Chapter 223 On the side of the Qing Dynasty, the mutiny controls Gao Wei
Gao Changgong reprimanded him repeatedly, with a strong tone. Because he had stayed at the frontier for several years, the aura he exuded was extremely majestic.
Awed by his power and reputation in recent years, these guardsmen also lowered their heads in shame and did not dare to look at each other.
Liu Taozhi remained expressionless: "I have no right to ask whether the left prime minister is guilty or not. I only follow your majesty's orders! But your highness, Prince Lanling..."
He has not finished speaking. After saying that, he felt a pain on his right wrist, as if something sharp had pierced into the bone marrow. Then, the same thing happened to his left bowl, left leg, and right leg. Liu Taozhi felt a sharp pain all over his body. He fell down weakly.
Xiao Jinyu stepped forward and said: "Chang Gong, he is not a person who can distinguish right from wrong, but is just a sword in the emperor's hand. It is useless to reason with him, otherwise many good kings would not have died. It's in his hands!"
Gao Changgong nodded and then turned his attention to Hu Luguang. Now Hu Luguang is in his sixties. Although he does not have the haggard appearance of Duan Shao, he has experienced this. , the person seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, with a trace of self-mockery and sadness in his eyes.
"I, Hu Lu Mingyue, have opened up territory for Da Qi all my life and have fought for decades. I have never been selfish and have no personal wealth. I never thought that Your Majesty would kill me in this way!"
Gao Changgong felt even more sad and sad.
"Prime Minister Zuo, please go back quickly! Your Majesty ordered Liu Taozhi to kill you because there is not enough evidence to prove that Prime Minister Zuo is treason. Otherwise, it will be investigated by Dali Temple. When you go back now, you should be from Never entered the palace before!”
When Gao Changgong said this, Hu Luguang shook his head and sneered.
"Chang Gong, do you know that there is no excuse for incriminating someone? With Mutipo, He Hongzhen, Xu Jue and other scoundrels on the side, what kind of crime can they not fabricate?"
After that, he asked again: "Aren't you at the frontier? Why have you come to the palace?"
"Your Majesty ordered the envoy to hurry up and deliver the imperial edict, asking us to come back to the Empress Dowager. "Condolences!"
Hu Luguang sneered again: "You can even think of this reason. The Queen Mother passed away more than a month ago. Even if you rushed back, How can we catch up with her funeral ceremony?
How stupid! Your Majesty actually wants to liquidate our group of famous veterans. Does he think that by killing us, Da Qi can continue to be strong just by relying on those few villains?
If this continues, the country will be destroyed! "
After being silent and thoughtful for a moment, he turned to Gao Changgong again:
"Changgong, don't go see him either, let's all go! "
But Gao Changgong obviously had no intention of leaving. At this time, Xiao Jinyu stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, I know that your Hulu family has always disliked interfering in government affairs, prohibiting bribery, and not seeking personal gain. You are just afraid that your high position will cause trouble, but you also said that if you want to inflict a crime, there is no excuse. Some things are not something you can escape if you want to,
And we can’t just leave if we want to! "
"Then what good ideas does Mr. Xie have? ”
Hu Luguang had also heard of the talented name “Xie Zhen” and the virtuous name of Princess Lanling from Duan Shao. Originally he didn’t look down on women as officials, but he learned that she often He delivered medicine and food to the border sergeants, and assisted Dugu Yongye in guarding Luoyang City for nearly a month. He also wholeheartedly helped King Lanling in the frontier to repel the enemy forces of the puppet Zhou Dynasty again and again, and he couldn't help but admire him. .
This thank you to the right minister is a sign of respect for her talent.
Xiao Jinyu raised her hand and saluted: "Please help us to clear the emperor's side and solemnize the court. If the emperor issues an edict to blame himself, otherwise the people will boil over and the rebels will be like a loach crossing the river. When the time comes, there will be internal and external troubles, the building will collapse, and Zhou, Turks, Goguryeo, and Nanchen will all come to take a share of the pie. Such a situation , I think it’s not what the left prime minister wants to see! ”
Hu Luguang's face darkened, but in his mind he seemed to have thought of the image of the country being destroyed and the family destroyed.
Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Jinyu said again: "If the Prime Minister Zuo still wants to stay out of the matter and be a direct minister, I will not force him. Please come back, Prime Minister Zuo! You can pretend that I have not said anything. Of course, You can also expose me to the emperor!"
Hu Luguang looked up and looked at Xiao Jinyu for a long time in disbelief. She was obviously just a very beautiful and even delicate woman, but she could be so bold. Courage and execution.
Don’t she know what the consequences will be if she fails?
The city was cut off and the whole clan was wiped out. Gao Guiyan is a lesson learned from the past!
"Xie Right Prime Minister is indeed a man of courage, and his actions are outstanding. I am ashamed of myself. Then you can go! I also pretended that I have never heard these words before and went back first!"
Xiao Jinyu nodded and said: Don't stop him, just watch him leave.
When Hu Luguang walked out of Liangfeng Hall, he found that the guards here seemed to have changed. They didn't care about his departure, and no one was chasing him.
Just walking out of Zhu Mingmen was like entering a deserted place. No one came to stop me, not even a word of greeting.
Until he walked out of the parking door, Hu Luguang saw an exceptionally handsome young man standing in front of the door with a group of Baibao sergeants. He stood sternly. The young man held a bowstring and an arrow in his hand and pursed his lips slightly. , there was a trace of cruel coldness in his eyes.
"Did Zuo Xiang just leave like this?" Seeing Hu Luguang walking out, Fenghuang went up to greet him and asked lukewarmly.
“This time, the Prime Minister was tricked into entering the palace by His Majesty, with the intention that after Liu Taozhi killed the Prime Minister, he would then accuse the Prime Minister of treason, and finally kill him all over the house!” After a pause, Phoenix looked into his eyes again and said, "It was my brother Qing who saved you, right?"
Hu Luguang's expression changed in shock.
“How do you know His Majesty’s thoughts?”
“What’s so strange about this? Liu Taozhi was the one who killed the king. Prime Minister Gao Dezheng, Shangdang Wang Gaohuan, and Yongan Wang Gaojun were all his victims. Killing is nothing more than removing obstacles for the emperor. Since ancient times, the fate of those who surpassed the master has been the same, and I, Murong, have also gone through this old path."
"Then you led the troops here today to imitate your father's rebellion?"
Fenghuang smiled disdainfully: "I came to protect King Lanling and Princess Lanling on the orders of Governor Duan, but what if Your Majesty really doesn’t care about public opinion and wants to kill the hero or hurt my brother Qing even a hair, then I don’t mind rebelling!”
Hu Luguang couldn’t bear to say that the rebellion was so blatant. , advised:
"Murong Jue, you are still young, don't ruin your future!"
Fenghuang still smiled nonchalantly.
"I am trying to break up the chaos anyway. If you insist on calling it a rebellion, then I don't mind!"
"I'm very sorry. If the left prime minister is still wavering, then I can only stay here for now." You've been staying here for a day!"
"Five people stay here to accompany the Prime Minister, the rest will follow me to Qianqiu Gate!"
Fenghuang gave the order! , thousands of Baibao Xianbei soldiers poured into the palace gate in an orderly manner and rushed towards the Qianqiu Gate.
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In the Zhaoyang Palace, singing and dancing continued. Gao Wei hugged Mu Xieli and listened proudly to the boasts of his favorite ministers.
“As long as Hu Luguang dies, Your Majesty will order to destroy Hu Luguang’s entire family, depose Queen Hu Lugu, and then kill Lanling King Gao Changgong, the world of Da Qi will be firmly under your Majesty’s control. With it in hand, who will dare to go against His Majesty in the future?"
Mu Dipo said from the side, but Zu Jue's eyes showed disdain.
