After bidding farewell to Shangguan Zitong, Lu Qingfeng returned to the manor along the same route. It was almost noon. He ate something hastily in the large dining room and returned to the living room alone.
Leng Rubing is a sensible girl. Ever since she came to the manor, she has never disturbed Lu Qingfeng because she knew very well that Lu Qingfeng had important things to do when he came to the imperial capital.
Which girl in love doesn't want to rub elbows with her beloved, but Leng Rubing didn't do that. Instead, she silently supported Lu Qingfeng and prayed for the safety and happiness of her beloved every day.
According to the plan, today should be the day when Prince Xiaoyao's 10,000 elite troops arrive. Lu Qingfeng has asked Situ Xiaoyang to send someone to wait outside the manor according to the predetermined contact information.
Each soldier had a special mark on his body, making it easy to recognize. By nightfall, tents for the temporary residence of 10,000 people had been set up in the manor. As for the tents of those who followed, those who arrived first
Ten thousand people built it, and 180 brothers patrolled around the manor day and night to prevent being spied on by the eldest prince's spies.
By midnight, all 10,000 people had arrived. They were indeed soldiers who had undergone rigorous training. When 10,000 people gathered together, the entire square was so silent that you could almost hear a pin drop.
In order to strictly keep secrets, there are no cooking pots buried in the manor. Doing so will cause smoke to fill the sky, which will definitely arouse the eldest prince's vigilance. Before these troops arrived, Lu Qingfeng had already arranged for people to book these meals at many hotels in the imperial capital.
Soldier's diet.
At the same time, Ling'er and Dahu are also secretly following the target person, trying to figure out his every move at any time. Now they have imitated it perfectly, but Ling'er is still a little dissatisfied. She will never allow the whole plan to be on her body.
An error occurs.
Nan Ronglin also told Duanmu Xiaoyun, He Tianyun, and Zhu Youcai that everything should be the same as before without any abnormalities.
Everything was going on in full swing. Lu Qingfeng met with the 10,000-strong general and told him some matters that needed attention.
In the next three days, Prince Xiaoyao's army came to the manor with 30,000 soldiers every day. In addition to the 10,000 soldiers on the first day, there were now 100,000 elite soldiers ambushed in the manor.
On the fifth day, 40,000 soldiers came. On the sixth day, the 40,000 soldiers also moved into the manor. On the seventh day, 20,000 soldiers came. So far, all the 200,000 elite soldiers had arrived secretly. Prince Xiaoyao followed the last 20,000 soldiers.
The soldiers came to the manor together.
The plan to seize the throne is proceeding step by step, and we only have to wait until tomorrow morning for Ling'er to kick off a royal succession battle in Nanrong's history.
On the morning of the eighth day, when the eldest prince Nan Rongyan and his bodyguards were still sleeping, Ling'er had transformed into one of his bodyguards. Dahu followed him, and the two sneaked into the palace quietly. Ling'er and Dahu sneaked into the palace.
Hu had already obtained the map provided by Nan Ronglin beforehand, and the two of them were already familiar with the layout of the palace.
The two of them arrived outside the emperor's palace as if they were familiar with each other. At this time, one hundred and eighty of Lu Qingfeng's brothers also pretended to be Marshal Duanmu Zhantian's bodyguards and followed Marshal Duanmu into the palace.
After the one hundred and eighty people came in, they immediately divided into two groups. One group protected the safety of Nanrong Lin's ministers, and the other group came near the back door of the palace. When they heard the signal, they quickly opened the Queen's Palace door.
There were more than a dozen imperial guards patrolling around the emperor's palace. In a hidden place farther away, more than a dozen brothers pretending to be guards were lying in wait, waiting for Ling'er to assassinate him and put on a good show to capture the assassin.
The dozen or so people patrolling around the palace were all the confidants of the eldest prince. Ling'er and Dahu were merciless in their actions, killing one person with one punch. If Ling'er used a little soul attack, these people's heads would look like fireworks.
Burst open.
When the two of them killed these guards, they deliberately made some noise. There was still one last guard left. Dahu deliberately did not hit him to death with one punch, but the guard let out a scream.
At this time, several brothers hiding in the dark pretending to be guards rushed out, rushed forward and shouted: "There is an assassin, catch the assassin quickly."
It was due to the eldest prince's bad luck that the old emperor suddenly opened his eyes and saw the eldest prince's bodyguard dressed as Ling'er. He heard the old emperor shout loudly: "You treasonous son who killed the king and usurped the throne.
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The old emperor only said these words before he fainted again. With these words from the old emperor, Ling'er's mission had been successfully completed.
When Ling'er and Dahu saw that their goal was achieved, they shot at the palace wall like arrows. They jumped out of the palace in an instant and ran directly to the place where the eldest prince lived. When they arrived near the eldest prince's mansion, they saw that everyone behind them was already there.
After three turns and two turns, there was no trace.
At this time, a group of ministers also came to the door of the emperor's palace to escort the king. Marshal Duanmu Zhantian stepped forward and asked those who were pretending to be guards: "Have you seen clearly what the assassin looks like?"
One of the guards said: "Marshal Qi, we all saw it. I tore off the black gauze covering the assassin's face."
Then the guard continued: "The assassin is the personal guard of the eldest prince. When we chased him out, we kept watching him before entering the eldest prince's mansion."
"What? The eldest prince's personal bodyguard," all the ministers were shocked. The ministers on the side of the second prince Nan Ronglin gloated, and the ministers on the eldest prince's side secretly cursed the eldest prince for being stupid.
The guard of the eldest prince who had just been killed let out a scream. This was the signal sent to the brothers who were ambushing at the back door of the palace. The brothers pretending to be guards immediately rushed towards the back door of the palace and killed the eldest prince in the blink of an eye.
