I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 193 The new emperor ascends the throne?

On the morning and afternoon of October 2nd, Yang Ci argued for a long time with Zhang Rang, Song Dian and others about Liu Hong's plan to expand the garden and introduce rare and exotic animals. After that, he stayed in the office to work until late at night without rest.

From this perspective, Yang Ci is a relatively dedicated professional bureaucrat who is quite capable in handling specific affairs.

Just when he had finally finished his last official task and was about to turn off the lights and rest, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside.

Yang Ci worked in the North Palace, not far from the East Palace where Liu Hong lived and rested. There was a wall between them, so he could quickly find out what was happening over there.

The nights in the palace were very quiet. He had spent hundreds and thousands of nights in the palace since he entered officialdom, and most of the time, there were no setbacks.

Why is it so noisy tonight?
And this voice...

Is it a bit too big?
Ok?
Why is there still the sound of weapons clashing?
Why can I still hear some screams?

What's going on?
Yang Ci suddenly became nervous and quickly stood up and walked out of his office. He saw that many officials in the Shaofu courtyard were awakened by the noise. They came out one after another and talked to each other with confusion and fear on their faces, not knowing what was going on.

Yang Ci walked out and listened carefully to the noise outside behind the main gate of the courtyard. The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

It seemed like a fight had broken out outside, and it was a very intense one, with screams and roars coming one after another. It was completely unlike anything that normally happens.

Could it be that……

Is someone rebelling?

Yang Ci's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

The subordinates and officials came over one after another, asking what had happened. Everyone was very scared and lowered their voices, not daring to make a sound. They only heard the sound of weapons clashing outside becoming less and less, and the screams becoming less and less, as if the fighting was over.

But before they could react, they heard a loud voice outside shouting - there is a courtyard here, let's go in and take a look inside!
Then, within just a few breaths, the main gate of the Shaofu was hit hard several times, scaring Yang Ci and the officials inside so much that they screamed and retreated repeatedly, and many of them fell to the ground.

The people outside the door heard the noise inside and banged on the door more violently. After a few bangs, the door of the Shaofu was knocked open, and a group of armed warriors holding torches rushed in. A fully armed man rushed to the front and roared - Eunuchs, die!!!
Many officials of the Shaofu were stunned by this roar and almost frightened to death. They fell to the ground, trembling with their minds blank.

Yang Ci was also dizzy from the yelling and almost fell down, but he had seen the world after all, so after this shout, he quickly started yelling at the top of his voice.

"Not a eunuch! Not a eunuch! I am Yang Ci! Shaofu Yang Ci! Not a eunuch!!!"

Yang Ci hadn't figured out what was happening at this time. He just roared instinctively without thinking about what would happen. However, he didn't expect that after hearing this, this group of seemingly violent soldiers actually stopped their actions, and then gathered the firelight and shone it on them, the officials.

“He does have a beard.”

"The Shaofu is one of the Nine Ministers, not a eunuch."

"Yang Ci? Such a familiar name, I seem to have heard it somewhere..."

"Anyway, there are no eunuchs here, right?"

The burly man in the lead held a torch and observed every official he saw closely. He said sternly, "Keep them under surveillance. Check them one by one. Anyone without a beard, no matter who he is, will be killed. Yuan Jun said that it is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go!"

"Here!"

The burly man turned and left, and the other dozen or so armed men began to examine the officials one by one, and then went into the room to search for anyone hiding, and arrested seven or eight people who had not escaped.

Fortunately, even the youngest clerk had a beard, so they all survived and were not killed.

But fear and panic are inevitable.

Yang Ci, an official of the rank of Zhong Er Qian Shi Jiu Qing, was treated roughly like an ordinary minor official. They pinched his face and pulled his beard. Only when they were sure that it was true was he not killed.

After that, these men did not comfort them. They left a message saying "Stay well in there" and closed the gate of the Shaofu. They left five men with knives to watch them, and the rest left the Shaofu courtyard.

Yang Ci was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. Realizing that he was treated so roughly, he felt annoyed, but facing the group of men with knives and blood on their bodies, he didn't dare to say anything.

His subordinates asked in low voices what was going on. Yang Ci didn't understand, but from what they said, it was related to the eunuchs. "Didn't they say that anyone without a beard would be killed? It seems someone wants to kill the eunuchs!"

"This... this is the imperial palace! Are you trying to invade the imperial palace? Isn't this a rebellion?"

"If we rebel, we won't be able to escape, right? I guess it's just killing the eunuchs, but who is so bold? There wasn't any news before, how come it suddenly became like this? My family... nothing will happen, right?"

A group of officials were talking to each other, worrying about this and that, and many of them even cried secretly, which made Yang Ci upset.

Many people also gathered around Yang Ci, hoping that Yang Ci could come up with an idea and do something.

But things had come to this point, and Yang Ci didn't know what he could do. He knew nothing at all and was seriously lacking in information. If he stepped forward rashly, he would only die miserably.

For now, we can only wait and see.

So they waited and waited, and no one wanted to sleep. Everyone waited until dawn in fear and anxiety.

After daybreak, there was still no news coming from outside, and the five people who were watching them had taken turns to sleep.

Yang Ci couldn't help it any longer, thinking that even if he had to kill someone, he had to make him know the truth, so he stood up and stretched his arms and legs, ready to confront these armed men who were guarding them.

As a result, before he had taken a few steps, the gate of the Shaofu was opened, and a man who looked like a soldier in armor and armed walked in. He looked at the Shaofu officials scattered all over the yard and greeted the five people guarding them.

Then he ordered all the officials of the Shaofu to go to Deyang Palace and wait together. Everyone had to go and was not allowed to refuse. Having said this, he hurried away.

Yang Ci finally couldn't help it and called out to the man.

"I am Yang Ci, the Shaofu. I wonder what happened last night? What are you going to do in Deyang Palace now?"

When the messenger saw that Yang Ci claimed to be the Shaofu, he did not neglect it. He bowed and said, "The abdication ceremony will be held soon. The new emperor will ascend the throne soon. Shaofu Yang and everyone should hurry to Deyang Palace!"

After saying that, he ran out without looking back.

The entire Shaofu was left standing there in bewilderment, until the five men ordered them to get ready to set off immediately. Only then did they suddenly realize that they seemed to have heard something terrible.

Abdication ceremony?

New emperor ascends the throne?

What is going on?!

Anyway, Yang Ci was stunned, his eyes were open, his mind was blank, and even the way he walked was like he was being pushed forward mechanically. He didn't know how he was walking, nor did he know where he was going. Anyway, he was just pushed forward.

There are many people in a similar situation as Yang Ci.

For example, Guanglu Xun Liu Kuan and Weiwei Yuan Pang were both officials in charge of palace guards. Although the real power in commanding the army was not in their hands but in the hands of the eunuchs, they still had to at least put on an act.

Liu Kuan and Yuan Pang were both surrounded by a relatively small number of guards. When the mutiny occurred last night, they were all very panicked. They first protected themselves, and then went out to gather information, where they encountered the mutinous Yuan army.

That is, he was the first to report his name, and as one of the Nine Ministers he was not killed, but he and his guards were disarmed and placed under house arrest. He was not released until early this morning, and was notified to go to Deyang Palace to participate in the abdication ceremony.

The two of them were equally confused, their minds were blank and they didn't know what was going on.

Why is there a ceremony of abdication?

How did the new emperor ascend the throne?

Who was behind last night's coup?
Why didn't they hear anything?

Is this world different from the world they know?

(End of this chapter)