Chapter 403: The prince is unjust and causes chaos in the government

Prince Gong sneered, "If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to punish the Crown Prince, why bother talking about these useless nonsense? Just convict the Crown Prince directly. The Crown Prince will definitely abide by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's will!"

"Hmph, do you think Gu can't produce evidence?" The prince snorted coldly, "Someone, bring the master of Shanhe Tower here!"

Afterwards, several guards dragged a figure covered with scars to the crowd.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at it.

The owner of Shanhe Tower!

Haha~

This is definitely a famous master in the world.

His strength and status are far above Ye Changkai and Xiang Qiaohe.

But now this man was dragged in front of the officials like a dead dog.

In front of the court, Jianghu warriors are so humble.

Don't say that a hero violates the law with force, and a common man's anger will cause blood to splash every five steps.

Without innate strength, you are not even qualified to take five bloody steps.

"And the Jade Dew Spirit Peach, haha, a year ago, the emperor's brother spent a lot of money to get it from the South China Sea. In order to offer a reward to Marquis Jing'an, the emperor's brother actually took out such a treasure. He really spent a lot of money!"

The prince motioned to the attendant beside him, and the attendant brought a jade box. Inside the jade box was a peach with a green inside and a red inside.

The peach is not big, only the size of an adult's fist. They look just like regular peaches.

But if you look closely, you will find that there is a very faint halo surrounding the peach.

Prince Gong's face was gloomy. He did not expect that the prince not only arrested the owner of Shanhe Tower, but also found the Jade Dew Peach. He also knew that he had obtained the Jade Dew Peach from Nanhai a year ago.

"Prince Gong, Prince Cheng, what else do you have to say?" The prince stared at the two of them with majestic eyes.

King Cheng was thoughtful, but there was still a faint smile on his face.

Prince Gong's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.

With all this evidence, he couldn't refute it even if he wanted to.

As for the confession!

That's even more impossible.

Both of them were silent, and for a while, the place fell into dead silence.

The ministers looked at the prince and the two princes above with searching expressions.

Most of them know it well, but some people don't know the key to it.

Just when the scene fell into silence, the Xuanping Gate in the southern city of Kyoto opened wide, and groups of soldiers wearing iron armor and holding weapons poured into the city from outside the city.

At the same time, hundreds of heavily armed soldiers also poured out of Prince Gong's palace and headed straight for the Meridian Gate of the imperial city.

"Who are you? It's a forbidden area in the imperial city. No one is allowed to approach without orders!"

The Jinwu Guards on duty at the Meridian Gate saw the approaching soldiers and immediately warned them.

"The prince is unruly and has imprisoned your majesty, bringing trouble to the court. We, under the orders of Prince Gong, have taken the emperor's side and put the country in trouble, but you still won't get out of the way!"

The leading soldier shouted loudly as he rushed towards the Meridian Gate.

When the guards of Jinwu Guard heard this, their expressions changed drastically.

Today was the Marquis Ceremony, and the main entrance of the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City was wide open. Although there were many guards on duty, hundreds of soldiers rushed in. For a while, the guards of Jinwu Guard had no time to close the palace gate.

"kill!"

A roar kicked off the mutiny.

At first, Jin Wuwei and Prince Gong's rebel army fought hard in front of the Meridian Gate, but soon the forbidden troops from outside the city rushed to the Meridian Gate.

Within a quarter of an hour, the inside and outside of the Meridian Gate turned into a bloody battlefield.

A large number of Jinwu guards came from the imperial city to support, and a large number of forbidden troops crossed the streets and came to the Meridian Gate.

The scale of the battle soon turned from the initial few hundred people into thousands, tens of thousands.

"Report!"

A guard ran to Fengtian Hall in panic, "Your Highness, there are rebel troops attacking the Meridian Gate!"

The originally peaceful scene suddenly became noisy at this moment.

Everyone looked towards the Meridian Gate.

At this time, they were not far from the Meridian Gate. In front of the Fengtian Hall was the Fengtian Gate, and outside the Fengtian Gate was the Jinshui Bridge. Outside the Jinshui Bridge was the Meridian Gate.

