The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 424
At dusk, the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City opened wide, and all the honorable officials who were qualified to attend the imperial banquet came in a file.

When they entered the Meridian Gate, many people were surprised to find that the guards of the Meridian Gate had changed. It was not the big Han general they were familiar with before, but a silver-armored iron guard with a vicious aura.

These silver-armored iron guards lined up on both sides of the palace gate, scanning the passers-by with indifferent eyes.

Everyone who entered the palace had to be searched to ensure that he had no weapons on his body before he could be released.

Whenever these officials and nobles received this kind of treatment, someone scolded loudly on the spot and resisted.

Those silver-armored iron guards didn't say much, they twisted the arms of the disobedient person, tore off their official hats and stuffed them into the empty room next to them.

Seeing the rude behavior of these people, other dissatisfied people also kept silent, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they did not dare to say another word.

Everyone can see that the situation is very wrong today, and something big will definitely happen tonight.

Some sharp-eyed people even recognized these soldiers as the personal guards of the King of Qin, and each of them was silent, constantly guessing all kinds of things that might happen in their hearts, and their faces became a little nervous.

Most people are thinking about one thing: Could it be that King Qin has forced the palace at this time?It looks like the palace is already under control?
Could it be that tonight's imperial banquet is simply a Hongmen banquet? Did King Qin bring everyone into the palace to kill them all?

Thinking of this, everyone hesitated with fear, walked in slowly, and made eye contact with each other.

Some people even planned to shrink back, trying to sneak back while people were not paying attention.

But soon there were arrows flying out and falling at the feet of those who retreated, reminding them that if they dared to retreat again, the arrows would directly pierce their bodies.

Those who wanted to retreat were instantly frightened and did not dare to move any more, they could only walk slowly towards the palace with mournful faces.

At this moment, someone called out: "Master Shoufu is here!"

The crowd immediately became noisy and surrounded the approaching carriage.

Xia Junze got out of the carriage with the help of his entourage, and was shocked when he saw a group of panicked officials surrounding him.

Everyone hurriedly explained the matter with mournful faces, hoping that Xia Junze, the chief assistant, would come up with an idea at this time.

Although many people usually disagree with the chief assistant for various reasons, but at this time they all eagerly regard him as their backbone.

After Xia Junze listened to the whole story and looked at the scene in front of him, he was also puzzled, not knowing what was going on.

But after all, he is a person who has been on the battlefield, and he has already joined Jiang Chuan, thinking that if it was Jiang Chuan's arrangement, he should give himself some face.

Xia Junze comforted everyone, and then walked towards the Meridian Gate.

Walking into the Meridian Gate, he walked towards the iron guard who thought he was wearing a blood-red cloak behind him, obviously he believed that this was the leader here.

"This general, Xia Junze, the old man, didn't you know that His Royal Highness King Qin arranged what happened today?" Xia Junze asked politely.

That man was a commander in charge of guarding the Meridian Gate. He looked at Xia Junze indifferently, cupped his fists and said, "Is it Xia Shoufu? It's just in time for Mr. Shoufu to come. I will guard the gate of the palace in the name of His Highness the King of Qin. Beware that there are unruly people infiltrating the palace and disturbing today's imperial banquet. Your Highness has an order that everyone must be searched when entering. If you do not cooperate, you will be captured directly. Since Mr. Shoufu is the head of all officials, please persuade him These officials and lords, so as not to bring disaster upon themselves."

Xia Junze felt terrified in his heart, not knowing what happened in the palace.Although he knew that Jiang Chuan might make a big move, he didn't know the specific situation at all.

He had the same idea as Wei Zhongxian, thinking that Jiang Chuan had just entered the capital, and if he wanted to gain power, he had to rely on the strength of these important ministers.

Now it seems that the king of Qin left them aside and acted alone. He was annoyed, but more disappointed.

But now he is more concerned about how the emperor is doing.Jiang Chuan had promised him that once he entered Beijing, he would protect the royal family.He wanted to judge Jiang Chuan's attitude towards himself by Jiang Chuan's attitude towards the emperor.

"May I ask the general, where is His Royal Highness King Qin?" Xia Junze calmed down and asked in a low voice.

The commander-in-chief glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness knows that Lord Shoufu will have doubts, so he has already left a message: If the old man comes, please go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony alone to see him."

Xia Junze felt relieved when he heard the words, since King Qin invited him to meet alone, it seems that he still values ​​him.

"Thank you, General. The old man will persuade all the officials to accept the inspection." Xia Junze cupped his hands and retreated from the Meridian Gate.

Seeing Shoufu coming out, those panicked officials hurriedly surrounded him.

Xia Junze tried to persuade everyone, saying that the current situation is tense, there may be bandits in the capital secretly working, it is unavoidable that it would be harmful to the emperor to sneak into the palace, that's why they conducted such an inspection.

After all, it was Shoufu. After some persuasion, the crowd felt a lot more at ease.Although there were still some doubts, it was much quieter.

After Xia Junze persuaded all the officials, he took the lead and walked into the Meridian Gate again.

The commander waved his hand, and a guard next to him came over to check that there was no weapon hidden on his body, and then asked another guard to take Xia Junze to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to meet Jiang Chuan.

As soon as Xia Junze walked into Zhihong, the Meridian Gate, a spacious carriage stopped outside the palace gate. The flag on the carriage had the word "Liu" impressively on it.

Anyone who is familiar with this carriage knows that it is Wei Guogong Liu Lin's carriage, and some people who are attached to Wei Guogong quickly surrounded it.

Dressed in court clothes, the stern-looking Duke Wei quickly got out of the carriage with the support of a marquis, and his face was gloomy when he saw the mess in front of him.

Someone came forward to complain, and explained the matter in a more eloquent way.

Liu Lin was already restless all the way here.

After discussing with Yaozi last time that he was going to attack Jiang Chuan at the imperial banquet tonight, he began to operate intensively.

Now the kite has been sent into the palace in advance by him, and some nails that he buried in the palace in the early years have also been activated.

At the same time, he has prepared the other backup players one by one, just waiting to be launched tonight.

But ever since he received the news that Qin Wang Jiangchuan entered the palace in the morning, he began to feel restless, feeling that something was going to happen.

Sitting in the carriage along the way was even more disturbed, always feeling that something was wrong.

Now hearing what these people said, his heart suddenly sank.He already had a premonition that things might not go well tonight, so he cursed inwardly: "You who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"

I don't know whether to scold Jiang Chuan or myself.

But he knew that he had no way out at this time, and could only go one way to the dark.Fight hard, I am afraid there is still a glimmer of life.If you stop here, it will be truly doomed.

He stabilized his mind, smiled at the people around him and pretended to be calm: "Why are you panicking. When there is an emergency, there are extraordinary actions. This is the palace, the residence of the world, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

After speaking, he walked towards the Meridian Gate.

When everyone behind him saw how calm Wei Guogong was, many of them became more courageous and walked towards the Meridian Gate together.

The commander standing inside the Meridian Gate looked at Wei Guogong who walked over pretending to be calm, with a hint of sneer on his face.

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