Chapter 928: The Decisive Battle of the Monarch and the Ministers (Part II)

Big people think differently from ordinary people, their intuition is usually accurate, and often a hint of unusual thought arises, which represents some unpredictable change. If you are more superstitious, a wisp of abnormal wind, an inexplicable rain, a sudden thunder, they will all be taken as a warning from heaven to themselves.

The difference is that some big people are stubborn and self-serving, but they have a faint intuition but feel that they can reverse the destiny of heaven, so they ignore their intuition, of course, the ending of countless historical books or folk stories proves that not believing in their intuition dies ugly.

Quangai Suwen is not a self-righteous person, he has always been cautious, and it is because of his caution that he has come to today's position step by step, so he was alert to the inexplicable palpitations he had just made, so he ordered to search the palace again, and verify the identity of the palace people and the guards.

I have to say that Quangai Suwen's actions are thoughtful, and he can get to where he is today, by no means by luck.

Standing in the main hall, Quangai Suwen coldly stared at the throne at the head of the main hall, the throne was empty, maybe compared with a big country like the Tang Kingdom, the throne in front of him was a little small, but Quangai Suwen could be sure that in the Goguryeo Kingdom, the number of people who coveted this throne was tens of thousands, and he was the closest person to the throne, how close was it? As soon as he gave a faint order, the puppet lord Takazo had to roll down from his throne and respectfully invite him to sit down.

As close as a stone's throw away, what difference does it make to him whether he sits or not? Goguryeo belongs to the Gao family, so the lord of the country can only have the surname Gao, and Quangai Suwen steals the power of the dynasty with a foreign surname, completely elevates the lord of the Gao family, and only maintains the nominal title of the lord, and he Quangai Suwen is the real king of Goguryeo.

The subordinates under his command were still searching the palace, and Quan Gai Suwen was standing in the palace, and the feeling of palpitations just now still lingered in his body. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say that there was anything wrong, obviously there was no ambush in the palace, and the defense in the palace had already been taken over by his henchmen, so it could be said that the entire palace was under his control, including the life of the lord Gao Zang, and there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses directly under his command outside the city, and they could enter the city at any time with an order.

After making sure that everything was foolproof, his intuition probably lost his trust, and Izumi Gai Suwen shook his head, attributing the inexplicable palpitations just now to the hard work of the battle, coupled with the exhaustion caused by the slaughter of his family, and quickly put this not very good feeling behind.

Two thousand soldiers searched the palace very quickly, and it didn't take long for the generals to report, there was nothing abnormal in the palace, but the day before yesterday because of the Tang army's wanton slaughter in the palace, many palace people and guards died, yesterday the lord of the country Gao Zang ordered to add one or two hundred people into the palace as palace people and guards, scattered throughout the palace.

One or two hundred people, Quan Gai Suwen didn't care at all, at this moment the main hall of the palace was surrounded by the soldiers under his command like an iron bucket, even if these two hundred people wanted to assassinate him, I am afraid that before they rushed to the stone steps of the main hall of the palace, they would be divided by random knives.

Quangai Suwen waited in the main hall for a while, and gradually felt that it was wrong, because the lord of the country Gaozang had not arrived for a long time, and Quangai Suwen couldn't help but be suspicious again.

"Go and send someone to ask the lord of the country, why haven't you arrived at the main hall for a long time? He dares to neglect me! Quan Gai Suwen said coldly.

Not long after, the ministry reported to the public, saying that Gao Zang was frightened by the search of the palace by the soldiers and horses just now, and he hid in the dormitory and did not dare to go out.

Quan Gai Suwen's face softened a little, and a little contempt appeared in his eyes.

Such a cowardly and timid lord, if he has the ambition to replace him, it is too much to say, could it be that he was indeed coerced yesterday when he led the Tang army to slaughter his courtiers?

With doubts in my heart, the doubts that I had just given birth to were unconsciously dissipated.

As if in order to calm his heart, a group of palace maids soon came in from outside the temple gate, took plates and utensils, placed them on the table, and then bowed and withdrew.

Immediately after that, a group of kabuki and musicians entered the temple, and began to sing and dance in front of Izumi Gai Suwen, and the melodious and comfortable music echoed in the hall, the music was as gentle as a spiritual spring, the dance was like a shock, and the melodious singing like a silver bell dispelled the last trace of doubt in Izumi Gai Suwen's heart.

Obviously, he had too much heart, and Quan Gai Suwen secretly reflected.

