Chapter 163: The Return of the East Palace (1)
The horse raised its head to the sky and let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves and stopped in front of everyone. Huo Jingcheng looked around condescendingly, and his cold and solemn face burst with an unprecedented majestic aura. He jumped off his horse with dashing and vigorous movements, no one in his eyes, and only walked through the crowd to the Emperor Phoenix Palace. He was steady and sonorous, and said: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and the secretaries are fine." Please also wait, wait until the palace has seen the emperor, and then discuss! ”
The crowd finally came back to their senses, and the scene was chaotic.
Yun Ce said: "Your Highness...... You're finally back! ”
Lord Ling said, "The Prince's Palace...... Six Princes! You are now a thief, what face do you have to meet the first emperor? ”
King Hao said: "Sixth brother! I hate you! It's because of what you did in the Southern Wilderness that my mother also died! ”
The other courtiers also denounced it, especially Lord Ling. In the crowd, those who say right and wrong are half at a time.
Huo Jingxiao said: "Sixth brother stops! You're already a sinner! What other face to go to see my father? Do you think your father's death was not due to you? It was you who personally stabbed your father, and now you go to see your father, aren't you afraid that your father's soul will be restless? ”
Huo Jingcheng had already walked up the steps past everyone, stopped and turned around, looked down at them condescendingly, and said coldly: "Huo Jingxiao, today, if the palace finds out what is suspicious of the death of the emperor, do you believe it or not?" This temple will punish you with its own hands! ”
With that, he turned and walked away. The guards in front of the Emperor Phoenix Hall blocked it, and the long sword in his hand flipped over, killing two people in a row in the blink of an eye. Don't look at the big step inside.
The lights in the hall were bright, but there was a dead silence.
In front of it, the golden coffin is luxurious and parked steadily. The coffin totem is clearly visible, and the golden dragon pierces the clouds and soars in the nine heavens. Precious stones of various colors are set on it, sparkling under the bright light. It's just that such a luxurious and incomparable thing, what is placed inside is the most dead and silent corpse.
"Father's !!" Huo Jingcheng screamed and knelt heavily on the ground. The red eyes stared at the dragon coffin for a long time, and two lines of tears fell to the ground.
He slowly walked to the golden coffin, stretched out his trembling hand to touch the golden coffin, and said in a trembling voice: "Father, the son is late, and the son is not filial......"
I don't know how long it took, and the fighting broke out again. It turned out that Huo Jingxiao had already undertaken the military talisman of the Qianjun army, and seeing that the situation was not good at this time, he summoned the Qianjun army to enter the palace to quell the chaos and kill the prince and the party.
The prince's army was a private army under Huo Jingcheng's command, while the Qianjun army was the national army in the hands of Emperor Qian, and the disparity between the two forces was too great for the prince's army to compete with it.
In the chaos, in the uneasiness of the officials, Huo Jingcheng finally returned to everyone's sight with red eyes. He stood still on the long steps, glanced around, and said, "I heard in this hall that before my father died last night, only Huo Jingxiao and Qiao Fengzhi were guarding the Emperor Phoenix Palace. Right now, in front of heaven and earth, in front of hundreds of officials, tell me how your father died? ”
Huo Jingxiao said: "Sixth brother, you are already the abolished prince, and I am about to become the new monarch, what qualifications do you have to stand here and question us?" ”
"Oh? You don't say? Good. Huo Jingcheng looked around, slowly raised his hand, and showed the object in his hand to everyone: "Zhongqing, please look, this is my father's jade wrench." Let's take a closer look, what's wrong with this wrench? ”
Everyone didn't know why, and they went to see it. But Yun Ce's heart was as careful as dust, and he found the clue at a glance. He slapped the feather fan and said, "Your Highness! The jade on the jade wrench finger of the first emperor has changed color! ”
With such a reminder, the other courtiers suddenly realized. Look at it again, it's true! In the past, the jade color of that jade wrench was royal blue, but today, it has become red!
Huo Jingcheng Lang Lang announced: "The secret on this jade wrench finger can only be known by the prince!" Look, there is a small mechanism on the lower side of this jade wrench, and with a slight slide, you can make the jade on it roll and change to another color. The meaning of the existence of this mechanism is that if the father feels that he is about to die in vain, he will use this mechanism to exchange for jade! ”
Huo Jingcheng's eyes were like an eagle, he looked around, and made a final decision: "So!" The color of the jade changes, and the death of the king is suspicious!! ”
When the words fell, there was an uproar, and the officials whispered and exchanged heads and discussions.
Yun Ce said: "I see! The color of the jade changes, and the king's death is suspicious! After so many years, which of you has seen the first emperor's jade wrench finger change color? ”
No one denied this question.
Qiao Fengzhi said calmly: "Your Highness, you know the secret of the jade wrench, and it is also possible that after entering the hall, you changed the color of the jade. ”
Huo Jingcheng glanced at him coldly with his side eyes, did not answer, but looked at Father-in-law Wei and said, "Father-in-law Wei, then present the three edicts to the main hall for a closer look." ”
After hearing this, Father-in-law Wei submitted the three edicts according to his words.
Huo Jingcheng stood on the steps and slowly unfolded the edict and looked at them one by one. The war is in front of it, and the battle is shaking. But he has always been as calm as a stone, and he is not frightened by wind and rain. The slender and sturdy figure against the magnificent pavilions and buildings behind him has become the most expensive picture in the world.
