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Chapter 170: The Fine Traditions of the Old Zhao Family (8.4K)

In the middle of the night.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and there is no trace of dark clouds.

The moonlight in early winter is clear and cold, faint and soft.

Like running water, it quietly poured down from the starry sky, dotting the ground in various mottled patterns.

In this quiet and soft moonlit night.

At this time, in the east of Bianjing City, there is an inexplicable atmosphere in a building.

Chill.

This is a mansion that occupies a very large area. Judging from the size of the lion in front of the door, it is a prince's mansion.

Follow the historical trajectory.

It will be renamed Caiwangfu three months later, and a prison case with a long history will occur, adding an insignificant stain to the image of Song Huizong in later generations.

Of course.

The reason why this stain is insignificant is not because the prison case is not well-known, but because Song Huizong is too dark

However, at this time, Zhao Ji has not awarded the owner of the mansion, so its name is temporarily called

Jane Palace.

When Xu Yun and Lao Su took advantage of the night and led by their old acquaintance Wang Tin, they arrived outside the gate of the mansion.

Xu Yun was surprised to find that there was no trace of the Imperial City spy around the mansion.

Instead, there were a few well-dressed men standing at each corner, vigilantly observing the movements in the surrounding area.

Could it be that Zhao Ji didn't send someone to monitor Xiao Zhao?

This is obviously impossible.

Although Zhao Ji is stupid, it is impossible to relax his surveillance of Xiao Zhao at this point anyway.

So it's obvious.

Xiao Zhao must have used some special hole cards.

While controlling the surrounding spies, he also manipulated their relay link so that Shangfeng could not find the abnormality.

If you think about it carefully, this is not difficult to understand.

After all, Xiao Zhao is the younger brother of Song Shenzong, and he was also a strong contender for the throne before.

In addition, at this time, Zhao Ji has not completely devoured the remnants of the forces left by the Queen Mother, so Xiao Zhao must still have some unknown trump cards.

For example, through some scheduling methods, the leader in charge of information handover is arranged for Ye Ye to be his own person, etc.

In this way, after controlling the surrounding spies, the leader pretended that everything was normal, and the higher-ups of the Imperial City Division naturally didn't care.

But the reason why the hole card is called the hole card is because it is non-repeatable and irreversible.

That is to say, the hole card can only be used this time, and once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back.

Basically, at dawn, even if Zhao Ji's information means lagged behind, he would know that some changes had taken place in Prince Jian's Mansion.

What will follow will inevitably be violent storms.

In other words.

Something big is bound to happen in the few hours between this evening and the early hours of tomorrow.

Or to be more precise.

It is a major event that affects the fate of the country.

thump thump——

After bringing Lao Su and Xu Yun to the side door of the mansion, Wang Ting knocked lightly on the door.

Not for a moment.

crunch——

The side door opened slowly, and an old concierge poked his head out of it.

Wang Ting leaned forward, whispered a few words with the porter, and handed the porter something similar to a voucher.

After a while.

After the porter retracted the door, he opened the side door wider.

Wang Ting turned his head and whispered to Lao Su and Xu Yun:

"Uncle, Xiao Wang, please."

Lao Su took a few more glances at the men outside the door, did not speak, and followed Wang Ting into the mansion.

Then the three of them walked for a while, passed through several courtyard walls, and finally arrived outside a closed courtyard:

"Uncle, Xiao Wang, His Highness is in the house, the last general will not go in."

Old Su nodded to him, and led Xu Yun to the door.

After a moment of hesitation, he gently opened the door.

Swish——

As soon as the two of them entered the room, more than a dozen gazes were all cast on them.

Among them were Xu Yun's acquaintances and strangers who had never met, sitting in two rows.

The officials on the left have a heavy aura, while the ones on the right have a sense of killing, and some of them are still wearing armor.

Of course.

The most conspicuous one is the one sitting at the top

Xiao Zhao.

However, Xiao Zhao was still wearing ordinary clothes at this time, plain and plain, and had not yet added the yellow robe.

Old Su first nodded to a few acquaintances, then quickly walked in front of Xiao Zhao:

"Old minister Su Song, pay my respects to Your Highness."

Seeing this, Xiao Zhao quickly supported him, and said with emotion:

"Su Gong, long time no see, how are you?"

Old Su nodded lightly, then looked at Wang Hou and Lao Zhong beside Xiao Zhao:

"Chu Dao, Uncle Yi, you are indeed there."

The old species will be involved in this matter, this is the judgment he made when he was drawing the veins, and it was confirmed that Wang Hou was there because of Wang Zhi.

