his aunt. The things mentioned in the letter were extremely frightening.

A little girl who was just bought by Fang Shi accidentally broke into the study because she was not familiar with the rules and was beaten to death. This was not a big deal. Fang Shi's wife, who was married to him in a formal way, was also imprisoned in the inner courtyard because of such a small matter. She had no choice but to complain to her mother's family for help. The letter mentioned that there were many guests that day, including Li Chongshan, the commander of the imperial guards.

It just so happened that Emperor Long'an had just announced that he would leave the palace to offer sacrifices to heaven on the Emperor's birthday, which made people think a lot at this critical juncture.

However, this was just an ambiguous family letter and could not be reported to the emperor - otherwise, if nothing happened, wouldn't it be considered as a groundless accusation to frame an important official of the court?

Li Feng hated the trend of forming factions to attack dissidents. The Censorate was repeatedly humiliated by the emperor because it failed to get to the point every time it impeached Prince Yan.

No one dares to take this risk rashly.

However, the Beidaying camp was not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned. If something really happened on the day the emperor left the palace, distant water would not be able to quench immediate thirst.

Therefore, Fang Qin came up with an idea. He asked the Beidaying Camp to wait outside the Nine Gates. Once there was any unusual movement, they would force their way into the city and rush to the rescue within an incense stick of time. Before that, they borrowed a group of powerful family generals from the homes of military generals such as the Shen family and the Anding Marquis' Mansion. They also mingled with the people who were watching the excitement that day. In case of any accident, they only needed to delay for a while and wait for the Beidaying Camp to rescue them.

Although Shen Yi didn't like Fang Qin very much, he had to admit that this old guy was quite thoughtful.

Liu Chongshan couldn't stand Shen Yi's leisurely look, and sneered, "Then you will have to experience the general's ability!"

After he finished speaking, several imperial guards rebels and assassins rushed forward behind him. The family soldiers that Fang Qin had arranged below in advance also came to their senses, ran up to the Qiming Altar from both sides, and engaged in battle with the rebels.

Shen Yi pulled Li Feng behind him, pulled down the assassin's wrist, and broke the man's arm with a "click". In the blink of an eye, he snatched the strangely shaped Japanese sword from the assassin's hand, and then the heavy Japanese sword bounced lightly in his palm, just slashing towards Liu Chongshan's face.

"Would you like to learn from my skills?" Shen Yi shook his head and sighed like a good old man, "I'm afraid Commander Liu is not worthy of it."

Liu Chongshan and Shen Yi are both scion of aristocratic families. They had similar ancestral influence and passed the imperial examinations in the same year, but Shen Yi studied literature while Liu Chongshan was a military scholar. Later, relying on his family background, he joined the Imperial Guards and lived a very glorious life. How could he have ever taken Shen Jiping, who was notoriously idle, seriously?

But over the years, the Imperial Guards were filled with dignitaries. Liu Chongshan had worked hard to gain experience until now, and he was just a small commander. What was Shen Yi? He was just a long-arm division who changed his career and got on the Gu family's boat by sheer luck, and he was actually an admiral.

Liu Chongshan laughed in anger, his eyes almost flashing red, and he pursed his lips and let out a long whistle. More rebels surged out from under the Qiming Altar, and the people on the street fled in panic.

Liu Chongshan: "It is said that the Thirty Black Armors can pacify the eighteen tribes of the Northern Barbarians. I wonder how many nails General Shen, a mortal, can twist?"

At this time, the whistling sound of heavy steel armor was heard from the sidelines, and several heavy armored planes tore through the defense line and surrounded them, encircling the retreating generals and the emperor in the middle like fan blades, with deadly white steam rising to the sky, without a single blow.

Since Emperor Wu, the lighters and steel armor carried by guards across the country have been standardized and no one is allowed to exceed the standards. Only the Imperial Guards are the only ones in the world that can provide heavy armor, and now this royal vicious dog has finally bitten its master.

Shen Yi carefully held the stolen Japanese sword across his chest, hoping that Beidaying could move faster.

After this interruption, Li Feng took a breath, took off his bloodstained outer robe and threw it away, then stepped forward and questioned: "Liu Chongshan, you have not made any achievements in the past few years, so it is difficult for you to take on such a big responsibility. I single-handedly promoted you to the commander of the Imperial Guard because of your loyalty and righteousness. I think I have treated you well, so you are betraying me and colluding with foreign tribes to repay me?"

