Chapter 505: Palace Coup

Cui Yijun's words shocked the prince.

Yes, it was not Ji Yong's turn to be on duty today, but since the afternoon, Ji Yong had been discussing the management of the Yellow River with the Crown Prince in the East Palace. The Crown Prince listened very carefully because there was a flood in the Yellow River this year. The two were still very interested until the palace was about to be locked down. Cui Yijun simply ordered the eunuchs to reserve a room for Ji Yong in the wing. In the middle of the night, there was a commotion in the Qianqing Palace, and it was Ji Yong who persuaded the Crown Prince to come to the rescue.

Ji Yong showed a rare look of embarrassment and said, "This waist badge is fake! I asked a skilled craftsman to make it imitating Song Mo's waist badge."

The prince and Choi Yi-jun were stunned.

As if afraid that they would not believe it, Ji Yong handed the badge to Cui Yijun.

Cui Yijun had only seen Song Mo's badge before. As for whether it was real or fake, he really didn't know how to tell, let alone in this situation. Cui Yijun smiled and returned the badge to Ji Yong, saying, "It looks exactly like the real thing to me. Even the Jinwu Guards were able to hide it." But he became more alert in his heart, "Why did you forge Mr. Song's badge?"

Ji Yong smiled awkwardly and said, "Song Mo and I have some personal grudges. I was originally planning to cause trouble for Song Mo, so I naturally can't let those people notice that there is something wrong with this waist badge!"

The prince and Choi Yi-jun exchanged glances.

Ji Yong kept calling Song Mo by his name, which clearly showed that he was not on good terms with Song Mo, but now they had to rely on Song Mo's protection.

Cui Yijun smiled and said, "What's the grudge? Do you want me to be a peacemaker?"

"No, no." Ji Yong said embarrassedly, "It's just a small matter."

Cui Yijun didn't dare to ask any more questions.

The prince said, "The Jinwu Guards guard the Forbidden Palace, and their responsibility is heavy. How could you do such a thing?"

Ji Yong lowered his head and said, "I admit my guilt! I will never do it again."

The prince saw this and slowed down his voice, saying, "However, we are indebted to you today. Otherwise, we would not have known that something happened in the Qianqing Palace."

Regardless of whether Ji Yong was Prince Liao's man or not, and whether there was a big pit waiting ahead, when he decided to come to the rescue, he was already trapped in it. He could not escape the disaster by standing outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace!

He took a deep breath and walked into the Qianqing Palace with firm steps.

The fake eunuchs retreated to Kunning Palace, and the Qianqing Palace was littered with corpses. Song Mo stood in front of the palace gate, covered in blood, looking very anxious. Seeing the prince coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said self-reproachfully: "Your Highness, it was all my negligence that allowed someone to pretend to be a eunuch to sneak in..."

The Shura-like scene and the strong smell of blood on Song Mo's body almost made the prince vomit.

Wang Yuan came over, tumbling and crawling, howling with snot and tears: "Your Highness, please save the emperor! The emperor has been kidnapped by Prince Liao!"

Although the prince had already guessed it, he was still stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Yuan say the name hidden in his heart.

Cui Yijun called out "Your Highness" in a low voice.

The prince came to his senses.

This is a good opportunity for him to establish his authority!

He suppressed the turmoil in his chest and comforted Song Mo gently: "Although you are in charge of the Jinwu Guard, some places are still inconvenient to enter and exit. It is not your responsibility for what happened now. Are you injured? Cui Yijun has the best Jinwu medicine, let him take a look at it!"

