Zhang Rang didn't find Liu Xie and was completely panicked.
Liu Xie is their righteous name. Without him, the ministers outside will never give up.
He hurriedly asked people to search everywhere, and even asked people to look through the announcement room at the back, but there was still no trace of Liu Xie.
At this time, his old partner Zhao Zhong came up to stop Zhang Rang's blind movements and said calmly:
"Now that the palace door is closed, it doesn't matter whether the child got lost on his own or someone has ulterior motives. He can't escape. The top priority is to deal with those Guanxi brats outside."
Zhang Rang knew that Zhao Zhong was right, so he took a deep breath and suppressed his uneasiness.
He also knew that this was not the Luoyang Palace run by the eunuch group after all, and it would have taken a lot of effort to gather this group of dead men. So neither he nor Zhao Zhong was surprised if something unexpected happened this time.
At this time, Jian Shuo had already opened Yang Biao's court uniform, revealing the inner armor, and saw the iron bone flower falling from Yang Biao's hand. He frowned and looked at Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong said:
"There's something wrong with this. Don't you think Yang Biao just wants to use this bone to hit us tonight?"
Zhang Rang immediately shook his head:
"It's impossible. Even if Yang Biao's Qingliu disciples have a lot of strength, who can he kill with just one blow? So..."
Zhao Zhong and Jian Shuo looked at each other and agreed:
"So they must have an accomplice?"
Zhang Rang nodded and was about to give instructions on the next step when a clear voice came from outside the hall:
"Is Situ okay?"
…
"Is Situ okay?"
At this time, outside the palace, Meng Guan and Liu Fan shouted at the top of their lungs.
The military ministers beside him, such as Fu Nanrong, Wu Yong, Gai Xun and others, also looked serious, because they all heard the sound of fighting in the palace.
After calling again, there was still no response.
Li Yue, Han Zhen, and Li Yu in the Yang Biao Group were already anxious. They took off their outer court uniforms, revealing the armor underneath. They held up the Iron Bone Flowers and shouted:
"Get rid of thieves for the country."
This move directly shocked the ministers present. They could not understand how the situation became like this. How did these martial artists bring armor into the ban? These people were rebelling.
Fu Nanrong immediately stood up and angrily scolded Li Yue, Han Zhen and Li Yu:
"You are so brave, you dare to bring weapons into the forbidden area! Where are the guards at the gate? Come here, capture these three traitors for me."
Fu Nanrong's voice was loud and firm. When the halberd guard on duty not far away heard it, he sang loudly and then ran towards here.
Meng Guan also panicked at this time. At this time, he didn't bother to reprimand the three reckless men, and immediately ran to Fu Nanrong and said humbly:
"Master Fu, this is a misunderstanding. Now we are not here to kill each other, but to fight against the enemy together. Big changes are bound to happen in the palace, and I am afraid that something will happen to you."
Fu Nanrong hesitated for a while, but finally said to Ji Lang, the captain of the first team who came over:
"You will detain these three people first, and then follow me into the palace."
Over there, Li Yue, Han Zhen, and Li Yu were still resisting, but Meng Guan shook his head at them. The three men refused to give up and had no choice but to surrender.
Over there, Fu Nanrong saw that these three people were cooperating and did not make things difficult for them, so he brought five or six halberd warriors to the palace.
At this time, Xiao Huangmen, who was guarding outside the palace gate, said anxiously:
"Captain, you must not do this."
Without saying a word, Fu Nanrong pushed open the small yellow door and climbed up the stairs.
Seeing that Fu Nanrong was about to force his way in, Lang Wei, who was directly under Guang Luxun, could not stand. These people were all descendants of the Kansai family who had entered Yin in the past two years.
For example, the Lang Wei who was on duty in the front hall this time included Wang Yun's nephew Wang Ling.
Although he also heard the scuffle inside the palace gate, his duty was to guard the palace gate, so no matter what happened inside, no one could be let in without an edict.
He raised his halberd, held it against Fu Xie's chest, and spoke righteously:
"Mr. Fu, don't make things difficult for the brothers. We are Lang Wei and have our responsibilities. I'm here so you can't break into the palace."
Wang Ling is the leader of their group of Lang Wei. With him setting an example, several other Lang Wei also raised their Chang Ge.
But Fu Xie didn't even bother to pay attention to Wang Ling. He directly drew a halberd from behind. Then, as fast as lightning, Wang Ling's spear flew away, and then he hit Wang Ling's calf.
Wang Ling couldn't stand it any longer and knelt down in front of Fu Xie, his face flushed.
After taking care of the young men in Taiyuan, Fu Xie continued to advance despite the spears of the other guards. However, the guards over there could not withstand Fu Xie's pressure and retreated one after another.
Just when Fu Xie was about to open the palace door, the palace door opened.
