Chapter 161 [The ultimate honor and favor!]
On the summer festival day of the 960th year of the Roland Empire, the imperial capital was in chaos. The eldest prince, Yawen Augustine, rebelled against the imperial city, and more than ten thousand rebels surrounded the palace. The second prince, Chen Augustine, used the troops of Xiaochao and the help of the temple to control the forest army and public security.
The remnant troops of the Department rose up to fight. After the melee, Prince Chen stood under the palace gate and showed the artifact Longcinus' spear. Thousands of knights knelt under the imperial city regardless of the enemy or ourselves. The rebel army's morale collapsed.
The eldest prince shouted: "I was defeated not because of the battle, but because my destiny is not mine." He also pointed to the prince Chen and said: "I would like to be buried with a flag and die!"
After speaking, he drew his sword and killed himself on the horse. His subordinates mourned, dozens of people died, and the rest of his troops surrendered.
In addition, the rest of the rebel tribes, including the Marquis of Solomon and below, surrendered, and Count Raymond of Luolin, who fought hard and were captured, and the rest were captured. King Qin's army suppressed the rebels, killing more than 4,000 lords and capturing more than 6,000.
The chaos lasted only three days.
"Imperial Chronicles Volume 15, Chapter 6: A Brief Life of the Prince Regent"
This is the record of the coup in the official historical materials of the empire that year. In the entire text, Du Wei, the eldest son of the Luo Lin family, is not mentioned, or even mentioned at all. Such a person played a subtle role in the coup.
However, under the instructions of relevant parties, the historian had to write down the Spring and Autumn Period and disappeared in the writing.
Buckets of water were poured down, and after the work of thousands of people, the blood stains in the central square under the imperial city had been washed away. The serious-faced soldiers walking around were all wearing the uniforms of the Public Security Department's garrison, with stern looks on their faces.
, as if facing a formidable enemy.
There was chaos in the city for three days. When Prince Richen showed the Spear of Longinus, Du Wei could not help but see, and the eldest prince himself could see that he was defeated but not victorious.
Those knights kneeling on the spot were like sharp needles, easily piercing the inner confidence of the eldest prince. Looking at the knights kneeling in the dark, the eldest prince suddenly made the last correct decision in his life.
Decide.
Do you want to continue fighting? Looking at the knight kneeling in the field, the eldest prince's heart felt like ice. He raised his sword with trembling hands, and then actually looked back at Count Raymond.
"Raymon, we are defeated."
After saying that, the prince suddenly raised his chest and said loudly: "I am a member of the royal family, and I will not surrender even if I die!" Then he pointed his long sword at Prince Chen in the distance and shouted loudly: "It's not that I'm inferior to you, it's just that my destiny is not with me...
…You! You’re just luckier than me!”
After saying that, he swiped the long sword across his neck, a trace of blood burst out, and his body fell limply under the horse.
Earl Raymond was obviously close at hand, but he did not stop him. Because the old Earl also understood at this moment that the situation was over.
Then the scene became chaotic, and the rebel army was already in disarray. Prince Chen took the opportunity to order the security forces to rush in and kill them. The palace door opened wide, and the remaining imperial guards also took the opportunity to rush out.
Marquis Solomon surrendered, and Earl Raymond, under the protection of Alpha, was originally prepared to break out of a bloody road and leave, but the Earl of the Luo Lin family gave up at the last moment.
He pushed away the blood-stained Alpha guard captain who was guarding him, and then threw away his sword with a proud expression. At this moment, Count Raymond was acting like a true aristocrat.
"How could the Luo Lin family run away like a bereaved dog?"
After saying that, the noble general looked at the security forces rushing to the ground. He stood tall and was soon caught. The rope was tied around him. He sneered and said nothing, but he glanced at the imperial city in the distance.
Above, there was a black figure. It was his son Duwei. There was a hint of meaning in the earl's eyes. He even seemed to flash a complicated smile, and then he glanced at the direction where the eldest prince fell to death just now. He sighed.
Tone: "The vertical part is not enough and the plan is not enough."
As for the coup d'etat, with the capture of Count Raymond, the overall situation was decided.
"Actually, he didn't have to commit suicide." Du Wei looked at the body of the eldest prince.
At the feet, the body of the eldest prince is covered with a thorn flower flag. This is the tradition of the royal family of the Luolin Empire. No matter what, and regardless of the crimes committed during his lifetime, the direct royal family members must be buried wearing the thorn flower flag after death. This is the royal family's tradition.
"Flag Burial".
Even if he is a traitor, if he is not formally sentenced for a day, the thorn flower flag on his body cannot be taken off.
The bloodstains of the corpse penetrated the thorn flower flag, and the thorn flower pattern on the flag seemed to be tinged with bright red blood.
Prince Chen was standing next to Du Wei. His expression seemed to give no indication of what he was thinking. But after hearing Du Wei's words, Prince Chen turned his head and glanced at Du Wei: "Oh? What did you say?
What?"
"I said, in fact, he shouldn't have committed suicide." Du Wei smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that he doesn't understand the spirit of chivalry... He was scared to death when he saw so many people kneeling in front of the knight's gun in your hand.
I’m so brave.”
After a pause, Du Wei continued: "Knights value loyalty most. Although the holy spear in your hand is a holy weapon, the kneeling of those knights does not mean surrender or rebellion against the eldest prince. On the contrary, if you take out the holy spear, those knights will
Once the knight is inspired by the spirit of chivalry, he will become even more loyal to the eldest prince... When the battle comes, although he is already at a disadvantage, he still has a three-point chance of winning. It's just a pity... He looked at his men facing you.
