Kyoto is under martial law.
Thousands of households in Kyoto have closed their doors and windows.
But in the cracks in the door and in the window openings, there are pairs of eyes watching.
Groups of soldiers passed by on the street, including the Yulin Army, the City Guards, and a small group of Jingzhao Mansion police officers.
The prime minister's defense is tighter than ever.
Ji Tai didn't close his eyes for two whole days and two nights. He walked back and forth in the study for a long time with red eyes.
There are many high-ranking officials in his study.
They did not come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take refuge, but were waiting here for news of the changes in Kyoto.
But three days have passed, and none of the news has come back.
For example, the soldiers from Nanping City and Fenglai City should have been at the gates at this time.
For example, Gao Zhanting, the commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, should have taken control of the four-sided city gates at this time. He should have opened the four-sided city gates to welcome the troops from Nanping City and Fenglai City, but Gao Zhanting disappeared silently. !
Another example is Tai'an City, which was occupied by the Shenwu Army. According to the plan, it should have been captured by the Red Flame Army at this moment.
etc.
Just when Ji Tai was restless, the butler Kang Shiji hurried in.
He bowed and whispered: "Master, Xi Lei is here!"
Ji Tai was surprised, then happy, "Please!"
"Master, Xi Wei did not come alone."
Ji Tai frowned, "How many people are here?"
"a lot of!"
Before Kang Shiji finished speaking, an old man wearing a black robe and a black scarf stood outside the study.
Ji Tai looked over the old man's shoulder and saw a group of soldiers in black standing in the courtyard in the autumn rain.
"What does it mean?"
"There is some chaos in Kyoto. Of course I have to consider safety..."
Xi Wei stepped in and looked at the room full of civil and military ministers, and suddenly showed a smile:
"Did Prime Minister Ji move the court to his own home?"
"We have to discuss something...please sit down."
"I still have something to do, so I won't sit down."
"What's the matter?"
"Welcome the Red Flame Army into the city."
Ji Tai was immediately overjoyed, "When can we enter the city?"
"About evening."
"How is Tai'an City?"
"The soldiers in Tai'an City are not the Shenwu Army!"
Jitai was surprised, "What about the Shenwu Army?"
"Ten thousand are in Huaishan County, and twenty thousand are in...the imperial palace!"
When Ji Tai and the other ministers heard this, their eyes widened.
Ji Tai quickly asked again: "Then...Qianniu Guard...?"
"Except for Chen Zhe and his left guard, everyone else is dead!"
When Ji Tai heard this, it was like a thunder exploded above his head.
He staggered back two steps, but luckily he was supported by Kang Shiji. He looked at Xi Wei in disbelief, "So, my son Ji Tuo..."
"Dead too."
"But don't be sad. If the wall falls, many people will be killed."
Xi Wei's eyes flashed across Ji Tai's face. He glanced at the room full of ministers, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
He walked out of the study, turned to Ji Tai and said again:
"Your son is just one step ahead of you."
"Originally, you should have been left to Li Chenan to kill you, because killing you with his own hands would give him a better and greater reputation."
"But I thought about it, it would be better for him to do less things like blood staining."
"I, an old man, won't live for a few more years anyway. It's up to me to handle this kind of thing."
Ji Tai was shocked, "You...who are you?"
"Didn't you agree to kill Li Chenan?"
"You, you...I understand!"
"Xi Wei, the plan you laid out from beginning to end was not against Li Chenan, but against me!"
Xi Wei raised his eyebrows, "You? How can you be worthy of me planning to target you?"
"go to hell!"
He waved.
The group of soldiers rushed into the study.
Heart-rending screams sounded.
For a moment, there was silence.
Blood flowed from the study.
It flowed into the yard and flowed into the mud ditch with the rain.
Xi Wei glanced at it, turned around, and left the Prime Minister's Mansion with the group of dead soldiers who had already come down from Qishan Mountain, leaving no one alive.
On this day, countless ministers in Kyoto were killed.
On this day, Ji Tai's head was hung on the city wall!
On this day, news spread in Kyoto that almost all of Ji Tai's family were beheaded.
As a result, the windows of thousands of households that were originally closed suddenly opened.
Then, those doors gradually opened.
Someone walked out of the door. He was frightened at first, but then gradually became more courageous.
They were also holding knives.
A hatchet or kitchen knife at home.
They began to gather, like a trickle, heading towards the city wall where Jitai's head was hung.
In the square under the city wall, they merged with the city river.
When they saw the familiar head that originally frightened them, they rejoiced, shouted, reveled, and then headed toward the palace.
Outside the palace, the people of Kyoto gradually gathered here to form a sea!
Su Muxin is also in this sea.
He looked at these crazy people in great shock, and then looked at the originally extremely solid wall of the palace, and suddenly felt that the wall might really fall down.
He left this sea and returned to the small courtyard where his mentor lived in the backyard of Taiyuan University.
It’s still that square pavilion.
The flower-filled courtyard was already sitting under the pavilion and brewing a pot of tea.
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The third prince Ning Zhiyuan stood beside the Juyuan very nervously.
Concubine Li put down her hoe and walked over. She looked at Ning Zhixing's frightened face and smiled calmly: "Are you afraid?"
Ning Zhixing swallowed: "My child is a little worried."
"Are you worried that the 20,000 Shenwu Army won't be able to hold on?"
"Um,"
Ning Zhixing nodded, "The momentum created by Xi Wei is too powerful. He has incited too many people in Kyoto, and the Shenwu Army may not be able to cope with it."
Concubine Li walked towards a small pavilion in front of her.
He placed the hoe at the door and hung the bamboo hat and coir raincoat on the wall.
A palace maid brought a bowl of hot ginger tea, she took it and took a sip.
"What's the reaction from the East Palace?"
"The kid just came back from there. Brother Prince... He doesn't seem to be afraid. Instead, he's a little happy. I don't know why."
Concubine Li put down the tea cup and looked at the autumn rain outside the window, and the chrysanthemums that looked more beautiful in the autumn rain.
"Xi Wei did make a good move."
"But everyone seems to have overlooked one person."
Ning Zhixing was startled: "Who?"
"Dong Huai Guo, Huai Ping Mountain!"
"There do seem to be many people outside the palace walls, but sheep are always sheep, no matter how many there are, they are still sheep."
"The imperial palace is under siege and the East Palace is in danger. How can Huaipingshan watch his own grandson standing under the dangerous wall?"
"Nanping City and Fenglai City were originally controlled by Jitai. My mother thought that the garrisons in these two cities would be used by Jitai... Now it seems that my mother has underestimated Huaiping Mountain!"
Ning Zhixing swallowed: "What does mother mean...the fifty thousand soldiers and horses in these two cities are actually people from Huaiping Mountain?"
"Originally, my mother only suspected it, but now I am sure."
"Why?"
"Because Xi Wei did not launch an attack on the palace!"
"I'm afraid he also realized something was wrong."
"If he wants to capture the palace, he must first deal with the garrisons in those two cities, otherwise he will face the unfavorable situation of being attacked from both front and rear."
The autumn rain was falling, and Concubine Li looked sad, "Huaiping Mountain is the oriole!"
"Many people will die!"
"This is not autumn rain, but a... blood rain!"