Then he saw Dachangqiu Zhang Rang holding the silk edict in his hand high, striding out and saying sadly to the ministers below:
"Your Majesty, you are dead."
At this time, everyone knelt down, covered their faces and cried, expressing their sorrow for the death of the lord of the empire.
After announcing the bad news, Zhang Rang then roared:
"Your Majesty was so angry to death by Yang Biao and those people. At that time, His Majesty was dying and he urgently issued this edict. But who knew that Yang Biao and those people would not say that this edict could not be used, and they must become auxiliary ministers themselves. His Majesty was dying.
Even at this time, they are still greedy for power, which is despicable, despicable. In the end, His Majesty was so angry to death by them that he asked us to get rid of traitors like Yang Biao before he died."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent.
Zhang Rang's words are full of loopholes no matter how you listen to them. Who among the following is not a smart person and would not believe Zhang Rang's words at all.
Yes, Your Majesty is a little faint, but there is no way he could do the ridiculous thing of letting San Gong and Zong Zheng die together.
And just saying that His Majesty was so angry to death by the three princes is quite funny.
Yes, Sikong Yang Biao is indeed a bit more upright, but Situ Zhao Qian is a Confucian, and he abides by the etiquette of being a minister, and would never do such a disobedient thing under any circumstances.
Therefore, there is only one truth, and that is that the eunuchs once again staged a coup.
And this time they still won.
With the imperial edict, Liu Xie, Zhang Rang and others have completely grasped the great righteousness in their hands.
As a result, everyone fell silent, expressing a certain degree of submission to Zhang Rang's actions.
Zhang Rang snorted coldly in his heart when he saw the people below with their heads bowed and no one resisting.
"I know you are smart people and know practical things."
But just when Zhang Rang thought that the overall situation was decided, Meng Guan, who had been silent all this time, unknowingly stood quietly underneath him.
By the time Zhang Rang reacted, Meng Guan was already no more than four steps away from him.
Zhang Rang frowned and scolded:
"Who are you? Why don't you kneel?"
Seeing that he had been discovered, Meng Guan no longer hid, took out the iron bone flower from his sleeve, and jumped up:
"Thief, give me a hammer."
Zhang Rang was startled. He panicked and backed away, but there was still no time.
Meng Guan, whose anger could not be suppressed for a long time, used all his strength and smashed Zhang Rang's brains into pieces with a single blow.
Zhang Rang, who had been in power for more than 20 years, died in the front hall in such a dramatic way, following Liu Hong.
It seems that Zhang Rang was really wronged, but he still knew that Yang Biao's accomplices were hidden underneath, and he was a little more careful.
But things went so smoothly, and I lost my guard the moment I was so proud.
But in the end, no one expected that anyone would have the courage to kill a court official, Changqiu, in full public view.
After killing Zhang Rang, Meng Guan wiped the brains from his face and roared:
"Everyone, come with me and eliminate thieves for the country."
Following Meng Guan's order, other Yang Biao's comrades threw off their court uniforms, exposed their fine armor, and jumped onto the stage with a loud roar.
It's chaos, it's chaos, the whole place is in chaos.
With the death of Zhang Rang, the eunuchs suddenly lost their backbone, especially when they saw Zhao Zhong sneaking back into the palace. The remaining Xiaohuangmen no longer had any intention of resisting and fled into the front palace.
Meng Guan, Liu Fan, Li Yue, Han Zhen, Li Yu and others were already jealous, and they would give anyone a blow if they saw one without a beard.
The platform in front of the palace was littered with corpses. I don’t know how many people died.
While the killing continued, Meng Guan and others had already entered the palace. As soon as they entered the palace, they saw Liu Hong lying on the bier.
Originally these people would never dare to act wild in a place like this, but now they can only do violence.
kill!
Especially Li Yue, Han Zhen, and Li Yu are all martial artists, so there is no taboo at this time.
Seeing a little yellow man step forward to hug Liu Hong's body, Li Yu stepped forward and gave it a hammer. The red and white dye not only stained the dragon couch, but also spread all over Liu Hong's face.
The pale and withered face mixed with these pickled things makes it even more eerie and terrifying.
Li Yu's abrupt behavior still startled Meng Guan. He hurriedly grabbed Li Yu, but almost got a hammer from him.
At this time, Meng Guan knew that everyone was going crazy and no one could stop the chaos.
With screams one after another, Yang Biao's party prepared to attack the propaganda room at the back, but at this moment, the sound of wailing could be heard.
Meng Guan was smart, because he heard a familiar voice from the screams, that was Liu Fan's voice.
He hurriedly took Li Yue and Han Zhen to the back, and saw Liu Fan nailed to the imperial pillar with four or five arrows.
Before they could retreat, another wave of arrows came from the front. Meng Guan was shot through the throat by an arrow and died at Liu Fan's feet.
