first minister

In the Qin family, a cook yawned and slowly sat up from the bed. While fumbling to button her clothes, she kicked the cook who was lying on the bed.

"Get up and pour the night fragrance!"

The cook turned over and ignored her. The cook snorted, stood up, lit the lantern, and opened the door.

The weak light of the lantern illuminated the figures in front of them. In the backyard of the Qin Mansion, a total of six hundred dead soldiers holding long swords stood quietly, like statues.

"what!"

A shrill scream kicked off this bloody day.

In a courtyard belonging to Lu Yi in Nancheng, Zhongjing, there were also [-] silent dead soldiers standing there.

Quietly waiting for the dawn, waiting for life to take off or end.

At the Zhonghujun Yamen, General Yue Pingwu of the Zhonghujun was wearing armor and holding a sharp spear in his hand. He faced the gate and stood proudly.

Behind him are a thousand loyal soldiers.

Although they were not wearing armor, the wind from the battlefield was already blowing on their faces.

Yue Pingwu looked at the dark night in front of him and remembered what he had said to Xia Jingyun's envoy when he was formulating the final plan.

"Why not start it at night?"

"We are an upright division, so we must fight an upright battle, avenge ourselves, and make the world upright!"

It's upright, very good.

he likes.

He shook the gun barrel in his hand and stood solemnly in Hanqiu.

Shang Zhicheng sat in the door of the mansion, put on his armor, held a piece of snow-white cloth, and gently wiped the sword in his hand.

His movements were very slow, as if his hand was not a sword as solid as stone, but a period of time that had passed and would never return.

Your Majesty, if you treat me as a nobleman, I will repay you as a nobleman.

May you have spirit in heaven to protect us and let us succeed today!
When the dawn light showed the first bright color on the horizon, three figures walked towards the palace gate.

The officer on duty recognized the popular man in front of His Majesty and did not dare to offend him. He smiled and said, "Master, why did you enter the palace so early today?"

Taiyi Zhenren said calmly: "Your Majesty has an edict, and I should obey it."

"Okay! Open the door!"

"Wait!"

Just as the team on duty was giving orders to open the door, the new commander of the Forbidden Army, Linghu Jian, came to the tower, looked down, and shouted in a deep voice, "Your Majesty has summoned me, do you have any orders?"

Taiyi Zhenren was unhurried and said, "What we agreed with His Majesty yesterday was only oral instructions and no decree."

Linghu Jian snorted coldly, "In extraordinary times, nothing can happen without a will."

His words were suddenly paused, because a gold medal was handed out from the hands of a Taoist boy behind Master Taiyi.

The team member on the side also helped to slap him in the face and said: "Commander, this is the palace-banned gold medal given by His Majesty. With this gold medal, you can enter and leave the palace freely without anyone blocking it. I just made a routine inquiry."

Linghu Jian glared at the team leader coldly, then turned and left silently.

The team member smiled and said, "The real person is here, please!"

"It's work!"

Master Taiyi smiled and nodded, then led the two Taoist boys into the palace gate.

Having been here more than a dozen times, he was already familiar with the road and walked directly forward with others. When he reached a slightly remote place, he stopped slowly.

A Taoist boy behind him actually said: "Master, just come here."

Taiyi Zhenren quickly smiled and said: "You're welcome, you are familiar with this place, just come and see."

The "Taoist boy" cupped his hands, showing some determination, "Master, let's see you later! Today, success is achieved!"

Master Taiyi also nodded and said: "Take care!"

After saying that, the "Taoist boy" walked quickly and skillfully disappeared between the layers of palaces, like a fish entering the water.

Master Taiyi turned to look at his boy, "Are you afraid?"

"A bit."

"Don't panic, as usual, everything will come to you as a teacher. If you succeed today, you and I will really leap over the dragon's gate."

"Master, now that His Majesty has so much trust, wouldn't it be better to just surrender to him?"

"You don't know how powerful some people are. The emperor in front of you won't last long. Okay, stop talking and leave."

After they quickly came to a palace, arranged everything, and sat for a while, Dongfang Ming walked in sleepily, escorted by Dong Liang.

Master Taiyi stood up with a smile, "How was your Majesty's energy last night?"

Dongfang Ming sat down, "It was fine in the front, but after nightfall, I felt tired."

"now it's right."

