Zhang Xiaowu opened his bow left and right, and the unknown war horse under his crotch also became excited and rushed towards the other war horses crazily. At this time, the rest of the imperial guards also went from clamoring at the beginning to calmness and then to fear. In an eye-catching moment, there were only ten of the twenty-seven people.
This person was alive, but he killed seventeen of them in less than fifty breaths!
"Run!"
Someone immediately shouted, and the survivors fled on horseback. Some even ran too fast and fell down when turning their horses' heads.
When Zhang Xiaowu saw this, he burst into laughter. These people were really ignorant of the battle formation and did not know the real battlefield. The most taboo thing for cavalry is to throw their backs to the opponent, and their equestrian skills were unfamiliar. They were no match for Zhang Xiaowu. Although Zhang Xiaowu was sitting on the
The horse he dismounted was not his favorite, but he soon became familiar with the horse's character and temper. He galloped after it, knocking them all off with his mace and sword.
Even those who resist are only accelerating their own death journey.
"Pfft!"
The last imperial guard on horseback was killed by Zhang Xiaowu. He was finally able to take a few big breaths of cold air that smelled of sulfur. The other eunuchs were waiting to die, but when they looked up again, they saw corpses all over the ground. They
I couldn't believe my eyes.
Zhang Xiaowu, with blood all over his face, ordered: "Come on, get on your horse and take me to see the emperor! The rest of you will collect all their horses, weapons, boots, and clothes for me, and then take them to the star-catching platform immediately."
Laixi said: "There is a hole in the ice there, how about throwing the body into it?"
Zhang Xiaowu pulled over a horse, then picked him up and put him on the horse, saying: "It's too late, there's no time. Take me there immediately."
The two rode quickly to the island in the middle of the lake.
The island in the center of the lake is a place with only a palm-sized area. When the water level is high, there is only an observatory exposed on the water. When the water level is low, a palm-sized willow forest guards the observatory. Dade Emperor
When I was drowning, the island in the middle of the lake was full of willow trees and observatories on the water. But at this time, the lake was frozen, and the willow trees still existed. The hundreds of willow trees just blocked the sight of outsiders. In addition, there was no firelight and it was pitch black.
A piece of it is conducive to hiding.
When Zhang Xiaowu arrived at the island in the middle of the lake, about twenty guardsmen suddenly rushed out from the woods. Zhang Xiaowu immediately charged forward with his sword and mace. Fortunately, Laixi shouted: "Misunderstanding! They are guardsmen loyal to His Majesty! They are not outsiders.
Those Imperial Guards! Don't come up, he is Lord Shaobao, Lord Shaobao rushed into the palace to save Your Majesty."
A chief of the Royal Forest Army asked: "But Zhang Shaobao?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "That's right, Ghost General, Zhang Xiaowu."
"Very good!"
"The ghost is coming, we are saved."
"Go to see His Majesty quickly!"
"Come with me, come with me."
Since it was pitch dark in the woods, outsiders could not see the roads inside, so Zhang Xiaowu had to really rely on them to lead the way. Fortunately, the island in the center of the lake had a white face, and the stars on New Year's Eve were particularly bright, so everyone crossed carefully.
In the willow forest, we came to the star-catching platform.
The Star Reaching Platform is a three-story tower, but the ladder is not inside the tower, but outside the tower. The stone steps spiral upwards around the tower, and finally reach the Star Reaching Platform at the highest point. Due to its age, the original stairs outside the spiral staircase
The guardrail is gone, because no one wants to come here to watch the stars. If you want to watch the stars, you can go to the Wentianyuan Star Observation Deck, which is high, majestic and comfortable.
At this time, the Great Virtue Emperor was sitting on the steps under the star-catching platform, wrapped in a thick quilt. Looking at the collar, he saw the clothes he usually sleeps on. He raised his head suddenly and saw
Zhang Xiaowu came over covered in blood and said excitedly: "First of all, you are indeed here. I saw you right!"
Zhang Xiaowu knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty! I'm late! I'm late for help!"
The Great Virtue Emperor said with tears in his eyes: "It's not too late! It's not too late! It's just in time, it's just in time!" He was shivering with cold, his face was ugly, and he obviously had not come out of the shock.
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty, what is going on? Why did it suddenly catch fire? I don't think the fire started naturally, but someone deliberately set it on fire."
The Great Virtue Emperor smiled bitterly, sighed, and said: "Gou Delu, you will tell him."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "The more detailed the better, I want to know everything, including what you saw and heard after I left. I want to peel off the cocoons and find the truth, Eunuch Lu, absolutely must not
hide."
