The war drums sounded and the army entered the city.
When the people heard the sound of war drums, they all rushed out of the city.
Xiao Jingzhou led his troops into the city and stepped into the streets of the capital again. The former prosperity was long gone.
The shops on the street, which were once bustling, now closed their doors.
Some shops were smashed, obviously having been looted.
The streets were littered with rags, broken baskets, and all kinds of garbage, making the place look dilapidated.
Chen Lan didn't return to Beijing for three to five years. She felt uncomfortable seeing this scene, not to mention how Xiao Jingzhou felt.
The army poured into the capital, and the common people who were slow and unable to leave the city happened to run into the army. Fearing for their lives, they quickly retreated and fled.
The people who were fleeing for their lives were already on an empty stomach and fell down after running a few steps.
Even though I broke my knee, I still endured the pain and ran for my life.
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...
Xiao Jingzhou saw everything. He whispered, "Drive the people away, and do not harm the innocent."
Lu Heng accepted the order: "Yes."
Zhang Ge Lao will certainly lead his troops to defend the king, and then the capital will become a hell on earth.
The common people could only save their lives by fleeing the capital.
There was no one guarding the capital city, so Xiao Jingzhou led his troops into the city unhindered.
Xiao Jingzhou led his troops to the palace gate, and two thousand imperial guards drew their swords.
Zeng Fan, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, if you step through this palace gate, you are committing rebellion.
Zhang Ge Lao led 200,000 troops out of the city. If he returned to Beijing to defend the king.
Your Highness will become a traitor! ”
The people that Zhang Ge Lao took away were all useful to him.
Zeng Fan was obviously a useless person in the eyes of Lord Zhang.
Chen Lan said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is the legitimate heir to the throne of Dajing. The man in the palace is a fake Dajing Emperor. He is a real traitor!"
The Royal Guards who had drawn their swords took a half step back and began to look at each other, doubting what Chen Lan said.
Zeng Fan said: "General Shen, don't joke around. Can the current emperor be fake?"
"Don't be fooled by the prince."
Shen Lan smiled and said, "Zeng Fan, if it weren't for your loyalty, this general wouldn't waste his breath on you."
"If you insist on not changing your ways, don't blame me for being merciless."
Force the emperor to abdicate and launch a coup d'état, causing great unrest.
It is common for blood to splatter on the spot.
Zeng Fan wanted to delay time further, but Xiao Jingzhou did not give him a chance.
He pulled out the knife and threw it hard, piercing Zeng Fan's chest.
Before Zeng Fan could react, a fishy-sweet taste flowed from the corner of his mouth and he fell to the ground with a thud.
When the Imperial Guards discovered that Zeng Fan was dead, they began to panic.
Xiao Jingzhou said loudly: "Zeng Fan is the son-in-law of the Zhang family's concubine. You know best how he climbed to this position.
Now that Lord Zhang and the Third Prince have led their troops out of the capital, it's time for you to see clearly who is trying to rebel. ”
Lu Chen shouted, "There is relief food outside the city. First come, first served. If you go too late, it will be gone."
Ever since the imperial soldiers left the capital, the Imperial Guards have been living in fear. They patrol every day with empty stomachs, fearing that something unexpected might happen in the palace.
Captain Lin Zeng stepped forward and asked, "Isn't what's in the hall orthodox?"
"If what His Royal Highness said is true, I am willing to follow His Royal Highness!"
Lin Zeng's father followed Emperor Dajing in battle, and before his death he lamented that His Majesty was no longer the same His Majesty as before.
He didn't dare to think too much before, but today when he heard Xiao Jingzhou's words, he woke up from his dream.
Lin Zeng proved it with his actions: "Open the palace gate and welcome His Highness into the palace."
The palace gate slowly opened, and Xiao Jingzhou led his troops into the palace.
The imperial guards held bows and arrows and slowly put them away under Lin Zeng's command.
Xiao Jingzhou arrived outside the hall smoothly without any help from any soldiers.
