The army pressed forward, the iron-blooded atmosphere hit their faces, and the chilling atmosphere was like a strong wind coming from an extremely cold place sweeping across Kyoto.
Qin Jun stood on a gorgeous chariot, with three horses pulling his chariot. Behind the chariot, there was a golden dragon flag.
That's right, it's the dragon flag. The dragon flag flutters in the wind, symbolizing his ambition and madness.
He made no secret of his ambitions.
"Your Highness, the siege equipment has been prepared and we can attack the city at any time!"
A general in iron armor came to the chariot and handed over his hand to report.
Qin Jun looked down at him, with a gentle and elegant smile on his handsome face.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Li!"
"It is an honor for the general to serve His Highness!"
The General Li in front of me is Li Zhen, the Marquis of Xiangnan in Dali, who is also the magistrate of the Dudufu of Dali Houjun.
As one of the Twelve Marquises of Dali, the Li family of the Marquis of Xiangnan is a large and noble family. Logically speaking, such a family would not make bets easily, but for some reason Li Zhen actually defected to Qin Jun.
Later.
The sound of beating drums rang out in the military formation.
War drums beat, heavy horns sounded, and a heavy and solemn atmosphere rose, covering Kyoto like a dark cloud.
Qin Jun felt the chilling atmosphere. Not only did he not feel any nervousness or anxiety, but his heart was filled with excitement.
He wants to fight for the throne!
He invaded Kyoto City and entered the imperial city.
As long as he can enter the imperial city, the throne will be his.
suddenly.
His mind moved and he looked up at the city gate tower opposite.
A look of astonishment appeared on his face.
Who is that!
Why is he here?
…
Above the city gate.
Qin Wei stood on the city wall, overlooking the mighty army below the city, with a faint smile always hanging on the corner of his mouth.
However, Li Ji stood beside him, his face looking very heavy.
"Your Highness, they are about to attack the city!"
Li Ji said in a deep voice.
Qin Wei smiled and said, "Why, Lord Marquis has no confidence in his 12th regiment?"
Li Ji shook his head slightly and said, "No, the general is just worried."
Although the 12th Regiment Battalion had less than 200,000 soldiers and were scattered at the four gates of Kyoto, the defensive city itself occupies a geographical advantage. Without absolute suppression, it would be difficult to capture the city wall in a short time.
Back in Yunyan City, Yuwen Chengdu held off the attack of more than 100,000 Rong troops with less than 20,000 soldiers. Now that he has nearly 200,000 elite soldiers under his command, how could he not be able to defend the city of Kyoto!
"What are you worried about?"
Qin Wei asked.
Li Ji did not answer, but looked deeply at the Forbidden Army formation opposite.
Qin Wei knew what he was worried about.
Millions of imperial troops are the defense force of Dali Kyoto. If this battle really breaks out, no matter who wins or loses, it will be Dali's loss.
Now is the troubled time in Dali, and the surrounding royal courts have not yet died down. If a fierce battle breaks out inside Dali at this time, the surrounding royal courts will definitely take action.
No matter how strong Dali is, it is impossible for him to start a war on all sides.
This is what Li Ji least wants to see.
But it's useless if he doesn't want to. Qin Wei knows very well that some things are unavoidable.
At this moment, Xiao Shunzi ran quickly from the city.
"Your Highness!"
"What's the matter?" Qin Wei asked.
Xiao Shunzi leaned into Qin Wei's ear and whispered: "The message issued by King Ning was found in the city."
"Comment!" Qin Wei was slightly stunned, "Bring it to me and take a look."
Xiao Shunzi immediately handed him the message in his hand. He glanced at it and twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Damn, this Qin Jun is really cunning."
"Look!"
Qin Wei handed the letter to Li Ji. After reading it, Li Ji looked a little weird. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
A proclamation is a document that denounces enemies or rebellion.
The purpose of issuing a proclamation is to denounce the enemy and achieve nominal justice.
Logically speaking, this thing should be issued by the imperial court. When Mao Jiang rebelled in Nanyang City, the imperial court issued a crusade document.
