inspire-indiana Chapter 234: Since I have eaten the emperor's salary, I should share his worries
Chapter 234: Since I have eaten the emperor's salary, I should share his worries
Chapter 234: Since I have eaten your salary, I should share your worries (two in one)
Changan.
In the east of the city, the eldest prince’s palace.
After Empress Dowager Xiao received the news, three hundred heavily armored soldiers gathered in an instant and waited in the front yard.
A group of ministers who had already secretly pledged their allegiance.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they all arrived.
Inner courtyard, main hall.
The eldest prince was wearing a yellow robe and standing with his hands behind his back. His eyes were shining and his ambitions were evident.
In the hall, civil and military officials sat on the left and right.
A quick look revealed that there were about forty or fifty people.
Sitting at the first seat on the side of the civil officials was Huang Yu, the Vice Minister of Rites, and on the side of the military officials was Sun Lin, the Vice Minister of War, and behind him was Zhou Tian, the Chief of the Imperial Guards.
There are two chancellors in the Praefectus Urbi.
Zhou Tien is one of them.
It can be said.
At this moment, the eldest prince has already mastered a lot of power, plus these three hundred elite soldiers in heavy armor.
That’s enough to get things done!
Under the gaze of a group of civil and military officials.
The eldest prince took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, there is no time to lose. We must fight and make a quick decision. I will not say more. After the mission is accomplished, I will reward you handsomely."
"set off!"
Following the order from the eldest prince.
The civil and military officials in the hall stood up immediately.
He said respectfully to the eldest prince: "Your Highness, we will obey your orders."
The words fell.
A group of generals left immediately to prepare for the matter.
The Praefectus Urbi Prime Minister Zhou Ti, along with a group of Praefectus Urbi, rushed to the palace first.
"Hurry up!"
"Seal off all palace gates, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"Anyone who disobeys will be executed immediately."
Under Zhou Ti's order, the Praetorian Guards immediately took action.
At the same time, several captains at the city gates also rushed to the various city gates as soon as possible.
Block the city gate!
Only allowed in, not allowed out.
For a moment, the people of Chang'an all sensed a hint of something unusual.
'Tap tap tap'
Just at the moment the city gate was blocked.
The three hundred heavily-armored elite soldiers in the eldest prince's palace also all left the palace, marching with heavy steps.
Go straight to the palace.
"Not good, report to His Majesty immediately."
The Jinyiwei who saw all this in secret were all frightened.
He quickly rushed towards the palace.
South of the city, Xiao Mansion.
Xiao Yanwen squinted his eyes, stood in the courtyard, and looked towards the palace.
Naturally, he could know what was happening in the palace.
Moreover, he received the news of the eldest prince's actions at the first time.
In the courtyard.
He's not the only one.
Many ministers in the court are here today.
Even among the six ministers, except for the Minister of Revenue who was still vacant and the Minister of Justice who did not have a good relationship with Prime Minister Xiao, the other four ministers were all there.
"Prime Minister Xiao."
In silence, the Minister of War looked at him.
Hesitantly, he said, "The eldest prince wants to commit treason. Are we really going to do nothing?"
The other ministers heard this.
They all turned their gazes to Xiao Yanwen.
Seventy percent of the ministers present could be considered his students.
His decision is crucial.
"No."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanwen withdrew his gaze and turned back.
Under the gaze of a group of ministers.
He shook his head slowly: "Since we are eating your salary, we should share your worries. How can we just sit there and do nothing?"
"This"
After hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
A hint of doubt arose in my heart. If I want to share your worries, why am I still standing here and watching?
"Please help me, Prime Minister Xiao." The Minister of War said respectfully.
The other ministers also spoke up: "Please ask Prime Minister Xiao to solve this doubt."
"You guys always only see the surface of things."
Seeing this, Xiao Yanwen shook his head again, his tone showing a sense of disappointment.
He said in a deep voice: "Today's incident seems to be the eldest prince's rebellion and his attempt to seize power and usurp the throne, but in fact, it is a contest between your majesty and the queen mother in the palace. It can also be said that it is a contest between your majesty and the White Lotus Sect and the forces behind the queen mother."
"Queen Mother?"
"White Lotus Sect?"
When the ministers heard this, they were all shocked.
They all knew something about the fact that Empress Dowager Xiao had an affair with the White Lotus Sect.
But what they didn't expect was.
The Queen Mother actually dared to use the power of the White Lotus Sect to commit treason.
All the ministers were shocked.
Immediately, a minister slammed the table and stood up.
He said angrily, "How dare this witch! She actually dared to collude with the evil cult and plot to seize our country. How is this behavior different from treason?"
"You are really looking for death!"
This person is the official of the Censorate.
Li Wen is a third-rank official, Lord Li.
"Prime Minister Xiao."
