Chapter 44 Changes in the Extreme Gate

The rising sun, with the rhythmic sound of drums, the Wenwu officials of the Song Dynasty, who were gathering outside the palace, focused their eyes on the opening pole door. They came here to wait half an hour ago, and soon, a new dynasty will begin!

This court meeting will obviously be very different from any previous time, just because today's court meeting will not have a realistic host, whether it is an emperor or a powerful minister, they have become a sight. But in the same way, perhaps at today's court meeting, a new monarch of the Song Empire will be appointed.

Because everyone understands the important thing of today's court meeting, the ministers came outside the palace gate early, waiting for this decision to open in the next moment. Because everyone understands the importance of this matter to themselves, these officials with their own thoughts stand according to different factions. Naturally, the prince and King Yong are the most, and those who belong to King Jing are at least superficially, but only a few others remain absolutely neutral. But no one is sure that these people are as clear as they are now. Maybe at some point, someone will appear in an unexpected camp.

As the leader of the Jingwang camp, Xu Jinghong was also surrounded by some people, and everyone hoped to hear a reassuring statement from his mouth. But Xu Jinghong didn't say anything to comfort people this time except for a confident smile, which seemed a little strange compared with the people in the other two places.

But only those who are most familiar with him will see that Xu Jinghong has won, otherwise he will definitely try his best to boost morale. It is because there is no need to do more face-to-face things that Xu Jinghong will not talk too much. And the reason is that a person who came to Guoansi at dusk yesterday.

If it hadn't been for the soldiers guarding the door, who had been with Xu Jinghong for a long time, I'm afraid that this person would not be able to enter the gate of Guoansi at all. But when someone recognized his identity, they did not hesitate to invite the visitor into the government and reported to Xu Jinghong in time. When Xu Jinghong saw this person, he was also full of smiles, just because the person who came was Wang Liehai who came from northern Xinjiang day and night.

Of course, Wang Liehai did not come alone, and 30,000 light cavalry came with him. Because they have the transfer order of the Ministry of War, it was smooth to cross the state and the government along the way without any difficulties. More than ten days later, they finally rushed to Daliang City. It was only because of stability that Wang Liehai did not take people directly into the city. Instead, after disguise, he went into the city first to see Xu Jinghong to see what he had to say.

When he met this old friend, Xu Jinghong was naturally very happy. But this is no longer the time to catch up, so after less than a few words of greeting, he went straight to the point: "This time you came with the army. Did you really come to help me?"

"Of course, if it weren't for you, how could I bring troops here? In my opinion, although the capital is good, it is not as free as northern Xinjiang. There are too many calculations here, and too many people can't be offended. Wang Liehai smiled and said, "And in the northern Xinjiang, I am very free. Now the Hu people dare not appear on the border easily. That's our world!"

"Have you ever thought of making this our world?" Xu Jinghong's words froze Wang Liehai's smile, and then stared at him: "What are you...what are you talking about?"

"In fact, you have always been a little clear about my feelings. And now, it's time to realize him!" Xu Jinghong didn't have much cover-up and immediately grabbed the other party's hand: "Let's create an era of our own!"

After a long time, Wang Liehai came to his senses from the shock. He looked serious and said in the slowest tone, "Is what you said true? What big do you want to do in the capital?

"Change this era of injustice, create an era that belongs to us, and let those who have been parasitize and suck people's blood to go where they should go! This is what I want to do, and to achieve all this, we must first seize our power, that is, my highest power in the Song Dynasty - imperial power!"

If it had been someone else, he would have been scared to speak by Xu Jinghong's amazing statement, or even fainted. But Wang Liehai smiled and said, "Changing today's unfair situation is also what I have always wanted to do, but I don't have the courage to do it. Tell me your exact plan. As long as it can be done, I will do my best to accompany you!"

"Tomorrow will be a new Korean meeting, when all officials in Beijing will be present. So as long as we take this opportunity to drive 30,000 soldiers into the capital and surround the palace, everything will be under our control.

"And then?" Wang Liehai's eyes also flashed with enthusiasm. For a young man who dares to fight, as long as he finds such a road to quickly enter the position of powerful minister, he can't help but be excited.

"Then, we set up the person we want to establish as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and then promote the person we want to promote as the important ministers of the imperial court, so that the power of the government can be in my hands and can lay a good foundation for future changes."

