Chapter 4355: Seeing the poor dagger
This time, the elbows and armpits grew. The officials in the palace were stunned at first, and then their expressions changed drastically. However, Jin Famin took two steps forward, and took another two steps forward when he was diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor. He was only ten steps away from the imperial case, holding in his hand The dagger gleamed with cold light, and his figure lunged forward vigorously.
At this moment, the closest servant to Li Chengqian was also five steps away, and it was difficult to stop him in such a hurry...
With a ferocious face, Jin Famin rushed forward and was only two steps away from reaching the Imperial Case. The right hand holding the dagger was clenched tightly, and he swung his arm back to prepare for accumulating power. He was just waiting to jump onto the Imperial Case to kill this disabled and inconvenient man. The Emperor of Tang Dynasty was assassinated on the spot.
Only then did the officials in the palace scream and curse, but they were unable to stop him.
The British Lord Li Ji sitting at the bottom was after all a famous general in the world. Although he was briefly stunned, he quickly realized that it was too late to stop him. He was holding the leg of the table in front of him and was sitting on his knees. So he turned sideways and used all his strength to throw the case.
This "memorial case", which was two feet four inches long and one foot two inches wide and made entirely of nanmu, was thrown out by Li Ji with all his strength, carrying the whirring sound of the wind. It came first and hit Jin Famin in the moment before he set foot on the imperial case. Back spine.
Although Li Ji is not known for his martial arts, his skills are definitely not bad. As a famous general, even though he has been indifferent these years, he has never given up on beating his body. His hands are extremely strong. This time he fought hard and smashed the memorial case with a "bang" sound. Li Chengqian staggered, and the shocked Li Chengqian kicked the imperial case in front of him. The imperial case fell over, catching Jin Famin's staggering steps and causing him to fall to the ground.
The two chamberlains behind Li Chengqian rushed up to protect him. Seeing Jin Famin fall, they both rushed forward to save Jin Famin and shouted: "Your Majesty, leave quickly!"
Jin Famin was only half a point away from winning. How could he give up such a golden opportunity? He struggled to get up, trying to break away from the two chamberlains but couldn't. He held the dagger and stabbed it randomly a few times. Blood flowed. Then the two chamberlains screamed and let go. When Jin Famin finally got rid of it, he wanted to step forward again. He stabbed the emperor who was sitting on the couch with his hands and feet and retreated in panic, but he heard a shout in his ear: "Do you dare, dog thief!"
Jin Famin turned around in shock and saw a fist that expanded rapidly in front of his eyes and then hit him hard on the face.
With just one punch, Jin Famin felt as if his head had been hit by a sledgehammer. There was a "buzz" sound, and then the sky was filled with stars. Before he could recover, he was hit hard on the chest and abdomen again, and his whole body was numb. Usually rickets...
Li Ji subdued Jin Famin with punches and kicks. Fearing that he might still be able to harm His Majesty, he rushed forward, grabbed the dagger and threw it aside. Then he punched Jin Famin hard on the side of his carotid artery. He waited until he was unconscious before killing him. With death pressed beneath him, he shouted loudly: "Come here! Bind this thief!"
The guards outside the palace rushed in at this time. Seeing such a scene, their legs were so frightened that they became weak. If His Majesty was assassinated, not only would they not be able to survive, but the whole family would also suffer...
Hearing Li Ji's cry, he rushed forward and tied up the unconscious Jin Famin. Li Ji got up and warned: "Gag his mouth and take off his clothes to prevent him from biting his tongue or taking poison."
When many of the dead soldiers raised by powerful families did some shady things, they would often hide poison on their bodies, and some even smeared it on their collars. Once their deeds were exposed, they would commit suicide on the spot in order to keep the secret.
"Here!"
The guards stripped Jin Famin naked and tied him up according to Li Ji's instructions. He stuffed a piece of hardwood into his mouth, tied a rope at both ends and tied a knot around the back of his head.
