Zhongzhou, Bai Yujing, under the glazed tile eaves, the sound of footsteps coming and going is endless, pedestrians are neatly dressed, civil officials wear gorgeous robes, black gauze hats, pedal auspicious cloud boots, military generals wear armor, carry swords around their waists, and then go in and out.

The courtyard is extremely wide, the rooms on all sides are carved and hung with beams, and the decoration is extremely luxurious, and even the servants around them are dressed in soft cloth and fine satin, and their manners are modest.

"Gonggong Li, what time is it?" In the center of the main house, there was a sturdy old man with white temples, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and the current prime minister, Xue Ju.

Gonggong Li, who was standing on one side, hurriedly responded: "My lord, it's almost time." ”

Outside, the night was dark, only the waning moon was half a round, with a few stars, hanging high in the sky, when there were maids in the courtyard, picking up lanterns, lighting the courtyard like day.

Over the years, the Prime Minister's Mansion has picked up the lights twice, and these two times have changed the kings of the two dynasties.

The old prime minister slowly stood up with his hands holding the crane-wing crutches, and the officials on both sides bent down to greet each other with smiling faces, they were all innocent people who had come here to take refuge.

Since this morning, the capital has been in full lockdown, and well-informed people have already left the night before to avoid getting involved in this battle for imperial power.

The old emperor had been bedridden for some time, and the prince couldn't wait any longer, so the Lan Ling army first occupied the gates on all sides of the imperial city, and then besieged the mansions of the four princes, and both sides were full of anger.

The four princes have been forbearing, even if most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are inclined to him, younger and wiser, but the prince has worked hard for more than ten years, and his eyeliner is everywhere here.

By noon, three of the six Shangshu had been arrested, and the rest of the officials, big and small, all poured into the Prime Minister's Mansion with their families.

This evergreen tree of the Iron Dynasty, no one dares to move, and some flattering juniors are already congratulating the prime minister on becoming the minister of the humerus who has gone through four dynasties.

When Xue Juan walked to the courtyard, he looked at the family members of the officials who were full of panic, and tears flowed from his eyes.

"Whether the prosperity of the Iron Dynasty can continue depends on tonight. ”

Gonggong Li didn't dare to talk, he had been by the prime minister's side for more than 40 years, and it was the first time he saw the prime minister so lonely.

A guard ran outside the door to say: "Prime Minister, Guan Sixi is here and wants to see you." ”

"Let him in!" Xue Juan snorted coldly, and ordered the hundred officials of the cultural relics to line up and stand in four rows to meet each other.

Guan Sixi is the third of the eight great swordsmen under the prince's door, he is a well-mannered scholar dressed up, with a green scarf and a plain robe, and after a while, he stepped into the door with the guards and hugged his fists towards the surrounding officials.

"What are you here for? you can't be here to arrest people, right?" Xue Juan's face sank and he asked in a low voice.

"Old Prime Minister, where is it, the prince is afraid of the turmoil outside and disturbs the old prime minister's rest, so he specially sent me to guard. Behind Guan Sixi, two rows of brocade-clothed guards rushed in, and the inside and outside were tight.

Some officials were furious: "Lead troops to besiege the Prime Minister's Mansion, Guan Sixi, what do you want to do!"

As soon as the soldiers came out, the atmosphere suddenly became more tense, the civil official blushed, and the military general drew his sword and forced Jinyiwei.

"All step down, the prince is also for the good of the old man, right?" Xue Juan's eyes were extremely sharp, and Guan Sixi didn't dare to look at each other.

"But this ......" The old prime minister didn't care, and the others didn't say much, so the two sides were at a stalemate in the courtyard.

The same thing happened in several other courtyards, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Military Department Shangshu Mansion, the Qin Wang's Mansion, and the Side by Side Palace, each with a swordsman stationed with a brocade guard.

These few people who held military power were closely monitored by the crown prince and did not let them interfere in tonight's actions.

The four princes are isolated, and in the eyes of outsiders, they have fallen into a disadvantage, and it is only a matter of time before they fall.

As everyone knows, in the courtyard of the house, there is still a big banquet to entertain all the guests.

There are more than 20 people here, all of whom look and dress strangely, and they also have their own merits, and they are people from the rivers and lakes at first glance.

"Fourth prince, I just received the news that the prince's hands are all in Changle City, how do you know that I am waiting here, hahaha!" A fat head picked up the wine bowl, laughed and drank it all.

Another walker also followed: "Those eight swordsmen are also wine bags and rice bags, and the old thief is in Changle City, and no one can stop him." ”

Sitting in the right position was a young man with a face like pink jade, seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a golden silk robe, with starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, two sword eyebrows, and the appearance of a human being.

Because of the importance of the old emperor and the favoritism of the ministers of cultural relics, he was able to stretch out his power in three or two years, covering all parts of Zhongzhou, and digging a way out from under the nose of the prince.

However, his greatest reliance is not in the court, but on the monks everywhere.

Since the day he was born, hundreds of monks chanted Buddhist scriptures, saying what he was reincarnated, and after that, they obeyed him.

Then under the pretext of the competition in front of the Buddha, the monks of the entire Iron Dynasty gathered in Zhongzhou, and there were no less than thousands of famous monks alone.

Half a month ago, after the competition, many monks actually did not leave the capital, just waiting for the four princes to give an order and rush into the imperial city to capture the prince alive.

"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, there is news from Changle City," a messenger outside the door hurriedly came and delivered a letter, which was picked up by the person in front of him, "The plan has changed, Nie Xiang has advanced to the Tianyang Realm, and the Pegasus statue needs to be transferred in advance." ”

"How could that old eunuch enter the Tianyang Realm? It seems that the rumors are indeed true!" "The Tianyang Realm must hold on to Yuan Yi, and the true qi must not be revealed.

And being a eunuch is no longer complete in itself, how can it be possible to ensure that the true qi will not leak out.

This is the hole card of the four princes, transported from Yongle Fang, is a letter of the year, and a jade pendant of the current queen.

"Let the world know that the eldest brother came by fornication, what do you think the father will think?" the fourth prince smiled, "I'm afraid it's the Iron Dynasty, it's precarious!"

"So what, Your Highness has two royal decrees in his hands, without the Iron Dynasty, let's rebuild it ourselves!"

Everyone laughed and raised their glasses to drink, and the waiters kept bringing delicacies, and the fragrance wafted down the streets and alleys to the barracks and to the prince's mansion.

"It must be the fourth brother who is holding another banquet! The catastrophe is coming, and there is this leisure, which is worthy of my fourth brother. "The prince is wearing gold silk soft armor inside, and the sword is diagonally across his waist, just waiting for the news of Changle City.

Once Changle City is done, he will no longer have any worries and can give it a go.

What made him depressed was the attitude of King Qin, his uncle, holding a talisman in his hand, did not move for a long time, as if tonight's chaos had nothing to do with him.

This old thing, I have to see the statue of the night-shining Pegasus, the old four hide things, but it is not so easy to grab.

The prince has been scolding King Qin for the past few days, and his head is not bright when he is old, could it be that there is some hidden mystery in this Pegasus statue?

The 100,000 Lan Ling Army, the Eight Great Swordsmen, and the 3,000 Jinyi Guards in his hands are enough to prove his strength, plus the help of several senior brothers, there should not be any mistakes, but he is still vaguely uneasy in his heart, and he can't get rid of it.