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Chapter 69 Zhang Qingbin! Holy crap... (Please read on! Please read on!)

"What's happening in Luoyang? Why is it so noisy?"

Gao Yu was discussing with Gao Huan when they decided to return to Huai Shuo, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the villa.

Liu Taozhi rushed into the room to report the situation.

"My lord, I don't know what's happening in Luoyang. Large numbers of people are fleeing in panic!"

Gao Yu and Gao Huan exchanged a glance, then quickly stood up. "I'll go check out the situation!"

The high pavilions built by these high-ranking officials and nobles came in handy at this time. Gao Yu quickly went to the top floor of the pavilion and looked into the distance.

Sure enough, a large number of people could be seen fleeing like headless flies, and many even took the opportunity to set fires and cause chaos. In the distance, black smoke rose and flames could be vaguely seen. A caravan was also heading towards the villa. Upon closer inspection, the luxurious carriage that Da Tou was riding in seemed to be the one that the Princess Consort of Guangping had ridden in before.

He already knew in his heart that something big had probably happened in Luoyang.

Gao Yu rushed downstairs and saw servants escorting a flustered Zheng Dache as he ran in through the main entrance.

"I've met the princess."

"No need to be polite."

Upon seeing Gao Yu, Zheng Dache felt relieved and his emotions calmed down considerably.

"Princess, what is this?"

"The soldiers of the central army are dissatisfied with the imperial court's decision and are gathering to riot, which has already spread to the entire city of Luoyang!"

"so serious?"

Gao Yu was shocked and immediately ordered, "Everyone, nock your bows and close the gates of the villa! Prevent any thieves from taking advantage of the situation!"

He then directed the servants in the villa to push the carriage over to block the villa gate.

After all, without any definite news, no one knew whether someone would take advantage of the chaos to commit murder and robbery. Seeing Gao Yu calmly and methodically directing everyone's defense, Zheng Dache was completely relieved.

………………

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!!"

What has made you so flustered?

Yuan Ti put down the Sima Qian book in his hand. He was enjoying reading the biography of Lord Wei when he looked at his panicked subordinates and reprimanded them with a frown.

Zhu Wenyu didn't care about anything else and hurriedly said, "The...the soldiers of the central army have mutinied!!"

"what?"

Yuan Ti was so shocked that he stood up abruptly, then shook his head, "Impossible, those warriors in the central army don't have that kind of guts!"

Another servant ran over with the latest news.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the central army are dissatisfied with the court's decision and are causing trouble in the streets. I heard they are heading towards the Ministry of Personnel!"

Yuan Ti paced back and forth, quickly realizing what was happening. "This is bad! These damned warriors are definitely after the son of the General Who Conquers the West! They might even cause trouble at the General's residence later!"

"The old general is in poor health; how can he withstand the torment of these brutes!"

Yuan Ti, young and spirited, was engrossed in reading about Lord Xinling's past. Without thinking, he turned around, took out his most beloved treasured sword, and said to Zhu Wenyu, "Gather the guards and ride with me at full speed to the General of the West's residence, just in case!"

Zhu Wenyu was dumbfounded and quickly tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty! Your status is noble, you cannot put yourself in danger! Those warriors are capable of anything!"

Yuan Ti flew into a rage and kicked him to the ground, shouting, "General Zhengxi and I are of one mind for the country. Now that he is in trouble, how can I stand by and watch him die! How can I run away at this time!"

"I am a prince bestowed by the imperial court! In broad daylight, the central army dares not lay a finger on me!"

"Moreover, with the capital in chaos, how can His Majesty and the Empress Dowager sit idly by?"

"Don't delay, quickly prepare the horses!"

Although Zhu Wenyu still felt it was somewhat unreliable, he had no choice but to obey his master's order. He quickly got up from the ground and ordered a dozen guards to accompany Yuan Ti on horseback to Zhang Yi's residence.

