Shengshichun

Chapter 317 A critical moment of life and death (please vote for me)

Pei and Liang looked at each other, and then Liang Chen opened his palm and showed it to Pei Zhan.

Pei Zhan's eyes flashed slightly, like the spring breeze blowing on the lake surface.

He nodded slightly to Liang Chen, who then whispered a few words in the emperor's ear.

Under such a sudden turn of events, the emperor and the empress were shocked and angry. After all, no one expected that the son he had cultivated would take such sinister measures in advance after killing his own brother!

The closest relatives in the world are nothing more than this. When they fall out, all the friendship turns into a knife!

But what kind of situation have they never seen in their lives? Even though they never expected that the struggle for imperial power that had only appeared in the past history books would appear on them at this time, they also regained their composure at an extremely fast speed.

Looking at Li Yao and Li Yu coming in, the emperor faced the prince: "Is this the reason why you favored Concubine Li in the first place? Did you arrange this a long time ago? You killed your biological brother, and now you want to kill your father again. mother?!"

"I have been wronged!" The prince knelt down at the threshold: "These are all false accusations made by Pei Zhan, Liang Chen and Prince Rong and his son in collusion with me! My father, the emperor and my mother were deceived by the treacherous ministers and could no longer listen to my advice. For the sake of the great prince, I For the sake of Zhou Tianxia, ​​in order that the suffering people of Li will no longer suffer turmoil, they have to take this step!
"I also ask my father, the queen, and my queen to order the execution of Pei and Liang. I will immediately order the troops to withdraw! As long as the threat is lifted, I will wait for my father, the queen, and my queen to take action!"

These words were spoken loudly and forcefully, as if all the justice in the world had fallen on his shoulders. Where could one still see the panic and loss of composure just now?
The emperor looked around at the crossbowmen on the windows, eight in total. Except for the emperor and Pei Zhan, Liang Chen, the others in the palace were all civil servants.

The guards are unarmed.

With the emperor's current situation, it is not easy to protect himself, let alone his combat effectiveness back then.

And they came under the pretense of escorting and eradicating traitors. Even if there were people outside, they would not dare to act rashly.

Therefore, eight people armed with weapons do have a good chance of winning if they take down the few in the house.

The emperor said slowly: "So everything is under your control."

The prince stood up from the ground and brushed his robe: "It's all thanks to my father's good cultivation! As the prince of Zhou Dynasty, I can't let my father down. How do you think I reacted to this move?"

"That's right. But I'm curious, how are you going to get out later?" The emperor glanced at the door, "The Li family can use all their strength to lead up to a hundred people. That is the power to besiege the Qianqing Palace.

"If you can't capture me and your mother within half an hour, after half an hour, the palace servants who brought tea and food will definitely take measures to inform outsiders when they see something is wrong!
"At that time, my generals will definitely lead the defense of the capital and turn you into a sieve. What use can your hundred men do?"

"Half an hour is enough!" Xu Yin handed over to the prince, "May I ask, Your Highness, if the East Palace is still prepared? I am willing to go and make arrangements!"

The prince stared at the emperor for a moment and responded: "Go find Jinbao!" After he waved his hand, the Li brothers arranged for two people to stand beside Xu Yin.

Xu Yin hit the crown prince's pain point. At this moment, they are just grasshoppers on a thread. Even if the person named Xu is from Dayue, their purpose is the same at the moment, which is to cross this hurdle and save this life! Before he came out, he told him that outsiders were not allowed to enter the East Palace. Xu Yin would not be able to see Jinbao without someone arranged by him. Moreover, if he sent two people to follow Xu Yin, he was not afraid of his tricks!
Xu Yin took a deep look into the room, and then walked out of the palace door under the protection of the crossbowman.

The sun was shining brightly outside the palace, and it was almost noon.

The emperor is worthy of being an emperor. The people led by the Li brothers have surrounded all the entrances and exits of Qianqing Palace. The number of people is indeed as he expected, only about a hundred people.

Even if the prince has some power, it is not as powerful as the imperial power, and that is all he can operate.

There is nothing he can do to win over the emperor, but he is better than being prepared in advance. Nowadays, the prince's various crimes have not been announced. No one outside the Qianqing Palace knows that the emperor wants to depose the prince, let alone anyone thinks that the emperor wants to kill him. In everyone's consciousness, he was still the crown prince of Zhou Dynasty, and his position was extremely secure.

The prince took advantage of this time difference and transferred a hundred guards into the palace. Just as the emperor said, as long as he could control the situation within half an hour, he would survive. If he was extra lucky, he might even be able to ascend the throne... Considering the emperor's recent physical condition, who would be surprised if he suddenly passed away at this time?
Even if the civil and military officials of the dynasty are aware of their suspicions, they must first stabilize the court and cooperate with the prince.

