At the end of November in the 23rd year of Emperor Xianzong of Fengtian, the last night of the transition from autumn to winter, it was a night that was heavily written about in the history books of later generations. Countless historians and literati wrote about this night. Killing, blood, betrayal, conspiracy, beauties, the emperor's mind, the general's tolerance of humiliation, good and evil, the righteousness of the world and the evil demons in the heart, there are too many things to write about this night. The night in Fengjing was like the curtain opening of a big drama, presenting all the changes and vicissitudes of the world, the love and ruthlessness.
Yu Xiaoxiao stood in the corridor in front of the palace, squinting her eyes in the night wind. Her Royal Highness the Princess threw a piece of maltose into her mouth, and with a shake of her body, she jumped over the wall of the courtyard.
Jing Mo patted Gu Xinglang on the shoulder, followed by Su Zhao, Jiang Zhuojun, Zuo You, and Gui Ning, who all said take care to Gu Xinglang.
Gu Xinglang bowed hurriedly to Jing Mo and the others, then walked out of the courtyard.
Jing Mo watched Gu Xinglang leave, and then said to Su Zhao and the other three people beside him: "Let's get down to business. Everyone should be attentive. Nothing can go wrong tonight. Remember this."
Su Zhao and the other three nodded. Without saying anything more, the five of them dispersed and went back to their respective duties.
Xianzong, sitting in the imperial study, looked at the wooden window illuminated by the moonlight. His fingers, which were tapping on the imperial desk, trembled slightly. He had been looking forward to the dark before, but now, watching the night fall, Xianzong began to get nervous again.
The ministers were still unaware of what was about to happen and were still trying to advise Emperor Xianzong not to let the Gu family become the second Zhao family.
"Your Majesty," a panicked voice of a palace guard suddenly rang out from outside the imperial study: "The consort is outside the palace gate!"
After hearing what the palace guard said, all the ministers were stunned. How dare Gu Xinglang come to the imperial palace?
Xianzong secretly calmed himself and said to himself, "Let's begin."
"What is he doing here?" Xianzong asked the palace guards outside the door.
Before the imperial guard could speak, another imperial guard's voice came into the imperial study in a panic, "Your Majesty, the consort has broken into the palace!"
Xianzong slammed the table and stood up.
The ministers were stunned.
"Catch Gu Xinglang for me. If he doesn't want to live, I will grant his wish!" Xianzong gave the order loudly.
"We obey your order," the two imperial guards outside the door said at the same time.
After a moment of silence in the imperial study, a minister whispered to Emperor Xianzong: "Your Majesty, I heard that the prince consort is suffering from madness, he..."
"Humph," Xianzong snorted coldly, interrupting the minister and said, "Whether he is crazy or not, what I say to you has no effect. After arresting him, let the imperial physician see him."
The Minister of War looked up at Emperor Xianzong and said, "Your Majesty, there was a case in which the daughter of the Ruan family sued the prince consort. I request Your Majesty to investigate this matter in detail."
Emperor Xianzong looked at this minister who was trusted by him but was also a remnant of the previous dynasty and Mo Wen's lackey. He said "Oh" with a rising tone and said, "You are in charge of the Dali Temple today?"
The Minister of War hurriedly said, "I dare not."
Xianzong's attitude at this point made the ministers even more confused. You said that the Gu family had lost the emperor's favor, but the emperor also defended the Gu family in his words, saying that the Gu family's favor was still there. The emperor did not explicitly say that the Gu family was not at fault, and just now he said that if Gu Xinglang wanted to die, he would grant his wish. What exactly was Xianzong thinking? The ministers present could not understand for a moment.
The Minister of War stole a glance at Emperor Xianzong again, and he had a bad feeling. After all, Emperor Xianzong was not an emperor whose mind was changeable and hard to figure out. The Minister of War had been an official under Emperor Xianzong for twenty years and had never encountered such an ambiguous tone and wavering mind. As the saying goes, abnormality must be evil. As the uneasiness in his heart grew, the Minister of War thought about leaving.
At this time, shouts and screams were heard outside the imperial study.
The ministers were shocked again. Gu Xinglang came charging in? Was this prince consort really desperate?
"What's the matter?" Xianzong asked loudly outside the door.
The shouting and screaming outside the door continued, and a eunuch shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the prince consort has killed someone!"
"Damn it," Xianzong cursed, stood up, walked around the imperial desk, and went out of the imperial study.
A minister knelt down and blocked the way of Emperor Xianzong, kowtowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, a body of a thousand gold should not sit in a dangerous hall!"
"How can a mere Gu Xinglang hurt me?" Emperor Xianzong kicked the minister to the ground and walked out quickly.
Some ministers wanted to stop it, but were kicked and stomped by Emperor Xianzong, and no one could stop His Majesty.
Xianzong arrived at the door of the imperial study and pushed open the half-closed door.
Without the door blocking the way, the shouts and the clanging of weapons could be clearly heard by Emperor Xianzong and his ministers.
"Gu Xinglang rebelled?" a minister exclaimed.
Xianzong's face turned pale, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the imperial study.
Seeing Emperor Xianzong coming out, the commander of the palace guards on duty rushed to Emperor Xianzong with his men.
"Where is Gu Xinglang now?" Xianzong asked loudly.
The leader of the imperial guards said, "Your Majesty, I ask you to move somewhere else."
"What did you say?" Xianzong said in astonishment, "Gu Xinglang is the only one who came, and you want me to escape?"
The leader of the imperial guards said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Gu Xinglang is not in a good condition. I kneel down and beg Your Majesty to move!"
Xianzong looked at this person and said, "Please kneel down. Why are you still standing?"
The head of the imperial guards had no idea what Emperor Xianzong was thinking at the moment, so he shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty!"
Xianzong kicked the commander down the stairs and angrily asked, "What's the point of keeping you?"
At this time, a minister behind Xianzong screamed in surprise.
Xianzong was embarrassed for a moment. Was it because his kick was too brutal?
"Gu Xinglang!" a minister screamed in surprise.
When Xianzong looked up, he saw five or six eunuch guards falling sideways into the courtyard from outside the gate. They did not move after landing.
A group of imperial guards, armed with weapons, were forced by someone to walk backwards from the gate into the courtyard.
"Gu Xinglang, are you trying to rebel?!" The leader of the palace guards who was kicked down the stairs by Emperor Xianzong got up from the ground and shouted at the courtyard gate.
Xianzong walked down the steps, pushed aside the leader of the palace guards who was blocking his way, and strode towards the courtyard gate.
"Your Majesty!" The commander of the palace guards looked anxious and caught up to Emperor Xianzong in just a few steps.
Xianzong cursed: "Waste!"
The commander gritted his teeth, drew out his sword, and shouted to his men, "Protect the emperor!"
As the commander shouted "protect the emperor", Gu Xinglang walked step by step into the front courtyard of the imperial study.
Although he was mentally prepared, Xianzong couldn't help but gasp when he saw his son-in-law's appearance at the first sight.
Gu Xinglang's eyes were bloodshot, and a totem was faintly visible on his face. In the dark night, how could he still be the taciturn and introverted young man he usually was?
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