After another two quarters of an hour, His Highness Huang Sunyu seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. His eyes darkened and he was about to fall down. The sacrificial messenger behind him picked him up and then started feeding him into his mouth.
Order something.
"Hey, you..." His Highness the Fourth Prince was panicking and subconsciously wanted to say something. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, the messenger behind him actually agreed and took action. He only saw the other person pointing at him.
on his back, making him unable to move or speak.
At this moment, there were several gasping sounds in the palace. The fear in the hearts of the remaining highnesses reached its peak at this moment, but they had no chance to resist.
Almost at the same time, the remaining sacrificial envoys all moved together, and all seven princes and grandsons were controlled without exception. Even His Highness Yu, who seemed to be seriously ill, had his acupoints tapped and controlled.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come." Cao Yuan bent down beside the emperor and said.
Finally, the old emperor's closed eyes slowly opened. Above his head, the tiles on the top of the hall were opened, and a beam of sunlight shot down from the heads of everyone, like thousands of colorful flowers blooming.
Looking around, the colorful rays of light filled the entire hall in an instant. The emperor above the soft clouds looked like a god sitting in the sky. Around him, rising clouds of mist began to emerge.
Cao Yuan got closer, and after just inhaling some, his expression became extremely bad. His hands hanging in front of him were tightly clasped together, and his expression became very nervous.
But the emperor's expression looked completely opposite. Not only did the emperor not look bitter like Cao Yuan, but his face was extremely rosy, as if his face was radiant, and he became energetic.
The emperor stood up from the clouds, and the seven sacrificial envoys began to dance strange dances around him with ritual vessels. Along with the strange music, the rising mist became thicker and gradually blurred the hall.
Everything is like a devouring demonic mist, swallowing everyone up.
...
At this moment, the noise outside the palace gate has not ended yet. Although Xiao Huangmen did not dare to be arrogant to the adults, Xia Zhang put on a dirty face and made up his mind not to let anyone pass.
Although the ministers were full of complaints, they did not dare to force their way into the palace. As time passed by, the ministers at the gate of the palace were already red-faced. Seeing that the tone of the big guys became more and more violent, Wei Ge frowned fiercely.
But at this time, Mr. Wei Ge suddenly said: "Wait a minute! Can you please ask Commander Wen to come out and see me?"
The words awoke the dreamer. Wen Kongheng, who was supposed to be guarding the outer gate of the palace city, was nowhere to be seen. Xia Zhang was the only figure on the tower.
Perhaps the original intention of Mr. Wei Ge was that Commander Wen could put the overall situation first and let them in. Even if he could not, as the commander of the imperial army, he could still subdue these angry ministers.
But his question made Xia Zhang stunned on the tower. The Dongchang admiral didn't know what he thought of. His expression changed several times, and he even grabbed an imperial guard on the tower roughly and asked, regardless of the public: "
Where did Wen Kongheng go?!"
The imperial guard was also at a loss. He just replied dryly: "I don't even know where the commander-in-chief has gone..."
Xia Zhang's expression turned extremely sad. He was so happy that he turned his gaze to Lu Hanjiang, who was sipping tea gracefully below. The other person seemed to have noticed him and raised his glass to him from afar.
Xia Zhang panicked, and a terrifying suspicion gradually emerged in his heart.
"snort!"
He suppressed the fear in his heart, coldly shook off the forbidden soldiers, and then rushed towards the inner gate of the imperial city. He didn't even care about his manners, so that when he got outside the inner gate, several of the guards in charge of the gate
The soldiers looked at him in surprise.
On the tower, Tao Yuanlang looked at him with a surprised expression and asked: "Eunuch Xia, aren't you responsible for assisting the commander-in-chief at the outer gate? Why are you here?"
Xia Zhang shouted anxiously: "Commander Tao, I have something important to ask to see Your Majesty. Please open the door quickly!"
Hearing this, Tao Yuanlang frowned: "Forgive me, my father-in-law. I am guarding this gate according to the order of His Majesty the Emperor. My father-in-law should not be here today. Please go back."
Xia Zhang was startled and then said angrily: "Tao Yuanlang, how dare you! Who are you? You dare to block the way of this governor, open the door immediately!"
Tao Yuanlang on the tower gave a cold smile: "My father-in-law, there is no need to say any more. Without His Majesty's will, no one is allowed to pass through this gate before the end of today's ceremony!"
As he spoke, he added in a sinister tone: "My father-in-law is tired enough over there at the outer gate, please come back."
After saying that, regardless of Xia Zhang's yelling below, Tao Yuanlang ordered to his left and right: "If the gelding continues to bark, just let him go. I, the commander, will go and have a rest. Remember, without my order, no one will
Do not open the door."
"Yes!" The orders were answered. Tao Yuanlang gloated and looked down at Xia Zhang, who was jumping anxiously below, then turned around and returned to the tower barracks.
It was obviously the depth of winter, but the sky was clear and windless today, and the weather was still a bit depressing. Tao Yuanlang returned to the barracks, drank tea happily, and planned to rest for a while, until Xia Zhang shouted until his throat was on fire.
, it would probably be a good thing if he went out to laugh at her again.
Just thinking like this, Tao Yuanlang's head suddenly twisted in a circle, with the mocking look still remaining at the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly stopped breathing in a strange way.
Bang - the tea cup in Tao Yuanlang's hand slipped to the ground and broke into pieces in an instant.
"Commander Tao!"
The Imperial Guards outside heard the noise and rushed in immediately. They only saw Tao Yuanlang with his body and head separated, and the floor of the barracks was dyed red with dripping blood.
"How dare you——Wen, Commander Wen?!" The guards who rushed in were stunned when they saw the people in front of them.
Wen Kongheng calmly threw Tao Yuanlang's head at the feet of the guards, and then said: "Your Majesty has decreed that Tao Yuanlang should be executed immediately for deceiving you. Do you have any questions?"
After the words fell, the barracks suddenly fell silent. One of the team members was gritting his teeth and said: "Dare you ask why the commander is here! Didn't His Majesty order you to guard the outer gate!"
Wen Kongheng raised his head and glanced at the opponent, then he pulled out the saber on Tao Yuanlang's headless body and killed the opponent on the spot with just one blow, once again calming the entire audience.
"Who else wants to ask?"
Wen Kongheng looked around and said sternly: "I have been following your Majesty for decades and am deeply trusted by your Majesty. Today, your Majesty has a secret order for me to get rid of this evil thief. If anyone is dissatisfied, please come forward!"
At this time, no one dared to speak. The special nature of the Forbidden Army meant that they would only obey the orders of their immediate superiors. Now that Tao Yuanlang is dead, it is natural for Wen Kongheng to take over the command as the commander-in-chief.
What's more, what the other party said gave everyone a shot in the arm. Wen Kongheng had known His Majesty since he was young. Over the years, Your Majesty has relied heavily on him. He is as trusted by His Majesty as his former commander Meng Yuan.
After thinking about this, everyone no longer hesitated, and someone immediately said: "In this case, please give the order, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Very good!" Wen Kongheng waved his hand: "Open the inner door! The rest of the people will follow me to open the outer door of the imperial city to welcome hundreds of officials into the Zixiao Palace to pay their respects. Your Majesty has a decree to announce!"
"Yes!" After hearing that he was going to pay homage to His Majesty, everyone no longer had any doubts and followed his orders.