Chapter 451 There are no two days in the sky, no two masters in the country (4)
As the riots in the palace subsided, Fengcui Palace was also silent. The ministers did not make noises, and no one fell asleep after staying up all night. Everyone was waiting for the news, but the news inside and outside the palace never came.
Since the Imperial Guard General Sui Yi and Li Mi were invited out, there were many speculations on these civil and military generals in Fengcui Palace. Some people believed that the emperor had taken down Liu Yu and a group of rebel generals. Li Mi and Sui Yi were convicted and pulled out to behead them together. Some people believed that Liu Yu had now settled his past grudges with the emperor. Liu Yu was preparing to help the emperor quell the rebels, so Sui Yi and Li Mi were needed to be helpers.
The dispute between civil and military officials did not stop until the fires in the palace were everywhere. At that time, they felt that the rebels should have entered the city. Later, they saw rebel soldiers swarming in through the crack of the door. It was not until Fengcui Palace was replaced by rebel soldiers that these ministers finally realized that a big mess had occurred outside and the rebel rebellion had been successful.
The entry of the palace by soldiers and armor in history means the end of a dynasty. The Shun Dynasty was established for 200 years. Although wars continued in all sizes and big and small during these 200 years, and the battle to pacify the south sixty years ago, Chang'an City was isolated from the war disaster. The palace in Chang'an City had not been replaced in two hundred years. Ministers began to worry about their own wealth and life, and even doubted whether they could see the sun on the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Among these people, Han Sheng’s mood is the most complicated.
Since Sui Yi and Li Mi were summoned by the Imperial Guards, he felt that this was a coup. He had long felt that Su Yan could not wait to attack the rebels and Liu Yu. Su Yan had absolutely no reason to use Sui Yi and Li Mi. With Liu Yu's reputation in the military, if he wanted to rebel, there would be little resistance, and Su Yan was young and energetic.
If Su Yan takes over the power in a few years, it will definitely be a natural result. But now, Su Yan, who is not full of wings, is using the ancestral temple and country to make a big bet with the rebels.
But all this was just his guess. When dawn approached, Han Sheng met Qi Fang after the new army changed defenses to the palace. At this time, Qi Fang was ordered by Liu Yu to come and ask Han Sheng to meet him.
When the ministers in Fengcui Palace saw the general coming in, everyone looked at Qi Fang. Qi Fang did not say much, and walked directly to Han Sheng and asked. Han Sheng faced his colleague's direct gaze and sighed and followed Qi Fang out of the door before asking: "Your Majesty, how can you?"
Qi Fang looked at Han Sheng awkwardly and said, "When Han meets General Liu, he will naturally tell you."
Even if he refused to tell the emperor's safety, it was because something happened. Han Sheng sighed helplessly, feeling guilty like a sinner who had been eternal.
Han Sheng followed Qi Fang to Yaqian Hall, and the sky was already dawning. Teams of new soldiers could be seen everywhere in the palace. The biggest difference between these soldiers and ordinary imperial guards was their weapons. These people did not use swords or swords. They all carried muskets on their backs, and they did not form a strict formation wherever they walked. There were not many rules for walking, which was very different from the rules and steps of the imperial guards.
There were many soldiers from the new army outside the Yaqian Hall, and Han Sheng also met two familiar people, the fourth princess Su Bi and his wife. At this time, Su Bi was tied up and stood there. He turned his head to the side and did not look at Chai Jin, while Chai Jin spoke to Su Bi very bored. Seeing Han Sheng coming, Chai Jin came over to salute with guilt. Han Sheng did not return the gift because Liu Yu had already welcomed Yaqian Hall.
"Brother Han, it's been a long time since."
Liu Yu invited Han Sheng into the door, and Han Sheng looked around. There was no one else except Liu Yu, which means that Liu Yu was the one who was in charge of the imperial palace now. Han Sheng is now meeting Han Sheng as the "right prime minister of the former dynasty", and his attitude is very helpless. Although the two of them have always been friends for ages and even in-laws, they seem to have no common language at this time.
"Where is Your Majesty?" Han Sheng asked in a plain tone, and he didn't sit down or look back at Liu Yu. He just looked at everything in the Yaqian Hall, as if he was looking for evidence of Liu Yu's murder of the emperor.
Liu Yu said: "The emperor and the queen are now in the Imperial Guards' Office, so it's still safe."
Han Sheng showed a very complicated expression on his face. He turned around and glanced at Liu Yu, and said, "Are you going to take the blame for the world and plot to become the emperor?"
Liu Yu shook his head lightly and replied, "I'm here to discuss this matter with Brother Han."
"There is nothing to discuss. As a minister of the Shun Dynasty, I will never conspire with the traitor. Otherwise, there will be no face in the dark and beautiful person to see the former emperor again." Han Sheng raised his head, and his straight body showed his unyielding pride.
Liu Yu sighed. In fact, Liu Yu had expected the situation at this time before the military coup. This was exactly what Liu Yu was most worried about. Even his former close friend Han Sheng could not tolerate his rebellious acts, let alone those civil and military officials who were originally afraid of his power. If Liu Yu insisted on his own, the world might fall apart. At that time, Su Zhe raised his arms and shouted, and there were countless responders in the world, and he would have to be tired of dealing with it.
