Heavenly Dao Formula

Xu Guo... the army?

Xia Fan suddenly remembered the news that Leizhou refugees had fed back.

——It wasn’t just Gao Guo’s frontier army family that appeared in Leizhou.

But the question is, how did they appear in Shangyuan City? This is not Jinxia. As the capital of Daqi, there are forbidden troops stationed in Shangyuan. The number is between 50,000 and 60,000, which is not too many, but relying on the city wall for defense is definitely a dreadful force.

Xu Guo's cavalry can appear in such a place, it can only be said... Shangyuan's city defense has a big problem, or it is useless.

"So... the grand ceremony His Highness mentioned refers to his enthronement ceremony?" Xia Fan asked calmly. At this time, neither expressing congratulations nor disgust is the most reasonable approach.

"Of course not, this grand ceremony belongs to the Privy Council, and I... am just one of the organizers." Ning Qianshi pondered for a moment, "Xia Fan... the goal of the Privy Council may be unimaginable to you, but we They are all united for this goal, look at everyone—”

Xia Fan thought he would hear a lot of flattery, but the core alchemists did not do so.

Gan gave him a thumbs up.

Yu Linglong blinked and snickered.

Duye Taki waved his fists.

Yan Qing pressed her forehead with a helpless expression.

There are also Weihuang and Baizhan... No matter what kind of expression they have, they all express the same meaning - no one forces them, they all voluntarily serve the Privy Council and enjoy it.

"The core members are equal to each other, and there is no one who rules over the other." Xin Wu's words from a week ago jumped in his ears.

"You are Xia Fan? Well...you are younger than I imagined."

Suddenly, a slightly childish voice sounded from under him.

Xia Fan lowered his gaze, only to realize that there was a little girl in front of him at some point, "You are..."

"He'er," the other party replied with a smile, "They all call me He'er. You are welcome to the Gyeonggi General Mansion. After the ceremony is over, I will do the math for you."

Is this person the He'er that the second prince spoke of? Xia Fan thought to himself, he looked only ten years old at most, not as old as Luo You'er. How could such a person participate in the core affairs of the Privy Council?

"Uh... what do you want to be?"

"There are a lot." He'er snapped up his fingers and said, "What kind of position are you most suitable for, which kind of enemy has a higher victory rate, and what are the shortcomings and shortcomings. If there is enough information, it is not impossible to count marriage. "

"Your Highness, the spies report—" At this time, a guard sent a message, "The gates of the palace have all been closed, and imperial troops have been found in Jingxi Road, Zhuque Avenue, and Fuwang Street."

"It seems that my brother hasn't given up yet." Ning Qianshi sighed, "I've said it all, I will help him ascend to the throne... It's a pity that these soldiers died."

"Let the prince ascend the throne?" Xia Fan couldn't help being a little surprised. You even put foreign troops into Gyeonggi, and then you said here that you don't intend to seize power? Even if your subordinates agree, it is impossible for the Xu Guo cavalry to agree, right?

"What, do you think I want to wear that square hat with gold silk bead curtains?" Ning Qianshi smiled, "Let's go, Xia Fan, go to the palace with me. And... don't let the name of the country get in the way What do you think. There are no black cavalry of Xu country in this world, and there is no frontier army of Gao country, you will be confused at first, but this will make you stand on a higher mountain."

"Let's go with him." Li couldn't help but said.

"That's not allowed," Yan Qing stopped in a cold voice, "Only those who are included in the list and ranked in the first order can participate in the grand ceremony."

"Don't worry, you go back to Wanjing Tower first, and I'll go there after I finish my work here."

Li still wanted to say something, but Luo gently held him back, "Understood, then we will leave first."

"Let's go." Xia Fan nodded towards Ning Qianshi. The matter has come to this point, and he has no possibility of retreating. A slight show of timidity will arouse the suspicion of the other party, not to mention that he himself wants to know what tricks the second prince is playing.

After leaving the gate of the Privy Council, Ning Qianshi raised his hand, "The black cavalry obey orders, change the flag!"

"Here!"

Thousands of armored cavalry responded in unison, and the momentum was like a huge wave. The surrounding residents obviously heard the commotion, but no one dared to light an oil lamp and look around.

Even they already understood——today's Wangcheng will definitely not be peaceful!

Hundreds of Xu flags were thrown on the ground as if they were worthless, and the newly replaced flags were all black with gold edges and seven silver stars embroidered in the center.

"March, Shangyuan Palace!" Ning Qianshi gave the battle instructions.

...

Fighting from late at night until noon the next day, the shouts of killing in the city finally gradually subsided.

This is a battle without suspense.

Even Xia Fan could see that the imperial army was in an overwhelming disadvantage - most of them were infantry, and they couldn't resist the cavalry's impact on the wide street. At the same time, there are not enough pole weapons at hand, and it is even more difficult to fight with swords and cavalry in close quarters.

What erased the last bit of suspense was the defection of the Privy Council.

When one side is supported by a large number of alchemists, and one side can only fight on its own, the outcome is self-evident.

Under Ning Qianshi's slogan of "surrender without killing", only a few troops fought to the last one, and more than 60% of the forbidden army became the second prince's captive.

The towering palace walls did not stop the advance of the alchemists. Whether it was Genshu or Duishu, they could break open the gate and let the army drive straight in.

Ning Qianshi and his party bypassed the Imperial Palace Square and the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and after defeating several groups of dead fighters along the way, they walked into the East Palace of His Highness the Crown Prince.

Pushing open the door of the inner courtyard, Xia Fan saw a burly man sitting on a mahogany chair, and a bowl of slightly steaming black tea was placed on the round table next to him.

"Your Highness, so you are here." The second prince cupped his hands and walked slowly to him.

Xia Fan was also looking at this person. Compared with the appearance when he climbed the palace wall to give a public speech on the Lantern Festival, he was undoubtedly much haggard at this moment, with protruding bags under his eyes and bloodshot eyes. For him, this day and night should be no different from the earth-shattering changes. First, the imprisoned alchemists broke the restriction and left the palace, and then the four gates of Shangyuan City were opened wide, allowing the cavalry to enter the city. No matter what measures he takes, it will not help in the face of a one-sided situation.

But even so, Ning Weiyuan didn't want to be too cowardly and humble, his self-esteem did not allow him to do so, "Second brother, this is what you call not interested in imperial power? You don't want brothers to fight against the wall, can you set up this Bureau, I am afraid that they were planning all this more than ten years ago, right?"

"To be precise, it was nine years ago." Ning Qianshi did not deny it.

"Oh, I knew you were always coveting your father's throne—I just didn't expect that you would be able to integrate the Privy Council, which your father couldn't completely control, and which was like a mess of sand, so that those high-ranking alchemists could only obey you." Ning Weiyuan clenched his fists, "Without them, you can't win against me."

"I didn't expect to win you, and my goal is not you...or rather, it's not Daqi."

"What's the meaning?"

"Brother, the split a hundred years ago was a mistake and a helpless choice in the face of a strong enemy. It took a long time for everyone to realize this." Ning Qianshi said slowly, "But it's not too late to mend the situation... Now, The time has come to correct this mistake."

He opened his arms and raised his voice slightly, "The six kingdoms will be united again. Xu, Qi, Gao, Feng, Qi, and Mao will no longer be divided into countries and borders. From now on, there will be only one kingdom on the Central Plains." .”