"The reason for killing Zuo Xiang is because Zuo Xiang returned to the capital from his last expedition to the west. His Majesty ordered the soldiers to disperse, but Hu Luguang ordered the soldiers to attack the capital. If you want to do evil, you can kill King Lanling. Can you find it? What's the reason?
He and Princess Lanling have been stationed at the frontier for four years, but they have not made any mistakes. They are not greedy for money. Princess Lanling even used her own dowry to raise money for the sergeants. Food and salary, such a good reputation, why do you kill?
Killing them will definitely arouse public anger and make everyone in the world an enemy? "
Mu Dipo was unhappy and yelled: "Zu Shangshu, which side are you on? Are you a minister of His Majesty or a minister of King Lanling? "
Zu Jue immediately knelt down and explained: "Your Majesty, I just feel that if enough evidence is not found, the matter of killing King Lanling can be considered in the long term! "
Gao Wei felt a little impatient when he heard that. At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked straight out of Zhaoyang Palace.
King Lanling He and Xiao Jinyu walked into Zhaoyang Hall at this time
From the first step into Zhaoyang Hall, Gao Changgong frowned. Although the Empress Dowager has been buried, according to the regulations, she must gather together for at least two months inside and outside, cry three times a day, and no entertainment is allowed.
What he didn't expect was that even during the period of mourning for the Empress Dowager, the young emperor was still indulging in lewd pleasures with his concubines!
There are three flattering ministers beside them, who decide the life and death of the ministers in the court so casually with their mouths open and shut!
“Your Majesty!”
Gao Changgong called out. This was the first time he saw the grown-up Gao Wei. The impression of him in his mind was still at the moment when he was timid and timid when he was a child. He didn't expect that the grown-up boy, although his face was still a little bit... Young and astringent, but a pair of eyes are filled with desire and become turbid.
Gao Wei didn't seem to hear his low call, but completely ignored his presence and strode straight towards Xiao Jinyu.
“What a beauty! She has the purity and beauty of a girl, the alluring charm of a woman, and her body is really beautiful. If you take off your clothes, I don’t know how beautiful this jade body is. ..."
Gao Changgong really couldn't listen any more, so he stood in front of Xiao Jinyu and grabbed Gao Wei's hand that was about to reach out.
"What are you doing?" He shouted sharply, the disappointment in his eyes became even worse, almost breaking.
Mutipo's eyes suddenly lit up, showing a crazy joy. He glanced at Zu Jue, as if to say: Look, who said there was no reason to kill him, now there is a reason!
"King Lanling, you dare to be rude to His Majesty. Are you going to kill the king?"
"Come here!"
Now he is in charge of Su The Imperial Guards, except for Kudifulian, the guard of the Qianqiu Gate, at least half of the Imperial Guards in other places in the palace are under his control. As long as King Lanling enters the Zhaoyang Palace, he will definitely be able to Let him be unable to fly.
But just after he gave the order, Gao Wei actually raised his hand to stop him and said: "No! Let them go down first. There are so many of us, and there are only two of them. Why are they making such a big noise? Don't Scared my brother and sister-in-law!”
After he finished speaking, he laughed loudly, but his eyes kept looking at Xiao Jinyu.
Gao Changgong's eyes widened in anger, looking at this face similar to Gao Zhan's in disbelief.
"Brother, don't be angry! You see, you have tanned and lost weight in the past few years in the frontier fortress. My brother is really distressed to see you!"
"But yours This woman is so breathtakingly beautiful. What are you doing hiding her beauty? Hiding it without others knowing, it’s better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together. Let’s enjoy it together, dear friends, don’t you think so? "
At this moment, in addition to the palace maids and dozens of imperial guards on duty, there are only three people in Zhaoyang Palace: Zu Jue, He Hongzhen and Mutipo.
Zu Jue and He Hongzhen lowered their heads and did not dare to answer the question at all. Only Muti Po smiled proudly as if watching a good show.
There was a "pop", and the next moment, Mutipo stopped laughing, but Gao Wei looked at Gao Changgong in disbelief!
“How dare you hit me?”
