"Are you Su Xian?"
The queen glanced at the hundreds of people brought by Su Xian, felt relieved, and sat on the dragon chair again. Her eyes fell on Su Xian, and she said with a frivolous smile:
"You have such a good reputation. You are really brave. How dare you come out to seek death at such a time."
"But this time, you won't be as lucky as before. I will catch you, castrate you... and execute you in Lingchi!"
"..."
Su Xian glanced deeply at the queen and ignored her.
He walked up to Emperor Chen, bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty is frightened. Isn't it that the foreign minister is too late?"
When the queen saw that Su Xian dared to ignore her, she was so angry that she almost ran away.
Fortunately, she suddenly remembered that she was sitting on the dragon throne now, so she might as well let this kid be wild for a while.
Emperor Chen never looked at the queen again. He seemed a little tired and tired. He turned sideways to comfort the two noble concubines, Prince Tian and Chen Keyan, and replied casually:
"It's not too late. Su Hou came at the right time. I'll bother Su Hou next. I'm a little tired today. There are some people and things I don't want to see again."
"The foreign minister received the order."
After Su Xian paid homage to Emperor Chen, he looked sideways at the Queen, an inexplicable smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was looking at prey.
The queen was immediately furious. She slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with her little hand and scolded:
"How presumptuous! You only have 300 people in total, but I can mobilize thousands of soldiers in the palace. It only takes one word to annihilate you."
"You ignorant boy, why do you act so confident? Do you really not know how to write the word "death"? Very good, then I will help you."
Su Xian had some free time and said with a smile:
"Oh, there are thousands of soldiers, I'm really scared, but I wonder if the Queen has heard a word about it."
"What?"
"Catch the thief first and capture the king first."
"you dare!"
The queen's phoenix eyes glared angrily, and she stood up slapping her gum. She really had the temperament of a mother who cares about the world.
The eunuchs, maids, and ministers present were all impressed by this momentum, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to move.
Su Xian was not afraid at all. He turned to look at Yang Zhilan and casually gave instructions:
"Come on, Zhilan, take the queen for me. Be careful to be gentle, just grab it. How to deal with it is up to His Majesty's Holy Judgment."
"Hahahahaha..."
The queen smiled.
She smiled very arrogantly and proudly. She has been planning secretly for many years. Isn't there a master beside her?
Su Xian's wish to capture the thief first was simply wishful thinking.
After she finished laughing, her face darkened and she loudly ordered: "Here comes someone, escort me."
In an instant, more than twenty tall and rounded masters came out from behind the main hall and guarded the queen tightly, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The queen suddenly felt extremely safe. She leaned on the dragon chair rudely and said with a frivolous smile:
"You are very brave. You want to capture me with just one person?"
"Haha, I won't use the Royal Guards, I will just rely on these guards for protection. Come on, I want to see how you capture me."
Su Xian's face did not change as he ordered Yang Zhilan:
"Do it."
"yes!"
Yang Zhilan rushed over like a bolt of lightning.
In the middle of the process, she took off the soft sword from her waist, slashed left and right, and crushed her all the way. In just a few breaths, she appeared in front of the queen.
The queen's complexion changed drastically, her beauty faded, and she was no longer as frivolous, calm and calm as before.
This is too fast, there are twenty masters!
Unable to resist even for a moment?
She had seen Yang Zhilan's abilities with her own eyes just now, but the people she killed were all eunuchs and maids. She expected that these twenty masters would be able to protect her thoroughly.
But the result...
"Queen!"
"Save the Queen quickly!"
"Queen, don't panic, the end will come soon!"
By the time the imperial guards reacted, Yang Zhilan had already brought the queen back to Su Xian's side.
Outside the main hall, more than a thousand imperial guards quickly gathered, clamoring to rescue the queen, and the number continued to increase.
"If anyone dares to move, I will kill the queen."
Su Xian shouted loudly, which frightened the excited imperial guards to stop immediately. They did not dare to move anymore and surrounded Su Xian and others.
However, there were dozens of soldiers who were too excited, their eyes were red, and they came over regardless.
It's quite impressive.
Zhou Wei and several masters attacked at the same time, and within a few breaths, they killed dozens of people on the spot, leaving their bodies lying on the ground and rivers of blood.
This bloody scene was even more shocking, so that the Imperial Guards did not dare to move.
At this time, three thousand imperial guards gathered outside the main hall, and they were basically all here.
Su Xian glanced at the embarrassed queen and shouted loudly:
"The poison that your Majesty was poisoned by has actually been removed by us a long time ago. This time we just used a trick to lure out the mastermind behind the plot to murder your Majesty!"