In the distance, there was the noisy fighting of the two armies, and in the distance, there was a melancholy silence. Finally looked at them one by one, but Huo Jingcheng sneered with red eyes, and unfolded the first edict of the waste to everyone: "This edict is indeed written by my father. But please see. My sixth son, Prince Jingcheng, lost his morality in front of him and lived in the Southern Wilderness. did not repent, and finally committed the great crime of rebellion and rebellion in the Southern Wilderness. May the name of unfilial piety and unrighteousness be abolished here. ”
After Huo Jingcheng finished reading, he explained: "In this edict of the abolition of the reserve, the words at the beginning of each sentence are 'I', 'no', and 'wish'. ”
When everyone heard this, they were shocked again. At this time, everyone began to think about it, and then they realized that it was really the case.
The luster in Huo Jingxiao's eyes darkened inch by inch, and he said, "It's not a coincidence. Is the sixth brother forced to jump off the wall now? Picking on these subtleties. ”
Huo Jingcheng didn't answer, and continued to read the second way: "My eighth son, Cheng Wang Jingxiao, has a noble character and superior political achievements. Do not lose the demeanor of the Blind King. May the virtue of Yang Er Fan Jia be in the world, grant him the throne, and reign over the world. ”
"In this edict, the words at the beginning of each sentence are 'I', 'no', and 'wish'. Scold! Is this also a coincidence? ”
He then recited the third way: "The ninth son of me, Youwang Jingyao, is pure and good by nature, and has not been involved in power. May it be all sincerity. The latter is the king, and he will always be good, and he will never be punished. ”
"In this edict of forgiveness, the words at the beginning of each sentence are 'I' and 'wish'."
After explaining them one by one, Huo Jingcheng returned the three edicts to Gonggong Wei, faced everyone, and said undoubtedly: "First, the color of the jade has changed, and the king's death is suspicious!" Second, the three edicts, the father and the emperor all wrote their true wishes in the form of hiding their heads, which shows that before the collapse, they were pinched by others, and there was a lot of helplessness! ”
"Then these three edicts, the main hall only recognizes the pardon edict. As soon as the other ......" words arrived, his momentum suddenly became fierce, and he pointed his sword at Huo Jingxiao, and scolded bitterly: "Huo Jingxiao!" You killed your father and killed your king! Illustrated usurpation! Such rebellious ministers and thieves, although they are pro-relatives, will be punished!! ”
Huo Jingxiao did not show weakness: "Huo Jingcheng!" You are the rebel! Compared to you, I still have the edict of my father's own seal and seal, what do you have? Only in the Southern Wilderness is the hatefulness of being the emperor, and the suspicion of returning to Beijing early now! Did you fly back from the Southern Wilderness? It's flying, it's not so fast, is it? ”
After Huo Jingxiao finished speaking, he reminded the ministers: "Everyone! Who doesn't know that Concubine De Niangniang intercepted and killed the herald, and then apologized for her sins? So Huo Jingcheng didn't receive his father's will to recall him at all! So how did he get back? And so fast? ”
Among the hundreds of officials, there was indeed another controversy.
"yes...... It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not received the recall order at all, so why did he come back? ”
"Don't say he didn't receive it, even if he did, it takes half a month of work to come and go, how can it be so fast?"
"yes......"
Huo Jingcheng locked his blade-like eyes on Huo Jingxiao's body, and said in a deep voice: "Huo Jingxiao, when you arrived in the Southern Wilderness, you became deaf and blind?" When my father returned to the city early to recuperate, the palace had already received the news, knowing that my father was seriously ill, so he set off to return to Beijing at that time, and now he is just rushing back, what is suspicious? ”
Huo Jingxiao said in a deep voice: "Then you will also return to Beijing without an edict!" It's the same as resisting the will! ”
Huo Jingcheng smiled coldly: "Resist? Didn't you just say that my father issued a recall order? It can only be said that the palace has a heart with his father. ”
Huo Jingxiao said angrily: "Rhetorical quibble! ”
Huo Jingcheng sneered coldly and said, "Let's talk about today, Huo Jingxiao, do you think you can sit back and relax if you have a dry army?" Aren't you curious, where is the other Qianyou Army's talisman in the hands of the Emperor? ”
Huo Jingxiao's pupils were one, and he frowned and asked, "Is it where you are?" No way! If you have the Qianyou Army in your hands, how can you use the prince's army to force the palace! ”
Huo Jingcheng already had one more thing in his hand, and that thing reflected a noble and dazzling luster in the sunlight.
It's really a talisman of the Qianyou Army!
Huo Jingxiao and Qiao Feng's hearts sank together. No wonder only the Qianjun army's talisman was found in Emperor Qian's place, but the whereabouts of the Qianyou army's talisman are unknown! Who knew that right now, it appeared in Huo Jingcheng's hands out of thin air!
Huo Jingcheng looked at the talisman in his hand and said, "After the Northern Expedition of the main hall returned, my father has quietly given the talisman of the Qianyou Army to the main hall!" Today, the main hall brought the prince's army into the palace to respect the undead of his father! The Qianyou army of the main hall will only enter the palace to protect the lord after the Qianjun army has moved! Now that you are impatient to transfer the Qianyou army to enter the palace, then the Qianyou army in the main hall is about to be killed! ”
"Ah??!!h
There was an exclamation in the ranks of the hundred officials. None of them thought that the struggle for power between the two brothers would be reversed like this!
It turned out that Emperor Qiandi had already secretly transferred the military power of the Qianyou Army to Huo Jingcheng! So in this war, Huo Jingcheng has the Qianyou Army and the Prince Army, how can Huo Jingxiao's Qianjun Army fight one against two?
Sure enough, news came from outside again. The Qianyou army entered the palace again, and attacked the prince's army inside and outside, resisting the Qianyou army.
For a while, the sound of killing in the palace shook the sky, and it was bloody and rainy, as if the ground trembled. In the chaos, there were screams and cries......
Under the palace change, blood is shedding, and all ghosts are crying together.
At this moment, the victory or defeat of the two brothers could not be clearer, and there is no hypocrisy.