Liu Chongshan had always been self-important. He always thought that his unsuccessful career was due to the incompetence of his parents and family, and he was resentful. Therefore, he was not close to his own clan, but was on the same side with the Lu family. When he heard Li Feng's words that he was not even worthy of being a small commander, he laughed sarcastically and said, "What did your Majesty write in your self-criticism edict? 'You have no wisdom in judging people, no merit in governing the country, and have made many foolish actions in the nine years of governing, which have brought disaster to the country and the people' - since you said it so clearly, why don't you abdicate and let others do the right thing?"

Li Feng almost gritted his teeth: "Tell me, who should I give it back to? Who should I give it to?"

Shen Yi and Jiang Chong felt their hearts tighten at the same time. Shen Yi swung his sword and knocked an assassin away. In a moment of nervousness, the Japanese sword, which was not very useful to him, flew out directly.

He knew that the man named Fang was not that kind!

When Liu Chongshan said this, it was impossible not to think about King Yan. This matter could not be thought about too deeply, otherwise even Gu Yun would have to be taken along - why did he leave at this time instead of earlier or later? Did he and King Yan have a conspiracy?

Several thoughts flashed through Shen Yi's mind and he broke out in a cold sweat - Shen Yi's thoughts were very simple at first. He felt that Prince Yan went south to deal with Yang Ronggui, and it was not logical for him to get involved with the Lu family, a group of villains who were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Therefore, whether in public or in private, he could not let Lu Chang and his group of traitors succeed in their conspiracy.

It was not until then that Shen Yi realized that he had been tricked.

Is Lu Chang really the instigator of this incident?

If Fang was really confined to her house because her maid heard something she shouldn't have heard, how did she, a lady who grew up in a large mansion, manage to send the letter?

Most people would think that all the aristocratic families are closely connected, and that if the Lu family is confiscated, his in-laws wouldn't be much better off... But what if someone were to kill their own relatives for the sake of justice?

Fang Qin quietly delivered a letter from his sister to Beidaying, and stood firm at the critical moment. The emperor was saved from danger, which was a great achievement for him. For this reason, if Fang was willing to divorce, even if the entire Lu family was executed, she could get herself out of it.

Fang Qin seemed helpless, but in fact he was sacrificing pawns to save the chariot, treating the Lu family as a disposable cannon, targeting King Yan!

Shen Yi was protecting the emperor halfway through the chaos, but suddenly he didn't know how to end it.

Should he continue to protect the emperor, wait for the Beidaying to come and eliminate the rebels, and then kill Prince Yan and Gu Yun, or should he immediately show favoritism, turn around and send Li Feng to see the King of Hell, and simply confirm Prince Yan's accusation of treason?

Aunt Shen had never been in such a dilemma in her life.

As soon as the Dongying sword slipped from his hand, Liu Chongshan immediately seized the opportunity, rushed forward a few steps, and slashed at him three times in a row. Shen Yi lost his balance and was nearly ripped open by him. He dodged in a panic, but his court robe on his chest was cut.

The heavily armored rebels approached, and a cannon blast filled the Qiming Altar with smoke. Jiang Chong shouted from behind, "General Shen!"

Shen Yi barely managed to stand still, and suddenly turned around, only to see a rebel in heavy armor killing three family generals in a row, and the short cannon was already aimed at Li Feng, about to blow the emperor up into the sky -

Suddenly, a sharp eagle cry was heard in the air, piercing people's ears. Then an iron arrow came down from the sky, almost brushing Li Feng's arm and piercing the golden box on the chest of the heavy armor. The heavy armor exploded into fireworks several feet away, and Jiang Chong threw Li Feng to the ground.

Shen Yi gasped, his hands and feet were numb. The next moment, he suddenly came to his senses - since the construction of the Qiming Altar, the no-fly network in the capital has been restored. Unless there is a personal order from the emperor or the black iron tiger talisman to convey the order to the Lingshu Court, how could the eagle fly in?

Gu Yun is back?!

Three Eagle Armors swooped down from the sky. With obvious air superiority, they quickly dealt with the assassins around Emperor Long'an. The leading Eagle Armor landed on the ground. He was wearing an iron mask and it was impossible to tell who he was. He landed not far away, half-knelt on the stone steps, and helped Li Feng up.

At this time, the long-awaited Beidaying finally arrived.

The entire Qiming Altar was in chaos, with the Beidaying and the rebels fighting each other. Those who tried to take advantage of the situation were captured by the eagle armors at Li Feng's side.

As soon as he learned that Gu Yun had returned - at least the Black Iron Tiger Talisman had returned, and Marquis Anding had already known about this, Shen Yi's heart was immediately reassured due to his unreasonable trust in Gu Yun. He caught the Wind-Cutting Blade thrown to him by an eagle, directly strangled Liu Chongshan's arm, and brought him alive in front of the emperor.

