I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

Qin Chi stood up unconsciously.

Looking at the fighting in front of the palace gate.

Under the bright moonlight, swords shone and shadows crisscrossed, people kept falling, and others joined the battle. Not only was there fighting in this part of the city, the battle at the north gate was also fierce.

Duke Ningguo appeared with the Shenji Camp.

They recaptured the North Gate that was briefly occupied by the rebels and closed the gate again, waiting for the soldiers from the Fifth Army Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion to go and support the Palace Gate.

The Wucheng Bingmasi confronted the rebels who were causing chaos in the city.

Unable to support the palace for the time being.

Not only did the 10,000 elite rebels rush into the city, but there were also 20,000 people who had been lurking in the city for a long time. Almost at the moment the battle started, they attacked the residences of important officials who held real power in the court.

This was a purposeful killing.

Suddenly, smoke of war rose up everywhere, as if the devil had descended upon the world. Tragedies occurred frequently, and lives were lost in an instant.

Shopkeeper Tao received a letter via carrier pigeon.

After he opened it, he immediately reported: "Sir, the North Gate has been closed again and is temporarily under the control of the Shenji Camp."

"Okay." Qin Chi breathed a sigh of relief.

Someone was walking up the stairs hurriedly behind him, making a thudding sound. A figure appeared at the stairs, holding up his clothes and breathing rapidly. When he saw Qin Chi, he immediately walked over quickly.

"Pray for peace!"

The person who came was Li Huarong. He glanced at Qin Chi and then said thankfully, "It's great that you're okay! You don't know that I was scared when I saw the thick smoke over the Qin Mansion. I wanted to go out and take a look, but I happened to meet the person you sent."

"Sir." Qin Chi saluted Li Huarong.

Li Huarong stopped him, "No, it's already late, no need to be so polite, tell me what's going on outside."

"I received a message during the day saying that rebels were attacking the city."

Qin Chi estimated that if the first prince attacked the city, he would definitely not let him go. "You know that I have some grievances with the rebel leader, so I took the initiative to set a trap in the mansion. I never thought that the rebels would find me first after entering the city. I was worried about you again, so I sent someone to pick you up. You are my pillar of support, and I can't afford to make any mistakes."

"You, you."

Li Huarong pointed at him, not knowing whether to scold or praise him, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing in advance? I could have given you some advice."

“We are just spectators”

Of course Qin Chi couldn't reveal the entire plan.

Wouldn't that mean his gentle image would be ruined?

Qin Chi had imagined that the rebels would attack the city and kill important officials in the court, but it might not happen. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, he did not make any unnecessary arrangements.

Only when the rebels broke into the north gate.

Qin Chi sent someone to inform his old colleagues as a token of his appreciation, and the person he asked to send someone to pick him up was Li Huarong.

As for the military generals who originally belonged to Prince Rui's faction.

Qin Chi had discussed this with Duke Ning three days ago, and Duke Ning immediately contacted other people in secret to prepare for the battle and arrange for their families in advance. As the saying goes, those who do not plan for the future will have immediate worries.

If he wants to win, he must calculate ten times before taking one step.

Li Huarong looked at Qin Chi solemnly, "Why did the rebels suddenly open the north gate?"

"The commander who was replaced at the North Gate today was bribed by the rebels in advance. The gate was opened directly without a fight. Not long after the rebels poured into the city, he was shot and killed by the Shenji Camp. Now the North Gate is temporarily under the control of the Shenji Camp."

This news was just brought back by his people, which meant he was one step faster than Li Huarong.

"Catch a turtle in a urn?"

Li Huarong stood on the balcony, gazing towards the direction of the palace gate.

The guards guarding the palace gate continued to pour out of the palace, lined up in a row with large shields in hand, and defended the palace gate tightly with three layers inside and three layers outside.

No matter how brave the 10,000 rebels were, they were unable to break into the palace.

Gradually falling into disadvantage.

Li Huarong asked again: "Did you participate in the layout of the city?"

"Sir, you think too highly of me. Such arrangements are not something I can do. Besides, even if I could do it, I wouldn't dare to do it." Qin Chi quickly waved his hands to deny.

A group of people will definitely die in the city today.

Therefore, Qin Chi dared not accuse the rebels of entering the city, otherwise he would be attacked by the survivors tomorrow morning. However, seeing this situation, others would not suspect him. Among the many ministers, Qin's mansion was the first to catch fire.

Li Huarong thought of something and immediately shut up, "I'm overthinking it. You really don't dare to mobilize the guards openly, and you can't mobilize so many people at once. The only person who can complete such a layout is the one in the palace."

It’s Emperor Cheng of Ming!

They ignored the safety of the people in the city and let the rebels into the city just to close the door and beat the dog.

Thinking of the absurd things that happened before Emperor Cheng of Ming.

It's not hard to accept that he can do this.

Li Huarong narrowed his deep eyes slightly, and said casually, "Recently, Mr. Xu has been staying in the palace, and has been accompanying Your Majesty from time to time."

"They are all ministers, didn't you hear any news?"

Qin Chi's words hit Li Huarong's chest a little.

Li Huarong was originally in a heavy mood.

Being interrupted by Qin Chi, he could only feel ashamed and angry. He said unhappily, "Don't you know? Among the three elders, I was just promoted to make up the numbers."

Xu Lao was the chief minister, and Wen Ge Lao was the second chief minister.

Among the three, Xu Laofang was the one who was deeply trusted by Emperor Mingcheng. Xu Ge Lao was a scholar of the same period as Yan Jiangnan, and a respected scholar in the Great Xia Dynasty. However, he was in poor health in recent years and was not very involved in affairs. However, his move was exactly what Emperor Mingcheng wanted.

Emperor Mingcheng was most afraid of the power of his ministers.

Isn’t Mr. Xu the one who suits his taste the most?

Thinking of something, Li Huarong sneered again, "Wen pretends to be a decent person, but he is still the second assistant who picked up Yang Zhengkai. He is not much better than me in the cabinet."

When Li Huarong said this, he was still looking in the direction of Wen Mansion.

There was a flash of fire there, obviously there was a fire too.

Qin Chi also noticed it.

There were more than a dozen fires in the city, all in the East City District of the inner city, where important officials of the court lived.

"I suspected earlier that Lord Wen was the late crown prince's man, but now it seems unlikely." Qin Chi withdrew his gaze.

Li Huarong came to the table and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea. "He is a man who is good at scheming and taking shortcuts. Yan Jiangnan doesn't like him."

Qin Chi thought about how, with Elder Yang in charge, Yan Jiangnan really didn't need to contact Elder Wen, which would increase the risk of exposure. Thinking of this, Qin Chi thought about Elder Yang again.

Yang Ge Lao committed suicide in prison.

His death was beyond Qin Chi's expectations.

When seeing the suicide note he left behind, Qin Chi understood a little more that the old fox chose to commit suicide, not for the so-called loyalty, but to protect his family.