The royal guards guarding outside the hall entered the hall to report.
"Your Majesty, the deposed crown prince has led his men into the palace!"
Most of the civil and military officials in the hall are elderly people.
After serving as an official for many years and sitting in a chair for long periods of time, he no longer has the strength of a young man.
Even if everyone is given a knife, it would be difficult to use it to hurt others.
The civil and military officials asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
"If Lord Zhang can't return to the palace in time, I'm afraid we'll all be killed!"
Emperor Dajing fell on the dragon throne with a thud.
He widened his eyes and yelled: "Where are the Royal Guards? What are they doing?"
"That rebellious son was allowed to enter the palace so quickly."
"waste!"
"They are all garbage!"
Emperor Dajing was helped up by Eunuch Yuan and said, "Let the imperial guards outside the palace defend it to the death. If a rebel is allowed to enter the palace, the whole family will be executed!"
The Imperial Guards had a hard time speaking out. There were only 5,000 of them in the palace, and the 2,000 at the palace gate had already been defeated.
There were fifteen thousand archers, and now it seemed that all of them had been wiped out.
There were only 1,500 people left outside the hall, and they were facing an army of 100,000.
It's like trying to hit a rock with an egg, which is an exaggeration for them.
Liu Duwei of the Imperial Guard said, "Yes, I obey your command!"
Captain Liu walked out of the hall quickly.
The two doors of the hall were closed immediately.
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Outside the capital.
Zhang Ge Lao received news early in the morning that Xiao Jingzhou launched a palace coup today.
He guarded outside the capital with 200,000 troops.
Soon, the scout came to report.
"Lord, the deposed crown prince has led his troops into the capital, and they have already broken through the palace gates and are heading towards the main hall."
Upon hearing this, the third prince Xiao Chengzhe immediately asked for help from Lord Zhang.
"Uncle, my father and mother are still in the palace."
"The deposed crown prince has always disliked my mother and has always been against her. He will definitely not let her go when he enters the palace."
"Uncle, please lead your troops to attack the capital and save our mother."
"She is your biological sister!"
The third prince hadn't drunk water for a long time, and his voice became hoarse.
Zhang Ge Lao glanced at Xiao Chengzhe and said impatiently, "Women's kindness."
He sighed briefly: "That's all."
"As you said, we will attack the capital now."
Zhang Gelao drew his sword and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my orders."
"Deposed Crown Prince Xiao Jingzhou disregarded human ethics, was disloyal and unfilial, and forced the emperor to abdicate in rebellion."
"All the soldiers will follow me to the capital to defend the king."
"Capture the deposed Crown Prince Xiao Jingzhou alive and you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred acres of land."
200,000 soldiers outside the city shouted, "Go to the capital to defend the king!"
“Kill, kill, kill!”
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Xiao Jingzhou easily captured the imperial guards outside the hall.
With a "bang", the Zhiyi army broke in and the second door of the hall opened wide.
Xiao Jingzhou, wearing armor, strode into the hall.
Civil and military officials all retreated.
"Don't come over here."
"Prince, you are rebelling. This is against human ethics."
"You are unfilial!"
Emperor Dajing jumped up from the dragon throne and angrily shouted, "Rebellious son, how dare you rebel?"
"Back then, you teamed up with Gu Zhenbei to embezzle the disaster relief grain from the imperial court."
"I spared your life out of kindness, but I didn't expect you would be the root of trouble!"
The Imperial Censorate said, "Your Highness, we can discuss everything, but no blood should be seen in the palace!"
"Your Majesty is your father after all. How can a son kill his father in this world?"
Emperor Jing shouted: "The Imperial Guards, protect me!"
Afterwards, a group of royal guards emerged from behind the palace.
Civil and military officials all hid behind the Imperial Guards, wishing they could stand in front of the dragon throne.
Xiao Jingzhou took a few steps forward with a sharp blade in hand and said coldly, "Do you think these people can stop me?"
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