Chapter 253(1/2)
His Royal Highness King Yun has entered the city.
The people in the capital all cried with joy and lined the streets to welcome him.
The reason why King Yun was so popular among the people was naturally because of his unparalleled achievements in destroying Xixia.
In the eyes of the people, Prince Yun was a high-school champion in martial arts and capable of destroying the country and bringing peace to the country. Especially since the Western Army he led had won many battles, they had completely regarded him as the pillar of the country that the entire Qi Dynasty relied on.
To put it bluntly, I don't know how much better it is than His Majesty the Emperor, who only knows how to plunder people's wealth.
Since the last destruction of Xixia, King Yun has not returned to the capital. But when King Qin comes back this time, it can be said that the people in the whole city have high hopes and treat him like a savior.
It was just the imperial army responsible for guarding the city gate, but they smelled something wrong.
Because the soldiers His Royal Highness King Yun brought when he entered the city... were too many!
At this time, the entire Western Army had camped outside the capital and was confronting the Jin soldiers who had retreated to Moutuogang. No one rashly launched an attack.
After all, neither side knows the other side's reality.
Logically speaking, King Yun only needed to bring a few dozen soldiers into the city, but once the city gate opened, King Yun brought thousands of people with him.
The queue was long and endless.
These soldiers looked neat and tidy, and they all had a look of solemnity on their faces. At first glance, they looked like the elite of the Western Army who had been killed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Naturally, some ministers in the court expressed concern about this, and His Royal Highness King Yun's answer was: lead troops into the city to calm the people!
Well, that makes sense.
What King Yun meant was that the capital was in danger at this time. The city gate had just been captured by the Jin soldiers and it seemed to be in danger. Although the Jin people withdrew their troops due to the arrival of the Western Army, the city walls burned by the Jin people could not be repaired in the short term.
In other words, the Jin people may launch an attack at any time, and the capital is still in danger of breaking the city.
At this time, people were in panic, and the soldiers and civilians in the city had reached their limit, both physically and mentally.
What's more, during this period of time, the emperor who was already in the Jin camp was still plundering the city's property and female relatives in accordance with the Jin people's requirements, which shook the hearts of the people in the city.
Morale has dropped to an unimaginable level.
At this time, if King Yun can bring the elite of the Western Army into the city, it will be equivalent to showing the majesty of these elite troops in front of all the people in the city, which is obviously very meaningful for stimulating the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city and stabilizing the situation.
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Therefore, the Supreme Emperor Qi Huizong, who was still in the city at this time and had not yet gone to the Jin Camp, allowed King Yun to lead his troops into the city.
Although the close ministers of Qi Yingzong felt that this matter was fishy, first of all, King Yun's statement was very reasonable. Secondly, since the Supreme Emperor had already nodded, they had no reason to refuse, so they had no choice but to agree.
At the same time, he was somewhat comforting himself that there were at least tens of thousands of imperial troops in the city who could fight, and King Yun's few thousand men would probably not be able to cause any big trouble.
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Outside the imperial city, Fan Cun looked at Liu Fa and Zhong Pingyuan.
"I'll leave the matters here to you."
Liu Fa and Zhong Pingyuan looked at each other and nodded.
The elite Western troops brought by King Yun stood neatly outside the imperial city, looking at each other with the imperial guards in the imperial city.
These imperial guards couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure.
They were very sure that if a fight really broke out, they would not be a match for these elite Western troops who had been killed among the dead.
But...we are all our own people, so they shouldn't start a fight, right?
They watched King Yun enter the palace.
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At the Jinluan Palace, all the courtiers of the Jingping Dynasty arrived.
Even Qi Huizong has arrived, but he can only sit at the side and back, while the throne in the center is empty.
Because after Qi Yingzong entered the Jin camp, he has not returned yet. He just keeps sending orders from the Jin camp, asking for various properties.
The main hall is solemn and spacious, with many ministers lined up on both sides. The one in the front is Tang Qin, the left prime minister at this time.
Since Li Boxi was squeezed out, Tang Qin, the peace-advocating sect, could almost be said to have won the holy favor alone, becoming the most relied-upon minister of Qi Yingzong and the most influential figure in the court.
Whenever Qi Yingzong's decree came from the Jin camp, he would constantly urge the ministries to implement it, whether it was searching for property or kidnapping women's family members, in short, basically everything in the imperial decree was fulfilled.
And this court meeting seemed to have Tang Qin as the core.
After all, the emperor is no longer here, and the various powers of the Supreme Emperor Qi Yingzong have been firmly restricted by the emperor, so it is natural that Tang Qin has the final say in the court at this time.
This is also an important reason why after Qi Yingzong went to Jinying, the entire court was still under his remote control.
