On the night of Shangyuan, there was silence in the Luoyang Palace, but in the Wenwu Palace, it was a lively scene of staggered cups. Although the banquet was not fully prepared, it was a great honor for some ordinary officials to come to the palace and drink a glass of wine in the emperor's banquet.

Sitting on the throne is Yang Rui, who is already pregnant. Yang Rui was dressed in a crown court dress, and in the more than a year that the court did not hold a court meeting, she rarely appeared in such a costume, and the last time was when she visited the temple when she returned to Luoyang with the soldiers and horses of Jiangdu. As the initiator of today's banquet, Yang Rui didn't have too many words, and the person who presided over the banquet was Lin Ke, the servant of the ministry, which was also a rare opportunity for him to show his face after he was dismissed.

The Wenwu Hall was very lively, but there were still people who noticed a strange atmosphere, and many of the ministers were exchanging glances intentionally or unintentionally, as if they wanted to convey some message to each other. But perhaps because of some factor, this atmosphere is only circulating among each other, and it is not yet on the verge of exploding.

After all, Yang Rui is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and the control of the scene is still relatively in place, when she noticed this inappropriateness, she had already instructed the palace maids and eunuchs around her many times that someone would come to her side from time to time, and she would explain a few words, and then the person went in a hurry. But they are all gone, and even Yang Rui feels as if something unpredictable has happened.

"Take another one!" At this time, outside the Wenwu Palace, there was a team of black-clothed people, whenever there were palace maids and eunuchs inside, they would follow them, and when they reached a quiet and uninhabited place, they would directly suffocate them, kill people and hide them.

"There are already four, pay attention to the point, come out and take a few. Don't miss a fish! ”

As soon as the command fell, the person who spoke seemed to be frozen on the spot, and an arrow came directly from his neck. When the other black-clothed companions noticed that something was wrong, someone had already come up quickly.

"Walk in the water...... Walking in the water......"

Someone in black shouted. It didn't seem to work, and before they could jump into the pool, most of them had already been cut to the ground, and two or three of them had fallen into the pool, and as the arrows shot out quickly, a strange color suddenly appeared in the water.

The corpses on the shore were removed, and the corpses in the pool were left unattended, and even if anyone passed by, it was difficult to notice the strange color of the pool.

A qiē is calm as usual. Then a little palace maid came out from the apse of the Wenwu Palace, this time the little palace maid was much more cautious, maybe she got some explanations from Yang Rui, she also looked around to see if there was anyone, and after she looked at it for a long time to make sure that there was no one, surprisingly did not go out, but returned to the palace to report to Yang Rui.

At this time, the people in the Wenwu Hall still didn't know what was going on outside, and those who should be drinking and having fun or had bad intentions still didn't bother at all.

The scene was lively. Lin Ke, as the host of today's banquet, was going up to toast one by one, and Gu Weipan, the first assistant of the imperial court, did not attend the banquet due to physical reasons. And as the second assistant, who is also his boss, Shangshu Ningyuan, did not come for some reason, he seemed to be the master of this hall, and he seemed to be in high spirits with a cup of toast, and whenever he walked somewhere and toasted someone, the people who were honored all stood up and returned the salute. On the surface, it is a harmonious monarch and minister, and he looks happy.

"Can you see clearly?" Yang Rui was a little uneasy in her heart, and was asking the little palace maid beside her in a low voice, and she was also the only personal maid Hui'er left by her side.

Hui'er nodded a little hastily. However, there was still fear in his expression.

Yang Rui sighed and said, "Let's stand on the side." ”

Originally, Yang Rui wanted Hui'er to go out to spread the news, but suddenly felt that Hui'er should go out like this. just let her die, and in the end, it can only be as if she is resigned to fate.

Just as Yang Rui was about to get up and go back to the dormitory. When I left the Wenwu Hall with the wrong atmosphere earlier, the entire hall suddenly became quiet again, but I saw a team of palace guards outside at the door and surrounded the main entrance of the Wenwu Palace.

"What's going on?" Lin Ke was standing near the door toasting, but suddenly realized that the situation was not right, and immediately raised his head and asked.

And those palace guards seemed to be doing what they were ordered, even if Lin Ke asked, no one responded. But soon one of them made way for a way, and a group of soldiers dressed in the armor of the Eastern Palace, poured in from the palace gate, and then dispersed directly on both sides, from the ministers who were drinking the banquet, with guns and spears in their hands, all of them seemed to be facing a great enemy.

