There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 1038
Fengtian Temple.

It was originally the place where the kings and ministers of Nanchen went to court to discuss affairs. The building is wide and magnificent. It is the heart and center of a country. It is solemn and sacred and inviolable.

But now, the solemn Fengtian Hall has been decorated into a huge mourning hall!

Emperor Chen's body was placed in the main hall and had not yet been enshrined.

The two noble concubines, leading the other concubines in Emperor Chen's harem, as well as the empress who had been banished to the cold palace and had her title removed, knelt in front of Emperor Chen's spirit, cried and burned paper money.

Outside the main hall, a temporary shed was built on the wide square.

Chen Keyan was sitting on a chair at the top of the shed. She looked sad but also a little firm and complicated. Behind her stood her personal maid Jian'er.

At the bottom, divided into left and right sides, there are several prime ministers and more than ten senior officials of the court on each station. These people are all the cronies secretly cultivated by Chen Keyan.

In addition to the prime minister and senior officials, there is also a group of old eunuchs. They were all the right-hand assistants of Emperor Chen during his lifetime, and now assist Chen Keyan in handling Emperor Chen's funeral affairs.

Apart from this, there is no one else in the huge Fengtian Hall.

For example, Chen Keyao, as well as Emperor Chen's other princes and princesses, were all driven back to their respective mansions by Chen Keyan. The reason was that they were afraid that they would suffer too much and cause chaos...

As for King Tian, ​​according to the "plan" agreed in advance, King Tian was responsible for secret defense to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, so King Tian was not in Fengtian Palace.

"Your Highness, seeing that the night is already dark and everything inside and outside Jiangning City is always peaceful, it seems that Your Highness is worrying too much." A prime minister came out with a relaxed look on his face.

"Although the remnants of the Queen's family are well hidden and we have never been able to completely eradicate them, I think they must have been deeply affected and will no longer be able to stir up trouble... They want to cause trouble tonight? I see it is difficult!"

Another prime minister stood up and said.

Most of these prime ministers and senior officials already knew that Chen Keyan had the ambition to seize the throne of Nanchen.

They are all die-hard supporters of Chen Keyan.

After hearing this, Chen Keyan nodded slowly. It was already midnight, and if the enemy in the dark wanted to cause trouble, he would have already done so.

She couldn't help but secretly thought: "If there is no external threat, then... it's time to launch a palace coup."

When she thought about the palace change, her heart beat violently. Once she did this, it would be like an arrow shot from a bow. There would be no turning back!

How will the mother-in-law see her then?What will happen to King Tian?What does Yaoyao think?There are also the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world. I am afraid that there will be a lot of gossip!

"Your Highness, it's getting late, please make a decision early!"

At this time, several ministers came out together. These people were Chen Keyan's die-hard confidants and knew that Chen Keyan was planning to seize the throne of Nanchen.

They meant what they said.

Remind Chen Keyan to make the decision to undergo palace changes early.

However, to the ears of other ministers, old eunuchs and others, these words were a bit unclear... But they didn't think much about it and just thought that the prime ministers were reminding Chen Keyan to go back to his room to rest early.

After all, the grand ceremony for the new emperor's coronation will be held tomorrow, followed immediately by preparations for Emperor Chen's funeral. During this period, we must never relax our guard against the remnants of the queen's family...

As the right-hand man of King Tian, ​​Chen Keyan cannot do anything but keep up her spirits now.

"Well, it's indeed getting late."

Chen Keyan secretly took a deep breath, stood up from the chair resolutely, her face gradually calmed down, and an emotion began to brew in her heart.

At this time, another personal maid, Bi'er, ran over, leaned into Chen Keyan's ear, and lowered her voice and said: "Princess, I have never been able to find the whereabouts of the secret guard commander. I don't know where he went!"

"Ok?"

Chen Keyan's expression changed slightly, she turned to look at Bi'er, her eyebrows gradually furrowed.

The disappearance of the secret guard commander cast an incomprehensible shadow over her excitement, excitement, and hesitation, and she always had a bad premonition in her heart.

Because the commander is the only super master in Nanchen!

At a very critical moment like tonight, she needs the commander-in-chief to stand up for her.

But this commander-in-chief disappeared since yesterday, and there was no news, which really made her secretly annoyed for a long time...

Fortunately, after just a few breaths, her frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed, because she had another right-hand assistant - Su Xian!
Su Xian’s Yang Nuxia is also a super master...

"It's about time!"

Chen Keyan's face became calmer and calmer, and her bright eyes that seemed to be able to speak no longer had the smile of the past, but gradually gained a touch of fierceness and determination.

Jian'er, Bi'er, and the several prime ministers who knew about it were all shaken.

