Seeing this scene, Queen Cao was stunned for a moment and knew something was wrong.
When Zhao Zongquan invaded the palace, Queen Cao was actually not worried.
Because Queen Cao knew very well that even for the sake of fame and righteousness, Zhao Zongquan would never let herself and Zhao Zhen die.
After all, the crime of regicide was too big for Zhao Zongquan to bear.
If something like this happened, even if he succeeded in usurping the throne, he would be punished by the people of the world.
But seeing the thick black smoke in the imperial city, Queen Cao was really uneasy.
I thought to myself, Zhao Zongquan was at the end of his rope and was planning to die with him!
But what Queen Cao didn't know was that Zhao Zongquan was full of doubts when he saw the fire and smoke, because he didn't send anyone to set the fire.
However, Cao Jingxiu didn't think about anything else. He just thought that his men were not able to attack well, so he thought of setting fire to force the opponent to surrender.
There is no time to put out the fire now. After all, the most urgent thing now is to capture Zhao Zhen and get the imperial edict of passing the throne. Otherwise, there is no need to put out the fire if his life is gone.
Moreover, the palaces in the palace were widely separated, so burning one or two palaces would not have much impact, so they just sent people to find other generals to ask them not to attack with fire.
If you really can't take it down, just trap the person.
Anyway, the real victory or defeat lies in Funing Hall, as long as others don't come out to cause trouble.
But what Zhao Zongquan didn't expect was that even though he ordered so, palaces would still catch fire one after another.
This made Zhao Zongquan very angry, thinking that someone was violating the rules.
But now at a critical moment, Zhao Zongquan really couldn't distract himself, so he could only write down the account first, and then slowly settle it later.
Empress Cao in the Funing Hall was even more anxious at this time, feeling that Zhao Zongquan was nakedly threatening her.
Because the fire was burning from the outside in, it was originally close to the palace gate of the city, and then slowly moved closer and closer to Funing Palace.
This made Empress Cao feel that Zhao Zongquan was saying that if she did not surrender, the fire would be lit in Funing Palace and everyone would die together.
Faced with this situation, Queen Cao felt that she could not sit still and wait for death, otherwise she would be burned by the fire.
Then he called Zeng Chaosheng and asked, "There are fightings everywhere in the palace now. If I want you to take me and the young prince out of Funing Palace.
Go to the city to meet up with Li Hao and the others, you can be sure to do it. "
After hearing this, Zeng Chaosheng pondered for a while and said: "If there is a sudden attack, I am sure that I can break out of Zhao Zongquan's siege.
But we don't know the current situation of the city gates. If we encounter obstacles at the city gates, we won't be able to stop Zhao Zongquan without the palace wall to rely on. "
Zeng Chaosheng's answer was quite pertinent. Empress Cao saw that it was too risky to rush out of the palace.
Then he asked again: "Then if Zhao Zongquan wants to set fire to Funing Palace, what can you do to stop it?"
Regarding this question, Zeng Chaosheng had actually thought about it just now, and answered directly: "Although there are no fire-fighting equipment from the fire-breathing team in Funing Hall, I have just passed by.
[It has been running stably for many years. It is comparable to the old version of the book chasing tool and is used by all old bookworms.
Arranging people to put out the fire is always less risky than breaking out.
It's just that Zeng Chaosheng couldn't say this directly, lest Empress Cao think that he was instructing her to do things.
So while he was leaving and inspecting the palace walls, Zeng Chaosheng found Cao Jingxiu and asked him to talk to Empress Cao. After all, they were siblings, so it was much easier for him to talk.
Later, it turned out that Cao Jingxiu's persuasion was indeed effective.
After a while, I saw all the maids and eunuchs in Funing Hall being called in.
Then the man stood outside the temple with a bucket of water in his hand, ready to put out the fire at any time.
But in fact, the person who set the fire was not the two waves of people currently fighting to death in the palace.
It turned out that after Zhao Zongquan's men invaded the palace, they did not leave any troops to defend the city gate, but just closed the palace gate.
The people Su Xian and others sent to visit found no one at the palace gate. They pushed the palace door and found that it was not open.
When they were about to leave, they happened to find that there was still a ladder on the city wall that had not been dismantled, so they would definitely have to climb up and have a look.
