This news made the people of the entire capital rise up.

Regardless of how the commoners or scholars commented on the current situation, they all felt heartily approved of the emperor's actions.

Since the beginning of spring this year, the Chinese Dynasty has been full of droughts and disasters in various places, and the farmland is barren, and spring sowing cannot be carried out smoothly. Hundreds of people have been displaced, and the bad news has left many people worried. The emperor's sacrifice to the sky undoubtedly released the greatest sense of comfort to the people, and the people suddenly found that the emperor, who had been living in the deep palace and had not left the palace for many years, was also concerned about their life and death.

Therefore, regardless of whether the act of worshipping the heavens has any effect or not, it is a joy for the people. In an ancient country where agriculture is the pillar of people's livelihood, in the hearts of the people who depend on the sky for food. Worshipping the heavens is a very mysterious thing. They can't help but feel awe.

It rained overnight, and the morning rain had stopped. Birds are singing all over the capital, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of earth, which makes people feel refreshed.

At the end of the day, the bell of the palace bell tower rang, the heavy and heavy gate of the middle palace opened, and the mighty and heroic guards of the forbidden army lined up in a neat queue and went out first. The flag covers the sun, the wind waives, and the royal majesty is displayed while walking. Then there were the warriors of honor in front of the emperor, holding the golden gourd scepter, and a large group of eunuchs and palace maids took small steps, and followed closely behind. Various flags, ritual vessels, umbrella covers, and banners appear in order.

The last thing to come out was the emperor's dragon chariot. Six horses royal car, golden and dazzling, Ming ** on the car jewelry inlaid jade, extremely luxurious.

The emperor traveled, Hu from the clouds, from the Xi'an Gate out, through the Lu Zheng archway, driving the warrior to open the way. Clean water splashed the street, and all the people along the way knelt and worshipped. The might of the emperor. The Ninety-Five Supreme, ordered by the sky, is as majestic as a mountain, as unpredictable as the clouds, and makes people unconsciously bow their heads and worship.

Jianjia drove out of the Lu Zheng archway and passed through Taiping Street. Finally, he went to the Taiping Gate in the north of the city, and when he got out of this gate, the emperor was officially out of Beijing.

At this time, the eunuch Yiluan shouted: "By the holy decree, the royal drive and live so, this mighty stretch for more than ten miles." The procession of more than 10,000 people, which was mixed with the forbidden army, eunuchs, and palace maids, stopped in an instant.

The bead curtain of the dragon chariot was opened, and the emperor, who was dressed in a five-clawed golden dragon robe and wearing a winged dragon crown, was supported by Gonggong Cao, and slowly moved out of the dragon chariot with a slight trembling, accompanied by officials, nobles, and forbidden soldiers, eunuchs, palace maids, including the people who admired Tianyan. Seeing the emperor walking down the dragon chariot, he couldn't help but bow his head and bow down, and sang in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Only then did the people who knelt down stand up, bowing their heads, and tens of thousands of people were silent on Taiping Street. It was as silent as death.

The emperor's eyes were slightly open, and he glanced around the crowd of respectful people, and found that standing in an inconspicuous corner among the accompanying officials, Fang Zheng also looked at the officials decently, looking at the nose and the nose and heart. Motionless, he stood still.

However, Young Master Fang is obviously an idle person, no one plays with him, so he plays by himself, at this time he is trying to see the tip of his nose with his eyes, a good interpretation of what it means to "look at the nose, look at the heart". So "he's cross-eyed now, and he's still having fun, and I don't know what's so fun about it."

When the emperor saw him like this, he couldn't help but smile in his eyes, with a bit of spoiling, as if he was looking at his naughty child. Then he sighed again, and his heart couldn't help but feel worried.

The defense of the capital is handed over to such a person, "I really don't know if it is the most wrong decision made by Lian in his life."

Towards Gonggong Cao, Gonggong Cao immediately stepped forward and shouted: "The emperor has a decree, Xuanzhong Yonghou, the garrison general Fang Zheng stepped forward to meet him, and Qin Chong, the deputy general of the Xuancheng Defense Army, stepped forward to pay homage."

In the crowd, Fang Zheng, who was having a good time, was lightly patted by the official next to him, and reminded in a low voice: "Lord Fang, Lord Fang!" The emperor called you. ”

Fang Zheng, whose eyes and nose had been competing for a long time, returned the cross-eyed to normal, and then felt dizzy, shook his head and shouted: "Cross-eyed can't be played all the time, oops" I'm so dizzy

The officials next to him are full of black lines: ,"

Before the inspection, the emperor looked at the two young generals in front of him majestically, Fang Zheng looked lazy, even standing in front of the emperor, he kept making small movements, scratching his head and scratching his face from time to time. And Qin Chong, who was beside Fang Zheng, had a solemn and calm face, a resolute gaze, and a strong countenance. The fierceness of the military generals and the elegance of the literati seem to be able to find a shadow from him.

