Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 9 Controlling the Capital
Zhang Yong carried Zhao Kuangyin's first name in his hand, opened the door of the martial arts hall and walked out together with several eunuchs and young martial arts practitioners.

At this time, the fierce battle between the thousands of forbidden troops ambushed by Han Tong outside the palace and the 300 forbidden troops brought by Zhao Kuangyin had been fierce for two quarters of an hour. Because Zhao Kuangyin had not left the palace, Shi Shouxin and other confidants were unable to seek a breakthrough, so they had to fight hard. There were already more than a hundred people. Killed on the spot.

Zhang Yong raised Zhao Kuangyin's head high and shouted:

"Zhao Kuangyin conspired to rebel and hid a sharp weapon to assassinate Your Majesty. He has been executed by Your Majesty!

Your Majesty orders you to immediately put down your weapons and be captured, and I will spare you the death penalty!
You are all warriors of our imperial army in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The emperor's grace is so great. How can you rebel against Zhao Kuangyin? "

Shi Shouxin and other Zhao Kuangyin's confidantes heard the sound and looked over. When they saw that what Zhang Yong was holding was indeed Zhao Kuangyin's head, they were immediately in chaos.

After all, these sergeants have always been part of the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When Zhou Shizong was in Japan, he only knew how to be loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even after Shizong's death, he helped Zhao Kuangyin win over, but those who participated in planning Zhao Kuangyin's conspiracy to seize power and usurp the throne were only a handful of his confidants. Generally speaking, soldiers are just drifting with the crowd.

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin was dead at this moment, half of the people dropped their weapons one after another and tied their hands under the majesty of Chai Zongxun's emperor.

Shi Shouxin was shocked and shouted repeatedly, trying to prevent his soldiers from surrendering. However, the army was defeated and his prestige was of no use.

Shi Shouxin knew that the situation was over and it was important to save his life. He immediately attacked the southwest corner of the encirclement with his sword and led the remaining less than a hundred people in an attempt to break out and escape.

However, the thousand forbidden troops carefully selected by Han Tong were all elite soldiers. After half of Zhao Kuangyin's rebels surrendered, the number was eight times higher.

Under heavy siege, Shi Shouxin and nearly a hundred of Zhao Kuangyin's trusted soldiers who refused to surrender were all killed by thousands of forbidden troops in less than a cup of tea.

Tang Qi, the chief eunuch in front of the palace, ordered the soldiers of the Forbidden Army to collect the prisoners. After cleaning up the corpses on the ground, he quickly walked into the palace, only to see Emperor Chai Zongxun slumped in the throne like cotton.

Tang Qi was startled and hurriedly reported to Chai Zongxun who was sitting on the throne:
"Your Majesty, the rebels Zhao Kuangyin brought into the palace this time have all been wiped out! His sworn brother, deputy commander Shi Shouxin, failed to break through and died under the sword!"

Chai Zongxun nodded and wanted to stand up, but he had just experienced the shocking change in the palace. At this moment, he was so frightened that his whole body was paralyzed beyond his control and he could not use his strength.

Chai Zongxun said: "Eunuch Tang, quickly send someone with Zhao Kuangyin's first name to contact the two generals Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin who are ambushing outside the capital.

Zhao Ni has been executed by me, so the two generals Zhang and Li naturally know how to deal with it.

Pass on my decree: appoint Zhang Yongde as the commander of the Imperial Guards and Li Chongjin as the commander of the returning German army. They will immediately take control of both armies and uproot the rebel Zhao Kuangyin's influence in the army!
Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!

The rest will be thrown into jail, waiting for me to deal with them later! "

After Tang Qi agreed, he immediately turned around and left the palace to make arrangements.

Within a moment, six imperial doctors, led by two eunuchs, rushed to the Xingwu Hall. After seeing Emperor Chai Zong's training, they immediately rescued Han Tong and more than a dozen young martial arts practitioners who were lying in a pool of blood in the hall.

Chai Zongxun glanced at Han Tong, who was pale due to excessive blood loss from his broken arm, and was moved in his heart:

"Fortunately, Han Dayan has been loyal to our royal family of the Zhou Dynasty since the time of Taizu. This time he has made great achievements. It can be said that I relied entirely on his loyalty and bravery.

I hope that Han Tong can survive this calamity with his physique that has been on the battlefield for a long time. This person is loyal and courageous, so it is perfect for him to be the inspector in front of the palace.

