Chapter 482 Extra Palace Change
It is said that there cannot be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female.

This is indeed the truth.

For example, in the eleventh year of the Jin Yuan period, King Wu in the north sent troops to raid the State of Jin.

Fortunately, the Emperor of Jin was well prepared and immediately sent troops to fight.

Anyway, even if the Wu Kingdom does not take any action, the Emperor of Jin may not be able to help but take action.

The fight between the two emperors is like there cannot be two tigers in one mountain. It's either you die or I die.

The Emperor of Jin had a strong army and abundant food and fodder. Most importantly, he had many generals under his command and many people who could be used.

Sure enough, after the war started, news of victory soon came.

The two sides fought for more than a year. Generally speaking, Emperor Jin's side had more wins than losses and had already seen the dawn of victory.

But what the Emperor of Jin did not expect was that the crown prince he appointed would stab him in the back at a critical moment.

Even some of the Imperial Guards were bribed by the prince to rebel, and they joined forces with Concubine De and Concubine Xian, and Prince Shun took the opportunity to force the emperor to abdicate.

The emperor also wondered in his mind whether the prince might have other thoughts, but he did not think too badly of his own son.

Furthermore, the emperor felt that the prince had become much more sensible in recent years, so he had no objection to not sending him to the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Revenue. Instead, he followed his father's instructions and worked honestly in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works.

The emperor thought that even if the prince had ulterior motives, he would have to wait until he destroyed Emperor Wu and unified the Wu Kingdom.

Otherwise, they would just be fighting each other, and Emperor Wu would be the one to benefit in the end.

Unfortunately, this was just what the emperor thought. Now that he was forced to abdicate by the prince in a night attack, he was not only furious, but also regretful that the prince was short-sighted.

Even if he died, the prince would not be able to suppress the generals under him.

However, the emperor didn't even have time to get angry. He stared at the injured Li Yan and asked, "You said it was Jiao Cheng who led his men to attack?"

Jiao Cheng was another deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.

Compared to Li Yan, the emperor trusts the commander more, but unfortunately the commander is not on duty today and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.

If the commander had no second thoughts about the emperor, he would probably be regarded as the number one thorn in the side of the prince, and would be in great danger.

Another is the deputy commander Jiao Cheng, who has also followed the emperor for decades.

If Li Yan had not fought with Jiao Cheng before, Li Yan himself would not have dared to believe it.

"Yes, not only did I see it, but Eunuch Wu also saw it."

Eunuch Wu beside him also echoed: "Your Majesty, Jiao Cheng has indeed become a traitor."

"Your Majesty, please leave this place first."

Eunuch Wu is not the chief eunuch, but he is in charge of the secret guards and is also the emperor's confidant.

The emperor listened to the sound of swords and fighting getting closer and closer, and without further delay, he walked away: "Have someone pack up the important things in the imperial study and go to Kunning Palace."

After a slight hesitation, he said, "Go to West Fifth Residence and bring the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Princess."

The seventh prince was born to the queen and is ten years old this year. The eighth prince was born to Huipin who entered the palace a few years ago and is only six years old this year. The ninth princess was also born to the queen and is only five years old this year.

The older children have all married and left the palace to start their own families.

Of course, even if they were there, the emperor probably wouldn't dare to believe them at this moment.

I'm afraid these unfilial sons will stab me in the back again.

And these little ones shouldn't be any bad to me, right?
Moreover, he was afraid that although he was fine, all his sensible children would be dead.

In Kunning Palace, the Queen was awakened by the maid who was on guard. Before her subordinates could get any news, the Emperor came in, surrounded by more than a hundred imperial guards and eunuchs.

"The Crown Prince Shun and his men are rebelling. Let's leave here first."

When the queen heard his words, she quickly sent someone to bring her daughter who was sleeping in the east wing over, and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, Xiaoqi hasn't come yet. Can you send someone to bring Xiaoqi over?" Eunuch Wu whispered in a feminine voice, "Don't worry, Queen. The emperor sent someone to invite the seventh and eighth princes to come early in the morning."

In addition, even if the emperor and empress did not give instructions, they had to take some important items with them.

No matter how hard they tried, the seven or eight hundred people finally left after a quarter of an hour.

Li Yan had long guessed that there would be a secret passage in the palace, but he did not expect that the entrance was in the Queen's Kunning Palace.

He guessed that there should be a secret passage in the Qianqing Palace.

After leaving through the secret passage, it was not easy to leave the city gate without alerting the traitors.

Eunuch Wu first sent more than fifty spies to investigate.

Soon a spy came back and said, "Your Majesty, there are many soldiers from the Five Cities Army patrolling the streets."

"I wanted to ask about the situation, but they shouted and killed people as soon as they saw them."

It seemed that they didn't want to give him a chance to speak. Fortunately, he was skilled in martial arts, so he was able to escape successfully.

But in this case, the target for so many people would be too big.

Another spy came back and said, "Your Majesty, the Five Cities Army is not trustworthy. I asked them to rescue you, but they said I was a traitor."

In the middle of the night, fireworks suddenly appeared not far away, which was obviously a signal from the rebels.

The spy behind was still a little confused when he came back: "I led a patrol team of soldiers from the Five Cities Army and Horse Division and ran into another patrol team of soldiers, and they started fighting among themselves."

He didn't know who to help, and was afraid that he would make things worse, so he could only run back and report first.

The emperor laughed in anger: "You are truly my good prince."

He didn't expect that even the Five Cities Army had some people rebelled by the prince.

However, considering that even the Imperial Guards were instigated to rebel by the Crown Prince, the betrayal of the Five Cities Army did not seem too surprising.

Then he asked Li Yan, "Will it be smoother to go through that city gate?"

Also because of the war, not many generals and soldiers around the emperor remained.

In other words, the emperor doesn't have many people he can use now.

However, the emperor also had a backup plan. As long as he could leave smoothly, he could call on the soldiers from the Western Camp, which was more than a day's journey away from the capital, to protect him.

He didn't want to go to the West Camp directly, but he knew that there would be many rebels guarding the way to the West Camp.

Of course he could also call back the soldiers on the battlefield, but that would take even longer.

Also, being forced to abdicate by one's own son is not something to be boasted about, but rather a family disgrace that should not be made public.

The emperor did not want to become famous because of this unfortunate incident.

Li Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, I think it would be easier to leave through the north gate."

The east is rich, the west is noble, the south is poor, and the north is lowly.

He felt that the East Gate and West Gate should be heavily guarded.

Most importantly, he knew that his family members were spending the summer at the farm near the charity hall.

"Besides, outside the north city gate is the charity hall, and there are many houses behind it where we can stay temporarily."

The emperor knew that there was no time to lose, so he left through the north gate.

There were also soldiers guarding the north gate, but they probably didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was unlikely that the emperor and his men would escape from here, so there were only a hundred or so soldiers guarding it.

The seven or eight hundred people who followed the emperor were mostly good at martial arts, and they were absolutely crushing.


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