The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 794 The Decline of the Palace
While King Ning's Mansion was under siege, at the request of the chief envoy Lu Jingkai, the heads of the rich families in the city also went to the governor's yamen under the escort of their servants.

The tense situation in the city made these big family leaders distrust the government, so they chose to protect themselves.

When Zhao Yanxun first arrived in Longyou, the Longyou government was hijacked by local clans, and the situation was even more serious in the south.

About half an hour later, all the invited headed family members arrived. At this time, the number of servants gathered outside the governor's yamen was close to a thousand.

When the discussion in the governor's yamen started, several eunuchs who were sent by Zhao Yanjue to the governor's yamen before to speak up quietly fled to the palace.

The situation in the city changed suddenly, and they escaped the arrest because of their cleverness, and at the same time, they learned some truths of the matter from the chats of the officials.

When the palace was at a critical moment, when the few of them came to the gate of the palace and found that it was blocked, they knew better to send the news back as soon as possible.

It has to be said that the eunuchs who are still loyal to Prince Ning's mansion when these catastrophes are approaching are admirable.

Since they couldn't get in through the gate, they worked together in a division of labor, and managed to get to the outer wall of the palace by using the method of attacking the east and attacking the west.

Then, by building a human ladder, one of the eunuchs climbed over the wall.

Looking at the few people outside the wall, Zeng An said with a serious expression: "Brothers, it seems that the palace is going to disappear, so you all run for your lives!"

To be able to achieve this step, the eunuchs outside are really benevolent, and there is no need to take their lives into it.

But he Zeng An was different, he and Zhao Yanjue grew up together and received great favor from the palace, so naturally he wanted to share weal and woe with the palace.

After getting off the fence, Zeng An didn't stop for a moment, and ran quickly in the palace. When he heard that Zhao Yanjue was in the study, he rushed over quickly.

"Master, it's not good!"

Zeng An suddenly appeared, and even said such a sentence, Zhao Yanjue, who was alone in deep thought, immediately stood up, then walked forward quickly, and asked, "What did you hear?"

"The servant was ordered to go to the governor's yamen, and when he went out, he was blocked by the inspector, and overheard..."

"What did you overhear?" Zhao Yanjue became more and more anxious, and directly stepped forward and grabbed Zeng An by the collar.

"Jiangxi Nanhai Lingbei, the three capitals have already rebelled, and they have surrendered to the court...and detained the prince!"

"what!"

Zhao Yanjue already had a premonition that the situation was serious, but he did not expect this to happen, and the consequences were more serious than he had imagined.

"My servant also heard that the prince has been escorted to Shu County and handed over to the Yong army!"

Staggering back two steps, Zhao Yanjue yelled angrily: "These bastards are as cowardly as a mouse, and the bastards are seeking glory!"

"My lord, are you alright?"

Zeng An immediately stepped forward, trying to help Zhao Yanjue back, but the latter pushed him away.

"Get out, get out... get out!"

Zhao Yanjue was furious and kicked out all the eunuchs including Zeng An.

The next moment, Zhao Yanjue slumped on the ground, and then lay down.

He was desperate and even more helpless. He didn't know what to do to save the lives of the palace and his relatives.

After lying down for a while, Zhao Yanjue gradually suppressed the panic and became calm.

"Let's give it a go and lead the guards out!"

In his heart just now, he still had extravagant hopes for the big clans, thinking that these people would stop the government, after all they are a whole.

But then he thought about it a little more and realized how fragile the whole was, so he finally decided to put his hope on it.

Breaking out of the encirclement and taking a risk is Zhao Yanjue's only chance.

"Come on, tell Wang Baihu to wait in the front hall!"

"Yes!"

Taking down the sword from the wall, Zhao Yanjue drew a cold light, and murmured: "But I didn't expect it to be useful for you!"

He walked out of the study with his sword, and before Zhao Yanjue could leave the inner house, he heard shouts.

"My lord, the concubine has fainted, but now she can't invite a doctor..."

The palace is equipped with doctors, but they live outside the wall, and now the internal and external communication is cut off, so there is no way to invite anyone.

"It's all right, why did mother faint?"