At this glance, I found that the fight was very lively in the palace, and judging from the situation, the main characters on both sides must be fine.
This naturally did not meet their expectations, so before they went back to report, they ordered Jiying Palace to help Zhao Zongquan and the others.
When the news came back, the British father also made a decision in his heart.
Compared with loyalty to Zhao Zhen, one's own interests still prevailed after all, and improving the overall environment of generals was indeed what the British recognized as what they should do.
But after all, the British Duke still didn't want to attack Zhao Zhen personally, so after hearing the news, he said: "I will go to Li Hao later and find ways to delay time, and I will also find opportunities to persuade him.
I'll leave the palace affairs to you, so don't leave anything behind. "
Seeing that the British Duke relented, Su Xian immediately replied: "Please don't worry, we will handle the matters in the palace, and we guarantee that there will be no problems."
The British Duke nodded, then left here and hurried back to talk to Li Hao.
As soon as the British father left, Su Xian and the others asked about the situation in detail, and then discussed it.
I still think that instead of taking action personally, it is best to borrow Zhao Zongquan's help to get rid of Queen Cao and Zhao Zhen, and then they can kill Zhao Zongquan openly and justly.
In this way, things will be done justifiably. ….
So in the end, we decided to use the trick of setting fire to force the two sides to fight more intensely. By the way, we could see if we could remind Zhao Zongquan to set the Funing Palace on fire.
This is also the reason why more and more palaces were on fire later, and they were increasingly located inside.
At the final stage, if not for Zhao Zongquan surrounding Funing Hall, their people would have been unable to get close.
Otherwise, they all plan to do it themselves, and the blame will fall on Zhao Zong anyway.
Another thing that must be mentioned is that it was not only Su Xian and the others who had this idea, but the Caomen garrison where Gu Tingye was also inspired.
Here, Gu Tingye's status is naturally not comparable to that of a British citizen, so he needs to submit a certificate of surrender first.
So the people who entered the palace were led by Gu Tingye, who then led a group of nobles into the palace to investigate the situation in person.
Then they saw a fire on the opposite side. This gave Gu Tingye and the others inspiration, and they responded immediately to the Six Shang Bureau.
After checking a few more places along the way, we finally met the people sent by Su Xian and the others.
Of course, this is not a coincidence. After all, both sides need to sneak around the fighting area and then take a path all the way forward, so it is normal for them to encounter each other.
It was this meeting that allowed the two parties to communicate with each other and agree to act together.
Once there were more people, they were no longer content to just set fires. They could only charge and kill small groups of rebels.
After a lot of trouble, the situation in the palace, which was already in chaos, became even more complicated.
And at this time, things
The situation suddenly changed again. Those people from the palace who had been imprisoned by Empress Cao and Zeng Chaosheng escaped from the palace where they were imprisoned, and then directly joined the battle.
There was no way, after all, who had allowed their place to be targeted, which made them think that Queen Cao and Zeng Chaosheng wanted to kill people and silence them.
Full of resentment, he thought about rushing out to seek revenge from Queen Cao and the others.
In order to break out smoothly, they were all prepared to suffer casualties, but the people who originally guarded them didn't know where they were beaten when the battle started.
So they came out very smoothly, and then they were dumbfounded.
Because as far as the eye could see, the palace was filled with black smoke, accompanied by bursts of fighting sounds, which was completely different from what they thought below.
Then everyone realized that what Bi Zhongyou said originally was true. He really had reinforcements and had already invaded the palace.
This makes many of them feel a little bit confused and don't know what to do next.
If you want to continue helping Queen Cao, it is obvious that Zhao Zong can attack the palace, so he must have an obvious advantage.
After all, they don't know that Li Hao is outside the palace, and they can't save the situation.
But if they want to help Zhao Zongquan, they have hacked Bi Zhongyou to death before. Who can guarantee that Zhao Zongquan will not settle the score later? Everyone is suddenly in a dilemma.
At this time, a confidant of Bi Zhongyou who was still alive stood up and said: "Why are you still hesitating now? Now that the eldest prince has entered the palace, even the city wall can be broken, so the palace wall can last even longer.
