Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

The Xiaoxiong and Xiaomeng armies rebelled;

In front of the palace, the deputy commander commanded Rong Xian to obey;

King Yong, Princess Yong and their children were ordered to enter the palace at night and were harmed by King Yan;

The rebels have entered the palace from Xuandemen, burning, killing and looting along the way, and now they are approaching Funing Palace...

Each piece of bad news made Zhao Zhen exhausted physically and mentally, and he slumped down behind the imperial eucalyptus in a daze.

After Wei Chen saw the ceremony, he reported to Zhao Zhen how he noticed the strange behavior of the guards around the Hanlin Academy, realized something was wrong, and then arrived at Funing Palace.

Zhao An, who was kneeling beside him, felt increasingly regretful and ashamed after listening to Wei Chen's story.

Being able to plan so carefully, this rebellion was definitely not caused by haste, but had been planned for a long time. As the Imperial City Secretary, he had so many spies under his command, but he was not aware of it...

If you betray the trust of the officials in this way, even if you have ten heads, you won't be able to chop him off.

However, Zhao Zhen was on the verge of despair at this time and was in no mood to scold Zhao An for his incompetence.

Zhao Zhen slammed the inkstone on the imperial eucalyptus to the ground and cursed loudly: "Zhao Zonghan, this traitor, if I had known today, I should have deposed him as the prince!"

Zhao Zhen suffered such a sudden change, and his emotions were inevitably a little out of control. When Wei Chen saw this, he quickly persuaded him in a slow voice: "Your Majesty, scolding is useless now. The most urgent thing is to find a way to bring in reinforcements to rescue him!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we need to find someone to save us!"

At Wei Chen's suggestion, Zhao Zhenjing felt like he was waking up from a dream, his eyes regained sparkle, and he murmured to himself: "Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou is closest to Bianjing!"

With that said, Zhao Zhen picked up the silk robe embroidered with yellow dragons, tore off a large piece of silk without any hesitation, spread it flat on the royal eucalyptus, then bit his finger cruelly, and covered the silk with blood. An edict was written on the silk.

In desperation, Zhao Zhen ignored the pain in his fingers and used his fingers as a brush to write quickly.

Wei Chen didn't need to look closely to guess that the content of this blood edict must be to make Zhao Zongquan the crown prince and let him lead troops to serve the king.

In fact, there are 10,000+ forbidden troops stationed around Bianjing City, and the western suburbs camp alone has [-] elite soldiers, but Zhao Zhen did not take them into consideration at this moment.

Wei Chen understood Zhao Zhen's mood.

King Yan's rebellion, Rongxian's betrayal, and King Yong's death made Zhao Zhen unable to trust any of Bianjing's troops at this moment. Even Zhao Zhen's most trusted Dianqiansi had rebelled. Who could guarantee the western suburbs? Wouldn’t Daying rebel?

There might only be one chance to ask for help, and Zhao Zhen didn't dare to gamble.That's why he went to Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou for help.

Even though Zhao Zongquan usually remains quiet, he has actually attracted Zhao Zhen's attention for a long time.

If Zhao Zhen is to let Zhao Zhen put all the reserves in his heart

If the candidates were ranked in order, Zhao Zongquan would only be behind King Yong and King Yan.

This is because King Yong and King Yan have been in Beijing for many years, and each has a large group of supporters in the court. Their foundation and reputation far exceed that of Zhao Zongquan.

In terms of personal preferences alone, Zhao Zongquan's ranking in Zhao Zhen's heart will only be higher.

Because Zhao Zhen felt that Zhao Zongquan's personality was very similar to his own when he was young, as low-key and reserved, as easy-going and easy-going.

Therefore, after deciding to make King Yong the crown prince, Zhao Zhen sent a secret edict to Zhao Zongquan. In fact, it was Zhao Zhen who felt regretful.

Now that King Yong is dead and King Yan has rebelled, Zhao Zongquan has become Zhao Zhen's number one heir and his first choice for help.

Not long after, Zhao Zhen finished writing the blood edict. He was already weak, but now that he had shed so much blood, his face became even paler, and his whole body felt a little shaky.