"His Royal Highness King Yun."
There seemed to be some sullenness in Tang Qin's expression: "Have you not received the official order? The peace talks between our court and the Jin people have been completed, and there is no need for King Qin's army to come! Why are you still coming with the Western Army?"
He paused for a moment and then said: "At this time, the officials are in the Jin camp. The Jin people have withdrawn to Moutuogang and have not yet released the officials! If you come with the Western Army, if you harm the officials
If something goes wrong, what should be the crime?"
His Royal Highness, Prince Yun, smiled disapprovingly: "Whether the Jin people let people go or not, what does it have to do with me?
"Tang Xiang, don't you think that if I don't come, the Jin people will release my imperial brother back?"
Tang Qin said angrily: "You are so outrageous! How can you call your Majesty like that!"
"The official went to the Jin camp half a month ago and returned after being treated politely for two days. But this time he has not returned for three days. If it weren't for the sudden arrival of the Western Army and the Jin people were forced to move camp, what's the explanation?"
Fan Cun looked at him: "The Jin people released someone last time, does that mean they will release someone this time?"
"Once you enter the Golden Camp, you are like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Whether the tiger eats the sheep or not depends on his own mood. How can it change because of the etiquette of the sheep?
"Tang Xiang, I'm afraid you are just as dizzy as my imperial brother!"
Tang Qin's expression changed again. It was extremely disrespectful for King Yun to fail to address him as "Your Majesty" five times.
But at this time, the Supreme Emperor said: "Hey, what King Yun said makes sense. When the officials were leaving, I had repeatedly persuaded them not to go, but the officials didn't listen..."
The original emperor had been turned into a tool by the emperor.
You cannot attend most court meetings.
But this time, because the emperor was away and King Yun came back, he was able to go to the palace.
At this time, Tang Qin vaguely felt that things seemed to have changed.
The Supreme Emperor... seemed to have other thoughts.
Fan Cun couldn't help but understand in his heart.
The situation in the court at this time was indeed as Sheng Taizu had judged!
If that's the case, it's easy to handle.
He took a step forward and said loudly: "Father!
"Brother, the emperor is deep in the Jin camp and is in danger. If something unexpected happens, how can it be like an ancestral temple? Father, please think of the country as your top priority and make plans early to stabilize the country and comfort the people. Then the world will be very lucky!"
At this time, Qi Yingzong had not fully reacted: "Have you made a big plan early?"
Fan Cun said again: "How can the country remain empty of the throne for a long time?"
Before he finished speaking, Tang Qin was already furious: "How outrageous!
"His Royal Highness King Yun, although your Majesty is in the Jinren camp, he is still safe and sound. How dare you talk about abolishing the establishment... You, you are trying to rebel!"
At this time, everyone in the court finally understood the purpose of King Yun's visit.
King Yun traveled thousands of miles to come in the name of King Qin, but the first thing he did after arriving was not to attack the Jin people and rescue the emperor. Instead, he first came to the court and met the Supreme Emperor and all the civil and military officials.
This is enough to show that he wanted to abolish the establishment from the beginning!
Moreover, the reasons are very good.
At this time, the emperor went deep into the Jin camp and was in danger. If something went wrong, wouldn't it mean that he was leaderless? The entire court and the entire capital would inevitably be in chaos.
So in this case, there is nothing wrong with appointing a new king and taking over the government temporarily, right?
After the emperor is rescued, the throne will be returned.
This expedient measure is very necessary at this time.
Tang Qin wanted to say something else, but Fan Cun ignored him at all, and continued to look at the Supreme Emperor Qi Huizong: "Father, please make a big plan as soon as possible and comfort the people!"
Qi Huizong's cloudy eyes seemed to have a glimmer of light, and he said: "What King Yun said makes sense!
"A country cannot live without a king for a day. The crown prince is young and cannot handle all the situations. King Yun is old and he is my biological son. It is appropriate for him to inherit the throne and stabilize the family and the country!"
Tang Qin stomped his feet angrily: "How can this be done!"
All the ministers in the court also started to quarrel violently in an instant, and even wanted to pounce on the traitors and beat them up.
Fan Cun was indifferent.
He watched everyone's performance with cold eyes, as if he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
The situation in the DPRK at this time was exactly as Sheng Taizu had analyzed before.
The conflict between Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong has reached an irreconcilable point.
Qi Huizong had previously planned to become a hands-off boss, throw all the responsibilities to Qi Yingzong, and run away. However, he soon felt lost because of the loss of power, and came up with the idea of establishing a new central government.
The reason why he returned to the capital after the Jin people retreated for the first time was naturally because he had such thoughts.
To be continued...