Broken Iron Clothes

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the wind blew up, and the practice field was exposed under the sky, surrounded by noise.

The food placed on the execution platform remained untouched, and Feng Ruoping sat cross-legged on the ground like a dead tree. It was not until the execution order was issued that he was erected and tied to the stake.

Knees hit the ground, Feng Ruoping raised his head to the sky in his messy hair, but saw a bright light suddenly appear from behind the clouds.His eyes that hadn't seen the light for a long time felt stinging. He shrank his face, bowed his head to people, and then knelt down to people, taking half a lifetime of arrogance as a crime, spreading it flat on the execution platform for people to insult.

The knife was raised high, and there was a sudden silence around him. The executioner aimed at the neck and slashed down with the knife, thick blood sprayed. With the muffled sound of heads rolling to the ground, the morning bell rang, and the heavy city gate slowly opened to both sides.

The long wind passed through the door opening and drove straight to the street, blowing a stench in the market, the crowds of onlookers were still swarming in the bustle, and the second batch of criminals who were about to be executed were taken to the execution ground, and a cold arrow hit the prison officer in front of him, What followed was a riot that was hard to quell.

Blood overflowed from the execution platform, and then trickled down. The chaotic lights and swords were reflected in it, without warmth. The fleeing crowd screamed in panic, and the peace of the five days was instantly shattered.

Outside the city gate, everyone gathered. Yuan Mucheng rode his horse to the head of the team and looked into the distance. He raised his voice against the wind and said: "The traitor in the court is in power, and the court is in trouble. I should ask for help from the second assistant. Today, all of you will follow me straight into the palace. On the side of the Qing emperor, Jingguo Disaster!"

"On the Qingjun side, Yasukuni is in trouble!"

Responding everywhere, Yuan Mucheng tightly wrapped the reins in his hands, turned his head and looked at Jiang Shiqing.

His only remaining softness will coexist with that figure, and the rest of his hardness will be used to cleave the wind and waves.Another victory!As long as they win another battle, maybe after today, they will be able to leave.

Yuan Mucheng turned his head and looked ahead, he was still wearing a battle armor on his shoulders, trying to break through the gust of wind.A long cry pierced through the clouds, and the city called the wanderers back, and the horse under the crotch charged forward and rushed towards the gate of the city chasing the bright sun under the clear sky.

Looking at the dust billowing in the distance, the forbidden army got on their horses from the gate of the city, and galloped over the fleeing crowd towards the Dudu Mansion, all the way to Lu Tianrui.

"General, the gates of the city have been opened, and the Empress Dowager has summoned the courtiers and Chinese officials to enter the palace."

"Okay, I'll be there later."

Lu Tianrui was wearing an official uniform, sitting with his saber in his hand, and the longbow hanging on the wall was already in front of him.He stretched out his hand to twiddle the bowstring, watching the old string gradually stop in the vibration, and finally took the bow arm and walked out the door.

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In the Hall of Yingchen, the gold hairpin swayed slightly, and the Empress Dowager sat alone in a high position, raising her hand to call the ministers who were kneeling down on the steps.

"Now that Feng's family has been punished, both the Northwest Territories have won great victories. Although the military camps in Sheng and Yingzhou are in urgent need of reorganization, His Majesty should have discussed relevant matters with the Taiwei, the cabinet and the Ministry of War in time, but His Majesty has been sick for days, and the Taiwei has been sick again. This matter should be handed over to Lord Shoufu first, the Ai family invited all the ministers into the palace today, and what they want to talk about is to clean up the dust for the former crown prince and General Yunfei..."

There was a noise outside the hall, and the personal guards rushed up from both sides, and gradually surrounded the hall. After a while, the clouds gathered again, covering the warm light, and pressed down on the hall.

"Why are you panicking?" The queen mother frowned, and immediately looked for Liang Yuanqing to ask about the situation outside the hall.

After a while, Liang Yuanqing entered the hall to salute and said: "I report to the Queen Mother that the execution ground was attacked. The remaining members of the Feng family who had not yet been executed were robbed in the chaos, and the prison department was also broken into by thieves. Send troops to seal the gate of the palace and support the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Before the criminals are arrested and brought to justice, in order to protect everyone's safety, please stay here for the time being."

Regardless of etiquette, the hall was already full of sighs, but Wen Yao remained silent, let alone the eyes that fell on him intentionally or unintentionally.Xu Yixu and the people on the left and right nodded in response, and when they turned their heads, they had secretly met Yan Youqian's glance, and each pretended to be surprised, mixing into the discussion.

