0p0 Chapter 374 The Empress leads the army, the Empress is injured, the Empress is dying
Chapter 374 The Empress leads the army, the Empress is injured, the Empress is dying
three days later.
A piece of news coming from Niangzi Pass in the west shocked the entire court!
The entire Yong'an County uprising army suddenly turned its guns around and headed straight for Niangzi Pass west of Kunwu City!
This Niangzi Pass is an extremely important gateway for Yong'an County in the west to enter Kunwu City.
Once Niangziguang is conquered, the enemy will march straight into Kunwu City!
Since the founding of Xuanyuan State, the enemy broke through Niangzi Pass twice and entered Kunwu City. Each time, rivers of blood flowed!
But those who sat on the throne in the past and defended the enemy outside the city were all the most powerful rulers in the history of Xuanyuan Kingdom!
And now, facing this group of aggressive and invincible rebels, the one guarding the court is a woman!
Not only is he young, he also has no experience.
Suddenly, the court was in turmoil.
Many officials who already had private contact were secretly exchanging letters, and some even gathered at home to discuss how to gain the greatest benefits from this huge crisis or opportunity!
As Li Shenghao said, the family is permanent, but the country is transient!
The reason why these aristocratic families can sit back and relax without any fear of changes of dynasties is because every time a dynasty changes, it is the royal family that dies!
No matter if the emperor of Xuanyuan Kingdom changed his surname or even the name of the country, the aristocratic families in this vast land will always be deeply rooted!
After capturing a city, any force will immediately send people to appease the enemy and then share the world's affairs!
Under Li Shenghao's secret instigation, all the ministers and officials under the throne were secretly surging!
Just when everyone was discussing in private, an extremely explosive piece of news reached their ears!
"Master! Master!"
Li Shenghao, several family relatives, and the patriarchs of several large families who were married into the alliance were in the secret room of the study.
The men rushed in and said to Li Shenghao, "Master, good news!"
"The Empress listened to Han Erlang's instigation and actually wanted to lead the army in person!"
"Lead 20,000 imperial guards and 50,000 garrison troops outside the city to reach Niangzi Pass and confront the rebels in Yong'an County!"
"Are you serious?!" Li Shenghao, who was usually calm and composed, as well as cunning and shrewd, jumped up from his seat at this moment!
At this moment, not only Li Shenghao, but also the clan leaders of the major families around him seemed a little confused.
They all stepped forward to ask the person who came to report the news whether the matter was true or not.
After receiving a definite answer, they all stood beside Li Shenghao, staring at him, waiting for his speech.
At this moment, Li Shenghao looked at the crowd in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I think what you are thinking and hoping for right now is the same as mine, right?"
A group of people nodded.
One of them, a man with wrinkles all over his face and who looked older, said, "Minister Li, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. We can't miss it, or it will never come back again!"
Although Li Shenghao, the old fox, had already made up his mind, he did not immediately express his true thoughts.
Instead, he spoke cautiously, asking everyone, "So, may I ask what you all are thinking?"
As soon as he said this, everyone spoke up, and their reactions were very consistent, which was "change of dynasty"!
Li Shenghao waved his hand at this time and spoke to everyone.
"Everyone, you and I are both very clear that ever since Yang Pan'er ascended the throne, all of our aristocratic families have been ostracized and suppressed by her."
"And now Yang Pan'er has believed Han Erlang's slander and is so arrogant as to lead his troops into battle!"
"You should know that this group of bandits are brave and skilled in fighting, extremely vicious and cruel. They have committed all kinds of evil in Yong'an County and killed people like crazy!"
"And according to reliable information, this group of bandits number at least 100,000!"
"And the number of people the Empress is leading this time is not even half of their number!"
Li Shenghao paused here deliberately. He did not continue speaking, but listened to everyone's opinions.
He knew very well that this was indeed a great opportunity for them.
But before that, he must gather everyone's strength, otherwise everything will be just empty talk!
Someone nearby clenched their fists and shouted, "What are we waiting for? Let's take this opportunity to mobilize all our forces and overthrow this woman's tyranny!"
"Yes! Yes! That's right! Yang Pan'er was originally just a lowly merchant's wife, and now she's riding on our heads and shitting and pissing on us. It's a great shame!"
"Yes! Among the royal blood relatives, there are also descendants of Prince Yong'an. I remember that Prince Yong'an's grandson is now exactly nine years old!"
Someone in the crowd immediately responded, "Nine years old? Nine years old is good, nine-year-olds are the most obedient!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a mysterious smile appeared on the faces of the group of people.
Li Shenghao has already obtained the result he wanted, and his smile is now even brighter!
