Chongxun Palace, main hall.
There was only a clanking sound at the palace door, and a bloated and obese old eunuch led several strong and powerful young eunuchs to escort a man wearing a black gauze and carved cage crown into the palace.
As the palace door slammed shut, the old eunuch walked towards the main palace surrounded by a group of people.
Unexpectedly, a sharp and angry voice suddenly sounded: "Hua Qi, how dare you! You dare to disobey your superiors and arrest me without authorization! I must impeach you to His Majesty and let the King of Kuaiji kill you..."
It turns out that the person captured by Hua Qi was Wang Zhen, the chambermaid!
Hua Qi stretched out his hand to wipe away the fine beads of sweat on his forehead. He had just let out a long breath, but before he could recover, he heard Wang Zhen behind him constantly yelling and cursing.
"Shut up this old castrate's stinky mouth!" Hua Qi ordered, and the young eunuch on the side immediately took off his shoes, pulled off a smelly sock and stuffed it directly into Wang Zhen's mouth!
At this moment, hearing the noise, Emperor Jin from the side hall slowly walked out with the support of Zhang Guiren and Hua Fuzi.
"Your Majesty, Hua Qi, pay homage to your Majesty!" Hua Qi was about to bow and salute, but saw Emperor Jin slightly raising his hand from a distance.
"Okay, it's already imminent, why bother with all this? Come here and tell His Majesty how the situation is outside?" Zhang Guiren dragged his pink skirt and helped Emperor Jin sit down, saying impatiently.
Hua Qi raised his head slightly, and saw that under the illumination of the candlelight in the palace, Zhang Guiren's skin was as beautiful as snow, and his graceful and graceful figure was extremely beautiful!
"Your Majesty, don't panic! I have already contacted Youpuse, Guojiuye and Xu Zhengbei. The King of Kuaiji will definitely die in the meeting today! The day is not far away when Your Majesty will escape from the sea of suffering!" Hua Qi stepped forward quickly and stood from the side. Waiting on Emperor Jin: "Your Majesty has really suffered these days! There is a saying among scholars that if the emperor is worried, the minister will be humiliated, and if the emperor is humiliated, the minister will die. Your Majesty has suffered so much, but I cannot save your Majesty from danger. It is really incompetent!"
The king is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the king will humiliate his ministers to death!
Emperor Jin's eyes were dim and his face was dull. He tried his best to spit out three words: "Well said!"
At this time, Zhang Guiren on the side spoke again: "Hua Qi, I ask you this question, you must answer it truthfully."
"Don't dare to hide it from your noble lord!"
"What are Xu Zhengbei's chances of winning?" Zhang Guiren asked suspiciously. She always felt that it was too risky to place all her hopes on one person.
Hua Qi was about to say something. Suddenly, a chamberlain outside the palace stumbled into the hall, shouting: "The King of Kuaiji is dead! Xu Xiao, the general of the Northern Expedition, killed the national traitor with his own hands. Your Majesty is saved!"
Hearing this, not only Zhang Guiren was filled with joy and beaming, but even the originally dull pupils of Emperor Jin, who was sitting limp on the throne, started to sparkle with light!
"Okay! Xu Xiao, I have Xu Xiao's sharp sword, so I have nothing to worry about!" It was rare for Emperor Jin to finish a complete sentence.
Zhang Guiren clapped his hands and hurriedly ordered: "Immediately gather people to protect your majesty to avoid chaos. If there is any news from Taiji Hall, please send it to me immediately!"
"No!" The little chamberlain kept this in mind and retreated randomly, not forgetting to close the palace door in the end.
Hua Qi looked at Wang Zhen, whose face was covered with stinky socks and was blushing not far away. He turned around and asked Zhang Guiren: "My lord, what should I do with this old man who is eating inside and outside?"
Zhang Guiren seemed to have smelled the peculiar smell emanating from the socks. He took out a brocade handkerchief to cover his nose in disgust and said in a low voice: "Wang Zhen betrayed his master because he was disloyal. He took refuge with King Kuaiji and participated in the confinement of His Majesty. There are For these two serious crimes, it is not an exaggeration to exterminate the entire clan, but Your Majesty is merciful and will behead him as a warning to others! Also, tell the people in the palace that whoever dares to collude with foreign dynasties will be punished by Wang Zhen!"
"Your Majesty, do you think your concubine is handled well?"
"Uh-huh……"
Under the steps of Taiji Hall, Wang Chen still faced Xie Yan and refused to retreat.
"Xu Xiao, Xu Xianzhi, Xu Zongwen, you!" Wang Chen looked ferocious because of fear, gritted his teeth, and even his voice trembled: "How dare you deceive the king and betray the king! You really wasted the king's support for you, you Do you really want to seek death and dig your own grave?"
Faced with Wang Chen's question, Xu Zongwen responded with a look of contempt: "I, Xu Xiao, have gone through hundreds of battles in order to be loyal to Your Majesty, for the sake of the Jin Dynasty, and to save the people. Today's high-ranking officials are also under the orders of Your Majesty. You can only have it with kindness, so how can you be associated with a traitor like you who is so ruthless, has no regard for your own flesh and blood, and doesn't care about the safety of the Jin Dynasty?"
"Kill the thief!" Doctor Fan Hongzhi waved his fist and was about to rush down the steps with his officials!