"Two generals, the defense of the capital is of paramount importance. In the past few days of the joint sacrifice day, the capital has been entrusted to the two. The emperor said earnestly.

Fang Zheng's expression was straight when he heard this, and he solemnly clenched his fists. Awe-inspiring said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Weichen will handle the defense of the capital in an orderly manner, as tight as an iron bucket, and wait for the emperor to return to Beijing." ”

Then Fang Zheng added in his heart: "Before Weichen escaped."

Makushige also hurriedly responded with his fists clenched.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then deliberately stared at Qin Chong, his eyes deep and solemn, for a long time. Suddenly asked, "General Qin, what are the three outlines?" ”

Qin Chong was stunned and hurriedly replied: "The king is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife." ”

The emperor nodded, glanced at him meaningfully, and muttered, "Well said, well said"

Then the emperor turned around and indifferently ordered: "Let's go." ”

Then the emperor was supported by Gonggong Cao, and climbed the dragon chariot with difficulty, and the moment the bead curtain fell, Fang Zheng and Qin Zhong were left with a desolate and old figure.

Gonggong Cao shook off the dust lightly and shouted: "By the holy decree, the mighty procession that set off suddenly began to move slowly again

The crown prince's chariot followed closely behind the emperor's six-horse imperial chariot, and when he passed by Fang Zheng and Qin Chong, the prince gently lifted the curtain of the car and threw a strange and inexplicable smile at Fang Zheng. Immediately, he glanced at Qin Chong quickly, but his eyes became a little sharp and gloomy.

Outside the Taiping Gate, only Fang Zheng and Qin Chong were left, standing respectfully with different faces, until the emperor's honor guards all went out of the city gate, and the two stood up straight.

Fang Zheng turned his head to look at it, and saw that Qin Chong's face was quite pale, and it seemed that the emperor's seemingly inexplicable question had quietly taken root in his heart, making his mood begin to fluctuate.

The two turned around and climbed the Beicheng Tower again, watching the emperor's chauffeur gradually walk away, Qin Zhong inadvertently turned his head, and saw Fang Zheng's solemn expression, his eyes had never been so serious staring ahead, his brows were tightly locked, and he didn't know what important things he was thinking.

Seeing this, Qin Zhong sighed slightly, the situation has gradually become clear, he and Fang Zheng, (are about to separate friends and foes today, is Fang Zheng at this time, just like his mind, also thinking about this problem?) The scene of the brave capture of robbers on Fang Zheng Street that day resurfaced in Qin Chong's mind, the young courtier. occupies a high position and thinks about the people's peace, but unfortunately, it seems that he has no chance to make friends with him in this life.

At this time, Fang Zheng, who had a solemn face, suddenly raised his hand, pointed at the driver, and said to Qin Zhong with a solemn expression: "General Qin, please take a look."

Qin Chong's head jumped, and he hurriedly followed his fingers. But at the end of the procession, a group of people holding banner fans, Huang Luozhou, palace maids were lining up, closely following the team, and slowly moving forward.

Qin rewatched it for a long time and didn't look at Ran Zhao. couldn't help but wonder: "What did General Fang find?" ”

Could it be that the crown prince also arranged assassins in the ranks? Could it be that Fang Zheng found something suspicious?

Fang Zheng shook his head solemnly and stared ahead. He said in a deep voice: "Do you see the palace maid who walks at the end and holds a banner fan?" ”

Qin looked at it again and nodded.

"That palace maid" Fang Zheng groaned for a while, then his expression changed, and he began to laugh irrepressibly, panting while laughing: "That palace maid's ** is actually big and small, and she twists and twists when she walks, like hemorrhoids, it's so funny!" Oh alive, wahhahahaha.

Cold sweat. Drop by drop from Qin Chong's head,

It's a**!

Qin Chong, who was beating with green tendons on his neck, officially calmed his conclusion.

On the north tower of the city, Fang Zheng and Qin Zhong stood facing the north, the emperor's chauffeur had already traveled far away, and the honor guard of more than 10,000 people was gone, but the two were still standing straight on the city tower, with different expressions on their faces.

Behind the two of them, the brightly dressed soldiers of the city defense army walked in a group, and when they passed behind the two generals, the soldiers couldn't help but cast curious glances at them. He stood still for more than half an hour. Could it be that the two generals practiced together?

