In the twelfth year of Zhaohong, on the eighth day of June, it rained heavily in Beijing.

Yang Zunyi, the general of the Western Liang Army, carried 30,000 foot soldiers and braved the rain from the north of the Wei River to Qinzhou, which was thousands of miles away.

At the same moment, dozens of light horsemen galloped overnight and arrived outside the Chongming Gate when the morning bell rang.

On the black horse in the forefront, a man in a white robe, holding a black umbrella and two human heads hanging behind the horse, slowly entered the city gate.

The rain poured down in Chang'an City, and there seemed to be only one person and one horse in the vast world.

At the city gate, the armor with a spear saw the figure coming, and his face changed.

In the past, I went in and out many times, and no one didn't know who the young man was.

A few days ago, the saint issued an order to let the prince of Su, who had won consecutive battles, withdraw his army, which caused a lot of criticism in Beijing.

The guards of the city originally wanted to intercept and inquire according to the rules, but when they saw the man's face and the two heads dripping blood behind him, where they dared to take half a step forward, they all retreated to the sides in silence. Behind the city gate, someone rushed to the imperial city to report the news.

The rain is pouring down, and Suzaku Street is empty, and when you look up, you can see the majestic imperial city at the end of the view.

Xu Buling held a black umbrella and walked slowly in the middle of Suzaku Street, and in the buildings on the left and right sides, literati and singers watched the war horses pass by the street, their eyes were surprised, and they were a little in awe.

Awe comes from the heart; Before the 10,000 army captured the prince of Northern Qi, 2,000 soldiers and horses broke Nanyang, and 20,000 soldiers and horses broke Xiangyang. These three deeds alone are enough to make Xu Buling, who calls himself 'General Xu Lie' in a dignified manner, who in the whole world dares to question half a sentence?

The people of Chang'an City know it, the civil and military officials also know it, and even Song Ji knows it. Therefore, Xu Buling suddenly ran back from the front line, and the literati on both sides of the street, although there were accidents, were not strange at all.

In the situation of consecutive battles and victories, he was suddenly ordered by the monarch to withdraw his troops, if he didn't come back and asked for an explanation, Xu Buling could agree, and the front-line soldiers could agree?

On both sides of Suzaku Street, countless pairs of eyes stared at the white-robed man riding a horse as he walked by, gradually arriving at the imperial city.

In the imperial city, the square in front of the palace is dripping with heavy rain, and the majestic hall stands solemnly.

In the Taiji Hall, Song Ji, as in the past, sat on the dragon chair and looked at the courtiers below.

The civil and military officials are separated from each other, looking at the nose and the nose and the heart, standing silently.

Tai Lieutenant Guan Hongzhuo reported on the front-line war. After finishing speaking, Song Ji opened his mouth to arrange, and the eunuch went down to give the order.

In the entire court, only these two people are talking, the other courtiers are silent, there may be someone who wants to say something, but these days Song Ji is moody, everything is arbitrary, and he doesn't listen to the opinions of the courtiers at all.

"Report - the prince of Su Wang entered Beijing to see him!"

Guan Hongzhuo was talking, and suddenly there was an urgent report outside the hall, and the ministers looked sideways.

The panicked voice made Guan Hongzhuo's brows frown, but after hearing it clearly, his face turned pale again.

Xu Buling came very suddenly, did not inform the court before coming, and rushed back from Nanyang overnight.

But the Manchu civil and military forces in the Taiji Palace, including Song Ji on the dragon chair, were not surprised, but a little relieved that 'it is finally here'.

A few days ago, Song Ji issued an order to let the foot soldiers of the Xiliang army who had just broken Xiangyang return to defend Xiliang, and let Xu Buling, who had won consecutive battles, return to the rear to guard Nanyang.

Although it is said that 'the king let the minister die, and the minister has to die', but such an inexplicable holy decree, if the courtier can't have any opinions, then what else do you need civil and military officials to do? Let the monarch make the decision on the major events of the world alone.

Now seeing that Xu Buling, who was not convinced, came back to explain the law, the ministers all watched coldly, wanting to see how the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair could give an explanation to Xu Buling and even tens of thousands of soldiers.

On the dragon chair, Song Ji was still the same as before, looking at the white stone royal road outside the hall, and said indifferently:

"Xuan."

"Xuan, the prince of King Su enters the palace!"

The loud voice of the eunuch came into the rain curtain outside the Taiji Hall, and the civil and military officials turned their heads together and looked outside the main hall.

Under the rain curtain of the city, a black steed entered through the palace gate, and the crisp sound of horse bells and horse hooves could be heard in the distance

Immediately, the man was alone, and the momentum on his body was like a storm all over the city, slowly pressing towards the highest palace in the world.

Pedal Pedal –

Xu Buling rode a horse, walked up the royal road unhurriedly, looked at the bronzing plaque on the main hall, the rain slid down from the umbrella bone, dripped on the saddle, and dripped from the saddle, mixed with the blood of two human heads, and smashed on the smooth stone path outside the Taiji Palace.

The civil and military officials and Song Ji looked at Xu Buling stopping at the foot of the steps, turned over and dismounted, and took off two heads from the side of the horse.

"This ......"

Seeing this scene, there was a little noise in the Taiji Palace, and the hundred officials looked around left and right, and asked with their eyes, Xu Buling took whose head back?

