readytorunbook Chapter 154 The Emperor's Dream in Five Days
Chapter 154 The Emperor's Dream in Five Days
A thunderous roar filled the sky, shaking heaven and earth; it sounded like thunder yet not quite, a sound never heard before.
Immediately afterwards, a fierce wind howled, as if it were about to tear the entire earth apart. It was as if some enormous force was descending from the sky, accompanied by the previous roar, which grew lower and lower.
It weighed heavily on everyone's heads.
The immense wind pressure made it impossible for people on the ground to open their eyes.
Gao Zhan looked up and saw a huge black shadow, shaped like a rooster, looming in the sky, its sound deafening.
This is Lu He and Chao Huaiyuan returning by helicopter.
The wind generated by the propellers blew the surrounding trees swaying from side to side.
The helicopter continued flying forward, passing by the place where Gao Zhan and his men were stationed, and then landed on an open space.
Zhu Yong, bound hand and foot, was thrown out by Chao Huaiyuan, his mouth full of dirt.
We'll take him to see Hu Wang and Mo Gan, who are sitting in the prison cart in the camp, so they can give up completely.
Chao Huaiyuan jumped down and reached out to help Lu He.
"General Lu!" Gao Zhan rushed over.
While observing the helicopter with astonishment—a feat far more eye-opening than any other mechanical device he had ever seen before—he reached out to lift Zhu Yong, who was lying on the ground with his head down and his buttocks sticking out.
He had seen off-road vehicles, excavators, and drones before, but none of them had surprised him this much.
This giant iron rooster that can carry people into the sky is truly breathtaking.
"General Gao!" Lu He greeted Gao Zhan politely as he came to greet her.
Gao Zhan and Lu He explained the current situation, their eyes glancing at the helicopter every now and then.
He suggested to Lu He that if many such large birds flew in with an army, they would surely be able to easily take over the imperial city.
Unfortunately, that's not possible, because Wen Shiyu only has this one private helicopter, so the list unlocks items that the characters in that world own or have appeared in.
Although there were other helicopters in the previous time-traveling comic, this was the only one that could fly on its own.
Even if Lu He obtained the others from the system, he still wouldn't be able to drive them, since he doesn't know how to fly a helicopter.
"It's alright, isn't Bai Zheng inside with the Thousand Machine Guards?" Lu He comforted Gao Zhan when she saw that he was a little disappointed.
Lu He pulled Chao Huaiyuan back: "Come with me inside to inform Bai Zheng to raise an army."
"Thank you..." Chao Huaiyuan was extremely grateful.
The one who usurped power inside was Chao Ying, his father. Lu He brought him in simply to give him a chance to save his family.
“You need to be mentally prepared…” Lu He helped Chao Huaiyuan fasten the seatbelt on the helicopter seat: “The Eldest Princess will not allow Li Yun to live, but your Chao family may still be saved!”
“I understand!” Chao Huaiyuan nodded, knowing what a heinous crime his father had committed.
The helicopter took off again, flying straight towards the imperial city.
The soldiers who were searching for the strange bird were stunned when they saw a giant bird flying into the city from the sky near the city.
"Lord He! Look!" the soldiers shouted.
He Xiu turned his head and saw a terrifyingly large and incredibly loud monster bird growing larger and larger in his field of vision.
"It's the Bird King!" someone suddenly shouted. "Archers, prepare!"
Hundreds and thousands of arrows were fired at the large bird in the sky.
It hit the helicopter, making a clattering sound.
"Is this alright?" Chao Huaiyuan looked at the arrows hitting the glass window and listened to the clanging sounds. He was a little worried about whether the big guy could withstand it.
"Only guns are useful, these arrows are useless!" Lu He said dismissively.
"A spear?" Chao Huaiyuan had clearly misunderstood.
Lu He opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for how to explain: "It's not that gun, it's another kind of gun that uses bullets..."
"What egg?"
"Ah? It's nothing, it's not important. It's something from the gods. Just know that they don't have it, so don't be afraid."
Although he didn't express himself clearly, he at least got it straight; it wasn't the gun he was thinking of.
Lu He used binoculars to search for General Bai Zheng's location. Everything on the street and the people there were clearly visible. He quickly found Bai Zheng running.
Having located the position, Lu He set up a megaphone and pointed it in Bai Zheng's direction: "Thousand Machine Guards, listen to my command!"
Bai Zheng suddenly stopped and looked up at the helicopter in the sky.
"Seize Grand Tutor Gao's residence! Protect the entire Gao family!"
Bai Zheng raised his hand in the air: "Understood!" He released a signal arrow and turned to leave.
He Xiu clearly heard the loud noise from the loudspeaker as well.
"Not good!" He immediately stopped all the archers and ordered all the inner guards to gather and head to the Grand Tutor's residence to capture the rebel Thousand Machine Guards.
