Chapter 1497 King Chu: Ziyu, save me! Ziyu, save me!
Chapter 1496 King Chu: Ziyu, save me! Ziyu, save me!
Divine Capital City, Ningguo Mansion, in the study room——
Compared to the sounds of brutal fighting in the palace and gardens, Ningrong Street was so quiet that no shouts of killing could be heard at all.
Jia Heng was sitting with Chen Xiao behind a lacquered wooden table. He picked up a tea cup and took a sip. Then he looked at Chen Xiao and asked, "What's the news from Beijing?"
Chen Xiao nodded and said: "At this moment, the King of Wei should be still forcing the palace, and Qiu Liang led the Jinyi Tiqi to attack the palace city."
Jia Heng frowned and said coldly: "Speculation."
This is Qiu Liang's act of taking sides. If King Wei succeeds, he will definitely have to settle the accounts with his queen.
At this moment, a maid came outside the study and called out: "Your Majesty, there is a man outside who claims to be the King of Chu. He goes to see your Majesty."
Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand, turned to look at Chen Xiao, and said, "King Chu, how did he escape at this time?"
Jia Heng was suspicious. As he spoke, he came out of the study and came outside the Yimen. He saw King Chen Qin of Chu dressed in tatters and in a state of embarrassment. His handsome and fair face was covered with blood stains.
As soon as he saw Jia Heng, King Chen Qin of Chu felt as if he were seeing a relative. He stood up and said with excitement in his voice, almost crying: "Zi Yu, save me! Zi Yu, save me!"
Jia Heng looked surprised. He stepped forward to help the limping King Chu and asked, "Your Highness, why is this happening?"
Where did King Chu escape from? His body was covered with thorns and bloodstains, and he was in such a miserable state?
Chen Qin, the king of Chu, looked panic-stricken and said: "Zi Yu, the king of Wei rebelled. The king of Wei and the king of Liang led their troops into the palace. They made my father so angry that he vomited blood and wanted to kill me. My father said that he would call you in.
King Gong Qin."
Jia Heng frowned, pretending to be surprised and asked: "The King of Wei has rebelled?"
Chen Qin, the king of Chu, said anxiously: "Zi Yu, the king of Wei is really crazy and wants to force the palace to seize the throne. It is urgent for Zi Yu to enter the palace to serve the king."
After Jia Heng heard this, he looked at Chu King Chen Qin and said: "How can we deploy troops and generals without an imperial edict? Isn't it that the prince is unaware of some rumors about me in the capital now?"
There is no need to talk about any rumors like Jia Tianxia.
When the King of Chu heard this, he grabbed Jia Heng's arm and said firmly: "Zi Yu, Gu Nai is the crown prince. I will give you the order first. Besides, when Gu escaped from the Hanyuan Palace, my father sent someone to summon you to the palace. King Qin
, Ziyu, the country is in turmoil, and the people are swaying, but Ziyu can only help him."
Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao who was standing aside. As they looked at each other, his mind moved slightly. The moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
In other words, he has now become a key figure in leading the political situation, turning the tide and calming people's hearts.
Jia Heng thought for a moment, looked deeply under his sword eyebrows, and said: "Since it is the order of the Holy Emperor and the Prince, how can I not obey it?"
When the King of Chu heard this, he was overjoyed.
He only had Jia Ziyu to count on now, and he ran all the way here, almost dodging the patrolling soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
Fortunately, with Jia Ziyu, everything was saved.
King Chu Chen Qin nodded and said urgently: "Zi Yu, it's not too late. Let's mobilize our troops first."
Jia Heng said: "The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp are guarding the city. All you need to do is deploy one soldier and horse. As for the soldiers and horses of the five cities that are blockading, instead of explaining their righteousness, they dare not fight under the coercion of the soldiers and horses.
Your Highness has just been seriously injured, please rest in the palace first and allow me to go and mobilize the troops."
He originally mentioned the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. It can be said that the Yamen were originally his subordinates, and some soldiers did not dare to conflict with him head-on.
This is the quiet and quiet place that nourishes people's hearts.
Jia Heng simply appeased the King of Chu without saying much, and left the Ningguo Mansion with a few followers.
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Palace Garden, Kunning Palace
In the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month of Chongping, in winter, the sun is warm and warm, shining through the window glass and shining on the floor, as clear as water.
The aroma of sandalwood and borneol rose from the three-legged incense cage of the bronze animal-head sculpture on the floor.
Empress Song now changed into a light white palace dress with wide sleeves. The beauty was plump and full of hair, with a pearl-flowered gold hairpin pinned between her lush black hair.
