first minister

Chapter 316 A besieged city

On the city wall, a basket slowly hung down, and the people from Heibingtai put their waist badges in it just like they did during many nighttime emergency missions in the past.

After a while, when the prince was so nervous that his heart almost jumped out of his chest, the city gate finally slowly opened a gap.

After all, there is no martial law now, and there are only a few people on the other side, and their identities have been verified, so the keeper does not need to report them to the higher ups.

Hei Qi rushed into the gap, and the deep doorway was just like Prince Dongfang Ming's difficult dormancy and forbearance over the years.

After passing through, the sea and sky are vast!
On the city tower, a prison guard watched the group of black cavalry heading towards the palace. The soldier on the side whispered: "General, why don't you ask more questions?"

"Ask? Are you qualified to ask that?" The prison gate general snorted, "If he were an ordinary minister, even a first- and second-grade official, I would not open the city to release people, but this is Black Ice Platform. !Don’t ask, don’t check, the less you know, the more stable your life will be.”

The soldiers on the side seemed to understand, and looked curiously, trying to trace the figure of this group of black cavalry, but all they could see was complete darkness.

At this time, the group of people had abandoned their horses and quietly arrived outside the East Palace under the cover of night.

The East Palace is located to the east of the imperial city and is connected to the imperial city. It has three gates and more than twenty halls.

There used to be a large number of East Palace Guards here in accordance with the regulations of the Forbidden Army. Now they have been completely abolished, and the defense has been taken over by the Forbidden Army and Black Ice Platform. The name of protection is actually house arrest.

It was precisely this arrangement that allowed Emperor Chongning to relax his vigilance and at the same time brought convenience to tonight's affairs.

Standing outside the Jiafu Gate in the south of the East Palace, Xuanhu whistled, and not long after, the same whistle sounded in agreement.

Then, the palace door was quietly opened through a gap.

The prince and Xuan Hu, who were wearing black cloaks, stepped inside and the palace door closed again, as if nothing had happened.

Looking at the familiar palace in front of him, the prince couldn't help but feel a little happy.

Everything went so smoothly tonight.

The father really came, and after he came, it was just as they expected, and all safety was tied to the British Duke and the Black Ice Platform Black Cavalry.

My uncle and the British Duke thought they had killed their father because of the sudden incident, but they didn't know that from the beginning, he had no intention of sparing his father's life.

After so many years, he knew too well how terrifying that man was, and knew too well that he could not give him any room to turn around.

And this project also went very smoothly, and Qin Sichao, the useless person who overestimated his abilities, successfully became the culprit and avenged the crime he had framed.

Now that he has successfully returned to the East Palace, he only needs to be naturally promoted as the new king as the prince after the British Duke's frightened report.

Thinking of this, his steps couldn't help but become brisk, but a gentle greeting came from his ears.

"It's so late, where has Your Highness been?"

He raised his head in astonishment, and a row of torches lit up quietly in front of him, illuminating a majestic and tall figure lying across the road in front of him.

Commander of the Forbidden Army, Shang Zhicheng!

Looking at the opponent's calm appearance like a mountain, and the silent Forbidden Army soldiers surrounding him, Dongfang Ming seemed to have returned to the hundreds of fearful days and nights in the past in an instant.

At this moment, Xuanhu on the side took off his cloak, revealed his face, and looked at Shang Zhicheng, "Commander Shang, Your Highness is out to do something on His Majesty's orders. If you have any doubts, please wait until His Majesty returns to the palace. After that, ask His Majesty.”

Seeing Xuanhu who was supposed to be with His Majesty, Shang Zhicheng's face showed uncontrollable surprise. After a moment of silence, he raised his fist towards the Crown Prince and said, "Your Majesty, what happened tonight will be revealed to Your Majesty in the future. I hope you will." Your Highness, please forgive me.”

The prince breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, "General Shang has done his duty faithfully, how can Gu Ze be blamed!"

Shang Zhicheng showed no politeness and silently moved out of the way.

The prince turned and looked at Xuan Hu, then walked into the East Palace together.

Watching the two of them enter the main hall of the East Palace, Shang Zhicheng frowned and remained silent.

Entering the East Palace, the prince sat in the palace, breathed a long sigh of relief, and looked at Xuanhu, "Thanks to you just now!"

Xuan Hu did not dare to take credit, "After all, His Highness is the official in the East Palace. Even if Shang Zhicheng has doubts, he would not really dare to do anything to His Highness now."

The prince smiled and said, "Now that everything is settled, you and I can just wait for the good news! I have to go to the palace first, so I still have to do a good job in the show."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and farewell to Your Majesty!"

"Hahahaha!"

The prince's laughter echoed in the hall for a long time.
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Rumble!
A muffled thunder exploded in the middle of the night in late summer.

Lightning as thick as a giant snake in the sky illuminated the team that had just left the camp.

The downpour came suddenly, beating on the branches and leaves along the way, like a lament for them.

The British duke looked up at the sky, a hint of gloom flashing in his expression.

Everything is fine, why is it raining?

Five words quietly emerged in his mind: The regicide is unknown.

He shook his head violently. At this point, no one had any way out. No matter what unknown or divine punishment he had, they had no choice but to go on!
He ran all the way and arrived at the city gate.

Although the torches were extinguished, the movement could not be hidden from the defenders on the city wall with a team of several hundred people.

Immediately someone shouted, "Who is coming! In the center of Beijing, dismount and stop!"

Then the next row of archers pointed their bows directly at the team below.

"I'm Lu Rusong, where is Yang Yinghui?"

The British Duke's angry voice could be heard clearly reaching the top of the city even on a rainy night.

