When He Tang saw the guards gathered around him, he immediately took out an imperial edict from his arms: "The Queen Mother Yi has decreed that Prince Xiao Zhu was born to a concubine. This person is of low status, but he wants to become a great treasure. He must be executed immediately. I admire this!" "
The guards were stunned. This is the Queen Mother's order. Do we want to obey it? Xi Ruoxuan shouted loudly: "If you don't take action, this person has committed rebellion and assassinated the prince. He is guilty of an unforgivable crime. Kill him!"
Seeing that the guard didn't respond, Xi Ruoxuan put down the pillar and swung his sword towards He Tang. He Tang immediately drew his sword to meet him, and the two immediately fought together. To be honest, He Tang's martial arts should be better than Xi Ruoxuan's, but Xi Ruoxuan tried his best, and every move was a fight to the death, causing He Tang to retreat steadily. The guards stood there and stared at them blankly, not knowing who to help.
At the critical moment, a group of guards broke in, led by Yang Xibiao, the commander of Yanjing. Yang Xibiao was patrolling nearby. He suddenly received a report that something happened in the palace. Yang Xibiao was shocked, and he immediately rushed in with his guards. When he saw the scene in the room, he was dumbfounded. What on earth was going on
Seeing that it was Yang Xibiao, Xi Ruoxuan shouted loudly: "General Yang, kill this person quickly!"
"He, princess, isn't he General He?" Yang Xibiao was a little confused.
Xi Ruoxuan cried and cried: "This is the man who assassinated the prince, please kill him quickly and avenge the prince!"
Only then did Yang Xibiao understand what was going on. Yang Xibiao was also extremely angry. My brother told me to protect the prince and the princess, but now the prince has been harmed by others. I, I will kill you, this thief!
Yang Xibiao brandished his sword and came over to kill him. Only then did the guards suddenly realize that they all rushed forward to surround and kill He Tang. He Tang gradually couldn't stop him. As he fought, he said, "General Yang, I am also following the Queen Mother's orders. I have no choice but to do so!"
"What is the last resort? If you assassinate the king, you will be punished with genocide. Brothers, kill him!" Yang Xibiao roared and came over to kill him. He Tang was shocked: "General Yang, the Queen Mother said, the Queen Mother..." Before He Tang could finish his words, he was cut into pieces by the angry guards.
Xi Ruoxuan rushed over, kicked He Tang hard several times, and then took out the so-called Queen Mother's Yi Zhi from his body. Xi Ruoxuan said angrily to Yang Xibiao: "General Yang, do you dare to follow me to the Queen Mother to question me?"
Yang Xibiao looked at the Queen Mother's Yi Zhi, and felt a little thump in his heart. He went to the Queen Mother to ask questions. This, this, Yang Xibiao felt really unsure. Xi Ruoxuan said angrily: "This queen mother is so vicious that she actually killed the emperor who was about to ascend the throne. She deserves death!"
"But, but, what should I do if those ministers object?" Yang Xibiao said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? We have evidence in hand. We are not afraid that the old woman will not plead guilty when the time comes. Besides, don't you have the entire Yanjing army in your hands? Aren't you still unable to deal with a few eunuchs in the palace?"
Yang Xibiao thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, then I will take my brothers and follow the princess. I will do whatever the princess wants me to do!"
"Okay! Then wait a moment." Xi Ruoxuan turned around and picked up Zhu Zhu who was lying on the ground. At this time, Zhu Zhu had already lost his breath. Xiruoxuan hugged him tightly and said with tears: "Zhuzhu, sister will avenge you now, sister will make that old woman pay for her life!"
Xiruoxuan gently walked out of the palace holding the pillar. Yang Xibiao called a close aide and asked him to gather people to escort him into the palace. He took a dozen guards and followed Xi Ruoxuan towards the harem.
Empress Dowager Gu and her precious son Xiao Zhi were anxiously waiting for the good news from He Tang. The two bribed General He Tang and asked him to assassinate Xiao Zhu and then let Xiao Zhi ascend the throne. However, what they were waiting for was not He Tang, but an angry Xi Ruoxuan. Xi Ruoxuan hugged Zhu Zhu and walked to Queen Mother Gu with tears streaming down her face. She was so filled with grief and anger that she could not say a word.
Queen Mother Gu still pretended not to know: "Xianxuan, what happened to Zhuzhu?"
Xi Ruoxuan gently placed the pillar on the chair, took out the copy of the Queen Mother's Yiyi Decree from his arms and threw it hard on Queen Mother Gu's face: "You shameless old woman, you went so far as to allow your son to ascend the throne. Brutally killing a child, Queen Mother Gu, Zhu Zhu is still a child, a child!"
Empress Dowager Gu grabbed the Zhang Yizhi and looked at it: "Who is framing the Ai family? The Ai family has never issued such an edict!"
"You are still quibbling. He Tang has said everything. You are a woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions. Today I will make you pay with blood. Someone, come and take this woman down!" Following Xi Ruoxuan's cry, Yang Xibiao He rushed in with his guards.
"Who dares!" Several eunuchs stood in front of Queen Mother Gu: "You, do you want to rebel?"
Xiruoxuan was so angry that several eunuchs dared to show their teeth and claws here. She shook the sword in her hand, and the eunuchs were hit by several swords and fell to the ground dead.
Queen Mother Gu was frightened. She pointed at Xi Ruoxuan and kept shouting: "Rebellion, rebellion, someone is coming! Someone is coming!"