The prince took control of the situation, so of course Pei Zhan, Liang Chen and everyone present would not survive afterwards. The prince mobilized troops and horses in the name of escort, which was justifiable to the outside world, and even if the emperor died in the process, then He must have been killed by Pei and Liang who had rebelled against him.

The charges are all placed on Pei Zhan and the others, and no one will know what happened inside in the future.

It is not difficult for a prince to make arrangements in advance to seize the time to kill everyone in the small Qianqing Palace by surprise and take over the say. After all, except for himself, no one knew that he would be deposed before today. , will also be killed.

For the prince, this was a risk worth taking. Anyway, before he decided to kill the emperor's eldest son that year, he should have thought about all this thoroughly.

You see, he only needs a hundred men and half an hour to trap the emperor. As for whether the truth will be revealed one day in the future, and whether anyone will question the reasonableness of the prince's actions, it is not a matter that should be considered in a life or death situation.

There is a risk in forcing the wife to marry, but if it were him, Xu Yin, he would do the same thing at this time.

And it must be done!
But if he were the prince, he would never trust an outsider like him!
Just like him now——

Xu Yin pursed his lips without leaving a trace, then stepped quickly across the long corridors, passed through the peaceful palaces, and arrived outside the East Palace Gate.

He said loudly outside the palace gate: "I am here to see Jin Bao and Concubine Li on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The palace servants saw the Li brothers behind him and entered the palace without saying a word.

Concubine Li was restless in the main hall. No matter how many people she sent to inquire, no news from Qianqing Palace came out.

The only thing that is certain is that the Li brothers, who took over the shift in the morning, have led people to surround Qianqing Palace!
The current rumor is that Pei Zhan, Liang Chen and Prince Rong's palace conspired to kidnap the emperor and harm the prince! ——This is certainly in line with their expectations. As long as Pei Zhan, the most powerful person around the emperor, and Liang Chen are convicted, everything the prince does will fall into place!
But until the last moment, who can feel relieved?
When the palace people came to tell them that the prince had sent Xu Yin over, Jin Bao and Concubine Li looked at each other, and then quickly stepped out of the threshold.

They didn't know why Xu Yin came here, and they didn't even know that Xu Yin was involved. Things happened so fast and there were so many changes in this day that they had no time to explore!
But there is someone from the Li family behind Xu Yin, so we must meet him.

The two of them caught sight of Xu Yin anxiously wandering back and forth under the verandah.

Xu Yin reached the threshold faster than them.

"This is a critical moment in the Qianqing Palace. The Emperor has already spoken. His Highness the Crown Prince only has half an hour at most. Now that a quarter of an hour has passed, His Highness the Crown Prince's remaining arrangements can be started immediately. Otherwise, the two traitors Pei Liang will not be captured. !”

Jin Bao and Concubine Li looked at each other, then looked at the two people behind him.

The two nodded heavily: "What Mr. Xu said is true! The safety of the Emperor is indeed under the control of Pei Zhan and Liang Chen!"

They were all transferred to Qianqing Palace by the brothers of the Li family in the name of being escorts. When they got there, they heard the prince accusing Pei and Liang, and what they saw was indeed Pei Zhan, Liang Chen and Chen standing beside the emperor. . The status of the prince is well known, so can all this be false? Concubine Li pursed her lips.

Jin Bao immediately said: "Pass on the order, the emperor has been held hostage by Pei Zhan and Liang Chen. All the guards must not act rashly! Strictly guard the palace gates everywhere and wait for His Highness's orders to be carried out!"

Xu Yin said: "This is not enough!" After saying that, he immediately turned towards the two of them and said: "Once an accident happens to the Emperor, His Highness needs to take over the funeral affairs immediately!
"When something happened in Prince Rong's palace just now, it attracted the attention of civil and military officials from all over the court. At any time, important officials from the court will enter the palace to find out what's going on!

"Now you two go quickly and summon all the officials of Zhan Shifu to discuss the countermeasures!"

The only person around the prince who can make suggestions is Zhan Shifu!
And if something happens to the prince, the people in Zhan Shifu will definitely be held accountable. It is of course necessary to gather all the people with interests now!

Concubine Li said: "Go quickly!"

The two thought of the prince's purpose of assigning them to follow Xu Yin, so they did not act immediately.

Jinbao urged: "Why are you still dawdling, why don't you hurry up? The emperor's safety is important, how many of you have the brains to delay!"

The two immediately turned and left.

Xu Yin withdrew his gaze and said to Concubine Li: "There will be turmoil in the palace immediately, and you are of great significance to His Highness.

