Chapter 231: Zhao Zhen dies

After all, now that the victory is in hand, most of Zhao Zongquan's people have been defeated, and the rest of the people have lost the ability to counterattack.

At this point, there was no urgency for them to march quickly, and as they had thought.

If Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao were still alive in the palace, it would not actually be a good thing for them at this time.

That's why after they attacked the city gate, they stopped, wanting to give Zhao Zongquan more time.

After all, they definitely don't want to get involved in this matter, they just want Zhao Zongquan to make a knife, and then flatten it.

As for not reinforcing Li Hao, they also knew that Li Hao might not agree with them.

After all, Li Hao has the identity of a civilian official after all, so he just used the rout on both sides to block Li Hao's way.

Anyway, with Li Hao's strength, it is impossible to lose.

Originally, it was a little troublesome to do this, because the British Duke and Gu Tingye were on both sides, and it was almost impossible to bypass them.

But I didn't expect that because of the artillery, the two of them would delegate their command and go to Nanxunmen by themselves.

This gave them the opportunity to stop the attack after capturing the city walls.

Of course, they also knew that they couldn't be completely still, otherwise it would be difficult for them to deal with Li Hao and the British Gong.

Therefore, after some brief deliberation, they sent their men to the various gates of the palace to see what was going on inside the palace.

On the other hand, soldiers and horses were sent to various important yamen and the residences of some important officials to check the situation and maintain order in Bianjing City by the way.

Among them, Li Hao's Mansion, the British Mansion, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, Ouyang Xiu's Mansion and other places were all emphatically raised, and they thought to themselves, I will help you with things as soon as I enter the city, and no matter how angry you are, you can't send it to us.

After all this was arranged, they felt that the matter could be roughly settled, so they discussed who else they needed to contact to do it together.

Just as they were discussing, Gu Tingye and the British Duke came to Caomen and Liangmen respectively and met them.

When the British Duke arrived, when he saw that everyone was gathered together, he said angrily, "What the hell are you doing, why did you stop here, neither to support Li Hao, nor to go to the palace to rescue the driver."

Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other and motioned for each other to answer.

In fact, they are not worried about the opposition of the British duke, after all, the British duke also belongs to the ranks of military generals, although the status is respected, but there is not much suspicion.

They still believe that after clarifying the reason, the British public will finally agree.

It's just that because of the prestige of the British duke, no one wants to speak first, so as not to be scolded.

But looking at the silence of the crowd, the British Duke was even more angry.

But looking at this situation, the British Duke felt that there must be something here, and immediately named him: "Su Xian, let me tell me what your idea is."

The person whose name was called had to stand up obediently, and after thinking about how to explain it, he said:

"Returning to Grandpa Guo, we actually just want to improve the situation a little bit, and now we are emphasizing literature over military force.

For example, everyone knows that the roll call outside the Donghua Gate is a good man, but he doesn't care about the hard work of our martial arts family.

It is precisely because of this that over the years, how many martial arts families have turned to Xi Wen to devote themselves to the imperial examination.

If it goes on like this, it will be harmful to us, but it will be harmless to Da Song, so we want to make some changes today."

Hearing this, the British Duke was shocked, thinking that they were going to do the Chen Qiao Mutiny, and immediately shouted angrily: "So you are trying to rebel now?"

After hearing this, Su Xian hurriedly replied: "The Great Song Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and the world has long been stable, how dare we have the heart to rebel and ruin this peaceful and prosperous world."

The others also spoke at this time, swearing to the British gambling curse, promising that they would never think of it.

British Public

Seeing this, he also felt that they really didn't have this idea, so he asked, "Then what do you want to do?"

Su Xian replied: "Actually, we have roughly discussed, and the current situation is mainly due to the jealousy of the successive officials and the suppression of civil officials.

In fact, everyone knows that the body of the official family will definitely not be able to hold on to this matter, and Zhao Zongquan will definitely not be able to succeed to the throne at that time.

The rest, whether it is Zhao Zonghan or others, we all hope that the successor is an official who has no such thoughts.

In addition, at the civilian level, Han Qi and Zhao Zongquan colluded to rebel, so naturally they could no longer gain a foothold in the DPRK, so Ouyang Daxianggong should govern next.

With this contribution, coupled with the support of Prime Minister Ouyang and us, Li Hao wants to come to the ruling center in the future, and it is just around the corner.

In this way, our situation should be different, and that's all we want."

After hearing these words, combined with their current actions, the British Duke could naturally guess what they wanted to achieve now.

From the bottom of his heart, the British Duke still has a certain affection for Zhao Zhen, after all, the monarch and the minister have been suitable for decades.

But the British Duke also had to admit that what Su Xian and they thought was also reasonable.

Over the years, the British Duke has looked at many of the original martial arts families, encouraged their own heirs to study, and wanted to change the court through the imperial examination.

In this regard, the British Duke is naturally uncomfortable in his heart.

In addition, the British public is also thinking about what are the benefits of this matter for Li Hao.

After all, he has only a daughter, and the British prince naturally wants to plan for his son-in-law.

For a while, the British Duke also fell silent, while the others also watched closely at this time, waiting for the British Duke to answer.

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Entered the Funing Hall and held on.

Looking at the other three city gates, they were not so lucky, and before they arrived at the Funing Palace, Zhao Zongquan had already led people to surround the Funing Palace.

And they themselves came from three directions, and there was no direct contact, so naturally they could not attack together.

