Hand Medicine Fragrance

Chapter 207 Siege
Chai Xian shook his head slowly, "What if... What if I lose? I lost to him from the very beginning... Even if I am right and he is wrong, but if I am on the right side, I still lose to him." He... Isn't that what he said? It's useless to answer me..."

"Why do you think so? Can people not do the right thing because they are afraid of failure? You are a prince, an emperor, and a member of the Chai family! You just watch your people live in dire straits, and you are afraid of yourself. Will it fail, will lose face, and then shrink back?" Brother Xuan couldn't help but said.

Chai Xian lowered his eyes and hugged his head, "Stop talking..."

"Really..."

Chai Sujin stepped forward and grabbed Brother Xuan who was about to yell at him, "Leave him alone for a while, let's go out first."

Brother Xuan frowned and snorted coldly.But still followed her sister very obediently, and walked out of the secret room.

The bookshelf moved away, and Zhao Yuanzhen was standing outside the bookshelf.

Seeing that only the siblings came out, they turned their faces slightly and looked in.

"Don't look, there are people who are afraid of failure, afraid of losing face, and they are covering their faces and dare not come out to meet people!" Brother Xuan sneered.

Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at Chai Sujin suspiciously.

Chai Sujin lowered her eyes and shook her head.

"Time is running out, my lord..." Zhao Yuanzhen hesitated.

"It's okay, he will adjust. Everything is going according to plan." Chai Sujin said in a deep voice.

Brother Xuan nodded heavily at the side, "Now is the best time to attack him when he is unprepared. You can't drag us all back just because some people are afraid to move forward! After all, he is just a famous person now. That's all..."

"Brother Xuan, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk carelessly." Chai Sujin frowned and looked at Brother Xuan.

Brother Xuan hurriedly raised his hand to cover his mouth, and smiled, "Oh, I accidentally told the truth."

Chai Sujin shook her head helplessly.

Brother Xuan quickly restrained his smile, "Okay, okay, I don't say anything."

The three also left quietly.

The morning light unknowingly flooded the courtyard.

A new day comes quietly.

The dead are like husbands, never giving up day and night.Opportunities are like a fleeting moment, fleeting.

Even though Chai Xian hadn't built up strong confidence in himself, the things that everyone had planned were not delayed.

Chai Sujin was already very satisfied that he could cheer up to deal with the enthusiastic crowd.

And the central figure in command of the overall situation, unknowingly, changed from the new emperor Chai Xian to Zhao Yuanzhen.

The Jianghu sect quietly transferred the main force of their own gang to the capital.

Zhao Yuanzhen also secretly contacted his old department.

Before Yu Zhende realized that the situation was different, the former prince Chai Xian suddenly led a large group of troops and marched outside the city.

Although these soldiers and horses are not as uniform as the regular army of the imperial court, they are large in number and cannot be underestimated.

There are all kinds of weapons in their hands, compared with the regular army of the imperial court, it is quite ridiculous, but once they use their convenient weapons to claim their lives, I am afraid that no one will be able to laugh.

The soldiers and horses led by Chai Xianji seemed to fall from the sky, making people totally unprepared.

The city defense officers hurriedly closed the city gate and reported the emergency to Gaoting.

Yu Zhende was so startled that he almost fell off the dragon couch.

He sat up in confusion, "Who led the troops outside the city gate?"

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, it is the former prince." The servant reported, "Now he has established himself as the king, claiming that he is the orthodox!"

"The first prince? Isn't he already crazy?" Yu Zhende shook his head, "No, no, even if his madness is faking, he has been poisoned. This poison makes him unable to survive or die. Violent and frightening! And the time of poisoning will be shorter and shorter, he won't live long, and he doesn't even dare to appear in front of people!"

The servant shook his head, "I heard that the first prince is leading the army himself, right in front of the army."

Yu Zhende jumped off the dragon couch, "That's impossible. Now he only gets poisoned once every three to five hours. After being in front of people for a long time, isn't he afraid that others will see his poisoned hair? Seeing his unbearable Who will support him as the emperor?"

The servant was weeping and didn't dare to answer.

"Hmph, self-proclaimed king? Is he orthodox? I was enthroned by imperial decree! If I say orthodox, I am!" Yu Zhende roared.

The servant swallowed, and said in a low voice: "The prince also took out the imperial decree, and also... and the Jade Seal of Chuanguo..."

The voice fell.

In the sleeping hall, the sound of falling needles can be heard quietly.

The waiter held his breath nervously.

"What did you say?" Yu Zhende said with a ferocious tone, "Say it again?"

"First of all, the crown prince also took out the imperial decree," said the servant tremblingly, "he still has... the Jade Seal of Chuanguo..."

Before the servant could finish his sentence, his head fell to the ground first.

Yu Zhende pulled out the sword from the waist of the guard at the side very quickly, and raised the sword in his hand.

Hot blood spattered his face, splashing red on the rich carpet.