But now Qin Jun actually issued the document first, and the target he was targeting was none other than Eunuch Lu.
Well, it’s Eunuch Lu!
When Qin Wei first read it, he felt that Qin Jun's head was funny, but then he understood the meaning of Qin Jun's actions.
In fact, it does not matter who the target of the appeal is. What is important is that Qin Jun must occupy the commanding heights of justice, even if most people in the court know that he is rebellious.
As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
As long as he wins, he will be the new emperor and all problems will disappear.
This statement is just a fig leaf.
But Qin Wei felt that it was extremely immoral for this guy to make a fuss about an old eunuch.
"He seems to have got the wrong person!" Qin Wei laughed.
Li Ji couldn't help it anymore, chuckled and said, "Your Highness has hidden it too deeply."
"Then do you want me to show my face now?"
Qin Wei said playfully.
Everyone was arguing so passionately, but he, the wise king, was hiding in secret to stir up trouble, which seemed a bit unreasonable.
And by now, everyone has already tried to find the solution, so there is no point in continuing to hide it.
It's time for him to show his face.
Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward and walked behind the wall.
Standing here, everyone in the city can see him, but I don't know if they can recognize him.
After all, not many people here know him.
…
Under the city wall.
Qin Gong rubbed his eyes, as if he was wondering if he had seen it wrong.
"Why is he here?"
Although it was just a glance, he still recognized Qin Wei.
He was naturally no stranger to Qin Wei. When Qin Wei was in Tianzhou, he still wanted to get rid of Qin Wei, but the plan failed. Later, the prince passed away and the situation in the court changed drastically. Qin Wei went to Shuzhou again.
He also temporarily gave up the idea of getting rid of Qin Wei.
But he never expected that Qin Wei would appear in Kyoto.
And it still appeared on the city wall opposite him.
"Why is he here?"
Qin Jun said with a ferocious expression.
Suddenly, he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, the kind of uneasiness that he couldn't control everything.
Emperor Li fell asleep because of his arrangements. Qin Changan and Qin Changping led troops to the capital, which was a situation he had long expected.
The reaction in the imperial city was also what he expected. The 12th Regiment Battalion entered the city. Although it was a bit beyond his expectation, it was within the scope of his acceptance.
All this is within his plan and everything is under his control.
But an existence outside of his plan appeared in front of him, which suddenly made him feel uneasy.
"Someone is coming!"
"The official is here!"
A middle-aged man wearing a Confucian shirt came behind him.
"Go and find out immediately why Prince Rui is in Kyoto!" Qin Jun said through gritted teeth.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then looked towards the city wall.
I saw a slender figure among the soldiers on the city wall.
"Prince Rui!"
The man was also stunned for a while.
Then his face changed drastically.
Prince Rui is in Kyoto!
this!
His mind was full of thoughts.
In his eyes, Qin Wei was more than just King Rui, and Qin Wei's appearance in Kyoto was not only superficial, but whether there was something unknown behind it.
Everyone knew that King Qin Wei, the Rui King, was in Shuzhou and did not return to Beijing when he got married.
Everyone believed that Emperor Li had ruled out Prince Rui from competing for the throne.
But now he appears in Kyoto.
The middle-aged man obviously thought wrong. He suspected that Qin Wei was summoned back by Emperor Li. Needless to say, the purpose was.
In his opinion, if Emperor Li really had no intention of passing the throne to Qin Wei, he would naturally not recall Qin Wei to Kyoto.
Since he was recalled, he must have wanted Qin Wei to inherit the throne.
"I'm going to investigate right now!" the middle-aged man hurriedly left.
Qin Jun's face became increasingly embarrassed.
On the city wall, the smile on Qin Wei's face became even stronger.
…
In the imperial city.
The Shengtian Hall has become quiet.
The ministers of the cabinet and the governors of the governor's office were all still there, but they did not speak.
No one expected that the situation would develop to the point where it is now, just like no one expected that Emperor Li would fall into a coma and fall asleep.
The current situation seems to demonstrate their incompetence, but are they really incompetent?
wrong!
