Chapter Seventy-Eight: Riots and Riots
The three-day national funeral is approaching in a blink of an eye, the emperor dies, and the whole country mourns. According to the usual practice, the subjects and people in Xianyang City should wear linen and filial piety, and gather outside the imperial city to send off the emperor's yin spirit.
In the past three days, Feng Qing has really worked hard and done enough drama in order to save some reputation for herself.
In addition to personally handling the old emperor's funeral, when he had nothing to do, he went to the old emperor's coffin to cry and cry, telling about his unfilial piety. Another thing that is extremely difficult is that he really endured it and didn't touch Gu Junjun's little goblin again.
There has never been a whereabouts of the ghost king Feng Jiu, which is really more worrying than happy for Feng Qing. It has been a full three days since the old emperor announced his death, but instead of showing up, Feng Jiu seemed to have evaporated from the world.
Is it because he is afraid that showing up will lead to death? If he really had this bit of self-knowledge, he could have put it aside for a while and let him live a few more days.
Feng Qing sneered in his heart, and then his brows furrowed again, his eyes were full of worry, what he was most afraid of was that Feng Jiu would surprise him with a big move and take him by surprise.
It's just that he didn't have time to worry too much about Feng Jiu's affairs, and the turmoil in Xianyang City was reported.
"Prince Qiqi, there was a sudden riot and movement in the city, and the people were killed and injured countless times."
"Why is this so? Didn't Your Highness order that the gates of the city should be closed so that no one should be allowed to enter or leave? Feng Qing said angrily. He had expected that there would be injustice during the state funeral, so he had already issued a ban on the city gate guards, closing the city gate for several days, and not allowing anyone to enter or leave, but such a thing would happen!
"Back to the prince, the city gate is indeed closed, and no people enter or leave, but those who initiate violence and chaos use all kinds of weapons and hidden weapons, I believe they are not ordinary people." The guard bowed his head and reported.
It's not ordinary people, it's those who are of all religions and nine ranks. Donglan has never lacked people in the rivers and lakes who make waves, since the old emperor was still alive, but the old emperor used some means to suppress them, and those people in the rivers and lakes did not dare to make trouble in Xianyang City, and scattered to various places.
Now that I am returning during the national funeral, I must want to take revenge on the old guy! It's just that the old guy is dead, and now he needs to clean up this mess!
Glancing back at the old emperor's coffin, Feng Qing's cold eyes were full of resentment.
At this time, another shout pierced the sky: "Report-"
Another guard rushed to Feng Qing and knelt down and said: "Prince Qiqi, there are many chaotic people, and they have attacked the four palace gates, and the situation is critical, please make a decision." ”
"Bastard! How many people are there? Can't the entire Imperial Forest Army deal with it? Feng Qing's face turned pale, and she asked angrily.
The forbidden place of the palace is the funeral ceremony of the former emperor, and many guards are afraid of some chaotic people, what a bastard!
"Back to the prince, the Six Banners Army of the Imperial Forest Army has been transferred out of the palace by Marshal Yun, and now only the Second Banner Army and the palace gate guards are desperately resisting." The guard replied with a panicked expression.
Feng Qing was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that he had ordered Yun Zixiu to lead most of the Imperial Forest Army out of the palace, on the one hand, in order to find Feng Jiu, and on the other hand, to kill the traitors who opposed him, but he didn't want to give those rebellious people the opportunity to attack the palace.
"Immediately call Yun Zixiu to come back with troops to rescue the driver!" Feng Qing just shook his hand and commanded.
A thin voice interrupted him: "Prince, don't do this! Although he has suppressed it as much as possible, his voice is still full of charm.
Feng Qing's face was surprised, and when she followed the prestige, she saw Gu Junjun, who was dressed in a plain body, get up and walk towards him, although she was wearing linen and filial piety for the old emperor, and she couldn't wear silk and satin, and the golden hairpin and hosta, but the makeup on her face was extremely exquisite.
"Prince, have you forgotten that there are also people outside the city? At this time, if Marshal Yun is allowed to bring back the troops, I am afraid that it will create an opportunity for the restless people to rebel. ”
Gu Junjun's crispy and soft voice slowly flowed into Feng Qing's ears, and Feng Qing was reminded by this, and suddenly remembered that he still had Feng Jiu to guard, and he really couldn't summon Yun Zixiu back.
"Concubine Yun is right, but how to solve the invasion of the palace by the chaotic people in front of you?" Feng Qing frowned, raised her eyes and looked at Gu Junjun, bringing some requests, more hints.
Needless to say from the prince, Gu Junjun also knew that helping him now was equivalent to helping himself, so he didn't hesitate, and quickly said the plan in his heart: "It's better to do this, let the prime minister lead the troops to resist the chaos first, and I believe that the father of the palace will definitely not live up to the prince's trust." ”
When he said this, Gu Junjun's eyes had already turned to Gu Zhenhai, who was kneeling with the ministers outside the door.
Gu Zhenhai, as the prime minister and the head of the ministers, naturally knelt in the front row, so the two guards came in to report from Fang Cai, as well as what Gu Zhenjun said just now, all entered his ears.
Gu Zhenhai only frowned slightly, and did not express too much, until Feng Qing passed him in.
Feng Qing told Gu Zhenhai about the riots and riots in the city, and the preparations for attacking the palace to assassinate him. Gu Zhenhai was obliged to take the order and lead the Praetorian Guards to quell the chaos, and before leaving, he glanced at Gu Junjun very meaningfully.
