The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 725 724 Entering the Palace Late at Night
In the middle of the night, there was silence in the palace. At this time, the gate of the palace was closed, and the guards also exchanged duties.The guards stationed in the palace belonged to General Wei, and Xu Chu happened to be General Wei, which was why he appeared in Chen Qun's home.

In fact, making Zhang Yan emperor is no longer a matter of Zhang Yan alone, but something that the cultural relics officials who followed Zhang Yan through life and death jointly expected. Each of them wanted to see Zhang Yan become emperor On the day of the emperor, only when the dynasty changes, they will be the heroes of the founding of the country, and they will be able to get more rewards for their meritorious support.

Among these people, Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao and others had the highest expectations. They were Zhang Yan's staff in the early days. It was precisely because they saw Zhang Yan's uniqueness that they followed him life and death and were willing to work for them.

For them, once Zhang Yan becomes the emperor, they will all be named marquises, and from then on, future generations will have inexhaustible glory and wealth.

As for General Wei Xu Huang and Jin Yiwei Commander Xu Sheng, they were dragged in by this group of people, because the two of them are people with real power, one is responsible for commanding all the garrisons in Gyeonggi, and the other is the intelligence officer. As the leader of the organization, it would be difficult to hide some things from these two people.

Moreover, for Xu Sheng, the Commander of Jinyiwei, he can know every move of these ministers as long as he wants to know. Therefore, if Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao want to do something, they must not hide it from Xu Sheng. Instead of hiding and tucking eyes and trying every means to evade Xu Sheng's investigation, it's better to invite Xu Sheng in openly and aboveboard, and everyone will do this together.

After Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao used the aggressive method to draw Xu Sheng in, they also used Xu Sheng to bring in General Wei Xu Chu together. Afterwards, the number of people continued to spread, but no matter how they spread, these people always kept an extremely concealed presence. The style of doing things, and the people in the members are all people trusted by Zhang Yan, and they must be people who hope to do so, otherwise, things will be exposed.

After everyone discussed at Chen Qun's house, Chen Qun proposed to use the Empress Dowager Gongsun as a breakthrough point, and Chen Qun went to persuade him in person. General Xu Chu of the Wei and Commander Xu Sheng of Jin Yiwei accompanied them, and the rest stayed behind to wait for news.

Tonight, the moon was bright and the stars were thin, Xu Chu rode a war horse, walked side by side with Xu Sheng and Chen Qun, and walked straight towards the palace.

The gate of the palace was closed tightly, and the satellite TV stationed at the gate of the palace was waiting in full force. When they saw three knights slowly approaching the gate of the palace, they immediately shouted loudly: "The palace is important, and idlers are not allowed to enter. It's curfew time, but you are here If you walk around freely at any time, you are not afraid of being caught by the patrolling army? I still advise you to leave here early, lest I go down and arrest you."

Among the three, Xu Chu rode his horse forward and walked to the gate of the palace without stopping, and at the same time shouted at the guard above the palace gate: "Blind your dog eyes, you don't even recognize me? "

The defenders above the palace gate reflected the faint moonlight. When they looked down carefully, they vaguely saw Xu Chu's face. He was frightened out of his wits, and immediately crawled down from the tower, and ordered someone to open the palace gate. , came to the gate of the palace to meet Xu Chu in person.

The gate of the imperial palace was opened, and the military Sima who guarded the gate came to Xu Chu, bowed his head and said, "Please forgive the poor general for not being able to recognize the arrival of the general, and please don't remember the villain's fault, general, and hold your hand high. But blame the villain!"

Xu Chu waved his hand and said: "It's okay, as long as you recognize the general, I'm going to take Lord Chen and Lord Xu together to meet His Majesty, there is something very important, please open the palace door immediately and invite us in. "

The army Sima said with some embarrassment on his face: "General Xu, does this not comply with the regulations?"

"I am General Wei, your immediate superior. I know better than you whether the talisman meets the regulations. But now is an extremely urgent moment, and we must see His Majesty..." Xu Chu's thoughts turned very quickly, for fear that this would happen The military commander went to make a small report and said deliberately, "This is the meaning of the regent. It is the regent who asked us to go in to see His Majesty. It is a military and state matter. If this event is delayed, can you take it?"

A burst of cold sweat broke out on Jun Sima's forehead, and when he heard the word Regent, he immediately softened, said nothing more, and let Xu Chu, Chen Qun, and Xu Sheng into the palace directly.

Xu Sheng knew the topography of the palace well. Under his leadership, the three of them quickly arrived at the hall where the Queen Mother was.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun lived in Wenfang Hall. Since Emperor Liu Feng was still too young and needed someone to take care of her, the Empress Dowager Gongsun shouldered this responsibility and raised Liu Feng in Wenfang Hall.

