Kyoto Castle South.

The army pressed the realm, the breath of iron and blood rushed to the face, and the atmosphere of slaughter was like a violent wind from the extremely cold land sweeping through Kyoto.

Qin Jun stood on a gorgeous chariot, three horses pulled his chariot, and behind the chariot, there was a golden dragon flag.

That's right, it's the dragon flag, the dragon flag waving in the wind, symbolizing his ambition and madness.

He doesn't mean anything to hide about his ambitions.

"Your Highness, the siege equipment has been prepared, and we can attack the city at any time!"

A general in iron armor came to the chariot and gave a report.

Qin Jun looked down at him, a gentle and elegant smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Then it's hard General Li!"

"It is the honor of the last general to serve His Highness!"

The general Li in front of him is the same governor of the military capital of Dali Hou, and Li Zhen, the marquis of southern Hunan of Dali.

As one of the twelve marquis of Dali, the Li family of Xiangnan Hou is a huge noble family, and it stands to reason that such a family will not bet easily, but for some reason Li Zhen actually took refuge in Qin Jun.

Subsequently.

The sound of drums rang out in the middle of the formation.

The drums of war were beating, the heavy trumpets were sounding, and a heavy and solemn atmosphere rose up, covering the sky and the sun like a cloud.

Qin Jun felt that this solemn atmosphere was not only not the slightest nervous and apprehensive, but his heart was full of excitement.

He's going to fight for the throne!

He invaded the castle of Kyoto and invaded the imperial city.

As long as he can enter the imperial city, the throne is his.

Suddenly.

His heart moved, and he looked up at the city gate tower opposite.

A look of astonishment appeared on his face.

Who's that!

How did he end up here?

……

Upstairs at the city gate.

Qin Wei stood on the city wall, overlooking the mighty army under the city, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

However, Li Ji stood beside him, his face was extremely heavy.

"Your Highness, they are going to attack the city!"

Li Ji said in a deep voice.

Qin Wei smiled and said, "What's the matter, Master Hou doesn't have confidence in his own twelve regimental battalions?" ”

Li Ji shook his head slightly and said, "No, the last general is just worried." ”

Although the 12th Regiment Battalion had less than 200,000 soldiers and was scattered at the four gates of Kyoto, the defense of the city itself had a geographical advantage, and it was difficult to capture the city wall in a short time without the absolute suppression force.

At the beginning in Yunyan City, Yuwen Chengdu only had less than 20,000 soldiers to block the attack of more than 100,000 Rong tribe troops, and now there are nearly 200,000 elite soldiers under his command, how can he not be able to hold Kyoto City!

"Worried about what?"

Qin Wei asked.

Li Ji didn't answer, but just looked at the forbidden army formation opposite with deep eyes.

Qin Wei knew what he was worried about.

The million forbidden army is the guarding force of Dali Kyoto, and if this battle really starts, then the result is that no matter who wins or loses, it will be the loss of Dali.

Now it is the eventful autumn of Dali, the surrounding royal court has not yet died down, at this time if a tragic battle breaks out inside Dali, the surrounding royal court will definitely hear the wind.

No matter how strong Dali is, it is impossible to go to war on all sides.

This is the last thing Li Ji wants to see.

But it was useless for him to be unwilling, Qin Wei knew very well that some things could not be avoided.

At this moment, Xiao Shunzi quickly ran from the city.

"Your Highness!"

"What's the matter?" Qin Wei asked.

Xiao Shunzi leaned into Qin Wei's ear and whispered, "The text issued by King Ning was found in the city. ”

"Text!" Qin Wei was slightly stunned, "Take it to me and take a look." ”

Xiao Shunzi immediately handed him the text in his hand, he glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Damn, this Qin Jun is really cunning enough."

"Look at it!"

Qin Wei handed the text to Li Ji, and after Li Ji read it, his expression was a little strange, and he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.

A proverb is a document that denounces an enemy or rebels.

The purpose of issuing the proclamation is to denounce the enemy and occupy nominal justice.

It stands to reason that this thing should be released by the imperial court, when Mao Jiang rebelled in Nanyang City, the imperial court issued a crusade document.

