Linzhi

No matter how powerful Ji Cuo is, if he gets stabbed in the vital part of his back, he will only be slaughtered.

But he firmly supported the table, his body was straight, just like before, and he refused to fall down no matter what.

Even if he opened his mouth, blood gushed out of his mouth, and soon dyed the front cloth red. He still stared at the front, just to ask——

"why……"

"General, my skill is thanks to your guidance. You appreciated me and promoted me back then. I will always remember and be grateful for these. I used to think that you really got to where you are today step by step. For this high position, I admire it very much, and vowed to rely on my own ability to work hard like you. But later I found out that this is not the case."

Cheng Yue deliberately lowered his voice, and then sped up his speech, but maybe it was because of the dying, his five senses were extremely sharp, Ji Cuo actually heard every word in his ears, he trembled slightly, and made a ho-ho sound in his throat, but said Can't come up with complete words.

"For a long time, the gentry have controlled financial resources and knowledge. Even if the imperial examinations are held, the children of the aristocratic family still take advantage of them. As long as they want books, knowledge, and great Confucianism, they can obtain them more easily than the children of the poor. Your Majesty wants to suppress the aristocratic family and promote them. You are a poor boy who set you up as a target and an example. But after you, how many poor children in the Imperial Army can reach high positions? Like He Zhan, because he is the grandson of the emperor, he came back from a meritorious service and immediately became a pawn in the Imperial Army. Compared with him, what am I, who has worked so hard for more than 20 or [-] years? In this world, after all, the aristocratic family has the final say, and even His Majesty himself is not exempt!"

Cheng Yue approached Ji Zuo: "General, you can go with peace of mind. I promise you, for the sake of the kindness of knowing you and the love of promotion, if your family members are still alive after the palace change, I will treat them kindly. Let them be safe."

Ji Zuo spoke with difficulty: "You...you won't...succeed..."

Cheng Yue said lightly: "Don't worry, there will be many unexpected people on my side."

Finally, Ji Cuo couldn't hold it anymore, and with a bang, his upper body fell onto the table.

Cheng Yue picked up his body and dragged it to a hiding place behind the debris pile, then glanced around, dusted off his body, and walked out.

……

The Taimiao is located outside the palace city and inside the imperial city. It is actually not far away, but they are numerous and mighty, with high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and guards of honor to open the way. , just arrived at Taimiao.

Surrounded by forests of tall trees and guarded by royal guards day and night, it is usually inaccessible, and ordinary people would not be allowed to come here. He Tai and his party came here, but it added a bit of noise.

This place is actually the Taimiao of the previous dynasty. After the establishment of the current dynasty, Emperor Gaozu roughly followed the regulations of the previous dynasty, and still used it as the Taimiao to enshrine the spiritual thrones of the emperors and empresses of this dynasty. Since the founding of the country, there have been only two emperors, one is still alive, but Gaozu His ancestors are also enshrined here, and the future emperors and empresses of this dynasty will eventually leave their names here.

The atrium of Taimiao is a wide courtyard with houses on all sides, and each house has three doors, symmetrical and neat, solemn and solemn.

Before he was exiled, He Tai also came to the Taimiao to pay respects. He was no stranger to this place. He took King Wei, the son of King Qi, He Mu and others into each house one by one. The next worship ceremony will be held, and the emperor will not be able to come in person, so Lu Rong, the Minister of Rites, will recite the sacrificial oration on his behalf. The content is about the emperor reporting to the ancestors, saying that I am old, and now I have to choose a successor for the country and society. At that time, the eldest son Tai was gentle, tolerant, kind, civil and military, so he decided to obey the destiny and petition all the officials, and choose him to be the crown prince. The ancestors and ancestors know this well in the spirit of heaven.

Tablets were enshrined in the four rooms, so everyone needed to go to all four rooms, kneeling three times and knocking nine times, listening to Lu Rong read the same sacrificial oration, and so on. tone.

He Tai couldn't bear it any longer. The excitement last night kept him awake almost all night. After all this work, he endured and endured, but he still couldn't help but lower his head, raised his sleeves to cover it up in a salute gesture, and hurriedly slapped him quietly. a yawn.

Almost at the same time, he heard the sound of close combat from outside.

"What happened?" He Tai knelt on the futon, turned his head and looked back.

The others were the same as him, even Lu Rong didn't read any more.

A group of Imperial Guard soldiers rushed in from the outside, and soon surrounded the entire atrium, especially the room where He Tai and the others were located, the door was completely blocked.

The visitor blocked most of the light outside the door, and the room suddenly became dark.

Everyone in the house was shocked.

He Mu was the first to react, and he quickly stood up and asked, "Who are you? Don't you know that this is the imperial temple where idlers are not allowed to enter? Where are the guards?"

"Don't shout, Mr. Dalang."

The imperial guards at the door made way for people from outside to come in.

"Song Yun?!" Someone recognized him.