Many ministers present stood up, and even Yang Rui felt that something was wrong, and stood up, and at this time, two people walked in through a gap at the door, and it was Han Jian, who was the king of the east, and Shangshu Ningyuan, who was following Han Jian.

As Han Jian and Ning Yuan came in, Han Jian followed a team of guards. Han Jian strode into the hall, and without saying much, he walked directly in the direction of the main seat on Yang Rui's side, at this time, everyone in the hall just watched silently, and everyone didn't understand what Han Jian was going to do.

"King Dong, what are you doing?" Yang Ruili questioned in front of her desk.

"The minister is late, ask His Majesty for guilt." Han Jian stopped in the center of the hall and saluted respectfully, as if he was a minister saluting the king.

But the guards who followed Han Jian showed that Han Jian didn't just come to the banquet, if he was just going to the banquet, why did he bring so many people?

Yang Rui said: "You are just late, what is the crime?" The north drove out the Tartars and pacified the thieves, and you should be the first to take the lead. ”

There were many people present who immediately echoed it, although they didn't agree with what Yang Rui said, but many people were also people who tended to be inflammatory, knowing that the Dongwang Mansion was now in power, and the current situation was so weird, they echoed a few times to ease the scene.

"The minister doesn't dare to be." Han Jian said, with a wave of his hand, the guards spread out from both sides, but they stood directly in the hall, without saying anything to avoid, while Han Jian still strode forward, directly in front of Yang Rui, and saluted again.

Just when many people felt that Han Jian had the intention of forcing the palace, Yang Rui opened his mouth to break the tense atmosphere: "King Dong, you sit." ”

"Obey."

Han Jian spared the desk, but sat down on the floor next to Yang Rui, Yang Rui glanced at Han Jian with complicated eyes, but then his eyes fell on the soldiers and guards in the hall, her meaning was very clear. Why did you bring so many guards with you when you came?

"Your Majesty, but you think it's a bit of an eyesore for them to stand there?" Han Jian sat upright and poured himself a glass of wine, but he used Yang Rui's cup.

Yang Rui started with a banquet. She didn't touch the cup, because she was not in the mood. What's more, she is pregnant and can't drink alcohol.

Yang Rui didn't speak yet, but a minister stood up and asked: "King Dong, Your Majesty is inviting the ministers, it's just that you are late, bring so many people here, but you want to force the palace?" ”

Han Jian squinted his eyes and looked at the person who asked the question, and asked with a smile, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

The man was not afraid at all, and sneered and said, "Taixue Rite Sect Shaoqing Sui Ning." ”

"It turned out to be Sui Shaoqing. I heard that you are a good learner, and this king has also admired it for a long time. Han Jian said with a smile.

The man smiled coldly, his demeanor was also quite arrogant, he was a contemporary Confucian, and he had made great achievements in learning, it can be said that he was full of peach and plum all over the world, and he had the arrogance of a literati, and he was not afraid of what Han Jian dared to do to him at this time, unless Han Jian dared to be the enemy of the world's scholars.

"Sui Shaoqing, please take a seat." Han Jian sighed and said, "You don't know what's going on. Don't come out and be the first bird, this king doesn't want to be embarrassed with you. ”

Sui Ning said coldly: "The words of the East King, I can't understand it. ”

"If you don't understand, sit down. But do you need someone to force your head? ”

Han Jian suddenly threw the cup to the ground, as if he was very angry, and many people also trembled with the sound of the cup falling to the ground, and then the two guards stepped forward and directly pressed Sui Ning back to his seat, such an action made everyone present stand up, and they already felt that Han Jian was no longer just a banquet. It seems that there is something more deadly.

Yang Rui glared at Han Jian with too much incomprehension in his expression. It also seems to be a little disappointed.

Han Jian looked up at Yang Rui with a smile and said, "Your Majesty is not invited to sit yet." By the way, let the ministers also sit in peace? Otherwise, how would the feast continue? ”

Yang Rui wanted to have a seizure, but she still held back, she didn't know a lot of things, since Han Jian came with troops this time, it means that Han Jian also noticed what happened in the palace, if she spoke for the courtiers now, it would only deepen the contradiction with Han Jian, but she still felt a little unbearable in her heart, how to say that those courtiers were not to outsiders.

"Sit!" Yang Rui raised his hand and made a gesture of pressing his hand, meaning to let everyone sit down.

