After all, victory is now certain. Most of Zhao Zongquan's men have been defeated, and the remaining ones have no ability to counterattack.
For them at this time, there was no urgency to advance quickly, and it was just as they thought before.
If Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao are still alive in the palace, it is actually not a good thing for them at this time.
That's why they stopped after entering the city gate, wanting to give Zhao Zongquan more time.
After all, they definitely don't want to be involved in this matter. They just want Zhao Zongquan to make a knife and then kill it.
As for not going to reinforce Li Hao, they knew that Li Hao might not agree with them.
After all, Li Hao had the status of a civilian official, so he took advantage of the defeated armies on both sides to block Li Hao's way.
Anyway, with Li Hao's military strength, it is impossible to lose.
Originally, it was a bit troublesome to do this, because the British father and Gu Tingye were on both sides, and it was almost impossible to bypass them.
But they didn't expect that because of the artillery incident, the two of them would delegate their command rights and run to Nanxunmen themselves.
This gave them the opportunity. After capturing the city wall, they stopped the attack on the grounds of a whole bunch of troops.
Of course, they also knew that they could not move completely, otherwise it would be difficult to communicate with Li Hao and the British Duke.
Therefore, after a brief discussion, they sent out troops to go to various gates of the palace to see what was going on inside the palace.
On the other hand, soldiers and horses were dispatched to various important yamen and the residences of some important officials to check the situation and maintain order in Bianjing City.
Among them, Li Hao's Mansion, Ying Gong's Mansion, Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, Ouyang Xiu's Mansion and other places highlighted it. They thought, I will help you with things as soon as I enter the city. No matter how angry you are, you can't do it. On our head.
After everything was arranged, they felt that the matter could be sorted out, so they discussed who else needed to be contacted to do this together.
Just as they were discussing, Gu Tingye and Ying Gong came to Caomen and Liangmen respectively and saw them.
When the British Duke arrived, he saw everyone gathered together and said angrily: "What on earth are you doing? Why did you stop here and neither go to support Li Hao nor go to the palace to rescue him?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other and motioned for each other to answer.
In fact, they were not worried about the British Duke's opposition. After all, the British Duke also belonged to the military generals. Although his status was respected, he was not much jealous.
They still believe that after clarifying the whole story, the British public will eventually agree.
But due to the British Duke's prestige, no one wanted to speak first, lest they get scolded.
But seeing the silence of everyone, the British father became even more angry.
But looking at this situation, the British public felt that there must be something going on here, so he immediately called out his name: "Mr. Su, tell me what your intentions are."
The person whose name was called had no choice but to stand up obediently, thinking about how to explain it in his mind, and then said:
"Reporting to the Duke, we actually just want to improve the situation a little bit, which currently emphasizes civility over military affairs.
Nowadays, the whole world knows that those who roll call outside the Donghua Gate are good men, but they don’t care about the countless sacrifices made by the Wuxun family like us.
It is precisely because of this that many martial arts families have turned to writing and devoted themselves to the imperial examination in recent years.
If this continues, it will be harmful to us, but it will not be harmful to the Song Dynasty, so we want to take advantage of today to make some changes. "
After hearing this, the British Duke was shocked, thinking that they were going to do what Chen Qiao mutiny had done, and immediately shouted angrily: "So are you planning to rebel now?"
After hearing this, Su Xian quickly replied: "It has been more than a hundred years since the Song Dynasty was founded, and the world has long been stable. How dare we have the intention to rebel and ruin this peaceful and prosperous age."
Others also spoke one after another at this time, swearing to the British Lord that they would never think of this.
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Seeing this, I felt that they really didn't have this idea, so they asked, "Then what exactly do you want to do?"
Su Xian replied: "Actually, we have roughly discussed it. The current situation happened mainly because of the fear of successive officials and the suppression of civilian officials.
In fact, everyone knows that the official's health will definitely not be able to survive this incident, and Zhao Zongquan will definitely not be able to succeed to the throne.
Regardless of whether it is Zhao Zonghan or someone else, we all hope that the person who succeeds him will be an official who has no such idea.
In addition, at the civilian level, Han Qi and Zhao Zongquan colluded to rebel, and naturally they could no longer gain a foothold in the government, so Grand Prime Minister Ouyang should be in charge next.
With this contribution, as well as the help of Grand Prime Minister Ouyang and my support, Li Hao will be able to be the center of governance in the future.
In this way, our situation should be improved, and that's all we want. "
After listening to these words, combined with their current actions, the British public can naturally guess what they want to achieve now.
In his heart, the British prince still has certain feelings for Zhao Zhen. After all, the monarch and his subjects have been compatible for decades.
But the British public had to admit that what Su Xian and the others thought made sense.
Over the years, the British public has seen many families with military honors and encouraged their children to study, hoping to change their family through the imperial examination.
In response to this, the British public naturally felt uncomfortable.
In addition, the British public is also thinking about the benefits of this matter for Li Hao.
After all, he only has a daughter, so the British father naturally has to make plans for his son-in-law.
The British Duke also fell silent for a while, and the others were watching closely at this time, waiting for the British Duke's answer.
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Entered Funing Hall and held on.
The other three city gates were not so lucky. Before they arrived at Funing Hall, Zhao Zongquan had already led his people to surround Funing Hall.
And since they came from three directions and were not directly connected, they naturally could not attack together.
