Outside the Donghua Gate, Zhang Xi shouted this sentence with all his strength, which immediately made the Imperial Guards opposite look at each other, and a low discussion arose.
At this time, the Yulin guards at the rear, surrounded by the Emperor Luan Jia, were also approaching. Zhang Mian ordered people to separate the team and let Luan Jia go forward, and they soon came to him.
"what happened?"
Luan Jia stopped, and Zhu Qizhen sat inside. Seeing the current confrontation scene, he was also surprised. He frowned and asked Zhang Mian beside him.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Xi could only briefly explain the current situation and said.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid something happened at the East Palace. Duke Cheng Guo did not arrive as scheduled. We..."
It can be heard that there is already a hint of fear in Zhang Min's heart at this moment.
Because Zhu Yi did not arrive as promised, it added a lot of uncertainty to their plan. No one knew what this change was. If Zhu Yi failed, then this change would most likely make them All plans failed.
Zhu Qizhen was obviously aware of this. However, he turned around and looked at the thousands of people and horses around him, and then looked at the hundreds of forbidden troops on the opposite side. He quickly made a decision in his heart and said.
"The matter has come to this, there is no way out anyway..."
After saying that, he looked slightly moved, stood up from the Luan Jia, and shouted towards the imperial guards at Donghua Gate.
"I am the Supreme Emperor, how dare you to stop me? Why don't you get out of the way!"
Because there had been an experience of the Supreme Emperor breaking into the palace before, many of the officers and soldiers guarding the gate had indeed seen Zhu Qizhen. Seeing his figure now, these people were even more hesitant and hesitant.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Xi next to him.
"Bring people forward!"
Zhang Min nodded, then got on his horse again, led his men to surround Luan Jia, and continued to move forward step by step.
On the opposite side, there was the imperial army at Donghua Gate. Seeing the Emperor's Luan Jia approaching, they did not dare to really resist, so they had to make way for a passage step by step.
So, in the midst of advancing and retreating, Zhu Qizhen entered Donghua Gate with 3,000 troops composed of Yulin guards and British servants.
All the way forward from Donghua Gate is Huiji Gate. There are not many imperial troops on duty here. Although Zhu Yi did not control Donghua Gate as expected, which made Zhu Qizhen feel uneasy, he finally managed to It is good news that he successfully entered the palace city.
The next step is to pass through the Huiji Gate and enter the Fengtian Gate, control the officials who came to attend the morning court, and then announce the reset. In this way, the matter will be mostly successful.
With a burst of rising flames igniting in his eyes, Zhu Qizhen gave an order, and the surrounding Yulin guards surrounded Luan Jia and rushed towards Huiji Gate.
However, contrary to Zhu Qizhen's expectations, he encountered no resistance at Huiji Gate and successfully broke through and arrived in front of Fengtian Gate.
However, after he passed through Huiji Gate, he was shocked to find that none of the ministers who were supposed to be waiting for the morning court outside Fengtian Gate were missing.
The feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger, and Zhu Qizhen realized that he might have been trapped.
However, at this moment, the Huiji Gate behind him suddenly closed its door. At the same time, the Fengtian Gate that was originally closed in front of it was slowly opened, and groups of hard-lined Forbidden Army poured out from all directions. The entire Fengtianmen Square was surrounded.
Zhu Qizhen looked around and couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. The number of these forbidden troops was at least 5,000, far more than the 3,000 people he led. Not to mention, more than half of his troops were How can an untrained mob fight against these sophisticated Forbidden Forces?
And, more importantly, he finally realized that his plan had failed completely. At first, he only thought that something happened on Zhu Yi's side, but now it seems that Wu Yu's side may also have failed.
The reason is very simple. Such a large number of forbidden troops cannot be mobilized unless they hold the emperor's edict and the horse talisman. Since the emperor was not subdued in the Qianqing Palace as expected, then his uprising this time, It is almost certain that failure is inevitable.
For a moment, Zhu Qizhen's face was desolate and sad, and he sat down on the car, speechless for a long time.
At the same time, the sudden appearance of the imperial army also made the Yulin defenders who followed Zhu Qizhen panic. Many people began to look at each other and slowly shrank back.
Then, the imperial guards in front of Fengtian Gate suddenly gave way to a passage, and then, a young figure wearing a unicorn robe slowly appeared. The identity of this person was something that Zhu Qizhen and the others had never expected.