Song Yun looked around for a week: "By your majesty's order, this place is surrounded, and no one else is allowed to come in and out. Your highnesses and gentlemen, I am also following orders, so I'm sorry."

"Impossible, you said you were following His Majesty's order, and the edict is there, take it out and have a look!" He Mu shouted.

Song Yun was expressionless: "There is no hand order, but oral order!"

He Mu wanted to step forward, but the soldiers of the imperial army drew their knives out of their sheaths in an instant, overflowing with murderous aura. He Mu felt terrified, and couldn't help but pause for a moment, but still shouted: "Do you want to rebel!"

Song Yun: "What did His Royal Highness King Lu do, don't you know?"

This sudden change completely stunned He Tai.

He was stunned at first, and then he was furious like the eldest son. However, Song Yun's question calmed his anger a bit. Because he was questioned and exiled without warning, He Tai's heart suddenly fell. Feeling panicked, I really thought that I had done something wrong again, annoyed the emperor, and made him suddenly issue such an order.

He Tai's face was pale, but the others did not completely lose their ability to respond like him.

King Wei scolded: "Song Yun, you are so courageous! This place is full of royal family members and important officials of the court. Could it be that you really want to commit treason?! Who instigated you!"

There were all civil servants present, and there were no weapons on them. A small group of soldiers was enough to take them down. What's more, the place was surrounded inside and out. Song Yun ignored him and went to Prince Qi's side, grabbed He Zhen raised his hand and said, "Follow me!"

Poor He Zhen didn't even know what happened, and the half-grown boy was equally frightened. He was not close to Song Yun on weekdays, but when he was pulled by his cousin, he immediately struggled: "Let me go! You Where are you taking me!"

Impatient, Song Yun raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, knocking the opponent unconscious and dragging him away.

Standing in the crowd, Xue Tan was inconspicuous at first, but when he saw Song Yun dragging He Zhen to leave, he suddenly flew out from the crowd and hugged He Zhen's leg tightly, trying to stop Song Yun.

Song Yun sneered, without blinking, he immediately drew his sword and stabbed at him.

Xue Tan had no choice but to let go and retreat, because he retreated so fast that he staggered and fell to the ground.

Song Yun gave him a disdainful look, sheathed his sword, and didn't make any further moves: "Trash! Isn't He Zhan usually rampant in the Imperial Army? You went to the Western Regions with him, why didn't you make any progress?"

Xue Tan: "Are you ordered by King Qi to commit treason?"

Although everyone had expected it in their hearts, after hearing him say it so bluntly, and seeing Song Yun's face change slightly, they still couldn't help but feel a sudden sudden change.

King Wei said angrily: "Are Brother Nine crazy! Your Majesty is still fine, how dare he do such a rebellious thing!"

He Tai was puzzled: "What?! Is it really Jiulang? Why?"

why?

There is no need to answer this question, anyone present can answer He Tai: Is it because the emperor wants you to be the crown prince.

Before He Tai returned to the capital, the king of Qi was looking forward to him, and the emperor even praised him for having the legacy of the old prince, just like his brother.

After He Tai returned to the capital, He Tai was promoted step by step. On the contrary, King Qi became bleak and even farther and farther away from the crown prince.

Perhaps before the case of Chen Wuliang, the emperor still hesitated about who to pass the throne to, but after that incident, the emperor finally made up his mind, and King Qi was completely out of luck with the throne.

If the old prince is still there, maybe King Qi will have to swallow this breath no matter how unwilling he is, but if He Tai is not the old prince, how can King Qi accept it?

But Qi Wang knew very well that the old father had made up his mind, no matter how much he tried to fight, it would be useless, not to mention that the emperor didn't seem to have much time left, even if he wanted to work hard, the emperor might not be able to wait.

After thinking about it and over and over again, there is only one way left.

It is also the most dangerous, the road of narrow escape.

Throughout the ages, there have been many people who have successfully reached the end, and there are also many people who have failed in the middle, but if they do not break the boat, if they do not try their best, the King of Qi knows that even if he can save his life after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will never die. Will be reconciled, every time he sees He Tai and needs to salute him, he will think of how incompetent this elder brother is, but how lucky he is.

After all, the king of Qi has been in business for many years. The case of Chen Wuliang only wiped out his staff in the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple. What's more, the emperor is old and doesn't have the courage to deal with the Bingshen case more than ten years ago. Wang learned a lesson, and he didn't want to push his son into a more desperate situation. He hoped that King Qi would correct his mistakes and stop in time.

But this also gave King Qi a chance to stand up.

Just when He Tai, He Rong, and He Zhan and his sons were rising like new stars and making a big splash, King Qi seemed to be crushed to the ground, and he had no ambitions anymore. The illness is serious and requires long-term recuperation.

Some people may think that it is a bit strange that King Qi easily conceded defeat and did not try to win the emperor to change his mind, which is a bit strange, but more people think that it is because the king of Qi has been going so smoothly all the time that he can't stand the slightest setback.