The Empress Dowager also cast a glance at those three people, and then sternly shouted into the hall: "It's the day of execution, and such an accident can happen, the Ministry of Punishment went wrong, and how did the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion guard the palace gates! Pass on the word, today If it disturbs His Majesty's rest, the family will definitely investigate the negligence of duty to the end!"

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The gates of the palace were all closed, and there was no sound of wind on the city tower. Zhou Qisi stood and watched quietly, first he heard the sound of hoofbeats, and then under the thick clouds that were gathering, people and horses gathered in a long line to press down.

"General, General Yi has already rushed to the gate of the court."

Hearing the sound, Lu Tianrui stood side by side with him, looking at the long line slowly spreading into a surging wave, he immediately raised his hand and ordered: "Ready to open the palace gate to welcome people."

There were still splashes of blood on the body of the horse running past the execution ground, Yuan Mucheng shook off the red stain on the knife, and at the moment when he was about to pass through the palace gate, the horse galloped to the front and penetrated the gate first.

The team behind them poured into the palace gate like a wave, and after passing through the long gate, they followed Yuan Mucheng and jumped off the horse one after another.When the two parties met, Yuan Mucheng and Lu Tianrui fist bumped to show their reunion, and they led the team up the corridor to Yingchen Hall.

The ministers in the hall were still in lingering fear, and they were shocked to hear the violent movement of the armor outside the door. They were even more disturbed, and they all turned their heads to look at the door of the hall.Feeling ominous, the Empress Dowager tightly gripped the armrest, and the brocade robe hooked with gold threads had already been wrinkled by her fingers when she forced herself to hide her panic.

The sound of weapons and weapons did not stop, and they pressed against the outside of the hall. Only after a sudden silence, the wind rushed into the hall with the sound, blew the candles, and the pouring skylight passed the eyes of the people who were avoiding it, and focused on it. ground.

The gate of the palace had been broken open, and the group of people couldn't calm down amidst the crash, their faces changed and they retreated straight into the palace.The toes collided with the heels, and the ministers still cared about their dignity during the squeeze, and did not back away any more. After being terrified, they took a closer look and saw that Yuan Mucheng had entered the hall, led by Lu Tianrui and Jiang Shiqing.

He had already expected the current situation, Xu Yixu had no disturbances at all, but at the moment when he caught Jiang Shiqing, he had a faint desire to win.He didn't dare to say he likes it anymore, but there must be more hatred in his heart, hating him like a rock, and even more hating him standing by Yuan Mucheng's side and surviving till now.Jiang Shiqing abandoned him in those warm days and nights nine years ago, and walked towards the light alone.

He hated Jiang Shiqing.

Staring at the man for a while, Xu Yixu waited for Jiang Shiqing to look at him unwillingly, and then he saw the guards squeezing into the gate of the palace one after another holding weapons and surrounding the group of people who broke into the palace.

The two sides raised their swords to confront each other, bringing the spirit of fighting into the hall.

The queen mother was furious, stood up on the high steps, and looked down at the crowd: "Lu Tianrui, as the general of the governor's mansion, you open the palace gate privately and let people come in and out with weapons, what crime should you deserve!"

Lu Tianrui clasped his fists and bowed his body: "This minister acts impartially, what crime is there?"

"Justice?" The Empress Dowager's voice became heavy, "General Lu, in front of all the ministers today, you dare to treat the imperial guards as private soldiers and confront the personal guards, how can you say that you are impartial?"

Yuan Mucheng put the saber behind his back, and did not forget to salute, saying: "The empress dowager misunderstood that the reason why the minister and General Lu came here with the saber was because Wen Cifu sent a letter outside the city asking for help last night. During the dispute, His Majesty was framed by a traitor in the palace, and he had been ill for a long time. The minister wanted to go to the city to rescue him, but he was robbed in the court all the way to the palace gate. With the help of Master Liu, he finally arrived outside the palace after killing all the traitors. , holding the knife is also worried about the rebirth of the treacherous ministers in the palace."

As soon as the words fell, all eyes in the hall turned to Wen Yao, but before Wen Yao could respond, Yan Youqian had already stepped forward and said, "It's a great drama to force the palace."

Yuan Mucheng chuckled: "Wen Cifu is above this hall. If you want to know the truth, you can tell it just by asking. Duke Yu jumps to conclusions without proof, isn't he afraid of bloody mouth?"

