At this moment, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside the palace. The Han warriors outside the palace saw that countless troops had come in. They quickly surrounded the Qianqing Gate from all directions. These Han warriors were just pretending. When they encountered How could a real army do anything? When they saw this situation, they dared not stop it, so they stood there and made clay puppets.
So countless Forbidden Army immediately surrounded the Qianqing Gate tightly, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting. They showed their weapons one by one, looking fierce, and these Han warriors were also detained by the Forbidden Army. All weapons were confiscated. .
Immediately afterwards, a high-pitched voice was heard shouting: "The Emperor has arrived." Then a small yellow sedan stopped outside the main hall of Qingqing Gate.
Dai Quan, who was standing next to the sedan, quickly went over to open the sedan door and helped the Supreme Emperor out of the sedan with his own hands.
At this time, the Supreme Emperor was much better than before, and his steps were much more steady. With the support of Dai Quan, he walked out of the sedan. The Supreme Emperor came to the entrance of the palace and looked at Meng Ming who was dragged to the ground and crying bitterly. His eyes are also red.
He knew everything that happened in the hall just now through the secret spy.
This Meng Ming is already so old. He has been studying and writing poetry in the Hanlin Academy all his life. He has never participated in government affairs. He didn't expect that he would be treated like this just because he said a few words of justice for himself today. Think about it, if you really He gave the military power to the emperor. It is now clear what his fate will be. The current Meng Ming is his future self.
Because of this, the Emperor's compassion aroused, and he felt that this Meng Ming was really loyal to him. Even after he abdicated, he has not forgotten to be loyal to him. It can be seen that he is a truly loyal and upright minister, unlike those in the palace except for one person. Apart from the two of them, they are just wallflowers.
So the Supreme Emperor personally stepped forward and helped Meng Ming up. Meng Ming was already crying, with tears all over his face. Coupled with his old eyesight, he didn't recognize the Supreme Emperor until then.
Meng Ming was even more moved when he saw the Emperor helping him up. So he broke away from the Emperor's support, fell to his knees, and cried bitterly, saying to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, you are finally here. These people have forgotten you." If you don't come, the world will be in chaos." Now Lao Mengming is like a child who has been bullied and finally found his parents.
The Supreme Emperor was so moved that he patted the shoulder of Meng Ming who was kneeling on the ground, and said in an unusually firm tone: "Don't worry, the world will not be chaotic yet. I am still here to control it. Get up quickly, you are still very old. What will happen to those who cry?"
Dai Quan, who was beside the Supreme Emperor, quickly winked at a young eunuch. The young eunuch immediately stepped forward to help Meng Ming up.
When the Supreme Emperor saw Meng Ming standing up, he smiled and said to him: "Is this the right thing to do? You follow me, and we will enter the palace together."
So the Supreme Emperor took the lead and walked towards the Qianqing Gate. When the Supreme Emperor entered the main hall, the Emperor and all the civil and military officials were already kneeling at the entrance to welcome him.
When the Supreme Emperor entered the palace, he ignored the emperor kneeling in front of him. Instead, he bypassed the emperor and came to Jia Ke. He personally helped him up and said, "For my sake, you have been wronged."
In the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, the only one besides Meng Ming who can be devoted to himself in the court today is Jia Ke.
Jia Ke had long expected that there would be such a play. He must cooperate with the Supreme Emperor to perform this play, and he must perform it so seamlessly that no one, including the Supreme Emperor, can see it.
Jia Ke pretended to be so moved at this time that he wiped his eyes with the sleeves of his robe. When he put down his sleeves again, Jia Ke's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face. The tears kept flowing out like free water. flow.
At this time, Jia Ke cursed in his heart. He had only seen it in novels on Earth. Applying ginger foam on your clothes would make you burst into tears as soon as you wipe your eyes. Unexpectedly, he used it more today. Not only did the irritation make my eyes unbearably painful, but I also couldn't stop crying.
The Supreme Emperor saw that Jia Ke was so moved when he saw that he just supported him. It seemed that he was indeed loyal to him. He promoted him from a small Qianhu family to the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department.
After the Supreme Emperor helped Jia Ke up, he walked straight to the throne of Qianqing Gate. He came to the throne and touched the throne. He had not sat in this position for nearly a year. Now that he thinks about it, it still feels a bit awkward. miss.
At this time, the emperor and the ministers returned to the main hall of Qianqingmen, and they knelt down in the main hall together, waiting for the Supreme Emperor's instructions.
The Supreme Emperor sat on the throne and waved to Dai Quan next to him, and Dai Quan understood what he meant. Dai Quan walked skillfully to the imperial steps and shouted in his iconic high-pitched voice: "The Supreme Emperor has a decree, everyone. Qing Ping Shen."
Only now did the emperor and the civil and military officials dare to stand up. They could see clearly that the imperial army had surrounded Qianqingmen tightly. It looked like it would be difficult to pass this level today.
Especially the emperor, he is already a little panicked now. He is really afraid that the emperor will depose him in anger. After all, what they discussed just now is to seize the military power of the emperor and evade the emperor. Now the emperor is extremely regretful. He should have known better. Temporarily hold back and not touch the Emperor's tiger beard.