The prince stood up suddenly and looked at Fengtian Gate with a gloomy expression. They could not see the battle at Meridian Gate from here, but at this time they could vaguely hear the shouts of killing at Meridian Gate.

"Prince Cheng, Prince Gong, do you want to rebel?" The prince shouted angrily with a fierce look in his eyes.

This situation was not in line with the prince's plan.

Mutiny and rebellion is definitely the most unwise choice.

Emperor Taiping has not yet passed away, and the imperial city is still in the hands of the emperor's own troops. It is definitely not an easy task to capture the imperial city.

And don’t forget that there were also civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty here at this time.

Just civil servants, none of those noble generals seem to have the same role.

The noble generals in the court alone can defeat thousands of troops.

Raising troops to attack the palace is definitely a stupid decision.

But Prince Cheng and Prince Gong did just that!

This was beyond the prince's expectation and made him feel extremely angry and shocked.

Not only the prince, but also the civil and military officials in the court were filled with shock and confusion.

Attack the palace ban!

What a stupid thing to do!

Yang Zhengshan did not expect that the situation would turn out like this. He had thought that today would be the climax of the battle between the prince and Prince Cheng and Prince Gong, but he never expected that Prince Cheng and Prince Gong would dare to risk the rule of the world and choose to attack the palace ban.

Prince Gong sat in his seat coldly and said nothing.

King Cheng rubbed his thumb and turned his fingers, also remaining silent.

Both of them ignored the prince's shouts and just waited quietly.

As time passed by, the prince narrowed his eyes slightly, "What are you waiting for? Why don't we take down these two rebels!"

"Haha, let's see who dares. I have the imperial seal bestowed by my father in my hand. Who dares to use force in front of me?" Prince Gong took out a golden book from his sleeve and said coldly.

Looking at the golden book in his hand, the guards around him were in hesitation, and the civil and military officials in the court looked at each other.

Yang Zhengshan's expression moved slightly, and he stood obediently among the ministers, without any intention of showing up.

This is the problem.

There is a prince and two princes in front of him. Who among the civil and military officials in the court is qualified to use force against these three?

Attacking the palace is a rebellion, but the current situation is more like a family affair of the royal family.

Without the will of Emperor Chengping, the civil and military officials can't do anything to Prince Cheng and Prince Gong.

As for the prince, the prince is only the regent and has not yet ascended the throne. He can't mobilize the personal army in the imperial city.

For a time, the scene fell into a stalemate.

The shouting and killing outside the Fengtian Gate became louder and louder, and the prince's face became more and more ugly.

"Duke Ning, Duke Rong, Duke Chang, Duke An, are you going to let these chaotic troops disturb His Majesty?" The prince looked at the dukes standing in front of the noble generals.

There are six dukes in Darong, namely Duke Ning, Duke Rong, Duke Chang, Duke An, Duke Xing and Duke Shou.

Among them, Duke Ning and Duke Rong are first-class dukes who are hereditary, and Duke Chang, Duke An and Duke Xing are third-class hereditary dukes.

Duke Shou is the grandfather of Emperor Chengping, and is a third-class duke who has never been passed down!

Four of the six dukes came to the ceremony of ennobling the marquis today. Among them, the Duke Xing's mansion has guarded the southern border for generations and rarely comes to Kyoto, so naturally they cannot participate in today's ceremony of ennobling the marquis.

Duke Shou is old and weak, and has long stopped asking about government affairs.

In addition to the four dukes, there are eight marquises and twenty earls. Except for the nobles who have duties and are idle at home, the rest of the nobles are basically here.

Now there is a chaotic army attacking the palace, and the nobles naturally have to stand up and protect the palace.

As for the emperor's personal army and the power in the palace, in fact, as soon as the battle of the Meridian Gate began, the personal army immediately blocked the palace of the harem and the emperor's bedroom.

At this time, eunuchs with different expressions stood in front of the emperor's bedroom. Eunuch Chen stood silently outside the bedroom door with his arms hanging in front of him. Three white-haired old eunuchs stood or sat next to Eunuch Chen.

Inside and outside the bedroom, three layers inside and three layers outside, all are soldiers of the Jinwu Guard.

