Chapter 542: Palace Change (2)
The change happened very suddenly, and many people actually failed to react, and by the time they came back to their senses, there was already a fight in the temple.
In the main hall, there is already a mess at this moment. The ministers held their heads one by one, hiding in the corner or under the table, and they were trembling with fright, "What's going on?" Why did you suddenly start fighting? When did the soldiers of the southeast become rebels? Some people couldn't help but mumble.
But no one will answer their questions.
Most of the generals fought with the rebels, but the number of generals was not much, and they all had no weapons in their hands. In addition, these generals are all Beijing officials, how many years have they not been on the battlefield, and they are pampered on weekdays, where do they still have many real skills? It's good to be able to protect yourself.
The eunuchs of the palace were frightened like headless flies, screaming and fleeing in all directions. One by one, they rushed around and tried to run out, but in this way, they died faster.
There were more generals from the southeast than Shen Hongjun brought, which was also the reason why they prepared in advance, and they actually brought many generals above the fifth grade. These people are all brave and good at fighting, and they are all very brave. And what Shen Hongjun brought was about twenty generals, and a few were divided out to report the news, so the number of people was less.
Fortunately, there are also those guards in the main hall, who fought desperately with the rebels one by one, and they can barely resist.
Shen Hongjun fought with that Ma general, and Ma Shilong had weapons in his hands, so he naturally took advantage of a lot. And Shen Hongjun was bare-handed, and it was inevitable that he would have trouble parrying it. During the fight between the two, Shen Hongjun was swept by the other party's knife and made a cut on his arm.
Someone next to him suddenly shouted, "General, go on." ”
Shen Hongjun turned his head and just saw a knife flying towards him. It turned out to be a general, and the knife he picked up from the dead guard was thrown to Shen Hongjun. Shen Hongjun stretched out his hand, grasped the hilt of the knife, and then raised the knife and slashed at Ma Shilong. With a weapon in hand, it was naturally different, and for a while, Ma Shilong was forced to retreat step by step.
Outside the main hall, the situation in the temple was already known at this time. The one in charge of the outside defense happened to be Erlang of the Zhong family. When he learned that there was a change in the palace, he knew that it was not good, and while sending someone to deliver a letter to the queen, he also sent orders to the guards everywhere, asking them to send reinforcements and strictly guard all parts of the palace. At the same time, he took the rest of the guards and rushed directly to the main hall.
"Lao Hu, you take people to rush in from the front hall, and I will lead people into the back hall. I don't know where Your Majesty is at this moment, if it is in the apse, I will escort Your Majesty away, and you will take your brothers and capture these rebels. Zhong Erlang shouted to a guard beside him.
"Don't worry, Lao Hu understands, brother, take care." The guard, surnamed Hu, waved the weapon in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, rush in with me." Your Majesty is still inside, even if we die, we have to protect Your Majesty's safety. With that, he was the first to rush to the front hall.
Yun Lin had been hugging Emperor Yonghui's body, and after seeing him take the pill, he seemed to be breathing a lot easier, so he hurriedly picked up the emperor and rushed to the back of the main hall. It's too dangerous here, and Emperor Yonghui's situation at the moment must also find someone to heal him, and that pill can only temporarily suppress the toxin.
Although Yunlin has lost some weight, his body is still very strong, and it is not particularly difficult to carry Emperor Yonghui on his back. He was accompanied by several guards, and they all rushed towards the apse.
Some of the rebels kept an eye on the emperor's movements, and when they saw Yun Lin running away with the emperor on his back, they hurriedly got rid of the entanglement of the guards and chased after Yun Lin.
Fortunately, Zhong Jiaerlang rushed in from the apse with some people, just to protect Yunlin and the others, and then fought with the pursuers. At this time, the front hall also had guards rushing in, and the rebels were somewhat defeated.
Shen Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief at this time, there are quite a few forbidden troops now, and he should be able to capture these traitors. However, before he could relax his mind, he heard countless shouts of killing outside the main hall. It was clear that it was not the guards in the palace, but the rebellion of the southeast.
Shen Hongjun was shocked in his heart, what was going on? In total, there were only 2,000 southeastern sergeants who entered the city, and 3,000 people brought in by themselves. Can't the 3,000 men take down these traitors?
"Hahaha, surnamed Shen, are you still waiting for your three thousand people? Stop dreaming. Those people, all of them were poisoned at the moment, and their bodies were so sore that they couldn't move at all. Ma Shilong laughed while swinging his knife at Shen Hongjun.
Shen Zhong and Yun Zhen rushed out of the Qianyuan Palace, and then separated. Shen Zhong went west, the forbidden army was stationed outside the Xihua Gate of the palace city, and if he wanted to report the news, he had to go all the way to the west. The Qianyuan Hall itself also belongs to the southwest corner of the palace, and it is indeed quite close to the garrison of the forbidden army.
