Chapter 9: Rebellion

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Rumors spread faster than the plague. Now all over Moscow is circulating about the bloodshed that took place on the square this morning. And the version is surprisingly consistent.

The aristocrats annoyed the Tsar and were killed.

At noon, one after another, sumptuous carriages stopped in the square, and then the inhabitants of Moscow saw the well-dressed noblewoman jump out of the carriage and threw herself in front of the corpse and wept bitterly, but their children had already shed the last drop of blood and turned into cold corpses.

Grand Duke Tuchkov, who had just gotten up from bed at this time, also received the news, and he didn't care about his manners and hurriedly got up. Then he hurried to the Tsar's bedchamber, not expecting that the young Tsar had not made any consultation with him before he acted. He also never imagined that Ivan IV would give him a "surprise" early in the morning. When he heard that the Tsar had arrested Shuisky's second son, he realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately entered the Kremlin and asked for an audience with Ivan IV.

"Is Your Majesty there?"

"Your Majesty has just left with Prince Yuri to go to the gate of the Kuriyat Palace."

The chamberlain, however, told Tüchkov that Ivan IV had just left the palace and went to the Kuryatia. So the prince had to hurry in the direction of the gate of the Kuryat Palace. I was nervous.

He became more and more unable to understand the Tsar's path, and every time he thought that this was already the limit of Ivan's cruelty, the other party could always refresh his three views.

When he arrived, he saw the Tsar's canine officer beating a bloody boy with a club.

The man who had been kicked and beaten was lying on the ground, and there was no movement, but the stick of the dog officer did not stop, like raindrops, and smashed his body without stopping.

Blood splattered on the palace gate, solidifying into a pool of crimson posture.

Ivan IV stood indifferently on the side, holding his brother Yuri's hand, and coldly looking at everything that was happening in front of him, as the initiator of all this, he didn't care about the lives of others. Surrender or perish.

Even the mentally handicapped Yuri, instinctively frightened by the bloody scene, clung to his brother's sleeve and hid behind Ivan IV.

"Your Majesty......"

Tüchkov stopped where he was, having lived through countless palace coups but had never seen such a direct execution of a political opponent. It simply hits the depths of the soul of all nobles.

"Here you are, Grand Duke Tuchkov."

Ivan IV turned his head and said to Tuchkov, "Dymitry, the second son of Shuisky, is suspected of assassinating me in Moscow Square, and has now been executed." Originally, I was going to prepare for a dog duel, but I thought about it. Perhaps it would be better to leave it to Shuisky. ”

Ivan IV's understatement was as ordinary as eating and drinking, especially at the sound of the word dog, Tuchikov's throat rolled.

The cruelty and brutality of the tsar once again refreshed the lower limit of Tuchkov. He also warned himself from the bottom of his heart not to annoy Ivan IV, he didn't want to know what it was like to be a dog at all.

The historical Tsar Ivan IV beat Grand Duke Shuisky to death at the gate of the Kuriyat Palace under the pretense of the instigation of a "sycophant". The tragedy that originally happened to Andrei Shuisky happened to his son at this time.

Tyuchkov was silent for a while, then said to Ivan IV, "Is this a preparation for a formal and public break with Grand Duke Shuisky?" ”

"If I don't break up, how can I attack those grand dukes with heavy troops? Shuisky is just the beginning, the regime in Moscow is already corrupt and incompetent to the extreme, and we have a chance to eradicate the moths of the corpse vegetarian meal. ”

Ivan IV mocked, "Now that we have been forced to this point, Shuisky's next move should be to think about how to depose me." His target is my younger brother Yuri, and if the only Tsar dies, he will be able to prop up my mentally handicapped brother to the throne as a matter of course. If not, they will also forcibly use their army to carry out a coup d'état. ”

Tuccikov glanced at Yuri, who was standing behind Ivan IV, and smirked at him. With a low level of intelligence, he is indeed a better target for the prince to manipulate.

The struggle for power in the Kremlin has heated up, and after Shuysky's resignation, the young Tsar has officially consolidated the side power previously held by the Grand Duke.

The little tsar said calmly, "The news of Dimitry's death will soon reach the ears of Shuisky, prepare the Guards, and directly arrest the Grand Duke Shuisky when he intends to rebel." By the way, I heard that Shuisky's cousin, Yusorov, had in his hands the power of an armed militia and convinced him first, destroying Shuisky's last hope. On the question of whether to be loyal to the tsar or to betray Moscow, Yusorov will definitely make a careful choice. ”

"And if the other party doesn't cooperate?"

Ivan IV impatiently made a beheading gesture and said to Tuchkov, "If you can't convince him, let his whole family fall to the ground." ”

At this time, Shuisky sat in his house in despair, especially when he learned that his second son Dimitri had been arrested and accused of assassinating the Tsar, and the whole person almost collapsed.

It was the longest moment of his life, and Ivan IV was pressing closely, ready to push him to the point of no return.

However, the next news from the Kremlin made the father almost faint in anger.

His beloved son, Dimitri, had been beaten to death by His Majesty's canine officer at the gate of the Kouryat Palace, and his body was hung in front of the palace gate.

This is no longer a knock or a warning, but a blatant attack on him!

"Your Majesty, you're going to force me to death."

Shuisky endured the grief and hatred in his heart, and he must now calm down. While the Kremlin has no other moves, it must turn the tide as soon as possible.

And the last card in Shuysky's hand is his cousin, Yusorov, who is in charge of some of the armed militias in towns near Moscow. He must find and convince him to carry out a coup d'état as soon as possible.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and at this time, Shuysky desperately rushed out of the door, and the Kremlin did not dare to take another half step, and the only place to stay was the armed militia stationed outside Moscow. Maybe now the Kremlin is reflecting on how to take him.

He stepped into the carriage that had been prepared and urged the coachman to drive out of Moscow. At the same time, I have already made up my mind in my heart.

Rebellion.

"Ivan IV, you wait for me."

He roared angrily, "I will pay you back this account with interest when the time comes!" ”