In the middle of the night, there was lightning and thunder, and the heavy rain continued.
Accompanied by rumbling thunder, a bolt of lightning cut across the sky, illuminating the streets under the rain. On the streets, countless soldiers marched wearing helmets and armor, wearing boots studded with iron nails, like a forest of swords.
The cold light is dazzling under the lightning!
Under the cover of heavy rain, this army drove out of the military camp and headed to Yong'an Gate on the east side of Xiyuan!
According to the rules, after dark, unless there is a decree, the gate of the Forbidden Garden cannot be opened. Even urgent military information can only be passed through the crack in the door. Even if Zhu Di was ill for a long time, the eunuchs in the palace were almost changed.
, the rules of the past seemed to have disappeared. Now there is only one rule in the palace, and that is Zhao Ying! The palace gate is not something he can get involved with.
Because the guards guarding the palace gates were all controlled by Zheng He!
When the huge army appeared outside Yong'an Gate in the heavy rain, as expected, they saw the closed palace gate.
The army had to stop slowly. The soldiers looked at the generals, and the generals looked at King Zhao and Zhao Ying who were at the forefront.
King Zhao was dressed in military uniform, without a poncho or hat, and braved the wind and rain like an ordinary soldier. The cold rain flowed into his body along the gaps in his golden armor, but he only felt that the blood in his body was boiling!
After so many years of repression, so many years of dormancy, so many years of sharpening his sword, he finally raised his eyebrows at this moment and showed his sword to the world! Let everyone know that he is by no means an idle prince waiting to die, he is the silent one.
He is already a blockbuster Mr. Right!
"Your Majesty." Zhao Ying's old face remained expressionless, as if all his emotions had been exhausted with the passage of time. Even at this life-and-death moment, he remained unmoved. "Old slave, go in and call the door."
"Oh, good! Thank you, father-in-law." King Zhao came back to his senses and nodded. But when he looked at the closed palace door and the two-foot-high palace wall, King Zhao was confused again. He didn't know that Zhao Ying
How to get in.
I saw Zhao Ying dismounting from his horse, taking off his bamboo hat, taking off his heavy poncho, revealing his shining golden python robe, and then rushed forward like an arrow. When he was still eight feet away from the palace wall, his legs
With a flick, his body leapt into the air, lifting up to a height of ten feet from the ground!
But that's not enough. Although the palace wall of Xiyuan is far less towering than the Forbidden City, it is still more than two feet high, and it is definitely not humanly possible to leap!
Soon after, Zhao Ying was about to reach the highest point when a piece of flying claw suddenly shot out from his sleeve. The flying claw shot out and penetrated into the thick palace wall. Zhao Ying used the rope of the flying claw to draw in the air.
A graceful arc crossed the palace wall and disappeared from the sight of King Zhao and others in the blink of an eye.
King Zhao and others opened their eyes wide, letting the rain blur their vision. It was hard to imagine that this was something a human being could do.
After a while, the palace door slowly opened. Surrounded by a group of eunuchs, Zhao Ying stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for King Zhao's army to enter the palace.
"Eunuch Zhao really did what he said!" King Zhao was overjoyed. With a wave of his hand, the army entered the palace with a bang.
After the army entered the palace, the palace was still silent, as if all the eunuchs and guards were sleeping in the rain.
Zhao Ying came to King Zhao and reported in a deep voice: "The grandson is indeed not in the palace, but has returned to his residence in Yingtai."
"You and I will divide our forces into two groups. I will take people to the palace, and my father-in-law will take people to Yingtai." King Zhao had already made up his mind and ordered in a deep voice: "Let's take action at the same time!" After a pause, murderous intent suddenly appeared in King Zhao's eyes.
Said: "I don't want to live alive, I will bring my nephew's head to see you!"
"Yes!" Zhao Ying agreed coldly and led Peng Xu's Yulin vanguard to Yingtai. King Zhao led Meng Xian's army and rushed towards the emperor's palace!
Yingtai is located in the center of the South China Sea. It is named because it is surrounded by water on all sides and is lined with pavilions and pavilions. It looks like a fairy island in the sea. Further south is the lowland of Liaozhu Luwan, facing Baoyue Tower across the water.
The first-class scenic treasure land in Xiyuan. Zhu Di gave this place to the emperor and grandson as a place to stay when they entered the palace, which shows his love for Zhu Zhanji.
Thunderstorms are the best cover. When Zhao Ying led his army onto the jade bridge leading to Yingtai, the guards protecting Taisun were horrified to find someone was invading! He hurriedly shouted for help, drew his sword, and faced the incoming attack.
of enemy troops!
Zhao Ying clasped his hands in his sleeves and stood still. The elite soldiers following him drew their swords one after another, rushed forward, and started a fierce battle with the guards guarding Yingtai!
Zheng He's subordinates were in charge of guarding the island. Zheng He was concerned that there would be many things going on in the womb and was afraid something might happen to his grandson, so he mobilized five hundred guards to guard the island. In addition, there was only one passage leading to Yingtai, the Jade Bridge.
, so although King Zhao’s side was not expected to suddenly attack tonight, they would not fall immediately!
On the Jade Bridge, under the heavy rain, soldiers from both sides brandished their weapons, with ferocious faces, fighting to the death! The sharp blade penetrated the armor, tore limbs, and blood spurted out, which was soon washed away and diluted by the downpour! But
Immediately, more blood sprayed out, and no matter how heavy the rainstorm was, there was no time to wash it away!
