Chapter 258: Forcing the Palace
On the night of July 15th. Dark clouds cover the moon, treacherous winds gust, and a mountain rain is coming. In the Middle Yuan Halloween Festival, the yin owl is prosperous, and the main murderer dies and kills.
Duan Yingjin led two thousand private guards of the palace to gather in front of the north palace gate of the palace, and the guards and guards on duty here tonight and the royal guards patrolling the guard were all Li Jian's people.
"Stop, who's coming? How dare you break into the palace at night! The guards blocked Duan Yingjin's way.
Duan Yingjin silently took out the token, and the thin monkey took the token and shook it in front of the guard's eyes: "Look what this is?" Dare to stop us, blind your dog's eyes! "The skinny monkey fox fake tiger is a good hand.
"The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he has offended the King of Jin, so please forgive me. Lord Wang, please! The guard saw the token and let it go without saying a word.
"Hmm." Duan Yingjin hummed with satisfaction, Li Jian's internal response is really easy to use. In this way, he entered the inner courtyard of the palace with his people as if no one was around.
He had everything in place tonight, and the Xuanwu Right Army, loyal to him, was lying in ambush on the outskirts of the palace. Once the situation changes, seeing the signal he sends, the Xuanwu Right Army can wait for the opportunity to move; Although the White Tiger Army is under his temporary control, he was once the prince's henchman after all. He couldn't be completely trusted, so tonight he deliberately arranged a special mission to distract the White Tiger Army; With Li Jian's assistance, it is equivalent to controlling the forbidden army in the entire palace, and with his own more than 10,000 troops, everything is enough.
Duan Yingjin looked up at the night sky where there were no stars and moons, and thought to herself, soon, soon, the rising sun of a new day will disperse the dense dark clouds! He strode with his head held high and walked towards his final destination, the Zhaoyang Palace.
Duan Yulin sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looking sleepless: "Today is the Midyear Festival...... "All the fierce gods and evil ghosts are about to be dispatched."
The crown prince who was guarding the emperor's side was on guard: "Father, don't worry, everything is going smoothly according to your plan." The retainers will swear to defend their father to the death! ”
"I really didn't mistake you, I wronged the prince." Duan Yulin knows the character of the eldest son too well, the prince is honest and loyal, and the mistakes he made before must not be his intention. Not only did the queen suspect that King Jin framed the crown prince, but now even he believes that King Jin is behind everything.
"Erchen is not aggrieved, because Erchen believes that his father will return his son's innocence!" Duan Yingting firmly believed that the emperor pretended to be sick and ignored him, which must have other intentions.
"Thanks to the queen's 'trouble' this time, we should thank her!" Duan Yulin said with a little sarcasm.
"The queen mother is ......" Duan Yingting did not comment, she was the one who said that she wanted to put him under house arrest, and she was also the one who ordered to lift his ban. She repeated it so repeatedly that Duan Yingting couldn't figure it out.
"Don't complain about the queen, she treats you harshly because she still has some thoughts. Now that these thoughts are gone, it's time for you to let go of your old suspicions. Duan Yulin said earnestly.
In the past, Feng Wu had a son, King Yong, who was also a legitimate candidate for the prince; Unexpectedly, King Yong died early, so she had to hit her sister-in-law King Jin with her abacus, but she was betrayed by King Jin because she was pregnant; After the miscarriage, Feng Wu completely lost her support, she began to become impatient and extreme, vowing to let the murderer who caused her lose the dragon fetus die a good death!
Duan Yulin persuaded the prince to reconcile with the queen, because he didn't want the relationship between the prince and Feng Wu, who was the queen mother, to stiffen after the crown prince succeeded to the throne in the future. This is not only detrimental to the crown prince, but may also endanger the stability of the imperial court.
Duan Yingting recalled the estrangement with the queen in the past ten years, and the cause was nothing more than the death of her biological mother because she was abolished. But there is one thing that cannot be denied, King Yong's death and Feng Yi's miscarriage, Zheng Wei'e is indeed inseparable. The queen resents Zheng Wei'e because of this, which is understandable. If it weren't for being the son of Zheng Wei'e, he might not have a position to be hostile to the queen at all.
"Forget it, let's not talk about that. What time is it? What's going on outside? "Duan Yulin estimated that King Jin was about to make a move, right?
"The time is almost over, and the people below have come to report that the King of Jin has entered the palace from the North Palace Gate with two thousand soldiers." Duan Yingting replied truthfully.
"Beigong Gate...... That should be almost there. Put the bed curtain down for me, you are also ready to prepare, and you need to cooperate well in the next scene. Duan Yulin lay flat on the dragon bed, his eyes staring directly at the top of the tent, thoughtful.
"Yes, the minister will retreat to the outer room first, waiting to 'welcome' the third brother!" Duan Yingting's eyes flashed.
"Hmm." Duan Yulin closed his eyes and suddenly asked again: "By the way, who else is outside the hall?" ”
"Back to my father, it was Lord Li who led the five hundred Imperial Forest Army to garrison outside the palace." There is a guard and the minister of the interior to guard it personally, what else is there to worry about?
"Oh, five hundred...... It's okay, you can handle it. "Although the number is small, they are all elite, and they may have a chance of winning against the two thousand miscellaneous soldiers of the Jin Palace.
Duan Yingjin finally came to the door of the Zhaoyang Palace, he exchanged a look with Li Jian who was guarding the door, and only took the thin monkey and fifty cronies and guards into the dormitory. Two thousand soldiers and five hundred Imperial Forest soldiers stood opposite each other, surrounding the inside and outside of the Zhaoyang Palace.
Duan Yingjin pushed open the door of the dormitory, only to see the prince sitting alone at the table, calmly sipping the fragrant tea in the cup.
