"Prince Ning!" Concubine Xue exclaimed.
"You are not dead?" King Zhao couldn't believe it.
Prince Ning laughed heartily, "I never thought that my brother, Prince Zhao, would always be hoping for my death. Alas, I disappoint you, my brother. I am still alive and well. Oh, and I brought you a gift."
Prince Ning clapped his hands, and immediately a eunuch came forward and dropped a bulging cloth bag. Several heads rolled out of the bag, all of them with their eyes open.
vomit!
Even though Xingqing Palace had become a battlefield, the civil officials still felt uncomfortable when they suddenly saw these heads.
Prince Ning chuckled, "Prince Zhao, these are all your men, right? You sent people to snipe me, but I killed them instead. Aren't you disappointed?"
King Zhao was terrified and looked fiercely at Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao sneered, "A few assassins also want to take my father's head. Uncle Zhao thinks our Ning Wangfu guards are too incompetent."
Prince Ning clapped his hands and laughed, "Not bad, not bad. I have a good son. He arrived in time and saved me."
At this time, a group of soldiers rushed into the palace.
"Pei Meng?"
The civil and military officials were shocked.
Concubine Xue was as surprised as Prince Zhao.
Only Prince Ning and Liu Zhao and his son looked calm, obviously having known all this.
No, they and their son should have gone to Beijing with Pei Meng.
Liu Zhao led the suicide squad into the palace, with the main force following behind.
"Pei Meng, you are leading the army back to the capital without an imperial decree. This is a capital crime!" King Zhao roared, his blood boiling.
Prince Ning actually contacted Marquis Lu, and Marquis Lu actually sent his eldest son to lead an army to help Prince Ning.
Why did the Duke of Lu help the King of Ning?
Pei Meng was the eldest son of the Marquis of Lu, known as General Pei.
Several civil officials also rebuked Pei Meng, "Pei Meng, you came to the capital without an imperial decree, yet you still dared to mobilize so many troops. This is rebellion, a capital crime."
Compared with the Jingxi Camp led by King Zhao, the civil officials were more afraid of the Northwest Army under the name of Duke Lu.
This group of Northwestern troops is extremely powerful. If thousands of them enter Beijing, the damage they will cause will be far greater than that of a mob of tens of thousands of people.
Pei Meng is in his thirties, with a face full of vicissitudes and killings, as seen through the wind and frost of swords.
He snorted coldly and took out the bright yellow imperial edict. "I am leading the army into the capital to protect the emperor under the order of the emperor. How can I be said to be rebellious? My lords, and King Zhao, please speak politely. My men have bad tempers. Be careful that they will kill people if they disagree with you."
The civil official angrily shouted, "You are threatening me!"
Pei Meng smiled coldly, "I am threatening you, can't you hear it?"
"You, you are so outrageous!" The civil official went berserk. This was simply outrageous.
Pei Meng held his sword in his arms, his face expressionless.
He is just being presumptuous, so what.
The most powerful army in the Great Zhou Dynasty is the Northwest Army, and within the Northwest Army, the most powerful army is the Tianlang Army.
Pei Meng was the commander of the Tianlang Army and a leader of the field army with outstanding military achievements.
At its peak, the Tianlang Army had only 5,000 men. They never defended cities but only fought hard battles and field operations.
Relying on its repeated achievements, the Sirius Army has made a name for itself, but it is also the unit with the highest casualties and the wildest unit.
As the leader of this team, Pei Meng naturally has the capital to be presumptuous.
Behind him, a thousand Tianlang soldiers are his confidence.
In his eyes, all the people present, such as the Jingxi Camp and the Jingbei Camp, were soft persimmons that could be chopped down at will.
In other words, the few hundred men under Liu Zhao are still capable of fighting against the Tianlang Army.
Outside the capital, there are a thousand Tianlang soldiers ready to pick them up at any time to leave the city and return to the northwest.
This time, the Marquis of Lu sent out the most powerful Tianlang Army, which shows that he is extremely pessimistic about the situation in the capital.
Minister Li stepped forward and said, "General Pei, you said you were acting on the emperor's orders. Could you please let me have a look at the imperial edict in your hand? I don't doubt you, General Pei, but this is the rule. I beg your pardon."
Pei Meng smiled coldly, "Finally, someone who can speak up has stood up."
After saying this, he directly threw the imperial edict to Minister Li.
When the civil and military officials saw Pei Meng being so careless and disregarding of the imperial edict, they couldn't help but frown.
Some civil officials had already thought that once this happened, they would impeach Pei Meng and charge him with a crime of disrespect.
Minister Li took the imperial edict steadily, unfolded it and saw that it was indeed an imperial edict to Marquis Lu, which was issued a month and a half ago, after His Majesty woke up from his first coma.
The handwriting of this imperial edict should have been written by Chen Dachang.
It turned out that at that time, Chen Dachang was already writing imperial edicts for His Majesty.
This imperial edict had not been passed through the Council of State. However, since it was a matter of national importance, His Majesty could issue a secret decree to the border commanders.
After reading the imperial edict, Minister Li handed it to other civil officials.
The imperial edict was circulated among the civil officials and confirmed to be correct.
After everyone finished reading it, the imperial edict returned to Pei Meng's hands.