Looking at the kabuki in the palace, Quangai Suwen was thinking in his heart that the Tang army had emptied the Goguryeo court, and what Quangai Suwen urgently needed to do next was to immediately promote a group of courtiers from the local government to Pyongyang and fill the vacancies in the various ministries of the court.

There is also the lord of the country, Gao Zang, whether he leads the way to the Tang army voluntarily or involuntarily, this lord is not suitable for the moment, and after a while, he will be replaced and replaced by another obedient son of the Gao family to become the lord of the country, and he still controls the military and political affairs of the country, as for the lord of the country after the Zen throne...... Quangai Suwen's eyes flashed with a murderous opportunity, Gao Zang can't stay, he Quangai Suwen was slaughtered, although it is not the road led by Gao Zang, but it has something to do with him, this big feud can not be killed in Chang'an of the Tang State for the time being to return it, then, let's take Gao Zang first.

With his mind decided, Izumi Gai Suwen continued to enjoy the song and dance, and the kabuki in front of him were as beautiful as flowers, and with his status, he naturally took it away, but his eyes were clear and calm, and he couldn't see any lust at all.

A palace man bent his waist and carried a jar of fine wine, quietly walked into the hall, carefully placed the wine jar on the table of Quangai Suwen, smiled respectfully at him, and retreated silently after saluting.

It was a very ordinary scene, Quan Gai Suwen only glanced at him faintly, who knew that it was this simple glance, but it allowed him to catch the flash of fear and panic in the eyes of this palace man.

The palace people have withdrawn from the palace, but Quan Gai Suwen was stunned, the fear in the eyes of the palace man just now is not as simple as an intuition that flashes in his heart, but a real anomaly, this palace Quan Gai Suwen often comes, sometimes even stays in the palace overnight, and simply regards it as his home, and the palace people have long been familiar with him, and they will only be in awe when facing him, but they have never been afraid and frightened, but the reaction of this palace person just now is ......

Izumi Gai Suwen groaned, and the familiar feeling of impending catastrophe before entering the hall resurfaced from his heart.

Turning his head to look at the furnishings of the main hall, everything in the hall was as usual, no different from before he set out on the expedition, but...... Why is the ominous premonition in my heart getting stronger and stronger?

Gritting his teeth, Quan Gai Suwen decided to trust his instincts, today's palace is full of evil gates, and it is better to leave early.

At that moment, Izumi Gai Suwen stood up and walked towards the door of the hall with a firm step.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, the palace man who delivered wine just now suddenly appeared in front of him and asked respectfully, "Does Lord Mo Lizhi want to go back to the house?" His Royal Highness the Lord has not arrived, do you need a slave to pass on a ......?"

As he spoke, the figure of the palace man did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and he happened to be in front of Quan Gai Suwen.

Quan Gai Suwen smiled quietly: "Okay, you go to the lord of the country, I will wait for him here." ”

The palace man smiled at him, saluted, turned and left.

At this moment, the long sword on Quangai Suwen's waist suddenly came out of its sheath, and a snow-white silver light flashed, and the palace man was stabbed through the heart.

Pulling out the long sword, Quan Gai Suwen wiped the blood stains on the corpses of the palace people, put the sword into the sheath, and then shouted: "Immediately mobilize two thousand soldiers to rush to the dormitory and take down the lord of the country!" Also, it is strictly ordered that no one in the palace should act rashly, and those who violate the order will be beheaded! Investigate all suspicious people in the palace, especially the two hundred people who Gao Zangxin added to the palace! ”

While talking, Quan Gai Suwen left the main hall and walked down the stone steps, the soldiers waiting outside the hall immediately surrounded Quan Gai Suwen in the middle, and several generals were close to him, surrounded by everyone, Quan Gai Suwen walked slowly towards the palace gate step by step.

When he was about to walk to the palace gate, there was a sudden explosion on the ground, the sky collapsed, the sun and the moon were gone, countless soldiers and palace people were overturned by the air waves, and the whole person flew out involuntarily, and then countless sand, soil and yellow dust filled the surroundings, and the entire palace almost became a ghost that could not see the five fingers, and finally countless people covered their ears and eyes, rolling and crying in pain on the ground.

Izumi Gai Suwen looked back in horror, but saw that above the main hall, a small mushroom cloud slowly rose up, and the main hall of the royal palace, which was singing and dancing just now, had disappeared cleanly, along with the kabuki and musicians who were singing, dancing and playing in the hall, all disappeared, leaving only a pile of scorched earth filled with yellow dust and debris.

Although Quangai Suwen was already a long distance away from the main hall, his ears were also buzzing, and his hearing had not recovered for a long time after the explosion, and the scene in front of him made him even more shocked, and then he was happy and afraid.