Guan Hongzhuo, who was standing at the front, turned pale again, and thought that Xu Buling had cut off his brother Guan Hongye, so he was angry and angry in his heart, and he wanted to kneel down and wail when he turned around, but it was too early to think about it, so he could only stare at the figure who came up from the bottom of the steps.

Xu Buling carried two heads through the torrential rain. Even if his eyes were flat and silent, the golden gourd warrior standing outside the hall could feel the anger on his body, but no one dared to step forward to stop him, he just stood on both sides with his head bowed.

Pedal Pedal –

In the entire Taiji Palace, only a crisp footstep remained, walking past the officials in the back row, and then to the mainstay of Dayue, until the three princes and nine kings at the front.

Xu Buling's hands were still dripping with rain and blood, and he stood still in the center of the Golden Palace, threw the two human heads wrapped in cloth under the steps in front of the dragon chair, and raised his hands plainly:

"Minister, Xu Buling, see the saint."

Two human heads, wrapped in black cloth, rolled a few times on the mirror-smooth ground and slammed into the steps with a soft 'thump'.

Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang and Grand Si Nong Lu Cheng'an, with a slight doubt in their eyes, glanced at Xu Buling.

Cui Huailu lowered his head and was silent, as if he hadn't seen anything.

The rest of the courtiers were all frowning, not knowing why.

Song Ji, the Son of Heaven, knew who these two heads were, and there was monstrous anger in his heart, but his face was light and light.

Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo saw that the silence in the Taiji Hall was a little weird, hesitated, squatted down, opened the package and looked at it, although he didn't see his brother's head and was slightly relieved, but after seeing who the bloody head was, his face was slightly shocked, and he raised his eyes to look at Song Ji.

Song Ji gently rubbed his fingers and asked:

"Whose head?"

Guan Hongzhuo stood up, hesitated slightly, looked at Xu Buling next to him, and then said softly:

"It's the secret guard Lao Yi, and the investigation department Song Ying."

"Hum—"

As soon as the words came out, there was a noise in the Taiji Hall.

The ministers first wondered why Xu Buling killed the emperor's cronies, and then they were shocked that the emperor's cronies had the opportunity to be killed by Xu Buling.

Xu Buling had just rushed back from the front line, carrying the heads of the palace guards, which could only explain ......

Sangong Jiuqing frowned and looked at Song Ji.

Song Ji's face also showed a little surprise, glanced at the two heads, and said in a deep voice:

"Some time ago, there was a fire in the palace, and the secret guard should work together to assassinate me, and several people disappeared afterwards, and I am sending someone to investigate, and I never thought that I had been in the hands of Xu Aiqing. I'm afraid that these secret guards have been bought by the thieves of the Northern Qi Dynasty, could it be that they also did something to Xu Aiqing? ”

Song Ji was blatant nonsense, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty frowned, and no one believed this explanation.

Song Ying doesn't care for the time being, A just appeared and doesn't know the details, but Lao B served as the Son of Heaven Guard with Jia's Gonggong during the period of the first emperor, if he can be bought, why can he be the Son of Heaven Guard?

The four secret guards of A, B, C and D are the last barrier of the Son of Heaven, and they were assassinated by the most trusted guards around him, how did Song Ji survive?

But an explanation is an explanation, no matter how far-fetched it is, if the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair says it, it is not easy for the courtiers to question it. After all, whether it is Song Ying or A or B, it is just a guard of the imperial city, and it is even more inconsequential little minions in the court, no different from the golden gourd warriors outside the palace. The emperor said that these three people had been assassinated by the enemy, and the ministers could not say bluntly that the emperor had arranged them.

Xu Buling was not surprised at all by Song Ji's blatant nonsense, he only needed the courtiers to know about it, and he didn't need Song Ji to explain.

Xu Buling raised his eyes to look at Song Ji and said loudly:

"His Royal Highness Xie cares, the minister fought hard in Xiangyang the day before yesterday, these two people took the opportunity to sneak into Nanyang and assassinate the minister's family, fortunately, there are masters in the family, only a dozen guards and maids died, although the wife and concubine were injured, but their lives are worry-free for the time being."

When the courtiers heard this, their eyelids jumped.

They thought that Song Ji sent someone to assassinate Xu Buling, but they didn't expect it to be aimed at his family, this is ...... Water in the braincase?

Killing Xu Bu makes his family have a fart, and if he kills it cleanly, what should the Xu family do is not what it does, in addition to provoking the Xu family, there is still half a benefit?

Guan Hongzhuo didn't know the inside story, but he knew that he must have nothing to do with the saint, so in order to cover for the saint, he opened his mouth and questioned:

"Since these two people have defected to the enemy, why don't they directly assassinate Xu Shizi, but instead do something to the prince's family?"

Xu Buling turned his head and looked at Guan Hongzhuo:

"Because these two assassins, who were instructed by men, could not defeat me. Captain Guan, is this explanation enough? ”

“……”

Guan Hongye was speechless for a moment, thought about it, and silently retreated to the side.

Xiao Chuyang's face was slightly gloomy, with a little worry in his eyes:

"Is Xiao Qi safe and sound?"

"He was wounded by an assassin and is still unconscious."

When the ministers heard this, their eyes also showed a little anger, and Lu Chengan spoke:

"It's ridiculous, the generals are fighting bloody battles on the front line, and the family members in the rear can be attacked and killed by assassins, if the matter gets out, who still has the heart to fight at the border gates?"

