Chapter 1141: Night march
Yedu North Palace is the original Wenchang Hall, Tingzheng Hall and other palaces in Beicheng. The Dongbai Hall where Emperor Wenxiang was killed in the past year is located here. This palace is relatively independent from the newly built Ye Palace in the south, and the Prince's Palace is also nearby for easy access, so Prince Gao Yin often stayed here.
After Henan King Gao Xiaoyu led a group of imperial soldiers to the Beigong, he proposed to move into the Beigong and coordinate the defense on the grounds that the unrest outside the city intensified. However, his original intention was naturally to control the prince Gao Yin who was staying in the Beigong.
After hearing Gao Xiaoyu's request, Cheng Xiuning, the commander of the Imperial Guard who was on duty at the Beigong, did not open the door to let him go. Instead, he loudly replied: "A certain rank of officer is stationed in the Beigong, and he did not dare to let him go privately without the order of the Prince of the Guard." Other troops have entered the palace. Your Majesty, please lead your troops to stay outside and not stay here to disturb the palace defense. It will not be too late to enter again after the prince's order!"
"You idiot, didn't you hear what I told you about the intensification of the chaos outside the city? I was ordered by Prince Zhao to reinforce the Beigong, but my disciples refused. If the prince is disturbed, your life may be in danger! Let him go quickly! "
After Gao Xiaoyu heard this, he immediately pointed at Cheng Xiuning who refused to let go on the high floor of the palace wall and cursed loudly.
However, Cheng Xiuning turned a deaf ear to this shouting and scolding. Not only did he have no intention of letting him go, he even ordered the soldiers around him to use their bows to intimidate him.
Seeing how stubborn this person was, Gao Xiaoyu could only temporarily push back, but before retreating, he shouted loudly: "Quickly report to His Highness the Crown Prince, I will punish you severely after I enter the palace." !”
Cheng Xiuning was not moved by this threat. After Gao Xiaoyu and his party were forced to retreat, he arranged for his soldiers to enter the palace to report and ask the prince for instructions.
Although it was already dark at this time, before the matter was properly resolved, Prince Gao Yin was sleepy and was flipping through some documents of the Governor's Palace in the North Palace Pavilion with some irritability. At this time, he heard the report from the soldiers. The chaos intensified again, and he couldn't help but frown again. He nodded and allowed the defenders to put the reinforcements into the palace, but specifically stated that there was no need for the King of Henan to enter the palace to guard the palace.
Gao Xiaoyu waited anxiously outside the North Palace for a long time, but when the palace slave came out to deliver the order, he did not expect such a result. He was naturally unhappy and said angrily: "Why are you not allowed to enter the palace to guard the palace?" ? Is it possible that someone came before the Crown Prince to slander me and make the Crown Prince wary of me? "
"No, no, His Highness the Crown Prince has said that Emperor Sejong Wenxiang was killed in Beigong in the past year. The Crown Prince was afraid that the king would be hurt by the situation and could not rest at ease, so he specifically asked the king to enter the palace without the king, but to invite County Zhao. The king has chosen another person to guard Betelgeuse. Your Majesty, please go back to the camp and rest."
Seeing Gao Xiaoyu being so angry, the palace slave panicked and hurriedly answered and explained.
After Gao Xiaoyu heard this, he was immediately speechless. Of course he also loves and misses his father, but is now the time to remember him emotionally? The prince's kindness and care were really unnecessary, but he did it wrongly, which made him feel helpless for a while.
"The current situation is urgent, so how can we take care of other things besides other things? I have been ordered to protect the crown prince, and I can put my life and death aside. How can I be hurt by remembering my old friend's stories! Besides, all the soldiers are affected by me. Moderation, a hasty change of generals will inevitably lead to a loss of coordination, and if there is any oversight in the affairs of the guards, it will be regrettable. "
Gao Xiaoyu naturally refused to leave obediently. He glared and said sharply: "Immediately report to the prince. I have put aside my old feelings and sadness. At the moment, I only want to protect the prince. Please let him go quickly!"
After hearing this, the palace slave could only apologize again, and then hurried back to the North Palace.
When the governor on duty, Cheng Xiuning, saw this, he called the messenger palace slave in the city and asked for a while. When he heard that the King of Henan insisted on leading his troops into the palace in person, he frowned slightly and temporarily handed over the military affairs here. The deputy general took care of it, and he personally went to the palace to advise the prince to be cautious. At present, the defense of the North Palace was intact, and there was no need to recruit reinforcements. There were many people and distractions late at night, which was not conducive to the defense of the guards.
Not to mention Gao Xiaoyu, who was blocked outside the Beigong and had difficulty entering the palace, Gao Zhan walked straight to Beicheng after leaving his residence. Originally, he planned to go straight to Santai to join his colleagues who had already controlled the imperial army. If they try another plan, after all, it is really difficult to use the hundreds of servants and disciples around them.
Just when passing by the Prime Minister's Mansion in the North City, He Shikai, who was traveling with him, suggested: "Your Majesty did not do anything together this night, and will only come in a hurry when the situation is stabilized. I am afraid that the Santai disciples will be offended by this." There are a lot of commotions inside and outside the capital, so the Prime Minister's Mansion must be empty and unprepared. It is better to enter the Mansion first and seize the Prime Minister's ceremonial guard to show his power. Only in this way can the onlookers be intimidated and no one dare to take it lightly! "
"The reason why these disciples are able to get into trouble is all because of me. How dare they underestimate me!"
