This year's summer solstice is a little colder than usual.

The first heavy rain came early, and the heat of March was all released in the streets of the houses, and the wind blew away, and the rain receded, and it was only at the end of June, and the entire Takeshiki Kyoto Castle was like a lamb to be slaughtered naked in an ice cellar.

The officers and men of the City Gate Division were strong in the cold air and carefully inspected the customs clearance documents of the people entering Beijing.

The army of the Kyoto garrison increased its vigilance at the beginning of the year, from the original three rotations to the current five shifts, and the thousands of divine troops guarding the palace stood on the high palace wall, looking at everything that passed through the city wall with suspicious eyes.

The defense force of the Forbidden Army throughout Kyoto, in such a quiet and strange state of affairs, has caused many strange changes.

No one dared to relax in the slightest, led by Duan Xianxian, the lieutenant of the Shence Army, and Ji Yun, the fourth prince, who were the first lieutenant of the Divine Ce Army, and the fourth prince, who were powerfully suppressing everyone's strangeness and uneasiness.

Under the full suppression of the imperial court, the people of Kyoto are no longer as nervous as the officials and the army, and in such a cold weather, the wealthy people of the Great Swallow are not willing to stay at home to resist the summer rain, but are accustomed to hiding in restaurants and casinos, eating hot and inexpensive hot pot, talking about what has happened in the court recently, and talking about the shortcomings of the neighbors' parents.

Kyoto is peaceful inside and out.

Suddenly, there was a click, and a thunderclap resounded inside and outside the Great Swallow Kyoto without warning, and then the heavy rain rose violently, showing a downpour, and the rain came too suddenly, pouring the street vendors with fruit stalls and curled up in clothes, and the wind blew the fruit peels all over the streets, and the green flags hunted and hunted.

The guests sitting on the side of the restaurant railing looked out curiously, wondering in their hearts, the rain seemed to be a little too urgent, there were no two clouds in the sky before, and now it was stormy, and God's face really changed.

The clouds kept rolling and stirring, and such thick dark clouds naturally indicated that the heavy rain would not easily recede, and looking at the rain, this heavy rain was afraid that it would last for half a day.

"What's wrong?

Suddenly, some people looked in the direction of the city gate and asked curiously.

The sound of horses' hooves like thunder, stepping through the rain on the long street, the sound is urgent.

The people looked intently, and saw a horse at the gate of the city hurrying towards it, and only this one was the only one, and everyone understood that there must be urgent news from one side entering the city, and they were relieved.

But in just a moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly became compact, like hundreds of thousands of elite horsemen rushing like drums, completely resounding inside and outside Dayan Kyoto.

"What's that?!"

A tea guest pointed to the palace bell tower and shouted in horror.

Knock, knock, knock.......

The dull sound of the bell slowly came out from the palace of Dayan, like a few muffled thunderbolts that instantly exploded in the hearts of hundreds of people in Kyoto.

"For whom is the death knell sounded?"

The people were frightened and shocked and asked around.

An old tea guest looked at the palace and muttered, "Yes...... It's nine ......"

At this time, the people inside and outside the building had been numbed by the shock that had come repeatedly, and they all opened their mouths, but they couldn't say anything.

Although they don't know who these nine death knells are for, they know that the identity of a person who can have nine death knells must not be simple.

The answer was already forthcoming, but the people of Kyoto did not want to believe it, and they clung to the last glimmer of hope, hoping that the imperial court would order the rumor to be dispelled, telling them that the nine death knells were just a mistake by the official in charge of ringing the bell.

After a few moments, the death knell continued to sound.

Knock, knock, knock......

The muffled thunderous sound of the bell ruthlessly tore the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the people of Kyoto.

According to the gift of Dayan, three nine bells rang for the unfortunate death of an important member of the royal family, six nine bells rang for the minister of the humerus to drive the crane west, nine nine bells rang, only one person in the world can have such courtesy.

The ninety-five of Dayan, the king of the dynasty.

In the deep palace, the vast main hall was crowded with people, but it was strange and silent.

Ji Yue, the king of ease, who was temporarily presiding over state affairs, had already walked out of the bead curtain at this time, and his python robe was extremely majestic.

Ji Yue's expression was indifferent, standing calmly in front of the dragon chair, with one hand behind him, there was a white-faced eunuch waiting with pen and ink, but he saw the right hand of the King of Ease, trembling beside his clothes.

King Xiaoyao waved his hand to stop the eunuch's support, slowly sat on the seat next to the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice: "The palace will be closed immediately, everyone can not enter or exit, and the king will preside over the imperial city guard with full authority, the ban will not be solved for a day, the palace door will not be opened for a day, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

"Yes. ”

There was an answer under the dragon chair, and the prince with tears in his eyes glanced up at his imperial uncle with some surprise, but he was in an extremely agitated mood at this time, and there was no way to distinguish what Ji Yue's will implied.