The ministers were all pandering and scolded Northern Qi for being shameless, but who these words were really scolded for, the three princes and nine kings all understood.

Song Ji listened to the courtier's words, his eyes were still flat, but the fingers that were rubbing faster and faster had already shown the anger in his heart.

He only ordered the killing of Cui Xiaowan, who was disgraceful, and did not let the dead man move at all to prevent his family; Because Cui Xiaowan is a dead person, even if she is assassinated, Xu Buling will not be able to make a fuss about it, and killing others is thankless.

Song Ji knew the style of the secret guards around him, and it was impossible for him to make his own decisions, so Xu Buling was a blatant planting.

Do you know any? This kind of thing can't be put on the table to reason, since the dead man sent has become evidence, then Song Ji has a hundred mouths, and it is impossible to defend it.

After discussing with the ministers for a while, Xu Buling looked at the two heads and continued:

"Since these two people, the saint said that they had defected to the enemy and were bought, and the minister didn't say much. Some time ago, the saint decreed that the Xiliang infantry returned to defend Xiliang, and ordered the ministers to stay in the rear of Nanyang. The minister was puzzled, and came to Chang'an to ask the saint, since the minister led the troops, was there any dereliction of duty? ”

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military quieted down, raised his eyes to look at Song Ji, and waited for Song Ji's reply.

In fact, those who can stand in the front row of the imperial court know that Song Ji asked Xu Buling to withdraw the army, just because he was afraid that the Xu family's military power would be too heavy, and it would be difficult to ride a tiger in the future.

But this reason obviously can't be said openly, because the Xu family has not opposed it now, and has never shown its objection.

Song Ji faced Xu Buling's questioning, but it was just plain:

"Some time ago, there was a report from the Investigation Department that Jiang Yu, the left prince of Northern Qi, secretly gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his intentions were unknown; Chu has been temporarily stable, in order to prevent the loss of Xiliang, send troops and horses to help. I have already said in the holy decree, Xu Aiqing, do you have any objections? ”

The courtiers shook their heads secretly, they had heard this explanation a long time ago, but this is a fart explanation?

There is no evidence, it is said that the Prince Zuo of Northern Qi gathered troops and horses, and then transferred the front-line soldiers back to his hometown 3,000 miles away, which is no different from nonsense. And even if it's true? There are still 150,000 elite soldiers under King Su's command, is it possible that he can't hold Xiliang?

Xu Buling raised his head and looked at Song Ji:

Naturally, the minister had objections. Last year's floods in Jiangnan dragged on until this year, and no one has provided relief to the disaster, resulting in thousands of displaced people in Jiangnan, hundreds of people being coerced by anti-thieves to become rebels, and hundreds of people starving to death in the wilderness every day.

The strong enemy in the north entered the country, the border army was defeated in successive battles, and countless soldiers died on the battlefield every day.

The four kings took advantage of the chaos and forcibly conscripted nearly one million strong people, disturbing the entire east of Dayue without peace, the fields were deserted and no one cultivated, and I don't know how many people would starve to death in the autumn.

Under the internal and external troubles, the monarch calls the people the people, the parents of the people of the world, and first settles the world internally, and then retreats from external enemies to avoid the death of countless people.

Now, the minister brings 50,000 Xiliang troops, equipped with armored war horses, to quell the civil strife for the saint, seeing that the overall situation is about to be decided, but the saint forced the minister to withdraw with nonsense!

The saint can know that if the minister retreats, how long will the chaos in the world be delayed?

How many people in the north and south of the river have become displaced due to military disasters, and how many people have died in the wilderness due to disasters and famines? ”

The words were impassioned, although there was disrespect, but they spoke to the hearts of the courtiers.

From the beginning of the first month of the first month, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty watched Dayue, who was in a prosperous and prosperous era, become full of holes in the wolf smoke.

The whole world is mired in war, forcibly conscripting strong food and grass, countless people are starving to death every day, and there are more and more voices of uprisings in various places.

As the parent official of this world, how can you not understand the truth that 'water can carry a boat and also overturn a boat', if you don't even care about the safety of the people, the official hat on your head, and even the emperor's crown are unstable.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty discussed the situation day and night, in order to first calm the interior, and then retreat from the foreign enemy, and restore Dayue to the state of living and working in peace and contentment before the war.

Seeing that the situation was improving a little, Song Ji suddenly pulled the reins behind him, how could the ministers have no complaints in their hearts?

Song Ji, the Son of Heaven, also understood this truth, and also wanted to be safe from the outside and the inside, so that the people could reduce casualties.

But as a monarch, the imperial power is more important than everything!

After the world is calm, if the Song family is gone, what is the use of wanting the world to be peaceful?

This is not selfishness, but the monarch should be like this, no one will be generous, for the safety of the people, even the imperial power will be ceded to others.

After listening to Xu Buling's words, Song Ji was just bland:

"The people of Xiliang are also my people. The left prince of Northern Qi was about to move, and there was nothing wrong with transferring troops back to defense. Guan Hongye took 20,000 Xiliang troops and government soldiers, which was enough to pacify the four kings. ”

Xu Buling took a step forward: "Then the saint, why did you let the ministers stay away from the front line and retreat to Nanyang?" ”

Song Ji calmly said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Logistics is more important than charging into battle, you are still young, you can't just rely on the courage of a horseman to charge forward, but also sharpen your skills in this area......"

