In Zhao Hong's view, this long-conspiracy and well-planned rebellion is just a drama in the eyes of some people, with Zhao Hong as the protagonist.
Among these certain people naturally included Tang Lihua, as well as the emperor and queen mother.
Eldest Prince, you didn't move so much, Tang Lihua didn't pay much attention.
Zhang Wenshan's surrender was originally fake. Those who broke into the palace guards and killed them all had impure thoughts and were inserted by Zhao Hong'an.
Tang Lihua watched as the queen mother took drastic measures to tidy up the imperial city.
In fact, the focus of Zhao Hong's strategy was actually the group of people who went to the Taimiao, the emperor, princes and court officials were all there, such a good opportunity was Zhao Hong's only chance.
After leaving the capital, to go to Taimiao is to pass through an official road, which is surrounded by bushes and rocks on both sides.
Although the ceremonial guards for travel are as simple as possible, there are many people. The palace servants, guards, and long official roads are endless from one side to the other.
The emperor's guard of honor was right in the middle, and the royal carriage was surrounded by heavy guards.
At the front is the bright yellow carriage, which is the carriage on which the emperor rides, and in the carriage at the back are the empress and Concubine Xiao.
The other princes, except those who were really young and hadn't learned how to ride and shoot, all rode on horses.
The eldest prince and the third prince were at the forefront of the team, and both of them were wearing heavy armor.
The whole team is orderly and moving forward step by step.
Suddenly, a sharp arrow was shot from the high ground on both sides, and the crowd suddenly screamed.
"There are assassins, protect the emperor." The eldest prince was the first to react, shouted loudly, then clamped his horse's belly and went to the middle of the team.
Zhao Hong's eyes flashed, and he followed up without showing any abnormality, "Guard, escort!"
After a few moments of panic, he began to defend.
After the rain of arrows, gravel fell, not only startling people but also startling the horses, making a long neigh.
At this time, the eldest prince had already rushed to the center, and cut off an arrow feather that was shot at with a single knife, "Father, don't worry, I will protect you to the death."
The eldest prince expressed his determination, but his eyes swept over Zhao Hong who rushed over, and a mocking smile flashed in his eyes.
Zhao Hong really dared to be so bold and act on the road, so if he didn't take this opportunity, he would really feel sorry for that idiot.
Just when Zhao Hong was about to come up to him, the eldest prince showed a negligence and was shot in the left shoulder by a sharp arrow, and let out a muffled groan.
When Zhao Hong saw this, he didn't say what he was thinking in his heart, but on the surface he seemed to be full.
"Brother Emperor, you are injured!" Zhao Hong's voice was full of anxiety.
But he didn't see a fleeting smile on the corner of the mouth of the eldest prince who was covering his shoulders and lowering his head.
"It doesn't matter to me, only third brother, you must protect your father."
Afterwards, the situation became dangerous. A group of men in black surrounded them from all sides, and their target was the carriage in the middle. The two of them had no chance to talk nonsense.
At some point, the First Prince was escorted by the guards and left the circle.
Seeing that this was a good opportunity, when the guards blocked the man in black, Zhao Hong shouted to the carriage, "Father, please sit still, and my son will lead you out of the encirclement."
As he spoke, Zhao Hong slashed at the rear of the horse pulling the carriage. The horse neighed and rushed forward. Zhao Lang turned over and sat on the carriage, pulling the reins.
Naturally, most of the men in black chased the carriage, and a few were still entangled by the guards and couldn't escape.
Zhao Hong rode his horse all the way to the grove, and he could no longer hear the sound of weapons clashing behind him, so he pulled the reins hard with his hands.
The carriage bumped and stopped directly on the spot.
And the third prince Zhao Hong, who was still in a panic just now, turned over indifferently and stood back on the ground, only looking at the isolated carriage in the middle of the woods.
The murderous people in black also stopped and stood respectfully behind him.
"Master." The leading man in black stepped forward.
Zhao Hong's face was solemn, and he responded lightly.
Suddenly feeling something was wrong, Zhao Hong was startled, and wanted to go forward to see if it was that person in the carriage.
"Third brother, what happened?" Despite the thrilling experience, the majestic voice of the emperor sounded in the carriage.
Zhao Hong's heart was relieved, as expected he was overthinking, but he saw his father enter the carriage with his own eyes, there would be no falsehood.
"My son is not filial, please come out." When Zhao Hong said this, Zhao Hong had already brought wantonness, and he did not have the respect he had before facing the emperor.
There was a long silence, and then a long sigh came from the carriage.
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Here, the emperor's guard of honor, the man in black committed suicide on the spot when he was captured.
After the team was reorganized, it was discovered that the emperor's carriage had disappeared, and the courtiers were in a mess. In the end, the injured eldest prince came out to preside over the overall situation.
After suffering such an attack, the emperor disappeared again, and it was unrealistic to go to the Taimiao again.
