Han emperor system

Chapter 179 The Death Knell Sounds
Gan Ning did not stop, leaving only some imperial guards to guard the disarmed imperial guards, and then led a large group of troops into the inner palace from several directions, and went straight to the Jiade Hall. On the way, more imperial guards were gathered to support the prince. , but also fought with some forbidden soldiers who were close to Jian Shuo.

However, as the number of Imperial Army soldiers wearing white scarves on their heads increased, those who dared to resist were quickly suppressed, but most of them had already retreated to the Guardian Palace.

"Master General, something is wrong."

Jian Shuo and the others were waiting for General He Jin to die in front of the Jiade Palace, but unexpectedly, there was a faint commotion outside, and a row of torches in the distance illuminated the sky, as if they were heading towards the Jiade Palace. Come.

They didn't know what was going on, when suddenly the guards outside ran in in shock, Jian Shuo stared and shouted: "What happened outside, why is it so noisy?"

"My lord, Gan Ning has turned his back on him. He brought the Empress and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in."

"What? Gan Ning, that bastard, turns out to be an outlier. You have three battalions, plus Chunyuqiong's right school battalion, can't you stop him with a battalion?"

"My lord, General Chunyu has already fallen to His Royal Highness, and nearly half of the soldiers in our third battalion belong to them. Now that they are powerful, they have already entered, and our manpower is getting smaller and smaller. General Xia and General Feng have already been beheaded by His Highness the Crown Prince because of their obstruction."

"How could this be?" Jian Shuo and the others looked at each other, looking at each other.

"Dangdangdang-"

At this moment, from the Deyang Hall in the distance, there was a roaring bell, which rang 27 times in a row, and then the bells in various places in the capital also rang, which immediately alarmed the entire Luoyang City, and also It alarmed the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, because the 27 rings represented the death of the emperor.

"It's over, it's over, they have sounded the death knell, and now everyone in Luoyang knows that the Holy One is dead, what should we do?" Ten permanent attendants became confused.

"The old man is going back to the palace, whoever of you will send the old man and the prince back to the palace together."

Empress Dowager Dong was startled, she hurriedly stood up at this time, and she was about to leave with the Prince Xie, because she knew that the situation was far away, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already brought people in, and the Majesty died The news had already spread, so their plot was already impossible, so she wanted to get out of the matter in time.

"Queen Mother, let this old servant take you back to the palace."

Immediately, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others stepped forward one after another, supported the Empress Dowager Dong and the prince Xie, and went to the queen palace. Only Jian Shuo, Zhongchang Shi Guo Sheng and others stayed where they were, looking at each other not knowing what to do That's good.

"The current strategy is to kill the prince. Which of you will go with me to kill the prince?" Jian Shuo suddenly roared ferociously, scaring the other eunuchs back, and no one dared to speak up.

"Okay, if you don't dare to go, then the general will go by himself, and you will follow me to kill the prince." Jian Shuo couldn't help snorting when he saw the fear of the others, and then brought a few of his personal guards and imperial guards to raise his hand. The knife ran out.

And just when the death knell rang, the general He Jin had already rushed outside the palace with dozens of ministers and five thousand Yulin troops. What was supposed to be a fight did not happen because they saw the guards guarding the palace gate. All the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army wore white scarves on their heads, and then they knelt on the ground facing the Deyang Palace from a distance. The gate of the palace was wide open, and there was no intention to stop them at all.

"General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, together with the Empress, brought the guards of the Eastern Palace and some officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army to enter. His Highness the Crown Prince ordered that the General can bring some soldiers of the Habayashi Army in when he comes, but I hope that innocent people will not be killed indiscriminately."

He Jin was worried about the safety of the crown prince and the empress mother and son after hearing the words of the remaining generals of the forbidden army, so he didn't say much, and rushed into the palace with two thousand feather troops, heading straight for the Jiade Hall.

Along the way, everyone found that many intersections were guarded by guards wearing white scarves, claiming that His Highness the Crown Prince was ordered, and the soldiers of the Habayashi Army were not allowed to intrude randomly, and those who took advantage of the chaos would be killed without mercy.

Besides, Jian Shuo came out with a group of cronies, only to find that there were forbidden soldiers with white scarves on their heads everywhere outside, and his personal guard battalion had been killed and scattered. Being divided into several pieces and surrounded, he was so frightened that he quickly turned around and ran back.

"Master Jian, don't panic, I'll help you."

At this time, someone ran over shouting in front of him. Jian Shuo recognized that it was Guo Sheng, the servant of Zhongchang, and was overjoyed. Shuo fell to the ground, and then cut off his head.

"The traitor Jian Shuo has been killed, and everyone has not surrendered yet."

Guo Sheng cut off Jian Shuo's head, heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, raised Jian Shuo's head and ran towards him, roaring loudly while running, which immediately alarmed both sides fighting in front.

Everyone saw in the light of the flames that what Guo Sheng was holding was Jian Shuo's head, his face was covered with blood, his eyes were wide open, obviously he was unwilling to die, and he couldn't believe that the one who attacked him was actually his own.

"The chief culprit has already been punished, and the rest will be dealt with lightly. Those who dare to resist again will be killed without mercy and the entire family will be wiped out."

Liu Bian immediately yelled loudly, instilling some internal energy into the yell, and it spread far away, and then the sound of weapons falling could be heard everywhere around, Gan Ning quickly controlled the surrendered imperial troops, and then stepped aside. The road is coming.

"The Holy Majesty passed away, Jian Shuo blocked the forbidden palace, plotted against the law, and the ministers and others failed to dissuade him. He deserves death. Please be merciful to your empress."

Guo Sheng came over and presented Jian Shuo's head, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Empress He to plead guilty, weeping unceasingly, which immediately made Empress He soften, and before Liu Bian could speak, he opened his mouth and said:
"I know that Master Guo and you are loyal. Today you killed Jian Shuo, and you made a great contribution. How can you be blamed?"

"Master Guo, please get up quickly, and lead the way to the Jiade Palace. You can't let the Holy One stay there alone." Liu Bian stopped Guo Sheng from continuing, and snorted.

"Yes, yes, please, Your Majesty and Your Highness."

Liu Bian and Empress He had just arrived at the entrance of the Jiade Hall, and General He Jin had already arrived outside with all the ministers, and then followed Empress He and Prince Liu Bian into the hall, and saw Emperor Ling lying on the bed .

"Your majesty, why did you leave your concubines and leave alone? What will you do if you leave like this, leaving us orphans and widows?"

(End of this chapter)