The lights outside the gate were bright, and the road was full of soldiers in armor, leaving only an extremely narrow passage, and even the King of the East China Sea, who was accustomed to seeing big scenes, was so frightened that he stopped his steps, refused to cross the threshold, dragged Han Ruzi's arm, and said in a trembling voice: "This is not a guard in the palace." ”

Han Ruzi was also a little hesitant, when he ascended the throne yesterday, he had seen a large number of honor guards, far away, only to see countless brightly colored flags, helmets, armor and weapons in a row, like a mountain of lanterns, more than majestic, not enough brave.

At this moment, the group of soldiers standing outside the door are different, the armor pieces on their bodies rub against each other, making a very threatening sound, the knives and guns in their hands are shining in the reflection of the lights, obviously more than a dozen steps away, it feels like they are against their chests, there are only more than 100 people, more hideous than the thousands of honor guards in a neat row.

"They're here to protect Your Majesty." Yang Feng said softly and walked out of the gate with the emperor in his arms.

The king of the East China Sea hurriedly followed, he didn't want to be alone at this time, but he was still worried in his heart, and regardless of whether Yang Feng could hear it, he said to Han Ruzi: "They are all from the camp outside the city, I don't know if it is the northern army or the southern army - ah, it must be the southern army, the queen mother transferred her brother's army!" I'll just say......"

The number of foreign soldiers was not only more than this hundred, but the entire palace seemed to have become a military camp, with groups of soldiers stationed everywhere, and the eunuchs and palace maids who could usually be seen everywhere were all missing at this time.

The king of the East China Sea was so frightened that he almost went limp, and he had to be supported by two eunuchs to move forward, Han Ruzi was a little scared at first, but quickly regained his composure, no matter what Yang Feng's so-called "time has come" meant, he didn't care, along the way, he only paid attention to all kinds of eyes, the soldiers were not the same as the people in the palace, and his eyes clearly revealed the thoughts in his heart, there were doubts and curiosity, as well as awe and excitement.

Among this group of soldiers of the Southern Army, there may be loyal ministers like Liu Jie, but they don't have the opportunity to show it. With such hope, Han Ruzi was stable every step of the way, and refused the help of the eunuch.

The group soon arrived at the Tai'an Palace, where the Queen Mother lived, where more soldiers gathered, three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounding the entire palace, Han Ruzi felt that he was squeezed in from the crowd.

The courtyard was lined with a phalanx of soldiers, and under the porch at the entrance of the main house, there stood a general, wrapped in armor and covered with an embroidered brocade robe, and when he saw the emperor appear, he knelt awkwardly with the help of the guards, "The minister is late for help, and he begs His Majesty for forgiveness." ”

Han Ruzi knew that it was not his turn to speak, and sure enough, Yang Feng, who was beside him every step of the way, said loudly: "The general is flat, the general is in armor, and he can act with military salutes." ”

General Shane, with the help of the guards, got up again.

When Han Ruzi passed by him, he recognized that this was the queen mother's elder brother and the great Sima Shangguan Xuan of the Southern Army, and the king of the East China Sea guessed correctly, this was indeed an army transferred from the Southern Battalion.

There were a lot of people in the room, but there were no soldiers, and the imperial concubine Shangguan was sitting on the chair in the middle, and Han Ruzi was also sent to sit on the chair, and there was a small case between the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine. Zuo Ji led six eunuchs to guard in front of the Dongnuan Pavilion, but the Queen Mother still refused to show up. Jing Yao and more than a dozen stewards and eunuchs were scattered everywhere, and Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, was also among them, all with solemn faces.

In addition, there are two eunuchs and two palace maids guarding in the corner, extremely unnoticed, Han Ruzi saw them and felt that they were probably the same kind of people as Meng E, the common characteristic is that they rarely look at people, always staring at a place where there is nothing, seemingly respectful, but in fact, they are on guard against accidents.

Meng E didn't know where.

The king of the East Sea stood beside the emperor, his face was pale, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Yang Feng stood in front of the emperor's side and did not speak, in fact, although there were many people in the room, they were unusually quiet, and the Shangguan outside the door bowed to the emperor in a hurry, but these people even omitted the politeness on the surface, and the emperor came in quietly and sat down quietly, and no one looked at him more.

The sky outside the house was getting brighter, the candles in the house were burned out, and the quiet atmosphere was finally broken, and the Southern Army Grand Sima Shangguanxu walked in, making a gesture to bow down to the emperor and the imperial concubine, Jing Yao and another eunuch hurriedly supported him.

The imperial concubine said to her brother, "General Shangguan doesn't have to be polite. ”

Shangguan Xuan stood still, hugged his fists and said: "Prime Minister Yin Wuwu, Taifu Cui Hong, Governor Han Xing, Governor of Soldiers and Horses, and Shen Mingzhi of the Right Patrol Imperial Shi have entered the palace and have arrived." ”

The king of the East China Sea couldn't suppress his excitement, and shouted excitedly, as long as his uncle Cui Hong was there, he was not afraid of anything.

The imperial concubine nodded, Jing Yao walked to the door, and loudly announced that the minister had entered the palace.

Prime Minister Yin Harmless was the first to come in, his steps staggered, sweating profusely, as soon as he entered the room, he knelt down, kowtowed a few times in the direction of the chair and the East Warm Pavilion, and said in a trembling voice: "The ministers deserve to die, and the ministers deserve to die!" ”

Several other ministers followed, all kneeling down to plead guilty.

