The emperor was in chaos on this day, and all the streets were under control. Trucks full of soldiers passed by on the streets from time to time.
Even high-ranking officials could not walk around the streets casually at this moment. All government offices were closed, many buildings had their curtains drawn, and residents did not dare to show their heads to look outside easily.
No one knew what happened. Everyone heard the explosion from the Prince's Mansion, and also heard the intensive gunshots.
The busiest thing is actually the main telephone office of the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire. There are dozens of wiring machines here, and countless operators are busy here to ensure smooth phone calls throughout the Imperial Capital.
Now these operators are constantly changing the plugs of the lines, because many people are calling to inquire about the situation, and the official titles of these people are more and more scary.
The prime minister, the Minister of War, the director of the intelligence department, the generals of the city guard... none of these people can be offended by the operator of the telephone station.
There were also people who tried to go out to see what was going on. For example, the housekeeper in Zhao Yu's mansion was ordered to go out and find out what was going on.
As a result, he was blocked by Luka before he had gone 200 meters. Even though he was Zhao Yu's confidant and had a royal pass, he was still blocked by the guards.
The other party's reasons are actually very reasonable. They are not unreasonable, but they are worried about the personal safety of housekeeper Zhao Yu. After all, there is an assassin in front of him. Who can tell clearly if there is an accident?
It didn't take long for the housekeeper to return to Zhao Yu. He lowered his head and reported the news he had heard outside: "Dozens of streets have been sealed off, and all the people on the street are city guards... who seem to be intercepting them."
, not an interrogation..."
What he said was very vague, but in fact he didn't provide any useful clues. Nothing could be inferred from what he saw, so Zhao Yu became even more nervous after hearing the report.
For Zhao Yu now, what he hopes most is that Zhao Ji is dead. As long as the prince is dead, he will be 80% safe.
Without the crown prince, even if Zhao Kai believed that it was Zhao Yu who sent people to kill Zhao Ji, he would have to accept this fact and let Zhao Yu succeed Zhao Ji and become the new crown prince of the empire.
Because for Zhao Kai, there is no better choice for the Crown Prince: in comparison, Zhao Yu, the most capable prince, although sinister and vicious, is still the most suitable heir to the empire.
Therefore, in the panic, Zhao Yu first thought of the outcome that was most beneficial to him. So he looked at the counselors beside him and nervously sought comfort: "Could it be that... they succeeded, but they couldn't break out of the encirclement?"
come out?"
"It's also possible." What the counselor said was still accurate. In fact, he was not a god, so naturally he couldn't deduce what he owned from such invalid information.
"Sir!...I'm still worried...if it really fails..." Zhao Yu was still very flustered, he was really scared.
There is already a commotion outside, and if something really goes wrong, then his little life will most likely have to be dealt with.
The young counselor still comforted him: "Don't be impatient! Isn't the tunnel of the mansion repaired? Your Highness, there is no need to panic. Even if the place is surrounded, we can still leave. Everything is ready."
After hearing the comfort, Zhao Yu finally felt relieved. After walking around on the ground twice, he sat on the chair next to the counselor and said again: "Can we really leave the imperial capital smoothly?"
"Okay." The young counselor smiled and answered affirmatively.
What a joke, if I don’t take you to Fengjiang, wouldn’t all the arrangements be in vain? Even if all the Tang Empire intelligence officers in the city are dead, you still have to go to Fengjiang! Operation Tianping has begun,
No one can stop it!
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In the imperial city, Zhao Kai and Zhao Ji are waiting for news. They are also very nervous now. This kind of fight in the capital is what the emperor least wants to see.
Because until now, whether Zhao Kai or Zhao Ji, they have relied on speculation to guess what is going on outside.
If there was no such thing as a telephone, they would be even ten times more nervous: although there are not many places where calls can be made, the limited places are still within Zhao Kai's control, which really makes Zhao Kai feel at ease a lot.
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At least, there was positive news from the city guards, and the prime minister was not involved. Many ministers called to inquire about the emperor's safety, which also allowed Zhao Kai to regain a lot of courage.
If this were the case in ancient times, if an emperor heard that there was a fight outside the palace, he would be frightened to death by the news: because he had no idea what was going on and what was going on, he could only rely on guesswork.
We dare not use the city defense troops, because once we use the troops, the situation may become even more chaotic, and it may even give the rebels an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Therefore, when there was a battle in the ancient capital, the emperor's most common choice was to close the palace, wait for the chaos to end, and then do follow-up processing. However, now that there are telephones and telegraphs, communication is indeed much more convenient.
