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Chapter 382 Yang Zhi Secretly Enters the Capital

The moment Yang Zhi saw King Xiaoyao appear with the prince hostage, he knew that the situation was not good. The entire capital might have been controlled by King Xiaoyao.

In the city there are not only the emperor, the empress and the prince, but also his own family and even the citizens of the entire city. It would be easy for King Xiaoyao to control him.

So he must not anger King Xiaoyao, he needs to outsmart him.

Yang Zhi did not respond to the secret guard's words. He pretended to think for a while before looking up at King Xiaoyao and said, "Your Majesty, do you keep your word?"

The smile on King Xiaoyao's face became even more smug, and he said, "Of course, I will definitely keep my word!"

When the secret guard heard Yang Zhi's words, he was in disbelief. He stared at Yang Zhi angrily. Unlike before, he did not respectfully call him General Yang, but called him by his name.

"Yang Zhi, I didn't expect you to be such a spineless person! Well, if that's the case, I will kill you right now, you traitor who sells out your master for fame and fortune!"

As he said that, he swung the long arrow in his hand and stabbed Yang Zhi. Yang Zhi took a step back and ordered his men: "Tie him up for me!"

Yang Zhi had so many men under his command that he quickly subdued the secret guards.

Although the secret guard had his hands and feet tied, he still kept cursing Yang Zhi.

King Xiaoyao naturally saw all the noise here. Yang Zhi had just agreed to his request so readily that King Xiaoyao was still a little suspicious. They were all good at leading troops in battle, and he understood the principle that all is fair in war.

But after seeing this situation, King Xiaoyao was almost certain of it!

"General Yang is indeed a smart man. He who knows the current situation is a hero. General Yang, rest assured, as long as you withdraw your troops today, I will definitely not treat you unfairly after I succeed.

Moreover, I only ask you not to get involved in this matter, and I don’t need you to do anything, so that no one will say you are a traitor behind your back in the future.”

Yang Zhi was speechless. King Xiaoyao was quite considerate of him. It was a pity that Yang Zhi, who worked for the emperor and worried about him, would never be blinded by greed and become a treacherous villain!

Yang Zhi didn't say any more words. He clasped his fists towards King Xiaoyao and led his army to withdraw.

King Xiaoyao stood on the city wall, watching their backs as they left.

Yang Zhi's men gradually disappeared into the darkness. King Xiaoyao stood on the tower for a full half hour before he said to the people around him, "I will go back to the palace first. The three thousand men I brought here will stay here to guard the city gate."

He thought for a moment and said, "I will leave the queen here. If Yang Zhi returns, you can use the queen as a hostage to contain him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The subordinate responded respectfully.

King Xiaoyao took the prince away, thinking that if he ever found Emperor Qiyuan and his men, he would still need to use the prince as a bargaining chip to get back King Rui.

After Yang Zhi returned to the military camp, he ordered the soldiers to go back to their tents to sleep, and he asked several personal guards to bring the secret guards into his tent.

The secret guard was still cursing non-stop, and his curses could be heard dozens of meters away from the tent.

Yang Zhi knew there were spies in the military camp, and he didn't have time to find them out, so he had to keep them stable first. The anger of the secret guards could just confuse the other party, making them think that he really wanted to surrender.

A quarter of an hour later, Yang Zhi's impatient voice came from the tent.

"Come here, throw this man into the mountains to feed the wolves! Find a few more people to follow him, don't let him get away!"

"Yes, General."

After a while, four guards carried a man out of Yang Zhi's tent.

One of the guards went to other tents and called over fifteen or sixteen people, and followed them out of the camp.

Then, the lights in Yang Zhi's tent went out, and the military camp returned to peace.

The group walked for about a quarter of an hour and then stopped.

"Untie his rope, and let's hurry to the city gate!"

The person who spoke was Yang Zhi.

"Yes, General."

One person answered and quickly went to untie the rope for the secret guard.

The secret guard was stunned for a moment. What did this mean?

Yang Zhi said: "King Xiaoyao threatened the prince's life, so I can only keep him calm for now, not really submit to him.

Besides, we don't know what the situation is in the capital yet, so we should sneak into the city at night to take a look and then make a decision. It would be best if we can find a way to rescue the prince."

The secret guard looked at Yang Zhi suspiciously, and then carefully pondered what he said, and soon figured it out. That's the truth, Yang Zhi should not have lied to him, he was just too concerned and confused.

Although Yang Zhi only brought twenty people with him, they were all his confidants, and each of them had high martial arts skills and first-rate lightness skills. It didn't take the group much effort to successfully enter the city.

Yang Zhi first sent two people back to Yang Mansion to check the situation, and asked them to inform their families to be prepared and to evacuate from the tunnel in Yang Mansion as soon as there was any sign of trouble.

He and the secret guards took the others to the palace. As they had guessed, the guards in the palace had been replaced, and this place should also be controlled by King Xiaoyao.

A group of people sneaked into the palace and hid in the dark. The secret guard was anxious and asked, "Where is the emperor? I wonder how the emperor is doing?"

Yang Zhi thought for a moment and said, "The emperor should be fine, otherwise the palace wouldn't be so quiet."

The secret guard was not comforted by Yang Zhi's words. He couldn't wait to say, "General Yang, I want to sneak into the imperial study to take a look."

Yang Zhi was also eager to know the current situation of Emperor Qiyuan. Thinking that the secret guard was familiar with the terrain of the imperial palace and even more familiar with the imperial study, Yang Zhi let him go.

Half an hour later, the secret guard returned, looking much more relaxed than when he left.

"General Yang, the emperor is fine! I went to the imperial study but didn't see the emperor, so I found a familiar eunuch to ask him. He said that the emperor was rescued by Concubine Hui and took Prince Rui away, but no one knows where they went. Prince Xiaoyao is also looking for the emperor now."

Yang Zhi was also relieved when he heard that the emperor was rescued by Concubine Hui. Under this situation, this can be regarded as good news!

"The Emperor should be safe for now since Concubine Hui is skilled in martial arts and we have the hostage Prince Rui in our hands. Our top priority now is to rescue the Crown Prince. As long as he is safe, we will send a signal outside the city and have the army attack the city."

When Yang Zhi came, he left two guards in his tent, and he had already explained these things clearly. As long as he gave the signal, the two would immediately gather the army to attack the city.

However, the palace is now full of King Xiaoyao's men, so they can only look for people in secret.

However, they searched until the early morning, but still did not find the prince.

As soon as day broke, it became less convenient for them to move around, so the group of twenty or so people had to find a hidden place to hide and continue discussing countermeasures.