hotmtlnovel Chapter 490 The Real Great Wall
Chapter 490 The Real Great Wall
Chapter 490 The Real Great Wall
The tall palace walls blocked the fighting in the palace at the moment, and the people outside the Daxia Gate were still celebrating their prosperous life and wishing the two saints good health for thousands of years.
The fire in the palace was still burning. The thieves had been prepared. With the help of tung oil and wind, half of Fengzao Palace had been burned down.
The Dragon Guards, Habayashi Lang and the imperial army jointly searched all parts of the harem. More than a hundred thieves were strangled. Many of them were not members of the thieves assassinated this time, but they were also people with ulterior motives, and were conveniently taken advantage of by the army. Suppressed.
Dai Quan stood at the highest point of the Forbidden City, overlooking the brightly lit Sixth Palace with smoke everywhere, and sighed: "Your Majesty is the most forbearing person, and he can bear it until now before taking action..."
The incident may have happened unexpectedly, but the one who gained the most in this matter was definitely the stubborn old man on the throne.
After the fireworks show, the people were reluctant to leave, always focusing on the person who brought them a prosperous age that they could not see in a thousand years.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the crowds of people in front of him who kept shouting long live, and he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.
"Fourth child, you are better than a father!"
"That's what my father taught me well. Without my father, where would my sons and ministers be?"
It can be said that the emperor is really happy at this moment. He is so humble in his mouth and so happy in his heart. If he hadn't been concerned about his old father's feelings, he would have grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
Even though the emperor had restrained himself enough, the old man still saw his son's pride.
"Okay, we still have a long way to go, but where are we now... If you do this, you will be called mean and unkind, and you will also be called murderous. Fourth child, are you really ready to fight against the Manchu Dynasty? Are you an enemy?"
The palace has become such a commotion, and the military camp outside the city has become a venue for a battle between the two sides. The Supreme Emperor has been fighting with his ministers for a lifetime, how could he not guess the emperor's thoughts.
The fourth child didn't want to endure it anymore. He was going to go on a killing spree, and he would use this sudden assassination to carry out a general purge.
If it succeeds, no one will dare to say no to the emperor's new laws and policies from now on.
If defeated...
No, the fourth child has no chance of defeat.
After taking the throne for ten years, Lao Si relied on forbearance to firmly hold power in his hands step by step, and cultivated a large group of ministers who were loyal to him.
The most important thing is that Lao Si’s biggest source of support is not the ministers in the court, but...
"Long live the saint, long live your majesty!"
"Daxia will last for ten thousand years, Your Majesty will last for ten thousand years!"
The emperor was always facing the cold wind and waving to his people.
The Emperor understood that his son was better than him.
His son's greatest support is not even the civil and military ministers who are loyal to him, but the millions of people who, under Yuanyou's new policy, have support for their old age, support for their young, adequate food and clothing, and enough money to enjoy life!
Sure enough, after hearing the Emperor's question, the Emperor glanced at the group of people in the right corner with a sarcastic look on his lips.
He whispered: "Father, you are too worried. If my son had some scruples before, but now, they are insignificant! As long as I shout in front of the people to protect and quell the rebellion, I can immediately have an army of tens of millions...Father, this country is insignificant." After all, the country is protected by the people. As long as the people of the world are fed and clothed, they can use their flesh and blood to build a steel-like Great Wall to protect these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for me and themselves!"
For the first time, the Supreme Emperor felt that his fourth child was already standing higher than him and could see further than him.
Having enough food and clothing, these four words only take a few breaths to write, but they are a truly prosperous era that Zhaowu has not been able to achieve in fifty years.
Perhaps, this was God's will, which made him choose the fourth child to inherit the throne!
"The Saint, the Emperor, the Concubine Xian and Princess Wen'an are here with their young highness..."
Ok?
The emperor looked around and saw Xia Shouzhong bowing to report, but Yuan Chun and others were nowhere to be seen.
"Where is he? Why don't you come up?"
Xia Shouzhong had a strange expression. He glanced at the civil servants, generals, and concubines who were all looking at him. He took a deep breath and said, "Go back to the emperor, and the empress said that she is stained with blood and may disturb the emperor..."
Not many people knew what happened in the palace, and many people looked surprised after hearing Xia Shouzhong's words.
And the Supreme Emperor has heard the mystery behind it. It seems that there is also a thief in Fengzao Palace...
