The people of the Imperial City suddenly discovered that a group of knights would rush past on the street from time to time, as fast as their lives, and kept shouting "get out of the way, get out of the way", and there were more than ten times more patrolling officers and soldiers than usual.
, and changed from their usual loose appearance, all of them had sharp faces, neatly dressed, and numerous swords and guns.
An extremely strange atmosphere spread in the imperial city, and the people were not stupid. They vaguely guessed something, and every household began to rush to buy rice and grain supplies and close their doors.
Some people were worried that it would not be safe even if they were hiding at home, so they took their families, drove carriages, and pushed carts to the city to escape.
However, it was soon discovered that the city gate was already crowded with the families of princes, nobles, and dignitaries. Ordinary people had no way out of the city gate, so they had to return home, find wooden sticks and strips, and nail the doors and windows shut.
The fifth prince's residence seemed to have turned into a court, as civil and military officials hurried over, apparently having received the news of the old emperor's death.
The civil servants headed by the Minister of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, hundreds of people, large and small, including cranes, golden pheasants, peacocks, geese, white pheasants, egrets and other phantoms, the civil servants convince people with their "virtue"
, majestic.
On the military attache's side, headed by Ning Guogong and Jin Nanhou, there were as many as hundreds of people, all wearing armor and swords hanging from their waists. Various phantoms followed behind them, majestic and fierce, and their murderous aura was as real as reality.
Bai Yu was almost dazzled by what he saw. The civil servant system and the military attache system should all be gathered here.
Su Jinhua's beautiful eyes looked at the messy cups and plates on the floor. She frowned and smelled the smell of wine and rouge and gouache on Bai Yu's body. Her eyes were unkind.
Bai Yu leaned into her ear and whispered, "I have nothing to do today, but the fifth prince insists on bringing me to drink and enjoy singing and dancing."
Su Jinhua was suspicious, "What's going on with the smell of rouge and gouache?"
Bai Yu said, "The fifth prince summoned many singers and dancers, and they danced wildly, so the contamination was everywhere."
Su Jinhua's beautiful eyes looked at the fifth prince angrily. It was a very rare moment, but it was hard to care.
An old eunuch from the palace quickly took out an imperial edict from the brocade box and read in a cadence, "Heaven is destined to carry the emperor, and the edict says: The fifth prince is kind in character, talented in both civil and military affairs, and has a broad mind. He can inherit the royal family's legacy and contribute to the country."
In Sheji'an, it was passed down that the fifth prince should be appointed as the crown prince, and he would be enthroned as the new emperor on a certain day."
The Minister of Rites stood up immediately with a loud voice that shook the roof tiles, "The late emperor's edict is passed down to His Highness the Fifth Prince. Please obey the edict, accept the throne, and establish the throne!"
"Please, Your Highness the Fifth Prince, obey the imperial edict, become the emperor, and become the unification!"
"Please, Your Highness the Fifth Prince, obey the imperial edict, become the emperor, and become the unification of the country!"...
The civil and military officials looked solemn, following the roar of the mountains and the tsunami.
Bai Yu also shouted a few words, knowing in his heart that this testament must be a fake. It might have been forged years in advance. If it were a real testament, the shadow of the four-clawed dragon surrounding the fifth prince would immediately turn into half.
A five-clawed dragon.
However, at this time, the truth or falsehood is no longer important. In order to be famous, the meaning is all that matters.
"My son, I accept the order!"
The fifth prince held the imperial edict in both hands.
Ning Guojing said, "Your Royal Highness, according to the news, the eldest prince and the fourth prince were treasonous and falsely passed on the late emperor's edict and established themselves as princes. The top priority is to lure the imperial guards from Ningzi Camp and Jinnan Camp into the city and take over the emperor's throne."
city and pacify the government."
The three princes... Bai Yu almost laughed out loud. He must not laugh at such a serious moment, and he must endure it, otherwise the civil and military officials would not be able to strangle him to death?