"The prince is so interested! The father is seriously ill, and the prince is not filial piety in front of the bed, but he is leisurely drinking tea here? It can be seen that the prince is not really serving the sick! In that case, it is better to let the courtiers do it for you. Duan Yingjin sat down opposite the prince and put her sword on the table.
"How dare you bring weapons into the inner palace? King Jin, are you trying to rebel?! The prince was furious and took the case.
"Heh, the prince misunderstood his younger brother. The subordinate brother came with a weapon, not to rebel but to save the driver! Duan Yingjin smiled maliciously.
"Joke! Father is lying in it to recuperate, why do you need to come to the rescue? Duan Yingting disagreed with King Jin's ridiculous quibbles.
"Whether it's good or not, you have to see it with your own eyes to be down-to-earth!" As he spoke, he was about to break into the inner room.
The crown prince stopped in front of King Jin: "King Jin has no call to visit the palace at night is already a protest, and now he still wants to break into the emperor's bedroom?" ”
"What if I break in? Can you stop me? Duan Yingjin disregarded people and disrespected her brother, arrogantly pushed Duan Yingting away, and even justifiably fabricated reasons: "This king now suspects that the prince is plotting to kill the saint, so he has come to rescue him." Come on, arrest the crown prince to this king! ”
"Who dares to move Lonely?!" The crown prince was furious and clashed with the guards of the king of Jin. But two fists were invincible to four hands, and the prince soon fell behind, and was finally subdued by the people of King Jin.
"Hahaha! The prince really obeyed the rules and etiquette, not only did he leave his weapon, but he didn't even bring a single guard? This is a loss, right? Duan Yingjin laughed insolently.
"King Jin! You are bold! You're a traitor! Someone, someone! Duan Yingting shouted into the courtyard, hoping that Li Jian and the Imperial Forest Army would hear his cry and come to the rescue.
"Don't waste your efforts, my Highness the Crown Prince. Don't you know that Master Li is already a person of this king? Otherwise, how do you think this king swaggered into the palace? Duan Yingjin patted the prince's face contemptuously, and proudly hooked the corners of her mouth.
"You colluded with the Minister of the Interior, you are the one who really wants to plot against the emperor!" Duan Yingting glared at King Jin angrily, and King Jin looked like "what can you do to me". Duan Yingting sneered: "King Jin, you are guilty of rebellion, don't blame my brother for not reminding you!" ”
"Then little brother, thank you for the reminder from His Royal Highness the Prince!" Duan Yingjin made a false gesture towards the prince, turned her head and ordered her subordinates: "Give him to this king!" Yan Bi walked into the emperor's bedroom.
The bedroom is dimly lit and the ambergris exudes a sweet, earthy scent. The heavy gauze tent tightly wrapped the dragon couch, and Duan Yingjin could only vaguely see a dark shadow lying on the bed.
"King Jin came to visit late at night, what happened?" Fonda suddenly appeared from the shadows, startling Duan Yingjin.
Father-in-law Fang ...... "Why did he forget this old thing?"
"King Jin hasn't answered the old slave's question yet." Fonda said without hurry.
"This king came to visit his father, do you also need to explain to you?" said that it was too late, Duan Yingjin suddenly stepped forward quickly, and reached out to open the bed tent, but was blocked by Fang Da, who was one step ahead of him.
"What does King Jin want to do?" Fonda's voice suddenly sharpened.
They didn't wake up the emperor with such a big movement, so it can be seen that the emperor is really not good! Duan Yingjin was even more fearless: "Dog slave, dare to stand in the way of the master?" Look for death! He kicked him in the face, and Fondalden fell to the ground, unconscious.
After solving the people who got in the way, Duan Yingjin could finally have a good "chat" with his father face-to-face. He tore open the bed drape, only to see Duan Yulin, who was lying flat, with his eyes closed and his face pale, as if he was "not long in the world".
"Father, the son has come to see you!" I didn't expect things to go so smoothly, Duan Yingjin didn't even need a single soldier to control the entire Zhaoyang Palace! His tone couldn't help but become excited: "It's been a year, and you've been living in the Zhaoyang Palace for a year!" In this year, you have only summoned your sons once, and your father doesn't want to miss them? The sons miss their father very much! ”
After waiting for a while, Duan Yulin didn't react at all, and it seemed that he couldn't even speak. Duan Yingjin sat on the edge of the bed, took the emperor's hand and sighed: "Alas, poor father and emperor are sick like this, it seems that he can no longer rule the Great Han River." Father, the sons and daughters can't watch our Duan family's rivers and mountains fall into the hands of the Feng family! So, today's sons are here to ask for a holy decree from your father, a holy decree to pass on the throne! ”
The answer to Duan Yingjin was still a long silence.
"Look at Erchen's confusion! I forgot that my father couldn't move anymore! The father can't write a holy decree, so it's good to leave a message to his son! He pretended to put his ear close to Duan Yulin's face, as if listening to the "last instruction": "What did you say? Oh? You're saying someone is trying to hurt you? Who? The queen and the crown prince! They're conspiring to kill you like this? Well...... Yes, damn it! Kill indeed! ”
Duan Yingjin was so happy to talk to herself, and even squeezed out two hypocritical tears: "Father, rest assured, the sons and daughters will definitely obey your last wishes and clean up the traitors of the prince and the queen!" ”
"Huh? Does my father have anything else to explain? He leaned closer to the emperor's mouth again: "You said that you want to pass the throne to your sons?" Passed to Jin ......" Before the words were finished, a cold voice sounded in his ears.
"I said, I won't hand over Dahan's country to you!" Duan Yulin Huo Ran opened his eyes.