Power in the World: After Eternal Age

The imperial guards in charge of the palace guards were shocked and rushed to the palace of Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao in a swarm.Hearing Zhongchang Shi Zong'ai crying in the emperor's bedroom from a distance, all the soldiers will immediately know something is wrong.

The two leading guards hurried forward and were about to step into the bedroom, but saw a person walking out from inside.The two of them took a closer look and saw that the person who came was none other than Zongai, Zhongchang's servant, and asked anxiously, "Lord Zong, where are the rebels now? How safe is the dragon?"

Zong Ai's eyes were red, and he sobbed, "Two generals, please talk in the bedroom!"

Surprised and uncertain, the two followed Zong Ai into the hall.The two young eunuchs behind them immediately closed the door of the palace. When they saw more than a dozen eunuchs holding court sticks standing in front of them, they couldn't help being shocked, and they stretched out their hands to touch the sword.

Zong Ai shouted in a low voice: "Two generals, don't make mistakes. The emperor has ordered the rebels to kill them, and the rebels also let us kill them with sticks. Please come and inspect the two generals."

The two commanders of the imperial forest army were so frightened that they sat down on the ground, unable to speak for a long time.Zong Ai ordered two young eunuchs to help them up and brought them to Emperor Taiwu's dragon bed.

The two commanders were out of their wits, seeing the bloody scene in front of them, completely lost their minds.Zong Ai said coldly: "Two generals, the emperor was killed, this matter must not be made public. In my Great Wei, there is Rouran and Tiger Watching in the north, and Liu Song is threatening in the south. If you know that the emperor's dragon controls Bintian, Rouran and Liu Song will rise up." Swordsman."

"Two generals, quickly inspect the scene and verify that the assassin is real. Afterwards, the two generals must be asked to lead the troops to guard the palace and not allow anyone to enter the palace to prevent news from leaking."

The two commanders of the imperial forest army kept saying yes, and walked forward tremblingly. When they saw the assassin who was killed by the eunuchs, they couldn't help but turn pale with shock.They never thought that the person who assassinated Emperor Taiwu turned out to be Zhang Ping, their leader on duty.

Although the two were puzzled, they couldn't believe that Zhang Ping, the personal bodyguard who had always been loyal to Emperor Taiwu and had won the trust of Emperor Taiwu, could assassinate Emperor Taiwu, but the sword that assassinated Emperor Taiwu was clearly still in Zhang Ping's hands, which made them have to accept this. brutal reality.

A commander named Tuoba Chong asked cautiously: "Lord Zong, how did you find out that the emperor was killed by the assassin? How did you kill the assassin?"

Zong Ai sighed and said: "I was on duty tonight. I drank a few more glasses of wine in the side hall and felt I had to get up to relieve myself. When I came to the emperor's bedroom, I was surprised to find that the heavily guarded palace , there was no one there. I knew something was wrong, so I immediately entered the emperor's bedroom."

"As soon as I entered the bedroom, I saw the traitor Zhang Ping stabbing the emperor with his sword. I yelled, and rushed forward to try to get rid of his sword, but found that it was too late, the emperor had already been pierced through the chest by the traitor's sword At this moment, Master Jia Zhou, who heard my call for help, led the father-in-law on duty to come to rescue him, and killed the rebel with a stick."

Tuoba Chong asked suspiciously: "Lord Zong, why doesn't the little eunuch next to the rebel look like he was killed by the rebel, but rather like he was killed by a random stick?"

Zong Ai sighed and said: "When we rushed into the palace, we saw this little father-in-law named Xu Lin blocking the emperor's way together with the rebels. Let's kill together."

Tuoba Chong turned over Xu Lin's body and looked at it, he couldn't help being shocked and said: "It was this little eunuch who transferred us away with the token of the rebel Zhang Ping, which made the emperor be killed by the rebels. Master Zong , it seems that this Xu Lin is with the rebels."