Gou Delu, the eunuch in charge, bowed and replied: "Master Shaobao, don't dare to hide it! Because tomorrow is New Year's Eve. After you left the palace with King Zhao in the afternoon, Your Majesty took the old slave to the Queen Mother in the West Palace.
I originally wanted to get close to each other, but I didn't expect that the Queen Mother died.
I didn't want to see Your Majesty. Your Majesty went back to Yangxin Hall angrily. Later, the Queen also came and said that she couldn't see the Queen Mother in the past few days. She must be angry. Your Majesty and the Queen had a snack together, and the Queen
Then he went back. His Majesty felt a little sleepy after dealing with the memorial for a while.
So he took a rest. The old slave also took the opportunity to prepare for a rest. As soon as he walked out of the Yangxin Hall, he saw a fire burning in the direction of the West Palace. Lord Shaobao also knew that the palace had been on fire not once or twice. It was a fire in the past.
The imperial guards and eunuchs themselves put out the fire
I didn’t expect that the fire burning today was so weird. The fire was like a fire dragon, jumping out from all over the West Palace, burning the entire West Palace at once. And tonight, there was a northwest wind that could not stop the fire.
, if the fire gets stronger together, we won’t be able to put it out.”
Zhang Xiaowu asked again: "After the Imperial Guards entered the palace, what did they do?"
Mentioning this, Gou Delu burst into tears: "After Li Canglan entered the palace with the Royal Guards, I wanted them to come to save the emperor, but when I saw them entering the palace, they did not bring fire-fighting tools, but swords and guns.
, alert in their hearts. They asked the old slave where the emperor was, and the old slave
He tricked them into going to the West Palace to rescue the Queen Mother, so Li Canglan took people to the West Palace. The old slave took the opportunity to escape, and then reported it to the emperor. The old slave thought, this Li Canglan must be harmful to the emperor, otherwise why would they bring weapons into the palace?
Palace, then instead of putting out fires, they just want to rebel."
"Yu Linjun——" Zhang Xiaowu frowned.
Gou Delu suddenly said: "In addition, the Imperial Guards led by Li Canglan are not our Imperial Guards. I see that many of their faces are very unfamiliar. They should be rebels. Yes, they are rebels."
Laixi added: "They just asked us where His Majesty was, but none of us could tell us. As a result, they killed the old man and Lecai."
Gou Delu said: "In the final analysis, the most loyal to Your Majesty are us eunuchs."
Emperor Dade's eyes lit up and he thought deeply. In order to prevent the eunuchs from causing trouble to the court, the Holy Han Dynasty strictly stipulated that eunuchs were not allowed to leave the imperial city. Even entering the Eight Departments and Sixth Academy required strict registration. If they violated the regulations, they would be punished by as little as twenty
Even the eunuchs who were in charge would be killed with a stick. However, the eunuchs were dedicated to protecting the emperor. Compared with the nobles, the eunuchs who came from a humble background and were castrated were more loyal and loyal.
"Is the supervision of eunuchs too strict and the supervision of nobles too loose?" Emperor Dade thought to himself.
Over there, Gou Delu cried even more when he heard that several eunuchs were killed by the imperial guards who entered the palace. Although they usually had some private disputes, they were still a group of people after all. Who would have thought that those "imperial guards" would actually
To do such things, slaughtering eunuchs and raping palace maids, is outrageous to both humans and gods.
"Don't cry." Zhang Xiaowu was troubled when he heard this, and said: "These people should not be the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards are selected from the children of Longdu. Most of them are branches of the gentry or common people. They have been clean within five generations, so the Imperial Guards should not do such things.
The only explanation for this treasonous thing is that these imperial guards who entered the palace are fake. But where did they come from with so many people? Weird, weird! My silver-clad guards didn't notice it at all. Could it be that the golden-clad guards also
Not aware at all?"
Gou Delu immediately shouted: "What if the Jin Yiwei is also involved?"
Emperor Dade's face turned pale. He had never doubted Jin Yiwei, but after putting Jin Yiwei on the suspect list, it seemed that all the truth had been revealed.
Gou Delu said: "The gold-clad guards colluded with Li Canglan. They are usually the center, but they launched an attack at this time and caught everyone off guard. If it weren't for Mr. Shaobao and thousands of silver-clad guards, I'm afraid we would have no chance of winning."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the silver-clad guards to assemble, but they were blocked by the Royal Forest Army. I also ask your Majesty to issue an order and send the young father-in-law who thought he was about to die to spread this imperial edict. I told my subordinates that the two
If I don't come out within two hours, they will attack the city. But I am worried that they will find Your Majesty within two hours."
