novelhk Chapter 354: Lao 5, I will kill you!
Chapter 354: Lao 5, I will kill you!
In the dungeon of the clan residence, Shang Buqun was extremely anxious: "How can you be so calm if you don't have any backup plan? When the emperor arrested you, you didn't resist out of filial piety and didn't want to be charged with regicide. I can understand that, but now you still don't plan to resist?"
"The time has not come yet, why are you in such a hurry? You can help to resist later!" Jun Mo said as he glanced at the back of the jailer who was walking away, stood up and calmly took out the needle from his arms.
Then he calmly picked the lock of the cell, just like he was picking the lock of his own home.
Seeing Jun Mo's actions, Shang Buqun realized that he was not in a hurry, but was waiting for an opportunity to act.
At this moment, Shang Buqun looked at the jailers nervously, hoping that they would not turn around and look at him so quickly.
However, their luck was not very good. Before the lock was opened, the jailer found Jun Mo fiddling with the lock of the cell.
"What are you doing?" The jailer ran over hurriedly with a knife in hand.
Shang Buqun saw Jun Mo still taking his time, and shouted anxiously: "Do you know how to do it? Can't you move faster?"
"Jiuer said that the lock of the clan house is specially made. We can't be impatient. We have to use cleverness! Jiuer is more familiar with the dungeon of the clan house. We can't go wrong if we listen to her!" Jun Mo said as he continued to dig the key hole slowly.
Seeing that the jailer's knife was about to fall into Jun Mo's hands, Shang Buqun quickly used his internal strength to hit them.
With a "click" sound, Jun Mo finally opened the lock of the clan dungeon, which was known as the strongest lock in the Great Dong Dynasty.
Then, Jun Mo used his luck to blast out his internal energy, and a group of jailers were thrown several meters away.
If Jun Mo and Shang Buqun attacked at the same time, how could these dozen or so jailers possibly resist?
Within half an incense stick of time, Jun Mo and Shang Buqun appeared on a rooftop in the imperial palace.
"We escaped from prison just like that. It seems that you and I are guilty of being traitors!" Shang Buqun sighed, "I have been honest and loyal to the monarch all my life, but I didn't expect to become a rebel? If my father knew, he would beat me to death!"
Having said that, Jun Mo saw no trace of shame in his eyes, but instead a gleam of excitement.
Yes, his father fell into the hands of the fifth brother, and they were not resisting at this time, but saving the monarch. They felt at ease and had a legitimate reason to do so, so his excitement was reasonable.
"If you don't want to be wronged, find a way to rescue the emperor!" Jun Mo continued to pay attention to the movements in the imperial study and whispered,
"Most of Old Five's troops are concentrated in the Imperial Study, while the Imperial Guards and the Golden Armored Guards are doing the cleanup. I'm afraid they all think the Emperor is safe, which is why they are so calm. Old Five is really good at bluffing."
Shang Buqun lowered his body and whispered to Jun Mo: "What should we do? If we go down and shout that the emperor is in danger, I'm afraid they will just arrest us as rebels and no one will believe us. The imperial study is surrounded by people and we can't get in at all. How about we go and save the little grandson first?"
"They've already escaped! Don't worry!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me worry about them! I thought you, as a father, were so careless and not anxious at all? It turns out you had already made arrangements?" Shang Buqun felt relieved a lot, and he finally gave an explanation to Jiuer.
"I went to the palace to visit my child a few days ago and made some arrangements for a rainy day. I didn't expect that they would be useful."
Shang Buqun was somewhat puzzled: "Logically, once the Fifth Prince got the Tiger Tally, he would definitely take control of the Imperial Study and Shoukang Palace first. What arrangements did you make to allow the Empress Dowager and the children to escape smoothly?"
"After returning to the capital, I couldn't sleep every night, so I took people to sneak into Kang Palace and dig a secret passage, which led directly to..."
"Outside the palace?" Shang Buqun interrupted Jun Mo before he could finish. "Are you so powerful?"
"Do you think I'm a god? In just a few days, I've dug as far as the dark alleys of the laundry department in the south. How can I dig outside the palace? Why don't you try?"
"Then the Queen Mother and the children are not still hiding in the laundry department, are they?"
"With so many of my personal soldiers and the Imperial Guards, do you think I can't take the Empress Dowager and the children away from the dark alley?" Jun Mo glanced at him, "They have already taken advantage of the chaos to rescue the Empress Dowager and the children! My father can't do anything, so I'm going to save my mother first!"
Jun Mo said this and flew directly to Concubine Duan's bedroom.
