jdhmnovel Chapter 358 The Emperor Passes Away?
Chapter 358 The Emperor Passes Away?
The emperor, who was listening to the war report in the palace, became more and more anxious.
The Tartars entered the city.
The Tartars advanced step by step, approaching the palace.
The rebels disobeyed orders and continued to attack the city defense forces.
The city defense forces suffered heavy casualties.
The Queen Mother's order to withdraw the troops was torn up by the rebels.
A part of the rebels turned back to kill the Tartars, but were dispersed and defeated by the enemy...
As news came in one after another, the emperor paced in the hall with his hands behind his back.
"Your Majesty... the Tartars have reached the outside of the palace!"
The latest battle report made the emperor tense up.
Finally, he could no longer hold back and showed panic on his face.
In fact, there was no need for the guards to report. Standing inside the Chenqian Palace, one could vaguely hear the shouting and killing outside the palace gate.
This place is nearly a mile away from the outermost palace gate, but you can still hear the sounds, which shows how fierce the fighting outside is.
"Your Majesty! Please take shelter in the back palace!"
The commander of the imperial guards knelt down to persuade him.
The Chenqian Hall served as the emperor's study and bedroom, emphasizing dignity and comfort, but was not particularly strong in defense against the enemy. The walls of several other palaces in the back were relatively high and thick, making them more suitable for preventing enemy intrusion.
The emperor said angrily, "You want me to hide in the back? Are you going to let the enemy rush into the palace? How can I, the emperor, hide in the face of a battle?"
Cao Bin also hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty's sacred body is worth a million gold and cannot be lost. For the sake of Daliang's foundation, you should go to the back..."
"Shut up! I'm not going!"
The emperor interrupted him before he could finish.
He also ordered the guards inside and outside the palace to fight bravely and not to retreat even a little.
However, in just two quarters of an hour, the palace gate was breached.
The shouts and cries of killing were getting closer and closer. The emperor could no longer be tough and hurriedly left Chenqian Palace under the protection of his guards.
"Emperor! You won't take me with you!"
The empress dowager was left alone in the inner hall and shouted loudly at the emperor's back as he walked away quickly.
The emperor didn't even stop, just looked back and walked away quickly.
All the palace servants followed the emperor away, and no one was left to look after the empress dowager.
Because everyone knows that there is no need for guarding.
The Tartars come in and only kill people.
The emperor left the empress dowager to be killed by the Tartars.
"Let her be chopped to pieces by the Tartars!"
"If she hadn't attacked the city, how could the Tartars have gotten in?"
The palace maids ran while cursing the Queen Mother bitterly, wishing her a miserable death.
However, standing in the empty hall, the empress dowager smiled grimly when she saw the Tartar soldiers outside shouting and killing.
When the Tartar soldiers rushed into Chenqian Palace, they saw an old woman in a bright yellow robe sitting on the throne.
She had an extraordinary demeanor, a calm expression, and was unhurried.
Facing swords, he is not afraid.
The ferocious enemy soldiers actually slowed down their pace, intimidated by her aura.
"Tell your king to send a trusted confidant to see me. I am the Queen Mother of Daliang, the Emperor's mother. I can give your king what he desires."
The Queen Mother smiled and spoke slowly.
……
"when--"
"Dangdang——"
When there was chaos inside and outside the capital.
Suddenly, a deep and long bell sounded above the palace.
Spread throughout the capital.
A specific rhythm, sounded nine times.
The bell towers in front of the four city walls also rang out the sound with the same rhythm and melody, sending the sound to farther places.
“Your Majesty?!”
Somewhere in the city, Concubine Hui, who was in the middle of a fight, shuddered all over.
He turned around in disbelief and looked towards the direction of the palace.
As a result, the enemies around her took the opportunity to attack her, almost killing her.
Concubine Hui suddenly came to her senses, dodged the attack and immediately counterattacked.
He suddenly burst out with great strength, thrusting his spear and knocking all the enemies on all sides off their horses.
She chopped left and right, attacking like crazy, not even trying to defend herself.
Unconsciously, two tears streamed down my face.
In the hazy vision, blood was flying everywhere.
……
"Who's dead? Is this the bell that announces death?"
outside the city.
