Ren Qingrui stared blankly at Young Master Liu who was standing in front of him. He didn't expect that he was so bold and dared to directly block his way.
Seeing Liu Mingzhi's non-negotiable and unyielding look, Ren Qingrui's breathing quickened, and her delicate cheeks were stained with a bright red due to anger.
Ren Qingrui took a few deep breaths to calm down the anger in her heart. She was not a fool. She knew that the more upset she was at this time, the worse it would be for her.
"King Bingjian, this is the court, not your palace. When dealing with important ministers in the court, your Majesty should personally issue orders. Although I am not allowed to interfere in politics, how can King Bingjing exceed the rules?"
When Ren Qingrui said these words, she already had a hint of submission.
But Liu Mingzhi nodded mercilessly: "Your Majesty, I said that the person to handle this matter is not King Bingjian, but Liu Mingzhi, the assistant minister appointed by the late Emperor Ruizhong."
"Liu Mingzhi handles the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. The duties of the Ministry of War are the rights granted to ministers by the late emperor, even if His Majesty is here."
"After the Tribunal of Justice hears the case, I will write a letter to Your Majesty and describe the reasons one by one. As for how to make a decision at that time, it is naturally your Majesty's business. Now I am just doing what I should do."
Liu Mingzhi's toughness was beyond his expectation. Ren Qingrui looked blankly at Young Master Liu's indifferent expression, and finally understood why his uncle was able to leave such a famous name in the court.
"King Bingjian insists on sending them to prison?"
"Eating the king's salary and sharing the king's worries. I, Liu Mingzhi, fulfill my duties. If I offend you in any way, I hope that my queen will forgive me."
"Cheng Kai, escort them to Zhao Prison to await trial!"
"Got the order!"
However, after Cheng Kai finished giving the order, he called out "Commander" again. Liu Mingzhi was startled and subconsciously turned around and looked out of the hall.
At this time, I saw that the school grounds outside the Qinzheng Hall were filled with Imperial Guards. There were approximately 10,000 to 20,000 Lieutenant Generals surrounding the Qinzheng Hall.
When Cheng Kai and Zhou Baoyu, who were escorting Ren Wenyue and He Zhang, saw this scene, their faces became solemn and they subconsciously looked at Liu Mingzhi who was standing in the palace.
The officials in the palace did not live up to the previous silence. They turned around and looked outside the palace. Their expressions changed with shock when they saw the situation outside the palace.
The eyes looking at Liu Mingzhi were a little complicated. The situation that the matter had reached was beyond everyone's expectation.
The Bingjian King has the responsibilities of the Bingjian King, and the Queen Empress has the difficulties of the Queen Empress.
Now that the two of them were in such trouble, all the officials present instantly lost their ability to think.
Is it possible that something as shocking as a palace change is going to happen today?
Liu Mingzhi quietly glanced at Ren Qingrui, who was looking slightly happy outside the hall, and walked towards the outside of the hall with slightly focused eyes.
Cheng Kai and the others, who had been watching Young Master Liu, immediately moved out of the way when they saw the commander's actions. Ten to twenty thousand Imperial Guards surrounded the Qinzheng Hall. This was no joke.
Even though he and others had the courage to defeat hundreds of people, they were surrounded by 20,000 imperial guardsmen and changed their fate of being quartered with random knives.
Liu Mingzhi slowly stepped out of the palace door, stood under the corridor, looked around at the imperial guards who were looking at the palace door with their swords raised, and sighed silently.
"Gentlemen, what does this mean?"
As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, Yang Tai, the commander of the Imperial Guard whom he had just seen outside the palace gate, walked out of the crowd and stopped in front of Young Master Liu.
Looking at Liu Mingzhi's complicated expression, Yang Tai hesitantly bowed to Liu Mingzhi and glanced at the gold medal in Queen Ren Qingrui's hand.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude, brothers. The Imperial Guards have the duties of the Imperial Guards."
"The empress has your majesty's emperor's order in her hand, just like your majesty is here in person. She ordered the brothers to stop you, and the brothers dare not disobey."
After Yang Tai finished speaking, several people wearing the same clothes as Yang Tai bowed to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, although the generals don't want to do this to your Majesty, they are responsible for their duties. Please don't blame your brothers for being rude."
"Your Majesty, I think it is better for me to let you go first. It would be better for your Majesty to make a decision when your Majesty comes to court. I don't want to go against the prince, but I also hope that your Majesty will not let the general and his brothers.
They are in trouble."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the embarrassed expressions of Yang Tai and the other generals, then looked back at the Emperor's Order that Ren Qingrui had raised in his hand, smiling bitterly and shaking his head.