Taiyi Zhenren said with a smile: "If you are an ordinary person, you should stick to the Jingguan to nourish the true essence, but your Majesty has the destiny of heaven and has the responsibility to spread the branches and leaves. Therefore, I have never discussed this with Your Majesty, but Nowadays, the secret technique is only a small success and is not strong enough. Therefore, if you rebuild it immediately after one night, you can achieve the effect of breaking and then standing up. Just like a martial artist refining his body, he must first be exhausted and then build up, first break and then stand up. Repeatedly tempering, he will naturally But the vajra is indestructible and invulnerable to all laws."

Dongfang Ming nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your hard work, Master."

"It is a great honor for me to serve your majesty, a man of destiny, and a great trust from my sect."

Master Taiyi said modestly, and then continued: "However, today's teaching of Kung Fu is different from the past. You must not be disturbed. Once disturbed, not only will the image of the magical power be destroyed, but also the foundation will be damaged and all the previous efforts will be wasted."

Dongfang Ming nodded, turned to Dong Liang and said: "Go and tell the guards outside the door that no one is allowed to disturb you unless ordered by me. Anyone who disobeys the order will not be pardoned!"

Dong Liang immediately went out and gave instructions loudly, and Master Taiyi smiled and said: "Then please get ready, Your Majesty, let's start now!"

In the palace, Wang De walked quickly. The glory that he once stood at the top among the chamberlains was gone. Now he is just an old guy who can be bullied by others.

At this moment, I have to serve a young man who has just gained power. Dong Liang is now the real adopted son. What he likes to do most is to make these old people who he used to prostrate and look up to nod and bow before him. It's too late to go. , you will be whipped!
As he was walking quickly, a figure suddenly rushed out of the diagonal stab and dragged him into a corner.

"Who!"

"Third brother! It's me!"

"Jin, how did you sneak in!" Looking at Jin Zhong, who was wearing a Taoist boy's clothes, Wang De's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately said: "Leave quickly before I find you!"

Jin Zhong shook his head, "Third brother, I came back today to bring you good news! How is your foster father?"

Wang De shook his head, "My legs and feet were beaten badly, but I'm still sober."

A trace of deep-seated hatred and cruelty flashed in Jin Zhong's eyes, "Let's take our time to avenge all the vengeance!"

He whispered a few words quickly in Wang De's ear. Wang De's eyes widened when he heard it, but in the end it turned into excitement and excitement, "Really?"

"Really!" Jin Zhong nodded heavily.

"Okay! I also know a lot of old people like us, let's go! Let's do something big today!"

"Okay! Third brother is indeed a good man!"

The two of them hurried away and disappeared into the vast palace complex.
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In the courtyard, Xia Jingyun held Dongfang Bai's hand and stood in front of the steps, looking up at the sky.

Lu Yi said softly from the side: "It's time."

The light in the sky allowed Xia Jingyun to clearly see the figure in front of him. He said solemnly: "Everyone! The prince committed regicide and committed treason. We, the people of Daxia, must jointly punish him!"

"If we win today, the King of Jiaodong County and I will definitely live up to everyone else!"

"The arrow is on the string, don't say much, today! We will win!"

300 people roared in unison, "We must win!"

At the same time, in the backyard of the Qin family, the old head of the Qin family stood on a chair, "You are all good sons and warriors of our Qin family! The prince has committed regicide and usurped the throne, brought chaos to the palace, is treasonous and shameless, and everyone in the world should fight against it together. ! Although the Qin family is rich, in the face of power, these generations of wealth can be taken away by others. Today's fight is both for righteousness and personal gain! "

"Today it is accomplished, the foundation of the Qin family will continue for another hundred years. You are not only the heroes of the country, but also the heroes of our Qin family!"

600 people stood neatly and shouted in unison, "I am willing to die for the Qin family!"

At the Central Guards Camp, Yue Pingwu raised his spear directly, "Gentlemen! Avenge Your Majesty! Be loyal to the country! Today! You are willing to die with me!"

"Wish to follow the general!"

A total of 1000 people roared in unison.

At this moment, all the officials and people in Zhongjing City were startled by the loud shouts that sounded almost simultaneously.

That sound sounded like a dragon roaring, a tiger roaring, or a wolf howling!

It's creepy and exciting.

Then, a burst of neat footsteps passed through the streets of Nancheng, and a neat and solemn team rushed onto the main road. In the lead, there were three people standing on a chariot-like carriage.