However, he deliberately said at this time: "But don't rush this matter, let's wait and see how it develops!"
"After all, it's hard to remember things like this. You have to be 100% sure to hit the target, otherwise there will be endless trouble!"
After hearing this, everyone nodded repeatedly!
In the next two days, news continued to come from Niangzi Pass, which was extremely good news for Li Shenghao and others.
First, after the empress arrived at Niangzi Pass, because of Han Zhuo's flattery and stupidity, she took the lead in fighting the enemy and even left Niangzi Pass.
He fought against the enemy on the flat ground below the pass, but was beaten back and even seriously injured!
Afterwards, the empress stayed in seclusion in Niangzi Pass to recuperate.
And this information was all passed on by the people of the major aristocratic families who were hiding in the garrison.
Therefore, the reliability can be said to be 100%!
Not to mention the ordinary noble clan leaders, even an old fox like Li Shenghao only expressed doubts at the beginning, but as almost the same news came from one family after another, they were boiling with excitement!
That night, Li Shenghao once again gathered the leaders of various aristocratic families in the study room of his home.
Li Shenghao said to the crowd, "Everyone, for us, a major change unseen in a century has arrived!"
"Now that the Huang family has withered, only Prince Yong'an and a nine-year-old child remain. The Empress is currently in Niangzi Pass, and is said to be seriously injured!"
"She is currently recuperating in Guanzhong and unable to return to the city. She is obviously seriously injured!"
"Let's take this opportunity to break into the palace, kill the Empress and the Empress Dowager, and force the Emperor to write an edict deposing him and pass his position to Prince Yong'an's grandson!"
As Li Shenghao finished speaking, a fat middle-aged man with a face full of flesh spoke with a grim smile in the crowd.
"Now that the edict is written, there's no need to keep the old emperor around. Let him die a worthy death!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter!
The entire room was filled with strong emotions. Even Li Shenghao was infected by this sentiment. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, if that's the case, then let's mobilize!"
"For our future, for our family to enjoy a long-lasting blessing for thousands of years!"
At one time, all the troops hidden in the dark by the major families in the entire Kunwu City were dispatched.
In addition to the young men, these people also included their family guards and strong servants.
These people took out armor and weapons from the family treasury that had been forged more than ten years or even dozens of years ago.
A large group of people filed out of their mansion!
After several days of intensive discussion, these people united as one and concentrated their forces to attack the largest gate on the south side of the palace.
Because all the guards in the palace were taken out by Yang Pan'er, the remaining garrison force was less than 500 people.
After seeing a large group of people rushing towards them, the outermost tower of the palace and the 500 guards on the city wall did not even have the courage to fight them and quickly retreated!
Li Shenghao was riding on horseback at this time and saw the soldiers defending the city retreat, leaving behind an empty city tower and gate.
He couldn't help but burst out laughing!
At this moment, his whole body was filled with a strong feeling of being powerful and majestic.
He just felt as if he was dozens of years younger, and his whole body was filled with endless energy!
He grabbed the whip in his hand and roared at the empty, unguarded city gate in front of him: "Quick! Send someone to open the city gate!"
The retainers that the major aristocratic families usually spent a lot of money to support turned into black shadows in the night, flying over the high walls with a "whoosh whoosh" sound and quickly opened the city gates.
At this moment, Li Shenghao led all the elite soldiers and generals of the Li family, as well as all the young men in the capital area. He felt as if he had become a general commanding thousands of troops, waving the whip in his hand and howling at the people around him!
He said, "Everyone, today's success or failure depends on this one move!"
"Everyone, brace yourselves! Let's charge into the Emperor's chambers!"
At this time, the head of the Zhang family rode up to Li Shenghao and asked, "Minister Li, there are still many members of the Cui family in the prison. Why don't we go and rescue them?"
Li Shenghao knew very well that the Zhang family and the Cui family had always had a good relationship.
He smiled and said, "We now have thousands of people. We have already taken over the outer city of the imperial palace. Breaking into the emperor's bedroom will not be a problem!"
"Let's split our forces into three groups. One group will go to the Heavenly Prison to rescue people, one group will go to the Empress Dowager's bedroom, and the other group will be under my command. Follow me!"
At once, thousands of people were divided into three groups. The largest group was led by Li Shenghao, and they rushed towards the bedroom of the empress dowager and the retired emperor.
According to the arrangement of Li Shenghao and others, there would be more or less some obstacles along the way.
But what surprised them was that there was not a single person coming to kill them!
At that moment, there was a relatively clear-headed young man in the crowd who immediately rode his horse to Li Shenghao's side and spoke to him.
"Minister Li, this is a bit strange. Why hasn't anyone resisted us all the way here?"