Seeing the Queen Mother appear in the main hall, Queen Mother Pan felt cold in her heart.
If it were just Wang Yanling, even if the decree in his hand was true, it would be difficult to compromise his authority and win people's trust.
After all, Wang Yanling was a minister, and he was the "king". No one would be convinced by a minister controlling the emperor, and the ministers would also question him for threatening the emperor. But with the addition of the Empress Dowager, it was different.
Although this old woman had a criminal record, she was still the "direct" grandmother of the young emperor, and her seniority was even higher than hers. She cooperated perfectly with the decree.
Seeing Wang Yanling displaying his will, Queen Mother Pan could not find any flaws for a moment, and she couldn't help but gnashed her teeth in hatred:
"The imperial edict is absolutely not true. You are forcing the palace to rebel!"
Because she had the late emperor's secret decree in her hands, she felt cold and full of resentment in her heart.
It is said that the royal family is ruthless. I originally thought that the late emperor entrusted the country and the emperor to me when he was dying, but I didn't expect that from the beginning to the end, he was plotting against me. He would rather hand over the biggest backhand to outsiders than guard himself...
At this time, Pan Renmei also reacted from the shock. Seeing Queen Mother Pan's reaction, he did not hesitate at all, waved the wat board and angrily said:
"Wang Yanling, how dare you forge a will? Where are the warriors? Why don't you help me take down the traitors?"
The current situation is a bit beyond his control, but most of the palace guards are in his hands. As long as the situation is controlled by force, Wang Yanling and the Queen Mother will not be able to cause trouble.
Although he still had some doubts about the so-called imperial edict, Wang Yanling came prepared and he must not let it play out.
As for what the ministers thought, he no longer cared too much.
Following Pan Renmei's loud shout, more than a hundred wolf-like guards rushed in from outside the palace, surrounding all the officials in the palace.
Seeing this, Pan Renmei's face relaxed slightly. She was about to urge the soldiers to capture Wang Yanling and Queen Mother Liu, but she saw Wang Yanling waving his sleeves to the young general and saying:
"General Xianzong, this is the time to support the country. Quickly capture the rebels."
Seeing the young general holding up his hands in response to the order and walking towards her with a knife, Pan Renmei couldn't help but change her face, raised her wat and cursed:
"Wang Xianzong, do you dare to betray the Lord and surrender to the enemy?"
Wang Xianzong was the second son of Qinsu Bo, Wang Deyong's concubine. The Wang family had followed Pan Renmei since the first generation of Qinsu Bo was alive and was his staunch subordinate. He thought that he had never treated the Wang family badly and had great trust in him.
Otherwise, even if Wang Xianzong is superb in martial arts, it would be difficult for him, a concubine, to have the opportunity to serve as the foreman of the imperial guards of Zichen Palace.
Pan Renmei never expected that the Wang family would be instigated by Wang Yanling to rebel, which caught him off guard and completely unprepared.
However, Pan Renmei's reaction was also very quick. He suddenly threw the wat board, grabbed the road and walked quickly outside the palace.
There were generals under Pan's sect among the palace guards, and he did not believe that Wang Yanling could instigate all of them to rebel.
Wang Xianzong only relied on the trust of the Pan family to manipulate the rotation list of the Forbidden Army. As long as he ran out of the hall, he could reverse the situation and regain control of the overall situation.
Seeing this scene, Queen Mother Pan was already a little numb, and she was shocked and angry. She didn't expect that her own father would be so unreliable and fall behind at the critical moment.
Wang Yanling had long lost her influence in the army. Most of the Imperial Guards in Beijing were under the command of Pan Renmei and Cao Bin's cronies, so they could be stolen by them. She didn't know how to express her feelings at this time.
But now that the situation was critical, she didn't care to complain and quickly stood up to call her confidants.
However, Empress Dowager Liu was already prepared. At a moment's notice, several of Kong Wu's eunuchs came forward and restrained Empress Dowager Pan and the palace attendants around her...
At the same time, when Wang Yanling saw that Pan Renmei was about to leave the palace, she suddenly became anxious:
"Xianzong, stop him quickly, otherwise everything will be over!"
"Capture thieves for the country, no need to worry!"
As Pan Renmei expected, he had spent a lot of effort to instigate Wang Xianzong. In addition, Pan Renmei suddenly launched an attack and was short of time, so he did not have many soldiers at his disposal.
The reason why Pan and his daughter are now in a difficult position is entirely due to surprise.
Pan Renmei's deep foundation in the military is beyond his comparison. Once the opponent is given a chance to breathe, he will have no chance to eradicate Pan Renmei, let alone stand up.
Therefore, he must not let Pan Renmei leave.
When Wang Xianzong heard this, he jumped up and reached out to grab Pan Renmei's shoulders and arms.
Although Pan Renmei was good at martial arts when she was young, she is already old and has always been pampered. How can she be Wang Xianzong's opponent in terms of strength? He was grabbed and had to shout:
"Wang Xianzong, you ungrateful person, the entire Wang family will be shamed because of you."
His original intention was to make Wang Xianzong retreat in shame. Unexpectedly, Wang Xianzong became even more angry when he heard this. His face twisted, a look of madness appeared in his eyes, and he roared:
"Old thief, just die!"
After saying that, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly slashed with the knife...