Ji Yue continued: "Xuan the three princes and princesses into the palace. ”

"Yes. "Lazy people listen to books

"Xuancheng Gate Division led Ming Yan into the palace. ”

"Yes. ”

"From now on, the gates of the city shall be closed, and they shall not be opened without the order of the king. ”

"Yes. ”

Ji Yue rubbed his eyebrows, although he tried his best to remain calm at this time, he still felt that his head began to buzz after all, he closed his eyes, pondered for a long time and said: "Xuanshen Ce Army Lieutenant Duan first-class, the military department is still Qinling, enter the palace to see." ”

"Yes. ”

Ji Yue finally said: "The queen and the crown prince moved to Cining Palace, and Concubine Wu, the fifth prince and Concubine Yi also came. ”

The prince who was accompanying him lowered his head, his heart tightened, knowing that the emperor uncle was still not at ease with himself, he was a little strange, obviously the person who had this kind of mind the most, but the emperor uncle did not manage it at all, but strictly guarded himself, why is this?

At this time, Ji Yue, the de facto controller of Dayan, who had been working hard for more than ten days, suddenly coughed twice, a complicated emotion flashed in his eyes, and said lightly: "Ministry of Rites, please invite the Pure Water Country delegation to stay in the palace temporarily, pay special attention, Guo Huaiyong, the accompanying general Yan Lie, and the deputy envoy Ye Fan, these three people must be present." ”

"Yes. ”

Ji Yue led the government for only half a year, but every order at this time was very logical and orderly, although he did not return to Beijing for a long time, he had already isolated the entire Kyoto from the outside world in the shortest possible time, and controlled those who might cause turmoil in the imperial city.

At this moment, suddenly a childless concubine shouted frantically: "Ji Yun stabbed him! The prince should copy his nine clans, why don't you ignore him!"

As soon as these words came out, the birds were silent, and the officials in the court looked at the concubine like a fool.

Ji Yue looked at her coldly and said slowly: "Drag it down, chop it up and feed it to the dogs." ”

After the forbidden army got the order, they hurriedly stepped forward and dragged the concubine who had fallen into a state of madness, not knowing how miserable the end would be.

King Xiaoyao glanced indifferently and majestically at everyone in the palace, and said sharply: "Take care of your mouth, I don't want the next person to be among you." ”

Everyone in the hall had a feeling of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox, but they didn't dare to say anything.

The crowd slowly retreated, Ji Yueqiang suppressed the sadness in his heart, and in the shortest possible time, after making the most secure arrangements, Dayan's King of Freedom suddenly seemed to be drained of all his strength, leaned on the back of the chair weakly, slowly closed his eyes, and a feeling of tiredness lingered.

Emperor Dayan reigned for more than 60 years, and his great achievements in his life were enough to make the historian write more than a dozen pages in history.

And it is no secret that the emperor is seriously ill and cannot afford to be ill for a long time.

But the reason for the death knell was not that the emperor died of illness at all.

Instead, he was stabbed to death!

At this time, there was already a mess in the palace, and Ji Yue issued several orders, whether it was the queen of the East Palace, or the four princes and their biological mothers, they must immediately move to Cining Palace to live, even Concubine Yi, who gave birth to the youngest prince of Dayan, was no exception.

The people in the palace are not stupid, of course, they understand that the so-called moving to Cining Palace to live is just to facilitate the monitoring of these people in the palace.

"How could the emperor be assassinated?

Concubine Yi bit her lower lip tightly, her face bloodless.

The rain outside the hall had stopped, and the wind had gradually subsided, but the chill still permeated the air, enveloping her body and making her shiver.

Your Majesty is not a woman, and there are only more than ten concubines in the harem, but Concubine Yi is the most favored one in recent years, and her feelings for Your Majesty are not only love, but also admiration, gratitude and admiration. However, at this time, her uneasiness and panic were not only due to the news of His Majesty's death. Instead, the Criminal Department, the Military Department, the Shence Army and other relevant personnel conveyed the great news to the magnates in Beijing - His Majesty was assassinated and died!

However, the intelligence of the Criminal Department and the Military Department is that the real murderer of His Majesty is the third prince Ji Yun!

The three princes colluded with Lord Duan of the Shence Army, and in the middle of the night, they plotted against each other, and after transferring the forbidden army, they rioted and killed the emperor!

However, the information provided by the Shence Army, which was responsible for defending the Jingshi and the Suwei Palace, only confirmed the news of His Majesty's assassination, and in the specific description of the process, it was extremely vague, but it confirmed the authenticity of the previous news.

But Concubine Yi didn't believe it!

This doesn't make sense at all, His Majesty obviously has the intention of making Ji Yun the crown prince and abolishing the boss, as His Majesty's condition worsens, his position will only be further stabilized, how could he suddenly choose such a ridiculous move at this juncture?

Ji Yun is an extremely smart person, and he is an extremely cautious person, it is impossible for him to act so recklessly.

The fifth prince, who had just received the news, ran into the hall, crying all the way.

When he ran in front of his biological mother, Concubine Yi, he slowly stopped and glanced at his mother cautiously.

Concubine Yi stared at the fifth prince and said, "Now it's all rumored that it was your third brother who planned this assassination." ”

The fifth prince stared at Concubine Yi's eyes with eyes that were not like those of his peers, and said hatefully: "Impossible! I don't believe it! Third brother, he is not such a person, and he ...... There was no reason for him to do that. ”