Zong Ai said: "Two generals, the matter has become clear. The most urgent task is to secretly summon the important officials of the court to enter the palace, and secret merchants to support the new monarch. Two generals, you two lead the soldiers to guard the gate of the palace, and I will send someone to call urgently. The ministers are here to discuss matters."

The two said in unison: "Everything is up to Master Zong, and we are the only ones who follow the lead!"

Zong Ai hurriedly dispatched a team of Suwei Yulin Army and a group of eunuchs to rush to the Queen's Palace. At the same time, he ordered the eunuch Jia Zhou to take Taiwu Emperor Tuoba Tao's belongings, and secretly dispatched General Zhenwei and Suwei Zhonglang to lead the brigade of Suwei The imperial army surrounded the palace.

Zong Ai brought people to the Queen's bedroom, waved to everyone, and quickly surrounded the Queen's bedroom.Zong Ai went into the Queen's bedroom and met with Queen Helian.

The Helian family was originally from the Huns, and was chosen as the queen by Tuobatao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. She was also the daughter of Helian Bobo, the former Wulie Emperor of the Xia Kingdom.

In the fifth year of Shiguang, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty conquered the Xia Kingdom in the west and captured Tongwan, the capital of the Xia Kingdom.Helian's older brother, Emperor Helianchang of the Xia Kingdom, fled to Shangyu. After Helian and other Xia clans were captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty, she and her two younger sisters became Tuoba Tao's concubines.

In the first month of the first year of Yanhe, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Helian family was made queen by Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao.Empress Helian had no children, and was quite low-key in the Northern Wei imperial palace, never interfering with political affairs.

Empress Helian saw that in the middle of the night, Zhongchang Shi Zongai led troops to surround the queen's bedroom. She was terrified in her heart, only to hear Zongai cry out with a sullen face: "Queen, the emperor was murdered by the rebels. I fear that the world will be destroyed forever." The lord must have been deceived by Rouran and Liu Song, so I came here to report to the queen and discuss the establishment of a new monarch."

Empress Helian was shocked to hear that Emperor Taiwu had been assassinated, and saw Zong Ai standing in front of her with a murderous look, she was so frightened that she couldn't speak a word.

Zong Ai said in a dark tone: "To establish a new monarch, all the ministers must be recruited for secret discussions. It is now late at night, and the emperor is no longer there. Only the queen's seal can mobilize the important officials of the court to enter the palace to discuss important matters. Queen, please write to all the ministers immediately , and summon him into the palace with a seal letter."

Empress Helian suspected that Zong Ai had killed the emperor, but when the empress' palace was besieged, she was also terrified.Faced with Zong Ai's constant pressure, Empress Helian could only ask: "Master Zong, who do you want me to call into the palace to discuss matters?"

Zong Ai said: "Shangshu's left servant She Lanyan, Wu Xinggong Hedi, and Shizhong Taiyuan Gong Xueti are highly respected among the courtiers. Therefore, the three of them plan to establish a new monarch, and they should obey the hearts of the courtiers."

Empress Helian wrote three letters in hand, stating that Taiwu Emperor Tuoba Tao was killed by rebels, secretly summoned three important officials to enter the palace to discuss the matter of setting up a new monarch, stamped the queen's seal and handed it over to Zongai.

Zong Ai went through the inspection, called three eunuchs, and rushed three people into the palace with letters.

When the three of them saw the queen's letter, they couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and immediately rushed to the palace.The three of them met unexpectedly outside the court gate, and they each planned to establish a new king in their hearts, so they made an appointment to go to Emperor Taiwu's bedroom to see what happened.

The three came to Emperor Taiwu's bedroom, knelt down to pay respects to Emperor Taiwu's body, and asked why.Tuoba Chong recounted how the traitor Zhang Ping murdered the emperor and how Zong Ai killed him.

The three of them were already at odds with Zong Ai, and after hearing the narration of Tuoba Chong, the commander of the Suwei Yulin Army, they couldn't help feeling suspicious.