In the Jin Yiwei's military formation, Zhou Quan was wearing a flying fish suit and holding a long sword. He was standing there with a worried look on his face, not daring to slack off at all.
Today is really exciting.
When he came to the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony before, he felt very heavy.
From the chats among his colleagues, he had already learned that today Enhai was planning to abdicate the emperor and replace him with Li Mu, the so-called King Xian, as the new emperor.
As for the original Emperor Shunlong, it was impossible to say that he would be relegated to the cold palace. He might even die unexpectedly suddenly and be secretly killed by the eunuchs.
Thinking of the benevolence shown by the emperor before, Zhou Quan couldn't help but feel depressed. While regretting the emperor's experience, he secretly hated his own incompetence and cowardice.
If, if possible, he also wanted to guard the emperor and serve the benevolent emperor.
It's just that in this case, even if he really breaks out of the military formation, the dozens of brothers under him will never follow him.
At most, he would be using his arms as a chariot and then be quickly hacked to death by others.
But when Enhai actually led people to force the emperor to abdicate, Zhou Quan felt the blood in his body welling up, and he was filled with anger.
The anger in his heart was burning, and he wished he could kill the eunuch leader with one knife.
At that time, he held the handle of the knife tightly and struggled in his heart for a long time. Finally, his blood boiled over and he was ready to fight to the death and die without regrets!
Unexpectedly, when he was about to rush out of the military formation, he heard the emperor's order, and figures with strong martial arts rushed out of the military formation around him, protecting the emperor in the middle!
For a moment, Zhou Quan froze in place and did not move again.
Immediately afterwards, the Habayashi Guards rebelled, and several other Qianhu came out of the formation.
Then the emperor showed his true power and fought with En Hai, and finally succeeded in cutting off En Hai's head.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Quan's heart was filled with tears.
But at this time, there is no need for him to step out of the formation, otherwise he will only be looked down upon.
Until the emperor imprisoned all members of the Eunuch, Dongzhu, and Houdang, and destroyed the Qiantui Army, Zhou Quan couldn't help but feel happy for the emperor.
God is on the right path, and as a benevolent king, the emperor is indeed favored by God.
At this time, he had no reason to jump out of the formation, and had been staying in the Jin Yiwei's formation.
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly called his name!
In the military formation, all the comrades of the Jin Yiwei were all awestruck at this moment, not knowing what Zhou Quan had done.
The bloody methods the emperor showed just now were too brutal, making them all feel uneasy.
After all, Jinyiwei, as a palace guard, has always been one of the sharpest knives in the hands of Enhai, the leader of the eunuch party, together with Dongchang.
Although many things he did were done according to orders, who knew what the emperor thought?
At this moment, someone suddenly thought that Zhou Quan had followed the emperor out of the palace incognito, and even made a splash several times.
Everyone knows that Zhou Quan, the so-called bodyguard, has many elements of spying on the emperor.
Did he offend the emperor at that time?
That would be a disaster...
Next to Zhou Quan, his immediate boss Baihu Qian Baide said in a low voice:
"Zhou Quan, go and kowtow vigorously to the emperor later. It's best to bleed out. If the emperor scolds you, don't defend yourself. The emperor is kind and may pardon you... I can only help you so much. ”
As he spoke, he gently patted Zhou Quan on the shoulder.
Zhou Quan was worried at this time. He didn't know what the emperor was calling him for. He didn't have time to think about it carefully. He rushed out of the Jin Yiwei formation and came to the White Jade Pill Majesty. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed vigorously:
"The banner of the Imperial Guard is in full swing. See the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
The emperor smiled after seeing Zhou Quan and said warmly:
"Zhou Zongqi, you are very good."
Zhou Quan's whole body trembled, and he suddenly thought of what he had reminded the emperor to be careful about that day, and what the emperor said to him. He suddenly understood something, and his heart suddenly became hot.
Just listen to the emperor say loudly:
"The general banner of the Jin Yiwei is complete, and he is loyal and brave. He has been promoted to Jin Yiwei for thousands of households, given unicorn uniforms, and carries a sword in front of the emperor to walk in the palace."
Hearing this, all the guards in Jinyiwei couldn't help but burst into commotion. They never expected that this boy Zhou Quan was so lucky that he was taken seriously by the emperor.
A moment ago, he was a general with only fifty people, but in the blink of an eye, he became one of the thousand households of Jinyiwei!
Zhou Quan was excited and understood that this was the emperor's response to his original reminder. He couldn't help but have mixed feelings, burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, I...the general has not...the general has really failed the emperor's favor...cannot deserve the emperor's favor..."
Although he had previously thought about standing out from the crowd and protecting the emperor, he did not do so in the end.
Still timid.
Thinking of this and the emperor's love, Zhou Quan couldn't help but feel ashamed, feeling that he was really not worthy of the emperor's favor.
Li Yun smiled slightly and said:
"Man, why are you crying? I said you deserve it, so you deserve it! Why don't you thank me!"
The emperor's words immediately made all the courtiers and guards burst into laughter, and the solemn atmosphere that had just enveloped the entire square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony immediately relaxed.
Especially the elite soldiers who guarded the Zhili Army. Originally they were only afraid of the emperor. Now they saw that the emperor had conferred the title of Qianhu to a member of the Imperial Guard just because of a trivial matter, which immediately made them psychologically closer to the emperor.
The emperor is not only majestic, but also benevolent.
And this was also one of Li Yun's reasons for canonizing Zhou Quan in public.
Just like setting fire to thousands of people, just rescuing a cat from the ruins can create a warm and compassionate image.
