Pan Renmei was very anxious after hearing this, grabbed the guard and asked:
"Where are the internal guards, and why are thieves allowed to break in here?"
Things had just turned around, and such a bad thing happened. How could he not be anxious?
He arranged for his soldiers to ambush, only in the outer palace of the imperial city. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoming led his troops into the harem.
The guard said quickly:
"The inner guards are resisting the rebels with General Di and others, but we and other soldiers have retreated to the courtyard outside the palace..."
The imperial city's guards were divided into two groups: the inner and outer guards. The outer palace was in charge of the Imperial Palace Guards, while the inner guards were in charge of the eunuchs. There were not many of them, so they were unable to prevent them and were immediately defeated.
If Di Qing hadn't suddenly appeared with someone, he would have been beaten into the palace by now.
"Ignorant man, how dare he do this?"
Kou Zhun was extremely angry at this time. He did not expect that Li Zhaoming would dare to rebel against him without telling him.
Although he also supports King Duan, it is just because the prince is weak and has no better choice. He does not have much favorable impression of King Duan himself.
There was no thought of forcing him into the palace to support his ascension to the throne.
What Li Zhaoming did at this time was not only beyond his control, but also manipulated him...
However, Li Zhaoming also had difficulties.
The Chief of Staff in front of the palace commanded the entire Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. He was always the most trusted person by the emperor and had a great relationship with him.
If the imperial struggle failed, the civil servants might be able to escape due to their numbers, but Li Zhaoming would never be spared.
People hate betrayal the most, especially generals who lead troops, and the emperor is even more sensitive.
"Ahem, ahem, gentlemen, what should we do?"
When the emperor heard that Li Zhaoming was forcing his way to the palace, he was in disbelief. His face changed with fright, and he quickly asked for countermeasures.
The ministers in front of the palace commanded the rebellion, and the crisis was not trivial.
Upon hearing the news, the ministers had mixed reactions.
Some were nervous and worried, while others had some hopes.
There were even some ministers who supported King Duan who were happy to see Li Zhaoming's rebellion come to fruition. If the situation were reversed, they would have no fault and no merit.
Kou Zhun said sharply:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. That man is arrogant and ignorant, thinking that he can rely on his troops to act recklessly."
"Now that Your Majesty is awake, I will see how many soldiers dare to follow him in rebellion..."
In his opinion, as long as the emperor showed up, those soldiers would not follow Li Zhaoming to do such a treasonous thing.
Wang Yanling looked at the emperor's weak look and said a little worriedly:
"Your Majesty cannot bear to be frightened by weapons..."
Now the palace is in chaos, and it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. On the one hand, he is frightened. If someone takes the opportunity to assassinate, the emperor will be even more in danger.
At this time, the imperial guard hurriedly looked at Cao Bin and said:
"Master Cao, General Yang Zhi has something urgent to report privately."
When Cao Bin heard this, his expression moved slightly, and he immediately bowed his hands to the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. With our humble ministers here, we will never let the thieves succeed."
When the emperor heard this, he quickly said in anticipation:
"Juncai, it all depends on you."
He didn't want to show up. After all, he had just narrowly escaped death and was weak. He hadn't seen his son ascend the throne yet.
Taijun She and the other military officials said:
"We will fight the enemy together with Marquis Zhongjing..."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun felt helpless and cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, I will also go and inquire about it."
Pan Renmei and others also reacted and quickly followed Cao Bin out of the inner hall.
At this time, Yang Zhi was protecting Concubine Pang and waiting outside the palace. When he saw Cao Bin coming out, he knelt down on one knee and said with self-blame on his face:
"The general will be punished with death. General Di ordered the general to go and protect Empress Pang and the young prince."
"My subordinates only had time to save Madam Pang, but the little prince was held hostage by the enemy!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he couldn't help grinning. No wonder Li Zhaoming dared to take the risk of forcing the emperor to go to the palace. It turned out that he had taken the emperor's life.
But he was not too angry. No one could have imagined that Li Zhaoming would be so crazy.
Di Qing can think of rescuing the prince and Concubine Pang, which is already very good.
Moreover, Yang Zhixian's behavior of saving Concubine Pang also made Cao Bin very satisfied.
If he saves the prince first because he is eager to take credit, and Concubine Pang is captured, he will really make Cao Bin angry.
Concubine Pang calmed down when she saw Cao Bin. Just as she was about to step forward to say something, Pan Renmei had already rushed over.
He kicked Yang Zhi and said angrily:
"You Qiu Ba, you abandoned the prince and didn't commit suicide. Why did you come back?"
Seeing that it was Yang Zhi, Taijun She wanted to intercede, but finally sighed. Although the Yang family did not support the prince as heir, he had a great stake.
It can be said that this was an important source of confidence for Li Zhaoming to dare to force the palace.
With the little prince in the opponent's hands, the emperor couldn't even come forward. It turned out that it was because the little prince fainted, so he didn't just die this time?
Even if you can't hang up, you will still be held hostage by the other party, and the situation will be even more unfavorable...
