Chapter 21: Emperor Ning
Luo Wenzhao and his entourage soon killed the golden jade belt, but fortunately, the North Palace is very large, and the rebels have not yet fully controlled the North Palace, so the defense in front of the golden jade belt is also very weak.
Bole's grace, unforgettable, this is a sentence buried deep in Luo Wenzhao's heart, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, the emperor's family, even if it is a father and son, it is inevitable to turn against each other, but in his heart he really regards Emperor Ning as his own relatives. At this moment, Luo Wenzhao is not Yan Bohou who protects the king of Qin, he is just an ordinary person who wants to protect his sister and brother-in-law, that's all.
Ten years ago, he walked on the golden jade belt timidly and depressed, and ten years later, still here, he was immediately stabbed and blood spattered. When a person makes a choice for the sake of affection, nothing will become a shackle in his heart.
"Split up, Pingzi led the brothers of Chongyangmen to save my sister, and I will save Your Majesty for anything else, let's see you in Yongning Palace!"
"Yes!"
"Immediately block all the palaces in the North Palace, no concubines and concubines are allowed to leave without permission, and the rest of the people will surround the Yongning Palace." On the other side, Zhang Jue also gave a death order.
That night, the sudden palace change swept the entire North Palace, although each palace has its own guards responsible for security, but when the rebels with bloody blades blocked the various palaces, the masters and concubines of each palace were too scared to make a sound, they were so frightened that none of them ordered the guards to resist, let alone expect them to care about the safety of Emperor Ning.
Since the master didn't speak, those palace guards naturally shrank honestly in their respective palaces, not daring to move.
In the Jiang Xun Palace, Concubine Hui, who was embroidering, noticed the abnormal movement outside the palace, she stopped what she was doing, and instructed the palace maid on the side: "Li'er, why is it messy outside?" Go and see what's going on. ”
"Yes, sissy."
As a result, as soon as the palace maid ran to the courtyard gate, she was blocked by the rebels armed with bloody steel knives, "Go back!" ”
Coupled with the occasional crying and screaming outside, she knew...... Something must have happened.
"What!" After listening to the description of the palace maid, Concubine Hui immediately stood up and walked towards the outside of the courtyard with all the palace people and guards of the Jiang Xun Palace.
"I advise Niangniang to go back." The rebels drew their steel swords, and the respect in their eyes dissipated, replaced by indifference and killing.
"Presumptuous, how can you stop the driving of this palace!" Concubine Hui pointed at the rebels and scolded: "You don't have Your Majesty's will, this is a rebellion, give this palace ...... Get out of the way! After reprimanding the rebels, Concubine Hui was about to walk out.
However, the steel knives in the hands of the rebels did not agree, and they blocked in front of Concubine Hui.
"Good...... Well, you traitors without conscience. Concubine Hui trembled a little angrily, and finally she resolutely said: "Give this palace ...... Kill this group of traitors. ”
And the guards around her were waiting for Concubine Hui's words.
How well Niangniang treats herself on weekdays, these palace people and guards naturally have a rod and scale in their hearts, and when such a critical moment comes, as soon as Concubine Hui gives the order, they will not hesitate to fight with those rebels.
Soon, the people sent by Luo Wenzhao also rushed to the Jiangxun Palace, and seeing that there was already a fight outside the palace, they cut directly at those rebels without saying a word.
After a fight, all the rebels outside the palace were killed.
"Niangniang, King Chang is rebelling, and the Hou Ye asked us to save you."
"Is it Wen Zhao? Where is he now? Concubine Hui's eyes revealed hope in a desperate situation.
"Master Hou has already rushed to Yongning Palace to rescue the driver."
"Okay, quick, let's go and save Your Majesty." After Concubine Hui finished speaking, she took a knife from the corpse of the rebel and held it tightly in her hand.
Downstairs, a general of the Royal Forest Army hurriedly ran in, and the two Mu Yang, who were in high spirits, were interrupted by the general who broke in rudely.
"Presumptuous, why don't you knock on the door, didn't the people outside tell you that this king and the elder are here?" Mu Zhixun glanced at him and reprimanded.
"The little one knows, but the matter is urgent, and there is no room for delay." The general gasped and half-knelt on the ground.
"What happened?" The perennial professional habits made Yang Tiandong feel energetic as soon as he heard the word "urgent", and the alcohol on his face suddenly dissipated.
"The prince is forcing the palace, Your Majesty's life and death are uncertain, the north and south palaces have been killed, and the small ones can only come to His Royal Highness and the elder."
"What did you say!" Mu Zhixun was shocked and took the case.