Afterwards, the arrows rained two or three more times, and by this time there was not a single living person in the front hall.
When Fu Xie and Gai Xun entered the front hall, they saw such a scene.
The young ministers wearing inner armor had already fallen to the ground, and Zhao Zhong's followers were holding on to their swords one by one.
At this time, Zhao Zhong directly took the lead:
"Masters, what do you want me to say more now? These people broke into the palace in armor and collided with the dragon couch. It is not a pity to die. If these people are not rebels, then who else is?"
At this time, Fu Xie and Gai Xun had nothing to say. Especially when Fu Xie saw His Majesty's body defiled by these people, he felt even more furious. He cupped his fists and said:
"It's not worth pitying such a chaotic gang."
Zhao Zhong nodded. Fortunately, he saved a hand and secretly sent a batch of hand crossbows from the arsenal to the palace, otherwise the situation would really be overturned this time.
Fortunately, he won this time, but it was a pity for Lao Zhang.
Hey, along the way, Lao Cao has left, Lao Wang has left, and now Lao Zhang has left. Now it’s just him and Jian Shuo, but these people are not on the same side as him, and this time the interests are not aligned.
will unite together.
Forget it, let's keep walking.
He said to Fu Xie and Gai Xun:
"Now the palace is in chaos and the gates are closed. To prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, no one is allowed to leave the palace tonight without my order."
Fu Xie and Gai Xun nodded, looked at each other again, and Gai Xun said:
"Zhao Cheqi, we have no objection to this order, but there is one thing. We want to take a look at the handwriting and meet King Chen Liu."
Zhao Zhong was stunned after hearing this, but his face remained calm:
"King Chenliu is extremely sad and angry at this time, and has already rested in the harem. King Chenliu has been praying for His Majesty these days, and it is best not to disturb him now. However, you can read this edict."
With that said, Zhao Zhong walked to the pool of blood outside the palace, found Zhang Rang who was no longer human, picked up the edict from his hand, and handed it to Fu Xie and Gai Xun.
The two of them received the imperial edict respectfully and then browsed it quickly.
As Liu Hong's trusted humerus, they would receive many secret edicts on weekdays. These were all handwritten by Liu Hong himself, so the two of them knew that these secret edicts were indeed written by His Majesty just by looking at them.
But after reading the specific content of the edict, the two of them started to murmur in their hearts.
Naturally, there is no problem with the candidates for the auxiliary affairs of the inner dynasty, namely Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. However, the candidates for the outer dynasty are Dong Zhuo and another man named Wei Ai.
One of these two people is a foreign general, and the other is Jing Zhaoyin. Although they are also important figures, it is not their turn to serve as assistant ministers. Especially since there are no three ministers on this list, it makes people even more suspicious of the reasons behind all this.
Already.
But the two of them knew that this was His Majesty's handwriting, so they could only accept it even if they were puzzled.
After that, the two commanded the Jinwu Guards and Lang Guards to clean up the mess, while Zhao Zhong left here and retreated to the back hall.
At this time, Zhao Zhong's top priority is to find Liu Xie, otherwise the big man will really be doomed this time.
Fu Xie and Gai Xun didn't know much about this. They just thought that Zhao Zhong had returned to the back hall to take care of King Chenliu.
At this time, where is our King Chenliu?
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Contrary to everyone's expectations, Liu Xie was not in Weiyang Palace at this time.
He was walking quickly on the road with a strong military official wrapped in a cloak.
This compound road was built during the reign of Emperor Hui of the former Han Dynasty, specifically to connect Weiyang Palace in the west and Changle Palace in the east.
At that time, Emperor Hui had to go to Changle Palace every now and then to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant. He had to walk several miles in total from Wuyang Palace to Changle Palace where the Empress Dowager was, and also had to pass through several streets and alleys.
For safety reasons, Emperor Hui had to close roads and clear streets every time, which was very inconvenient. So he built this complex road in the sky, all the way from the Arsenal to Changle Palace.
At this time, the strong military official was walking in front. Seeing Liu Xie walking with more and more difficulty, he couldn't help but say:
"Your Majesty, how about I carry you on your back?"
But Liu Xie was so strong that he refused and said:
"Let's go, I, the king, can do it."
The sturdy military official looked at Liu Xie's resolute face and couldn't help but think:
"The king is truly a hero's weapon. Perhaps with the help of his second brother, the king may be able to rebuild the country again."
This sturdy military official was Dong Min, the captain of Fengche. He had a very famous second brother named Dong Zhuo.
It’s no wonder that Dong Min has such a high opinion of Liu Xie, because whoever knows what this person did that night would not be able to help but make such a comment.
So, what did our little prince Liu Xie do?
Some people say that these ten chapters are bullshit and show a lack of brains. Okay, if you don’t like these, just end this expansion and move to Hebei in the next chapter.