Chapter 55: The enemy breaks the palace gate
Chapter 55 The Enemy Breaks the Palace Gate
Not only half of the ministers in the DPRK changed their faces this time, but a full two-thirds of the ministers' faces changed a few times. The remaining one-third were also full of surprise.
If the previous Zhangbu case only involved the interests of some people, then the revision of the imperial examination now touches the interests of all ministers in the court, even those honest and honest officials and veterans of the three dynasties who are dedicated to serving the country.
After all, the positions of officials have always been inherited. After the death of these ministers, their daughters will take over their official positions instead of being appointed by the court.
These ministers have already selected their successors in private. If the imperial examinations are suddenly changed and the succession system for official positions is abolished, doesn't this mean that their positions will be changed from now on, and their daughters will not No longer rich and powerful, but grassroots civilians?
Thinking of this, all the ministers lost their composure, stood up one after another, and knelt down towards Junli, "I implore Your Majesty to take back my orders!"
One person's aura is not enough, but the aura of dozens of people is enough to make people look sideways.
Jun Li stared coldly at the black mass of heads under the steps, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.
Although it was expected that many people would come out to stop it, it was unexpected that these many people were almost all the ministers in the court. Except for the five people who were still standing there, all the ministers in the court knelt down.
Looking at the five people still standing upright, Prime Minister Meng, Lord Yang, Lord Ye, Lord Wang, and...Shi Feng.
She was still surprised that Shi Feng didn't stand up to stop the revision of the imperial examination. After all, she has seen how Shi Feng was arrogant in the court two days ago, and even Prime Minister Meng didn't pay attention to him, but she is standing on their side today. Could it be that her brain has opened up, and she knows that people who know current affairs For Junjie?
Shaking his head, now is not the time to think about these things, he has to deal with these ministers quickly, formulate a new imperial examination system, and then go out of the palace.
Eunuch Duan frowned when he saw this, and said angrily, "Presumptuous! You dare to refute your majesty's meaning. It seems that you don't want to live anymore. Come, someone, drag all these **** down and cut them off!"
In the eyes of Eunuch Duan, even if the current Junli is not the former Junli, she is still His Majesty, the Empress of Beirong Kingdom. No one can refute her meaning, no one! Including him!
Meng Cheng and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they raised their heads to look at Junli. Junli shook his head lightly, giving them a peaceful look.
There are so many ministers in the court, and there are several veterans of the three dynasties among them. Naturally, it is impossible to kill them all, but killing one or two can also play a shocking role, and it can also reduce several cancers in the court.
Thinking about it, the ministers below were already frightened. How could they have forgotten that His Majesty is a murderer without blinking an eye, even if he killed them all, I am afraid he would not blink!
Seeing a group of strong guards with knives rushing in, all the ministers had one idea in their minds: His Majesty doesn't care about their lives at all, and His Majesty has never paid attention to their lives and lives. Today they are betting wrong up!
A group of guards stepped forward, each of them dragged a minister out of the hall.
The ministers who were dragged out were all panicked, looking at Prime Minister Meng and Shi Feng as if asking for help, now only Prime Minister Meng and General Shi can save them.
Prime Minister Meng lowered his head and looked at his boots, as if he hadn't noticed their gazes.
Shi Feng moved his body, looked at Junli, opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that came to his mouth after meeting Junli's warning eyes.
All the ministers could not help showing despair when they saw this, they broke free from the restraints of the guards around them, scrambled and scrambled to the bottom of the jade steps regardless of their appearance, and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
A smile flashed deep in Junli's eyes, and Eunuch Duan made a move, which was really extraordinary.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Your Majesty's revision of the imperial examination is a blessing for all the students in the world. I should not prevent your Majesty from revising the imperial examination for your own selfish desire!" As he said, the ministers could not help but wiped the corners of their eyes with their sleeves. To express regret.
Prime Minister Meng and Master Yang looked at each other, and a smile flashed in their eyes at the same time. These guys usually look like gentlemen, but whenever they meet His Majesty, they are like a mouse meeting a cat, trembling with fear.
"Oh, did you really get it wrong?" There was no trace of joy or anger in the voice, and the ministers below couldn't help but sweat.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I really realized my mistake."
Seeing this, Junli nodded to Eunuch Duan who was behind him. Eunuch Duan understood, and ordered the attendants at the side to take down the large stack of papers they had prepared earlier, and sent a piece of paper to each of the ministers below, indicating that They opened it to have a look.
The ministers glanced suspiciously, and then cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and their bodies trembled involuntarily when they met Shang Junli's sharp eyes.
"Your Majesty, this..." A minister held the paper in his hand and said dryly.
"This is the newly revised imperial examination system, what do you adults think?" Jun Li smiled lightly.
The ministers of the court were sweating profusely. Although they were unwilling in their hearts, they also knew that they had to agree if they disagreed today, otherwise they would not be able to get out of here alive.
After some consideration, the ministers nodded stiffly, and were about to say "yes", when a loud voice suddenly sounded behind them, "This general does not agree to revise the imperial examination system!"
There was silence in the hall, and a thought came to everyone's mind at this moment: Who is this? Can't find death!
After waiting to see who it was, everyone was stunned. It was...
General Wei who should be in the prison and Jing Zhaoyi who should be managing order in the capital!
