Guo Kun looked at Lin Jue blankly and sighed: "I can't make this decision. I have to go back and discuss it with my father. This matter... I can't make the decision by myself."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "I understand. Then please go back to the palace immediately to discuss with the prince. You must make a decision before midnight and inform me. Please send a message to your father-in-law, so that you can keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood."
Take a step back and the sky is brighter, don't hold on to unrealistic illusions. Taking risks for the sake of a slim hope will harm yourself and your loved ones."
Guo Kun stood up and said softly: "I will bring the words to you. I will take the first step."
Lin Jue stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Be careful on the road."
Guo Kun nodded and turned to walk towards the door. After reaching the door, he suddenly turned back, looked at Lin Jue and asked: "If I attack the palace, will you help me?"
Lin Jue was stunned, frowned and shook his head slowly: "No, because I have no chance of winning, and you have no chance of winning either."
Guo Kun nodded and said: "I understand. Lin Jue, you must take good care of my sister and never let her get hurt. And... if it is possible... hey! That's all, I won't say any more, I'm leaving.
"
Guo Kun stopped talking, turned around, opened the curtain, and strode out.
Lin Jue stared blankly at the shaking door curtain, feeling very anxious in his heart. He vaguely felt that Guo Kun seemed to be doing something stupid, and there was something unsettling in his words.
But at this moment, Lin Jue had no time to think too much about this. Time was extremely tight now, and Lin Jue must make all preparations to evacuate the capital.
Turning his head, Lin Jue found that Shen Tan and Ma Bin were both looking at him blankly. Lin Jue smiled and said: "Two brothers, what about you? Do you want to follow me to Funiu Mountain? Or do you want to stay? Maybe the disaster will not come to you.
, I don’t force it either.”
Shen Tan and Ma Bin looked at each other, and Ma Bin held up his hands and said: "Of course we are going, you are gone, what's the point of us staying here? Besides, how can Guo Xu let us go? I'll live with you.
It's very secret. How could they not know it? They are just pretending to be confused."
Shen Tan said in a deep voice: "Of course I want to follow you, but it depends on the wishes of the prince and the young prince. If they don't leave, how can I leave my post without permission?"
Lin Jue nodded and said: "You are right, so I want you to persuade the prince and the young prince to leave after you return to the palace. It is absolutely impossible to stay here. Come on, let's briefly discuss the evacuation. Leaving also requires a plan.
Otherwise, even if you want to leave, you won’t be able to leave.”
…
The first watch has passed, and the palace is completely dark, without the bright lights and shining palace lanterns in the past. Almost all palaces have no lanterns, and the palace maids and eunuchs are closely guarded and are not allowed to move without authorization. Almost everyone in the palace
Everyone realized what had happened. For these little people, they didn't know what fate would happen to them next. They could only tremble in the dark and pray to gods and Buddhas, hoping that bad luck would not befall them.
The palace door was closed, and up and down the palace wall, the figures of the imperial guards in front of the palace were lurking in the darkness, guarding the palace door and the wall tightly, with arrows on strings and swords unsheathed, ready to fight at any time.
In the darkness, a dim palace lantern swayed all the way from Yanhe Hall to Daqing Gate. The palace door slowly opened a small crack, and two
The entourage escorted a tall, slender old man out of the palace gate one after another, and walked slowly towards the Privy Council Yamen at the east end.
This old man is none other than Lu Zhongtian. Normally, there would be huge crowds and crowds, but on a night like this, Lu Zhongtian only brought two followers, which was quite surprising. That was because Yang Jun, who had been summoned by the emperor not long ago, rushed to the scene.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he was particularly sensitive to the smell of danger because of his experience in the battlefield. When he stood in front of the palace gate and saw the closed palace door and the dark inner courtyard of the palace, he sensed the smell of danger. So he did not
After being willing to enter the palace, he took his battalion of guards to the Privy Council. Naturally, he did not do this not to resist the decree, but because he wanted to take the time to investigate what happened in the palace, and he could not enter the palace rashly.
After receiving the news, Lu Zhongtian had to go out of the palace to see Yang Jun in person. If Yang Jun became suspicious, he must immediately convince him before he acted. If Yang Jun could not be persuaded, then things would become very difficult. In order to show sincerity,
Lu Zhongtian did not bring any bodyguards, and only brought two followers with lanterns to light up the situation, so he came alone to have a showdown with Yang Jun. In fact, this also took a huge risk. Once Yang Jun turned against him, Lu Zhongtian would die without a burial place, but this time
At this moment, Lu Zhongtian had to take a risk.
The entrance to the Privy Council was brightly lit, and Yang Jun's soldiers from the Guard Battalion stood in a long row, all of them tall and strong. The two animal sculptures in front of the Privy Council were particularly powerful and ferocious under the shadow of the light. The Privy Council itself
This is the extremely majestic Yamen. At this moment, people feel even more murderous and powerful.
"Who is it? You are not allowed to break into the Privy Council Yamen." Seeing Lu Zhongtian approaching, someone shouted loudly.
Lu Zhongtian ordered someone to send a name card and said loudly: "Go and report to your Privy Privy Yang that Lv has come to see him."
Someone quickly reported in, and not long after, Yang Jun's laughter came from inside the door, and he appeared at the yamen door dragging a long shadow.