In addition to being a doctor of Taixue, Fan Hongzhi also has another identity - Wang Guobao and Wang Chen's cousin. Fan Hongzhi's aunt was married to Zhongshu Ling Wang Tanzhi, and later gave birth to Wang Guobao brothers.
Wang Guobao abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, so Fan Hongzhi said nothing more. But now Wang Chen is openly opposing the civil and military officials because he is the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army!
Is this a big deal?
Fan Hong was so angry that he really wanted to rush down and beat this useless cousin!
Xu Zongwen had quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately stepped forward to stop Fan Hongzhi and others: "Wang Chen still has some military power in his hands, so don't push it too much! If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, the consequences will be disastrous!"
This is a palace city. If Wang Chen takes risks, there's really no chance he can do something outrageous.
At this time, a sergeant appeared behind Wang Chen. The sergeant leaned sideways and said something in Wang Chen's ear. Wang Chen's eyes widened even more!
"Is this possible?"
"General, the art of war says: Put yourself to death and survive!"
Xu Zongwen naturally noticed something was wrong. He was discussing with Xie Yan how to let the Huwei Army block Da Sima Gate, and at the same time asked Longxiang General Zhang Songzhi to lead people to surround him. It seemed that Longxiang Army should also arrive at the predetermined ambush position.
"Crash..." Part of the imperial army led by Wang Chen, about a thousand people, suddenly withdrew from the steps of Tai Chi Hall and turned away!
Zhang Xuanzhi, the Minister of Civil Service, warned Xu Zongwen: "General, you must not escape Wang Chen! This is a forbidden palace in Taiwan Province, and Wang Chen must not be allowed to do anything wrong!"
Wang Gong, the minister of Zhongshu, also squeezed in from behind and crowded around Xu Zongwen. He suggested: "Wang Chen will not repent, the general must not hesitate! The most important thing for the general at this time is to send people to protect your majesty." , as long as His Majesty comforts him and he is fine, no matter how much Wang Chen tries, he will just be a moth flying into the flame, bringing his own disaster!"
"Yes! Your Majesty is fine, Wang Chen must die!"
"General, please send troops quickly!"
"General!"
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Xu Zongwen raised his hand to signal everyone to be silent, but everyone had to keep silent because a forbidden soldier rushed up from the steps.
The imperial army ignored all the officials and came to Xu Zongwen alone. He bowed slightly towards Xu Zongwen and reported loudly: "General, the brother of King Qiao Sima Shang has been captured by Tan Sima and Deputy Commander Zhao. Yu Lin and others Wei has been controlled by the Zuo Shenwu Army and is supporting Taicheng..."
"Okay!" Xu Zongwen has been waiting for this moment. The Zuo Shenwu Army in Wang Guobao's hands turned against him last night. Together with Zhang Songzhi's Longxiang Army and Xie Yan's Huwei Army, most of the power of the Forbidden Army has been taken back!
Coupled with the departure of Tan Daoji's battalion, Wang Chen only had less than 2,000 Shenwu troops left!
"Immediately send people to surround the rebels! Remember, the first rebel Wang Chen can be captured and killed, and the rest of the threats will not be asked." Xu Zongwen actually still wanted to surround the elite of the Forbidden Army. After all, this was his hard work!
As soon as Xu Zongwen's order was issued, the officials breathed a sigh of relief. They had been worried for so long, and Wang Chen led his troops to surround the Taiji Palace. They were deeply afraid that Wang Chen would send people to kill them. Now the matter is finally settled!
"It's not good, it's not good! The rebels have invaded the inner palace and are heading towards Chongxun Palace. His Majesty is right there!" In the Taiji Palace, an unkempt eunuch ran out and shouted loudly. Everyone got out of the way immediately. There is a way for him, the eunuch, to get out.
Xu Zongwen was shocked. Wang Chen was really brave!
The right servant shot Wang Xun and couldn't help it. Even though he was quite old, he still yelled at Wang Chen: "Traitor, traitor! Wang Chen, what on earth is he going to do?"
The expressions on the faces of the officials were very different, and many of them were whispering to each other. Xie Yan stepped forward and persuaded Xu Zongwen: "Wang Chen must be trying to hold His Majesty hostage and threaten us to submit! The general cannot let him succeed, otherwise he will kill the King of Kuaiji again." If you stand up like Wang Chen, the gains outweigh the losses, General!"
Xu Zongwen didn't understand. He originally thought that Wang Guobao was weak and incompetent, and that Wang Chen was not much stronger, but he didn't expect that Wang Chen would have the courage to attack the inner palace and kidnap Emperor Jin. This was really unexpected!
"This is a serious matter, I understand!" Xu Zongwen ordered to the imperial guard who reported the news: "Let Tan Sima lead people into the palace immediately." At the same time, Xu Zongwen said to Xie Yan: "The outer court will be handed over to the general, please general Guard the city gate and don’t let the rebels escape!”
In addition, Xu Zongwen also asked Longxiang General Zhang Songzhi to lead Longxiang's army to follow him into the palace. He asked all officials to wait for news in Taiji Hall.
The right servant shot Wang Xun to comfort everyone and said: "Comrades, with Xu Zhengbei here, Your Majesty will be at ease. The traitor Wang Chen escaped on the first day of the first lunar month and could not escape on the 15th day of the lunar month. He will be captured by Xu Zhengbei... "
