The fifth day.
Zhuque Gate seemed a little different from the previous few days, because the nobles gathered together before the sun rose early this morning, even earlier than the ministers who had gone to the morning court. What's more, what makes people passing by feel a little uneasy is that the number of nobles blocking the door has increased sharply today. According to a rough calculation, there are seven to eight hundred people.
How could there suddenly be so many nobles?
The passers-by and the surrounding people were a little puzzled, but this situation left them no time to think about the reason. The passers-by quickly left the place, because these people looked like they had come with bad intentions, and it seemed that all their patience had been exhausted, for fear that they would If you stay for a moment longer, you will be accidentally injured by these people.
The royal guard on duty was dozing off while leaning on his spear when he suddenly heard a burst of shouting from in front of the door. When the guard opened his slightly sleepy eyes, he was almost frightened by the sight in front of him - he saw a hazy, dark figure standing in front of him. Walking towards the palace gate, this group of people were loud and seemed to be carrying an irrepressible resentment.
The guard quickly rubbed his eyes and realized that these people were not the nobles kneeling in front of the palace gate a few days ago. Who were they? But why...how come there are so many people after just one night! ?
The guard hurriedly slapped his companion who was still fishing awake, and then unconsciously clenched the spear in his hand. At this moment, he actually felt that the palm of his hand was a little slippery.
The sun gradually rose, and the sky was slowly getting brighter.
Zhao Xingwen and Lin Feng were at the forefront. They were full of energy and momentum at the moment. Although they didn't know where these people came from, this battle was enough.
Last night, everyone gathered together, and they had the same hatred and hatred. Even with the support of everyone, Zhao and Lin were promoted as the 'leaders of the alliance'. This made people very excited and their sense of mission increased sharply. At this time, the two of them stood at the head of the mighty team, not only representing their own interests, but also the interests of all the nobles in the new Tang Dynasty. This wonderful feeling was unprecedented, driving the two of them to rush toward the strict palace with passion. Go.
"Get out of the way! We have to face the Holy Spirit——"
Arriving at the Zhuque Gate, Zhao Xingwen shouted loudly to the guard.
Although the two guards in front of him were facing him with spears in their hands, Zhao Xingwen was not afraid at all at this time - they were either empresses of meritorious service or relatives of the emperor, and they were so numerous that how could these little guards dare to touch him? A hair on their head?
"The important place of the imperial city! How can we allow you and others to enter and exit at will?" The guards plucked up the courage and pointed their spears at each other.
"Huh, then let me tell you, Your Majesty, that I will go to the palace to see you and complain..." Lin Feng paused for a moment, but thinking of the people behind him who were suffering from the same disease as him, he immediately summoned up the courage and said firmly. : "I bitterly accuse Wen Junchen of his crimes! Get out of the way, both of you!"
Someone sent a message yesterday, asking them to use the slogan of condemning Wen Junchen today, and they must be strong and decisive. Only with a firm mind can they be taken seriously by the Holy Emperor.
"this……"
The two guards looked at each other. They wanted to go in quickly to report, but they were afraid that one person would be unable to support them alone, so they were in a dilemma. They could only use two crossed spears to hold back the people who wanted to rush into the palace gate.
"Let us in quickly!"
"Make way quickly!"
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
For a moment, everyone swarmed up and pushed the two guards in an attempt to force their way into the palace gate. The two guards held on tightly, not daring to relax at all. However, there were so many people on the other side, how could the two of them block the power of the crowd?
Seeing that everyone was about to break through the palace gate guarded by the guards, Lin and Zhao, who were standing at the front, suddenly felt a chill in their ears. Then, the two guards who had been stubbornly resisting the crowd suddenly seemed to have lost their strength. At this moment, everyone coaxed them to move their spears away and filed in. They stepped on the bodies of the two guards and rushed into the Suzaku Gate.
"Stop—stop—"
Leveraging their inertia, Lin and Zhao jumped in first, but were almost pushed to the ground by the people swarming in from behind. Since they had already rushed in, there was no need to fight again. The two of them pushed aside the crowd and were about to turn around to look at the two guards when they suddenly heard an exclamation from the crowd.
Hearing this exclamation, Lin and Zhao suddenly felt an ominous premonition in their hearts, and they hurriedly walked through the crowd to reach the guards. When Lin and Zhao rushed there, they were almost shocked by the scene in front of them. They stood there dumbfounded, then turned to look at each other, their expressions were as ugly as possible, and their faces were also pale. Extremely——
God! Isn’t this going to cost us our lives? ? Who the hell is it? Doesn’t it mean that setting me up is equal to...
Lin and Zhao didn't dare to think any more. They were so aggressive and impassioned just now, but now their faces turned earth-colored and their thoughts were all restored.
It’s over! It's really over now! What a big mess! This is how to do!
…
Yingping was having a sweet dream in his bedroom, and the dream was still a continuation of the sweet dream last night.
In the dream, Yingping not only stayed with Zhidang Chang, but also subdued Wang Yanqing, making all civil and military officials truly "bow down" to him. He was so happy that he made Yiyi the princess and Ye Changshan the general. In the dream, he smiled so happily that the little eunuch waiting next to him found it a little funny. What on earth was this holy man dreaming about? Why do you smile like an innocent child?
