Chapter 1182: Aftermath
Wei Hao beat the drums to gather the generals, and the generals of the battalions hurriedly put on their clothes and hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army. However, after the efforts of the two pillars of incense, they hurried back to their respective camps, and then the whole team gathered, and there was a commotion in the barracks.
Ge Fushun returned to his big tent of the Chinese army, and immediately ordered all the officers and soldiers to gather, then put down the tent curtain, and said to Yang Fan and the others: "Wei Hao suddenly gave an order to gather all the men and horses of the flying cavalry left guard and immediately rush to Hengjie. β
Yang Fan and the others were stunned for a moment, this kind of behavior is extremely rare even in broad daylight, not to mention that it is the middle of the night at this time, leading troops into the city and entering the palace, what is this for?
"Could it be that Merriam-Webster is going to mutiny?"
As soon as this thought hit his heart, he was categorically denied by Yang Fan: impossible! Although the Wei family is now in full swing, it has no foundation like a castle in the sky, and all this scenery depends on Li Xian.
The Wei family now needs Li Xian's signboard very much, so as to cultivate henchmen to strengthen the foundation, and it is impossible to rashly attack and become enemies of the world. Even if Empress Wei herself was dizzy and delusional to ascend to the sky in one step, the entire Webster Group would not agree.
Even if Empress Wei or the Wei Group had a conflict with Li Xian, or were eager to kick him away, the most appropriate way was to imprison Li Xian, coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and wait for the water to come to fruition before ascending to the throne.
Hasn't Empress Wei been learning Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian did this at the beginning, she imprisoned Li Dan, the son of the emperor, for eight years, and everything was ready to stop, which made the nominal emperor Li Dan Zen throne.
But now that Wei has transferred troops into the city, if it is not intended to force the palace to usurp the throne and stand on its own, then what do they want to do? Yang Fan felt incomprehensible.
Ge Fu said: "Wei Hao holds the command tiger talisman of Wei Wen, the commander of the Chang'an soldiers and horses, it is unmistakable, and now that the soldiers and horses of each battalion are being mobilized, I am afraid it will not be easy for a few of you to leave at this time." It's better to go into the city with the last general first, and then wait for the opportunity to leave. β
When Yang Fan and the others came, in order to hide people's eyes, they wore the clothes of the forbidden soldiers, but there was no need to change them. Ge Fushun said, glanced at Ma Qiao, and said worriedly: "General Ma, your troops are probably also being transferred, and you can't rush back in time, what should I do?" β
Ma Qiao replied, "That's fine. In the past few days, I have taken a leave of absence, and I am not in the army. β
Yang Fan thought for a while, and said decisively: "In this way, you and I will pretend to be General Ge's personal soldiers and enter the city together." Play it by ear! β
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In the city of Chang'an, a team of soldiers with Ge came and went in a hurry. With a murderous look on one's face.
Flying cavalry, ten thousand cavalry, thousand cattle guards and other forbidden troops are stationed outside the palace gate of Miyagi. Yang Fan made a slight estimate along the way, and at this moment, there must be at least 40,000 troops guarding around the palace, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
Wei Hao held the Tiger Talisman of Wei Wen, the chief of soldiers and horses, and there were constantly forbidden troops blocking the road and interrogating him all the way, and he only let him go after verifying the Tiger Talisman.
When they arrived on the side street in front of the Chengtian Gate, the main gate of the Taiji Palace, Wei Hao ordered in a loud voice: "The whole army is stationed on the spot." Without the instructions of General Manager Wei, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and violators will be killed! β
Thousands of well-trained elite forbidden troops immediately sprang into action, and there was not the slightest commotion heard on the long street. However, the sound of hurried footsteps, the sonorous sound of armor, and the clashing of swords, shields, and weapons converged into a solemn atmosphere unique to the barracks.
They leaned against the Chengtian Gate, facing Suzaku Street, and just set up a heart moon array, a light car galloped over, surrounded by dozens of armor soldiers, that kind of gorgeous and exquisite Mingguang armor is not something that every soldier of the forbidden army can have, except for a few generals of the forbidden army, only the samurai of Ouchi have.
One of the knights handed him Wei Wen's warrant, and after Wei Hao checked it under the torch, he whispered a few words to the knight, and then looked back and shouted: "Open the palace gate!" β
The heavy and tall palace door suddenly opened, and Wei Hao ordered again: "Remove the threshold!" β
The threshold of the palace gate was long and high, several zhang wide and two feet high, the wood was hard and strong, and the outer side was covered with a layer of copper skin, which was so heavy that more than twenty burly flying knights joined forces to remove the threshold, and the light car was able to drive straight in.
Yang Fan stood in the remote place near the corner of Zhongshu Province on the street outside Chengtianmen, looked at the mysterious light car, and said to himself: "Strange! Who was in the car, and he could drive straight into the palace gate. β
Wang Maozhong patrolled around, quietly approached Yang Fan, and said in a low voice: "General, it seems to be ...... Something big is wrong. β
Wang Maozhong's voice was a little nervous, sounding a little hoarse, compared with Li Yide, who was silent but resolute and strong, Wang Maozhong, who had been a slave in the Prime Minister's Mansion since he was a child, was loyal, but his courage was insufficient.
Yang Fan smiled and replied: "You don't have to worry, the soldiers and horses around the palace are in good order, and now those who hold the warrant of General Wei can still enter and leave the palace freely, so it can be seen that there is no rebellion, but they are just guarding against something."