Wang Ting is Wang Hou's distant nephew, if he can be sent to invite someone, it means that Xu Yun's line of frontier commander must have been successful.

Old Zhong was looking angry at this time, he looked like a furious lion king, he saw him Wang Hou looked at each other and sighed:

"Su Gong, I'm afraid you don't know something. The officials have ordered Tong Guan to lead the Privy Council, intending to lure Fuzhou Zheshi into Beijing and cut off his military power!"

"The Zhe family is in the Central Plains, and barbarians and Di are outside. Ten generations of generals, full of loyalty and loyalty, are innocently suspected because they are descendants of the Qiang family. What is the justice?!"

"His Royal Highness even learned from the secret line in the palace that the officials still want to use the art of iron to punish me for the crime of rebellion against Taoism. Now Yongnian and Liu Fa have been secretly arrested and imprisoned."

"My generation of soldiers is not afraid of fighting, not afraid of death, and the shroud of horse leather is an honor!"

"But if he died because of the stupidity of the official family, what face does this old man have to meet the ancestors of my family and Zheer family?"

"If you don't raise any more trouble at this time, we will follow in the footsteps of Li Mu and Gao Yan!"

Hearing Lao Zhong's words, the civil servants beside him couldn't sit still.

I saw a 70-year-old old man who was the leader standing up tremblingly, and arched his hands at Old Su:

"Su Gong, what Chengxuan envoy said is absolutely true. There are nearly a hundred people imprisoned in the military and government, and there are many people with meritorious service among them."

"The officials want to restore Cai Yuanchang again. Once this thief is restored, the decades of painstaking efforts of the two generations of immortal emperors Shenzong and Zhezong will definitely be destroyed!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the rest of the officials followed suit.

"Su Gong, what Xueshi Jiang said is true, the officials are stupid and dishonest, we can't wait any longer!"

"Su Gong, for the sake of the country, make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Ah yes yes yes!"

Old Su sighed slightly when he heard this.

The old man who spoke was named Jiang Zhiqi, who is currently a direct bachelor of Longtuge and a high-ranking member of the Yuanyou Party.

Now that Lu Dian, Fan Chunli and others have been arrested and imprisoned.

Jiang Zhiqi and Li Qingchen became one of the highest-ranked 'leaders' of the Yuanyou Party.

Of course.

The Fan Chunren mentioned earlier is actually a bit higher than the two of them in terms of qualifications, and he can be regarded as an old man of the living fossil generation.

But follow the historical trajectory.

The old man is extremely weak at this time, and will die suddenly in his sleep in more than 30 days. It is impossible for him to stand up and preside over the overall situation now.

Then Old Su turned his head and looked at Xiao Zhao:

"His Royal Highness, are you really planning to take this step?"

Old Su didn't say the word 'coup d'état', but Xiao Zhao understood what he meant.

I saw that the Prince of Song, who had been tense all night, pulled an unattractive smile from the corner of his mouth, and sighed:

"Su Gong, this king just wants to live."

Old Su couldn't help being silent.

After talking with Xu Yun tonight, he actually understood the context and root of the whole incident better than anyone else.

So he knows.

Except for Xu Yun, everyone here was pushed to this point by a general trend, Xiao Zhao really wasn't trying to sell himself.

Think here.

He turned around involuntarily and looked around.

At this time, Wang Hou and Lao Zhong had already put on their armor, as if they would go to the battlefield at any time.

Coupled with the situation of the spies outside the door, certain things have reached the point where they have to be released.

The only thing they lack is the line of ministers. Or they can appease the civil servants themselves.

After all, although there are many members of the Yuanyou Party, the Yuanfeng Party cannot be ignored either.

Even if treacherous ministers like Cai Jing and Zhang Dun are removed, there are still many upright people among them.

And Lao Su is the only neutral prime minister since the founding of the Song Dynasty. He has not stood in line and has never participated in party disputes.

He has both status and contacts, even in the Yuanfeng Party, he has a lot of voice, and he has sold many people.

Actually.

This is also Xu Yun's conspiracy:

The coup is inevitable, this is the general trend, even if Xu Yun is killed, it will not change the result.

If Lao Su doesn't stand up, then a group of innocent courtiers are destined to be implicated.

It is not even ruled out that some people will lose their lives because of the "heavy codes used in troubled times".

But if Old Su stood up, not to mention that everyone would not be accidentally injured, at least most of the good ministers would be saved.

And he can also use his prestige to appease most of the opposing voices and ensure a rapid transition of the regime.

Go to war.

