PFC Chapter 614: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 614: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
After sending everyone away, Xiao Yun picked up the little fat boy and comforted him while thinking about the information he had just obtained from the memories of the two men in black.
These men in black are indeed secret guards, trained in Black Bear Ridge. However, they are not from the Second Prince, but from Concubine Hui.
I didn't expect that the woman who hid in the Buddhist temple and beat the wooden fish every day actually had these trump cards. Xiao Yun underestimated her. He only thought that Chu Mingli's power was from the Weiwu General's Mansion and Linzhou, and did not take Concubine Hui seriously. If she hadn't been cautious and left the formation plate behind, her house might have been robbed.
Xiao Yun's spiritual sense moved and he probed towards the Qinzheng Hall. Chu Mingyi had already fallen in a pool of blood. Chu Mingli was standing beside him holding a long sword. Blood was still dripping from the tip of the sword, and a small pool of blood had gathered on the ground.
On the imperial desk was spread out a bright yellow imperial edict, on which was the decree of succession!
Looking at the look of unwillingness on Emperor Yongkang's face, he must have been coerced into writing the edict of succession, thinking that he could survive. Unexpectedly, he was still killed by Chu Mingli.
He watched Chu Mingli pick up the imperial edict and walk out in a swagger, commanding his imperial guards to clean up the dead palace maids, while he went directly to Taihe Hall to rest...
Ah... don't you need to deal with the follow-up? You really trust your subordinates.
However, Xiao Yun was also sure that the secret guards who came to his side were not ordered by him. He just didn't know whether Concubine Hui would send more people over since these people were slow to report back.
Just as she finished thinking this, a few more men in black came outside. Their martial arts skills were obviously better than the previous ones. They rushed over from the roof.
After jumping over the wall of Liuyun Palace, he was about to rush into the main hall through the window, but he bumped into an invisible wall and was bounced back.
The two people in front had their eyes wide open, and they could see each other's shock through the face mask.
Xiao Yun handed the child to the wet nurse and felt a tug on her sleeve. It turned out to be her son's chubby little hand holding it. Seeing his big eyes looking at her eagerly, his little face full of reluctance, Xiao Yun said softly: "Sheng'er, be good. There are bad guys outside. Mother will go to deal with them and come back soon. Mother will take you to sleep tonight, okay~"
When the little fat boy heard the last sentence, his wrinkled face immediately broke into a smile. He nodded and let go of his hand obediently.
Xiao Yun touched his forehead, asked his wet nurse Li to take good care of him, then opened the door and walked out.
At this time, Jiang Lin and others were already fighting with those people, but it was obviously more difficult than before.
There was no chance of a sneak attack this time, so Xiao Yun whispered to Jiang Lin and the others to "hold your breath" and then directly sprinkled a handful of medicinal powder. There was wind at that time, and she was standing in the upwind direction, so the medicinal powder was blown onto everyone present except her.
Then the men in black fell to the ground with a thud. Two young eunuchs also fell down because they failed to hold their breath in time. Fortunately, their injuries were not fatal. Xiao Yun took out a small porcelain bottle and gave it to Jiang Lin. Jiang Lin took it and shook it towards their noses. The two men sneezed and woke up.
Xiao Yun waved his hand and told them to go and rest, saying that they didn't need to worry about this place. Then he affixed loyalty charms to the men in black one by one.
These people are all masters among masters, and they probably won't act rashly, so the bloody aura on their bodies is not as strong as before.
She felt it was a pity to kill him like this, so she drugged him. Instead of training him slowly, it would be better to snatch the enemy's knife and make it her own.
After the seven men in black woke up, Xiao Yun asked them about the orders they received. He found out that Concubine Hui had indeed asked them to come and check because the people she had sent before had not returned to report for a long time. So she ordered them to go back and report that those people had completed their mission and did not go back because they were called away by Chu Mingli to help.
It seems that Chu Mingli did not care about the affairs of the harem because they were left to his mother. However, only she was assassinated, and no other palace was attacked. The concubines of Emperor Yongkang were all fine, but the palace gates were locked and they were not allowed to come out.
I guess she is the only one who has a prince, so this is to cut the weeds at their roots.
She didn't kill Concubine Hui directly because it was very useful to keep her, and it wouldn't be too late to kill her after she had used her up.
After receiving the order, the man in black quickly disappeared into the night. Xiao Yun returned to the main hall, hugged his adopted son and went to bed. There was still a tough battle to fight tomorrow, so he had to stay alert today.
The next day, Xiao Yun got up before dawn, handed the still sleeping little fat boy to the wet nurse and Yue Gui and the others, and told them not to leave the main hall until he came back. Then he took Jiang Lin and the others to Longxing Palace.
Today is the grand court meeting held every five days. All officials above the fifth rank in the capital will come. It is already court time, and Chu Mingli should have already met face to face with all the civil and military officials.
He probably started the rebellion yesterday because he planned to deal with all the civil and military officials at court today to avoid any further accidents.
Sure enough, he saw in his spiritual consciousness that Chu Mingli had someone read out the imperial edict and was sitting on the dragon throne with a majestic horse and a golden sword.
The officials below had different expressions, and they were all excited and happy. Their success in following the emperor was assured!
Those who opposed him were either filled with anger or looked pale as if they had lost their parents. However, no one stood up to accuse the rebels, after all, they were all afraid of death.
What's more, even Emperor Yongkang's father-in-law Qiao Guodong stood on Chu Mingli's side, and the Duke of Zhenguo was far away at the border, so there was really no one closer to him. Compared to the emperor who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, of course his own life was more important.
Of course, there are also neutral people, but their faces are not very good either. Everything was fine yesterday, but it changed today. It takes time for everyone to accept it.
At this time, Chu Mingli had an expression of being sure of victory. How could Xiao Yun let him snatch the throne from his adopted son? When the eunuch beside him announced that the Imperial Observatory would choose a date and the Ministry of Rites would start the coronation ceremony, she and her men pushed open the door of the main hall and walked in with a swagger.
"Chu Mingli, should I still call you... Chen Mingli? You are a remnant of the previous dynasty, and now you are even a traitor. Last night, you broke into the palace and assassinated His Majesty, and now you dare to forge an imperial edict to steal the Dali throne!"
The smile on Chu Mingli's face disappeared, and he stared at her gloomily, "Princess Xiao, you, a woman from the harem, actually dared to break into the Qinzheng Palace. You are so audacious. The Duke's Mansion educates their children in this way, so they must have rebellious intentions... Capture them for me, regardless of life or death!"
What was my mother doing last night? She didn't even kill this woman!
The guards who were supposed to be waiting outside the palace were all inside today. It was obvious that they were ready to take action against uncooperative ministers at any time.
However, they did not expect that the ministers were very cooperative, but there was an unexpected person like Xiao Yun, who surrounded them and attacked them.
When a guard approached him, Xiao Yun took the initiative to step forward, snatched the knife from his hand, and chopped off his head with his backhand!