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    The arrow is on the string and must be fired.  Liu Yuming knew that there might be a conspiracy going on in Fengcui Palace, but he could not be allowed to avoid it. From the moment he usurped the throne, he expected that people in the court would rebel. However, in the past two years, the pressure on him in the court was too little.  , even made him think that power is so easy to obtain.  But in the face of power, everyone is a madman. Not only Liu Yu, but everyone else will also covet the power of the world.  Even if Su Zhe doesn't jump out, there will still be descendants of the Su family, or loyal ministers of the Su family, who will fight to the death with him.  Liu Yu knew that the people he would face were here to fight him.  "Two tigers, rush in and capture everyone!" Liu Yu issued an order to attack Huo Bing.  At the same time, Liu Yu gave an order to Li Mi who followed: "Seal the city gates and palace gates. If anything happens, the army will not be allowed to enter the city!" The two orders were executed almost at the same time, which meant that Liu Yu put the precautions in place  The task of building the city and the palace was given to Li Mi, and the task of purging it was given to Huo Bing.  As the commander-in-chief, Liu Yu did not join any party. He just wanted to see what tricks those behind the scenes could play with him.  As long as he kills everyone in the palace, all problems will be solved.  Huo Bing led his subordinates directly to the Fengcui Palace. A group of people pushed the door, but could not enter. Huo Bing had to have people knock on the door instead. The door of the Fengcui Palace was not solid, and it was already blocked by the New Army soldiers in a few seconds.  After breaking open, the New Army soldiers were about to rush in when they heard gunshots.  It came from inside the palace. With the sound of gunshots, many New Army soldiers fell down, and the charge organized by Huo Bing was also blocked.  With the sound of gunshots.  Liu Yu realized.  It turned out that the rebellious ministers inside also had firearms.  This is bad for him.  What he originally relied on was the lead in weapons. Now that the opponent has firearms like him, the advantage in weapons has been reduced, but he still has the advantage in numbers.  No matter how many rebels there are, one palace cannot hold more than a thousand people.  As soon as the gunshot rang out, Liu Yu also took a few steps back. Between the palace and Liu Yu, the New Army soldiers had already set up their shields.  A shield not only protects against arrows.  It can also stop most bullets.  In this way, it is equivalent to turning a battle of strong attack into a stalemate between two parties, with both sides attacking and defending each other.  But Liu Yu's strength lies in his fierce offensive. Because of the bravery of Huo Bing's troops, Liu Yu is not worried that Huo Bing can lead his troops to attack Fengcui Palace.  At this time, a hand-to-hand battle was taking place at the entrance of the palace. Some "rebels" wearing the uniforms of the Royal Forest Army were engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the Huo Bing Department. Liu Yu looked into the palace.  Because the palace door was only partially broken, and the light in Fengcui Palace was dim.  He was not in front of Fengcui Palace, so he couldn't see clearly how many people were inside or who they were.  Huo Bing's troops all crawled out from the dead on the battlefield and had an absolute advantage in combat effectiveness. Soon they took advantage and spread the flames of war into the palace. Then there were constant screams in the palace, and some seemed to  It was made by soldiers, and many of the voices were very old, possibly made by some veterans inside.  As Huo Bing's men and horses attacked, Liu Yu also ordered the follow-up troops to immediately go to support him. The men and horses Huo Bing brought this time were only two to three hundred. Including the previous losses, there are now less than two hundred.  There was a lot of fighting in the palace, and it was obvious that the rebels also had many troops. Liu Yu did not dare to ask Huo Bing to fight in front until the entire army was annihilated.  Then more people poured into the Fengcui Palace. Just when the big move was about to take place, suddenly a violent explosion sounded in the palace, and then the explosions sounded one after another. Being hindered by this explosion, first the reinforcements who entered the palace withdrew from the peak.  Cui Palace, and soon, the Huo Bing Department also withdrew from Feng Cui Palace.  When Liu Yu saw Huo Bing again, he had a rough idea of ??the brutality of the war in the palace.  Huo Bing's whole body was covered in blood, and he looked as if he had crawled out of bloody water.  Huo Bing was also covered in blood, so much so that Liu Yu couldn't tell whether the blood on his body was his own or someone else's.  Huo Bing organized defense while organizing troops to retreat.  This is in sharp contrast to General Huo, who was always victorious and always charged.  In other words, Huo Bing failed in this tough battle.  Liu Yu quickly saw how Huo Bing failed. People wearing Imperial Army uniforms kept rushing out. They rushed out and did nothing else. They pounced directly on the New Army soldiers in front of them and on the people under Huo Bing's command.  , as if they were going to commit suicide, but none of Huo Bing's subordinates dared to confront them head-on.  As long as there is a confrontation, there will soon be a small explosion, and then a piece of flesh and blood will fly everywhere. ? Human bomb?  Liu Yu then realized how ferocious the rebels inside were. They covered themselves with gunpowder and committed suicide to fight the new army.  As a result, the New Army's advantages in weapons and numbers were gone, and they even had a psychological disadvantage. The enemy was so?It's fatal, and they all belong to the family, so they pale in comparison.  Soon, Huo Bing's troops had already withdrawn from Fengcui Palace, and the rebels on the opposite side, who were covered with gunpowder and firecrackers, did not start chasing, because when they reached the open space outside, Huo Bing's muskets immediately took advantage of them.  Further pursuit by the rebels was suppressed with long-range weapons.  The rebels continued to retreat into the hall, while Huo Bing's troops withdrew into the formation. Huo Bing himself appeared in front of Liu Yu, disgraced and covered in blood. From his expression, Liu Yu could read a very aggrieved feeling.  Huo Bing suffered another defeat, this time a disastrous defeat.  Huo Bing had more than 200 troops, but only forty or fifty returned to the formation. The rest either fought to death or had missing arms and legs and could not leave the palace. Those who stayed in Fengcui Palace would also be killed by finishing blows.  .  Huo Bing himself was injured in many places, and he barely managed to escape with his life.  "CommanderI" Huo Bing sat paralyzed on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.  Liu Yu asked someone to check and found out that Huo Bing had been injured on his leg and was bleeding profusely.  Liu Yu closed his eyes and took a long breath. The strange situation in Fengcui Palace was something he had not expected.  He did not expect that this group of rebels would be so brave. Liu Yu thought for a while. In this world, there are such powerful people. Except for Huo Bing's troops, the only ones left were those who blocked Huo Bing's troops in Lingbei in Yuzhou City.  Mysterious weapons.  This group of troops was initially considered by Liu Yu to be one of the Lingnan military forces.  Now it seems that they are Su Zhe's men.  And these people.  They were also the people in the store who kidnapped Su Yan.  "Can you see clearly who is inside?" Liu Yuhe asked.  Huo Bing looked up at Liu Yu and shook his head helplessly. Liu Yu stopped talking nonsense to him at this time. This fierce attack even defeated Huo Bing, a stupid young man, but it did not mean that he was defeated.  It's just a small palace. Even if the enemy has three heads and six arms, he can't stand his thousands of troops.  "Order. Flank attack!" Liu Yu asked his subordinates to issue the order to attack with the command flag. After all, Fengcui Palace not only has a main entrance, but also a side entrance and an apse.  That was the main hall of the imperial court, where court meetings were held on weekdays. It could be said that there were passages all around.  Even if Liu Yu did not order an attack from the flanks, he was still afraid that the enemy would be defeated and could escape from the side door or even the back hall. The first thing Liu Yu had to do was to surround the entire Fengcui Palace.  As the troops dispersed, Liu Yu was estimating how many rebels there were inside.  It also estimated the power of suicide bombings carried out by the rebels.  At the same time, I also realized that it really wasn¡¯t possible.  It would be much better to level this palace and build a new palace than to lose power.  "Deploy the cannons from the weapons station!" If the gentle attack is ineffective, then let's just be more ruthless and deal with these damn rebels directly with the cannons on the battlefield.  Subsequently, more troops were transferred into the palace from the east and south gates of the palace. First, thousands of troops from the City Defense Department, and then the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. Liu Yu had also mobilized all the troops and horses in the entire Chang'an City.  They were transferred here and handed over the task of defending the city to the New Army soldiers stationed in the outer city.  Liu Yu had learned before that the rebels also included troops from the South Chang'an camp.  But as long as the city gate is closed, it would be impossible for the troops from the southern Chang'an camp to attack the outer city of Chang'an.  Even if there were not the new troops stationed by Liu Yu, there would still be men and horses from the City Defense Department. After all, the six city defense departments combined had tens of thousands of men, which was more than enough to garrison a city.  With Liu Yuzhong¡¯s military command flag, the new army once again launched the second round of offensive against Fengcui Palace.  Because the earthen artillery has not yet been transferred to the palace, this offensive is still very "mild", and because of the previous "disastrous defeat" of Huo Bing's troops, the new army of the imperial court is afraid, so this attack  This offensive did not achieve very good results.  As the rebels guarding Fengcui Palace used a suicidal approach to repel the troops who entered from both wings, the sharpness of this round of offensive was also blocked. Among the New Army soldiers, after all, Huo Bing's troops  The most valiant, even Huo Bing's troops failed to complete the mission. These soldiers were quickly defeated and fled in embarrassment.  