If you want to truly gain the heartfelt allegiance of these elite guardsmen, you have to do both kindness and power in order to gain their heartfelt approval.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Thank you, Your Majesty! How can a general be so virtuous...Long live my emperor!" Zhou Quan was so excited that he burst into tears, kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude, and then got down at the emperor's command.
Li Yun continued with a relaxed smile:
"I give you two choices. One is to guard the imperial prison, and the other is to stay with me as a royal guard. You can choose for yourself."
Hearing this, all the guards present, Shang Zhijun, couldn't help but feel deeply envious.
As the most special bodyguard among the imperial guards, the Jinyi Guards have many more people than ordinary guards. They are equivalent to the pro-army among the pro-army. One of their "businesses" is to manage the imperial edicts and prisons.
The Qianhu who guarded the imperial prison were also called "the guardians of the imperial prison", because the people imprisoned in the imperial prison were either rich or noble, which was definitely a good job.
The last prison guard, Liu Quanyou, died not long ago, and the gap has not been filled. Unexpectedly, Zhou Quan is now taking advantage of him.
Zhou Quan kowtowed again without thinking at all:
"Back to the Emperor, Zhou Quan is willing to be by the Emperor's side as a royal guard."
He is not the kind of short-sighted person, and he naturally understands that although the prison guard is a fat and well-oiled man, the benefits of being with the emperor for a long time are definitely not comparable to that of a prison guard.
Li Yun nodded slightly:
"It's rare for you to be loyal, so take charge of guarding the Nourishing Heart Hall first."
Zhou Quan was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
At this moment, a sudden voice suddenly sounded:
"Your Majesty's great talent and great strategy, your literary and military skills, your benevolence and virtue are universal, and you are a blessing to the world. You are truly the blessing of our great Wu Dynasty! Every time I think of you, I can't help crying! It's really God who has blessed our Wu Dynasty! Your Majesty, I owe you this His admiration is like the Milky Way hanging upside down, gushing endlessly, soaking into the soul!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw a man wearing a bright yellow robe, who looked like a toad at this time, lying there with his butt sticking out, a flattering look on his face.
It was none other than King Xian Li Mu.
At this time, Li Mu was filled with resentment and fear.
Angry that the throne was clearly his, Li Yun suddenly showed off his power and beheaded Enhai. He even killed the eunuchs, the Dongzhu party, and the Houdang in one fell swoop, and robbed him of the throne.
What was frightening was that Li Yun had unparalleled martial arts skills, was decisive in killing, and had cruel methods. He didn't know how he would deal with him as the king.
Fortunately, we are all members of the royal family after all. As he is Li Yun's brother, I will definitely make him look bad, and even send him to the cold palace or prison, which is extremely humiliating. This is the limit.
If he behaved well, surrendered early, and flattered him hard, maybe Li Yun would treat him like a fart.
Because of this, Li Mu quickly seized the time to sing praises loudly and show himself in front of these ministers and generals. Presumably the emperor would not go too far in consideration of his face.
His wishful thinking was ringing in his mind, but he didn't expect that the emperor didn't even look at him. He turned around and took Pei Zhong and other officials and Wulin guards to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony and headed towards the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
As the emperor left, the guards of the Zhizhi Army, under the leadership of the new commander, withdrew from the Hall of Supreme Harmony and returned to their barracks.
Only Zhou Quan and a group of royal guards, as well as the eunuchs from the Imperial Palace, were left to clean the scene and move the bodies.
The corpses were moved onto carriages. Enhai's body was also moved out of the main hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. However, it had been broken into two parts and was shipped separately together with his head, ready to be taken away. Made of salt, it is easy to spread to the first nine sides.
The water dragon originally used to put out the fire spewed out powerful water jets, washing away the white jade elixir that had long since turned into red in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
There were even craftsmen from the Ministry of Works who came to build scaffolding and prepare to repair the main hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Everyone was doing their own thing step by step. Only King Xian Li Mu was still kneeling there. The blood was washed away and directly soaked into his clothes, bringing with it a strong smell of blood that made people sick.
He quickly said to Zhou Quan on the side:
"This... Lord Zhou, Your Majesty... Did Your Majesty tell you how to deal with me?"
Zhou Quan shook his head calmly and said:
"The Emperor didn't say anything."
So, did Li Yun let him go? Li Mu let out a long sigh of relief, and suddenly the big stone in his heart was relieved. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and prepared to get up and leave.
But just at this moment, an Xiuchun knife pressed down on his shoulder, forcing him to kneel in the blood again.
Zhou Quan looked at Li Mu and said coldly:
"The Emperor didn't say he wanted you to leave either."
…
Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Ji Yunpeng pushed open the door of the ceremonial prison room and made a gesture of invitation to the emperor behind him.
Li Yun stepped in and saw several hanged eunuchs on the beams of the room.
Ji Yunpeng said in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, these eunuchs are En Hai's personal people. After hearing about En Hai's execution, they immediately hanged themselves and followed him."
Li Yun nodded slightly:
"Although his body is disabled, he is still loyal and courageous. He will be buried well. You all can get out."
Ji Yunpeng took the order and immediately ordered his men to move the corpses out. He closed the door and stood guard outside the door with a sword.
No one is allowed to enter without the emperor's order.
After everyone left, Li Yun walked around in the slightly cramped Ceremony Supervisor, and his spiritual consciousness quickly released, covering the entire Ceremony Supervisor, and then penetrated underground.
After taking a few steps, he raised his eyebrows and stopped.
Directly below him was a huge secret room.
(End of chapter)