Xi Ruoxuan wiped the sword in his hand with a cloth: "Stop shouting, there are all my people outside, it won't help even if you shout till you break your throat."
"What are you going to do?" Queen Mother Gu's eyes widened in horror.
"What did you say I was going to do? You killed Zhu Zhu, shouldn't you pay for him with your life?" Xi Ruoxuan approached step by step with a sword in hand. Queen Mother Gu stepped back step by step. Xiao Zhi suddenly came over: "Don't hurt my mother!"
Xi Ruoxuan suddenly stabbed Xiao Zhi fiercely with his sword. Xiao Zhi screamed "Ah!" and immediately lay in a pool of blood. Xi Ruoxuan spat fiercely: "You shameless scum should have died long ago. It's an advantage for you to live to this day!"
Seeing that her son was dead, Queen Mother Gu burst into tears. Xi Ruoxuan raised her sword and dropped it, sending Queen Mother Gu to the west. Everyone was stunned, even the always tough Yang Xibiao was dumbfounded. This man was too cruel. He killed a prince and a queen mother at once. This was too courageous.
After Xiruoxuan finished killing everyone, she breathed a long sigh of relief. She murmured to herself: "Zhuzhu, my sister has avenged you. You should be able to rest in peace in heaven."
Yang Xibiao looked at the corpses in the room and asked for instructions: "Princess, what do you think we should do with this?"
"What should I do? Let the ministers and concubines come here. I want everyone to judge who is right and who is wrong!" After Xi Ruoxuan finished speaking, he sat firmly on the chair.
Yang Xibiao hesitated: "Then I really went to notify the minister?"
"Of course, this matter must be settled. By the way, bring all your people here to prevent people with ulterior motives from causing trouble!"
"Yes!" Yang Xibiao said and turned around and went out.
In about half an hour, the concubines and ministers arrived one after another. When they saw everything in front of them, their faces turned pale with fear. What on earth was going on
Xi Ruoxuan handed them the Queen Mother's decree, and then told how Zhu Zhu was killed by them. All these ministers shook their heads after hearing this, saying to themselves, Queen Mother, you are too cruel, how could you do such a thing. Of course, they were also dissenters. Sun Lengzhi, the Prime Minister of the Left, raised a question: "Prince Regent, you said that this edict was written by the Queen Mother. What evidence do you have?"
Xi Ruoxuan threw Yizhi away with a bang: "Isn't this enough?"
After reading Yizhi, Sun Lengzhi said: "Even if the Queen Mother has nothing wrong with her, what crime does His Highness have? Why does the Regent want to kill him?"
The ministers heard it right! Even if the Queen Mother made a mistake, it was still the Queen Mother's fault. Why did you also kill Xiao Zhi
Xi Ruoxuan said calmly: "Ministers, the matter is very clear. The Queen Mother wants to kill the Crown Prince just to let Xiao Zhi succeed to the throne. This decree is also the result of their discussion."
Sun Lengzhi sneered: "Prince Regent, you need evidence to do things. You said that His Highness the Second Highness was also involved in this matter. You have to provide evidence, otherwise we will not accept it!"
"Yes! We are not convinced!" Some ministers clearly sided with Sun Lengzhi.
Xi Ruoxuan sneered: "Of course, although it is obvious that His Highness was involved in the rebellion, I did not kill him. But just now he tried to kill me with a sword. Do you think I should defend myself?"
"In self-defense, you killed His Highness the Second Highness in self-defense?" Sun Lengzhi was a little angry.
Xi Ruoxuan asked, "Master Sun, if someone stabbed you hard in the heart with a sword, would you be polite to that person?"
"This, this, what evidence do you have that His Highness stabbed you with a sword!"
"Haha, we need evidence. All the guards who were present just now saw it, right?" Xi Ruoxuan said and looked at the guards.
Those guards were all Yang Xibiao's men, so naturally their elbows would not turn outwards. They said in unison: "Yes, it was His Highness who wanted to kill the Regent with a sword just now."
Sun Lengzhi blushed: "These people are all your people, what they say doesn't count!"
This sentence angered the Right Prime Minister Yao Dao. He scolded: "Master Sun, are you going too far? The matter is already very clear. The Queen Mother colluded with the Second Highness to assassinate the Crown Prince. They died unjustly. The Regent not only had no fault, but also made meritorious deeds." ."
"Yes, the regent has merit!" Some ministers also clearly expressed their support for Xi Ruoxuan. Xi Ruoxuan was even more confident now: "My lords, assassinating the prince is murdering the emperor. This is the greatest crime of all time. These beasts are meant to be cut into pieces, so this is an advantage for them. I just pity Xiao Zhu. , he was still a child, he had just felt the beauty of life, and his life was taken away by a vicious woman. Do you think such a woman should be killed?"
"Deserve to kill! Deserve to kill!" The ministers shouted together.
Seeing that Xi Ruoxuan had the upper hand, Sun Lengzhi had no choice but to retreat to his original position and stop talking. Right Prime Minister Yao Yao was happy this time, because he flattered him correctly: "Prince Regent, this matter has been settled like this. Should we discuss who should succeed?"
Xi Ruoxuan nodded: "Master Yao, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the court to discuss it!"
Director Yao handed over his hand and said: "Prince Regent Yingming, this place is too evil and not suitable for discussing national affairs. Let's go!" So Director Yao walked outside with the ministers who supported him, and some ministers who originally supported Sun Lengzhi came out. Seeing that the wind direction had changed, I quickly followed. These guys who adapt to the changing circumstances are common in every dynasty and in every generation.