If he walks a moment late in the main hall, his fate at this time can only be described as "ashes", right?

Soon, a look of extreme anger appeared on Quangai Suwen's face.

Takakazo! How dare he assassinate! Who gave him the guts?

Thinking about it again, the earth-shattering explosion just now was very similar to the mysterious siege firearm of the Tang Army reported by the scouts, and connecting the two, Quan Gai Suwen instantly figured it out.

"Haha, good! The ancestors of Goguryeo blessed, we have a lord who colludes with the enemy, so vicious! ”

Quan Gai Suwen laughed angrily, and outside the palace, the soldiers who heard the explosion continued to pour into the palace gate like a broken embankment.

There were more and more soldiers around him to protect him, and Quangai Suwen became more and more confident, and the entire palace could no longer be trusted, so he decided to kill.

"Send 5,000 people in, within the palace area, kill anyone you see, all palace people, palace maids, and guards, all of them will be executed! Gaozang's concubines and children were all put to death! If you see Gao Zang, be sure to capture him alive and bring him to me! Quan Gai Suwen categorically ordered.

Five thousand people obeyed the order, raised their weapons and were just about to enter the palace, when suddenly someone pointed in the direction of the main hall and exclaimed, "Look there! Someone is coming! ”

Quangai Suwen stared at it, but saw that on the ruins of the main hall, in the hazy yellow dust, Gao Zang was wearing a dark yellow crown, walking in the direction of the palace gate step by step, his back was empty, and no one followed, and when he walked by the stone steps in front of the main hall, Gao Zang suddenly stopped.

"Quangai Suwen, you weren't killed?" Takazo's voice drifted from afar.

Quan Gai Suwen sneered: "The destiny of heaven should not be extinguished, what can I do?" ”

Gao Zang's voice was very calm, and he didn't seem to be surprised by the survival of Quangai Suwen, so he nodded and said: "Quangai Suwen, you have been a powerful minister for all these years, and the military and political power of Goguryeo is in one hand, and even I, the lord of the country, have to rely on your snort to live, and after all these years, I should be satisfied, and now, it is time to return the government to the king." ”

Quangai Suwen laughed: "What are you!" Do you really think you are the lord of the country? Don't forget, you are the lord of the country or I personally helped you up, on the day of the throne, you were so scared that you almost peed your pants, all these years, you are more and more bold, dare to stab me, haha, Gao Zang, you have to remember, I can personally help you up, can also trample you to death with my own hands, in my eyes, you are just a poor ant! ”

Gao Zang sneered: "It's just a fluke that escaped a catastrophe, do you think you can sit back and relax from now on?" ”

Quangai Suwen's laughter gradually subsided, and a thick murderous intent appeared in his eyes: "Gaozang, as the lord of Goguryeo, you actually had an affair with the enemy country, and those firearms buried in the main hall were given to you by the Tang Army, right?" They want to get rid of me, the enemy, and instead control the military and political power of you, an unsuccessful thing, and the emperor of the Tang State is a good idea! ”

Gao Zang said coldly: "Goguryeo has to be hostile to the Tang State because you are in power, these years because you hold the authority, collect the people's fat, and make the people miserable, but also because you are rebellious, we have to raise troops to resist the invasion of the Tang State, resulting in casualties among the soldiers, and the lives of the people are ruined, Quangai Suwen, you are not worthy of holding such great power, you are just a mediocre man, and you are not qualified to govern this country, so today, you will return the power to me, I will take Goguryeo to take a different path!" ”

Quangai Suwen was furious, Gaozang's words just pierced his weakness, Goguryeo has been in his governance for many years, and the survival of the common people has become more and more difficult, and because of his rudeness and arrogance, the emperor of Tang has been angered, which is why there is the so-called Eastern Crusade of Tang, in all fairness, Quangai Suwen's rule of the country is indeed too much of a failure.

Annoyed and angry, he didn't bother to argue with Gao Zang at the moment, in his eyes, Gao Zang was already a dead man at the moment.

"Come on, go up and take down Gaozang, even if it is death, I will never let him die too happily!" Quangai Suwen's tone was cold and authentic.

Hundreds of soldiers stepped out of the formation, holding their weapons and walking slowly towards Gaozang.

Gao Zang was not panicked at all, and his figure was still standing steadily on the stone steps.

"Quangai Suwen, do you know what you are doing now, which is called 'killing the master'?"

Quan Gai Suwen sneered: "Who is the lord of the country?" I say who is, he is. ”

Gao Zang sighed quietly and said, "That's fine, I'm welcome." ”

Quan Gai Suwen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he meant by saying this.

