After receiving the order, Yuyao came out of the dormitory and immediately ordered a eloquent palace maid.
"Go to the imperial palace and report that the second prince has come to the palace to receive the order. The privy envoy is back!"
Yuyao didn't dare to go by herself, she was afraid of being killed.
The palace maid actually knew something and asked her to go find Shi Yuncheng. She was also a little scared.
Seeing the palace maid's hesitation, Yu Yao reprimanded with a cold face: "What are you afraid of? The Privy Council is back. This is the king's holy purpose. Who dares to rebel!"
Yuyao spoke so directly that the palace maid felt confident.
Think about it, Lu Qichang has come back and brought an imperial edict, there is nothing to be afraid of.
"You go and deliver the message. When you come back, you will have done a great job, and your Majesty will be rewarded."
Yuyao showed kindness and power at the same time, and the palace maid worshiped: "I accept the decree!"
Yuyao ordered two more maids to follow, and the three of them immediately rode out to the Forbidden Army Yamen.
Yuyao returned to the dormitory and said: "Mother, the troops have been sent out."
The queen originally wanted Yuyao to go in person, but Yuyao didn't go, and the queen didn't blame her.
"Xiao Feng, what's next?"
The queen turned to ask the queen, and Long Chen said: "Please, Madam Yijia, please let the iron kites and the fake privy envoys guard the main hall on both sides."
The queen nodded slightly, and Yu Yao immediately ordered the maid to light the candles in the main hall. The queen put on her phoenix robe, walked slowly into the main hall and sat down, waiting for Shi Yuncheng to arrive.
Forbidden Army Yamen.
The news that Sima Rong, the deputy prison guard, had captured Liu Qiao reached Shi Yuncheng's ears, and Shi Yuncheng was so shocked that his face turned pale.
"Do you see clearly?"
Shi Yuncheng hopes that all this is false.
The imperial guard who reported the news said: "Your Highness, I saw it really clearly. The Privy Council asked Sima Rong to replace General Liu Qiao in public, and he is still hanging on the city gate."
After Lu Qichang left, Sima Rong did not dare to deal with Liu Qiao without authorization, nor did he dare to let Liu Qiao go, so he tied him up and hung him outside the east city gate.
Shi Yuncheng fell down on the Taishi chair and cursed Zhou Hao in his heart for being useless.
Zhou Hao was asked to guard the east side and not let the imperial envoys from Guancheng enter the city. However, Lu Qichang entered the city anyway.
"Where's Zhou Hao!"
Shi Yuncheng asked the Forbidden Army, who looked confused, shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the commander until this afternoon."
Shi Yuncheng had a bad feeling that Zhou Hao might be captured by Lu Qichang.
If so, something is seriously wrong.
"Where's Zhou Jin?"
Zhou Hao said that if he was not in the Forbidden Army, he would look for Zhou Jin.
Zhou Jin's position in the army is not high, but everyone knows that he is Zhou Hao's clan brother and confidant.
Zhou Hao has also said many times that if he is not around, everyone will listen to Zhou Jin.
So Shi Yuncheng urgently looked for Zhou Jin.
The imperial guard still shook his head and said: "Colonel Zhou said he would go home, but he has not returned yet."
Shi Yuncheng said hurriedly: "Go and find him immediately!"
Seeing that Shi Yuncheng was in a hurry, the imperial army immediately went to Zhou's house to find someone. Bayi Chinese website
Not long after he left, a young officer hurried in and said, "Your Highness, the Queen's messenger is here, saying that the Privy Council has arrived at the Central Palace. Please go to the Central Palace to receive the order!"
Shi Yuncheng stood up holding on to the table, secretly feeling terrible.
Shi Yuncheng was motionless there, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't make sense of his troubled thoughts.
"Your Highness..."
The junior officer waited anxiously for a response.
"Step aside!"
Before Shi Yuncheng could think clearly, three palace maids burst into the room, followed by dozens of forbidden troops.
When the palace maid saw Shi Yuncheng, she bowed respectfully and said, "My slave, I pay my respects to His Highness the Second Prince."
When Shi Yuncheng saw the palace maid, his expression suddenly calmed down and he asked coldly: "Has the Privy Councilor returned to the city?"
The maid bowed to Shi Yuncheng and said, "The Privy Council has just arrived at the Central Palace. Please come to the Central Palace to receive the order."
Shi Yuncheng looked at the palace maid without saying a word for a long time, while the surrounding imperial guards stood holding their swords and holding their breath.
As long as Shi Yuncheng gives an order, these desperadoes dare to kill the palace maid.
The three palace maids were actually very panicked. They did not expect that these imperial soldiers would dare to do this.
Finally, Shi Yuncheng slowly exhaled and said coldly: "Father's imperial edict has arrived, and I should go and listen to it."
Shi Yuncheng let go, and the surrounding imperial guards secretly released their sword-holding hands.
"However, the royal city is now in chaos, and I want to lead troops there."
