There was silence in the crowd. The people who were so angry just now were like children playing with fire and setting the house on fire. Facing the adults' hysterical questioning, they did not dare to respond or even look directly at them.
"Who is it!" Lin Feng also reacted. With red eyes, he rushed into the crowd like crazy, grabbed a random person, and shouted loudly: "Is it you - tell me! Is it!"
The man was frightened by Lin Feng's appearance and kept hiding from the crowd. At the same time, he shook his head desperately and denied it.
"What about you! I saw you had something in your sleeve when I came here! Is it you!" Lin Feng let go of the man and grabbed another person next to him.
"No...it's not..."
"Then what do you say!?" Lin Feng let go, turned around, and grabbed the third person.
Everyone saw that Lin Feng was acting like a madman at this time, and they all avoided him.
Lin Feng's head was still buzzing and went blank. He turned around in a circle, and everyone he asked shook their heads in denial. Finally, he knelt on the ground feebly and shouted through gritted teeth: "Who is it! Come out quickly! Kill him!" This is a capital crime for the Royal Guard! He is trying to kill us!"
Everyone was startled at first, but when they heard the word "death penalty" again, they woke up like a dream——
yes! This is a capital crime!
For a moment, everyone was talking like a pot exploding. In contrast to the shock, astonishment, and confusion just now, uneasiness, panic, and fear gradually appeared on everyone's faces at this time, and some were timid and even desperate.
"who is it--"
"Stand up quickly!"
"One person does the work and one person is responsible -"
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and spoke to each other, as if they were vowing to find out the person who had made the big mess. However, half a cup of tea passed, and everyone gradually changed from the excitement and anger of waking up from a dream to looking at each other in confusion. measures.
That's right, even if one of them accidentally killed the guard on impulse, how could he stand up and admit it at this time?
Feelings of helplessness and despair once again filled the air. Some nobles were upset and even secretly retreated in their hearts. Everyone looked at the two corpses still lying on the ground and couldn't figure out what to do next.
"Two princes...what should we do next?" A short nobleman tested Lin and Zhao with some fear.
"Yes! What should we do?"
"Dong Guo of Liang! Duke of Jin! What should we do -"
"Should I run away or should I hide... Just give me a message——"
Everyone was questioning the two of them, and they were so confused that they wanted to beat up all these trashes.
Troubles are troubles, troubles are troubles, this big trouble before us will eventually be solved. Seeing everyone looking at him eagerly, Zhao Xingwen recalled the passionate words he said to everyone a few days ago. Suddenly a thought came to his mind, a terrible thought - this thought flashed past, but it swept away all the helplessness, regret and fear in his body at this time, and his eyes gradually became ferocious. , clenching his teeth.
"Crushing into the palace and stabbing the guards to death is a violation of the law. You and I cannot escape death. But if we go home obediently, can we live a good life even if we don't stab the guards to death? The new law cuts off my salary and takes away my fiefdom. , what’s the point of forcing us to death!?”
Everyone was stunned at first, and then nodded in affirmation.
"What Duke Liang Guo said makes sense!" Lin Feng also realized that the two of them had been friends for many years, so they still had a tacit understanding.
"The rebellious minister Wen Junchen treats us like nothing, and wishes to destroy us all. Now that he has caused this trouble, he will definitely seize this matter and make a fuss about it to confuse the Holy One. If the Holy One mistakenly believes the slander, he will punish us. , how is that different from death?" Lin Feng added.
"right!"
"The Duke of Jin is absolutely right! This thief Wen Junchen is just going too far!"
"We must fight to the end!"
The mention of Wen Junchen aroused public outrage, and everyone quickly pointed the finger at the 'originator' of the new law.
"This traitor just doesn't treat us as human beings! The new law requires us to pay taxes, so why does he want to take back the fiefdom again?"
"Yes, even so, he still refuses to give up, and even cuts off the supplies provided by the imperial court!"
Everyone became more and more angry as they talked, and for a while there was a feeling of common hatred and hatred.
"Take the past few days as an example. Poor brother Luo went on a hunger strike to show his determination. He starved to death in front of the palace gate and could not arouse any compassion in him! The Holy One must have listened to the slander of the rebellious minister! He treats me as if he has no regard for me. !”
The Brother Luo in this mouth is the fat man who was beaten black and blue by everyone a few days ago. He happened to be the one who was the most vicious and cruel on that day. Now Fatty Luo couldn't get out of bed and was lying at home. If he heard this man say such words at this time, he would definitely thank his eight generations of ancestors in person.
At this moment, everyone was completely targeting Wen Junchen with all their anger, fear, and dissatisfaction. They wished they could just run in front of Wen Junchen and crush him to ashes——
"The rebellious minister made me wait too much!"
"Yes! He doesn't treat us as human beings!"
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! If you want to die, then die! Why are you so humiliated!?"
Everyone is originally afraid, and in a state of fear, people are often prone to making mistakes in their judgment of the situation. Driven by this emotion and incited by Lin and Zhao, everyone was so excited that for a moment they couldn't tell whether it was fear or anger that dominated them.
Seeing that everyone's emotions had reached the critical point, Zhao Xingwen nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Since Wenjun and his ministers don't care about our life and death! Then why are we so kind? What else do we care about?"
