After Mou Bin finished speaking, a black mass of soldiers rushed out from both sides of the long corridor outside the Qianqing Palace. There were more than two hundred people, all of whom were the guards of the Han generals in Jinyiwei.
The sound of the scraping of armor and the treading of military boots on the ground was extremely harsh, and the weapons in their hands were also shining brightly.
Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others were watching from the steps. They knew that Liu Jin and others would soon be dead on the spot. Regardless of whether Liu Jin and others resisted or not, they would die here today.
Liu Jian stroked his long beard lightly and sighed in his heart, thinking: In the end, he has to use such extreme means to achieve his goal. Although he does not want to go to this step, he will also pay a huge price. However, in addition to Liu Jin and others, no matter what method they use, they are successful and worthwhile.
More than two hundred soldiers rushed to the entrance of the hall, but they did not surround Liu Jin and others. More than a hundred soldiers on the west side directly bypassed Liu Jin and others, and together with the soldiers and horses rushing out from the corridor on the east side, Mou Bin and others were surrounded live.
The sudden change occurred. Mou Bin, Liu Jian and others who were walking up and down the steps were so shocked that they were speechless with their eyes wide open.
"Shi Wenyi, what are you doing? I asked you to take Liu Jin, Zhang Yong and others. Do you want to disobey me?" Mou Bin shouted sharply.
A figure walked out from among the soldiers and horses. This man was bloated and his armor was stacked on his body, making him look extremely ill-fitting. This man was Shi Wenyi, the commander of the Han Dynasty General Jin Yiwei.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mou, Gao Qianshi, Xiao Zhenfu. I forgive you for not following the orders of Luan. Although you belong to the Jinyi Guards, you are loyal to the emperor. You betrayed the emperor and colluded with the outer court to cause chaos. How can you do this? Are you collaborating with you?" Shi Wenyi said solemnly.
Mou Bin shouted angrily: "Shi Wenyi, are you crazy? Are we betraying the emperor? Liu Jin and others are the traitors around the emperor. We are here to eradicate this gang of traitors to prevent the emperor from being bewitched and blackmailed by them. This is This is an act of great loyalty. Have you lost your mind?"
Shi Wenyi smacked his lips and shook his head: "Master Mou, I don't understand what you are talking about. I only know that our Han general camp is responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor. Since the emperor has not issued an order to capture Eunuch Liu and others, how can you make the decision on the emperor's behalf? Isn’t this betrayal?”
Mou Bin shouted sternly: "You bastard, it's your turn to banish Shangguan when he makes the decision? As an official of the Imperial Guard, you have to obey Shangguan's orders, otherwise you will be disobeying."
"Hahaha, Mou Bin, don't you think it's ridiculous to act like a Shangguan at this time? Commander Shi, why are you nagging them? It's a waste of saliva. Why don't you take them?" Liu Jin laughed loudly beside him.
"I humbly obey the orders of Eunuch Liu." Shi Wenyi bowed and said.
Mou Bin's heart was clear. At this moment, they finally realized that Shi Wenyi was Liu Jin's man. In an instant, his heart was filled with despair, and his body was dripping with cold sweat.
"Listen, Commander Mou Bin of the Jinyi Guards has hooked up with the civil servants and has evil intentions. He is now arresting the relevant people and handing them over to the emperor for punishment. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot. Commander Shi, take action." Liu Jin shouted loudly.
Shi Wenyi turned around and shouted: "Take down Mou Bin and other relevant people."
All the Jinyi guards stepped forward to take someone away. Gao Xie, Xiao Lang and others changed their expressions. They all drew out their weapons and shouted: "Shi Wenyi, how dare you? You're eating everything inside and out."
Shi Wenyi sneered: "My lords, do you still want to resist now? I advise you not to resist, otherwise you will know the consequences."
Gao Xie, the chief minister of Jinyiwei, shouted loudly: "Shi Wenyi, you ungrateful person has forgotten who cultivated you. Back then, you were like a dog, wagging your tail around Master Mou and begging for mercy. Today, you actually betrayed Master Mou. You are a piece of shit."
