Fenghou

Chapter 1452 Public anger

The square in front of the Daqing Palace was full of angry ministers. They all came to sue the emperor and demanded that Yan Xin, the governor of the Plum Blossom Guard, be severely punished. This time, there was a serious riot, and many ministers’ residences were hit hard, or their property was looted, or His wife and daughter were humiliated, the ministers couldn't accept this tragic experience, and they came to ask for an explanation, and they would never give up if they didn't execute Yan Xinling late and severely punish the rebellious soldiers.

At this time, a deep bell sounded from the palace, "Boom—boom—"

The ministers were stunned. This is the Jingyang bell. The Jingyang bell will be rung only when the emperor ascends the throne, abdicates or dies. What's going on?

At this moment, the ministers couldn't care about their own grief for the time being, they talked a lot, and an ominous feeling enveloped their hearts.

An old eunuch walked slowly to the steps and shouted out in great grief: "Ministers, misfortune has come, Your Majesty the Emperor has passed away!"

The news was like a bolt from the blue, everyone was stunned, Qin Hui knelt down and cried loudly, "Your Majesty—"

"His Majesty!"

The ministers burst into tears, and the old eunuch said again: "The Empress Dowager invites Qin Xiangguo, Xu Xiangguo, Zhang Xiangguo, and Zhu Xiangguo to discuss matters in the inner palace, and other ministers please wait here!"

Qin Hui, Xu Xiantu, Zhang Jun, and Zhu Shengfei all got up and went to the inner palace, while other ministers were sitting on the steps discussing in small groups. At this time, more and more officials came to the palace, and Yang Yizhong also came crying. He also got news of the death of the emperor.

All the ministers were in an uproar. The emperor was assassinated. It was too shocking. Yang Yizhong asked anxiously, "Who is the assassin? Can he be caught?"

"It should be the Xiang family. There is a word Xiang on the shaft of the arrow, and there is a line of small characters."

"God's will! God's will! The cycle of karma, the retribution is not good, happy! Happy!" Someone shouted.

Empress Dowager Wei was shocked and asked urgently, "Is there someone to stop it?"

Yang Yizhong was furious, and put his hand on the hilt of his sword, only to hear someone beside him whisper: "A dozen plum blossom thieves broke into his house, his father was killed, his wife hanged herself after being insulted, what a pity!"

"What small print?" Everyone urged to ask.

Yan Xin was caught off guard by his mistake, and was grabbed and beaten by the ministers. Taichang Shaoqing Zhong Zixuan threw Yan Xin down and bit off his ear. Yan Xin screamed in pain, tried to draw his sword but couldn't, and then The other ear was bitten off.

Yang Yizhong sighed and said: "Based on time, it's completely in time. Although Xiang Wen doesn't know martial arts, if he brings his confidants and dies, and happens to meet the emperor in the back mountain, this is heaven. It's fate. .”

He was immediately surrounded by Yang Yizhong and the ministers, "General Su, what's going on, why did the emperor die suddenly?"

In fact, they all knew that the former prince Zhao Chen had two sons in Jingzhao, who were the authentic grandsons of the emperor, but no one dared to mention this.

Su Chun shook his head and said: "Yang Dutong, it's not a coincidence. It should be Li Jian sending letters back and forth, which was noticed by the assassin. Li Jian also admitted that he felt that someone was following him, but he didn't arouse his vigilance."

The old eunuch had no choice but to nod and said, "Go to Yang Dutong quickly! It seems that the Queen Mother also wants Yang Dutong to maintain order in the city!"

Yang Yizhong shook his head, "The Son of Heaven decreed to execute him, and he bore the brunt of it. Several sons were also exterminated."

The old eunuch pulled Yang Yizhong aside and asked in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager wants to know if Zhao Bocong is still there?"

"Could it be that the emperor was assassinated by Xiang Wen?" the ministers asked in shock.

Yang Yizhong said to the old eunuch: "Please tell the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid the Plum Blossom Guard will rebel, I must stop them!"

Su Chun shook his head, "Your Majesty encountered an assassin when he was avoiding civil strife in Houshan. The assassin just entered from Houshan. Unfortunately, the assassin escaped, but he left clues. I have already made a preliminary judgment of who did it."

