"Commander, why did the court want to kill Commander Yu?"
"Because of suspicion and struggle for power, this is not an isolated case, it is a trend. I believe that in the future, more and more meritorious generals will be unjustly killed and forced to rebel."
"Why? The Mongols have invaded Sichuan and Shu, are all the fools in the court?"
"They are not fools, they are all smart. Everyone is smart and the choices they make are in their best interest."
"If you are smart, how can you not understand the simplest truth? We should all work together to fight against the enemy."
"It's useless to understand. The struggle for power does not depend on personal wishes. Civil servants and military generals can only bite each other. Only those who survive in the end can continue to fight against the captives."
"Why?"
"Because the structure is like this, 'checks and balances' are placed first, and everything else has to come later. Mutual checks and balances are constant internal friction and conflicts. No matter how much I say, you still can't understand? I'll take you to Lin'an
Look, look at how the Song Dynasty destroyed itself..."
Lu Xiaoyou lay on the roof of Guanxing Pavilion, recalling again what the commander said before leaving Hanzhong, and another sentence he said tonight - "The performance of these civil and military generals tonight will be the performance of the Song Dynasty in the next ten years."
Mapping.”
This is the highest point of the imperial garden.
Looking from here, one can also see the Imperial Guards fighting each other in the distance.
Lu Xiaoyou felt it was too easy.
He just shouted a few times and threw a few thunderbolts. Then those people acted like they had no brains and got into a mess.
If the Mongolian army is really coming, Lin'an's troops may not be able to last even half a stick of incense.
Lu Xiaoyou still couldn't figure out why this happened. It was so unbelievable and completely deviated from his understanding of the world as a whole.
The officials were not in a hurry to take care of it, and the imperial driver slowly entered the Funing Palace under layers of guards.
The Shenwu Central Army began to set up defenses. A line of soldiers walked up to Guanxing Pavilion and shouted: "The Shenwu Central Army will stay in Wei Palace, and you will rush to Phoenix Mountain to put out the fire immediately!"
Lu Xiaoyou lowered his body and remained motionless.
No one came to search for him because the harem was always peaceful.
Gao Nianfeng, who was stationed at Guanxing Pavilion, had already led more than thirty people down, handed over the defense with the Shenwu Chinese Army, and headed towards the gate of Neiyuan Palace.
Lu Xiaoyou looked up again and felt a little nervous when he saw Gao Nianfeng's team passing by.
~~
Gao Nianfeng walked towards the gate of the inner garden and met Pang Xie.
He lowered his head, glanced over, and was stunned for a moment.
From a distance of more than ten steps, Gao Nianfeng clearly saw a smile on the face of the palace commander.
It's a smile, not nervousness...
~~
Pang Xie was indeed very happy.
Tonight, only the explosion in the wine warehouse and the two attacks on Wende Hall made him panic.
In fact, when he heard the words "Fan Wenhu has rebelled", Pang Xie realized that the Mongols were not coming, and the Mongols would not shout that.
It is a coup, but if the king cannot be killed initially, the opponent's chances will only become slimmer and slimmer.
Therefore, this was just a clumsy coup.
With a capable official serving as palace commander, could Pang Xie really think that Fan Wenhu had rebelled?
If Fan Wenhu really followed Jia Sidao and wanted to clear the emperor's side, he would definitely be able to do a hundred times better.
But does the truth matter?
The truth is bullshit!
The important thing is that when the palace city exploded and such a big mistake happened, someone had to take the blame afterwards, and it was a big crime. This person was either Pang Xie or Fan Wenhu.
The important thing is that Pang Xie has the authority to manage the affairs of the front department, and Fan Wenhu, the commander of the front department, wants to fight for his authority.
This is life and death.
What to do? Escort.
Fan Wenhu was not allowed to get close to the official's family, and he immediately seized the role of escort, so he immediately protected the official's royal family and went straight to Fengtiantai.
When Shenwu's right army entered the palace, they fought with the guards.
Cheng Yuanfeng gave Pang Xie some reminders... Jia Sidao and Ye Mengding were fighting for power.
As long as the stability of the official family is protected, no one can cause trouble, and the two parties can be defeated together.
Once those thunderbolts stopped ringing, things became smoother.
The official's family is safe, and the most important task of escorting him has been achieved!
The front hall is still in chaos, so what does it have to do with him?
