Fengqi Jingshi

Chapter 212 The Moonlit Night (5)

Shen Junzhuo thought it was funny, but Prime Minister Liu was very good at hitting back.

In fact, he actually laughed too.He said:
"The prime minister wants to visit the sick, just stay until dawn. If you are not called into the palace, those who know say that the prime minister can't sleep at night and are worried about Guozuo. Those who don't know can say that the prime minister intends to rebel and lead troops to rebel. !"

After hearing this, Prime Minister Liu also laughed and said:

"What General Shen said is absolutely true! You, Shen Junzhuo, are so secretive that you don't announce the official family's illness. People who know it will say that you are doing it for the stability of the country, but those who don't know will say that you want to usurp the throne!"

Shen Junzhuo snorted coldly, moved his hands secretly, and the forbidden army hidden behind secretly gathered here.

He said:
"Prime Minister, you don't have to be so eloquent. Over the years, you, Liu Qing, have a heart of Sima Zhao, and everyone in the world knows. Now that the official family is still in place, you have planned for a long time to lead troops to break through the palace defense with such fanfare. I finally couldn't bear it and wanted to do it."

Prime Minister Liu snorted and sneered:
"Shen Junzhuo, even if I have the heart of Sima Zhao, how could you be better! You said that the official family is still there, but who have you seen the holy face these days? Don't think that others don't know that your imperial army has already captured this The Jiuhua Palace is surrounded by water! Tell me, what is your intention?"

Just as he was about to say more, he heard the sound of the door opening behind him.Looking back, it was Emperor Zhao who came out, and Emperor Zhao was followed by Shu Yao.

Because of the smoke, Emperor Zhao choked as soon as he came out, coughed for a while, took the towel handed over by Shu Yao and wiped it, then looked at the crowd and said:
"All my loves are really good ministers of mine, even if you break into the palace late at night, you can still make up some fierce words!"

In fact, as soon as Emperor Zhao came out, the people below had already started whispering.

Some of them were willing to come with Prime Minister Liu because they had not seen Emperor Zhao for many days. Prime Minister Liu said conclusively that Emperor Zhao was terminally ill and might die at any time. Shen Junzhuo concealed the condition of the emperor with ulterior motives.They followed to uphold justice so that Dacheng would not fall by the wayside.

But now seeing Emperor Zhao who was able to walk out, although he coughed for a while, and although his body looked weak, he could stand up and walk out after all, and he didn't look like a dying person.

Then there is a problem with the prime minister's words, and they really turned into following the prime minister to force the palace to rebel.

It's not that you can't do this with the prime minister, but after watching the prime minister's work for others a few times, everyone murmurs in their hearts that following the prime minister may be abandoned at any time.

Instead of being so frightened, it's better to live the life of eating and waiting to die, at least the family's wealth and life are safe.

But the prime minister did not allow them to repent at this time.

It was indeed beyond Prime Minister Liu's expectations that Emperor Zhao could walk out, but since he has reached this point today, it is impossible to go back.

There was a fierce light in his eyes, he waved his hand, and the Huben Camp, who had been following behind him, gathered forward, and more soldiers from the Huben Camp poured in outside the Jiuhua Gate, and within less than a stick of incense, they were gone. Standing in front of the huge Jiuhua Hall was full of people, and the torches in their hands illuminated the front of the hall as if it were daytime.

Shen Junzhuo originally wanted to use words to hold Liu Chengxiang for a while, waiting for the imperial army to deploy manpower, but now he saw that it was impossible.

Prime Minister Liu came forward step by step, stood under the Dan Chi, bowed to Emperor Zhao and said:

"The officials have devoted themselves to Dacheng, poured out their hearts and blood, and now they are suffering from illnesses. I meditate in the dark and feel deeply ashamed of the previous emperor's entrustment. After thinking about it again and again, I implore the officials to put the holy bow as the most important thing. King Rui is the prince, and the prince supervises the country. , I will do my best to assist the crown prince!"

When the people below heard it, they looked at each other in dismay. After all, the words were said, and there was still a fig leaf before they were said. Once they were said, they would completely tear their faces.

And those loyal supporters of the prime minister immediately stood up, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly:
"I implore the officials to take the holy bow as the most important thing!"

For a moment, Dan Chi fell to his knees.Those who hesitated, those who did not kneel down, looked around and drew out the shining long knives in the hands of the soldiers of the Huben Battalion, and then knelt down.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Emperor Zhao felt a little flustered.He didn't want to come out, but it was Mr. Mo Li who told him that he had to show up at this moment in order to make General Shen Da famous.

He thought for a while, Shen Junzhuo was still standing by his side, at least his life was safe, so he stood up.Who would have thought that Prime Minister Liu would force the palace so openly!How should he deal with this?
Thinking about it, he wanted to step back and hide to the side.It was Shen Junzhuo who stepped forward and blocked his way of retreat, so he had to stand still.

The slight pain in his chest became worse with the tense breathing, and he couldn't help coughing again.After coughing, I tried to straighten up, looked at Prime Minister Liu and said:

"Bold traitor! I'm still alive, you, you dare to openly force me to abdicate like this. What kind of crown prince oversees the country? Maybe this great country will change its surname to Liu!"

After finally plucking up the courage to say such a long paragraph, he saw Prime Minister Liu's fierce eyes staring at him closely, and he couldn't help but move back.

But Prime Minister Liu smiled coldly, flicked his sleeves, and said:
"Why do the officials speak so harshly? I said it. I think of you. I hope you will take care of yourself. You haven't done anything these years, and you are tired of illnesses. Why don't you simply pass the country to King Rui?" , you are happy to be at leisure, wouldn’t it be comfortable to go sightseeing in the mountains and rivers in the future?”

The imperial guards ambushing inside and outside the Jiuhua Palace approached little by little. Shen Junzhuo felt the slight sound of footsteps, and felt that it was almost done, so he said to Shu Yao who was standing behind in a low voice:
"Retreat to the hall."

Just after finishing speaking, the door of the main hall opened a crack, but before Shu Yao could turn around, Emperor Zhao nimbly got in, and closed the door from inside with a bang.

When he dodged like this, the two confronting parties immediately became nervous.Liu Xiao, the leader of the Huben Battalion, narrowed his tiger eyes slightly, and drew out his waist knife with a swipe, and the soldiers who were originally surrounded by the two wings began to surround them in the middle.

Shen Junzhuo was extremely resentful in his heart, and Emperor Zhao made a mess at such a critical moment.

The imperial guards around the Jiuhua Palace gathered towards Shen Junzhuo one after another, in order to guard the gate of the palace.

But at this moment, once the palace door was closed, it could not be opened easily, so Shu Yao couldn't get in for the time being, Shen Junzhuo could only protect Shu Yao behind him.

At this point, it was inevitable for the two sides to meet each other. Liu Xiao took the lead in raising his long knife and quickly attacked Shen Junzhuo.Soon, the Huben camp and the imperial army became one.

Those civil servants who followed Prime Minister Liu, some followed closely behind Prime Minister Liu, while others shrank into a ball trembling in fright.

Empress Liu was still standing at the gate of Jiuhua Hall, she watched the fight below indifferently, as if none of it had anything to do with her.

But the scene that suddenly came into view made her heart tremble: she saw behind Shen Junzhuo standing a beautiful woman dressed as a court lady, even if she covered it with long sleeves, she could still see their holding hands!
(End of this chapter)