The Child Emperor

The King of the East Sea was frightened, and he felt more angry. He believed in his mother and the Tan family so much, but their plans were so ill-conceived!

Nearly a thousand people were trapped in a long and narrow area in the northern part of the palace.

The dozens of experts from all corners of the world that Tan Ye and Tan Diao sent out to climb over the wall quickly returned. They only figured out one thing. The people who were shooting arrows in the dark were not soldiers, but a group of palace guards. They were not bad at all. , there are also a lot of people, they can't beat them.

In a panic, everyone caught a lot of eunuchs, palace maids, and soldiers from the nearby guards, but it was useless. These people didn't know the whole thing, and they just kept begging for mercy.

The King of Donghai scolded the Tan brothers several times, trying to find the "Guanghua Group Tigers" to inquire about the crime, but he couldn't find them anywhere, only a large group of tolerance staff ran around him like headless flies.

Donghai King suddenly thought of Han Ruzi, and felt that if he was here, he might be able to figure out a way, but Han Ruzi ran away without even saying hello.

The sky turned white, and Zhang Jing, the chief of the Department of Punishment, finally appeared, and ran on foot with the corners of his clothes, like a refugee wading across a river.

Donghai King slapped his horse to meet him, raised his whip and was about to swipe it, "You bastard..."

"King of the East China Sea, Xiu is angry, and found an answer." Zhang Jing said breathlessly.

The East Sea King stopped in time, "Why did you show up?"

"It's not the inner responder of the original plan, it's another one, the King of the East Sea, please come with me."

The King of the East Sea turned around and took a look, confirming that the three master guards and the Tan brothers were following behind, so he urged Zhang Jing to leave quickly.

Zhang Jing did not go to the third gate, but turned into an alley, which seemed to be heading west. The Tan brothers gathered all the companions they met along the way, and quickly gathered hundreds of people.

In front of a small gate, the King of the East Sea saw a number of criminals, and he was angry, but his face was smiling, "Where should I be?"

The torturers pointed to the door, "Inside."

King Donghai jumped off his horse and turned around again. Seeing the three guards were not leaving, he walked to the door and asked hesitantly, "Who is that?"

A voice came from the door, "I only speak to the King of the East Sea."

"I am."

"Let the others step back first."

King Donghai was very surprised. In all the plans he knew, he didn't mention that his own people were still hiding in the palace. He looked at the criminal officer and the brothers of the Tan family, but everyone was as confused as him, especially the "Guanghua Group of Tigers", they originally wanted to abandon the East Sea King and escape, but they ran into an "inner responder" here, and they had to see the East Sea King before they were willing to open the door.

The King of the East Sea was hesitant, and a voice suddenly sounded from behind, "Su Weijun has arrived at the north gate, and is hitting the door, as if he is about to rush in..."

The King of the East Sea was already very sure that the Eighth Battalion of Suwei would never be on his side, so he had to make up his mind, "You all step back...don't go too far."

The three guards finally left, nodding to the East Sea King, indicating that they would stay nearby and be on call.

"Who is your Excellency? Do I know him?"

The voice inside said: "I am Yuan Zifan, does the King of the East Sea still remember me?"

Donghai Wang was taken aback, "Why are you? You, are you not...the Queen Mother?" Donghai Wang hurriedly took two steps back.

Yuan Zifan saw Donghai King's actions through the crack of the door, and hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid of Donghai King, I am being chased and killed by the Queen Mother."

"Then you are still in the palace... oh." King Donghai understood, Yuan Zifan was brave and resourceful. He was originally a eunuch and pretended to be a hopeful person. When King Ying was assassinated, he was useless. After chasing and killing, he sneaked back to the palace and hid under the eyes of the queen mother.

"Huangfu Yi and Lu Congxin have been silenced, and I am the only one left..."

The King of the East Sea still had a lot of doubts in his heart, but this was not the time to ask questions, and he immediately said: "No need to say more, I already understand, open the door, after the matter is completed, you will be the new director of the Central Division, as for the Queen Mother, no longer problem."

"The King of the East Sea knows someone."

There was a sound of the lock, and the small door opened. Yuan Zifan was standing at the door, wearing the clothes of a servant in the palace, with no beard under his chin. He was a real eunuch, and the King of the East Sea almost didn't recognize him.

"Please come with me." Yuan Zifan said respectfully.

Although the East Sea King was in a hurry, he still retained a trace of caution, "Where to go?"

"Tongxuan Hall, maybe you can go around to the Queen Mother's palace there."

"What else are you talking about, let's go." The King of the East Sea was overjoyed, turned around and beckoned to let everyone follow, and then said to Yuan Zifan, "You are not small, you can even sneak into the palace."

"Hey, it was Huangfuyi who noticed that the Queen Mother wanted to silence her, so she made some arrangements in advance, but the incident happened suddenly, and neither he nor Lu Congxin had time..."

The assassination of King Ying was a plot planned by the King of the East Sea. The three false hopefuls were unprepared. Only Yuan Zifan was at the scene at the time and had the quickest response. I was frightened in the day, so I wanted to fight whenever I had the chance.

The portal is very small, and it is not easy for horses to pass through. The King of the East Sea doesn't care, he followed Yuan Zifan on foot and asked, "There are many portals in the palace, can you open them?"

"I have a few friends in the palace, and I am willing to join the East Sea King. The queen mother always thought that there were assassins hidden in the palace, and they arrested them aggressively. The methods were very vicious, and everyone wanted to protect themselves."

Donghai King's confidence swelled again, and he whispered to himself: "It turns out that it was so easy to win over the people in the palace, and Han Ruzi had someone to help him, so it's no big deal."