Seeing that Pan Renmei was energetic again, Cao Bin was speechless. He stretched out his hand to stop him and said:
"Master Pan, it is your responsibility to protect the prince, right? Can Yang Zhi enter and leave the harem at will? It is already a great achievement that he took the risk to save him."
"Where are your soldiers?"
Pan Renmei jumped up and down anxiously and shouted:
"My Marquis Cao, I'm here to teach your subordinates a lesson. He doesn't prioritize your orders, and that's why he got to this point."
"The prince fell into Li Zhaoming's hands, what do you think we should do now? If the prince is killed, we will both die!"
Cao Bin rolled his eyes and said:
"Okay, my subordinates are divided into priorities. I know it myself, so I won't bother Taishi to teach him a lesson. I'd better meet Li Zhaoming first."
Pan Renmei nodded quickly and said:
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go see Li Zhaoming first. We must not let him hurt the prince."
With that said, he hurriedly followed Cao Bin towards the courtyard.
In fact, the little prince was kidnapped on the way to Funing Palace. Even if Yang Zhi rushed to Pan Guifei's palace, he might not be able to find him.
Kou Zhun and others also frowned and hurriedly followed. Now the situation has become extremely critical. If they are not careful, they will be succeeded by Li Zhaoming.
When Yang Zhi saw the ministers leaving, he felt extremely grateful. The moles on his face were faintly glistening, and he hurriedly bowed to Concubine Pang and said:
"Please come into the palace to rest, Yang Zhi is going to protect the Marquis."
Concubine Pang nodded and said with a cold face:
"General Yang, please be sure to protect your talents. If things are not harmonious, you can first protect your talents and leave the palace..."
Outside the courtyard, Cao Bin and others climbed up the palace wall and saw Di Qing commanding the soldiers to defend, and asked:
"How is it going?"
Di Qing quickly saluted and said:
"I have seen the Marquis, gentlemen, Li Zhaoming has transferred his personal guards into the palace to cooperate with the imperial army to attack me. It is extremely difficult to deal with."
The personal guards are all die-hard loyal men of the honorable noble, and they did not hesitate to force the palace.
When he first came to this world in the Song Dynasty, Cao Bin felt that personal guards were very dangerous. Unexpectedly, it came true, but he was also a beneficiary, so naturally he would not talk too much.
At this moment, I saw Li Zhaoming holding a baby outside the hospital and shouting:
"Brothers, Your Majesty has nothing to do in his life, how can he raise a son with a seriously injured body?"
"This is clearly a demon concubine who deceived the master, consorted with foreign ministers, and stole the country of the Song Dynasty."
"Today I want to express my loyalty to the world, clear the world, clear the king's side, and welcome His Highness Prince Duan..."
The emperor wanted to conceal Concubine Pan's pregnancy at first. How could the soldiers know the specific date?
Except for this little prince, Prince Duan was the closest to the emperor. Li Zhaoming once again used his support to seduce him and convinced many soldiers to believe him.
Hearing this, Kou Zhun couldn't help but shouted angrily:
"Li Zhaoming, are you so bold that you dare to hold the prince hostage and force your troops to force the palace? Aren't you afraid of killing the nine clans?"
Li Zhaoming said:
"Master Kou, please ask Zhongshu to issue an order immediately, ordering His Highness Prince Duan to supervise the country as an heir. As long as the country of Zhao and Song Dynasty is preserved, it is no shame for me to die."
"otherwise......"
As he spoke, his hand trembled twice, almost giving Pan Renmei a heart attack.
After Li Zhaoming's men kidnapped the young prince, they wanted to kill him immediately, but they were afraid of the emperor's revenge afterwards, so they wanted Zhao Ji to take power immediately.
In addition, he didn't want to accomplish anything and make Zhao Ji jealous, so he thought of such a move.
He couldn't care less.
With the prince in hand, the emperor will never push himself to a dead end by trying to eliminate the heir.
Seeing this, everyone didn't know what to do. Cai Jing squinted his eyes and said with a slight smile:
"My lords, we can no longer hide this matter from Your Majesty, otherwise we will have no choice but to agree to Li Zhaoming."
"After all, it was his own initiative to force the palace, and it was not King Duan's intention..."
The ministers were silent, and Pan Renmei felt as if she were mourning for her heir.
Cao Bin snorted coldly, took a stiff bow, and shouted:
"Li Zhaoming, you have to talk nonsense. If you dare to act recklessly again, I will shoot you immediately!"
Everyone was shocked and quickly hugged Cao Bin and said:
"No, the prince is in his hands. Zhongjing Hou must not be impulsive! If he hurts the little prince, I will be punished by death."
Seeing Cao Bin stretching his bow to shoot, Li Zhaoming was also startled, but when he saw the ministers stopping him, Li Zhaoming suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and said:
"Haha... kill me? Who dares to kill me? I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a bright sword flashed across the back of his neck, and at the same time a loud shout came out:
"I dare to kill you!"
