Chapter 77: Seizing the Leader
They passed three city gates in a row and the gatekeepers had no time to stop them, or they simply did not dare to stop them.

After all, Murong Xu had not rebelled yet at this moment. For ordinary soldiers, they were naturally very afraid of the saint's messenger holding the imperial edict.

Anyone who dares to stop it will be killed along with the entire clan.

At this moment, Murong Xu heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, and his heart was beating fast.

I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

It's not that he was unaware of the movements of the imperial army. On the contrary, he knew very well that Murong Ying was on the way with his army.

They were even prepared to start an uprising on the grounds that traitors in the court had slandered him for treason and that the people were suffering as a result of the rule of a tyrant.

The Tuoba tribe in Dai County and the Turks outside the Great Wall were his helpers. In addition, there were several members of the royal family who agreed to join him in the rebellion.

In fact, they did not go south to Hedong, and did not burn the Puzhou Bridge, just to lure the imperial army north, or to lure Murong Ying to come.

But now, all those allies who had vowed to join him in the rebellion have become silent and have not taken any substantial action, so he is a little hesitant.

After all, without external aid, a single uprising would not be able to stop the imperial army.

According to estimates, the imperial army would take at least a few days to arrive, and he had already begun preparing to purge dissidents when the imperial army arrived.

However, he did not expect that the court would send an envoy to summon him at this time.

He also didn't expect that these envoy guards, who consisted of only a hundred or so riders, could cause him any trouble.

This also led to the fact that before the drum for gathering troops was sounded in the Governor's Mansion, Li Yuanhui had already appeared outside the door of the Governor's Mansion with an imperial seal in his hand.

Murong Xu no longer dared to act rashly at this moment, and could only bite the bullet and come out to greet the envoy.

Seeing the massive armored cavalry at the door, Murong Xu was horrified. When he saw the imperial seal and the eunuch announcing the decree, he fell to his knees involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, I am the Commander-in-Chief of Bingzhou Military Affairs, General Zhenbei, and Prince of Guangling Murong Xu. I hereby wish you the best of luck."

"Holy Holy Gong."

After saying this, Li Yuanhui glanced at Feng Jingang who was holding the imperial edict. The other party nodded, then walked out of the crowd and unfolded the imperial edict.

"Your Highness, order the Commander-in-Chief of Bingzhou Military Affairs, the General Zhenbei, and the Prince of Guangling Murong Xu to immediately hand over military affairs to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and General Suppressing Bandits Yuwen She, and have them go south to Hedong to see the Emperor. Once they see the edict, they will leave without any mistakes."

After hearing this, Murong Xu immediately said in silence: "I obey your order."

After saying that, he stood up, took a few steps forward and took the imperial edict from Feng Jingang's hand.

Then he said to them, "Angels, please come in and rest. I will pack my luggage and go south with you immediately."

Murong Xu looked at Li Yuanhui, Duan Wuda and Feng Jingang happily, and had already made up his mind to let them go inside to rest first, and then immediately mobilize the guards in the governor's office to control the cavalry first, and then put the envoys under house arrest.
However, he never expected that Li Yuanhui didn't even give him the chance to return home.

"Do it."

After Li Yuanhui said these two words, Duan Wuda beside him strode forward and held Murong Xu down, trying to stop him.

Murong Xu had been a soldier for half his life. Although he was not a brave and powerful general, he was quite agile. However, Duan Wuda was even more swift. He grabbed Murong Xu's arm and captured him directly.

Murong Xu was unable to break free and was forced to his knees. Li Yuanhui drew out the imperial sword, placed it on Murong Xu's shoulder, and pointed it at his neck.

Afterwards, the trusted guards around Murong Xu of the Governor's Mansion were about to step forward to rescue him, while Liu Xuanji, Guo Xiaoke and others behind him drew their bows and arrows and shot him to death.

For a moment, the guards of the Governor's Office did not dare to act rashly.

The military officer Liu Jing was shocked and asked angrily, "What are you going to do?"

Li Yuanhui looked at him calmly and said, "Then I want to ask, what are you going to do?"

In fact, Li Silang was already furious at this moment, but his face was still as calm as a lake, without any fluctuation.

