East Palace, in the main hall.
The candlelight flickered, dispersing the darkness in the hall.
Ying Qi sat in the main seat with an upright posture, but his face looked very impatient.
Four people, Ouyang Feibai, Li Chonglou, Xie Zhenyue and Ren Hongxiu, had gone to the palace to assassinate him. It has been a long time now, but he has not returned yet, and no news has been released, so Ying Qi became a little worried.
When he first asked Ouyang Feibai to participate, he was full of expectations. Four great masters have taken action. With such strength, even if they meet a great master, they may still be able to fight.
However, the time was getting longer and longer without any movement, so Ying Qi's inner expectations gradually disappeared.
On the contrary, I felt uneasy inside.
Worried that the assassination failed.
Li Xu also sat below, quietly waiting for news. Because of the seriousness of the matter, he did not go back to prison, but simply stayed here.
Ying Qi suddenly said: "Li Shangshu, I am always worried."
Li Xu was better at cultivating his energy. He chuckled and said: "Prince, don't worry. No one in the palace can resist the four great masters. Maybe winning three or five is powerful, but they can only stop there and cannot stop them." Li Chonglou and Ouyang Feibai are the four."
Ying Qi calmed down a little and said, "I hope so."
Li Xu said: "What the prince has to consider now is that when facing Lin Feng tomorrow, he must be calm and composed. He can no longer be intimidated by Lin Feng, let alone angered by Lin Feng. Although I have never met Lin Feng, I have heard many things. Judging from the news, Lin Feng is a sharp-tongued person who is extremely difficult to deal with. It is not easy for you to gain the upper hand with your words, so you must be careful."
Ying Qi nodded and said: "What Mr. Li said is true. My mentality is a bit unbalanced."
His name for Li Xu changed again.
No longer Li Shangshu.
But Li Gong.
When Li Xu heard Ying Qi's name, a smile appeared on his old face. Ying Qi now relies heavily on him. Once Ying Qi becomes emperor, he, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, can at least be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel and become the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel.
It can even go further.
It would be even better if he could become the prime minister of Da Qin. After all, Great Qin abolished the Prime Minister when Ying Jiuxiao was in office, and there has been no Prime Minister in office for many years.
Becoming the prime minister is Li Xu's expectation.
Li Xu was in a good mood and patiently explained many issues in government affairs to Ying Qi.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
It was almost early morning.
Up to now, Ouyang Feibai, Li Chonglou and others have not returned, and the situation has become a little bad for a while.
Li Xu's face lost the previous calmness and even had a hint of panic.
Ying Qi was worried in his heart, a little panicked, and said: "Li Shangshu, I'm afraid something has really happened. Up to now, Ouyang Feibai and others have not returned. I think the assassination plan has failed."
"After all, it has been almost an hour and a half so far. From the East Palace to the Imperial City, with their skills, they can sneak into the Yangxin Palace in less than two quarters of an hour without being able to detect them at all."
"It's been almost an hour and a half now."
Ying Qi said: "For such a long time, for martial arts masters, it is not impossible to complete the task. The only result is that something goes wrong with the assassination, or they fail and are killed."
Li Xu also looked solemn and said: "Your Highness, the situation is not good. But so far, there is no news about it, so there are two possibilities."
"First, they were all captured, but they never confessed, so the palace didn't get any news."
"Second, they were killed after their assassination failed."
"I, Li Chonglou of the Li family, are strong-willed and unyielding. He is a direct descendant of the Li family and is responsible for the safety of the Li family. I believe that even if he loses, he will not admit any information."
"Ren Hongxiu and Xie Zhenyue are here. Because it concerns their respective sects, I can be sure that they would rather die than confess. They will protect their sects."
Li Xu said: "The only thing I'm worried about is Ouyang Feibai. If he keeps it secret, then we can feel at ease."
Ying Qixin said: "Ouyang Feibai, it is impossible to confess. I have treated him very well. I, the East Palace, have given him everything for so many years. He will definitely not betray me."
Li Xu said: "In that case, it's not a big problem. Let's wait a little longer. If nothing happens after another hour, it will prove that the assassination failed. At the same time, they did not admit it. Of course, during this period , the prince has arranged the guards of the East Palace and is ready to retreat at any time, and cannot fail to take action."
