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

In the observatory, a fire was raging and thick smoke was billowing.

"Take off your belt quickly, wet it, and cover your mouth and nose!"

Ye Chen roared immediately.

During a fire, many people were not killed by the fire, but by the smoke.

There were also alchemists in the Imperial Observatory, and there were always several water vats in the Observatory, which were used to wash the things used in alchemy. They were all used at this time.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the surrounding environment.

A bronze tripod more than ten feet high was discovered in the hall.

There are many star maps painted on the roof, which are mysterious and magnificent, but there is also a skylight in the center of the roof.

Ye Chen's heart moved, and he immediately said: "Come here, push this big tripod to the bottom of the skylight!"

Upon hearing this, the forty or so imperial guards present worked together to slowly push the heavy bronze tripod to the bottom of the skylight.

Ye Chen climbed onto the cauldron.

He stood on tiptoe, extended his sword outside the patio, and chopped down continuously, breaking up a lot of rubble and expanding the patio a lot.

"Everyone come up here."

Once the fire starts, what is truly deadly is often not the fire itself, but the thick smoke and the possible collapse of beams and tiles.

Under this patio, at least more people can be protected.

Shen Qiu said, "Your Majesty, let us lift you and the Queen Mother up, and you and the Queen Mother can hide on the roof."

Ye Chen responded firmly: "No, going to the roof will make you an even bigger target!"

Another reason is that smoke tends to drift upwards, and it is easier to be choked to death by the smoke if you go up there now.

And what he did could only prolong the fire for a while after it started.

“Bang!” “Squeak!”

Ye Chen frowned and looked towards the palace gate, only to see cracks already appearing on it.

Whether it's a fire or people outside rushing in.

Everything will be over!

Ye Chen gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and could only lead all the imperial guards to the palace gate, ready to fight to the death.

At this moment, looking at the palace gate that was about to collapse from the impact, Yang Dechang smiled and said proudly, "Little Emperor, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"

The voice just fell.

Waves of shouts and cries of killing suddenly rang out from behind Yang Dechang.

Someone came up to Yang Dechang and said in a panic, "Sir, a large number of troops are heading this way."

Yang Dechang's face turned pale.

"How is that possible? The Imperial Guards should have gone to put out the fire!"

Before this, Yang Dechang arranged for people to set fires everywhere in an attempt to lure away the imperial guards.

"Then Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Fang Taiqi asked.

Without a word, Yang Dechang picked up his sword and roared, "Hurry up and charge! Hurry up and charge! We must kill the little emperor, or everything will be over!"

When Ye Chen heard the noise outside, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

"My lords, reinforcements are coming, we must hold on!"

The imperial guards responded in unison: "We swear to defend Your Majesty to the death!"

"Bah!"

The palace gate was knocked down.

Outside the Observatory, Yang Dechang led the crowd into the yard aggressively.

Ye Chen drew his bow and shot an arrow like lightning, killing a noble who rushed in on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the second person who rushed in was knocked down by Ye Chen with a sword, and blood splattered high.

Ye Chen glared at the people who rushed in, his voice like thunder.

"You traitors, how dare you rebel against the emperor? Today, I will make sure you never return!"

Ye Chen's voice was majestic and powerful, full of deterrence.

The imperial guards also rushed forward. Even though they were drugged by the incense and their hands and feet were weak, they continued to fight with high morale.

Ye Chen's leading by example is undoubtedly an encouragement to them.

Seeing this, Yang Dechang's face darkened and he ordered the people from the Imperial Observatory to charge first.

Ye Chen shot several arrows in succession, knocking down several people.

He had never practiced archery, but at this moment the enemy was rushing towards him in a swarm, and he could hit them with any shot.

The fighting in the Observatory began.

Shen Qiu came to Ye Chen and fought side by side with him. Su Mengjiao and the officials stayed behind the imperial guards. Most of them were unable to help, and those who had a little strength went forward to kill the enemy.

Ye Chen could clearly feel that his side was at a disadvantage.

The imperial guards fell one by one.

The ground was stained red with blood.

What surprised Ye Chen was that Yang Dechang actually led the charge, and his skills were quite good, not looking old at all.

Shen Qiu used his sword to block a long spear that was stabbing at him, and Ye Chen turned around and chopped the gunman to the ground with a sword.

Then, Ye Chen was pulled back by Shen Qiu, and the imperial guards also retreated step by step.

It seemed that they were about to be unable to protect Su Mengjiao and the officials, and the imperial guards were about to be defeated.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps were heard from outside the hall.

Along with it came bursts of shouting.

"Help!" "Help!"

"Your Majesty, I will come to your rescue!"

"Go! Kill the rebels!"

Accompanied by the voice of Di Gui.

Countless elite soldiers rushed towards Yang Dechang and others.

For a time, Yang Dechang, Fang Taiqi and others fell into chaos.

"Kill him! Kill the emperor, kill the emperor!"

Yang Dechang's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Ye Chen and shouted angrily.

However, no matter how unwilling he was.

When his men encountered the elite troops led by Di Gui, they were like boiling water poured on thin ice, and a large number of them were quickly killed.

With just one charge, the nobles surrounding the gate were scattered.

Some military generals and nobles, seeing the dire situation, knelt down and begged for mercy.

These military generals and nobles can be as ferocious as tigers out of their cages when dealing with the imperial guards who have been drugged by the incense, but when it comes to dealing with the real elite soldiers, they are just chickens and dogs.

This is not only because they are short of weapons, but also because they have been in high positions for a long time and have neglected training.

Seeing this, Yang Dechang knew that something was wrong. He gritted his teeth and rushed towards Ye Chen with his knife in hand.

Seeing this, Ye Chen drew his bow and shot.

However, Yang Dechang was agile and dodged left and right, avoiding the arrows and the imperial guards who blocked his way.

Ye Chen was slightly stunned when he saw it.

Shen Qiu saw that something was wrong and stepped forward and slashed with his sword.

With a "clang!" sound, sparks flew four feet high. Shen Qiu frowned slightly, and was unexpectedly knocked back more than ten feet by Yang Dechang's sword.

"Little Emperor, even if I die, I will take you with me!"

Ye Chen frowned slightly. Only then did he realize that Yang Dechang's voice was very different from usual. It was obvious that his voice was much stronger and not as steady as before.

And the next moment, Yang Dechang rushed in front of him.

His eyes flashed, and he swung the Emperor's Sword in his hand.

However, Yang Dechang reacted quickly and blocked Ye Chen's sword with a backhand knife.

"You are not Edward Yang, who are you?"

Ye Chen also recognized him at this time. Not only did the person in front of him have a different voice from Yang Dechang, but he was also more burly than Yang Dechang.

This is not Edward Yang!

But Yang Dechang raised his sword and shouted, "Die!"

Then, he was hit by an arrow in the neck.

It was shot by Di Gui.

The arrow directly pierced Yang Dechang's neck, and the big knife in Yang Dechang's hand fell out of his hand, but the next moment, he pulled out a short knife and stabbed Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was caught off guard.

"Bah!"

Yang Dechang's eyes narrowed.

Then, Ye Chen pierced Yang Dechang's chest with a sword.

Then kick it away.

Ye Chen then lifted up his clothes and saw the intact soft armor, feeling a little scared.

If it weren't for this soft armor, that knife would have been enough to pierce his heart!

The human skin mask on Yang Dechang's face had been broken at this time. Di Gui stepped forward and held him down, then took off the mask on his face.

Ye Chen recognized it as soon as he looked closely.

This guy is definitely not Edward Yang.

This is Kou Yu!