Xiao Qinghuan

Chapter 119

The government office of the Forbidden Army Mansion at the north gate is changing the last shift tonight, but the guard posts are loose, and the number of soldiers who should have changed guards has dropped by more than half for no reason.

It's a pity that the Commander of the Forbidden Army was also at the palace banquet. At this time, he had already gone to the inner palace alone, and did not see this abnormal scene.

The Forbidden Army usually guards the palace city, and they also have other tasks. Most of them are based on the battalion. Only a small number of Forbidden Army soldiers who take turns will stay in the government office.But now the gate of the Forbidden Army's government office, which has always been open, is closed, and the courtyard is brightly lit. The deputy commander of the Forbidden Army has his hands behind his back, and his falcon-like eyes glanced at the soldiers standing in line one by one.

"A person has to face many choices in life. If you choose the right one, you will be magnanimous in the future and honor your ancestors; if you choose the wrong one, you will be smashed to pieces." The deputy commander stood still under the steps, his silver armor glowing white, his expression was gloomy, The tone was cold and firm: "But what the result is, it's in your own hands... It's a desperate game, understand."

Zhao Fu was standing in the corner of the last row of the queue. The courtyard of the Forbidden Army Mansion was not big, and it was packed full of people. The brother on his left blushed and shouted slogans thickly, and on the right was a cold wall. the wall.

He felt that standing here, he looked like a different kind.

Everyone is excited about something, their blood is boiling, only he stands here and wanders away, thinking whether the palace banquet in the Changle Palace has already started, whether the steaming hot meals have been completely cooled by the time they are brought to the inner palace.

Most of the Forbidden Army are sons of aristocratic families or generals, but the sons of these important ministers are not enough to support the entire Forbidden Army, so in addition to the commanders of each army and battalion, there will also be generals like Zhao Fu who died in the frontier. The orphans of the soldiers left behind in the war are used to make up the number.

Zhao Fu's father used to be a centurion under Xie's army, and his greatest ambition in life was to save enough military pay to buy a three-acre land in the border town.It's a pity that this lofty ambition could not be realized. His father died in an ordinary counterattack, and was very unlucky to be shot through by Liu Ya. The three taels of silver in his pocket fell out of the broken coat Even the peace talisman that his mother begged for was shot to pieces by the arrow.

Xie Yongming sealed money for his family, buried his father, and bought a small courtyard for his mother in the border town, which can be regarded as fulfilling his father's last wish by accident.

Zhao Fu's appearance followed his father's, but his temperament followed his mother's. He is a man with no opinions. He was dragged into the Imperial Army for no reason. He has been wandering around the bottom for so many years. The biggest thing he has ever done is to guard the city gate when all nations come to court.

Now he listened ignorantly for a quarter of an hour before he understood that this was a rebellion.

Before Zhao Fu's mind could turn around, the impassioned pre-war mobilization by the deputy commander above had ended. Behind him, the gates of the imperial army's government office opened left and right, and the lights inside were brightly lit. A man in silver armor came from inside. Standing in front of everyone.

——It's Ning Yu.

Mr. Jiang, who had no plans to spare, finally made a mistake. Ning Yu didn't even want to attack from outside. He was originally in the government of the Imperial Army!

Ning Yu doesn't know martial arts, and it's the first time in his life to wear this light armor. He is not used to it, and he is a little stiff when walking.It's just that at this time, he still cared about his dignity. The soft clothes exposed from the edge of the light armor were bright yellow. He didn't wear a helmet, but still wore his dragon jade crown. Even the heart mirror on the chest of the light armor is engraved with a circle of hollow dragon patterns.

Style is style, but very nondescript.

Zhao Fu thought vaguely, what he was wearing was really embarrassing - the heart guard was to protect the vitals, according to his way of dressing, as long as he exerted a little force, the dragon pattern would burst, and then the The mirror becomes a useless stone.

Even the rebellion was created without sincerity.

Ning Yu didn't talk much, he just stood on the steps, bowed slightly condescendingly, and saluted the soldiers below.

The sudden shouts from the side almost threw Zhao Fu into a somersault.He followed the procession out of the gate of the mansion in a daze. There were several tall horses at the gate, and Ning Yu was the first to bear the brunt. He rode on the front one with a little clumsiness, and then reached out and picked up a torch from the entourage at the side.

An army of 5000 people is not worth mentioning in the frontier, but in this palace city, it can already become a sharp knife hanging over the head.