Shi Wenyi sneered and said: "Don't tell me these useless things. The humble position depends on one's own ability, not anyone's support. When it comes to cultivation, the humble position is based on the emperor's salary, which is also the emperor's cultivation."
Before Gao Xie could open his mouth to curse again, Mou Bin waved his hands and said, "Brother Gao, there's no need to say anything else. The matter has come to this, and there's no point in saying anything. Put away your weapons."
"Master Mou!" Gao Xie and Xiao Lang shouted.
Mou Bin said solemnly: "I, Mou Bin, am incompetent. There are people around me who are cheating and cheating, but I don't notice it. This is what I should do. You have nothing to do with this matter. This matter was decided by me and I will bear it with all my strength. You guys
He just obeyed my order and didn't do anything else. The Emperor, your sage, must also understand that I, Mou Bin, have not been disloyal to him. I will make it clear when I see the Emperor."
As Mou Bin spoke, he reached out and untied the sword from his waist and threw it on the ground. Seeing this, Gao Xie, Xiao Lang and others could only sigh and threw away their swords. Shi Wenyi gave an order, and the guards tied up Mou Bin and others.
Got up.
"Eunuch Liu, Mou Bin and others have been arrested, what should we do with them?" Shi Wenyi bowed and asked.
Liu Jin said in a deep voice: "Arrest him first."
Mou Bin shouted: "Liu Jin, I want to see the emperor."
Liu Jin sneered and said: "I will let you see me, but not now. Don't worry, our family doesn't dare to do anything to you. Whether it's life or death, the emperor will punish you."
Mou Bin snorted coldly and said no more. Shi Wenyi ordered his men to take several people under guard.
Liu Jin stood on the steps with his hands on his hips, looking at Liu Jian and Xie Qian at the bottom of the steps, as well as the officials who were stunned, and said coldly: "Everyone, don't you want to see our family? Now we have met, Mr. Chief Assistant,
It’s time for you to withdraw from the Qianqing Palace. You have made enough trouble, and the emperor is exhausted from your torment, how are you going to stay?”
Liu Jian didn't know how he felt. The moment Shi Wenyi betrayed him, Liu Jian knew that he had completely failed. Liu Jin and the others had already made preparations, and their last attempt to seize them by force became their biggest failure. In an instant,
, Liu Jian had the urge to kill him on the spot in front of the palace.
But, he couldn't. For so many years in the court, Liu Jian had experienced many storms and dangerous moments. His will was as strong as a rock, and he would not give in easily.
He quickly realized that although Liu Jin had been prepared, the emperor still did not have any will. In other words, what Liu Jin did was not the emperor's intention, but his own means.
The emperor may not have made the final decision yet. He may just be waiting and watching to observe the determination and attitude of the outer court. This is a game of wills. Whoever can persevere with strong will to the end will win.
Maybe this was wishful thinking on his part, or maybe the emperor actually acquiesced to Liu Jin's actions. But as long as the emperor didn't express his position for a day, there was still a glimmer of hope. Although this hope might just be a bubble forced on him in his own mind.
"Master Liu, what should we do?" Han Wen, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked softly.
Liu Jian turned his head, and a large number of frightened eyes were cast on him. Panic, helplessness, timidity, anger, disappointment, blame, doubt. All kinds of emotions were among them.
"My lords, we are true to our word. The night is already deep. Your Majesty needs to rest. We also need to rest. Let's just exit outside the Meridian Gate." Liu Jian said slowly.
"Master Liu..." someone among the officials shouted.
Liu Jian waved his hand to stop them.
"Tomorrow at midnight, outside the Meridian Gate, we will continue to wait for the emperor's answer. If the emperor does not respond for one day, we will wait and never leave."
Liu Jian's voice echoed in everyone's ears, decisive and firm. The ministers looked at Liu Jian silently, they knew that Liu Shoufu did not admit defeat. Since Liu Shoufu did not admit defeat, how could they admit defeat.
"Tomorrow at midnight, before the Meridian Gate, I, Xie Qian, will be the first to arrive." Xie Qian said in a deep voice.