Ying Qi agreed very much with Li Xu's words and quickly made arrangements.
Everything was arranged and we continued to wait.
Ying Qi felt extremely tormented in his heart, because every little moment was like a knife and ax being added to his body, which was extremely unbearable.
Li Xu also twitched his butt from time to time.
It was already very late, but Li Xu would have gone to bed long ago. Tonight, Li Xu had no sleep at all. The Li family has already participated in the conspiracy and assassination, and there is no way out.
An hour passed, but no news came out from the palace, and Ouyang Feibai and others never returned.
Even the emperor never took action.
Li Xu cheered up and said: "Prince, we still have a chance. The palace obviously doesn't know our situation yet. Sima Fenghua was persuaded by me this afternoon and has already turned to the prince."
"Early tomorrow morning, before dawn, we will quickly leave the city and lead the army into the city to force the palace. After the army arrives at the imperial city, we will capture the imperial city. Since the assassination failed, we will choose to attack."
Li Xu confidently said: "In front of a large army, even if Meng Chong is powerful, even if he defeats three or five people, it is still difficult to resist in front of tens of thousands of people."
Ying Qi said: "This is the only way to arrange it."
At the moment, Ying Qi is no longer as high-spirited and expectant as before, and is actually a little irritable.
At this point in the situation, he could only go down step by step.
Ying Qi was a little tired, so he directly arranged for Li Xu to rest in the East Palace, and he himself went to rest.
Nothing happened all night, and the next morning.
At the end of the Yin hour in the morning, Ying Qi hurriedly took Li Xu and Wei Huaiying out of the north city. As soon as Ying Qi entered the Black Dragon Army, he saw Sima Fenghua who was already wearing armor.
Sima Fenghua, who is over forty years old, is older and younger. In his early years, he came from a poor family and was raised entirely by his mother, who even went through great hardships so that he could study.
Therefore, Sima Fenghua was extremely filial.
Sima Fenghua had only one son. His old mother doted on him, and his wife followed suit, causing the child to be extremely naughty. Sima Fenghua was heartbroken and had many problems, but the child did not change at all.
Now that both mother and child were captured by Li Xu, Sima Fenghua chose to take sides.
Standing on Yingqi's side.
He has no choice.
When Ying Qi saw Sima Fenghua, he had a smile on his face and praised: "General Sima, now Lin Feng and Wang Tang are holding His Majesty hostage. At this time, we need someone as loyal as General Sima. When I clean out the traitors, , it’s time for you to take a step further.”
Sima Fenghua's heart skipped a beat.
He has been in charge of the Black Dragon Army for some years. But in recent years, he has been unable to be promoted and has reached a bottleneck.
If we can go further, we will break the current deadlock.
Sima Fenghua clasped his fists and said, "Prince, please rest assured. The 30,000 Black Dragon Army are all the confidants of the last general. All of them should obey the orders and follow the prince to eliminate the traitors."
Ying Qi said: "Send out the whole army."
Sima Fenghua ordered the troops to be mobilized. As the order was issued, the entire army was assembled in a short period of time.
After everyone gathered, Sima Fenghua briefly talked about Ying Qilai's situation, and then Ying Qi said that Lin Feng, Wang Tang and Meng Chong had kidnapped the assassinated and sick emperor, with ulterior motives, and now wanted to wipe out the traitors.
Ying Qi finally made cakes for all the soldiers.
As long as the imperial city is broken, everyone can get rewards.
For a time, morale was boosted.
After some encouragement by Ying Qi, he gave the order to march, and the army quickly dispatched, and in a short time, they arrived at the gate of the North City. Because Ying Qi was there, the army entered the city smoothly. When they arrived at the East Palace, Ying Qi mobilized the soldiers from the East Palace. After the two armies merged, they quickly arrived outside the imperial city.
Yingqi's army wanted to enter the city, but was blocked by Meng Chong. Meng Chong refused to let him go and guarded the city gate, so Ying Qi could not enter for the time being. This news quickly spread to the Yangxin Hall in the palace.
Ying Jiuxiao was stunned when he heard the news.
Ying Qi really rebelled.