Afterwards, Murong Xu's son, the captain of the imperial guard, Murong Lin, rushed out with the guards in the governor's mansion. He became furious when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Let my father go quickly, or you will forget about leaving Jinyang alive."

Li Yuanhui smiled, his hands were actually shaking a little, but because Murong Xu was shaking even more, no one noticed it, including Murong Xu. "Let him go? Then we are really going to die, right? Lieutenant Feng, announce the decree."

Feng Jingang looked at the current situation, took out another imperial edict, and read it out in public.

This edict allowed Li Yuanhui to act as he saw fit if he discovered that Murong Xu had rebellious intentions.

Murong Lin exclaimed upon hearing this:
"Slander, this is slander. My father is a member of the royal family and is dedicated to the king's affairs. You actually slandered my father for treason. You better release my father quickly, otherwise..."

"What else can we do? We are here in compliance with the imperial edict. Here are the imperial seals. Now put down your weapons and kneel down to pay your respects. If you resist, it will be considered as treason. Once the imperial army arrives, your entire clan will be exterminated!"

Li Yuanhui held the staff high in one hand and glanced at everyone.

Behind him, Liu Xuanji, Guo Xiaoke and others drew their bows and arrows, staring at the guards of the Governor's Office opposite.

"Sanlang, quickly go to the camp to mobilize troops."

Murong Xu came back to his senses, looked at the situation in front of him and said to his son, "Go quickly, don't worry about me."

"Aye."

"speed."

Before he could finish his sentence, Feng Jingang walked up to him and dislocated his jaw, leaving him speechless.

This move surprised Li Yuanhui a little. This method is quite interesting.

After Murong Lin realized what was happening, he was about to go to the main camp. Li Yuanhui said directly, "Xiaoguo soldiers, listen to my orders. Anyone who dares to move will be killed without mercy."

"promise."

The hundred cavalry soldiers behind him responded in unison, and ten palace guards drew their weapons and stepped forward to protect Li Duan and others behind them to prevent the governor's guards from taking action. Then two more people tied up Murong Xu with ropes, and drew their weapons to hit him in the neck.

This also left Li Yuanhui and Duan Wuda free.

Li Yuanhui held the staff in his hand and said, "I will count to three. Anyone who still opposes the angel is a traitor."

"one."

"two."

"three."

After the three counts, the guards of the Governor's Office did not put down their weapons, but they did not dare to move forward or make any moves.

Who would dare to move when the governor had been subdued by the angel? Seeing this, Murong Lin felt that the situation was not good, so he turned around and ran to the hitching post behind him, untied a horse and was about to leave.

He knew that although the hundreds of guards in the mansion were elite, it was impossible to rescue Aye with these guards because the commander-in-chief Murong Xu had been captured and had the imperial seal in his hand. Now he had to go to the camp in the north of the city to transfer the troops of Murong Xu's trusted Eagle General Lu Zuoxiang, and force them to release Aye with the help of the large army before he could turn the situation around.

He was about to rush to the camp in the north of the city, but he didn't expect Li Yuanhui to just wave his hand at him, and Liu Xuanji and Guo Xiaoke both shot sharp arrows, one hitting his back and one hitting the horse's leg.

The warhorse fell to the ground, and Murong Lin died as he looked at the arrow that pierced his chest.

Liu Jing said at this time: "Guardians, don't panic, they don't dare to do anything to the governor, kill them now and rescue the governor"

Before he could say anything, Duan Wuda pulled out the sword from his waist and threw it out, piercing Liu Jing through.

Then he walked forward with bare hands, drew out his sword, looked at the still twitching Liu Jing, then beheaded him with one stroke, then raised the head and threw it in front of the guards.

"If you continue to resist and disobey the king's orders, this will be your fate!"

Duan Wuda was tall and strong, standing there with a sword in his hand. His robe was stained with the blood of the soldier Liu Jing. He was like a demon, and his voice was like thunder.

The guards' defenses were completely crushed, and they dropped their weapons, knelt and bowed their heads.

"Hahaha." Duan Wuda laughed out loud when he saw this, then turned and looked at Li Yuanhui.

Li Yuanhui also managed a smile. Although he was annoying, he was still a reliable comrade.

(End of this chapter)