Zhao Xu saw that Meng Yuan didn't speak, and he was thinking quickly.

'Calm down! Calm down! There must be a way! ’

Zhao Xu inhaled and exhaled secretly, his brain was running rapidly, trying to find a solution to the dilemma in front of him.

Chu You stood beside Zhao Xu, holding a knife in his hand, his palms full of sweat. Although he has been in the forbidden army for more than ten years, he has never fought, and in the face of such a situation, he is also panicked.

The forbidden army around is almost the same, they have never been on the battlefield, they have never seen a big scene, seeing that there is really going to be a war, I don't know how many people have fear in their eyes, and their legs tremble.

Meng Yuan, who was kneeling on one knee under the palace wall, lowered his head and twisted his eyebrows, also thinking hard about how to enter the palace.

The one in front of him is the Great Song Emperor, and the Great Song Palace is at his feet, it is impossible for him to really send troops to attack, and it is now the limit to be able to do it.

But if it drags on, it will not only confirm that he is 'plotting rebellion', but also attract the interference of big people.

He is just the Marquis of Du Yu of the Guards, and there are commanders and deputy commanders above. Moreover, the system of the Song Dynasty is a layer of checks and balances, the Guards and Infantry Divisions are only one of them, the 'Three Ya' and the Palace Front Division, the Guards and the Ma Military Division, plus the Privy Council, the Zhongshu Menxia, the Three Divisions, etc., there are too many people who can suppress him!

If this drags on and secretly observes the direction of the wind, there will definitely be people who can't sit still and come out to intervene, maybe not one or two!

At that time, the situation will definitely turn in favor of the emperor.

In front of everyone's eyes, there is not enough reason, who dares to be 'King Qin'?

No one spoke above and below the walls of the Xuandemen Palace, silent, and fell into a palpitating stalemate.

At this moment, two hanging baskets were suddenly thrown from the city wall.

Zhao Xu looked at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Zhao Hao's face turned pale under the city wall and he retreated again. Meng Yuan frowned, and reached out to hold the handle of the knife with a hesitant expression.

As the two hanging baskets fell, it was almost an ultimatum to Meng Yuan and Zhao Hao - to enter or not to enter?

entered, life and death were entrusted to Zhao Xu, and there was no room for anything; If you don't advance, it will be a rebellion, and a big war is about to break out!

The atmosphere seemed to freeze, and even the two sides up and down the city walls forgot to breathe. Everyone stares at each other, and as soon as the other person moves the slightest bit of chaos, they will immediately fight back.

Zhao Xu held the knife in both hands, gritted his teeth fiercely, and forcibly suppressed the panic and fear in his heart.

He also did not expect that the situation would develop to such a dangerous level. Since he wants to fight, he will fight, he will not believe it, he will die like this!

In the extreme danger, Zhao Xu's arrogance and resolute efforts were stimulated.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

At this time, Chen Pi rushed over from Daqing Gate and shouted.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

He shouted desperately, he was really afraid that the palace gate would fight and hurt Zhao Xu, so he ran desperately.

Zhao Xu heard the voice and turned his head to look at it sharply.

In the dark night, Chen Pi ran hard, panting and continuing to shout.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

Zhao Xu didn't know whether it was true or not, and he didn't move, worried about causing a transitional reaction under the city wall.

Zhao Hao and Meng Yuan also heard it, and looked up at the city wall with a hesitant expression.

Chen Pi quickly ran up, pressed the chest cavity that was about to explode, looked down with both hands on the palace wall and shouted: "The Empress Dowager has arrived, everyone put down their swords!" ”

Meng Yuan slowly stood up, looked up at the palace wall, and his face was hard.

Seeing that there was no movement below, Chen Pi tried his best to breathe, came to Zhao Xu's side, and said, "Official, the Empress Dowager has arrived." ”

Zhao Xu looked down and said in a low voice; "Really?"

Chen Pi almost fainted, and said reluctantly: "Really, it's coming soon." ”

When Zhao Xu heard this, he was still calm and did not move.

