After the third prince Ji Shi killed the fourth brother Ji Huai, he immediately led troops to surround the palace, although he directly or indirectly controlled more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the entire capital, but there must be someone in the capital to guard the city wall, and someone must destroy the resistance in the city. So there were only four or five thousand people with him.

Arrived at the gate of the palace, Ji Shi found that the entire palace was shrouded in a phantom array, he knew that there was a guard array in the capital, and the same palace also existed. And the yellow turban warriors outside the palace were blocked by the big array, and the third prince did not show up, so they did not dare to move, so they could only block the front of the palace from a distance.

Chai Shengnan, who was above the palace, saw the third prince Ji Shi appear, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and holding the city wall with the other, she knew that the fourth prince Ji Huai was probably already more auspicious, but she still stabilized her emotions and asked: "Why does His Highness wear armor and lead the people to offend the Forbidden Garden, can His Highness know what crime this should be?"

Ji Shi shouted to the palace: "Chai Zhonglang will be invited, the fourth brother led his troops into Beijing with the intention of forcing the palace, I will contact the loyal and brave people in the capital to come to King Qin, please let me go, I will meet my father and tell everything." ”

Chai Shengnan naturally knew that Ji Huai was finished, but he still asked, "I don't know where the Fourth Highness is now?"

Ji Shi is not easy to answer, after all, even if Ji Huai really makes a mess, he rashly kills his brother, I am afraid it will also cause a backlash from the government and the opposition, at this time, a young man in brocade beside him said: "The rebels of the Fourth Highness have been dispersed by us, and they are now causing trouble in the city, and His Highness is worried that the king has come to defend the palace." ”

Chai Shengnan knew this young man, it was Zuo Zhixiang, the son of Xiangguo Zuo Chengming, and Ji Shi also reflected it when he heard this, so he said: "Zuo Xiaosima is right, the fourth brother's rebel army has been defeated, but there are still 100,000 troops outside the city, and the situation is critical, hurry up and let me enter the palace to ask my father for the will to pacify the army." ”

Chai Shengnan thought for a while and said: "Your Royal Highness insists on seeing the king, please put down the armor blade, retreat left and right, and meet alone." ”

If the armament is removed, the third prince entering the palace alone is no less than a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, Ji Shi continued: "There is chaos in the city, the fourth brother is unstoppable with the troops, and there is a lack of armor in the palace, I am willing to put on armor for my father to take precautions, and now the military situation is urgent, Chai Zhonglang will quickly open the palace gate!"

Chai Shengnan said: "The prince led the crowd to besiege the palace, which was considered a rebellion, how could he take over the defense of the palace without authorization? If His Royal Highness really has a clear conscience, he can exterminate the rebels in the city, and the palace is guarded by me to ensure that it is safe, and everything will be decided when the prince comes back." ”

Ji Shi saw that Chai Shengnan was unwilling to cooperate and compromise, and there was no way for a while, if it was someone else, he just shouted 'The rebels of the four princes held the king and the hundred officials ......' and then directly ordered to attack.

But Chai Shengnan can't do it, because she is a disciple of Taishi Demon Yunhai, and it is impossible for him to target her, otherwise he will not be killed in the end, and he will not be able to let go. And Chai Shengnan's position is to be loyal to the king, today outside the palace, the third prince or anyone else is good, even if he really comes to King Qin, he can't be put into the palace.

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In the palace, the king and the officials were a little anxious, they didn't know what was going on, but in such a short period of time in the capital, there was artillery bombardment, firelight, and shouts of killing that even the palace could hear. The royal capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been peaceful for four hundred years, and suddenly there is a killing, and it is impossible for these people trapped in the palace not to be in a hurry.

The confrontation outside the palace gate has already been reported by the little eunuch, and the whispers of hundreds of officials sounded in the hall, some people think that the third prince Ji Shi is playing ghosts, but some people feel that the fourth prince Ji Huai led the troops into the city first, some people suggested that the palace should be guarded, and some people suggested that the third prince should be welcomed into the city.

The king can't make up his mind, he is no longer young, even when he won the throne back then, he is not a decisive character, and these years of kingly life have made him completely sinking. Listening to the narration of the little eunuch, his fourth son was reversed, and the third son came to escort him, there should be no problem, the king said: "Do you want to let Shi'er enter the palace......"

Matt, the eunuch next to him, immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you can't!" Matt himself is hostile to those big families, and the inner court depends on nothing more than the favor of the king, he can be sure that the third prince will be a member of the mass grave outside the city before night.

Originally, he had already made a gesture of goodwill to the fourth prince, but he didn't expect the third prince to start so quickly, and now it's too late to say anything. But the third prince must not be allowed to succeed, and there may be a turnaround if it is delayed.

Matt said: "Your Majesty, the truth is not yet known, and what the Third Highness has done, even if he is loyal to His Majesty, is not compatible with the king's law, how should the king deal with himself at that time? ”

The king hesitated suddenly, how could he not understand what Matt said, no matter whether the matter is true or not, it is a fact that Ji Shi led troops to besiege the palace, in order to avoid punishment, for the sake of glory and wealth, it is difficult to guarantee that Ji Shi will not be on the throne, even if he doesn't mean it, his subordinates will raise their shoulders to take the throne.

