Hearing this, Zeng Chaosheng looked in the direction Bi Zhongyou left thoughtfully, and then thought of the fireworks that had just risen from the palace, Zeng Chaosheng suddenly understood something.

I couldn't care about Empress Cao for a while, and asked Cheng Zhu directly, "What you just said is true, Zhao Zongquan really colluded with the people in the western suburbs."

Seeing Zeng Chaosheng so excited, Cheng Zhu didn't understand the reason for a while, so he didn't dare to say anything.

replied: "This matter was told to me by Yang Wenyuan when he asked me to meet two days ago, saying that Gu Tingye accidentally discovered that Zhao Zongquan's staff met frequently with some generals in the western suburbs.

I think there might be some connection between them, and the palace is the most important place, so I told me and let me pay attention."

As soon as he heard this, Zeng Chaosheng immediately turned around and said to Empress Cao, "Queen Mother, I'm afraid that this matter is true, just now a firework suddenly exploded in the palace.

Now that I think about it, it is rising from the direction of Yanyi Pavilion, but I am afraid that Bi Zhongyou is informing Zhao Zongquan that there is news of changes in the palace.

Moreover, Bi Zhongyou's current direction should be to seize the Donghua Gate, so as to receive Zhao Zongquan's men and horses into the palace."

Hearing this, Empress Cao and Cheng Zhu were a little anxious.

Originally, in the eyes of Queen Cao, Bi Zhongyou had already been defeated.

Next, as long as the imperial city is guaranteed to be lost, and then an order is issued in the name of Zhao Zhen to let Gu Tingye lead the troops to come, this matter will be decided.

As for whether Gu Tingye would come, Empress Cao was not worried.

This is not because he believes in Cao Jingxiu, thinking that he will definitely be able to persuade Gu Tingye to be willing to surrender.

It's that Queen Cao believes that Gu Tingye can see the pros and cons, and now that the advantage is in herself, Gu Tingye, a smart person, will not do stupid things.

Even how to deal with Zhao Zongquan in the future, Empress Cao has already thought about it in advance, anyway, the relationship between Bi Zhongyou and Zhao Zongquan is not a secret.

[Stable operation for many years, comparable to the old version of the book-chasing artifact, old bookworms are using.]

Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, let them quickly deploy troops and relieve the siege of the palace."

When Cheng Zhu heard this, he thought that he really didn't make a mistake.

Since Zhao Zongquan knew how to win over soldiers and horses, how could Empress Cao, a person from a family of military generals, not know.

No wonder Yang Wenyuan asked himself to pay attention to the situation in the palace, it turned out that he had already been connected with Empress Cao.

As for the news that Yang Wenyuan knew, why didn't Queen Cao know, Cheng Zhu also made up a reason for his brain.

It may be that Yang Wenyuan can't be sure of the truth for the time being, so he didn't tell Queen Cao directly, which is reasonable.

So Cheng Zhu confidently agreed: "Don't worry, the queen will definitely transfer reinforcements in time."

At this time, if Cheng Zhu looked to the side, he could find that Zeng Chaosheng's face was a little wrong, because Zeng Chaosheng knew that Empress Cao had a ghost connection with these three people.

Especially with Li Hao, Queen Cao was extremely dissatisfied with Li Hao at the beginning.

However, Zeng Chaosheng also understands that now he can only gamble, and it is also beneficial to choose Cheng Zhu to report the news, after all, he has been with these three people before, and he has some friendship after all.

And just now Cheng Zhu led people to fight Bi Zhongyou, there is no need to worry that he will jump back.

After all, there are too many people to see, if Zhao Zongquan is really allowed to ascend the throne, it is estimated that his whole family will not end well.

Empress Cao didn't waste time, and directly took Cheng Zhu to a nearby palace to find pen and ink.

Zeng Chaosheng recruited cronies here, and asked several of them to immediately gather the men and horses that had been gathered and go to reinforce the troops pursuing Bi Zhongyou first.

The others arranged tasks separately to go to Xihua Gate, Xuande Gate, Gongchen Gate, and Left and Right Gate to find a way to block the city gate.

After everything was settled, Zeng Chaosheng took everyone who could be summoned to Donghua Gate.

