The palace was in chaos, but the capital city fell into an eerie silence. The palace was on fire, and the troops in the five cities seemed to have disappeared. Each department in the yamen was performing its duties, and the high-ranking officials were tightly closed, and they were in a strange situation.
The people living under the imperial city heard the sounds of fighting in the palace and saw the flames in the palace. They subconsciously thought of the war eight years ago and suddenly became panicked.
But the streets were still quiet, with neither the sound of horse hooves nor the sound of fighting to suppress the rebellion.
It seems that at this moment, all the courtiers, nobles, and factory guards are blind, deaf, and have lost their memories.
After a long time, the sound of horse hooves was faintly heard, and the sound of fighting in the palace gradually subsided, and people appeared at the yamen gate, and the whole street was under martial law. The firemen from the red shop entered the palace to put out the fire, and life was restored. Those two hours just seemed like
It's like being stolen.
The common people closed their doors tightly, speculating that something big had happened in the palace, but no one dared to say anything.
It wasn't until bright light appeared on the horizon that news came from the palace.
Officials at all levels in the capital slowly gathered in front of the Meridian Gate and filed into the palace. The palace was still in chaos, the fire was not extinguished, and blood was everywhere. The civil servants covered their mouths and noses, while the generals were full of hope. The ministers had different thoughts.
Go through the Meridian Gate.
On the Fengtian Gate hangs a man with his hands bound.
He cried for his father and mother, twisting his body in strange postures. Opposite him, Fan Guang was adjusting the artillery: "Don't move around, I won't be responsible if I really hit you!"
Bang!
Artillery launch.
"Ahhh!" The hanging man kept screaming.
The artillery shot went sideways and only knocked off one of his shoes.
He opened his eyes and found that his arms and legs were still there, so he broke a few toes. He immediately burst into tears: "Give me pleasure! Kill me, please..."
My whole body was shivering, and the heat flowed through my pants and splashed on the snow.
"Your Majesty said you are good at cannon, so he will satisfy your hobby. You should be grateful!" Fan Guang sneered and adjusted the cannon again.
"Stop torturing me, give me pleasure! Kill me..."
Bang!
The cannon went off again.
Cao Qin was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had missed again this time. He subconsciously looked down and found that half of his legs were gone. There was blood below the knees. The blood was mixed with gunpowder smoke and dripped on the snow. Even his feet were missing.
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He was stunned for a long time, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
"Those who are good at artillery will always be bombarded."
Fan Guang also wrote a few sentences and continued to adjust the artillery. Anyway, His Majesty ordered, you can do whatever you want, just don't do it to death.
"Stop!"
Wang Hong, the imperial censor, stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice: "You can kill people with no more than a nod of the head. The general killed so violently outside Fengtianmen and spread the word, staining your majesty's honorable name. Can the general bear the responsibility? Hum, the warrior is cruel,
How can we bring trouble to the emperor!"
Although Fan Guang was favored by the emperor, he did not dare to offend the censor. These are all mad dogs.
Especially Wang Hong, the lunatic who dared to beat Ma Shun to death in Fengtian Palace. Afterwards, instead of convicting him, the emperor promoted him to an official position. As a result, he became famous and will be remembered forever.
I can only bow and say: "It's Your Majesty..."
"Shut up! Your Majesty has a reputation as a virtuous man. How can he allow you to be slandered by warriors?"
Wang Hong shouted loudly: "Put the person down and ask the doctor to treat the injury. You come with me to plead guilty!"
Fan Guang curled his lips, feeling unhappy but not daring to respond.
After Tumu Fortress, the nobility declined, the military power was taken over by civilians, and the status of military personnel became lower and lower. He, Fan Guang, was a border general and was ostracized in the capital camp, not to mention how he dared to make mistakes in front of the big bosses of the dynasty.
He could only follow the boss and enter Fengtian Hall to pay his respects.
Fengtian Hall was in a mess, no one was cleaning up at all, and there was a coffin parked at the door.
Eunuch Shu Liang came out of the palace and said, "Your Majesty has given you a message that the ministers do not need to enter the palace, but can just stand outside the hall. I want to give lectures outside the palace! I appreciate this!"
Wang Hong frowned, dissatisfied with the emperor's wording. Moreover, whose coffin can be left at the entrance of Fengtian Hall? The emperor is simply making nonsense!
Just as he was about to speak, Hu Ying, the Minister of Rites, shook his head at him.
Wang Hong shut up angrily and exited the hall.
Half an hour later, the bells and drums rang together.
Under the gate of Fengtian Hall, torches illuminate it like daylight.
The young eunuch brought out a dragon chair. Zhu Qiyu, wearing a crown robe, sat on the dragon chair. All the ministers knelt down and worshiped.
He looked down, and saw the darkness covered with human heads.
There was actually a person lying on a stretcher. It was Sa Qi, the Minister of Rites, and he was dying.
"Is anyone not here?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to your Majesty, all the officials in Beijing are here. No one is absent. Only a few people are treating injuries and will arrive later." Zhang Yong counted them one by one.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Please come out, please."
"Obey!"
When Zhu Qizhen passed by the dragon chair, he suddenly laughed miserably, slowly walked off the stage, and stood there like the minister, with a silly smile on his face, as if he was crazy.