Li Ji then looked at Li Chengqian. Zhang Liang, Xu Jingzong and others had already rushed to his majesty, helped Li Chengqian up, who had just recovered from the shock, took a few steps forward and asked with concern: "Is your majesty okay?"
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Li Chengqian straightened his clothes and looked a little pale. He didn't have much time to think about what happened just now and didn't feel much. Now that the thief has been subdued, he realized how dangerous it was when he thought about it. If Li Ji had even the slightest hint of disobedience in his heart , if the shot was just a tiny bit slower, I was afraid that blood would have been splattered on the spot...
Later, I realized that I was frightened. Cold sweat had soaked my inner clothes. I tried to keep my composure on my face and nodded, "My dear friends, don't be alarmed. I'm fine."
Then he looked at Li Ji: "Thanks to the British Lord for his decisive action, otherwise I would have suffered a disaster!"
Li Ji didn't show any signs of joy after rescuing the driver. He looked solemn, bowed his arms to the ground, and said in shame: "I put your majesty in danger in front of you. I really deserve death! If your majesty is not injured at all, I will surely die." Blame!”
All the ministers were also afraid, and they all bowed: "I am waiting for death!"
Li Chengqian breathed out, calmed down, and waved his hands: "The incident happened suddenly. Who would have thought that Jin Famin, who led his people to defend Wude Palace regardless of life and death, would suddenly assassinate me? Fortunately, Yinggong took action in time, and there was no danger. My dear friends, you don't have to Blame yourself.”
When all the ministers heard this, they all straightened up.
Zhang Liang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, suddenly took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Jin Bomin is from the royal family of Silla. He must have resentment towards his homeland, so he took the risk. I dare to ask Your Majesty, who placed this animal in the East Palace to protect the Wude Palace? ?”
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became serious.
Throughout the dynasties, "assassinating kings and killing chariots" has been a first-class felony, almost as much as "treason". Not only the assassin must be punished by death or beheaded, but all other persons involved are also serious crimes and will not be forgiven. possible.
Jin Beomin was from the royal family of Silla. Who allowed him to gather his old troops and ambush him in the East Palace?
Although the purpose is to use its power to defend the Wude Palace, now that Jin Famin is assassinating the king and the person who contacted him to enter the East Palace, it is difficult to escape the connection...
All the officials in the palace looked at Zhang Liang, somewhat surprised.
When Zhang Liang was in Jiangnan, he had some troubles with Fang Jun. Fang Jun punished him so much that he was in a state of ecstasy and lost his face. Over the years, he was probably beaten. Zhang Liang followed Fang Jun's footsteps in everything. Fang Jun said He would never talk about the East, and he had long been regarded as a loyal supporter of Fang Jun by various forces.
Everyone knows that the relationship between Bang Jun and Silla is entangled. Because of Queen Seondeok, all the remaining forces of Silla are almost obedient to Bang Jun. They can introduce Jin Bomin into the East Palace and order him to lead the last armed forces of the Silla royal family. With the strength of three thousand "Hwarangs", it is natural that only Fang Jun can do it to defend the Wude Palace to the death.
Now that Jin Famin failed to assassinate His Majesty, it is inevitable that he should be held accountable, but should Fang Jun really be held accountable?
Not to mention His Majesty's favor and trust in Fang Jun, just say that Fang Jun is holding up his hand to the sky to wipe out the rebels outside the Xuanwu Gate. He can rush into Taiji Palace and King Qin to rescue them at any time. Who dares to hold Fang Jun accountable?
Zhang Liang is so reckless, isn't he afraid that after Fang Jun brings troops to the palace and hears about this matter, he will settle the score with him?
There are many people in the court who can't stand Fang Jun, especially the civil service system who is worried that he will become a powerful minister like Dong and Huo. They regard him as a scourge and want to impeach him in one fell swoop, seize the title, remove him from office, and put him to dust. But the problem is The key is that it must be hit with one hit so that it cannot stand up, otherwise it will suffer backlash.