Instead, they were worried about the pursuers behind them, so after testing and confirming that they could not rush into Funing Hall, they moved to the palace one after another.
Zhao Zongquan naturally couldn't leave these soldiers and horses behind, so he could only let the pursuers deal with them separately.
In this small palace, there are four battlefields, and everyone can only fight on their own.
Of course, in terms of the overall situation, Zhao Zongquan still had the advantage, but he was worried at this time.
After all, there are still a bunch of pursuers behind him, and now he can't even see Zhao Zhen's face, let alone the edict he wants, which is not even a shadow.
At this time, Zhao Zongquan didn't dare to waste any time. If it weren't for his poor martial arts, he would have wanted to go up and fight with his sword.
Therefore, the battle outside Funing Palace was extremely fierce from the beginning, with shouts of killing rising from the sky.
At the same time, correspondingly, the innermost room of Funing Hall was unusually quiet.
Because only Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao stayed here, they had been looking at each other for a long time.
When the matter reached this point, Zhao Zhen felt that it was time to talk to Queen Cao about what was on his mind.
So he broke the calm and said, "I regret it a little now. If I hadn't left Zhao Zonghan to be raised by you, maybe there wouldn't be this fight today."
Empress Cao disagreed with Zhao Zhen's words. She never thought that it was she who caused this disaster. Instead, she said:
"This matter has nothing to do with my child. It is clearly Zhao Zongquan's wild ambition and his desire to rebel and usurp the throne that led to today's situation."
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I understand what you want, but I succeeded to the throne when I was thirteen years old. I was supported by Empress Zhang Xianmingsu, and I was assisted by Lu Yijian, Wen Yanbo and others. The journey was difficult. .
Now Zhao Zonghan is two years younger than I was back then. You may be able to compete with Empress Zhang Xianmingsu on the inside, and do you have a humerus minister to assist you outside? "
Empress Cao could not answer Zhao Zhen's question for a while.
"Yes, if Empress Zhang Xianmingsu were still alive, Zhao Zongquan would never be able to succeed today, but since things have reached this point, we can only go on."
Zhao Zhen naturally couldn't hear Queen Cao's voice, and Zhao Zhen could finally clearly feel his physical condition at this time, knowing that he was about to meet his end.
After all, he was already living on his last breath, and today he encountered another palace change that was indirectly caused by his own decision. He was already a little unable to bear the turmoil in his heart.
So I held on again and made the final arrangements.
He said, "I just heard from you that there are soldiers and horses attacking behind Zhao Zongquan. I think it is Li Hao who is commanding.
I had previously given an edict and military talismans to Li Hao, asking him to ensure that Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
But I never thought at that time that Zhao Zongquan would be forced to rebel by you in the end. "
Hearing this, Queen Cao was shocked and looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise. She probably didn't expect that he would make such an arrangement secretly without telling everyone.
Just as he was about to ask a question, he was interrupted by Zhao Zhen's next words: "But in this situation, it is impossible for the throne to be passed on to Zhao Zongquan.
I have prepared a new edict for Zhao Zonghan to ascend the throne, and left a letter to Li Hao asking him to burn the original edict.
From now on, I just hope that you will think twice about your actions in the future, and don't miss the great Song Dynasty. "
As he spoke, he took out a prepared edict and letter from the side of the pillow. This was written in advance by Zhao Zhen when he knew someone was attacking the imperial city.
After Empress Cao took it, she immediately opened it and looked at it, wanting to confirm the specific contents inside.
But he didn't notice that after Zhao Zhen took out these two things, his body seemed to have finished explaining the funeral affairs, and the last breath of his heart was released.
As a result, his body began to lose its support and he completely fell onto the bed.
By the time Queen Cao came to her senses, Zhao Zhen was already lying on the bed and closing her eyes.
At this time, Empress Cao also panicked. She tested it with her hands and found that there was still air in her nose. She hurriedly went outside the palace and pulled Dr. Song in.
After the Song Dynasty doctor came in and saw Zhao Zhen's condition, he quickly stepped forward to check his pulse.
After a while, Imperial Physician Song shook his head and said, "The officials are exhausted both mentally and physically. Now they have run out of gas and have no way to make a comeback."
Hearing this, Empress Cao felt like a bolt from the blue, even though she had long expected Zhao Zhen to leave.
But when it comes to this, I still can't accept it.
At this time, the Imperial Physician Song could only remind: "My condolences to the Queen, there are thieves and thieves in the palace now, and you have to take charge of the overall situation."
There was no way, with the current situation in the palace, the Song Dynasty doctor did not want to die like this, so he could only send words to cheer up Queen Cao.
Otherwise, if even she collapses, who else can stop the rebels outside.
Queen Cao did wake up after hearing this. After all, she still had someone to rely on Zhao Zonghan, so naturally she would not give up easily.
After she regained her composure, she said to Imperial Physician Song: "The situation in the palace is critical now, and the news of the official's death cannot be spread. I would like to ask Imperial Physician Song to stay here first."
After the matter is settled, I will send someone to invite you out. What do you think? "
Imperial Physician Song naturally has no objection to this. Anyway, at this stage, it is indeed very safe here.
Then Queen Cao walked out of the palace, planning to ask Cao Jingxiu how the situation outside Funing Hall was going now.
As a result, as soon as he walked out, he found several thick black smoke coming out not far away, as if there was a fire somewhere.