On the contrary, it was because he was afraid of the chasing soldiers behind him, so after some testing and confirming that he could not rush into the Funing Palace, he moved to the palace one after another.

Zhao Zongquan's side naturally couldn't let these soldiers and horses go behind, so he could only let the pursuers deal with them separately.

In this small palace, there are four battlefields, and everyone can only fight on their own.

Of course, in terms of the overall situation, Zhao Zongquan's side still has the advantage, but he is worried at this time.

After all, there were still a bunch of pursuers behind him, and he hadn't even seen Zhao Zhen's face now, let alone the edict he wanted, which was not even a shadow.

At this time, Zhao Zongquan didn't dare to waste any time, if it weren't for his martial arts, he would want to raise his knife and fight.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the battle outside the Funing Hall was extremely fierce, and the shouts of killing rose to the sky.

At the same time, the corresponding room in the innermost room of the Funing Hall was quiet and unusual.

Because only Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao stayed here, they had been looking at each other for a long time.

Things have come to this point, and Zhao Zhen feels that it is time to talk to Queen Cao.

So he opened his mouth to break the peace: "I regret it a little now, if I hadn't put Zhao Zonghan in your place to raise me, maybe there would not be this fight today."

For Zhao Zhen's words, Queen Cao disagreed, she never thought that it was because of herself that she caused this disaster, but said:

"What does this matter have to do with my child, it is obviously Zhao Zongquan's wolf ambition to rebel and usurp the throne, which caused today's situation."

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly: "I understand what you want, but the country depends on Changjun, I succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, with the support of Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu inside, and Lu Yijian, Wen Yanbo and others outside, and it was still difficult to go all the way.

Now that Zhao Zonghan is two years younger than me, you may be able to compare to Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu inside, and do you have the humerus minister to assist you outside."

Regarding Zhao Zhen's question, Empress Cao couldn't answer for a while.

"Yes, if Empress Zhang Xianmingsu is alive, Zhao Zongquan will definitely not be able to become a climate today, but since things have come to this point, they can only go on."

Zhao Zhen naturally couldn't hear Queen Cao's heart, and Zhao Zhen could finally clearly perceive his physical condition at this time, knowing that he was about to usher in the end.

After all, he was already struggling to survive, and today he encountered a palace change that was indirectly caused by his own decision, and he couldn't bear it under the turmoil in his heart.

So push it on again and make the final arrangements.

said: "I just heard you say that there are soldiers and horses attacking behind Zhao Zongquan, I think it should be Li Hao commanding.

I had previously given Li Hao an edict and a military talisman to ensure that Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne and became emperor.

It's just that at that time, I never thought that Zhao Zongquan would be forced to rebel by you in the end."

Hearing this, Empress Cao was shocked, and looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise, probably not expecting him to make such an arrangement in secret.

Just as he wanted to open his mouth to ask, he was interrupted by Zhao Zhen's next words: "But now in this situation, it is impossible for the throne to be passed to Zhao Zongquan.

I have re-drafted Zhao Zonghan to ascend the throne, and left a letter to Li Hao, asking him to burn the original edict.

In the future, I only hope that you will act again and think twice in the future, and don't miss this great Song Jiangshan."

As he spoke, he took out an edict and letter from the side of his pillow that had already been prepared, which Zhao Zhen had written in advance when he knew that someone was attacking the imperial city.

After Empress Cao took it, she immediately opened it and looked at it, wanting to confirm the specific content inside.

didn't notice that after Zhao Zhen took out these two things, his body seemed to have finished explaining the aftermath, and the last breath in his heart dispersed.

So the body began to be unable to support it, and he completely collapsed on the bed.

By the time Empress Cao reacted, Zhao Zhen was already lying on the bed and closed her eyes.

At this time, Empress Cao also panicked, and tested it with her hand, and there was still gas in her nose, so she hurriedly went to the outside of the palace and pulled Imperial Doctor Song in.

After Imperial Physician Song came in, when he saw Zhao Zhen's situation, he also hurriedly stepped forward to check his pulse.

After a while, Imperial Physician Song shook his head and said, "The official family is exhausted, and now the oil has run out, and there is no way to return to heaven."

Hearing this, Queen Cao was really like a thunderbolt from the sky, although she had long had a psychological expectation for Zhao Zhen's departure.

But when it really came to this time, I still couldn't accept it after all.

At this time, Imperial Physician Song could only remind: "The queen is mourning, now that there are thieves in the palace who are plotting rebellion, you have to preside over the overall situation."

There is no way, now in this situation in the palace, Imperial Doctor Song doesn't want to die like this, so he can only send a message to cheer up Queen Cao.

Otherwise, even she will collapse, and who else will be able to stop the rebels outside.

Empress Cao was indeed sober when she heard this, after all, she still had a pinning on Zhao Zonghan now, so naturally she would not give up easily.

After cheering up, she said to Imperial Physician Song, "Now that the situation in the palace is critical, the news of the death of the official family cannot be transmitted, so please stay here first."

When the dust settles, I'll send someone to invite you out, and you'll see how it goes."

Doctor Song naturally has no opinion on this, anyway, at this stage, it is indeed safe here.

Then Empress Cao walked out of the dormitory, planning to ask Cao Jingxiu how the situation outside the Funing Palace was now.

As a result, as soon as I came out, I found that not far away, there were several thick puffs of black smoke, which seemed to be on fire somewhere.