Chapter 8: Watching from the Side
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The watchtower.
It stood in the northeast corner, three stories high, and overlooked the Sky Prison from above.
According to the rules set by the Imperial Court, the watchtower was to be guarded by prison guards day and night to prevent martial arts experts from sneaking in or escaping.
Now that the defenses were lax, most of the prison guards were slacking off. Naturally, no one else went to the watchtower.
Zhou Yi opened the iron door of the watchtower and walked up the narrow stairs to the top. There, he discovered a figure standing on top of it.
“Why are you here, Warden Lei?”
“Watch the show!”
Warden Lei inclined his head, looking toward the palace.
Torch lights connected into lines, extremely conspicuous in the dark night. Faint shouts echoed in the night sky.
Zhou Yi pretended to be shocked. “Someone is leading troops to attack the palace. Are they rebelling?”
“Don’t hide your abilities in front of me.”
Warden Lei said bluntly, “That’s Prime Minister Long leading troops to attack the west gate of the palace. The leader is the commander of the Five Cities Division, accompanied by the three major gangs in the capital and the ten martial arts schools.”
The Five Cities Division was responsible for guarding the inner city of the Divine Capital and patrolling the 108 market cities.
The three major gangs, the Green Wolf Gang, the Flying Eagle Gang, and the Golden Sand Gang, respectively controlled the brothels, gambling stalls, and horse carriages. Their subordinates numbered in the thousands.
The ten martial arts schools seemed to have the least number of people, but they were all martial arts experts. They were most suitable to lead the attack.
…
Zhou Yi muttered, “There are at least 30,000 to 50,000 people here, and the palace guards are only three to four thousand. Is the dynasty going to change today?”
Mr. Long had been the prime minister for thirty years. Almost all the officials in the Imperial Court were his people. There were also many trusted aides in the army. The local state capitals were filled with officials from the “Long Party”.
the palace tonight and seizing control of the capital
ascend the throne, and the Prime Minister
of the Long Party and carry out a
well have
the emperor’s health was fine and that he could live at least
the emperor fake
reputation. It was possible
has not been to court for thirty-six years. Prime Minister Long has all the power in the court and his influence is spread throughout the palace. You really
palace. “The deputy commander of the Uniformed Guard tried to attack the south gate from the inside, but he fell into a trap and is fighting
Uniformed Guard was the emperor’s personal army. The deputy commander was actually rebelling
heart. The emperor had
said, “This morning, Prime Minister Long confirmed that the emperor really was dead. He left an edict to pass on the throne to His Highness, the King of Qin. In a hurry, he summoned his troops to
Emperor Chongming never appointed a crown
Yi clicked his tongue and said, “So, he didn’t select either of his sons as his heir to the throne.
moment to praise Zhou Yi. “You’re the only smart person in
go to the brothel on a daily basis. I listen to the
Yi was talking about was a woman named Niaoniao. She was the most popular courtesan
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drinking, and gambling as the head of Sky Prison, perhaps… I can avoid having my family
of the sentence, he took a few steps back imperceptibly and pressed his palm
bag was filled with lime powder mixed with poison, the recipe for which he had picked up from a certain death row prisoner. If any top martial arts expert smelled it, most of their strength
been honest with you,
such a cautious personality, no wonder he
by nature. We don’t understand the calculations of powerful people. We might as
said, “When we’re old, we’ll pass the position to our sons, and our sons to our grandsons. Our
“Now that’s smart thinking!”
morning, but from the butler of the Prime Minister Long. He ordered me to fake an order and lead the Sky Prison Forbidden Army to attack the Imperial City.
“Sir, how did—”
puzzled. Why had Warden Lei disobeyed Prime Minister Long’s
Prime Minister Long had already gotten what he wanted. The change of dynasty was right in front of him. It would
Prime Minister Long to rise to power. Over the years,
if Prime Minister Long fell, the new emperor would definitely not let Warden Lei off
of the torches climbed up the city