A burst of hurried footsteps came from the direction of the stairs. Zhang Jiaquan, who was tired from practicing and relaxing with a book, couldn't help but look sideways and saw Lao Fang trotting over with a pale expression on his face.
After getting along for many years, Zhang Jiaquan could not help but feel nervous when he rarely saw the other party acting so rude.
"Sir, something happened!" Lao Fang whispered as he came to his side.
Throwing the book in his hand on the table, Zhang Jiaquan suddenly stood up, holding the edge of the table with both hands, veins popped out on the back of his hands, his eyes widened, and he asked hurriedly: "Are you sure?"
Lao Fang: "The news came from the palace, saying that the eunuch Tong Yang personally took action and shattered the man's heart with one palm. Now the body is placed in the palace.
The imperial doctor, the palace maids on duty, and the guards outside the palace were all beheaded by the Queen Mother's order. The news has not been leaked for the time being, but it cannot be hidden for long."
Zhang Jiaquan's pupils almost shrank into pinholes. Due to the strong shock in his heart, his face, which had been quiet all year round, turned red, and his breathing seemed very disordered.
This look fell in Lao Fang's eyes, and he was greatly moved. He had never seen an adult be so out of sorts. But he understood better what the news meant. In addition to the initial shock, what filled his heart was unparalleled ecstasy.
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Walking to the window, Zhang Jiaquan's pupils were unfocused: "Tong Yang has been a slave for two generations. He has been with the late emperor since he was a child. After the late emperor left, he was also loyal to him. How could it be him? Could there be fraud?
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The matter is so important that everyone will doubt it again and again. The more we expect it to happen, the less we can believe it.
Lao Fang walked up to Zhang's body and said, "The news was sent by Dr. Liu before he died. He personally inspected the corpse. There is no doubt about Dr. Liu's loyalty.
What's more, we also have an insider among the palace guards. When that person heard the noise and rushed to the palace, he saw that the heart of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Emperor was pierced, and everyone would definitely die.
It took me many years of hard work to put these two people in, and blocked any possibility of their betrayal in advance, so they wouldn't lie together, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jiaquan's jaw tensed.
As Lao Fang said, in order to install those two people, the Jiedushi Mansion spent an unknown amount of money. Especially for Imperial Physician Liu, there was a certain amount of chance and coincidence that was under his control.
The two of them are his hidden chessmen buried in the palace. They will not contact each other unless there is something important. They have only contacted each other twice in the past ten years, so it is impossible for them to be exposed at the same time.
Not to mention, the scene of the tragic death of the Eastern Zhou Emperor was witnessed by many people and could not be faked.
Zhang Jiaquan's throat twitched violently a few times. Even though he has been a powerful figure in recent years, only he can understand the pressure he faces.
The great emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was ambitious and skillful. He was far superior to the late emperor. If he was given enough time, he might not be able to stop him.
When I first heard that the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had been killed, I was a little surprised, but more importantly, it was a deep fear that Zhang Jiaquan himself could not describe.
Horror, horror!
I'm afraid no third person knew that he had received the news in advance before the Emperor of Eastern Zhou Dynasty was killed. He didn't know who the other party was. He only knew that the other party had secretly found him three years ago.
Without the support of the other party, Wei Yudao has been frequently oppressed by the imperial court in the past three years and would never be as stable as it is now.
Half a month ago, that person sent a letter saying that the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was about to collapse, so he asked himself to be prepared.
Thanks to the limited contact before, although Zhang Jiaquan didn't believe it, he was still slightly expecting and trembling in his heart, but he never expected that things would happen so unexpectedly.
How powerful is the power controlled by that person? Even the great emperor of the dynasty, the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who holds the universe in his hands, kills him at will?
Tong Yang served two emperors, stayed in the palace almost all his life, and had little contact with the outside world. Could it be that Tong Yang was his?
Zhang Jiaquan can certainly imagine how much energy and resources it would take to bury a secret move like Tong Yang's. He could even bury an imperial doctor and almost endanger himself. This is the gap!
For no reason, Zhang Jiaquan felt like he was trying to steal someone else's skin. Usually he was the one who wanted to steal someone else's skin, making people jealous. Now he was also afraid of another person, a person who didn't know his true face or identity.
The atmosphere in the room was oppressive and suffocating. The heat of the charcoal fire made it difficult for Zhang Jiaquan to breathe. He reached out to open the window and took a deep breath of the cold air outside, which made him feel better.
Lao Fang, who was standing behind him, asked: "Sir, do you want to act according to the plan?" His tone was trembling.
The Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was assassinated. When the news comes out, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty will definitely be in chaos.
All kinds of conflicts that were temporarily suppressed by the existence of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Emperor are bound to rebound one by one. The interest groups within the imperial court will definitely stage a bloody dispute for the sake of each other's survival and development.
By then, the imperial court itself would be in disarray, so how could it control the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which was already on the verge of splitting? The instability of the government and the opposition, and the turmoil of the current situation, were a good opportunity for Jiedu envoys like Zhang Jiaquan to show their ambitions.
After planning for so many years and walking on thin ice for so many years, isn’t it just for today?
Lao Fang looked at Zhang Jiaquan with blazing eyes. Zhang Jiaquan took several deep breaths in succession, and then managed to calm down his restless and frantic heartbeat. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Wait!"
