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Hundreds of Fire Sticks simultaneously spewed flames, the booming sounds echoing continuously across the square in front of Weiyang Palace.
The soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army and Gyeonggi Provincial Garrison fell in rows, blood pooling on the ground, their deaths gruesome and tragic.
No one forced them, nor did anyone compel them; they were all volunteers. On Lian Chengbi's side, countless times they had shouted for surrender and promised not to kill, giving them numerous chances, but they showed no gratitude and instead resisted to the bitter end, fighting desperately.
At times, they even pretended to surrender, only to raise their weapons against Lian Chengbi and his men once they got close again. Their cruelty was almost unbearable; this was the so-called Imperial Forest Army and Gyeonggi Provincial Garrison's Regular Army.
Lian Chengbi had suffered losses because of this before, so now he showed no mercy and ordered that they be killed immediately.
After the Fire Sticks were fired, sixty elite members of the Dragon Slayer Legion charged forward, wielding their Moon King's Blades, crazily attacking these soldiers. The so-called Great Zhou Court's Imperial Forest Army and Gyeonggi Guard Unit were said to be powerful in battle, but under the crushing force of the Dragon Slayer Legion, they were utterly defeated. Those soldiers looked pale and malnourished.
They might have been formidable in the past or had truly high skill levels, but now the Great Zhou Court had reached a shocking state. For no other reason than withholding their military pay, they could barely afford to eat; how could they fight? Hunger could kill a person, and the consequences of malnutrition naturally led to poor combat performance and little success in battle.
In just half an hour, the casualties at the square in front of Weiyang Palace were severe; bodies lay everywhere with blood flowing like rivers. At this point, the battle had reached a fever pitch and was nearing its end; it was time to wrap things up.
Without hesitation, Lian Chengbi immediately sent people into Weiyang Palace to seize the Imperial Seal and capture the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty alive.
The current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was newly appointed after the Former Emperor's death; many people had never even seen him. However, this did not affect Lian Chengbi's actions. He was the first to rush into Weiyang Palace and soon spotted a box containing the jade seal placed on a dragon platform. Lian Chengbi's eyes lit up as he dashed over and opened the box to find indeed it was the jade seal.
Lian Chengbi ordered someone to secure the jade seal carefully and send it back to their main camp for strict protection. The current jade seal of the Great Zhou Dynasty might just be a worthless piece of jade now, but it was agreed upon by the Three Kingdoms Alliance that whoever first entered the palace and seized the jade seal would be recognized as king. With Lian Chengbi having obtained it, it meant that Daiwa Dynasty's claim to kingship was already determined and could not be changed.
Subsequently, Lian Chengbi began frantically searching for one person's figure: the emperor. However, after searching around, he found no trace at all. Had the emperor already escaped before they arrived? A sense of foreboding filled Lian Chengbi's heart.
He wandered around Weiyang Palace back and forth until finally discovering a clue behind a hollow wall.
Immediately, Lian Chengbi ordered people to tear down the wall, and sure enough, a group of individuals was hiding inside. Among them was a person dressed in a Dragon Robe, curled up in a corner, trembling all over and surrounded by others. There was no doubt about it; this person must be the emperor.
Lian Chengbi was the first to rush forward and pulled the individual out. However, as he grabbed the person and got a good look at him, he realized that this man had a lewd expression and spoke in a high-pitched voice. It was clear that he was a eunuch masquerading as the emperor, not the real emperor.
"Not good, we arrived too late," Lian Chengbi muttered to himself. He then drew a Moon King's Blade and held it against the neck of this false emperor, saying, "Quickly, where has your emperor gone? If you are not him, then don't blame me for cutting off your head." With that, Lian Chengbi prepared to behead the man. Unexpectedly, the eunuch couldn't hold back and immediately confessed.
"Sir, please don't kill me! I am innocent. His Majesty left the palace three days ago under the protection of the Five Dragon Shadow Guards and went to Eastern Shaolin to seek refuge." The eunuch briefly explained the entire situation.
It turned out that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty had disguised himself and left the city three days ago with the escort of the Five Dragon Shadow Guards, heading to Eastern Shaolin Temple in the Western Seven States for safety. The illusions within the palace, the soldiers fighting desperately, and this so-called false emperor hiding behind the wall were all just tactics to buy time. By now, they must have already entered Eastern Shaolin Temple. This was troublesome; once they entered Eastern Shaolin, capturing him again would be quite difficult.