And the jade face with snowy skin seemed to have a slight blush, as bright as a peach, but her beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned, and there was a cold light in her eyes.
Today is the ceremony for the concubine's crown prince appointment, and that position should obviously belong to her child.
How could that person be so cruel and cruel?
After many years of love between husband and wife, have they ever cared about the slightest bit of love?
At this moment, there was a bustling noise outside the palace, and after a while, there was the sound of "ping ping ping pong" clashing of swords and guns.
Then, a beautiful female official hurriedly ran into the palace, her hair in a bun with a beautiful bun on her hair was a little messy at this moment, and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Wei has entered the palace."
Empress Song's graceful and gorgeous face was filled with every trace of joy, and she said softly: "I'll go and have a look."
While talking, the beauty, accompanied by the female officer, came to the eaves of the majestic Hanyuan Palace and stared at the guards in the distance who were wearing flying fish uniforms and holding steel knives. They looked fierce, and there was a bloody smell around them.
gas.
He is the guard of the Wei Palace.
At this time, a young primary school student came forward, looked solemn, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty."
Queen Song nodded and asked, "Where is King Wei?"
The young principal said: "Go back to your Majesty, Your Highness is now in the Hanyuan Hall."
Empress Song was silent for a moment. Under her eyebrows, her eyes flickered and she asked, "How is the situation in Hanyuan Hall?"
"The King of Chu has run away. Your Majesty has moved to the study room in Hanyuan Palace." The young principal said.
After hearing this, Queen Song frowned and thought to herself, how could the King of Chu be allowed to run away?
How did Ran'er do it? He should have killed the King of Chu.
As the beauty spoke, her jade face seemed to be covered with clear frost, her eyes flickered with a cold light, and she whispered in a low voice: "Escort me there."
At this time, she needed to go over to support Ran'er and suppress the officials, otherwise things would be difficult to handle.
While talking, accompanied by a group of young principals, they headed towards Hanyuan Hall.
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Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
At this moment, there are still a large number of guards from the Wei and Liang Dynasties outside the palace, gathering in darkness on the jade steps in front of the palace, with their swords unsheathed and their bows strung, on alert and guard.
In the main hall, as Emperor Chongping was carried into the inner study of Hanyuan Hall, the atmosphere gradually moved in a weird direction.
In other words, King Chu's escape made the officials in the palace feel shaken and undecided.
Although the King of Wei has now controlled the situation in the capital, the King of Chu is after all anointed by the emperor, and the cabinet issues an edict to award Chinese and foreign princes. Once he escapes from the palace, he can call on the general and the Qin King.
It's not certain who will win.
Li Zan was silent for a moment, then looked at the King of Wei and said: "Your Highness, the King of Wei, it is almost noon, and the imperial edict has been issued. Your ministers have not had lunch yet, so why don't you let all your colleagues have their meals first."
King Wei Chen Ran raised his eyes and glanced at the ministers present, and said, "Let's eat first."
The current situation is like this, it has reached a deadlock.
Li Zan nodded, then looked at the officials present and said, "Comrades, let's have lunch first."
All the officials present nodded in agreement.
Liang Wang said: "Brother Wang, all the officials have not sent their congratulations to Brother Wang. Brother Wang will supervise the administration of the country."
Li Zan: "..."
This is simply unreasonable!
At this moment, a young eunuch with a white face and no beard strode into the palace. He cupped his hands towards Wei Wang Chen Ran and said, "Your Highness, the Queen has arrived."
At this moment, all the ministers in the palace were startled and secretly thought, is the Queen the Queen here?
Lin Ruhai turned his eyes and looked around, his eyes flashing, and his mood was inexplicable.
The Queen is here. It seems that King Wei's rebellion was supported by the Queen.
After a while, under the attention of the Han Dynasty civil and military ministers in the palace, a beautiful lady with gorgeous palace clothes and graceful appearance entered the palace with graceful steps, surrounded by female officials and eunuchs.
"I have seen the Queen. She is a thousand years old." The officials in the palace saluted the graceful and beautiful lady and said.
"Everyone is safe." Under the plump green willow eyebrows of the Queen of the Song Dynasty, her pair of crystal clear eyes looked around at the ministers.
At this moment, the snow beauty has a beautiful posture, graceful and gorgeous, and there is an indescribable nobility in her movements and movements.
The ministers thanked each other and stood up one after another.
The Empress of the Song Dynasty's face paused slightly, her charming and flowing eyes wandered past the courtiers, and she said clearly: "My lords, Your Majesty is currently ill. Because of what the King of Chu said, you were bewitched, and you have made the King of Chu your heir."