I'm afraid my mother has already heard about this, so I still have to comfort her. "

Turning around and seeing Zhang Yong sitting on the ground, coughing and vomiting blood and slightly injured, Chai Zongxun thought to himself:
"Zhang Yong is also a rare talent. Although he is young, he lives up to the name of a ranger. He is much more capable than Qin Wuyang and others!

Fortunately, he was brave, careful and courageous just now, and he stabbed Zhao Kuangyin from behind.

Otherwise, the poison in Zhao Kuangyin's body is not strong enough and the attack is not so fast. These ten eunuchs may not be his opponents. My life and death are only on a thin line! "

After a while, the uncontrollable muscle tension in his body finally disappeared. Chai Zongxun stood up from the throne, looked at the doctors and said:

"Fellow imperial physicians, the injured people in this palace are all loyal and brave men of my great Zhou Dynasty and my confidants.

You must do your best to save them! I have many rewards! "

All the imperial doctors bowed in response, and Chai Zongxun walked out of the hall accompanied by several eunuchs. Guarded by more than 800 Han Tong's confidants and Imperial Army sergeants who remained after the bloody battle, they walked to the Baoci Palace of Empress Dowager Fu in the light of the lights.

Halfway through, the eight thousand imperial troops guarding Emperor Chai Zongxun's palace had come to join him in response to the imperial edict.

Ten minutes later, the group arrived near Baoci Hall and saw that the hall was densely guarded by about 8,000 forbidden troops arranged by Han Tong.

After confirming that they were the emperor and his entourage, the nervous expression of the captain of the Forbidden Army who was guarding the Bao Ci Hall relaxed. After saluting, he ordered his sergeants to give way.

Chai Zongxun nodded, looked at the surrounding Forbidden Army and said:
"You are all loyal and brave men of my great Zhou Dynasty. After I determine the overall situation, I will be promoted and made rich, and each of you will be indispensable!"

When the soldiers heard this, they burst into cheers and saluted in unison: "I am willing to die for your majesty!"

Chai Zongxun nodded with satisfaction and walked into the hall with a smile on his face.

Empress Dowager Fu was sitting anxiously on the throne of Yuchi. When she saw Chai Zongxun entering the palace, she breathed a sigh of relief and waved:

"Xun'er, come here quickly!"

Chai Zongxun approached quickly, and just as he was bowing to Queen Mother Fu, he was pulled up by her.

After Empress Dowager Fu looked at Chai Zongxun carefully, she happily held him in her arms.

"Xun'er, my mother heard that you had killed Zhao Kuangyin in the Hall of Martial Arts?

Very good! Very good! The emperor's son was fine, and the mother's worried heart was put back to its original place. "

The mother and son sighed for a while, and Chai Zongxun briefly talked about the process of removing Zhao Kuangyin from the Xingwu Hall and said:
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. With the prestige of Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin far surpassing that of Zhao Kuangyin in the army, and Zhao Kuangyin has been killed by me, there is no need to worry about the rest. There will be no problem in removing the Zhao family members!"

Empress Dowager Fu said happily: "My son behaves thoughtfully and unexpectedly, just like my father-in-law, who is wise and mighty!"

I have a successor to the Kingdom of Zhou Dynasty! "

Chai Zongxun said with a smile:

"To be honest with my mother, since the last time my father asked me to give advice to my son in a dream, my son felt like he suddenly had an enlightenment. He could understand the key points of what happened in the court at a glance.

The most important thing now is that the queen mother and her children wait patiently in the Baoci Palace, which is guarded by loyal people, and wait for Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin to control the situation in the capital.

From now on, the queen mother can rest assured that her sons and ministers will be in charge of the affairs. "

Empress Dowager Fu thought that this sudden change in the palace was planned by Chai Zongxun. Although it seemed like a risk, it was actually done step by step and seamlessly, making it difficult for Zhao Kuangyin to notice and guard against, and his actions were extremely powerful.

Empress Dowager Fu was a daughter-in-law who grew up in a boudoir and had no political genius. After the death of King Sejong, she often felt powerless in the past few months when she was conducting government affairs from behind the curtain.

Today, when she saw Chai Zongxun, who was only 7 years old, calmly removing the general Zhao Kuangyin who had a heavy army in his hand, Empress Dowager Fu couldn't help but feel extremely surprised and satisfied.

(End of this chapter)