Chapter 644: The Path to Power
In the last autumn rain that day, a lot of blood was shed in Weiyang Palace. In Chang'an City, a lot of blood was also shed. Although this blood should not have been shed, because of the ambition of many people, it was not avoided after all.
Some of those who should have died and those who shouldn't have died have all gone the same way. The sword and the sword, the blood surged. It may simply be a kind of obedience to orders or retribution for a grievance.
This chaos lasted for a day and a night, and finally subsided completely. Although many people died, it did not cause too much damage to the ordinary people of Chang'an City.
Because of the news in advance, Chang'an ordered the lord to be lenient and led all the people in the government to guard the main streets of Chang'an. Their role is not to defend against the rebels, but to prevent some criminals from taking advantage of the fire and looting and creating some undeserved chaos.
This precaution is still very effective. Sure enough, there are some remnants of forces who don't know what their identities are moving when they hear the news, and they want to take advantage of the fire and achieve some of their own goals. However, in the timely discovery and suppression of the people in the Yazhong of Chang'an Mansion, several fires that were ignited in the rain were extinguished. Strangled each other, casualties on both sides. Chang'an, but after all, it still maintained relative calm.
To some extent, it was the collective demise of nearly 1,500 and nine cavalrymen.
After entering Chang'an City from the North City Gate that day, these horses and horses, who were jointly agitated by two or three deputy generals and several lieutenant colonels, entered Chang'an City from the North City Gate, and the original plan was to drive straight into the main places and go straight to various major locations, and after grasping the initiative, even if they held Chang'an City in their hands. The next thing to do is much easier.
However, they absolutely did not expect that at the same time as they entered the city from the north gate under their control, there was another cavalry that came from the west gate, with an extremely murderous aura, and pounced on the nine cavalry who would become their prey in fate.
The strong team covered with a cloak on the outside, between the horses, set off the wind and rain, and the light armor and red robe inside could be vaguely seen. The war horses they ride are all purebred horses from the Western Regions and grasslands. The swords and crossbows they held were made by the best smelters in the world.
Such a cavalry naturally has an aura of iron and blood all over his body. I have never seen the enemy fight, and the murderous aura in my face is already afraid to look at it directly. Their horses still carry the yellow sand of the Western Regions on their hooves, and their armor and swords still have the blood of the Huns that have not been washed away...... Today, they appeared in Chang'an City, although there were only 500 horsemen, but in the eyes of these cavalrymen who followed them with 100 horses and defeated the strong enemies of the Xiongnu, even if there were thousands of troops and horses who wanted to launch a rebellion in Chang'an City, they did not need to take it to heart.
This kind of great self-confidence comes from the victories and the hearty honors, and it is absolutely not allowed to be reduced by half a point by any number of soldiers.
The Red Fire Army is born to charge and fight. After discovering the rebels' course of action according to the constant incoming information, the 500 cavalry quietly lined up and waited for the general who had just arrived to issue an order for battle.
Huo Quai, who was riding back on the dragon horse armor, faced with those admiring eyes, she didn't bother to say anything at all. Although Chang'an City is large, it is still too small to run. In such a battlefield, it is not suitable for a painful fight.
"Let's go, after encountering the enemy, you don't need to ask for instructions, you can fight on your own, and you must not let go of one person and one ride!"
For the officers and men of the Red Fire Army, it was enough to have such an order. As it turned out, they executed it thoroughly.
The two cavalry units that suddenly met on the streets of Chang'an did not have any warm and affectionate nostalgia. Although they had all killed their common enemies in the yellow sands of the Western Regions, at this moment, only the truly brave could survive.
There is not much suspense to guess about the outcome. Seeing the red robe of the Nine Doors Cavalry clearly, fear had already risen in his heart, since there was no turning back, he rushed over and killed him, but in the case of a huge difference in strength, it was almost impossible to survive.
When the two armies met, the Red Fire Army was like a storm and clouds, and it was like a big wave sweeping sand, and it was strangled mercilessly. After a charge, wherever they passed, the nine cavalry fell off their horses one after another, losing more than half of them. Then, three rushes and three desperates, silently killing...... By the time they split up and fought separately to strangle the enemy in front of them one by one, they rearranged themselves in order, and the nine cavalry, which were three times their size, were already gone, and only some of the scattered horses rushed into the rain and left in a hurry.
Huo Quzhi felt a little regretful in his heart, because he didn't wait for her to make a move, and the fight was already over. She had a strong premonition that after this time, she might never have the opportunity to put on her horse and lead the army again.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel unhappy in her heart. With a few simple instructions, the Red Fire Army temporarily took over the defense of Chang'an.