"Someone down there chewed their tongues, and it reached the ears of the concubine, that's why..."

Just this one sentence made Zhao Yanjue understand the cause and effect.

"My lord, do you want to go see the princess?"

Although Zhao Yanjue wanted to go very much, it wouldn't be of much help if he went, because time was very tight for him right now.

Only by gathering his subordinates as soon as possible to fight out of the palace together can there be a possibility of breaking the situation.

"Let the imperial concubine go there first, I'll be here in a while!"

After saying this, Zhao Yanjue walked away with his sword in hand, he had to rush to the front hall as soon as possible.

When he arranged in the palace, the deliberations of the governor's yamen were coming to an end.

Zhou Maosong explained the actual situation, and also handed over the right to choose to these aristocratic families.

It's no big deal if King Ning is defeated, after all, there are many southern vassal kings, and they can help others to get on top.

What really made them feel terrible was that Huan Yang Hongwen had brought down King Yong.

Three of the five commanders were surrendered. The so-called southern mutual protection line of defense is now in name only, and if it goes on the contrary, it will be tantamount to death.

How to choose is already obvious.

"Everyone, don't you see the beheading and ransacking of the house in the capital?"

"Now we have this great opportunity to let Prince Ning's Mansion bear all the responsibilities. We have no fault in taking it down. Why are you still hesitating?"

These are Zhou Maosong's last two sentences. If these people still can't see the situation clearly, then he can only do it by himself. When the time comes, all the soldiers will come back, and then liquidate these people who don't know the current affairs.

"Prince Ning rebelled, and we will fully protect the country's grace. Now that the government is unable to catch the thieves, it is time for us to serve the court!"

"Although my Li family is weak, I am willing to listen to the orders of the governor!"

The Li family is a big family in Jing'an Mansion, and even in Jiangxi County. With his statement, other people also confirmed the situation, and expressed their willingness to support the government.

This made Zhou Maosong heave a sigh of relief. As long as these people don't play tricks, the stability of Fucheng can be guaranteed, and the government can let go to arrest the "rebels".

"Everyone, Prince Ning's Mansion has a hundred guards, but the government is short of manpower to arrest them. Can you send some from your Ding Nuyuan to cooperate with the government to arrest people!"

Although the government gathered more than [-] people, in order to reduce casualties as much as possible and increase the confidence of getting things done, he would send a request to these people.

"It's a simple matter, my Li family is willing to send fifty family members!"

"My Zhang family has 30 people..."

"I send 30 people..."

All of a sudden, everyone present expressed their opinions one after another, and their sincerity towards the imperial court was beyond words.

In this way, Zhou Maosong easily gathered [-] people, and immediately sent these people to Ning Wangfu.

For a moment, there was a surge of people outside Prince Ning's mansion, which gave Zhao Yanjue a blow to the head who had integrated his subordinates.

It doesn't matter how many people there are in the government. When the guards of the big clans appear here, it means that he has been abandoned by the big clans.

At this point, even if he could break out of the palace, he would not be able to escape from Jing'an City.

"The Governor is here!"

After a few breaths, Zhou Maosong appeared outside the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion.

"Speak up!" Zhou Maosong said to the accompanying Qianhu.

"Yes!"

Turning around, the thousand households turned towards the direction of the palace, and shouted loudly: "People in the palace of Ning, listen up, your rebellion has been exposed, as long as you put down your weapons, plead guilty and obey the law... the court will punish you lightly!"

Hearing the shouting from outside, Zhao Yanjue was furious. It was these people's instigation that made the palace go on the road of no return.

Now that things have failed, these people picked themselves clean, but instead used the court's signboard to arrest him on behalf of justice.

"You hurt me, and I won't make you feel better!"

After saying this, Zhao Yanjue looked at the terrified people around him, and said in a deep voice, "Put down your weapon, don't resist!"

Resistance is meaningless, the people in the palace are innocent, Zhao Yanjue doesn't want them to lose their lives.

I saw him carrying a weapon and walking towards the gate of the palace.

Holding up the sword in his hand, Zhao Yanjue shouted loudly: "I will confess my crime and obey the law!"

(End of this chapter)