Palace scheming: Empress Leng Palace

Chapter 354

But at this moment, when she stepped into this place, she was swept away from the panic of fleeing before, and her heart was inexplicably reflected in a desolation.

It was her honor to be a woman, a woman who was the lord of the harem.In this life, she has never lived in the cold palace, but she didn't want to hide here for refuge in her later years. Speaking of it, this is also a kind of irony in life.


"It's almost Yin hour, Empress Dowager." Fang Fei looked at the sky, the morning star in the east was looming, and the blue and white color reflected the gloom before dawn. As soon as Yin hour passes, everything should be calm.

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At the foot of Tiancheng, the army that had marched all the way from Yanmen all the way to Xihuamen quietly arrived at Xihuamen for several days. The leader was Duan Qingming, a general who was supposed to be guarding the border, and a young man, Ruya, followed him. Handsome, with a frail look on his face, but in front of the army, he looked so brave and wise.


This person is Zhong Nianlou, a new civil servant who was sick and went to the countryside a few days ago. Although Yun Tianhai was wary of these new ministers appointed by the emperor, Zhong Nianlou had been uncomfortable in the court because of the occasional cold. Gradually, the condition worsened, and it was discovered that he had contracted a type of tuberculosis, and his health became worse and worse.


Therefore, Zhong Nianlou's report of illness was logical, and there was no change in the news at the border at that time, so Yun Tianhai did not pay any attention to the retirement of an ordinary civil servant.

But at this moment, Zhong Nianlou, who was on the horseback, was full of energy, not even half sick.


"Listen, guards in the city. I am Duan Tianming, the guard of the Yanmen Gate. I rushed back overnight to report something important to the emperor. Please open the city quickly and let him go!" The guards in the city opened the city gate and let them go.

But the guards in the city were startled when they saw the army pressing down on the city, and immediately ordered people to go to the palace to inform the prime minister, and then ordered people to guard the city gate so that no one could be let in.


"My lord prime minister has an order. There will be an invasion of traitors tonight. The generals must guard the city gate no matter what." The guard swung his badge, although he was panicked in his heart, he still tried to calm down the army.

Bite back and ask the soldiers in the city not to open the city, and wait until the prime minister's order comes, and then make another plan.

Just looking at the situation in front of him, he was secretly worried.I don't know how the situation in the palace is now, if the situation changes, after tonight, they will also be lost forever.


"You rebels and thieves are helping the king to abuse the king. Now that the country is in trouble and the emperor is in danger, your act of disloyalty and injustice will be punished by the world." As soon as Duan Qingming's military order was issued, the army behind him all let out a loud shout The sound made the earth tremble three times.


"What's going on here? How did General Duan rush back to Tiancheng overnight?".

"Isn't that Mr. Zhong? Didn't he report his illness and go to the countryside?" Some guards in the city began to be suspicious. The purpose of the Prime Minister ordering them to guard the city gate tonight is to kill the rebellious officials and gangsters. Why is the city gate already closed at this moment? Closed, but the border guard came outside the door, threatening to report important military information?

What makes people even more confused is why at this moment, they have become traitors and traitors in General Duan's mouth?

Thinking about General Duan's father and son who are both loyal and loyal ministers, if they are rebels, what is going on in the palace at this moment?


"Everyone, don't panic, the Prime Minister will come soon, and we will make a decision after the Prime Minister arrives." Seeing that people's hearts began to waver, the guard had to move out of the Prime Minister to try to stabilize the situation.

At present, they can delay it for a while. If the Prime Minister successfully solves the big plan, it will be done, and the army outside the city will also be weak.


"Chirp!" A sharp long arrow in the dark night accurately hit the guard's chest, making him stare at the direction the arrow came from with a pair of unbelievable eyes. die like this.


The prime minister once promised him that as long as tonight passes, as long as everything goes well, his life will no longer be a small city gatekeeper.

In his hands, he will hold the military power of Tianque, and become a generation of generals admired by the world.

However, he died before his ambition was fulfilled!He is unwilling, he is unwilling!

"Prime Minister Yun Tianhai intends to rebel. The current emperor has long expected that there will be changes in the palace tonight. This official is under the emperor's secret order to go to the border to seek General Duan to return to the city to clean up the traitors. This is the emperor's handwriting, and you can use it to verify!" Zhong Nianlou held Xuanyuanze's hand metaphor in his hand, stretched it lightly, and raised it high to face the guards in the city.

Then he handed the metaphor to Duan Qingming who was at the side, and the other party rolled up the metaphor and tossed it lightly, and the emperor's metaphor was thrown in through the city gate.


For a while, the guards in the city looked at each other, hesitating whether to continue to obey the prime minister's order or choose to abandon the dark and turn to the bright.The rumors about the prime minister's splitting of the dynasty have not been spread for a long time. Although everyone does not know the truth about the sudden change tonight, it is clear at this moment.

If they continue to strictly guard the city gate, if something happens to the emperor, then they will also be sinners through the ages and be cast aside by the people of the world.


"General Duan is loyal to the country, and the general has the emperor's words. We believe that the general will never betray Chaoyan. I will open the city for the general and let him go!" Someone stood up loudly, and then someone else followed, and there was still some vacillation for a while Those who are uncertain also look around, unsure of what to say.


"Don't worry, I, Duan Qingming, hereby guarantee that as long as you are dedicated to serving the country and the emperor, I will try my best to keep you from being implicated in what happened tonight." Seeing this situation, Duan Qingming held his sword and pointed God swears, let all the guards in the city be excited, and without any hesitation, they said in unison: "I am willing to follow the general to protect the country and the people, and firmly support the emperor!".

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"My lord, the Empress Dowager is missing!" When a group of soldiers surrounded the Empress Dowager's sedan chair, the curtain of the sedan chair was opened, but there was no one inside.

On the other side, Yun Tianhai's troops received the notification from the guard of the city gate, feeling that something was wrong, and when they returned to leave the city, they encountered the army pouring in from outside the city. There was a fierce battle between the two sides, and the palace was in chaos.


(End of this chapter)