Shoulder-to-shoulder enthronement is a system in the past barbaric era, when a person is particularly popular and more modest by everyone, the people can lift him over his shoulder to show their support, and the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty also has such a precedent.

The king shouted angrily: "Bold, this is also what you can say as a eunuch!?" Matt immediately fell to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. But he wasn't really afraid, because he knew that the king had listened to what he had just said. Now that all the officials are in the palace, once Ji Shi enters the palace, it is equivalent to killing everyone, and at that time, the current king can only abdicate dimly. In the future, I am afraid that he will only be accompanied by a lonely light in the cold palace.

The king didn't understand this in his heart, but he had already retreated in his heart just now, and he couldn't muster up the courage to make the final struggle. Anyway, he is also his own son, what is the difference between the third son and the fourth son? But when I think of the situation of the rest of my life, and I think of the history books after his death, a former king who was sent to the cold palace by his own son and raised in captivity. He hesitated again, which Matt knew very well, and his words tilted the balance in the king's heart again.

Seeing this, Matt immediately said: "Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, Beichen Zhonglang General Chai Shengnan had already reported to the Taishi urgently, and the Taishi would definitely rush back in two days, and now the rice and grain in the palace are still enough to support for a few days, Your Majesty must not say anything else." ”

The Sea of Demons is now the Optimus Jade Pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the last straw, whether it is the king's hundred officials, the princes of all walks of life, or the princes competing for the throne, no one wants to stand on the opposite side of the Sea of Demons. So as long as the king can hold on, everything will be easy to say when the master comes back.

The king still didn't make up his mind to say that he would persevere, but it was okay to drag it out for a day or two.

But outside the palace, Ji Shi can't delay, there is the Southern Xinjiang Taishi Demon Cloud Sea in the distance, and there are 100,000 soldiers of Ji Huai outside the city, which will make him fall short, so he ignored Chai Shengnan's warning and directly began to attack the palace.

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Lin Yue led the army to the gate of the southern city, and the generals concealed the news of the death of the fourth prince, but said that the third prince suddenly made a move and the fourth prince was trapped in the city, and now Lin Yue served as the alliance and commander, presiding over the attack on the capital. As expected, in addition to being surprised that the third prince really dared to make a move, these grassroots generals did not resist Lin Yue becoming the interim commander, and sure enough, what Huang Ping said was still reasonable.

"Open the cannon!" Seeing the cannon fired, it hit the invisible guardian array, causing a ripple, and the generals who were still thinking about luck could be sure that something must have happened in the capital.

Lin Yue sat in the main tent and said according to what Wu Yan had taught just now: "There is already chaos in the capital, our 100,000 troops do not need to enter the city, we can divide half of the city to live outside the city, and the general army of Yongzhou will declare evil." ”

"The end will be. ”

"You lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, I will give you some of the original Beijing camp soldiers, after entering the city, you will immediately stabilize the southern city, remember not to harass the high-ranking giants, if you encounter the original southern city defenders, if there are disobedient immediately killed. ”

"The last will obey. ”

"Dingzhou General Soldier Yang Committee!"

"The end will be. ”

"You also led 5,000 troops to Xicheng to stabilize the situation, and remember not to disturb the people. If you encounter the original defenders of Xicheng, you will also deal with it, and if you don't obey, you will be killed immediately."

"The last will obey. ”

"Yi Xueliancheng, the chief soldier of Hezhou, Guan Ying, the chief soldier of Leizhou. ”

"The end will be. ”

"The two of you will lead your troops to Dongcheng, and in addition to clearing the rebels, you will also detain all the families that support the third prince. ”

The two glanced at each other, Lin Yue's approach they understood, these people had been against the subordinates of the fourth prince before, and now the fourth prince is gone, even if the third prince is successfully eliminated this time, those families are only a temporary setback, no matter who takes the throne in the future, they can still rejoice, and their own gang is more troublesome, the best way is to take advantage of the current chaos in the capital and get rid of all of them. The only thing to worry about is that even if you destroy so many families in one go in order to get rid of political enemies, I am afraid it will not be easy to deal with the aftermath.

Lin Yue said: "You can detain these people first, and as for the will, I will ask for it." ”

The two had no choice but to say, "The last general will obey." ”

"Huang Ping, Baizhou General Soldier Xia Yuan. ”

"The end will be. ”

"In a moment I will sneak into the city and open the gates, and then you will fight in, and remember not to go straight to the palace. ”

"The last will obey. ”

Lin Yue said to Su Shun again: "After a while, you will take the Yuanzhou soldiers and horses into the city last and protect the Wu sacrifice wine." Su Shun nodded yes.

Lin Yue finally said: "Everyone, remember that if you go to the capital to restrain your subordinates, if you are a traitor and take advantage of the chaos, I will kill them." ”

Everyone replied, "The last general will obey!"