"Li Zhishan, what are you... doing? You stormed into the palace with a fierce attitude and a sharp knife. Do you want to rebel?"
In the flower hall of the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Zhao Yuzheng was discussing with Feng Chaoying, the chief chamberlain, how to bring chaos to the general affairs and purge the rebellious ministers and traitors. Suddenly, people outside the palace were heard shouting horses neighing, and gold and metal weapons were singing. Suddenly, the curtain cage was raised, and Li Zhishan and Sun Guoxiong were heard. He led a sentry of elite guards and stormed in aggressively.
The emperor was shocked and angry, and asked angrily.
The corner of Li Zhishan's mouth twitched slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I have no choice but to do this! Wei Chen originally wanted to stay in the palace peacefully and serve the Holy Majesty loyally - -In this way, everyone will be in peace, wouldn't it be happy?
"It's a pity that people are not as good as God. One Ling Yun messed up the whole situation, and the Holy One insisted on finding out the whole story of the prince's case... Alas! So we people were involuntarily involved, and we were always involved. We can't just sit back and wait for death. We have no choice but to make a desperate move!"
Zhao Yu's face was tense, his eyes were cold, revealing the anger that he had suppressed, "Li Zhishan, you... you dare to cause trouble, aren't you afraid that your whole family will be executed, and the nine clans will be implicated?"
Li Zhishan's strange eyes were full of disdain, and he sneered: "Even if Wei Chen doesn't do this, can he avoid death? Anyway, it is death, it is better to give it a try, maybe there is a chance of survival! And if If I accidentally succeed, I’m sure I’ll get a high official position, great salary, glory and wealth, and my life will be even better than now!”
The liquid of poisonous snakes, the heart of a fox, the unpredictability of human beings, plus these treacherous officials and thieves in front of me who seemed to come from the eighteenth level of hell.
Zhao Yu trembled all over and gritted his teeth and said, "How come I didn't see the wolfish ambitions of you rebellious officials and traitors earlier!"
Li Zhishan laughed wildly and said: "The Holy One regrets it? - It's a pity that it's too late! Now Gang Leader Li, Master Ding, Master He have controlled the entire capital, and all the civil and military officials have become prisoners; and the entire imperial palace is also under Li's control. Under the control of someone! The entire capital and the Imperial Palace are ours. Your Majesty, you are making the sky and the earth inoperable now!"
Zhao Yu felt a roar in his mind, as if something had enveloped all his senses, and he was so shocked that he was almost numb.
His face turned pale and he said in a trembling voice: "What, Gang Leader Li? Master Ding? Master He? It turns out that you, Ding Jinzhi, He Yuting and the others really colluded with Tianxiao's people and acted in collusion with each other?"
Li Zhishan said bluntly: "Not bad!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong-"
——Why, why, it wasn’t until I sank down that I realized it was a quagmire or a trap, and I didn’t know how to regret it. It's a pity that it's too late, it's too late for everything...
Zhao Yu's eyes were dull and he said in despair: "If I had listened to Ling Yun and the others earlier, seen through your conspiracy earlier, and taken action to get rid of you earlier, would we have been here today? Moreover, what I didn't expect the most is that your actions were so... Fast, so fast that I don’t even have a chance to fight back..."
"If the Holy One is given this opportunity, I am afraid that it will not be you, the Holy One, but a humble minister who will become a prisoner today!"
Li Zhishan sneered. He looked sideways with contempt on his face, "People say they don't care about things, but caring about them will lead to chaos. Your Majesty, it's not the humble minister who said you, you are still too careful in handling the prince's case - hum. , you only have yourself to blame, for procrastinating, being indecisive, and missing the most important opportunity!"
At this time, there was only a commotion outside the door, followed by a rush of footsteps, and another group of guards surrounded by several people rushed in with murderous intent.
The leader is in his thirties, eight feet tall, and has a strong build. His delicate facial features are as frosty as snow, with sword-shaped eyebrows slanting into the temples, blood-red eyes, a slightly aquiline nose, slightly sunken corners of his mouth, and sharp edges. The distinct face more and more vividly accentuated the evil charm and ruthless temperament exuding from his body.
Dressed in black, with a sword under his ribs, he stood in the middle with his head held high and his chest held high, with a condescending and scornful attitude.
Behind the man in black were Ding Jinzhi and He Yuting.
When the emperor first saw the man in black, he felt like he had seen him before. He stared at the other person with his eyes, and said in shock: "Who are you?"
The man in black looked evil, his hair was fluttering, and he said proudly: "I am Li Ruiyun."
"Li Ruiyun?..." Zhao Yu blurted out from shock to emotion: "Are you the leader of the Tianxiao organization?"
The man in black said: "Not bad!"
"Tianxiao Organization...Li Ruiyun..."
He stared at the person opposite with scrutiny, murmuring to himself, and there was a moment of trance in front of his eyes. He suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen him before.
That was more than ten years ago, when He Chenglin, the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, ranked first in the triennial imperial examination. Jindi came to the main hall to pay homage to him.