"The Holy One is just afraid that my Xu family will rebel!!"

Song Ji was explaining, and Xu Buling, who was standing with his head held high, suddenly shouted loudly and suppressed Song Ji's words.

The sound was like thunder, and it was extremely loud in the empty hall, and the courtiers who listened carefully were all frightened, and then their eyes were full of astonishment.

Guan Hongzhuo was startled, and after reacting, he glared angrily:

"Xu Buling, you are presumptuous......"

Xu Buling ignored Guan Hongzhuo, turned around, and faced the Manchu Dynasty civil and military:

"Everyone knows it, why hide it in this court!

The Xiliang army traveled three thousand miles and came to Wuguan to throw his head and spill blood, for the peace of Dayue.

Just because I can fight well, Lianke Nanyang and Xiangyang, suddenly forced the Xiliang army to go back to Xiliang, what can be the reason?

My Xu family sits on the land of twelve states, has 200,000 heavy soldiers, strong soldiers and horses, and high merits, and has long been suspicious. If I destroy the four kings again and gather soldiers and horses to establish prestige, the Guanzhong army will not be able to suppress it, and the saint is afraid that my Xu family will rebel!

Apart from this reason, what else could make the Holy Majesty give such an almost absurd decree? ”

asked the ministers angrily, but the civil and military officials were speechless and didn't dare to answer, after all, this is not what should be said on the table.

Guan Hongzhuo's face turned red, and he said angrily:

"You talk nonsense! How could the Holy One ......?"

Xu Buling's eyes were sharp, and he glanced at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty:

"The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden, this principle has existed since ancient times; But I want to ask you, has my Xu family ever rebelled?

Before the founding of the country, my grandfather Xu Lie was born in a butcher, fought for decades and worshiped the general, commanding nearly one million soldiers and horses, and now the Liaoxi Army, Guanzhong Army, and Xiliang Army are all soldiers and horses under my grandfather.

Let me ask you, did my grandfather ever feel ashamed of Emperor Xiaozong back then? ”

The ministers were silent, for the general Xu Lie, the three kingdoms of the world, up to the emperor and generals, down to the people in the market, there was no one who was not convinced, people just opened peace for the world, and they were not greedy for power and power for a lifetime, and they were not ashamed of half of the court.

Xu Buling glanced at the ministers: "My grandfather's achievements are high, and no one in the government and the opposition is dissatisfied.

But my grandfather didn't fight back! He relieved himself of the military power, received the reward from Emperor Xiaozong, took tens of thousands of personal soldiers out of the gate, ran to a wild place two thousand miles away to eat sand, and guarded the country for Dayue, without a word of complaint until he died! ”

The ministers and even Song Ji were speechless.

Xu Buling paused and continued:

"Speak of my father. My Xiliang army is strong and strong, and if I want to tackle the key problems, I want to rely on Guo Xianzhong and hundreds of thousands of Guanzhong troops to block the strong army under my father Wang?

Twelve years ago, the Iron Eagle hunted deer, and the Lu clan of the East China Sea did not listen to the orders of the imperial court, and the imperial court crusaded. The Lu family in the East China Sea is my mother's maiden family, the head of the Lu family is my father's father-in-law, and my father has 200,000 soldiers. ”

The hundred officials were speechless, and King Xu You of Su did not show any objection, the only time was that he went out of Qinzhou to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the soldiers acted treacherously to recover the territory for Dayue, you can't say that people have antipathy, right?

Xu Buling paced back and forth under the steps in front of the dragon chair:

"My father not only did not rebel, but also personally asked for orders to lead troops to the Lu family to kill relatives, causing my mother to die of depression. Let me ask you, my Xu family has been loyal to the martyrs so far, which point is sorry for the court, and which point is sorry for the people of the world? ”

Song Ji clenched his fists tightly, and like Baiguan, he couldn't say a word.

Because these are facts, even the emperor can't refute half a sentence.

Xu Buling's eyes swept over the ministers, and seeing that no one answered, he continued:

"My Xu family has never been disloyal to the imperial court, just because my Xu family can fight well, it attracts suspicion.

I entered Chang'an to study, who ordered the lock dragon Gu, everyone kept it secret, but you really don't know who it is in your hearts?

I fought in Xiangyang, these two assassins came to assassinate my family, the saint said that they were traitors to the enemy, who arranged them, don't you know in your hearts?

I can bear suspicion, harm me alone, harm my family, I can also bear it.

But now, I have been ordered to lead 50,000 troops out of Xiliang, and the order is holy.

How many people died in the attack on Nanyang, and how many people died in the attack on Xiangyang, I don't want to make any complaints?

Guan Hongye used troops indiscriminately, and I did not obey the order to forcibly march into the army, in order to quell the rebellion of the imperial court, and to protect the people of Dayue from the flames of war.

Just because of suspicion, the saint disregarded the livelihood and death of the people and asked me to forcibly withdraw the army, how can I bear it in my heart?

As a monarch, he used poison tactics to frame Zhongliang, sent killers to assassinate the families of front-line generals, and when the world was in turmoil, just because of suspicion, he arbitrarily deployed troops to suppress the generals.

Such a foolish person, how can he dare to be a monarch? Dare to call the people people?! ”

The tone became more and more angry, and the last sentence came out, causing an uproar in the Taiji Hall at the right time.