At this time, Xia Shouzhong, who was beside the emperor, gently supported him and came to the imperial steps. He looked at the Supreme Emperor sitting on the throne and didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor saw the emperor's embarrassment and said to Dai Quan next to him: "Prepare a chair for the successor emperor. He is called emperor no matter what. How can he stand in the hall?"
Dai Quan got the Emperor's order and immediately had a golden chair brought in and placed under the throne.
Xia Shouzhong then helped the emperor up the imperial steps and came to the golden chair. The emperor first saluted the emperor, and only after the emperor nodded, did he dare to sit on the chair. Only then did he feel The majesty of the Supreme Emperor.
The emperor had always wanted to seize the power of the emperor, thinking that he was just old and had nothing to fear. But now when he actually faced the emperor, he felt the majesty of the emperor. In front of the emperor, he did not dare to express his anger.
When the Supreme Emperor saw the emperor sitting down, he sat on the throne and asked: "What happened? There was a quarrel down there. I even knew it in Ningshou Palace."
At this time, without waiting for others to speak, the old man Meng Ming, the president of the Hanlin Academy, seemed to have found the backbone. He immediately came out of the class, knelt on the ground and said: "To report to the Supreme Emperor, it was Lei Ying, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who sent the memorial without passing by the military aircraft office. He handed it directly to the emperor. Jia Ke, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, participated in the performance because he did not know the etiquette and violated the emperor's will. The old minister also agreed with him. As a result, the emperor not only disagreed with the advice of the ministers, but also wounded the minister with Ruyi."
As soon as Meng Ming said this, the Supreme Emperor turned his head angrily and asked the Emperor: "Is this the case?"
When the Emperor asked this question, the Emperor was speechless and quickly stood up from his chair, feeling a little at a loss.
The Emperor just asked him, and he knew it by looking at his look. So he didn't let him sit down again, and then asked Meng Ming who was kneeling on the ground, "Then why did he drive you out of the court in the end?"
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Meng Ming's eyes were red at this time, and he choked and said: "Just because King Beijing slandered His Majesty, allowing the Emperor to bypass the Emperor's will and interfere in military affairs. I felt that this was disrespectful to the Emperor, so I left the job.
"The King of Beijing was a treacherous minister who brought disaster to the country. As a result, the emperor was furious. He forced the minister to beg for his bones and return to his hometown for retirement."
When Meng Ming said this, Zuodu Yushi Tianzhi was already sweating profusely. He was really afraid that the old man would tell his name. But fortunately, the old man did not bite him. It seems that old Meng Ming
He also understood that he had just made this move to prevent him from being executed by the emperor.
When the Supreme Emperor heard the name of King Beijing, his eyes narrowed. He originally thought that King Beijing's father was his confidant, and King Beijing would never oppose him. He originally thought about letting him take charge after a while
After all, the Forbidden Army cannot let Jia Ke control so many troops by himself.
Looking back now, it's a good thing that I didn't make a decision so early. Otherwise, the imperial army surrounding Qianqing Gate would probably be outside Ningshou Palace. Thinking of this, I feel very dangerous.
Thoughts flashed through the Emperor's mind like lightning. He looked around the court and suddenly realized that the only people who could still die for him were old Meng Ming and Jia Ke.
Lao Mengming didn't want to say anything anymore. To speak out for him at such an old age was considered loyal. Although Jia Ke was suspicious of him, he never complained at all.
When Jia Ke was in charge of the army, he always put his own orders first. Even if he bypassed him and intervened directly in the army, he never had any dissatisfaction. Just like this time, he mobilized the imperial army without notifying him, and there was no obstruction. Look.
It turned out that he did not regard the Self-Forbidden Army as his own army at all, and thought that they were just in charge of the army on his behalf. From this point of view, he could only rely on Jia Ke in Beijing.
At the same time, the old emperor also began to be a little dissatisfied with his other confidants. For example, Wang Ziteng had always regarded himself as his confidant. But in the court today, he did not say a word. It seemed that he wanted to be a mere wallflower. How could such a minister himself?
You can rest assured that he will not be allowed to take charge of the army in the capital. It seems that letting him go to Jiubian can be regarded as a little punishment for him.
But now the Supreme Emperor no longer paid attention to King Beijing, and had removed this future confidant from his heart.
King Beijing was trembling with fear at this time. He thought that the emperor and the Supreme Emperor would only fight openly and secretly in the court. He did not expect that the Supreme Emperor would lead his soldiers and horses to surround the Qianqing Gate. He did not want to continue to fight like this with the Emperor.
Instead of going down, he directly used his strength to make the emperor surrender. This is clearly telling the emperor that as long as he, the Supreme Emperor, is still alive for one day, you have to stay aside. And what I just did to move closer to the emperor seems to be
It seems that the offended Emperor will have to live a low-key life for a period of time in the future. Don't participate in such super battles anymore. After the death of the Emperor, the overall situation will be obvious, and it will not be too late to come out. I want to consider the fact that my father died fighting for the Emperor.
, the Supreme Emperor will not punish himself too much.