Gao Zhan and Gao Kuang, who were outside the imperial city, also saw this scene through the drones that were monitoring the area around the imperial city.
They quickly mustered their troops and immediately marched towards the imperial city, striving to follow in the footsteps of the Thousand Machine Guards to relieve the Grand Tutor's mansion's urgent crisis.
"Go quickly!" Lu He put down the rope ladder and urged Chao Huaiyuan.
Chao Huaiyuan nodded, grabbed the rope ladder, and went down without hesitation. This was his last chance to save the Chao family.
Inside the palace, Li Yun soon heard that the situation outside was critical.
"How could this happen! Where is Chao Ying? Where is he?!" He overturned the fruits on the table.
That's not what we agreed on before.
The Prime Minister has clearly arranged everything perfectly; Gao Zhan and Gao Kuang will come back with Lu He's head to support him.
He will successfully incorporate all the troops, strip the Gao family of their military power, and then send Chao Huaiyuan to lead an army to cut off Li Cen's retreat from the rear.
With the righteousness of the dynasty in front and the distant ambitions of the dynasty behind, Li Cen will surely die under the combined attack!
But what's going on now?
Gao Zhan and Gao Kuang should still be in Yucheng, so how come they suddenly appeared outside the capital and attacked at their doorstep?
Where is the Prime Minister?
"Your Majesty...we have not been able to find the Prime Minister..." The eunuch reporting below trembled.
"Go find some more!" Li Yun picked up a stool from the ground and threw it outside again: "Useless!"
The eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated and sent people to search for the prime minister.
Suddenly, Chao Huaiyuan appeared outside the main hall.
The eunuch, who was searching for someone, saw the Chao family and, without thinking much, immediately went up and grabbed Chao Huaiyuan: "General Chao, you've finally arrived! His Majesty is furious!"
"Where is His Majesty?" Chao Huaiyuan asked, holding his knife without changing his expression.
The father-in-law didn't notice anything amiss either.
"His Majesty is in the Imperial Study. You should go and check on him. By the way, where is your father?"
“My father sent me here…” Chao Huaiyuan’s face was grim.
"That's good, you can go now..." The father-in-law was clearly a little afraid of these soldiers, as they exuded too much murderous aura.
Chao Huaiyuan had already walked quite a distance when the eunuch remembered to remind him, shouting from behind, "General Chao, you mustn't carry a knife! It's extremely disrespectful!"
Chao Huaiyuan ignored him, turned around the corner, and could no longer hear his father-in-law's voice.
All the troops in the palace were also dispatched to resist the attacking army outside the imperial city.
He Xiu originally intended to rely on the large number of Imperial Guards and archers to surround the Thousand Machine Guards, but unexpectedly, just as he surrounded the Grand Tutor's mansion, he received news that the city gates were under attack by a large army.
They had originally hoped to hold him off for a while, giving him some time to kill the Thousand Machine Guards and capture Gao Yi to force Gao Zhan and Gao Kuang to submit.
Who knew that the city gates were breached by a large-scale mechanical device in less than half a minute.
He Xiu had no choice but to lead the imperial guards back to defend the palace, where they held out fiercely at the palace gates.
Gao Zhan and He Xiu fought evenly, while Gao Kuang led his men back to the Gao family to stay and protect them, freeing up the Thousand Machine Guards to deal with the situation.
At this time, several officials of the Imperial City Guard who were loyal to the Princess and had been detained in the palace also escaped because no one had the energy to guard them.
Chaos reigned in the palace.
Li Yun had only been emperor for five days; even if it was a dream, the dream ended far too quickly…
The moment Chao Huaiyuan stepped across the threshold.
Li Yun burst out laughing.
"It's you……"
The one who came was not Chao Ying, but Huai Yuan.
Li Yun wasn't a fool. He understood the current situation in the capital: the Gao family hadn't submitted, and Lu He's army had defeated the King of Hu.
If the Chao family wants to survive, the only way is for Chao Huaiyuan to use the pretext of punishing traitors to execute Li Yun, the rebel, and make amends for the Chao family's crimes.
Chao Huaiyuan didn't answer, but simply wiped the knife with his sleeve and walked straight over.
"Has the Prime Minister abandoned me?" Li Yun also drew his long sword from his waist.
Chao Huaiyuan did not intend to answer him. As soon as he entered the palace, he found Chao Ying, knocked him unconscious when he was not paying attention, and then hid him in a room in the palace where large antique vases were stored.
The elderly father was stuffed into a tall, hollow flowerpot by his filial son, who then covered it with a lid.
Seeing that Chao Huaiyuan didn't say a word to him, or even bother to look at him, Li Yun was instantly filled with anger. How could a subject like him despise me to this extent!
Li Yun raised his longsword and thrust it forward.