Only by the beacon not far from them. More than a dozen senior generals of the city defense army stared at Fang Zheng stubbornly, and their eyes were not very friendly.

"General Qin, where is the city defense army going?" After a long time, Fang Zheng stared ahead, didn't look at Qin Chong, and asked.

There is no time to go around with him anymore, in order for the emperor's plan to succeed, there are only two ways to go today, one is to kill Qin Chong on the spot, and the other is to persuade Qin Chong to surrender, there is no other way.

Qin Chong's face showed a look of pain, his lips twitched a few times, and he suddenly regained his composure, and said indifferently: "If the last general's answer is not satisfactory to General Fang, does the general want to kill me on the spot, and then control the city defense army?" ”

Fang Zheng smiled, noncommittal.

Qin Zhong turned his head and glanced at Fang Zheng. Said: "General Fang, more than 50,000 men and horses of the city defense army are in my hands, can you kill me?" ”

Fang Zheng blinked and said with a smile: "If General Qin is obsessed, he must be the rebel and thief that everyone spurns, I can't say it, so I have to try,"

Rebels and thieves!

This word was like a thunderbolt, directly slashing at Qin Chong's head, and Qin Chong's face instantly lost its blood color and became extremely pale.

"I" am not a thief! Qin Chong clenched his fists angrily and argued hard. But even he himself felt a sense of weakness when he said this, and assisted the crown prince to kill the king and usurp the throne.

Since childhood, I have been familiar with military books, read thousands of volumes, studied martial arts diligently, kept in mind the three outlines and five constants, and over the years, there is only one belief in supporting myself, that is, to learn literature and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family, once upon a time. But he became the murderer of Yu plotting to kill the emperor? At this moment, Qin Zheng's heart was like ten thousand arrows piercing his heart, and Fang Zheng's words mercilessly expressed his inner struggles and contradictions.

Looking at Qin Chong's increasingly pale face, Fang Zheng sneered: "General Qin, you don't care if you are a rebel and a thief, there are not many evildoers in the world, and there are many less of you, but you don't want to turn these more than 50,000 soldiers of the city defense army into rebels." Rebels! They will be taken by your pound. If you decide to die, you will be charged with a rebel, and their bereaved families will not only not be supported by the imperial court, but will be filled with the frontier because of your stupid decision, and they will be slaves and servants, and they will never be able to turn over. These soldiers, after the ages, will only leave behind an eternal infamy of bringing disaster to the country and the people, all of which were harmed by a decision made by you Qin Chong! ”

Qin Chong was like being struck by lightning, the cold sweat on his face continued to flow out, and his burly and sturdy body couldn't help but start trembling slightly. The struggle and pain in his eyes clearly fell into Fang Zheng's eyes.

"Qin Chong! Don't do evil! Wake up! Fang Zheng suddenly shouted: "The monarch is the minister, this is your personal answer to the emperor's words, do you really want to ignore the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, and leave a lasting infamy for yourself and more than 50,000 soldiers?" ”

Shenlie Mountain is only a few dozen miles away from the capital, and it is located in the north of the capital. One work high. The north peak of the main peak is only a few hundred zhang, but it has a vast circle, more than ten miles long from east to west, nearly ten miles wide from north to south, and it is the highest peak within the radius of the capital.

The front is the end of the day. There are filial piety tombs, the altar of agriculture and the altar of heaven, the place where the emperors of the past dynasties sacrificed to the sky, it is on the altar of heaven on the top of Shenlie Mountain.

At this time, the emperor's chauffeur had traveled less than ten miles away from Shenlie Mountain, and the honor guard of more than 10,000 people moved slowly without hurry, and the whole team looked quiet and solemn.

At this time, from the south to the north, galloped quickly, and rode a fast horse. Immediately, the knight held a banner of the commander of the Praetorian Army. After seeing this, the guards of the forbidden army who were guarding the emperor's chariot put away their vigilance and let the fast horse gallop to the left side of the emperor's chauffeur.

Approaching the tightly stacked bead curtain on the side of the emperor's chakra, the knight whispered: "The emperor, the crown prince, has been separated from the guard of honor

"What?" In the driver's seat, the emperor's old body seemed to tremble slightly, and then the whole body gradually collapsed as if overwhelmed.

"He" finally chose this path. The emperor's voice was filled with endless pain and sadness.

The knight continued: "After leaving the capital for more than twenty miles, the prince's royal drive slowed down. gradually fell to the very end of the honor guard, and later hundreds of people surrounded the prince and took him off the royal car. The prince, surrounded by them, abandoned his royal chariot, mounted his horse, and headed west."