, how do you think we should treat it?"
There was no one in the hall for a while.
"Mr. Li Ge." Empress Song turned her bright jade face that seemed to be covered with a layer of cold frost, stared at Li Zan, and asked.
Li Zan nodded and said: "Empress, this edict was issued by the Holy One. We and other ministers in the cabinet will only obey the Holy Order. I hope that the Queen will be considerate."
At this time, the cabinet still had to rely on Emperor Chongping’s edict.
Just like a family business, although professional managers have control of the power, they are under the control of the founder.
"Mr. Gao Ge, you are an old minister of His Majesty when he was in hiding. Do you think it is appropriate for His Majesty to appoint the King of Chu as his heir?" Under the beautiful willow eyebrows of Empress Song, her beautiful eyes were deep, with a hint of questioning.
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Gao Zhongping faced Empress Song's "torturous" gaze and was speechless for a moment, unable to respond.
Empress Song nodded and said: "I and my sister have raised four sons for Your Majesty, and there are three adults. Among them, I dare not say that they are all well-educated, but I have never heard of any dandy.
"Three sons, is there no one who is virtuous and capable of shouldering the responsibility of the country?"
This is playing the emotional card to the ministers in the palace.
The expressions of the officials in the palace changed, and they were obviously moved by Queen Song's words.
Since the Empress of the Song Dynasty was honored as a mother, she has never interfered in politics, and her relatives in the harem rarely behaved arrogantly and domineeringly. She can be called a virtuous empress.
But for such a virtuous empress, neither of her two sons were established as the Eastern Palace. If the son of Concubine Duanrong was added to the list, there would be almost no gain.
Empress Song nodded her head under her beautiful eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty has become ill from worrying about the affairs of the country. I am really sad about this. I serve you with the decoction. Your Majesty has been bewitched by the King of Chu and has made him your heir."
, with the virtue and talent of the King of Chu, can you be worthy of the importance of the country?"
The expressions of the officials in all the halls present were changing.
Empress Song nodded and said: "Everyone, Your Majesty is on the sick bed, feeling gloomy, and inevitably a little dizzy. You are honest ministers and good ministers. You should put the country of the Han Dynasty first. Please advise Your Majesty how to do as you please.
Your Majesty makes another mistake again and again?"
After all, the Empress of Song Dynasty is the honorable empress, and has always been known as a virtuous empress outside the court. Although she was suspected of interfering in internal affairs at this moment, the officials in the palace could not refute it for a while.
Again, Empress Song has become a bitter character because of her tragic experience.
Empress Song nodded and said, "Of course, has the cabinet just drafted the decree?"
The King of Wei hesitated for a moment, looked deeply, and said loudly: "The Secretary of the Cabinet has drafted the decree on his behalf, but several cabinet ministers did not countersign his name."
Liang Wang said: "The queen mother has asked the junior officials to pick up knives and write for them. The elders have no objection."
Queen Song Xiuli frowned, turned her clear eyes to Li Zan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and said, "Why doesn't Mr. Li Ge sign his name?"
"This is a false edict. It is difficult for us to sign its name." Li Zan said with a solemn face and firm eyes.
The Empress of the Song Dynasty, with her face as cold as frost, said: "According to my decree, the King of Chu will be deposed and the King of Wei will be replaced. The cabinet will prepare an imperial edict immediately."
Li Zan said: "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Besides, the Empress must also obey the orders of the Holy One."
If it was the will of Empress Dowager Feng, it might still be useful, because as the widow of the late emperor, Empress Dowager Feng's authority stemmed from the late emperor Longzhi, and could even partially interfere with Emperor Chongping's will.
Empress Song frowned her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were slightly moist, and said: "The Holy One is currently on the sickbed, with many confusions in his will and chaos in his decrees. Your cabinet has often rejected the Holy Orders in the past.
How can you still obey the imperial edict?"
"The edict has been promulgated at home and abroad, and all provinces, prefectures and counties in the world have responded to it. How can we change the order every day and make everyone in the world laugh?" Li Zan said in a low voice with his old eyes deep under his thin and loose eyebrows.
Empress Song nodded and said: "The King of Chu lost his virtue and was deposed. How can it be regarded as changing the order overnight?"
After saying that, he looked at Gao Zhongping on the side and asked: "Mr. Gao Ge, please tell me about this."
Gao Zhongping paused slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the edict on this matter has been spread to China and abroad. Your Majesty... this move is really harmful to the country of the Han Dynasty. I sincerely ask your Majesty to think twice."