Shi Yuncheng did not dare to resist the order directly, but he also did not want to surrender.
Bring troops and horses over there. If nothing happens, forget it. If something happens, then rebel.
The palace maid was only ordered to ask Shi Yuncheng to come to the middle palace to receive the order. As for how to get there, Yu Yao did not say, and the palace maid did not want to continue.
If Shi Yuncheng is angered, all three of them will die here.
"The empress only said to invite Your Highness to accept the order, but she did not say whether she could lead troops."
The palace maid is not stupid and conveys the decree truthfully.
The palace maid's words reassured Shi Yuncheng a little.
The queen did not tell him to go alone, which meant that she was not prepared for him to rebel, which was a good thing.
"You guys, order five hundred forbidden troops to follow me to the palace to receive the order!"
The confidants of the Imperial Guard outside the gate immediately ordered five hundred people. Shi Yuncheng, fully clothed and armed with weapons, rode out of the Imperial Army's Yamen and marched toward the Central Palace.
The palace maid led the way, and Shi Yuncheng walked behind. The spies of Jingzhao Mansion saw it and immediately reported it to Li Guangliang.
Soon, Shi Yuncheng arrived at the gate of the Central Palace.
The palace maid dismounted, Shi Yuncheng also dismounted, and the imperial troops behind him followed suit.
The palace maid at the door scolded: "Enter the middle palace and put down your weapons!"
Shi Yuncheng snorted coldly and scolded: "I'm here to meet my mother to receive the order, get out of the way!"
The palace maid shook her head and the guards stepped aside.
"Your Highness, please come in."
The palace maid asked Shi Yuncheng to leave first.
Shi Yuncheng glanced around him coldly and found no ambush, so he felt a little less alert.
There were too many five hundred people, and the formation was too big to enter. Shi Yuncheng said: "Call fifty people to follow me in, and the others will wait at the door."
With only fifty confidants, Shi Yuncheng strode inside, and there was nothing unusual along the way.
When Shi Yuncheng walked into the middle palace, Yan Xifeng led people to the Imperial Army Yamen.
There was chaos in the street, and Yan Xifeng galloped towards the Yamen.
Ahead, a man wearing a cloak blocked the middle of the road.
"who!"
Yan Xifeng stopped, and the follower behind him scolded him harshly, and pulled out the blade from his waist.
The man raised his head slightly, and underneath was a masked face.
"Commander Yan, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Yan Xifeng looked at this man, his eyes narrowed into a thin line.
"Boss!"
The followers behind him did not want Yan Xifeng to take risks at this time.
Yan Xifeng, on the other hand, was very calm. He took two steps forward on his horse and said, "It's easy to talk."
The person behind him stepped forward and said: "Boss, be careful of fraud!"
Yan Xifeng winked, and the person behind him said nothing.
The masked man walked towards the dim path next to him, with Yan Xifeng following behind.
After a while, Yan Xifeng came out with a normal expression and said, "Let's go back to the Yamen!"
Riding a horse and accompanied by more than a dozen people, Yan Xifeng arrived at the Forbidden Army Yamen.
The imperial guards at the door saw Yan Xifeng and hurriedly bowed to him: "Deputy Commander, are you coming so late?"
Yan Xifeng said coldly: "Why, I can't come?"
The Imperial Guard immediately apologized and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, deputy commander? Please come in!"
Yan Xifeng entered the main hall and sat down, and a dozen of his followers stood in place.
"Come here, summon all the generals in the Yamen!"
When Yan Xifeng spoke, his men immediately beat the war drum at the door.
The rumble of drums spread throughout the Forbidden Army Yamen and the surrounding streets. Upon hearing the drums, the general immediately returned to the Yamen.
They thought Zhou Hao, the commander of the Forbidden Army, had summoned him urgently, but when they arrived, they found out that it was Yan Xifeng.
"Vice Commander, why are you banging the drum?"
The generals under his command found it strange that the person sitting in the main hall was not Zhou Hao.
Yan Xifeng glanced at the people in the hall and found that they were all on good terms with him or were neutral.
None of Zhou Hao's cronies were seen.
Yan Xifeng was secretly shocked: The Queen was so clever. She actually killed Zhou Hao and purged him in such a short time.
"Hey, where is Lao Xu?"
"I don't know. I saw you at dinner. Why didn't you come?"
"Not only Lao Xu, but Lao Feng is also missing."
The generals stood in the hall and were surprised to find that many of their colleagues were missing.
Snapped!
Yan Xifeng slapped the case with his palm, and everyone fell silent.
Yan Xifeng spoke slowly and said: "I came to you urgently tonight because I have something important to tell you."
"You should all have heard that the Privy Councilor has returned and the King's decree has arrived."
Yan Xifeng glanced around the hall, everyone was listening attentively.
Apparently, they all knew about Lu Qichang's arrival in the city.
In fact, Yan Xifeng didn't know whether the Privy Envoy who entered the city was true or false, but he had to think it was true, because the lie behind him required the Privy Envoy to be true.