After Gao Zhan heard this, he glared and said angrily, but after thinking about it, he still adopted He Shikai's suggestion and headed straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Prime Minister's Mansion in Beicheng was actually the official residence of Gao Huan and Gao Cheng when they were in charge of affairs in Yedu in the old days. Although Yang Min is now the prime minister in the imperial court, Yang Min's main activities are outside the imperial city in the Shangshu Province, and there are few Come to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so the Prime Minister's Mansion is not an important place in the city, so there are not many guards.
Therefore, when Gao Zhan led the crowd to rush in, the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion were immediately stunned and subconsciously fled away. It's no wonder that these guards were so miserable. They really couldn't figure out why the Prime Minister's Mansion was attacked.
Because there are a series of important places such as the Beigong Palace, the East Palace and the Governor's Palace in the north, and the palace city is located in the south across the Zhang River. Apart from some ceremonial relics from the old years, there is really not much left in the Prime Minister's Palace. Important things. If there were any treacherous officials and traitors who really caused trouble, of course they wouldn't choose this place.
However, they encountered evil today. After Gao Zhan led a group of government officials into the mansion, He Shikaidang led his disciples to dig out a bunch of dusty artifacts and sticks from the warehouse that had been sealed for a long time. They were given to a group of followers to dress up, and after some planning, they looked pretty.
"Emperor Taizu came in and out of the capital in the past, and his majesty was just like this. Now the king is back in command, who in the capital dares to stop him!"
After He Shikai was busy sorting things out, he pointed at this majestic team and said to Gao Zhan with a smile. After hearing this, Gao Zhan couldn't help but nod his head, sighing that it really felt like that.
It's a pity that it's late at night, and there are no people watching this team walking on the streets with few pedestrians. But even if some people see it, they don't dare to stop it. It's not just the fear of the majesty of the ceremonial guard, but more fear. This formation looks like a ghost wandering through the night. Emperor Shenwu has been dead for more than ten years, and his ceremonial guard appears on the streets of Yedu like a fake corpse. Who else can see it and not be afraid?
But no matter who or what happens, as long as you have a strong sense of belief and are willing to believe that this is true, you will naturally burst out with a heart-warming confidence. In short, Gao Zhan and his party were confident and fearless at the moment, and they walked smoothly along the long street.
When the group was about to turn west and head toward Santai, they discovered Gao Xiaoyu and his party who were blocked outside Beigong.
Gao Zhan was overjoyed when he saw this. Dangjie led the crowd and walked forward. However, when he found out that Gao Xiaoyu was blocked outside the North Palace and could not get in, he frowned and said, "What did you do tonight?" Don’t you know? Do you think you are here to attend a banquet and you won’t dare to enter if the host doesn’t allow it?”
After Gao Xiaoyu heard this accusation, his face turned red, and he lowered his head and defended in a low voice: "Of course I also thought about storming in, but the walls of the Beigong were so tall and strong that I was afraid that it would be difficult to conquer. Instead, it alarmed the defenders, and even more Difficult to enter…”
"If you can't attack by force, can't you outwit it?"
Looking at the somewhat stubborn Gao Xiaoyu, Gao Zhan sighed helplessly, and then motioned for him to stand aside and wait to watch his performance. Then he walked forward and shouted loudly toward the top of the city: "Lonely Chief!" King Guang, you and other guards listen to the order and quickly inform the prince in the city that the rebel troops outside the city have entered the city and are harassing the imperial city.
Guben led his slaves to guard in front of the palace, but the thieves were too strong, so they had to retreat and invite the prince to lead the imperial guards to meet the enemy. The military situation is urgent, please report immediately! If the military plane is delayed and the rebels enter the inner palace and disturb the queen and other harem dignitaries, you and other soldiers will die without redemption! "
The defenders at the top of the city were naturally shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly entered the palace to report. At this time, in the North Palace Room, Prince Gao Yin had just been advised by the Governor Cheng Xiuning to wait for changes. However, he heard that King Changguang had also arrived and brought more urgent and explosive news. He was panicked for a moment. Too busy, he got up and walked out.
"Your Highness, wait a minute, if the chaos in the city is as serious as what King Chang Guangdao said, why is the North City not aware of it?"
Cheng Xiuning still felt that something was wrong, and even frowned to dissuade him.
After hearing this, Gao Yin waved his hands and said: "King Changguang is my biological uncle, so he will not lie to me easily. Yes or no, you should ask him face to face. Now that the emperor's father is away, all the affairs of the family and country are left to me. The emperor's mother I live in the inner palace again, for fear of being disturbed by thieves. General, please don’t say anything again, as this will cause me to be accused of being unfaithful and unfilial!”
After saying this, Gao Yin went directly to the outside, came to the gate of Beigong Palace, ordered the defenders to open the palace gate, and called King Changguang and others to come closer for questioning.
Gao Zhan brought Gao Xiaoyu to the palace gate. He first greeted the prince briefly, then pointed at Cheng Xiuning beside him and asked Gao Xiaoyu, "Does this disciple reject you?"
Gao Xiaoyu nodded angrily after hearing this, while Gao Zhan pointed at Cheng Xiuning and ordered: "Come forward!"
"Your Majesty..."
Cheng Xiuning stepped forward and was about to say a few words of defense, but Gao Zhan directly drew the knife in his hand, roared, jumped up and chopped the man to death.
This scene naturally frightened everyone inside and outside, and they all couldn't help but exclaimed. The prince was dragged to the rear by the guards beside him to protect him. He couldn't believe the scene before him, and asked in shock: "Why did uncle commit murder? "
"I am here to fight against the prince's adultery!"
Gao Zhan was a bachelor. After killing Xiuning with a sword, he saw the soldiers of the imperial army surrounding him with weapons. He hurriedly abandoned his sword and knelt down and shouted: "Is the prince going to kill his own uncle?"