Old Su slowly closed his eyes, and images suddenly flashed in his mind:

Shenzong was critically ill, and before he died, he held his hand beside the dragon couch, and he was very angry:

"Zirong, the prince is young, and he is a civil official, so I will entrust it to you."

After Shenzong died, Zhezong came to the throne.

He wholeheartedly assisted the government and cooperated with Zhezong to restart the battle of Hehuang. Xixia almost surrendered in the two battles of Pingxia City.

However, the sky did not go his way, and Zhezong died suddenly and suddenly at the age of twenty-five, without even handing down the imperial edict.

When he was about to choose the throne, he chatted and laughed happily with the Queen Mother, and appointed King Duan.

Duan Wang.

Robbing civilian women, doing nothing, and acting frivolously.

He is the one with the worst stroke evaluation among the princes.

Although he has retired from office now, the words of Shenzong are still in his ears.

One day is a phase, and a lifetime is a phase.

Think here.

Old Su raised his head involuntarily, and looked at Xiao Zhao:

"Your Highness, the old minister is willing to go to the palace with His Highness."

Xiao Zhao was already ready to talk about it, but when he heard that Lao Su supported him so easily, he was taken aback for a moment, and then bowed with joy:

"With Su Gong here, this matter is done!"

After Lao Su made his statement.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly relaxed a little.

Yes, just a little.

After all, the next thing to do is the big head. Once you fail, you will lose your head, and it is impossible for anyone to relax completely.

Then Xiao Zhao came to the main seat, and first bowed to everyone:

"Everyone, the situation is urgent tonight, so I won't talk much about hydrology. Ahem, I won't talk nonsense."

"Old general Zhong, I will leave it to you, and you will arrange the combat tasks."

Lao Zhong nodded to him, and took a layout map of the palace from Wang Hou.

Spread it out, hang it on the wall, and introduce at the same time:

"The imperial city is located in the north-central part of Bianjing City. The outer gates include the left and right Ye gates, Donghua gate, Tianbo gate and Chenhui gate."

"The inner gates include the left and right Changqing gates, the left and right Yintai gates, and the left and right Jiasu gates."

"The first group of Imperial Guards in the palace is directly organized and managed, and the internal commander is Kuanyitian military officer, and the front of the palace is the institutional level of the imperial palace guards."

"Currently, more than half of the Imperial Guards in Beijing are stationed in the imperial mausoleum, and the guard in the hall is Taiwei Wang En. This person is the official's confidant, and there is absolutely no possibility of rebellion."

"So tonight I will personally lead the elite of the Western Army and enter the city from outside the city through the Xincao Gate—the guard of the Xincao Gate is a loyal Highness, and we have already contacted him in advance."

"At that time, we will break into the palace through the Donghua Gate, break through the left and right Jiasu, and reach the forbidden palace!"

Wang Hou also nodded, this plan was discussed by him and Lao Zhong, and added at the same time:

"What Uncle Yi said is the best solution, but there are two main risks."

"One is that the Western Army is stationed in Dongying outside the city, and the dispatch must be extremely fast, and the imperial guards in Beijing must not be given the slightest time to react."

"The second is that Donghua Gate is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to break into the forbidden area, you may have to go through a bloody battle."

As soon as Wang Hou said this.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly chilled again.

To know.

Right now, Tong Guan has not yet been appointed as a privy envoy. Among the three imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, the Hebei imperial army is actually the only one that has been abolished.

Although the Beijing Central Forbidden Army's combat power is inferior to the Western Army that has been fighting all year round, the gap is not so outrageous that it can be counted in multiples.

Not to mention the Forbidden Army responsible for guarding the imperial city, they belonged to the absolute elite in the capital, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong.

According to the system of the imperial city.

The number of forbidden soldiers on duty in the palace every day is as high as more than 1,800.

Counting the pro-military camp at the guard's office, there are more than 2,600 people in total.

More than two thousand people.

Adding the city walls and other equipment in the palace, and giving them enough reaction time, I'm afraid they might not be able to attack.

However, compared to Wang Hou, who was in a desperate posture, Xu Yun's expression was much more subtle, and he even wanted to laugh:

I don't know if Lao Zhong and others rushed to the door with their troops and found that the two palace gates on the east side were wide open, would they think that someone was planning an empty city plan?

That's right.

Xu Yun messed up again!

Xu Yun in his previous life had been exposed to a lot of knowledge about coups in history after entering the sea to code.

So he knows.

Throughout the coup process, the gates of the palace often became a strong barrier to restrict the attacking side.

If the city gate is not broken for a while, and the follow-up defensive support rushes over again, it will be a dumpling from the ground up.