And now Qin Jun actually released the document first, and the object he targeted was no one else, it was Gonggong Lu.

Well, it's Grandpa Lu!

When Qin Wei first finished reading it, he felt that Qin Jun's head was funny, but then he understood the meaning of Qin Jun's doing.

In fact, it doesn't matter who the object of the text is, the important thing is that Qin Jun wants to occupy the commanding heights of justice, even if most people in the court know that he is rebellious.

As the saying goes, the winner is king, and the loser is the villain.

As long as he wins, he will be the new emperor, and all problems will disappear.

This text is just a fig leaf.

But Qin Wei felt that this guy was making a fuss about an old eunuch, which was really immoral.

"He seems to have gotten the wrong person!" Qin Wei said with a smile.

Li Ji still couldn't help it, chuckled, and said, "It's His Highness who hides too deeply." ”

"Does the king want to show his face now!"

Qin Wei said with some amusement.

Everyone is fighting so hotly, but he, the wise king, is hiding in the dark to make wind and rain, which seems to be a little unauthentic.

And by now, everyone has tried to see the dagger, and there is no point in continuing to hide.

It's time for him to show his face, too.

Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward and walked behind the battlement.

Standing here, everyone in the city can see him, and as for whether they can recognize him, it is not known.

After all, not many people know him here.

……

Under the city walls.

Qin Gong rubbed his eyes, as if he was wondering if he was wrong.

"Why is he here?"

Although it was only a glance, he still recognized Qin Wei.

He is naturally no stranger to Qin Wei, when Qin Wei was in Tianzhou, he still wanted to get rid of Qin Wei, but the plan failed, and then the crown prince died, the situation in the court changed greatly, and Qin Wei went to Shuzhou again, so he temporarily gave up the idea of getting rid of Qin Wei.

But he never expected that Qin Wei would appear in Kyoto.

And it was on the wall opposite him.

"Why is he here?"

Qin Jun said with a somewhat hideous face.

Suddenly, there was a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, the uneasiness of not being able to control everything.

Emperor Li's slumber was arranged by him to do it, and Qin Chang'an and Qin Changping led the troops to Beijing, which was a situation he had already expected.

The reaction in the imperial city was also expected by him, and the twelve regiments entered the city, although it was somewhat unexpected to him, but it was within the range of his acceptance.

It's all in his plan, it's all under his control.

But the appearance of an unplanned presence in front of him made him suddenly feel uneasy.

"Someone!"

"The lower official is here!"

A middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt came up behind him.

"Go and find out why King Rui is in Kyoto now!" Qin Jun gritted his teeth and said.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then looked towards the city wall.

I saw a slender figure on the city wall, among the soldiers.

"King Wise!"

The man was also stunned.

Then his face changed dramatically.

Rui Oh is in Kyoto!

This!

His mind was full of thoughts.

In his eyes, Qin Wei is not just King Rui, and Qin Wei's appearance in Kyoto is not just the meaning of the surface, but whether there is something unknown behind it.

Everyone knew that Qin Wei, the Rui King, was in Shuzhou, and he did not return to Beijing when he got married.

Everyone believed that Emperor Lihuang had ruled out King Rui's bid for the throne.

But now he is in Kyoto.

The middle-aged man was obviously wrong, he was suspecting that Qin Wei was recalled by Emperor Li, and the purpose naturally went without saying.

In his opinion, if Emperor Lihuang really had no intention of passing the throne to Qin Wei, then naturally he would not recall Qin Wei back to Kyoto.

Since it is recalled, it must be to let Qin Wei inherit the throne.

"Xiaguan is going to investigate!" The middle-aged man left in a hurry.

Qin Jun's face became more and more embarrassed.

And on the city wall, the smile on Qin Wei's face became more and more intense.

……

In the Imperial City.

The Shengtian Hall had fallen silent.

The ministers of the cabinet and the governors of the Governor's Office were still there, but they did not speak.

No one expected the situation to develop to this point, just as no one thought that Emperor Lihuang would fall asleep.

The situation now seems to show their incompetence, but are they really incompetent?

Wrong!

If they can sit in the position they are today, how can they be incompetent?

The reason for all this is Emperor Li.