Wang Xianzong was originally unhappy because of his status as a concubine, and he wanted to marry a daughter of a high family so that he could improve his family status after the family was separated.
Unexpectedly, not long ago, his father Wang Deyong forced him to marry the daughter of his primary school, which made him even more resentful.
Wang Yanling saw what he wanted and agreed to marry his own granddaughter, so he instigated him to rebel.
Pan Renmei talked to Wang Xianzong about the family's reputation, but it touched his pain point and aroused the anger in his heart. The result can be imagined.
"father……"
Seeing Pan Renmei lying in a pool of blood, Queen Mother Pan fainted with a cry of pain.
Some military ministers who supported the Pan family wanted to step forward to help, but because they had no weapons, they were blocked by the guards. They only watched Pan Renmei being chopped down by Wang Xianzong with his sword.
Pan Renmei himself did not expect that when he was young, he fought in the north and south, and was all-powerful for a while, and in his old age, he once again dominated the court. He was originally going to have great prospects, but he died because of his own negligence and talk.
At this time, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at Wang Xianzong in disbelief, feeling as if they were in a dream. This was the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty that an important official of the imperial court was killed in court.
Even the emperor has never done this kind of thing.
The last murder in court was caused by Cao Bin's rebellion, but Zhang Wen was a mid-level military attaché and had offended Cao Bin first, so no one took him seriously.
But Pan Renmei was the head of the dynasty, the head of the Privy Council, and an important minister of the prime minister. Wang Xianzong killed him at will, and even Wang Yanling didn't expect it.
While all the ministers were silent, Empress Dowager Liu said as if nothing had happened:
"The rebellious minister deserves to be punished. Wang Xianzong has done well. I order you to temporarily engage in official affairs in the imperial city and protect the palace!"
As she spoke, she issued another edict:
"Pass the decree of this palace, order Gao Lehou Liu Meiquan to serve as the commander of the palace front department, and quickly go to the palace commander's palace to collect Wang De's talisman..."
Regarding the officials in the DPRK, Empress Dowager Liu did not immediately change her tune. Instead, she replaced all the palace guards and appointed her "brother" Gao Lehou Liu Mei as the commander of the front department.
Before the ministers could object, she re-appointed Wang Yanling as Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, and added Ping Zhang to the important military and state duties.
This position has exceeded that since the founding of the Song Dynasty. The prime minister directly gave Wang Yanling the right to participate in various military and political affairs regardless of military constraints.
Hearing this appointment, even Kou Zhun and Bao Zheng were a little stunned. They were also shocked by the series of actions of Wang Yanling and Queen Mother Liu.
The two of them were still worried about the court and running for Wang Yanling, but they didn't expect that Wang Yanling hid so deeply that he even deceived them.
They even had some suspicions that Wang Yanling deliberately showed weakness to the enemy and set up a trap for Pan Renmei, allowing him to move in danger, and then justifiably caught his crimes and eradicated him.
Now Empress Dowager Liu is in charge of the army and Wang Yanling is in charge of the country. It seems that they have already been discussed.
Bao Zheng frowned and was about to go out to protest, but was quietly stopped by Kou Zhun. Although Wang Yanling did a bit too much, it was generally good.
At least he ruined Pan Renmei's plan to control the court alone and eliminated the troubles caused by his relatives.
As for the bad impact caused by Pan Renmei's death in the court, it is not the most important thing at the moment.
Now that the imperial court has undergone sudden changes and people's hearts are unstable, he doesn't want Bao Zheng to cause chaos. If he wants to make any suggestions, he must at least wait until the imperial court is stabilized...
Where the Third Division was, Wang Anshi glanced at Zhang Dun and felt relieved when he saw him shaking his head slightly.
He had discussed the principles of governance in detail with Cao Bin, and knew that his series of actions such as reforming Jiangnan's finances and rectifying the salt affairs in Huaidong were all preparing for comprehensive reforms and a strong country to attack Liao.
So he was a little worried that the coup by Wang Yanling and others would destroy Cao Bin's painstaking plan.
But he didn't know that although Zhang Dun was entrusted with many matters by Cao Bin, he was also caught off guard.
He did not expect that Wang Yanling would join forces with the Empress Dowager to use the late emperor's decree to kill Pan Renmei, and acted so carefully and ruthlessly.
However, the other party has not subverted his side's core strength for the time being, and Zhang Dun does not dare to make decisions on his own. He has to wait for Cao Bin to return to Beijing before making any plans...
Of course Wang Yanling didn't know what everyone was thinking.
When he saw that after Empress Dowager Liu announced the appointment, no important ministers spoke out to resist, he was immediately relieved, and then he was filled with joy.
Although there are many consequences for today's actions, as long as we win the battle, there will be plenty of time to sort things out slowly.
Now that Pan Renmei is dead, Queen Mother Pan will also be dealt with by the Queen Mother. Pan's remaining party is leaderless and out of control. The top priority is to weaken Cao Bin as soon as possible.
It would be best to strip him of all his soldiers, generals and wealth before he returns to Beijing.
Moreover, he has long been jealous of the Jiangnan City Shipping Department. Cao Bin also asked them to withhold 30% of the tax revenue every year to build some kind of "official research institute". If everything was arranged by the Political Affairs Hall, how much practical things could be done for the court and the people... …