Minister Li asked, "The imperial edict clearly summoned Marquis Lu back to the capital, so why is he not there? Why is General Pei mentioned instead?"
Pei Meng said indifferently: "I'm busy!"
"You..." The irritable Shangshu Ling was so angry that he jumped up and down. Pei Meng was simply challenging their bottom line.
Minister Li frowned slightly. "General Pei, do you mean that the Duke of Lu is busy?"
Pei Meng nodded, "That's right! That's why my father ordered me to lead the troops to the capital to protect the emperor. Now that all the questions have been answered, isn't it time to get down to business?"
Pei Meng pointed at the King of Zhao and his son in front of him and asked, "Is His Majesty still alive? Shouldn't you ministers send someone in to check?"
If it weren't for Minister Li's good attitude, Pei Meng wouldn't have said so much.
In recent years, he has become increasingly lazy and reluctant to speak.
Disagreement?
It is much faster to just draw your sword and fight than to engage in verbal battle.
At this moment, the Marquis of Lu, who was far away in the northwest military camp, was playing chess and chatting with his advisers.
"According to the timetable, Pei Meng should be in the capital. Everything else about him is fine now, except for his excessive murderous intent, so strong that he can't even use his brain. Going back to the capital to gain some experience, to battle wits and courage with those old foxes, hopefully will open his mind. Don't just kill when encountering problems. Killing people is useless!"
The counselor flattered him, "My Lord, you are wise!"
"I am not a wise man. Prince Ning and his son are treacherous, otherwise I would not let Pei Meng wade into this mess."
"My Lord has a far-sighted vision."
"roll!"
…
Back to the capital, in front of the gate of Xingqing Palace.
The confrontation between multiple parties is about to break out.
Minister Li consulted with several other officials, then stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Prince Zhao, no matter your Majesty's current condition, we must personally review it. As for the imperial edict of succession, we can discuss it after we have confirmed your Majesty's condition."
"Ridiculous!" Concubine Xue refused to give in. "The imperial edict is right here, and you refuse to see the crown prince. One moment you say the edict is fake, the next moment you want to see Chen Dachang, and the next moment you want to see His Majesty.
"I see you harboring evil intentions, colluding with Prince Ning and his son to plot rebellion. You traitors, I will guard the gates of Xingqing Palace today. Unless I die here, you will not succeed."
"Father, you are so miserable!"
Prince Ning's sudden death was like a bolt from the blue, breaking the stalemate.
Prince Ning rolled on the ground, "Father, I am an unfilial son. I didn't come back earlier, and you were killed by the traitor. I deserve to die! Father, please get up and look at me. If you want to beat me or scold me, I will never say a word. Father, please don't leave! I haven't avenged you yet!"
The civil and military officials frowned in disgust, Concubine Xue and her son gritted their teeth, and Liu Zhao couldn't bear to look at the face.
"Father, you can't just leave like this! What will I do if you leave?..."
Prince Ning kept wailing, and the entire Xingqing Palace instantly changed from a Shura scene to a funny and awkward place.
"Prince Ning, be solemn!" The Minister of the Chancellery could not bear to watch and had to speak out to stop it.
Prince Ning sat on the ground. "Even my father is gone, and you still want me to be dignified. What are you thinking? Are you in league with Prince Zhao? You killed my father, and I will not forgive you."
"It's simply ridiculous." The Shangshu Ling was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, looking as if he would not argue with a mentally retarded person.
"Prince Zhao, Royal Concubine, what are you still hesitating about? You are blocking the gate and not letting anyone in. Do you really think that this can solve the problem?" Minister Li shouted.
Concubine Xue sneered, "When did I ever say that you weren't allowed to visit His Majesty? My only request is that you first accept this imperial edict of succession, and then visit His Majesty."
Prince Ning sneered, "What do you mean by an imperial edict of succession? I think it's an imperial edict of usurpation."
"Prince Ning, don't be ungrateful!" Concubine Xue scolded angrily.
Prince Ning patted his butt and sat up. "It is because I don't know what's good for me that I am still alive today. If I knew what you guys were good for, I would have been killed by you on the way back to the capital."
"You are slandering me." King Zhao was furious.
Liu Zhao snorted coldly, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just charge in. Your Majesty's situation will be clear at a glance."
"You dare!" King Zhao's eyes widened.
Liu Zhao held his saber in his arms, "Why wouldn't I dare? Uncle Zhao, are you afraid of being found guilty and afraid that you killed His Majesty?"
"If I continue to tolerate you, I will only be guilty of this crime. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."
King Zhao raised his spear and charged towards Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao smiled contemptuously, "Just in time!"
He fought with his saber in hand.
"Today, I will chop off your head as a tribute to His Majesty."
"Bullshit, I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
The two of them were talking nonsense, provoking each other, and killing each other.
Prince Ning clapped his hands with excitement, looking like a mentally retarded person, which was unbearable to watch.
After Prince Ning was excited, he took the opportunity to rush into Xingqing Palace.
Concubine Xue was horrified. "Stop them, stop them quickly, don't let them in."
A weak figure emerged from behind the crowd in Xingqing Palace and shouted, "The imperial edict is fake. Concubine Xue and Prince Zhao killed Your Majesty and also killed Concubine Li De and the young prince."
"Jiang Shuyi! You're dead!"
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