Chapter 55: Stalemate
The calmest people in the room were Luo Huanzhang and the Queen Mother, hearing the noise outside, the two of them were the most surprised, the Queen Mother quickly got up, looked at the door, and then sat down slowly, her eyes turned to Han Ruzi, because she heard it clearly, and the people outside were shouting "help".
Luo Huanzhang turned around and walked to the door, the people outside had not yet rushed into the inner courtyard, but the sound of weapons hitting was clearly audible, and the screams of the eunuchs were all "miserable people".
He turned to the dazed-looking Bu Ru and asked, "What's going on?" Aren't the gates of the inner palace guarded? ”
"Yes, they're all guarded...... I'll go out and have a look. Bu Yuru hurriedly walked out of the room, and soon came back, with obvious trepidation on his face, "A group of eunuchs and palace maids from nowhere, more than fifty people, holding ...... Wooden sticks and bamboo poles surrounded Cishun Palace. ”
"Eunuchs and palace maids?" Luo Huanzhang was inexplicable.
Angry and shocked, the King of the East China Sea couldn't help but sneer: "Can't so many martial arts masters stop more than fifty eunuchs and palace maids?" ”
Bu Yuru shook his head, "The people outside have gone to the Qinzheng Hall with the imperial concubine, and there are only four people left to guard the gate, I thought ...... Let the three of them go out and kill a few people......"
The three short knifemen at the door were about to go out, and Luo Huanzhang shouted, "Stay." Our plan is to hold the Queen Mother and the Emperor hostage, and if we keep these two, it will not be considered a failure. ”
The King of the East Sea lowered his head, his face turned blue, because he was not among the "two".
Luo Huanzhang walked in front of the Queen Mother and arched his hand: "Admire, the Queen Mother suppressed the court and the ministers became more loyal, and the blood stained the inner palace and the slaves and maids served their lives, I really admire." ”
The Queen Mother didn't raise her eyes, and said coldly: "The court is in my hands, the inner palace is managed by the imperial concubine, it has nothing to do with me, those people outside are not here for me, don't you hear them shouting 'help'?" They were the emperor's people. ”
Of course Luo Huanzhang heard it, but from the palace to the court, everyone shouted "Your Majesty" in their mouths, but they had their own ideas in their hearts, so he didn't expect the emperor at all, and when he heard the words of the Queen Mother, he looked at the young man sitting by the window.
Han Ruzi was very excited in his heart, Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e did it after all, the emperor was no longer a bystander in this palace coup, but he was still able to maintain his composure and meet Luo Huanzhang's gaze.
"Your Majesty can actually get a group of eunuchs and palace maids to be loyal to you?" Luo Huanzhang still didn't believe it.
"Follow the trend, the Queen Mother arrests and kills people, so that I can win the trust of others." Han Ruzi's attention was mostly focused on the noise outside, there were only four guards at the gate of Cishun Palace, and dozens of eunuchs and palace maids never attacked, indicating that things were not going particularly smoothly.
"This is the benefit of the way of benevolence and righteousness, power can make contributions, benevolence and righteousness can be kept, power and righteousness can be enterprising, and benevolence and righteousness can be broken." Luo Huanzhang turned to the Queen Mother again, "We are also taking advantage of the trend, Emperor Wu, Emperor Huan, and Emperor Si have died one after another, the Queen Mother listens to the government as the heroine, the Cui family is dictatorial to relatives, and the foundation of Dachu has rotted, so we gave the people of the rivers and lakes a chance." ”
"Your Excellency is still such a good teacher." The Queen Mother laughed briefly, "It's hard to say how the foundation of Da Chu is, your current situation is not good." ”
Three swordsmen ran in from outside the door, all of them were walking like people, holding knives in their hands, their clothes were stained with egg whites, vegetable leaves, etc., they had torn a few holes, and there were a little blood stains, and their faces were in a hurry, and they were about to close the door as soon as they entered the house and turned around.
Several bamboo poles followed from outside the door, poking indiscriminately.
Bu Yu was so frightened that he and the three original subordinates in the house stepped forward to help, and the seven people were huddled together, finally barely holding the door, and there were still a few bamboo poles sticking in through the cracks in the door, and there was a banging sound outside, mixed with the shouts of "help".
"Where's Yan Mingfeng?" Bu Yu was frightened, but he had not forgotten his men.
"He was stabbed down by a secret gun, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead." One of them leaned against the door, a little angry, and added: "You said that this matter is not dangerous, and there will be no resistance, why ......"
"You still say that you are all one against a hundred, why can't even the eunuchs and palace maids beat?" As soon as the situation changes, Bu Yuru can't protect his composure, and he is even more unwilling to take responsibility in vain.
"Shut up." Luo Huanzhang shouted, now is not the time for infighting, stared at the emperor for a while, and said to Bu Yuru and the others: "Open the door." ”
"Can't be opened." Another swordsman covered in dirt objected loudly, having fought with the eunuchs and palace maids outside, and knew that these people were not easy to deal with.
"Idiot, what are you fighting with a bunch of slaves? Defend the emperor and the queen mother...... And the king of the East China Sea, who dares to come in? Luo Huanzhang did not admit defeat.
The King of the East Sea whispered, "Now you think of me." ”
Luo Huanzhang only mentioned him, walked in front of the emperor in a few steps, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me." ”
Bu Yuru finally reacted, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't guard the door, listen to my orders: Xiaolong, look at the king of the East China Sea, Dalong, Deng Ye and I guard the queen mother, and the three of you guard the emperor." One, two, three...... Remove! ”
The seven people who blocked the door scattered in a hurry, rushing to their targets.
Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea were only thirteen-year-old boys, the Queen Mother and Wang Meiren were women, and they all accepted the hijacking calmly because of their own identity, and no one resisted, only the King of the East China Sea had a cold face, because he was treated differently.
The door was rushed open, and first seven or eight bamboo poles stretched in to explore the way, and then a small figure crossed the threshold and knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, and said to the emperor excitedly: "Your Majesty, the hard-working man is coming...... You sent us a code in Cining Palace, right? ”
"That's right, you're just in time." Han Ruzi said that the three swordsmen surrounded him, but they only showed their knives and did not put them on his neck, and the emperor's calm performance made them take a small half step back.
No one knew how excited Han Ruzi was in his heart, he couldn't even stand up, so he could only sit on the round stool and try to straighten his body as much as possible.
Zhang Youcai wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, turned his head and said to the people outside: "Look, I just said that this is His Majesty's secret order, let's come to the right place." It may be that someone hinted at something to him, Zhang Youcai hurriedly turned around and kowtowed to the Queen Mother, "The slave is too late to save the car, and the Queen Mother forgives the sin." ”
The Queen Mother was reluctant to talk to the palace slaves, so she turned her head to Wang Meiren who was standing beside her and said, "You have raised a good son." ”
"He is the son of the Queen Mother." Wang Meiren said.
The Queen Mother snorted lightly and didn't say anything more.
Han Ruzi knew that her mother had to do it, but she still felt sour in her heart, and at the same time had some doubts, her mother was obviously forced to enter the palace, why was she more loyal than the palace maid next to the Queen Mother?
Luo Huanzhang also had the same doubts, but he had to solve the current crisis first, "Please Your Majesty order unrelated people to leave the palace." ”
Han Ruzi looked at the three short knives beside him, and said to Zhang Youcai, who was kneeling at the door: "You guys retreat to the court first and stand by, I want to talk to Master Luo." ”
Zhang Youcai looked at Luo Huanzhang and the seven swordsmen all over before he replied "obey the order", got up and was about to exit, Wang Meiren reminded: "Close the gate of Cishun Palace, don't let anyone come in again." ”
"Yes." Zhang Youcai withdrew, and many bamboo poles also withdrew, but the door was not closed.
Wang Meiren bowed to the Queen Mother and said: "The concubine is ordered before she is invited, please punish the Queen Mother." ”
"Well, there's no hurry." The Queen Mother looked a little tired, looking at the sunlight pouring in from outside the door, and turned a blind eye to the blade a few feet away.
Bu Yuru and the others became more and more nervous, and they all looked at Luo Huanzhang.
Luo Huanzhang thought for a moment, and felt that it was more important for the Queen Mother, walked up to her, motioned to Bu Yuru and the other three to put down the knife, and said, "It's a pity, it seems that things are deadlocked." ”
"I just regret believing the wrong person." The Queen Mother still did not retract her gaze.
"These people around me are all heroes on the rivers and lakes, and they don't understand the royal rules, please forgive the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother finally retracted her gaze and looked at Luo Huanzhang, "Someone once said to me that the emperor's power is only ten steps away, within a thousand miles, I laughed it off at the time, and now it seems that he is right, I will give it to others within ten steps, and the result is today's situation." Within ten steps, it is indeed the territory of the Jianghu people. ”
Han Ruzi was surprised in his heart, it turned out that Yang Feng had said something similar to the Queen Mother, whose side was he on?
Luo Huanzhang nodded and praised: "The person who said this to the Queen Mother is very knowledgeable, Chun Yuxiao also said that the farther away from the emperor, the stronger the majesty you feel, so the emperor is always high and away from the subjects, once someone rushes through the obstacle and comes to the emperor, the majesty becomes not to be feared. ”
"So you decided to do this?"
"Half of it is a stratagem, half of it is God. Chun Yuxiao instigated the king of Qi to rise up in the Qi country, and I was preparing to cooperate with the outside in the capital, but after staying in the Cui family for a long time, I found that I had the opportunity to rush in front of the emperor, no, in front of the queen mother. So I agreed with Chun Yuxiao that if the king of Qi could break through the Hangu Pass, I would carry out the original plan, abolish the emperor and the queen mother, and set up a new king. If the King of Qi is defeated, he will implement a new plan and come to a palace change. ”
The Queen Mother nodded, "I must capture Chun Yuxiao alive and see what kind of character he is." ”
Luo Huanzhang smiled, "The minister can prevent the imperial concubine from entering the Qinzheng Palace, but he can't stop the emperor's holy decree, at this moment, the palace Zhonglang will be replaced, and all the guards will be used by me, the queen mother's brother, the Southern Army Grand Sima Shangguanxu, should have been deprived of the seal, and the soldiers of the Southern Army will enter the city again, and when the time comes, the ministers will not be allowed to be disobedient." ”
The Queen Mother also smiled slightly, "Every day after noon, several minions of the court and the central government meet with me in Guangwen Pavilion, if they can't see me, they will go to the Qinzheng Palace to put the minister under house arrest, and the imperial concubine is afraid that she will not be able to come back." As for the Great Sima of the Southern Army, it may not be so easy to take his seal. ”
Luo Huanzhang turned to look, and the sunlight at the door indicated that noon had already passed.
Luo Huanzhang and the Queen Mother looked at each other, figuring out each other's bottom line.
Bu Yuru, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke: "There is no need to talk about it, Chun Yushi has issued a secret order to me: if the big thing fails, the queen mother, the emperor, and the king of the East China Sea will all be killed." When the time comes, the ministers will have no leader, the princes will fight together, and Chun Yushi will still have a chance! ”
Bu Yu was like waving the knife in his hand, and his eyes were full of madness.
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