Seeing all the officials kneeling down, Eunuch Lu began to declare: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict. Since I fell ill, people have been thinking too much. There have been speculations and rumors. In recent days, I have even heard that I will not do anything while in office." Benevolent government is punished by heaven and suffers from ghost-faced sores. People who spread rumors are really abominable. I also heard that all the officials heard about this and were worried about me. I felt happy in my heart. I specially sent a message to all the officials to come to Xiwei Palace for an audience. I admire this! "
This is really embarrassing. Taifu Liang wants to attack because he is sure that the emperor is suffering from ghost-faced sores and can force the emperor to abdicate. But now that the emperor has issued a summons to go in, the attack makes no sense.
They can visit, but how can the soldiers and horses enter? This is a rebellion.
But if this decree was not handed down by the emperor himself, but was a trap set by Murong Jie, after they entered, could they still come out? Their people are all outside the palace.
The prince and Liang Concubine were all panicked. The emperor had a purpose here. They could not lead troops in, let alone start a war with Chen Taijun and others. Otherwise, they would be charged with forcing the palace to seize the throne.
But how can we just go in like this
Eunuch Lu walked up to Taifu Liang and said with a bright smile: "Taifu, the emperor originally needs to rest, but I heard that everyone is concerned about his condition, so I specially invite you to come to the palace to see him and receive the order."
The prince did not dare to accept the order. Once he accepted the order, it was equivalent to an edict entering the palace. No matter what the situation was in the future, he would first deal with the wrong. If he dealt with the wrong, the prince would deal with the wrong. Even if they saw the emperor's ghost face sores , the emperor also agreed to abdicate, but the prince offended him, was unfaithful and unfilial, and his ascension to the throne was not justified.
"Master, what's going on?" Eunuch Lu's smile faded and he said with a serious face, "Aren't you going to enter the palace? The emperor has an order for everyone to enter, why don't you accept the order?"
The prince stepped forward and received the order, "My son and I receive the order."
The Taifu was startled, "Your Highness!"
The prince lowered his voice and said: "Grandpa, we don't want to think too much now. Please pass on the order. If we have no news after an hour, let everyone attack."
The Taifu knew that this was the only way at present. He turned around and discussed with General Qian for a few words. If no one came out to report within an hour, he would attack by force.
It happened to be Zishi when the Taifu led his people into the palace.
The sound of drums was heard in the palace, and the sound was vibrating, like a reminder, which shocked the hearts of the officials who entered the palace.
The officials who entered the palace and the concubine's people had already left, leaving only those who followed Taifu Liang.
They all had the mentality of risking their lives, but their risking was obviously not thorough enough, because their hearts were trembling from the moment they stepped into the palace gate.
In Xiwei Palace, the operation has been completed, and the prosthetic skin is also being cooked. It is just waiting to be kneaded into shape and blown dry before it can be used.
The time is faster than the budget, and it is estimated that everything will be done in about 90 hours.
But now there are still two hours before Mao hour, that is, four hours.
Now, the remaining time is just to wait.
Murong Jie ordered people to prepare food for Zian. After working for several hours, she was tired and hungry. When she came out of the outer hall, she slumped on the chair and refused to move.
"Has the decree been sent out?" Zian asked Murong Jie. She had just been in the inner hall, and Eunuch Lu was already drafting the decree.
"Passed it, they will be here soon." Murong Jie said.
Only then did Zian have time to recall everything. Although the concubine and the others had learned about the emperor's condition, it was still difficult to make the capital a hubbub in a short period of time.
She thought of a possibility and pulled Murong Jie out, "To be honest, the emperor's illness has been publicized, have you ever..."
"I'm just adding fuel to the flames, but I'm really not leaking secrets." Murong Jie said innocently.
"Are you adding fuel to the flames?" Zian was startled, "Why?"
Murong Jie said: "When the matter was spread, I received the news. Since I can't hide it anymore, I just blew it out and let everyone know."
Zian thought for a moment, then his eyes widened, "Oh my God, you expected this time of forcing the palace? So, you deliberately let the prince and concubine Liang come in so that they could see the emperor's ghost face sores?"
Because she had been considering her illness, she had no time to think about these details. Now that she stopped to think about it, she felt that it was very possible.
Murong Jie looked a little disappointed, "I originally just wanted to trick Lao Ba, but I didn't expect that the master couldn't wait any longer and dug in hard. I didn't want to trick him first."
"But if the prince and Concubine Liang see it, the prince will definitely take action."
"I can only say that I have overestimated the prince. According to his current situation, he should not act rashly, because he has the prince in his hands. If anything happens to the emperor, he can legitimately ascend the throne. But Lao Ba is not the case. He is not legitimate. The only way to keep his words is to seize the opportunity, so the king initially expected that Lao Ba would force the palace, because his soldiers were already on standby outside the palace, ready to take action at any time. This time, he retreated, and it should be Sun Fang'er's fault. Idea, according to my understanding of Lao Ba, he cannot bear his temper. If no one persuades him, he will have to rush into the palace this time. "
Now it is not good to trap the prince, because if the prince is deposed, the competition for the prince's candidate will begin. The ladies of each palace will use their best. When the time comes, it will be exciting.
Zian sneered, "Since you are confident, I don't have to worry. No matter who it is, they have to remove one first."
In fact, Zi'an was secretly glad that it was not King Nanhuai who had been infected by the same fate poison. If King Nanhuai was tricked into it, he would probably die.
Murong Jie looked very angry and said, "Taifu Liang has been planning for many years. He shouldn't be so rash."
"If he didn't have this opportunity, he would have waited patiently. However, both the prince and Concubine Liang saw it with their own eyes. He felt that it was a God-given opportunity, so how could he let it go so easily? It was just a pity for our Master Murong's calculations." Zian road.
"What are you two whispering here?" the Queen Mother suddenly appeared behind them and asked.
Zian turned his head abruptly and said with a sneer: "No, just gossiping."
"Is there Yaxing gossiping at this moment? It shows that the Emperor is stable, right?"
"It's almost there. It will take about two hours and it will basically be done."
The Queen Mother felt relieved and said, "That's good, but it's not easy to delay these two hours. Now the Grand Tutor has entered the palace."
Murong Jie sneered, "Once you enter the palace, you won't be able to tolerate him waiting any longer."
Just as he said this, he saw Eunuch Lu walking in quickly, "Your Majesty, the Taifu is waiting outside the palace with twenty-three officials."
"Let them wait first and tell them that the emperor wants to take a bath and freshen up!" Murong Jie ordered.
"Yes!" Eunuch Lu turned around and went out.
Taifu Liang and others were waiting in the courtyard of Xiwei Palace. Eunuch Lu came out and said, "My lords, please wait a moment. The emperor is bathing and freshening up. When he comes back, he will summon you to see him."
"Eunuch Lu!" Liang Concubine took a step forward, "I can go in and wait for the emperor to bathe and freshen up."
Eunuch Lu smiled and said, "How can I ask Concubine Liang to serve me? There are servants in Xiwei Palace. The servants are used to serving you and understand the emperor's wishes. Concubine Liang and all of you can just wait here."
(End of chapter)