Chapter 334: The Decisive Battle (4)
As the residence of the emperor, the palace has always been extremely tightly guarded, and with a large number of top-level weapons in the palace, even if tens of thousands of people attack at the same time, it is not a problem for everyone to support them for several days with one heart.
Ji Yaohua continued: "But now that An Yunshan is in charge of the palace, I'm afraid things are not so easy, so please ask the Holy Lord to move to the palace now." With the Holy Being, things may go a little smoother. β
"Hmm!" the emperor nodded slightly, glanced at the people around him, and instructed in a deep voice: "This time, the soldiers who died for me in the counterinsurgency will all be given a generous burial, and their family pensions will be doubled!"
"Thank you, Holy Grace!" everyone present knelt down and shouted in unison.
"Alright, let's all get up!" The emperor waved his hand slightly, looked in the direction of the palace in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Now it's time for us to go to the palace, there is not much time left!"
The cavalry of the brigade galloped through the streets of Tokyo in the dead of night, and even though their feet were wrapped in cotton cloth, the vibration caused by it was still noticeable to some people. But most of these well-intentioned people have been warned by Cai Xiang that no matter what happens tonight, don't do anything and don't ask anything except go to the morning court on time. Having said that, who else would do anything superfluous!
In the middle of the morning, that is, around four o'clock in the morning, two hours before dawn, at this moment in the deep palace, the "emperor" has already put on a silk robe, put on a crown of heaven, and burned incense in the palace to pray and worship God.
This is the etiquette and rules that the emperor should have in the last court, and there are even historians next to him to record the living notes. Today is an extremely important day for An Yunshan, he doesn't want to leave a stain on history, so everything must be done as perfectly as possible.
Half an hour later, the "Emperor" finally finished praying, slowly stood up, and walked out the door. An Yunshan, who had been sitting in the corner, and the historian on the other side also stood up at the same time, followed behind the "emperor", and left together.
As soon as An Yunshan walked outside the door, he saw Cai Xiang standing respectfully on the side, he frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "How is the situation?"
"The situation is completely under control, Queen Mother, Queen Mother," Cai Xiang paused for a moment before continuing: "The Queen Mother has fallen into a deep sleep, and all the power in the inner court has been fully mastered!"
"Hmm!" An Yunshan glanced at Cai Xiang with satisfaction, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Good job!"
"Thank you for the compliment!" Cai Xiang hurriedly lowered his head and respectfully expressed his submission.
"Hehe!" An Yunshan chuckled with satisfaction, and then took a step towards the front.
Cai Xiang's gaze respectfully sent An Yunshan and the "emperor" and others away, until everyone disappeared from his sight, and in an instant, the deference in An Yunshan's eyes gradually disappeared, and a deep hatred was revealed in his slightly narrowed eyes.
This night, An Yunshan stayed in the palace, in addition to protecting the "emperor", there was also a purpose, that is, to eliminate all opposition forces in the palace, and this part of the opposition forces was headed by Cai Xiang's sister, the current queen mother.
This part of the power in the hands of the Queen Mother has always been Cai Xiang's solid backing, and it is precisely because of the support of the Queen Mother that Cai Xiang can suppress the emperor for a long time, and he can't even return to the palace.
But the change of dynasties is different from the transfer of the throne. If it is just the transfer of the throne, the Queen Mother is definitely Cai Xiang's strongest help, and it is even very easy to use the emperor as a puppet again. However, if An Yunshan wants to ascend the throne, the situation is completely different, once he ascends the throne, it will mean the extinction of the royal family of the Zhao and Song dynasties.
It is true that the Queen Mother is Cai Xiang's sister, but she is still the daughter-in-law of the Zhao Song family, and now, especially when the emperor is "dead", she is the head of the Zhao Song family. So what exactly An Yunshan wants to do, it is not difficult to guess.
And how to do this matter, in the end, it still fell on Cai Xiang's head, An Yunshan believes that Cai Xiang will be able to arrange everything properly.
Cai Xiang slowly retracted his eyes, the hatred in his eyes gradually disappeared, and a deep mockery slowly emerged in his eyes, but it soon disappeared.
At three o'clock, the palace gate slowly opened, and Cai Xiang, who appeared at the palace gate at some point, led hundreds of officials to step into the palace, preparing for the early dynasty.
Everything today seems extremely unusual, there is silence in the palace, it can even be said to be a dead silence, only the frightened ministers slowly walk towards the Daqing Palace.
In the Song Dynasty, the emperor's dragon robe was a silk robe, a knee cover, a square heart curved collar, and a display map of wearing, a crown of heaven, and a black carapace. This kind of costume is the costume worn by the emperor during the great court meeting, which is particularly solemn and solemn.