Song Mo was not polite and thanked the prince respectfully. He took off his clothes, revealing a scar on his back. He let Cui Yijun apply medicine on him and said to the prince, "The palace has been locked. The advantage is that outsiders cannot get in for the time being, but the disadvantage is that outsiders cannot get in either. The emperor and Prince Liao are both in Kunning Palace now. Prince Liao dare not harm the emperor, otherwise even if he is lucky enough to ascend the throne, the princes guarding various places will not let him go. On the contrary, Prince Liao is not a reckless person. He dared to take the risk today, so he must have had a foolproof plan. I am afraid that the people from the Shenji Camp and the Wujun Camp will be deceived by the Liao King and invade in the name of "clearing the emperor's side". The most urgent task now is to find a way to send people to investigate and lead the people from the Wucheng Bingmasi to defend the city. Secondly, we need to contact the chief assistant of the inner cabinet, Lord Liang, so that Your Highness and Lord Liang can discuss what to do! I will stay here and lead the people from the Jinwu Guard to find a way to rescue the emperor. Otherwise, hiding it will not only make people outside panic and easily cause variables, but also give the Liao King the opportunity to reverse right and wrong, entrap Your Highness in injustice, and shake the foundation of the country! "

His words were euphemistic, but in fact he was telling the prince not to worry about the emperor's life or death, and to quickly summon the inner cabinet ministers to announce the Liao prince's treason, lest the Liao prince kill the emperor and then accuse Lai of the prince's treason. As long as the inner cabinet ministers endorsed him, even if the Liao prince got the emperor's will, he would still be a usurper, a traitor, and everyone could punish him. As for the blame for not caring about the emperor's safety, Song Mo would have to bear it himself.

Ji Yong curled his lips secretly.

Song Mo, this black-hearted man, instigated the prince to kill someone with a borrowed knife and pretended to be upright and serving the country and the people. No wonder this guy, who is several years younger than himself, has already taken charge of the Jinwu Guard.

It seems that I am still too thin-skinned.

The prince was very excited.

If Song Mo stays here, in case Prince Liao gets desperate and really kills the emperor, as the commander of the Jinwu Guards who protect the emperor, he will be dismissed from office and imprisoned at best, or even lose his life and property!

But he had to admit that in this tense situation, only by doing as Song Mo said could he compete with King Liao.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Yan Tang, don't worry, as long as I am here, you will be here too!"

Song Mo's expression darkened, and he said, "Your Majesty, there is a man named Jiang Yi in the Wucheng Military Department, who was transferred from the Shenji Camp. You might as well let him take your handwritten order to the Shenji Camp. At the very least, it can divide the Shenji Camp and restrain it from moving. If something happens in the Five Military Camp, with the strength of the Wucheng Military Department, they can delay it for three to five days by staying indoors. By then, the news will be spread, and the Xishan Camp and other guards will definitely come to the king's defense."

The prince nodded continuously and said, "I'll send someone to find Jiang Yi right away!"

Song Mo buttoned up his clothes calmly, picked up a knife and led the Jinwu Guards to Kunning Palace.

Ji Yong said hurriedly, "I will go and inform the room master on duty."

The prince hummed solemnly and said, "We must find Sir Liang!"

Although people were not allowed to move around freely in the inner palace at night, if there was an emergency, messages could be passed through the door.

Ji Yong took the prince's handwritten letter and hurried to Longzong Gate.

The gatekeepers heard the noise and saw Ji Yong holding Song Mo's badge, so they hurriedly ordered the people outside the door to deliver the letter to Liang Jifang's house.

Ji Yong was worried, so he stepped on the guard's shoulder and leaned on the wall to look outside. However, he saw several gatekeepers outside the palace gate huddled together and laughing in a low voice, and no one went to pass on the message.

His heart sank, and he whispered to the Jinwu Guards inside the gate: "Can you find a way to send the letter outside without being seen by the Five Army Battalions?"

The Jinwu Guard shook his head and said in embarrassment: "It's locked. Even with the emperor's decree, we have to wait until dawn to open the door."

Ji Yong thought about it and went to the duty room in the inner attic.

The person on duty was Dai Jian.

The eunuch on duty told Ji Yong that Dai Jian was sleeping.