Now, as the chief director behind the incident, how could he leave the whole big problem unresolved?

To solve this problem, we must first determine one thing:

The Western Army is stationed in Dongying outside the city, and the only way to enter the city is Xincaomen.

If you want to enter the palace after passing the Xincao Gate, you must only choose the two gates on the east.

Although Xu Yun didn't know the exact time when Xiao Zhao was going to make trouble.

However, as the situation in Beijing and China deteriorates, it is not difficult to determine when it will happen, such as within a week or a week later.

Therefore, it is estimated that the time will be almost the same.

Xu Yun told Zhao Ji one thing through Guo Jing:

Your Highness, a few days ago there was a real dragon transforming way in the East China Sea, and you are a living real dragon, so the dragon energy will be automatically attracted to the palace.

But dragon energy is quite special, once it enters the palace, it will be easily absorbed by others.

So the best thing to do is to open the east gate wide and don't keep guards inside the gate.

At that time, I will draw a formation, and the dragon energy will be inhaled by you after being purified by Wende Hall, Chuigong Hall and Jiying Hall!

Zhao Ji is a master who dared to open the city gates to release the Liujia soldiers when the Jin army attacked the city. He also called himself the emperor of Daojun, so it was very easy to fool around.

Not to mention that Guo Jing in this life is still a magic stick strengthened by Xu Yun.

To be honest.

If you just look at what Guo Jing has done, I am afraid that there are really few alchemists in history who can be more fierce than him.

Catch ghosts and demons today, comets will come if there are comets tomorrow, and earthquakes will happen if there are earthquakes the day after tomorrow. Who can stand it?

Even Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would have been granted a national teacher or something when they saw such a person.

So after hearing about it.

Zhao Ji immediately agreed to Guo Jing's arrangement, and left the two east gates without any scruples.

That day after finishing the needlework, Zhao Ji was fooled into yelling "I have the advantage", so this matter is not enough for outsiders to understand.

The line of sight returns to reality again.

What Xiao Zhao is doing tonight is the real speed of life and death, and there is no delay for a minute or a second.

So after assigning the combat tasks, Lao Zhong and Wang Hou immediately set off with several generals.

Xiao Zhao, Xu Yun, Lao Su and a group of civil servants quietly left Prince Jian's mansion on more than a dozen horses whose hooves were wrapped in cotton cloth to silence the noise.

The six arts of a gentleman are ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics, and horse riding belongs to imperialism.

Therefore, even an eighty-year-old man like Lao Su has a good equestrian skill.

Or do you think that Gaolianghe Chariot God can leave as soon as he says it?

Another quarter of an hour passed.

A group of people came to a landmark near the imperial city:

Big cargo warehouse.

This is Uncle Zhao's property. After learning about the incident, the surrounding area has been cleared in advance.

Then everyone entered the bunker that had been set up, and began to wait for the news of the old species.

An hour later.

The time came to the late night ugly time, that is, around two o'clock in the morning.

Just as the palms of everyone were sweating, there was a rustling sound outside the room.

Another moment passed.

The tall and tall figure of the old man quietly emerged from the door, and he hurriedly bowed to Xiao Zhao:

"Your Highness, the Eastern Camp outside the city has been successfully controlled, and all 4,396 elite Western Army under the last general's command have entered the city!"

"Recently there have been drastic changes in Beijing and China, and the government has issued a curfew. Now all the guards in the eastern part of the city are ours. The troops entered the city very smoothly, but"

Seeing Lao Zhong hesitant, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but tighten his heart:

"Just what?"

A trace of doubt flashed in the old man's eyes, and he said:

"It's like this. After the troops entered the city, the veteran sent a few spies pretending to be drunks to investigate the situation."

"As a result, the spies came back and told me."

"The Donghua Gate and the Chenhui Gate are wide open, and there is no one on the city wall, except for a few Taoist priests who are practicing."

".?"

A question mark floated on Xiao Zhao's face, suddenly thought of something, and asked:

"General Zhong, there must be no fraud, right?"

The old species shook his head affirmatively, took out a roster from his body, handed it to Xiao Zhao, and explained:

"After Chudao took control of Dongying, he deliberately counted the number of people, and found that there were no troops in Beijing that had been transferred in advance, and everything was as usual."

"Perhaps. It's the officials who are messing around again."

Xiao Zhao couldn't help but take a deep breath, it was too late to retreat from the current situation, only a flash of determination flashed in his eyes:

"The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. General Zhong, prepare to enter the palace!"

"Decree!"

Lao Zhong clasped his fist at Xiao Zhao, returned to the main army, and made the final battle deployment.

