Perhaps in Li Hai's eyes, Eunuch Liu was just a eunuch, a slave who worked for him, and it was only natural that Eunuch Liu died for him.
"People are not grass, how can you be ruthless! It seems that this sentence is wrong. Some people are ruthless and inhumane. Eunuch Liu has served you for so many years. After he died, you didn't even have a single tear! How embarrassing! I was horrified."
Li Hai snorted: "Eunuch Liu was honored to die for me. Rong Changan, what right do you have to scold me? I marry you and make you queen, do you know how to be grateful? Didn’t you recruit the army? Say I’m ruthless, but you are the most ruthless person!”
"Even if it wasn't me and Yan Li, someone would drive you off the throne of the emperor. Because the ruthless emperor will never win the hearts of the people. You have also seen that the person who opposes you is not only me, but also your favorite Zi Yan, Liu Yiming, the most trustworthy minister! I really feel unworthy of the death of Eunuch Liu!"
Li Hai broke away from fear and anger, and looked at Rong Chang'an mockingly.
"Rong Chang'an, do you think you won? Huh, you are also caught by Ziyan and Liu Yiming now? Do you think they will let you go? Dreaming! I believe that among the few of us, you are the most The one who dies first!"
"Hahahaha," Rong Changan looked up to the sky and laughed, making Li Hai's hair stand on end.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Hai looked at Rong Changan strangely.
Rong Changan turned his face and looked at Zi Yan sharply: "Zi Yan, do you think the emperor's words are right? How are you going to deal with me?"
Ziyan looked at the dead Eunuch Liu on the ground, and ordered the imperial guards: "Throw that eunuch into the water!"
The two imperial guards raised their feet and hands one by one, walked to the edge of the lake, and shook it vigorously. With a plop, Eunuch Liu's body was thrown into the water.
The corner of Ziyan's mouth curled up into a smug smile, and said to Rong Chang'an: "You are very smart, and you know what I have in mind. If I have to kill someone between your emperor, then that person can only be the emperor."
Li Hai's eyes trembled, and his face turned pale: "Zi Yan, why are you doing this to me?"
Zi Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why are you so clueless? Think about it, if I kill Rong Chang'an, then Yan Li and Song Qiang will definitely not let me go; Mr. Liu can’t help but have done nothing wrong, but it’s the first merit. People in the world can’t help but praise me instead of scolding me. Because, in the hearts of the common people, you are already a fool!”
Li Hai's legs were weak: "Zi Yan, you... you can't treat me like this!"
Ziyan ignored Li Hai and Rong Changan, and said to Liu Yiming, "You take the imperial guards to guard the gate of the back mountain. If Yan Li sends troops here, don't conflict with them. Put out all the conditions and make a deal with Yan Li."
The corners of Liu Yiming's mouth curled up into a sinister smile: "I know the imperial concubine, Rong Chang'an and the emperor are in our hands, I believe that Yan Li will not only kill us, but also seal us up as marquises."
Ziyan held Liu Yiming's big hand with her delicate little hands, her eyes were full of affection and she looked like a small bird, she needed a man's protection very much: "Liu Lang, my life and future happiness depend entirely on you!"
Liu Yiming trembled slightly, this was the first time he had physical contact with Ziyan, he also stroked Ziyan's hand cooperatively, and said foolishly: "Ziyan, with me here, I will not let others hurt you Not a single hair!"
Ziyan smiled and said in a soft voice: "Liu Lang, I feel at ease with your words."
Liu Yiming said: "Zi Yan, you go up to the pavilion on the mountain first with them, it's safer there. As soon as there is news, I will notify you immediately."
Liu Yiming sent some imperial guards to protect Ziyan going up the mountain, while he led the rest of the imperial guards to strictly guard the exits of the back mountain to prevent Yan Li and Song Qiang's troops from entering.
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After breaking through the Meridian Gate, Yan Li did not encounter much resistance. Seeing that Li Hai's situation was over, many imperial guards surrendered to Yan Li one after another.
The noble and majestic imperial palace is full of smoke. On the jade steps, in the palace, and under the corridors, bloodstains and corpses can be seen everywhere, as well as scattered rare treasures.
Yan Li looked at it and couldn't help sighing.
In order to prevent the army from setting fire to and looting the palace, Yan Li issued a strict order: Anyone who robs jewels, kills palace officials, and rapes concubines will be killed without mercy!
That is to say, Yan Li's order protected the palace to the maximum extent.
If it were someone else, they would definitely go to the Jinluan Palace first to try what it feels like to sit on the throne; or go to Chuanguo Yuxi. But Yan Li's mind is not on these things, he wants to find Rong Chang'an. Rong Changan is more important than anything else.
"Chang'an! Chang'an!"
Yan Li ran into Fengming Palace, but Fengming Palace was deadly silent. He looked for the Buddhist hall and the back garden, but he didn't see Rong Changan. His heart was pounding, fearing that something might happen to Rong Changan.
"Chang'an, where are you?"
Yan Li stood at the gate of Fengming Palace, looking at the entire palace in a daze.
"Li Hai must have taken her away!"
He shouted: "Someone is here!"
A soldier responded loudly: "Prime Minister Yan, what are your orders?"
Yan Li said: "In my name, you immediately tell General Song to lead his troops to seal off the four gates of the capital, so that Li Hai cannot escape from the capital."
"Decree!"
Yan Li also hopes that Li Hai will lock Rong Changan in a prison in the palace. He continued to search around with the army. The palace is so big, even if a person walks around it, it will take an hour, not to mention searching every corner.
Yan Li was looking for it in the cold palace, when a soldier ran over and reported: "Prime Minister Yan, we found a few maids in a dungeon, they said they were the maidservants of Empress Rong!"
Yan Li was overjoyed, and asked happily: "Did they say they saw Queen Rong?"
The soldier shook his head: "They don't have any news about Queen Rong."
The flame of hope that Yan Li had just ignited was extinguished again. However, he believed that if he found Rong Changan's maid, he would find Rong Changan soon.
"Where are they now??"
The soldier said: "They are now in the Royal Garden."
Yan Li immediately went straight to the Imperial Garden. One of the voices shouted in surprise: "Prime Minister Yan! Prime Minister Yan!"
Yan Li glanced at the servants and found that Chuntao was among them.
Chuntao is Rong Changan's personal girl, so there must be news about Rong Changan.
"Chuntao, why are you?"
Chuntao had been locked up for a long time, her complexion was pale, her hair was disheveled, if she hadn't called out first, Yan Li would not have recognized her for a while.
"We were imprisoned in the dungeon by the emperor. Fortunately, these people rescued us. You... how do you..."
After being imprisoned in the dungeon for a long time, Chuntao didn't know what happened outside, naturally she didn't know that Rong Changan returned to the palace and was imprisoned by Li Hai again, and naturally she didn't know that Yan Li and Song Qiang rebelled and broke the capital. When she came out of the dungeon, she saw that the palace was in a mess and there were dead bodies everywhere, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.