The Zhang family, the Liu family, the Duanmu family, the Liu family, the Nangong family, and the Lin family, including Huangzhou's personal guards and experts from the Imperial City Division, were surrounded.
There are dark private armies in all directions, their eyes glow green, like a group of hungry wolves surrounding the delicious food!
At the same time, the Huangzhou Palace was besieged!
The mansions of various ministers were also besieged!
the other side.
The central armies of various coalition forces have arrived at the foot of the imperial city, surrounding the city on all sides, quietly hiding in the darkness, waiting for orders.
The darkness before dawn is very long!
At this moment, the people at the bottom of the imperial capital had already gotten up, looking at the situation outside through the cracks in the doors and windows with fearful eyes. The more they looked, the more scared they became!
What a massive mutiny!
Is the emperor about to change?
At this time.
All the smart dogs in the imperial capital buried their heads under their legs, shivering and not daring to bark.
"prosperous"
Only those stupid and ignorant dogs dare to bark.
Then, their heads were chopped off with swords and turned into dead dogs!
"oh"
The same goes for those ignorant crowing roosters. They were so arrogant that they roared toward the east without hesitation and their heads were chopped off!
Shortly after.
The imperial capital became eerily quiet, the barking of dogs and the crow of chickens all disappeared!
The city is filled with murderous intent!
now.
On the walls of the imperial city, the Imperial Guards unsheathed their swords, nocked arrows and drew their bows, as if a war was coming!
the other side.
At the door of a huge mansion, several old men with extraordinary bearing and gray hair and beards appeared!
They all wore mink coats, got on sedan chairs with gloomy faces, and headed towards the palace under the escort of countless experts.
Along the way, the private soldiers of wealthy families bowed and saluted!
After half a stick of incense.
These sedans stopped in front of the palace gate. Several old men got off the sedans and said solemnly: "Please inform your majesty that Zhang Shu, the Minister of Veterans Affairs, has led all the senior ministers to ask for an audience!"
On the Imperial City.
Emperor Xia put the chess pieces in his hand into the box, stood up and said, "Xiao Jiu, the person here is Zhang Shu, the veteran who founded the Great Xia Empire with me. Do you think why he asked to see me first?"
Xia Tian also put the chess pieces in his hand into the box: "Ceremonies first, then soldiers, let's release them!"
"What if I don't agree to their conditions?"
"Do they dare to attack the imperial city?"
"dare!"
Xia Tian also raised his eyelids: "They dare to besiege the imperial city, and they no longer care about the life or death of each family head!"
"If we can be forced to release the people, it would be best to save the lives of the heads of the families!"
"If you can't keep it, you can't keep it!"
"Hehehe"
Emperor Xia smiled happily: "In terms of intelligence, none of your brothers is weaker than you, but they are all much smarter, far behind you!"
"pity"
Emperor Xia did not continue.
Xia Tian seemed to understand the meaning of "pity"!
He is about to become a victim of this power struggle!
At this time.
Emperor Xia had already walked up to Arrow Stomp and said, "Prime Minister Zuo, are your Sima family involved in this force?"
Sima Jian replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, my Sima family is loyal to your Majesty. We will never dare and will never get involved in this matter!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at the imperial capital with murderous intent, Emperor Xia sighed: "I didn't expect that each family has trained so many private soldiers!"
"What a surprise to me!"
"Where is your Sima family?"
"The Sima family has a long heritage. It is known as the first family in the Central Plains. How many private troops does your Sima family support?"
"not much!"
Sima Jian was well prepared and took out a memorial from his sleeve. He handed it over respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the property of my Sima family, the farmers and merchants raised by me, and some of them are the guards of the trading houses and the guards of the farms. There are no private troops. !”
Hearing this, Emperor Xia's eyes flashed with a trace of solemnity.
This old thing has been prepared for a long time!
He waved his hand and said, "Sima Aiqing is so loyal and commendable!"
"I won't look at the Sima family's belongings!"
"I have never doubted the loyalty of the Sima family!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Sima Jian bowed his head and saluted, a cold light flashed in his eyes!
The emperor has become suspicious!
Now that the situation in the imperial capital has reached this point, it all depends on who can have the last laugh!
At this time.
Emperor Xia said: "Gentlemen, do you bring your troops and horses to see me to force me into the palace?"
"I don't dare!"
Zhang Shu said at the foot of the imperial city: "Your Majesty, I was originally ill in bed. Although I heard that there were treacherous ministers in the court, and encouraged Your Majesty and the court to rob families and mistreat the head of the meritorious family, I knew that Your Majesty was wise and thought that Your Majesty was wise. We will expel such treacherous officials from the imperial court and restore peace to the imperial court!"
"However, I never expected that Your Majesty would listen to the treacherous minister's slander tonight, and during the night banquet, he would imprison the heads of each family in the palace, hoping to kill them and then take the family's money and food. The old minister sat up in shock as he was about to die, and had no choice but to get up forcibly and come to ask Your Majesty Is this true?"
Zhang Shu spoke impeccably. He didn't say a word that the emperor was wrong, but he said every word that the emperor was a coward!
He didn't mention Xia Tian in a word, but he was said to be a traitor every word!
"Hahaha"
Emperor Xia laughed loudly: "Mr. Zhang, I think you are still very energetic. You will have no problem living for another twenty years!"
"Who on earth said that I have placed all the heads of families under house arrest?"
"Who said I was going to kill them?"
"Who said I'm going to take away your property?"
"Where did the rumors come from?"
Zhang Shu raised his head, looked at Emperor Xia's figure, and followed the words: "Your Majesty, if there is no such thing, please let the heads of the families leave the palace and go home, then we veterans will feel at ease!"
"As soon as the family heads come out, I will immediately ask the guards of each family to go back, so as not to disturb His Majesty!"
"Hahaha"
Emperor Xia's laughter gradually became colder: "You old guy is still so good at talking!"
"If I say that all the family heads are drunk and cannot leave the palace for the time being, would you believe it?"
Of course Zhang Shu didn't believe it: "Then please, Your Majesty, hand over the drunken men to the old ministers to take them back, so that they will not be embarrassed in the palace!"
"Your Majesty, please grant me permission!"
Emperor Xia's voice became even colder: "Old Minister Zhang, you are too presumptuous!"
"snort"
Seeing that the emperor refused to hand over the heads of the families, Zhang Shu became even more convinced of the rumors!
He stopped pretending: "Your Majesty, if you don't hand over the heads of each family tonight, then I will be really presumptuous!"
"All"
Zhang Shu is ready to order an attack!
Suddenly, a sudden change occurred!
"hiss"
The guard behind him drew his sword, the smell of blood rising from his body, and stabbed him in the back!
The sword shines like a rainbow!
As fast as lightning!
In an instant, the tip of the knife cut through Zhang Shu's clothes, only 0.03 inches away from his skin.
The guard shouted: "Those who force the palace - kill!"
at this time.
A group of guards behind Zhang Shu drew their knives and slashed at the people around him fiercely: "Those who force the palace - kill!"
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
"snort"
I saw Zhang Shuren moving and dodging the knife perfectly: "I knew you were spies!"
"killed!"
"Puff puff"
A short sword burst out from the guards who drew their swords, and pierced their waists: "Spies - die!"