"Don't be silly. Where are Ning Wang and those Donglin Party people?”Hearing Jiang Jiayuan's words, Xiao Rui also spoke directly.
"Sigh, you don't have to worry. With my master and the others around, there won't be any problems.”Hearing Xiao Rui's words, Jiang Jiayuan smiled and said.
"No, I'm still not at ease. Let's go back to the palace and wait for the news.”Shaking his head, Xiao Rui was still worried, so he spoke to Jiang Jiayuan.
Hearing Xiao Rui's words, Jiang Jiayuan didn't say anything more. He took Lu Wenzhao and sent some people to protect Xiao Rui and Zero Hair's house. Then, the rest of the people directly walked towards the Imperial City.
Along the way, they also received news.
In general, the plan was relatively smooth. With the information that Xiao Rui and the others had found, they quickly locked down the people of the three provinces, six ministries, and the various yamens.
With the palace guards as the main force, before these people could react, they had already captured these people and their relatives and sent them to the imperial prison. Even those generals who had sided with Prince Ning did not escape, but there was no news about Prince Ning.
The Ning residence occupied a large area in Jingdou, but this was not Prince Ning's fief after all, so the defenses of his residence here were not very strong. Not long after Xiao Rui had settled the battle, the Ning residence had already been breached, but there was no trace of Prince Ning.
Although Prince Ning had not been found, Xiao Rui was not too worried. He had already given the order to close the four gates. Prince Ning would not be able to escape even if he had wings!
However, just as Xiao Rui and Jiang Jiayuan arrived at the gates of the palace, they were surprised to find that there were also Dongshi's barbarians guarding the gates.
Seeing this, Xiao Rui's eyes narrowed, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.
"Why are there barbarians here?" Xiao Rui quickly walked to the door and said to the general guarding the door.
"Your Excellency, these people were brought here by Governor Cao of the East Military Hall. He said that he would protect His Majesty. Now, Governor Cao has already gone in to pay his respects to His Majesty!”Seeing that it was Xiao Rui, the guard at the door naturally recognized him. He immediately lowered his head respectfully and reported to Xiao Rui.
"Cao Zhengchun? Only he went in by himself?" Hearing the guard's words, Xiao Rui didn't feel anything at first, but after taking a step, he suddenly asked.
"Uh, no, there are two unfamiliar faces.”Hearing Xiao Rui's words, the guard couldn't help but hesitate for a moment before speaking.
"Oh no, Cao Zhengchun has betrayed us!" Hearing this, Xiao Rui's expression changed drastically.
No matter how much he thought about it, he never expected this move. This move of drawing firewood from the bottom of the axe could be said to be a fatal blow!
Among the current imperial family, only Prince Ning was qualified to ascend the throne. He was the emperor's uncle. When the emperor was alive, Prince Ning's matter was called rebellion, but if the emperor died, then Prince Ning would be called... succession!
He had never thought that Cao Zhengchun, who had always been valued by the Emperor, would suddenly make a move!
Just as Xiao Rui's voice fell, the faces of the East Chamber's barbarians changed. They immediately pulled out their weapons and cut down the guards around them. They seized the door and were about to close it. Seeing this scene, it was obvious that Cao Zhengchun had really rebelled!
Seeing that the door was about to close from the inside, Xiao Rui rushed to the front of the door. The Xiantian true qi in his body filled his fists at this time!
"Thump! Thump!" With two sounds, Xiao Rui's fist smashed directly on the door. The huge force directly smashed the metal door into a deep pit. At the same time, the huge force also sent the barbarians who were closing the door flying!
"Kill these barbarians and take control of the inner palace. I'll go save His Majesty!”Xiao Rui turned his head and said to Jiang Jiayuan, then ran toward the palace at full speed.
At this time, in the Qing Palace, Cao Zhengchun was standing respectfully in front of the Emperor's sickbed with two people. In fact, the Emperor's illness had almost recovered. Xiao Rui's anti-inflammatory medicine was a divine medicine in this world. The Emperor's original inflammation would disappear in three to four days. The Emperor was pretending to be sick. The paleness on his face was actually a painting.
Besides Xiao Rui, the only one who knew about this was his personal eunuch…
"Cough, I wonder why Eunuch Cao wants to see you so late at night!”With the help of the eunuch, the Emperor slowly sat up from the bed and continued to pretend to be seriously ill. However, when he saw the palace servants who had already retreated around him, he became vigilant.
Because he remembered Xiao Rui's words. This Cao Zhengchun was not that peaceful!
" Your Majesty, this old servant is here today to pay his respects to Your Majesty. At the same time, I have something to say to Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been bedridden for more than a month. The Imperial Court can't be left alone forever…" Cao Zhengchun squeezed out a smile upon hearing the Emperor's words. Like a blooming chrysanthemum, he took a step forward and said to the Emperor with a smile.
"Oh? What do you think, Eunuch Cao?" Hearing this, the Emperor's eyes narrowed. He had already sensed their intentions. Was this considered revealing their true intentions?
"Today, this old servant will introduce a virtuous person to Your Majesty. This virtuous person should be able to assist Your Majesty in stabilizing the court and the people, and Your Majesty can recuperate in peace!”After Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, he moved to the side and let go of the person behind him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Looking at the Emperor, that person stepped forward and said.
When the Emperor saw this person, his eyes revealed a trace of anger because he also knew this person. It was his good uncle, Prince Ning!
"Uncle Ning, are you rebelling?”Covering his chest, the Emperor said angrily, while Ning Wang smiled without denying it.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't you have known long ago? Your subordinate, Xiao Rui, should have already captured all my men, right? But it's useless. I wonder if he will know the news of His Majesty's death tomorrow and I will become the new Emperor and Empress. I wonder if he will die of shame?”Hearing the Emperor's words, King Ning laughed, but even though he was laughing, his eyes were filled with sinister eagles...
Hearing his words, the Emperor stood up and pointed at him, scolding loudly,""The previous emperor treated you well, and I have never mistreated you. You traitor, how dare you…"
"Why wouldn't I dare? I'm only born three years after your damn father, so I can only be a king, while he's the emperor who rules the world. Whether it's intelligence, the way of governing the country, or shrewdness, I'm better than him in every aspect! Today, I will take back what originally belonged to me! Do it!"
Following Prince Ning's shout, the eunuch who was standing behind the Emperor suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed it at the Emperor's back!
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