Chapter Thirteen The Dust Settles(1/3)
When King Jin came to the palace with a group of confidants, the Yinhan Gate had already been opened.
King Jin's confidants led several generals of the imperial guards in armor and stomach, and quickly came to King Jin, saluted in unison, and shouted:
"Meet Your Highness!"
King Jin reined in his horse, looked at his subordinates, and said solemnly:
"How is the situation in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, my subordinates entered the palace in the name of escort. They obtained the Tiger Army and Shesheng Camp. They often joined the army to help. They have taken control of the Jinshen Palace. The remaining imperial guards do not know where they are and dare not act rashly!"
The Jinshen Hall in the Xia Kingdom has similar functions to the Yangxin Hall in the Yun Kingdom. They are both places where the emperor handles government affairs on a daily basis when he is not in court.
After all, Emperor Xia was already in his seventies or eighties, so he naturally didn't go back to the harem very often. Therefore, the Jinshen Palace became the de facto emperor's bedroom in the Xia Palace. Taking this place meant that
Now the current Emperor Xia has fallen into the hands of Prince Jin.
King Jin raised his head and looked into the palace. Through the open Yinhan Gate, he could see at a glance that on both sides of the corridor, there were soldiers of the Imperial Guard holding open fires. There was deathly silence, and the entire imperial city was full of solemnity and solemnity.
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Even though we have reached this point, there are no shouts of death in the palace, obviously the situation is under control.
The Imperial Guards are stationed in the imperial city and are responsible for protecting the emperor. In such a critical position, what is important is not that the Imperial Guards can fight, but that they are obedient! As an army without its own ideas, it is absolutely impossible and impossible to do so before the emperor gives a clear order.
Dare not take any action.
Therefore, throughout the dynasties throughout the ages, situations like this where rebels pretended to be ordered to enter the palace to control the emperor, leaving the imperial guards at a loss, often happened.
Even though King Jin was usually prudent, looking at the imperial city that was defenseless against him, he couldn't help but feel proud and ecstatic in his heart.
Going against the wind and seizing the big position, this decisive method is not much different from the one used by Emperor Yun to eradicate powerful ministers!
At this time, King Jin was riding on a war horse, his face was full of energy and high spirits, and he shouted loudly:
"The rebels have held the Holy Chariot hostage, and my father must have been frightened. I want to enter the palace and personally serve His Majesty in front of his bed!"
Everyone present is the confidant of King Jin, so there is no need to use such a high-sounding excuse to explain. When I say this at this time, it is more because I am already thinking about how to stabilize the situation in the country in the future, and even thinking about my future records in the history books.
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Everyone cooperated very well, and immediately knelt down on both sides of the road, with solemn expressions. They all bowed down, kowtowed to the ground, and shouted:
"Your Highness is welcome to the palace!"
At this time, although these people did not open their mouths to shout long live, but when they saluted, they seemed to have used the etiquette of bowing to the king.
King Jin, riding on a war horse, suddenly turned his head, looked at Dao Yan who was following him, and said in a deep voice:
"Master, please think clearly. If you serve me here, and if you make a decision when you arrive at Jinshen Palace later, the rewards and treatment in the future will be different!"
Daoyan was guarded by several guards around King Jin. He had never had a chance to escape before, so he followed King Jin's confidants to the front of the Xia Kingdom's palace.
At this time, when he heard what King Jin said, Daoyan looked calm and did not answer the words. He just chanted the Buddha's name and lowered his eyebrows.
At this time, King Jin was at his most proud, and his heart was filled with excitement and ecstasy. Naturally, he did not think about anything else. He just thought that Dao Yan had not seen the situation clearly at this time.
"Enter the palace!"
King Jin snorted softly, and immediately grabbed the horse's belly, and with the soldiers kneeling to welcome him, he led a group of confidants and marched toward the palace in a mighty manner.
Entering from the Yinhan Gate, the road was lined with imperial guards holding open fires guarding both sides. The King of Jin led all his confidants to the front of the Jinshen Hall without any hindrance.
At this time, in front of the gate of Jinshen Hall, only the slightly crouched figure of the old eunuch Si Xi was waiting here. Even if he faced the imperial guards in front of the hall, he would not give in.
The old eunuch had a very high level of cultivation, at least a ninth-level expert. King Jin had always been afraid of him.
But now, in King Jin's view, it is obvious that not just an old eunuch, but a top master can reverse the situation!
Most of the imperial guards in the palace turned against each other, and the remaining troops were at a loss. The entire Jinshen Palace was besieged by the army. No matter how good the old eunuch's martial arts skills were, could he still carry the old man and rush out?
King Jin didn't care about the old eunuch who was blocking him in front of the palace. He got off his horse and, accompanied by the master guards around him, quickly came to the door of the palace, bowed to the ground and said loudly:
"The imperial city is in turmoil, and I have led the troops to put down the rebellion. I am worried about the safety of the Holy Emperor, and I hereby ask to see my father!"
There is naturally unfairness in seizing power through palace changes. If he kills his father with his son again, then the King of Jin will no longer be able to secure his position. Even if the old Emperor Xia is seriously ill and dying, and his time is running out, he cannot die.
Tonight!