The imperial concubine changed her usual gentleness, her expression was cold, and she didn't squeak, and the eunuchs didn't ask the minister to calm down, and the prime minister and the other four could only kneel for a long time, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Less than a day apart, Shangguan Xuan was no longer the upstart who was trembling in the face of accidents, but the general who held the military power and was the first to enter the palace to escort him, standing at the door with a frosty face and a sword, like an escort of the four ministers.

Not only these ministers received the edict to enter the palace, but not long after, ten more ministers entered the palace, all kneeling behind the prime minister, and Feng Ju, the secretary of the ministry, was one step later than other ministers for various reasons, and people in their fifties actually wept bitterly in public, took off the hat on their heads, and asked for a heavy punishment.

For some reason, two other ministers felt that they were guilty, and they kowtowed, bleeding profusely from their foreheads.

Han Ruzi looked at this scene in surprise, this was different from the pillars of the court he imagined, even if the ministers couldn't do Liu Jie, they should maintain a minimum of dignity, but as far as the eye could see, he only saw a trembling back and sweaty forehead.

The imperial concubine nodded her head, Jing Yao understood, waved her hand and ordered the eunuchs under her command to help up the ministers all over the ground, and then spoke: "Your Excellency, don't be busy pleading, Your Majesty entered the palace on the first day of his accession to the throne to assassinate him, the Queen Mother was worried, after hearing the news, she immediately summoned the Southern Army Sima to enter the palace and searched overnight, and three hundred ...... have been arrested."

Jing Yao looked at a steward eunuch, and the eunuch immediately reminded in a low voice: "Three hundred and eighty-four." ”

"Well, three hundred and eighty-four people have been arrested, and according to what is known so far, the assassination is no accident, and it must be investigated in the palace, and even more thoroughly outside the palace, and the mastermind behind the scenes must be found. The so-called raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while, Your Majesty is in danger, the country is in danger, do you have a good plan? ”

Whether it was true or not, all the ministers present showed expressions of disbelief and surprise, and Prime Minister Yin harmlessly took the lead, one by one, according to the size of his official position, to denounce the rebellious assassins.

Han Ruzi's shock was real, it was only more than three hours after the strange incident happened last night, and he didn't even see the shadow of the assassin, which actually caused such a big movement, not only the army outside the city quickly entered the palace, but also arrested nearly four hundred people.

The king of the East China Sea said that the queen mother had a big plan, but the breadth of this plan was beyond Han Ruzi's imagination.

As soon as the ministers' denunciations came to an end, Prime Minister Yin Wuwu said the first useful sentence, "Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the ancestors of the Great Chu, Your Majesty is in danger, what was the situation at that time, can Your Majesty briefly describe it?" ”

"I was ...... I ...... "Han Ruzi is not so afraid that he can't speak, he just thinks that he should be cautious at this time, and the less words he says, the better, this is what Yang Feng has always reminded him."

The king of the East China Sea next to him jumped out, and since he saw his uncle Cui Hong, his courage became bigger, "Your Majesty is too frightened, let me tell you." It happened around the second watch last night, Your Majesty and I were talking about the princes of the clan, and suddenly, the three candles that were lit were all extinguished at once, and the wind was gusting, and the figures were ......"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the king of the East China Sea, even Han Ruzi was no exception, the king of the East China Sea told a vivid story, the assassins seemed to be not just one, but many, the emperor was frightened and overwhelmed, all relying on the king of the East China Sea to be fearless and commanding, and called the personal guards, only to finally drive the assassins back, so shocked that the ministers shouted "Long live".

After the king of the East China Sea finished speaking, Jing Yao came on the stage, without too much rendering, and said bluntly: "The queen mother immediately made a decision, ordered all the people in the palace to stand by, and must tell their whereabouts at the time of the incident one by one, less than two people testified, all of them are suspicious, and at the same time the southern army was summoned into the palace to investigate all the guards, and at the moment the relevant people are being interrogated, and they will soon be able to confess." ”

As soon as Jing Yao's words fell, there was a commotion outside, Shangguan Xuan immediately went out to check, and soon came back, saying solemnly: "One of the assassin's accomplices has confessed. ”

"So fast?" Taifu Cui Hong blurted out, and immediately realized that he had made a big mistake, and hurriedly added: "The Queen Mother is wise, General Shangguan moves quickly, and the assassin ...... This one must be caught off guard......"

"Unfortunately, the assassin himself was not caught, only a few accomplices were captured, two committed suicide on the spot, three were arrested, and one of them has already confessed." Shangguan Xuan was not surprised.

Cui Hong became more and more frightened, and nodded vigorously.

"Got the identity of the assassin?" Shangguan Imperial Concubine asked.

Shangguan Xuan nodded, and did not answer immediately, but said: "The assassin has been hiding in the palace for many years, and he is widely implicated, please allow Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to allow me to do it cheaply in order to uproot him." ”

The only indication that Han Ruzi could make was to hum, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan made a decision instead of the Queen Mother: "General, just let it go." ”

Shangguan Xuan glanced at the dozen or so eunuchs in the room, and everyone who was looked at was apprehensive, even the central eunuch Jing Yao and the queen mother's henchman Zuo Ji were no exception.

Shangguan Xuan didn't accuse anyone, waved his hand, and two heavily armored officers came in, squeezed through the ministers without saying a word, grabbed Liu Jie's arms in the middle palm seal, and dragged them out.

"Mistaken, you mistaken! I have nothing to do with the Assassins, I don't even know who they are! Liu Jie reacted when he was dragged to the door and shouted loudly.

Han Ruzi couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, and said, "Wait, I have something to say." ”

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