The emperor's personal army has twelve guards, and today it is the soldiers of the four Jinwu Guards who are on duty in the imperial city.

In addition to the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard, there are many figures on the pavilions and palaces.

"Where are they fighting?"

Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, the rebels are already attacking Fengtian Gate!" Eunuch Chen turned slightly and bowed in reply.

"They haven't reached Fengtian Palace yet!"

"It should be soon!"

"Then wait until they reach Fengtian Palace!"

The hoarse voice disappeared, and there was silence in front of the bedroom door.

Eunuch Chen returned to his previous posture and stood still.

Next to him, three white-haired old eunuchs were all resting with their eyes closed.

Da Rong has only one emperor, and the imperial city has only one master, and this has never changed.

In front of Fengtian Palace, the Jinwu Guards finally failed to stop the rebels, allowing the rebels to break through Fengtian Gate.

Thousands of bloody rebels came to the square in front of Fengtian Palace.

The whole court looked at these rebels indifferently.

"Ah~~" Ningguo Duke Zhou Mao sighed faintly.

Li Siyuan, who stood at the head of the civil officials, had a calm expression on his face, lowered his head and eyebrows, as if he was asleep, and he was too lazy to even look at them.

Duke Rong frowned, looked at the prince, then looked at Prince Gong and Prince Cheng.

Duke Chang kept paying attention to Duke Ning and Duke Rong beside him.

Duke An was the youngest and the least experienced of the four dukes, so it was not his turn to stand out at this time.

A large number of chaotic troops poured into the Fengtian Gate and soon surrounded the front of the Fengtian Palace.

The prince looked at these chaotic troops with a gloomy face. When he saw Wuxin Marquis Cao Can, his eyes were like a sharp sword, piercing Cao Can's heart fiercely.

Cao Can trembled all over, but finally strode forward and came to the front of the palace.

"The prince is unjust, imprisoned Your Majesty, and disrupted the government. I am here on the order of Prince Gong to clear the court and punish the traitors!"

He saluted Prince Gong with a fist.

That's right, these chaotic troops in front of them are the soldiers of the Brave Battalion among the twelve battalions of the Imperial Guard.

Hearing this, Yang Zhengshan looked at Liang Chu who was standing not far from him.

Liang Chu closed his eyes slightly, as if nothing had happened.

The Imperial Guard attacked the palace, even if Liang Chu had no idea about it, he, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, should bear the primary responsibility.

But now Liang Chu was unmoved!

Yang Zhengshan felt a little strange.

It wasn't just Liang Chu who was strange, there were many other people as well.

Yang Zhengshan raised his head slightly, his eyes swept over several important officials such as Duke Ningguo, Duke Rongguo, and Li Siyuan.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to have to wait here for a while, I'm going to see my father!" Prince Gong finally spoke at this time.

"You want to see my father!" The prince looked at Prince Gong coldly.

Prince Gong ignored him and turned to look at the civil and military officials below, "My lords, can I see my father?"

The officials were silent.

"Hmph, I haven't seen my father since he became seriously ill! Today I will meet him! If you dare to stop me, you will be considered traitors!" Prince Gong said coldly.

Rebellion?

That's impossible!

Attacking the palace ban is already stupid, and rebelling is stupid and foolish!

Prince Gong naturally understood that the throne could not be seized by force, so what he wanted to do was not to rebel, but to purge the emperor and punish the traitors.

Only in this way could he have a chance of winning.

As long as Emperor Taiping was in a coma, the prince was the traitor who imprisoned his father.

And as long as he could convict the prince, even if it was just a false charge, he could bring him down.

So for him, the key was not how the prince was, nor the attitude of the civil and military officials in the court, but whether Emperor Taiping was immersed in a coma and whether he had independent consciousness.

Prince Gong was gambling, gambling that Emperor Taiping was already seriously ill and unable to control himself, only in this way could he have a chance of winning.

In fact, Prince Gong also knew that his chances of winning were very slim, but he had to take a risk.

If he didn't try, he would be slaughtered by the prince. If he didn't attack the palace today, he would become a prisoner of the prince today.

In short, he was forced by the prince.