'How can such a foolish person dare to be called a monarch?' Dare to call the people people? ’

Is this what a courtier can say?

The civil and military officials were all colorless, anxious, annoyed and stunned, and looked at Xu Buling in a daze.

Guan Hongzhuo was angry, raised his hand and pointed at Xu Buling:

"You are presumptuous! Dare to say bluntly that the saint is not worthy of being the king, do you want to rebel? ”

Song Ji stood up and glared at Xu Buling:

"I am not worthy of being a king, I have a certain number in my heart, how can you not make what virtue do, dare to evaluate my merits and demerits?"

Xu Buling was not afraid, and looked at Song Ji in a blink of an eye:

"The saint's merits are clear, but the minister still has to count them.

After more than ten years of succession to the throne, the Iron Eagle Deer Hunt overcorrected, resulting in the innocent deaths of tens of thousands of people.

Just because I was suspicious of my Xu family, I Chen soldiers more than 100,000 in Qianyang Pass, exhausted financial resources to support a group of idlers, and as a result, the drought in Shu land, the imperial court could not take out rice and grain for disaster relief, so I asked my father to raise food for disaster relief.

The floods in the south of the Yangtze River, knowing that King Wu could not make ends meet, still forcibly levied money and grain, causing thousands of miles of displaced people in the south of the Yangtze River.

A few years ago, I sent the Liaoxi Army to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, just because I appeared in Youzhou, I sent the wolf guard to block Youzhou, arrested me as a rebel, and transferred the Guanzhong Army to the west; As a result, the army in the central part was empty, which caused the 300,000 troops of the Northern Qi to enter the pass, and now they have all hit the banks of the Yellow River!

The impeachment of the Holy Lord by the Four Kings is a great rebellion, but which of the crimes listed by the Four Kings is false? ”

The Manchu civil and military forces were terrified when they heard it, but they also knew that these were true.

Da Yue became like this, and Song Ji cut the domain and suppressed the generals, although they also suspected that the Xu family would rebel, but after all, it was suspicion; Song Ji put it into action, and the action failed, which was almost the fuse for the four kings to raise their troops.

"You ......"

Song Ji couldn't answer at all, he was just suspicious of Xu Buling, he had already torn his face at this time, and he didn't hide it anymore:

"How can I be unreasonably suspicious of your Xu family, your Xu family, especially your Xu Buling, dare to say that you have no objection in your heart?"

"The minister is loyal to Dayue, and he has never been ashamed of the court and the people!"

Xu Buling calmly agreed: "My father named his minister 'No Order', which means 'his body is upright, he does not obey the order, and his body is not right, although he does not obey the order'."

If the saint behaves properly, even if he does not issue the order, my Xu family will shed blood for the imperial court.

But the saint succeeded to the throne for just ten years, and destroyed the rest and recuperation of Xiaozong and the first emperor for nearly a jiazi, and the poor soldiers were silent and incompetent, resulting in the whole world being full of wolves.

My Xu family founded the country with Emperor Xiaozong, how can I obey the order of the saint and watch Da Yue destroy the country in the hands of the saint! ”

Xu Buling faced Song Ji, raised his hand and bowed, and said angrily:

"Minister, Xu Buling, beg the Holy Lord to abdicate, in order to calm the anger of the four kings in the east, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the people of the world!"

The words fell, and the Taiji Hall fell into a dead silence in an instant!

The military generals and princes and princes all looked at Xu Buling incredibly.

They knew that Xu Buling was here to ask for justice, but they didn't expect Xu Buling to directly ask Song Ji to abdicate!

Song Ji stood in front of the dragon chair, his fists clenched, like an angry lion, staring at Xu Buling:

"If you don't let the wolf be ambitious, force me to abdicate, what kind of heart will I have, how can I not know, how can the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty not know!"

The loud voice echoed in the Taiji Palace, but unlike in the past, this time there was no response from the ministers.

It's like the current situation, just two men standing up and down the steps arguing, and more than 100 people in the hall are spectators.

The prestige of the monarch cannot be denigrated in the slightest, and the abolition of the emperor has never been a trivial matter, but sometimes it is not a big deal.

As long as the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not listen to the announcement, the emperor could not be the emperor, and the prime minister or the queen mother was too powerful, and the emperor could be abolished.

The ministers did have complaints about Song Ji, but in the past, they were too powerful, and they never dared to think about this, and no one dared to speak.

At this time, Xu Buling opened his mouth, but the ministers were not as stunned and shocked as Fang Cai, lowered their heads and remained silent, waiting for the person in front of them to express their position first.

Taiwei Zhuo was furious, raised his hand and pointed at Xu Buling:

"Xu Buling! You are the wolf with ambition and intention to usurp the throne! Come on, come on! ”

Outside the main hall, the guards in front of the hall ran in cautiously, but they didn't dare to approach.

Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang had already figured out Xu Buling's purpose, and at this time he stepped forward and bowed and said:

"I don't make this reasonable. Since the succession of the Holy Lord, although there is no major error in the decree, there are hidden worries; Now that the four kings of the east have gathered millions of soldiers and horses, the people of the Central Plains are struggling to make a living, and the strong enemies in the north are aggressive.

The minister Xiao Chuyang had the courage to beg the Holy Zen to be located in the emperor's eldest son, Song Ling, to calm the military disasters of the four kings in the east, stabilize internal affairs, and defend against foreign enemies! ”

As soon as Xiao Chuyang spoke, the courtiers who were attached to the Xiao family all stood up and bowed down to ask for their lives.

