They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Not long after, the guards sent by Prince Jing returned in panic.

"Your Majesty, there are so many people outside the palace!"

"At least 20,000 people!"

How can they be assassins? They are clearly rebels!

This number was a little beyond Prince Jing's expectations, but he quickly calmed down.

He has fought in so many battles and has seen the most difficult situations.

It is not impossible to win with a smaller force.

Besides, those 20,000 people may not be united.

Even if the Liaodong General and the King of Qi were secretly colluding, it would be impossible to send the Liaodong army to the capital without being discovered.

The war in Liaodong has temporarily stopped, and the maximum number of troops that can be mobilized is 30,000.

These 30,000 people are not enough to control the capital and accompany the King of Qi to the palace.

After a little thought, Prince Jing guessed that at least half of the 20,000 people were a cover.

It is most likely the 5,000 imperial guards who were deceived, and some other mob.

Prince Jing calmed the guards and made arrangements calmly. Soon, there was a solemn and murderous atmosphere in the palace.

At this time, the 20,000 rebels had already rushed to the outside of the palace and began to bang on the door.

Prince Jing made arrangements in an orderly manner. While having people guard the palace gate, he also found a number of people to stand on the palace wall and shout.

The palace was in a mess inside and outside.

The princes and princesses in the palace all looked panicked, while some who didn't know what was going on looked confused.

It was so unfortunate that the celebration of the Emperor's birthday turned into a palace coup.

Among them, Lu Qingshuang was protecting her two children, sitting in the corner, looking around with her eyes.

The noise outside made her very uneasy.

But what made her feel even more complicated was another matter.

She couldn't help but glance at the screen not far behind her.

Princess Wei Fuxue of Qi was lying on the wooden couch behind the screen.

Thinking about the situation when Rong An had people carry Wei Fuxue into the house, Lu Qingshuang still couldn't accept it.

The dignified Princess of Qi! The eldest sister-in-law of Prince Jing! Secretly meeting Prince Jing in the middle of the night!

No matter how disgusted she felt, she still had Princess Qi brought along, and told everyone that she had asked Princess Qi to come and talk, and that Princess Qi had encountered an assassin on the way and fainted from fright.

What else can I do?!

If this gets out, the reputation of Princess Qi will be ruined, and the Palace of Prince Jing will also be in trouble.

Her son must not have a father with poor personal ethics.

Lu Qingshuang gritted her teeth secretly and slowly withdrew her gaze.

News from outside kept coming in.

Prince Jing and several thousand guards fought off 20,000 rebels.

After a long time, Commander Zhu was also found. Although his legs were broken, he was still conscious. With his appearance, the 5,000 imperial guards in the rebel army turned against the enemy in an instant.

For a time, the rebels were in chaos and suffered countless casualties.

Without good generals, no matter how many people there are, they will all be a group of scattered sand.

Seeing that the situation had been decided, the emperor was overjoyed. He walked out of the palace and asked about Prince Jing's situation.

Prince Jing stood outside the door of the main hall and reported to the emperor.

He hunched over, folded his hands behind his back, and quickly changed direction and gestures.

He hooked his thumb on the ring and pointed it at himself.

The next moment, countless arrows were suddenly shot out from the palace wall in the distance.

Prince Jing turned his head suddenly and shouted "Protect the emperor", then shouted "Father, be careful", and rushed in front of the emperor.

All the people around the emperor changed their expressions drastically, and gathered around them, quickly forming a flesh wall, sending the emperor and Prince Jing back into the hall and closing the door.

Inside the palace, the emperor held Prince Jing and kept shouting.

"Cer? Ce'er!"

Prince Jing coughed a few times: "Father, are you okay?"

The emperor was so moved that his eyes became moist.

He quickly asked someone to check Prince Jing's injuries.

Fortunately, Prince Jing's injuries were not serious. After taking medicine and changing clothes, he looked fine.

"Fortunately, those archers were far away, out of range, so those arrows were not that powerful."

Prince Jing looked relieved.

The emperor also looked like he had survived a disaster.

Prince Jing wanted to go out and take charge of the situation, but the emperor refused to agree and told him to have a good rest and let Zhu Zhiwen take care of the follow-up.

Zhu Zhiwen's leg had not been connected yet when he was carried out to deal with the aftermath.

There is no way. The emperor trusts these two people the most now. He will not use others, no matter how capable they are.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhiwen was also capable. He immediately ordered people to chase the remaining rebels, and then ordered people to clean up the battlefield.

The protection around the main hall remained in place until the rebels were completely wiped out and the King of Qi was captured.

When it was almost dawn, Zhu Zhiwen was carried in to report to the emperor.

"…The rest have been controlled, but those archers, we failed to catch them alive, all died."

The emperor snorted.

"That's a good deal for them! But can you find out who participated in this rebellion?"

Zhu Zhiwen did not mention the name of the King of Qi, but he mentioned the King of Qi's staff, some officials who defected to him, the garrison of the imperial palace, and the General of Liaodong.

At the end, Zhu Zhiwen added another sentence.

"I don't know what the situation is in Beijing."

He was worried about his daughter, but didn't dare show it.

The emperor was also worried about the situation in the capital and was eager to go back, but he was also worried that the capital was controlled by bandits.

The carrier pigeon that was sent back hasn't come back yet, and there's no news from the internal guards. Could it be that the city has really been lost?

Fortunately, the emperor's worries did not last long.

After dawn, the carrier pigeon from the inner guard came back with good news.

The Luoyang magistrate intercepted a batch of weapons in advance, discovered the whereabouts of the rebels lurking in the capital, and informed the internal guards as soon as possible.

The appearance of the Internal Guards caught the rebels off guard.

With incomplete weapons and exposed personnel, they had no way to start a rebellion and could only flee in all directions.

After finally escaping from the city gate, they did not expect that what was waiting for them were the troops of Generals Shen Ce and Shen Ji.

He was caught red-handed.

A captain of the Shence Army captured the Liaodong Army general who led the troops and made a great contribution.