At that time, his face was full of spring breeze and he was in high spirits.
Could this be the eldest son of the Houye Mansion who was taken away by his wet nurse Gemini because of his father's evil deeds and separated from his parents for twenty years?
At that time, the emperor could not help but look up and down at the person in front of him with a bit of surprise. His eyes were direct and unconstricted, and he secretly marveled in his heart: "He is indeed an outstanding, handsome and literary person!"
After answering some questions, the emperor was even more surprised to find that He Yuting's son was always up to date, smart and intelligent. He was indeed extraordinary and impressed him.
"He is truly the best among men, and his future is limitless." This was the emperor's heartfelt appreciation and evaluation of He Chenglin at that time. Long Xin was so happy that he appointed He Chenglin as the number one scholar on the spot.
Only later did he find out that the so-called eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, He Chenglin, was actually an imposter.
And it was not until today that he discovered to his horror that the eldest son of the Hou Ye Mansion who pretended to be someone else was none other than Li Ruiyun, the leader of the Tianxiao Gang who was standing in front of him, staring at him with eager eyes!
But the real eldest son of the Marquis Mansion was Ling Yun, who had just been sentenced to death by beheading and had not yet had time to announce his decree, urging him to act immediately to eliminate the rebellious officials and traitors, and who was loyal to him!
God, you are really good at teasing people...
Zhao Yu's face turned as white as window paper at this moment. He slowly turned his face and looked at Ding Jinzhi and He Yuting on the side, his eyes becoming complicated and difficult to distinguish, "Tell me, have you really colluded with the Tianxiao organization and betrayed my expectations for you?"
The two of them were silent. They avoided each other's burning eyes with some guilt and lowered their heads in frustration.
The emperor continued: "I have always treated you well. I just ask you, how can I be sorry for you, and you actually treat me like this? Tell me, why is this?..."
Their heads hung lower.
The emperor added: "Ding Jinzhi, over the past many years, you may have been resentful of me because of the loss of your family and your career, but He Yuting, why did you do this?
"I have treated you well over the years; and as a relative of the emperor, you have always been proud of yourself; my aunt Changqing is virtuous and sensible; and your son, Ling Yun, is loyal and courageous..."
He Yuting felt as if he had been stung by something, and his whole body went numb instantly. He was stunned for a moment and said tremblingly: "Don't mention him!"
The emperor was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
He Yuting felt that his whole heart was filled with sadness. He gritted his teeth tightly and could hardly bear the choking-like trembling in his throat, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, actually I..."
"Master He, what are you talking about with him now? No need to beat around the bush, just get straight to the point."
Seeing that He Yuting was about to lose control and say something he shouldn't have said, Li Ruiyun frowned slightly and interrupted him at the right time.
He Yuting was silent and looked at the emperor with a somewhat helpless look. An imperceptible emotion flashed in his eyes.
Looking at He Yuting's sad expression, Zhao Yu seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing. He felt an indescribable coldness seep from the bottom of his heart, and instantly hit his whole body.
"Li Ruiyun, you...what do you want?" He turned to Li Ruiyun with obscure eyes and said almost in despair.
"What do I want? Of course I want your kingdom and country!" Li Ruiyun said with unabashed wantonness on his face.
"You..." Zhao Yu's face turned earthy.
Li Ruiyun's eyes were full of anger, and the momentum seemed to destroy the heaven and earth, razing the entire court and the entire palace to the ground.
"It has been nearly a hundred years since Emperor Taizu founded the Song Dynasty. Nowadays, the government is corrupt and the people are in dire straits. The power of the Song Dynasty has been exhausted. It is time to change the dynasty!"
Zhao Yu said in a trembling voice: "Li Ruiyun, do you really want to risk the disapproval of the world and seek power to usurp the throne?"
"Why do you risk the disapproval of the world? What do you mean by seeking power and usurping the throne?"
Li Ruiyun sneered casually, "When Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutinied, and the Yellow Robes joined forces, he forced Emperor Chai of the Zhou Dynasty to abdicate the throne in favor of a worthy one. Is this considered a conspiracy to usurp the throne? As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Since ancient times, in all dynasties, there have been Which dynasty was not founded through usurpation or war, so why couldn’t Li follow the example of the ancient sages?”
"..." Zhao Yu was speechless for a moment.
At this time, there was another noise outside, and Taoist priest Bai Yu came in leading a group of guards.
Li Ruiyun asked: "How is the situation?"
Bai Yu said: "Everything is under our control. Now all the civil and military officials are outside the palace, leaving the gang leader to his will."
Li Ruiyun nodded with satisfaction. He turned to look at Zhao Yu, "How is it? Your Majesty has heard it, right? Now I just ask Your Majesty to hand over the jade seal!"
The look in Zhao Yurongrong's eyes was almost numb, and he murmured: "Li Ruiyun, you...are you really going to force me to abdicate?"
Li Ruiyun's eyes were full of cruelty, like a bloodthirsty beast, and he said sternly: "Stop talking nonsense, will you hand over Yuxi or not?"...
