Chapter 176: Rebellion and seizure of the throne
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Emperor Yang Zhong sat on the dragon chair with his brows furrowed, and a group of Zhuang Taishi and his colleagues knelt below.
"Your Majesty, the latest news that the old minister has received, that fugitive Prince An is going to enter the palace today, I'm afraid he has made preparations for death. Please also ask Your Majesty to leave the palace as soon as possible under the escort of the Imperial Forest Army, otherwise it will ......"
"Otherwise, what?!" Emperor Yang Zhong swept the things on the table to the ground and said sharply: "I have a million soldiers in my hands, and I am afraid that he will only have a prince? If he dares to come, I will let his head fall to the ground! And those who helped him escape, all of them cut off their heads for me!"
"Your Majesty is angry," Master Zhuang persuaded bitterly: "Now things are not so simple, as far as the old minister knows, Prince An did not come empty-handed, I heard that the deputy general Jiang Yi has already sided with him." ”
"Jiang Yi?" Emperor Yang Zhong narrowed his eyes: "I have long expected that the traitor will betray me, and the military power in his hands has long been weakened by me, see what storm the two of them can set off." ”
"Your Majesty should leave quickly with the queen mother," At this time, Taishi Zhuang led everyone to kowtow to him repeatedly: "If Your Majesty makes something wrong today, the world will be in chaos!"
"I won't leave!" Emperor Yang Zhong said stubbornly: "I will sit here and wait for him, let him know that I am not a coward! ”
"Your Majesty, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, your life is more important than anyone else, so let's listen to the advice of the old minister. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the prince of Na'an has not yet broken into the palace, so you should leave quickly. ”
Listening to these people begging for themselves, Emperor Yang Zhong became more and more uncomfortable in his heart, could it be that he was afraid of a little prince rebelling with hundreds of thousands of soldiers?
"Report!!"
At this time, a royal forest soldier wearing armor broke in, he knelt on one knee and said hurriedly: "Report to Your Majesty, the fugitive Prince An led a group of soldiers to kill outside the Xuanzheng Palace, and he also sent someone to spread the word, if Your Majesty is willing to surrender and take the initiative to give way, he will spare Your Majesty's life." ”
"Presumptuous!" Emperor Yang Zhong was so angry that he drew his sword and rose, but was blocked by Master Zhuang.
"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive," Master Zhuang said anxiously: "Then Prince An's swordsmanship is good, you are not his opponent." It's better to take advantage of the opportunity now, and let the Imperial Forest Army escort you to leave quickly. ”
"Get out of here!"
Emperor Yang Zhong pushed him away, picked up his sword and walked towards the Xuanzheng Hall outside. At this time, there was a sound of fighting outside, thinking that Yang An had already broken into the hall with the thief.
"Second brother, don't come unharmed!"
In the fierce fight, Yang An saw through the rain of swords, guns and swords the current saint who appeared in front of the dragon chair. At this time, his face was cold, covered in the blood of the enemy, and he stood in the crowd like a god of war.
"Brother Huang, if you definitely take the initiative to abdicate, I will spare you from dying today. ”
"Hahaha! Don't be ashamed! Do you know that I have been prepared for this day a long time ago? There is already a net of heaven and earth outside, just waiting for you traitors to throw themselves into the net!"
After Emperor Yang Zhong finished speaking, he ordered the Imperial Forest Army on both sides: "All the soldiers listen to the order and kill these thieves one by one, if anyone takes down the head of Prince An, I will reward him heavily!"
With his order, some of the Imperial Forest Army, who were not afraid of death, picked up their swords and attacked Yang An, but they soon fell to the ground stiffly and died, and their heads fell to the ground.
"Second brother is really good at swordsmanship," Seeing that his guards couldn't get close to Yang An, Emperor Yang Zhong said unhurriedly: "It's just that no matter how powerful your swordsmanship is, the power of the army is always in my hands, even if you are one enemy to a hundred, you can't beat the 100,000 soldiers outside!"
At this time, Yang An said coldly: "Didn't Taishi Zhuang tell the imperial brother that Commander Deng had already taken refuge in this king's side?"
"What?!"
Hearing what he said, Emperor Yang Zhong was immediately shocked. He just knew that the traitor Jiang Yi had taken refuge in Yang An, but he didn't expect that even the commander of Jingnei would betray him.
At this time, Commander Deng broke in with a large number of men and horses, and sure enough, as Yang An said, he and a group of soldiers surrounded the Imperial Forest Legion in the Xuanzheng Palace.
"Commander Deng, what do you mean by this?!" Emperor Yang Zhong pointed at him and asked with wide eyes: "I have always treated you well, why did you betray me?!"
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry," Commander Deng said expressionlessly: "Wechen can't watch the emperor's country ruined in your hands, Wechen thinks that Prince An is a more suitable person to sit on the dragon chair than you!"
"You, you, you thieves!"
Emperor Yang Zhong sat slumped on the dragon chair, his forehead bursting with layers of cold sweat. Suddenly, he remembered something, and said tremblingly: "Don't think that you can take away my royal power by colluding together, I still have 500,000 soldiers, what is a mere commander in Beijing!"
"Brother Huang, don't you understand?"
At this time, Yang An slowly walked up with a sword, and when he came to Emperor Yang Zhong, he said condescendingly: "What you have is military power, but what I have is people's hearts, you are destined to lose this battle." Even if you have a million troops in your hands, you can't control the incompetence of the people of the world who hate you. Even if I don't force the palace today, there will be other people who will do it in the future. ”
"Yang An, what do you want to do!" Emperor Yang Zhong shrank back in fear, pointed at him and reprimanded: "Have you forgotten how the queen mother taught you since you were a child?
"Heh," Yang An sneered, and said slowly: "This king has never owed the queen mother, but the queen mother has deceived this king for so many years, and today this king is just here to take back his own things." ”
"All the people below give this king orders," he turned and shouted to the people below, "This king is not forcing the palace today to kill on a large scale, as long as anyone is willing to surrender, this king will spare his life." ”
"No one is allowed to surrender!"
Emperor Yang Zhong rushed forward and said with a hideous face: "Whoever dares to surrender, I will punish him for the Nine Clans! My army has not yet arrived, and no one is allowed to surrender!"
"Bang-"
At this time, the sound of weapons landing was heard one after another below, and I saw that one by one the Royal Forest soldiers raised their hands and surrendered. Seeing that the situation could not be reversed, Emperor Yang Zhong sat on the ground in despair.
"Prince An spare his life, spare his life!"
At this time, several soldiers arrested Master Zhuang and his colleagues in the Zichen Palace, and a group of people knelt on the ground and cried to Yang An.
"Lord An, the old minister assisted this faint monarch before because he had no eyes, and asked Prince An to give the old minister a chance, so that the old minister can spend his old age in peace!"
"You old thing, I'm going to kill you!"
Seeing that Taishi Zhuang was about to turn his back on him and leave, Emperor Yang Zhong picked up his sword and was about to rush down. At this moment, a sword fell from the sky, firmly fixing him in place.