A flash of lightning suddenly illuminated everyone's vision, allowing people on the city and below to see each other clearly.But the prison gatekeeper was not careless and shouted: "Do you have a token?"

The British Duke took out the sign from his arms, handed it to the soldier and asked him to present it from the hanging basket, and then said: "I have a big matter to discuss with Yang Yinghui. Please report it as soon as possible without making any mistakes."

After verifying that the British Duke's badge was correct, the gatekeeper was shocked. An hour ago, the British Duke, who was riding a black horse and was now a victorious master, suddenly arrived. What happened tonight was weird inside and out!

"My lord, wait a moment, I will go and report this!"

The patrol camp is located in the southeast corner of Zhongjing City.

Originally, the tasks of guarding the central capital and the palace city were assigned to the Forbidden Army. The late emperor reformed and changed the Forbidden Army into two armies, one to guard the palace city and the other to guard the capital. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he reformed again to further weaken the power of the military in the center of the capital. The southern army was reformed. As a forbidden army, dedicated to guarding the palace city, following His Majesty, the Northern Army was divided into four, divided into three armies: Yulin, Huben, Shesheng and the patrol battalion. The three armies are permanently stationed outside the city, and the patrol battalion is dedicated to guarding the city.

The commander of the patrol camp, Yang Yinghui, was in the camp. He was not sleeping at this moment, but was pacing the room boredly.

The reason is also very simple. Today, Eunuch Gao specially came to convey the order, asking him to keep a close eye on every place in the city to prevent chaos. He said it was for tomorrow's triumphal celebration.

But this kind of thing does not need to be arranged by His Majesty personally, and does it require people like Eunuch Gao to personally deliver the message?
There must be something weird in this!

Although he couldn't guess what it was, he had to at least comply with His Majesty's request.

Seeing that it will be dawn in about two hours, I hope this night will pass safely!

"General!"

The sudden shouts and footsteps from outside the door startled Yang Yinghui, "You are going to die! You are so shocked!"

Aren't you the one who was shocked? The prison guard was speechless and said, "The British Duke suddenly arrived outside Xingnan Gate and said that he wanted to see you immediately for something important!"

"what?"

Yang Yinghui cursed secretly, but he didn't dare to delay, so he immediately put on his raincoat and rushed out on horseback.

A moment later, he led a team of soldiers and stood under the rain. All the expressions on his face had completely condensed, and all the thoughts in his heart had stopped.

Because, he saw that the supreme emperor had turned into a cold corpse, lying in the carriage.

"General Yang, I want to report to the central officials immediately and discuss all major matters in the future. Since you are the defender of the city, quickly open the city and go with me."

"General Yang?"

"General Yang!"

"Ah!" Yang Yinghui said quickly: "I am willing to listen to the British Duke's instructions!"

Immediately, the city gate opened wide, and hundreds of people rushed into the capital with the corpse of Emperor Chongning and the corpses of the two regicide murderers, Qin Sichao and Old Man Hengjian.

Yang Yinghui, who was following the team, turned to look at the carriage and swallowed.

The situation in Beijing over the past 20 years has completely changed!

But immediately, another thought came to his mind: Has his chance also come?
The doors of the central ministers' rooms were knocked one after another. After hearing the news reported by the messenger, the sleepy old men immediately felt as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. They burst out with a spirit that was seriously inappropriate for their age and hurried over. center.

Deep in the palace, Gao Yi was leaning on a chair and taking a nap.

The two adopted sons helped to knock on the legs and shoulders, while fanning themselves in the slight cool breeze.

Cozy and peaceful.

boom!
The door of the room was suddenly knocked open, and Jin Zhong rushed in crawling on the ground.

"Father-in-law! It's not good!"

Gao Yi's eyes suddenly opened and he heard Jin Zhong cry: "His Majesty was assassinated in the army and died!"

boom!
Gao Yi only felt the thunder from the Nine Heavens slamming into his Heavenly Spirit Cap at this moment.

His Majesty died?
How could His Majesty die if he goes out in a good manner?

Gao Yi stayed where he was, while the two adopted sons, who had been extremely pious and respectful before, looked a little unnatural.

When Emperor Chongning was in power, Gao Yi, who was Emperor Chongning's personal eunuch, was naturally highly respected. However, once the emperor came and his courtiers were replaced, it was not known that any eunuch could continue to be favored by the new emperor.

At this moment, Gao Yi couldn't care less about the thoughts of his two adopted sons. He regained his consciousness and asked, "When did it happen?"

"My child has just learned that Qin Sichao, the son of Qin Weizhong's traitor, is not dead. He sneaked into the army with his men and murdered His Majesty. Now the British Duke has returned with His Majesty's body and has reported it to the central princes. Now we are discussing Follow up!"

Qin Sichao?

British public?
Countless thoughts flashed through Gao Yi's mind instantly
not good!

He stood up suddenly and walked outside.

"Jin Zhong, follow me!"

The two of them walked around the various palaces in the palace and arrived at the harem.

Standing outside the gate of Changle Palace, Gao Yi had regained his composure and calmness as the eunuch in charge, and ordered the eunuch on duty: "Your Majesty has a message, please wake up the empress quickly."

Naturally, no one dared not listen to his words. Soon, he was invited into the palace. Concubine De, who was still dignified and elegant even without applying makeup, looked at him without any anger at all. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Eunuch Gao, you have to run around late at night." ”

Gao Yi sighed in his heart, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has a message, please step aside."

Concubine De waved her hand, and the maids and eunuchs on the left and right all retreated.

Gao Yi took a step forward and said softly: "Your Majesty was assassinated in the British army and has passed away, or the prince and the British prince have colluded. Please leave the palace quickly and take away the King of Jiaodong before they do. For funeral arrangements!"

(End of this chapter)