He heard all the noise in the East Palace, but Dai Jian was unaware of it...

Ji Yong left the duty room calmly.

For the first time in his life, he felt that this was not a game where he could call "stop" at any time.

Ji Yong trotted all the way back to the Qianqing Palace.

The prince stood under the corridor, surrounded by several loyal eunuchs.

"Your Highness!" He walked over quickly, "The letter cannot be delivered!"

The prince's expression changed slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Let's go find Song Mo!"

Due to the limitations of his status, the prince's oral instructions are sometimes not as effective as Song Mo's orders.

Ji Yongxu helped the prince through the Jiaotai Hall.

In front of Kunning Palace, the two sides were facing each other.

Song Mo whispered to comfort the prince: "I have sent people to surround Kunning Palace. Unless Prince Liao uses the emperor as a shield, he will not be able to escape."

"But the five military camps guarding outside betrayed the emperor." The prince said worriedly, "I'm afraid they will collude with the outside world..."

"We just need to wait until dawn." Song Mo comforted the prince again.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a commotion outside the palace.

A Jinwu Guard came running over with sweat all over his forehead: "Sir Song, the people from the Fifth Army Battalion have begun to attack the gate!"

Before Song Mo could respond, the gate of Kunning Palace opened wide, and the fake eunuch who had just fought fiercely with Song Mo and others rushed out again desperately.

"Quickly protect His Highness and hide in the side room!" Song Mo shouted loudly and drew his sword to meet the enemy.

The crowd dragged the prince into the wing, and Song Mo and the Jinwu Guards surrounded the wing. Song Mo was like a tiger descending from the mountain, swung his sword fiercely, and killed and injured several people.

Someone shouted, "Song Yantang, don't you worry about the lives of your wife and children?!"

Song Mo's hands went limp when he heard that and he was almost stabbed in the vitals.

Seeing that the threat was effective, those people shouted loudly: "There are flying pigeons in Kunning Palace. With one order, your wife and children will be beheaded. Then we will hang them on the city wall and make sure they are not killed intact..."

Song Mo's eyes turned red, and his attacks became faster, more accurate, and more ruthless.

The people surrounding him had to retreat one after another to avoid his sharp edge.

The door of the porch behind him creaked open a crack, and Ji Yong flashed out.

"What the hell is going on?" He recklessly tried to grab Song Mo's collar and was almost hurt by his own people.

Song Mo couldn't help but get furious and said, "Go back to your room and stay there!"

Ji Yong sneered and asked, "Where are Shougu and Yuange'er?"

Song Mo pursed his lips and said nothing.

The people who were besieging them laughed and said, "Lord Song's wife and children are visiting Prince Liao's mansion!"

Ji Yong rushed towards Song Mo with gnashing teeth and glaring: "You bastard! Why did Shougu marry you? You actually ignored your wife and children just to get promoted and make money..."

Song Mo's body paused slightly and was hit by Ji Yong's punch.

Someone pulled Ji Yong away.

The prince came out.

He asked curiously, "What happened?"

"Lord Song's wife and children were abducted by Prince Liao, who wanted to threaten Lord Song..." a guard murmured.

"Yan Tang!" The Crown Prince and Cui Yijun who followed closely were both shocked.

Song Mo smiled bitterly.

That hairpin was Dou Zhao's dowry.

It is said that there is no other sapphire of the same size in the world.

He recognized it as his wife's thing at a glance.

Shougu, where are you now?

Was he really captured in the Liao Palace? Or was he hiding somewhere with his child?

There was always a tiny glimmer of hope in his heart.

But he knew better that if Prince Liao wanted to deal with Dou Zhao, he would definitely send people from the guard post.

Although the people around Dou Zhao were skilled, they were not as good as those experienced and well-trained soldiers.

But if he surrendered to King Liao and became master and servant, Dou Zhao's situation would become even more dangerous.

The only thing he could do now was to keep Prince Liao in the palace.