At the end of the day, the sky was getting brighter, and the "emperor" took An Yunshan, Ji Yaohua and others into the Daqing Palace. Cai Xiang, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurried out to greet him. Behind him, followed by the four gray-clothed guards sent to him by An Yunshan.
At this moment, the hall was already full of countless high-ranking officials who came to participate in the early dynasty, and when they saw the arrival of the "emperor", they hurriedly knelt on the ground with Cai Xiang.
I saw Cai Xiang kneeling on the ground, his face full of flattery, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Welcome to the safe return of the saint, the saint is blessed with heaven, brave and powerful, personally capture the rebel Zhuge Zhengme, and remove the disaster for the people." β
"Flat!" The "emperor" raised his hands, his bearing was majestic, and the style of the Son of Heaven was obvious.
"Thank you!" the officials shouted in unison, then stood up and slowly retreated to their positions.
The "Emperor" glanced at everyone, and saw that no one noticed his strange appearance, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The "Emperor" strode towards the dragon chair in the middle of the main hall, without any panic, solemn and serious. Cai Xiang looked at the person in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl, this was the result of his training for most of the night, if it weren't for him, in front of everyone's eyes, the "emperor" would have already revealed his flaws.
The "emperor" has been walking forward, in his eyes it seems that this kind of high dragon chair, as long as he sits on that dragon chair, he is the supreme in the world, the first person in the world admired by all the people.
However, at this time, a muffled sound of "dong" suddenly came from behind him to the ears of the "emperor". In an instant, the "Emperor's" face sank at an extremely fast speed, and he squinted his eyes, knowing in his heart that this was An Yunshan warning him not to cheat!
People just want to go and sit on the dragon chair above, why are they so domineering!
complained fiercely in his heart, but the "emperor" had to practice according to the pre-script. I only heard the emperor turn his back to the ministers and said in a deep voice: "I am ashamed, the suffering of the people in the world is all because I indulge the traitorous ministers to fight each other. β
As he spoke, the emperor stretched out his hand and pointed at the many courtiers present, some of the slightly younger officials, who blushed for a moment.
"I am incompetent!I dare not ascend the throne again!" The "emperor" suddenly shouted loudly, and said a sentence that made the faces of the ministers change greatly: "I have decided to abdicate and give up the throne to Master An!"
After speaking, the "emperor" turned around, flicked the hem, and pushed the golden mountain and the jade pillar to An Yunshan knelt down.
"Holy Lord, think twice!" The words of the "Emperor" frightened the courtiers present, whether it was the original royalist faction, or the original Cai Xiang party, and even the crown prince and royal heirs present, everyone was frightened by the emperor's unconventional scene, and quickly knelt on the ground in unison, and persuaded in a deep voice: "Please take back the saint's fate! The saint must not do this!"
However, the "emperor" kneeling in the center of the hall was like an iron heart, stretched out his hand to signal the ministers to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "If Master An ascends the throne, it will be a great blessing for the people of the world." β
"Holy Lord, I'm afraid that the people of the world will not accept it!" An Yunshan chuckled and walked to the emperor's side, wearing a golden robe that seemed to indicate something!
Looking at the strange scene in front of them, the ministers present couldn't help but feel cold in their hearts, some smart courtiers had begun to realize that everything in front of them was rehearsed, and no matter what they said or did, it would not affect the development of things, so they quieted down one after another, and began to secretly make other plans in their hearts.
Even with the emperor's endorsement, An Yunshan's prestige was still not enough to subdue the ministers, and the situation began to be a little delicate.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Cai Xiang quickly stood up, took a deep breath, barely squeezed out a smile on his face, and said to the ministers in a deep voice: "Master An is highly respected, and there is a saint who personally makes a Zen, dare to ask who is not convinced? Who in this world is not convinced?"
Obey, now is not the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors of the Middle Ages, and they still talk about Zen Rang! Do you really think that Emperor Taizu's Zhao Song Jiangshan City Zen Rang came? NaΓ―ve! This king now wants to see how An Yunshan and Cai Thief can perform this play! A prince smiled coldly in his heart, his face full of disdain!
"Are you not convinced?" Suddenly, a cold swishing voice sounded in the ears of this prince, and the next moment his whole person was grabbed by Cai Xiang's neck, only to hear Cai Xiang ask viciously: "Say, are you not convinced?"
A cold snort, coupled with the four fierce guards behind Cai Xiang, made the prince tremble suddenly, and he was at a loss.