At this time, what Pang Xie was thinking about was that when he repays the officials, he must confirm the serious crimes of those traitors!
…
"Commander of the Palace, His Majesty is in the inner hall and has ordered you to come in."
Pang Xie strode into the inner hall and saw Zhao Yun leaning on the imperial couch with a haggard look on his face.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness."
He was wearing armor, but he still wanted to salute.
"My dear, you don't have to be polite." Zhao Yun said in a hoarse voice, "Have you checked? There won't be any more assassins throwing thunderbolts at you, right?"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have carefully deployed my defenses and the assassins will not be able to enter the palace."
"How is the front hall?"
Pang Xie quickly apologized and said: "It was dark at night. The soldiers were frightened by the thunderbolt cannons and their minds were confused. I was incompetent and failed to control the situation. Please punish me. But Mr. Cheng is in the front hall and he will be able to suppress it soon."
, please don’t worry, Your Majesty.”
"Cough...cough..."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry, it's better to take care of the dragon's body."
Zhao Yun coughed a few times and sighed: "Those who pass on my will and put down their swords and weapons will be forgiven. Fan Wenhu has made great contributions to the country and is loyal and loyal. I believe in him..."
At this point, because he was worried that Pang Xie would take away too many people, he made another explanation.
"Also remember, the safety of the palace is the first priority."
When Pang Xie heard that he wanted to forgive Fan Wenhu, he felt very disappointed, but his face was full of sincerity and embarrassment, and he said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to convince the public..."
Zhao Yun waved his hand, breathing weakly, and said: "I have done a great job in escorting you, and I want to be promoted to your rank of school inspector."
Pang Xie burst into tears.
"I don't dare to accept it. I don't dare to accept it because I have done so little... I was negligent tonight. I didn't expect such a rebellion and frightened Your Majesty. I will never be able to atone for my fault. I can only hope that Your Majesty will be safe..."
Hearing him cry, Zhao Yun was a little impatient, feeling that he was delaying him in quelling the rebellion.
But this is what it should be. At this point in the situation, if you don’t confirm who is the most loyal, how can you dare to entrust your body with thousands of gold and the safety of the country to your trust?
"My beloved, come closer."
Zhao Yun patted Pang Xie's shoulder gently, already moved to tears.
"I deeply understand my loyalty to you..."
Zhao Yun kept saying comfort in his mouth, and glanced over, only to see Zhao Fu lying in front of the imperial couch, shivering, so scared that he was almost unconscious.
Since Pang Xie entered the palace, he has not seen Zhao Yu much...
This is good, this is a loyal minister.
The next moment, someone came in and reported in the outer hall: "I'm reporting to the official family, Mrs. Ci Xian wants to see you."
Zhao Yun said: "To repay my mother, no matter what happens in the harem, we will talk about it tomorrow."
"Reporting to the officials, Mrs. Cixian said that there is something urgent and she must see the officials immediately."
Zhao Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Mother, no matter how urgent it is, can it be more urgent than the current rebellion?
"Please rest in peace, mother, and I will go and say hello tomorrow."
Before he finished speaking, someone else came in a hurry.
"Guan family, it's bad, Mrs. Cixian fainted!"
"Show off..."
~~
The night gets darker.
Pang Xie left Funing Hall and walked towards the gate of the Inner Garden Palace.
A soldier came over quickly and reported: "Commander, the fighting in front seems to have subsided."
"Um?"
"Fan Wenhu retreated to Wende Palace and gathered his troops. Zhao Dingying's people did not dare to attack by force. They stopped and stopped fighting. They would just yell there..."
Pang Xie was a little disappointed.
But this matter is actually conceivable.
The reason for the chaos just now was because the soldiers were frightened by the explosion.
As soon as the thunderbolts stopped, more and more people began to calm down,
Fan Wenhu doesn't really want to seduce the emperor.
As for Ye Mengding and Zhao Dingying, it was obvious that they were not determined enough. They must have been inspired by the thunder, but in fact they did not have the courage to actually commit regicide.
Pang Xie couldn't help but sneer.
"If you still hesitate when things get tough, you're screwed..."
"who?!"
Suddenly, there was a loud roar.
"boom!"
"..."
Pang Xie turned around and saw a figure flying down from the Star Gazing Pavilion.
Then, there was a sudden explosion above the Star View Pavilion, and flames shot into the sky.
After standing still for a moment, Pang Xie felt startled.