She was the first to sit down and sit at the table with Han Jian, and the rest of the people were still standing, but now that Yang Rui had sat down, they were still standing taller than Yang Rui's body, which was already disrespectful, as people sat down in a bustling manner, more people chose to sit down, and some people seemed to be very angry and stood there, without giving in at all.

"Why don't you sit down?" Han Jian asked.

Lin Ke, who was a little embarrassed in the middle of the scene, smiled bitterly first: "His Royal Highness the East King, the lower officials want to sit, but ...... It doesn't seem to be time to sit yet. “

"Oh? Is there no seat for you in this house? Han Jian looked at Lin Ke and asked.

"No, in the next ...... I also have to entertain the ministers for His Majesty. ”

Han Jian smiled and said, "Now this king orders you, you don't need to entertain, return to your seat, or...... Just sit on the spot! ”

"Yes, yes."

Lin Ke didn't talk nonsense, but he sat directly on the ground, as if he was lying there, so he became the most abrupt one in the entire Wenwu Palace.

"What about the others?" Han Jian looked around the scene, and there were still many people standing, and these people didn't seem to have any intention of sitting down.

One of them, who looked like a military general, shouted: "King Dong, if you want to kill, you have to listen to the honor, why did you bring troops into the palace?" But this is a great disrespect, but you want to rebel? ”

Han Jian sneered: "This king has no intention of rebelling, if he wants to rebel, I'm afraid he won't have to wait until today." ”

The man replied coldly: "I'm afraid that the king of the east is waiting for an opportunity, now that Beichuan has decided, no one will hinder your ambitions, so you will lead troops into the palace in front of so many courtiers, and today you will kill all the people here, and it will not change the fact that you are going to rebel." ”

Originally, the others present thought that Han Jian would defend himself, but they didn't expect Han Jian to nod and say, "Since you have to say that this king is going to rebel, then it is better to rebel." ”

Yang Rui shouted angrily: "King Dong, are you drunk?" What are you babbling about? ”

Han Jian smiled and said: "It may be that the minister is too strong to drink, so he just drank a glass, and then said drunk words, please forgive me." ”

Yang Rui's breath eased a little, but he had the posture of the Ninety-Five Venerable, and glared angrily at the people present: "I ordered you to sit down, whoever stands again, I will not pay attention to my words!" ”

When the ministers who were still dead and refused to sit down heard these words, they had no choice but to sit down, but the guards and soldiers brought by Han Jian were still standing there, as if they hadn't heard Yang Rui's words.

"Your Majesty asked you to sit down, but you still don't sit down?" Han Jian spoke.

Hearing Han Jian's words, the guards and soldiers in the hall responded almost at the same time, "Wow!" Then Qi Brushing sat on the ground on the spot, and the neat lineup also scared many people.

In this way, the hall seemed to be restored to the harmony just now, but it was a very quiet and eerie atmosphere, even more strange than the previous atmosphere.

Yang Rui looked at the scene, but his face tightened when he didn't speak, Han Jian's move seemed to be a demonstration to her, telling her who was the master of Luoyang now, she couldn't command the soldiers and guards, but Han Jian could, and these people only listened to Han Jian's orders.

"Bring people up." Han Jian said suddenly.

The people present were a little nervous in their hearts, and as Han Jian's words fell, there were guards at the door who immediately escorted two people forward, and these two people were also dressed in court clothes, but there were some wolves all over their bodies, and they were tied up by five flowers, and when they came forward, many people could already see who the person who came. It was He Huaqian, the squire of the Ministry of War, and Lin Yu, the general of the Soldiers and Horses Division.

These two people, one is under the imperial court system, and the other is under the Dongwangfu system, they are two people who are irrelevant, but they were brought here by Han Jian at the same time, many people can guess in their hearts, it seems that these two people are suspected of collusion. The generals of the Terracotta Division have the real power of the soldiers and horses, and they are the soldiers and horses of the capital, which means that it seems that someone wants to take the opportunity to "rebel", but they are discovered by the East King.

The two were escorted forward and pressed to the ground, Yang Rui looked at Han Jian and asked, "King Dong, what do you mean by this?" ”

"The minister doesn't know, but he just knows that He Shilang of the military department doesn't know why he wants to find the general of the Soldiers and Horses Division, if there is a matter of soldiers and horses scheduling, shouldn't he go to the yamen of the Military and Political Division?" Han Jian said indifferently.

Yang Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Did I let him go?" ”

"Oh? If that's the case, the minister has to ask carefully, is it possible that His Majesty is dissatisfied with the minister, and asked He Shilang to transfer troops to kill the minister? (To be continued)