The army of King Zhennan rushed into the capital in a mighty manner. Because the incident happened too suddenly and the defenders at the top of the city defected too quickly, no one even went to the palace to report the news.
I could only hear the occasional young people shouting that the enemy was entering the city along the way.
But under the bows and arrows of the army, these people were quickly shot and killed, and in the end there were no more people left to shout.
Seventy thousand troops poured into the city like crazy, and at the end was the chariot of King Zhennan, who also entered the city gate.
"Forty thousand people will surround the palace, and another thirty thousand people will attack other city gates, force the defenders to surrender, and kill Sima Luan on the spot. There is no need to capture him alive, just bring his head to the king!" "
King Zhennan stood on the chariot and gave orders loudly.
For Sima Luan and Tong Yuan, his request was to kill them on the spot and not to survive.
It stands to reason that when he went to Beijing to "King Qin" to kill the traitor, he should have captured him alive, then tried the crime, and then executed him in front of the whole city. This is the correct procedure.
But he felt guilty. His family knew about his affairs, so he was a rebel. He couldn't give the other party any chance.
Sima Luan, Tong Yuan, the emperor, and all the royal family and ministers had to die in the hands of the "rebellious army".
As for the officials, he still has to keep them. After all, all the officials are not wrong. He still has to reorganize the court and let the officials come to persuade him to take office.
After all, his "throne" was inherited from the Feng Kingdom. He came to the throne helplessly after the royal family was killed by the rebellious minister "Tong Yuan", rather than through rebellion.
"Oh, my lord, your lord!"
The left prime minister came down from the city wall with a smile on his face, and bowed his hands with a smile,
"Old minister, I pay my respects to the prince."
After seeing the left prime minister, King Zhennan smiled broadly. He got out of the car himself, helped the left prime minister Zheng Sanlang, and said,
"Prime Minister, there is no need to be polite. The Prime Minister is a great hero. When the sycophants and thieves are causing chaos and deceiving Your Majesty, you are the only one who remains loyal. For my great cause, you have dedicated your life and risked your life to let our army enter the city." ah.
Mr. Xiang has made great contributions. "
"How dare you, how dare you, it's just a matter of true nature, it's all for the country."
Zuo Lian said hurriedly.
"Come on, Prime Minister Zuo, get in the car, and you and I will go to the palace together to arrest the sycophant Tong Yuan!"
"Okay, okay, let's go together!"
Zuo Xiang smiled and got into the Zhennan King's car.
Zheng Sanlang was the hero of King Zhennan's entry into the capital this time. The two of them had already secretly communicated and agreed that Zheng Sanlang would open the city gate and let his army enter the city.
This is why Zheng Sanlang said righteously that he would defend the city with his servants.
Otherwise, with his greedy and fearful character, how could he run to the city wall without any problems?
And it is impossible for the King of Zhennan to kill the Left Prime Minister. After all, the Left Prime Minister helped him. If she kills the Left Prime Minister, who will dare to help him in the future? Isn’t everyone heartbroken?
Moreover, there are only three first-rank officials in the imperial court. The right prime minister and the general must be killed. There is only one left prime minister, the head of the officials. He has to ask the left prime minister to help him persuade the officials to join him, King Zhennan.
Soon, they arrived outside the palace.
At this time, King Zhennan's army had surrounded the palace on three floors inside and three outside, and was fighting fiercely with the palace guards.
King Zhennan sneered and said,
"Hit me, give me a hard beating, but nothing in the palace can be touched, and you are not allowed to destroy or loot the palace!"
From now on, the things inside will belong to him, and he doesn't want the things inside to be destroyed.
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Let's go, run for your life!"
Listening to the shouts of death outside, Tong Yuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and kept trying to persuade the emperor on the dragon throne.
There was no court meeting today, and all civil and military officials in the court were in their homes or government offices. With the enemy troops entering the city, those officials were even more afraid to go to court. Only the emperor, Tong Yuan and a eunuch were left in the court hall. Eunuch Cao.
As for Eunuch Huang, his whereabouts are unknown.
The emperor covered his forehead with a headache and asked,
"My dear, didn't you say that the troops in the city can withstand the enemy for several months? How come the enemy broke in within an hour? What's going on?"
Tong Yuan said bitterly,
"Your Majesty, I...I don't know, didn't the guards come to report before that the south gate was in emergency and asked for help from other gates?
The left prime minister sent all three thousand men and horses from the east gate to the south gate. He thought this was a trick of the enemy to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
The enemy took advantage of the weak defense of the east gate to attack the east gate and entered the city. "
"Mediocre people are all mediocre people!"
The emperor was furious and threw the memorial on the table to the ground.
"Empty talk harms the country, empty talk harms the country! This dynasty is full of people like you who only know how to talk. You are arrogant and do not know everything in the world. In the end, you harm the country, the people, and me!"
"Your Majesty!"
Tong Yuan knelt on the ground and cried bitterly,
"I am begging for my bones. I deserve death for my crime. But Your Majesty, you have to run away for your life. The enemy is about to come in. The thousands of guards in the palace cannot withstand the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, leave quickly!
Eunuch Cao, Eunuch Cao, please take His Majesty away quickly. I will stay here to hold back the rebel Mingxuan. He hates me the most. Let him kill me and give His Majesty time to escape! "
It has to be said that Tong Yuan was indeed a loyal minister. At the last moment, he did not think about escaping and wanted to trade his own death for the emperor's life.
The emperor closed his eyes and said
"Escape? Where to escape? The entire palace is surrounded by rebels.
The entire capital is full of rebels, where can I go?
I will not escape. If I escape and hand over the capital to the rebels, how can I have the face to face the underground ancestors?
I can't escape. There is no place in the world that can accommodate me! "
The emperor sat on the dragon chair and closed his eyes in pain.
He wanted to cut down the feudal vassals because the country had reached the point where it would be divided if it didn't cut down the vassals.
He had to do this, but he had neither soldiers nor power. He only had the legitimacy and majesty of being the emperor to force the kings to allocate some power to him, gradually and gradually eroding it.
Unexpectedly, he had been bargaining with the kings for so long, but the kings were still reluctant to give him any troops.
Instead, he gave King Zhennan a reason to rebel.
It is said that scholars harm the country and are useless. Now it seems that what they said is true.
The prime minister is very loyal, but it is of no use. He does not have this ability.
Does the emperor regret it? He had no regrets. When he chose to do this, he was already prepared to die.
The vassals were also reduced, the people were mobilized, and the king was ordered to be diligent.
He did everything he needed to do and worked hard wherever he needed to.
But still fell short.
I can only say that time is also fate.
He was ambitious and ambitious, but he was born at the wrong time, and he finally came to...
dead end.