Because Zeng Chaosheng knew that the time was urgent, and the troops in his hands were too limited, he had to concentrate his forces to take Bi Zhongyou in the shortest possible time, and at worst, to drive him out of the palace.

Otherwise, the time will drag on too long, even if Bi Zhongyou is killed, there will be no time to send people to other city gates, and it will be just as dangerous at that time.

By the time Zeng Chaosheng arrived at the Donghua Gate, Bi Zhongyou had completely abandoned the city gate, and everyone had gone up to the city wall, and they were holding on to it by virtue of their geographical advantages.

Seeing that this was simply the worst situation, Zeng Chaosheng was a headache.

Although Bi Zhongyou didn't occupy the city gate, you can't ignore him yet, after all, if you don't defend the city wall, who knows how many people can climb out of the outside, and then it will be much easier to rush down from above.

….

However, it is also very troublesome to rush up the city wall, because only the stairs on both sides can go up, and because the width of the stairs is limited, there are not many people who can come into contact with them head-on.

In this case, although Zeng Chaosheng has more people than Bi Zhongyou, he cannot give full play to the advantage of having more people.

There was no way, Zeng Chaosheng could only let people try twice first, but the result was that he returned with a feather.

For a while, Donghuamen's side fell into a stalemate, just like when he was in Yanyi Pavilion.

It's just that now the mood of the two sides has changed, and Zeng Chaosheng is in a hurry at this time, but there is no way to take Bi Zhongyou.

However, the other city gates were very smooth, and after Zeng Chaosheng's people passed, they directly took over in the name of the official family.

As for Cheng Zhu, after taking the letter, he also left the palace directly from Xihua Gate.

However, before leaving, Cheng Zhu left his people on Zeng Chaosheng's side, and after explaining a few words, he asked them to go to Donghuamen to support Zeng Chaosheng.

After all, everyone is now a grasshopper on a rope, and one is prosperous and the other is lost.

And it was the arrival of these people that brought Zeng Chaosheng a turning point.

Because these people are not only new forces, but also have more understanding and friendship with Bi Zhongyou's current subordinates.

The people who are following Bi Zhongyou now are not the cronies who were sent by Bi Zhongyou to blockade Cheng Zhu, on the contrary, many of them are old people in the imperial camp at the beginning.

After all, the formation of the imperial camp army is a public

In order to protect the safety of their sons and nephews, the Hou family tried their best to transfer the elite from the Fourth Army.

These people don't know how many battlefields they have been on, and in the face of this kind of melee combat without long-range attacks, the natural survival rate is relatively high.

So after seeing the situation here, someone came to Zeng Chaosheng and said, "Now it seems that it is difficult to take Bi Zhongyou by blindly attacking, and even if it is taken, this loss is not something we can afford now."

When Zeng Chaosheng heard the words in this person's words, he asked, "Oh, do you have any ideas?"

The person said, "I just took a look, and most of Bi Zhongyou's people are not his cronies now, and they are not necessarily so loyal to Bi Zhongyou.

And I believe that before today, Bi Zhongyou had never told them about his plans.

So what Bi Zhongyou said today, how many of them would really believe that there was Zhao Zongquan's support behind them!"

When Zeng Chaosheng heard this, he immediately understood that it seemed that Cheng Zhu had told him the truth, so he replied:

"Having said that, we don't have much time right now, and who guarantees how long it will take to dismantle them from within."

The visitor said with some hesitation, "Actually, I have an idea, but it may be a little ......."

Seeing that this person was a little slurred when he spoke, Zeng Chaosheng said, "When is it now, if you have anything to say, no one will blame you."

The person who came said said, "Okay, then I'll say it, I think at this time, if the queen mother comes forward, it may have a miraculous effect, of course, it would be best if the official family could come."

This is indeed a sincere idea, but it is also a temptation, if the official family is still alive, this is already the time of life and death, and it is time to come out to meet people.

….

Zeng Chaosheng was a little silent at this time, you must know that Bi Zhongyou had a bow and arrow in front of him, who knows if he brought it over.

Now that Bi Zhongyou is condescending in the city, no matter who he lets come, it will be dangerous, and if something happens at that time, he will definitely be unlucky.

