Chapter 688 Murderous Intentions (Part 2)
On the night of the Yuan Dynasty, the Luoyang Palace was lonely and silent, but in the Wenwu Palace there was a lively scene of cups and cups intersecting. + The palace gave the banquet to hundreds of ministers. Although the banquet was not prepared enough, it was a great honor for some ordinary officials to come to the palace and drink a glass of wine during the emperor's banquet.
Sitting in the main seat was Yang Rui, who was already pregnant with six Jia. Yang Rui was wearing a robe and crowned court robes. For more than a year before the court held a meeting, she rarely showed up in such a costume. The last time she visited the ancestral temple when she returned to Luoyang with the troops of Jiangdu. As the initiator of today's banquet, Yang Rui did not say much. The person who presided over the banquet was Lin Ke, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which was also the rare opportunity to show his face after he was given a prestigious position.
The Wenwu Hall was extremely lively, but some people still noticed a strange atmosphere. Many ministers were communicating their eyes intentionally or unintentionally, as if they were going to convey some messages. But perhaps because of some factors, this atmosphere was only circulating on each other and had not yet reached the verge of an outbreak.
After all, Yang Rui is the 195th Lord, and his control over the scene is quite good. When she noticed that this was inappropriate, she had already ordered the palace maids and eunuchs around her many times. From time to time, someone would come to her and she would tell her a few words. Then the man went in a hurry. But he never returned. Even Yang Rui felt that something unexpected happened.
"Take another one!" At this time, outside the Wenwu Palace, there was a team of men in black. Whenever there were palace maids and eunuchs inside, they would follow them. When they arrived at a quiet and deserted place, they would be frustrated directly by them, killing the person and hiding him.
"There are four already, please keep an eye on it, and take a few out. Don't miss the net!"
As soon as the command fell, the person who spoke seemed to be frozen on the spot. An arrow came directly from his neck. When other black-clad companions realized something was wrong, someone had already come up quickly.
"Walk in the water...Walk in the water..."
Someone in the black shouted, but it didn't seem to work. Before they could jump into the pool, most of them had been chopped to the ground, and two or three people went down from the pool. As the arrows shot out quickly, a strange color suddenly appeared in the pool water.
The bodies on the shore were moved away, while the bodies in the pool were left unattended. Even if someone passed by, it was difficult to notice the strange color in the pool water late at night.
Everything was as calm as usual, and then another little palace maid came out from the back hall of the Wenwu Palace. This time the little palace maid was much more cautious. Perhaps she had received some explanation from Yang Rui, and she also paid attention to whether there was anyone. After she looked at it for a while, she was surprised that she did not go out, but returned to the hall to report to Yang Rui.
At this time, the people in the Wenwu Hall did not know what was happening outside. Those who should drink and have fun or have bad intentions still did not disturb them at all.
The scene was very lively. Lin Ke, as the host of today's banquet, was going to toast one by one. Gu Weipan, the chief assistant of the court, did not attend the banquet due to physical reasons. Ning Yuan, the Minister of Personnel, who was the second assistant, did not come for some reason. He seemed to be the owner of the hall, and toasting with a cup seemed to be full of energy. Whenever he walked somewhere and toasted someone, the people who were toasted stood up and returned the salute. On the surface, he looked harmonious with the king and his ministers, and looked happy.
"Did you see clearly?" Yang Rui felt a little worried and was whispering to the little palace maid beside her, and the only personal maid Huier left beside her.
Hui'er nodded in a hurry, but her expression still showed fear.
Yang Rui sighed and said, "Let's stand on the side."
Originally, Yang Rui wanted Hui'er to go out and spread the news. Suddenly, he felt that letting Hui'er go out like this, just let her die, and in the end he could only be like leaving the will of heaven.
Just as Yang Rui was about to get up and return to his bedroom and leave the Wenwu Hall where the atmosphere was wrong, the whole hall suddenly became quiet again, but a team of palace guards outside arrived at the door and surrounded the main entrance of the Wenwu Hall.
"What's going on?" Lin Ke was standing near the door to toasting, but suddenly realized that the situation was wrong, so he immediately looked up and asked.