You can imagine this scene. The eldest prince's palace and the fourth prince's palace were also holding the same "throne passing ceremony", and they said the same things... accusing the other two princes of falsely passing on the imperial edict and establishing themselves as false princes.
Everyone knew very well that it was not important what they said, what was most important was that the army entered the city.
Without further ado.
The fifth prince immediately led all the civil and military officials and hurried out of the mansion. Everyone and their horses quickly left the city and rushed towards the barracks.
"What if the eldest prince and the fourth prince close the city gate when the fifth prince is deploying troops?"
Bai Yu didn't know much about these methods, so he asked Jinhua next to him in a low voice.
Su Jinhua said softly, "Such a situation has been expected for a long time. Normally, the patrol and defense of the Imperial City are the responsibility of the patrol battalion in the city. The patrol battalion was infiltrated into a sieve by the three princes, and one of the commanders belonged to the fifth prince.
On the other side, we have already taken control of the East City Gate and are leading our Imperial City Guards into the city."
Arrive at the barracks.
When Bai Yu saw what a good guy he was, he saw that the 300,000 imperial guards from Ningzi Camp and Jinnan Camp had already assembled. They were all wearing black armor. They were like black clouds settling on the ground. They were so dark that they couldn't see the edge. They were lined up in front of them.
Reached the horizon.
Think about it, as the saying goes, if there are more than ten thousand people, there is no limit, let alone three hundred thousand.
The fifth prince ascended the stage to worship the generals, raised his arms and shouted to boost his morale. What he said was exactly the same as what the fourth prince said in the Demon Arena... How else could he say this?
Bai Yu found it boring. The so-called battle for the throne meant step-by-step, dispatching troops and generals into the imperial city.
It is not like the battle for the throne staged in some TV dramas. It is full of wit and excitement. It involves assassination, poisoning, the queen mother summons the family law to reprimand, and the princess runs out of the boudoir to talk about love and "put down her weapons."
, I will marry you." Several young men came to that station again, and the mighty army did not dare to move...
With 300,000 Imperial City Guards pressing down like this, are these people's necks too thick, or are their knives not sharp enough?
Any plot seems ridiculous.
Anyone standing in the way will be destroyed.
Three hundred thousand imperial guardsmen, like a long black river, mighty and mighty, poured into the east city gate and flowed into the imperial city.
same.
The same is true for the eldest prince and the fourth prince.
The 350,000 imperial guards in the eldest prince's camp wear white armor, like a long white river.
The 300,000 Imperial City Guards in the Fourth Prince's camp wear very impressive golden armor, like a long river of gold. How about "the whole city is covered with golden armor"?
If you look down at the entire imperial city from a high altitude, you will find a rather spectacular scene. After three long rivers poured into the imperial city, they quickly spread in the streets and alleys, forming dense "tributaries" that began to intersect with each other and started fighting.
.
Seeing this scene, the gangsters, flower pickers, and scoundrels who usually hide in dark and cramped corners suddenly started making trouble and ushered in the carnival moment.
These people set fires everywhere, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
The common people suffered, but unfortunately the Jingzhao government office had long been paralyzed, and no one cared about their life or death.
"The worst case scenario has occurred. The Imperial Guards of the three princes entered the city almost at the same time. It is impossible to stop without killing everyone and leaving rivers of blood and corpses piled up."
Bai Yu felt his own insignificance. It didn't matter if he called someone by name, it didn't matter if he controlled the wind, or he killed demons. One-on-one was just fine, but it wouldn't have the slightest effect in the face of the brutal fighting of millions of imperial guards.
Since the fifth prince's residence is close to the east city gate, it will not be threatened or harassed by the other two princes. It is used as a temporary headquarters, with hundreds of civil and military officials coming and going, and countless spies coming and going. It is more lively than Caishikou.
