Chapter 1163 – The Troubles Encountered When Entering the City (1/2)
Chapter 1163 – The Troubles Encountered When Entering the City
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The tens of thousands of human soldiers began to advance toward Xuelao City. They walked silently, without much noise. Other than calm and composure, there was no emotion amongst their ranks.
They looked less like an army on the victory march and more like wanderers returning. It truly was a rather bizarre sight.
The great honor of being the first to enter Xuelao City was granted to Guan Feibai.
The Mount Li Sword Sect had played an extremely important role in this war, achieving all sorts of merits on the battlefield. At the same time, they had also suffered many casualties amongst their disciples.
Of course, this action was also very dangerous. Their might be an ambush waiting just behind the city gate, or wolf cavalry who had gone mad from bloodlust.
Wielding his sword, Guan Feibai walked past the city gate.
The city gate burned by the painting of the blazing Sangharama Temple now consisted of just the frame, which was even more tattered after the constant barrage of catapults and ballistae over the last few days.
Guan Feibai walked in.
Everything was done casually.
There was no sneak attack, no ambush, no battle.
He stood inside the empty city gate, his head tilted in surprise.
And then he turned around and waved at the plains to his rear.
The cheers soared straight into the sky.
Hooves thundered as the cavalry galloped into the city.
Flying carriages, under the protection of Red Falcons, slowly flew onto the city walls.
As they entered the city, many people, including Chen Changsheng, couldn't help but turn to the south.
How was the capital doing right now?
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”I've never met such a thick-skinned and shameless person!”
The Prince of Luling gazed at the distant square-faced and dignified man, and resentfully said, ”He even wants to rebel against his own nephew. Just what's going on in his head?”
The Prince of Cheng County followed his gaze and realized that he was looking at Tianhai Chenwu. Bitterly smiling, he replied, ”That old fox is sharper than anyone. He would never choose the wrong side.”
When the Prince of Xiang raised the flag of rebellion, no one expected the Tianhai clan, cautious and low-key throughout the last ten-some years, to be the first to answer the call.
Just like the Prince of Luling, many people could not understand this. After all, the blood of the Tianhai clan flowed through the emperor's body.
The Prince of Cheng County looked at the Prince of Luling's expression and realized that he still did not understand. He patiently explained, ”Last year, His Majesty visited the Hundred Herb Garden three times.”
The Prince of Luling blankly stared for a moment and then asked, ”So what?”
The Prince of Cheng County whispered, ”There's always been a rumor that His Holiness buried the Divine Empress's body in the Hundred Herb Garden.”
The Prince of Luling finally understood and took in a deep breath. ”Is His Majesty really planning to reverse the verdict?”
The Prince of Cheng County shook his head. ”His Majesty and the venerable Daoist have always had a deep relationship, so it won't go that far. But in the end, he and the Empress are still son and mother. No one can say anything if he goes to the Hundred Herb Garden to pay respects, but there is a concern that as his affection for the Empress deepens, that matter will become a problem.”
The Tianhai Divine Empress had been deceased for ten-some years now, and Yuren had few memories regarding her, so there logically shouldn't have been much affection. But affection had always been that strangest of things. Just a few words from a passerby and a few sights might cause it to start flooding back.
It was very natural for the Emperor to feel some affection for the Tianhai Divine Empress. No one would worry, except for the Tianhai clan.
At the time, the entire world was rebelling against Tianhai. The emperor could put aside his hatred for Shang Xingzhou, put aside his hatred for the princes of the Chen clan and the ministers of the court, but he would still hate the Tianhai clan and Xu Shiji.
The old fox that was Tianhai Chenwu could naturally see that the more the Emperor's affection for the Tianhai Divine Empress deepened, the more he would hate the Tianhai clan, because they were traitors.
If one said that Xu Shiji could survive in the court through his relationship with Xu Yourong, where would the Tianhai clan go to seek shelter?
The Luo River in the early autumn was lined with green trees. The weather was clear and refreshing.
The army from the north and the experts raised by the Chen princes and the Tianhai clan stood on the dikes of the river in two tight rows.
If there were several thousand crossbows being fired at once here, this rebellion would come to a comical and bloody end.
But let alone the capital, even all the provinces and counties added together would not be able to gather so many crossbowmen.
It was precisely for this reason that the rebellious army would so sloppily arrange itself and that those princes and rebelling generals were still in the mind to chat.
The rebel army did not surround the city, as the capital had no walls to besiege.