It was Chen time in a blink of an eye, but the sky was not bright.
The bright light of the sun was blocked by the thick fog that still lingered in the metropolis. Along with the thick fog, rolling across the streets in the city, was the black smoke brought by the fire.
Hu Shahu knew that when the thick fog dissipated, what would be revealed to everyone would be a horrific scene like hell.
Hu Shahu's men were busy attacking and killing last night, so he might not have the energy to set fires everywhere. Maybe the arson and fighting in many places had nothing to do with his men. Anyway, with the thick fog covering the city and the city full of fighting as a cover, everything that happened would eventually be solved.
There is no way to pursue it.
Wrapped in smoke and dust and pouring into the palace gate, in addition to the pungent smell of burning, there was also the aroma of roasted meat. It was a smell that Hu Shahu was very familiar with. He was used to it when fighting at the frontier, but some of it was
The officials who were brought here were not used to it.
After they knew that this was the smell of human bodies being burned by fire, they immediately began to vomit. The vomiting made a mess around them, which made the soldiers guarding them angry and kicked them severely.
The Han army, which was still fighting fiercely in the early morning, and Wanyan Shanyang and Wanyan Shigunai who led them, were all killed in the battle.
Their corpses were laid out on the road outside the door. Hu Shahu's right-hand man, Wanyan Chounu, was leading dozens of soldiers to dig a hole beside the road, presumably to bury the corpses.
There was also a group of tied officials being detained there, all of them looking dull. Hu Shahu didn't recognize them, so he guessed that they were all idiots who jumped out to fight the army. It looked like they would be killed and pushed into a pit to be buried.
Probably buried alive directly.
This outcome is actually not bad. Hu Shahu has specifically ordered that officials should be treated more favorably.
Not far to the east of Donghua Gate, there was also crazy laughter and shrill screams. It was some soldiers who had lost their temper and were killing prisoners. Compared with the fate of those soldiers, at least the officials died simply.
"What did the emperor say? After waiting for so long, he should have made a decision, right?" Hu Shahu asked impolitely.
Crouching in front of him, but not saying a word, was Li Sizhong, the head of the chamberlain. When Hu Shahu was in despair, he gave countless money to this eunuch, and he had done something humiliating. But now the world has changed.
Yi and Hu Shahu stood, but Li Sizhong knelt down.
However, compared to Dan Hao, the left deputy inspector in front of the palace who escaped not long ago by hanging a rope from the city wall, Li Sizhong was somewhat loyal. Hu Shahu did not deliberately embarrass him.
When things got to this point, the emperor's majesty was gone, and he must be replaced. If Wanyan Yongji knew what was going on, he should quickly issue an edict to abdicate and retreat to his own palace, Prince Wei.
Now that the emperor's position is vacant, I can slowly negotiate with all parties. Even if I can't figure out the blackmailing tactics of those old guys in the court, it's still no problem if the highest bidder gets it and whoever is willing takes the bait.
But what is this mediocre person thinking about while he is dawdling? Li Sizhong ran back and forth several times to no avail. Is he just entertaining everyone? Did he forget that I, Hu Shahu, have a knife in my hand?
How about I send a team of armed guards to enter the palace again and tie Wanyan Yongji out?
That's not impossible.
But it’s better to be more careful and not to follow the facts easily...
Outsiders say that Hu Shahu is ferocious and rebellious. In fact, he has been an official for decades and has experienced everything from the central government to the local government. He is not lacking in basic political acumen and means.
In Hu Shahu's view, the overall situation in Zhongdu City has been decided, and the position of Marshal Supervisor of the Capital has been obtained. He is about to show off his skills and take charge of military affairs, and his reputation cannot be ruined. In the future, he will have to deal with those figures in the court, and each other must save face.
Just as he was thinking about it, a burst of crying and howling suddenly came from the imperial city. It seemed that many eunuchs and palace maids were all crazy, crying like the sky was falling and the earth was falling.
Now that the war has been settled, why are you still crying? Hu Shahu felt a little strange. He walked a few steps towards the imperial city, listened, and vaguely heard a few words, but he couldn't believe it.
At this time, Li Sizhong kowtowed heavily and raised his head: "Marshal Zhizhong, His Majesty the Emperor has passed away."
Hu Shahu's eyes widened.
