Chapter 22: Palace Changes
The internal struggle of the palace change, which costs a lot of manpower and material resources, will always appear in the gears of the alternation of each historical dynasty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe golden dragon throne, which symbolizes supreme power, always makes people dizzy, lose their minds, become hateful, and disown their relatives. Throughout the ages, the throne of the emperor has been piled up by millions of floating corpses and annihilated millions of undead.
The night of the fifth day of the second month of the Great Qi Dynasty is destined to be an immortal night. Xiang Zeyu, the ninth prince in charge of the 100,000 forbidden army, rebelled, colluded with Zhang Hua, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and slaughtered all the way to Weiyang Palace from the east city gate.
The eunuchs and palace women in the palace were panicked and overwhelmed, packing up their burdens and fleeing in a panic. In addition to Emperor Yongqing, there is also a group of people standing in the majestic and splendid Weiyang Palace, who are his wives and children. The concubines, who were usually elegant and dignified, were now disheveled, their faces were pale, and their bodies were trembling with fear.
"Your Majesty, what should I do? The rebels are coming. ”
"Your Majesty, I'm still young, I don't want to die."
"Mother, I'm afraid"
"Father, Father......"
The solemn Nine Heavens Hall was filled with sobs and shouts, and it was mixed together. Xiang Zexuan, the Yongqing Emperor at the head, was wearing a dragon robe of a five-clawed golden dragon with brocade thorns, and a crown of twelve jade beads hanging on his head, and his deep eyes could not see a trace of panic, but secretly inspected several young princes present.
The chaotic scene made the emperor coldly scold: "Quiet! Be quiet! Don't panic, reinforcements have arrived, and they will definitely be able to strangle these rebels and thieves. Commander Xiao, if there are any more disturbers in the army's heart, drag it down and behead it! ”
In the main hall, a big man wearing silver-white armor and a long sword at his waist immediately knelt down on one knee, and the corners of his mouth full of stubble spit out a sonorous and powerful sentence, "Subordinates obey orders!" ”
Under the sharp gaze of the bright yellow figure, everyone closed their mouths tightly in fright, and one of the green and jade hands of some concubines also covered the mouth of the child in their arms, lowered their heads, and retreated to the corner.
"Oh no! Oh no! A quick, shrill duck voice broke the silence in the hall.
A eunuch with messy clothes and bright red blood on his face stumbled in, knelt on the ground, and shouted anxiously: "The emperor is not good!" The rebels have attacked Weiyang Palace! Run away, Your Majesty! ”
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the people who had just calmed exploded again. His face grew pale, trying to find a place to hide.
Emperor Yongqing's face still didn't see any changes, his eyes were even deeper, his fingers gently tapped the dragon head on the dragon chair, and a few fluttering words came out of his mouth: "Are you coming?" ”
"Peng!" The sound of the sound,
The antique wood-carved door was kicked open, and then rushed into a group of blood-stained troops, the knives and guns in their hands flashed white light, which was even brighter in the dark night, and they were slightly tired after a night of fighting.
"Yo, they're all here today! Brother Huang, let's abdicate and make way for Xian! I have prepared this edict for you, just sign it and stamp it with a jade seal. A middle-aged man in gold armor and carrying a spear said flirtatiously.
The bright yellow figure on the throne of the dragon chair stood up, and he was still indifferently persuaded at a disadvantage: "Ninth brother, if you are caught here, nothing has happened tonight, spare your life!" ”
"Haha! Hahaha! Brother Huang, this is the funniest joke I've heard this year. Don't always have that high-minded tone, now you are my prisoner, as long as I give an order, your head will not be protected. ”
The golden armor also shook with the man's excessive movements, shining with dazzling golden light.
"Ninth brother, I think I treat you well, why are you so hard-working. It's too late for you to turn back! Emperor Yongqing did not change his face and said bitterly.
"It's funny to treat me well! My great military exploits were suppressed by you, and the good name gave me to lead the forbidden army, but in fact, you suppressed me and imprisoned me under your nose, afraid that I would recruit troops outside and take away your throne. Let's just say that in the past few months, I have deducted the food and salary of my pro-army, and I am planning to cut off my official position. Brother Huang, Brother Huang, you don't have to put on a kind look anymore, I look disgusting. Just these little Luo Luo in the main hall can't stop my pace. Xiang Zeyu raised his spear and was about to attack.
"Ninth brother, you are still too impulsive, you listen carefully to the voice outside, and you are the one who can't see the situation clearly." Emperor Yongqing looked directly at Xiang Zeyu and said with the corners of his mouth raised.
Another road of people and horses surrounded the entire Weiyang Palace, the soldiers holding the long shield were in front, and the soldiers behind were holding Zhang Kaixuan's bows and arrows.
"Back to the saint, the last general Jun Yanting did not disgrace his mission and led 300,000 soldiers from Liaodong to come to the rescue, and now surround the rebels, please give the Holy Order to arrest the thieves." A general armed with a green dragon sword shouted in the air.
The current Xiang Zeyu didn't know that the general trend had gone, and said with a sneer: "Brother Huang is really a good strategy, please enter the urn with this move." It stands to reason that the Liaodong army will not come so quickly, and the eldest brother has already dispatched troops to prepare an ambush, just waiting for me to jump in. It is no wonder that the imperial brother has been suppressing my influence in the court since the beginning of the year, but he has not objected to my contacts with the soldiers. Just waiting for me to rebel, so that all the forces behind me can be eradicated. He laughed again, but there was a hint of desolation in the laughter.
Seeing that Emperor Yongqing was silent, Xiang Zeyu continued: "Becoming a king and defeating a king, I admit it today." But don't think about it. He looked around at the concubines and princes and smiled: "Do you know why your queen mother and crown prince are not here?" Your dear father has been waiting for me to rebel against me, and sent them to the imperial temple to pray for blessings and ensure their safety. Hehehehehe! He only has the crown prince in his eyes, you are just pawns for him to confuse me, it is really sad to have such a father! ............ "He just wants to sow the seeds of doubt for these princes."
"Bunch of gibberish!" The emperor who did not move on his face finally showed a trace of cracks, and said with some anger.
"Huh! Death to the old dog! Xiang Zeyu saw the right time to raise the gun and rushed towards Emperor Yongqing, seeing that he was about to succeed, the sound of "Ding Ding" The spear was cut in the direction by a big knife led by Xiao Commander, and the two immediately fought each other, with equal skills, regardless of victory or defeat.
The frightened emperor had already ordered the rebels to be killed, and Xiang Zeyu couldn't help but be a little distracted when he saw his own soldiers being pierced through the body by bows and arrows one by one and falling. But the enemy seized the opportunity, and the broadsword crossed the spear and stabbed a hole in his back, and blood sprayed thin.
He fought back, a little powerless, and the Liaodong army outside also killed the interior, knowing that today he was certain to die, fortunately he had already sent his only sister-in-law to an unknown place.
Xiang Zeyu and his own soldiers of less than 100 people were surrounded by regiments, and it was difficult to fly. When the jar was broken, he revealed a shocking secret: "Brother Huang, don't you know, when you poisoned and assassinated your father, I hid under the bed." I heard with my own eyes that you hated your father who was sick in bed and wanted to depose you who were still the crown prince, and passed on to other princes, don't blame you for striking first. Don't think I don't know you've been looking for your father's edict all these years, thinking about how to burn it. After saying that, he leaned on the sky and smiled.