"Zhu Yi!"
If Zhu Qizhen felt the despair of failure when he just saw the Forbidden Army surrounding him, then at this moment, when he saw Zhu Yi being surrounded by the Forbidden Army, what appeared on his face was a strong expression of despair. Deep resentment.
Because there was another person who appeared with Zhu Yi, the emperor's eunuch... Hua En!
By now, if he still didn't understand what happened, then his life in the royal family would have been in vain.
Therefore, it was not that something happened to Zhu Yi when he went to the young military camp, but that Duke Cheng Guo, whom he trusted most, went directly to inform the emperor!
Similar to Zhu Qizhen's reaction, Zhang Mian on the side also had a hint of shock in his eyes when he saw Zhu Yi's figure appearing...
However, Zhu Yi was not surprised by their reaction. He only saw a flash of coldness on his face and said to the crowd opposite.
"The Supreme Emperor led his troops to rebel. This is an unpardonable crime!"
"My country has come to quell the chaos under the emperor's holy order. I order you to immediately put down your weapons, kneel down and be bound. You can still avoid being implicated. Otherwise, you will be punished for treason and beheaded!"
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not. Following Zhu Yi’s sharp shout, the north wind howled and the sky suddenly changed. Thick dark clouds slowly gathered, covering the entire sky. Coupled with the solemn atmosphere present, it was so depressing that people wanted to go crazy. .
There was silence in front of Fengtian Gate. Among the people brought by Zhang Xi, one of the first ones could not bear such huge pressure. The knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the collision with the bricks and stones made a crisp sound, which echoed in the square.
Then, as if some valve had been opened, a dense and harsh sound sounded, and countless swords fell to the ground. Except for a few followers around Luan Jia, everyone else who followed Zhu Qizhen threw away their swords. Kneel on the ground.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi glanced at Huai En next to him, and when he saw the other person nodded slightly, Zhu Yi spoke.
"Come here, take down all these rebels!"
The team that Zhu Qizhen assembled was originally a patchwork of things, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. In fact, many of them did not even have swords and weapons, and were holding ordinary wooden sticks.
In addition, everyone had no idea about treason, and now they were facing elite forbidden troops from all directions who were twice as many as themselves. Naturally, they had no fighting spirit and were helpless.
So, after Zhu Yi gave the order, the surrounding imperial troops tied up all these people without any trouble.
Afterwards, Zhu Yi and Hua En slowly stepped forward with another group of forbidden troops, came to the front of Luan Jia, bowed slightly and said.
"I have met the Supreme Emperor. The Emperor has a decree. Please come in and see the Emperor!"
"Zhu! Yi!"
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen's eyes were burning, and his expression was full of anger and hatred. He looked like he wanted to jump down and bite Zhu Yi to death as he spoke word by word.
"You...good! It's really good!"
"I am really blind. I have trusted you all these years! But I never thought that you are so cruel and cruel!"
Facing the angry roar of the Supreme Emperor, Zhu Yi's expression did not change at all and said.
"As a minister, it is your duty to be loyal to the emperor. The Emperor is so ambitious and intends to subvert the country. I am just abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side to serve the country loyally. I cannot bear the words of the Emperor."
Having said that, Zhu Yi was not in the mood to talk nonsense with Zhu Qizhen anymore, and shouted directly to the dozens of Mongolian guards who were still standing with swords in their hands and surrounding Luan Jia.
"Are you deaf? Your Majesty has an order to let the Supreme Emperor come in to see you, why don't you get up quickly!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen's face darkened, but before he could react, something even more surprising happened.
The Mongolian guards hesitated for a moment, then threw away their swords. Then, under Zhu Qizhen's astonished eyes, they lifted the Luan Jia up again and walked all the way towards Fengtian Gate.
If Zhu Yi's betrayal only shocked and angered Zhu Qizhen, then the reaction of these Mongolians made Zhu Qizhen find it really difficult to understand.
However, now that things have happened, he has no time to think about this, because after entering Fengtian Gate, there is a large square in front of Fengtian Hall.
At this moment, in this square, which was originally used to hold the imperial meeting, as usual, on both sides of the long royal road, there were ministers of both civil and military classes. The difference was that there were also countless imperial guards scattered in the square, wearing strong and strong weapons. , stood solemnly.