Yang Yizhong turned around and ran away. At this time, the ministers were all up. Yan Xin was covered in blood, his face was unrecognizable, his eyes were pierced, his ears, nose and lips were bitten off, his throat was bitten off, but the most deadly Instead, a dagger was stuck in the chest, directly piercing the heart, and died of exhaustion.

Su Chun also stopped the guards, and Yang Yizhong said to him again: "He must have brought his own soldiers, they must be stopped, the news will spread, and the plum blossom guards will rebel!"

In the side hall of the Ziwei Palace, the Empress Dowager Wei and the four ministers discussed the heir to the throne, but they encountered a big problem. The emperor had no children, and Zhao Bocong, the only one who could inherit the throne, also died in the chaos, and the life and death of several sons were unknown.

While they were discussing, an eunuch rushed in to report, "The Queen Mother, the gentlemen, just got the news that the Plum Blossom Guard rebelled!"

Su Chun quickly ordered the soldiers to carry Yan Xin's body away, and hundreds of ministers let out a bad breath.

Yang Yizhong shook his head, "General Yan doesn't seem to be here!"

At this time, an eunuch came out in a hurry and said to Yang Yizhong: "Yang Dutong, the queen mother has called, where is General Yan?"

Yan Xin never dreamed that he would die in this way.

"Who said I didn't come!"

Yan Xin suddenly appeared next to him, and the ministers immediately became angry, and rushed over together, "Kill him! Kill him!"

At this time, Yan Xin's screams suddenly disappeared, Zhong Zixuan pulled out the dagger in his leather boots, and stabbed it in his chest.

Su Chun was a bit embarrassed to speak, and after a while he said: "The revenge of killing your father is irreconcilable!"

Su Chun said sadly: "The Son of Heaven encountered an assassin, poisoned arrows entered his body, and he collapsed when the imperial doctor arrived."

"who is it?"

The five of them could only make a compromise plan. First, the queen mother would listen to the government behind the curtain, and after finding a suitable heir to the throne, she would immediately support her ascension to the throne.

Su Chun wanted to rush up, but was stopped by Yang Yizhong, and said calmly: "The Son of Heaven will die at his hands indirectly, if he doesn't die, the law of heaven will not tolerate it!"

Su Chun was shocked, "There are no guards in front, what should I do?"

The ministers looked at each other and looked at Yang Yizhong together. Yang Yizhong sighed and said, "It is possible that Xiang Desheng was bestowed dead by the emperor last night, and his nephew Xiang Kui also died, but his two sons are missing. Xiang Jun may be in Wang Jian's army, but Xiang Wen's whereabouts are unknown, and Xiang's family has raised a few confidantes who died."

Everyone turned their heads and stared angrily, seeing that it was Taichang Shaoqing Zhong Zixuan, dancing and dancing, already in a state of madness.

"I heard that Yang Du led the army to fight fiercely with the Plum Blossom Guard in the West Lake area. The situation is unknown!"

Yang Yizhong almost said it was God's will, and hurriedly changed his words, but it was still inappropriate. How could he say that the fate of the Son of Heaven should be like this?
But at this moment, everyone was in a state of confusion, and no one cared to refute Yang Yizhong's slip of the tongue.

The guards blocked the way and prevented Yang Yizhong from entering the inner palace. While they were arguing, Su Chun, the commander of the guards, hurried over.

Yang Yi was heartbroken and let go of the hilt of his sword. It was indeed ill-advised for the officials to order Meihuawei to attack the powerful. The officials were responsible for so many tragedies.

Empress Dowager Wei was really worried, "Why is everything not reassuring, it's endless!"

Zhang Jun comforted the Queen Mother and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the Plum Blossom Guards are all mobs and vulnerable, I believe General Yang will wipe them all out!"

Empress Dowager Wei nodded, "Sirs, let's go to rest first! Aijia is also tired, and we will discuss the specific government arrangements tomorrow."

Several ministers went down, but the Empress Dowager Wei did not leave. She came to the emperor's imperial study and sat down on the throne. Her ambitions began to swell. Why did she look for an heir to the throne? Couldn't she be enthroned as an empress?

(End of this chapter)