King Yin was overjoyed when he saw this: "Soldiers! Follow me to kill the traitors and regain the orthodoxy of Northern Qin!"

Someone among the clan members shouted angrily: "King Yin, what do you mean by this? Why are you trapping us here too?"

King Yin had already mounted his horse, holding a long sword, and his eyes swept coldly among the crowd: "This is for your safety, so don't act rashly!"

He looked towards the altar, but his heart sank: the queen and the fake prince were both missing!

At this moment, there were frequent noises outside the imperial city, as if someone was setting off firecrackers.

Qin Xian had already come to his side: "Your Highness! Our people have occupied the Duanmen Gate...very smoothly, but too smoothly. I feel something is wrong."

King Yin's forehead was covered with sweat. "Qin Gan led the team to search the imperial city and gathered the concubines and palace maids in one palace. Qin Xin will keep an eye on these courtiers and relatives. The rest of you, follow me out of the city!"

"Yes!" The three generals of King Yin who followed closely behind immediately turned their horses around.

King Yin glanced at his clan members again and discovered something that made him feel even more horrified.

Princes Qin Zhaoning, Qin Zhaole and the eldest princess Qin Zhaohong were not among the crowd at the coronation ceremony!

King Yin rode his horse and galloped towards Yingtian Gate.

When did they leave?

And that fake prince, where did he go? King Yin knew that people would not disappear out of thin air, and he should stay in the palace to find this impostor and expose his true identity, but his intuition told him that he should leave the city immediately!

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Yingtian Gate, he met Qin Ku face to face.

"Your Highness!" Qin Ku looked a little panicked, and he shouted: "Your Highness, it's bad, the Duanmen Gate is surrounded by the Yibei Army!"

"Yibei Army?!" King Yin's face suddenly changed. This was one of Mu You's subordinate armies. Why would they surround Duanmen at this time? !

"Where are our people in Xiong'er Mountain?!" King Yin said angrily.

"I tried to contact him by carrier pigeon half an hour ago, but there has been no news since then..." Qin Ku's face looked extremely ugly.

King Yin felt vaguely uneasy.

It doesn’t matter, he still has a trump card. He has already sent people to capture the families of officials who stayed behind in Tenglin Lane, and they will be useful then!

King Yin has already determined that this is a trap set against him!

Is this the fake prince's plan?

But what good would it be to let him reveal his identity in public? Even if Qin Shu was defeated in the end, he still couldn't become the crown prince, which meant...

The person who set up the scheme is among those princes? !

who is it?

King Yin just felt terrified.

He headed for Duanmen and led his troops ambushed around the imperial city to try to break through the encirclement of the Yibei Army. He had an impression of the leading general, a veteran general who was upright and incorruptible. He had tried many times to recruit this man into his army or simply get rid of him, but he had never succeeded.

Who is it?

He charged with sword in hand, but the battle line was gradually forced back and retreated to behind Duanmen; although the cavalry fought bravely, the Yibei soldiers were numerous and powerful, and the King of Yin had lost contact with his army in Xiong'er Mountain, so he was unable to resist for a while.

King Yin knew that his arrangements in Xiong'er Mountain had been exposed, otherwise they would not have taken so long to arrive.

And Xihu... And Xihu? !

A group of soldiers rushed out from the Yibei Army. The leader had sharp swordsmanship and tore through the Yin King's line in an instant. Gu Xu stabbed the Yin King in the face with his sword. The sword energy and the murderous intent forced the Yin King to turn his horse around and run towards the Yingtian Gate.

Gu Xu had no intention of killing him on the spot. Instead, he played like a cat playing with a mouse, and forced the cavalry team that had attacked the imperial city into disarray. The last remnants retreated back into the empty square in front of the Mingtang.

The flames burning everywhere were quickly extinguished, corpses were lying on the ground, and blood was all over the bricks.

King Yin could hardly believe the current situation.

In addition to the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xiong'er Mountain, he also ambushed 5,000 elite soldiers near the imperial city in advance, all of whom were selected from the best players several years ago. However, after he confronted the fake prince for an incense stick of time, he led his troops out of the city, but he didn't see any shadow of the elite soldiers!

That was an extremely elite cavalry and archery army. Even simply defeating them would be impossible in such a short time.

Is there a traitor?

When King Yin arrived at the center of the square, his ministers huddled together, trembling in fear; his generals surrounded the outer circle, having already killed more than a dozen people who had rushed forward, regardless of whether they were foes or friends.

Seeing King Yin return like a lost dog, with Gu Xu following closely behind him, the court officials had no idea what had happened.

Qin Gan and Qin Xin had gathered together again. When they saw King Yin returning to the palace, they went to greet him.

"Your Highness! There is no trace of the imperial concubine and those princes and princesses in the imperial city!" Qin Gan said. He raised his sword to meet the enemy and exchanged two moves with Wuhuo who was rushing in the front behind King Yin, but was knocked off his horse by a palm.

Further back, the cavalry led by Gu Xu also poured into Yingtian Gate.

Qin Shu's heart turned cold.

His troops had clearly arrived around Luoyang City, and his plan to infiltrate the imperial city was going exceptionally smoothly.

Could it be that... Gu Xu also intends to seize the throne, and this fake crown prince was not arranged by Gu Xu? !

Wen Qing!

The King of Yin was horrified.

After all, the number of troops he could raise alone was limited, and it was definitely not enough for him to break through the imperial city and kill the prince today, but with the external support of the border troops, everything would be enough. However, the information about the deployment of those generals was provided by Wen Qing...

He was fooled from the beginning?!

King Yin's face twisted.

Qin Gan, who had fallen off his horse, was dragged back to the battle formation by Qin Xian and his men. Fortunately, he was not killed. King Yin looked at the ministers and relatives beside him and gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Xu! What on earth are you going to do by leading troops to break through the imperial city today? The fake prince has been executed. You will not be able to steal the country!"

The court officials were afraid to speak when they saw that they were surrounded by the King of Yin's men. They could see that the King of Yin was already in decline, and it was still unknown who would win today, so they should not make a rash statement at this time.

Wealth and glory are all illusions, your life is more important!

Everyone present realized this truth at the same time.

Only the oldest censor showed no fear.

He pushed forward, pushed aside the troops of King Yin who were blocking his way, and stepped on the blood of unknown people to reach the front of King Yin's formation.

Gu Xu had some scars and dust on his body, and his cheeks were scratched by blood from the flying gunpowder. He rode his horse slowly forward.

He wants to usurp the throne?

This is what everyone is thinking at this moment.

"Your Highness Prince Yin, Master Gu Xubo!" The old censor had a white beard and tears in his eyes: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, where is he and what's going on with that fake guy!"

King Yin sneered: "Gu Xu, you should give Lord Zhou an explanation."

"Explanation?" Gu Xu looked around.

"Gu Xu, you are making such a big scene today. Are you trying to change the dynasty? Are you trying to usurp the throne?" The old censor smashed his cane on the ground. "You traitor!"

The old censor is old and has been upright all his life. He no longer puts his life first.

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