My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 343 Kill the Bandits!!

Su Wei had a stern face and his brows were furrowed.

The sergeant continued to bring him the latest bad news.

"what?"

"Is that really what the imperial edict said?"

The sergeant glanced at Pei Yun in the distance, then nodded. "That's true."

This time, the message brought by the soldiers was, of course, an imperial edict from the emperor ordering the execution of Pei Yun.

Upon hearing the edict, Pei Yun's face turned red with anger. "Traitors! Traitors! They've taken His Majesty hostage! And they're issuing such a ridiculous order! None of these traitors can be spared! Let's leave the city now! Let's go to General Fan's side!"

Su Wei glared at him and yelled, "Shut up!"

Su Wei's hands trembled slightly. He had thought that, given his imperial character, he would never yield to these rebel troops. As long as the emperor could hold out, General Mai could surround them, and his edicts could be accurately issued, there would still be room for the situation to ease.

But now, the emperor has actually yielded first, personally issuing an edict to arrest Pei Yun.

Su Wei was instantly horrified.

"not good!!"

"Yuwen Shu!!"

"Let's retreat now!! We'll go to General Mai's side and meet up with him first!!"

Su Wei hurriedly gave the order, but Pei Yun quickly stepped in front of him, "Lord Su! General Mai is at the camp. If we go to the camp now and General Mai listens to those scoundrels' orders, what will we do? We must leave the city now!"

"If we abandon His Majesty and leave the city, how will we survive?!"

Su Wei reprimanded.

The court is only a court when the emperor is by its side. Without the emperor, the court is just a bunch of lambs to the slaughter, which can be seized and killed by those military men at any time!
Su Wei said, "His Majesty has been taken hostage, and the place where Yuwen Shu is being held must have been discovered by the thieves! If Yuwen Shu is released, he will definitely attack us! We must get to Mai Tiezhang's place as soon as possible!"

"go!"

Su Wei gave the order again, and the officials and ministers had no choice but to set off again in a sorry state. Pei Yun mingled among them, his face blank.

The situation had changed beyond his control. Pei Yun was an expert in law, framing, and political maneuvering, but this struggle was limited to the point where neither side used knives. Once the warriors broke off relations, he would be nothing.

Historically, Pei Yun, who held great power, was easily dragged out and killed like a dog by the military men because of his ignorance and hesitation, even though he knew in advance that they were going to rebel.

As soon as Su Wei and the other officials stepped out of the drill ground, the ground began to tremble.

Su Wei froze, stunned on the spot.

Yu Shiji grabbed his hand, "Lord Su! Let's go! Let's go!"

Su Wei exhaled, his face gradually darkening.

“It’s too late.”

With the neighing of warhorses, a cavalry unit charged out from the distant street, led by none other than Yuwen Shu!

At this moment, Yuwen Shu was rushing towards them at full speed. Along the way, there were several soldiers from the Right Guard who wanted to stop him. Yuwen Shu didn't waste any words, drew his spear and stabbed them. The soldiers fell to the ground instantly, and the officials screamed and fled in all directions.

Yuwen Shu's gaze remained fixed on Su Wei and the others. Ignoring everything else, he charged forward like a warrior on a battlefield.

Finally, Yuwen Shu rushed to Su Wei's side, dismounted his warhorse, grabbed Su Wei's hand, and at that moment, he finally burst into laughter.

"Lord Su! I arrived just in time! You were saved from being harmed by the thieves!"

Su Wei revealed a timid expression and slowly lowered his head towards Yuwen Shu, "Thanks to the General."

Yuwen Shu suddenly turned his head and looked at Pei Yun in the crowd.

Pei Yun was trembling all over, staring at him in astonishment, her eyes filled with panic.

"I!"

"Whoosh~~~~"

Yuwen Shu threw the spear in his hand. The spear drew an arc in mid-air and then passed directly through Pei Yun's body. Pei Yun screamed and fell to the ground. Yuwen Shu looked to his left and right. Several soldiers rushed over and began to hack at Pei Yun with their swords. In a short while, only a pile of minced meat remained. A soldier cut off Pei Yun's head and stuck it into the spear, cheering loudly.

Su Wei's face turned pale, and he glanced at Yuwen Shu again.

"Duke Xu, the traitor is dead; the other ministers were all coerced."

Yuwen Shu shook his head and pointed to Yu Shiji in the crowd.