Empress Song's fair face showed a trace of sullenness, and she scolded: "Your Majesty, abandoning the direct descendants and establishing concubines, wouldn't it be a great harm to the country? Now that the atmosphere of war is spreading and the people of the government and the public are uneasy, wouldn't it be a great harm to the country? The cabinet drafted an edict to depose the country.
The position of the King of Chu’s East Palace must not be mistaken!”
At the end of the sentence, the beauty spoke harshly and her eyebrows stood up.
Li Zan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked solemn, cupped his hands and said: "I am a humble minister, it is really difficult to obey orders."
At this moment, Gao Zhongping had already indicated that he could not obey Li Zan's words.
Empress Song frowned, her jade face as crystal clear as snow was as cold as frost, and under her beautiful eyebrows, a hint of anger appeared in her shining eyes.
This is bullying her, a female prostitute.
On the other side, Jia Heng changed into a plain white python suit, got on his horse, and left Ningrong Street. Although there were soldiers from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division patrolling the street at this moment, and the martial law was enforced, the young man in the python suit was seen standing by his side.
With great courage, he galloped wildly on his horse. Although he shouted and shouted to stop him, he could not stop him for a moment.
Jia Heng rode all the way towards the wall of the capital city and climbed onto the city wall in one fell swoop.
At this moment, the general on the city wall was the general from the Beijing Military Training Camp. He was hiding in a pier with several other generals, drinking and warming up.
At this moment, when he heard that Jia Heng was here, he was shocked. He quickly led a group of generals, clasping their fists and saying, "The last general will attack General Peng Lin from his travels in the martial arts camp. I have seen the commander-in-chief."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at the rough-bearded man in front of him, and asked: "Peng Youyi, did you hear anything going on in the city just now?"
Peng Lin was surprised and said, "I heard shouts of killing just now. I wonder what happened in the city."
Jia Heng looked calm, nodded, and said: "There is chaos in the capital."
Peng Lin said: "The security and defense of the streets in central Beijing are handled by the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities. We and other foreign generals are not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial decree."
Jia Heng said: "The King of Wei used five cities of soldiers and horses to block the Shenjing City, led the palace guards to attack the palace city, disturbed the Holy Emperor, and allowed guerrillas. I received the Holy Order and sent troops to the palace to quell the chaos?"
This is also a test to see if he can mobilize his troops with just one mouth without having an imperial edict or showing the Emperor's Sword.
Hearing this, Peng Lin showed no hesitation. He raised his hands and said, "Commander, please wait a moment. I will call the generals and soldiers at this time."
With that said, he ordered the small schools around him to mobilize the soldiers.
Jia Heng nodded and asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there on the city?"
Peng Lin said loudly: "Five thousand soldiers and horses."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "There are many guards in the Wei Palace. Inform the other guards and allocate five thousand soldiers and horses to accompany the king into the palace to serve the king."
Ten thousand troops and horses are almost enough.
If he said too many words, the cabinet and the King of Chu would probably murmur afterwards. With just one word from him, everyone in the capital and camp would obey orders, which is really scary if you think about it carefully.
Peng Lin clasped his fists and made a promise.
When Peng Lin started to move, Jia Heng's clear eyes turned to the direction of the palace garden under his sharp eyebrows, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
At the critical moment, he was not so much on the side of King Chu as he was on the side of righteousness, fully complying with Emperor Chongping's dying will.
This political evaluation among Shilin public opinion is relatively high.
It's just that after seeing him, Tian Niu'er might feel resentful.
Then, as the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp moved into action, Jia Heng led a group of soldiers and swept towards the palace city like lightning.
The Inspector of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, who was patrolling the streets, received the order from King Chen Ran of Wei and stopped in front of Jia Heng and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp that followed.
"Come on, general, stop!" The Inspector of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division shouted loudly, holding his bow and sword, ready for battle. Facing the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp in front of him, he felt inexplicable fear for a moment.
Jia Heng held a saber in his hand and said loudly: "I, Jia Heng, the king of Wei County, have been ordered by the emperor to enter the palace to serve the king, and the troops and horses of the five cities cannot stop him!"
At this moment, a group of military generals from the Five Cities were blocking the road, including a middle-level general who was leading the way. Seeing the young man in python suit, he couldn't help but have a look of surprise and uncertainty in his eyes, and said: "It's Prince Wei."
Jia Heng was the person in charge of the original restructuring of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and many generals and commanders of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division recognized Jia Heng.
How dare you stop it?
When the soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division slowly dispersed, the elite troops from the Beijing camp swept towards the palace city in mighty force.