"You have a good idea, but there is one thing I have to ask." Wang Liehai narrowed his eyes and said, "How can my 30,000 troops enter Beijing? Time is running out, and we can't let everyone pretend to be in Beijing. After all, there are also defenders at the gate, and we all carry long and short weapons, and we can find out the problem as soon as we investigate. Of course, it is even more impossible for us to forcibly break through the city. In this way, not to mention that we can't enter the capital, we are afraid that there will be many variables.

"This also made me feel embarrassed at the beginning. But now it's not a problem, because one of the generals guarding the gate has been controlled by me, so tonight, I can let you and your subordinates enter the city. Xu Jinghong gave a solution understated.

"It seems that you have been planning for this coup for a long time..." Wang Liehai couldn't help sighing, "Then do what you want, and we will bet this time!"

"Don't worry, everything is already under my calculation, and no one will think of such a change. Moreover, those court ministers will not resist too much. I have seen their intentions very clearly. They are all useless people who seek benefits and avoid harm. As long as they find that there is no other way to go, they will cooperate obediently!" Xu Jinghong said with certainty. What he said is also quite based on. The emperor regained power after the reign of the family. In several changes, those with clear guidelines and beliefs have been eliminated, and those who are left behind are only those officials who have no backbone to fall with the wind.

Things went so smoothly as Xu Jinghong said. In the middle of the night, 30,000 troops had been opened and welcomed into the capital. They had already hid in Daliang City with a population of nearly one million. As soon as the hour arrived, they surrounded the palace from all sides. Then under Xu Jinghong's declaration, this coup can start and end quickly, and everything is under control!

It was precisely because he was so sure that Xu Jinghong had a confident smile on his face, and then walked with the ministers to the Huiji Gate that had slowly opened.

In the Huiji Gate, on a wall, two familiar figures of Xu Jinghong were standing together, looking down at these prey that had entered the trap, and a trace of pleasure flashed in their eyes. Naturally, Zhao cong, the king of Jing, and Lv Zhonghe, the prime minister. One of them needed to watch the night in the palace yesterday, but the other stayed on the pretext of remembering his father, so naturally there were no them in the team entering the palace.

Looking at the two men in bright yellow clothes leading the way, a cruel smile flashed at the corners of King Jing's mouth: "Lv Xiang, everything has been arranged, right? There won't be any variables, right?"

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged. Once they enter the Huiji Gate, the gate laid early will fall, and the inner door over there is closed, so they have become turtles in the urn and can let us fish. Even if there is such a good fighter as Xu Jinghong, it is impossible to get out of this door.

"Even if he really has the ability to kill from here, we have ambushed the elites of 3,000 Beijing camps outside the palace, and we can definitely remove all possible variables." Lv Zhonghe replied with a smile.

"So I'm relieved. This time I'm going to catch all these people and return the peace of the Song Dynasty!" Zhao cong's eyes flashed sharply, his hand was already on the handle of the knife on his waist, and his heart had made up his mind. Once it was done, there would be only one end for the accomplice beside him.

At the gate of the palace, the ministers did not feel that a big disaster was coming. They still walked in with a shelf and walked inward, while planning in their hearts - when they came to the court meeting, how to speak and how to support their chosen emperor with the most irrefutable arguments. Anyway, they only have the same idea, that is, they have to give the new emperor today anyway, and then the new era of the Song Dynasty can be born with their own support!

Although the ministers walked slowly, they still passed through the magnificent and tall meeting gate after half a cup of tea, with a wall in front of them. After entering from the door on the wall, you can come to the huge square of His Royal Highness Zhongji. When they get there, some lower-ranking officials will have to stop, while others will enter the hall that can accommodate thousands of people to hold a grand court meeting.

When the ministers put their minds on the upcoming court meeting, the officials in front of them let out a suspicious whisper - the matter was a little strange. The inner door under the wall, which should have been as big as the pole gate of the meeting, was actually closed at this time. This is really too strange and confusing.

"After His Majesty's new mourning, won't the people in the palace even do anything? Even such a big thing is so sloppy!" Everyone couldn't help slandering in their hearts. Someone already wanted to open their mouths to the forbidden army inside and let them open the door.

However, Xu Jinghong, who was among the ministers, frowned and felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart. The situation is very wrong, and now the environment they live in is a Jedi. There are hundreds of officials crowded here. Once the entrance over there is also closed, you can wait...

As soon as the idea of "the turtle in the urn" came into being, Xu Jinghong suddenly heard a rumble behind him. When he suddenly looked back at the sound, he happened to see a huge and thick gate falling from the meeting pole gate. At the moment when everyone was surprised by everything in front of them, the iron gate covered the whole pole door tightly after a roar. This time, they really became fish in the net and turtles.

