Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

"shooting!"

At the foot of the city wall, the leader of the people on horseback shouted orders.

As the torches were lit, the shells whizzed out and landed on the city walls, making a huge roar.

The power of this shell, both the sound of the explosion and the hole it created on the city wall, was far greater than what they had used in the past.

The young general of the imperial guards didn't know what was going on, and he couldn't find anyone to explain it to him.

Five cannonballs were fired in quick succession, and then a strong man in tight clothes rode up to within twenty paces and shouted to the tower with a resounding voice:

"My fellow Imperial Guards, the army under the command of Lord Du'e has already reached the outskirts of the capital. There is really no need for you to sacrifice your lives for the tyrant!"

"God is merciful. Those who surrender will not be killed! I will give you two quarters of time to think about it. Open the city gate, and then you will also have a share of the credit for capturing the tyrant!"

"If you persist, we will have no choice but to use this powerful new cannon to kill you all!"

The imperial guards in the city had no artillery reserves.

The long row of cannons off the field undoubtedly posed a huge threat to the imperial guards on the city wall.

After all, the imperial city is just the inner city. It is not as thick and solid as the walls of the capital city, and cannot withstand random cannon bombardments.

The imperial guards on the city wall were a little shaken for a moment.

The situation like that at Shenwu Gate was happening at almost every gate in the imperial city.

However, the sound of each cannon was separated by about one-tenth of a quarter of an hour.

But to the people in the palace, it was as if they were surrounded by artillery fire from all directions.

From the moment the third cannon shot was fired, chaos broke out in the palace.

"Run! The mob outside is coming in!"

"It's terrible, they have cannons, lots of cannons!"

The palace maids and eunuchs fled in panic.

Such disturbances soon spread to the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Pei Xuan had just arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

As he walked along, he heard the sound of cannons and saw the panicked palace maids and eunuchs outside.

"Your Majesty...what...what on earth is going on?"

He asked somewhat uneasily.

Emperor Yong'an was in no mood to play along with him at this moment, so he kept a sullen face and said nothing.

The guard who came with Pei Xuan explained in a low voice:

"Second Master Pei, something has happened in the palace. His Majesty is in a bad mood. Please don't ask any more questions."

Pei Xuan didn't dare to say anything.

On the bright side, although His Majesty ignored him, he was very concerned about his safety.

Otherwise, why would he be asked to come to the Qianqing Palace with the Second Prince?

If something happens outside, there is no place safer than the heavily guarded Qianqing Palace.

After a while, the person who went out to get information came back and said in panic:

"Your Majesty, every gate of the palace has been surrounded by the mob, and there are at least a dozen cannons on each gate!"

"At present, the mob has threatened to give the Imperial Guards two quarters of time to consider and surrender to the evil demon Du'e, otherwise they will use cannons to storm into the Imperial City!"

Emperor Yong'an was shocked and angry:

"How come those mobs have so many cannons!"

The artillery depot in the capital is in the hands of an absolutely trustworthy person, and that person has been bewitched by the "Immortal Lord". How could he possibly leak so many cannons to people other than the Imperial Guards?

"I don't know, little one."

Emperor Yong'an thought of a possibility and suddenly cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Apart from the artillery depot, only the imperial guards on the city gates had so many cannons.

The imperial guards at the city gate also rebelled!

Then he asked Meng Bin to mobilize the imperial guards on the city gate for support, which would be like adding fuel to the fire and would only speed up the capture of the imperial city!

No, he can't stay in the palace anymore!

Pei Xuan, who was standing aside, listened to what the two said and his heart was beating wildly.

From what they said just now, the Imperial City was surrounded by people from Du'e God's side...

He didn't understand. Wasn't the side of Lord Du'e just a group of insignificant rebels? How come they had so many supporters in the capital?

Are those people crazy? How dare they support the rebels in besieging the imperial city!

He tried to peek at Emperor Yong'an's expression, looking for some answers, but he saw a look of fear on Emperor Yong'an's old and gloomy face.

Your Majesty is afraid, how is it possible?

Pei Xuan was in doubt when he heard Emperor Yong'an give the order:

"Tie Pei Xuan up and don't let him escape!"

"Yes!"

The guard who had been following Pei Xuan and had always been very respectful to him immediately stepped forward, twisted Pei Xuan's hands, and kicked him in the leg, making him kneel on the ground.

Pei Xuan screamed in pain, feeling both pain and fear. He raised his head regardless of his status and spoke incoherently to Emperor Yong'an:

"Your Majesty! You...what did I do wrong...I didn't do anything. I am innocent!"

However, Emperor Yong'an still stared at him with murderous eyes.

The evil demon Du'e destroyed his kingdom. If he cannot escape from the palace today, he will definitely take her only son with him to be buried with him!

"Gag his mouth!"

he ordered.

Then, Pei Xuan had his hands tied, his mouth gagged, and he knelt in the hall.

He watched Emperor Yong'an pace around like an ant on hot pan, then ordered someone to find him a set of eunuch's clothes to wear, and asked Wang Zhong and hundreds of elite imperial guards to protect him as he escaped from the palace through the small door behind Jingyang Palace.

According to previous investigations, this small gate has the least mobs nearby because it is far away from the main gates of the palace.

It would not be easy to be stopped by the mob if you escape from here disguised as a palace servant.

Then, Pei Xuan was put in a cloak and a hood, with the ropes on his hands and a cloth stuffed in his mouth covered, and they fled through the small door outside Jingyang Palace.

They escaped from the palace through that small door smoothly.

Pei Xuan staggered back and glanced at the magnificent imperial city behind him.

He glanced at Emperor Yong'an, who was fleeing in a panic in eunuch's clothes, and suddenly understood:

His Majesty's situation seemed far from as strong as he had imagined.

But he still didn't understand why His Majesty would suddenly treat him like this and insist on taking him with him when he escaped.

Was it because of his talent for making gunpowder?

The knowledge points he had read in a time-travel novel before were very useful.

During this month, the Ministry of Industry has produced improved gunpowder under his guidance, but it has not yet been mass-produced.

But this still reflects his ability and value!

But now that things have come to this, does he really want to use all his talents to follow Emperor Yong'an to the end?

But if he didn't do this, it would mean that he would have to bow down to his vicious sister and beg for food from her.

She is now the young master of the Du'e Army.

Even if he is so talented, I'm afraid he will be blocked by her in every possible way from making a name for himself in front of the God of Du'e, just like before.

He will be suppressed by her for the rest of his life and will never be able to avenge himself!

But on the side of Emperor Yong'an, he is like a timely help. If Emperor Yong'an comes back in the future, he will definitely be a loyal minister in the court.

However, it is still a question whether Emperor Yong'an can successfully counterattack and kill the Du'e Army.

While escaping, Pei Xuan was actually struggling over which side to choose.

But he never thought that he was not qualified to make any choice now.

After walking a mile away from the palace, Emperor Yong'an, who had been running all the way, was already out of breath.

Wang Zhong said considerately:

"Your Majesty, why don't you find a place to rest for a while?"

Emperor Yong'an could no longer walk, so he was led by the imperial guards to an alley that looked relatively safe, where he planned to rest for a while before looking for a carriage.

However, as soon as they stepped into the alley, they heard the sound of breaking air from all directions.

Most of the defenseless elite imperial guards were hit by arrows.