Chapter 40: The Changing Tide
A confident smile appeared on King Liang's face.
Many ministers knew in their hearts that it was very likely that Luo Jingyao had colluded with King Liang.
Why did King Liang act immediately as soon as King Liang issued the order, without even the slightest hesitation. Obviously, this is what King Liang has already informed Luo Jingyao. This caused Luo Jingyao to not even delay the time to assemble the army, and directly led the army to come.
Luo Jingyao took a group of people and rushed towards the imperial city with a fierce momentum.
This is the busiest time of the day in the capital of God. The streets and alleys were full of people, and Luo Jingyao came with a large army, which can only be said to be very inopportune.
Those iron horsemen were all butcher figures who had killed countless people in the Northern Wilderness, and they didn't care if they bumped into the people while riding horses. So on the street, countless pedestrians were kicked aside by war horses, and according to later statistics, there were about 20 people who were trampled to death by horses that day.
The gates of the imperial city were opened, because King Liang's order had been issued, and it was not allowed to stop the Mobei army.
This has never been the case, whether it is in the Great Zhou, even in the former Qin, there has never been an army of foreign vassals entering the imperial city.
The only troops that could be stationed in the imperial city were the direct subordinate troops of the Sixteen Guards. They were ordered to be stationed in various parts of the imperial city, heavily defended.
But now, Luo Jingyao openly led the army in!
Suzaku Gate, this is the important place of the entire imperial city, and it is also the main gate of the imperial city. This door is usually only opened when something big happens.
The Suzaku Gate is now open, and the sixteen guards standing outside look at this group of soldiers from awe with awe.
I have always learned from the war reports that such a group of troops nominally belong to the imperial court, but everyone knows that the imperial court cannot move a single soldier against them. If you want to mobilize them, you have to negotiate with them.
All of them are warriors who have come out of blood and fire, and they are far from being able to compare with them living in the peaceful days of the capital.
Luo Jingyao entered the city.
King Liang led a hundred officials and personally went out of the city to greet him.
King Yan did not go to see Luo Jingyao on the grounds of physical discomfort. According to the etiquette, this is not said either. King Yan is a prince, and Luo Jingyao is just a foreign minister, and if he doesn't see it, he will disappear.
But the current situation does not allow others to think about it. Many people feel that King Yan has begun to be timid.
He was afraid of Luo Jingyao, worried that Luo Jingyao would kill him, so he chose to retreat.
This is a wise choice. But apparently, this also chilled the ministers who followed him.
Many ministers have already seen that King Yan has lost his advantage and is likely to be defeated by King Liang.
When King Liang defeated the Northern Wilderness with a large army, and relied on Luo Jingyao's background to ascend to the throne, then those who followed King Yan would be disposed of immediately.
The grass on the wall has begun to defect.
And those who were loyal to King Yan also began to ask to see King Yan over and over again, to tell him about the stakes of the matter.
But King Yan can't get sick.
The door of King Yan's Mansion was also closed, which made these people who were loyal to him feel cold.
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For several days, it was raining heavily.
The rain was mixed with a cold wind, blowing on people's bodies, making people cold.
A little fire gradually appeared in a ruined temple, and a group of people were roasting the fire.
The city has been full of notices, looking for a group of women who are good at martial arts and have outstanding appearances, but the various yamen have been looking for a long time and have never found them.
This group of women is Ruoshui.
This group of the most loyal people who guarded the empress's side, they were ordered by the empress to leave the palace before Xia Zhenyang made trouble.