"Now, the mastermind behind the scenes has been revealed, and it is up to His Majesty to deal with it personally."
"I know you are just obeying orders. Now put down your weapons and surrender, I can also ask Your Majesty to show mercy and spare your lives!"
After Su Xian finished speaking, the armed guards looked at each other with hesitation and struggle.
But after a long stalemate, no one dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Seeing this, Su Xian continued to shout loudly:
"This is an opportunity I have specially fought for for you. You must seize it."
"You know, since Your Majesty has been cured of the poison a long time ago and can still devise a plan to lure the snake out of its hole, doesn't Your Majesty have any other arrangements?"
"Now I count to three. Those who want to surrender should immediately drop their weapons and stand in the open space on the left side of the hall. One, two..."
Just when Su Xian counted to "two", the sound of the first weapon landing finally sounded in the quiet hall.
Then, like an infectious disease, the sound of weapons falling to the ground came one after another... Finally, about two thousand people surrendered, dropped their weapons and stood on the left side of the hall.
There were about a thousand soldiers still holding weapons. When they saw this, they sneered:
"Idiots, idiots, you have lost your weapons, let's see what you can do to resist."
As they spoke, they waved their spears and were about to annihilate the two thousand people who surrendered.
Although the queen was being detained by Yang Zhilan, when she saw this, she couldn't help but look up to the sky and smile:
"Kill, kill well, even if I am gone, there will still be King Li, kill, kill them all for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly ran over in panic and shouted:
"Tens of thousands of... forbidden troops have broken through the gates of the outer city and are approaching the palace city. They say that they are honoring your majesty's order to enter the palace to serve the king and capture the traitor queen!"
After hearing this, the queen's expression changed drastically and she exclaimed: "Tens of thousands of forbidden troops entering the palace to serve the king? No, this is impossible, this is impossible, this is not true..."
The thousand Royal Forest Army soldiers who had not surrendered also stopped where they were with pale faces.
They looked at each other, and the cold sweat on their foreheads instantly fell down.
Su Xian, Emperor Chen and others felt relieved. The transfer of the forbidden troops outside the city into the palace to serve the king was the most important and decisive step in the entire plan.
No problem now.
The crisis is resolved.
The overall situation has been decided.
The whole plan is about to be a complete success.
Snapped!
Suddenly, a loud slap came, and everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Chen Keyan who walked up to the queen at some point, waved her hand and gave the queen a slap in the face.
The queen is actually good-looking and has well-maintained skin, but now there are five clear, red finger prints left on her, and the hair on her temples is also scattered.
"Shut up, what are you talking about?"
Chen Keyan had a cold face and couldn't help but give the queen another mouthful.
Su Xian and others suddenly realized that after the news came that "tens of thousands of forbidden troops entered the palace to serve the king", the queen kept saying "this is impossible", as if she was crazy, and it was really noisy.
Chen Keyan slapped her, not only to silence her, but also to avenge her private revenge.
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After tens of thousands of forbidden troops entered the palace, everything settled.
There were no further obstacles, and Su Xian's plan of "taking advantage of the enemy" was a complete success.
After this incident, Emperor Chen was very tired. He only chatted with Su Xian, Li Qingniu and others in the Qinzheng Hall, and stopped asking about any trivial matters.
He handed over the rest of the matter to Chen Keyan and King Tian, and ordered them to handle it with full authority.
Chen Keyan already had a grudge against the Queen, so naturally she would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
She used her privileges to wipe out the queen's power inside and outside the palace.
The eunuchs, maids, and ministers associated with the queen, as well as the thousand soldiers of the Royal Forest Army who would never surrender, were all arrested, punished for treason, and finally beheaded at the Meridian Gate.
The queen's natal family is a well-established family in Nanchen and has a very high prestige among the people. Emperor Chen usually gives in to it.
Naturally, Chen Keyan would not let it go. After asking Emperor Chen for instructions, she was ordered to recruit thousands of forbidden troops and kill them directly at the queen's natal nest——
Confiscating homes and exterminating clans!
As for the queen behind the scenes, Chen Keyan has no right to deal with it.
Emperor Chen did not deal with it yet. He only ordered to strip the queen of her title and banish her to the cold palace. As for how to deal with it in the future, Su Xian could not help but did not know.
But I think it's not much better...
Outside the palace.
Prince Li's Mansion.
King Li has been in high spirits these past two days, recharging his energy all day long. He is no longer as decadent as before. The King Li before he was demoted seems to be back again.
Today, at dawn, King Li got up to practice his sword and concentrate on exercising his body.
