Chapter 268: The Rebellion Begins
Not only Chongzong, the sudden loud noise made everyone present stunned, but this was not over yet, and a string of sparks flew out from both sides of the Chengtian Palace, bursting into the night sky and exploding.
The gorgeous fireworks lit up the night sky, so beautiful that it made people's hearts palpitate, and Taishi Xiao took a step forward with a smile: "Weichen arranged fireworks to help the fun without authorization, and I hope that the emperor will forgive his sins." ”
Only then did the hundred officials come back to their senses, it turned out to be a surprise caused by the Taishi, Chongzong also seemed to understand, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled embarrassedly: "Aiqing is a pure heart for the country, what is the crime?" Come and give the master a brocade stool. ”
Taishi Xiao bowed deeply: "The minister bows and thanks the holy grace!" ”
The wedding ceremony officially began in the fireworks in the sky, Li Luoyan, who was wearing a full set of dresses, came to the front of Chengtian Palace with the support of the palace maid, with a big red veil on her head, which is the same as the customs of the Central Plains, it is said that because the princess's mother and the loyal guards who had rescued her from the palace are Song people, so the princess insists on marrying in Song customs.
The colt also came to the singing stage early, with a big red flower hanging on his chest, looking very festive, but a handsome face was a little tired, everyone present knew that the colt's father was still in a coma, and even since then he has not been able to wake up.
The auspicious time has arrived, the celestial official of the Ministry of Rites is the master of ceremonies, the princess and the concubine stand quietly on the stage, the hundred officials and the envoys from all walks of life also put away their voices, and watch quietly, surrounded by the forbidden army with full armor, all of them are full of momentum and spirit, only one Emperor Chongzong is sitting in the audience, with a happy smile on his face, the most beloved princess is married to the most loyal courtier, naturally worthy of joy.
Xu Zizhen is also standing at this time, next to Xiao Taishi, today he is wearing a palace deacon's costume, standing at the table with his hands hanging down and waiting for the banquet of Xiao Taishi and several adults at the adjacent table, of course, his appearance has been changed, his face is painted gray, and his eyebrows are also painted upside down, no one will recognize that this is Xu Zizhen, a defector from the Great Song Dynasty who Chongzong had ordered to arrest.
"The rules of Western Xia are really strange, I went out early in the morning and was busy until I saluted here, and I caught up with Lao Tzu's era, troublesome."
Xu Zizhen muttered in his heart, his eyes stomped around, this open place was in order, the emperor and the princess were on the stage, and the nearest pieces at the bottom were the envoys of various countries, sitting according to the size of the national strength, the most central country was naturally the Jin country, and the order was the Tubo, Black Khan, and Uighur countries.
The forbidden army is responsible for the security of the entire venue, and the emperor is in charge of the front division of the palace, hundreds of tall and powerful soldiers arch on both sides, and unlike the forbidden army, they are in addition to the long spears in their hands, and they also have strong crossbows hanging from their waists.
The wedding ceremony etiquette was not too lengthy, in the singing of the heavenly officials of the Ministry of Rites, worship the emperor and worship the emperor, and then the princess and the horse went back to the house first, Chongzong stayed here and feasted with the hundred officials and the envoys, the Xixia people did not have such big rules, as for Tubo and other countries are even more casual, seeing that the atmosphere became lively, it was the hundred officials who usually lowered their eyebrows and were also relaxed at this time.
The Xixia people are good at wine, Chongzong is a well-known emperor of wine and meat, and today he even left the emperor's reserve in a good mood, and took the initiative to drink wine with hundreds of officials and envoys, and the scene soon changed from lively to enthusiastic.
Everyone was happily drinking wine and chatting, but Taishi Xiao kept smiling and calmly taking a sip, and everything was going according to plan, this day will soon change.
The original famous marshal Qian Size was deposed because of the unfavorable Southern Expedition to the Great Song Dynasty, and now he is still locked up in the prison waiting for his fate, this is a great opportunity, because many military divisions have commanded most of the town divisions and others to be close to Qian Size and even obey his orders, if the action is smooth today, it will be easy to receive the power of the military divisions next, because the Xiao family has arranged for people to infiltrate everywhere early.
Chengtian Palace is lively, the people in the city are also like the New Year, wearing new clothes and eating wine and meat, the emperor has issued a notice to amnesty the world to reduce rent, which is the most affordable thing for the common people, it is worth celebrating.
Suddenly, there were a few cannon shots outside the palace, and the dull sound shook the ground a little, and then a tidal wave of shouts and killings came faintly, from far to near.
Everyone present was stunned, even Chongzong understood, his face suddenly became pale and panicked, and he stood up at a loss, almost taking down the case in front of him.
Mutiny in the city?!
The eunuch Li Gonggong next to Chongzong was very calm, and secretly pulled Chongzong's sleeve without a trace, while shouting: "What happened? Whoever comes, quickly block the doors, and if there is an intruder, kill them! ”
The forbidden army reacted very quickly, and immediately divided into several teams to guard the gates of Chengtian Palace, and the rest quickly drew their swords out of their sheaths, turning into small detachments to protect the hundred officials and the envoys, and the soldiers of the front division of the palace also stood around Chongzong with guns at the same time, protecting him tightly.
"Report!" A fast horse galloped like lightning, and immediately the knight turned over and dismounted before he reached the palace gate, and shouted in panic from afar, "The second army of the horse and foot mutiny occupies the city gates, and it is now coming towards the palace gate!" ”
Chongzong was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and said with a trembling face: "What? This...... Is this a rebellion? Come, go and find out who dares to do such a perverse thing! ”
Master Xiao suddenly laughed and stood up: "Hahaha! Dusk Jun, don't bother to investigate, it's this Taishi who wants to take your dog's life to correct the country! ”
"You?!" Chongzong's face was full of astonishment, and his eyes were full of incredulity, "Taishi, you...... I treat your Xiao family well, you actually ......"
Xiao Taishi snorted coldly: "If you are such a mediocre king, how can He De occupy the world?" This Taishi is going to do the way for the heavens today and return a pure land to the people of Great Xia! Soldiers, don't do it yet? ”
"Yes!" There was a neat shout, and the forbidden army that was originally guarding here suddenly turned around, and aimed the steel knives in their hands at the civil and military officials, and the other team ran directly to Emperor Chongzong, who was sitting at the top.
This change made Chongzong even more stunned, and the hundred officials present also gasped, even the forbidden army guarding the royal family was reversed, could it be said that this world is really going to change the surname from now on?
The hundreds of soldiers in front of the hall reacted instantly, and their feet moved quickly to protect Chongzong's body, the spear was wound with a flat end and a short crossbow, and the cold crossbow arrow was shining coldly under the moonlight and light.
"Escort the front division of the palace!"
A calm and cold shout sounded, and then a figure flew out from the Chengtian Palace behind Chongzong, it was Yu Qi, the commander of the imperial guards, his body was extremely fast, and he had come to the front of the palace in front of the army, holding a long sword and staring coldly at the forbidden army that rushed over, although those forbidden troops were violent, they were actually shocked by Yu Qi's appearance and stopped for a moment.
Taishi Xiao snorted coldly: "Mr. Xu, I'm tired." ”
In front of everyone's eyes, a deacon who was originally trembling with fright slowly stood up straight, pulled out a steel knife from behind him, and looked at Yu Qi and grinned: "Don't worry, Taishi, no matter how high his kung fu is, it's useless, because he will die in my hands." ”