Chapter 255: In front of the Tongxuan Palace
The King of the East Sea was frightened, and he felt more anger, he believed in his mother and the Tan family so much, but their plan was so poor!
Nearly 1,000 people were trapped in a narrow area to the north of the palace, and the third gate to the queen mother and the emperor's dormitory was difficult to break through, and all other directions were dead. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Dozens of masters of the rivers and lakes sent out by Tan Ye and Tan Diao to climb over the wall quickly returned, they only figured out one thing, the people hiding in the shadows to shoot arrows were not soldiers, but a group of palace guards, their skills were not bad, and there were many people, they couldn't beat them.
In a panic, everyone caught many eunuchs, palace maids and guards from the vicinity, but it was useless, these people did not know the whole thing, and only begged for mercy.
The king of the East China Sea scolded the Tan family brothers several times, trying to find the "Guanghua Tigers" to ask for the guilt, but they couldn't find it, only a large group of people ran around with him like headless flies.
The king of the East China Sea suddenly thought of Han Ruzi, and thought that if he was here, he might be able to come up with a way, but Han Ruzi ran away and didn't even say hello, and the king of the East China Sea couldn't help but be even more angry when he thought of this.
The sky turned white, and Zhang Jing, the director of the Criminal Department, finally appeared, running on foot with the corners of his clothes, like a refugee wading through the river.
The king of the East China Sea slapped his horse to meet him, raised his horsewhip and was about to whip it over, "Bastard thing......
"The king of the East China Sea is angry and has found the inner response." Zhang Jing said breathlessly.
The King of the East China Sea stopped in time, "Why did you show up?" ”
"It's not the original plan, it's another, the king of the East China Sea, please come with me."
The King of the East Sea turned around and glanced at it, confirming that the three master guards and the Tan family brothers were following behind, and then urged Zhang Jing to leave quickly.
Zhang Jing did not go to the third gate, but turned into an alley, which seemed to be heading west, and the Tan family brothers gathered all the companions they met along the way, and quickly gathered hundreds of people.
In front of a small door, the king of the East China Sea saw a number of torturers, and his heart was annoyed, but his face was smiling, "Where should I be?" ”
The torturers pointed to the door, "Inside." ”
The King of the East Sea jumped off his horse, turned around again, and saw that the three guards were not leaving, so he walked to the door and asked hesitantly, "Which one is it?" ”
A voice came from inside the door, "I'm only talking to the King of the East Sea." ”
"I am."
"Let the others step back first."
The king of the East China Sea was very surprised, in all the plans he knew, there was no mention that there were still his own people hidden in the palace, he looked at the prisoners, and then looked at the Tan brothers, but everyone was as confused as him, especially the "Guanghua Tigers", they originally wanted to abandon the king of the East China Sea and escape, but they ran into a "Neiying" here, and they had to see the king of the East China Sea before they were willing to open the door.
The King of the East Sea hesitated, and a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "The Su Guards have arrived at the north gate, and they are banging on the door, as if they are about to rush in......"
The King of the East Sea was already very sure that the Eighth Palace of the Suwei would never be on his side, so he had to make a painful decision, "You all step down...... Don't go too far. ”
The three guards left last, nodding to the King of the East Sea, indicating that they would stay nearby and be on call.
"Who are you? Do I know each other? ”
The voice inside said: "I'm Yuan Zifan, does the King of the East China Sea still remember me?" ”
The King of the East Sea was taken aback, "Why are you?" You, you're not...... The Queen Mother? The King of the East Sea hurriedly took two steps back.
Yuan Zifan saw the actions of the King of the East China Sea through the crack in the door, and hurriedly said: "The King of the East China Sea is not afraid, I am being chased and killed by the Queen Mother now." ”
"Then you're still in the palace...... Oh. "The king of the East China Sea understood, Yuan Zifan was brave and resourceful, he was originally a eunuch, pretending to be a hopeful, the king of England was assassinated, he lost his usefulness, in order to avoid the queen mother's pursuit, he sneaked back to the palace and hid under the eyes of the queen mother.
"Huang Fuyi and Lu Congxin have been wiped out, and I am the only one left......"