"Escort!"
There were more than a hundred people outside Funing Hall.
There were more than a hundred people around Pang Xie, and they quickly rushed towards Funing Hall.
"Protect Your Majesty!"
~~
Lu Xiaoyou fell to the ground, raised his knife, and cut off the rope around his waist without even looking at the explosion on the Star Viewing Pavilion.
He rushed out a few steps and saw all the guards rushing towards Funing Palace. He grinned, raised his sword and killed them.
~~
"Protect Your Majesty!"
In the darkness of the night, it was difficult to distinguish the clothes of the Shenwu Army and the other Imperial Guards. Pang Xie had already spotted Lu Xiaoyou's figure, raised his finger and pointed, shouting loudly.
"Get him!"
Behind him, neat footsteps sounded.
Pang Xie turned around and saw that the Right Xiaowei who were about to leave the palace turned around and rushed over.
He suddenly became alert.
"Don't come here! I don't need your escort!"
The opponent kept walking, and several groups of people gathered together, forming an array of more than a hundred people while running.
It is an array, there is no rest, you can form an array while running, no guard in the palace can do it.
"Shenwu Central Army, stop them!"
Pang Xie had a premonition that something was wrong, so he turned around and ran away.
He didn't expect that the other party didn't immediately attack the official family.
But to kill him...
~~
"kill!"
Gao Nianfeng roared and rushed towards Pang Xie.
As soon as there was an explosion, all the guards rushed to Funing Hall.
But they forgot how to fight a war.
The emperor does not know how to command. Once the general dies, no matter how many troops there are in the palace, who can stop the Sichuan army?
"Whoosh!"
Several crossbow arrows were fired, and blood mist was sprayed.
Several of the guards around Pang Xie had no time to draw their swords and fell to the ground injured. Pang Xie was also hit by an arrow in the leg.
Gao Nianfeng quickly caught up with him, raising his knife and then dropping it.
"puff."
Pang Xie was beheaded with one blow.
Gao Nianfeng was stunned for a moment.
It was so easy that he couldn't believe it.
Tonight, Pang Xie, the palace commander, was wearing majestic armor and commanding thousands of guards... I didn't expect him to be so impatient.
This thought flashed past, and the soldiers behind him were already moving forward.
Gao Nianfeng no longer hesitated, cut off Pang Xie's head with a knife, and shouted: "Pang Xie's traitor has been eliminated, protect him!"
"Pang Xie is plotting rebellion, protect him!"
Lu Xiaoyou was also yelling.
There were only a dozen people on his side, all of whom had hidden themselves in advance to create explosions to attract attention. At this time, they gathered together and formed a simple row to kill the guards of the Shenwu Central Army.
In his eyes, the guards in Miyagi City seemed to have not realized that tonight was a battle. They were always asking for credit and only wanted to take credit.
Come on! Come on for a real fight... Lu Xiaoyou yelled in his heart.
Gao Nianfeng on one side and Lu Xiaoyou on the other, less than two hundred people in total, attacked from both sides and attacked the hundreds of guards in front of Funing Hall.
~~
"ah!"
The screams kept ringing out.
The imperial guards of the Shenwu Central Army were completely stunned.
The Lord is dead.
You Xiaowei pointed back his hand and said they were rebellious.
Who is the rebel?
There was no answer, only the oncoming knife slashing down mercilessly.
Some people fled far away, while others rushed into Funing Hall.
It seems that this nightmare will not stop until all these hundreds of people are killed by more than a hundred people...
However, suddenly a voice sounded.
At first no one cared about it, but gradually, the sound covered up the fear caused by the fighting, and made them even more frightened.
"Ah! Get out of the way!"
"Do not kill me……"
"Guard you!" Lu Xiaoyou yelled, and the knife struck down again.
He was already red-eyed and drove the defeated Shenwu right sergeants into Funing Hall.
"Escort!"
Gao Nianfeng was also yelling.
But the difference is that he always thinks about a sentence in his heart - "Remember, when you arrive at Funing Palace, killing the emperor is no longer important, what is important is who the emperor is."
Gao Nianfeng didn't quite understand, he just felt that he was about to lose his mind.
The shouts in the hall became louder and louder.
"Stop fighting... His Majesty passed away..."
"Escort..."
Suddenly, someone yelled with a terrifying momentum.
"Stop it! Are you still escorting me? Your Majesty has passed away!"