Duke Xiaoyao's cold voice rang out. It seemed like he wasn't willing to surrender.
"Marquis Xiaoyao, there's no need for this. Your Majesty is practically your brother. As long as you admit defeat, His Majesty will let bygones be bygones."”
If it had been any other person, Li Junxian would have captured him long ago, but Marquis Xiaoyao was a grandmaster of the sword and had repelled the vice marshal Ji Ruxue with a single strike. It would be best if he didn't use his sword.
However, Zhangsun Minzhi said coldly," Stand down. I don't want to hurt you!"”
Li Junxian could sense the Emperor's gaze from afar. How could he dare to take even half a step back?
"Duke Xiaoyao, don't make things difficult for me.”
Li Junxian braced himself.
Zhangsun Minzhi turned a deaf ear and walked towards Taiji Palace.
Swoosh!
A figure blocked his path. It was the despairing Li Junxian.
Li Junxian's eyes were filled with despair as he faced the unfathomable Duke Xiaoyao.
If he attacked, he would die!
If he didn't make a move, he would die!
But Li Junxian resolutely used a move. His saber formed a half-moon arc in the air and slashed down at Deputy Xiaoyao's head!
Do your best!
Zhangsun Minzhi's eyes were calm. Just as he was about to be cut into pieces, the white figure moved!
Long Yuan had already blocked in front of him!
"Clang!" A sound rang out! The sword had yet to be unsheathed, but it had broken the broadsword on the spot!
What a fast sword!
Li Junxian's face was ashen, and his saber was broken.
He was actually defeated in one round.
"My sword has yet to be unsheathed, but it broke your saber.”
Hearing this, the royal guards became even more nervous! His fingers tightened around the crossbow, ready to shoot at Deputy Xiaoyao at any moment.
Zhangsun Minzhi walked towards Taiji Palace, leaving his back to everyone.
He was waiting, waiting for the Imperial Army to shoot, waiting for Li Shimin to be unkind and unjust.
That way, he would be able to defend himself without any worries.
Li Junxian's face paled as he clenched his fist and lunged at Deputy Xiaoyao's back.
This was the duty of the commander of the Royal Guards!
Eat your salary, share your worries!
Even if he had to die, he would have to die in the hands of Deputy Xiaoyao.
He slapped the sword.
Li Junxian was sent flying, blood spurting out of his mouth.
"Shoot!"
The deputy commander of the Royal Guards shouted.
Immediately, a sky full of sharp arrows mixed with raindrops shot towards Deputy Xiaoyao.
The white shadow moved!
The Dragon Abyss was unsheathed!
A streak of sword intent streaked across the sky like a rainbow, cutting through all the arrows and heading straight for the Royal Guards.
In the next moment, the armor that was as hard as iron on the bodies of dozens of royal guards was cut into two. Their internal organs seemed to have suffered a powerful impact, and they spat out blood and fell.
If Zhangsun Minzhi hadn't shown mercy, not only would the armor have been cut in half, but even the person would have been cut in half.
Blood, drip, drip
Blood was dripping down the ground of the palace. Under the rain, it formed a bloody path that extended towards Li Shiming.
The royal army was defeated and blood splashed in the palace.
The north wind howled and the rain poured.
The dignified and solemn Imperial Palace once again welcomed the smell of blood from the Black Tortoise Gate.
The remaining hundreds of imperial guards didn't dare to move forward, nor did they dare to pull their crossbows or release their bowstrings. They could only look helplessly at the Emperor behind them.
The youth in the distance was actually already so terrifying!
Li Shi Min staggered and almost fell to the ground.
My Royal Guards, my Imperial Army Commander!
Anger burned in his eyes. Even in the cold rain, Eunuch Duan could feel the flames shooting out of the Emperor's eyes.
What Duke Xiaoyao had defeated was not the imperial guards, but the face of the Tang Emperor.
In the Imperial House, he dared to resist arrest and even kill the Royal Guards.
This was stepping on the emperor's face.
