Luo Junyao came out of the secret room door and found that he was in the small study on the side of the Empress Dowager's bedroom. At this time, there was no one in the study, and even the door seemed empty and there was no one guarding it.
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At this time, the noise outside was still heard. Luo Junyao opened the window of the study and looked out. He happened to see many people in the yard outside. Luo Junyao recognized them as people from the Zhenguo Army. These people were standing quietly in the palace.
Outside, they paid no attention to the noisy fighting outside. It seemed that their only duty was to protect the palace. Apart from that, they would not pay attention to anything else.
Luo Junyao came out of the study and went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom first.
Two maids were guarding the door of the dormitory. When they saw Luo Junyao, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, "Princess? What are you..." At this time, there was a mess outside the palace. The maids obviously did not expect that the regent princess would suddenly appear here.
Luo Junyao didn't explain, just smiled at the two of them and asked, "How is the Empress Dowager?"
The palace maid also came to her senses and said quickly: "Reporting to the princess, the empress dowager is asleep, and the eldest princess is staying with her inside."
Luo Junyao frowned slightly, "How many times have the Empress Dowager woke up today?" The palace maid couldn't help showing a look of worry on her face, and whispered: "The Empress Dowager has woken up four times tonight, and every time she wakes up,
Not long after, I fell asleep again."
Luo Junyao sighed softly in his heart, knowing that today's events would probably have a considerable impact on the Empress Dowager.
"Does the princess want to go in?" the palace maid asked.
Luo Junyao whispered: "I'll go out and take a look first. You can take care of me."
"Yes, Princess."
After Luo Junyao said that, he turned around and walked outside, passed through the main hall in front, and walked to the gate just in time to see the palace gate outside.
In front of the palace gate, Xie Yan was fighting with a man in black. Luo Junyao could tell at a glance that the man was Qu Fang.
At this time, the former grace and solemnity was still there in front of the palace gate of the Empress Dowager. The roof of the smaller half of the palace gate had been lifted off, and even a piece of the palace wall collapsed. You can clearly see it through the collapsed corner.
The battlefield of fighting outside.
In the yard in front of the main hall, a lot of marble on the ground was also lifted up, and there were rubble and gravel everywhere on the ground. It can be seen that this fight was really vigorous.
"Princess?!" As soon as Luo Junyao walked into the hall, some of the soldiers guarding the hall noticed him. When he turned around, he was startled when he saw the people coming out of the hall.
The First Battalion of the Guards of the Zhenguo Army can be said to be truly elite. If every ordinary soldier among them were separated, they would be outstanding in other armies. Even if they are against ordinary second- and third-rate people in the world,
They may not be their opponents.
The difference between the army and ordinary masters lies in their ability to collaborate. The same number of people in the world can only be defeated miserably against them. With hundreds of elites guarding a palace that is not that big, it is surprising that people
Came in quietly? If this was an enemy, wouldn't it mean that the Empress Dowager was held hostage and they didn't even notice? Not even the princess!
Luo Junyao smiled sheepishly at the other party. It's not that she really couldn't get in. Although it would take a lot of time and effort, she did cheat to get in this time. There was a direct pass in the palace of the Empress Dowager.
Obviously she couldn't talk about the tunnels in the Queen Mother's palace, so she had to pretend to be stupid.
"What's going on? Why haven't you finished the fight yet?" Luo Junyao asked, avoiding the topic.
The general of the Zhenguo Army quickly raised his hands and said: "Back to the princess, everyone who invaded the palace has been captured, but that person..." The man in black was obviously very powerful. Even if the prince himself took action, he could take him down in a moment.
Can't come down.
Before Luo Junyao could say anything, Yu Mingqiu was already supported by Xiying and walked over, "Why is the princess here?"
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "General Yu, you don't look... well."
Yu Mingqiu was furious, glanced at Xie Yan and Qu Fang hatefully and said, "Who did this to me?"
Xiying couldn't help but said: "General Yu, the prince asked you beforehand." Their prince is not an inhumane person. He knew that Yu Mingqiu was injured but still had to let him go. It was Yu Mingqiu himself who said it could be done.
Yu Mingqiu snorted, "He didn't tell me that there would be a master of this level."
Xiying touched his nose. They didn't know that Bai Jingrong would play music and come to the palace to seek death. They also didn't know how much benefit Luan Yisi gave Bai Jingrong to let her throw such a chess piece. A little bit of brains.
Everyone knows that Bai Jingrong's best choice now is to watch the fire from the other side.
Luo Junyao coughed slightly and said: "Over there in the Queen Mother's Palace, people from Luan Yisi held the Queen Mother hostage, slandering the Regent's Palace and holding the Queen Mother and Ah Cheng hostage, and were preparing to attack King Qin Qingjun. My eldest brother and Wei Changting are there.
Over there, but I'm afraid they may not be able to stop it." Of the three auxiliary ministers, two supported Xueya, Taifu Su was already old, and Wei Changting and Luo Jinyan, two newcomers to the officialdom, found it difficult to control the situation.