"Prime Minister Lu, why are you here? It's so late. Where did Prime Minister Lu come from? This is the first time in several years that Prime Minister Lu has visited our Privy Council. It's really brilliant. I can't wait to bang the gong.
Let's play the drums to celebrate." Although Yang Jun was laughing, there was no joy in his words. Instead, his voice was cold and hostile.
Lu Zhongtian stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Privy Yang is joking. This is Privy Yang's office. What am I doing here on weekdays? Privy Yang didn't go to the palace. The emperor sent me to see what's going on."
Yang Jun chuckled and said: "Really? The emperor is interested. I have already arrived at the palace gate. There is an emergency at the temporary yamen, so I came to deal with it. It took some time. I didn't expect that the emperor was so anxious that he actually asked Prime Minister Lu to come and invite him in person.
, this is unacceptable.”
Lu Zhongtian refused to argue with Yang Jun anymore, and stepped forward and said softly: "Mr. Yang, let's take a step to talk. I have something important to discuss."
Yang Jun sneered and said: "I also have something to discuss with you. Then, come with me."
After saying that, Yang Jun stretched out his hand, grabbed Lu Zhongtian's wrist, pulled Lu Zhongtian and walked into the Yamen. Lu Zhongtian felt as if there was a red-hot iron hoop on his wrist, and it was painfully painful. Don't look at it.
Yang Jun was a full head shorter than Lu Zhongtian, and he was less than a few years younger than Lu Zhongtian, but the strength in his hands was not inferior to that of a middle-aged man. Lu Zhongtian's hands were so painful that he could not break free, and his body could not help but
He was dragged into the Yamen.
Lu Zhongtian forced a smile as he walked and said, "As long as Privy Yang lets go, can I still leave?"
Yang Jun didn't answer, and dragged Lu Zhongtian to the second hall to stand there before letting go. Lu Zhongtian rubbed his painful wrist and was about to say a few jokes when suddenly there was a sound from Canglang, a flash of white light, and a chill on his neck.
When he looked closely, he realized that it was a long sword hanging on his neck.
Yang Jun held the long sword and shouted coldly: "Lv Zhongtian, you are so brave. What did you do to the emperor?"
Lu Zhongtian was horrified and said: "Privy Yang, what are you doing?"
Yang Jun sneered and said: "Don't think that others are fools. I have been on the battlefield for many years and have been immersed in the court for many years. Can't you see the fishiness in it? It has been more than three hours since King Huai entered the palace, and it has not been dark yet.
Come out. Not long ago, you and Wu Chunlai hurriedly entered the palace. The inner palace gate has been tightly sealed since dusk. Just two hours ago, a guard from the front department chased a man who escaped from the palace outside Xihua Gate.
The eunuch also shot and killed many people. Hey, are you looking at me, Yang Jun, just for show? I just need to order people to investigate, and I can find out everything immediately. "
Lu Zhongtian was stunned for a long time, then stretched out his hand to push the sword away from his neck, and said in a deep voice: "I admire you! It is indeed Privy Yang. He knows so much in a short period of time. In this case, I don't need to talk nonsense anymore. Privy Yang
, I tell the truth, the emperor passed away, and Prince Guo Mian also died."
Yang Jun shouted in shock: "What? The emperor died? The prince died too? You... what have you done? Lu Zhongtian, you are so brave. How dare you kill the emperor, how dare you kill the prince?"
Lu Zhongtian sighed and said: "I haven't finished speaking yet. The Queen Mother has also left Hexi. The Queen Mother and Concubine Rong are also dead."
Yang Jun was shocked and speechless, and suddenly shouted in a cold voice: "Crazy, are you crazy? How could you do this? Is it your idea? How can you be so crazy?"
Lu Zhongtian said solemnly: "It's not me, this is all Guo Xu's doing. I rushed to stop it, but it was already too late. Zhao Yuankang, the military commander in front of the palace, was Guo Xu's man, and Guo Xu instigated this bloodbath to usurp the throne.
. I rushed to the palace when I realized something was wrong, but Guo Xu had already made a big mistake and it was irreversible. That’s why I ordered someone to invite you to the palace to discuss the matter in the name of the emperor. Now only you and I can deal with the aftermath together.
.You didn’t enter the palace, but I couldn’t wait any longer, so I could only come to see you.”
Yang Junshang was in shock. After a while, he recovered and sneered: "Lu Zhongtian, don't be so pretentious and push this matter away. You must have planned and instigated this matter, and you will take all the responsibilities."
Why do you all blame Guo Xu? Do you think I am a three-year-old child? Is Zhao Yuankang one of Guo Xu’s? What a joke! How could Guo Xu be so virtuous that he could place someone like Zhao Yuankang next to the emperor? If I remember correctly, Zhao Yuankang
It was fifteen years ago that Yuan Kang entered the palace office. Guo Xu was only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, so how could it be his arrangement? He is clearly yours, and you planned all of this, right?"
Lu Zhongtian stared at Yang Jun and said coldly: "I do have the idea of taking risks, it is undeniable. But I will never commit regicide, nor can I kill the harem. If I do, I will be crippled at best.
The prince was imprisoned and the emperor was forced to live in Guo Xu. How could he do such cruel things? Do you think doing that would do me any good?"
