Chapter 542 Throwing a Cup as a Signal
Prince Cheng sneered and said disdainfully: "Yes, it is Uncle Rui. If he hadn't told me the details, I would still be in the dark. I am grateful to you."
"But what can you guess now? Isn't it too late to understand?"
"I advise you, don't make a desperate struggle, quickly write a Zen edict and return the throne to me... Otherwise, I will start killing you from this Qianqiu Palace."
Emperor Xuan's face turned ugly, "What a great Prince Rui. It seems like his paralysis of both legs is fake?"
Prince Cheng sneered, "How could I have deceived you otherwise?"
"You guys really worked hard."
"Stop talking nonsense and write the Zen edict quickly, otherwise don't blame me for going on a killing spree."
Everyone's faces were pale and frightened.
The Ninth Princess pulled out the golden fork given by Ning Chen and held it tightly in her hand, "Father, don't be afraid, Huai'an will protect you!"
Emperor Xuan's ugly face revealed a smile.
"Father is not old enough to be protected by Huai'an, so he is hiding behind him."
After Emperor Xuan finished speaking, he looked at Prince Cheng, his face suddenly darkened, "You traitor, do you really think you have a chance of victory? I wonder who is better between your Yueying Army and the Ning'an Army?"
Prince Cheng sneered, "The Ning'an Army trained by Ning Chen is indeed brave, but it's a pity that you transferred the Ning'an Army to Yunzhou to put down the rebellion."
"Actually, I also want to know whether the Ning'an Army is stronger or my Yueying Army is better... It's a pity that they have no chance to fight. By the time they come back from Yunzhou, the throne has changed hands."
Emperor Xuan said expressionlessly: "You want to know? I will give you this opportunity."
Emperor Xuan glanced at Eunuch Quan.
Eunuch Quan took a wine glass, raised his hand and swung it. The wine glass flew out and hit the door of the hall and broke into pieces.
Throw a cup as a sign!
Prince Cheng subconsciously took a few steps back and stared at Eunuch Quan warily, "A gelded dog like you is actually a master?"
A cup thrown casually by ordinary people cannot fly this far.
He shouted at the door: "Someone is coming!"
What responded to him was the screams coming from outside the door!
Everyone stared at the door with horrified faces.
Until the palace door opened, a group of masked people came in, closed the palace door, and lined up in a row.
"See Your Majesty!"
The shadow guard knelt down and worshiped.
Emperor Xuan said calmly: "Get up!"
"yes!"
The shadow guard stood up and stood guard at the entrance of the hall.
Prince Cheng's face was gloomy, it looked like all his people had been killed.
He turned around and looked at Emperor Xuan, "It seems you are somewhat prepared. Who are these?"
Eunuch Quan said coldly: "Of course he is the one who protects His Majesty."
Prince Cheng sneered, "Do you think these people can keep you safe?"
"Outside, there are 6,000 of my Moon Shadow Army. Not to mention these few people, even the 20,000 forbidden troops in the palace are no match."
Emperor Xuan said calmly: "Twenty thousand forbidden troops cannot stop the Moon Shadow Army after taking the Bliss Pill... What's more, there are only 10,000 forbidden troops in the palace now."
Prince Cheng was startled, then laughed loudly, "Ten thousand forbidden troops will be even more unstoppable, hahaha...!"
But at this moment, intensive gunfire sounded outside, as well as thunderous explosions.
Prince Cheng's laughter stopped abruptly.
"People from the firearms camp? It's impossible... The firearms camp is outside the city. Before the city gate was closed, not a single soldier was mobilized."
Emperor Xuan looked at him calmly and said word by word: "In addition to the firearms camp, Daxuan also has a large army equipped with muskets and artillery."
Prince Cheng's pupils dilated and he stared at Emperor Xuan, "Impossible, the Ning'an Army was transferred to Yunzhou by you."
Emperor Xuan shook his head, "Quan Sheng said before that you and Ning Chen are my two great heroes... I wholeheartedly agreed at that time."
"But now it seems that you are far worse than Ning Chen."
Prince Cheng stared at Emperor Xuan, "What do you mean? Didn't Ning Chen leave the capital?"
Emperor Xuan said: "Where has Ning Chen gone? I don't know either."
"But when he left, everything had already been arranged... He had already guessed that the Moon Shadow Army was hiding and camping."
"It's just that we are not sure which military camp the Moon Shadow Army is hiding in? We don't dare to act rashly. I know the combat effectiveness of the Moon Shadow Army. If we alert the enemy, it will definitely cause a riot... Even if we suppress it, some fish will slip through the net."
"So, I have been waiting for the Moon Shadow Army to enter the palace and wipe out all of them."
"I just didn't expect that the person who conspired against me would be you... and this poisonous woman and traitorous son would be involved."
Prince Cheng was unspeakably shocked and stared at Emperor Xuan, "But the Ning'an Army was clearly transferred to Yunzhou by you... We have been watching, but the Ning'an Army has not returned to the capital."
Emperor Xuan said expressionlessly: "On the day the Ning'an Army went to Yunzhou to quell the rebellion, 10,000 forbidden troops followed closely and went to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion. Seven days later, the forbidden troops returned to Beijing to quell the rebellion."
"And heading to Yunzhou, you will pass through Liangzhou... Do you understand?"
Prince Cheng's eyes flickered, and suddenly his eyes froze, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Emperor Xuan, his eyes unspeakably shocked, "The Ning'an Army exchanged identities with the Forbidden Army in Liangzhou?"
Emperor Xuan said in a deep voice: "That's right! The 10,000 Forbidden Army who returned to the capital are actually the Ning'an Army, while the ones who went to Yunzhou to put down the rebellion were the Forbidden Army."
Prince Cheng was stunned, his eyes were dull and his face was pale.
"Okay, okay...what a Ning Chen, this trick of substituting things is really good. Although I haven't met him in person, I know his name very well."
"I thought I had never underestimated him, but I didn't expect that he would give me such a big surprise during our first confrontation?"
"But so what? My 100,000 Northeastern army has already approached the capital... Most of the generals in the Weilong Army and the city defense army have been replaced by my people. No matter how powerful the Ning'an Army is, it can defeat more than ten people. Tens of thousands of troops?"
"Even if Ning Chen is clever and has the ability to predict the future...but in the face of absolute strength, everything is in vain. The final winner is still me."
Emperor Xuan looked at him calmly, "Guess why Nie Liang didn't stay by my side on New Year's Eve?"
"He and Geng Jing of the Supervision Department, with my secret orders, have been lurking in the military camp for a long time... It is estimated that by this time, all the generals you have installed will have been killed."
Prince Cheng's face turned pale and his eyes began to look panicked.
"Impossible. Even if they carry your secret order, the people I installed will not buy it at all. Nie Liang and Geng Jing have made no achievements in the army, and the soldiers will not buy it. They can't change the world."
Emperor Xuan said indifferently: "But what if Ning Chen's name is added? Don't forget, he has commanded the Dragon Guard Army and the City Defense Army... How does his prestige in the army compare with the generals you have installed?"
"I believe that as long as they are soldiers, no one would dare not to take Ning Chen seriously, right?"
King Cheng's face kept twitching, he gasped for air, and roared: "But so what? The Dragon Guard Army and the City Defense Army combined cannot stop my army of one hundred thousand."
Emperor Xuan sneered, "What if we add a firearms camp?"
Prince Cheng's head was buzzing, his vision went dark, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he staggered, and almost collapsed on the ground.