Whenever there is a major event, there must be calmness. The more critical the moment, the less likely it is to be hot-headed. Zhang Jiaquan's cold and hot eyes passed through the Jiedushi Mansion, passed through Weiyu City, and looked at the distant sky.
He didn't believe it. After the news came out, the guys in the other channels were not moved to see who could endure it!
The Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was assassinated and died!
This earth-shattering news spread like a tsunami in all directions with the imperial city as the center. No matter how hard the Queen Mother in the palace tried to cover it up or delay it, it was useless. In just a few days, it spread throughout the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and then
Reaching the world.
The whole world is in an uproar!
Needless to say, not only the imperial court officials, but also the common people in the city were talking about it. Even people in the Jianghu were shocked by the news for a long time.
The death of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had an unprecedented impact on the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Almost on the night of the incident, the leaders of multiple factions in the DPRK gathered together in a hurry, each made plans, and then each used their own ingenuity and tactics.
The entire imperial city is caught in a treacherous battle with treacherous clouds and dazzling swords. People die every day, heads fall to the ground every day, and the invisible smell of blood floats over the imperial city.
All the ministers and people, as well as the masters of the martial arts world, are all in silence, and everyone is in danger.
The brutal fighting launched by the political parties for their own interests directly led to the fragmentation of the court, and then the loss of control over the various departments under its jurisdiction.
From this day on, many people in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty could feel an ominous omen of an approaching storm. Starting from the court, then to the rivers and lakes, demons danced wildly, and the troubled times finally arrived.
Just half a month after the death of the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Chen Fengyun, the governor of Jianbei Province, took the lead in launching an attack. He cursed all the major parties in the imperial court and even scolded the eunuchs and traitorous ministers for plotting to murder his majesty and bring trouble to the court, in order to avenge his father.
As a result, an elite army of 500,000 people was assembled for border defense, and they marched out in a mighty manner. Follow-up troops continued to mobilize, providing a steady stream of support.
Jianbei Road is adjacent to Feihuang Road. It can be imagined that Feihuang Road suffered a great disaster. Within half a month, it lost three cities in a row to the fierce offensive of Jianbei Road.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Mei Shanhui, the envoy of the Fei Huang Dao Festival, is a staunch royalist, and he is also the biological uncle of the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Logically speaking, Chen Fengyun should share the same hatred with him, but the fact is exactly the opposite.
At this point, Chen Fengyun's wolfish ambitions were clearly revealed. Under the banner of being a king's father, he actually carried out a plan to embezzle territory and expand his territory. For a time, he was criticized verbally and written by the imperial court and scholars.
It's a pity that no matter how fierce the outside world criticizes, it can't damage Chen Fengyun in the slightest.
His subordinates were overwhelmingly powerful, and after defeating the six cities of Fei Huang Dao with overwhelming force, they were barely blocked by Fei Huang Dao's army. The two sides fought fiercely in Dongyang Plain, and countless corpses were filled at once.
Of course Chen Fengyun, a mere Chen Fengyun, could not bring chaos to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but the terrible thing was behind him. Seeing Chen Fengyun drinking the first soup and enjoying the attack on the city, the Jiedu envoys who were secretly watching could not sit still.
Before, everyone was more restrained and tolerant than the other, but now that the opportunity was ripe, someone else took the lead and immediately rushed to the front. They all held high the banner of punishing the evildoers and purging Dongtian, and brazenly gathered their troops to launch a unilateral war against the surrounding areas!
There seemed to be a tacit understanding among these Jiedu envoys who had already turned against each other, and the targets of their attacks were all royalists or those who did not stand firmly on the fence.
If the two parties are adjacent to each other, they will fire in other directions and even take care of each other.
What's even more outrageous is that some of the troops shouted to avenge the Eastern Zhou Emperor, but the direction of their attack was contrary to the imperial city. In short, the slogans were loud, but it was up to me how to fight and who to fight.
The trend of separatism that was originally suppressed by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's iron-blooded wrist suddenly erupted across the entire territory of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty immediately after his assassination.
The war is endless and the killings are endless. As if the warriors and horses are idle, millions of corpses are buried in the city!
The blatant rebellion of the Jiedushi envoys from various places shocked and angered the imperial officials. The parties that had previously fought to the death had to work together to kill the rebels in order to survive.
Large armies were mobilized according to orders, and teams of troops generously went to the battlefield. In addition, some royalist military envoys blocked the first wave of attacks, and they all came to their senses and began to mobilize their troops and generals to deal with them carefully.
The offensive momentum was finally contained to a certain extent.
However, the good times did not last long. When the imperial army went to various places to provide assistance, the rebels actually joined forces with the royalists on some battlefields to trap and kill the imperial army!
Unprepared, the imperial army suffered heavy losses!
The whole Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in a state of excitement. Only now did many people understand that the ambitions of many staunch royalists were no less than those of the rebels, and they hid their ambitions deeper. It was not until this moment that they showed their butcher's knife.
By the time the court reacted, it was too late. The situation was over. The Eastern Zhou court, which had lost its main force, could no longer intimidate the various military governors. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty had since fallen into a situation of separatism among the heroes.