Soon, even Xu Yun, who had no combat mission, was assigned a machete.

as well as

a small bottle.

According to Wang, it is called

The top of the crane is red.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

The large army was divided into two parts, and slowly reached the Donghua Gate and Chenhui Gate.

According to the original battle plan.

At this time, the army can light the torches, give orders, and take the ladder to the city wall to start attacking and seizing the gate.

But the palace door that was open now caused Lao Zhong and Wang Hou to temporarily change their minds:

They selected an elite infantry combat 'capital', which is an establishment of 105 people.

Then it was divided into two, and slowly touched the city gate.

After half a quarter of an hour.

Du headed like a cat and sent a reply:

"Report, there are a total of twelve Taoist priests in the two palace gates, and all of them have been controlled!"

The old man glanced at him, and asked coldly:

"There was no sound, was there?"

All shook their heads with a smile, and said:

"Don't worry, half of the ten people are sleeping, snoring louder than our footsteps, and by the time they react, they've already been gagged."

A trace of doubt flashed in Xiao Zhao's eyes again, and he couldn't understand Zhao Ji's thoughts even more.

But soon, he ordered:

"Since this is the case, the whole army should slow down and enter the palace!"

According to Lao Zhong and Wang Hou's previous arrangements.

After breaking through the Donghua Gate, there was a Right Jiasu Gate and a Left Jiasu Gate in front of everyone, a total of three gates.

If the Zuo Jiasu Gate can be broken, then they will arrive at the Hall of Imperial Instruments.

Any further is forbidden.

Therefore, no matter what Zhao Ji was doing, if Donghuamen could be touched without a sound, it meant that the next level, Youjiasumen, might be able to catch the Imperial Army by surprise and increase the success rate of their actions.

But soon, after advancing for a while, the army found out again.

The right Jiasu gate is also completely open, and there are no Taoist priests in it.

Xiao Zhao:

".0.0?"

What the hell is this doing?

Then came the Zuo Jiasu Gate, still empty.

See this situation.

Even Wang Hou and Lao Zhong, who had decades of combat experience, became confused:

"0.0?"

But on the other hand.

Seeing that they were approaching the center of the palace effortlessly, the mood of the entire troupe suddenly rose a lot.

Seeing the extremely excited civil servants beside him, Xu Yun was inexplicably sad, even angry:

Maybe it was Xiao Zhao's feeling when the Wanyan Zongwang brothers were outside Bianjing, watching Song Huizong and Song Qinzong slowly walk out of it and surrender.

To be precise.

Song Huizong at that time should be countless times more outrageous than now:

Although the gate of the palace is wide open tonight, there are no strong enemies around Bianjing, and there are Dongying guards inside.

After excluding the special situation of Xiao Zhao, at least in theory, there is a certain degree of security.

But what about Jingkang at that time?

That was a real life or death situation.

Xu Yun really doesn't know how to describe Zhao Ji other than the strange flower + cerebral palsy

Ever since.

that's all.

A group of people marched through the three gates that were originally planned to take a lot of time, and arrived at the forbidden Huitong gate.

At this point.

Xiao Zhao and others were discovered without accident.

But in a sense.

The discovery and non-discovery of this step are actually almost the same:

Right now, 80% of the guard system of the entire palace is stationed on the north, south, and west sides, and they have no idea that the forbidden crystal has been stolen.

Only the personal guards of Chongban in the hall and Huangcheng Division led by Wang En remained in the prison, and the total number was no more than two hundred.

200 vs. 4396.

Even with the assistance of a five-meter high wall, it is not a battle of the same magnitude at all.

"Kill!!!!"

"rush!"

"Boom—"

At this time, Zhao Ji was sleeping with a certain noble concubine in his arms. Originally, he had dreamed that he conquered the Liao Kingdom and forced Yelu Hongji to surrender.

As a result, he was abruptly brought back to reality by the noise from outside.

I saw the Great Song Emperor rubbing his eyes, and a burst of fire burst out of his chest.

Just about to call the eunuch to inquire about the situation:

"Li Guding, give it to me"

As a result, before the words could be spoken, the house was violently broken into.

"Boom—"

The imperial concubine at the side suddenly woke up, and quickly pulled the quilt to cover her jade body:

"ah!!!!"

But I don't know if it's because of being hollowed out by wine, but Zhao Ji is still a little confused.

Suddenly, the shadows of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi and other ancestors appeared in his vision. The background seems to be in Chenqiaoyi?

at the same time.

Along with the shadow piercing into his ears, there was another cold sentence:

"It's over, brother."