Liu Yu expressed his position to Han Sheng and said, "I have no intention of becoming the emperor."
Liu Yu said this, and Han Sheng's face finally felt a little helpless when he looked at Liu Yu's expression. Liu Yu made a gesture of invitation and said, "Brother Han, please sit down, listen to me..."
Han Sheng did not sit down. At this time, he represented the integrity of the Shun Dynasty officials. Even though he hated Liu Yu's rebellious behavior, he could not ignore what Liu Yu said. It was his greatest request to preserve the ancestral temple and country of Shun Dynasty.
At this time, outside the Yaqian Hall, Chai Jin was still trying hard to get Su Bi's forgiveness, but no matter what Chai Jin said, Su Bi refused to listen. Su Bi was extremely disappointed with her husband. She was originally mediocre and had no ability to tolerate Chai Jin. After all, she was a strong woman. Her husband was incompetent and could stand up and become a court and gain the support of the ministers. She was just hated, but the more she thought about it, the more angry she felt. Why did her husband finally do something and do a big thing, which was to destroy the foundation of the Su family and harm her?
"Bi'er, I...I'm just thinking about our future...I...I..." Chai Jin became more and more guilty. In fact, in the final analysis, he was used by Liu Yu to marry Ling Xu. Liu Yu drew a big blueprint, and Chai Jin did not expect that such a result would kill his child's mother afterwards. Although Chai Jin was a little afraid of Su Bi, it was impossible for a couple to be kind to a hundred days a day and say that he had no feelings for Su Bi.
"What else do you say?" Su Bi suddenly turned her head and shouted at Chai Jin, tears flowing out of her face, "You have the ability to live with the women outside, do you still have to pay attention to my feelings? I've gotten into the underworld and will definitely curse you for a good death and let your children be like a cow for life! Humph, I'm afraid it won't take that long. After Liu Wenyan takes advantage of you, he will never let you go!"
Chai Jin lowered his head in a scolding, looked at some military generals standing not far away watching the fun, feeling a little ashamed. Although he was a great contributor to the success of this coup, he was still laughed at because he was the rebellion of his wife's family. The fact that he cut his right hand with his left hand is still quite rare in the world. In the eyes of those military generals, only the stupid Chai Jin can do this. However, some people think that Chai Jin is smart, because no matter whether it is cutting his right hand with his left hand with his right hand with his right hand, their family will never be destroyed. They will seek survival in the cracks in this coup. If they can get pardoned by the successful coup, it will be equivalent to both sides being credited.
Those generals were not as relaxed as Chai Jin. In tonight's coup, although there was basically no stubborn resistance among the garrison troops in the city, when the big and bad things were about to change the dynasty, Liu Yu's random order would change the fate of their family. If Liu Yu wanted to discuss the crime, all the major families in Chang'an City had basically had their share, and in history, the change of dynasty was often accompanied by the liquidation of political factions.
Chai Jin doesn't care about credit or guilt now. He first wanted to get Su Bi's forgiveness, but it seems impossible now. So he decided to ask Liu Yu to ask Liu Yu to pardon Su Bi so that their family could be reunited.
Chai Jin was about to rush into the Yaqian Hall, but was stopped by the guards at the door. Liu Yu and Han Sheng also happened to walk out of the Yaqian Hall. When Han Sheng entered, he was filled with frown and indignant. When he came out, his expression was relieved a lot, as if he had seen something open and was forced to accept it.
"Hulu, what are you doing?" Liu Yu asked at the excited Chai Jin.
Chai Jin knelt on the steps and begged: "Brother Liu, you said that if I do what you said, I will marry Miss Ling's family. I have done it now... But Bi'er is going to die. Otherwise, I won't marry Miss Ling, you let Bi'er go..."
At this time, when the military coup was successful, and it was time to determine the merits and crimes, Chai Jin actually came to negotiate the conditions for the long-term love between Liu Yu and Liu Yu. If someone knew about Chai Jin's actions, it would be a big laugh from outsiders. Liu Yu looked up at Su Bi not far below the steps. At this time, Su Bi was also a little curious at Chai Jin. When he saw Liu Yu looking at him, he just looked at Liu Yu and turned his eyes to the side and ignored him.
"Get up, let's talk about it later." Liu Yu said to Chai Jin and immediately welcomed the general who came to report the situation.
At this time, after half a night of calm, the situation in Chang'an City had basically stabilized. The inner city gate and the outer city gate had been taken over by the new army. The only troublesome thing was the resistance of the South Chang'an Camp. Although the large-scale resistance has subsided, some scattered soldiers from the South Chang'an Camp fled to various parts of the outer city, and together with some gangsters who were fishing in the waters, burned and killed and looted the city.
These soldiers were forced to a dead end and were developing in the direction of bandits.
"Close the city gate and the martial law in the city for three days." Liu Yu gave an order to the general and said to the guards guarding Su Bi, "Take her in!"
"Bah! You thief, let me go..."
Although Su Bi wished she could eat Liu Yu's flesh now, she was already a prisoner at this time and had no choice but to choose. She was tied up by many flowers, and even if she didn't want to, she was still held into the Yaqian Hall.
At this time, the dawn of the sixth day of the first lunar month finally came.
Chapter completed!