serious man in the red chamber

429 Palace Change 2
It was surprisingly sultry tonight, without a breath of wind. The windows and doors of the main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion were wide open, and the lights were brightly lit.

Even though two large basins of ice were placed, sweat was still dripping from the faces of Wang Hetang, Zhao Zixun, Li Shouzhong, Shi Guangzhu and Jia She who were sitting around the copper basin.

In the distance, the sound of artillery came from outside the imperial city again!

Zhao Zixun couldn't help it anymore, stood up and walked to the door, looking at the night sky outside.

Wang Hetang looked at Shi Guangzhu: "It's been more than an hour, why haven't the rebellion been put down yet?"

Shi Guangzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Feng Tang was so impatient that he directly declared the [-] forbidden troops in the Chongwenmen Camp as rebels. He overestimated the combat power of the infantry army and underestimated the strength of the frontier army. He wanted to step on it. It’s so confusing to confer a title of duke or king on the corpses of [-] frontier troops!”

Jia She spoke: "Even if someone else were to go, the result would not be the same. You guys take it too much for granted. You want [-] border troops to lay down their weapons and surrender with just a handwriting! It's ridiculous! What's more, there's the Emperor behind this. Promise that as long as the Supreme Emperor is restored to power, they will be the great heroes."

At this moment, the chiming bell next to the door suddenly rang.

Jia She turned around and looked around. It was already three o'clock in the morning.

Shi Guangzhu: "Counting the time, the artillery from the Ordnance Bureau will arrive, and the imperial army to suppress the rebellion will also surround the Chongwenmen camp. It won't take long for this rebellion to be put down."

After listening to his words, Jia She stopped talking. He was now a little worried about Yuanchun mother and son, and did not know whether they could survive the ensuing palace chaos. Of course, the best outcome was that Yuanchun mother and daughter survived.

Counting the time, the Supreme Emperor should have fled to Jingshan Camp with the restoration edict. There were less than 1 people, which would allow him to cause trouble in the palace and easily pacify it.

Zhao Zixun slowly walked back to his chair and sat down. Just as he was about to speak, he immediately felt footsteps outside the door and quickly looked towards the door.

Sure enough, a person staggered towards this side from outside the door.

The man approached and turned out to be Song Jing, who was delivering the message in Daming Palace.

Song Jing rushed in, panting: "Something happened! The imperial guards at Donghua Gate rebelled, and they surrounded the Daming Palace. The Supreme Emperor, I saw the Supreme Emperor. He, he led the imperial guards into the Daming Palace."

Wang Hetang stood up suddenly: "What? How did he get out of Longshou Palace?"

Song Jing continued: "My lords, please leave quickly. I saw Xia Shouzhong leading the imperial army to the Yangxin Hall. They must have gone to arrest Your Majesty."

Before he could finish his words, the sound of firecrackers came from the Yangxin Hall at the back.

Wang Hetang's expression suddenly changed and he walked quickly towards the door.

Everyone's expressions changed and they followed him out.

Everyone raised their heads and looked towards the Yangxin Hall behind.

The swaying torches illuminated the Yangxin Hall in red.

The sound of gunfire and shouts of killing can be clearly heard.

Wang Hetang's face suddenly turned livid, and his eyes shone: "Let's go through Xihua Gate and go to Xiyuan Camp to mobilize troops!"

At this moment, the noise of countless soldiers and horses came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a staff general led a group of forbidden troops in and looked at Wang Hetang, Jia She and others: "Hey, where are the adults! Please!" He said and gave up his hand.

Shi Guangzhu asked knowingly: "Where to go?"

The general hugged his hands and said loudly: "The emperor has a decree to invite some elders to the Daming Palace to meet the saint!"

Zhao Zixun asked with a cold face: "Emperor? Which emperor?!"

The general smiled: "Of course it is His Majesty the Taikang Emperor, Shengming Renwu!"

Hearing this, Wang Hetang's eyes immediately flashed with cold light and he pressed towards the general: "Conspiracy will lead to the death of the nine tribes!"

The general was timid at first, then hardened up: "Chief Assistant, you don't have to say these words. After tonight, you will be your Chief Assistant, I will be promoted to a noble rank, and we will each retain our dignity." ! Please!" Raising his hand, the team of forbidden soldiers pulled out their sabers.

The veins on Wang Hetang's forehead began to beat, he snorted coldly, and strode out.

Jia She, Zhao Zixun, Li Shouzhong and Shi Guangzhu looked at each other and followed them out.