Everyone relaxed their vigilance because of King Qi's performance, and because they had too much trust in the emperor's deterrent power, they were negligent, including He Rong.

Or, if He Zhan was still in the Forbidden Army, he might have discovered the recent abnormal movement of the Forbidden Army.

If Wuwei Marquis Zhang Tao is still in the capital, King Qi's plan will be much more difficult.

But he planned in secret for a long time, and many people would never have expected that he actually chose the first day of the new year, a day when almost everyone was unprepared to start an incident.

In the Taimiao, Song Yun ignored He Tai, but answered King Wei's question: "Because His Majesty is still here, so are you. At least for now, you can save your lives temporarily."

"There are people inside and outside. Those who are sensible, don't fight trapped beasts. Maybe you can live longer." Song Yun said, turned and left.

The light at the door was immediately blocked by soldiers of the Imperial Army. They stared at each move of the people in the house.

He Tai's face was pale, as if he hadn't recovered from the accident just now, he murmured: "How could this be?"

Xue Tan's fall just now made his butt hurt a lot. While rubbing his butt, he said, "Prince Qi doesn't seem to know about it, otherwise he would have shown his weakness when he came with us just now."

King Wei was also shocked: "Ninth Brother hides it too deeply, even his own son!"

Xue Tan: "If this is not the case, how can we win our trust? If no one from Qi Palace came today, we would definitely be suspicious."

King Wei was worried: "I don't know what's going on with Your Majesty? If the rebels control the inner court, then we will be in danger!"

Xue Tan: "Could it be that the king of Qi already overwhelmed the sky in the southern and northern yamen? Impossible?"

King Wei made up his mind: "There are generals Ji Cuo and Cheng Yue in Beiya. The two of them logically said that there should be nothing to worry about if they are loyal to His Majesty. It must have been planned long ago."

Xue Tan: "What about the Nan Ya?"

King Wei: "The sixteen guards of the Nanya are dedicated to the soldiers and horses of the world. Zhang Hou guarded the border and took away more than half of them. The rest is in charge of the Zhenyuan Hou Li Kuan. However, the Nanya soldiers and horses cannot be transferred unless His Majesty writes a handwritten order. Even if you get the other half of the Tiger Talisman, it's useless."

Xue Tan frowned: "In other words, as long as King Qi controls the inner court and His Majesty, even if Li Kuan is loyal to His Majesty, he can only watch and not move."

King Wei sighed.

Most of the officials present were terrified, they were not able to analyze the situation like them, and the few who could remain calm remained silent, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

They are trapped here now, facing all the well-trained soldiers with armor and armor, even if they want to resist, they have no ability, so they can only wait to be killed?

Everyone present was in different moods, only Xue Tan's eyes were still restless, looking around, left and right.

"Lu Shangshu, do you have any ideas?" He elbowed his immediate boss, Minister of Rites Lu Rong, who had been silent since just now.

Lu Rong opened his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "What else can I do, just let fate."

……

Under the plum tree behind Shicui Palace, the girl groaned and subconsciously covered her wrist.

The string of beads in her hand suddenly broke for some reason, and fell to the ground one by one, and the crisp crackling sound echoed in everyone's ears.

Everyone followed the prestige and saw that it was Ji Yingluo, the daughter of General Ji, and they all smiled kindly.

"I'll pick it up for you." Li Suian said, bending down and groping on the ground.

The beads bounced off in all directions, and quickly rolled away. The ladies of the palace started to work together, and everyone helped to pick them up for a long time, but they still couldn't get the original number of bracelets.

Yin Guifei smiled and said: "Don't pick it up, I happen to have a string of jade beads, I haven't worn them for many years, I bring them to you."

Ji Yingluo blushed: "My little girl, how dare you come over to eat and drink, and even take your things?"

Everyone laughed.

Concubine Yin also smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite with me here, Pearl, you go and get the box for playing the flute and attracting the phoenix from my bedroom, take out the bracelet inside and share it among those present. little lady."

Li Suian said quickly: "Thank you, Concubine, then we will be honored by Yingluo!"

Several other girls also stood up to thank them.

Pearl left at the sound, but ran back in a short while, with a panicked expression on her face, and behind her was a small group of imperial guards.

Concubine Yin frowned: "Why did you trespass on the harem?"

The imperial guards didn't answer, they just surrounded the place, and all the female relatives present turned pale with fright and were inexplicably terrified.

Only Concubine An Shu's expression remained the same: "Since they don't want us to wander around, let's wait here."

At this time, many people have realized that the matter is not simple, and Concubine Yin even raised her voice: "Concubine Shu, what do you want to do!"

The author has something to say:

Xue Tan is the comedian of this episode.

Xue Tan: This title should be given to Goro, I am responsible for wisdom.

He Zhan: Bold, then where do you put my third brother!

He Rong: I am in charge of Heitan.

He Zhan: ...still holding grudges.