Chapter 401: Palace Change
In Ci'an Palace, Jia Yuanchun, the Empress Dowager of the West Palace, hugged the little emperor Zhang Yuanlang tightly, her eyes were full of panic, and she trembled all over, showing a strong fear in her heart. But she still forced herself to sit upright, maintaining the last bit of dignity.
Being in the palace at the center of the whirlpool of right and wrong, she naturally understands the ruthlessness of the power struggle, and the various experiences of the little emperor before he was born have made her feel it deeply, but the situation is far less cruel than tonight. The palace guard, who was supposed to protect the safety of the palace and was the most trusted by the royal family, mutinied and wanted to murder the emperor. And the culprit is not only the younger brother of the first emperor, but also the empress dowager of the East Palace, whom she has always respected.
King Huainan wants to be the emperor, and it is understandable, what is the Queen Mother of the East Palace for? Is it because the emperor is not her own and she shares the honor of the queen mother? As the queen of the first emperor, the mother-in-law of the current emperor, the first emperor's body is not cold, so she colluded with outsiders to murder the first emperor's relatives, because of her power, did she blind the last bit of conscience?
Hate! Jia Yuanchun, the Empress Dowager of the West Palace, now only has hatred in her heart! Hearing the howls of fighting and death outside the palace, her hatred became even stronger, and the emperor had just passed away, and these rebellious ministers and thieves came to bully orphans and widows. She held the little emperor tightly in her arms, and if anyone dared to hurt her son, she would bite the other party to death with her last breath!
The shouting and killing outside the palace is getting closer and closer to the palace gate, Jia Yuanchun's hatred fills his chest, usually the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty shout one by one to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but at this time, no one comes to the rescue, they are all traitors who should be killed! No, Han Fei, the Duke of Zhongguo, is a loyal minister!
Jia Yuanchun saw the twelve female guards with swords in front of him, as well as Ling'er who led the troops outside the door to block the front guard of the palace, and a warm feeling surged in his heart, these were all arranged by Han Fei, and only his own brother could really protect himself and the emperor. If there was this brother's careful protection, his orphan and widow would have died a long time ago.
Thinking of Han Fei, Jia Yuanchun was very puzzled, if Han Fei knew that he was in trouble with the emperor, he would definitely come to the rescue, why was it delayed in the future, could it be that he was also stopped by a traitor? It must be like this, no one knows the relationship between Han Fei and himself and the emperor, and if he wants to harm himself and the emperor, he will inevitably harm Han Fei. Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun was very worried, if Han Fei was killed, his orphan and widow would definitely die.
"Queen Mother, Duke Zhongguo led his troops into the palace to rescue him!" A female guard ran into the palace to report.
"Brother Fei is here?" Jia Yuanchun stood up abruptly and asked excitedly, "Where is Brother Fei?" β
"Empress Dowager Qi, the loyal country is just encircling and suppressing the rebels!"
Han Fei urged the horse to rush into the rebel crowd and rush back and forth, as if entering a no-man's land, the sergeant of the Shenji Battalion shouted, divided and surrounded the rebels, and shouted the slogan of disarming and not killing together. The front guard of the palace was in turmoil, and Ling'er led the remaining three hundred Zifu law enforcement teams to take the opportunity to kill the rebels in front of the palace gate.
The situation was completely reversed, and the avant-garde command of the palace made Luo Xing and his confidants look like ashes, and they had a premonition that the end was coming.
Han Fei saw the change in the situation, and shouted at the right time: "Listen to the soldiers of the front guard of the palace, the crime of this mutiny is the traitor Luo Xing, and the rest immediately put down their arms and surrendered, and this seat will not be investigated!" β
This edict became Luo Xing's amulet, and the four generals behind him glanced at each other, and together stabbed the long sword in their hands into Luo Xing's heart.
"Sin will surrenderβ"
The four main generals abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and the sergeants of the palace guard instantly dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground to surrender.
"Divide the troops to guard the gates, without the order of this seat, it is strictly forbidden for personnel to enter and exit, and the sergeants of the front guard of the palace will be escorted into the barracks for detention, and if there is a stubborn resistance, it will be killed!" Han Fei gave an order to the commander of the Shenji Battalion, glanced at the tragic scene, and said, "Order the cabinet ministers to enter the palace to discuss matters!" β
Han Fei handed over the blood-dripping long sword in his hand to Ling'er, walked into Ci'an Palace, and bowed down and pleaded: "Weichen is too late to save the car, which makes the Queen Mother and the emperor frightened!" β
Jia Yuanchun, the Empress Dowager of the West Palace, saw Han Fei wearing armor and covered in blood, like a person who was about to drown, saw a life-saving straw, hugged the little emperor, regardless of the loss of honor, threw herself into Han Fei's arms, and cried: "Brother Fei, the mourning family thought that they would never see you again!" β
Han Fei understood Jia Yuanchun's mood, helped her up, and said firmly: "Queen Mother, as long as the courtier brother has a breath, he will protect the safety of you and the emperor!" No matter who the other party is, if he dares to murder you and the emperor, his brother will kill him! β
"These rebels and thieves should be killed! Unexpectedly, there was a mutiny in the palace, if it wasn't for the non-brother's precautions, the mother and son of the mourning family would have died! β
"The palace is the place where the queen mother and the emperor live, and such incidents must not be allowed to happen again, and the courtiers suggest taking this opportunity to remove suspicious people in the palace!"