Seeing this, Wei Chen no longer cared about the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, and quickly stepped forward to support Zhao Zhen, pressing the wound on his fingertip to stop the dripping blood.

Zhao Zhen tried his best to smile and nodded towards Wei Chen.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen suddenly thought of the scene when he selected Wei Chen as the number one scholar in the Golden Palace, and he was filled with emotion.

The wind knows the strong grass, and the sturdy knows the Chengchen.

Now apart from Zhao An, the old Hutu, only Liu Yuanlang, whom I personally appointed, is still with me.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little comforted in his heart, and his spirit, which was a little sluggish due to excessive blood loss, was lifted.

Zhao Zhen looked solemnly and opened a small, square box on the royal eucalyptus, and took out something from it.

This object is made entirely of copper, about half the size of a palm, and has the shape of a lifelike tiger. It has been cut open from head to tail, leaving only half of it.

This is the tiger symbol that symbolizes the military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen wrapped the tiger talisman with a blood edict and held it in his hand. He looked at the dozens of palace maids and chamberlains crawling in the palace and asked, "Who is willing to leave the palace to ask for help on my behalf?"

This question was like the god of death beckoning, and everyone was afraid to avoid it, so they invariably shrank their necks and lowered their heads.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this.

Normally, he was too generous to the people around him, and in fact he lost the majesty that an emperor should have. But now he really wants these people to work for him, but none of them are willing to take the lead.

"Your Majesty, I would like to give it a try!"

Just when Zhao Zhen was frowning, he suddenly heard a clear and exciting voice beside his ears.

Zhao Zhen was immediately overjoyed. He looked up and saw that it was Wei Chen beside him who was taking the initiative to invite him.

Someone was willing to risk his life to deliver the edict, which was originally a great thing, but when Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Chen's young face, he suddenly couldn't bear it.

If Wei Chen stayed with him in the palace, given his current reputation among scholars, King Yan might not do anything to him.

But if Wei Chen was caught by King Yan's people when he went out to ask for help with the blood edict, then Wei Chen would definitely die.

Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Chen and asked, "Wei Aiqing, you have to think carefully. You will have a narrow chance of death. Do you really want to go?"

Wei Chen looked determined and unmoved.

"My minister is willing to go!"

"Okay!" Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Chen with even more admiration, and immediately handed all the tiger talismans and blood edicts to Wei Chen's hands.

Wei Chen reached out to take it, but Zhao Zhen paused with his hands and solemnly warned: "The destiny of the country and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty rests on the shoulders of Aiqing. Aiqing must take care of yourself!"

Wei Chen nodded heavily, and the blood edict that was originally held lightly in his hand seemed to be heavier than a thousand pounds at this moment.

Zhao Zhen turned his head and looked at the old chamberlain Zhao An who was still kneeling in the palace. He sighed helplessly and said in a deep voice: "Zhao An, you have been in the Imperial City for 30 years, and the snakes and rats in Bianjing City say that you are better than Everyone knows that I want you to try to send Wei Aiqing out of the palace and make meritorious service, is it possible for you to do it?"

"Old slave obey!"

Chapter 303 Three arrows chill the enemy’s courage

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out at Xuande Gate. Rongxian opened the door to welcome the rebels into the palace, causing chaos in the palace.

However, this is just the beginning.

After Wu Mou took control of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, he sent out his rangers to run through the streets of Bianjing City. When they encountered flammable wooden houses, they poured kerosene on the roofs, threw torches, and set fire to the houses.

In the dark night, the burning torches flashed across like a meteor shower, extremely eye-catching.

Not long after, raging fires broke out everywhere in Bianjing City. The fires became bigger and bigger, lighting up the entire night sky.

Such a large fire quickly attracted the attention of the patrol soldiers under Kaifeng Mansion.

The patrol soldiers are spread throughout the city of Bianjing, with a total of 3000 people. They are mainly responsible for daily anti-theft, fire prevention, street sweeping and other common tasks in the city.

If they can be organized effectively, these patrol troops can serve as a new force to rush to the palace and pose a threat to King Yan's rebels.

However, these patrol soldiers did not know what happened in the palace at this time. When they saw fires everywhere in the city, they immediately focused all their attention on the fire, and immediately scattered and threw themselves into the fire. It’s time to do my job of putting out fires.