Therefore, King Jin's words and deeds at this time were still extremely respectful and did not exceed the rules.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Emperor Xia's low and hoarse voice coming from the Jinshen Palace:
"allow!"
When the old Emperor Xia spoke in the palace, the old eunuch Si Xi, who was originally guarding the palace gate, no longer stopped him. He took a step back slightly and moved out of the way.
King Jin glanced at the old eunuch and wondered what he was thinking.
He raised his hand slightly, and when a trusted aide came forward, he helped King Jin take off his armor and sword, and then straightened his clothes before King Jin raised his legs and walked towards the Jinshen Hall.
As soon as you enter the Jinshen Hall, a strong medicinal smell hits your nostrils. The medicinal smell is also vaguely mixed with an old and decaying smell that is common to the elderly.
King Jin suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at the dragon chair in the palace. The smile on his face suddenly froze and he stood there blankly.
Then he saw the old Xia Emperor dragging his sick body in the Jinshen Palace and sitting on the dragon chair.
Next to the old Emperor Xia, King Qi, who should have been on his way back to Beijing, actually appeared next to Emperor Xia. He looked at King Jin who walked into the palace with a complicated expression and said:
"Third brother..."
King Jin suddenly came back to his senses, looked at King Qi standing on the steps, and said in disbelief:
"Nineteen, you, you have returned to the capital?"
King Qi sighed quietly and said:
"Previously, my father issued an urgent order to secretly return to the capital. As soon as I arrived in the capital the day before yesterday, I was taken directly into the palace to serve my father personally..."
Hearing this, King Jin trembled all over, subconsciously took two steps back, and looked in shock at Emperor Xia who could hardly sit upright on the dragon chair.
No matter how stupid King Jin was, he realized something was wrong at this time.
Jiangcheng Mansion is thousands of miles away from Jinling City. Even if the ordering experts work hard day and night, it will take more than half a month to go back and forth.
There is only one explanation for King Qi to appear here in time.
Everything he did fell into Emperor Xia's plan!
Thinking of this, King Jin looked shocked, looked at Emperor Xia, gritted his teeth and said:
"Father, is this all your arrangement?"
Old Emperor Xia coughed a few times, sat up straight, looked deeply at Prince Jin, and said hoarsely:
"Li'er, you let me down..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sudden cry of killing outside Jin Shen's palace.
"Your Majesty has an edict, and the Imperial Guard will obey your order! The King of Jin conspires to rebel, and all his followers will be killed. Don't let him go!"
"yes!"
The soldiers suddenly agreed, and loud shouts resounded over the palace.
King Jin hurriedly turned his head and looked outside the palace, and saw that the imperial guards who had been obedient to him just now suddenly turned against him and drew their swords to kill all the confidants he had brought.
The only thing the King of Jin can really control is a few hundred private soldiers. At this time, these private soldiers are still scattered throughout the palace, so the sound of fighting can only be heard for a moment, then gradually becomes fainter, and then quickly becomes completely silent.
Come down.
At this time, Emperor Xia, with the support of King Qi, stood up reluctantly, looked at the panicked King Jin in the palace, and said in a deep voice:
"I'm not angry that you raised troops to enter the imperial city. I'm also happy with your decisiveness tonight. I don't think it's a big deal if you collude with the Yun people. The battle for the throne is extremely dangerous, and I can't be polite with the power I can borrow."
Having said this, Emperor Xia's eyes sharpened, he breathed slightly and said:
"I am disappointed that you chose to believe the generals I deliberately assigned to you so easily! As long as you keep an eye out and let the Yun people investigate more, you will definitely be able to find some clues!"
Emperor Xia raised his hand tremblingly, pointed at the dragon chair under him, and gritted his teeth and said:
"Sitting in this position, what I hear in my ears are always flattering words. Every minister will tell the person sitting in this position that he will swear allegiance to him. But the selfishness hidden in their hearts is really
Are you young? You can't even see clearly, how dare you think of sitting in this position!"
At this time, King Jin did not listen to the long speech of the old Emperor Xia at all. His expression was in a daze, and it seemed that the desperate cries of his henchmen before their death could be heard in his ears.
He stumbled on his feet and suddenly fell to the ground. He closed his eyes slightly and said in a trembling voice:
"Lost, lost..."
Seeing the incompetent look of King Jin, Emperor Xia's chest swelled, and the anger in his heart could not be suppressed. He casually grabbed the white jade paperweight from the table and threw it at King Jin.
Emperor Xia's body was indeed completely exhausted now. He was completely powerless. The paperweight he threw with all his strength did not go very far before it hit the ground directly.
The white jade paperweight fell to the ground and shattered. The absent-minded King Jin was shocked and came back to his senses.
Noticing Emperor Xia who was shaking and breathing heavily, Prince Jin slowly raised his head, his expression looked a little ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Haha, first let me leave the house, then order the imperial guards to pretend to be loyal, and finally spread the news that you are seriously ill and dying, secretly ordering the 19th to return to the capital..."
"If it wasn't like this, how could my son be like this, putting all his hopes on those generals of the Imperial Guard and hastily raising troops? Now, you want to say that my son is useless?"
Having said this, King Jin's eyes turned red, his fists were clenched tightly, and the veins on his neck were exposed, and he said:
To be continued...