"I would like to ask you a question. Since you knew that this evil woman had such ulterior motives, why did you delay in reporting it to His Majesty so that His Majesty could make preparations early and capture this evil woman?" After Li Wenzhe finished scolding, he looked straight at Xiao Yanwen and asked loudly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present
Wu Bu's expression changed slightly.
Before Xiao Yanwen could even speak, the other ministers glared at him and asked, "Lord Li, what do you mean by this?"
"Are you doubting Xiao Xiang?"
"presumptuous!"
"Prime Minister Xiao has worked diligently for the Dawu Dynasty for decades and has been loyal to the late emperor and Your Majesty. How could I allow you to offend him?"
Facing the angry glares of a group of ministers.
Li Wenze was not afraid at all and ignored them, but kept looking at Xiao Yanwen.
His tone was slightly heavy: "Please answer this humbled official's question, Minister Xiao."
See this.
Xiao Yanwen's face darkened and he looked a little annoyed.
But he did not get angry, and only looked at Li Wenzhe coldly: "The truth is only known today."
"In this case, please ask Prime Minister Xiao to lead all the civil and military officials into the palace as soon as possible to protect Your Majesty. This is the act of loyalty to the emperor and the country." Li Wenzhe said, his tone suddenly became serious:
"Instead of talking about it here, just pretend you don't know and stay out of it."
"Humph!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanwen could not help but snort coldly.
Looking at Li Wenzhe's eyes.
He seemed to have a hint of chill in his voice: "Didn't you hear what I said before? Since I am eating the emperor's salary, how can I not share his worries? I will certainly not sit idly by and allow the evil cult to disrupt the government, so why do you need to interfere?"
After saying this, Xiao Yanwen did not give Li Wenzhe a chance to speak.
He continued, "Do you know what the situation is like in the palace now and how many enemies there are?"
"Do you know that there are five celestial beings in Chang'an now? Do you know how many people are from the forces behind Empress Dowager Xiao and how many people are from the evil cult? Do you know how much power your majesty has under his command?"
Xiao Yanwen asked several questions in a row.
Li Wenzhe's face changed constantly due to the question.
"Lord Li, you are so good, you always say you are loyal to the emperor and the country, it sounds good, but you know nothing. What do you do as a censor?"
Xiao Yanwen glanced at Li Wenze and said in a neutral tone, "How could you know the deep meaning behind my not entering the palace to protect His Majesty?"
This series of rhetorical questions.
Li Wenzhe's face, which had been changing constantly, suddenly turned red and he stammered for a long time.
Then he said with a lack of confidence: "May I ask Prime Minister Xiao, what is the deep meaning?"
Xiao Yanwen sneered when he heard this: "You are worthy of knowing?"
"you"
Li Wenze came over furiously, glaring at him.
His body began to tremble slightly, his face turned pale, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"You bastard, I won't make plans with you!"
Amid the sneers of the ministers.
Li Wen took a deep breath, said something angrily, and then walked away in embarrassment.
"Prime Minister Xiao."
The Minister of War saw this and couldn't help but feel relieved for his teacher.
Then he took two steps forward and asked in a low voice: "Then what should we do?"
"How to do it?"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Xiao frowned slightly.
He first looked up at the palace from afar, then retracted his gaze and looked at the ministers present.
After a while.
Then he said slowly: "Just wait and see what happens."
"Just wait and see what happens?"
The Minister of War was stunned.
I don't quite understand. Isn't my job to share your worries?
Why do we suddenly have to wait and see?
"I did say that I would share your worries, but I didn't say which monarch I was sharing your worries for, right?" Seeing the Minister of War's puzzled face, Xiao Yanwen smiled.
Patting him on the shoulder, he said earnestly: "With our power, we can't change anything about today's incident. The more we do, the more mistakes we make, and the less we do, the fewer mistakes we make. Instead of doing wrong things, it's better to do nothing and wait for the results."
For him who wanted to be a powerful official.
It makes no difference whether it is the empress or the eldest prince who sits on the throne.
even
He wanted the eldest prince to succeed even more.
In his opinion, the empress is much more difficult to deal with than the eldest prince, and is not easy to deal with.
"Is that so?"
The Minister of War suddenly realized what was going on.
He quickly said respectfully: "I am grateful for your advice."
at the same time.
West of the city, the Imperial Guard Camp.
After separating from Shangguan Yun, several Jinyiwei immediately went to mobilize the troops with the empress's token.
"Convey your majesty's order."
"The Royal Guards will assemble immediately and go to suppress the rebellion."
With the loud roars of several Jinyiwei, the entire imperial guard camp was alarmed.
Immediately, several captains came over with serious faces.
"Where is the imperial edict?"
One of the captains spoke in a deep voice and extended his hand towards the Jinyiwei.
"This is your majesty's token."
Zhang Xian, the pacification envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, heard this.
He immediately showed the token given by Shangguan Yun: "Anyone who sees this order is like His Majesty himself."