However, the palace guards seemed to be on orders, and even if Lin Ke asked, no one responded. But soon there was a way out. Another team of soldiers wearing armor from the East Prince's Mansion rushed in from the palace gate and then scattered directly on both sides. After the ministers who were having a banquet, they had guns and spears in their hands, and they all seemed to be facing a great enemy.
Many ministers present stood up, and even Yang Rui felt something was wrong, so he stood up. At this time, two people walked in through a gap that spread out at the door, which was Han Jian, the Eastern King, and Ning Yuan, the Minister of Personnel, who followed Han Jian, after Han Jian's erection.
As Han Jian and Ning Yuan came in, Han Jian followed a team of guards after exercising. Han Jian stepped into the hall without saying much, and walked directly towards Yang Rui's main position. At this time, everyone in the hall was just watching silently, and no one understood what Han Jian was going to do.
"Dongwang, what are you doing?" Yang Ruili asked in front of her desk.
"I am late and apologize to Your Majesty." Han Jian stopped in the center of the hall and saluted respectfully. Everything was still as if it was the minister who saluted the king.
But the guards following Han Jian explained that Han Jian was not just here to attend the banquet. If he was just here to attend the banquet, why did he bring so many people?
Yang Rui said: "You are just late, so why are you guilty? You should be the first to expel the Tartars in the north and quell the thieves and chaos."
Many people here immediately agreed. Although they did not agree with what Yang Rui said, many of them were also tempted by the flames and the situation was so strange that they echoed the scene.
"I dare not take it." Han Jian said, and waved his hand, and the guards dispersed from both sides, but stood directly in the hall without saying anything to avoid it. Han Jian still strided forward and went straight to Yang Rui and saluted again.
When many people thought Han Jian was trying to force the palace, Yang Rui spoke up and broke the tense atmosphere: "Dongwang, you sit down."
"I obey the order."
Han Jian passed the desk, but sat down on the floor next to Yang Rui. Yang Rui looked at Han Jian with complicated eyes, but then turned his eyes to the soldiers and guards standing in the hall. Her meaning was very clear. Why did you bring so many guards here when you are here?
"Your Majesty thinks they are a bit annoying when they stand there?" Han Jian sat upright, poured himself a glass of wine, but used Yang Rui's cup.
Yang Rui never touched a cup since the banquet. First, she was in a bad mood, and more importantly, she was pregnant and could not drink wine.
Yang Rui had not spoken yet. However, a minister stood up and asked, "King Dong, Your Majesty invites all the ministers. It would be fine if you are late. If you bring so many people here, do you want to force the palace?"
Han Jian squinted his eyes and looked at the person who was questioning, and asked with a smile: "Who is your lord?"
The man was not afraid at all and sneered: "Sui Ning, the Minister of Ethics of the Imperial Academy."
"It turns out it's Sui Shaoqing. I heard that you are good at learning. I have also admired you for a long time." Han Jian said with a smile.
The man smiled coldly and looked quite arrogant. As a contemporary scholar, he has made great achievements in academic research. He can be said to be full of students and pride of literati. At this time, he shouted and was not afraid of Han Jian's courage to do anything to him, unless Han Jian dared to be an enemy of scholars all over the world.
"Sui Shaoqing, please sit down." Han Jian sighed, "If you don't know, just go out and be this one. I don't want to make things difficult for you."
Sui Ning said coldly: "I can't understand what the East King said."
"Sit down if you don't understand, but you need someone to force your head?"
Han Jian suddenly threw the cup to the ground, as if he was very angry. Many people trembled with the sound of the cup falling to the ground. Then the two guards stepped forward and pressed Sui Ning back to their seats. Such actions made everyone present stand up. They already felt that Han Jianlai was not just about having a banquet, but seemed to have something even more deadly.
Yang Rui stared at Han Jian with too much incomprehension in his expression, and seemed to be disappointed.
Han Jian smiled and looked up at Yang Rui and said, "Your Majesty doesn't want to sit down yet, so let the ministers sit down as well? Otherwise, how can the banquet continue?"
Yang Rui wanted to have an attack, but she still held it back. She was not ignorant of many things. Since Han Jian was bringing troops to the city this time, it means that Han Jian also noticed what happened in the palace. If she spoke for the court officials now, it would only deepen the conflict with Han Jian. But she still felt a little unbearable. No matter how much the court officials were speaking to outsiders.