Xia Jingyun held the railing in front of him with one hand and held Dongfang Bai firmly with the other.

Dongfang Bai pursed his lips, looked determined, and stared straight ahead.

Lu Yi held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, watching the surroundings with vigilance and solemnity.

Before the residents could see clearly, the team rushed north along the main road with murderous intent.

Arriving at Shiziheng Street, the crossroads of Zhongjing, six hundred dead men of the Qin family joined the team from the West City.

When both sides saw each other, they both felt more confident about today's events.

The team gathered into a team of thousands, but suddenly changed direction and rushed towards Dongcheng's arsenal.

Before everyone gathered together, Yue Pingwu rushed out of the Central Guards' Yamen in the east city, followed by a thousand elite soldiers.

Without any delay, they rushed directly to the Arsenal Office Gate two streets away with lightning speed.

Outside the yamen of the Arsenal, the Chief of the Arsenal hurriedly came out wearing armor.

Standing on the gate tower, looking at Yue Pingwu below, he was dumbfounded, "General, you... who are you?" Yue Pingwu said in a deep voice: "The prince killed the king! Everyone in the world will condemn it! Tu Youzhi! Without the kindness of the late emperor, how would you be? Today, I will open the door for both public and private matters, and follow the Prince of Jiaodong County to bring order out of chaos!"

Big beads of sweat suddenly appeared on the forehead of Wukusi Cheng, all of which were from the wine he drank that night in Yue Mansion.

Yue Pingwu's words that day are still ringing in his ears, but they are asking him to rebel against the person sitting on the dragon throne now!
The word "rebellion" can be said with just a touch of lips, but if you want to do it, you need some brains!
Yue Pingwu's eyes were bright as he stared at the man he was quite optimistic about. His hand holding the gun quietly tightened, preparing to shoot him if something went wrong.

"Open the door!"

The words spoken by the Chief of Military Affairs through gritted teeth gave this coup a solid first step.

Although a strong attack is completely possible, if you delay for a moment longer, something will happen. Being able to capture the arsenal without any blood is the most ideal result!
Yue Pingwu waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him poured in like a tide. While arming themselves, they moved all the reserves in the arsenal out.

At this moment, Xia Jingyun and Dongfang Bai came to the arsenal with more than a thousand dead soldiers.

Yue Pingwu immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee, "Greetings to the Prince of Jiaodong!"

Dongfang Bai's childish voice was already somewhat calm, "General Yue, please wake up, thank you for your hard work!"

Xia Jingyun waved his hand to all the dead soldiers behind him to be armed, and looked at Yue Pingwu, "General Yue, without further ado, there should be a response in the city immediately. Please form a team first and join me with Commander Shang. Go ahead. Enter the palace, follow-up troops will follow one after another!"

Yue Pingwu immediately responded in a deep voice.

Soon, an elite group of more than [-] people in sharp attire, led by Yue Pingwu, Xia Jingyun and others, rushed straight towards Donghua Gate.

Outside Donghua Gate, Shang Zhicheng, one man, one horse and one sword, has been waiting for a long time! ——
Such a huge movement shocked everyone wherever it passed.

A figure rushed to the Jingzhao Mansion Office, grabbed the drumstick at the door, and banged the Dengwen drum.

The two yamen servants opened the door and cursed impatiently: "What are you doing! You haven't gone to the yamen yet!"

The man hurriedly shouted: "There is a rebellion in the city! There is a rebellion in the city!"

Soon Han Xueming, who still had a little porridge on his beard, got the notice and hurried out, "What did you say? Tell me clearly, who rebelled!"

"Sir, I saw Langzhong Xia and Prince Jiaodong leading many troops towards the palace to kill them!"

After hearing this, Han Xueming rushed forward and grabbed the person's clothes, "If you talk nonsense about such a big matter, you will be punished by the nine tribes!"

"Sir, I have seen it with my own eyes, so I can't fake it!"

Han Xueming put down his hand and said in a deep voice: "Arrange all the yamen's servants who can fight! Bring all the weapons you can use and get ready to go!"

"grown ups!"

At this moment, Xing Shigu, the captain of the Jingzhao Prefecture, slowly walked over and looked at him calmly, "Sir, you said that regicide is the best, but you are right?"

Han Xueming looked at the man in front of him, shook his head and said, "But the matter has not yet been decided."

"Is it that there is no conclusion yet, or is it that the Manchu minister is afraid or unwilling to make a conclusion for the sake of personal gain and power?"