Now, while the matter is not over yet, if we help the eldest prince quell the chaos, we can still make meritorious deeds. Otherwise, we will really have no value after the matter calms down. ”….
After hearing this, many people present were inspired, but some people still had concerns.
At this time, someone suggested that if someone capable from the eldest prince's side could come over and personally vouch for it, then they would agree.
Otherwise, they would rather take advantage of the chaos to leave the palace. At worst, they can leave Bianjing and live incognito.
After this point of view came out, quite a few people agreed, so some people left and planned to find Zhao Zongquan and the others.
Of course, his real purpose is mainly to return, because he is the person Zhao Zongquan arranged to be around Bi Zhongyou.
As for the situation here, it is just a casual mention. How to do it depends on what Zhao Zongquan wants.
If Zhao Zongquan didn't need them and wanted to solve it directly, then he couldn't care less.
So he went to Funing Palace. After all, this is the palace where officials are permanently stationed, and the main battlefield must be here.
After he came to get his name, Zhao Zongquan originally didn't care much. The only reason he called him was to find out what was going on with Bi Zhongyou and how he was solved so quickly.
As a result, when he learned that there was a new force in the palace, Zhao Zongquan felt extremely happy.
He immediately said, "Okay, if you can get them to subdue them, that will be a great achievement."
After asking about the situation, he called Zhao Ceying and asked him to go there in person and bring the person under control.
With Zhao Ceying here in person, it will be much easier to solve this matter.
After the people who were looking for Zhao Zongquan left, the remaining people took precautions and ran away if a large number of soldiers came.
But in the end, when they saw that Zhao Ceying had arrived in person, she personally promised that as long as they could obey orders, their past affairs would be forgotten, and they could even receive corresponding rewards based on their merits.
After this brainwashing, they naturally entered Zhao Zongquan's camp.
With their joining, the defense line of Zeng Chaosheng's organization began to shake. After all, these people had been stationed in the palace for too long.
They knew exactly which side of the palace wall was easy to hit and which side was difficult to hit.
This made Zeng Chaosheng feel resentful. If he had known that this would happen, he should have found a way to kill them all. He should not have kept them.
But thinking about these again, it’s already
It was too late, Zeng Chaosheng could only find Empress Cao and said: "Empress, please quickly ask the officials and the young prince to prepare. Now Funing Palace can no longer bear it. We must break out and see if we can have a chance to get out of the palace. "
After hearing this, Queen Cao understood that this was her last gamble, and she could only hope that she would have better luck.
Then he said: "Okay, I will go and bring the little prince now, and then we will leave immediately.
As for the official family, he had just passed away. Before his death, the official family had personally left a posthumous edict for the young prince Zhao Zonghan to succeed to the throne.
In addition, Ouyang Xiu was the assistant minister, Tongping Zhang was in charge of the political affairs hall, and Li Hao was in charge of the military talisman to control the western suburbs camp, and summoned the British Duke back to Beijing to preside over the military affairs.
You were promoted to General Yunhui, and held the posts of Deputy Commander of the Guards and Pro-Army Ma Army Division, and Commander of the Long Guard Army. "
To be honest, after hearing this, Zeng Chaosheng felt extremely complicated, but it was obvious that he couldn't express his feelings due to the current situation.
I can only say first: "Thank you for your kindness. Then please change your clothes so that you won't look so conspicuous after you leave."
Empress Cao also agreed with Zeng Chaosheng's opinion, so she changed into a palace maid's clothes, and then Cao Jingxiu carried Zhao Zonghan on his back and followed Zeng Chaosheng to break out.
Not to mention, Zhao Zongquan and the others really didn't expect this, so Empress Cao and the others really ran away.
Of course, after reacting, Shen Congxing hurriedly led the people to chase him.
Although they didn't recognize him for a moment, since they wanted to escape, there must be someone important inside and they couldn't let him go.
As for the father and son Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Ceying, they entered Funing Hall cautiously.
Because the two of them were sure that Zhao Zhen was definitely not among those who escaped. After all, Zhao Zhen's body could not withstand the torment.
But if Zhao Zhen doesn't leave, what's the point of others escaping? Zhao Zongquan doesn't quite understand this.
It wasn't until he saw Zhao Zhen with his own eyes that Zhao Zongquan understood the reason. .
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