Fei Wan and the other two, who were getting closer and closer to the Tartar general's flag, also heard the bell from the city wall.
Ma Xiaofeng asked in confusion.
Xie Weizhou's face turned extremely dark in an instant.
Fei Wan looked towards the direction of the palace.
He murmured softly, "The emperor is dead."
The nine-beat funeral bell was a rule stipulated by the ancestral system of Daliang and was exclusive to the emperor.
The high city walls blocked the view.
Naturally, she couldn't see anything that happened in the palace.
The Tatars entered the city.
So, did you enter the palace as well?
Kill the emperor?
But if the situation has become so bad, who in the palace is responsible for ringing the funeral bells?
The eunuch did not run away, so did he still do his duty to announce the death?
"Then do we still need to assassinate the Tartar commander?"
Ma Xiaofeng was stunned.
It was not easy for a few people to blend in among the millions of enemy troops. While others were rushing towards the city, they retreated. They had been trying their best to disguise and conceal their actions for so long without being caught and interrogated. Finally, they were almost approaching the commander's flag, when news came that the Emperor of Daliang had died?
Is all this effort in vain?
"I have to go, I can't not go!"
Xie Weizhou and Fei Wan agreed.
The situation in Daliang has already collapsed, so we must make the enemy army also fall into chaos.
Otherwise, what will happen if the Tartars massacre the capital?
"Come closer."
Xie Weizhou's dark eyes were full of sharpness.
Staring closely at a knight on a black horse wearing a golden helmet in the distance.
That is the commander of the Tartars.
As long as he gets about a hundred steps closer, he will be able to take action with confidence.
The three continued to fish in troubled waters.
However, it is becoming increasingly difficult.
Because the closer to the commander's flag, the more elite the enemy troops were. The team was not so chaotic, so the three people going against the current were somewhat conspicuous.
"Saran aga ari re de ge wen a de hui!"
Suddenly there was a chattering noise and someone shouted at the three people.
Ask them why they don't move forward.
In an instant, many Tartar soldiers around looked over following the sound.
……
"Has Fourth Brother Hui sent the children out of the city?"
The Duke of Zhenguo was in charge of commanding the army to kill the enemy, but he found that the situation was already a complete mess and there was no way to clean it up.
Privately ask the personal guard who just returned from the Duke's Mansion.
The personal guards reported that the Fourth Master Hui had already taken the important descendants of the mansion, disguised himself, and was escorted by a team of elite personal guards in disguise. They left the city through the west gate where the fighting was not so intense, and headed south.
The Duke of Zhenguo breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the family bloodline is preserved, that's enough.
As for the victory or defeat of the battle, the death of the emperor, or whether Daliang will have a new dynasty, none of this matters.
"Duke, what should we do? Should we lead the troops to rescue the palace, or continue to guard the city gates..."
The deputy general will come to ask for advice.
Before the Duke of Zhenguo could answer, he heard the shout of the messenger.
"The Queen Mother has issued an order! Everyone, lay down your weapons and stop fighting! Stop fighting!"
The Duke of Zhenguo was stunned.
Surrender?
What a joke!
"Pass the order, no truce allowed, fight to the bitter end!"
The Duke of Zhenguo made a prompt decision.
Although the emperor is dead, the empress dowager cannot be in charge.
The Queen Mother came into the city today to kill him and purge the court, and he would never let the Queen Mother succeed.
However, the situation was beyond the Duke's expectations.
As the commander-in-chief of the city defense, only a few people carried out the orders he issued.
Most of the rebels, and even the city defense forces, obeyed the Queen Mother's order, stopped fighting against the Tartars, and retreated step by step.
The Duke of Zhenguo was both anxious and angry.
"These rebels! The Queen Mother told them to stop attacking the city, but they didn't listen. She told them not to fight the Tartars, but they did listen!"
Daliang's foundation was destroyed little by little!
So, what was wrong with him saving his family first in private and secretly disobeying the emperor?
We can’t let his whole family be buried with Daliang!
At this time in the palace, Concubine Yue was also as angry as her father, the Duke of Zhenguo.
I was almost vomiting blood in anger.
The Queen Mother actually opened the door to welcome the thieves and let the Tartar soldiers into the harem!