At this mont, Ruan Mian still did not know what their next plan was.
Guessing that after setting up the gunpowder formation, they might first settle individually, waiting for reinforcents before finding the right ti to raise arms.
However, before she could react, just as she left the gate not long ago, she suddenly heard a deafening explosion!
"Bang" went off, almost piercing through the eardrums!
She was shocked, turning back to see that the gunpowder formation laid earlier had already exploded! She saw chaos all around as several teams of elite soldiers erged from the dark corners in a short ti.
She didn’t even know how these people hid so well that they didn’t notice them coming.
At this mont, Ruan Mian’s heart tightened, and a bad premonition followed.
Quickly, Li Ren arrived on horseback, extending his hand before Ruan Mian and pulling her onto his horse.
"Miss Mian, hold on tight!"
He didn’t care if Ruan Mian was scared or not, with a shout, he rushed directly towards the Imperial Palace with her.
Behind Li Ren were countless elite soldiers protecting him, holding a shield in his hand, he charged straight for the west gate of the palace.
It was then that Ruan Mian quickly realized that they had decided to raise arms at this mont, giving no one ti to react, raising the flag upon reaching Da Jing.
It was late at night, and it seed that the entire palace wouldn’t have ti to react.
And the gunpowder formation was at the east gate of the palace, while the rebels were entering from the west gate.
Planning to catch the people in the palace off guard! A classic case of attacking the east to divert attention to the west.
Moreover, let alone the Imperial Palace, the entire Capital City was now in silence.
And the sound of the explosion earlier had already plunged the entire Capital City into chaos.
Rebel elite soldiers were everywhere on the streets, and all civilians were forbidden to go out. Just by seeing the shadows of swords, spears, and blades outside their doors, they were already frightened, keeping their doors locked and daring not to make any reckless moves.
Soon, the palace gates beca a sea of fire, with flas illuminating more than half of the Capital City’s sky like a bloodstain spreading.
Angry shouts of soldiers and battles were heard all around, and Ruan Mian and the others entered from the west gate, heading directly towards the sleeping quarters.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Ruan Mian quickly touched the Pearl Jade Ring, summoning the Birds and Beasts with her mind to quickly send a ssage to the Horse Transport Gang.
Even though she knew it was too late, it was better than having no news at all.
The only solace was that she was still behind Li Ren, with a trump card in hand if necessary, though unsure how Ah Huai would cope.
In the ergency, Li Ren stopped outside the courtyard gate of the sleeping quarters.
He politely and courteously asked Ruan Mian to dismount, and for her safety, arranged for a sedan chair beside her, surrounded by a circle of Jingwei guards protecting her.
"Miss Mian, as you can see, the situation is urgent now, and I may not be able to take care of you later. You just have to sit in the sedan chair and don’t move around, I assure you your life will be protected."
"As I said, we’re now in the sa boat. As long as I take this tyrant’s head, helping the Prince, your future days will be full of glory."
Ruan Mian felt a bit embarrassed, according to his words, she should be thanking him instead.
As Li Ren was about to turn around, Ruan Mian hurriedly grabbed his arm, staring at him seriously and said.
"Young Master, do you truly believe that your actions are for justice, and not aiding a tyrant?"
"Miss Mian, I’m afraid you don’t understand the laws of the court."
"Why wouldn’t I understand, I might even understand better than you. As the saying goes, the bystander sees more clearly than the participant, have you really verified that the prince you pledge allegiance to with your life is truly worth all those lives you are sacrificing?"
"Moreover, in this rebellion, do you really have the life to enjoy your future glory?"
Li Ren smiled indifferently.
"I don’t care about glory or not, what matters to is that the common people no longer suffer, that tyrant..."
"You only ntion the people’s suffering, but have you investigated why they suffer?"
"Why wouldn’t I have?" Li Ren recalled his ti traveling throughout the Eastern Border, witnessing everything, all due to the court’s inaction.
If it weren’t for the current Holy Emperor, how could those people possibly starve to death in disasters?
If only more disaster relief was sent, if only the officials dispatched were qualified, if only the nurous people of the Eastern Border were taken to heart, many natural and man-made disasters could have been avoided in ti.
"Back then, I saw those tragic scenes with my own eyes, if it weren’t for the Prince’s intervention, who knows how many more would have been left holess and dead!"
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