After waiting for a long time, the waiter finally summarized some useful information and came to report to Zhao Kai: "Your Majesty! The exact news is this. A group of thieves attacked the Prince's Mansion in broad daylight and broke out with His Royal Highness's guards.
There was a fierce battle."
Because the city defense army and the remaining guards of the Prince's Mansion later regained control of the Prince's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion had a telephone, and after it was repaired, they could report on the situation of the Prince's Mansion that was under attack.
Later, the waiter who went to inquire about the situation continued to report the damage to the Prince's Mansion: "They broke into the back house of the Prince's Mansion, killed the Crown Princess, many servants of the Prince's Mansion, and many others.
Guard."
His main purpose in saying this was to remind Zhao Kai that the other party was actually capable of killing Zhao Ji, because the back house had been captured. If Zhao Ji had been present at the time, he would have ended up with the same fate as the Crown Princess.
When Zhao Ji heard that his princess was killed, he immediately screamed and fell back on his seat: he and the princess were actually very affectionate, after all, the princess was his wife who was married to a matchmaker.
In those TV dramas, there are scenes like favoring concubines, but in fact, there are not many situations. As long as the ancient wives do not commit suicide, their status is generally quite stable.
After all, there are only a few people who feel happy immediately after their wife dies. After all, people are emotional animals. Sadness is really sad in the moment. Afterwards, it is another thing to feel happy after being sad.
Zhao Kai was also very angry after hearing the report. His anger was more due to his frustration that such a vicious incident occurred in the imperial capital under his own management: "Bastard! In broad daylight, you can actually let someone
People broke into the Prince's Mansion! What do the guards do? Damn it! They all deserve to die!"
As an emperor, if he cannot even control the three-thirds of an acre of the imperial capital, he will definitely feel a sense of powerlessness. The feeling of being out of control is the most fatal to the emperor.
He can endure distant defeats, the loss of a large chunk of territory, constant defeats on the battlefield, and even surrender and pay tribute...but he will not tolerate someone making trouble in his capital!
The waiter immediately nervously explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down! But the thieves were quickly repelled. They exited the Prince's Mansion, and then tried to break out and leave..."
The actual situation is that these thieves did not find the prince, otherwise they would have killed the prince and left... The relationship between this depends entirely on the speaker's language skills.
Sure enough, after saying this, Zhao Kai ignored a series of details about the attack on the Prince's Mansion - he didn't want Zhao Ji to pursue this matter.
"Go on!" Zhao Kai ordered naturally.
The waiter didn't waste any time and immediately continued: "Yes! Your Majesty! Later, these people were blocked halfway by the city guards who arrived with reinforcements. The other party struggled desperately, so gunshots could be heard in several nearby blocks.
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"General Li Mingshun led a violent attack and captured four people alive, but the rest were shot dead." When he said this, Li Mingshun had already called to report.
The battle is over, Zhao Yu's confidants have committed suicide, those who were shot to death have been killed, and those who are greedy for life and fear of death have surrendered.
General Li Mingshun is Zhao Kai's most trusted general and one of his true confidants. When Zhao Kai seized the throne, Li Mingshun followed Zhao Kai, so he controlled the imperial garrison and firmly occupied this core position.
Hearing the name Li Mingshun, Zhao Kai still showed a hint of appreciation: after all, he still had a few trustworthy people, which allowed him to regain some confidence in being an emperor.
"General Li Mingshun does not dare to make the decision on his own regarding the interrogation, so His Majesty still needs your order to assign personnel." The waiter lowered his head and stopped after finishing speaking, waiting for Zhao Kai's instructions.
Zhao Kai waved his hand and asked the waiter to push him down: "Well, I understand..."
Before the waiter could go out, Zhao Ji threw himself in front of Zhao Kai and wailed loudly: "Father! I hope these assassins can be interrogated!" His wife and many concubines were also arrested.
Kill him, how could Zhao Ji swallow this bad breath?
What he wants is to catch the damn instigator. It is best that the instigator is Zhao Yu, so that he can avenge his wife and eliminate the biggest threat at the same time.
But the question he was thinking about was completely different from the question Zhao Kai was thinking about. What Zhao Kai was thinking about now was that this matter must not come to light.
Because he had guessed that there was a high probability that Zhao Yu had succeeded: because except for Zhao Yu, no one else in the imperial capital had the courage to assassinate Zhao Ji, the imperial prince.