The emperor was silent for a long time. Like a wood-carved Bodhisattva, motionless.

The knight pursed his lips and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you need the last general to lead more than a thousand forbidden troops to recover the prince?" ”

After a long time, the emperor's sigh came from inside the car: "That's it, let him go, the one who should come will come sooner or later, can chasing him prevent all this from happening?" The army has already been launched, and they are all ready to join him.

On Shenlie Mountain, the emperor slowly walked up to the Temple of Heaven. The wind is cold above the Temple of Heaven, and he stands with his hands in his hands. Raise your eyes to the sky, see the sky clouds rolling up, the wind and clouds surging, its shape changes, its meaning is treacherous.

The ministers of civil and military affairs knelt under the Temple of Heaven respectively. Quietly watching the emperor seem to be independent of the clouds. Looking down on the people, heaven and earth are one person, overriding everything, this is the real Ninety-Five Supreme. The ministers looked at the emperor's eyes, and they felt a little more awe and submission.

Staring at the Temple of Heaven for a long time, the emperor slowly turned around, faced the ministers, and said: "The Chinese Dynasty is difficult, the people are uneasy, the emperor has been on the throne for more than 40 years, and there are mistakes in his manners, words and deeds. Against the will of heaven and against people, so heaven sent disasters to the common people to show punishment, and the common people are innocent. Suffering from the plague of Mons, this is also the sin of association! Old. Before worshipping the heavens and praying for blessings, they jointly sent an edict to the subjects of the world to save their own faults and warn future generations. ”

After speaking, the emperor nodded lightly to Gonggong Cao.

Gonggong Cao held the yellow silk in his hand and took a step forward. In front of all the ministers and officials, slowly unfolded the yellow silk. The sentence reads: "Liande is not classy, the danger of the community has not been saved, the misfortune of the temple has not been supported for more than 40 years, the words have repeatedly interfered with the peace of the sky, and the act of benevolence and forgiveness has been lost. All sins are given to one person"

At this time, a cannon was heard at the bottom of the mountain, and then a faint shout of killing gradually came, and the gray mountain top was suddenly enveloped by a chilling killing atmosphere.

The civil and military officials who knelt down at the foot of the Temple of Heaven all changed color, and they all looked around in panic, and the panic and fear suddenly spread among the ministers, and the Temple of Heaven on the top of the mountain gradually became a mess.

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the figure of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not appear on this Temple of Heaven for some reason. After thinking about the strange and incomprehensible situation in the capital recently, an ominous thought suddenly arose in the hearts of the ministers.

The emperor still looked at the sky with his hands in his hands, and his expression was calm and calm. As if he didn't realize it, there was a little murderous intent in his tone, and he said coldly: "Keep reading!" ”

Gonggong Cao shook his rope for a moment, and immediately regained his composure, unfolded Huang Juan and continued to read: "The Quartet is in trouble and the connection is not policed, the common people are displaced and do not know, and the responsibility of the husband is the way of the father." To the famine of the people, the prince poured introspection, and bowed to himself, very ashamed of the heroic spirits of the ancestors, and very guilty of the ghosts and gods of the temple

The shouting of killing at the foot of the mountain seemed to be getting closer and closer. It was as if it was close to him, and the expressions of the ministers became more and more panicked and uneasy.

The emperor closed his eyes and stood motionless in front of the hundred officials, ignoring the movements under the mountain, as if he had settled down.

It's been a long time.

Gonggong Cao cautiously woke up the pondering emperor: "Your Majesty, the edict of guilt has been read."

The emperor's face was gloomy, his eyes slowly scanned the panicked civil and military officials, and he slowly spoke: "In the past 40 years, although he is not a wise emperor, he is diligent." Lian is worthy of his heart, treats the people and subjects like parents and sons, does not love killing, does not indulge, and does his best to make my Heavenly Dynasty have support for the old and young, and the kings and saints and ministers are virtuous, and create a prosperous world with all the people. But why do so many people want to rebel? In the past, Pan Wenyuan usurped power and rebelled, and Pan Wenyuan was killed and suppressed by the joint execution. Today, after a year, today, the one who wants to rebel against usurpation is the eldest son of Lian, the prince who was canonized ten years ago! ”

In the increasingly approaching shouting of killing, the emperor closed his eyes in pain, and two lines of turbid tears slowly flowed out. The face covered with wrinkles and age spots suddenly burst into tears.

The ministers had different expressions, and their frightened emotions gradually calmed down, the ministers had all gone through many years of strong winds and waves, how could they not know what was going on?

The ministers looked at each other, and the same signal was transmitted in their eyes, the prince, it was really the opposite!