"These people are really scheming. When they first chose to build the mansion, they probably thought of today's situation and chose the location of the mansion close to the east city gate."
Bai Yu looked at the imperial city sand table in the middle and found that the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Ning Guogong's Mansion, and Jinnan Marquis' Mansion were all close to the East City Gate. It was obviously not a coincidence. He must have already estimated the situation of today's battle for the throne.
Bai Yu quietly listened to everyone's intense discussion about the war situation, his face flushed with quarrels. He couldn't interrupt and didn't intend to interrupt. He just sat on the side with Jinhua, whispering... You guys will hit you, I'll do it first.
It makes sense to fall in love.
Today's war situation is both complex and simple.
The armies of the three parties started a melee in the imperial dynasty, and it was impossible to tell the winner in a short time. After all, they were all imperial guards, all elites. Who would be weaker than whom?
Whoever controls the palace first will win, sit on the throne, accept the worship of all civil and military officials, and become the new emperor with the luck of the dynasty. The overall situation has been decided, and the other two parties have no choice but to surrender.
But the bad thing is that the palace has been closed by the Jinwu Guards and the Palace Guards, and they are strictly guarded. Although the number is not large, only about 50,000, no matter which prince's army approaches the palace, they will be fiercely attacked by the other two parties, and they will restrain each other.
, which resulted in no one being able to occupy the palace, which was so embarrassing.
The Jinwu Guards and the Palace Guards had always been under the personal control of the old emperor. The three princes had not been able to infiltrate them, and it was impossible to cooperate inside and outside.
Therefore, the overall battle situation in the Imperial City has become stagnant, as if it has become a "meat grinding ground". It depends on who has more "meat" in the end. The garrison troops in various provinces have been working hard, rushing day and night to get closer to the Imperial City.
gather.
It can be predicted that before long, the entire Gyeonggi Province will become a huge battlefield. Let alone three days and five days, the battle for the throne may not be over for months or years.
The fifth prince asked, "Uncle, have the families of the civil and military officials in our camp been properly arranged?"
The Marquis of Jinnan said, "We have made arrangements to take them all out of the city and send them to the camp. Thirty thousand imperial guards will stay behind to prevent the camp from being attacked."
Feeling at ease with his experienced uncle when doing things, the fifth prince smiled and said, "Do we have a chance to capture the traitorous eldest prince and the fourth prince's family members?"
Jin Nanhou shook his head, "They are also very protective, there is no chance."
Don't underestimate this. The families of civil and military officials are extremely important. If they are captured by the eldest prince and the fourth prince, then the civil and military officials on the fifth prince's side can be surrendered without having to fight...
My parents, wife, and children are all gone. What can I do if I follow the dragon's power alone?
After all, there are still only a few people who can kill relatives for justice.
...
The harem "palace".
The palace fights among the concubines were no less brutal than the fights in the streets and alleys of the imperial city.
The old emperor passed away, and all the concubines who usually hid in the small earthen tomb emerged, and the "little fight" escalated into a fight to the death.
At a glance, one by one, gorgeously dressed and beautiful concubines were fighting each other on the small earthen graves, or three or five of them, with their clothes flying, swords flying, blood splattering, and corpses everywhere.
There were only three princes capable of competing for the throne, and the more than two thousand concubines were divided into three camps. No one could stay out of the matter and could only choose sides.
Concubine Yi, Concubine Mu, and Concubine Jing each had seven or eight hundred concubines supporting them, so they were evenly matched. However, Concubine Yi had condensed the power of Jiuluan, and was so powerful that Concubine Mu and Concubine Jing teamed up to beat her.
More than just the harem.
The entire palace has become a mess. Tens of thousands of maids and eunuchs are also fighting in melee. Poisoning, assassination, and attacks are all coming. Little maid, are you supporting Concubine Mu? Pfft! I suddenly give you a knife to cut it out.
Xin, hehe, I’m from Concubine Yi’s side, didn’t you expect that?