Zhou Chen waved his hand, and the surrounding soldiers immediately rushed towards the official Zhao Zongquan and others.
The eunuchs and maids were so frightened that they peed on the spot. They all knelt down and begged for mercy, allowing the soldiers to control them.
But the guards guarding the officials and the queen all drew their swords, and King Huan Zhao Ceying even shouted angrily: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world. Whoever dares to come here, I will kill him and punish him among the nine tribes.
"
The soldiers who surrounded him all paused and looked hesitant. They were not afraid of taking down others, but the official family was an official family after all, and even the losing side in the battle was not someone they could easily insult.
Seeing that the soldiers were all looking at him, Zhou Chen didn't say anything. He turned his attention to the Queen Mother and showed an expression asking for instructions.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "What are you still doing? Take it down."
With the Queen Mother's order, they no longer hesitated. They rushed over one by one fiercely and savagely. Under the angry roar of King Huan Zhao Ceying, they controlled him. The rest of the guards also killed him.
Take the lower one.
In the end, only the official and the queen were left. Seeing that they were about to come, the official roared angrily.
"Don't touch me, I am the emperor, who dares to touch me?"
The emperor's deterrence was still very strong. The soldiers did not dare to disobey the Queen Mother's orders, but they also did not dare to actually attack the officials. If they were accidentally hurt, they could not afford to offend them.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother angrily said: "Useless trash."
Then she looked at the two most powerful internal officials around her and ordered: "You go."
These two internal officials were both old servants who had been with her and the late emperor for decades. They were loyal to the Queen Mother and had no loyalty to the official family at all. So as soon as they heard the Queen Mother's order, without saying a word, they stepped forward and tied them up with ropes.
The officials and the queen were tied up.
"You are impudent and bold, you traitors, traitors, and traitors."
The official was tied up by the two eunuchs with all their strength. He was so angry that he yelled and struggled, but the two eunuchs also tried their best to suppress him. They were different from the soldiers. They were the Queen Mother's domestic slaves, and they were now
When performing in front of the Queen Mother, naturally you have to use all your strength.
In the end, the majestic Emperor of the Song Dynasty was tied up by two eunuchs. Even the queen did not escape. However, the queen was more sensible and only had her hands tied.
The majestic emperor and empress have since become prisoners.
Zhou Chen looked at this scene with an expressionless face. Since the Queen Mother has won now, the official outcome is self-evident.
He didn't feel any discomfort at all. He had even rebelled and became the emperor, so this kind of palace change was nothing.
The Queen Mother ordered Zhou Chen: "Bring those outside in too."
"yes."
Zhou Chen walked out of Funing Hall and came back soon, but he brought in two men and women who were also tied up.
"Concubine Liu."
"Your Majesty, Queen."
The two people who were escorted in were Concubine Liu and her brother. They were the ones who planned tonight's palace coup, and it was Concubine Liu's brother who led the attack on Fuling Palace.
But just when they were about to attack the Funing Palace and capture the emperor, queen and others, a group of forbidden troops suddenly rushed in, and they were defeated and captured without any resistance.
Concubine Liu Guifei came to Funing Hall and saw the situation in the hall. She was stunned for a moment and then reacted very quickly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am with you. Please ask them to let me go."
The Queen Mother looked at her with disdain: "You join the rebels and cause trouble. You are a traitor and traitor. I am the Queen Mother, how can I join you?"
"Queen Mother."
Concubine Liu looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief. The reason why she dared to launch a palace coup was because the Queen Mother gave her private support. Otherwise, how could she have the courage?
But she didn't expect that now that she had succeeded, the Queen Mother would turn against her and refuse to acknowledge her.
She shouted sternly: "Queen Mother, you said it. As long as I help you, you will definitely support my Yong'er. How can you keep your word? Queen Mother, Queen Mother."
The official yelled angrily from the side: "You idiot, bitch, it's all because of you, why are you so stupid and being played like this, you bitch..."
In fact, Liu Guifei conspired with the Queen Mother to change the palace, and everything was in his plan. But now that something went wrong and it was irreversible, he could only vent his anger on Liu Guifei. If she hadn't been so stupid, how could he have fallen into this trap?
to such a field.
"Queen Mother."
Concubine Liu ignored the official's roar and still looked at the Queen Mother with expectant eyes, eager to get a reply from the Queen Mother.
But the Queen Mother didn't look at her again. She did support Liu Guifei's rebellion in private, but Liu Guifei was just a pawn of hers. Now that she had succeeded, the pawn was useless.