Tonight's big banquet in the palace, all the civil and military officials are in the palace, and they will go out from the Xihua Gate later, so the Xihua Gate is not closed, but the forbidden army is just sent to patrol and guard. Shen Zhong rushed to Xihuamen, and shouted loudly, "There is a change in the Qianyuan Palace, the soldiers in the southeast are rebels, and they are under the order of General Shen to go out of the city to move rescue troops." ”
The commander of the forbidden army guarding the Xihua Gate changed his face suddenly after hearing Shen Zhong's words. Hurriedly shouted, "Quick, quickly close the city gates, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave." ”
Before the commander's words fell, he saw countless people rushing over outside the Xihua Gate. The guards of the Xihua Gate hurriedly closed the city gate, but unfortunately it was too late, and the rebels soon came to the front. The two sides fought together, and the forbidden army guarding Xihuamen was not very numerous, but only five or six hundred people, and it was not the opponent of the southeast rebels at all, and after a short time, they were rushed by the rebels.
As soon as Shen Zhong saw the rebels attacking, he knew that the 3,000 soldiers they brought into the city were afraid that something bad had happened. Shen Zhong shouted angrily and rushed directly towards those rebels. But how could he be an unarmed opponent of these well-prepared rebels? In a short time, Shen Zhong had countless wounds on his body. In the end, Shen Zhong was seriously injured and fell to the ground. And the forbidden troops who guarded were all about the same, with casualties everywhere.
Yun Zhen and Chen Ping traveled east and came to Donghua Gate. The commander of the forbidden army of Donghuamen happens to be the Zhong family. The Zhong family had just seen the fireworks in the sky above the Qianyuan Palace, and he was alert and sent someone to investigate. At this time, he was waiting anxiously, and happened to see Chen Ping and Yun Zhen and his party.
"Chen Ping, Yun Zhen, what's going on in the Qianyuan Palace?" The Zhong family hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"Your Majesty is poisoned, the southeastern soldiers are rebels, and at this moment, there is chaos in the hall. Under the order of the prince, he went out of the palace to mobilize soldiers and horses, and took Miss Han into the palace to treat His Majesty. Yun Zhen went out of the city to report the news and lead the troops to quell the rebellion. Chen Ping said in one breath.
When the Zhong family heard this, he was shocked. But he understood the seriousness of the matter, so he hurriedly asked people to open the Donghua Gate and let Yunzhen Chen and others go out. At the same time, he also sent people to send orders everywhere, except for the guards of the four gates of the palace, the rest of the forbidden army immediately rushed to the Qianyuan Hall to rescue the driver.
Yun Zhen and Chen Ping came out of Donghua Gate and ran all the way towards Dong'an Gate. finally arrived at Dong'anmen, and Chen Ping called Dong'anmen open with a jade pendant. At this time, the guard of the forbidden army brought a few horses over, "It's better to ride faster." ”
This is not the time to be polite, Yun Zhen and the others flew on their horses, and then drove all the way away. Behind him, the guarding forbidden army hurriedly closed the city gate again, and at the same time sent people to inform the guards of the remaining gates of the imperial city to strengthen precautions.
Chen Ping and Yun Zhen left the imperial city and went separately. Yun Zhen went all the way to the east, went out of the city to move the rescue soldiers, and Chen Ping handed Yun Lin's jade pendant to Yun Zhen.
This jade pendant was given to Yunlin by Emperor Yonghui at the beginning of his accession to the throne. Holding this jade pendant, the entire Great Zhou can pass freely. At the same time, Yunlin was given a token, and with that token, he could mobilize the Soldiers and Horses Command Division of the capital, the forbidden army, and all the soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi battalion.
It can be said that with these two things in his hands, Yunlin wants to rebel, and he doesn't need to make any effort. Emperor Yonghui first wanted to make up for the debt to Yunlin over the years, and secondly, he also wanted to test Yunlin and see how Yunlin's heart was. Yun Lin has always carried these two things with him since he got them, but he has never used them. Unexpectedly, it really came in handy today.
Chen Ping and Yun Zhen separated, and then ran directly to the capital soldier and horse command division in the south of the imperial city, no matter what time it is, there will be someone on duty here. Even if the commander is not there, the commander will be there.
At this time, it was already the middle of the day, and there should have been a curfew in the capital. However, Chen Ping found that something seemed to be wrong, there seemed to be a lot of people walking on the street, and there were still crying. He stopped his horse, stopped a random person, and asked, "What's going on?" Isn't there a curfew? Why are you still walking on the streets? ”
The man glanced at Chen Ping, "Nonsense, there are rebels attacking the south gate and west gate of the imperial city, tens of thousands of people, and now the entire capital is about to be chaotic." The Command Division of the Soldiers and Horses in the capital sent people to go to Chang'an Avenue, and the fight was inseparable. Why don't you run now, what are you waiting for? ”
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, "What?" Tens of thousands? "It's getting worse, why are there so many rebels? Chen Ping couldn't think of it.
At this moment, there was no point in going to the command division again, so Chen Ping had no choice but to turn around and head towards the county king's mansion. I hope it's still too late to let Miss Han enter the palace to treat His Majesty.
Chen Ping hit his horse and galloped all the way towards the palace, and soon came to the door of the county king's mansion. At this time, he couldn't care less, he stepped forward and slammed on the door of the palace.
The doorkeeper inside asked, "Who?" ”
"It's me, Chen Ping. There was an accident in the palace, and the king of the county asked me to come back and take Miss Han into the palace. Chen Ping said very anxiously.