“There were accomplices.” Yu Shiji’s face was ashen, and he closed his eyes in despair.

Yuwen Shu whispered a few words to Tu Wanxu, who rushed forward, grabbed Yu Shiji, and brought him to Yuwen Shu. Yuwen Shu snatched a knife from a soldier and brandished it a few times.

Looking at the trembling Yu Shiji, Su Wei seemed to understand something.

"Lord Xu, Lord Yu was indeed held hostage by Pei Yun. Pei Yun is plotting a rebellion. Lord Yu was absolutely not involved! Lord Yu! Why don't you tell Lord Xu the truth?!"

Upon hearing Su Wei's reminder, Yu Shiji hurriedly opened his eyes. He realized what was happening and shouted, "Duke Xu!! Pei Yun, that treacherous villain, has taken many officials hostage, intending to harm His Majesty! I was taken hostage, and I refused to go with him, so he tried to kill me."

"What about the 300,000-strong army?"

"It was him! He wanted to assassinate His Majesty, but feared the soldiers would turn against him, so he planned to use this scheme to eliminate the loyal army before turning his attention to His Majesty!!"

"it is good!"

Yuwen Shu was overjoyed and quickly helped Yu Shiji up, saying, "Lord Yu is a loyal minister! He was not afraid of Pei Yun and even pointed out his crimes!"

Yuwen Shu looked up with a smile on his face. "Lord Su, let's go to the camp and report the situation to His Majesty."

Before the camp was set up, the two sides remained in a standoff.

Mai Tiezhang looked troubled and paced back and forth outside the camp gate.

His current situation is truly awkward.

Li Xuanba had already reached the emperor's side and had the emperor issue an edict.

He couldn't obey the order, nor could he disobey it.

He has already sent someone to inform Su Wei of the matter; now, it's up to the court officials to say what they will say.
Just as he was hesitating, a commotion arose in the distance, and a group of people walked quickly toward him. More and more soldiers appeared around them, surrounding the soldiers of the Right Garrison.

Soldiers armed with crossbows appeared on the rooftops in the distance.

As Mai Tiezhang stared in astonishment, Yuwen Shu, Su Wei, Yu Shiji, Yu Zhongwen, Jing Yuanheng, and many other ministers and generals walked over quickly. Mai Tiezhang even saw the head that Yuwen Shu was carrying in his hand.

"General Mai."

Su Wei spoke, but Mai Tiezhang remained blocking the doorway, his face solemn.

"The traitor has been dealt with."

"You may go see His Majesty now."

"Come with us."

Mai Tiezhang remained silent. Yuwen Shu slowly frowned. "You disobey His Majesty's edicts, and now you disobey the court's edicts as well. Are you Pei Yun's accomplice?!"

Upon hearing Yuwen Shu's words, the soldiers in the distance raised their crossbows.

Mai Tiezhang simply looked at Su Wei and asked, "Lord Su, have you been taken hostage?"

"Nonsense! I've already said it was Pei Yun who rebelled! Why don't you believe me? If you don't believe me, why don't you just go with him to see His Majesty?!"

Su Wei was furious and reprimanded Mai Tiezhang.

Mai Tiezhang slowly stepped aside, and Yuwen Shu then instructed his men, "Go and take over the defense outside the camp. General Mai's soldiers are too few to shoulder such a heavy responsibility."

The group then entered the camp together.

Inside the camp, the soldiers stood on both sides, their expressions dignified. When they saw Yuwen Shu enter, their faces lit up with joy. Yuwen Shu looked at the soldiers with satisfaction, as if he wanted to remember them all.

They walked quickly inside.

When they entered the house, Li Xuanba was guarding the door, and many soldiers were standing inside. As for the emperor, he was sitting on the high seat with a stern face and did not say a word.

When Li Xuanba saw Yuwen Shu walk in and the large group of people behind him, he was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to bow, Yuwen Shu gestured for him to step aside. Li Xuanba nodded and quickly stepped back.

"His Majesty!!!"

Yuwen Shu staggered into the house, wailing, and knelt down on the ground. Then he continued to wail.

"Your Majesty!! I am late! I have caused you distress!!"

Yuwen Shu's shout startled Yang Guang, but when he saw Yuwen Shu, his eyes instantly turned red.

He had never missed Yuwen Shu so much.

(End of this chapter)