After walking less than three or five steps, earth-shattering artillery sounds came from the direction of the Chongwenmen camp!

Wang Hetang stopped and looked at the general: "Listen, the army is launching the final attack on the rebels. It's still too late to rein in the situation. As long as you follow us to the Yangxin Hall to rescue him, I and several pavilion elders will I will ensure your safety and promote you to deputy general! How about that?" The general was also a little panicked, with hesitation in his eyes.

At this time, Jia She exclaimed: "Why is there no sound from the Yangxin Hall?!"

The general came to his senses and gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty has the imperial edict of the late emperor in his hand. As long as the little emperor writes the edict of abdication, it is a done deal and no one can change it! Let's go." As he said that, he stretched out his hand to push Wang Hetang.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from behind, and a general was seen running over with sweat on his head.

The general immediately came over and asked loudly: "Did you catch the little emperor?"

The general didn't even look at him and ran towards the Daming Palace like flying.
The blazing torches illuminate the Daming Palace as bright as day!
In the palace, the old concubine sat down on the soft couch and said nothing. She just opened her two big, skinny eyes and looked at the edict on the short table.

The Supreme Emperor stood respectfully in front of the couch and looked at the old concubine: "Mother, after my son returns to the throne, he will marry the third girl of the Zhen family as his queen, and canonize Zhen Fu as the King of Liao. The wealth of the Zhen family will continue forever."

The old lady came to her senses and sneered: "I don't have a son like you! Don't kill me!"

The Supreme Emperor: "The kindness of raising a child is greater than that of heaven. From now on, my son will support his mother and concubine with all the world!"

The old lady looked at him: "Are you so confident?"

The Supreme Emperor: "With this edict and the little emperor's abdication edict, no one will object."

After hearing this, the old concubine gritted her teeth and said, "This damn little beast shouldn't have been allowed to be summoned back by the emperor! Sooner or later, the Zhen family will be destroyed in his hands."

The Supreme Emperor smiled secretly.

After a period of silence, the old concubine spoke: "Forget it. Now the Wu family only has a few of you and your grandchildren. If the trouble continues, the whole family will be wiped out."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor was overjoyed.

Suddenly, there was a rush of running outside the palace.

The Supreme Emperor turned around to look, and saw the general rushing in like a gust of wind, gasping: "No, it's not good, my dear, the emperor was hit in the head by a firecracker during the melee."

The Supreme Emperor: "What did you say?!"

The general: "The emperor, the emperor passed away."

The old concubine's face suddenly turned pale, and then with a "wow" sound, she spat out a mouthful of blood and fell on the couch.

The Supreme Emperor was startled and turned his head to look, his face changed drastically.

The old concubine's face became gray and white, and her eyes became dull and dim.

The Supreme Emperor's hand trembled, and he slowly stretched it out and placed it beside her nose. His whole body trembled, and then he closed his eyes.

At this moment, another general hurriedly walked in and said anxiously: "Oh no! Imperial Concubine Huanggui and Prince Fu are not in Fengzao Palace, and Concubine Wu and Prince Kang are not in the palace either."

The Supreme Emperor suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the lifeless old concubine: "Good means, good means. Concubine, you really hide everything!"

Then he turned his attention to the two generals and shouted loudly: "Go find them immediately!"

The two generals ran out as fast as they could.

At this time, Xia Shouzhong came in holding the jade seal: "Your Majesty, as long as we use the edict and the jade seal to subdue the [-] forbidden troops guarding the palace and the Jingshan camp before Niu Ben and his son come back, we will still have a chance!"

Hearing what he said, the Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed again, and he picked up the edict on the short table: "Let's go to the Forbidden Army Camp."

The Grand View Garden is brightly lit.

Jia Hu walked out of the main hall and his face darkened when he heard the voices coming from the hall behind him.

Jia Yuanchun, mother and son, actually came back in Jia Zheng's carriage. By the time Jia Hu learned about it, they had already arrived at Jia Mu's place, and the entire Rongguo Mansion knew about it.

Jia Mu and others have read Emperor Jianwu's edict. The only thing they can do now is to send troops into the city and get rid of King Kang's mother and son.

Because of his premature birth, Prince Fu was always weak and found it difficult to shoulder the heavy government duties. In order for his son to secure the throne, Jia Yuanchun told Jia Hu where Concubine Wu and Prince Kang were hiding, and hinted that they would be eliminated.
(End of this chapter)