The motives of the group below were unknown, and he was worried that if he moved, it would trigger an overreaction below, and he still held the hilt of the knife and stared at the palace wall.

Not long after, dense footsteps sounded behind Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu turned his head to look, only to see that not far away, in the light of torches, a group of yellow doors carried a chair, and Empress Dowager Gao sat wrapped in a blanket, staggering over - she opened her eyes!

Zhao Xu still didn't dare to be careless, and turned his head to stare at Meng Yuan and the others below.

Empress Dowager Gao was carried up, almost no one saluted, the atmosphere was too deadlocked, and no one dared to be careless!

Empress Dowager Gao was carried to Zhao Xu's side, she looked tired and pale, but she looked at Zhao Xu with a smile, slowly stood up, and said to Zhao Xu: "It's okay, the mourning family is still alive." ”

I don't know why, hearing the words of the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu's heartstrings, which had been tense, suddenly relaxed, and he was not as afraid as before.

After Empress Dowager Gao finished speaking, she turned to the city wall, swept her eyes over, and said in an indifferent voice: "Zhao Hao, Meng Yuan, come in, everyone else has dispersed." ”

Zhao Hao saw the Empress Dowager Gao, stunned and stunned, suddenly ran to the city wall, knelt on the ground with a puff, and cried loudly: "Queen Mother, you are still here, and the sons still think they can't see you......"

Meng Yuan didn't react so much, raised his hand and said, "Minister, respect Yizhi." ”

Empress Dowager Gao didn't react to the movements of the two, turned to look at Zhao Xu again, nodded slightly, stretched out her hand to pull him, and said, "The official family is also here." ”

Zhao Xu woke up at this time, hurriedly put down the knife, and reached out to support the Empress Dowager Gao, but his brain was still tense, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only reach out to support the Empress Dowager Gao's arm.

Chu You didn't relax, and Zhao Hao, who was watching under the city wall, couldn't wait to climb onto the hanging basket, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He didn't dare to open the city gate without authorization, Zhao Hao and Meng Yuan were much safer when they came up from the hanging basket.

Meng Yuan was about to shout to open the door, but when he saw Zhao Hao's appearance, he had to follow the hanging basket.

As soon as Zhao Hao came up, he chased after the Empress Dowager Gao, who was slowly going downstairs, and was about to kneel and hug the Empress Dowager Gao's leg with tears on her face, and the Empress Dowager Gao seemed to know him too well, snorted coldly, and said, "Shut up." ”

Zhao Hao was like a mouse seeing a cat, he retracted his movements, hunched his waist, and followed behind him honestly.

Meng Yuan walked over and saluted, "Niangniang." ”

Empress Dowager Gao glanced back at him, and after a moment, said, "Go back to the palace." ”

So, a large group of people followed the Empress Dowager Gao and returned to the Cining Palace.

The big names are gone, and only Chu You and his people are left on the palace wall.

Zhang Tongyi, one of Chu You's more than ten brothers, who also often bowed to Zhao Xu, looked at Zhao Xu's back and said in a low voice: "Big brother, what should I do?" ”

This sentence 'what to do' contains too many meanings.

Even if we talk about what to do now, the confrontation between the walls and the walls has not yet been resolved.

also said how they should deal with it now, whether to leave or stay.

Also, what to do afterwards? The Empress Dowager has woken up, and after dawn, will they be beaten back to their original form?

Chu You heard what he meant, looked at Zhao Xu's back, although he followed Zhao Xu for a short time, he felt the strong desire for power emanating from Zhao Xu, glanced around, and said in a low voice: "We are the official family, even tomorrow, there is no reason for Niang Niang to beat us back to our original form." What we have to do now is to guard the palace in accordance with the will of the officials. Call everyone over, and we must act immediately, and before dawn, we will have all the forbidden troops in the palace in our hands! ”

"Yes." Zhang Tongyi responded with some joy and left quickly.