Originally, Li Shimin only wanted to imprison Changsun Minzhi and make him reflect on himself in prison.
However, he refused to repent.
"Do you still have me in your eyes?!”
Li Shi Min rushed into the rain and shouted at the white figure.
Don't you care about my kindness?
Not only that, but I'm also your brother-in-law!
However, the white-robed man did not stop even half a step because of this sentence.
"Your actions are akin to rebellion. Aren't you afraid that I will implicate your Zhangsun Clan? Aren't you afraid of your sister and brother?"
Finally, Zhangsun Minzhi stopped in his tracks and smiled self-deprecatingly. He turned around and looked at the man in the distance." I was wrong. You're not the wise ruler I want to assist!”
How could a wise ruler break his promise?
Would a wise ruler allow him to offer a foolproof plan?
Why would a wise ruler use the person closest to him to threaten others?
These words were the last straw that broke Li Shi Min's heart. Immediately, Li Shi Min's face turned ferocious as he pointed at the figure and roared,
"Ji Ruxue, gather 20,000 imperial guards and kill this thief!”
At this moment, Li Shiming had forgotten everything. Nothing was important anymore.
He wanted to kill Zhangsun Minzhi to feel at ease, just like how he killed his big brother back then.
People were driven crazy and lost their minds, and he was no exception.
Ji Ruxue stood beside him in the heavy rain and said,""Your Majesty, please reconsider. There are still 200,000 Turks outside the city, and Marquis Xiaoyao's swordsmanship has reached perfection. I'm afraid we'll be destroyed together."
"At all costs!" Li Shiming interrupted her word by word.
Night gradually fell. He did not expect this long rain to be so continuous.
......
The bell rang from the bell tower in the Imperial Palace. It was a warning bell that echoed throughout the entire palace.
All the palace gates were closed, and the Imperial Army mobilized the Crossbow Battalion, Divine Bow Battalion, and Breaking Ranks Battalion.
Just to target one person!
Duke Xiaoyao, eldest grandson Minzhi!
......
The sky was dark and the rain was still falling.
On the palace wall.
Here, one could see the Dew Hall, the Two Elements Sect, the Taiji Hall, and the Vermilion Bird Sect. The order of these four places was also the route that Duke Xiaoyao took to escape from the palace.
However, it would be a joke if Duke Xiaoyao could kill his way out of the palace!
"Report! Your Majesty!"
Li Shi Min was wearing a Bright Light Battle Armor with a bronze crown on his head and a gold-plated belt. Suddenly, a guard came to his side in a panic.
"How can you be so flustered?"
Li Shi Min said in a deep voice. Zhangsun Min Zhi had killed his way from Dew Hall to Dew Sect, and then from Dew Sect to Twin Elements Sect.
The Twin Elements Gate City was seven meters tall, and there were a thousand Breaking Ranks stationed there. They would definitely be able to exhaust him to death.
Even if you have peerless martial arts, I don't believe that you have endless strength.
The guard's eyes were filled with fear as he said in a trembling voice,""Your Majesty, bad news. The Twin Elements Sect has been broken through. The 1,000 troops we stationed there are all gone!”
"What?"
Li Shi Min's face turned pale and his body turned cold. He couldn't believe it.
However, he had indeed given a death order. Even if there was a soldier left at each palace gate, they had to fight to the end and kill the traitors.
Could it really be as Ji Ruxue said, that they would perish together?
However, the Imperial Guards had already lost three thousand men, and Li Shimin could not let Sun Minzhi leave the palace.
He would definitely use everything he had to kill the traitor!
He could vaguely see into the distance under the dim sky.
A tiny figure slowly moved towards Taiji Palace. Behind this figure was a large group of people.
However, the large group of people attacked the person in front of them like a tidal wave. Their attacks came wave after wave, but they still could not devour that person.
Finally, a large group of people pulled away from that person.
Li Shiming could clearly see that the Imperial Army was filled with fear of that person.
At this time, Li Shiming was already wet from the rain. The cold air entered his body, and his limbs began to stiffen.
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