The Great Virtue Emperor said with a bitter face: "I came out in a hurry and did not bring the jade seal with me. The jade seal was already in the sea of fire."
"Do you have proof?"
"Nothing."
Everyone was dumbfounded. If the eunuchs usually passed on oral instructions, that would be fine. But at this time, there were rebels in the palace, and a fire broke out in the palace. How to convey the oral instructions? Gou Delu bit the bullet and said: "The old slave is willing to gamble with his life."
Go to the palace gate, ask them to open the palace gate wide, and lead the silver-clad guards to protect His Majesty. If there is anything wrong with this old slave, I am loyal to Your Majesty."
The Great Virtue Emperor burst into tears immediately, and Gou Delu turned around and left with tears and determination in his eyes.
Zhang Xiaowu lamented in his heart that eunuchs are treacherous people. In historical novels and in memory, they tortured loyal people and persecuted ministers to disturb the court. However, in history, eunuchs have never killed any emperor, nor have any eunuchs rebelled. At most, they are emperors.
of beating
To attack those ministers who disobey the emperor. When the eunuchs have too much power, they will definitely kill all the opponents in the court. But when the eunuchs have no power at all, the nobles will ignore the emperor and let the royal family deal with it.
In a very uncomfortable position.
"Alas - Eunuch Lu is really heroic." Zhang Xiaowu sighed.
The Emperor Dade arrived: "I have been unable to think about it, why does Li Canglan rebel?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "His Majesty, I have been with Li Canglan several times. After hearing his family honor, the minister feels that he is not like a monarch who usurp power. Besides, how can he usurp power? Unless someone can be usable?
Support behind the back, and even some people even give him a promise. I think this person should give him a condition that makes him unable to refuse. "
Emperor Dade said angrily: "What conditions can he make such a against the sky?"
Zhang Xiaowu smiled bitterly and couldn't answer this answer. What conditions made Li Canglan agreed to rebel. The royal Xuanyuan family could not shake at all. Li Canglan wanted to be the emperor himself, let alone the Minister of the Central Dynasty, but ordinary people did not agree
. He thought about it, there was only one answer, that is, King Jin or Chu, only one of them could replace the emperor.
"His Majesty, I have a word, I do n’t know if I’ m not talking about it? ”Zhang Xiaowu said.
Emperor Dade said: "Say."
Zhang Xiaowu stepped forward and asked: "What about Jin and King Chu, how about it as soon as possible?"
Emperor Dade dangled his head, and said for a long time: "One of them is in the palace of the prince, one in Ping'an County -do you mean that they rebel?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Li Canglan must not be the emperor himself? He must have been bewildered by others, but he committed this sin, and he should not be forgiven, but unfortunately his talent."
Emperor Dade laughed bitterly: "I just don't know if I can get out of danger."
At this moment, the rest of the eunuchs took the horse and took a armor to the willow forest. Everyone hid the horse in the woods and whispered to each other.
Yes. On such a chaotic night, Zhang Xiaowu fascinated the power and wiped out 27 rebels with one person.
Zhang Xiaowu suddenly remembered a detail, and she clamped her thigh: "His Majesty, the ministers have just killed these rebels. Although they were also worn by the Royal Forest Army, they were tied to a white scarf on their necks, but the Royal Forest Army around His Majesty did not tie it.
White silk scarf, so the courage to guess, these rebels are identified by white silk scarves. The white silk scarf is a rebels, and those who do not tie the white scarf are the real Royal Forest Army. "
Everyone suddenly realized that Emperor Dade was also happy: "This discovered that we can identify their opponents, and everyone is afraid of it."
"Not only that." Zhang Xiaowu said excitedly, "Wait a while of white scarf on the neck of our neck, and the people wearing the Royal Forest Jun Joe pretended them.
Joe pretended to be dressed up. As long as you can break out, we will be with the Yinyiwei army, and then it will be better. At that time, I will lead the Yinyi Guard to counterattack the palace, help His Majesty to regain the power, eliminate the rebellious thief, and help the righteousness! "
The Emperor Dade was excited. Everyone immediately replaced the Royal Forest Army Armor, and tied the white scarf. Although the Emperor Da De was young and wise, after all, he had not experienced such a killing night. At this time, it was best to obey.
Zhang Xiaowu's command. And he is not a persistent person, nor is he who likes to show his power. Then he declares: "I can be orally.
People must be tuned.
All the forest guards immediately bowed and saluted: "I obey the order."