The Guards are still desperately resisting.

I saw that the streets were full of the corpses of palace eunuchs and soldiers.

In the blazing firelight, the sound of the battle between the city guards and the royal forest army spread over the palace wall, and at this moment, a brilliant firework suddenly rose in the sky not far away, and the golden, purple, orange and red sparks formed a strange pattern in the air.

Commander Fu, who commanded the Imperial Forest Army, shouted: "It's the Black Flag Army, Shen Xiaohou is here!" …… Brothers, hold on a little longer, Shen Xiaohou is here with reinforcements! ”

After speaking, he was originally a little exhausted, and suddenly poured out his strength, raised the big knife in his hand and slashed at the surrounding guards.

With confidence, the Guards suddenly became more courageous.

For a while, the sound of killing roared like thunder.

It wasn't long before the sound of horses' hooves rumbling could be heard from far and near.

When the cavalry group came into view, I saw the man in silver armor led by him holding a trident in his hand, leading a black flag army to suppress it, like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

Shen Zhan's hands were never fancy, he simply swung and slashed, and then there was a sea of blood rolling around him, like death wielding a sickle to harvest life, and the thick blood stains splashed on his white face, and he was indifferent.

After clearing the rebellion in Lijie, Shen Zhan handed over the battle axe in his right hand to his left hand, and drove slowly towards Commander Fu on his horse.

Commander Fu stepped forward holding his injured arm, gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists in pain: "Master Shen! ”

Shen Zhan looked down at him coldly and said, "Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now?" ”

Commander Fu said: "My subordinates only know that half an hour ago, someone came to report that His Royal Highness the Prince had gone to the Qinzheng Palace, and it seems that he has not come out yet. ”

"Got it."

Shen Zhan raised his horsewhip and led more than a thousand Black Flag troops behind him to rush towards Changhua Palace.

……

……

Sleeping in Changhua Palace.

Gong E, dressed in a blue robe, ran into the hall in a panic and shouted, "Oh no, Queen Mother, Shen Xiaohou's Black Flag Army has attacked!" ”

The queen was stunned.

Shen Meiren followed and lowered her face: "What nonsense are you talking about, the gate of the capital is sealed, and it is impossible for the Black Flag Army to enter!" ”

Gong E was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, her body trembling like chaff: "It's true, the slave maid heard it in the Royal Forest Army with her own ears, and said that it was ...... It was said that General Li Xian opened the city gate with a military talisman, and then Shen Xiaohou immediately rushed into the city with the Black Flag Army and went straight to the palace! ”

"Impossible!" Shen Mei said, "Li Xian has been assigned to the frontier, how can he still appear in the capital, let alone open the city gate with a tiger talisman!" ”

Gong E cried: "The slave doesn't dare to deceive the master, but what the Imperial Forest Army said outside is very serious, especially ...... Especially when sparks suddenly exploded in the sky outside just now, those Royal Forest Soldiers said that it was the signal of the Black Flag Army's attack. ”

A sentence is like pouring a bowl of water into a pan of oil.

The hall exploded instantly.

The queen stood up and said with a cold face: "All of them are to retreat from the palace." ”

The palace ladies looked at each other and exited the inner bed in an orderly manner.

Shen Meiren was a little frightened, and when she saw the queen turn around, she walked inside, and asked thoughtlessly: "Queen Mother, if it is really Shen Xiaohou Ye, then what should we do?" ”

The queen paused, turned to look at her and said, "You asked this palace?" When you stand on the same line with Hongu, you should know the answer to this question, why, is Shen Meiren so afraid of death? ”

Shen Meiren waved her hand again and again: "No... No... No, I'm just asking, Queen Mother, General Li Xian was convicted by the crown prince and sent to the frontier, but now he suddenly appeared in the capital and opened the city gate, all this ...... Isn't it too weird? ”

The queen didn't say a word, looked at the screen that separated the soft couch from the outside, and walked in with a horizontal heart.

The man on the bed had his eyes closed, his cheeks sunken, his face was bruised and bruised, and his face was full of sickly vicissitudes.

The queen looked at him carefully, this face she had loved but hated for a long time.

After a while, the queen said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Marquis Shen is here." ”

There was no reaction from the man on the bed.

Behind the screen, Shen Meiren secretly listened to the queen talking to herself.

"The concubine and His Majesty have been married for decades, and they have known each other since they were children, and I still remember that it was the beginning of the Southern Regions, and the concubine was sent to the capital to proton as the daughter of the Southern Regions Baili family, and she lived a warm and cold life in the capital, and His Majesty was still the unfavored fourth prince at that time."

The queen slowly sat down on the soft couch, and sighed: "When you and I got married, Your Majesty always said that there were only interests between us, and there was no emotion, so we just needed to do our part. In fact, there is one thing that the concubine has never told His Majesty, I remember that the first time we met was at the palace banquet, the concubine was bullied in the side hall, and it was His Majesty's head for the concubine, and the concubine admired His Majesty at that time. ”

"Later, the Southern Regions were not peaceful, and the first emperor ordered His Majesty to suppress the chaos, and the concubine body now still remembers the appearance of His Majesty when he went on the expedition, as if engraved into his bones, and the concubine body used to be moved as long as she thought of the brave and warlike young man."

The queen smiled, but then collapsed again: "The concubine has not been out of the capital since she left the Southern Regions at the age of seven, only Your Majesty can give the concubine warmth in this huge capital, and the concubine is looking forward to His Majesty's return to Beijing every day, thinking about it every day, but what she is waiting for is the news that His Majesty and Lian Ying have feelings for each other when the concubine's father sacrificed for the country and is in mourning!" ”

The queen looked up at the ceiling, breathed a long sigh of relief before holding back her tears, and said in a very slow tone: "Your Majesty doesn't know how it felt like to be a concubine alone in the capital during that time, and Your Majesty doesn't know how the cold wind at night when standing on the city wall is, Your Majesty doesn't know how the concubine has been wearing a gentle and virtuous mask over the years, and has lived like a walking corpse. ”

“…… I have always known that I am ashamed of you. The middle-aged man on the bed didn't know when to open his eyes.

The room was silent for a while, and the queen was silent for a while: "Your Majesty woke up early?" ”

The emperor slowly sat up, his eyes as black as a deep pool stared at the queen tightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "I woke up a long time ago, and the queen suddenly said this, didn't she also know that Shen Zhan led the Black Flag Army to attack the imperial city, and the prince's rebellion and defeat were a foregone conclusion, so he said these words to me?" ”

The queen smiled reluctantly: "Your Majesty has long thought that there will be today, so you deliberately waited for the plan?" ”

The emperor frowned and said: "How can I have that ability, people are not as good as heaven, but that secret letter is indeed my idea, otherwise how could the prince be so anxious, and dare to rebel without waiting for my funeral." ”

He smiled weakly: "I would never have imagined that the gentle son of Xunri would murder his father for the sake of the throne." ”

"Why did the prince rebel, doesn't Your Majesty know it?" There was a bit of sneer in the queen's tone, "No matter how good the prince is, His Majesty only has Concubine Yi's son in his eyes!" ”

The emperor's eyes were complicated: "Maybe I am a little cold to the prince, but I have always looked at the prince's actions, compared to Wu'er...... It is true that the crown prince is not fit to inherit the throne. ”

The queen chuckled a few times and said, "Your Majesty's secret letter is indeed to announce that the five princes will inherit the throne. ”

The emperor was silent.

The secret letter contains the name of the person who inherited the throne, and if the prince does not rebel, he will have no chance to turn over.

(End of chapter)