The guards guarding the back entrance of the palace.
The back door of the palace was opened, and tens of thousands of Prince Xiaoyao's elite soldiers poured into the palace like a tide. Soon, all the imperial guards on the eldest prince's side were under control.
In front of the gate of the emperor's palace, Prime Minister He Weixiong, Marshal Duanmu Zhantian stood in front of all the ministers. The two looked at each other. Duanmu Zhantian ordered the pretended guards to say: "Go to the eldest prince's mansion quickly, and arrest them all, including the eldest prince, for trial."
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Among the pretended guards, Liu Qiang was among them. He only heard him say: "Yes." After saying that, he ran out of the palace with dozens of pretended guards.
All the ministers were standing in front of the emperor's palace. These ministers were usually pampered people. After standing here for several hours, their legs were trembling. Some of them did not dare to go to urinate, so they had to pee in their pants. They were full.
His face was sallow and there was no color left.
More than three hours later, Liu Qiang led more than a hundred disguised guards and escorted the eldest prince and his subordinates to the door of the emperor's palace.
Everyone was tied up like a rice dumpling. They were pulled out in their sleep. None of them were neatly dressed. In this cold winter season, their whole bodies turned purple from the cold. More than 300 people
Kneeling in front of the palace door, all I could hear was the sound of teeth chattering.
Duanmu Zhantian and He Weixiong stood in front of the eldest prince, with a look of sorrow on their faces, pointing at the eldest prince, their hands trembling: "First prince, you are so confused, how could you do such a stupid thing?
You have committed the crime of regicide. Originally, we were prepared to recommend you as the crown prince, but I didn't expect that you, you, you,...well, you really disappoint us."
When the ministers on the side of the eldest prince heard He Weixiong's words, they couldn't help but curse in their hearts: "He Weixiong, you old fox, a cat cries like a mouse, you are so fake and compassionate, who doesn't know what you are thinking, you old boy wants us all to die.
I’m happy when I’m done.”
The eldest prince stood there alone, while everyone else knelt on the ground. After hearing what He Weixiong said, the eldest prince couldn't help but feel more and more sad and angry. He knew clearly that he was being framed, but he couldn't explain it. He turned around and faced the direction of the palace, feeling pain.
He shouted loudly: "Father, I have been wronged. This is not what I did. It really wasn't the case!"
After the eldest prince finished speaking, he knelt down with a thud and knocked his head heavily on the stone floor. After a while, his forehead was covered with blood, and the blood flowed down his forehead and onto his face.
At this moment, the old emperor was rescued again, and shouted outside through the window of the palace: "You are a traitor, how dare you commit regicide and usurp the throne. Everyone has seen it with your own eyes, and you still dare to quibble, Duanmu Ai."
Where is your Majesty?"
Duanmu Zhantian took two quick steps forward, knelt down on his knees, and said loudly: "I'm here, old minister." He heard the old emperor say at the top of his lungs: "Send someone quickly to take this traitor and his subordinates to the outside of the Meridian Gate and kill him.
Decide."
"I obey," Duanmu Zhantian kowtowed again, then stood up and turned around to wink at Liu Qiang. Liu Qiang understood and waved to the one hundred and eighty brothers around him. The brothers quickly stepped forward, each hand shaking.
Carrying one person in his arms, he walked outside the Meridian Gate.
An hour later, more than 300 heads were brought back. Duanmu Zhantian faced the door of the palace and chanted loudly: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince and his subordinates, a total of 362 people, have been beheaded. Old minister
Deliver the order."
The old emperor coughed a few times and his mood stabilized. After a while, he only heard the old emperor say: "According to a few people's mouth, the second prince Nan Ronglin is a virtuous man, knowledgeable, talented, and will be crowned prince today.
He will succeed to the throne of emperor in one month."
All the ministers knelt down together, bowed three times and kowtowed, shouting "Long Live the Mountain", and then slowly retreated. What was left was to quickly eliminate the treacherous ministers and not leave any hidden dangers to Nan Ronglin's future succession.
Prince Xiaoyao is responsible for the security and security of the palace and the entire imperial capital. From this day on, the entire palace is preparing for the coronation ceremony of the new emperor.
Three days after the incident in the palace, the old emperor passed away. All preparations for the enthronement ceremony were suspended, and all efforts were made to prepare for the old emperor's funeral. The imperial capital fell into a sad atmosphere.
Another week later, the old emperor's funeral was held grandly. The royal cemetery is a hundred miles north of the palace. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pleasant scenery. From a distance, the entire royal cemetery looks like a giant dragon entrenched at the foot of the mountain. The cemetery
Resplendent and solemn.
The funeral procession was more than ten miles long, with millions of people walking along the way. The scene was so grand that it was the first of its kind in ancient and modern times.
Nan Ronglin personally escorted the coffin to the cemetery for burial. Behind Nan Ronglin, Lu Qingfeng sent 180 brothers to protect Nan Ronglin's safety.
Now is an extraordinary period, and no one can guarantee whether there will be remnants of the eldest prince hiding in the dark. If Nanrong Lin appears, the entire Nanrong Empire will fall into chaos.
On the day when the old emperor passed away, the monthly auction of Shenzhou Auction House was held as scheduled. Lu Qingfeng had nothing to do in the manor. On this day, he came out of the manor very early. Today, the manor has already
Calm was restored.
Two hundred thousand troops also withdrew from the manor, and one hundred and eighty brothers also escorted Nan Ronglin. Only the Situ brothers and sisters, Leng Rubing, Ling'er, Lan Yin, Dahu, and Lu Qingfeng were left in the entire manor.
Without taking anyone with him, he left the manor alone and headed to the Shenzhou Auction House.