Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

The soldiers of the city defense corps stepped forward one after another at Kou Qing's urging.

Shen Qiu's face changed.

The imperial guards and a large number of people from the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion also rushed up immediately.

Right on the street, the imperial guards and the city defense forces began to confront each other.

Behind Shen Qiu, both the imperial guards and the people from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion were wearing the clothes of ordinary people. Moreover, after a fierce battle, many of them were covered in blood, and the wounds of the wounded had not been bandaged in time.

It seems that the people behind Shen Qiu are obviously much weaker than those well-equipped city defense troops, but the difference in numbers between the two sides is not much.

"The Imperial Guards are doing their work according to the Emperor's orders. How dare you stop them? Do you all want to rebel?"

A sound like thunder exploded among the crowd.

Kou Qing, who was sitting on a tall horse, suddenly became fierce in his eyes. He turned around and saw Ye Chen walking towards him.

"you again!"

Kou Qing's face turned quite pale and his eyes turned red.

"Oh, I should be the one to say this!"

Ye Chen looked directly at Kou Qing with a sneer on his face: "General Kou, every time I deal with the rebellious thieves, I always run into you. You really have quite some free time."

Then, Ye Chen looked at the soldiers of the city defense army.

"The people the Imperial Guards have arrested today are imperial prisoners who have committed serious crimes. Furthermore, they are following His Majesty's orders. Anyone who dares to obstruct the Imperial Guards will be considered an accomplice of the rebels!"

"Punish all nine clans!"

Ye Chen raised his head, and his voice turned into rolling waves, sweeping out and captivating people.

In an instant, all the city defense soldiers looked panicked and terrified.

"Shut up! You're clearly taking human lives lightly and wrongly accusing good people!"

"City defense forces, come on, rescue those innocent people who have been captured!"

Kou Qing's face changed, and he quickly said in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing this, many city defense troops hesitated.

"General, these are the Imperial Guards."

An adjutant quickly came to Kou Qing and said.

"It's the Imperial Guards, but the oracle is fake!"

Kou Qing's face darkened slightly, but he could sense his men's hesitation and indecision. He raised his sword and shouted, "I will be held responsible for anything that happens. Act immediately. Anyone who disobeys will be subject to military law!"

Kou Qing has been in charge of the city defense troops for many years and has accumulated great power. At this moment, he acted on his own, and many soldiers of the city defense troops chose to obey his orders as if out of inertia.

The remaining hesitant and wavering city defense troops saw others move and naturally followed suit.

"Be bold!"

Shen Qiu's face darkened slightly, and he immediately raised his sword and stood in front of Ye Chen.

In the crowd behind Ye Chen, Chu Ji had already prepared the steel needle, but Kou Qing was standing among the city defense troops and the distance was too far for him to make a move.

And just when the city defense forces were about to attack the imperial guards.

"Bang!"

A burst of intense footsteps quickly sounded from the street.

Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the footsteps and saw a group of figures in heavy armor appearing at the end of the street.

In an instant, Kou Qing's face changed drastically.

"The palace guards are here?!"

Although Kou Qing had never entered the palace, he could still recognize the palace guards guarding the imperial city at a glance.

And saw a large number of imperial guards rushing over quickly.

Shen Qiu immediately raised the imperial guards' token.

"All Imperial Guards, come and assemble!"

Quickly, a large number of imperial guards rushed behind Shen Qiu and quickly formed a battle formation.

Soon, the number of people on Ye Chen's side exceeded that of the city defense forces.

The city defense forces suddenly became somewhat confused.

Kou Qing couldn't help but tremble slightly. He had not expected that the imperial guards from the palace would appear directly.

The situation was instantly reversed.

You know, both equipment and training.

The city defense forces are definitely no match for the imperial guards.

"All city defense forces, lay down your weapons immediately. Anyone who dares to resist is an accomplice of the traitors! Kill them without mercy!"

Ye Chen shouted loudly, but at this moment he was already confident of victory.

His voice was like a huge bell, exploding in the ears of all the city defense troops.

"No, don't listen to him, do it, do it!"

Seeing that the Imperial Guards now had an absolute advantage.

Kou Qing was already panicking, but he suddenly pulled the reins tight and roared.

But at this moment.

The city defense forces have been severely shaken.

Even though Kou Qing has been managing the city defense forces for many years, the city defense forces are not fools and will not be willing to fight against a strong opponent with an egg.

"Bang!"

Some of the city's defenders dropped their weapons.

One has two.

"Clang!" "Clang!"

A large number of weapons were thrown on the ground.

Seeing this, Kou Qing realized that the situation was hopeless.

"Who dares to lay down their weapons?"

Kou Qing's eyes were bloodshot, he raised his sword and slashed at the adjutant who had dropped his weapon.

The adjutant was caught off guard.

With a "puff" sound, the adjutant was chopped down by the sword.

Many city defense troops were terrified when they saw this.

When Ye Chen saw this, he became even more furious.

"Kou Qing! You attempted to disobey the imperial order, shielded a traitor, and even dared to kill an imperial official. Your crimes are unforgivable. City defense forces, listen up! Capture this thief. All previous acts of collaborating with him will be forgiven, and you will be generously rewarded!"

Ye Chen said so.

Upon hearing this, the originally frightened city defense soldiers were shocked and turned to look at Kou Qing, their eyes suddenly changed.

The city defense soldiers were frightened when they saw Kou Qing dare to kill people, but many of them were also dissatisfied with Kou Qing's behavior of killing.

After Ye Chen made the promise, many city defense soldiers were tempted.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Kou Qing's face changed drastically, but he saw that several adjutants around him had moved away from him. Even if he had a sword in his hand, he could no longer kill others.

And at the same time.

Kou Qing also saw that some city defense soldiers had picked up weapons from the ground and were approaching him.

"Rebellion, you are going to rebel!"

Kou Qing suddenly pulled the reins hard, then turned and ran.

"Want to escape?"

Ye Chen's eyes became extremely sharp.

"Chase me!"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said immediately.

Beside him, Shen Qiu jumped onto the horse pulling the carriage, cut the rope on the horse with a sword, then rode forward and chased after Kou Qing, and snatched the longbow from an imperial guard.

Bow and arrow!

Ye Chen was slightly stunned and surprised.

Shen Qiu can actually ride and shoot?

"Boom!"

The bowstring suddenly straightened, and the arrow shot out of the bowstring like a black shadow, cutting through the void.

"Pfft!"

Kou Qing, who was galloping on his horse and had already rushed out of the city defense army's formation, was shocked all over and fell off his horse.

The arrow hit Kou Qing's shoulder and went straight through his scapula.

Kou Qing fell to the ground wailing.

Afterwards, several city defense army generals stepped forward quickly, grabbed Kou Qing, and dragged him in front of Ye Chen.

"Sir, the rebel is here, waiting for your punishment!"

The generals of the city defense army clasped their fists and knelt on one knee.

"here you go."

Ye Chen looked down at Kou Qing with a sneer on his face.

At this moment, Kou Qing's face turned extremely pale, with cold sweat on his head and fear all over his face. He was really panicked.