Dai Lian bid farewell to Fan Kang and entered the Qianqing Palace. He came to the main hall and saluted the two supremes before saying: "Your Majesty, Fan Kang and his generals are already waiting for the summons outside the main hall."
The Supreme Emperor sat on the throne and said weakly: "Since they are here, let them come in."
Dai Lian kowtowed to the two Supreme Beings again, then stood up, exited the Qianqing Palace Hall, and came to Fan Kang again, "Master Fan, the Supreme Emperor has ordered that you all come in to have an audience."
Fan Kang nodded and walked to the Qianqing Palace first. The four generals behind him were also fully armed and followed Fan Kang to enter the Qianqing Palace.
As a result, they were stopped by several warriors outside the palace gate. These people were dedicated to protecting the emperor's safety and were not under the command of the imperial army.
Before Fan Kang stood in front and said nothing, Zheng Kai had already drawn his sword and shouted to these warriors: "If you don't get out of our way, do you want to splash blood all over the Qing Palace?"
When Zheng Kai and others' soldiers saw him drawing his sword, they immediately swarmed up and surrounded the warriors. They only waited for Zheng Kai's order to chop these warriors into pieces.
When Dai Lian saw this situation, he knew that he could not stop these generals, and he quickly scolded several warriors: "If you don't step aside, the Supreme Emperor will ask several generals to come to see you, and you don't have to worry about what happens next."
These warriors are actually a little bit distracted. They are just for ceremonial purposes. They have never seen swords and guns. Now being surrounded by these people with murderous intent, I actually regret it in my heart. Now listen to what Dai Lian said. , that is, the donkey retreated down the slope and stopped blocking it.
Dai Lian asked several warriors to step back and then turned to Wan Kang and said, "Master Fan, these warriors do not understand the rules and have violated the rules. You still need to be more considerate."
Fan Kang didn't embarrass him, he just nodded and entered the Qianqing Palace first.
Zheng Kai and other generals were not polite and entered the main hall of Qianqing Palace with their own soldiers.
When they arrived at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, they saw the two Supreme Beings sitting on the royal steps in the center, with more than a dozen strong eunuchs beside them, and fully armed guards beside them.
Although these eunuchs were fully armed with knives and swords, they were all trembling and somewhat unsteady on their feet.
Although these eunuchs are all good spies and have once had human blood on their hands, it may be a bit difficult for them to fight with these soldiers.
Fan Kang and others looked at the eunuchs trembling all over, and they didn't pay attention to these eunuchs.
Fan Kang and his generals met with the two Supreme Beings. They first knelt down in the center of the hall to salute the two Supreme Beings according to the rules.
Afterwards, Fan Kang did not wait for the Emperor to ask them to stand up, so he stood up automatically.
The Supreme Emperor, who was sitting above, watched Fan Kang perform below and knew that he might be coming with bad intentions this time.
"Fan Aiqing, are you bringing troops into the palace this time to assassinate the king?" The Supreme Emperor spoke first.
Fan Kang looked up at the frail Supreme Emperor and felt a little pity for him. He remembered that when they first met, the Supreme Emperor was still majestic. Little did he know that he was already dying after not seeing each other for several years.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not because we have overstepped our bounds, but the Emperor wants to kill loyal ministers and persecute Zhongliang. I'm just waiting for justice for Mr. Jia." Fan Kang stood below and said calmly.
After hearing their nonsense, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Nonsense! Jia Ke has overstepped his power and treated me as if he were nothing. He has become a thief in this way and will be punished by everyone."
As soon as the emperor finished saying these words, the four generals behind Fan Kang widened their eyes angrily. They drew their swords one by one and were waiting for Fan Kang's order to step forward immediately.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the looks of the generals below and knew something was wrong, so he quickly picked up a pillow and threw it at the emperor, "Shut up, you traitor, you have no place to speak now."
As soon as the emperor finished saying what he just said, he regretted it a little. After being reprimanded by the Supreme Emperor, he immediately shut his mouth, sat aside, and stopped saying anything.
Fan Kang said with a smile: "Your Majesty seems to have a deep misunderstanding of us. Since we joined the army in Xuanfu Town, we have made great military exploits for the court and saved the life of the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, we are allowed to join the Supreme Emperor."
We, your Lordships, are in charge of the Military Aircraft Department. Is there anything we, Your Lordships, are beyond our control?"
The Supreme Emperor also felt angry when he heard this, but after all, he had been in charge of the world for so many years, and he still had this in the city, so he held back his anger and said: "We won't talk about this today. I just want to ask you what's the matter with bringing your troops to the palace."
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Fan Kang said calmly: "Your Majesty has misunderstood us. The reason why we came today is just because the emperor issued an imperial edict. As Lord Jia's subordinates, we see that this edict cannot calm the anger in our loyal hearts, so we
I want the emperor to change this imperial edict."
The Supreme Emperor stared at Fan Kang with his eagle-like eyes, but Fan Kang raised his head and looked at the Supreme Emperor calmly, without making any concessions because of the Majesty of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor was silent for a while, and had to say first: "What do you want to do?"