Then a certain defense was formed, neither advancing nor retreating.  Liu Yu was angry. With such a palace in front of him, he was helpless.  Do we have to bring in the cannons and blow up the main hall of the palace to pieces?  Who are the people inside?  Liu Yu suddenly remembered Han Sheng and others. At the same time, a group of ministers were pushed out of the main entrance of the palace. These people were all tied up, some were old and some were young, and one of them was clearly visible.  , which made Liu Yu so angry that his teeth itched.  It¡¯s Han Sheng!  The ministers of the imperial court were actually turned into hostages and pushed out of the palace gate by the rebels. Liu Yu also knew very well that behind these ministers were arrows and muskets. If any of them made any move, they would die miserably.  Soon, Liu Yu's suspicion was confirmed. An old minister from the Ministry of Rites was so frightened that he ran towards the entire army on Liu Yu's side. He was hit by an arrow within two steps, and five or six arrows were shot behind him.On his back, he lay on the ground struggling to die, which not only frightened the courtiers who were held hostage, but also the soldiers on Liu Yu's side took a breath of cold air.  Liu Yu had already mobilized earthen artillery, and he could attack Fengcui Palace at any time and blow up the standing hall in the palace.  But at this time, Liu Yu had to reconsider his plan, because even if Fengcui Palace was blown up, the officials of the court would also die, and the court would be paralyzed. If Su Zhe was not inside, he would launch another plan.  A round of blows to him would be even more difficult for him to deal with.  Then, an old eunuch walked out of the palace tremblingly, holding a yellow silk imperial edict in his hand.  When Liu Yu saw this person, he immediately frowned. He recognized this person. It was Eunuch Wu, the eunuch chief who was extremely favored by Su Yan during his time.  When Liu Yu saw Eunuch Wu coming out with the imperial edict, he felt something was wrong.  Because after Liu Yu succeeded in usurping the throne, Qier ascended the throne, and all the eunuchs in the palace were dismissed. Together with Eunuch Wu, they resigned and returned to their hometown. Now that Eunuch Wu appears here, it seems to indicate to Liu Yu that this is a restoration conspiracy.  .  Eunuch Wu was also a pawn used by the rebels.  It was obviously in line with royal etiquette to let the old eunuch come out to read out the imperial edict. Even Liu Yu had to think that this rebellion was in line with etiquette.  With trembling hands, Eunuch Wu unfolded the imperial edict in front of him. Just as he was about to read it out, his tongue seemed to be blocked and he couldn't say a word.  A soldier in imperial guard uniform suddenly stabbed Eunuch Wu in the back of the neck with a spear. Eunuch Wu fell to the ground with blood on his neck. The imperial edict on the ground was picked up by a rebel soldier. Liu Yu picked up his musket and shot him.  , the Imperial Guard soldier fell to the ground again holding the imperial edict.  A series of things happened that caught people off guard.  Even the people in the palace did not expect such a change. When Liu Yu put down the musket, no one on the other side picked up the imperial edict again for a long time. Apparently they were afraid of the muskets from the new army of the imperial court.  Not all soldiers dared to shoot. As long as they fired, there would definitely be a misfire. The people who were tied and kneeling in front of Fengcui Palace were all ministers of the new emperor. Everyone understood that once  If something happens to these people, the whole court will be in chaos.  Liu Yu glanced at these people again. Almost everyone in the six departments was gone, but Sui Yi and Li Yannian were not seen.  Sui Yi was on "vacation" these days. While he was responsible for welcoming the Turkic envoys, he was waiting for the dispatch of the Minister of Rites to take up his post at the Minister's Desk.  As for Li Yannian, judging from Liao Mingsheng's report, he should be with the rebels. Maybe the rebels were not even in the mood to push Li Yannian out to act, and directly "hidden" Li Yannian. Maybe they wanted to use Li Yannian's relationship to gain a foothold in the film industry.  After the rebellion was successful, he successfully won over some ministers of the dynasty, regrouped, and quickly stabilized the court.  Liu Yu also felt a little resentful in his heart. He shouldn't have trusted Li Yannian, an old fox. If he hadn't been Li Zhel's father and father-in-law, Liu Yu wouldn't have been as fond of him.  Now it is like feeding a tiger into danger. At this time, Li Yannian is the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs and has a wide network of contacts. If he really joins the rebels and Su Zhe, he will definitely be "taken seriously".  Li Yannian was an ambitious man. He obviously wanted to be the right prime minister and rule the world.  Liu Yu immediately thought about whether to attack by force, regardless of the consequences.  Either suspend the offensive first and see the situation clearly. In such a situation, Liu Yu, who has always been decisive, also showed some hesitation.  (To be continued)
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