After the Empress Dowager entered the inner hall of Fengzao Palace, the place was already empty. There were only two or three eunuchs trembling there. It seemed that they already knew that the turmoil was coming.
At this time, Dai Quan had followed the Empress Dowager into the inner hall.
"The Queen Mother, the virtuous concubine is in the palace now."
The Empress Dowager nodded, and then went straight to Jia Yuanchun's palace. When she came to the door of the palace, she saw two or three maids standing there. She was stunned and didn't know what to do.
Dai Quan hurriedly winked at the palace maids from behind, and they stepped aside. After the Queen Mother entered the palace, she saw Jia Yuanchun sitting on the phoenix bed with a child in his arms.
And standing next to Jia Yuanchun was his personal maid holding Qin.
As soon as Jia Yuanchun saw the Empress Dowager coming in, he immediately stood up, but did not salute him. Instead, he stared blankly at the Empress Dowager in military uniform and the gun in his hand.
Now Jia Yuanchun was thinking in his heart, could it be that he had offended the empress dowager by his words in the palace during this period, and now she came to take advantage of the chaos to kill him.
"Why did the Queen Mother come to my place with swords and guns? Could it be that she wanted to give my concubine death?"
After Jia Yuanchun finished speaking, he stared at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager looked at Jia Yuanchun calmly, "You are overthinking. The Ai family is here to preserve the last bloodline of the royal family."
Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but she immediately felt dizzy and unsteady on her feet. Baoqin next to her hurriedly helped her and sat on the bed again.
Seeing Jia Yuanchun's incompetent look, the Empress Dowager pursed her lips and smiled. If she hadn't relied on her brother, she would have disappeared in the harem by now.
The Empress Dowager then said to Jia Yuanchun: "The things ahead are not good. King Zhongshun and his people have also launched a palace coup. Now the emperor has been taken away by him. I don't know what they will do next? I am here to act as a guard.
, I will definitely keep you safe."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she ordered Dai Quan to place a golden chair at the door of the palace. She sat on it and closed her eyes to relax.
Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this situation. At the same time, he was very grateful to the Empress Dowager for coming to help him regardless of the past grudges. He thought that he would repay the Empress Dowager's kindness when Jia Ke came back.
In fact, the Empress Dowager was not optimistic about the rebellion of King Zhongshun and others. She just thought that these people would probably be killed by Jia Ke in the end, so the only one left with the royal bloodline would be the child in Jia Yuanchun's arms.
For the sake of the imperial court, King Zhongshun and others must not be allowed to jump over the wall in a hurry and hurt this child's life. Otherwise, I am afraid that the foundation of the royal family will be cut off.
The emperor, who was held hostage by everyone, returned to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, which was above Prince Zhongshun's Yin'an Hall.
Everyone still asked the emperor to sit in the center, and they stood at the bottom, but King Zhongshun stood beside the emperor, holding on to the armrest of the seat in the center.
The emperor's relatives and the four princes and eight princes standing below were a little angry when they saw King Zhongshun, because King Zhongshun was standing there, and when they saluted, wasn't it equivalent to kneeling down to worship King Zhongshun?
When Prince Yixiao saw that King Zhongshun was so perverse, he not only offended the bastards, but even the royal relatives who originally supported him were dissatisfied with it, so he hurriedly came out to smooth things over.
"Now that we are discussing state affairs, there is no need to salute. If you have anything to say, just report it to the emperor."
King Zhongshun also discovered his fault, so he quickly made up for it, "What the old uncle said is absolutely true. Now is not the time for everyone to salute, it is best to discuss countermeasures quickly."
When everyone in the main hall saw the two of them talking like this, the atmosphere calmed down.
The first-class Gongsun Xuan, the grandson of Nan'an County Prince, who had an old grudge with Jia Ke, was the first to stand up and said: "Now all Jia Ke's family members have left the capital, but there is still one person who is Jia Ke's close relative, but
In Beijing."
King Zhongshun's eyes lit up after hearing this. If he really had such a person in his hands now, even if Jia Ke came back, he could rely on this person to save his family's lives.
"Who is it?"
"That is Jia Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine of Fengzao Palace."
As soon as Sun Xuan finished saying these words, the emperor immediately became furious. He didn't care about King Zhongshun next to him. He walked up to Sun Xuan in three or two steps, raised his fist and struck him.
Although Sun Xuan said that his martial arts skills were ten times better than the emperor's, he did not dare to fight back in front of a large crowd, so he could only run away with his head in his arms.
The emperor was so excited because Jia Yuanchun and her child were his last hope.
Although judging from the situation, he is finished this time, and even the princes and nobles below may not be able to survive, but as long as Jia Yuanchun and the child are around, his dynasty may still continue.
Now that Sun Xuan had set his sights on Jia Yuanchun, how could the emperor bear it? If they really became the emperor, his family's empire would really be over.
When King Zhongshun saw the emperor being so excited, a smile appeared on his lips. It seemed that this hit the emperor's weakness.
"If you don't hurry up and help the emperor to the back, I think the emperor is going crazy with anxiety."
As soon as King Zhongshun gave this order, several eunuchs came over and forcibly grabbed the emperor and dragged him to the back of Prince Zhongshun's palace.
The emperor couldn't help himself now. When he was dragged to his feet, he turned around and said something to everyone in the palace.
"Jia Yuanchun is the foundation of our dynasty and must not be touched."
Others didn't take this sentence seriously, but Prince Yoshitaka discovered something was wrong with it.
This man was shrewd and scheming. When he saw the emperor being so anxious, he thought about the matter for a while and understood the emperor's plan.
It seems that the emperor wants to keep Jia Yuanchun and her children to leave a trace of foundation for the dynasty.