"right!"
"Dong Guo Liang! What do you think we should do?"
"Brother Lin, you said, we will follow you!"
Zhao Xingwen looked at Lin Feng, the two exchanged glances, and then raised their arms and shouted: "Everyone! Follow me! We have only one request for this meeting - that Jun Wen and his ministers should be severely punished! Give me justice!" It can be regarded as an explanation to the superiors and subordinates of Nuvoton!"
"Yes! Punish Wen Junchen severely! Give him justice!"
"What's that word called?" Zhao Xingwen was very excited at this time, as if he was leading an army. He could be invincible with just one shout from a high altitude. "Oh! That's right! Get rid of the sycophant and Qingjun!"
"Get rid of the sycophants and clear the emperor's side!"
"Get rid of the sycophants and clear the emperor's side!"
"Get rid of the sycophants and clear the emperor's side!"
…
Everyone's blood was boiling with enthusiasm at this moment, and their reason had long been lost. Under the slogan of 'Get rid of the sycophants and clear the emperor's side', under the leadership of Lin and Zhao, they walked towards the deep palace in a mighty manner.
…
After such a commotion during the day, the entire Chang'an fell into a terrible silence, and a strange and depressing atmosphere enveloped this ancient city.
These nobles seemed determined to make the matter bigger, and all the ministers who came to the court were sent back without exception. Even Yin Jingting and Chang Zhishan could only stand at a distance when they saw this. Especially Chang Zhishan, who ordered the sedan to turn around and go back home before it even got close to the palace gate.
All the city gates are tightly closed at this time, and no one is allowed to enter or exit. It is said that it is to protect the entire imperial city, and for fear that someone will take this opportunity to cause chaos in Kyoto. The commander of the Twelve Guards of the Forbidden Army personally stood at the three east gates today. They were patrolling back and forth on the city wall, as if they were alert and waiting for the arrival of someone or something.
It is said that as soon as the news of the siege spread, the people of Chang'an closed their doors and changed their past habit of joining in the fun. Even their children were not allowed to go out to play.
The sky in Chang'an is covered with dark clouds.
In the palace, Yingping was walking around wearing a robe. At this time, he was still wearing pajamas and didn't even put on shoes. The imperial meal served during the day was still placed on the table next to it, but unfortunately Yingping had no appetite at all.
'Deng Deng Deng -'
There was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside the door. Yingping raised his head when he heard the sound and quickly looked out the door. He saw the eunuch who came in to report in the morning hurried in again.
"Your Majesty -"
"Have those gangsters retreated?"
Before the eunuch could finish speaking, Yingping asked impatiently. It was already dark and late, but he still held out a glimmer of hope that these nobles would disperse on their own like they had done a few days ago.
The eunuch was still panting at this time. He looked at Yingping and shook his head in despair, saying: "Those noble...those rogue gangs are still blocking the three gates of Yong'an, Chengtian and Changle! They have no intention of retreating at all!"
"What about...the Kingsguard?"
"The Royal Forest Guards are guarding the three gates and are fighting tooth and nail. Unfortunately, there are so many people on the other side. I'm afraid...I'm afraid they will break through the defense line at any time..."
Yingping dropped his hands heavily, swinging feebly in the air, and his body drooped along with his hands, as if his hands weighed a thousand pounds.
It seems that these people are not joking this time, they are serious about it!
Yingping felt a little panicked. He was in danger at this time, and he felt that his fate was not in his hands. Just yesterday, the Queen Mother went home to visit her relatives, and it happened that she took away most of the imperial guards on that day. Yingping was quite happy about this, thinking that since this old witch had been away from the palace for several days, he could be counted as one. Be cleaner, otherwise he wouldn't be in the mood to go out and have fun yesterday. But at this moment, he felt more and more that this was a siege of the palace that had been arranged early - during the day, the gangsters took turns rushing inside, but there were only dozens of imperial guards left in the palace to protect the Tai Chi Palace. On the line of defense, even if those nobles are nothing more than nothing, the imperial guards are also human beings and they also need to rest. If they are not careful and allow these rebellious officials and traitors to rush into the palace, even if Yingping is the emperor, there is nothing he can do to stop everything. By then, he will definitely be coerced by these thieves to issue some imperial edicts. Moreover, some of these thieves hold things given by the previous emperor. When Wang Yanqing mediates it, Yingping will eat it. No matter how big the loss is, it can only be swallowed in the stomach. Not only that, if these people are more bold and plot evil against their master, then...
Yingping didn't dare to think about it anymore. The consequences were too serious. Master couldn't bear it, he couldn't bear it, and the entire Tang Dynasty couldn't bear it either.
But no matter how anxious and frightened he is at this moment, there is nothing he can do, because at this moment the entire palace is like a dead city, not even flies and mosquitoes can fly out, because at this time not only are the three palace gates in the south, Even the back door and secret passage were guarded by those thieves!
Thinking of this, a ball of anger suddenly arose in Yingping's heart. He violently lifted the plate full of food on the table, then slammed it on the table, gritting his teeth and said: "This old witch! What a way out!" Don’t leave it to me! She wants to kill me alive!”