"Everyone, did you sleep well tonight?" Zhu Qiyu sat on the chair and asked calmly.
Every word he said was passed on by eunuchs to ensure that the officials standing behind could hear it.
"I didn't sleep well!"
"All of your mansions are located under the imperial city. As long as you are not deaf, you will definitely be able to hear the sounds of fighting in the palace!"
"As long as you are not blind, you will definitely be able to see the fire in the palace reaching the sky!"
"I'm not going around in circles. There are rebels rebelling! Attacking the imperial city! I'm just a little bit away from going to see Taizu and Taizong!"
Zhu Qiyu didn't give the ministers time to talk about Che Zhuluan, with a sharp look on his face, he suddenly shouted:
"A whole two and a half hours!"
"Why didn't anyone come to the palace to save him?"
"Gu Xingzu, get out of here!"
Zhu Qiyu's voice was low: "I regard you as the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division. What do you do for food?"
The ministers were shocked. They all knew that the emperor summoned the ministers in the middle of the night to get angry, but they did not want to target the nobles directly.
"The humble minister is incompetent, please explain!"
"After the fire broke out in the palace, I summoned the soldiers, but the soldiers went back to their homes at the end of the day, and it took a long time to gather them again."
"Most of the soldiers on duty suffered from diarrhea. Today's food was not clean, and their stomachs were full of food. My internal organs were also burned, but there was nothing I could do."
"Your Majesty, please punish me for my crime. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Gu Xingzu was the grandson of Gu Cheng, the famous founding general, and he was the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
He’s also a 25-year-old!
Still a die-hard, I don’t know why I didn’t participate in the mutiny.
Otherwise, just cut it off and it would be a lot of fun.
"When it is useless, the soldiers and horses of the five cities are alive and kicking, but when it is useful, they vomit and have diarrhea?"
"What an excuse!"
"Gu Xingzu!"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Why did Taizu establish the Five-City Military and Horse Division? It was to protect the imperial city and defend the central palace!"
"I'm not asking you to make excuses!"
"Someone, drag him out!"
"Lingchi!"
Zhu Qiyu’s eyes flickered.
The original owner was really blind, and only used twenty-five young men. The commander of the five-city army and horse department was Gu Xingzu, the man on duty at the city gate was Sun Boring, and the man on duty at the palace gate was Cao Jixiang. The usurpation of the throne was really not unfair at all. Gu Xingzu looked horrified and looked towards Xungui as if begging for mercy.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment and listen to what I have to say."
An old man with white hair and beard, trembling and leaning on a cane stood up.
Zhu Qiyu naturally knew that he, Cheng'an Marquis Guo Sheng, was one of the few remaining veterans.
"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with Marquis Gu, but there is indeed a reason for it. Now that the border is unstable, why not ask Your Majesty to show your noble hand and let Marquis Gu go to the border to defend the country to atone for his sins." Guo Sheng's mouth trembled when he spoke. He was old.
It’s so big that it’s rare to be able to participate in a large court meeting.
Zhu Qiyu said nothing and looked down quietly.
"Your Majesty, please take back your life! Forgive Gu Xingzu!"
Wu Jin, the Marquis of Gongshun, Wang Ji, the Bo of Jingyuan, Zhao Rong, the Bo of Xincheng, Gaoyuan, the Bo of Jiancheng, Li Yong, the Marquis of Fengcheng, Yuan Xuan, the Marquis of Guangping, Li Wen, the Bo of Gaoyang, Zhu Yong, the Bo of Funing, all stood up and directly
Kneel on the ground.
After Tumu Fort, the power of the nobles was greatly damaged, but it was not lost.
But such unity is rare.
"Shu Liang, drag it down!" Zhu Qiyu ordered directly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive Gu Xingzu!" Everyone said in unison.
How can I feel at ease if I don’t kill such a traitor?
Shu Liang went to arrest him, but Li Yong blocked him with his body.
Zhang Xi, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at the aloof emperor and sneered, "So what if you lose, you are still a noble, the sun rises as usual, the days go by as usual, what can you Zhu Qiyu do?
Zhu Qiyu's eyes dimmed and he looked at Hu Ying, Shi Pu and other civil servants.
They all lowered their heads and continued watching the show with great interest.
"Shu Liang, I will give you the Emperor's Sword, kill him on the spot!"
Zhu Qiyu still doesn’t believe in evil.
Gu Xingzu is just a mere person, but you still can’t kill him?
"I hope your Majesty will calm down!"
Xungui shouted collectively, but used his body to block Gu Xingzu.
Zhu Qiyu understood clearly. The people who don’t want me to sit on this throne are not Gu Xingzu and Sun Boring, but the entire noble class?
Haha!
I really don’t understand. I have conferred titles on you, given you glory and wealth, and have never touched your interests. Why do you just have trouble getting along with me? Why?
"I'm here to kill!"
Zhu Qiyu stepped down the steps: "Fan Guang, come to me!"
He must be on guard against the possibility that a dying official would risk his life to assassinate him, play the ultimate game of one-for-one, and make Zhu Qizhen emperor, he would be in trouble.
As soon as he walked down the two steps, a low shout came from the distance: "How can your Majesty be so violent?"
But he saw Gao Gu following the empress dowager and the prince, his voice thunderous and very angry.
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