Facing Murong Qi's questioning, there was only a slight smile on his face.
"You have hostages, and I also have hostages. My father passed away. I saw that the Princess of Chu and the Crown Prince of Chu didn't come. I thought to myself that I was disrespecting my father, so I sent someone to invite them here. Brother Sixth Emperor, Brother Fourth Emperor, you have to think clearly. If you continue to stand by Murong Sheng's side, maybe you can get glory, but you will lose all your family members and descendants. Is it worth it?" Murong Sheng was saying this just now, Now it was his turn to speak.
Even before they entered the capital, people from Fengyue Villa had sneaked into the Chu land and brought the Princess of Chu, the Crown Prince of Chu and the little princess to the capital.
The mountains over there are high and the rivers are long. It is controlled by the people of Fengyue Villa, and no letters can be sent. Now that all their troops have come to Kyoto, there is naturally not enough backup and precautions, and no news can be received.
Princess Chu was holding the child and weeping silently. Concubine Zhuang was also weeping. Only Concubine Shu shouted like a shrew:
"Sheng'er, leave me alone. I will die when I die. Your great cause is the most important."
When Jiang saw how crazy she was, he asked someone to hold her down and pinch her chin to prevent her from biting her tongue and committing suicide.
It was a great shame and humiliation for the majestic concubine to be held down like this by two guards.
Murong Sheng's fingernails had dug into her flesh.
But the current situation is that not only his mother and concubine are hostages, but also the hostages of King Qi and King Chu's family.
"I have known for a long time that you are going to take action. How many people are there and what is the plan? Prince Jin, guess what, how did I know?" Murong Huai looked at Murong Sheng with a half-smile.
Murong Sheng said nothing, his eyebrows were extremely gloomy.
"Can't Prince Jin guess it? It's boring. Let me tell you. Thanks to Concubine Gu's suppression of Princess Jin in the past, Princess Jin held a grudge and found out a lot of useful information, which was all sent to Kyoto. Tell me, now outside the imperial city, the 50,000 soldiers and horses from the Xishan Camp have arrived at the gate of Kyoto. How can you, a mere 30,000 people, compete with me?"
The city tower has given out a signal, and Jiang Guogong has arrived at the city. By then, the rebels will have no way out.
It is impossible for them to kill these ministers, nor to kill all the minister's family members. Even if he grabs the throne, who else can work for him?
But the problem now is that he has no chance to seize the throne.
Gu Yue gritted her teeth. No wonder Zhao Hui suddenly changed her gender six months ago and was willing to serve her as a slave. It turned out to be to find out information.
King Yong was the first to express his stance. He walked directly to the main hall and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, I am loyal and have no intention of rebellion!" He did not want to be involved in this unreasonable disaster.
"Brother Second Emperor, you don't have to be afraid. Since you didn't participate, I won't offend you. Get up quickly."
Seeing King Yong's statement, King Qi couldn't help it anymore and followed him out and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, I just gave the King of Jin some financial help. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, then punish me. But the harm will not come to the child and his family."
Murong Huai also knew this. In the past three years, Murong Sheng and Murong Qi had needed a lot of money to raise elite soldiers. The expenses required for these 35,000 elite soldiers were not ordinary.
Unlike the imperial court that raised troops and had its own specialized institutions, and their armors and weapons all had to be forged by themselves and hidden from discovery, the imperial court received a large amount of tax revenue every year from royal merchants, and the treasury was extremely full, so there was no shortage of money.
Their fiefdom also needs to contribute a certain amount of money to the palace every year. Just one Gu family is not enough to support it, so at this time, they asked King Qi to provide funding.
"Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Brother Four Emperors, knowing how to return from the lost path is the choice of a wise man. I have never wanted to kill you. Aren't you in the fiefdom stable enough in the past few years?
Brother Sixth Emperor, I will give you another chance. Do you want the princess and the crown prince, or do you want to continue to stand by Murong Sheng's side? "
King Murong Qi of Chu has the most difficult job at this moment. On one side he has his brothers and allies, and on the other side he has his wife, children, mother and concubines.
At this time, Princess Chu spoke. She cried and shouted to King Chu:
"Your Majesty, stop it. Our daughter has just given birth. You promised me that you would watch the children grow up. Have you forgotten? Don't be confused again. We will return to Chu State in the future. Dear, live a good life, okay?"
Murong Qi's eyes turned red and he began to cry. There was wavering in his eyes.
Now it seems that Murong Sheng and Gu Yue are isolated and helpless.
"Brother Imperial, I'm sorry. I can't just watch my family ignore me. Why don't you give up and stop letting so many innocent people in the world? Their lives are also lives."
Murong Qi's intention was very clear, asking him to surrender would be a simple matter and less people would die.
He can have a way to survive, right?
Murong Qi walked to the center of the hall and knelt down directly. This was to obey Murong Huai's wishes.
"Murong Huai, you are really good at calculating. But what if I don't surrender today? I have said that the winner is the king and the loser is the one who is capable. Even if you fail today, I will still try to win. Maybe I will be lucky. Okay, I can always get a few backers.
If I can't succeed, you can't even think about it. If you want the throne, I will also want you to betray your relatives. "
After he finished speaking, he picked up the porcelain cup and threw it to the ground. The sound of the porcelain pieces breaking was particularly harsh in the palace.
The rebels outside heard the sound and rushed over regardless.
The sound of swords clashing instantly sounded outside.
Gu Yueren was already dumbfounded. She gasped in panic, thinking that she would not be able to get out today, so she could only close her eyes in despair.
There were all civil servants in the main hall, Murong Sheng laughed:
"Murong Huai, I want all those hostages to be buried with me. I wonder who else is willing to guard your country."
After saying that, he threw a white ball, which hit the ground and immediately dispersed the cloud of smoke.
For the first time, Jiang Yu covered his mouth and nose. Murong Huai was a step too late and inhaled some poisonous smoke.
Murong Sheng then threw a few more pills in the hall. For a moment, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into chaos, and coughs could be heard one after another.
He took the opportunity to hold Gu Yue's hand and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Jiang Yu took out a poison-avoiding pill from his arms and took it. He held his sword and groped in the dark.
Murong Huai was surrounded by more than a dozen Imperial Guardsmen, but they all fainted due to inhaling the poisonous smoke.
A crossbow arrow struck directly at Murong Huai who was leading him, mixed with the sound of wind. Fortunately, Jiang Yu predicted it in advance and blocked the arrow.
It turned out that Murong Sheng shot an arrow at Murong Huai based on his feeling. If he was lucky, he could kill him, but if he was not lucky, he could be hurt.
After releasing the arrow, before the poisonous mist dissipated, he pulled Gu Yue out through the side door.
It was impossible for him not to leave some escape route for himself. He clearly remembered the directions of the side doors and successfully found the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
He knew that he couldn't leave today, but he didn't want Murong Huai to have a hard time.
So, he took out the signal fireworks from his waist and shot them into the sky.
A small ball of blue fireworks bloomed in the air, which was a signal for the rebels outside the imperial city to kill the hostages.
