Chapter 241: The Trembling of the Imperial City (5)
Fu Jinzhan and the others walked through the spacious, empty, and palatial hall.
The light outside after the rain was so bright that she could barely open her eyes, probably because she had been in the dark and closed room for a long time, and her eyes had not yet adjusted. She squinted at the free, sunny world outside, dizzy with the dazzling light. There was no one in this great hall but them. At this moment, the illusion of the temple seems to have been abandoned for a long time, just an ancient ruin, silently witnessing the disturbance of people.
"Queen Mother, it hurts." The little prince shouted.
Fu Jinzhan hurriedly took a deep breath, gently relaxed his little hand, and comforted him with kind words.
She lifted her head and chest, and took the first step towards the door.
The light of the cave made her feel as if she was entering a new world; In a trance, this scene at this time is like the mysterious light seen in Huainan when he was seriously ill and in a coma. It was as if she was walking through a long, dim and dark tunnel, like an unknown light.
I can't stop walking.
There was a "buzz" in my head, and the scene that was diametrically opposed to the space in the cramped house immediately came into view.
I saw a rainbow shrouded in the air next to Xuande Gate, and the red, yellow and green colored light was like a light and beautiful ribbon, which embellished the simple and magnificent city tower with magnificent tenderness and color.
The sun is blinding.
"Rumbling ......" The sound of horses' hooves and footsteps resounded under the stone steps. The scene of thousands of troops and horses at their feet suddenly came into view, as if so many people had fallen from the sky, which made people suddenly see and was very shocking.
There were too many people, Fu Jinzhan looked down and didn't see where Guo Shao was for a while. I saw a torrent of iron armor, swords and guns like a forest, and flags like clouds!
Suddenly, someone shouted "Queen", and more people shouted. After a while, the thousands of troops shouted one after another, and the shouts gradually became neat, converging into a roar that resounded inside and outside: "The queen is in charge, and she is called to rebel!" ”
Thousands of people shouted very skillfully, magnificently, and the earth-shattering shouts echoed in the imperial city, and the shouts continued for a long time.
Fu Jinzhan's face gradually showed a flush of excitement, and a domineering and confident look appeared in his clear eyes. She held her head high, high up, facing the big scene of the storm, as if she was standing at the head of the stormy waves, and her soft body was a little more tall and majestic.
Fu Jinzhan was not afraid, but excited, and in a short period of time, he swept away the haze and cowardice, and completely recovered his bearing and temperament. Even his expression showed that kind of unpredictable appearance that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and the people around him did not feel depressed but fearful...... It was as if all the eyes of her heart were hidden under her clear and penetrating gaze.
The eunuch palace maid next to her involuntarily bent down and bowed down to worship her. A few of them fell to their knees and fell to their knees.
"The queen is in charge, and she is called to rebel!" The excitement has not completely subsided. A group of people on the steps of the crowd, a woman in a yellow dress with a child, surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids, stood slim. The domineering Jin Xiangdian is behind her, making her even more imposing, as if the imperial dynasty is accumulating power and righteousness behind her!
Bursts of armed soldiers lined up in the square, and horses galloped in the array, looking disturbed. But the army was not chaotic, and under the perfect system, it was formed into a column; Pay a little attention, and you can see that a group of people and horses outside the main entrance of the main hall are facing south, which should be Qiao Kang's temporary gathering of guards. All the others faced the Jin Xiang Palace, and it seemed that there were at least five or six thousand people, maybe seven or eight thousand, and the infantry phalanx of hundreds of people alone looked no less than ten at a glance.
Qiao Kang, who was responsible for guarding the gates of the south hall of the imperial city, was temporarily brought up directly from the third class in the east to take charge of the troops, and his prestige and experience were insufficient; The only reason he was so hasty to become the commander of the area was because the emperor considered him the most loyal.
Qiao Kang's former direct subordinates were able to move smoothly, but in a hurry, he couldn't mobilize the other troops guarding the imperial city, and only a few hundred people were assembled for a while. By the time the Hujie army was in full swing in the square, the defenders of the various gates did not come.
At this moment, I saw a group of heavily armored horse troops coming straight north from the camp of the army. Fu Jinzhan finally saw the man in front of him...... Who is not Guo Shao? She suddenly felt a spasm in her heart, as if she had been hit by something, and her breathing was not very smooth.
Strong feelings, and a wave of dizziness in front of her eyes.
Finally see you again! Countless chaotic and complicated feelings came to her heart, and she didn't have time to feel them one by one, let alone look back and think about the feelings of death, despair and loneliness just now, and the clearest feeling in her intuition: it was as if she had been reborn again! Intense, direct, and simple, she just thought she had just come back from hell.
The ups and downs of the mood made her body tremble slightly. She tried to restrain herself, standing on the high steps, condescendingly staring at Brother Shao'er who came forward.
…… Guo Shao rode his horse to the front of the palace guard, and a cavalry class of direct generals also rode in front of the formation. But Guo Shao thought that his rank was too low and simply ignored him...... If it weren't for the queen's prestige, more than ten times the fully armed troops at this time would crush these people into pulp in minutes.
When he saw the general come out, he just squinted his eyes. Heart: If you know each other, you will quickly turn against you, and if you wait for a while and then be stubborn, you will be sorry.
