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"The Imperial Palace is now heavily guarded by the traitor Prince Gong, and the General's Mansion is also under strict surveillance. Even those dissenting Imperial Guards and several generals have been imprisoned."

The old emperor gasped for breath, as if he wanted to say something, but his voice was stuck in his throat. He could not say anything and could not move.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan hurriedly continued, "I am truly at my wit's end. I have no choice but to risk coming here to seek Your Majesty's instructions. If Your Majesty agrees, could you grant me a golden arrow and allow me to seek help from other cities?"

The old emperor's gaze lingered on Jiang Yan for a moment, then he turned his gaze towards the cabinet beside him.

Jiang Yan immediately understood what he meant. He followed his gaze and found the golden feather arrow that symbolized the emperor's power in the cabinet.

Jiang Yan was overjoyed. He carefully placed the golden arrow in his arms, then bowed to the old emperor and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will fulfill my mission and live up to your trust!"

After saying that, Jiang Yan looked around again, and after confirming that he was not discovered by anyone, he flew onto the beam and left the old emperor's bedroom quietly and silently, just like when he came.

……

Jiang Yan was extremely anxious and rode non-stop all night to several surrounding cities.

However, what shocked and despaired him was that some of these cities had secretly surrendered to Prince Gong. He encountered many obstacles in these places and even nearly lost his life. He finally escaped with great difficulty.

The other cities had no idea what was happening in the capital, and it would take a lot of time to temporarily assemble troops.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Jiang Yan was extremely anxious, but he was really worried about the situation in the capital.

After careful consideration, Jiang Yan finally decided to take his leave and return to the capital first.

Along the way, he was extremely anxious and kept urging the horse to speed up. Finally, he returned to the capital in the shortest time possible.

However, when he arrived in the capital, he received a piece of news that shocked him - Prince Gong actually ordered that all the people in the general's mansion be executed in two days!

Jiang Yan's heart felt like it had sunk into an ice cellar. He couldn't imagine what fate the people in the general's mansion would face.

At this critical moment, he had no choice but to take the risk and sneak into the general's mansion through the secret passage, hoping to find a glimmer of hope.

Jiang Yan carefully walked through the secret passage and found his brother Jiang Ziyi's room.

Jiang Ziyi was lying in bed at this time, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Suddenly, Jiang Ziyi felt someone climbing in through the window. He turned his head sharply and was surprised to find that it was his younger brother Jiang Yan!

"Why are you back?! Who told you to come back?!" Jiang Ziyi shouted in a low voice, his face full of disbelief.

Jiang Yan didn't answer his brother's question. He just stared into Jiang Ziyi's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Something happened at home. How could I not come back?"

Jiang Yan then took a deep breath and began to tell Jiang Ziyi the intelligence he had so far: "The traitor Prince Gong poisoned His Majesty. Now His Majesty is paralyzed in bed, unable to speak or move."

"Empress Jun Linyuan was struck by an arrow in his heart. I was really worried about the capital, so I entrusted him to his personal guards and hurried back. As for his current condition, I don't know, but I only know that he will definitely not be able to return to the capital in the short term."