Kneel down, but don't understand that they are kneeling only for the Holy Spear, not you. He thought the situation was over, so he gave up."
Du Wei looked deeply at Prince Chen: "I really don't understand... How did you calculate these things in your head? You have already figured it out, just take out the Holy Spear and ask the knight to kneel down.
Scared the eldest prince into giving up?"
Prince Chen evaded his words and said with a smile: "When it comes to things, no one can say that they are truly and absolutely sure. But of course I know better about my brother's character."
Du Wei was silent, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "First you brought the temple down, then the Magic Guild, and then you took out the Gun of Longinus. You have so many chips in your hand, and you have one after another.
Case. Now that I think about it, I feel that based on the situation that day, no matter what, your strength is far superior to that of the eldest prince. But in this case, why didn't you stop him before he made a coup?"
Du Wei said, his eyes like lightning, looking at Prince Chen closely. Prince Chen looked calm, looked back at Du Wei deeply, then said a word, turned around and left slowly.
"Since you have already guessed it, why bother asking me again?"
Du Wei stood there, speechless. Looking at Prince Chen's back, he felt that no one he had ever seen in his life, whether it was his father or some powerful man from the mainland, had no one with a better geocentric ability than this man.
Prince Chen is even more profound!
He sighed and whispered to himself: "You didn't stop him and deliberately let him make a coup. Just to make him jump out. If he doesn't jump out, how can you get rid of him openly? If you don't get rid of him, how can you?"
To be able to take power legitimately..."
Du Wei said this to himself in a low voice. Du Wei himself smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am not material for politics."
Prince Chen walked a few steps in front, stopped, turned around, looked at Du Wei, and said with a warm smile: "Aren't you coming with me?"
Du Wei smiled, and the two looked at each other, each having their own thoughts for a while. Du Wei raised his feet and followed.
In the palace, the imperial guards had already changed out of the gorgeous equipment from the celebration day. They were fully armed with armor, shields, swords, axes and guns. Groups of imperial troops were hurriedly coming and going in the palace. The palace attendants were also
Temporarily restrained. Prince Chen had an idea in mind. As Du Wei walked, he kept issuing orders one after another to the subordinates behind him.
Du Wei knew that the security forces outside should have begun to take over the city defense at this moment.
Prince Chen walked with him for a while. In front of him was a group of golden-armored warriors guarding a tall palace. Prince Chen and Du Wei came to the palace and stopped: "I want to see my father."
The leader of the team of golden-armored warriors hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. He ordered you to come in immediately as soon as you arrive."
Prince Chen smiled slightly and looked at Du Wei: "Let's go."
The leader of the golden-armored warriors stepped forward to stop him, with a troubled expression on his face: "Well... His Majesty seems to have only invited you in."
Prince Chen's expression changed, and he stared at the golden-armored warrior leader. A trace of majesty suddenly appeared on his gentle face, and his cold eyes made the warrior take a step back involuntarily, and quickly lowered his head.
Dare to make eye contact with Prince Chen.
Prince Chen looked away and didn't even say a word. Instead, he just held Du Wei's hand and walked toward the palace without even looking at the golden-armored warrior in front of him.
The golden-armored warrior was covered in cold sweat. He watched Prince Chen disobey His Majesty's orders and bring people into the palace, but how could he dare to stop him?
He is an officer of the Emperor's Guards in the Royal Guards, but after knowing what happened today, I'm afraid... this palace is about to change its owner. Prince Chen is still "His Royal Highness", but I'm afraid that after going in to see the Emperor,
When you come out, you will become "Your Majesty"!
In this case, why should I go against his wishes?
Everyone else, who didn't understand this? They all stepped back to make way. As soon as Prince Chen brought Du Wei into the palace, the inner court warriors he commanded had already gathered around him. They immediately replaced these golden armored warriors and took over the outside of the palace.
These golden-armored warriors did not dare to resist, so they could only walk aside obediently.
In such a large and spacious palace, the tall pillars all around were covered with gold walls. However, the candlesticks, which were as tall as a person, were not lit, making the palace, which should have been glorious with golden walls, look lifeless.
The aura of wealth and honor on the golden and jade walls came from a distance, but it was full of oppression. Du Wei just took a deep breath, but seemed to smell an aura of decay that made him uncomfortable.
Well, psychological effects, these are all psychological effects. Du Wei reminded himself carefully and followed Prince Chen expressionlessly.
Going further, the chamberlain who already looked timid quickly opened a door and lifted the gauze curtain inside the door. In the middle of this room in the palace is a large square bed, with four bed legs above it.
The pillars poked straight into the ceiling, and there were dense carvings on them. Inside the moon-white beaded curtains, the old emperor Augustine VI could be vaguely seen half-lying on the bed, breathing heavily like a bellows.
"Chen, you're here..." There was a soft call, followed by a rapid cough. The old emperor seemed to be able to stand up and waved vigorously. A trembling chamberlain next to him lifted the curtain and hurriedly retreated.
"Father." Prince Chen knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and did not look at the old emperor: "Brother is dead."
"You... did a good job." The old emperor's face was sallow, a color full of withering. His eyes no longer had any sparkle. They were full of old age and turbidity, and it seemed that it was difficult to even open his eyelids.
open.
To be continued...