Chapter 194: Concubine De's Death
Soon Feng Qing came in, covered in blood and holding a spear in his hand.
"Mr. Feng, what's going on in the palace?" the emperor asked hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, General Gu Liang of the Imperial Guard has taken control of the palace gates and is slaughtering the remaining Thousand Feathered Guards."
"How long can we organize resistance?" asked the emperor.
"Your Majesty is completely defenseless and is currently organizing our forces to counterattack. But...but...we have limited manpower. How long we can hold out...I...don't know..."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Huaiyu and Yang Jin, the Minister of War, and said:
"You will go with General Feng and organize the palace eunuchs and maids to launch a counterattack.
Just hold on for an hour."
"Yes."
The two men took the order and walked out.
Song Yinian asked Feng Qing, "Where are the drums? They can sound the alarm. Where can we capture them?"
Feng Qing nodded.
Song Yinian was so anxious after hearing this.
Li Yueyao suddenly looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, do you have fireworks to summon the Imperial Guards?"
The emperor was stunned when he heard this and subconsciously glanced at Qian Lou.
Qian Lou shook his head.
Suddenly, Zhao Qing's weak voice came from the corner of the hall: "I...I have it."
Everyone's eyes gathered together.
Zhaoqing tremblingly took out a bamboo tube from his arms.
Li Yueyao looked like a call to arms from the Jinwu Guards.
"Where are you from?"
"Ever since I found out about Brother Jin Wang's situation, I've felt unsafe, so I asked... asked Huai Xiucheng for it."
Feng Shenyu quickly stepped forward, took the fireworks, came out of Taiji Palace and launched them into the air.
harem.
The Queen received news last night that Nanli and Yuchao had deployed a million troops at the border.
The Xie family asked her to cooperate, control the harem and the families of military generals in the palace, and launch a palace coup together.
Early in the morning, when the empress heard that the emperor had summoned the six ministers to the Taiji Palace, she asked someone to invite the families of the military generals and the concubines in the harem to her palace.
Then he placed the man under house arrest and prepared to kill him.
Her first target was naturally Concubine Xian.
However, Concubine Xian was smart. When she saw the Queen suddenly summoning the concubines, she felt that something was wrong, so she sent people to inquire about it and also summoned the families of military generals into the palace.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
The virtuous concubine was unsure what the queen was going to do, so she delayed until the last moment before she was ready to go over.
When they were halfway there, they saw a young eunuch running over in a hurry, saying that the Yulin Guards were killing people ahead.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian ran towards Taiji Palace.
In the Queen's palace.
The concubines were so frightened that they huddled together like quails.
Only a few of the generals' families were still standing, ready to fight.
At this time, a knife was placed on Concubine De's neck.
"I heard that you plan to replace the crown prince with the eldest prince?" the queen said with a smile.
De Fei was terrified at this moment, and trembled as she said:
"I don't... dare not..."
"You don't dare. Is there anything in this world that you don't dare to do?" the queen said sarcastically.
"If there is a legitimate heir, the heir should be appointed as heir. If there is no legitimate heir, the eldest son should be appointed as heir. Isn't that what you said?"
The Queen looked at Concubine De coldly.
"Your Majesty, please spare me, please spare me... I was confused for a moment, please spare me..."
Concubine De slid down from the chair and knelt on the ground.
The general's wife standing next to him frowned when she saw this, showing no dignity at all.
"People like you are brainless and reckless. I have allowed you to roam around in the harem for so many years. That is my mercy."
Concubine De cried bitterly and knelt down to beg for mercy.
The Queen said, "I'll spare you, but you're dreaming.
Now everyone in the palace is under my control. Once His Majesty passes away and my son becomes emperor, the eldest prince will be the first to die.
I'm sure that as a mother, you would be reluctant to do so. Why don't you die in his place?
Ha ha ha ha……"
The queen laughed wildly and then threw a sword at Concubine De's feet.
Concubine De was so scared that she peed her pants. When people around her saw the water marks between her legs, they all stepped back in disgust.