But thinking of the current situation, Zeng Chaosheng really had no other way, so he had to say, "I'll leave it to you here, and I'll go and invite the queen mother right away."

Then after a brief explanation, he hurried to Queen Cao and explained the situation.

Empress Cao said without hesitation after listening, "The official's body is not easy to move, so let me go."

This is indeed the case, but the reason why Empress Cao doesn't want Zhao Zhen to come out is more because she is not at ease, worried that Zhao Zhen still wants Zhao Zongquan to succeed to the throne.

If Zhao Zhen is allowed to come out, if he really says this in front of everyone, then he really won't even have the name of righteousness.

It is precisely for this reason that even in the current shortage of manpower, the Praetorian Guards outside the Funing Hall have not been mobilized.

In order to increase the credibility of this time, Empress Cao did not plan to go over empty-handed, but went directly to get Zhao Zhen's jade seal and wanted to draw up an edict in person.

Anyway, the location of Zhao Zhen's seal, Queen Cao also knew that she didn't do it before, she just wanted to maintain the rules.

But now that things have developed to this point, Queen Cao has no way to retreat, so she can only go one way to the dark.

After the edict was prepared, Empress Cao, accompanied by Zeng Chaosheng, came to Donghua Gate.

Of course, in order to protect the safety of Empress Cao, prevent bows and arrows from shooting down from above.

All of them ordered two doors to be torn down, and people were held directly above their heads, blocking the way of the bow and arrows.

After Empress Cao arrived, she said directly: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are all good sons and daughters of the Great Song Dynasty, and you used to be heroes for quelling the rebellion and suppressing thieves.

I know that you are not rebellious, but you are just coerced by the female cadre, and you are forced to do so.

I just told the official family about this, do you know how heartbroken the official family is!

The officials really can't bear to see you being victimized by female officials, so they decided to forgive you again."

Hearing this, Bi Zhongyou immediately realized that something was wrong.

Because obviously, listening

After Empress Cao's words, the murderous aura of the people around her who had just finished fighting was slowly subsided.

So Bi Zhongyou hurriedly interrupted: "Obviously, you hurt the official family, but you want to reverse black and white here, if the official family is really not harmed by you, then you let the official family come over in person."

And I'm afraid it's not us who will die, and when the counterinsurgency army of the great prince arrives, it will be the death of you usurpers."

Empress Cao snorted coldly: "Everyone knows about the serious illness of the official family, and it has improved in the past two days.

But today I heard about your rebellion, but my condition suddenly worsened, where can I come here to blow the wind.

And where did the counterinsurgency army come from, since I know your true face, you think Zhao Zongquan's small actions can hide it from me.

To tell you the truth, now Li Hao, Song Chaozhong, and Gu Tingye, they have already gone to the camp in the western suburbs, so don't be delusional that someone can come to save you."

Hearing this, Bi Zhongyou was really a little panicked, because he really knew that the talisman was in Li Hao's hand.

So for a while, I really don't know if Empress Cao is making it up, or if it's true, especially the name of the Song Dynasty is very targeted as soon as it comes out.

Of course, Empress Cao may not have expected that the nonsense she made up turned out to be right.

At this time, Li Hao, Song Chaozhong, and Gu Tingye did arrive at the camp in the western suburbs, but on the other hand, Zhao Zongquan's people had already set off, so Empress Cao's time was running out.

took advantage of Bi Zhongyou's panic. Empress Cao immediately took out the edict she had written, and said, "This is an edict of pardon written by the official himself, which clearly states that except for Bi Zhongyou, the first offender, as long as the rest of the people immediately abandon the secret and turn to the light, they will not be investigated.

I believe that many of you must have seen the handwriting of officials, and I can send someone to send the edict to you so that you can see it for yourself."

As soon as these words came out, the commotion on the city wall became even greater, and no matter how much Bi Zhongyou shouted and reprimanded, there was no way to suppress it.

For a while, Bi Zhongyou was vicious and took out a bow and arrow from behind him.

Aimed at Empress Cao, who had moved a few steps outward in order to show the edict to the people on the city wall.

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