Lu Chengan, the great farmer, followed closely and was about to speak, when Cui Huailu, one of the three princes, suddenly jumped out and bowed down and said:

"The minister seconded the proposal, and asked the Holy Lord to think about the people of the world, the eldest son of the emperor in Zen, in order to put an end to the disaster of the four kings in the east!"

Cui Huailu jumped out and shocked the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and even Xu Buling was puzzled.

In the eyes of the courtiers, the Cui family was a diehard loyalist of Song Ji, and they originally thought that Cui Huailu was thinking about how to reverse the situation with his head down, but he didn't expect to stand on Xu Buling's side when he opened his mouth, which is simply ......

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

With Cui Huailu taking the lead, the courtiers of the Cui family, although they were still in a daze, still bowed down with Cui Huailu.

Lu Chengan and Xiao Chuyang were wearing a pair of pants, and they were already standing on Xu Buling's side, so they naturally stepped forward and bowed down at this time.

Shaofu Li Sizhong military construction, has always been dissatisfied with Song Ji's governing style of 'emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts', and when he saw Xiao Lu Cui's statement, he immediately stepped forward.

Five major gates, four statements, Taiyuan Wang's Lang Zhong Ling Wang Qi'an, still a little confused, looked at Cui Huailu twice, although he didn't know why, but when he forced the palace, he stood in the wrong team, and the end was generally not very good, he hesitated, and raised his hand and bowed.

The five major lords of Dayue basically represent the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and the remaining sporadic courtiers, such as Qi Xinghan and other Qingliu, have no right to speak at all, even if they don't express their position, they can't control the situation.

Although Guan Hongzhuo worshiped one of the three princes, he was forcibly promoted by Song Ji, and his influence in the court was comparable to the five major valves across several dynasties, and he stood in place in a daze, not knowing what to do at all.

In the entire court, only Zongzheng Song Mao, who was in charge of the affairs of the royal family and relatives, said anxiously:

"Everyone, you can't! The emperor's eldest son, Song Ling, is only nine years old, how can he sit in the court and shock the vassal kings? You ......"

These words obviously have no sense of power, after all, the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair has already forced the Seven Kings to rebel against four, and he wants to force the fifth one against him.

No matter how young the eldest son of the emperor is, at least he will not force the vassal king to rebel, and the impeachment of the four kings is Song Ji, and after the Zen throne, the name of the four kings in the east can also be eliminated.

The wall fell down, everyone pushed it, and the drum broke and 10,000 people beat it!

In the huge Taiji Palace, the mighty officials bowed their heads and begged Song Ji to abdicate.

Song Ji had already expected that the courtiers would complain, but when he saw the Manchu civil and military standing on the opposite side, he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart.

Song Ji stood straight in front of the dragon chair, looked at these courtiers who were respectful in the past, and said coldly:

"Zhuqing, stand with me in this Taiji Hall day and night, and decide the world's major events.

Whether I have done anything wrong or not, you know in your hearts!

If you don't order it, you will rebel, you help him today, let him win the military power, at most three years, he can sweep the four kings, when Chang'an is in trouble, who will be the king of Qin? King Su?!

Zhuqing eats the Song family's wealth, enjoys the Song family's grace, and I have succeeded to the throne for more than ten years, but have you ever rewarded and punished excessively, and treated you too badly?

When the time comes, Xu Buling will force the palace to usurp the throne and kill the Song family's bloodline, will you say half a good word for the Song family!?

Saying that I am 'rabbit dead and dog cooking', you are not white-eyed wolves who forget their righteousness! ”

The civil and military officials lowered their heads and were silent, and the five surnames who took the lead did not stand up, even if they were worried, how could they dare to get up. At this time, he jumped out and said the opposite, even if Xu Buling didn't mind, after the emperor's eldest son Song Ling ascended the throne, the first thing he would do in power in the future would definitely be to destroy the people who prevented him from inheriting the throne and ascending the throne.

In the emperor's house, how can there be any father, son, filial piety, brother and brother, for the throne, everything can be done.

Xu Buling bowed and said loudly:

"The minister never has any objections. The Holy One abdicated, passed on the throne to Song Ling, the eldest son of the Emperor, and the rebellion of the Four Kings was resolved, and the Holy God was asked to think about the people of the world! ”

"I implore the Holy Lords to retreat for the sake of all the people in the world!"

Under the leadership of Xiao Lucui, the ministers should be peaceful.

Song Ji clenched his fists and glanced at the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces.

The matter has come to this, even if he is an emperor, he is just an ordinary person standing on a high point, the Manchu Dynasty is detached from morality, even if he does not abdicate, it is just an empty shelf, and if he does not agree to the three pleas, he will be helped back to the harem and replaced by a new monarch to sit here.

There was silence in the Taiji Palace, and the ministers bowed down quietly and waited for Song Ji's compromise.

Song Ji's face changed from angry and desolate, and gradually returned to his former calm, he looked at Xu Buling, who was standing between the three princes and nine kings, and finally said:

"Xu Buling, the gate valve clan, are all the wall grass that sees the wind and makes the rudder. Do you think that if you force me to abdicate, they will be able to look at you and support you as emperor? ”

Xu Buling was silent, just bowed and waited.

