Outside Chengtian Gate, a murderous atmosphere silently permeated the air.

The elite soldiers of the Jing Army dragged the bodies of the diehard guards while working together inside and outside to slowly push open the heavy palace gate.

Immediately afterwards, the warrior battalion wearing various types of armor, the imperial guards, the royal guards, the servants and guards of various mansions, and the Yujing city defense troops gathered together, forming an iron stream, and rumbled into the palace city.

There were so many people that there was no end in sight.

Prince Su Gu Jinxi was wearing a four-clawed python robe, riding on a majestic black horse, and standing on the side of the army.

Behind him, the then Prime Minister, Grand Secretary Wu Daoqi, along with two other cabinet ministers and the four ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of War, stood side by side.

Further back, there were a larger number of lower-ranking officials who had surrendered.

No one moved, and no one cared about the army pouring in around them. Everyone held their breath and concentrated.

Finally, the sound of footsteps came from under the palace wall.

When everyone heard the sound and looked, they saw a team of eunuchs carrying a sedan chair and trotting towards them in a hurry.

Sitting behind the pearl curtain of the sedan chair was none other than the Empress Dowager, the biological mother of Prince Su, the main planner of the palace coup, and the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Wu Daoqi, Wu!

At this moment, her cheeks hidden behind the bead curtain looked slightly pale, and her eyes still contained a hint of panic and fear.

"Mother!"

When Prince Su saw the sedan chair, he immediately dismounted, walked quickly towards it, and bowed as required.

Wu Daoqi and a number of ministers also dismounted and followed Prince Su, paying their respects in unison: "Your Highness, we respectfully wish the Empress Dowager well!"

When Empress Dowager Wu saw her son and father, the core members of her party, and the murderous army, she gradually calmed down.

She suppressed her shock and walked out of the sedan chair with the help of the palace maid, "Stand up!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Everyone bowed again, then stood up and stepped back, giving space to the mother and son in front of them.

Gu Jinxi couldn't wait to take a step closer, lowered her voice, and asked with some confusion, "Mother, why did you suddenly launch the attack ahead of time? Wasn't the original plan to wait for that person to die..."

He looked around, then made a downward cutting gesture with his right hand, "Let's proceed logically..."

Before he could finish his words, Empress Dowager Wu raised her hand to stop him.

Empress Dowager Wu's well-maintained face was now shrouded in a layer of gloom, her eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing a hint of fierceness.

"A major incident occurred in the palace! More than an hour ago, Fengyi Palace suddenly collapsed. The people I sent to deal with Li have all disappeared, even..."

She gathered herself and continued, "Even Yang Degong has disappeared... Phew... If he's dead, it's fine. But if he's defected, things will be troublesome."

"And there's Fuman, whom I planted in Qianyuan Palace to monitor the Emperor. I just sent people to look for him, but there's no news at all."

"Yang Degong is missing?!" Prince Su was shocked when he heard this.

This old eunuch is the royal family's military commander and one of the greatest masters in the world.

At the same time, he was also the seal holder of the Imperial Stables and the commander-in-chief of the Clean Army, in charge of both the Clean Army and the Warrior Battalion, and his position was extremely important.

If he had an accident, or if he really betrayed me as my mother guessed... then today's big event would be filled with many more variables.

Empress Dowager Wu nodded, her face solemn:

"I'm really uneasy and worried. I'm afraid something might happen if I delay. I have no choice but to act now!"

"As long as we are quick, accurate, and ruthless, and kill the Emperor and that evil Empress before the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Beijing camp can react, you will immediately ascend the throne and announce it to the world, and this court will be settled!"

As Prince Su listened to his mother's decisive words, the doubts and entanglements in his heart also dissipated.

My mother was indeed a figure who had stood firm in the harem for more than 30 years. This decisive action must have caught the emperor and the royalists off guard.

What's more, he is not a person who likes to wait, so taking action in advance today is actually what he wants!

"No one is more wise than your mother," Prince Su complimented as he helped Empress Dowager Wu back into the sedan chair. "Mother, please come into the palace with me! Please sit still and watch me take back everything that originally belonged to us!"

Seeing the sedan chair lifted up again, the palace maids and eunuchs of Shoukang Palace also took action.

Prince Su nodded in satisfaction, then quickly took a few steps, jumped onto his horse, raised the reins, and said proudly, "Enter the palace!"

Crash!

Wu Daoqi and several important officials also mounted their horses and followed Prince Su.

The rest of the officials followed on foot, and they poured into Chengtian Gate in a mighty procession.

The group followed the army, passed Chengtian Gate, and walked along the wide palace road.

Soon, a large group of kneeling officials appeared on both sides of the palace road.

They were all tied up and looked miserable. It was obvious that they refused to submit to Prince Su and were forcibly locked up here by his subordinates.

The leader was wearing a bright red official robe embroidered with cranes. The black gauze hat on his head was long gone. His gray hair and beard were a little messy, but his back was straight.

This person is none other than the leader of the royalist party, the second-in-command of the cabinet, the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace, Lu Zhenyan!

Seeing Prince Su, Queen Mother Wu, Wu Daoqi and others passing by in a domineering manner, Lu Zhenyan's eyes immediately widened and he was filled with rage.

He ignored the desperate tugging and whispered dissuasion of his colleagues, suddenly raised his head, and cursed: "Prince Su! Wu! Wu Daoqi! You traitors and villains, with your wicked ambitions, how dare you commit such a heinous act!?"

His resounding voice echoed between the towering palace walls, making people's eardrums buzz, as if even the heaven and earth were angry.

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