The general's words instantly explained the doubts in Yang Tiandong's heart, the old minister of the Three Dynasties is the old minister of the Three Dynasties after all, and he immediately got up and said solemnly to Mu Zhixun without the slightest panic: "The old minister immediately set off to the Gyeonggi Pro-Military Division and mobilized the Gyeonggi Xiang Army to escort him." ”
"I'm afraid it's too late to mobilize the Gyeonggi Xiang Army. The plan for today is to quickly relieve the siege of the North and South Palaces. Mu Zhixun said anxiously.
"But now only the Gyeonggi Xiang Army can be mobilized, since the prince will force the palace, presumably the royal forest army in the north and south palaces has also been under his command." Yang Tiandong sighed helplessly.
"Xiao Wang thinks that he can only do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, and the Imperial Forest Army is Zheng Guan's old subordinates, and at this time, maybe only he can suppress the rebels."
“…… Okay, that's the only way, then let's go our separate ways, the old minister will transfer the Gyeonggi Xiang army, you take the old minister's token and quickly go to the prison to raise Zheng Guan, and all the responsibility will be borne by the old minister. Yang Tiandong took out the cabinet token from his sleeve and handed it to Mu Zhixun, looking at him with hopeful eyes.
"Yes, everything is subject to the arrangement of the elder."
"It must be that the prince has fallen out of favor, and he is afraid of being deposed, so he took advantage of the fact that the palace marshal was imprisoned in the prison to raise troops to force the palace, hey prince, you are confused...... Confused. Yang Tiandong patted his chest and said in pain as he walked out.
Outside the Yongning Palace, a large number of Imperial Forest troops poured in, and when Cao Fu saw this, he scolded angrily: "Who let you in, dare to disturb Your Majesty's rest, don't get out quickly." ”
He would not have thought that these people could be as simple as just disturbing His Majesty's rest.
But after he said this, those people continued to pour in, and Cao Fu immediately walked up to those people angrily and pointed his nose and scolded: "Bold! Are you dog slaves tired of being crooked! ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Jue was caught off guard and plunged into his abdomen, "Who are you scolding for being a dog minion?!" Old stuff. ”
"You...... You guys. ”
Cao Fu pointed at him in disbelief, blood gushing out of his mouth and abdomen, and soon he fell in pain in the snow, not moving. His surprised eyes looked at the sky blankly, he didn't close his eyes until he died, maybe he was still worried about Emperor Ning's safety.
The sudden bloody scene made the imperial guards guarding the Yongning Palace directly stupid, and they were shocked and drew their swords and shouted: "Protect Your Majesty!" ”
The palace change has always been so sudden, and there will be a river of blood in front of this supreme palace in Daning one day.
Soon, the last imperial guard was stabbed to death on the door panel by countless spears, and at the last moment of his life, he still had a vague expression in his mouth: "...... Your Majesty. ”
The door of the Yongning Palace was rudely kicked open by the rebels, along with the last trace of self-restraint in their hearts.
But as soon as they stepped into the door of Yongning Palace, they didn't dare to go any further, and in front of them stood Tianyan, who had knelt down and looked up countless times, at this moment, the abruptness of holding the blade and the memory engraved in the depths of his soul made him tremble involuntarily, and what was pressing on their hearts at this moment was the only ...... in the world Imperial breath.
An old man with a pale and deep face stood in front of the imperial case, still holding the sword of Shang Fang that had been hanging on the wall in his hand, and his angry and fearless eyes were full of pathos.
"What about this rebel? Why didn't he dare to come to see me in person! Why don't you dare to come to see me! Emperor Ning rebuked angrily.
But there was no one to answer.
After a long confrontation, Emperor Ning suddenly burst out laughing, and then said gloomily as if he had lost his soul: "He wanted to kill me when he was a child...... I had beaten him hard, and I should have thought that I would be where I am today, but I never guarded against him, and that was because I ...... I don't want to believe that he would be so ruthless! ”
After saying this, Emperor Ning pointed at the rebel in front of him with the sword in his hand as if he had come back to his senses and said, "Come on! The Son of Heaven of Daning...... Even if you die at the hands of thieves, you must die with dignity! ”
The guns and knives in the hands of the rebels kept shaking, but no one dared to take a step forward.
"Lieutenant Marshal, you...... You brought us to kill you, so you can go first. A rebel soldier shuddered.
"What?" Zhang Jue was immediately furious, and slashed the soldier to death, he shouted: "Give it to me!" If anyone doesn't dare, I'll cut him with a knife! ”
"Ahh Finally, the trembling rebels lost the last shred of their senses, and they rushed towards Emperor Ning in front of them as if they were crazy.
