Chapter 645 Ending (Error has been corrected)
"Prince Song, the 10,000 troops of the Western Jin Dynasty outside the capital have been completely annihilated. The city gate is now handed over to you. I will go and meet up with His Highness the Thirteenth Prince first." He Zhiyi said to Song Yanjun.
Song Yanjun didn't say anything and nodded.
"Be careful of General Lu of the Western Jin Dynasty. If he can't wait for the soldiers outside the city to arrive, he will probably think that the plan has failed and will fight a desperate battle. You should go find General Shen and Shen Chi first."
He Zhiyi and Fu Leng are both Chu Jinyan's biggest trump cards. The soldiers under Fu Leng are even more brave and good at fighting, and they can fight one against ten. Otherwise, they would not have been able to turn the tide when General Shen was defeated and Changcheng was captured.
And Fu Leng has always been by the Thirteenth Prince's side, which shows that the Thirteenth Prince had already raised his own troops a long time ago, and with the tacit approval of the Emperor.
Chu Chengli believed that with the support of Prime Minister Liu and the help of the Western Jin Dynasty, the throne could be easily taken into his pocket. However, he did not know that the Thirteenth Prince had slowly distributed his troops around the capital when he made any unusual moves.
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The sound of horses neighing and whistling in the wind, their four hooves swinging out, their straight tails, and the roaring wind startled the sleeping people.
Tonight is destined to be an uneasy night.
General Lu was stopped on his way to find Prime Minister Liu. He saw the signal from the fireworks and was ready to take action, but he waited for a long time but his men did not enter the city, so he wanted to ask Prime Minister Liu what was going on.
"Damn it..." He cursed softly, then drew his sword and shouted angrily: "Kill."
Things have changed. Today either you die or he dies.
The soldiers of both sides started fighting in the street, and blood flowed like a river in an instant.
Chen Man raised his broadsword and, with the help of his horse, leaped towards General Lu. While the opponent was evenly matched with him, he chopped him on the neck with his sword.
With the general dead, the remaining soldiers were leaderless and were captured all at once.
“General Shen, Prime Minister Liu is now in your care.” He Zhiyi said as he put away his sword.
Shen Man nodded: "Don't worry, go and lend a hand to His Highness."
Without the help of the Western Jin army, Chu Jinyan and Duke Song, together with Fu Leng and 20,000 other soldiers, easily defeated the palace guards. Those imperial guards were no match for them at all.
Chu Jinyan, holding a sharp sword, fought his way to the gate of the Qianqing Palace.
Just as he stood at the door, the tightly closed palace door was suddenly opened from the inside.
Inside the hall, Emperor Chengde was tied to a chair, and Chu Chengli held a sword to his neck with a ferocious look on his face.
"Chu Jinyan, you really impressed me. Do you think you have won just like this? Can you sit on the supreme position? I want to see whether you want the throne or the life of this old man."
Chu Jinyan looked at Chu Chengli coldly and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Of course I want your life. Tell everyone to lay down their weapons and submit to me. You... commit suicide in front of me, otherwise I will kill him immediately." Chu Chengli said, and he exerted some force with the sword, and a bloody mark was immediately cut on Emperor Chengde's neck.
"Chu Chengli, are you the only one with hostages? I have some too. Look at your mother and the queen mother who supports you. If you don't want them to die in front of you, release the emperor."
Suddenly, the woman's roar was heard.
Chu Chengli turned his head and saw Queen Song and the other concubines coming quickly. The Queen Mother and Concubine Shu had their hands tied behind their backs, something stuffed in their mouths, and were pushed forward with a knife at their necks.
Following at the end were the ministers’ families who were supposed to be trapped in the harem. At this moment, they were staring at Chu Chengli with angry eyes.
Chu Chengli's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he suddenly laughed up to the sky: "If you want to kill... then go ahead."
His ruthlessness made the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu stare in disbelief.
The situation was even worse for Concubine Shu.
It would be fine if he didn't care about the Queen Mother's life, but she is his biological mother.