Without the emperor, the empress and Concubine Xiao are people in the harem, and the only one who can shake people's hearts is the eldest prince.
The eldest prince dispatched people to chase the carriage, and ordered to return to Beijing.
It was not too far away from the capital at this time, and if some courtiers disagreed, the emperor and King Rong were both hunted down by gangsters, and they wanted to retreat. Isn't this a joke
But the First Prince also has his own fans, and seeing the situation clearly, of course they all stood by the First Prince's side.
Those courtiers who opposed were quickly suppressed, and the team was about to return to Beijing after reorganization.
At this time, there was the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and Zhao Hong, covered in blood, appeared in front of everyone.
The eldest prince frowned when he saw him, that group of people were really trash, none of them could kill them.
"Prince Rong, what's the matter with you, where is your father?!" The eldest prince looked anxious, and stepped forward to support Zhao Hong's shoulders regardless of the obstruction.
Zhao Hong was holding the wound by him, and he felt a stabbing pain. He was extremely disgusted in his heart, and the scene still had to go on. He waved away the hand of the eldest prince, his face was full of anger, "Zhao Lang, you are so bold, these are all plotted by you! "
The anxious courtiers looked at the Eldest Prince with uncertain eyes upon hearing the words, and the Eldest Prince frowned, "Prince Rong, what nonsense are you talking about, I'm asking your father?"
Zhao Hong still glared at him, "Taking advantage of today's trip to the Taimiao, you set up an ambush in advance, and you deliberately injured those assassins to attack the imperial father's carriage. You said that the guards would stop those assassins and come back when things subside."
Zhao Hong was seriously injured and fell directly from the horse, but now he stood up slowly and questioned the eldest prince sentence by sentence.
"But I didn't expect that I took my father to escape, and you were hunted down secretly. I was useless, I couldn't protect my father, so I had to escape desperately. If I didn't get the truth from the assassin, I wouldn't know you wild ambition!"
Just now in the woods, before Zhao Hong had time to do anything, another group of men in black rushed over, and Zhao Hong's men fought with the group of men in black.
That group of people was obviously well prepared. The two sides fought, and Zhao Hong's injuries were also caused by this.
But at this moment, the horses of the imperial chariot were frightened and went on a rampage. Zhao Hong chased after him, but it was too late to stop the chariot.
Zhao Hong was frightened, and his subordinates showed no mercy, and reinforcements came from his side, the group of people were defeated and killed, Zhao Hong found a token of his good brother from one of them, and this is how the present scene came to be.
The Eldest Prince's side was also simple. After passing through some clues, the Eldest Prince simply followed Zhao Hong, deliberately let Zhao Hong and the Emperor go, and let his own people intercept and kill them.
If there are two corpses at that time, then the throne will undoubtedly be his.
It's just that what the eldest prince didn't expect was that his people were so useless, not only did they fail to kill Zhao Hong, but they were also caught by him and came back to bite him back.
In fact, it's not that his people are useless, but that Zhao Hong is almost desperate. The imperial city is just a backer, and success or failure does not affect the overall situation.
The Eldest Prince's face was gloomy. Originally he was the Mantis, but now he was being slandered and teased by Zhao Hong. It was not so easy for him to sit on the throne easily and securely.
The emperor passed away, and the two princes returned to the imperial city. It was supposed to be a confrontation between the two great powers.
Zhao Hong bit the eldest prince back, and the eldest prince also had evidence that he planned the assassination.
In the capital, the common people all knew that something great had happened.
Since the Taimiao came back that day and encountered assassins, the court was divided into three forces.
It goes without saying that you are neutral, the eldest prince says you harbor evil intentions, and the third prince says you are a wolf with ambition, anyway, no one will let themselves be labeled as treasonous.
This is what happened in two days, the emperor returned to the capital, the empress dowager got sick when she heard the bad news, and Princess An Ding stayed in the palace to attend to the illness.
The previous dynasty was full of quarrels, the empress dowager fell ill, and the empress and Concubine Xiao also fought.
When the wind and rain are coming, it depends on whose means are higher.
The common people in Beijing had seen enough excitement. After the quarrel on the first day of the court meeting, a shocking story began to circulate in the market. Today's third concubine "Zhang Yajing" is actually Song Jing, the adopted daughter of the Ningyuan Houfu. If he could marry her, he would poison the second daughter of the Minister of Rites and let Song Jing impersonate her.
And Zhang Wenshan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, thought that he was assisting the Ming Lord, but in fact he was helping his own female enemy.
And the reason why the emperor made him king at the wedding banquet of the third prince, and then drove him to the fief, was to beat the third prince. Such a deception is really unworthy of being a king.
Under the impetus of caring people, this news spread very quickly. In less than half a day, it was almost spread all over the capital.
In Prince Rong's Mansion, Zhao Hong, who heard the news, smashed the teacup with killing intent in his eyes, "Zhao Lang."