The Queen looked at Concubine De with a sinister expression and said:
“Today, I mainly wanted to kill that bitch Su Weiyang. It’s a pity that she was so clever and ran away.
Then I will have no choice but to kill you as a sacrifice."
Concubine De looked up at the concubines huddled aside and said:
"Your Majesty, His Majesty does not favor me. Besides Consort Xian and Consort Shu, he has always liked Consort Xiang the most..."
When Xiangpin heard that Defei was actually trying to get involved with her, her face turned pale, but she held back and didn't say a word.
"Humph! You cowardly rat.
Xiangpin has no son, so she can't compete with the prince for anything.
And you have two sons, so you deserve to die the most.” The queen scolded.
As he spoke, he motioned to the person at the door to come forward, pick up the knife on the ground, and cut Defei's neck with one stroke.
The timid concubines all screamed in fear, and everyone gathered together in panic.
The queen glanced sideways and threw the knife in her hand, stabbing the screaming concubine in the chest.
The others were so frightened by what they saw that they didn't even dare to scream.
Seeing this, the Queen smiled a sickly yet gentle smile and said to everyone:
"Let me see who's next?"
As he spoke, he first swept his gaze over the concubines, and finally pointed his sword at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
"Now that the eldest prince is dead, it's the second prince's turn. Isn't he said to be extremely brave and capable of taking on important tasks?
You said I killed you, you are his aunt and his future mother-in-law, will he be sad? "
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo stood tall and proud after hearing this, sneering:
"I am just a woman, and my death is not a pity, but what if you kill me?
My Duke is still leading the troops outside, the Second Prince is not here, and even the Concubine Shu is not here.
Queen, you really are good at picking on the weak."
After hearing what the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said, the Queen laughed and said, "Do you know?
I actually wanted to kill Concubine Shu, but she is not here, so I can only vent my anger on you.
And you probably don’t know, but the Nanli and Yu Dynasty have launched a million-strong army against the border, and the Duke of Zhenguo has been ordered to go into battle and kill the enemy.
If I kill you and send your body over, do you think the Duke of Zhenguo will still be willing to kill the enemy?"
After saying this the queen laughed wildly.
At this time, the wife of the Duke of Qi stood up and said, "Empress, you are the Queen of the Great Jin, and you are colluding with the Southern Li? You are inviting trouble into your own hands..."
"What evidence do you have to prove that I'm colluding with Nanli?
I am simply taking advantage of this opportunity to allow the Crown Prince to ascend the throne," said the Queen.
The wife of the Marquis of Dingbei said, “If you kill us today, you will become enemies with all the generals.
Even if the prince succeeds to the throne smoothly tomorrow, the generals will not continue to work for him.
If the Queen truly cares about the Crown Prince, she should act with caution."
The Queen sneered and said, "If you are planning to force the emperor to abdicate, how can you not have soldiers at your disposal?
You think too highly of yourselves. Even without you, I will naturally have other knives in my hands.
The reason I called you here today is not just to prevent your family members from acting rashly.
The people I want to kill are those who can threaten my son's throne.
If there is no threat and no one has offended my Xie family, just come and sit in my palace today.
Later, when things calm down outside, I will let you go."
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked at the Queen and suddenly sneered:
"Your Majesty, it seems I will not be able to escape death today."
"That's right, I have long disliked your Zhenguo Mansion." The Queen looked at the wife of the Zhenguo Duke with a grim smile.
After hearing this, Madam Zhenguo said calmly:
"In that case, can I choose how I die?"
The queen sneered and said, "You are sensible. I agree."
After hearing this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo slowly walked forward, walked to the side of Concubine De, picked up the knife at her feet, and held it in her hand.
Defei was just pulled out by the Queen's men and had her throat cut under the Queen's throne.
The corpse was now less than ten steps away from the queen.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo held the knife and started, and the concubine Guo Zhaoyi suddenly screamed.
"Ah...you...what's wrong with you?"
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to Concubine Guo. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo seized the opportunity, took a step forward, and pounced on the queen.
No one around the queen was on guard, so the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo put a knife to the queen's neck.
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