"What happened in the palace?" Zhong Mingwei said solemnly, "If His Majesty was really critically ill, he would have summoned Prince Rong and me to the palace immediately. How could Zhou Youan be so presumptuous?"
"Master, Zhou Youan is Prince Rong's man. He must have received Prince Rong's order to enter the palace in such a high-profile manner," Pang Yi said nervously, "Master, Prince Rong is probably going to force the emperor to abdicate."
The hand that was tying the belt suddenly froze. Zhong Mingwei stood there for a moment, then suddenly turned around and said to Mei Ya in the tent, "Girl, change your clothes quickly. We are leaving the capital now."
"Okay." Mei Ya heard their conversation clearly and naturally knew that something big was going to happen in the capital. She didn't ask any more questions and hurriedly got out of bed to change her clothes.
Zhong Mingwei hurried to the study and saw Kong Wenmin and Kong Wenjie anxiously walking around the room. The two brothers saw Zhong Mingwei coming in and hurriedly greeted him: "Master, Prince Rong suddenly forced the emperor to abdicate. The situation is not good. In order to protect you and your wife, I beg you to leave Beijing as soon as possible!"
"Yes, I can't stay in the capital anymore," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, looking at Kong Wenjie, "It seems that Jiang Jinwan is Prince Rong's man."
"Yes, I thought of that, but I didn't expect Prince Rong to act so quickly," Kong Wenjie said solemnly, "Now that Prince Rong has taken control of the Imperial Guards, the situation in the palace is not good. I don't know if the Jinyiwei can hold out until dawn. If not..."
Kong Wenjie was right. Zhong Mingzheng dared to force the emperor to abdicate so suddenly. He must have been prepared in advance. Now the palace gates are controlled by the Imperial Guards, and the entire palace has become Zhong Mingzheng's possession. The Jinyiwei are not prepared at all, and their manpower is scattered. They cannot resist the Imperial Guards. I am afraid that before dawn, the news of the death of His Majesty the Emperor and the ascension of the new emperor to the throne will spread. By then, when the palace gates are opened again, it will be a completely different world. Even if the garrison and various forces outside the city have doubts, so what?
Fang Zhiheng had been bedridden for a long time. He had been vomiting blood and fainting a few days ago. It was only a matter of time before his death, and it was only a matter of time before he passed the throne to Prince Rong. So who would care if it was a day earlier or later? On the contrary, there was no shortage of old scholars in the court who were full of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. They would definitely get to the bottom of the matter. It was just right that the lives of these old scholars could be left as sacrifices for the new emperor. By then, the whole court would be filled with the smell of blood, and naturally all the court officials would learn to control their tongues.
"Master, we can't wait any longer," Kong Wenmin frowned and said, "We just got news that 5,000 people from Prince Rong have secretly entered the capital. It looks like they are going to take over the residences of the royal family and important officials. I'm afraid that once the inventory is completed, Prince An's residence will be the first to suffer. Master, if we don't leave now, it will be too late."
"Wen Min, go to Fengyu Villa now and pick up Mr. Chen and Miss Gu, and meet us at the southwest corner gate of the capital. We have people planted there," Zhong Mingwei ordered in a deep voice, and turned to Kong Wenjie, "Wen Jie, find a chance to go into the palace and see if you can rescue Concubine Hui from the laundry department."
"Yes! I obey your command!" At that moment, the brothers Kong Wenmin and Kong Wenjie bowed their heads to accept the order, and then hurriedly retreated.
"I'll go down and make some arrangements. We have to leave immediately!" Pang Yi also quickly retreated.
"Mingwei, I've packed everything!" After Kong Wenmin and the other three left, Meiya trotted in. She looked at Zhong Mingwei, who had a serious face, and knew that he was in a state of confusion, just like him at this moment. She pursed her dry lips and asked in a low voice, "Mingwei, will Prince Rong take action against His Majesty?"
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