"Qingjun's side?" Yu Mingqiu said slowly after a long while: "I really have an idea."
Luo Junyao said: "Don't underestimate them. They have obtained the decree from Empress Dowager Zhu, and there are not a few courtiers who believe their words."
Xiying whispered: "If the prince had not brought only 50,000 soldiers and horses back to the capital, how could he have allowed these people to be so arrogant?"
Yu Mingqiu was very calm. He reached out and patted Xiying on the shoulder and said, "If Xie Yan really comes back with an army of 300,000 people, I'm afraid he won't even have the stability he had before." Really.
Coming back with so many troops, not to mention who would guard the border, in the eyes of those courtiers, Xie Yanna was almost the same as coming back to force the palace to usurp the throne.
"Why is the princess here?" Yu Mingqiu asked.
Luo Junyao said calmly: "You walked in. They are still going to fight..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a sharp sound suddenly coming from outside.
"The Queen Mother's decree has arrived! Stop now if you don't want to!"
The sound was actually not loud, but in the midst of this large area of fighting sounds, it seemed particularly abrupt.
Luo Junyao and others had very good ears and could hear clearly. However, many of the soldiers who were fighting outside the palace gate did not hear it and were still fighting each other. The sound of killing outside the palace was still loud.
Xie Yan and Qu Fang, who were fighting, naturally heard this sound. They both closed their hands and took a few steps back. Xie Yan threw the long sword in his hand to his side, and the long sword was inserted diagonally into the ground not far away.
In the gap between the marbles, the sword blade sank into the ground, leaving only the hilt outside.
Seeing this, Qu Fang's eyes narrowed. He held the sword in his hand, the tip of the sword hanging on the ground. In the dark place where no one could see, the hand holding the sword trembled slightly.
Xie Yan ignored Qu Fang and turned around to walk to the front of the palace.
"Ayan, Xue Ya is here." Luo Jun pointed outside the palace.
Xie Yan didn't care, walked up to Luo Junyao, looked down at her, and said warmly: "Why are you here?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "I'll tell you later." Then he quickly told Xie Yan about the situation outside. Xie Yan was full of fights tonight. First, he fought with people outside.
After entering the palace and encountering such a difficult opponent as Qu Fang, naturally no one told him about these circumstances.
Luo Junyao felt that he already understood the logic of Xue Ya's actions, which was to find a group of experts to entangle Xie Yan so that he could not do anything. If Luo Yun had not been poisoned and passed out, he would probably have enjoyed the same treatment.
Xie Yan did not hesitate, raised his hand to brush away some stray hair from her ears, and said warmly: "It's okay, there's no need to worry."
Hearing what Xie Yan said, both Luo Junyao and Yu Mingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Since Xie Yan said this, it proved that the situation was not out of control yet.
Yu Mingqiu snorted lightly and simply turned around and walked towards the palace gate. No matter what those people wanted to do, they had to go out to see the people.
After leaving the palace gate, I saw a long dragon-like fire moving towards this side from a distance.
I don’t know what method the other party used to send the message. The soldiers and horses who were still fighting with the Zhenguo Army in front of the palace gate began to slowly retreat, and the two sides soon distanced themselves.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhenguo Army did not pursue him, and took a few steps back under the general's instructions. The palace gate slowly became quiet.
As soon as Luo Junyao and Xie Yan went out, they saw a large group of people approaching.
Many of them were known to Luo Junyao, and they were obviously all powerful and senior officials in the court. The one walking at the front was King Ning, with Ruan Ting and Xue Ya standing on both sides of King Ning. Not far from them, however, was Wei Changting
He and Luo Jinyan supported Taifu Su.
This group of people was obviously divided into two distinct groups, one headed by Prince Ning, and the other headed by Taifu Su.
Luo Junyao noticed that Xue Ya was followed by the Ming Yin Pavilion Master. However, his situation did not seem to be free. There were two tall and straight men in black standing beside him, and the young girl who had been following him was actually
Much further back.
Seeing these people coming, the soldiers and horses on the opposite side immediately moved out of the way. King Ning still had a warm smile on his face, and he led the people over quickly. Luo Jinyan and others did not follow him. Luo Jinyan
Waving his hands, a large group of Dingguo Army soldiers emerged from behind, guarding them and moving to the other side of the palace gate, obviously trying to distance themselves from Prince Ning and others.
Wei Changting lowered his head and said a few words to Luo Jinyan. After Luo Jinyan nodded, he jumped up, flew past the numerous soldiers and horses, and landed on the steps in front of the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, Princess." Wei Changting was unusually serious and bowed to the two of them.
Xie Yan nodded slightly, "How?"
Wei Changting smiled and said: "Everything goes well, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Wei Changting was happy here, but the people on the opposite side were not so happy.
Prince Ning narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Wei Changting and Xie Yan. Then he coughed lightly and said, "Zhi Fei."
Xie Yan looked back at him, his expression still calm, "Uncle Ning Wang."