Behind the two, there were still a large number of guards who were supposed to guard the capital. After a rough count, there were more than 30,000 people who came, which shocked all the ministers in the hall. With so many people entering the palace, none of the imperial guards and guards in the palace came to report. There are only two possibilities, either the imperial guards and guards have also been bribed, or they are already lost and defeated.
No matter which possibility it is, it is enough to shock everyone!
Master Yang was even more shocked. He didn't expect General Wei to be able to escape from the prison. What does this mean? It means that the prison has been "patronized" by people, and the guards and guards guarding the prison may have...
"General Wei, aren't you in the prison? Jing Zhaoyi, aren't you guarding the capital? Why are you here!" Master Wang scolded.
"General Wei, Jing Zhaoyi, what do you mean? With so many soldiers and horses entering the palace, do you want to rebel!" Master Ye said in a deep voice.
General Wei laughed wildly, "That's right, this general just wants to rebel, so what!"
Prime Minister Meng looked around carefully, his eyes darkened, and he looked at Junli questioningly.
"You know that rebellion is a capital offense, and there is still time to surrender." Junli said with a nonchalant look on his face.
"Hmph, surrender? That should be you. As long as someone surrenders and stands by the general, the general can not only spare her from death, but also let her continue to sit in her position, and the succession system will continue forever."
As soon as General Wei said these words, half of the courtiers were moved. Wasn't what they wanted to stop just now the abolition of the inheritance system? Now His Majesty's side is obviously losing to General Wei's side, and General Wei said that he will continue to maintain the inheritance system.
Immediately, more than a dozen courtiers walked towards General Wei. This move seemed to be a fuse, and several ministers walked towards General Wei one after another, including Mr. Li.
Jun Li kept all these people in his heart calmly, with a cold arc raised at the corner of his mouth. Originally, she still needed to spend some time catching these cancerous tumors one by one, but she didn't expect that today's incident would allow them to escape by themselves, but this is also good, and it will save her from doing it again.
In just one stick of incense, nearly half of the people in the court stood on General Wei's side, and some of the remaining half were still hesitating.
"My lords, if you hesitate any longer, Wei will make a move."
As soon as General Wei said this, several ministers who were still hesitating just now walked behind General Wei without hesitation.
"Haha, Junli, your subjects have surrendered, why don't you surrender?" General Wei said triumphantly.
"Surrender? Why did the emperor surrender?" Jun Li said with a light smile, his indifferent tone made those ministers standing behind General Wei feel uneasy.
"Jun Li, the only thing you rely on is the Imperial Forest Army in the palace. What a pity, those Imperial Forest Army have already met Duke Zhou," General Wei said grimly.
It turns out that the Imperial Forest Army has already been settled, no wonder General Wei is so confident, it seems that the Beirong Kingdom is close to strength this time!
The ministers standing behind General Wei couldn't help muttering in their hearts, it seems that they are really on the right team this time!
"Really?" There was a sneer at the corner of her mouth, did she really think that she had been defeated? With just a little general like her, she dared to make waves under her nose, she really was beyond her capabilities!
General Wei's eyelids twitched, a little inexplicably uneasy, but then it occurred to her that Junli didn't have any troops to mobilize right now, and even if she mobilized, it would be too late, let alone those people who were helping her secretly. She didn't believe that she, Junli, could still escape!
Thinking like this, General Wei heaved a sigh of relief, tried his best to ignore the growing uneasiness in his heart, and smiled ferociously at Junli, "I don't believe that you have any troops that you can mobilize!"
With a calm face, Junli suddenly gave General Wei a weird smile and clapped his hands. A large number of archers suddenly appeared on the roofs of the surrounding palaces, and countless soldiers in armor began to pour out from all directions outside the hall. Under the circumstances, there are actually more people than General Wei and the others brought!
In just a few breaths, these soldiers had already surrounded General Wei and the others, and only waited for Junli's order to kill them under the sword!
General Wei's face changed. Seeing so many soldiers and horses, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Where did Junli send these troops?
Suddenly, as if thinking of something, General Wei turned his head to look at Shi Feng, and said in a deep voice, "General, are you going to help this tyrant?"
The entire Beirong Kingdom was able to unknowingly mobilize so many soldiers and horses in such a short period of time, and only Shi Feng was the only one.
When Shi Feng heard the words, his expression remained unchanged, but he just said indifferently, "The crime of plotting to usurp the throne is to be punished!"
Everyone's expression changed. If everyone thought that Junli would be defeated before, then with Shi Feng's help, it is likely that General Wei and his party will be defeated!
General Wei said in a deep voice, "General, do you really want to stand by Junli's side?"
Shi Feng didn't speak, but turned his head away, and said with a sneer in his heart: The military and horse power of the entire Beirong Kingdom is almost in the hands of His Majesty. You are a little General Wei, and 30,000 horses are nothing!
Seeing this, General Wei sneered, "Since you don't take advantage of the opportunity, don't blame me for being cruel." After speaking, he took out something from his sleeve, put it in his mouth and started blowing.
The sharp and ear-piercing voice made everyone feel uneasy at the same time.
Jun Li frowned, feeling irritable for no reason, as if something bad was about to happen.
Before everyone could figure out what the sound was for, they heard the sound of earth-shattering footsteps coming from a distance, and countless soldiers with rough stature came from a farther distance, the number was as large as nearly 50,000.
50,000 plus 30,000, against Shangjunli's 40,000, the result...everyone can guess it.
When they saw the faces of more than 50,000 people who came there, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, "People from the Nanman Kingdom!"
(end of this chapter)