"This matter will be handed over to the non-brother to deal with, this Manchu Dynasty civil and military, except for the non-brother, no one in the mourning family can believe it! In this palace, except for the personnel arranged by the non-brother, the mourning family does not know who else is credible, even the Queen Mother of the East Palace...... Before the bones of the first emperor are cold, he wants to harm the orphans of the first emperor, which is so hateful! β
"The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager of the East Palace colluded with the King of Fan, and the Jiangshan Sheji, who wanted to seize the line of the first emperor, has lost the qualification of the Empress Dowager, and Weichen has summoned the Cabinet of Auxiliary Ministers into the palace to discuss the removal of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, and the relatives of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace colluded with the King of Fan to rebel, and the crime of the clan was punished!"
Jia Yuanchun, the Empress Dowager of the West Palace, was silent for a while, and said: "After all, the Empress Dowager of the East Palace is the empress of the first emperor, and the emperor's mother-in-law is not a person who is keen on power, so she must have been bewitched by her relatives...... Let's leave her alive! β
Han Fei pondered for a moment and said: "Queen Mother, as long as she gives up all her power and moves to Xiyuan, she can not be killed, and she can even retain her title, but her cronies must be cleared!" β
Jia Yuanchun thought that his mother and son almost died, if it weren't for the filial piety of the emperor, he would have killed the queen mother of the East Palace, leaving her life was the greatest tolerance, and naturally he didn't want her to give orders in the palace anymore, so he immediately said to Han Fei: "Brother Fei, let's do it, the mourning family is for the sake of the face of the emperor and the emperor, leave her alive, if that slut is obsessed, he can't complain about the mourning family!" β
"Okay, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will rest for a while, and the ministers will enter the palace in a while, and the ministers will go to deal with the Queen Mother of the East Palace first!"
A curfew was suddenly declared in the capital, and then the news of a mutiny in the palace broke, and the ministers were waiting for the situation to become clear. As soon as the order of Han Fei, the prince of Zhongguo, arrived, the cabinet ministers understood that the Empress Dowager Xigong and the emperor had won, and rushed to Ci'an Palace together. When they saw the scene of rivers of blood and corpses all over the ground, they understood how terrible the battle was.
Han Fei was holding the sword of the first emperor in front, and the eunuch Huang Ye with several eunuchs and guards followed closely behind, and hurried to Cining Palace.
"Who dares to come to Cining Palace to spread wild ......"
Han Fei didn't wait for the eunuch in charge of Cining Palace, who was blocking the way, to finish speaking, he directly swung his sword and slashed him, and walked into Cining Palace with an expressionless face.
At this time, it was the time to show loyalty, Huang Ye saw this, and without Han Fei's orders, he immediately led people into the palace to arrest people, "Loyal to the country, all the palace guards, eunuchs and palace maids have been arrested!" β
"Drag it out and cut it!" Han Fei approached the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, who was sitting on the ground with a disgraced face, and said sharply: "The Empress Dowager must not have forgotten that the first emperor ordered Weichen to kill the traitors who rebellious the country, right?" β
The Empress Dowager of the East Palace saw the sword of the First Emperor that was still dripping blood in Han Fei's hand, her face was pale and trembling, and she said expectantly: "Sadness...... Family...... Mistake...... Listen...... Person...... Words ......"
"Does the Queen Mother want to die or live?"
"Is there still a way to live?"
When the Empress Dowager of the East Palace heard that there was a chance to live, she was suddenly excited and her cheeks swelled with a layer of redness, and she suddenly thought that those who have always failed in coups will definitely die, and what bargaining chips do they have in exchange for their lives? She felt that Han Fei had been staring at her, could it be that she had taken a fancy to herself? Yes, there is only this possibility, I have long heard that Han Fei is greedy for beauty, and his wives and concubines are like clouds, and he is also the most beautiful woman in the palace, so it is normal to take a fancy to herself.
Besides, Han Fei is young and handsome, has unparalleled talents, and is the first in power, which woman is not infatuated with such a man? If you can meet him, you will have no worries about your prosperity and wealth in the future.
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager of the East Palace didn't know where she got the courage, crawled in front of Han Fei, hugged his legs, and said eagerly: "Zhongguo Gong, as long as you don't kill the mourning family, the mourning family is willing to do anything for you...... Willing to serve you! β
(End of chapter)