Half an hour later, King Li sheathed his sword and took the towel from the servant to wipe the sweat on his face. Although he was breathing heavily, he was full of energy, his eyes were bright, and he looked like he had endless energy.
The servant took the towel back from his hand, soaked it in the basin, and advised:
"Your Majesty, please take a break. The purpose of sword training is to strengthen your body, but Your Majesty has been practicing for half an hour. It is too hard."
"My sword training is not just for physical fitness."
King Li took the tea from another servant, took a sip, clenched his hand into a fist, and said in a deep voice:
"Su Xian, I predict that you will also set foot in Nanchen this time!"
"Haha, it's different this time. Once you're here, don't even think about leaving! I once swore a poisonous oath that I would catch you with my own hands and let you taste the taste of being cut to pieces with a thousand knives!"
The two servants looked at each other and stopped talking.
King Li happened to see this scene, and while wiping his hands with a dry towel, he ordered: "There is no need to be secretive, just say what you have to say."
A servant bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, we are just curious. Now that Your Majesty... is trapped in the palace and cannot step out of the palace without His Majesty's order, how can we capture Su Xian?"
"snort!"
King Li sneered and moved his muscles:
"The king is in a very good mood today and I will tell you something."
"May I ask, my lord, what's the matter?"
King Li smiled and said:
"Today, His Majesty will pass away, and King Tian and Princess Wu will also follow. My mother and queen control everything in the palace. From time to time, people come to invite me to the palace."
At that moment, King Li explained the queen's secret plan in detail.
Including how to poison Emperor Chen, etc., King Li was in a very beautiful mood and did not know how to avoid taboos.
"To think that such a thing has happened... Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The servant hurriedly flattered him.
Another servant frowned:
"But Your Majesty, I heard that the last time His Majesty was ill, a doctor brought by Su Xian cured him. This time..."
King Li waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It's different this time. Even if Su Xian brings a skilled doctor, it won't help. This matter will definitely succeed, so just wait and see."
Just as he was talking, someone came running out of breath, with a happy face, and shouted: "Your Majesty, good news, the Queen has sent someone to take the Prince into the palace!"
King Li was shocked, glanced at the two servants, and said with a smile: "You can enter the palace with me. I am in a good mood today, and I may reward you with an official position."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two servants followed him in a hurry.
Soon, King Li rushed to the gate of the mansion with his troops.
The queen sent a Royal Forest Army captain with dozens of people. The captain was holding his head high, looking arrogant.
Beside the captain, there were the Imperial Guards sent by Emperor Chen to guard Prince Li's Mansion, standing silently with their heads lowered, in sharp contrast to the arrogance of the captain.
"I will wait to see the prince!"
"Well, there's no need to be polite. There must be something important when the Queen Mother summons her. Let's hurry into the palace." King Li nodded, looking indifferent.
"It's not good! It's not good..." However, as soon as everyone took steps, someone rushed over and brought some bad news:
"The tens of thousands of forbidden troops originally stationed outside the city, for some unknown reason, managed to break through the gates of Jiangning City at the same time. After entering the city, they went directly to the palace city!"
"What did you say? Tens of thousands of forbidden troops entered the city!"
The people around King Li were shocked.
King Li was also stunned, but his expression did not change, and he did not panic. Instead, he looked up to the sky and laughed heartily. Finally, he said: "These tens of thousands of forbidden troops must have been dispatched to the palace under the order of my mother. It doesn't matter."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, someone else rushed over:
"Your Majesty... the tens of thousands of imperial troops entering the city... the slogan is... under your Majesty's order, enter the palace to serve the king and capture the traitorous queen!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" King Li's expression changed.
"My lord...something is going badly, something is going wrong, something has changed in the palace!" At this time, another person came running up and cried:
"Your Majesty suddenly woke up and saw through the Queen's plan. Hundreds of Forbidden Army soldiers appeared out of thin air. The Queen has also fallen into His Majesty's hands..."
"Impossible!" King Li's face became a little darker.
"Your Majesty, it's better to go back and hide quickly. Don't attract anyone's attention. Your Majesty has taken control of the situation in the palace, and there are tens of thousands of reinforcements outside the palace. We are defeated!"
King Li took a deep breath, his face was ashen, and after pondering for a while he asked: "Why did your Majesty suddenly wake up? Isn't he... incurable?"
The man said: "It's Su Xian from Daliang. The famous doctor he brought cured His Majesty!"
"It's...Su Xian again!" King Li's expression suddenly changed and he spurted out a mouthful of blood in public. His feet gave way and he fell to the ground unconscious.
