Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Outside the Fengxian Hall, although Kant followed the emperor out of the hall, he quietly hid his figure and did not show up until the emperor went out for about a cup of tea.

The location of Fengxian Hall is generally in the east half of the palace, with Yuqing Palace to the west and Huangji Gate to the east, where the Supreme Emperor lived for the elderly.

Then the prince of Qing brought troops in. The shortest way is to enter the palace from the Donghua Gate, go all the way north through the Shangsi Courtyard, go out from the west gate of the Shangsi Courtyard, and then go north after passing the Jianting Pavilion, which is the Fengxian Hall. The gate is open.

Kant wanted to be a fisherman and a oriole, and there were three places along the way where he could hide his people.The first one is the Nansan Institute. The Prince of Qing brings people in. No matter how dark it is, no matter how careful he is, he must make a movement. The Nansan Institute is the first courtyard they will pass by after entering. It is just to the north of the Shangsi Courtyard. .

The second one is Yuqing Palace. This was the prince's mansion earlier. Now that the prince is gone, this palace is naturally deserted.

The third is the Huangji Gate, the gate of the Huangji Palace, the place where the Supreme Emperor retires. Naturally, it is magnificently built, only a little smaller than the Qianqing Palace, and of course it can hide a lot of people.

So how many groups of people does Kant have under his command?

First of all, it is one of the six commanders of the guards. This is the official palace establishment.Generally speaking, the position of guard is for the emperor, but according to their plan, the emperor is not powerless to fight back, so Kant didn't even think about it.After several rotations, the group of guards belonging to Kant was assigned to take turns at the Huangji Gate on the night of ancestor worship.

However, Kant felt that this group of people could not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.

The next one is Kant's personal guard. He has been promoted to Prince, so he can naturally recruit some personal guards. This group of people, needless to say, was arranged in the South Third Institute.The task Kant gave them was to wait for Prince Qing to quietly follow after he entered the palace, so as not to be discovered by others.

The last batch was General Zhao's men recruited by Lin Ruhai, but Kant did not intend to let these people enter the palace.

According to Kant’s several negotiations with General Zhao, General Zhao is loyal, but he is looking for safety when he is old, and he is not very keen on things like changing the dynasty. Anyway, no matter who becomes the emperor, he is a general, and he can be wooed by Lin Ruhai Come in, but also for your own children.So Kant asked him to pay attention to the outside of the imperial city on the grounds of protecting the security of the capital.

Kant felt that this could be regarded as a second step. As General Zhao was neutral, his chances of winning would be greater in the future.

Kant stood silently in the yard alone, facing the sky full of stars, and went through his plan again, until the sound outside the yard weakened, and then went out.

Unsurprisingly, it was Prince Qing who had the upper hand.

His personal soldiers are all battle-tested generation, and they are different from the guards who are selected from the families of clansmen and trusted ministers, and specially enter the palace for gold plating. These personal soldiers really want to die.

It may not be obvious at the beginning, but once you get your hands on it and see the blood, it will be obvious immediately.This was the reason why Kant was the last one to show up. The emperor's men couldn't beat the Qing prince, and so did he.The people under General Zhao's hands can fight with Lord Qing, but Lord Qing is forcing the palace, and if they fail, they will die. They can risk their lives, but can General Zhao's men?

Besides, in just one month, he and Lin Ruhai were able to persuade General Zhao to favor him, which was already a victory.

But the guards also have an advantage, they have big backgrounds, and the whole family stands behind them.It is true that Prince Qing's force value is high, but what happens after he relies on these people to force the palace?Kill all the guards, then what?No one handles the affairs of state for him.

You killed my son, why should I care about you?

So although there were many guards lying on the ground who were completely helpless to fight back, there were also one or two already covered in blood, obviously lost their lives, but most of them had injuries on their bodies, but their lives were safe.Prince Qing's subordinates also suffered a lot of losses, but overall, he has already captured the emperor.

The emperor was guarded by less than ten guards, shouting curses.

It was at this time that Kant showed up. He took off the whistle hidden in the purse at his waist, and blew it lightly. Three short sounds sounded, and the people who had been following Prince Qing showed up.

The emperor was overjoyed and couldn't consider the origins of these people, so he shouted: "Help! Help!"

Seeing another group of men and horses coming, Prince Qing's face sank, he thought for a moment and said loudly: "First capture the emperor, go to Qing Palace!"

At present, Prince Qing's troops were divided into two groups, and the attack became more and more ruthless.

The emperor was soon captured by Prince Qing.Kant's men came from the east, and the Qing Palace was in the west, so the Prince of Qing led his men, followed closely by Kant's men, and arrived at the Qianqing Palace smoothly.

What's in the Qianqing Palace?Imperial jade seal!

The prince of the Qing Dynasty dragged the emperor into the Qianqing Palace. The gate was tightly closed, and the gate bolt was pushed in. It could not be opened by people alone.

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's usual majestic posture was gone, and the blood on the dragon robe was left by the guards around him.

The emperor's legs trembled in fright, and as soon as Prince Qing let go, he went limp on the ground.

The jade seal is placed in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, which is equivalent to the largest official seal in the country.It is in charge of two eunuchs, and it is not very useful for the emperor to approve the papers. Only the imperial decree can make such a mark.

Two locks were added to the place where the jade seal was stored, but it was also designed to prevent gentlemen from villains, and it was broken open by the Qing prince with a paperweight.