He immediately glared at the emperor: "Look at the good thing you did, you actually let the thieves disturb my good grandson! If I had known this, I should have directly mobilized the army..."
"Father!"
The emperor interrupted the old man's words with a rare frown, and supported the old man who was already shaking with anger: "It's better to let Concubine Xian and the others come up first. Some things should be discussed openly."
"Emperor, what happened?"
The conversation between the two saints had already made everyone on the tower realize that something was wrong. Empress Dowager Cao came to the two saints with the support of the female officer.
The emperor had no choice but to appease his aunt, but he simply said that there was a thief in the palace and he had arranged for someone to deal with it...
"I pay homage to the saint, the Queen Mother, and your Majesty!"
When Yuanchun and others boarded the tower, the ceremonial swords in their hands were still glowing with scarlet.
It was a cold winter day, and the blood stained on the sword had already frozen on the blade.
Daiyu, who was standing next to Yuan Chun, had blood stains on her cheeks. The ceremonial knife that was originally used as a pendant was tightly held in her hand.
The old lady no longer cared about the impoliteness in front of you, threw away Mrs. Xing who was supporting her, stumbled over, grabbed Yuan Chun and Daiyu, and asked eagerly.
"My son, what happened? But where is the injury?"
The old lady's urgent and piercing cry brought everyone on the tower back to reality from their shock.
But Yuanchun was seen holding the old lady who was about to collapse.
Daiyu threw the ritual knife in her hand to the ground and wiped her face haphazardly with her hands, but the blood-stained look was not reduced by half.
However, she still smiled with a crooked eyebrow and said softly: "Grandma, don't worry, my wife and I are fine. The blood may have been accidentally splashed on my face when I killed the thief."
Both those who knew the inside story and those who didn't knew the inside story took a deep breath at this time.
Especially the civil servants who were familiar with Lin Ruhai looked at the gentle Tan Hwa Lang with strange eyes.
"Ruhai, is this what you told me before, your weak girl who can't take care of herself and grew up in a medicine jar?"
Not to mention other people, Mr. Lin was confused!
How could his fragile daughter be so skillful in saying the word "murder" from her mouth now?
He was confused, but why did he, Lin Ruhai, feel inexplicably proud?
The emperor did not avoid people, but asked Yuanchun what happened in front of everyone.
At this time, Yuanchun's body was covered with blood, but it did not reduce her brilliance at all. On the contrary, it made everyone feel that the person standing in front of them was a powerful female general. "At that time, Zhongcui Palace was compromised. I felt that staying in Fengzao Palace might become a bargaining chip for the thieves to blackmail His Majesty, so I summoned the palace people and worked together to rush out of Fengzao Palace... The leader of the black-clothed thieves was very strong. Fortunately, my cousin had a firecracker and shot him to death while he was not paying attention... Later, I killed two people, and my cousin killed another person... General Liu arrived in time and blocked the thieves..."
Yuanchun spoke carefully, and everyone listened even more carefully.
Those officials and family members only found it thrilling and bizarre.
When everyone was lamenting the bizarre experience of Concubine Xian and Princess Wen'an, only one censor suddenly said loudly: "It's really ridiculous. The Forbidden City is the residence of the Emperor, but so many thieves were allowed to sneak in. The Forbidden Army is What are you doing to eat?”
"Yes, why are there so many thieves in the palace?"
"When did the defense of the Forbidden City become so poor? Your Majesty, I believe that the Forbidden Army should be strictly investigated. This matter must be caused by internal and external collusion..."
"Yes, there must be collusion between the inside and outside. Otherwise, how could thieves sneak into the tightly guarded palace?"
Seemingly finding a breakthrough, the imperial officials came out in almost all their ranks and targeted the three imperial guards.
To be precise, he pointed the finger at Wu Ren.
If it were in the past, many people would think this was another civil-military battle. But this time, the censors really met a dead mouse, and they were suddenly fooled!
The emperor looked coldly at the row of Wu Xun, his eyes directed at those people with low official titles and mostly idle positions.
Among these people, there were several royal family members surnamed Liu, and almost all of them bore the title of General of the State or General of the Auxiliary State.
The rest are all princes and nobles who have been passed down since the founding of the country. Even if they no longer have the glory of the founding of the country, these people at least have the rank of general and have more or less influence in the army. .
No matter whether they were involved in what happened tonight or not, according to the secret investigation of the Dragon Guards in the past few days, these people have colluded with some civil servants to reform the official system in the Zhengdan Dynasty tomorrow. Make trouble.
