The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Fang Tatian had never been attached to any prince. His character and personality were similar to Chu Xinghe's, which was why the assassination at the city gate happened.

After all, after the assassination at the city gate, the commander of the Imperial Guard would definitely be the first to suffer misfortune. He might even be beheaded or his entire clan might be exterminated.

The assassination at the city gate could also get rid of Fang Tatian, so the princes planned the assassination at the city gate so unscrupulously.

Moreover, by taking this opportunity to get rid of Fang Tatian, the three princes can take control of most of the imperial guards.

Originally, the situation was developing as they thought. The commander of the Imperial Guard, Fang Tatian, was dismissed from office and imprisoned, and was even scheduled to be executed on a chosen day. Their family members were also in prison.

However, the three princes could not have imagined that Fang Tatian would appear in front of Emperor Yan’s Tai Chi Palace.

Although they knew that Emperor Yan might be on guard against them, did it matter now?

Not to mention that Emperor Yan's defenses are useless to them, just looking at the current situation of 15,000 against 3,000, they will definitely win today.

"Fang Tatian, since you don't know how to appreciate our kindness, you can't blame us! When I ascend to the throne, I will kill all your clans first!" Jiang Yi snorted coldly and threatened.

Then he waved to the generals behind him, and in the blink of an eye, his five thousand men began to attack.

When the other two princes saw this, their faces changed slightly, and they quickly commanded their men to start the attack. Whoever captured the Taiji Palace first would be able to see the Emperor of Yan and become the next emperor.

Even though Emperor Yan was seriously ill, they believed that as long as Emperor Yan made a will and stamped it with the seal, everything would be settled.

Suddenly, the 15,000-strong imperial guards began to attack the imperial guards guarding the Taiji Hall. The battle between the two sides was fierce and tragic.

The three thousand guards were no match for their fifteen thousand comrades, but just as they were about to attack the Taiji Palace, suddenly, the Taiji Palace's guards began to use firearms.

Fire control, fire mines, and snipers appeared in several positions. As these sniper firearms troops began to attack, the offensive of 15,000 people was actually stopped.

Seeing this scene, the three princes' faces changed slightly. They did not expect that their father had such a deep plan and even transferred the Firearms Battalion.

Among the 3,000 guards, 1,000 of them were from the Firearms Battalion. With firearms in hand, it would be almost impossible for them to attack.

The situation was extremely unfavorable to the three princes. With fierce looks in their eyes, they quickly ordered their firearms troops to rush out. They originally wanted to use the firearms troops as their last trump card.

But they never expected to encounter a firearms army. Now, if they want to regain the advantage, they have to use the firearms army on their side in advance.

Hearing the screams, sounds of fighting, and the bombing of firearms coming from outside, Emperor Yan looked through the window and saw everything. Anger welled up in his eyes.

He had never thought that his three sons would steal the formula of gunpowder and even the manufacturing drawings of firearms. He had taken all precautions, but still failed to stop them.

This shows how big their wolfish ambitions are.

When he saw the appearance of the other party's firearms, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, although he had been calm.

He didn't know what was happening with Chu Yan'er and why she hadn't shown up yet.

If he lets the enemy rush into the Tai Chi Hall, then he might really be finished today!

Even though he had let Jiang Fan's thousand white-robed soldiers into the Taiji Hall through the secret passage not long ago, he didn't think that he could deal with the war in the imperial palace with just a thousand white-robed soldiers.

In his subconscious, he just felt that the White Robe Army had a strong ability to charge into battle, but in this kind of battle between the palaces, the White Robe Army's ability to charge into battle was probably suppressed, and he could not exert his full combat power.

He was now hoping that Chu Yan'er could come up with a surprise attack and resolve the current crisis.

The battle outside was still going on. With the joining of the three princes' firearms battalions, both sides suffered casualties. However, it was extremely difficult for them to rush to the Taiji Hall within a distance of three or four feet.

Unless they killed all the defenders of Taiji Hall, they would have a chance. But the defenders of Taiji Hall had the advantage of terrain and were at a high point, which formed a huge crushing force for them.

After an hour of fighting, the Taiji Palace's defenders were reduced to less than a thousand men, and the 15,000 rebels were reduced to less than 7,000 men. There were only about 2,000 men left on each side.

Seeing this scene, the three princes became a little anxious. If they couldn't capture the Taiji Hall, and Chu Xinghe discovered the situation in the palace, things might be troublesome.

The Zhenyuan Army still has 50,000 men guarding the capital, and even the Imperial Guards still have 80,000 men. Once these people come to defend the king, the limited forces they have will not be enough to kill them.

The three princes finally got ruthless and offered a huge reward: whoever could rush into the Taiji Hall first would be promoted three levels and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. After receiving such a promise, the remaining nearly 7,000 people became even more crazy. As a result, in a short period of time, the Taiji Hall was beaten to the point where only less than a hundred people were left, and the rest were all killed in the battle.

But they still struggled to hold the main gate of the Taiji Hall, and the remaining army of about 4,000 people completely surrounded the Taiji Hall. It seemed that they were about to rush into the Taiji Hall.

At this moment, nearly 10,000 guards appeared. Seeing these guards rushing over, the three princes were filled with surprise and were even more frightened.

Now, even if they rush into the Taiji Hall, if they are surrounded by the Imperial Guards, the final outcome may be the failure of the rebellion.

The three princes instinctively thought that the Emperor of Yan had discovered their conspiracy and was already prepared. Thinking of this, the three princes looked at each other from a distance.

Their first reaction was to rush into the Taiji Hall and take Emperor Yan hostage. As long as they could capture Emperor Yan, they didn't believe that they could not force back the nearly 10,000 imperial guards in front of them.

But just as they had this thought, a teasing voice rang out.

"My three royal brothers, thank you for your hard work... Leave it to me from now on!" As the voice sounded, the three princes looked in the direction where the voice came from in astonishment.

Jiang Zheng walked out from among the ten thousand guards with a faint smile, his eyes full of ridicule and contempt.

His appearance immediately made the three princes' faces change drastically. There was a look of astonishment in their eyes, and then, there was a strong anger.

No matter how stupid they were, they knew that they had been tricked by Jiang Zheng. While the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is waiting behind! They had even guessed that the person who poisoned their father was probably Jiang Zheng.

He led the three parties to fight each other, and finally came out to reap the benefits.

Now, they only have about 4,000 troops, while Jiang Zheng's side has 10,000. The final result is obvious. They have no chance of resistance.