But they were a step too late. When they arrived there, the palace maid told them that Concubine Duan had been taken to the imperial study by the guards.
Jun Mo and Shang Buqun had no choice but to find a place to hide before making any plans.
In the imperial study, Concubine Duan was escorted in by the guards with red and swollen cheeks.
The Queen, Concubine Yun, the Sixth Prince in her arms, several of the Emperor's concubines and their little princesses were all gathered together.
When everyone came in, they saw the bloodstains on the ground and the eldest prince's bloody head on the imperial table, and their faces were filled with fear and anxiety.
The fifth prince crossed his legs and drank his tea leisurely: "I changed my mind. Without the imperial seal, I will lose my soul. Father, I want to see how long you can hold on.
"Okay! Almost all the favored ones are here! Without the little grandson and the grandmother, it would be less exciting. But I have soldiers at my disposal. I will search the entire capital. I don't believe I can't find them."
The fifth prince sneered and continued arrogantly, "Prince Jing and the Prime Minister also fled, right? It doesn't matter. With the few troops that Fourth Prince has, it's simply a mantis trying to stop a chariot against the troops that Father has given me. Besides, there are people they care about in the palace. I'm waiting for them to come out and struggle so that I can kill them with my own hands!"
The emperor had a gloomy face and glared at him fiercely. He no longer wanted to reason with him.
Concubine Duan still had a lot of resentment towards the emperor in her heart. She didn't even look at him and directly faced the fifth prince, begging in her tone: "Fifth Prince, killing people will only deepen the conflict!
Listen to my advice. Now is the time to have a good talk with the Emperor before you kill too many people or commit too many crimes. Maybe there will be a better solution!"
"A better solution would be for me to take the imperial seal and ascend the throne, and you can enjoy your old age in peace and happiness! However, this old man refuses to hand over the imperial seal, what can I do? I can only invite you to come here first, and we can discuss it together!" The fifth prince stood up and smiled coldly at Concubine Duan.
"Since Concubine Duan is so virtuous, let's start with you. Your face is so swollen, it's really ugly. How about I help you shave it off?"
As soon as the Fifth Prince finished speaking, he waved his hand and walked away before Concubine Duan could react.
In an instant, Concubine Duan's face was covered in blood and a piece of flesh fell off.
"Ah!" Concubine Duan screamed, covered her face and fainted.
The emperor quickly caught her falling body and held her in his arms: "Old Five, you deserve to die! How dare you?"
Everyone was so frightened that they screamed: "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
"Shut up!" The fifth prince laughed devilishly. "Hahaha, why wouldn't I dare? I'll make your jaw drop! Who's next? Don't be afraid, everyone has a share!"
Jun Mo, who was hiding in the dark, heard Concubine Duan's scream and lost his mind in panic. He broke free from Shang Buqun's hand and flew into the imperial study with a sword in hand, "Old Fifth, I will kill you!"
Suddenly, the imperial study was in chaos, and hundreds of bows and arrows were quickly aimed at Jun Mo.
All the secret guards around Jun Mo came out and fought to the death to protect their master.
The enemy is numerous and we are few. Seeing that Jun Mo is fighting against a hundred people alone, he gradually becomes overwhelmed. Shang Buqun sees that the situation is not good and has to step out and fight alongside him.
But even so, they were still unable to resist the numerous guards and arrows.
Jun Mo pushed Shang Buqun away: "Go away!"
"If I run away from the battlefield, I will not be able to face Yu Jiuer in the future. Let's go together!" Shang Buqun had no way of getting close to the emperor, let alone rescuing the emperor. He only hoped to escape safely with Jun Mo.
Suddenly, Shang Buqun was accidentally scratched on the face by an arrow. The burning pain and concern for his appearance slowed him down a bit, and he was nearly stabbed in the heart by a sword. Fortunately, Jun Mo was quick to pull him away.
Just as the fight was in full swing, there was a sudden commotion at the door and the elderly empress dowager was escorted into the imperial study by the Fifth Prince's men.
The Empress Dowager's old voice rang out: "Stop it, everyone!"
When the Fifth Prince saw the Queen Mother's eyes light up, he raised his sword and thrust it at her neck: "Jun Mo, if you resist again, the Queen Mother will have to accompany the Queen Mother!"
Jun Mo looked dejected and had no choice but to surrender!
Shang Buqun had no choice but to drop the sword in his hand.
"Hahaha! Someone come! Cut the tendons of Prince Jing's hands and feet for me! And the Prime Minister's too!" The Fifth Prince laughed triumphantly.