"Sit!" Yang Rui raised his hand and made another gesture of pressing his hand, which meant to let everyone sit down.
She was the first to sit down, sitting at the table with Han Jian. The rest of the people were standing there, but now Yang Rui has already sat down, but they are still standing taller than Yang Rui's body, which is disrespectful. With the bustling people sitting down, more people choose to sit down, and some people still seem to stand there angry, without any intention of surrender.
"Why don't you guys sit?" Han Jian asked.
Lin Ke, who was a little embarrassed in the middle of the scene, smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the emperor, the subordinates want to sit, but... it seems that it is not time to sit."
"Oh? Is there no seat in this hall?" Han Jian looked at Lin Ke and asked.
"No, I'm... I'll treat you to your Majesty."
Han Jian smiled and said, "Now I ordered you not to entertain you, go back to your seat, or... just sit down on the spot!"
“Yes yes.”
Lin Ke didn't talk nonsense, but sat directly on the ground, as if he was staying there. In this way, he became the most abrupt one in the entire civil and military hall.
"Where are the others?" Han Jian looked around the scene, and there were still many people standing. These people seemed to have no intention of sitting down.
One of the men who seemed to be military generals shouted: "King Dong, if you want to kill and cut, you will be in the hands of the emperor, why did you lead your troops into the palace? You know that this is disrespectful. Do you want to rebel?"
Han Jian sneered: "I have no intention of rebellion. If I want to rebel, I'm afraid I don't have to wait until today."
The man replied coldly: "The King of Dong is probably waiting for the opportunity. Now Beichuan has settled and no one has hindered your ambitions. So he led his troops into the palace in front of so many court officials. Even if he killed all the people here today, he would not change the fact that you were going to rebel."
The others present thought Han Jian would defend himself, but Han Jian nodded and said, "Since you have to say that I want to rebel, then just think of rebellion."
Yang Rui shouted angrily: "King Dong, are you drunk? What are you talking nonsense?"
Han Jian smiled and said, "Maybe I can't bear to drink, so I just drank a drink and then spoke drunk. Please forgive me."
Yang Rui's breath eased a little, but he was in the 5th lord's posture. He glared at the people present and said, "I ordered you to sit down, who will stand up again? I will not take my words seriously!"
The ministers who were still quarreling and refused to sit down when they heard this, they had no choice but to sit down. Instead, the guards and soldiers brought by Han Jian were still standing there, as if they had not heard Yang Rui's words.
"Your Majesty asked you to sit down, but why don't you sit down?" Han Jian said.
Hearing Han Jian's words, the guards and soldiers in the hall almost said "Oh!" at the same time, and then sat on the ground in one go, and the lineup was intact, which scared many people.
In this way, the harmony in the hall seemed to be restored to the previous one, but it was a very quiet and weird atmosphere, even more strange than the previous atmosphere.
Yang Rui looked at the scene, without saying a word but with a tense face. Han Jian's move seemed to be demonstrating to her, telling her who is the master of Luoyang now, and she could not command the soldiers and guards, but Han Jian could, and these people were only obeyed Han Jian's orders.
"Boe the person up." Han Jian suddenly said.
The people present were a little nervous again. As Han Jian finished speaking, guards immediately escorted the two of them forward. The two of them were also in court uniforms, but they were a little embarrassed and tied up. When people came forward, many people could see clearly who the visitor was. It was He Huaqian, the Minister of War and Lin Yu, the General of the Military and Ma Si.
These two people, one is under the court system, the other is under the Dongwang Mansion system. The two people who were originally irrelevant were brought here by Han Jian at the same time. Many people can guess in their minds that it seems that the two are suspected of collusion. The generals of the Bingmasters have real power, and they are soldiers and horses in the capital. This means that someone seems to take the opportunity to "rebellion", but they are discovered by the Dongwang.
The two were escorted forward and pressed to the ground. Yang Rui looked at Han Jian and asked, "King Dong, what do you mean?"
"I don't know, but I know that the Minister He from the Ministry of War had to find the general of the Military and Horses. If there is any military dispatch, it shouldn't be the military and political office?" Han Jian said indifferently.
Yang Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Is it that I asked him to go?"
"Oh? Then if this is the case, I have to ask carefully. Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with me and asked Mr. He to dispatch troops to kill me?" (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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