With the jade seal in hand, Prince Qing laughed out loud.At that moment, he took out a written imperial edict from his sleeve, stamped it with the big seal, and said with a smile: "You trash, it's useless now."

After finishing speaking, Prince Qing casually tore a piece of cloth from the table, packed a bag of jade seals, and stuffed it in his arms.

The emperor's frightened face was deformed, and he wanted to curse, but if he offended Prince Qing, he would lose his life. Besides, he had already stamped his seal on the fake imperial edict, and even the jade seal was in his hands.The emperor bowed his head temporarily, with resentment in his eyes.

Prince Qing was a little annoyed seeing him like this, and said, "Where did your courage to kill the late emperor go? Although I am at odds with the late emperor, but a rebellious son like you who killed his father, even if I kill you, he must be grateful to me !"

The emperor screamed in fright, at this time a subordinate of Prince Qing entered the palace and said, "Master, Prince Kang shouted outside, saying that if the emperor is not released, we will never leave the palace." The subordinate lowered his head, He added in a low voice, "Prince Kang is here again."

Prince Qing snorted, and asked back, "Isn't it the ones hidden in Nansan Institute?"

The subordinate shook his head, "Wearing the uniform of a guard, he has already surrounded the gate."

"This kid, you have three points of ability." Prince Qing praised, turned to look at the emperor on the ground, with a look of distaste on his face, and said: "See, even if I don't exist today, you, the emperor, will die Already!"

The emperor lowered his head, and his face was completely invisible. It is only now that he realizes how big the loopholes in the strategy that he thought was foolproof earlier. It has only been five months since the emperor died, and Kant knew that the emperor was killed by him. Prince Qing also knew the news.Excluding the time they spent preparing, maybe they would get the letter after the emperor's funeral.

Who said this, or...the queen mother got wind of it, that nanny!

"How do you know?" The emperor's voice was neither high nor low, as if he had accepted his fate.

Prince Qing ignored him, turned his head and said to his subordinates: "Go and count the number of people, and those who can move will go together. If you can't walk by yourself... deal with it on the spot." After finishing speaking, Prince Qing smiled at the emperor, "You still have some use, temporarily die No."

The subordinates went down to count the troops, and Prince Qing said to the emperor with a bit of sarcasm in his tone: "A few of the imperial physicians have served in the army in their early years. Hmph!" Prince Qing snorted coldly, "Plum blossoms fall into the rain, this is all left over from my play. gone."

"And that doctor Li who was copied and beheaded by you, do you really not reveal any news about him?"

The emperor suddenly raised his head, "It's not easy for you to bear it until now!"

Prince Qing smiled lightly, tightened his clothes, and said: "This is all thanks to Lin Ruhai, the chief assistant of your cabinet. He told me that New Year's Eve is a good day. I didn't expect it——I should have thought of it earlier." Qing The prince shook his head and said: "If we can go out today... If we can't, I can't make him feel better!"

Lin Ruhai!Lin Ruhai!The emperor said a few words silently in his heart, and secretly cursed, if he could live, he would never be spared!

Prince Qing put Yuxi and Jiaozhao away again, took a knife in one hand, and clasped the emperor's neck tightly with the other, blocking him in front of him, and shouted: "Go! Go and meet my good nephew for a while!"

The emperor's back was only against Prince Qing's chest, and he could feel the jade seal in his lapel, which made him ache all over.The emperor was dragged by the Prince of Qing, and he couldn't help but walk out of the Qianqing Palace first.

Turning her gaze back to Fengxian Hall, the Empress Dowager could no longer support herself after standing for a long time. She sat on the soft cushion in the hall, and the brazier started to burn again, burning paper money, ingots and other things, not just for Offering sacrifices to ancestors also means keeping warm.

The hall is empty, and the ancestral tablets are enshrined. It is gloomy and cold to enter during the day, let alone the winter night.

The queen mother was speechless when asked, and she just cried.

It's one thing to kill the late emperor, but it's another thing to be found out, but from her mouth...

If he really admitted it personally, it would be like fulfilling the crime.No matter what her psychology was, the queen mother could not say that she had harmed the first emperor.

The four major tragedies in life: the loss of mother in early life, the loss of father in youth, the loss of wife in middle age, and the loss of son in old age.

The son is dead, the daughter is dead, and although the husband is still alive, he is already stupid. Compared with the dead, he is nothing. Otherwise, if he was there, how could their family be forced to hide in the house on New Year's Eve? Fengxian hall to avoid disaster.

The Empress Dowager sighed faintly again, and looked at the clan members in the palace, most of them were frightened and at a loss, even the King of Nan'an County, who controlled one-third of the capital's soldiers and horses, leaned against the altar table with a big belly At the corner of the table, the concubine and her own son were giving him comfort.

There are also many female family members who have begun to cry, trembling with fright.

The Empress Dowager turned to Wanyu who was standing beside her, only her expression remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, and there was no panic on her face.So whether it was for her own peace of mind, for the sake of the clan's family, or even to create momentum for Kant in advance, she had to ask this question: "Will it be Kant who will come in later?"

The weeping and panting in the temple seemed to stop for a moment, and the only thing heard seemed to be the sound of flames.

Wanyu's voice resounded, and it was particularly prominent in the empty and quiet hall: "My ancestors are my ancestors! He will come, only he can come!"