The king of the East China Sea still had a lot of doubts in his heart, but this was not the time to ask, so he immediately said: "Needless to say, I already understand, open the door, after the matter is completed, you will be the new central supervisor, as for the queen mother, it is no longer a problem." ”
"The king of the East China Sea knows people."
There was a lock sound, the small door opened, and Yuan Zifan stood at the door, wearing the clothes of a servant in the palace, with no beard under his chin, a real eunuch, the king of the East China Sea almost didn't recognize it.
"Please come with me." Yuan Zifan said respectfully.
Although the King of the East China Sea was in a hurry, he still retained a trace of caution, "Where to go?" ”
"Tongxuan Palace, where you may be able to go around to the Queen Mother's bedroom."
"Say anything else, let's go." The king of the East China Sea was overjoyed, turned around and beckoned, asked everyone to follow, and then said to Yuan Zifan: "You are not small, you can even sneak into the palace." ”
"Alas, in fact, it was Huang Fuyi who noticed that the Queen Mother had the intention of destroying her mouth, so he made some arrangements in advance, but the incident happened suddenly, and he and Lu Congxin didn't have time to ......"
The assassination of the King of England was a plan planned by the King of the East China Sea, and the three fake hopefuls were unprepared, only Yuan Zifan was at the scene at the time, and he reacted the fastest, which was considered to have escaped, but hiding in the palace was not a long-term solution after all, and he was frightened every day, so he wanted to fight every opportunity.
The portal was very small, and it was not easy for horses to pass through, and the king of the East China Sea didn't care, so he followed Yuan Zifan on foot and asked, "There are many portals in the palace, can you open them?" ”
"I have a few friends in the palace, and they are also willing to take refuge in the King of the East China Sea. The Queen Mother always thought that there were assassins hiding in the palace, and they were arrested on a large scale, and the methods were very vicious, and everyone wanted to protect themselves. ”
The confidence of the East Sea King swelled again, and he whispered to himself: "It turned out that it was so easy to win over the people in the palace, and it was not a big deal that Han Ruzi had someone to help him at the beginning." ”
The King of the East China Sea and Yuan Zifan led the way, the others followed, and there were hundreds of people who did not follow, and the King of the East China Sea did not care, when they were the bait to attract the Eighth Battalion of the Guards.
Turning around along the way, there were people opening the doors to let them go at every gate, and the king of the East Sea was very careful, requiring most of the people to lock the door immediately after passing, so as not to catch up with the guards, and if they bumped into the palace people, they were forced to join the team.
Yuan Zifan could only open the door with someone he knew, so he didn't take the right road, went around half a circle, and walked around from the west to the courtyard in front of the Tongxuan Palace.
At this time, the sky has been bright, although the court has been paralyzed for many days, the rules are still there, no matter what accident happens, many people must be loyal to their duties, what to do, such as the guard in front of the Tongxuan Palace, regular change of guard, rain or shine.
Tongxuan Hall is the main hall of the imperial palace, the emperor ascended the throne here, attended major events and officially met the ministers, today is not the designated big day, there are only dozens of honor guards in the empty courtyard, all tall and majestic, but they do not need to go to the battlefield, nor do they need to learn combat skills, as long as they can stand motionless for a few hours, even if they are loyal to the court.
Therefore, seeing hundreds of people suddenly rushing into the courtyard, the most daring and curious guard only turned his head to glance, and then straightened his back, held the ornate halberd, and faced a group of intruders of unknown origin, neither stopping nor asking, pretending that everything was normal.
The King of the East Sea did not exist when these people did not exist, but the people behind him were afraid, and they all stopped at once, even the torturers and tolerances, under normal circumstances, they would never have a chance to appear here.
"Keep up!" The King of the East China Sea said loudly, he understands the preciousness of time, and unless he captures the Queen Mother and Shangguan Sheng alive, he can't feel at ease for a moment.
Yuan Zifan and several eunuchs led the way and hurriedly ran to the east.
The King of the East China Sea turned his head to look at the majestic Tongxuan Palace, and an idea suddenly popped up.
"Wait." The king of the East China Sea has changed his mind, he has approached the emperor's throne several times, but he has missed all of them, who knows if he will succeed this time? Don't have a next chance yet?