The ground was slippery. Many soldiers fell to the ground and stopped getting up. Instead, they rolled and tore on the ground. From time to time, soldiers screamed and fell into the lake...
On Yingtai, in the Hanyuan Hall, His Highness Taisun could not sleep at night. Sometimes he was tossing and turning on the bed, and sometimes he was walking around the hall barefoot. It was obvious that although he had decided to accept the emperor's will, His Highness Taisun was still in a state of confusion.
How could he not feel confused? In his heart, inheriting the throne and becoming a great treasure are of course the highest aspirations above all else, but how should he arrange his father in the future? The prince who has been the prince for twenty years? He was named the Supreme Emperor.
To live a long life? Or simply to be a prince and stay aside? It seems that no matter what you do, it goes against the laws of nature and human feelings, and it will not escape the public opinion... It is really too sad.
Also, what should I do with Wang Xian? The condition of becoming emperor is to execute Wang Xian, but he is his only friend and the benefactor who has saved him countless times, how can he do it?
Just when His Highness Taisun was in great distress, the palace door was pushed open with a loud bang, and Qin Ya rushed in with a look of panic on his face, covered with rainwater.
"What's going on? So panicked!" Zhu Zhanji was startled and asked with a sullen face.
"Your Highness, something bad has happened! We are under attack!" Qin Ya shouted loudly, ignoring the salute.
"What?" Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment. He felt a chill surge from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He was so shocked that he couldn't move. He could only ask with difficulty: "Who dares to cause trouble in the Forbidden Palace? They have
how many people?!"
"I can't figure out the number at the moment, but it's far more than the Yingtai guards!" Qin Ya quickly put Zhu Zhanji's protective soft armor on and reported in a hurry: "It should be the Yulin Guards' army, and there are
People from Dongchang are mixed in!"
"King Zhao!" Zhu Zhanji's fear suddenly disappeared, and hatred surged into his heart. He gritted his teeth and said, "He really dares to rebel!" As he said this, he pushed Qin Ya away and took a few steps irritably, his heart already enlightened.
——As soon as the decree is announced tomorrow morning and the news of Zhu Di’s awakening is announced, the overall situation has been decided. If King Zhao does not want to lose everything, he must take risks tonight!
But, how did Zhu Gaosui know that Grandpa Huang had woken up? And the content of that decree?! Zhu Zhanji couldn't understand. Could it be that he and Zhao Ying were really pervasive and omniscient in the palace?
"Your Highness, we are now isolated from the outside world and the situation is very dangerous!" Seeing Zhu Zhanji thinking hard there, Qin Ya could not help but remind him: "We have to find a way to escape quickly!"
"How to escape?" Zhu Zhanji stopped pacing, arrived at the entrance of the hall, and looked at the fierce battle between the soldiers of both sides on the stone bridge outside. He could clearly judge that although the two armies were still fighting fiercely, it was obvious that Yingtai
The guards kept retreating under the pressure of the enemy. Once the Jade Bridge was lost, the enemy troops would swarm in and catch the turtle in the urn!
"I can't hold on for much longer..." His Highness Taisun frowned tightly.
"Take the water route." Qin Ya said solemnly: "In the afternoon, my subordinates ordered someone to prepare a small boat on the south side of Yingtai!"
"Okay!" Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed when he heard this. Under the protection of Qin Ya and several close guards, he quietly left Hanyuan Hall, plunged into the heavy rain, and arrived at the small pier on the south side of Yingtai.
.
Sure enough, there was a small boat with a canopy tied to the pier. Qin Ya and others protected the grandson on the boat, then untied the cables and rowed the boat quietly away from Yingtai where the murderous sounds were loud.
Sitting in the cabin, unable to hear the sounds of fighting outside, Zhu Zhanji's nervousness relaxed, he took off his poncho, and continued to think about the current situation and how to deal with it.
Obviously, if the decree of passing on the throne and the news of the emperor's awakening were not leaked, King Zhao would never choose to take risks tonight. Zhu Zhanji really couldn't figure out how such top-secret information could leak out in a blink of an eye.
! Could it be that Zheng He had betrayed the emperor? But it is obviously impossible. If Zheng He had betrayed the emperor, the emperor would have died for no reason. How could he still survive to this day?
Did the Emperor deliberately leak that? It is obviously impossible. The Emperor's time is running out, and his unwillingness to cause trouble again is very obvious. After the court meeting tomorrow, King Zhao can only accept his fate, even if he is unwilling to do so. What happened to the Emperor?
Will he take the initiative to cause such a palace coup? No matter what the outcome is, it will be a huge scandal for the emperor himself!
Could it be that it was leaked from his own side? Zhu Zhanji immediately rejected this ridiculous idea. When he came out of the dormitory, he said nothing and did not contact Wang Xian's subordinates. How could the news be leaked?
"What a ghost!" Zhu Zhanji couldn't figure it out despite racking his brains. He beat the deck hard and felt extremely depressed. How could he not have known that because of the leak of the news, King Zhao suddenly attacked, and both the prince and Zheng He were inevitably caught off guard.
Whether we can put down the rebellion tonight is still a matter of 50 to 50!
But for the unarmed self, how to survive this palace coup is the most important issue.