Looking up all the way, I saw that on the high imperial steps, a spacious throne had already been arranged. The emperor sat in the middle, surrounded by a group of palace attendants. Next to the emperor, there was a banquet standing on the same imperial robe. The upright crown prince.
The dark clouds above the head are still gathering and rolling, and the silence in the square is frightening. Everything that happened just outside Fengtian Gate has fallen into everyone's eyes. Therefore, what kind of situation is it now? Everyone present is in the heart. They have already made their judgments.
Luan Jia came to Danqi and slowly came down. Zhu Qizhen sat on it, his face gloomy to the extreme, staring at Zhu Qiyu who was sitting upright on the imperial steps, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu stood up from the throne, slowly stepped forward, stood on the high imperial steps, looked coldly at Zhu Qizhen below, sighed softly, and said.
"Brother, why is this so?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
At this point, Zhu Qizhen seemed to be relieved. He raised his head and laughed until tears flashed in his laughing eyes, and then he slowly calmed down and seemed to murmur.
"Why?"
"Why have I come to this point? Isn't it clear to the emperor himself?"
At this point, how could Zhu Qizhen still not understand his next situation? In despair, his expression became a little crazy. He looked up at Zhu Qiyu. The hatred in his eyes could no longer be suppressed and he shouted in a hissing voice.
"If it weren't for the emperor and you forcing me to do this, why would I be in this situation now?"
"You have carefully planned and worked hard step by step to create the current situation, and you still ask me hypocritically, why is this so?"
"Zhu Qiyu, don't you think this question is ridiculous?"
Zhu Qizhen shouted the last sentence with almost all his strength.
By now, he already knew in his heart that he would not succeed today no matter what, but even if he failed, Zhu Qiyu would not have an easy time.
As a good brother, doesn't he just want to establish an image of the Holy Son of Heaven in both the government and the public? Then he would tell all the truth in front of everyone, ruining his reputation.
As expected, his profound words immediately made the originally expressionless ministers look at each other with countless guesses flashing in their eyes.
However, how could Zhu Qiyu let him succeed like this? Seeing Zhu Qizhen so crazy, he shook his head gently, walked down the imperial steps step by step, and came to Zhu Qizhen, with a cold face and said.
"You said that I forced you, then I would like to ask, since the Emperor returned to the capital, where have I been disrespectful and where have I been disobedient?"
"The Supreme Emperor lives peacefully in the South Palace, with countless concubines and dozens of high-ranking people, several times more than our harem. There are banquets and banquets in the South Palace every day. The court has been plagued by disasters in recent years, but even in the most difficult times, I have never reduced the use of the Nangong. Du, since returning to the dynasty, the Supreme Emperor has repeatedly interfered in the government affairs, and even secretly let Bodu and others go, which made the Ming Dynasty almost lose control of the grassland. Have I ever criticized the Supreme Emperor with every word?"
"As for the relationship between brothers and the relationship between monarch and minister, I ask myself that I am worthy of the Supreme Emperor. However, the Supreme Emperor now says that I am trying to force each other?"
"Then I dare to ask the Supreme Emperor, was it me who held a knife to the Emperor's neck and made the Supreme Emperor rebel? If the Supreme Emperor did not want to regain his throne and manage the affairs of the court, why did he have to entangle thousands of soldiers and horses with swords pointed at him? Miyagi?”
These questions immediately made Zhu Qizhen choked and speechless.
Or to put it more directly, these words actually hit Zhu Qizhen's Achilles' heel. Although he knew very well that Zhu Qiyu's various connivances to him over the years were actually encouraging him to rebel. However, this is just his speculation after all. If he really wants to provide evidence, there is indeed no evidence.
On the contrary, just like the examples Zhu Qiyu just cited, in the eyes of the outside world, Nangong's life was extravagant, his behavior was extravagant, and he interfered in government affairs again and again. In the face of these actions that exceeded the rules, the emperor's attitude was basically Major issues to minor ones out.
As soon as these words fell, all the comments present disappeared. Countless people looked at Zhu Qizhen with a little more disappointment.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen felt despair in his heart, so he simply turned his head and said.
"The emperor naturally knows what is going on."
"As the saying goes, a successful king loses a bandit. It is useless to talk too much. Since I have failed today, I will naturally let you deal with it. If the emperor wants to kill him, he will kill him. I will accept it!"