He turned around and ran towards the main hall, Yuan Zifan and the others followed in astonishment, and when they reached the front of the steps, they stopped, not daring to take a step.
The king of the East China Sea ran up to the Danqi alone, disappointed to see that the door of the palace was closed, it was too late to find someone to open the door, and it was impossible to hit the door, he turned around and walked on the edge of the Danqi, along the steps, looking down at the people in the courtyard, there were eunuchs, tolerances and people from the rivers and lakes, as well as the honor guards like pillars.
This is not the enthronement scenario imagined by the King of the East Sea.
But he didn't want to wait any longer, although he got Yuan Zifan's unexpected help, the king of the East China Sea still had no bottom in his heart, the queen mother was obviously prepared, no matter how he tossed, it would be difficult to have a good result.
"The Holy One was killed last night!" The king of the East China Sea said loudly, only at this moment, there was no fear in his heart, "The champion Hou was poisoned by the King of England, the tired Hou left Beijing, gave up the battle for the throne, and I was the only one left among the four!" ”
The king of the East China Sea wanted to see some reverence and solemnity, but he gave everyone too little time to prepare, below the Danqi, everyone's eyes were full of confusion and horror, the purpose of their entry into the palace was to support the king of the East China Sea, but after running around, they didn't even see the face of the enemy, and suddenly wanted to set up the emperor, and it was difficult for anyone to adapt.
"I am the son of Emperor Huan!" The King of the East China Sea persevered, "The destiny of heaven returns, and today I will inherit the throne of the Great Chu Emperor in front of the Tongxuan Palace!" ”
The courtyard was silent, and even the guards couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the small figure above the danqi, feeling both ridiculous and frightened.
Yuan Zifan and some other eunuchs reacted faster, knelt down at the same time, and shouted: "Long live my emperor!" ”
Tan Ye and Tan Diao led a group of people to kneel down and shouted "Long live", although this time the accession to the throne was too hasty and abrupt, but this is their goal after all, and it is acceptable to achieve it as soon as possible.
The prisoners and the prisoners waited for a while before kneeling, most of them only opened their mouths and did not make a sound, they supported the king of the East China Sea as emperor, but it was clear that the child's play of "enthronement" would not be recognized at all.
The king of the East China Sea was very satisfied, but he had two small regrets, one was that the shouting was not neat enough, and there was no momentum of mountain calling, and the other was that dozens of honor guards were willing to be spectators and did not kneel with everyone.
The King of the East China Sea walked down quickly, glanced back at the Tongxuan Palace, sighed, and said to Yuan Zifan and the Tan family brothers: "If you don't go to the Queen Mother's dormitory, go out of the city immediately." ”
"Huh?" Several people were still kneeling on the ground, not understanding what was wrong with the "emperor".
"The Queen Mother has been prepared, just with us people, we can't fight the eight battalions of the guards, it is better to open the city gate and let the southern army in, with the help of my uncle, the general trend can be recovered."
"But the city gate is ......in the hands of the Eighth Camp of the Su Guard," Tan Ye reminded.
The King of the East China Sea was more sober than ever, "The Queen Mother and Shangguan Sheng thought that they would surround us, and they must have transferred most of the guards from the city gate, let's find more people to attack the city gate, and we will definitely succeed." ”
The torturer who hesitated when shouting "Long live" was the first to stand up in support at this time, and Lian Danchen, a member of the judicial army, said: "If you go north, you will be intercepted, and if you go to the west gate, you can also welcome the southern army there." ”
Everyone ran through the wide courtyard, all the way, and soon came to the vicinity of the south gate, where there were guards and soldiers, but there were not many of them, and like those honor guards, they were puzzled by what happened in front of the Tongxuan Palace, and were rushed by many people from the rivers and lakes, and they put down their weapons and retreated to the side.
A eunuch recognized the officer in charge, rushed up without saying a word, searched for the key, and opened a side door.
Outside the south gate, a large number of people were resting on the ground, waiting for the development of the situation in the palace, and were startled by the crowd that rushed out.
When the king of the East China Sea saw many scholars, he immediately understood, and said loudly: "Come with me, open the city gate to welcome the tired marquis!" (To be continued.) )