Jiang Xiaohan entered the palace much later than others, and when he entered the palace with a name card at the gate of the city, it was already getting dark.Ning Zongyuan was sympathetic to him, and ordered Jiangfu's carriage to go to the second gate like the other clan members before changing to a soft sedan chair.

Most of the palace attendants were transferred to serve in the inner palace. Jiang Xiaohan's carriage was driving on the palace road, and the ruts of the carriage were pressed against the gravel road, which sounded unspeakably deserted.

Yan Qing lifted the curtain of the car with his hand and looked outside.

It seems to be for celebration, the ten steps and one lamp on both sides of the palace road are decorated with bright yellow and red. Not far away, the inner palace silk and bamboo wind music has started, presumably the time for the palace banquet is approaching.Yan Qing is already familiar with several main roads of the inner palace. The Changle Hall is in the inner garden of the imperial city, and the Zichen Hall is north-west. The banquet place.

Seeing his worried face, Jiang Xiaohan couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"I'm not at ease." Yan Qing lowered the car curtain and said, "I feel like something's going to happen."

Before he finished speaking, there was a huge earthquake in the carriage, and there was a deafening explosion outside. Jiang Xiaohan looked pale, and suddenly got up and pulled the curtain of the carriage.

A whitish firework suddenly exploded in the distant sky, an ominous whistle rang through half of the sky, and three consecutive signals screamed into the sky, tearing a huge gap in the dark night like a tear.

"Young Master." Jiang Ying recognized the direction, frowned and said, "The Yinhan Gate has fallen."

Ning Yu's speed far exceeded Jiang Xiaohan's imagination. He guessed that Ning Yu would enter through the Yinhan Gate, but he never thought it would be so fast.He turned back into the car almost immediately, and ordered: "Go to Changle Palace first."

The royal family members and important officials in the court are all at the palace banquet now, at least Jiang Xiaohan must be with them before Ning Yu invades the inner palace, otherwise this matter cannot be explained clearly.

Jiang Ying knew the seriousness of the matter, and for a while ignored the rules of not allowing fast travel in the palace, so she slammed the reins severely.

Yan Qing never asked much about Ning Yu's affairs, but at this moment, she also knew that something had exceeded expectations.He pressed Jiang Xiaohan's hand, with an anxious expression on his face, and quickly asked, "Where is Xie Jueren?"

"I don't know." To Yan Qing's surprise, Jiang Xiaohan shook his head: "I lent him the man, how to fight this battle is his business, I won't dictate."

This is normal, Jiang Xiaohan wants Xie Jue to grow up, so he will do everything possible to let him learn to be independent.

Yan Qing thought for a while, then said, "How many people did Ning Yu bring?"

Jiang Xiaohan began to think about this matter again in his mind, and responded in a hurry: "There are five thousand private soldiers outside his city, but the imperial army that he can mobilize in the palace is at most a few hundred, and they cannot be found in all. All in one."

Jiang Xiaohan finally understood that choosing a palace banquet was not just about killing all the royal relatives.There are many family members and important officials, and the imperial guards must move closer to the inner palace. Ning Yu's five thousand private soldiers can't get in. Except for a small number of people who sneaked into the imperial city, at least half of them have to rely on this outer city. Chances of weak guards are put in.

Jiang Xiaohan was still thinking about how to clean up the door for the imperial army, but now it seems that things are easier than he imagined, just check which battalion is on duty at Yinhanmen tonight.

Five thousand, Yan Qing frowned slightly, this amount was much more than he expected.

"What about Xie Jue?" Yan Qing asked.

Jiang Xiaohan said, "Up to five hundred."

This difference in numbers is too great, even if the Divine Guard Battalion brought by Xie Jue can outnumber ten, Xie Jue will never be able to take care of both the front court and the harem.

"Xie Jue is still the deputy commander of the Divine Guard Battalion, and he can only bring the soldiers of the Divine Guard Battalion... For him, even if he brings an extra bodyguard from the Xie family, it is an arrogance." Jiang Xiaohan said: "I want to If you want to save him, you have to ask for it cleanly. Only when there is no trace of stain can Xie Jue ask to take over Xie Jiajun."

Jiang Xiaohan has been immersed in the government for many years, and his eyes have been cultivated to be poisonous and hot. No one in the civil and military circles knows better than him how to break a bigger cake under Ning Zongyuan's hands.

Yan Qing knew that every word he said was correct, but the matter of rebellion was too big, with all the important officials present today, if there was even a slight mistake, the court would be shaken.