Lian Chengbi realized that things were not looking good and began to feel anxious. Lu Chen had instructed him to capture this emperor at all costs; he could not let him escape. Otherwise, there would be many difficulties ahead. After all, if one does not eradicate the roots of trouble, it will lead to endless future problems.
Failing to complete Lu Chen's orders would have serious consequences. Even though he was Lu Chen's direct disciple, it did not mean he could make mistakes under Lu Chen's command without facing repercussions; Lu Chen treated everyone equally.
In Lu Chen's eyes, breaking the law was punishable just like any commoner; this was his method of governing both military and state affairs—never showing favoritism. Lu Chen's title was Loyalty Duke, but behind closed doors, officials of the Daiwa Dynasty referred to him as Iron-faced Marquis, meaning he was strict and impartial. The reason for this was due to an incident involving Sun Zizhao's family; an elder from the Sun Family committed a crime in a brothel and even killed the involved courtesan. The matter escalated to the Ministry of Justice and attracted significant attention. Sun Zizhao intended to cover it up.
However, someone leaked this information to Lu Chen. As a result, Lu Chen stormed into the Ministry of Justice's prison with his men, captured the individual involved, and dragged him to Wumen for execution while supervising the entire process. It wasn't until afterward that Qin Nan wrote a memorial to apologize to Sun Zizhao.
After learning the truth about what happened, Sun Zizhao could only smile wryly; he felt helpless regarding Lu Chen's actions. At that moment, no matter how much the Sun Family wanted to cause trouble, they had no recourse since Sun Zizhao had tacitly approved of Lu Chen's actions. What else could they do?
Lian Chengbi knew he had failed in his mission assigned by Lu Chen and planned to personally apologize after everything settled down. But not now; he still needed to clean up after the battle and handle some special matters.
As for what constituted these special matters? It wasn't like those peasant armies that stormed into palaces only to start burning, killing, looting, or committing acts of violence against palace maids. On the contrary, Lu Chen had issued strict orders: if such incidents occurred, involved soldiers would face castration as punishment—a very harsh consequence. Therefore, soldiers of the Daiwa Dynasty never dared engage in such behavior and remained extremely well-behaved.
Lian Chengbi's task was to plunder the wealth of the palace, including various antiques and jewels. Most importantly, he aimed for the Treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, upon reaching the Treasury, Lian Chengbi was shocked to find that the Great Zhou Court's Treasury was already depleted. After much effort, he managed to scrape together only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was not enough to reward the soldiers, leaving him extremely disappointed.
Subsequently, Lian Chengbi ordered the capture of all the palace maids and consorts to be given as wives to the soldiers. With the wealth of the palace gone, most of it had already been taken by ministers and nobles during the chaos. Thus, he resorted to this desperate measure; his brothers had followed him through thick and thin, bleeding and sweating, and he couldn't let their efforts go unrewarded. Offering wives was likely unprecedented in military history, but the soldiers were very pleased.
After completing this task, the army of the Daiwa Dynasty quickly withdrew from the palace. At this point, it was likely that the North Gate and West Gate were already breached by Korea and the Great Qi Dynasty. They would be rushing toward the palace, intending to loot whatever wealth they could find. However, they would find nothing but emptiness.
All that awaited them were empty halls; even the gems and gold embedded in the pillars had been removed. Their commander would surely be furious and disappointed upon witnessing such a scene.
Thinking of this, Lian Chengbi couldn't help but chuckle. He then planned to move on to his next destination: the Mausoleum.
Traditionally, after breaching the capital city, it was customary to destroy the previous dynasty's Mausoleum to sever its imperial aura. Especially since the capital of the Daiwa Dynasty was not located here, there was no need to preserve or protect the Mausoleum or Dragon Vein feng shui; it should be destroyed outright.
Thus, a group of soldiers surged into the Mausoleum—the burial site of emperors from the Great Zhou Dynasty—under Lian Chengbi's leadership, beginning their destruction by digging up graves, smashing monuments, and stealing valuable items inside. This behavior was not unusual throughout history; when the Great Zhou Dynasty conquered the Former Han Dynasty, they had done similarly. Now their own ancestral tombs were being destroyed—this was retribution, a cycle of cause and effect.
Additionally, there was the Spring and Autumn Altar, a place used by emperors for rituals where various solemn ceremonies were held. Naturally, Lian Chengbi would not let this opportunity slip by; he directly summoned Thunder Cannons to bombard it with powerful Mystic Fire Thunder until it was obliterated.
Meanwhile, over a hundred miles away in a deep mountain range from the Great Zhou Dynasty, the War God of Border Defense was entangled with Qin Nan and others.
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