Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Inside the imperial palace harem.

Tens of thousands of imperial guards were still trying to put out the fire, but in the face of the raging fire, the little water they poured out was of no use at all.

Seeing that dozens of palaces had been burned down by the fire, the burly general with a swallow-like chin and a tiger-like head was filled with anxiety.

"Run faster!"

"If the fire spreads to the palace, King Shenwu will definitely blame us!"

They didn't expect the fire to be so fierce. More than 10,000 people put out the fire for several hours but it was useless. Instead, the fire showed signs of getting more intense.

If the palace was burned down by the fire, Yeon Gaesomun would probably be furious and vent his anger on him.

Just then, a middle-aged imperial guard in armor ran over with a panicked look on his face.

"General Yang is in trouble!"

"The Tang army has entered the palace, and they are heading in the direction of the coronation ceremony!"

Upon hearing the news, the burly general with a sharp chin and a tiger head was filled with horror.

He grabbed the imperial guard's general by the collar and shouted, "What did you say? The Tang army broke in?"

Their defense is so good, how could the Tang army possibly break into the city?

Moreover, the soldiers stationed at the north gate did not come back to report that the city gate had been lost!

The burly general with a tiger-like chin asked anxiously, "How many Tang troops are there? Which city gate did they rush in from?"

The middle-aged imperial guard quickly replied: "General Yang, I don't know where the Tang army came from, and I can't estimate the number of people, but there are at least thousands of them!"

"The situation is extremely critical now. Please lead the army to rescue the king immediately!"

There were only two or three thousand imperial guards left around the main hall. Facing the indignant attack of the Tang army, they might not be able to hold out for long.

Thinking that Yeon Gaesomun and a group of civil and military officials were all in the hall, the burly general with a slender chin and a tiger head broke out in a cold sweat.

He hurriedly found his generals and gave them orders.

"The Tang army has entered the imperial city. Gather your infantry immediately and follow me to rescue the king!"

A general stared at the protruding ears, pointed at the fire ahead, and asked hesitantly.

"General Yang, is the fire not going to be put out?"

The burly general with a tiger-like head and a chin slapped him hard and roared, "If the king and all the ministers are killed by the Tang army, what is the point of putting out the fire?"

"Gather the soldiers immediately, go quickly!"

Several generals nodded quickly, then hurried to the crowd and shouted.

Unfortunately, their people had already scattered, and now the situation was extremely chaotic and noisy. It took them less than half a quarter of an hour to gather together only half of the soldiers.

"waste!"

The burly general with a tiger-like head and a swallow-like chin cursed loudly, and then roared angrily.

"Everyone follow this general to rescue the king!"

After saying this, he led the gathered troops and ran madly towards the direction where the coronation ceremony was held.

The rest of the soldiers ran to retrieve their weapons, and then slowly followed their comrades forward.

In the main hall.

A group of civil and military officials looked at the closed door in fear. When they heard the shouting and screaming outside the door, their original joy was instantly replaced by horror.

"How did the Tang army break into the palace?"

"Could it be that all the soldiers defending the city were killed?"

Yeon Gaesomun's face also looked extremely ugly. His chest heaved up and down violently, and a nameless anger seemed to erupt at any time.

It was such a grand coronation ceremony, but I didn't expect so many disasters to happen.

First, a fire broke out inexplicably in the harem, and now the Tang army has even reached the outside of their hall, directly threatening their lives.

Yeon Gaesomun turned his fierce gaze to the elderly civil official with a gleam in his eyes, and said through gritted teeth.

"Great Messenger, are you behind this?"

After hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to the elderly civil official.

The envoy said with a pale face: "King Shenwu, I am loyal to you, how could I do something rebellious?"

"Haha, loyal?"

Yeon Gaesomun walked down the royal platform step by step and came to the elderly civil official. Then he drew out a sword without any warning.

"Qiang~"

Before the elderly official could react, the sword had already pierced his chest.

Yeon Gaesomun grinned and said, "You are so guilty, and you still say it wasn't you who did it?"

"Forehead..."

The old civil official stared with eyes wide open. He would never have thought that Yeon Gaesomun would use this reason to kill him until his death.

"Suck~"

There was a sound of people sucking in their breath in shock from within the hall.

Seeing Yeon Gaesomun brutally killing the grand envoy like an angry butcher, all the civil and military officials in the hall were silent.

"Bang~"

The door of the hall was suddenly slammed heavily.

The civil and military officials in the hall were startled and they all hid backwards in fear.

Seeing that the gate could not be held, and that these ministers were becoming weaker and weaker, Yeon Gaesomun shouted loudly.

"Why are you running so far? Go and hold the gate!"

"When Yang Shengyong leads the imperial guards back, the crisis will be resolved!"

Thinking that there were still more than ten thousand imperial guards in the harem to put out the fire, these ministers woke up as if from a dream, and they all ran towards the gate with their heads held high.

"Bang~"

Before they could run over, the gate, which had been built for decades, was knocked open by the violent charge of the Tang army.

After seeing the Tang army entering in a line, these ministers stopped and turned around and ran towards the imperial platform.

"coward!"

Yeon Gaesomun glared at the officials who were running away from him. Without hesitation, he swung the sword in his hand and stabbed the back of an official in front of him.

Then he drew his sword and kicked the trusted official to the ground.

"Bang~"

This scene not only surprised the Tang army that rushed in, but also surprised a group of Goguryeo officials.

“Hahaha!” Yeon Gaesomun roared to the sky. He then pulled out another big knife, pointed at the Tang army and said, “The one who can kill me has not been born yet!”

After saying this, he raised his two big swords high and chopped down hard at the Tang general who was rushing towards him.

"puff!"

Wang Jun was so shocked that the horse spear in his hand, which was more than a meter long, pierced his chest directly.

"You dare to rush up with two daggers? You are really courting death!"

"I'll give you three moves, and you still won't win!"

After Wang Jun finished speaking with disdain, he waved to the soldiers behind him.

"Destroy all the Goguryeo officials inside!"

After dozens of breaths, all the civil and military officials in the hall were slaughtered by the Tang army.

Qin Huaidao walked over carrying a tiger-head gold-engraved spear, and looking at the middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe lying on the ground, he said to Wang Jun'e with envy.

"General Wang, it seems you killed Yeon Gaesomun?"

"Hehe, what luck." Wang Jun said happily.

Today is the day when the traitor Yeon Gaesomun ascends the throne. Who else could be wearing a dragon robe and a crown other than Yeon Gaesomun?

Just then, a soldier ran in from the gate and reported in a hurry.

"General Wang, reinforcements from Goguryeo are coming!"

Wang Jun was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Duke Hu, let's go and destroy the enemy and end this war as soon as possible!"