"When it comes to marching and fighting, let alone Xie Yongming, ten Ning Yus are no match for one Xie Yu." Jiang Xiaohan turned his head to comfort him: "Now I only hope that Xie Jue can inherit the abilities of Xie's family... This is his first One battle, if he can't win this battle, he doesn't have to go back to the frontier."

There are forbidden soldiers in the palace, even if Ning Zongyuan is critically ill, he is still an old tiger, Ning Yu is too young to fight him.The [-] imperial guards, in addition to the guards guarding the entire Chang'an city, there are also [-] troops that can be deployed in the palace, and they are all elite troops directly under Ning Zongyuan.If Xie Jue couldn't quell the chaos, the three thousand forbidden troops could keep the court's skeleton.

With Jiang Ying's ruthless drive, the road that should have taken half an hour took only a quarter of an hour.The carriage neighed and stopped at the door, and the servant came to meet Jiang Xiaohan tremblingly, his legs under the hem of the wide clothes had already turned into sieves.Jiang Xiaohan was not in the mood to greet others, so he got out of the car with Jiang Ying's men, entered the door one after the other with Yan Qing, and went straight to the main hall of Changle Palace.

After the second gate is the Inner Palace. The Changle Hall is located on the west side of the Inner Palace, and there is still a distance from the Yinhan Gate.For this palace banquet, the gates of the three palaces and three halls of Changle Palace have all been opened, and the banquet in the half-open main hall in the back hall is halfway set up at this time.The gunpowder smoke from Yinhan Gate floated down in the air along with the cold air, some cowardly and unfavored clan members were running back and forth in the hall, not daring to take a step out of the palace gate.

The specifications of the palace banquet are clear, not everyone can sit in the same hall as Ning Zongyuan.Most of the outer halls were foreign ministers who came to Beijing or officials below the third grade in Beijing, while the inner halls were where the direct line clan members and important court officials lived.

Jiang Xiaohan, who came late from the outside, undoubtedly became the target of public criticism. He walked through the crowd without changing his expression, and took all the suspicious and frightened eyes around him, without any intention of defending himself.

Yan Qing followed him all the time, he didn't like these eyes very much, he quickened his pace slightly, walked to Jiang Xiaohan's side, and covered half of his eyes for him.

"It's okay." Jiang Xiaohan was so thoughtful, he naturally understood why Yan Qing was uncomfortable, and smiled at him: "Don't worry about them."

As he spoke, he didn't stop walking, and went straight to the inner hall.The door of the inner hall, which was supposed to be wide open, was closed tightly. Jiang Xiaohan held down Jiang Ying who was about to step forward, and after sending him to inquire about the news, he walked up the steps and knocked on the door.

"Jiang Xiaohan begs to see His Majesty," he said.

There was a pause inside the door, the sound of footsteps going back and forth, the heavy hall door was opened with a gap between two people, Jiang Xiaohan and Yan Qing looked at each other, and stepped into the hall first.

Ning Zongyuan was sitting in the upper seat, Ning Yan was sitting on his left hand side, Ning Huaijin was standing at the side of the two of them, he seemed to be talking about something just now, he stopped talking when Jiang Xiaohan entered the door, and turned his side turned to look at him.

"Ming Yuan." Ning Zongyuan spoke first, "You came from outside?"

His voice was deep and he couldn't hear joy or sorrow.The protagonist of the birthday party beside him is his own son, and the one who rebelled outside is also his own son. Jiang Xiaohan didn't know what Ning Zongyuan was thinking about holding Ning Yan's hand now.

Maybe he felt sad, or maybe he didn't think about anything.

Jiang Xiaohan lifted his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the Fourth Highness is disrespectful, and the Yinhan Gate has already fallen."

Ning Zongyuan clenched Ning Yan's hand, and before he could speak, he coughed heart-piercingly.Ning Yan blinked, stood up obediently, took the tea from the servant and brought it to Ning Zongyuan.

"Father." Ning Yan said, "Don't be angry."

Ning Zheng made a mistake and went out of Beijing this year. It was clearly written in the imperial decree on the day he was made king, not to mention the birthday banquet, he was not even allowed to come back on New Year's Eve.Ning Zongyuan's scattered brothers who were left when he ascended the throne are now far away from the outside world. Although the seniority of the few old princes under the hall is still there, they are not worth it. Ning Huaijin before leaving the hall.

Seeing that Ning Zongyuan was angry, Ning Huaijin hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, and served Shentang herself, before turning his hand to look at Jiang Xiaohan.