It's just that Gu Junjun threw a flattering eye at Feng Qing, and didn't receive her father's eyes at all, now she can only see Feng Qing in her eyes, and her fate will be in Feng Qing's hands in the future.
And Feng Qing only smiled faintly at Gu Junjun's charming and intoxicating eyes, and then moved away. Only then did Gu Junjun retract his eyes, and was supported by the palace maid to return to the mourning hall and knelt down, continuing to pretend to burn the paper.
Looking at the flames in the basin, a trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, since the death of the old emperor, not only Feng Qing has not looked for her again these days, in order to be able to rely on Feng Qing, she did not dare to hook up again, she could only endure the fire in her heart.
Compared with the days when she sang every night, it was really worse than death.
"Sister, please mourn and change!" Gu Xianxian on the side persuaded softly and approached Gu Junjun.
Hearing Gu Qianxian's voice, she raised her eyes to look at Gu Qianxian, and pretended to be sad and said, "Sister, my sister is really sad in my heart, and now that the emperor has gone up, what should I do?" ”
"Sister, don't be sad, although the emperor is gone, the prince is still there!" Gu Xianxian leaned very close, although her voice was very small, but Gu Qianjun heard every word in her ears.
Gu Junjun was stunned at first, and then looked at Gu Xianxian puzzled: "Prince? She pretended not to understand Gu Xianxian's words, but when she looked at Gu Xianxian, she obviously saw the sharp light in Gu Xianxian's eyes.
"Doesn't my sister understand?" Gu Xianxian smiled faintly, "Then sister, I'll talk to my sister in detail!" ”
She had already taken Gu Junjun's words and deeds into her eyes, and in the face of her, a fox sister, she was unspeakably angry and resentful, who was bad to hook up with? She wants to hook up with her brother-in-law, and she wants to eat the grass next to the nest in front of the rabbit, doesn't she understand this truth?
No, it's not that she doesn't understand, it's that she doesn't take herself seriously at all.
Gu Qianxian paused for a while, and then slowly spoke under Gu Junjun's slightly panicked look: "Sister, you are the most favored concubine of the former emperor, and you gave birth to a little prince for the first emperor, and you are my sister." After the crown prince ascends the throne, my sister, I will take good care of my sister as the queen, right? ”
Gu Xianxian blinked, her eyes bright and moving. Gu Junjun listened to her words, and felt very uncomfortable, she hadn't become a queen yet, but she was showing it in front of her.
Rao is heart is unhappy, but she still has a light smile on her face: "My sister is right." ”
Gu Xianxian saw it in her eyes, smug in her heart, and deliberately wanted to humiliate her a few more words.
"Hey, it's no wonder that the emperor went too fast, otherwise sister, you are so favored by the emperor, and you will definitely be able to become the queen. At that time, our Gu family will have two queens, unlike now, sister, you have to be widowed at such a young age, sister, I am really not worth it for you. ”
Hearing Gu Qianxian's words, a fire burst out in Gu Junjun's eyes, thinking that she Gu Junjun has always been loved by thousands of people, when has she ever been ridiculed like this?
"Sister, you are so good at thinking about your sister, my sister is really relieved, but ......" Gu Junjun deliberately glanced at Gu Xianxian meaningfully, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"I heard that the prince often wanders out, and he doesn't have much affection for his sister, so much so that sister, you haven't moved in your stomach until now. If this goes on like this for a long time, I'm afraid that my sister's status will be good, and then our Gu family will not even have a queen! ”
Hmph, how much the prince loves to come to her bedroom, there are so many times that she can't count them, and the little prince she gave birth to, the prince has always thought that the child was born by him. This Gu Xianxian thought that she could be the queen, but she was too disrespectful of her identity.
"My sister has to mention that my sister should be more careful, so as not to let those cheap women rob the queen." Gu Xianxian's words were full of sarcasm.
Does this Gu Junjun really think that he can become a queen by hooking up with the prince? Don't look at what kind of identity she is now!
The two women asked for warmth on the surface and cared for each other, but in fact, their words were thorny, and they both wanted to prick each other with blood.
Gu Zhenhai ordered the Praetorian Guards to disperse and go towards the gates of each palace, and he led all the way to the main palace gate, which was full of people and was the place with the heaviest casualties.
Most of the chaotic people were people from the rivers and lakes, using all kinds of secret weapons, so that the Praetorian Guards brought by Gu Zhenhai could not resist the chaotic people.
In addition, Gu Zhenhai was originally a civil official, and he didn't have much kung fu foundation, so he saw that the defeat was presented.
Feng Qing was anxious and angry, her face was pale, and she walked around the door of the hall with her hands in her hands. What made him angry the most was that he sent someone to find Yun Zixiu, but he didn't find it, and he didn't know where this person had been peaceful.
"Sister, you let your father go to quell the rebellion, you are sending your father to die!" Gu Xianxian glared at her sister fiercely. This woman is really poisonous, and in order to show herself in front of the prince, she even sent her father to Huangquan Road.
"Sister, don't talk nonsense, Daddy will be fine!" Gu Junjun snorted lightly, trying to suppress the panic in his heart.
She really wanted her father to behave more in front of the prince, so that she would not be covered by Yunzi to go to the limelight of the Gu family, but now it seems that she is afraid that she will not be able to do what she wants, so what should she do?