This was also the purpose of King Yan asking Wu Mou to send people to set fire to the city, to use the fire to contain the last armed force in the city that threatened the rebels, so that the rebels could attack the palace without any distractions.

In the city of Bianjing, flames shot into the sky, the gongs and clappers responsible for warning rang rapidly, and the sounds of hurried fire-fighting could be heard from all directions.

The patrol soldiers picked up fire-fighting tools such as water bags, pumps, and hemp bags to put out the fire, and threw themselves into the fire scene closest to them. They were too busy and exhausted.

At this time, the sleeping people were also awakened by the noise outside.

When they opened the door and saw the chaos outside, some people immediately picked up their belongings and helped put out the fire;

Some people hurried home, locked the doors and locked them, hiding in their homes and not daring to go out;

Others, with their eyes shining brightly, took advantage of the chaos to have their own little thoughts...

However, in just one or two hours, the quiet city of Bianjing at midnight became noisy and noisy. The people in the city were as distracted as headless flies. People everywhere were panicked and there was a chaos of war.

Chaos spread throughout the city of Bianjing, and Wei Zhai, located in Laoya Lane, could not stay away.

At this moment, everyone in Wei's house was woken up and gathered in the front yard.

Rulan and Minglan were both shocked when they heard the servant's report. They had never encountered such a situation before, and they were inevitably at a loss.

But now that Wei Chen is away, the two of them are the backbone of the family. After the brief tension and panic, Ru Lan and Ming Lan quickly forced themselves to calm down.

They first summoned the home guards and servants, distributed weapons to them, and asked them to light torches, guard the front door and the back garden wall, and divided into several teams to patrol the yard to guard against being taken advantage of.

After such an orderly arrangement, the originally frightened people in Wei's house finally calmed down.

Seeing this scene, Ru Lan, who had been working hard, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She sat back on the chair, tugged on Minglan's sleeves, and whispered: "

How about it? I behaved pretty well just now, right? "

"Not only is she good, she is calm and composed, not afraid in the face of danger, and does not change her composure even if the mountain collapses in front of her. She is a model of a matron!"

Minglan joked with a smile, but suddenly her voice became lower, her brows furrowed, and she sighed softly: "Looking at it, it's already a mess outside. I don't know if my husband will be in the Hanlin Academy." Is there something wrong?"

"Don't worry, the Hanlin Academy is an important palace. What kind of thieves dare to go there to run wild?"

Ru Lan smiled reluctantly, but her face was also filled with worry.

Although her eyesight is a little worse than Minglan's, she can still clearly see the current situation in Bianjing City. There is such a chaos outside. Except for a few patrol soldiers, no sergeants have come out to maintain order. Obviously, the court has Lost control of Bianjing City.

If someone really rebels and causes rebellion, not to mention the Hanlin Academy, even staying with the emperor may not be safe, and it may be even more dangerous.

Thinking of this, Ru Lan couldn't help but look pale.

Upon seeing this, Minglan quickly comforted her in a low voice: "Sister, don't worry, my husband is so smart, nothing will happen to him."

"Well, everything will be fine." Rulan held Minglan's hand tightly and nodded heavily.

……

At this time, a tragic fight was taking place in the dark alley on the other side of Bianjing City.

Tonight in Bianjing City, there were many similar street fights, and they were basically small-scale fighting in units of more than ten people.

A small group of people separated after the rebels entered the city, rangers who set fire everywhere, bandits who took advantage of the fire, patrol soldiers who tried to maintain order, soldiers who escaped from Wu Mou, the commander of the five-city army, and some voluntary organizations organized by the people. The rising escort...

The forces of all parties are mixed, and it is difficult to identify the identity of the people in the darkness. When they meet on a narrow road, they will start fighting if they disagree.

At this time, in this dark alley, there were rebels at both ends, blocking the inner hall of a group of seven or eight people in the alley, and the young man who was guarded by the inner hall was the young man who had just returned from Fu. Wei Chen escaped from Ning Dian all the way.

Nowadays, the imperial city is full of rebels, and Funing Hall, where the emperor's palace is located, is even more surrounded by rebels.