Yan Qing had obtained Ning Zongyuan's will early, kneeling to the sky but not to others, and now he was standing half a step behind Jiang Xiaohan with a straight body.

"Master Jiang." Ning Huaijin said, "How's the situation outside?"

"I didn't know about it until I saw the signal from the Yinhan Gate in the middle of my journey." Jiang Xiaohan was neither humble nor overbearing, cupping his hands and said: "I am worried about your majesty's safety. Now that your majesty is well, I feel at ease."

Jiang Xiaohan was like a drop of water splashed into the frying pan. The important ministers and relatives in the inner hall who had been able to maintain their composure finally confirmed that today's birthday banquet was about to turn into a drama of coercing the palace, and it suddenly became noisy.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Jiang Xiaohan said in a loud voice, "If I have a minister here today, I will definitely protect Your Majesty."

His words were so powerful that even Yan Qing couldn't help but look at him twice.

"Your Majesty, please move to the side hall to rest." Jiang Xiaohan knelt on a thick blanket, which didn't feel real. He lowered his eyes and said, "The dragon's body is important."

Ning Zongyuan's dragon body is of course important, and Ning Yan's crown prince has not yet been determined, so he can't be pissed off by Ning Yu first.

Ning Zongyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He pushed Ning Yan's hand away, and stared at Jiang Xiaohan with heavy eyes—it was difficult in the heavy prison, and he lost a lot of weight. All trembling.

Jiang Xiaohan wouldn't know what happened today - Ning Zongyuan was aware of his situation, this tattered body was at the end of its strength, even if Ning Yu couldn't get in, he might be angered to death by himself.The position of Ning Yan's crown prince has not passed the clear path. If he dies, half of the courts will spontaneously move closer to the only adult prince. Today's forced palace is nothing, and Ning Yu will still be the emperor in the future.

Jiang Xiaohan would not take the risk, Ning Zongyuan thought.He pondered for a moment, and finally relaxed.

"Follow Jiang Xiaohan." Ning Zongyuan supported Ning Huaijin's hand and stood up: "Temporarily receive the military ban...to counter the rebellion."

Jiang Xiaohan touched his forehead to the ground: "Observe the order."

After Ning Zongyuan finished speaking, he waved his hands, and Ning Huaijin supported the side hall.Jiang Xiaohan knelt to send Ning Zongyuan off, then got up and turned around to arrange for others.At this stall, the clan members were clamoring to leave the palace, and the important ministers kept silent and dared not speak.Jiang Xiaohan was disturbed by hearing this, so he simply waved his hand and asked the servants to take all the adults to the side hall to rest. Anyway, the place in the palace is very large, and Ning Yu can't take care of it for a while, so he can accommodate everything.

There were only people close to Ning Zongyuan in the inner hall, and they all left in a short while.Jiang Xiaohan patted the dust off his sleeves, and glanced at Yan Qing: "I don't know when Xie Jue will arrive, so I have to prepare for the worst."

Yan Qing understood what he meant, and said: "The commander of the imperial army should be in the inner hall, but I just opened it and looked around, but I couldn't find it."

"It must be the first time to go out and summon the forbidden army." Jiang Xiaohan felt an indescribable oppressive feeling in his chest, and he couldn't help stopping to take a breath before continuing: "Don't worry."

While he was talking, Jiang Ying, who had just gone out to inquire about the situation, came back quickly.

"My lord." Jiang Ying didn't ask what was going on in the empty hall, and said swiftly, "Half of Ning Yu's troops entered from the Yinhan Gate, but there is no news until now, so they should have gone to the harem. In addition, the deputy of the Imperial Army The commander called to open the Nine Immortals Gate, and the other half of the troops took down the Nine Immortals Gate without bloodshed, and they were heading towards Changle Palace, when the subordinates took a quick look, there were about 3000 people."

"The harem is just some women and princesses, I think Ning Yu didn't take it to heart." Yan Qing walked out with Jiang Xiaohan, and said casually: "I don't think he cares too much, he must be going to the Nine Immortals Gate... ...He is suspicious by nature, if he wants to force the palace, he will definitely not rest assured to hand over Ning Zongyuan to his subordinates."

Jiang Xiaohan nodded slightly, expressing his agreement: "If Xie Jue enters the palace, he must go through one of these two schools. Ning Yu doesn't have many soldiers, so he must—"

The second half of his sentence came to an abrupt end, and Yan Qing subconsciously turned around, only to see Jiang Xiaohan staggered and fell down in front of him without warning.

"—Jiang Xiaohan!"

The author says:

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