Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 165 The Embarrassed Prince Xin
  Half an hour passed, and the heavy rain still showed no sign of stopping.

The confrontation between the Donglin Party and Emperor Tianqi continues.

The heavy rain was coming, and accompanied by the rolling thunder, most of the noble ministers and scholars kneeling at Chengtian Gate were trembling all over, and gradually, some began to faint and fall to the ground.

Not far away, the Imperial Guards in fine armor stood silently at the foot of the city tower with their swords in their hands and armor on their arms, staring at the sky in the distance, turning a blind eye to everything that was happening in front of them.

"Your Majesty has a decree." The young eunuch swept the dust and stood on the tower of Chengtianmen, looking at the courtiers kneeling in the rainstorm: "If you retreat now, I can pretend that nothing has happened. If you insist on going your own way, the edict There is no shortage of places for you to wait in prison, so you can take care of yourself!"

In a daze, Liu Yijing, who was kneeling at the front, raised his head. The majestic and tall city wall was not far away. On the city tower, the shadowy imperial guards were there, as were several eunuchs who were in charge of the rites.

"Ji Hui, let's take a step back for today's matter. Your Majesty, let's go to the palace to meet the saint in a few days!" Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong came together. The chief minister of the cabinet held an umbrella and wanted to persuade Liu Yijing to go back. .

After all, all the officials kneeling at Chengtianmen are forcing the saint no matter what. If the saint is determined not to give in, wouldn't the officials suffer in vain?

"Han Xu is dead, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others are still in prison. The world is almost in ruins. If I give in one more step, I will have no face to see the late emperor after death!" Liu Yijing shook his head, and everything inside and outside his body was already full of blood. Due to the rain, my head has become more and more dizzy. At this moment, I have only one thought: If I die, I must die at Chengtianmen!
  After listening to Liu Yijing's words, Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong looked at each other with helplessness.

"Mr. Jing Yi, Mr. Pei He" Ye Xianggao looked at Gao Panlong and Zhao Nanxing aside.

"We have nothing else to ask for. Wang Qi will be punished for the nine major crimes!" Even though Gao Panlong was on the verge of collapse, his voice was still extremely strong, and Zhao Nanxing on the side also nodded and expressed the same sentiment.

Ye Xianggao looked at his former friend's current appearance and felt speechless: "Kneel down and die here, will the Holy Emperor change his mind and let Duke Lang return to Beijing for trial?"

"It's better than working together, right?" Liu Yijing didn't want to pay attention to Ye Xianggao anymore. Liu Jihui was already full of contempt for this former friend who had abandoned his orthodoxy.

"I'm here for the sake of the court, not for myself. If you kneel here, if something happens, it will be a shame for all the ministers in the world. I, Ye Xianggao, will also be implicated." Ye Xianggao really wanted to shake off his clothes. The sleeves leave.

While Ye Xianggao was persuading Liu Yijing and others, on the other side, Sun Chengzong, the emperor's master, was already preparing to enter the palace again to face the saint.

"Lord Sun, please stay," Pei Jie's figure appeared at the door of Chengtianmen, reaching out to stop this famous imperial master: "Your Majesty has ordered that you will not see anyone today!"

"Commander Pei, please go in and report, I have something important to report!" Sun Chengzong raised his hands to the commander of the Royal Forest Army with an extremely humble attitude.

"It's not a small deliberate obstruction," Pei Jie shook his head expressionlessly: "Today's situation is special. The person from the Supervisor of Ceremonies is above, and no one can enter the palace."

"Isn't this king too?"

As soon as he finished speaking, in the distance, King Xin Zhu Youjian walked to the gate of Chengtianmen with his personal entourage.

"The lower official (the last general) pays homage to His Highness King Xin!"

In the pouring rain, at the gate of Chengtian, a group of civil and military officials bowed to Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian nodded with some satisfaction, then looked at Pei Jie, his tone had turned cold: "I am going to the palace to meet the emperor, please let Commander Pei know!!"

"This" Pei Jie hung his hands on both sides and bowed his body: "I'm sorry that there is nothing I can do!"    "You! Be bold, Pei Jie, I am the king." Zhu Youjian did not expect that Pei Jie, a small military commander, would dare to refute him. To save face, he immediately pointed the folding fan at Pei Jie and started to curse!
  "Hey, who is this! What's the fuss in front of the Emperor's Gate?" At this moment, Wei Zhongxian's godson, Wei Fangde, the director of the Royal Horse Supervisor, slowly walked down from the tower and wandered in front of everyone.

"Hey, I believe that the prince is here. If you don't know, you deserve death! Your Majesty, please atone for your sins!" Wei Fangde bowed to Zhu Youjian in a rather exaggerated way.

Zhu Youjian was both afraid and hating these eunuchs. Seeing that Wei Fangde still respected him, he said, "I ask you, can I go in?"

"Without Governor Wei's permission, no one can meet the Holy Spirit today," Wei Fangde said with a smile, but his face was extremely disgusting.

"The imperial bureau is controlled internally by the eunuchs and externally by the military. It is hopeless!" Liu Yijing finally became furious after seeing this scene. He pointed at Wei Fangde and cursed: "I hit my head and died today." Chengtianmen, I don’t believe that the emperor won’t come out to see people!”

After saying this, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing struggled to stand up from the muddy ground with his hands on the ground. Then, in full view of everyone, he tilted his body and slammed into Chengtian Gate.

Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others rushed to stop him.

In an instant, the entire palace entrance was in chaos!
  The scholars who were kneeling on the ground all stood up one after another and rushed towards Chengtian Gate, hoping to kill these arrogant and domineering eunuchs and eunuchs. Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army were waiting in strict formation, holding armor and swords, and gathered in the city. At the door, be careful to prevent anyone from breaking in.

"O late Emperor!" Liu Yijing knelt on the ground with a plop, splashing a large amount of muddy water, and burst into tears: "I failed to fulfill my duty, which caused His Majesty to be confused by the eunuch, which isolated the inside and outside, and caused the world to be in chaos. I feel ashamed to be with you." Your Majesty!"

Following Liu Yijing's voice, there were cries, curses, and sounds of sorrow outside Chengtian Gate.

Along with the roaring thunder, it spread far away.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Youjian was stunned and didn't know how to end it.

Sun Chengzong looked up to the sky and sighed, speechless and choked.

At this moment, in the inner palace, Wang Tiqian appeared at Chengtianmen holding the imperial edict in his hand: "The Holy One has an edict!!"

Wang Tiqian's voice was not loud, but it seemed to have some magic power. As soon as he opened his mouth, the cries and curses in the entire Chengtianmen immediately subsided. After a few breaths, in addition to the sound of rain all over the sky and the sound of rain splashing on the ground, There was no other sound, and everyone looked at Wang Tiqian and the imperial edict in his hand.

"I'll wait for the order!"

"Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the Xuan Cabinet, Sun Chengzong, the great scholar of the imperial palace, and Liu Yijing, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others from Nanjing tribes have come to the palace to see you!" Wang Tiqian slowly took back the imperial edict in his hand and looked at the people in front of the palace. : "Sir, come with me!"

"The minister waits for the order!"

After saying this, Wang Tiqian finally looked at Zhu Youjian who was standing aside, with a hint of disdain on his face: "Your Highness, King Xin, there is nothing to do with you here. Please return home as soon as possible."

As if being stung by a bee, Zhu Youjian felt a burning pain in his cheek. After all, this matter was not something that a prince could intervene in. It was obvious that his royal brother was warning him.

(End of this chapter)