si-mexico Chapter 563: The Army Enters Beijing
Chapter 563: The Army Enters Beijing
"In order to maintain the peace of the royal family, I have ordered their nine clans to be exterminated and the whole nation to be informed so that others will follow suit."
After Empress Dowager Yuan said "execute immediately", Zhu Wei did not dare to delay after receiving the order and immediately took his men to the four major families.
The people of the four great families did not know that their own family heads had been captured and that they themselves were in imminent disaster. At this moment, they were still immersed in the joy of their families being in power.
It was not until the imperial guards surrounded their mansion that everyone realized that something seemed to be wrong.
An old man from the Qi family took the initiative to step forward and wanted to ask Zhu Wei what was going on.
Before the man even got close, Zhu Wei stabbed him in the throat with a sword.
Blood gushed out and the old man died with his eyes open.
This sudden bloody scene frightened everyone in the Qi family, and they all screamed and ran away.
Zhu Wei's face was gloomy. He raised the sword above his head and shouted.
"The Empress Dowager has issued an order that the heads of the four great families have rebelled and are plotting to assassinate the Empress Dowager. They are plotting evil and are to be exterminated along with their entire clans. All of them must be killed without mercy."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Qi Mansion panicked and fled in all directions. Some of the timid ones even fainted from fright.
The officers and soldiers who came in rushed forward, raised their swords, and killed anyone they saw.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Qi Mansion was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river. Even the youngest three-year-old child and the family dog were not spared.
The same thing happened to the other three families, all of them were wiped out and their property was confiscated within an hour.
This incident caused chaos in the capital and people were in panic.
Empress Dowager Yuan held Yuan Chao's body, heartbroken and crying.
"Chao'er, your mother has avenged you."
If they dare to hurt the Yuan Dynasty, she will make everyone from the four major families be buried with the Yuan Dynasty.
Xie Liuzheng felt very upset when he learned about the incident in Yuan Dynasty.
In his opinion, Yuan Chao was innocent and kind-hearted, and was completely different from the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master.
The ones who should be damned should be Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master, not him.
Ji Yuntang saw that Xie Liuzheng was in a low mood and started to comfort him.
"Brother, Yuan Chao has already regarded you as a friend. He must be very happy to have the honor of meeting you."
"Don't be too sad. When King Chengxuan's army arrives, we will be able to avenge the Yuan Dynasty!"
It happened so quickly that just as Ji Yuntang finished speaking, she saw a guard running into the Cining Palace with a panicked look on his face.
"Empress Dowager, something terrible has happened!"
Empress Dowager Yuan was already immersed in the pain of Yuan Chao's death. When she saw the guards running in in a panic, she was immediately furious.
"How dare you! Who gave you the courage to break in?"
"If you dare disturb my Chao'er's rest, I will drag him away and beat him to death with a stick!"
The guard was so frightened that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. He said with a sad face, "Her Majesty, please calm down. I really have something important to report."
"Just now, the sentry sent a message saying that a large group of people were spotted ten kilometers outside the city, heading towards our capital. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 people. It is estimated that they will reach the capital in less than half an hour."
"Our people have tried to dissuade them many times and even demonstrated to them, asking them to go back the way they came, but they remained indifferent and continued to move towards the capital. Lieutenant General Peng is worried that they have bad intentions!"
"Empress Dowager, please make a decision!"
"What did you say?" Empress Dowager Yuan's hands trembled, and she sat down on the stool behind her in fright.
Her first reaction was, could this be another reinforcement called by the four great families?
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. If the four great families really have the ability to call for another 100,000 reinforcements, why didn't they come to the capital earlier, but only now?
The four great families have now been wiped out by her. It is too late to call for reinforcements now.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Yuan immediately asked: "Have you found out who they are?"
The guard shook his head. "We haven't checked this out yet. They don't have anything in their hands to prove their identity."
Empress Dowager Yuan's heart sank. For the first time, she experienced the feeling of being attacked from both inside and outside.
What happened in the palace has not been resolved yet, the four major families have not yet dealt with the aftermath, and her son is still lying on the cold bed, and now another group of people is heading towards the capital.
As one crisis after another arose, the enormous pressure almost made her collapse.
But now is not the time to fall down, she has to stand up and solve this problem.
Otherwise, once those people entered the capital and broke into the palace, the consequences would be disastrous.
Empress Dowager Yuan sent down an order and summoned General Yuan.
"Dad, I just received news that a 100,000-man army has arrived outside the city and is heading towards the capital. I'm afraid they will harm us, so please take the military token and lead people to eliminate these people."
General Yuan had 200,000 soldiers and horses, which was more than enough to deal with these people.
Empress Dowager Yuan said: "Dad, you are the only person I can trust now. You must help me. Otherwise, if my family fails, the Yuan family will not be better off."
General Yuan was still angry about what happened today.
But after hearing what Empress Dowager Yuan said, he also realized the seriousness of the matter.
He and Empress Dowager Yuan are one and the same. Although she did do some shameful and crazy things, he is still Empress Dowager Yuan's father after all.
The two prosper together and suffer together.
If they don't help her and Empress Dowager Yuan falls, the fate of the four great families will be the same as that of their Yuan family.
Thinking of this, Yuan Taiwei said: "Okay, Queen Mother, rest assured, I will leave this matter to you. You just need to guard the palace and take care of the affairs inside."
Empress Dowager Yuan nodded and watched General Yuan leave.
When Yuan Jiuan's troops were five kilometers outside the city, they were stopped by Wei Yuan's troops.
Without saying a word, he stepped forward and ordered his men to fight them, wanting to drive them out of Western Shu.
The team leader on Yuan Jiuan's side was a general named Ming, who had rich combat experience.
As Yuan Taiwei's troops advanced, he also ordered his troops to resist in an orderly manner.
When Ji Yuntang and Xie Liuzheng arrived outside the city, they saw that the two sides were already fighting each other in full swing.
General Yuan has more troops, while General Ming has slightly fewer.
Ji Yuntang was thinking about how to help them. She just thought about it for a moment and suddenly an idea came to her mind.
She lowered her voice and said to Xie Liuzheng: "Brother, let's do this later..."
After Xie Liuzheng heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.
"Sister Yuntang, your idea is good, let's do it."
They hit it off and started taking action immediately.
Ji Yuntang and Xie Liuzheng were at the end of Yuan Taiwei's group. They quietly killed two people and then swiftly changed into their clothes.