“How could you become so ungrateful and shameless?”
“How dare you scold me?”< br>
"Here comes someone! Kill him!"
Gao Wei screamed wildly, pulled out the sword of one of the guards in the palace and stabbed Gao Changgong, but his sword had not yet touched Gao Changgong. The corner of his clothes was kicked off by him, and the sword actually fell into his hand.
Gao Changgong put his sword on Gao Wei's neck with his backhand. He was so frightened that Gao Wei's face turned pale and he could not move at all.
"Brother, what do you want to do? Do you really want to rebel?"
"This is the imperial palace, this is Zhaoyang Palace. Do you think that if you kill me, you and your princess will still be here?" Can you escape?”
Gao Changgong didn't care what he said, he just shouted to the Forbidden Army guards around him who were about to move:
"Don't move!"
"Your Majesty, I only ask you, are you the one who deducted the food and wages of the border soldiers? Are you indulging in the villains around you?"
"Is it your order to send Liu Taozhi to kill the left prime minister?"
"How many cruel things have you done to the people?"
"Do you know how Qi has been harmed by you now?"
Gao Wei shivered and did not dare to move. He only begged in a trembling low voice: "Brother, don't be excited, don't be excited, everything is easy to talk about. , everything is easy to say, I was just joking with you, just a joke..."
"Don't move! Don't move, all of you!"
Seeing this situation, Mutipo said, His mind was spinning rapidly, and he thought to himself: If Gao Wei really died at the hands of Gao Changgong, wouldn't that mean he was convicted of regicide! How could you miss such a good opportunity?
So, he shouted loudly outside the palace: "Come here, King Lanling wants to assassinate His Majesty, come quickly, kill him..."
Before he could finish his words, a bright light flashed in front of his eyes, as if an arrow from his sleeve had been inserted straight into his throat.
Mu Dipo's eyes widened and she looked in disbelief at Xiao Jinyu who shot the arrow at him. She clutched her throat and fell to the ground with a thud.
Gao Wei looked at Mutipo's eyes with bulging pupils and was so frightened that he was speechless for a moment!
At this time, some sergeants rushed in from outside the palace. Gao Wei was overjoyed, thinking that it was the imperial guards coming to rescue him, and shouted: "Come to my rescue quickly and punish the traitors!"
But who would have expected that the next moment these sergeants would point their weapons at the Forbidden Army guards in the palace, frightening the Forbidden Army guards to the point of being dumbfounded and not daring to move.
An extraordinary and handsome young man walked in and shouted in a cold voice: "Surrender or die?"
These Sima Du in the palace who were guarding Gao Wei usually only played with Gao Wei and had long since lost After a battle of wits, when he saw the rebels entering the palace with swords in their hands, they instantly lost their courage and knelt down to surrender.
Seeing this scene suddenly, even Gao Changgong and Xiao Jinyu were a little surprised. They just asked Fenghuang to wait outside the palace, but they didn't expect that he would lead his troops into the palace!
Five skulls rolled in front of Gao Wei, and Gao Wei turned pale with fright!
“Don’t think that anyone will come to rescue you. Half of the guards in Yenan City surrendered. I spared their lives, but the rest of their heads are here!”
"Don't wonder why I was able to attack the imperial city and get here without any effort. It's because most of the imperial guards here have been trained like two-legged sheep by you and have no fighting power! I just use the Two thousand soldiers and horses can sweep across the imperial city!"
Gao Wei looked at this beautiful-looking young man in white robes who looked like a god of death.
“Are you trying to say that you still have all the garrison troops in the Gyeonggi region, who are all Xianbei sergeants in the first six towns, and your brother Langya King Gaoyan has just taken up the post of governor of Gyeonggi, and he will lead the troops Come to the rescue, right?”
Gao Wei was stunned, he really thought so.
Phoenix smiled coldly again: "Then you must have never imagined that your brother has also wanted to kill you for a long time!"
Gao Wei's face turned pale again, and he asked very frightened and at a loss: "You, what do you want to do?"