Prince Ning chuckled and said, "Zhifei, if you have anything to say, why bother?"
As soon as these words came out, the officials were in an uproar.
Is it possible that the regent really wants to rebel?
Xie Yan said: "What does Uncle Wang mean by this?"
Prince Ning had a kind face and said: "Brother and the late emperor have been very kind to you. Now that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and Your Majesty is young, you are disturbing the Empress Dowager like this. Don't you think it's inappropriate?
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"His Royal Highness Prince Ning is too good at talking nonsense!" Wei Changting almost admired this old guy who was as white as dough. He really knew how to beat him up, and he could say such shameless words so high-sounding.
Prince Ning glanced at Wei Changting and sighed: "Prince Wei, the Wei family is also loyal to Dasheng. Don't you think about Marquis Lingchuan and his wife?"
Wei Changting sneered and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning is right, this prince will definitely continue...to be loyal to Dasheng and the Dasheng royal family!"
Prince Ning shook his head, "You have been following Zhifei since you were a child. It's really..." It was as if Wei Changting was deeply poisoned and incurable.
Xie Yan raised his hand to stop Wei Changting from continuing his argument with Prince Ning. He glanced at the people opposite him and paused for a moment on Ruan Ting before saying, "What does Prince Ning want to do?"
Prince Ning sighed and waved to the servant next to him.
The chamberlain held a copy of the Queen Mother's decree in his hand and said loudly: "The Queen Mother's decree!"
It was quiet in the night, and if everyone was frozen in place, they seemed not to know what to do.
Prince Ning didn't care and waved his hand to signal the servant to continue.
The eunuch probably had never read out the edict that everyone stood listening to. He choked for a moment before continuing to raise his voice and said: "According to the edict of the Empress Dowager Yongtai, the Regent Xie Yan has always been ambitious and has ulterior motives. Today, I am young, and the Empress Dowager
The Empress Dowager is old and dying. Xie Yan has sealed the palace of the Empress Dowager and imprisoned Your Majesty, with the intention of plotting rebellion. Now I summon all the kings and ministers to help the young master and eradicate the rebels. Even if I die, I can meet our great ancestor Emperor underground. I admire this."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As the last word fell, the atmosphere in front of the palace gate became more solemn.
When things have reached this point, the situation has become so tense that no one can turn back.
Prince Ning said in a deep voice: "Zhifei, as long as you stop now, there is still room for redemption."
In front of the palace gate with a solemn atmosphere, Xie Yan's low laughter suddenly sounded, "I thought that Luan Yisi had some huge backstage and plan, but it turned out to be nothing more than this."
This seems a bit strange, and people who don't know about it can't help but wonder secretly, Luan Yisi? Isn't that a yamen that has been speculated about in the previous dynasty?
Prince Ning smiled and said, "What Luan Yisi? Zhifei should stop talking about him. As the night goes by, this farce should end."
Xie Yan nodded and said: "It really should be over, Uncle Ning. I really didn't expect that it would be you."
Prince Ning smiled lightly and said nothing. Xie Yan's eyes slowly fell on Xue Ya. Xue Ya smiled lightly at him but did not speak.
Xie Yan's eyes slowly swept over the people standing on Prince Ning and Xue Ya, and said coldly: "Luring all of you out is not an easy task, but the efforts I have spent tonight are not in vain."
When Prince Ning heard this, his gray brows frowned slightly. He was about to say something when he heard Xie Yan say: "Wei Changting, it's time to end."
Wei Changting smiled loudly and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
A sharp sound broke through the air suddenly, and the next moment everyone saw a blood-like red arc jumping out of Wei Changting's hand and shooting straight into the night sky.
In the dark night, the red fireworks bloomed instantly, looking particularly bright and eye-catching.
In the dark of night, people in the entire imperial city may be able to see such a signal clearly, but only a very small number of people know what it means.
Prince Ning frowned uneasily, and the next moment he saw the same fireworks signals bursting out outside the palace gate in the distance and everywhere in the city.
Xue Ya's face looked a little bad, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, are your people reliable?"
If something happens, what use can a mere hundred thousand soldiers and horses do? No matter how brave the Dingguo Army and the Zhenguo Army are, they cannot be divided into eight parts by one person.
Without waiting for King Ning to answer, they saw several groups of people moving quickly towards them from a distance.
From a distance, I saw the person in front of me, wearing a graceful imperial uniform with a solemn expression. It was Prince Ancheng who rarely appeared in the court.
The soldiers following Prince Ancheng were all wearing the uniforms of the armed guards, and one of them, Prince Ning, was actually very familiar with them.
Prince Ning looked a little unhappy, "What's going on?!"
Next to him, Ruan Ting said calmly: "Half of the generals in the Wuwei Army were once under the command of Prince Ancheng."
It's just that Prince Ancheng was injured in his early years and stopped leading troops long ago. Even the Three Kings Rebellion five years ago only helped a little, so that some people have forgotten that this man was one of the few in the royal family back then.