It's time to start!

A drastic change that will shock Nanchen and the entire world is about to begin!
After tonight, a female emperor will be born again in the world!
Nanchen's new empress and Daliang's existing empress will become the two most shining stars in the world, shining in the north and south of the Central Plains, and leaving a strong mark in history.

The prime ministers, Jian'er, Bi'er and others were inexplicably excited.

Everyone stared at Chen Keyan, waiting for her to say those words.

"Oh no!"

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, a general in armor rushed in from Fengtian Gate, shouting in terror as he ran:
"Your Highness Princess, this is bad, something bad is going on, something is going wrong..."

Chen Keyan's face turned cold and she shouted in a deep voice: "Why are you so panicked? What's going on?"

"How outrageous! How can I allow you to make such a loud noise in front of the late emperor? Why don't you shut up immediately!" The prime minister and ministers looked at him angrily.

However, having said that, Chen Keyan and the chancellors were all aghast.

Is something wrong?

Did something really happen?
At present, Emperor Chen has just passed away, but the new king has not yet ascended the throne. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and Nanchen is at its most critical moment. Could it be that... someone in the city takes the opportunity to cause chaos?
If that's the case, that would be a bit bad...

The general didn't care about anything else and ran to the pavilion. Before he could salute, he directly reported: "Li...King Li, with several prime ministers and...hundreds of Forbidden Army soldiers, are heading towards...the Meridian Gate!"

"Prince Li?!" Some ministers looked shocked. Wasn't Prince Li deprived of his royal title and put under house arrest?
"Several prime ministers and hundreds of forbidden troops?!" Another minister also screamed, when did these people defect to King Li?

"Kill towards the Meridian Gate?!"

The third prime minister was stunned. The Meridian Gate was the gate on the south side of the palace city. If they breached the Meridian Gate, the rebels would immediately reach the Fengtian Palace!

At this time, in the hall.

The queen, who was dressed in plain clothes and had a haggard look on her face, heard the report from the soldiers outside. Her whole body shook violently, and her hand that was melting paper money into the brazier stopped in the air for an instant.

There was a burst of light in her eyes, she dropped the paper money, stood up and walked towards the door of the hall, leaning against the door frame to watch what happened.

At the same time, the two noble concubines, as well as other concubines in the harem, all had different expressions. They stood up and walked to the gate to silently observe the development of the situation.

outside the hall.

Among the pergola.

Chen Keyan looked shocked and surprised at first.

Why did King Li lead his men to kill at the Meridian Gate, but they didn't receive any news?

But in an instant, she calmed down, looked at the frightened ministers, and said comfortingly: "What are you afraid of? The palace city is impregnable, and the Meridian Gate is a fortress. How can hundreds of people from King Li easily break through?"

"What His Highness said is reasonable. Even if King Li attacks the Meridian Gate with a hundred thousand troops, he may not be able to capture it!" The ministers finally calmed down.

At the gate of Fengtian Hall.

All the concubines gathered.

The two noble concubines, as well as the queen who had been stripped of her throne, all watched the development of the situation silently, and no one said a word.

However, among the concubines, there were many people who made trouble. One of them was a slightly younger concubine. She snorted in public, turned to look at the queen, and said with a contemptuous smile:
"Did you hear that? The Meridian Gate is impregnable. It cannot be broken by a few hundred people. I advise some people to die early, so as not to cause death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the concubines looked over.

The two concubines and the queen still did not speak.

Another concubine echoed:

"You're right. Right now, the late emperor is no longer alive. When the new emperor ascends the throne tomorrow, the new emperor won't have to worry about his old feelings for certain people. Hahahaha..."

The two noble concubines still ignored it and continued to observe the situation outside. They knew in their hearts that these two concubines were actually trying to curry favor with them.

Because among the two noble concubines, one will be promoted to "Queen Mother" tomorrow!
If you don't rush to curry favor at this time, when will you wait?

The queen who was deprived of her title snorted secretly and ignored it. She just leaned against the gate of Fengtian Palace and silently followed the development of the situation, her face and eyes looking slightly nervous.

Outside the main hall, in the pergola.

Seeing that the ministers had calmed down, Chen Keyan immediately prepared to "mobilize troops and generals" to first eradicate King Li who was causing trouble, and then take advantage of the situation to launch a palace coup.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, another general stumbled through the Fengtian Gate, shouting loudly as he ran: "Your Highness, it's bad, something serious has happened. The soldiers stationed at the Meridian Gate...have turned against each other in the face of the battle!"

"What are you talking about? Switching sides in the middle of battle? All the soldiers stationed at the Meridian Gate turned to that traitor?!"