"It is indeed His Majesty's token."
When several captains saw this, they all looked at him intently.
He immediately knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Zhang Xian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this.
He said in a deep voice: "Generals, the situation is urgent. Please quickly dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion."
"Excuse me, sir, who is the rebel?" The captain who spoke earlier stood up and asked.
"The eldest prince."
Zhang Xian said, "Your Majesty has ordered the Imperial Guard to move out immediately. First, they need to take control of Chang'an, then suppress the eldest prince, and then they must enter the palace without delay."
"Here."
Seeing Zhang Xian’s solemn expression.
Lin Zhan, the captain of the Imperial Guard, responded solemnly.
He immediately said, "Come here, quickly go and mobilize the troops."
"Take orders."
The commanders following behind him heard what he said, but they didn't pay any attention to his orders.
After nodding, he went to mobilize the troops.
Lin Zhan, on the other hand, stayed where he was, looking at Zhang Xian with some doubt, and asked him, "Sir, have you informed the commander?"
After all, shouldn't the Jinyiwei go directly to the commander-in-chief regarding the troop transfer?
How could they come directly to mobilize troops?
"This"
Zhang Xian's face darkened when he heard this.
Seeing this, Lin Zhan immediately realized that something was wrong and asked anxiously, "What happened to the commander?"
"Yeah." Zhang Xian nodded.
With an unpleasant expression, he said, "Earlier, I followed the commander to look for General Xin and convey His Majesty's order. When the old general came to mobilize the troops, he was abducted by a woman in a plain skirt. His life or death is unknown."
"what?"
Lin Zhan's pupils shrank after hearing this.
His expression changed, and he asked in shock: "The commander was kidnapped?"
After a moment of shock, Lin Zhan forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.
Then he asked, "Is there anyone who can help?"
Zhang Xian shook his head in silence.
"you."
Lin Zhan was furious when he saw this, and a surge of rage rose up in his heart uncontrollably.
He roared, "Why didn't you save him?"
"The situation is urgent. The Jinyiwei is seriously short of manpower. In addition, the other party has a high level of martial arts skills and is difficult to track down, so it is difficult to rescue him." Zhang Xian said in a low voice.
"Damn it!"
Lin Zhan cursed inwardly when he heard this.
But he also knew that now was not the time to question the Jinyiwei, so he had to suppress his anger.
He glanced at Zhang Xian coldly and said, "If anything happens to the commander, I will never forgive you."
Say it.
Lin Zhan left without looking back and went to help mobilize the army.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The captains and lieutenants under Zhu Wu also saw the appearance of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"The Royal Guards are here?"
Suddenly, everyone's expression changed slightly.
But soon, after he didn't see Xin Cheng, he immediately thought of something.
Everyone showed a hint of joy on their faces: "Is that old Xin Cheng dead?"
"Hahaha."
"In this way, great things can be accomplished."
As long as Xin Cheng died, they would have nothing to fear.
Immediately, a lieutenant laughed loudly and said, "We will quickly report this news to the commander."
However.
Before they could even take a step.
Then he brought Shangguan Yun, who was wearing a Feiyu costume, with an embroidered spring sword on her waist and a fierce look on her pretty face.
He stood in front of them expressionlessly, looking at them coldly.
"not good."
"It's Shangguan Yun, the commander of the Imperial Guard."
When everyone saw Shangguan Yun, their faces changed and a hint of fear rose in their hearts.
But a few people changed their minds.
The tension in my heart immediately eased.
They haven't done anything wrong yet, why are they so afraid of her?
"Excuse me, does the commander have anything to ask?"
Suddenly, a captain came forward with a smile, bowed and asked Shangguan Yun.
However, the moment his voice fell.
Shine——
The sword flashed away.
'poof'
A round head fell down with a sound.
"kill!"
Before everyone could react.
Shangguan Yun had already made a move, wielding the Embroidered Spring Knife in her hand and charging forward to kill.
Just one breath!
Another captain was beheaded.
"What are you doing, Commander?"
Seeing this, all the generals were shocked and angry. They drew their swords and pointed them at Shangguan Yun, shouting, "If the commander doesn't give us an explanation today, you can't leave here."
"How brave!"
"How dare you kill someone in my Imperial Guard Camp? Even if you are the commander of the Imperial Guard, you will die here today."
"Let's kill her together."
Accompanied by low growls, the generals looked at each other.
He had already realized that something was wrong, and immediately took action, killing Shangguan Yun.
"kill!"
And Shangguan Yun was surrounded and attacked by a group of generals.
Her pretty face was still cold, without showing any sign of panic, and her whole body was filled with a chilling sword intent.
He held the embroidered spring sword tightly in his hand and took a step forward.
'boom'
The moment she took this step.
The aura of the peak Zhixuan level also burst out from his body in an instant.
Overwhelm the entire camp
(End of this chapter)