Chapter 748: The Prologue to Chaos
Lu Yingji, the commander of the Nine Gates, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door in his sleep, he opened his eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" The lady next to her was also awakened and waved her hand, signaling that she did not need to panic.
"Sir...... Something big is ......! Someone outside the door screamed, and Lu Yingji at this moment, had heard the faint neighing of horses, his face sank, after countless storms, he knew that things were not good, turned over, and didn't care about wearing clothes, first ran to the wall to take off his treasure knife and pulled it out, and was about to open the door, the lady behind him also got up, took Lu Yingji's coat, put it on for him, and said in horror: "Master...... This...... What's going on? ”
At this time, the neighing of horses was already heard very clearly, and the cold wind was howling outside, but it could not hide the sound of a golden go.
Lu Yingji put on his clothes and turned around and said, "Stay in the room and don't come out." He opened the door, walked through the outer hall, and opened the main door, only to see two servants standing outside the door in horror, trembling.
Lu Yingji looked up and saw that in the courtyard outside the door, there were more than ten red-armored soldiers staying quietly in the courtyard at this time, their hands were pressed on the hilt of the knife, and the posture seemed to be about to pull out the knife at any time.
When Lu Yingji saw these dozen red-armored cavalrymen, he was taken aback at first, then his face was gloomy, he clenched the hilt of his sword, and said coldly: "You are the people and horses of the volcano battalion?" ”
Slowly got up from it and rode up, turned over and dismounted, it was the red-armored general who led the troops, and arched his hand and said: "Lord Lu, disturb the sweet dream, forgive the sin!" ”
Lu Yingji frowned, looked at it a few times, and sneered: "You are Tang Mingwu, the commander of the Volcano Battalion Infantry Guard?" ”
The red armor general said lightly: "Not bad." It's just that now he is also the commander of the cavalry escort! ”
"I don't know when Captain Tang became the Commander of the Cavalry again!" Lu Yingji saw the other party's posture and knew that something big was going to happen in Yanjing City tonight.
Tang Mingwu, the red-armored general, said slowly: "Han Cang, the commander of the Volcano Battalion Cavalry Guard, did not obey the military order, and has been dismissed on the spot, and will be taken over by this general!" ”
"Dismissal on the spot?" Lu Yingji laughed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is far away from the border pass, who is qualified to remove him from his post?" ”
Tang Mingwu didn't say much, and said in a deep voice: "Nine Gate Admiral Lu Yingji receives the order!" ”
Lu Yingji was stunned for a moment, but saw that Tang Mingwu had already taken out a roll of yellow silk holy decree from his body, frowned slightly, and said, "Please allow me to change my clothes and then receive the decree!" ”
Tang Mingwu had already shook his head and said, "No need." The Holy Lord commanded that he could announce the decree when he saw it, Lord Lu, don't kneel down to accept the decree yet! ”
Lu Yingji was full of doubts, this decree should be announced by the general of the palace, but it was the general of the Imperial Forest Army who came to announce the decree, but in the face of the holy decree, he didn't dare to hesitate, immediately knelt down, put down the treasure knife in his hand, and said respectfully: "The minister accepts the decree!" ”
"Fengtian carried the emperor and said: After Lu Yingji, the commander of the Nine Gates, saw the decree, he handed over the Nine Gate Admiral's military talismans, and the soldiers of the Nine Gates were under the command of Tang Mingwu, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Qin this!"
Lu Yingji suddenly changed color, raised his head, Tang Mingwu had already rolled up the holy decree, stepped forward, handed the holy decree to Lu Yingji, and said lightly: "Lord Lu, receive the decree!" ”
Lu Yingji took the holy decree and immediately opened it, only to see that it was really covered with the emperor's jade seal, but for some reason, he felt that this holy decree was really extremely weird, slowly got up, and asked, "Tang Shenling, when was this decree issued by the saint?" ”
"An hour ago!" Tang Mingwu said lightly, his eyes stared at Lu Yingji extremely sharply, "Lord Lu, the will has also been issued, hurry up and hand over the talisman!" ”
Lu Yingji is the commander of the Nine Gates, with more than 1,200 soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Nine Gates, and has the special military charm of the Admiral.
Lu Yingji was silent for a moment before he said, "Tang Shen Ling, soldier talisman...... I can't hand it in now! ”
"Do you want to resist?" Tang Mingwu said sharply: "Lord Lu, what is the crime of resisting the decree, you should know better than me, right?" His face was not good, and his hand was gripping the hilt of the sword.
The dozen or so cavalrymen also held the hilt of their swords, and their wolf-like eyes stared directly at Lu Yingji's body.
Lu Yingji smiled coldly and said: "This official will enter the palace to face the saint now, and personally listen to the will of the saint, if the saint himself says that he wants the official to hand over the talisman to you, the official will have nothing to say!" ”
Tang Mingwu also sneered: "The will of the Holy Lord is in your hands, why do you need to enter the palace?" And the Holy One is resting at the moment, how can he disturb the king? ”
Lu Yingji was not afraid, and said coldly: "The holy purpose is to do it, but the meaning of the holy decree may not be the meaning of the saint!" ”
"Lu Yingji, what do you mean by that?" Tang Mingwu said coldly.
Lu Yingji responded sharply: "This official suspects that this will is fake!" ”
"Choke!"