Chen Keyan's surprise was truly extraordinary.

Dumbfounded, with a look of disbelief on his face.

She originally thought that with the impregnable strength of the Meridian Gate, she could effectively stop King Li's hundreds of rebels, and then slowly deploy troops and generals to wipe out the rebels.

Who would have expected that the soldiers stationed at the Meridian Gate would... defect in the face of battle!

This is impossible!
As a result, the rebels will march straight into the palace city, even to the front of Fengtian Palace!
Chen Keyan forced herself to calm down, stared at the stumbling general, and asked: "Why did the soldiers stationed at the Meridian Gate fall to the traitor? What is going on?"

In order for tonight's palace change to be successful, she worked very hard. In the palace city, the imperial city, and even the entire Jiangning, all important places were replaced by people she could trust.

The captain stationed at the Meridian Gate was personally arranged by her. In her opinion, it was impossible for the captain to defect in the face of battle...

The general reported:
"Report... Your Highness, when the rebels first arrived at the city, the captain who was guarding the city was preparing to fire arrows to drive away the enemy. However, a man in black emerged from nowhere and killed the captain with a knife."

"Immediately, someone among the rebels took out His Majesty's edict. According to the edict, all soldiers in Jiangning City must obey King Li's command. Anyone who disobeys the order will not be killed!"

The voice just fell.

Chen Keyan and the ministers have not yet reacted.

Outside Fengtian Gate, there were suddenly bursts of shouts of killing, with a mighty force, including 500 people.

As expected, King Li successfully passed through the Meridian Gate and led his men to Fengtian Hall!
Chen Keyan and the ministers were trembling in their hearts. They looked up quickly and saw that the Fengtian Gate was wide open, and many soldiers in armor were filing in, gradually approaching.

"Princess, don't worry, the general will come to rescue you!"

At this time, a powerful shout came from behind the Fengtian Hall. It was a general who led more than a hundred people to fight out and firmly blocked the rebels in front.

These more than a hundred soldiers were reserved by Chen Keyan to launch palace coups. They were all carefully selected soldiers.

Now that the rebels have invaded the palace city, the situation is critical, so they have to expose these experts in advance.

Seeing that the situation was temporarily under control, Chen Keyan breathed a sigh of relief, and then led Jian'er, Bi'er and the ministers to the front of their own formation.

At this time, a path separated among the rebels, and a burly man, dressed in fine clothes, walking like a dragon and a tiger with a majestic momentum, walked to the front of the formation and stopped.

Face to face with Chen Keyan.

The two sides were about two feet apart.

That's right, this person is the one who was deprived of the title of prince and placed under house arrest for a long time——Wang Li!
King Li led his troops to cause rebellion, and even invaded the palace city, killing them in front of the Fengtian Palace... At this time, people finally came to their senses, and their heads were buzzing.

A gust of cold air rose from the soles of his feet and went straight to his forehead.

Finished!

There was an accident tonight!

And it’s still so serious!
The eunuchs and maids were so frightened that they screamed and hid in the main hall for fear of being implicated and affected.

But soon, their screams disappeared... At this point, the entire Fengtian Palace, and even the entire palace city, fell into deathly silence, without a trace of sound.

In the square in front of the main hall, the two armies faced each other. The soldiers pointed their sharp spears at each other. Everyone did not move, they were all brewing, and they were all savoring the suffering before the battle.

The two sides are fighting each other!

War is imminent!
The atmosphere was tense to the extreme!

At this time, there were only two concubines and the queen left at the gate of Fengtian Palace.

The two noble concubines looked calm, supported each other, and waited for the development of the situation.

The queen's eyes frequently flashed with light. She looked at King Li in the distance, and the excitement deep in her heart could not be suppressed. She originally thought that she would never see King Li again in this life.

But he didn't expect that the situation would undergo such a huge reversal.

A line of clear tears rolled down from the corner of the queen's eyes...

Well done!This is what my son should do, kill these bitches and take back your throne... The queen prayed silently in her heart.

As for the rest of the concubines, including the two concubines who showed their hospitality just now, they all hid behind Emperor Chen's coffin, squatting on the ground with the maids and eunuchs, trembling all over, scared to death...

In the square in front of the main hall.

Chen Keyan looked solemn.

She took a step forward, raised her finger to point at the ministers and rebels who fell towards King Li, and shouted loudly:

"You are waiting to eat the emperor's salary. Instead of serving the court and loyal to the emperor, you actually fell to that traitor in the middle of the battle! The late emperor is lying inside, and his bones are not yet cold. How can you dare to hold knives and guns here?"

"Drop your weapons and surrender immediately, and I will spare your lives!"

(End of this chapter)