Mr. How can we accept it calmly even though we know the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers? Now that the king of Jiaodong County is putting things right, while we are helping each other, we are working together and sacrificing our lives for righteousness to thank you for your kindness. Do you think it is true or not?"

Han Xueming looked at him, "Xia Jingyun really returned to the capital?"

Xing Shigu said: "I personally risked the arrows and rushed to the front of the killing array!"

Han Xueming remained silent.

Xing Shigu looked at the team that had formed in the yamen and shouted loudly, "Everyone, the palace master has approved, follow me into the palace to avenge the late emperor!"

Han Xueming was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that he was being picked up by Xing Shigu. He had no choice but to sigh, gritted his teeth and said, "Revenge for the late emperor! Everyone, follow me to help the King of Jiaodong County!"
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In Xicheng, the Minister of Punishment had just left the house in a sedan.

I was humming a little tune softly and leisurely reminiscing about the beautiful concubine I had taken in last night, when I suddenly heard a commotion outside the sedan.

"My lord, my lord, it's not good! Hundreds of people from the Qin family rushed out, led by Duke Fengyang, and started an uprising!"

"what?"

The expression of the Minister of Punishment changed, "Quick! Go to the Yamen immediately!"

Then he didn't forget to open the sedan curtain and ordered his followers, "Hurry up and ride your horse. Go to the Yamen first and gather all the available men and horses in the Yamen. When I arrive, set out immediately to put down the rebellion!"

As a loyal supporter of the British Duke and a vested interest in the prince's regicide, he will definitely fight to the death with those who dare to disrupt the current political structure!
The bearer of the sedan chair immediately started running and led him quickly to the outside of the Xingbu Yamen!

Because he was so excited, he even threw a dog's shit when he got out of the sedan chair, but he didn't care so much and rushed into the Yamen quickly.

"Damn it, where are the people I asked you to gather? At this time, you dare to cheat and cheat, risking your life."

When he rushed to the yamen gate and didn't see the team, the Minister of Punishment immediately started to curse. However, when he turned around the screen wall, his words stopped abruptly.

I saw two people sitting in the lobby.

Prime Minister Wan Wenbi, Minister of Civil Affairs Yang Weiguang.

And his personal entourage, as well as several die-hard cronies in the yamen, have all been arrested at this moment, and they were tied up and pressed to the ground.

Wan Wenbi said coldly: "Xu Bishan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has taken bribes and perverted the law, and his corpse has been left without food. He should be removed from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and be imprisoned to await his fate!"

"Wan Wenbi! I am the Minister of Punishment, and only the emperor has the authority to deal with it!"

"Yes, so let the emperor deal with you!" Wan Wenbi smiled faintly, "It's just the new emperor."

The expression of the Minister of Punishment changed again, "You guys are in chaos!"

A piece of rag was stuffed directly into his mouth. The majestic Minister of Justice could only struggle and squirm feebly on the ground at this moment!

Wan Wenbi and Yang Weiguang looked at each other and looked at Miyagi deeply.

They've done what they can, now it's up to Xia Jingyun and the others.

The Forbidden Army, the Black Ice Platform Black Cavalry, and the Patrol Battalion, can they do it?
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The Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Justice were both alarmed, and the patrol battalion responsible for the defense of the capital was naturally no exception.

A fast horse galloped outside the main camp of the patrol camp. The rider dismounted and ran through the door shouting, "Report quickly to the commander, General Yue Pingwu of the Central Guard Army has rebelled and led his troops to capture the arsenal!"

After eating too much wine last night, Yang Yinghui, who had just gotten up, ran out without even getting dressed, with a look of confusion and panic on his face, "What did you say?"

"General Yue Pingwu of the Central Guard Army rebelled and led his troops to capture the arsenal. The Chief of the Arsenal did not offer any resistance and just opened the door and surrendered to the enemy!"

Yang Yinghui's expression suddenly changed, and he roared angrily: "Gather the troops! Follow me to put down the rebellion!"

The soldiers under the tent immediately took action, and Yang Yinghui immediately returned to the room and put on his armor.

When he picked up his cold iron gun and walked out of the door, he saw his men looking at the door one by one as if they were facing an enemy.

"Have you all lost your fucking balls?"

"Commander, look!"

One of the soldiers pointed forward.