As if he understood the shock and fear in Concubine Shu's eyes, Chu Chengli said quietly: "Mother, you don't want your son to give up the position that is so easy for him to obtain, right? There is only one step left. As long as Chu Jinyan dies, your son can get the throne..."
He stopped talking halfway, his expression suddenly became stiff, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
At some point, a sharp arrow pierced through the crowd and shot towards him, catching him off guard.
Hundreds of meters away, He Zhiyi stood on the high palace wall, holding a bow and arrow.
"How...how is it possible..."
Chu Chengli let out a groan, then fell backwards, his eyes wide open when he died.
"Your Majesty..." Empress Song exclaimed, and ran towards Emperor Chengde to untie the rope for him: "Doctor Miao, please check on the emperor quickly."
Doctor Miao ran out from behind the crowd.
After he successfully entered the Cining Palace, he drugged the water of the palace maids there, and after everyone was knocked unconscious, he abducted the empress dowager and released the empress. The empress immediately sent someone to take the Cining Palace token out of the palace to report the news, and then she cleansed up the harem with swift and decisive means, imprisoning those who defected to the empress dowager, the palace maids, and the concubines.
Because they had not received any signal from the previous dynasty, they did not dare to act rashly until the Thirteenth Prince led his men into the palace.
Emperor Chengde stood up weakly with the help of Empress Song. Without even looking at the Empress Dowager and Consort Shu, he said in a cold voice, "Imprison the Empress Dowager and Consort Shu in the cold palace and keep them under strict guard. The Thirteenth Prince will be fully responsible for clearing out the remnants of the rebels. His orders are my will."
"Yes, Father."
Emperor Chengde has been drugged, and his health is the most important thing right now. We have to ask the imperial physician to check and see if there is anything wrong before we can feel at ease.
As for how to deal with Chu Chengli and others, we will have to wait for his orders one by one.
Although Hu Qian lost too much blood, he fortunately survived.
The sky gradually turned pale, and a bloody and extremely dangerous plot to usurp the throne ended.
Emperor Chengde issued imperial edicts one after another.
Prime Minister Liu Yi was imprisoned in the Dali Temple Prison and beheaded for treason. Dozens of people in the Liu family also did not escape death.
Countless court officials who followed Liu Yi were affected. They were interrogated one by one by the Jingzhao Yin, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Those who broke the law were punished according to the law, and those who did not break the law were stripped of their official positions.
The Empress Dowager and Consort Shu were deposed and sentenced to death.
His mother's family was also charged with treason and nine clans were executed.
Emperor Chengde was fine, so Chu Jinyan immediately went to find Lu Xiang.
"Chu Jinyan!"
Lu Xiang had been released from the Ministry of Justice prison a long time ago and had been waiting at the palace gate. When he saw Chu Jinyan, he couldn't suppress his joy and ran towards him.
"It's all over." Chu Jinyan held her in his arms, gently stroked her head with his chin, and said softly, "I'm sorry for making you suffer."
"Master Zuo is here, I'm fine." Lu Xiang leaned on Chu Jinyan's chest, listening to his heartbeat, and finally her heart settled down.
Good, everyone is okay.
"I'll send someone to take you back home, and I'll come find you after things are settled."
Lu Xiang nodded: "Okay."
Chu Jinyan asked Sheng Xian to send Lu Xiang back to the Lu family.
On the way back, Sheng Xian told her that Chu Jinyan learned that Zheng Wenshuang had used Tong's life to harm her, so she killed Zheng Wenshuang.
For several days, some were beheaded, some were exiled, and the blood on the execution ground was shed and then flowed again.
After this incident, a major purge took place in the court, and there was no longer any remnant of the Liu Party.
After everything was settled, Emperor Chengde immediately issued an edict to appoint Chu Jinyan as the crown prince.
As soon as the imperial edict came out, there was a chorus of praise throughout the court.
At the same time, Lu Xiang was canonized as the Crown Princess!
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