That stick is going crazy and no one can resist it...
The waiter put the imperial case in place, and cleaned up the left and right sides. The tea sets and snacks that fell on the ground were all clear. Li Chengqian sat back again, glanced at Zhang Liang, and said: "This is all the result of Jin Famin's madness and intolerance of justice, and the conflict with others." There is no need to say anything, Duke Yun.”
Then he ignored Zhang Liang and asked Li Jidao: "I wonder how the war is going outside?"
Li Ji turned around and went outside the main hall to listen to the report from the scouts waiting here. Then he turned around and reported: "Li Junxian is leading the palace guards and Baiqisi to fight against the enemy. The 'Hwarang Army' does not know yet that Jin Famin assassinated His Majesty." We are still fighting to the death and can hold on for a short time, but if Fang Jun fails to lead his army to capture Xuanwu Gate and enter the palace for reinforcements, the consequences are unpredictable. "
Xu Jingzong said: "It seems that Jin Famin had evil intentions to destroy the country. In order to gain His Majesty's trust, he actually sacrificed three thousand 'Hwarangs', just to gain an impression of loyalty in front of Your Majesty, so he got a chance to get close."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered the chamberlain from before: "The chamberlain deliberately mentioned in the main hall that Jin Famin was injured in a bloody battle and was loyal and brave, so that His Majesty had to receive him. This gave Jin Famin the opportunity to assassinate him at close range... But he didn't know that Where is the chamberlain now? He must be under control and interrogated.”
Li Chengqian had already thought of this: "Don't worry, the traitor has been captured by Wang De. It won't be too late to interrogate him after the rebellion is suppressed."
Today, if he hadn't reacted quickly and kicked down the imperial case to block Jin Famin, and Li Ji used the case to injure him, the thief might have succeeded... There was still lingering fear in his heart.
Li Jidao: "In the opinion of a humble minister, we should block the news here and prevent the three thousand 'Hwarangs' from knowing about Jin Famin, otherwise they will inevitably collapse."
Since Jin Famin had made up his mind to sacrifice these three thousand "Hwarangs" to achieve the goal of getting close to the emperor and waiting for an opportunity to assassinate him, the court naturally did not need to be polite and let these three thousand people make full use of themselves and die in a worthy death.
Otherwise, once the three thousand "Hwarang" are defeated, not only will they not be able to resist the rebels, but they will cause panic to the defenders.
Li Chengqian asked again: "What's going on with the rebels in the south of the city?"
Li Ji replied: "We are still near Yuanqiu, and there is no movement. Lu Guogong Chen Bingshen Heyuan, Xue, Liu, and Zheng allied forces followed closely. The three armies restricted each other, and no one dared to act rashly. Moreover, Wei Gong was always in charge. Outside the Chunming Gate, Donggong Liu led tens of thousands of troops to prepare for the danger, frightening all the armies in Guanzhong and many clans to cease their activities. The situation is still under control. "
He actually disagreed with the emperor's grand chess game. Although the benefits were high, the risks were too great. If he was not careful, he would lose everything. From what he saw, all he had to do was wipe out the rebels, stabilize the government, secure the throne, and slowly deal with the demons and monsters with evil intentions. Why be so anxious?
However, His Majesty did not know what kind of ecstasy was poured into him by Fang Jun. He believed in his words and completely forgot about the principle that "a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall." Lead out and catch them all.
Now it seems that although the risk has been taken, the expected goal may not be achieved. Li Daozong's sudden rebellion forced Fang Jun to regain control of Youtunwei early. As a result, Xuanwu Gate would inevitably fall into Fang Jun's hands, cutting off Li Daozhong's retreat. , and also made those troops and clan officials who originally wanted to enter the Taiji Palace to use rat-proof weapons to still sit back and watch, not daring to end.
Therefore, the risk Your Majesty takes is not worth it... (End of Chapter)