"Hehe......"

Song Ji nodded, sat down on the dragon chair, and glanced at the Manchu civil and military forces:

"Okay, I abdicate. Since you are sympathetic to all the people, you do not think of the disaster of war, you want to settle the internal affairs first, and work together to resist the foreign enemy. I will fulfill you and give you a chance! ”

"Holy!"

Guan Hongzhuo and a few courtiers' faces changed greatly, and they hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to stop them.

Song Ji didn't pay any attention to the courtiers, but just said in a deep voice:

"Message! Since I succeeded to the throne, I have been silently armed and imposed heavy taxes, causing the people in Jiangnan to be unable to make ends meet, and the people have been displaced for thousands of miles, and the crime cannot be escaped!

The four kings of Wu, Wei, Yu, and Chu were able to risk their lives to impeach me when Da Yue was in trouble, and I was very relieved. Now that there are internal and external troubles, the reckless use of swords and soldiers will only harm the people. The emperor's eldest son, Song Ling, was young and unable to inherit the unification, and the king of Wei, Song Shaoying, was highly respected, Wen Taowu and strategic, and he was specially summoned to enter Beijing immediately and inherit the unification! ”

"This ......"

As soon as the words came out, the silent hall instantly became noisy, and all the officials looked up incredibly.

Xiao Chuyang, Lu Chengan, and Cui Huailu all frowned, and it was difficult to hide the stunned in their eyes.

Song Ji's crime has been revealed, and passing the throne to the King of Wei is equivalent to giving up the imperial system of his own lineage, which is really incredible.

But if you think about it carefully, this selfless decision is really very appropriate.

The four kings raised troops to fight, not just for the throne.

Among the four kings, the King of Wei has the strongest army, and even if he wins, it is estimated that the King of Wei will be the emperor.

Song Ji gave up the throne to the king of Wei neatly, and the four kings would definitely not recruit any more troops, and the king of Wei had to be grateful to Dade.

As long as the four kings don't make trouble, Dayue's internal stability will be instantaneous, and it will be a matter of time before the whole country gathers the strength of the whole country and pushes Northern Qi back.

This situation is beneficial to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and even the whole world, and the only thing that is not beneficial is probably the King of Su.

Song Ji Chan throne to resolve the rebellion of the four kings, there is no need to quell the rebels, the Xiliang army not only 30,000 foot soldiers have to roll, even Xu Buling and 20,000 iron horsemen have to roll back to Xiliang to eat sand.

And Xu Buling came to force the palace today, and when King Wei inherited the unification, the first one to liquidate the backhand must be the Xu family; Even if you don't fight, you will strictly guard against it, isolate the Xu family in the Western Regions, and don't think of half a step for the rest of your life.

Thinking of this, most of the courtiers admired Song Ji's courage, although the previous ruling was too hasty and took a big step, but this skill is really worthy of Song Ji's reputation for so many years.

Song Ji sat on the dragon chair, although he was a loser, his eyes were a little unruly:

"Xu Buling, do you have anything to say?"

Xu Buling stood at the foot of the steps, raised his eyes and looked at Song Ji, for the first time since entering the Taiji Palace, he was speechless.

Boom –

In the splendid Taiji Hall, a soft sound of a blade unsheathed suddenly appeared.

Then blood splattered onto the dragon chair and steps.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military who was looking down and thinking in the front row splashed some warm water droplets on his face, and he raised his hand to wipe it, but his hand was blood-red.

When I looked up, I found that Xu Buling, who was standing next to me, was gone.

On the steps in front of the main hall, a tall figure in a white robe appeared, pointing obliquely at the ground with a single knife, and blood was dripping down on the snowy blade!

"You-"

"Holy!"

"I don't want you to ......"

"Presumptuous ......"

"Bold—"

However, in an instant, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces, who were still thinking about Song Ji's decision, blew up; Either frightened, or stunned, or fell directly to the ground, raised his hand and pointed to the dragon chair above.

On the dragon chair, Song Ji's eyes were blood-red, his right hand was holding his neck, and blood seeped out from between his fingers and flowed on the dragon robe; grabbed Xu Buling's collar with his left hand and stared at Xu Buling's eyes:

"You ......"

His lips opened and closed, and he vomited blood, but he could not make a sound.

"I have nothing to say."

Xu Buling's eyes were flat, and he responded softly, then pulled Song Ji's hand away and helped him lean on the dragon chair.

"Holy One—"

"You...... You thief! ”

The Manchu Dynasty was in a mess, so the courtiers rushed to the front, either angrily reprimanding or wailing in mourning.

Xiao Chuyang's eyes were full of shock, and he stood in place and looked at Xu Buling and Song Ji leaning on the dragon chair, and he was a little at a loss. The same is true for Lu Chengan.

Cui Huailu's face turned white with fright, and he patted his knees and scolded angrily:

"You...... It's over......"

Guan Hongzhuo was already stunned, slumped on the ground, and couldn't speak.

After a brief shock, Shaofu Li Si and Zongzheng Song Mao roared loudly:

"Someone is coming—someone is coming——! Quickly capture this thief......"

On the top of the steps, Xu Buling turned a blind eye to the noise behind him, and after Song Ji's hideous eyes were scattered, he raised his hand and closed Song Ji's eyes.