The King of the East Sea and Yuan Zifan led the way, the others followed, and there were hundreds of others who did not follow.

Turning around along the way, someone opened the door every time he went to the door. The King of the East Sea was very careful and asked most people to lock the door immediately after passing through, lest the guards catch up. team.

Yuan Zifan could only find someone he knew to open the door, so instead of taking the right path, he took a half circle, detouring from the west to the courtyard in front of Tongxuan Hall.

At this time, it was bright and the imperial court had been paralyzed for many days, but the rules were still there. No matter what happened, many people had to do their duty faithfully. unhindered.

Tongxuan Hall is the main hall of the imperial palace, where the emperor ascended the throne, attended major events, and formally met with his ministers. Today is not a designated big day. There are only dozens of Yiwei soldiers in the empty courtyard. On the battlefield, there is no need to learn combat skills, as long as you can stand motionless for a few hours, you will be loyal to the imperial court.

Therefore, seeing hundreds of people suddenly rushing into the courtyard, the most daring and most curious Yiwei just turned his head and glanced, then straightened his back, holding a gorgeous halberd, facing a group of intruders of unknown origin, Neither stop nor drink, pretend everything is normal.

The King of the East Sea thought that these people did not exist, but the people behind him were terrified, and they all stopped at once, even the criminals and the servants. Under normal circumstances, they would never have a chance to appear here.

"Keep up!" The King of the East Sea said loudly, he understood the preciousness of time, and unless he captured the Queen Mother and Shangguan Sheng alive, he would not be at ease for a moment.

Yuan Zifan and several eunuchs led the way and hurried to the east.

The King of the East Sea turned his head to look at the towering Tongxuan Hall, and an idea suddenly popped up.

"Wait." The King of the East Sea changed his mind. He had approached the throne of the emperor several times, but he had all missed it. Who knows if it will be successful this time? No next chance yet?

He turned around and ran towards the main hall, Yuan Zifan and the others followed in astonishment, and when they reached the steps, they stopped and did not dare to take a step.

King Donghai ran up to Dan Chi alone, and was disappointed to see that the palace door was closed, it was too late to find someone to open it, and it was impossible to knock the door. Everyone, there are eunuchs, tolerance and Jianghu people, as well as the guards like pillars.

This is not the enthronement scene that the King of the East Sea imagined.

But he didn't want to wait any longer. Although he received Yuan Zifan's unexpected help, the King of the East Sea was still uncertain. The Queen Mother was obviously prepared.

"Sage today was killed last night!" King Donghai said loudly, only at this moment, he had no fear in his heart, "Champion Hou was poisoned by King Ying, Juan Hou left Beijing, gave up the fight for the throne, I am the only one left among the four! "

The King of the East Sea hoped to see some reverence and solemnity, but he gave everyone too little time to prepare. Below Dan Chi, everyone's eyes were full of confusion and horror. In the circle, I didn't even see the enemy's face, and it was difficult for anyone to adapt to the sudden need to establish an emperor.

"I am the son of Emperor Huan!" The King of the East Sea persisted, "As the destiny returns, I will inherit the throne of Emperor Chu in front of Tongxuan Hall today!"

The courtyard was quiet, and even the guards couldn't help turning their heads to look at the little figure above Dan Chi, feeling both absurd and terrified.

Yuan Zifan waited for some eunuchs to react faster, knelt down at the same time, and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"

Tan Ye and Tan Diao took a group of people and then knelt down and shouted "Long live" together. Although the enthronement was too hasty and abrupt, this was their goal after all, and it was acceptable to achieve it earlier.

The criminals and the servants waited for a while before kneeling down. Most of them only opened their mouths and didn't make a sound. They supported the Donghai King's proclamation as emperor, but they knew very well that "ascension" as a child's play would not be recognized at all.

The King of the East Sea was very satisfied, but there were two small regrets. One was that the shouting was not neat enough, and there was no mountain call. The other was that dozens of Yiwei were willing to be spectators and did not kneel with everyone.

The King of Donghai walked down quickly, looked back at Tongxuan Hall, sighed, and said to Yuan Zifan and the Tan brothers, "Don't go to the Queen Mother's palace, leave the city immediately."

"Ah?" Several people were still kneeling on the ground, not understanding what happened to the "Emperor".

"The queen mother is already prepared. With us people, we can't fight against the Eighth Guards. It is better to open the city gate and let the southern army in. With the help of my uncle, the general situation can be restored."

"But the city gate is under the control of the Eighth Battalion of Suwei..." Tan Ye reminded.

The King of the East Sea was more awake than ever, "The Queen Mother and Shangguan Sheng thought they would surround us, so they must have brought in most of the Guards from the city gate. Let's find more people to attack the city gate, and we will definitely succeed."

The criminal officer who was hesitant when he shouted "Long live" was the first to stand up to support him. Lian Danchen, who joined the judicial army, said: "If you go north, you will be stopped. Go to the west gate, where you can also welcome the southern army."

The crowd ran across the wide courtyard, running all the way, and soon reached the vicinity of the South Gate. There were soldiers guarding the place, but there were not many. Like the ceremonial guards, they were perplexed by what happened in front of the Tongxuan Hall, and were surrounded by many rivers and lakes. When the people rushed, they put down their weapons and retreated to the side.

Some eunuchs recognized the chief officer, rushed up without saying a word, found the key, and opened a side door.

Outside the South Gate, a large number of people were resting on the ground, waiting for the development of the palace, and they were shocked by the crowd that rushed out.

Seeing a lot of scholars, the King of the East Sea immediately understood and said loudly, "Follow me, open the city gates to welcome the Hou Juan!"