Halfway there, Zhu Wenyu hurriedly reminded him, "Your Majesty, the Queen Consort..."

"Even if the general is audacious enough to seek revenge, he will only return to the Prince's residence. Since the Princess Consort has gone to the other residence, she should be fine."

The group arrived at Zhang Yi's residence at full speed. After announcing their identities, the servants opened the door and welcomed them in, then quickly closed the gate again.

The servants in the Zhang family mansion were all terrified, thinking that a great disaster was about to befall them, but when they saw Yuan Ti arrive, they were all relieved.

This is the Prince Zong!
Yuan Ti immediately strode into the courtyard, where the Zhang family father and his two sons were.

Zhang Shijun and Zhang Zhongyu were clearly quite frightened and restless, while Zhang Yi remained calm.

Yuan Ti couldn't help but praise it after seeing it.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

After the three bowed, Zhang Yi was clearly surprised, "Why has Your Majesty, a man of such high status, come here?"

"I heard that the group of military men from the Central Army went to the Ministry of Works to cause trouble. I figured they were probably looking for your son, and might even come looking for the General. So I came to the General's residence ahead of time to protect the General!"

"The Empress Dowager and His Majesty were still hesitant about the selection of candidates, but after this, there will be no more hesitation!"

"Your Majesty!!!"

Zhang Yi was excited and immediately got up to bow, but Yuan Ti stopped him.

Tears streamed down his face as he cried, "With a prince like you, Great Wei is truly blessed! Great Wei is blessed indeed!!"

Just as Yuan Ti was about to speak.

Then they heard a commotion of footsteps, followed by a barrage of foul language and insults!
The soldiers of the central army arrived at Zhang Yi's residence in a grand procession. Thousands of soldiers surrounded his mansion, but when they saw that the gate was tightly closed, they began to curse him, their faces red with anger!

"You son of a bitch, get out here! I demand an explanation!"

"If you don't open the door, I'll kill your whole family!"

"You old bastard, I will kill your entire family today!!"

As the words became increasingly heated, the shouts and curses from the soldiers in the central army grew louder and louder, creating a deafening roar!

The servants in the mansion were so frightened that they trembled and were completely at a loss.

Yuan Ti simply couldn't listen anymore.

He immediately stood up in anger, shouting, "These damned brutes! I'll go out and deal with them!"

"Someone, open the door! I want to see what they're up to!" But the servants dared not listen to him.

Zhang Shijun and Zhang Zhongyu quickly pulled him back, advising, "Your Majesty! You are a prince of noble birth, you cannot put yourself in danger!"

Zhang Yi quickly advised, "Your Majesty, let these warriors have their moment of triumph, and endure this humiliation for now. The court will deal with them on our behalf!"

But Yuan Ti, with his youthful spirit, was suddenly filled with heroic ambition.

He struggled free and said, "As a prince, am I afraid of them? Fine, don't open the door then. Zhu Wenyu, wait for me and help me climb over the wall. I'm going to teach these ignorant fools a lesson!"

Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, he strode forward, and Zhu Wenyu and the others could only hurry to follow.

As you approach the courtyard wall, you can hear loud banging sounds.

Outside, soldiers were pounding on the door with bricks and stones; many stones even flew over the courtyard wall and landed inside.

"Your Majesty, it's dangerous, we should..."

Yuan Ti glared coldly at Zhu Wenyu.

"Send me up!"

Left with no other choice, Zhu Wenyu and the others quickly squatted down and used their hands as a ladder to help Yuan Ti climb onto the courtyard wall. As soon as Yuan Ti showed half of his body, he saw that there was a huge crowd of people outside, stretching as far as the eye could see!
The soldiers looked fierce and menacing, like demons.

His previous enthusiasm was suddenly replaced by a chill that ran down his spine, and he felt a sense of dread. He hadn't expected there to be so many people.
Could it be that these people are really planning to use this opportunity to rebel?

"I am..."

