The raindrops as big as beans hit the ground without mercy.

The wind is strong and the rain is harsh, and it is so dark that there is no trace of light.

"boom!"

The deafening noise even seemed to be trembling.

The cannon chamber that spurted out lightning fire aimed at the open space in front of the Wanhe Hall of the Imperial City, causing gravel on the ground to splash, and the pits were bumpy.

After the ten-round guns and shells were finished, someone immediately pulled up the rain-proof oil cloth to cover the fire. The guns were pulled up and the wooden carriage that set up the fire. The guns slowly retreated.

Lightning flashed past, revealing the dark figure behind the firearm camp.

The blade is sharp and the sword is standing in full bloom.

The Minister of War, who had climbed to the upper level of Wenyuan Pavilion, held the Qianlijing, his eyes were close to the lens barrel and trembled all over. Before he could finish speaking, he was snatched the Qianlijing by Prime Minister Zhang next to him.

When the lightning lighted up again, Prime Minister Zhang also saw the soldiers outside.

“…Where did this come from?”

Prime Minister Zhang shouted angrily.

Although the others were unable to see the situation outside, they knew what was going on after hearing the movement. They were forcing the palace! It was a real rebellion!

Half an hour ago, everyone was thinking about how the third prince would make great efforts in the government after he ascended the throne, how to weaken local forces and strengthen the imperial deterrence of the local government, and finally conquering the remains of Chu. Not everyone had the courage to usurp the throne and become an emperor, but being a powerful minister and a prime minister who had no one violated his life and was famous in history after his death was the wish of most people.

Now these imaginations were directly bombarded by artillery.

Prime Minister Zhang was even colder, and he subconsciously thought about the troops he could mobilize.

There are his people in the Imperial Guards, and there are a few hundred households in the Jinyiwei of the North Town Fushishi. If you are willing to work hard, the Jingji camp is not unavailable, but-

Distant water cannot quench near thirst.

As the rebels were about to enter the palace gate, they were trapped in Wenyuan Pavilion, like a turtle in a jar.

At this time, Prime Minister Jiang was supported by someone and came up tremblingly.

Prime Minister Jiang looked around and paid special attention to Prime Minister Zhang's reaction. Soon his heart sank. Judging from the expressions and reactions of the crowd, the things outside were not caused by those present.

"Shouldn't the firearm camp be outside the Renwei Sect?"

"...When the second prince launched a rebellion, His Majesty called some people in the Firearms camp to suppress the rebellion with the Imperial Guards, but later His Majesty was seriously injured, so they stayed in the imperial city."

When Jiang Zhengshi was in the daytime, he took over part of the military affairs in the inner city because he was a neutral faction in the court and did not belong to Prime Minister Jiang or to Prime Minister Zhang. The two forces on both sides were suspicious of each other, so they handed over the errand to him.

In fact, within the Imperial Guard, there were Prime Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Jiang. They just lost the right to regulate the Imperial Guard. They really wanted to do something small, but others couldn't stop them at all.

After a series of eyes, everyone confirmed like Prime Minister Jiang that the problem was not the court officials.

There is no need for them to do anything.

"You can't hear the sound of so many artillery artillery? It's definitely not only the people stranded in the imperial city before, but I'm afraid the entire firearm camp!" The Minister of War said tremblingly, not caring about the division of political and enemy factions, and said in a panic expression, "The only one who can mobilize the firearm camp is Your Majesty, is it--"

Could it be that all this was a conspiracy, a illusion made by Lu Zhang to test his son and his ministers?

The ministers first turned pale and then calmed down.

The emperor's miserable appearance in bed was not pretending to be unconscious. Even if he was a substitute, what would the emperor do to show his own face like this? There are so many ways to pretend to be sick, so why should he pretend to be beaten?

The emperor ponders the emperor's minds all day long, and his ministers ponder the emperor's minds all day long, everything is for power.

Those who can ascend to the position of prime minister and serve as officials of the Six Tribes have a lot of insight into the emperor's habits and preferences. After all, only by making good use of these can we pave the way for ourselves and drag our political enemies down.

Lu Zhang is an emperor who wants to save face.

He would never give up and be beaten up with a disguise...

The Minister of War, who was speaking, quickly understood this point. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he asked nervously: "It's not your Majesty's order, then who are the people outside supporting now?"

It's definitely not the third prince.

If the second prince had such ability, what would be the rebellion a few days ago? Test it?

"The Sixth Prince just returned to the capital today and disappeared." Jiang Zhengshi whispered.

"……impossible."

Prime Minister Zhang looked disdainful. Everyone knew the situation of this little prince. He was eccentric. Although his mind was smart enough, he was too sharp. Almost no court officials would support this prince because his situation was too similar to several famous foolish monarchs in history.