But King Zhongshun didn't care what the emperor shouted, and directly said to Niu Jizong next to him: "General Niu, it's up to you now. You should immediately lead the attack and bring Concubine Xiande and the little prince in her arms to
Loyalty to the Prince’s Mansion.”
Niu Jizong actually understood why the emperor was anxious, but now that he had no control over his family's affairs, it would be good if he could maintain his own credibility.
So Niu Jizong got the order and immediately led his troops straight to the palace.
When Niu Jizong broke into the palace and came to the Phoenix Claw Palace, he saw the empress dowager, dressed in military uniform and holding a bright silver gun, sitting at the entrance of the palace, blocking Niu Jizong's way.
Niu Jizong knew about the empress's deeds, so he did not dare to neglect him. He came to the empress dowager, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "The empress dowager is not resting in Ningshou Gong. Why is she in Fengzao Palace?"
The Empress Dowager knew what they were going to do when these people came to Fengzao Palace with swords and guns.
"Are you here on the orders of King Zhongshun to capture Jia Yuanchun and her children?"
Niu Jizhong did not hide anything. He stood up and said with his hands in his hands: "Nothing can be hidden from the Queen Mother. Yes, we have followed the orders of the Emperor and Prince Zhongshun to invite the Queen Mother and the young prince to reunite with the Emperor at Prince Zhongshun's Mansion."
The Empress Dowager sneered, holding up the silver gun in her hand and said to Niu Jizong: "Look at the Ai family, you better not have any wishful thinking. With the Ai family's gun here, you can't enter Fengzao Palace."
Although Niu Jizong didn't take the Empress Dowager seriously, he really didn't dare to take action against the Empress Dowager after so many years of influence from the dynasty.
"The Empress Dowager, this is a embarrassment for me. If the virtuous concubine and the young prince don't come to Prince Zhongshun's palace, I'm afraid none of us will be alive."
The empress dowager stood there with a silver gun in hand, noncommittal.
Niu Jizong saw that the Queen Mother had no intention of compromising, so he didn't waste any more time. With a wave of his hand, a dozen soldiers behind him rushed forward with swords in hand.
When the Empress Dowager saw these people rushing up, she did not panic. She waved the silver spear left and right. Although these soldiers were powerful, a general like the Empress Dowager possessed secret skills that others did not know.
With this skill, in just a few rounds, these dozen soldiers were all killed by the Empress Dowager.
Niu Jizong was helpless when he saw this situation, so he could only fight the empress dowager with his sword.
The two sides fought for seven or eight rounds. Although Niu Jizong was a first-class general and had practiced martial arts when he was young, he had lost all his skills after being pampered for so many years.
Although the Empress Dowager was a female, the turmoil more than ten years ago made her think of danger in times of peace, so she often practiced marksmanship over the years.
In addition, the Empress Dowager received the true inheritance from her father and learned an internal skill called the Moon Worship Kung Fu, so she did not lose much strength.
Niu Jizong gradually felt that he was no match for the Empress Dowager, and Niu Jizong did not dare to order the army to attack Fengzao Palace, so he could only make a feint, jump out of the circle, and exit the palace in embarrassment.
When the Queen Mother saw Niu Jizong leaving, she let out a long sigh. If the other party really swarmed up, she really couldn't stop these people with her own ability. However, when she saw Niu Jizong, she still felt a little afraid of the royal family.
Then he took the people and retreated.
However, the Empress Dowager thought that this was just a temporary plan. When King Zhongshun sent people here again, it would not be so stable. So the Empress Dowager rolled her eyes and had an idea.
Not to mention the chaos here in the capital, let's talk about Fan Kang of Baoding. As soon as he arrived in Baoding, he took over Chun Yuhua's army at the end of Baoding.
Next, Fan Kang issued an order to the general soldiers and Jiedushi near the capital, asking them to block the road and not allow a single soldier to pass through their jurisdiction.
Next, Fan Kang ordered his spies to inquire about the situation in the capital.
As expected, King Zhongshun and the others could not wait any longer. The day after Fan Kang and others left the capital, King Zhongshun and the four princes and eight princes launched a mutiny.
Then the capital city fell into chaos. Not only did they collect silver and grain from everywhere, but they also began to forcibly recruit strong men and distribute weapons.
Fan Kang sneered after hearing the news. These people were really naive. They thought that these stragglers they had just recruited wanted to compete with Jia Ke's hundreds of thousands of elites. This was just an egg against a stone.
During the day or two that Fan Kang was waiting for the news in Baoding, he had already understood everything about the capital. He knew that it was time to take action. If the delay continued, the capital would probably suffer heavy losses.
So Fan Kang ordered several groups of generals and military commanders to slowly press toward the capital, asking them not to worry about how fast they were, but to ensure that they were absolutely foolproof and not allow these people to break through.
Fan Kang himself also marched towards the capital with the Baoding Jiedushi and tens of thousands of troops under his command.
Baoding is only a hundred miles away from the capital. In two days, Fan Kang and his people arrived at the foot of the capital.
At this time, those in the capital were not fully prepared with food, grass and weapons, so it was still not easy to go south.
When Niu Jizong received a report from his subordinates that tens of thousands of soldiers had arrived outside the city, he felt that it was over.
But now I couldn't just throw away my life, so I quickly ordered people to close the city gate, and at the same time ordered all the troops composed of servants and servants under me to go to the city.
The newly recruited stragglers can only be used as support outside the city.
After Niu Jizong arranged this matter, he took a few soldiers and rode fast horses directly to the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion.
At this time, King Zhongshun didn't know that the soldiers from outside had arrived. He was discussing with several centers on how to set up a court in Jinling.
These people did not pay attention to the barriers and countless soldiers and horses along the way. It seemed that as long as they left the capital, they would be able to reach Jinling City safely, and the guards of Jinling City would happily lead them in.