Ying Jiuxiao immediately regained his composure and led Lin Feng, Wang Tang, Wang Shun and Ying San out of the Yangxin Hall and to the city tower. However, Ying Jiuxiao was injured, so someone brought a couch for Ying Jiuxiao to sit on.
Meng Chong saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the prince is shouting outside the city to enter the city and Qing Jun will ask his ministers to open the city gate."
Ying Jiuxiao nodded, looked at Lin Feng, and ordered: "Lin Feng, come and talk to Ying Qi, that treacherous son. I want to hear what Ying Qi is thinking in his heart? You can make up your own words, will you? Difficulty?"
"No!!"
Lin Feng shook his head.
He said: "Grandfather, I'm afraid I can't ask you anything. In front of everyone, Ying Qi should be under the banner of killing traitors. Otherwise, he will reveal his true feelings."
Ying Jiuxiao said: "It depends on what you say about this matter. You must let him talk about it. I really want to know what this evil beast is thinking."
Lin Feng said: "I will try my best."
He stood up in one step, leaned on the city tower with his hands, and shouted: "Ying Qi, you brought the black dragon army outside the city to surround the imperial city. Are you planning to rebel? Oh, I was wrong, you were planning to rebel in the first place. . You first sent people to assassinate His Majesty, but unfortunately the assassination failed, and then you jumped over the wall and led people to rebel."
Ying Qi felt inexplicably relieved after hearing Lin Feng's words.
Just Lin Feng came out.
nobody else.
There is no emperor either.
This means that the emperor is still in a coma and has not yet recovered. Under such premise, if he resorted to mutiny, he would have a chance of success.
Ying Qi said loudly: "Lin Feng, don't talk nonsense. I am the crown prince of the country and the prince of the Qin Dynasty. When my father dies a hundred years later, I will inherit the throne. Why do you want to rebel? Your words are simply ridiculous. It’s inexplicable.”
"I came here today to clear your Majesty's side. You, Lin Feng, are in cahoots with Wang Tanghang, and you even linked up with Ying San from Heibingtai to blackmail His Majesty."
"You are the biggest sycophants."
"You are the sycophants."
Ying Qi flicked his sleeves and said in a loud voice, "Lin Feng, Lin Feng, although you have a sharp mouth. But no matter what, it can't change the fact that you are holding my father hostage."
Lin Feng sneered twice and retorted: "Ying Qi, see what you can do? Your Majesty is unconscious, so you think you are right and you feel at ease, right?"
"It's a pity that although His Majesty is in coma, his condition is under control."
"Your Majesty, you are still there."
"As for you saying that we are holding His Majesty hostage, however, Hei Bingtai is His Majesty's confidant, so why are we holding His Majesty hostage? Are we holding His Majesty hostage to usurp the throne? Da Qin belongs to the Ying clan and does not support the prince. How can we hold power?"
"But so far, there is no prince in the palace. Even now, there are no other officials in the palace. How can we hold His Majesty hostage and hold power?"
"If you want to usurp the throne and take power, you will not delay and fail to take action starting from yesterday. On the contrary, Ying Qi, the crown prince of the East Palace, led people to force the palace yesterday, and today you mobilized the Black Dragon Army without authorization. This cannot be mobilized without the Tiger Talisman, but , but you brought people here."
"What you did was to rebel."
Lin Feng's words were directly refuted.
Ying Qi's cheeks twitched, because Lin Feng's reasoning was very simple. If Lin Feng, Wang Tang and Ying San wanted to rebel, they would have taken action since yesterday, but no action has been taken.
This is contradictory.
Whoever usurps the throne will hold the emperor hostage and has not taken action.
On the contrary, Ying Qi forced the palace yesterday and brought someone here today. A discerning person will see something wrong at first sight.
Lin Feng continued: "Ying Qi, let's go back to what you said. You are the prince of Qin, the crown prince of the country, and will inherit the throne in the future. As a prince, you don't even urinate to look after yourself. You have a tyrannical temperament, and everyone No princely attitude."
"Even your East Palace is full of filth and evil. There is no chance for a prince like you to wait until he ascends the throne in the court. That is to say, His Majesty has always loved and protected you, which is why you have the status you have today."
"If this were not the case, you would have been deposed as the crown prince and imprisoned in the clan's mansion. You did not want to be grateful or think about serving His Majesty, but you led the troops to rebel and failed to live up to His Majesty's expectations of you."