Immediately afterward, I heard Gao Zang shouting with excitement and panic: "Let's do it!" ”

Quangai Suwen was stunned again, the familiar foreboding in his heart was getting clearer and clearer, and when he was secretly thinking that the situation was not good, a middle-aged general next to him who was relied on as a confidant suddenly drew his knife, and when everyone did not react, he raised his knife and slashed towards Quangai Suwen who was close at hand with lightning speed.

This is a killer move, no one expected that this general, who was usually cited as a confidant by Quan Gai Suwen, would suddenly kill Quan Gai Suwen!

With a slash, Quangai Suwen's head was separated from his body, and with the blood splashing like a fountain at the broken neck, Quangai Suwen's head also rose to the sky, and finally fell to the ground quickly, and after rolling on the ground a few times, he stopped, and he was already too dead to die.

With the face of the head facing up, Quangai Suwen's eyes were still open to the greatest extent, and until the last moment of his life, his eyes were still full of extreme horror and disbelief, and he couldn't believe that his most trusted general would betray him and kill him.

After the head hit the ground, Quangai Suwen's body slowly fell. After a short deathly silence, the generals behind suddenly exploded, and there was a chaotic sound of swords coming out of the sheath, and countless swords pointed at the general who was stabbing the spring Gai Suwen, and when they were about to kill him on the spot, they heard Gao Zang's voice coming from afar.

"All the soldiers of Goguryeo, the traitorous minister Quan Gai Suwen has been ambushed, you and other people who have been invalid and loyal, and the courtiers in the court have also been slaughtered by the Tang army, who do you want to serve?"

All the generals were stunned, and then looked at each other, looking a little more hesitant and struggling.

Gaozang straightened his waist, and finally stepped out of his legs with both hands, and walked down the stone steps step by step, saying as he walked: "Soldiers, the only lord you can serve is me, I am the lord of Goguryeo, and I am your king!" Quangai Suwen is dead, if you don't serve me as the Lord, who else can you serve? The tone of Gao Zang's last sentence gradually increased.

The soldiers hesitated more and more, but the swords in their hands could no longer be cut.

At this moment, several voices that seemed to be talking to themselves suddenly broke out in the crowd.

"Da Mo is dead, and those highly respected courtiers in Beijing are also dead, only the lord of the country is still there, if we don't owe allegiance to him today, who else can we serve?"

I have to say that this sentence is very appropriate and timely, if you change Gao Zang, the soldiers may not buy it, but if you change a certain robe in their crowd and say it, they will first accept it psychologically, because the position of the robe is consistent with their position, and everyone thinks the same, wants to be promoted and ask for rewards, or wants to live.

As a result, everyone's expressions became more and more hesitant, and the sword in their hands hung down unconsciously.

The general who had just assassinated Izumi Gai Suwen suddenly threw the sword in his hand, and then knelt on the ground with a thud, and bowed down facing Gao Zang.

"The last general is willing to serve the lord of the country!"

Almost at the same time, more than a dozen middle- and low-level generals in the crowd also walked out, knelt down facing Gao Zang, as if rehearsed, and said in unison: "The last general is willing to serve the lord of the country!" ”

With these generals taking the lead, finally some people followed with hesitation, one, two, a group, a piece, and finally most of them knelt down, except for a few hundred soldiers with angry and grief-stricken expressions, holding their swords and staring at Takazo in the distance with hatred.

"Your bones are soft, our bones are not soft, we have to avenge Da Mo Lizhi!" A standing general shouted in grief.

The hundreds of people who were also standing raised their swords one after another, and their footsteps moved, and they actually ran towards Gaozang, obviously they really wanted to avenge Izumi Gai Suwen, and the target was directly aimed at Gaozang.

Gao Zang raised his hand unhurriedly and shouted categorically: "Kill these remnants of rebels on the spot!" ”

The first batch of generals who swore allegiance immediately stood up, raised their swords and slashed towards the back of the group of remnants, the generals took the lead, and the thousands of soldiers behind them immediately reacted, so they quickly formed a formation, surrounded the hundreds of remnants, and finally there was a burst of swords, and hundreds of people fell in a pool of blood without suspense.

Takazo exhaled a long breath, trying to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and his expression remained calm.

"Very good, you will not live up to me, I will not live up to you, and I will repay you with a national soldier in the future! Now immediately divide 2,000 men and horses to defend the palace, and the rest of the soldiers go out of the palace and tell the soldiers outside the city gate that Quangai Suwen has been ambushed, and if there are still rebels among the soldiers, kill them on the spot! ”