"We will all be here too." The ministers shouted one after another.
Liu Jian cupped his hands, turned around and strode away. All the officials got up one after another, supported each other and left silently.
In front of the palace gate, Liu Jin looked at all this with a sneer, gritted his teeth and said: "These guys are really stubborn. It seems that they will not shed tears until they see the coffin. Very good, let them see the coffin as they wish."
Gao Feng said softly from the side: "It has to be Eunuch Liu. This day, our family will be scared to death. This battle will eat people."
Ma Yongcheng said: "Eunuch Gao, our family is not afraid. We know that Eunuch Liu must have a way. This time, Eunuch Liu strategized and defeated three bachelors in the cabinet while talking and laughing, and turned the tide. It is really admirable.
I'm so slumped to the ground."
Liu Jin laughed and enjoyed their compliments.
"Marquis Zhang also made a lot of efforts. If he hadn't talked to the emperor and made the emperor put away his worries, the emperor would have succumbed to the pressure of the outer court." Zhang Yong said solemnly.
Liu Jin sneered and said: "Eunuch Zhang, if you are not convinced by our family, we understand it. But you must not forget that this is not my fault, Liu Jin's. They are impeaching all of us. Are you, Eunuch Zhang?
If you contribute even a little bit, you won’t be ungrateful.”
Zhang Yong said with a smile: "We don't mean that. We just say that Lord Zhang also contributed. This is a fact."
Liu Jin sneered and said: "Of course Mr. Zhang will help. His Zhang brothers are on the impeachment list. However, Mr. Zhang is quite a thief. The emperor gave him a secret order and asked him to pass the order and transfer the Beijing camp to escort him. He can
Fortunately, not a single soldier entered the palace. This forced our family to ask Shi Wenyi to take action. It is really annoying to have such evil thoughts at this time. We will have to find him to discuss the matter later."
Gao Feng said: "Isn't that right? Now everyone knows that Shi Wenyi has been Eunuch Liu's for a long time. Originally, this matter could be kept secret."
Everyone suddenly realized that it turned out that Zhang Yanling deliberately prevented the Beijing camp from entering the palace in order to force Liu Jin to reveal his strength. In any case, it was not a good thing for Liu Jin to bribe Shi Wenyi. In the future, someone will definitely use this to speak. The chamberlain bribed the Jin Yiwei.
The commander of the general camp of the Han Dynasty seriously investigated the matter, but it was a matter of improper behavior.
Liu Jin waved his hand and said: "That's all, it's actually nothing. Who are we afraid of? If we want to solve the matter at hand, who would dare to go against us if we turn around?"
Everyone nodded. Liu Jin turned around and entered the hall, and other people surrounded him like stars holding the moon. In the corner of the corridor next to the entrance of the hall, Liu Jin saw two figures huddled in a corner, and he stopped.
"Hey, isn't this Prince Xu Eunuch? Why are you still standing here? Are you waiting to see our heads fall to the ground? Hahaha, what a pity. I didn't see our heads fall to the ground, but I did watch an accident.
Drama. Eunuch Wang, is this drama exciting?" Liu Jin chuckled.
Standing there were none other than Wang Yue and Xu Zhi.
Wang Yue's face turned pale and he said softly: "Eunuch Liu is very clever in his methods, and our family admires him."
"It's too late to flatter him now!" Ma Yongcheng said with a smile.
Wang Yue sighed and said: "Our family is not about flattering. It's just a new generation replacing the old ones. I, Wang Yue, have been in charge of the inner court for so many years, but I have not made much achievements and have long been tired. In the future, this inner court will be Eunuch Liu and all the other father-in-laws."
The world is yours. Congratulations to Eunuch Liu."
Liu Jin sneered and said: "You have realized this a long time ago, and maybe you can still save a life. Unfortunately, it is too late now. How dare you collude with the officials in the outer court to put the emperor in trouble? We in the inner court are the people around the emperor. You
You are really confused. Go back and think about how you will die."
After Liu Jin finished speaking, he sneered repeatedly and strode away with everyone. Wang Yue and Xu Zhi were left standing in front of the palace gate shivering.