Now that we have this good opportunity tonight, what are we going to do with these people? New Year?
"Your Majesty is right, what happened in the palace tonight is indeed caused by someone colluding inside and outside, trying to give me a blow!"
The emperor smiled coldly and suddenly shouted: "Liu Zan, Liu Qu, Liu Zhiru... Shi Qingzhi, Rong Haiqi, Zhang Zhen, Lu Shiyao... Do you think I am too disobedient and want to kill me?" Sit on the dragon throne obediently, so that you can hold the emperor hostage and command the princes!"
Wow…
"I dare not (I am wronged), but your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
The emperor named nearly thirty people in a row. Every time he called someone, one person would kneel down with a pop.
In fact, this matter has become an open conspiracy. When the emperor named these people, they already knew that their conspiracy had been exposed.
However, most of them did not know what happened tonight. They just wanted to jointly put pressure on the emperor and had not thought about assassinating the emperor. This was really an injustice to them.
Only a few of them, even if they were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, saying words of begging for mercy, still had hatred in their eyes as they lowered their eyebrows and lowered their heads.
"What do you not dare to do? You dare to put people beside me, dare to instigate and confuse the soldiers of the imperial army, and even shout out slogans to admonish the emperor, what do you not dare to do?"
The emperor's voice became colder and colder, and his tone was colder than the cold wind on the tower.
At this time, Zhou Jiong, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood up and said quietly: "Qingjun side? It seems that I have become a 'treacherous minister'. I wonder what the crimes are for me? Oh~ I understand, reform the official system, you guys." We can no longer rely on the merits of our ancestors to enjoy wealth and power at home."
Zhou Jiong's words pointed out the key, and they also matched the emperor's next plan.
He could endure the thieves killing people and setting fires in the palace, wasn't he planning to use this to get rid of the worms in the government that hindered the reform of the official system?
"What Zhou Qing said is right. That's not what they thought. That's why they jumped up and down, linked up in various places, and did such a shocking thing. If the imperial guards hadn't been alert, maybe I would have become the first person in Daxia to be harmed by a minister. The emperor is dead!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Calm down? Calm down? No, I am not angry, only cold-hearted!"
The ministers and official family members on the tower bowed down one after another, and the people below the tower were shocked by the scene on the tower.
The people near the front could vaguely hear a few words, such as assassination, collusion, thieves, etc., all of which made their hair stand on end.
Is this someone who wants to assassinate the great sage emperor?
At first, the people were still whispering, but when the emperor's figure reappeared on the edge of the battlement, everyone stopped talking almost at the same time. The gathering of ten thousand people turned out to be completely silent.
The emperor stood quietly by the battlements, looking at the people who were kneeling silently in front of him.
He shouted loudly below: "My people, someone wants to kill me tonight, and they want to kill your emperor..."
"Your Majesty~"
The civil and military officials on the city tower were shocked by the emperor's sudden move, and they all opened their mouths to stop the emperor's behavior.
A minister assassinating a king is a scandal to the world!
Where is the court’s face? How can they, the civil and military ministers, have the face to face the people in the future?
Even the emperor's own majesty may be damaged.
After all, the majestic emperor was so hated by his ministers that he wanted to assassinate him...
"Kill the thief and protect His Majesty!"
Boom~
I don’t know who shouted this first. The originally silent crowd suddenly stood up like a volcano erupting. They all clenched their fists, raised them high, shouted, and stared angrily at the civil and military ministers on the tower.
"Kill the thief and escort him!"
"Kill the thief and escort him!"
"Escort! Escort!"
The crowd was boiling, thousands of people were angry, and the sound was like a sharp knife, rushing up the tower.
Those who had been named by the emperor before turned pale and couldn't help but want to retreat.
Unexpectedly, they saw dozens of Han generals standing behind them, and they were detained one by one in an instant.
The people below the city tower showed signs of attacking the palace gate in anger, but the emperor was not worried. Instead, he glanced at those who had been detained with contempt.
"Can you see clearly? The conspiracy of the demons and monsters is completely vulnerable to my people!"
The emperor just raised his hand towards the people below the city tower and made a downward movement. The people who were shouting to escort them and were about to rush into the palace stopped instantly and looked at the emperor in the red dragon robe above.
"My people, you don't have to worry. There are loyal ministers in the palace who have eliminated the thieves and arrested the traitors with ulterior motives..."
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
Thanks to Mr. Baishun for the reward.
I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of this chapter)