At this time, Mu Zhice was still innocently waiting for Emperor Ning's summons, with a rush of footsteps, the door of the room was pushed open, Mu Zhice immediately got up and walked towards the door, and subconsciously shouted out "Father." ”
But he didn't wait for his father, and the royal guards who entered in a hurry directly tied him up and took him away very rudely.
"What are you going to do? Father, I want to see my father, I want to meet my father! At this time, Mu Zhice was still ridiculous, thinking that this was what Emperor Ning meant.
After approaching Yongning Palace, the corpses all over the ground made Mu Zhice's whole person stunned, and when he walked into the main hall and saw Emperor Ning lying on the ground covered in blood, the impact of the bloody and abrupt on the soul could not be described in words.
"Father!" Mu Zhice let out a heart-rending cry, he desperately wanted to get close to Emperor Ning's side, but he was helplessly dragged by the rebels, and then, a kick from behind him kicked him heavily in the leg, and the heavy snow fell from the sky, and the moment he knelt on the ground helplessly and desperately, it was as if he was dead.
If a person's sadness and anger can be described by the degree of reason, then only madness can describe Mu Zhixun's state at this time.
No matter how Mu Zhixun, who was kneeling on the ground, screamed, the rebels present only held him down expressionlessly, just now, the impact of killing the monarch had already overturned all the foundations of their birth, and it was also enough for them to look at everything in this world with a cold eye.
At this moment, what they need to do is to wait quietly for King Chang and everyone to arrive, and then their identities will change from those who killed the king and rebelled to the loyal ministers who came to the rescue and caught the head of the rebellion, and the only regret is that they are a little late in rescuing the driver.
At this time, Luo Wenzhao, who was really late, entered Yongning Palace, although he was one step late, it was already a miracle that they could kill all the way from Jiangxun Palace to Yongning Palace in layers of siege. Even Concubine Hui's shoulder and arm were stabbed twice, and bright red blood was flowing down her arm.
Immediately afterwards, the fighting in front of Yongning Palace broke out again, and in the chaos, Luo Wenzhao and they found Emperor Ning's body, "Your Majesty!" They were shouting to kill the enemy while crying out in tears.
At that moment, Concubine Hui's whole soul was gone.
Luo Wenzhao, who mourned, directly killed the rebels who pressed Mu Zhice, and Mu Zhice immediately fell to Emperor Ning's side, and he and Concubine Hui kept shaking Emperor Ning's body as if they were crazy, but they didn't get half a response.
Then, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he resolutely picked up the knife on the ground, fighting with the rebels who killed his father and the king.
But even though the people are sad and angry, they are outnumbered, and the number of rebels is dozens of times that of them, if they continue to fight like this, then Luo Wenzhao, the crown prince, Concubine Hui and none of these brothers will survive.
Outside the gate of Nangong, Yang Tiandong arrived with the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces and a large number of Gyeonggi Xiang troops, and the pale snowy night was illuminated by bright torches like day.
"How is Your Majesty?" Yang Tiandong said anxiously.
"I also just arrived, the palace marshal has just taken control of the South Palace, and now I have rushed into the North Palace with people to rescue the driver." Mu Zhixun was holding a long sword and was hurrying inside.
"Prince, there are too many of them, we have to evacuate quickly!" Luo Wenzhao grabbed Mu Zhixun in the chaos.
"Rebellious ministers and thieves, even if I die here today, I will kill all these rebellious ministers and thieves." Mu Zhice has been carried away by anger and hatred.
"Your Highness! This is King Chang's trick, and when it comes to tomorrow, everyone in the world will think that you killed Your Majesty! ”
"King Chang?" Mu Zhice looked at Luo Wenzhao in disbelief, until now he still didn't understand who caused this rebellion.
"Yes." Luo Wenzhao said angrily, "King Chang killed the king to seize power, in a vain attempt to frame you, so that he can rightfully sit on the throne of God." ”
"I'm not leaving! I must kill this unconscionable beast with my own hands. ”
"But if Your Highness dies, what will you take to avenge, who will avenge Your Majesty's revenge!" Luo Wenzhao shouted.
His words woke up Mu Zhice, and after glancing at Emperor Ning reluctantly at the end, he followed everyone with tears in his eyes to kill in the direction of the outside of the palace.
When Luo Wenzhao, who turned around, saw the tearful Concubine Hui still lying in front of Emperor Ning's corpse crying in grief, he didn't say a word, and directly dragged Concubine Hui out, no matter how she cried and scolded, she was unmoved.
At this moment, he knew that only by living could he have a future.