Emperor Li's control of the court was so strict that both the cabinet and the governor's office were accustomed to acting according to Emperor Lihuang's will.

They are accustomed to Emperor Lihuang presiding over the overall situation, accustomed to Emperor Lihuang dominating everything, and accustomed to acting according to Emperor Lihuang's orders.

Now that Emperor Lihuang has suddenly fallen, it is as if they have lost their autonomy.

Qin Chang'an, Qin Changping and Qin Jun saw this clearly, so they didn't win over these people, they won over the middle and high-level generals in the forbidden army, so as to elevate these important ministers in front of them.

Ji Yuanchen was still sitting on a chair, and in order to take care of his body, Father-in-law Lu specially arranged for someone to bring him a chair.

At this time, among the ministers in the hall, he was probably the calmest.

Because he knew that Qin Wei was in Kyoto, and he knew that Qin Wei would never let those forbidden troops outside the city enter Kyoto City.

After learning that the Twelfth Regiment Battalion had entered the city, he no longer had any worries in his heart.

It's just that he is calm, but the cabinet assistants next to him can't calm down.

Luo Zheng, the assistant minister of the cabinet, was standing next to him, pacing back and forth, and the look of worry was written on his face.

He looked here and there, and he couldn't stop.

In the end, he couldn't help it, came to Ji Yuanchen, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Shoufu, you have an idea!" ”

Although he had said this many times just now, he still had to say it.

Ji Yuanchen raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "What's your idea?" ”

"It's going to be attacked outside, we're just waiting here, it's not a thing!" Luo Zhengdao.

Ji Yuanchen shook his head slightly, "Be calm, the situation is not as bad as you think." ”

"But!" Luo Zheng has something else to say.

Ji Yuanchen said a little helplessly: "Now it's not our turn to call the shots in this imperial city. ”

"What do you mean?"

"There is Father-in-law Lu and Master Yan, we just need to wait."

Although Ji Yuanchen said that he was the first assistant of the cabinet, he knew his position very well, and he was the assistant of Emperor Lihuang in the court.

Don't say anything about high power, as long as the Lihuang is still in the day, there will be no high-ranking and powerful existence in the Dali court.

"This! But I can't wait! Luo Zheng said a little dullly.

Although he lowered his voice, everyone in the hall heard it.

But no one laughed at him, because they couldn't wait.

Ji Yuanchen looked around at everyone and saw that they were all looking at him, so he said, "Your Majesty has already made arrangements, you don't need to worry about it!" ”

"Your Majesty has already made arrangements!"

"Really!"

Everyone asked in surprise.

At the same time, the panic gradually dissipated.

Only Gonggong Lu, who was standing in front of the door of the imperial study, looked at Ji Yuanchen with a strange expression.

He thought for a moment, turned around and walked into the study, first glanced at the still sleeping Emperor Lihuang, and then left the imperial study through the side door.

Behind the Sheng Tian Palace, the two leaders of the order collectors and dozens of order collectors were waiting.

"Meet Grandpa Lu!"

Gonggong Lu stood on the stone steps and said lightly: "It's almost, this farce should be over!" ”

"Whoa!"

The people who received the order answered, and then dispersed and left.

Gonggong Lu stood in the shadow of the Sheng Tian Palace, his old face gloomy and uncertain.

The three major princes did those things, how could they hide it from him and Emperor Li?

It's just that Emperor Lihuang has not dealt with the three princes of Qin Changping, and Gonggong Lu doesn't know what Emperor Li thinks.

Everyone thought that Gonggong Lu was the one who knew Emperor Lihuang best, but in fact it was the same.

In this world, he is the one who knows Emperor Li best.

But only Gonggong Lu knew how deep Emperor Li's mind was.

"Your Majesty really doesn't have any other arrangements?"

Father-in-law Lu's vicissitudes of life were a little distracted.

He had a different feeling in his heart.

"Your Majesty is testing the old slave!"

He suddenly showed a bitter smile.

The old face looked particularly decadent, but there was a hint of relief and abruptness.

Then.

He turned and went back to the study.

Standing in front of the bed, looking at the gray-faced Lihuang, he knelt on his knees.

He knelt like that.

Kneeling all the time.

(End of chapter)