"Xu Buling, you are presumptuous! You know what you've done! ”

Xiao Chuyang always came back to his senses, even Xu Buling's brother-in-law was frightened by this sudden surprise and scolded angrily.

Xu Buling turned around, put his knife into the sheath, and strode down the steps, ignoring the ministers with different expressions, and just said loudly:

"There was a fire in the palace the day before yesterday, and the saint was frightened and died in the harem on the eighth day of June; The country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and immediately invite the emperor's eldest son, Song Ling, to enter the palace and ascend the throne; The emperor's eldest son was young and difficult to deal with political affairs, so the holy will ordered the prime minister Xiao Chuyang to assist the new monarch as the emperor's teacher, and Xu You, the king of Su, entered the king of Chang'an Qin, and guarded the Guanzhong Road to prevent the four kings from messing with the government. ”

The loud voice, the noise of the Manchu Dynasty that has been suppressed.

The courtiers were furious, dissatisfied with Song Jigui, and it was also Dayue's internal affair to remove the monarch and support the new monarch. Xu Buling kills the king in the dynasty, this is directly regarded as a rebellion!

Guan Hongzhuo was stunned, and when he heard Xu Buling's words, he came back to his senses and scolded incoherently:

"You fart! You traitor, you dare to kill the king, you will be infamous through the ages! The wolf's ambition to usurp the throne should be cut by a thousand cuts, why are you giving orders here......"

Xu Buling took the long knife on his waist out of the sheath again, turned around and put it on Guan Hongzhuo's neck, his eyes were cold, and he said angrily:

"With Lao Tzu's 200,000 Xiliang troops, is it enough?

The 30,000 Xiliang army is outside Chang'an City, and you can enter Chang'an in an hour. ”

Woohoo –

While he was talking, in the rain curtain outside the Taiji Palace, several fireworks were raised, from near to far, until the end of the sky outside Chang'an City.

Soon, a thunderous roar came from far away, and two gunboats docked along the Wei River launched an artillery bombardment on the walls of Chang'an City.

Yang Zunyi's 30,000 foot soldiers north of the Wei River also drew their knives in the rain curtain and pressed towards Chang'an City like a tide.

The Manchu civil and military forces instantly sobered up in the sound of artillery fire, and the swear words in their mouths were immediately put back, leaving only the stunned panic in their eyes.

Xu Buling carried a single knife and turned to point to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military:

"Lao Tzu led the troops to level the four kings, killed and injured countless soldiers, Song Jichan is located in the four kings, I am buried in Nanyang, Xiangyang's soldiers, who will pay for it?!"

"You ......"

The ministers took a few steps back, gritting their teeth but not daring to make a sound.

Xu Buling looked around with a knife: "The north is on the edge of the Yellow River, and there are uprisings in all directions, you still think that you are the overlord of the Celestial Empire and the Central Plains?"

was beaten by the Northern Qi and the Four Kings, and also had the face to point fingers at Lao Tzu, what if I killed the emperor?

You still don't understand, it's Lao Tzu who has the final say in this world, not him Song Ji!

I'm slaughtering the Manchu Dynasty today, who do you think can come and save you?

Guo Xianzhong, who was beaten and was about to jump into the Yellow River? The king of Chu who was blocked outside the city of Xiangyang? Or the king of Shu who can't eat enough?

The only one who can save you is Lao Tzu!

Basically, there are no idle meals for you guys, do you think Lao Tzu can't form a second court?

Today, I support the new monarch, and Song Ji is a ghost who is confused about passing on the throne, what if I kill him?

If you want to sacrifice your life for Song Ji, you can come!

I'm just standing here with one knife today, and there are millions of people in Chang'an, what can I do! ”

The sound was like thunder and deafening.

Under the monstrous murderous aura, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked and speechless, and they were all stunned in place.

The warriors and eunuchs in front of the palace didn't even have the guts, they all stood in the corner trembling.

The hall is silent, the torrential rain outside the hall is pouring, and the rain curtain seems to isolate the Taiji Hall from the whole world outside.

After Xu Buling glanced at the ministers for a while, no one dared to look at each other, put the knife into the sheath, and strode out of the palace.

In the splendid hall, the courtiers watched in horror as Xu Buling walked away until he disappeared into the rain.

The sound of artillery outside became more and more intense, and the Imperial Forest Army ran into the main hall, just as they wanted to report that the Xiliang Army north of the Wei River rushed across the checkpoint and crossed the river, and when they saw the scene above the Golden Palace, they were so frightened that they sat on the ground.

The group of dragons had no leader, and everyone looked at each other, not daring to look at Song Ji, who was leaning on the dragon chair and had long closed his eyes.

Xiao Chuyang was silent for a long time before he suppressed the turmoil in his heart and turned his head to look at the civil and military officials:

"Shut the door and seal off Miyagi and strictly prohibit entry and exit. The saint dragon was in poor health and sent back to the harem for recuperation; Lu Chengan, you immediately go to the Guozijian and pick up the emperor's eldest son, Song Ling, into the palace...... Let the Praetorian Guards outside the city be withdrawn and let the Xiliang army enter the city, otherwise it will die in vain. ”

The ministers were speechless, although Xu Buling was gone, the knife was still on his neck, what could they say?

Lu Chengan didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the main hall; Cui Huailu hurriedly said: "I'll go to ...... too" It's a pity that Xiao Chu Yang couldn't believe Cui Huailu, so he raised his hand and stopped him......