Tang Mingwu had already pulled out his knife and said sharply: "Lu Yingji, you are really so bold, you dare to call the Holy Lord's will false?" If you don't obey the decree and slander the saint, you have eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall! ”
"Could it be that Counselor Tang wants to kill this official?" Lu Yingji glanced at the cold blade with disdain: "Even if this official resists the order, it will not be your turn to punish, there is a holy ruling, and Dali Temple will investigate and deal with it." If you put a knife against your own official, you are rebelling...... Tang Mingwu, do you want to rebel? ”
Although Lu Yingji is low-key on weekdays, he is by no means a cowardly person.
He has followed the emperor since he was a child, all the way, what kind of scene has not been seen, what kind of battle has not been seen, the original battle for the crown prince was bloody and bloody, he firmly followed Emperor Pingguang, who was only a prince at that time, and had already exercised a strong willpower and courage.
In the middle of the night in the cold winter, a team of cavalry rushed straight into the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion, and a guard was led by a guard to read out the holy decree, which was a very illogical thing, and the content of the holy decree was extremely illogical.
Lu Yingji was convinced that His Majesty the Emperor could not issue a decree to take away his military power for no reason, and he would also hand over the military power to the Imperial Forest Army.
This matter, no matter from which angle you look at it, makes no sense.
He knew that although the power in his hands was not very large, and there were not many soldiers under him, it was extremely crucial, and at this time, he naturally would not easily hand over the talismans.
Lu Yingji refused to hand over the talisman, which obviously made Tang Mingwu very unhappy, but he didn't make any move, but took two steps back and put away the saber in his hand.
Lu Yingji frowned, at this moment, only bursts of frightened screams and cries were heard, and then, from outside the courtyard, a large group of people came in, all of them were servants in the house, and there were as many as 100 women, old and young.
Behind this group of people, the warriors of the Volcano Battalion covered in red armor were all carrying snow-bright cold knives, and drove the group of people into the courtyard with expressionless faces.
This is Lu Yingji's residence compound, not small, but not very spacious, these hundreds of people were driven in crying or screaming, the courtyard seemed very crowded for a while, dozens of red-armored warriors surrounded around, ordering these people to all squat down, holding their heads in their hands.
A samurai stepped forward and said, "My lord, all parts of the house have been searched, and all the people have been brought here!" ”
When Lu Yingji saw the family members who were driven in, his face changed greatly, his whole body trembled, and he roared angrily: "Tang Mingwu, you ...... What are you doing here? Are you really going to rebel? ”
Tang Mingwu smiled coldly, pointed to the gate behind Lu Yingji and said, "Come on, go and invite Mrs. Lu out!" ”
Lu Yingji immediately picked up the treasure knife and shouted, "Who dares? ”
Tang Mingwu sneered: "Lord Lu, if you don't want my subordinates to disturb your wife, you still act as ordered and hand over the talisman quickly...... Ben won't have time to drag it out with you! ”
"The will is not the will of the saint, I want the official to hand over the talisman, don't you think about it!" Lu Yingji said sharply, glaring angrily at several red-armored warriors who wanted to come forward, swords forward, and shouted: "You are all warriors loyal to the Holy Lord, do you want to rebel with this traitor?" ”
Tang Mingwu sneered: "Toast and don't eat and drink, go in and ask Mrs. out!" ”
The red-armored warrior didn't hesitate anymore, the four warriors stepped forward with their swords, Lu Yingji had already slashed horizontally, the sword flashed, and several red-armored warriors took a step back.
"Who dare?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Tang Mingwu draw his knife in an instant, rush up two steps, and slash down Lu Yingji's head without hesitation, the knife was powerful and fast, sharp and extraordinary.
Lu Yingji could only raise his knife to resist, and the two knives exchanged blows, and there was a sound of "choking", and sparks splashed everywhere.
Tang Mingwu slashed down with a knife, but was blocked by Lu Yingji, and without hesitation, he slashed the second knife, and slashed down several times in a row, one knife was faster than the other, and he actually forced Lu Yingji to retreat into the house.
Although Lu Yingji is the commander of the Nine Gates, and his sword skills are not weak, he is not a strong person, and Tang Mingwu is a fierce general who has experienced a hundred battles, and he can sit in the position of the leader of the guard army in the elite team of the Royal Praetorian Guard, which is definitely not a weak role.
After blocking three knives, Lu Yingji took advantage of the gap to counterattack, but it was easily resolved by Tang Mingwu, and the two fought in the hall, but in twenty rounds, Tang Mingwu found a flaw, and the back of the knife slashed heavily on Lu Yingji's wrist, and the treasure knife in Lu Yingji's hand flew away, and Tang Mingwu kicked Lu Yingji's chest mercilessly, kicking Lu Yingji to the ground.
The corners of Lu Yingji's mouth were bleeding, he was furious, and he wanted to struggle, but Tang Mingwu's knife was already at his throat, and he said coldly: "Hand over the talisman!" ”
"Traitor." Lu Yingji was still not afraid, only his face was full of anger: "This official is loyal to the saint, you want to get a talisman from this official to rebel, don't think about it!" ”
"Tie it up!" Tang Mingwu smiled coldly, turned around, and saw Mrs. Lu, who was extremely frightened and pale not far behind him, put away the knife, and said with a smile: "Madam, I'm disturbed!" ”
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The Lu family members who filled the courtyard, including Lu Yingji's two daughters and Mrs. Lu, were all surrounded in the courtyard, and no one dared to resist in the face of the bright cold knives of the red-armored warriors.
And Lu Yingji was standing in the courtyard with his hands tied, a knife around his neck.
Tang Mingwu looked at the people squatting in the courtyard, his brows suddenly furrowed, he looked at the red-armored deputy general beside him, and asked coldly: "Captain Qian, if General Ben is not mistaken, Lu Yingji should have a son, right?" Where are the people? ”
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