Chang'an Linghe and some of his subordinates, who rushed to hear the news, saw the scene in front of them, and the shock in their hearts did not need to be said. The dead rebels lay on several streets, blood flowing into the rain, and the ground became red streams.
So, for a whole day and a night, this Lord Chang'an Ling and all the people in the government office, while maintaining order in the city, regained a new identity, that is, "porter".
When Huo Quai, who had arranged everything, rode his horse in the direction of Weiyang Palace again, he wondered all the way how the master would clean up those Xifengwei who wanted to make trouble? And that very powerful Feng Yanzhi...... Some people won't all be killed in the palace, right?
In front of the Chonghua Gate in Weiyang Palace, Xi Fengwei, who was in ambush, was not all killed. Of course, those who wanted to kill people with Feng Yan's seizure at the beginning were all killed. Most of these Xifeng guards died from crossbow arrows. Under the dense accumulation of the nine-armed chain crossbow, no matter how high the martial arts are, it seems to be useless.
The ending of Feng Yanzhi, the commander of the West Fengwei, is a little touching. This peerless master, who has been responsible for guarding the Han family for many years, should not have died here. His fate should be to die in all kinds of dark night strangulation. But he knew that he would die, but he still chose to rush into the palace and launch a rebellion. It's just to repay the kindness of the year.
Yuan Zhao had already given him a chance, and there would never be a second time. Since he is bent on death, of course he will fulfill him. The battle at the top of the main hall of Weiyang Palace was only in an instant, and the winner had already been divided. The victor stood with his hands in defeat, indifferently watching the loser take his last breath and roll down from the edge of the corner. The ruined body is no different from an ordinary person.
Yuan Zhao, who killed Feng Yanzhi by cruel means, was condescending, and his clothes fluttered in the rain. The road in front of Chonghua Gate has been stained red with blood again. Most of the remaining Xifengwei watched how their Great Commander had died, and looked up at the figure under the background of lightning and thunder, as if a god had descended. Suddenly lost the confidence to resist......
Soon, the Yulin Army began to clean up the mess. Those who are tied up do not know what fate awaits them. Although they only obeyed orders and did not actively participate, the crime of rebellion in the palace could not escape the crime of killing their heads after all!
After tomorrow, the heavy rain that continued for several days finally stopped. The palace gate is opened, and the scenery of Chang'an City is the same. There are many people who don't know what is happening in the past few days. They are still starting their lives as before, either wonderful or humble.
The emperor has not woken up yet. When Yuan Zhao went to visit for the last time before leaving the palace, he found that his pulse had stabilized, and his originally somewhat pale face had begun to flush with ruddy. By all indications, he would wake up in three or five days at the latest. It's just that there will be sequelae...... Yuan Zhao is not absolutely sure.
At this important juncture of the Hundred Kings Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Empire was unexpectedly ill! Although the real condition has not been reported outside the uterus, it is difficult to hide a little bit of information.
In the current situation, how can there be no one in charge of the overall situation in the Hanyuan Hall of Weiyang Palace? As a result, around this issue, waves were immediately set off inside and outside the government and the opposition.
The secret information channels between some different forces are indeed communicated very quickly. Without being known to outsiders, there is a decision that has been agreed upon. Soon, word began to spread.
It is said that Zhang Tang, the imperial historian, led by the imperial historian, including the old ministers of the imperial family, the court lieutenants, several Shangshu permanent attendants, and nearly half of the ministers of the court and the central government, put forward an opinion. They advocated that while His Majesty the Emperor was recuperating due to illness, the Empress Dowager could temporarily act as the ruler of the court.
The news spread, and there was a lot of noise in Chang'an City. Many people who are inspired by the sense of touch are shocked to see that a dragon battle in the court is about to begin!
In fact, speaking seriously, inviting the Queen Mother to listen to the government is not the whimsy of their ministers, but there is a precedent in the past, which can be used as a reference.
Regardless of Empress Lu after Emperor Gaozu, or Empress Dowager Bo and Empress Dowager Dou later, they have all acted more or less as agents of the court under special circumstances. Since there have been such examples before, what is the big deal now to ask the Queen Mother to act for a few days?
It sounds like a no-brainer. However, in the minds of many people, this is not the case. Time has changed, and now it is not the same as the previous dynasty, for no other reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been listening to the government and studying for many years, and in the case that the emperor is sick and unable to exercise power, he can already take on the current responsibility.
"Brother Yuan...... Am I really going to fight for the power I deserve from now on? ”
The crown prince Liu Ju, who was already neatly dressed, once again looked up at his most trusted friend in the world with some unconfidence, and asked this question again after asking him several times.
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