Bang!
Yuan Ti only managed to utter two words when a black dot suddenly appeared in front of him, and a stone flew straight towards him, hitting him squarely in the face.

The next moment!
Then a huge number of pebbles followed and flew over.

When he revealed half of his body, he became a target for the group of soldiers outside.

Yuan Ti was knocked unconscious and fell backward, plummeting straight down from the courtyard wall!

The soldiers outside the gate were clearly no longer satisfied with just throwing stones.

"Charge! This old dog is too scared to come out, so let's charge in!"

"Charge in! Capture that old dog Zhang Yi alive!"

Many soldiers scaled the walls, rammed the doors, and some even pushed the walls away.

A mere mansion could hardly withstand the advancing soldiers.

Faced with this group of fierce and angry soldiers, the servants dared not resist and scattered like birds.

Zhang Yi remained fearless and made proper arrangements.

"You two go and wait in the inner courtyard. I'm going to see these bandits!"

"Father! No!"

"go with!"

Zhang Shijun originally wanted to offer some advice, but Zhang Zhongyu pulled him away from there and led him into the inner courtyard.

Zhang Yi, leaning on his cane, got up and went outside.

The atmosphere was tense, and when they saw Zhang Yi facing them alone, the soldiers in the central army stopped, wondering what he was up to!

Zhang Yi looked at them with disdain and snorted coldly.

"Weren't you clamoring to see me? Well, I'm standing right in front of you right now!"

Zhang Yi had been on the battlefield when he was young; what kind of scene hadn't he seen?

They actually suppressed the morale of the central army soldiers!
"You disregard the dignity of the imperial court, forcibly entered the Ministry of Personnel, and now you have stormed the residence of the Minister. Even if you kill me today, it will be a capital offense!"

"What you have done today further confirms what I said earlier!"

"No items may be prepared in advance!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers in the central army all changed their expressions.

Immediately, a burly man with a fierce expression, who looked to be in his thirties or forties, walked up.

Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers behind him.

He strode up to Zhang Yi, raised his right arm, and swung it across Zhang Yi's face!

Snapped!
The sound of a slap rang out!
Zhang Yi was slapped to the ground, his left cheek was swollen and red, and two teeth were knocked out.

Before he could speak, the man glared at him and started cursing!
"Zhang Qingbin! I'll f*** your mother!"

"You...you!!"

"What do you mean, 'you'? You're just a nobody, and by ancestry you're only fit to be a slave to my ancestors! How dare you swagger and boast before us, the descendants of meritorious Xianbei?"

"You dare to claim that you will cut off our hopes of being promoted to important positions? You dare to claim that His Majesty and the Empress Dowager should execute us?"

"We'll deal with you, you old dog, today!"

Before Zhang Yi could react, the man slapped him across the face again.

Once someone took the lead, the others immediately followed suit, swarming around Zhang Yi who was lying on the ground and punching and kicking him!
Zhang Shijun and Zhang Zhongyu did not return to the courtyard. After seeing this scene from afar, Zhang Shijun was panicked and at a loss, but he quickly calmed down.

"Erlang, you must leave quickly! These warriors have gone mad!"

"Brother!"

"I……"

Zhang Shijun looked outside with fear on his face, but his tone was very firm: "I have to go back to save my father. Don't worry about me, just run!"

He shoved Zhang Zhongyu away!

He strode forward to the soldiers and shouted loudly.

"Brothers of the Central Army, I was blinded by greed! It was I who suggested submitting this memorial to His Majesty."

“My father is old and frail and cannot withstand any more stress. If you have any anger, please direct it at me.”

"Spare my father!"

PS: Shi Jun and Zhong Yu fled over the northern wall. Shi Jun returned to rescue his father, kowtowing to the group of young men to beg for his father's life. The Imperial Guards then beat him and threw him alive into the flames. When his body was recovered, it was unrecognizable. (Biography of Cui Guang, Book of Wei)
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