They were all extremely intelligent when they were young, and even had outstanding achievements in leading troops to fight on their own side when they grew up. However, when they took the throne, they became cruel and ruthless kings.

"Why should a yellow-haired child work hard for a firearm? They are not afraid that the Jingji camp will enter the city tomorrow to kill them? Although artillery is powerful, the cannons and shells are limited. The firearm camp has only about 300 people in total. What can they do?" Prime Minister Zhang said contemptuously, but the facts are not as he said.

At least these 300 people were able to rush into the imperial city and cut off all the important officials of Wenyuan Pavilion.

As civil officials, what they hate the most is the current situation. Although they can analyze the situation well and comfort themselves with various reasons that are more helpful to rebellion when they are alive, they know that these words are useless.

Once chaos arises, those rebels will only focus on killing and will not measure the situation and leave their lives.

This has caused a complex emotion in everyone's hearts that is both disgusting and fearful.

"Damn it!"

Prime Minister Zhang completely lost the prime minister's demeanor of strategizing. If it weren't for the political enemy's attention, he might have kicked Hu Couch away.

He panted for a while and hurriedly ordered people to call the imperial guards that were originally stationed near Wenyuan Pavilion.

The guards were pale and obviously were shocked by the volley of artillery fire. When the two prime ministers asked them where they could hide, their expressions became even more ugly.

"Report to Jiang Xiang and Zhang Xiang, we have already checked it out just now. The two doors leading to the outer city and the inner palace are all locked."

"What?"

This is generally the case in the palace. The palace gate is separated from the high walls by areas, and the front and back doors are locked, which means they are completely trapped here.

Prime Minister Jiang didn't say anything, but Prime Minister Zhang came back and stared at the imperial guards fiercely.

——Just just now, these people wanted to leave them and ran away first, but were stopped by the locked palace gate.

"The only one who can lock the door without knowing it is the imperial guards, but also the eunuchs in the palace..."

"What, are you talking about the castrated people from Silijian?"

The battle between the outer court and the inner court was mainly between Wenyuan Pavilion and the Silijian. However, after the Chu Dynasty, the power of the Silijian declined and the Chen Dynasty did not recover until the Chen Dynasty. On weekdays, the prime ministers did not take Silijian seriously.

But now...

The sixth prince was ambitious. The Sili Superintendent, who had been suppressed, decided to support him, and then he hijacked the Firearms camp by forging imperial edicts or other means to force the palace. This makes completely understandable!

I mistakenly thought that this was the truth, and the ministers were extremely angry.

If the eunuchs were given power, they would rather die.

Prime Minister Jiang was also very disappointed. After all, in his heart, the sixth prince was still slightly better than the third prince.

"No, we can't sit still and wait for death!"

No civil officials were willing to surrender to the eunuch party, and they refused to surrender temporarily.

Which of the people in history books who did this kind of thing would not be scolded to the point of being scolded?

There was a servant standing in the corner, staring at the angry courtier in a daze. He was not only surprised but also had a trace of indescribable anger. How could the Sixth Prince do this? They obviously were His Royal Highness, but they didn't take His Royal Highness seriously!

In the chaos, the "rebels" had entered the imperial city, surrounding the area where Wenyuan Pavilion was located.

Prime Minister Jiang took people out and suddenly found that there was actually an Embroidered Uniform Guard among these people.

"A nest of snakes and rats!"

Prime Minister Jiang paused and cursed, "I still remember the disaster of Chen Chaochangwei."

"No, why are there people from the Imperial Guard?"

Jiang Zhengshi was young and had a good look. He found that the people in the "rebels" had different clothes and armor, and some of them were clearly the imperial guards who bowed to them during the day.

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't understand the situation at all.

Soon someone outside called out, preparing to open the locked palace gate and persuade the imperial guards inside not to resist, otherwise they would be treated as rebels—

He speaks righteously and then puts the hat of rebellion in turn.

The ministers were stunned by the words of those who were there.

What, Prince?

***

The sound of artillery completely disintegrated the will of the imperial guards ambushed near Yiguangmen.

Everyone knows that something big happened!

If the rebels had already captured the imperial city, what's the use of waiting for Liu Dan here? Even the deputy commander was shaken. The situation was unclear. They must preserve their strength and find out the situation clearly.

Captain Fei looked at calm, but felt panicked.

There is nothing you don’t want to be afraid of when there are things like palace changes, from prime ministers to soldiers.

I am afraid of standing in the wrong team, I am afraid of losing the opportunity, and I am afraid of dying in the chaos in a mess.

Well, it will not be too late to do what Zhang Xiang told him in the future. If Zhang Xiang falls, he will definitely not be worth the loss!

"The commander, according to my opinion, it is better to wait and see what changes are happening..."
To be continued...