She wants to help Concubine Liu's son Zhao Yong ascend to the throne, but she absolutely cannot tolerate Zhao Yong having a mother-in-law. She wants to be the Empress Dowager, listen to politics behind the curtain, and be in charge of the world. The official family, the queen, and Concubine Liu are all hers.
Obstacles, so she will not let go of any of them.
"Put them all in Funing Hall, don't let anyone go."
Zhou Chen accepted the order and said: "Yes, eldest lady."
The Queen Mother nodded and ordered: "The city of Bianjing is still in turmoil. You and your people quickly suppressed the rebellion. When word spread, Concubine Liu and her brother committed a rebellion and killed the emperor and empress. King Huan rose up to resist and unfortunately died in the battle..."
After receiving the Queen Mother's instructions, Zhou Chen nodded indifferently and agreed. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. History has always been written by the winner.
Then he ordered his soldiers to stay and cooperate with the Queen Mother, while he left Funing Palace and led his people to quell the unrest inside and outside the capital.
Although he followed the Empress Dowager to launch a palace coup, he was still unwilling to participate in the killing of the Emperor and Empress, otherwise it would be extremely detrimental to him if word spread about it afterwards.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother had no intention of letting him take action and pushed him away, so he left without hesitation.
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A few hours later, the sky was dark and the city of Bianjing, which had been chaotic all night, finally returned to peace, and many places were even quieter than usual.
In the past, various vendors would come out to set up stalls on the streets before dawn, but today, there was not a single vendor setting up stalls on the streets. The noise last night was so loud that the high-ranking officials and nobles were scared to death, not to mention the ordinary people.
Already.
Who dares to set up a stall at this time? Even many shops dare not open their doors early in the morning.
In order to control the court, Concubine Liu and her sister specially sent people to the homes of hundreds of officials. However, after Zhou Chen entered the city, he quickly put an end to the chaos. Therefore, except for a few noble officials who were unlucky, the rest of the officials
Nothing happened.
The court meeting still continues, but today's court meeting is different from the past. It is not the official who appears, but the Queen Mother who has not appeared in the previous court for a long time.
Shortly after the Great Court Meeting, something shocking happened across the world.
There was a palace coup last night. The officials, the queen and the emperor's eldest son Huan Wang Zhao Ceying were killed by the rebels, leaving only the youngest son Zhao Yong alive.
The Queen Mother supported her youngest son Zhao Yong as the crown prince and chose a day to ascend the throne. However, because Zhao Yong was young, the Queen Mother had to listen to the affairs behind the curtain. Since then, the Queen Mother has grown up a generation.
The Queen Mother!
Although everyone knew about the big changes that took place in the capital last night, no one expected that the changes would be so big. Even the emperor, queen and the emperor's eldest son died, and in the end only the emperor's youngest son, Zhao Yong, was left.
The Queen Mother, who had withdrawn the curtain and returned to power, actually appeared again at this time, and was even more powerful than before. Several ministers contradicted her at the court meeting, and she was severely punished by her. Although it caused
There was a huge backlash, but now no one can shake her position.
There is only one prince left, the queen is dead, and the queen mother does not control the government, is it possible that she can still count on a young child?
Therefore, although many officials were dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's behavior, they had to hold their noses and approve, because now there is no other way except this method.
After more than a month of stalemate between the Queen Mother and the officials, they finally compromised.
With the help of the Queen Mother, the prince Zhao Yong successfully became the sixth emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was only five years old and the youngest emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
The Queen Mother was promoted to the Queen Mother, and once again listened to politics from behind the curtain and took charge of the world.
Shortly after the new emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager granted a general amnesty to the world, and at the same time promoted people who were loyal to her. The first person to be rewarded was Zhou Chen.
Because the Zhao family does not grant kings with different surnames, Zhou Chen's title of Duke has reached the top level, but his position is different. Zhou Chen was named Taibao, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, and went to the Zhu Kingdom...
This change in the harem made Zhou Chen not only stand at the top of the military attache, but also obtained the position of deputy envoy to the Privy Council, with the same position as deputy prime minister, so he is now considered to have reached the top of both civil and military positions.
Such a status was the first in the Song Dynasty. The most important thing is that Zhou Chen is still only in his early thirties.
However, after he ascended to a high position, he inevitably encountered the jealousy of countless people, and many civil servants in the court criticized him.
And those who were originally loyal to the late emperor Zhao Zongquan did not end well, such as uncle Shen Congxing, General Geng, General Duan, etc...
Almost all the generals died that night. Even the British government, which was married to Shen Congxing, was also affected. Shen Congxing's wife Zhang Guifen returned to the Duke's Palace with her children. The British Duke was ill and has been Neither appeared in court.
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To be continued...