At dusk, the noon gate of the Forbidden City was opened, and the officials and nobles who were eligible to see the imperial banquet came one by one.

When they entered the Noon Gate, many people were surprised to find that the guards at the Noon Gate had changed, not the Han generals they were familiar with before, but the silver-armored iron guards with a sinister body.

These silver-armored guards lined up on both sides of the palace gate, scanning the people who walked by one with indifferent eyes.

Everyone who entered the palace had to be searched to make sure he had no weapons on him before he could be released.

When these officials and nobles received this kind of treatment, some people shouted at them on the spot and resisted.

Those silver-armored iron guards didn't say much, and directly twisted the arms of the disobedient people, tore off their official hats, and stuffed them directly into the empty room next to them.

Seeing the rough style of these people, other dissatisfied people also silenced one after another, and even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they didn't dare to say another word.

Everyone can see that the situation is very wrong, and something big must happen tonight.

Some sharp-eyed people had even recognized these armor soldiers as the personal guards around King Qin, and they were even more silent, constantly speculating about all kinds of things that might happen in their hearts, and their faces became a little nervous.

Most people are thinking about one thing in their hearts: Could it be that King Qin has forced the palace at this time? The palace looks like it's been controlled, huh?

Could it be that tonight's imperial banquet is simply a Hongmen banquet, and does King Qin want to kill everyone when he gets everyone into the palace?

When everyone thought about this, they were a little afraid and hesitated, and their steps towards the inside became sluggish, and they made eye contact with each other.

Some people even plan to retreat, trying to sneak back when people are not looking.

Soon, however, arrows flew out and landed at the feet of those who were retreating, reminding them that if they dared to retreat again, the arrows would pierce them directly.

Those who wanted to retreat were instantly frightened and didn't dare to move anymore, so they could only walk towards the palace with a sad face.

At this moment, someone shouted, "Shousuke-sama is here!" ”

The crowd instantly became noisy and surrounded the passing carriage.

Xia Junze got out of the carriage with the support of his entourage, and was also startled when he suddenly saw a group of panicked officials surrounding him.

Everyone hurriedly told the matter with sad faces, hoping that Xia Junze, the first assistant, would have an idea at this time.

Although many people usually don't deal with this Shousuke-sama for various reasons, they are eager to regard him as their backbone at this time.

After Xia Junze heard what happened, after taking a look at the scene in front of him, he was also shocked in his heart, and he didn't know what was going on.

But after all, he is a person who has been on the battlefield, and he has already taken refuge in Jiang Chuan, thinking that if it is Jiang Chuan's arrangement, then he should give himself some face.

Xia Junze calmed everyone down, and then walked towards the noon gate.

Walking through the noon gate, he walked over to the iron guard next to him, who thought he was wearing a blood-red cloak behind him, apparently believing that this was the leader of the place.

"This general, the old Xia Junze, doesn't know that today's matter was arranged by His Royal Highness the King of Qin?" Xia Junze asked politely.

That was a thousand-commander, in charge of guarding the noon gate, he glanced at Xia Junze indifferently, and said with his fists clenched: "Is it Xia Shoufu?" Lord Shoufu came just in time, and he would have guarded the palace gate in the name of His Royal Highness King Qin, in order to prevent people with bad intentions from mixing into the palace and disturbing today's imperial banquet. His Royal Highness has ordered that everyone entering must be searched. If you don't cooperate, take it directly. Since Lord Shoufu is the head of a hundred officials, he advises these officials so as not to bring disaster upon themselves. ”

Xia Junze was awe-inspiring in his heart, not knowing what was going on in the palace. Although he knew that Jiang Chuan might make a big move, he didn't know the specific situation at all.

He had the same idea as Wei Zhongxian, thinking that Jiang Chuan had just entered the capital, and if he wanted to grasp power, he had to rely on the power of these important ministers.

Now it seems that King Qin has left them aside to act alone, and there is both annoyance in his heart, but more of a loss.

But now he was more concerned about the emperor. Jiang Chuan had promised him that he would protect the royal family once he entered Beijing. He wants to judge Jiang Chuan's attitude towards himself by Jiang Chuan's attitude towards the emperor.

"Dare to ask the general, where is His Royal Highness King Qin now?" Xia Junze stabilized his mind and asked in a low voice.

The commander glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness knows that Lord Shoufu will have doubts, and he has already left a message: If the elder of the pavilion arrives, please go to the Taihe Hall alone to see him." ”

Xia Junze's heart was relieved when he heard this, since King Qin invited him to meet alone, it seemed that he still valued himself.

"Thank you, General. The old decay will persuade the hundred officials to be examined. Xia Junze arched his hand and retreated from the noon gate.

Seeing Shousuke come out, those panicked officials hurriedly surrounded him.

Xia Junze persuaded everyone, only saying that the situation is tense now, and there are probably rogues in the capital, which will inevitably be bad for the emperor to sneak into the palace, so he will check it like this.

In the end, it was Shousuke, and after some persuasion, the crowd was a lot more relieved. Although there were some doubts, it was also much quieter.

After Xia Junze persuaded the hundred officials, he took the lead and walked into the noon gate again.

The commander waved his hand, and after a guard next to him came over to check that he didn't have a blade hidden on his body, he asked another guard to take Xia Junze to the Taihe Hall to see Jiang Chuan.

As soon as Xia Junze walked into the noon gate Zhihong, a spacious carriage stopped outside the palace gate, and the flag planted on the carriage had the word "Liu" on it.

Those who were familiar with this carriage knew that this was the carriage of Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, and some people who were attached to the Duke of Wei quickly surrounded it.

Dressed in court clothes and with a solemn bearing, the Duke of Wei Guo, supported by a marquis, quickly stepped out of the carriage, and his face was gloomy when he saw the chaotic scene in front of him.

Since someone came forward to complain, they added fuel to the matter.

Liu Lin was actually restless on the way here.

After discussing with Harrier last time that he was going to attack Jiang Chuan at tonight's imperial banquet, he began to operate in full swing.

Now the harrier has been sent into the palace by him in advance, and some of the nails he planted in the palace in his early years have also been activated.

At the same time, he is ready for the rest of the backhands one by one, just waiting for tonight to start.

But since he received the news that King Jiang Chuan of Qin had entered the palace in the morning, he began to feel restless, and he always felt that something was going to happen.

Sitting in the carriage on the way was even more upset, and I always felt that something was wrong.

Now when he heard what these people said, his heart sank suddenly. He already had a premonition that things might not go well tonight, so he not only cursed secretly: "Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" ”

I don't know whether to scold Jiang Chuan or myself.

But he knew that he had no way to retreat at this time, and he could only go all the way to the dark. Fight hard, I'm afraid there is still a glimmer of life. If you stop there, you will be truly doomed.

He stabilized his mind, smiled at the people around him, and pretended to be calm: "What are you panicking about." There are extraordinary things in extraordinary times. This is the palace inside, the residence of the world, what is there to be afraid of. ”

After speaking, he walked towards the noon gate.

When everyone behind him saw that Wei Guogong was so calm, many people were also bold in their hearts, and they walked towards the noon gate together.

The commander standing in the noon gate looked at Wei Guogong who came over with a pretended calm face, and a sneer appeared on his face.