I saw a very graceful, calm and elegant woman walking slowly on the avenue ahead, escorted by a strong man in armor.

Yang Yinghui narrowed his eyes, his expression suddenly changed, and he became shocked, "De Fei?"

The patrol battalion, Jingzhao Mansion, Heibingtai and the Ministry of Justice officials had been looking for Concubine De in the middle of the capital for several days without finding her, and she just appeared in front of him?
"General Yang."

"Empress De Fei, if you show up like this, the general will be offended."

He waved his hand gently, and his soldiers surrounded De Fei and Chen Fugui.

Concubine De looked calm, without any trace of panic, "General Yang, does he still remember the incident in the summer of 20th year of Chongning, when Master Ling injured the crown prince of Luyang and was imprisoned?"

Yang Yinghui frowned, wondering what Concubine Da's purpose was in telling these old things at this time.

"Mother, if you want to delay time, then you are thinking too much."

Concubine De looked at Yang Yinghui calmly, "At that time, King Luyang was furious, and the Ministry of Punishment had already requested the Central Committee and His Majesty to imprison General Yang and confiscate his family and distribute him. But two days later, the matter suddenly disappeared like smoke in the sky. Yes. Do you know why?"

Yang Yinghui did have doubts about this matter, but as he was promoted to the commander of this extremely authoritative patrol battalion and confirmed the late emperor's trust, he temporarily put it behind him.

Concubine De did not whet his appetite and said slowly: "Because that is what I begged for you. Afterwards, Your Majesty gave you a famous gun in the arsenal. This is the one in your hand. It was made by me personally." The name of the gun chosen for you is Suiyun. There are two inscriptions in the middle of the gun body, which are the two characters Suiyun."

Yang Yinghui was shocked and looked at Concubine De in disbelief, because what Concubine De said was true, and the gun did have these two words on it.

And these two words do carry a different kind of hint.

Concubine De said: "I have saved your family's lives and your career, but I have never asked you for a thing. Today I ask you to just sit back and watch. The prince is unvirtuous and has killed the king. The whole world knows it. What we did today was just to bring order out of chaos and avenge His Majesty. You have been greatly favored by His Majesty. It is understandable that you spared your life for the time being under the general situation of the day. Shouldn't you give something back in return for what happened today?"

Yang Yinghui remained silent, struggling in his heart.

Even if what Concubine De said is true, it actually doesn't have much impact on his choice. Everyone who has reached this position has lost much of their humanity.

However, what he has to consider is that Concubine De dares to come alone. How sure are they?
He just captured the Imperial Concubine without capturing the Jiaodong Prince, so it wouldn't have much effect. But if the Jiaodong Prince really ascends the throne, he will be doomed if he makes this wrong move!

At this moment, a cold shout came from the side, "Get Concubine De quickly! Enter the palace to escort her!"

The two lieutenants came hand in hand and shouted loudly.

Xiao Fengshan and the British public's back-up plan is here!

The scene suddenly became tense. Chen Fugui dodged and held his spear horizontally, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Yang Yinghui! If you don't take action yet! You are trying to rebel!"

The two lieutenants also had many soldiers behind them, but those present were all Yang Yinghui's direct soldiers. They did not receive orders from the commander and did not move. Instead, they accidentally protected De Fei because of the previous encirclement.

During this stalemate, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats. Feng Xiuyun was lying on the horse's back, her hair in a messy bun, and her face and body were covered with blood.

"My Lady, Commander Shang has deceitfully opened the palace gate, the imperial army has been subdued, and the palace city has been taken. Please return to the palace quickly and help His Highness ascend the throne!"

Chen Fugui immediately made a move to rush out with Concubine De.

The face of the lieutenant Xiao Fengshan left behind changed drastically, and he immediately jumped up from his horse with a sudden ferocity and struck at Concubine De with his sword!

However, Chen Fugui was already on guard. He spun his heels on the ground, twisted his waist, and the spear in his hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out a message. It was like a shot back on the horse, and it accurately pierced the general's abdomen.

The tip of the knife slashed three inches in front of him, Chen Fugui's expression remained unchanged.

"Dare you thief!"

The other lieutenant shouted, but a spear was like a stream of light, and with great force, it pierced him directly, knocking him down.

Yang Yinghui threw the spear, stepped forward, and killed the other party with one shot. He came to Concubine De, knelt down on one knee, and said, "I am willing to die for the empress!" (End of this chapter)