As expected, there is one emperor and one courtier.
I think back then, I relied on the Golden Dragon Emperor's Order given to me by Li Zheng to "act recklessly", but now I was punished by others using the same method.
It really goes along with the saying that the winds and tides take turns.
Liu Mingzhi sighed with a look of sadness: "Generals, if this king is treasonous and treacherous, and conspires to deceive the emperor, you can forget it. But now, instead of being treasonous and treacherous, my king is loyal and clears out some plans for the court that are causing harm to the government.
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"I am devoted to the imperial court, but I am surrounded by my brothers who lived and died together in the past. You should let me say what I want to say."
"Do you really want to stop me from escorting these corrupt officials to Zhao Prison to await trial?"
Yang Tai and the others were speechless, watching silently as Liu Mingzhi did not order the Imperial Guards behind him to retreat, which was a sign of their position.
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded.
"It doesn't matter, I won't make things difficult for you. This is your duty. I won't blame you."
"But generals, as the late emperor's entrusted minister, I naturally have my responsibilities."
"I can temporarily refrain from escorting these colleagues to Zhao Prison to await trial, but if I want to leave the palace, you should have no reason to stop me, right?"
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"The prince can leave the palace at any time. The order received by the general and others is to stop the seniors from escorting you to Zhao Prison to await trial, not to prevent the prince from leaving the palace."
"Thank you, generals."
Liu Mingzhi looked back at Ren Qingrui and the other civil and military officials in the palace coldly, and nodded to Song Qing and the others.
"I'll be back as soon as I go, you guys wait here."
"We have the order."
Liu Mingzhi swung his sleeves and walked toward the palace gate at a fast pace.
Ren Qingrui wanted to say something when he saw this, but in the end he didn't say anything. There was a little sadness in his eyebrows. Could it be that his uncle wanted to go out of the palace to summon troops?
Ren Qingrui no longer dared to think any further.
However, Ren Qingrui breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that there were no traces of any large army entering the capital.
As long as there are no other troops in the capital, even if there are a hundred thousand imperial guards in the world, my uncle, with his hands and eyes, can't even think of causing any trouble in the capital.
In the final analysis, this world still belongs to His Majesty.
"Commander Yang, please immediately untie Mr. Ren, Mr. He, and Mr. Gao."
"I obey the decree."
Yang Tai and others put away the weapons in their hands and prepared to release Ren Wenyue and others. Twenty-three people from Song and Qing stepped forward and formed a human wall to hold Yang Tai and others back.
"Brothers, we have the commander-in-chief with you. Don't make things difficult for us. No one can let go without the command of the commander-in-chief."
Yang Tai and others were stunned, looking at Song Qing and others in embarrassment, then glanced at Ren Qingrui, whose pretty face was slightly cold, and whispered.
"Song Dutong, generals, this is the palace after all, you should take a step back."
Song Qing shook his head silently: "Commander Yang, the tiger talisman is in the hands of the commander, and you don't know the dragon law."
"If we let them loose, we will kill them all according to military orders!"
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For a time, the two sides fell into a stalemate, with no one willing to antagonize the other party first.
I don't know how long it took, but Ren Qingrui looked at the two sides stalemate in front of the palace gate, and finally couldn't bear the silence anymore.
"Yang"
The crisp sound of horse hoofbeats interrupted Ren Qingrui's words, and everyone's eyes instinctively looked towards the school grounds outside the hall.
On the corridor set aside by the 20,000 Imperial Guards, Young Master Liu was seen galloping toward the Qinzheng Hall, wearing armor and holding a heavenly sword.
Everyone looked at Young Master Liu blankly, not knowing what King Bingjian meant.
Didn't you leave the palace to bring in reinforcements to mediate the matter, just to come back in a new suit of armor?
"Hush!"
Liu Mingzhi tightened the reins of his horse tightly, turned over and dismounted, and climbed towards the Qinzheng Hall. The mottled cloak behind him and the red tassel on his helmet moved with the wind. Young Master Liu looked around at the 20,000 people around him with cold eyes.
The Imperial Guard slowly stopped in front of the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Yang Tai indifferently, and quietly watched Ren Qingrui and the civil and military officials in the palace, who looked stunned, leaning on the Heavenly Sword in their hands on the ground.
"Don't wear a python robe with unicorn armor."
"I'm afraid you have forgotten how the capital fell and how it was recaptured."
"This king is not wearing armor. I'm afraid you have forgotten how Dalong came back."
"This king is not wearing armor. I'm afraid you have forgotten how your majesty got the throne."