Just when everything seemed so peaceful, suddenly a eunuch stumbled in and almost knocked over the table beside him. Before the little eunuch standing by could stop him, he staggered towards Yingping's room. In front of the dragon couch.
"Keep your voice down! Your Majesty is still resting..."
"Your Majesty! Something bad happened—"
Seeing that Yingping seemed to be still sleeping, the eunuch knelt down in front of the couch desperately and shouted in Yingping's ear: "Your Majesty Qizou——"
Yingping also heard someone calling him in his dream. In his dream, he was going to court. When he saw a eunuch running in from outside the palace in a panic, he couldn't help but became furious. He murmured with anger in his voice and yelled: "Why are you panicking?" ——”
Seeing that his master didn't seem to be awake yet, the eunuch wanted to shake him awake, but no matter how urgent the situation was, he would not dare to do so.
"Your Majesty! The nobles are rushing into the palace! They are coming this way!" the eunuch said tremblingly.
"Nobles? Haha... I have wiped out all the nobles... How can the nobles rush to the door?" Yingping was still murmuring, but this time there was a bit of disdain and pride in his tone.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch was so anxious that he couldn't help but raise his voice a bit, "Those nobles killed the guards guarding the gate and rushed into the palace!"
"What!?" Yingping suddenly stood up in shock. He rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not in a dream at this time. He jumped out of bed, grabbed the eunuch's collar, and asked in a panic: "What did you just say?"
"Those nobles just wanted to rush into the Suzaku Gate and killed the imperial guards guarding the gate during the conflict! Now... they are rushing towards the Chengtian Gate now!"
"Ah!? How could this happen!?" Yingping woke up from a dream and realized the seriousness of the situation in front of him. He let go of his hands and slumped on the edge of the couch weakly.
"This group of nobles became jealous and charged all the way along Chengtianmen Street——"
"Then...where are the other imperial guards!?" Yingping felt something bad in his heart.
"The other party has a large number of people. The guards in Taiji Palace are now guarding Yong'an Gate, Chengtian Gate and Changle Gate!"
"This... this is a rebellion!" Yingping hammered the quilt hard, but the soft quilt absorbed all his strength. Yingping's heart was in a mess, but at this moment, he suddenly remembered something. He grabbed the eunuch's hand and said anxiously: "Go! Go and bring my master to the palace quickly! Go!"
"Yes!" The eunuch got up from the ground and ran outside without looking back.
Yesterday Wen Junchen worked until late at night again, and he did not leave until Yingping came back. Yingping felt sorry for Wen Junchen and specially rewarded him to enter the palace to rest. These nobles... No! These rebellious officials and traitors must be here for their master! So the most important thing at this time is to protect Master to prevent any unexpected events!
At this time, Yingping slumped on the couch again, feeling extremely cold in his heart.
This must be planned by that old fox Wang Yanqing! Yingping judged without hesitation.
Even if he is not the mastermind, he is still fanning the flames and making suggestions from behind! Most of the imperial guards are brothers and sisters of the Wang family. Yingping's biggest reliance on being able to stay in this deep palace is Ye Changshan. Now that Changshan is not in the palace, the only people he can rely on at this moment are the Pei brothers! But it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, not to mention the opponent's large number of people. If Wang Yanqing arranges some practitioners to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos...
Now that the situation is so critical, thin beads of sweat ooze out of Yingping's forehead without even realizing it!
…
Zhao Xingwen looked at the two guards lying on the ground, and his heart went blank. He turned to look at Lin Feng, and saw that this good brother was standing aside with a bloodless face. He seemed to be frightened by this sudden situation - how could this cause death?
The bodies of the two guards fell in a pool of bright red blood. Their eyes were wide open and the whites of their eyes almost rolled out. Until the moment they fell to the ground, the two people seemed to still maintain the same resistance they had during their lifetimes. Looking down. , there was a dagger on the necks of the two of them, and the dagger was inserted straight into their throats, killing both of them within a moment. At this time, blood was still pouring out.
Lin and Zhao cautiously put their heads forward, trying their best to recall and search the scene of just rushing into the palace gate. Perhaps they were too frightened at this time, so they could not recall the details of what had just happened.
They just pushed two guards and rushed inside. Why...why did two knives suddenly appear?
The original solution discussed yesterday was to force their way into the palace gate. When everyone arrived in front of the Holy Lord, they could just cry loudly. Moreover, they had no choice but to make this decision. They just wanted to get back what belonged to them. Most of these people have been rewarded by their ancestors with many things for their meritorious service. With these things, and when the time comes when the Minister will lead his ministers to defend and excuse them, the Holy Emperor will definitely show his favor due to his face and situation. I didn't expect it to cause such a big fuss at this time! Killing the royal guard was a huge crime! That means beheading! Who the hell could do such a good thing——
Thinking of this, Zhao Xingwen suddenly came to his senses. He straightened up and shouted excitedly to everyone: "Who is it! Who brought the knife into the palace!?"