"What...what is this doing?" Everyone screamed, especially the shouts of the prince and King Yong, because they had clearly felt the atmosphere of conspiracy and danger.

In everyone's shock, rows of forbidden soldiers flashed above the wall and the outer wall. They held the crossbow in their hands, and there was a chilling arrow on the string of the bow. The arrow shone under the rising sun and emitted a breathtaking cold light, which made Xu Jinghong obviously smell blood.

"It's not good... Someone wants to kill us!" Xu Jinghong made a judgment in an instant. He didn't think about it. After holding the wrist of an official in front of him, he turned around and rushed to the pole gate.

At the same time, a majestic voice came from the top: "Today, under the order of the former emperor, I will kill all the traitors and thieves who are plotting to be evil! Shoot the arrow!"

After this order, the archers on the wall on both sides shot out a fierce rain of arrows, and the arrows made a trembling sound in the air. They were confused and did not know what to do with the good officials.

Among the ministers, most of them are civil servants, and those who are military attaches have never seen such a scene. So when the arrow came to their head, many of them only had time to call a grievance or fly around in shock, and few of them wanted to dodge. In this way, these sharp arrows that keep shooting down can play a great lethality, almost shooting down many officials to the ground.

Suddenly, the aisle was filled with screams and pain, and the officials were so confused that they bumped into each other and became fallen gourds. In this way, the killing and injury that can be caused by the archers above are even greater. Officials are hit by arrows one by one, or killed or injured, and blood has flowed everywhere.

Seeing this scene, King Jing was also excited. He suddenly found that there was such a wild murder in the depths of his soul. But soon, he suppressed his excitement and looked down at the chaotic people on the ground, looking for the figures he cared most about.

Soon, he found the first figure. The prince's clothes were so eye-catching, so even in such a chaotic situation, he was still easily seen by King Jing. At this time, the prince had fallen to the ground in confusion, and there were still a few old ministers with white beards around him, so he was not hurt by the officials running around. But those targeted arrows were not so easy to block. Two of them almost hit the prince, which shocked him with a cold sweat.

At this time, another arrow was running towards the prince, seeing that he could not hide. At this time, an official suddenly stood up and blocked him. The arrow hit the official, but the prince escaped. Although it was a little far away, Zhao Cong still saw the identity of this person, who was the prince's young master Lou Kun.

"Hey, it's rare to be so loyal at this time." King Jing sneered and then pointed to the prince and said, "Shoot him!"

Lou Kun's death was worthless, because just after he blocked the arrow, more arrows came towards the prince, making Zhao Jue only live longer than his master, and he was shot into a hedgehog.

After that, Zhao Cong shifted his eyes from the prince. He had no uneasy feelings about killing his brother at all, just because his resentment against the prince had been around for a long time.

At the beginning, when the emperor was still suppressed, there was some contradiction between their brothers. And the prince has always paid no attention to King Jing because he has a little relationship with several powerful ministers. Two years ago, King Jing's men were even beaten alive by the prince's people.

From that moment on, King Jing no longer regarded Prince Zhao Jue as his brother. In his eyes, the other party is a great enemy of himself, and no matter what method is used, the big threat must be eradicated. Today, he finally killed this opponent. For King Jing, there is only pleasure and excitement. How can he feel guilty?

King Jing found it again in the crowd of chaotic people. Whether it is King Yong or Xu Jinghong, they are the targets he must eradicate. Under his unremitting search, the equally eye-catching person was found again. That's Zhao Xuan, the king of Yong, but this time there is no need for Zhaocong to deliberately arrange it, because the other party has been shot in the middle of a pile of corpses.

King Yong, this ambitious prince, never dreamed that he would die under the arrangement of this brother who had never been exposed. He can't close his eyes until he dies. He can't figure out why his end will be so bleak. He is the one who wants to ascend to 95...

With a sigh of relief, King Jing was already sure that he could not sit on this throne by himself. Because the former emperor's adult son is only three, and now he is the only one left. May I ask, who else can compete with himself for this supreme position? However, he has not relaxed, because there is another target that is not sure of being killed, and this person is the most difficult to deal with.

What surprised Zhao cong was that after several searches, Xu Jinghong could not be found by himself. At this time, the ground was full of officials' bodies, and few people could still stand. In this way, it is even more difficult to find Xu Jinghong from it.

So, is he alive or dead, where is he now?