"expect?"
Ying Qi suddenly raised his voice.
His eyes widened, his hands clenched, and the anger in his heart completely burst out at this moment.
He held his head high and said hysterically: "What does the father expect from me? Isn't his expectation that the fat man Yingzhen will replace me? I am the prince of the East Palace, but I am restricted everywhere."
"When I do something, there are people from Yushitai who want to impeach me. Whatever I do is wrong. But Yingzhen is treated favorably in everything, and nothing is affected."
"We are both the sons of our father. Why should I be restricted everywhere? Yingzhen and I were born from the same mother, and we are both our father's sons. Why is he so partial?"
"Is this what you call expectation? Is this what you call protection?"
Hysterical words came from Zi Yingqi's mouth.
He was full of anger.
He has endured enough over the years and is unwilling to tolerate it any longer.
Ying Qi's eyes were even sharper.
Today, he is going to overthrow the imperial city.
Lin Feng glanced at Ying Jiuxiao and saw that Ying Jiuxiao's face was still calm, but the calmer he was, the more he could feel the disappointment in Ying Jiuxiao's heart.
Lin Feng's eyes returned to Ying Qi and said loudly: "So, you admit that you brought the troops here not to betray the emperor, but because His Majesty was injured in the assassination and wanted to rebel and usurp the throne."
"So what?"
Ying Qi flicked his sleeves and said: "I have tolerated everything and been suppressed everywhere. Today, I can't bear it anymore. The emperor is unjust, so naturally he will overthrow the emperor and rebuild the world."
Lin Feng chuckled upon hearing this.
After all, Ying Qi was too superficial. I thought that Ying Qi was the prince and had some scheming intentions, so it was impossible for him to say that he wanted to rebel in front of everyone, but Ying Qi admitted it directly.
Too superficial.
This is a slap in the face.
But it's also a good thing, it saves Lin Feng a lot of problems.
Lin Feng continued: "Ying Qi, you have exposed your true colors, so now, don't do anything to slander the emperor, don't use any banners, that is extremely hypocritical, and I really don't like it."
"In addition, you think that His Majesty suppresses you everywhere. But you have forgotten that Your Majesty gives King Yong preferential treatment in every aspect, because he is not a prince, so he does not need so many taboos and has no restrictions."
"King Yong can act without restraint."
"But you are the prince, but you cannot be wanton. It is not a good thing for a future emperor to be unscrupulous and have no scruples. When you were the prince, no one could control you. When you become the emperor, I am afraid you will be a troublemaker. "
"Emperor, you must exercise moderation and restraint."
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "It's a pity that you never understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts. Instead, you think that His Majesty is targeting you everywhere. What a pity, what a pity!"
Ying Qi said loudly: "Lin Feng, what do you know? You know nothing."
Li Xu was also behind Ying Qi, and he frowned suddenly. He didn't stop what Ying Qi said just now, but now he wants to talk when he sees Ying Qi. The more he talks about it, the more it affects the morale of the army.
There were already many soldiers in the rear, talking a lot.
Li Xu hurriedly said: "Prince, we can't waste any more time. Don't waste time with Lin Feng. Send out troops and attack the imperial city directly. We have many people, so we can break through the imperial city in one go and rush in to seize power."
Ying Qi raised his hand and said loudly: "Lin Feng, I am too lazy to talk nonsense with you. Today, I will let you die."
"Come here, prepare to fight in."
Ying Qi gave the order loudly.
Sima Fenghua gave the order, and the army immediately got ready, and groups of soldiers began to move forward.
Lin Feng saw this and turned to look at Ying Jiuxiao, who stood up at this time. Although his face was slightly pale, his energy and energy had recovered a lot, and his complexion became slightly rosy.
Ying Jiuxiao stood on the city tower, close to the city wall, looking outside the city and said: "Ying Qi, you evil son, do you dare to rebel?"
boom! !
There was a loud bang in Ying Qi's mind, his mind went blank, and his legs even trembled slightly.
He was completely confused!
The emperor turned out to be very good.
how come?
Didn't Lin Feng just say that the emperor fell into a coma after being assassinated? But how did the emperor come out so well? Even with that look, it was clear that she had been waiting for him for a long time.