"If you are not careful, you will become a ready-made target in Pei Pei's hands, and it will make His Highness the Crown Prince unable to do anything. For this reason, the concubine must think of a perfect strategy!"

Concubine Li was just a young inner palace woman. The most severe struggle she had ever experienced in her life was the palace fight with the concubines of the East Palace. When she heard this, a trace of confusion flashed across her face. She looked at Jinbao: "You are in charge here, I'll take the emperor's eldest grandson back to the Li family first!"

Jin Bao was in a dilemma: "But at such a critical juncture, I can't spare any manpower to escort the concubine!"

Xu Yin said: "Now no one outside the palace knows about Pei Zhan and his nephew's rebellion, we must spread the news immediately so that we can put order out of the chaos!

"There can be no further delay. I will leave the palace immediately! The concubine can go out with me, and I can escort him all the way to the Li family! But the emperor's eldest grandson does not need to be taken with him. He is too young to take care of him on the way!"

The emperor's eldest grandson was born to Concubine Yu. How could Concubine Li treat the emperor's eldest grandson with much sincerity?

At this moment, she wished she could get away from here as soon as possible!

When she heard this, she immediately followed suit: "Shilang Xu has thought carefully! Get the jade plaque from His Highness the Crown Prince quickly, and we will leave through the Donghua Gate right away!..."

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Fu Zhen stood outside Dazhou Gate, squinting at the bright sun in the sky, stroking the horse's mane next to him with his fingers.

After waiting for Liang Chen to arrive in Prince Rong's palace and exchanging information, Liang Chen took Prince Rong and his son, Yongping mother and son, Tieying and others into the palace. She did some more planning, found Pei Yu, and rushed to the palace. under the wall.

According to what Liang Chen said about the situation in the Qianqing Palace, it is not difficult to guess that the prince is confident. Xu Yin has already colluded with the prince, and the two are trying to join forces to resist.

But even if Prince Rong, his son and Tie Ying were able to arrest the prince and Xu Yin for all the crimes, the prince could deal with it calmly, and Xu Yin dared to seriously enter the palace, it was obvious that they still had a countermeasure.

Now that we have reached this point, we must of course remove the roots.

No one can be left out of everyone involved.

The most labor-saving way is of course to give them the opportunity to show all their cards.

With Pei Zhan and Liang Chen by their side, the safety of the emperor and empress should not be a problem.

As for the next cooperation outside the palace, it was decided by Pei Yu, Du Mingqian's father Du Xun, and Cheng Chili's father Cheng Shaochi.

Fu Zhen wanted to come and watch the fun, but Pei Yu didn't agree at first, but later after watching her complete a set of punches and kicks, he had no objection.

Now more than half an hour has passed since Liang Chen entered the palace, but it is still quiet inside the palace gate.

If the commander of the imperial guard who was sent to Qianqing Palace to inquire about the situation had not reported that Li Yao and Li Yu, the imperial guard commander who had changed his shift in the morning, led two teams to the Qianqing Palace to "escort", how would anyone know that this was happening at this time? In the usual peaceful summer, a serious battle for imperial power is going on?

"Escort"? What a shame they have such courage!
It's just that they haven't received the signal from Pei Zhan and the others. Even if Pei Yu and the others are itching with hatred, they can only worry here for the time being.

"The prince is such a loser. He's looking for death. He's been working so hard under the hot sun, and I'm almost suffering from heat stroke!"

Pei Yu, wearing golden armor and carrying a broadsword on his waist, led Liang Zhi and Du Mingqian over while cursing.

Fu Zhen stood up straight and quickly ordered Guo Song behind him: "Send a few people to carry a few buckets of ice drinks! Get some small horses and a few small tables! Give the general and the others a rest!"

After speaking, she turned her head back: "Have the arrangements been made under the city gate? Are you sure you won't leak the news and enter the palace to let the prince and Xu Yin know that we have made arrangements?"

Everyone looks relaxed on the surface, but how can we really feel relieved?
Once something happens to the emperor, the Zhou Dynasty will experience another turmoil.

The prosperous age that the government and the public are longing for can only be realized in an unknown number of years and months.

Besides, having such a crooked son as the prince among the emperor's heirs will always undermine the majesty of the Tian family, and the people around him will have to spend their energy to appease him.

At this moment, there is really no room for error.

"Don't worry! I, Uncle Pei, can't do things reliably?" Liang Zhi said with his hands on his hips, "I guarantee that as long as we don't agree, not even a fly can fly in or out of this palace!"

Fu Zhen agreed with this statement.

She thought for a moment and then said: "Has the Defense Department checked? How did the Li brothers happen to be on errands?"