Wenfang Palace is the place where the empress of the Great Han Palace lived, and even the name was directly transferred from the original Luoyang Palace.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager Gongsun had just put the emperor Liu Feng to sleep, and she was about to change clothes and rest, but suddenly saw a maidservant come in in a hurry, and said to the Empress Dowager Gongsun, "Mrs. General Xu Chu, Commander Xu Sheng of Jin Yiwei, and Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs Chen Qun are out to ask for an audience."

After hearing the maid's report, the Empress Dowager Gongsun was suddenly surprised. Don't say that now is the time when the palace gates are closed. Outsiders are generally not allowed to enter without an edict. Even when the palace gates are usually open, when did these courtiers come to visit them? ?But now, all this has been broken, the Queen Mother Gongsun was silent for a moment, and finally asked the maid to bring the three of them in, ready to receive them.

The maid invited Xu Chu, Xu Sheng, and Chen Qun into the Wenfang Palace. The Wenfang Palace, which was already dimly lit, was lit up again, and the main hall of the Wenfang Palace was brightly lit.

After Xu Chu, Xu Sheng, and Chen Qun entered the hall, they stood there and waited quietly. After waiting for a while, they didn't see the Queen Mother coming out of it, so they couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

So Xu Chu said to a court lady, "Why hasn't the Queen Mother come out yet?"

"General, please be calm and don't be impatient. The Empress Dowager is changing clothes, and will come out to meet you adults in a while."

Chen Qun persuaded: "Since it's here, please be at ease, don't be impatient."

Xu Chu didn't say anything anymore, but he was very blocked in his heart, thinking that a woman has such a good air, and when Zhang Yan becomes the emperor, she must go somewhere.

After a while, the Empress Dowager Gongsun came out from the apse. At this time, she had changed into a new attire, and she looked graceful and luxurious, but it didn't quite match her actual age.

"My lords have kept you waiting for so long. I am really sorry!" The Empress Dowager Gongsun sat on the main seat in the main hall, looked around at Xu Chu, Xu Sheng, and Chen Qun, and then said, "The three lords are visiting late at night. I don’t know if I can let Bengong know something about it?”

"I'm waiting to see the Queen Mother!" Although Xu Chu, Xu Sheng, and Chen Qun respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother, they did not kneel on the ground. In their opinion, the matter has reached this point, and there is no need to kneel at all. It was necessary, and it was unacceptable for them to kneel in front of a woman younger than themselves.

After seeing the behavior of Xu Chu, Xu Sheng, and Chen Qun, the Queen Mother Gongsun didn't care, because she was already used to it, and she didn't know how long she would be able to sit in the position of Queen Mother.And she knew in her heart that sooner or later Zhang Yan would usurp the Han and stand on his own.Whether she will be dead or alive by then is unknown.

"To be honest, when I came to find the empress dowager, there is indeed a very important matter that needs the cooperation of the empress dowager." Chen Qun said straight to the point.

"What's the matter?" Queen Mother Gongsun asked.

Chen Qun clasped his fists and said: "I have already discussed with all the ministers in the court, and the ministers agree that the great man has existed for hundreds of years, and his luck has come to an end. It is time to change the dynasty. The ministers hope The empress dowager can set an example for the common people in the world, and persuade your majesty to abdicate the throne for the virtuous, and abdicate the emperor's position to the regent..."

"Hahaha..." The Empress Dowager Gongsun burst out laughing immediately before Chen Qun finished speaking. In such a late night, the Empress Dowager Gongsun's laughter made people feel creepy.

"Empress Dowager, what are you laughing at?" Chen Qun asked.

"I'm laughing that your fox tail is finally showing. Why didn't Zhang Yan come in person, but sent you clowns here? If you really want His Majesty to give in, let Zhang Yan come to see me in person!" said the Queen Mother. .

Xu Sheng said angrily: "Don't toast and refuse to eat, eat fine wine! Who do you think you are? The empress dowager of a big man? Without the regent, you are nothing, and maybe your life is already gone. If you don't thank the regent, you will be fine." Forget it, how dare you be so arrogant?"

"Since Zhang Yan wants to usurp the Han and stand on his own, he should do it in a fair and honest manner. What he said before restricting the imperial power, I think this is simply restricting the rights of His Majesty alone. Now that the power is in his hands, it will be sooner or later to rebel. I had already expected today's ending, but I didn't expect Zhang Yan to do it so soon. You go back and tell Zhang Yan, or he will kill His Majesty and Ben Gong, and then he will proclaim himself emperor and want His Majesty If Zen is given to him, there is no door!" said the Queen Mother Gongsun.

"Toast, don't eat fine wine!" Xu Chu suddenly became furious, drew out the sword in his waist, and wanted to kill the Queen Mother Gongsun.

Chen Qun grabbed Xu Chu's hand and said earnestly, "General Xu, don't be reckless. These are the words that the Empress Dowager deliberately used to provoke you. If you really kill her, then you are really wrong. , which is equivalent to falling into her scheme."

Xu Chu asked: "Then what should I do? Is it possible to watch her swagger in front of us like this?"

Chen Qun said: "Leave this matter to me!"

(End of this chapter)