The smell of blood filled the air, and the hall was filled with chills like nine cold days.

"The Jade Seal of Chuanguo is in my hands, and there is only one copy of the imperial decree, which is the one that was passed on to me that day!" Yu Zhende said coldly, "If you let me hear nonsense again, I will kill you without mercy!"

When the sound.

He threw the sword on the ground, wiped the blood on his face, and ordered people to change their clothes.

Yu Zhende summoned ministers and cronies, blocked the city gates, and increased troops to resist Chai Xian.

But when I heard that the former prince launched an army to attack the current emperor, people in Beijing immediately responded.

In the beginning, it was the old department arranged by Zhao Yuanzhen who was agitating, but more and more people responded later.

Under the combination of inside and outside, the capital is in jeopardy.

Yu Zhende listened to the heralds running into the palace one after another to report the situation of the battle, his complexion became darker and darker, and he was as serious as ink.

"Your Majesty, although His Majesty's personal soldiers in the capital are not small, but..." But Chai Xian seems to have more and more people, and there is a tendency to respond to everyone.But he didn't dare to say this to Yu Zhende, the minister who spoke coughed, and continued, "But after all, it's not safe enough. Why don't you send reinforcements back and attack the first prince!"

"Reinforcement?" Yu Zhende frowned, "The soldiers stationed outside the capital, when the late emperor was in power, they started to do their own thing, and they didn't even obey the late emperor's orders..."

If not, he would not have been able to force the late emperor to abdicate and issue an imperial edict in one fell swoop.

These people don't pay attention to the imperial court at all, how can they listen to his orders?
"It's not a place to garrison troops," the minister quickly explained. "The Holy Majesty still has a soldier in his hand, and he is fighting abroad. To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home. If internal troubles are not eliminated, how can we resist foreign aggression? Let's call back General Ma who went abroad to fight, shall we?" "

Yu Zhende was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered Ma Wenzhao who had been away from Beijing for a long time.

When he forced the late emperor to abdicate, he took advantage of Ma Wenzhao's expedition.

In order to prevent Ma Wenzhao from coming back to protect the crown prince, he also ordered Guanghan Society to set up an ambush on the road.

Unexpectedly, when the news spread, Ma Wenzhao had no intention of returning to help.They also asked people to block the news in the army.

From this point of view, he is not the prince's confidant either.

It's just that he knew that Ma Wenzhao came from Fangcheng all the way with Concubine Chai, and had a close relationship with that girl of Chai's family.

Now that Concubine Chai is also with the prince, if he is ordered to come back, it is still uncertain whether it is an enemy or a friend.

"The prince raised troops, but he didn't use the troops led by General Ma, so it can be seen that General Ma is not directly related to the prince!" The minister seemed to see the concern of the Holy One, and reminded him in a low voice.

Yu Zhende nodded slowly, "Whether it's an enemy or a friend, you have to test it out to find out. Hurry up and call General Ma back to Beijing for reinforcements!"

The king's order was passed down immediately.

It's just that the capital was besieged, and in order to send the news, many of Yu Zhende's personal soldiers folded in, and opened a breakthrough in the encirclement circle surrounded by Zhao Yuanzhen and others.

The sound of the siege, as well as the sound of the street fighting in the capital, seemed to have passed through the palace walls and penetrated into Yu Zhende's ears.

Yu Zhende clenched his fists tightly, and the minister knelt down in front of him.

Each of the embroidered clothes masters held long knives in their hands and looked at the ministers with condensed eyes.

"I know that you are also close to the prince in your heart. But I tell you, I am the current emperor! I am the orthodox! The original imperial decree was verified by you. When I ascended the throne, you also prostrated Kneel on the ground, shouting long live! Now," Yu Zhende sneered, "you want to turn against me? To hold the prince's stinky feet? You have to ask me if I agree with the sword in my hand?"

The embroidered clothes envoys pulled out their swords in unison, and the clanking sound made people shudder.

There was constant fighting outside, and the atmosphere in the palace was extremely condensed.

The ministers were detained in the palace, but the family members and soldiers of the ministers did not dare to act rashly.

When Yu Zhende became more and more annoyed, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Tell Chai Xian to retreat and surrender. If he refuses to retreat, I will kill a minister in an hour! And send his head!" He said coldly, "Didn't he have the support of the people? Didn't someone agree Is he cooperating inside and outside? I want everyone to see what will happen if you betray me and seek refuge with Chai Xian!"

The ministers kneeling in the hall trembled when they heard the words.

Even the embroiderer was surprised.

But Liang Si, the commander of the embroidered messengers, repeatedly agreed, "Your Majesty, you are so wise! If you don't fear that the first prince will not retreat, if he refuses to retreat, he will risk the lives of these ministers! Then he won't have the reputation of being a virtuous person." Already!"

Liang Si sneered and glanced around the hall, "I don't know whose head the Holy Majesty is going to send there first?"

(End of this chapter)