Yan Youqian said: "If you don't need to ask, why waste your time to ask again? Wen Ci has been in the remote government for many years, and he only re-entered the court before the main Liu Zhuang returned to the city. I don't need to say more about the reason, so even It is not surprising that Wen Cifu admits that this happened. You have planned the big event of forcing the palace earlier. How can you stand on top of this golden palace with a knife without looking for a high-sounding excuse? What happened in the execution ground today, I don’t know if the thief is calling for a thief.”

There was another movement outside the hall, Yuan Mucheng looked back for a moment, led Jiang Shiqing past him, stepped aside with him, made way at the gate of the hall, and in a short while, two dead men disguised as ordinary people were thrown into the hall.Wu Xiao casually wiped off the blood on his hands, only saluted the group of people, and then stepped aside.

"If it's really a thief calling for a thief, why should I kill the people on my side."

Liu Zhaoye walked in through the door with his sword in hand, his figure was illuminated by the overflowing light.

This figure disappeared for 11 years after going to the Bianwu River, and now looking back against the light, it feels a bit illusory. More than half of the ministers have seen this scene from afar and slowly warmed their eyes. The rest of them have never experienced the horror in the court 11 years ago Surprised by the turmoil.

The Empress Dowager had more marks between her brows, even though Yan Youqian had made a preconception with her the day before today, but seeing this figure standing in front of her again with her own eyes, the high level under her feet still seemed to be crumbling.She couldn't help looking at Yan Youqian, the only person in the hall who could be said to be in the same boat as her, but she didn't see a trace of timidity from that person.

Yan Youqian said: "Your Majesty sincerely invited Zhuang Zhu Liu to join the court in consideration of brotherhood, and originally wanted to give him a title as a reward, but Zhu Zhuang now has no title, but he can still use General Yunfei and General Lu to recruit troops privately. Trespassing on the palace gate, and thinking about it carefully, Villa Master Liu has been in hiding for many years without returning to the imperial city, and secretly established Yemenzhuang under his name, where does the money and power come from? Without the help of others, it may be difficult to explain."

Guessing is dark, Yan Youqian's words are not entirely groundless, Liu Zhaoye wants to make a comeback after the disaster, if he does not have power and financial resources, it is almost impossible. More importantly, why did he not return to the city back then? Try every means to set up Yemenzhuang.

Seeing that the doubts in the hearts of others had been aroused to some extent, Yan Youqian went on to say: "Everyone, don't forget that the person who first appeared in the name of the owner of Yemen Village was Mr. Lu. Back then, Jiang Taiwei and Liu Zhuangzhu fell into the river together. Missing, why did I meet Mr. Lu who is far away in the west, and you must have heard a lot about the "good news" between Mr. Lu and General Yi, and General Lu invited himself to the north to support the Yuzhou camp Things, from this point of view, Master Liu and King Jingping must have been in contact for many years. First, Master Lu used the case of Wei Ningzhan to overthrow the Feng family in the city, and after the war broke out in the western region, Master Liu showed up there again. Personally stabilizing the morale of the Weiming army after they surrendered, and then daring to lobby everywhere as a member of the Liu family without a title, it is hard to say whether he wants to stabilize the western region or make a comeback."

Everything seems to be able to be explained by the four words of "Zun Yang Shi Hui", and the intention of treason will still be revealed, but the silence in the hall is still there, and everyone is waiting for a convincing answer.

Liu Zhaoye threw away the long sword in his hand, leaving only a plain look: "Since Lord Yu wants to talk to me, let's start with the case of falling into the river 11 years ago."

Yan Youqian smiled and said, "Couldn't Master Liu want to say that I was the one who caused you to fall into the river back then? If Master Liu wanted to use such absurd words to make the forced palace justified, it would be a bit self-inflicted at the expense of others. "

"It's not forcing the palace." The jade handle swayed, and the man outside the hall stepped up the steps, and the wind passed by without a trace.

Just hearing this sound, someone in the hall broke out in a cold sweat. Liu Zhaoye didn't say any more, but slowly retreated to one side. The guards had also received the order to clean up the corpses in the hall, and retreated to make way.

Liu Zhaoyu stepped into the palace gate slowly, and said in a deep voice in silence: "It's not about forcing the palace, but about King Qin."

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"On the side of the Qing Dynasty, Jinguo is in trouble" comes from Zhu Di's slogan in the battle of Jingnan