General Ge's soldiers and horses are guarding the outside, it is very convenient for us to leave, if you want to go, we can go now, but since it is the right time, why not find out. β
Wang Maozhong smiled and said in a low voice: "The villain's cheap life is nothing, but I am afraid that it will spoil the big things of the county king, in this case, the villain is indeed a little overwhelmed, everything is according to the general's orders." β
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In the Manna Palace, Empress Wei sat quietly on the imperial chair where Li Xian once sit, her face was like a whole piece of white jade carved, with neither blood nor expression, and her eyes were lifeless in the light of the lamp.
The Ganlu Hall was the emperor's bedroom, and she didn't dare to return to the Lizheng Palace. The Lizheng Hall is the queen's bedroom, where the eldest grandson once lived, where the queen Wang once lived, and where Wu Zetian also lived.
Empress Changsun was a virtuous queen of a generation who died young; After Empress Wang was deposed, she was sent to the cold palace, and Zuihou was brutally tortured to death by Wu Zetian; And Wu Zetian himself, from the empress to the emperor, and from the emperor back to the empress, Zuihou died desolately.
Every queen before Empress Wei had a wonderful fate in her life, regardless of success or failure, but ...... No emperor had ever died in the queen's bedroom, and Empress Wei didn't dare to stay there, she was afraid to see those dead eyes.
"Mother, mother, mother......"
A female official called a few times tremblingly, and her trembling voice continued to rise, Wei Hou was extremely calm on the surface, but she was in turmoil inside, until the female official called the fifth call and woke up in shock: "What? β
"Niangniang, Shangguan Zhaorong has arrived."
Wei Houhuo stood up and said hurriedly: "Quick! Invite her in! β
A moment later, Shangguan Wan'er walked briskly into the main hall.
She was hurriedly picked up from home, and only stopped the carriage and horses in front of the Ganlu Palace, and the doors and windows were closed all the way, she did not know the reason for her entering the palace, nor could she see the situation in the outside world, only from the sound of asking for passwords and paying military inspection talismans everywhere, she felt that something was wrong.
She has experienced the two magnificent palaces of Heaven and Mingtang being burned to ashes, she has experienced the coup d'Γ©tat of the dragon, and she has also experienced the rebellion of the prince, but she has never encountered such a strange situation.
Shangguan Wan'er thought that Emperor Li Xian had summoned her overnight, but when she hurriedly walked up to the main hall, she was shocked to see Empress Wei's anxious and surprised face.
"Wan'er has seen the queen mother. I don't know why the mother summoned me late at night. β
As soon as Shangguan Wan'er said that, Empress Wei rushed up and grabbed her hand. Wan'er only felt that Empress Wei's hands were cold, without a trace of warmth, and Empress Wei said in a trembling voice: "Wan'er, bixia...... Crashed! β
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In Wan'er's horrified gaze, Empress Wei hurriedly explained to her the circumstances of the emperor's death: The emperor stayed in the queen's palace tonight, and died of a sudden illness. Speaking of which, if it weren't for her stealing joy from Yang Jun's stimulation, it would basically be true.
But the point is not here, Li Xian is not the husband and father of an ordinary family, but the emperor of the Tang Empire, when he died, the most important thing is how to deal with the aftermath: who will be the new emperor.
Wan'er quickly calmed down, she had experienced such a big change as the Emperor of Heaven, this cowardly emperor who was afraid of the Son of Heaven was really not in a high position in her heart, so she couldn't stir up bigger waves in her heart.
She calmly said to Empress Wei: "What are you going to do?" β
Empress Wei nervously choked her wrist and walked slowly on the hall: "When you didn't come yet, the mourning family was thinking about this matter. In order to fear that the news will leak and provoke unpredictable changes, the mourning family has sent 50,000 troops to the north gate to protect the entire palace city, and it is strictly forbidden to enter and exit for safety. β
Wan'er bowed her head lightly and said, "Niangniang's move is very appropriate. β
Although Empress Wei was born in a beautiful family, everyone learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, rather than the national political rules and regulations. After she became the queen, she knew something about these aspects, but she was still out of reach of Wan'er.
Not to mention anything else, if she left Wan'er and let her draw up an edict that was in line with Li Xian's style and enough to be believed by the world, she would not be able to do it, let alone other more complicated government affairs.
Wei Hou said: "The mourning family thinks that there is only one thing that matters most importantly: who will inherit the position of the Son of Heaven. The emperor died violently, and he never set up a prince during his lifetime, so according to the rules, it had to be discussed by the mourning family and the ministers.
But the country can't be without a king for a day, King Qian is far away in Lingnan, and it will take a month to come back at the earliest. Besides, his qualifications are mediocre, how can he be a big responsibility, and the mourning family thinks that the only way to do it is to establish heavy blessings as the prince to succeed the great treasure. β
Wan'er's eyes flashed, and she asked the most critical point straightforwardly: "The fourth son of the emperor is young, if the fourth son of the emperor is the emperor, who will assist the government." β
Empress Wei took a deep breath, puffed up her chest and said, "The mourning family is the mother of heavy blessings, and she is the queen of today, no!" The mourning family is about to become the queen mother, so naturally the mourning family will be the regent. β
Wan'er asked about "auxiliary government", and Wei Hou replied with "regent", the difference between one word and a world of difference.
Wan'er looked at Empress Wei with a faintly nervous and excited expression, as if she saw the Wu Meiniang back then. They may be too different, but at least for this moment, the expressions on their faces are strangely similar.
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(To be continued......)