After being stunned for a while, Hu Shahu grabbed Li Sizhong's neck and lifted him up: "Damn, this dog emperor is actually dead? When I saw him just now, wasn't he still alive and kicking? Why is he dead?"
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Li Sizhong was strangled until his face turned purple, but he did not struggle. Instead, a strange smile appeared on his face: "Didn't Marshal Zhizhong enter the palace just now and force His Majesty to death with a sword? Did he forget it so quickly?"
I didn't! No! I am now the marshal of the capital of the prison... Look, the decree I just got... Next, I want to do great things in the court, and I am willing to follow the rules! You eunuch?
Dare to slander me? Who would believe such nonsense?
Hu Shahu was stunned at first, and then became furious.
There are too many traitors in Zhongdu City, too many! They are hiding in the dark, but they use their dirty tricks to bully honest people!
Hu Shahu pushed Li Sizhong to the ground: "Who is it? Who asked you to do it?"
Li Sizhong just sneered.
Li Sizhong was a trusted eunuch beside the emperor. Who was qualified to instruct him? And who could instigate him?
There was actually no need to answer this question, and Hu Shahu didn't expect to get an answer. He just felt that the anger in his chest was hard to vent, and he immediately roared loudly and rushed forward, grabbed Li Sizhong's bun, and drew a knife to stab him in the face and chest repeatedly.
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Li Sirhong died instantly, but Hu Shahu kept on stabbing him more than a dozen times in one breath. The sharp blade was inserted and pulled out repeatedly, blood spattered at first, and then gurgled with broken bones and flesh.
It wasn't until Li Sizhong lost his human form and turned into a blood bag with water leaking from all sides that he struggled to throw away the limp body.
"Marshal, what's wrong?"
Seeing Hu Shahu lose his composure, Wugu Lunduoza hurriedly ran out of the diagonal stab to ask.
Hu Shahu's face was full of murderous intent: "How many troops and horses do we have on hand now? What is the situation of the twelve gates of Zhongdu and the garrison outside the city?"
Wugu Lunduola was an experienced general and he replied:
"Last night, we urgently recruited the Guards' Army and a section of the Weijie Army. The current total strength is over 15,000 people. In the afternoon, we will continue to collect the remaining three battalions of the Weijie Army. After they are dispersed and distributed to the subordinates of the generals, we can continue
Five thousand people were obtained. As for the Twelve Gates, Pu Xian's team is leading people to receive them one by one; as for the garrison outside the city, the Jinkou camp in the north is completely in my hands, and the Zhahe camp in the east is currently in turmoil, which is not enough.
consider."
"Don't worry about the Weijie Army. The matter of recruiting troops will be left to Te Moye and Wanyan Husulai. You take three thousand elites and go immediately to help Pu Xian's team reorganize the city defense! Anyone who doesn't obey the order will be killed.
No mercy!"
Hu Shahu finished his order and shouted again: "Ugly slave! Ugly slave!"
Wanyan Chounu was killing people with swords and axes, and Wen Ting came running over: "Marshal! I'm here!"
"You immediately take three thousand people to kill Tu Danyi! Well, and Xu Ding, kill them all! Kill their whole family! And their party members, companions, allies, no matter how many they have
How many, kill them all!"
Wu Gu was shocked when he heard about the attack.
He was often involved in secrets and was more mature. He knew that Hu Shahu's original plan was not like this, so he immediately said urgently: "Marshal, those two are prime ministers! I...we have already killed one prime minister, and we can also kill the other two.
Are you ready? If we continue to kill like this, will there be anyone alive in the court?"
Hu Shahu's eyes were wide open and he stared at Wu Gulunduo twice. Then he stabbed his chest with the knife and looked at the thick blood on the knife. After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "The emperor is dead.
Now is the time to win or lose, so don’t have any scruples and just go ahead and kill!"
At the same time, east of Zhongdu City.
The Zhahe Camp, which Wugu Lunduo stabbed as "still in turmoil and not worth worrying about", has actually stabilized.
The scale of this camp is not small, but because most of the garrison troops have been transferred to Shuhu Gaoqi's headquarters to fight against the Mongolian army in the north, the camp is very empty.
Guo Ning held a big bowl and drank the hot porridge, feeling sweaty all over.
He stood up, held his helmet in his arms, and stared at the Zhongdu City that grew taller in the thick fog: "It's time!"
