Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Chapter 653 Fish rots and dies

The palace gate suddenly opened, revealing a group of people tied up.

Their hair was askew and they were only wearing underwear. They shivered in the cold wind.

The private soldiers waiting at the door were shocked when they saw this scene unexpectedly.

When he figured out who these shirtless and barefoot people were, his expression changed again and again. When he came to his senses, he was about to rush forward, but because of the imperial guards holding him hostage, he had to stand there, not knowing what to do.

The princes and nobles, who always wore fine jade shoes and were high and mighty, were suddenly shown in such a disgraceful state. They were so ashamed that their faces turned red and they wished they could find a crack in the ground to hide.

Liang Qian glanced at him and snorted.

The laughter was not loud, but it was particularly harsh in this dead silent atmosphere.

The ministers were filled with shame and indignation and glared at him fiercely.

Liang Qian met the gaze and slowly walked forward from behind the crowd, unnoticedly revealing the small white bottle hidden under her sleeve.

When the ministers saw the small white bottle, no matter how much they hated and were angry, they could only grit their teeth and endure it.

Just now in the corridor, they had already witnessed the severity of the poison they were infected with.

While the ministers cursed in their hearts, they reluctantly ordered the private soldiers not to resist, and not to attack Empress Dowager Liang.

The private guards were extremely confused, but they could only obey orders, drop their weapons and surrender.

Seeing the cooperation of the ministers, Liang Qian was very satisfied. He turned over, mounted the horse that had been prepared in advance, and headed straight for Anyang Gate.

The Zhou army attacked and martial law had already been imposed in various parts of the city. The empty and cold streets were devoid of civilians. Walking along the way, every household had its doors and windows closed.

With many ministers as hostages and the imperial guards protecting him, the journey was extremely smooth.

Soon, we arrived at the foot of the city gate.

Outside the city, separated by a wall, the sound of fighting was deafening.

That was two armies fighting.

Liang Qian stopped his horse and looked back at the long street behind him. The trembling ministers huddled together, their lips were blue and purple, and they looked like they were about to faint at any time.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard on the street next to them. Everyone looked and saw a group of soldiers hurrying over. At the end of the long team was a hearse, which was pulling something, a coffin.

The two leaders jumped off their horses first and knelt down to bow to Liang Qian.

Xiao Wu said: "Your Majesty, all the ministers' families and descendants have been subdued."

Upon hearing this, there was a loud bang, and the ministers, whose heads were originally numb from the cold, shouted again, but this time the shouting was not curses, but pleas for mercy.

Liang Qian ignored him and looked at the other person.

Zheng Si cupped his hands and said, "Queen Mother, the fortress in the city has also been taken over."

Liang Qian nodded slightly, dismounted, and helped Xiao Wu and Zheng Si up from the ground one by one.

Looking at Xiao Wu, who is no longer childish and reckless, I feel unhappy.

I still remember the first time I met Cai Xiaowu, he was just a young, naive, enthusiastic and simple boy.

But now, even if Wang Tingyue is not here, he can still handle it on his own.

Look at Zheng Si again. In Tongli Town, he pointed at her nose and cursed her, but now, after going through many hardships, he not only believes in her, but also spares no effort to help her.

Liang Qian looked over the shoulders of the two people in front of her and looked at the more people behind them.

In Yuwen Ke's camp, in Tuyang City, and outside Lianzhou City... I have met and interacted with them.

Some are unfamiliar, some are familiar, some can be named, and some cannot be named.

Each of them had fought bravely on the battlefield, escaped death many times, and had their lives narrowly saved by her.

Liang Qian's eyes felt a little sore.

She had asked them to lie low in the capital for so long, just waiting for this day.

However, this day was not a day for them to establish themselves and gain fame and make achievements in history. Instead, it was a day that caused them to lose their reputation and bear a bad name.

They are all men of strong character, but they have become cowards who fear death and only care about their own lives.

Liang Qian took a deep breath.

"…I'm sorry for making you suffer."

"The Queen Mother..." Xiao Wu hurriedly shook his head, "The Queen Mother's intentions are all understood by me."

"We are willing to obey the Queen Mother's orders and serve her."

Zheng Si lowered his head and knelt, and the soldiers behind him followed suit.

The sonorous and powerful shouts startled the ministers who were huddled together for warmth into silence.

The soldiers guarding the city had already noticed something was wrong, and they led their men down from the city wall, shouting at the top of their voices.

"What are you doing? Are you going to rebel? Can't you see that two armies are fighting outside?"

Before he could get close, he was stopped by the secret guards.

The young general was no match for the secret guard and was furious: "Who are you? How dare you stop me!"

"How can you be so presumptuous in front of the Queen Mother?"

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Ao Rubin led the imperial guards to surround the people and refused to give an inch.

Qingzhu held the national seal in one hand and led the little emperor to the front with the other.

"The Lord is here, why don't you bow down to him?"

The soldiers defending the city looked at the emperor and the national seal, then at Liang Qian, and then at the two groups of thinly dressed people with complicated expressions.

The emperor is here, the national seal is here, they have no choice but to kowtow obediently.

Gao Zitun was frightened by the series of incidents that happened today. Now that he was forced in front of the crowd, his face turned pale. He glanced at Meng, pouted his lips, and just wanted to cry.

Liang Qian didn't look at them. She took the national seal from Qingzhu's hand, walked around the people blocking her way, walked up the stairs, and only turned to look at the dark crowd below when she stood on the high city wall.

"Gongyang Zhuan: Duke Xi, 19th year, Liang was destroyed. There was no attack on Liang yet. Why did they say Liang was destroyed? It was destroyed by itself. How could it be destroyed by itself? It was destroyed by rotting fish."

As soon as he finished speaking, not only the ministers who were held hostage by the imperial guards, but even the soldiers guarding the city changed their expressions.

Looking at the coffin on the hearse again, he was so shocked that he was speechless.

Liang Qian seemed not to notice and just took out her hairpin and let her hair down. The gold and jade hairpin she took off fell to the ground with a jingling sound, and her long black hair fell straight to her waist.

Then, undress.

He stripped off his heavy cloak and gorgeous outer robe neatly, revealing the plain white mourning clothes underneath.

Her eyes were calm as she sighed, "Da Qi is just like Liang, dying like a rotten fish."

There were deafening shouts outside the wall, but there was deathly silence inside the wall.

Liang Qian glanced at the two sides fighting in the distance, then turned back to look at the ministers and soldiers at the foot of the city, and ordered in a deep voice: "Sound the horn! Retreat!"

The young general who was guarding the city earlier was startled and raised his head abruptly: "How can this be possible! Queen Mother——"

"Are you going to disobey the order?" Liang Qian stared at him.

Without waiting for the young general to say anything, Xiao Wu jumped up the stairs and headed straight for the bronze bell.

The ancient and heavy bell sounds rang out, one after another, as if hitting the heart heavily.

The soldiers of the two armies fighting in front of the battle line were startled when they heard the sound. They turned their heads and saw people in white clothes standing on the high city wall. Arrows were shot at them and others were waving flags.

The fighters gradually stopped fighting and just stared blankly.

A soldier picked up the newly shot arrows and took a closer look, finding that the arrowheads had been removed from each arrow.

"withdraw troops!"

Just then, someone shouted.

The Qi army no longer wanted to fight, picked up their weapons and turned back to the city.

The Zhou soldiers were about to chase after them but were stopped.