Guo Shao bowed on the horse and shouted: "The ministers and guards Ma Busi are waiting for Guo Shao, and at the behest of the queen, he will lead the army into the palace to rescue him!" The minister is late, please punish the queen! ”
Fu Jinzhan just looked at him, didn't talk to him, just looked sideways slightly.
A tall eunuch next to him stepped forward and shouted sharply: "The emperor has ...... commandment" Everyone was a little in awe.
The eunuch said loudly: "The official family dragon is in poor health, and when he heard that the situation in the capital is uneven, in order to prevent those with ill intentions from taking the opportunity to make trouble, he ordered the queen to supervise the country!" Take charge of the jade seal and temporarily lead the government! When the situation is settled, the court ministers have recently been summoned in front of the emperor to discuss the choice of the prince!
The queen raised the four princes (Chai Zongxun) to supervise the country, and the queen's decree was like a holy decree, and the disrespectful person was punished with the crime of disrespect!
The queen asked the official family if the center was thin and wanted to transfer the queen's personal army into the rescue house. The official nodded three times in a row......"
Fu Jinzhan turned his head and said something again, and the eunuch said loudly again: "The queen's mother Yi decrees, the secret edict guard Ma Bu Si is waiting for Guo Shao, leading the Hujie army into the palace on the left side, taking over the defense of the imperial city, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" ”
Guo Shao bowed and said: "Minister, Guo Shao respectfully obeys Yi's order!" ”
In a few words, Guo Shao's mutiny immediately became legal, and what forged Yi's decree and other fakes also came true.
Unless someone on the spot denies the queen's status and accuses her of holding the emperor hostage and rebelling! Can't? I don't dare to think so, then the words of the emperor's close eunuch are true, and the queen is in charge of power openly.
Guo Shao immediately pointed to the military generals in front of him, and shouted in a loud voice: "You dare to use force to hold the emperor and queen hostage?!" ”
The army was stunned, and did not dare to move.
Guo Shao pulled out his sword from his waist and shouted: "After ten flicks of fingers (seconds), if you don't let the front of the hall open, all of them will be killed for the crime of treason!" ”
Suddenly, someone in front shouted: "General Qiao, quickly order the withdrawal!" What are we doing here? "It's good to die on the battlefield, but it's okay to die here for no reason to be accused of rebellion, why bother to come ......" "Rebel against a bird......"
Without waiting for General Naqiao to give the order, most of them spontaneously moved out of the way to both sides.
Soon there were only a few dozen people left around General Joe...... Fortunately, some of the remaining people may be old subordinates with him, otherwise it will be even more embarrassing to become a bare pole on the spot.
General Qiao said at this time: "The last general was ordered in front of the emperor......"
Guo Shao pointed his sword at him, and interrupted rudely and directly: "Just ask you, let me or not!" "He really doesn't want to waste too much time here.
The horse army around him had already taken their bows and raised their cherry guns, ready to trample at any time. Behind the horses' hooves sounded, and a large force of iron horsemen followed.
Unexpectedly, General Naqiao frowned, still talking nonsense: "I'm not afraid of death...... But since the queen is obeying the holy decree, then I can't resist. As Yang Gonggong said just now, he recently summoned the minister to face the saint, and the last general hopes to see the official family as well. ”
Guo Shaopi smiled and said, "Okay, of course it will make everyone face the saint." ”
He didn't think about the matter of facing the saint for a while, anyway, as long as General Qiao dispersed his troops now and reduced the bloodshed, it would be up to him.
When General Qiao heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Get out of the way!" ”
Guo Shao said: "General Qiao is loyal, I hope you will strictly guard the imperial city for the time being!" You didn't keep it well before, and we only had the queen's decree in a hurry, so we easily broke through the Xihua Gate. General Qiao is negligent and has a heavy responsibility, what is the use of being foolish and loyal? ”
General Naqiao was speechless and looked very ashamed.
Guo Shao then threw the sword to his waist and pushed the scabbard forward. Raise your hand to stop your subordinates, and press the sword alone to pick up the steps. The queen stood on it, looking down at him intently, without saying a word.
Guo Shao walked up the stone steps and knelt down on one knee in front of the queen in front of thousands of troops: "The minister greets the queen." ”
The rising morning sun shines in front of the magnificent hall like a huge spotlight, with bright light and magnificent scenery. On the stone steps, a beautiful lady in a royal yellow dress with straight shoulders and a graceful and noble temperament, holding a child of a few years old; A military general knelt in front of her on one knee. Because Fu Jinzhan was stunned for a moment...... So the picture stops briefly at this time, as if it is a spectacular picture, frozen in this era, as if it were eternal.
But Guo Shao suddenly had an illusion that the matter of kneeling on one knee reminded him of the scene of marriage proposal in later generations. In the midst of tension, excitement, and worry, the crisis has not yet been eliminated, but tenderness has crept in.
Fu Jinzhan was stunned for a while, and when he stretched out his hand, he didn't dare to touch him in front of everyone, so he quietly made a false gesture, restrained his trembling voice, and pretended to be calm: "General Guo has meritorious service in escorting, and he is flat." ”
"Thank you, Queen." Guo Shao hugged his fists again.