The Imperial Guards were no match for the Northern Camp, but in just a moment, the dust settled and the rebel leader was captured.

Li Feng was not that stupid. He knew that there must be someone behind Liu Chongshan, so he immediately ordered people to seal the city gates and prepare for a thorough investigation.

The blood on his body was still wet, but his face didn't look much better after escaping danger. Li Feng glanced at the ironic Royal Guard uniforms on the rebels lying dead all over the ground, and thought of his important officials who were not free from responsibility, as well as Liu Chongshan's words "abdicate and let the wise man take over", which was like an ice thorn in his heart...

Li Feng couldn't think of such a trivial question as "How did Eagle Armor enter Beijing" for a moment, and his mind was full of the word "betrayal".

The aristocratic family that had been favored by the emperor formed a party to betray him, when the imperial guards who were his confidants betrayed him, Gu Yun, whom he had just missed and grew up with, betrayed him, and even his own brother -

Prince Yan did many shocking things after entering the court. Since the establishment of the Grand Council, memorials impeaching Prince Yan have been endless, just like routine greetings, and they were all suppressed by him.

Li Feng was indeed worried, suspicious, and even jealous of his overly capable younger brother, but he never hurt Li Min at all, thinking that he had done his best. Could he have raised a Zhongshan wolf that wanted to kill him?

Seeing that Li Feng looked unhappy, Jiang Chong hurriedly whispered, "Your Majesty, there are too many people here, let's go back to the palace first."

Li Feng looked at him blankly, took two steps, suddenly bent down, his fingers spasmed and grabbed a few times in the air, and vomited a mouthful of blood.

The voices shouting "Your Majesty" were heard all around, and Li Feng's ears were buzzing. It took him a long time to realize that he was holding the arm of the Eagle Armor who had just rescued him. The blood between his fingers had dyed the iron arm of the Eagle Armor red.

And this matter is obviously not over yet.

The commander of the Northern Camp quickly grabbed a man and came to Li Feng, reporting: "Your Majesty, this man took advantage of the chaos just now to sneak out of the city to the south. I detained him. I'm afraid he has something to hide."

The man trembled and glanced at Lu Chang from time to time.

At this time, someone pointed out and said, "Your Majesty, I recognize this man. He is the cart driver of Minister Lu's family. He waits for Lord Lu outside every day when the court is dismissed. I have seen him with my own eyes."

Lu Chang looked ashen and he knelt on the ground with a plop.

Li Feng supported the iron shoulders of the Eagle Armor and stood firm. He straightened his back as much as possible and said in a hoarse voice, "Lord Lu, who are you sending people out of the city to inform?"

The commander of the Beidaying camp fiercely pressed the servant of the Lu family to the ground, and the sword at his waist came out of its sheath with a "clang".

The Lu family servant was also a spineless person. He was so scared that he peed himself on the spot. He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was forced to do this. I... I... I was Lord Lu. Lord Lu privately told me that no matter whether the matter at the Qiming Altar was successful or not, I... I was told to leave the city during the chaos to inform Lord Yang..."

Li Feng asked in surprise: "Which Lord Yang?"

The servant swallowed his saliva: "Eldest brother-in-law... Master Yang Ronggui..."

Li Feng tightened his grip on Yingjia and raised his voice: "Yang Ronggui is the governor-general of Liangjiang and a high-ranking official. How dare he come to the capital without an imperial edict? You are talking nonsense!"

Servant: "Your Majesty, spare me! My eldest brother-in-law has already secretly arrived outside the south gate of the capital, waiting for the signal from my master. As long as... Commander Liu succeeds, then..."

Li Feng: "How?"

House Servant: "...support the new emperor to enter the capital."

Li Feng's eyes went dark, and if Eagle Armor hadn't supported him, he would have almost fainted on the spot.

Shen Yi was once again confused by this unexpected development - if he could use the four words "grasping at straws" to excuse King Yan just now, then what was going on now? Was the evidence conclusive? He couldn't figure out for a moment whether Gu Yun had really returned or not. Countless terrible possibilities rose and fell in his mind, and the cold sweat almost soaked his nails into rust.

Fang Qin lowered his head, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth where no one could see.

Prince Yan is the emperor's younger brother, and it is difficult to shake him without committing a serious crime of treason.

Isn't this treason?

"Go and invite Yang Ronggui and the new emperor he supports in," Li Feng gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see... I..."