How can they be incompetent if they can sit in their current position?
The cause of all this is Emperor Li.
Emperor Li's control over the court was so strict that both the cabinet and the governor's office were accustomed to acting in accordance with Emperor Li's orders.
They were used to the Emperor Li taking charge of the overall situation, used to the Emperor Li taking charge of everything, and used to acting according to the orders of the Emperor Li.
Now that Emperor Li suddenly fell, they seemed to have lost their independence.
Qin Changan, Qin Changping and Qin Jun saw this clearly, so they did not win over these people. Instead, they roped in the middle and high-level generals in the Forbidden Army to evade these important officials in front of them.
The old god Ji Yuanchen was still sitting on a chair. In order to take care of his health, Eunuch Lu specially arranged for someone to bring him a chair.
At this time, among the ministers in the hall, he was probably the calmest.
Because he knew that Qin Wei was in Kyoto, and he also knew that Qin Wei would never let the forbidden troops outside the city enter Kyoto.
After learning that the 12th Regiment Battalion had entered the city, he no longer had any worries in his heart.
It's just that he calmed down, but several cabinet ministers next to him couldn't.
Cabinet Assistant Minister Luo Zheng stood nearby, pacing back and forth, worry written on his face.
He looked here and there for a while, and couldn't stop at all.
In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer. He came to Ji Yuanchen and lowered his voice and said, "Master Chief Assistant, you should make up your mind!"
Although he has said this many times just now, he still wants to say it.
Ji Yuanchen raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "What's your idea?"
"The city is about to be attacked outside. We just wait here. This is not a problem!" Luo Zhengdao.
Ji Yuanchen shook his head slightly, "Calm down, the situation is not as bad as you think."
"But!" Luo Zheng had something to say.
Ji Yuanchen said helplessly: "Now it's not our turn to make the decision in this imperial city."
"What's the meaning?"
"Eunuch Lu and Master Yan are here, we just need to wait."
Although Ji Yuanchen was the chief assistant of the cabinet, he knew his position very well. He was Emperor Li's assistant in the court.
Not to mention high authority, as long as Emperor Li is still alive, there will be no high authority in the Dali court.
"This! But I really can't wait any longer!" Luo Zheng said dullly.
Although he lowered his voice, everyone in the hall still heard it.
But no one laughed at him because they couldn't wait any longer.
Ji Yuanchen looked around at everyone and saw that they were all looking at him, then he said, "Your Majesty has already made arrangements, you don't need to worry about it!"
"Your Majesty has already made arrangements!"
"real!"
Everyone asked in surprise.
At the same time, the panic gradually dissipated.
Only Eunuch Lu, who was standing in front of the imperial study room, looked at Ji Yuanchen with a strange expression.
He thought for a while, turned around and walked into the study. He first glanced at Emperor Li who was still sleeping, and then left the study through the side door.
Behind the Shengtian Palace, two life-receiver leaders and dozens of life-receivers were waiting.
"Meet Eunuch Lu!"
Eunuch Lu stood on the stone steps and said calmly: "It's almost time. This farce should be over!"
"Here!"
The people who took orders responded and then dispersed.
Eunuch Lu stood in the shadow of Shengtian Palace, his old face gloomy and uncertain.
How could he and Emperor Li hide the things that the three princes had done?
However, Emperor Li has never dealt with the three princes Qin Changping, and Eunuch Lu doesn't know what Emperor Li thinks.
Everyone thought that Eunuch Lu was the person who knew Emperor Li best, and in fact this was also the case.
In this world, the person who knows Lihuang best is none other than him.
But only Eunuch Lu knew how deep Emperor Li's thoughts were.
"Does your Majesty really have no other arrangements?"
Eunuch Lu's vicissitudes of life were a little dull.
There was a different feeling in his heart.
"Your Majesty is testing this old slave!"
He suddenly showed a bitter smile.
The old face looked particularly decadent, but there was also a hint of relief and enlightenment.
Afterwards.
He turned and returned to the imperial study.
Standing in front of the bed, looking at the gray-faced Emperor Li, he knelt on his knees.