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Chapter 520 - 269 Qingzhou Falls!_3

Chapter 520: Chapter 269 Qingzhou Falls!_3

Yuan Anjiang was stunned for a moment and, after some thought, said, "It seems to be said that General Yang has bad conduct and favors men, but such baseless allegations, the court is..."

Before Yuan Anjiang could finish, Jiang Shouzhong’s face suddenly turned pale.

"Wrong! It’s all wrong!"

Jiang Shouzhong immediately said in a frantic tone, "The true rebels aren’t Mr. Zhao, but that General Yang! This is a trap! We’ve all been deceived! Mr. Yuan, notify the city defense forces immediately, do not open the gates! By no means open the gates!"

The Ran Qingchen and Yuan Anjiang inside the room were dumbfounded.

The rebel is General Yang?

How is that possible?

Yuan Anjiang thought Jiang Shouzhong had lost his mind and started talking nonsense.

A rebellion by Mr. Zhao was already absurd enough, and now to say General Yang has rebelled, it’s completely ludicrous.

Yuan Anjiang said gravely, "Jiang Mo, at this point, you mustn’t speak recklessly!"

Seeing that the other party simply didn’t believe him, Jiang Shouzhong explained helplessly:

"Twelve years ago, during the Qingzhou uprising, the merchant Dong Yuzheng was killed by a mob that had lost its reason. His twin children were on the run. One died, and one was saved. Have you heard about this?"

Yuan Anjiang frowned and said, "I have heard some of it; it is said that Merchant Dong had a pair of children, extremely beautiful, renowned from a young age.

They were a twin lotus, rare in a millennium, difficult to distinguish between male and female. The previous emperor even purposely sent a court painter to paint a portrait of the siblings."

"One female, one male, both flew into the Purple Palace."

By his side, Ran Qingchen said, "I’ve also heard the story of these twins."

Jiang Shouzhong quickly said, "The sister was named Dong Wuxu, and the brother was Dong Wuya. According to the rumors, during their escape, the brother died trying to save his sister.

And the sister was saved by a mysterious person who took her to Fengcheng.

This mysterious person who saved the sister was a military officer sent to fight in Fengcheng for several years before he returned. I originally thought it was Mr. Zhao, but it turns out, it was General Yang!"

Yuan Anjiang still didn’t understand: "Why General Yang?"

Jiang Shouzhong knocked on the table and said:

"Because the one who died was not the brother, but the sister! The one saved was the brother, Dong Wuya! Also known as Liu Wuxu! Do you understand now!?"

What!?

Yuan Anjiang and Ran Qingchen’s mouths fell open in shock.

So, the reputed Oiran Liu Wuxu of Qingzhou... is actually a man!?

What in the world is this situation?

"But... but... how do you know he is a man?"

Yuan Anjiang’s voice was stammering, his brain a complete mess.

"I’m not a fool, can’t I even tell a man from a woman?"

Jiang Shouzhong, impatient to explain, urgently said,

"Mr. Yuan, now I am utterly convinced that General Yang is the rebel, we must not let him enter the city! This has all been calculated! Hurry and notify the city defense forces!"

Yuan Anjiang, upon recalling all this, felt a bone-chilling coldness surge up his spine, as if an invisible hand had harshly shoved him into an abyss of ice.

He rushed out of the room.

——

The gloomy sky quietly bled a pale blue, seemingly heralding the approach of dawn.

Just at the eve of dawn, the sky unseasonably draped a drizzling fine rain.

Thick clouds hung low, a grey blanket weighing on one’s chest, as if even the air was permeated with an indescribable heaviness and oppression.

At the junction of darkness and light, a meticulously organized army of ten thousand iron-clad cavalrymen slowly appeared outside Qingzhou’s city gates.

The air seemed to freeze, the atmosphere oppressive, ten thousand horses silent.

Fine raindrops fell on the cold helmet crests, and in the quiet hush, only the symphony of cold iron meeting the chilling rain could be heard.

As the troop halted in front of the city gate, a middle-aged man riding a black horse stepped forward slightly, lifting his head, his gaze seemingly penetrating the city gate, looking towards somewhere.

The man, about forty or so, face bearing several fine scars, clad in armor, draped in a crimson battle robe, majestic and commanding.

"Is that General Yang below the city?"

From the top of the city wall, a gatekeeper officer shouted loudly.

"Indeed!"

Yang Wufu waved, throwing up a dark-hued metal token.

Having confirmed the identity and receiving prior notifications and the Crown Prince’s decree, he shouted to the gate soldiers: "Open the city gates!"

"Ah—"

The heavy city gate slowly opened, cracking a line of gloom.

From the shadow-draped area, a glimpse of dim yellow light seeped out, unclear whether it was the dawn light or the lamps from inside the city.

Yang Wufu silently watched, his horse’s breath faintly audible beneath him.

"Hurry, close the city gates!"

"Don’t allow it to open!"

"Hurry, close the city gates——"

Just then, the sound of galloping hooves, fast as the wind, suddenly arose within the city; an imperial guard roared as he raced over.

The officer on the city wall was a bit confused.

Whoosh—

A sudden flash of cold light appeared, and an arrow instantly pierced the imperial guard’s chest, splattering blood, staining the horse’s mane.

The guard was flung straight off the horse.

Yang Wufu pulled out a cold, blue armored mask and slowly put it on his face, his eyes stern.

He gripped his whip and gently raised his hand.

"Enter the city!"

——

In the twenty-first year of Xuan You, on the first day of March.

Fengtou Camp’s Yang Wufu rebelled, took Qingzhou, and shook the entire court.

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