Fan Kang showed a victorious smile on his face. This was a compromise by the Supreme Emperor, "I will invite the Supreme Emperor. Your Majesty, please appoint Sir Jia as Duke of Yan, prime minister and general, add nine tins, praise and worship, and enter the court."
If you don't follow me, I will go to the palace with swords and shoes."
When the Supreme Emperor heard Fan Kang's words, his face became even more gloomy. His hand holding the dragon chair began to tremble non-stop. He did not expect that Jia Ke's ambition was so great.
From ancient times to the present, no one who adds Jiuxi will not rebel. Everyone knows that Jia Ke is Sima Zhao's heart. Now the only hope is that Jia Yuanchun quickly gives birth to a boy.
The emperor sitting next to him had already stood up in surprise. Jia Ke was blatantly becoming a powerful official.
The Supreme Emperor took a breath and gently said to Fan Kang: "Can you not add nine tins, just praise and worship without name, enter the court without following, and go to the palace with swords and shoes?"
Fan Kang looked at the Supreme Emperor quietly and said, "If you don't add Jiuxi, what's the use of the rest?"
Jiuxi are nine kinds of ceremonial guards that can only be used by the emperor. They are the greatest honor given by the emperor to the hero. It also means that the power of this hero is second only to the emperor.
There are nine tins in the ceremony, one is for chariots and horses, the second is for clothes, the third is for music, the fourth is for Zhuhu, the fifth is for Nabi, the sixth is for tigers and arrows, the seventh is for bows and arrows, the eighth is for axes and axes, and the ninth is for promoting good deeds.
It cannot be helped. It means that Jia Ke can be the same as the emperor in these nine etiquettes. This is not something that a minister can possess.
However, no emperor has ever given the gift of nine tins to his ministers willingly. He only gave the reward under the pressure of his ministers.
After hearing Fan Kang's words, the Supreme Emperor was already a little shaken and couldn't sit still. He could only look at Fan Kang and said pleadingly: "For the sake of how favored I am to Jia Ke, Fan Aiqing only adds a few of the nine tins."
How? Let me and the emperor have the honor to meet our ancestors underground."
The emperor sitting aside was now in tears. He regretted it now. If he had known better, he would not have been so hasty. Unexpectedly, one mistake ruined his family's empire, and eradicating powerful ministers can only be done once. If he let
If a powerful minister is on guard, he will never succeed no matter what. Of course, he will have no chance to hold power again in this life.
Fan Kang looked at the pitiful looks of the two supreme beings without any sympathy. In this kind of life-and-death struggle, any sympathy will bring opportunities to the enemy. If Jia Ke fails this time, then the emperor will never
For even a hint of sympathy, Jia Ke's relatives will definitely be executed.
Fan Kang looked a little unhappy when he saw the two Supreme Beings dragging their feet on the top, "It's getting late, and we will have to send someone to deliver the decree to us adults later. If we delay the time and let us adults return to the capital, I'm afraid
These are no longer enough.”
Fan Kang's words are already threatening the two supreme beings. It means that if you don't issue this edict now, when our commander comes back, I'm afraid this status will not be able to satisfy our commander.
The Supreme Emperor had already heard what Fan Kang meant, and turned around and said to the Emperor: "Emperor, the matter has come to an end, you should issue the decree as soon as possible." After saying this, the Supreme Emperor leaned weakly on the throne, and his breath became heavier and heavier.
It's becoming more and more uneven.
Seeing the Emperor's condition, the emperor hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, how are you doing? It doesn't matter, otherwise I will call the imperial doctor now."
The Emperor didn't say anything else. He just raised his hand gently and patted the Emperor on the shoulder. Then he said softly in a voice that only the Emperor could hear, "It's all up to you from now on. You must remember to be careful."
Be patient, don't have any wrong thoughts in this life, teach the prince well in the harem, and give our descendants a chance to turn around."
The emperor saw that the Emperor's tone was weak and his mind was ashen, and he knew that the Emperor was probably at the last moment.
Now he finally understood that the Supreme Emperor had worked so hard for the country, and even his mother's life and death was actually for the sake of the country.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the emperor and said softly: "There is a secret passage in the Ningshou Palace. If nothing can be done, you can escape with your life through this secret passage. The entrance to the secret passage is known to the Queen Mother."
After the Emperor said this, he was speechless.
The matter of this secret passage has been arranged by the Supreme Emperor for more than a year.
It turned out that the Supreme Emperor saw that Jia Ke was becoming more and more arrogant and domineering, and he did not have many ways to check and balance him. He thought about the situation after the country was overthrown, so he secretly summoned strong eunuchs and dug a tunnel in Ningshou Palace.
A secret passage leading to the outside world.
After the secret tunnel was completed, the Emperor was afraid that the news would be leaked, so he ordered the Queen Mother to personally kill all the eunuchs who dug the secret tunnel.
Even Dai Quan didn't know about this matter. Dai Quan just noticed that there were dozens of eunuchs missing in the palace, and he didn't dare to delve into other matters.
The emperor believed that the empress dowager was loyal to him and deeply affectionate, so she would definitely keep this secret for the royal family, so at the last moment, he told the emperor the news.