As for Gu Jinxiu and Shen Zhuji, she ordered them to be temporarily imprisoned, and they would only be executed after the situation in the court was stabilized.
For the next period of time, everything inside and outside the court seemed calm and peaceful, but in fact, there was an undercurrent and turmoil.
Many ambitious ministers actually formed cliques in private, colluded with each other, secretly recruited troops, and planned to force the palace to rebel on the grounds that the eldest princess of Anguo was a married daughter, and women were not allowed to interfere in state affairs or be regents. The rule of the Yun family was overthrown in one fell swoop.
Today, the Yun family is declining in number. Since Empress Dowager Shen had an affair with the former regent Gu Jinxiu and was ordered to be placed under house arrest, the only remaining members of the royal family are the young emperor, who is less than three years old, the eldest princess of Anguo, and Prince Yunze of Chu.
Although Prince Yunze of Chu was known as the No. 1 God of War in the Northern Dynasties, with many military exploits and a savage reputation, he guarded the border all year round and was not allowed to return to Beijing unless summoned.
In the imperial capital, only the young emperor and the eldest princess of Anguo, a young and weak girl, were left. Now it was a golden opportunity to raise an army to force the palace.
Without the support of Shen Guogong and his party, it would be easy to overthrow this court today.
As for the Prince of Chu who was thousands of miles away, the distant water could not quench his thirst. By the time he received the news, the situation had already been calmed down and he was unable to turn around.
The rebellious parties reached a consensus and it soon became the climate. Then, in the court, their arrogance became obvious and they had the momentum to stand up and take the initiative to confront Yun Xi.
Not to mention, in order to eliminate dissidents and cut off the wings of the little emperor, the rebels even fabricated crimes and blatantly framed the royalists who were loyal to the royal family, forcing Yun Xi to issue an order to cut off these officials.
Yun Xi would not be forced by them. She directly ordered the imperial army to arrest all the rebels.
However, the rebellious parties did not panic at all. If they dared to be so arrogant, they naturally had the capital and confidence.
After the followers they brought realized that the situation was not good, they sent a signal. Then, the rebel army quickly gathered and began to attack the palace.
Palace changes are about to happen...
In the Imperial City, people were panicked. After the people realized that something was wrong, they hurriedly hid in their houses, closed their doors, and did not dare to go out. The entire street was full of rampaging and fast-running rebels.
Among the guards guarding the palace gate, there were chess pieces planted by the rebel army. After receiving the signal, they slashed the guards around them, opened the palace door, and let the rebel army in.
The rebel army swarmed in, rushed straight to the court, and surrounded the noble and gorgeous hall. When the remaining courtiers saw this, their expressions changed instantly and they almost fainted from fright.
During the hundreds of years of peace in the Northern Dynasty, had these courtiers ever seen such a scene of forcing the palace
As for the imperial guards, they were facing a formidable enemy. When they saw the menacing rebels, they immediately drew their weapons and put the entire army on alert to confront the rebels.
High above the main hall, the little emperor who was placed on the dragon chair seemed to have noticed something was wrong. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and suddenly burst into tears, and the cry shook the entire hall.
The shrill cries of the infant made the courtiers in the party tense up and panic.
The royalists all looked at the little emperor worriedly.
"Lin'er, be good, stop crying."
Yun Xi frowned and bent down to hug the little emperor. During this period, Queen Mother Shen was under house arrest, and she took care of the little emperor, so she couldn't be more comfortable holding him.
"Aunt, aunt, I, I'm afraid... wu..."
The little emperor's chubby little hands grabbed the corner of Yun Xi's clothes, and he was out of breath while crying, looking pitiful.
Yun Xi patted his back gently to comfort him and said softly, "Don't be afraid, my aunt is here."
After she coaxed him for a long time, the little emperor's cries gradually became quieter. He seemed a little tired from crying, so he was rubbing his eyes and leaning in Yun Xi's arms in a daze.
"Tsk, the eldest princess is very good at coaxing the children. This is only right. Women should hide in the backyard and coax the children. Why do you want to be involved in politics? This is what we men should do, big brother. Eldest Princess, let’s do this. If you hand over your military power and throne, the old minister will spare you and the little emperor’s death for the sake of Emperor Chong. How about that?”
When the leader of the rebellious party, Duke Ping, saw Yun Xi coaxing the young emperor in public, he couldn't help but stand up and ridicule him, not forgetting to threaten him.
As soon as he came forward, the party members also stood up to support him, and suddenly, the hall was full of voices.
"That's it, go back to the backyard and raise your children. How can a daughter control the court?"
"That's right, are you really naive to think that you, a weak woman, and a little emperor who has not yet been weaned, can secure the power of the Northern Dynasty? What a big joke."
"Isn't that right? Your Yun family is already finished. If you know your way around, you should give up the throne as soon as possible, and then marry our Duke as a concubine. Maybe it will keep you rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. Otherwise, all dynasties In the past dynasties, the fate of the princesses of subjugated countries was not very good."
“…”
Listening to the shameless words of the rebellious gang, Yun Xi didn't even raise her eyelids. She had long wanted to deal with these restless people, but she had no name. If she attacked these people directly, it would inevitably chill the loyal ministers.
Therefore, she kept suppressing her temper and waited, and finally waited for this day.
"Ling Ge, please move faster. Lin'er is sleepy. I want to take him to take a nap."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Feng Lingge flashed out from the back of the palace, her figure was like a phantom, and she was among the ministers in the blink of an eye.
The fists and kicks were swept across, and before the ministers had time to react, the rebels were already lying on the ground in a mess, losing all resistance and moaning in pain on the ground.
Such a powerful fighting power directly stunned the army waiting for orders outside the palace.
Feng Lingge jumped up and landed on the high steps outside the palace, her enchanting phoenix eyes coldly scanning the rebels.
"Listen, you have been surrounded. If you don't want to die, you should immediately put down your weapons and surrender, and wait for the regent to punish you. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."
After Feng Lingge finished speaking, there was a neat and clear sound of bows and arrows being drawn. The rebels screamed and looked around. Then, they saw the walls of the palace, the roof of the palace, and the corridors in front of them. Behind him, somewhere, was a crowd of Imperial Guards.
The arrows in the hands of the imperial guards were aimed at them one after another, and they surrounded them from all directions.
There is no way forward, no way back, it seems to be in a desperate situation.
how so
Didn't your Excellency say that the Forbidden Army surrendered to them
Why should we still use swords against them
After a moment of panic, the rebels finally realized that they had been set up and took the initiative to enter the trap.
The Imperial Guards did not betray the little emperor at all and turned against their party. They just pretended to turn against them in order to deal with them.
(End of chapter)