Shangguan Wan'er, who had served Wu Zetian for sixteen years and could be called her shadow, came forward to speak out. Zhang Changzong, Wu Zetian's personal favorite, confessed to regicide in public. The hearts of the thousands of imperial guards were shaken and it was difficult to deal with Gao Zhiqin. The flag's government troops made effective resistance.
After a period of chaos, a flood of government troops poured into the courtyard where the emperor's palace was located. After some adjustment and deployment, King Qin's troops surrounded the core area of ??the palace city on three floors and three outside. The water is blocked. .
Suddenly, countless palace lanterns and torches were held high, and the bright red lights lit up the entire sky. At this point, the thousands of King Qin's soldiers who had successfully completed the encirclement gradually became quiet, and finally the drop of a needle could be heard. Thousands of pairs of eyes looked back from the majestic and profound palace in front, and finally landed and slowly walked to the front of the team. on three people.
The man standing to the right among the three people is short and stocky, and his armor is as dark as blood. He presses the knife with his left hand, and his face is full of flesh and has beards like needles. His whole body is full of cold murderous intent. The outside is clearly perceptible.
The person in the middle is a tall, slender and noble woman. Her skin is delicate and beautiful, and her phoenix eyes, inherited from her mother, are dazzling, erratic and profound due to excitement and too many inner thoughts. The night wind blowing from the condensing pool in the inner court blew up the red wind cloak on her back. While the clothes rustled fiercely, the corner of the long knife under the wind cloak was also exposed.
It is this sudden appearance of the tip of the long knife that reveals the already boiling and roaring ambition in the woman's heart, as well as the dripping blood needed to quell this burning ambition.
Among the three, only the young man standing on the left had the most complicated expression. After witnessing the successful encirclement of the heavy troops, he sighed with relief, and his eyes never fell on the place in front of him where Wu Sansi, Di Renjie and other important ministers were said to be. Instead, through the dots of palace lanterns and torches, it fell towards the courtyard a little further away.
That is the resting place of the Holy Emperor. The tall and tall young man, whose heroic spirit could not be suppressed even by the biting night wind, just stared at the emperor's palace from a distance for a long time. His eyes, which had not even hesitated to give in before the battle with the imperial army, were filled with endless emotions at this moment. of sadness.
This sadness, like old wine, is not intense, but it is profound and long-lasting, with a strong historical atmosphere. One sip is enough to be drunk for a lifetime.
"Karamatsu"
Taiping¡¯s voice was very low. Because his heart was so hot, his voice had a thick vibrato.
Tang Song withdrew his gaze from the emperor's palace in the distance, sinking the endless sadness into the deepest part of his heart as the most precious collection in his life. Then he looked towards Taiping with sharp eyes.
Taiping is talking to Tang Song. But her eyes didn't look at him. Just stare at the palaces in front of you. "How are you going to kill them now? The people inside"
At this point, Taiping suddenly raised his hand and made a fierce downward motion, "Do not leave the chicken or the dog behind."
She just said this. On the left side, the armored general with a face full of flesh and a beard like a steel needle drew his sword in response. The "Keng" sword was unsheathed and the sound was like the scream of a ghost. It was breathtaking and could be heard far and wide in this bloody palace night. Far.
Following this, he raised the knife diagonally toward the sky. Thousands of soldiers from the government drew their swords at the same time, and the bloody blades of five thousand standard steel knives burst out with cold light under the reflection of palace lanterns and torches. In an instant, boundless killing intent spurted out like wind and thunder in the sky.
This is a question that Taiping has asked repeatedly since the beginning of the dispatch of troops. Now that the situation of heavy encirclement has been established, it can no longer be delayed.
At this time, Taiping was in unbearable pain from the ambition in her chest, and the rushing blood even dyed her eyes that should have been charming red.
Looking at Taiping who had transformed into a she-wolf, Tang Song knew that for him, the biggest danger in his life at this moment was no longer Wu Sansi. But the peace around me is peaceful. After a long sigh, he whispered: "Your plan is too big. But unfortunately, the foundation of the court and the local government is too shallow. How difficult is it to support the weight of the Nine Cauldrons in the world with a limited and shallow foundation? This killing If you continue to kill your political opponents, you will also create a dead end. Whether you can finally ascend to the supreme position is still in doubt. Even if you can successfully ascend the throne, you will still face years and decades. Even if you are poor, you will not be able to do so in your lifetime. The continuous rebellions that have been suppressed, is this kind of emperor really what you want?"
That¡¯s it. Tang Song stretched out his hand and pulled Taiping's shoulder, forcing her bloodshot eyes to meet his, and whispered sternly: "If you take a step back now, you can surely win the first contribution of the King of Qin in supporting the country; but if you take a step forward, there will be unforeseen consequences." The abyss. Are you ready to be defeated and killed? Are you ready to be in trouble? Are you ready to return to the chaotic world of the late Sui Dynasty when this picturesque country is filled with smoke and smoke? Are you ready to bear eternal infamy and be scorned and despised forever?"
Taiping was faced with a difficult decision to make him go berserk. His lips, as pink as a spring flower, were bitten and bled, "Back then"
Tang Song did not give her any room for luck. He shook Taiping's shoulders and said in a low voice, but it became louder and louder, "Your mother is an outstanding figure in the generation. She has actually been in charge of political affairs for thirty years before she ascended the throne. After thirty years of preparation, , it is still unavoidable that Li Zhen raised troops in Yuzhou, Li Chong raised troops in Bozhou, and Xu Jingye raised troops in Yangzhou, let alone you? Li Lingyue, wake up soon!"
Just when Taiping fell into the confusion of the war between heaven and man, just when another bloody massacre might be about to take place, just when Karamatsu was facing the biggest crisis since time travel, a "squeak" sound came, and the door of the side hall in front opened from the Open slowly from the inside out.
This opened door attracted the attention of all the government troops. The person who walked out was not Wu Sansi as everyone thought, but Di Renjie, the current political chief.
Di Renjie completely ignored the cluster of five thousand cold swords. After standing in front of the army and facing Princess Taiping and the three of them, he opened the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand and read it loudly. Although the words in the imperial edict were somewhat parallel to Si Li. Six makes it difficult for many ordinary soldiers to understand everything, but everyone understands its basic meaning.
The story before the death of the Holy Emperor is written by King Li Xian of Luling, which means that there is a new emperor now.
This news is too shocking, but for these ordinary soldiers, since it is the Minghuang Edict issued by Di Renjie, and since the content of this edict was recited from his mouth, it cannot be fake.
Just like that day when he was alone at the gate of the palace city and faced the torrent of tributes that could not be stopped by the sword of the Forbidden Army, Di Renjie relied on the reputation accumulated over decades of "a saint has an impermanent heart and takes the hearts of the people as his heart" to make an originally complicated matter Things became incredibly simple.
"The elephant is invisible and the sound is loud. Some people just don't speak. Once they speak, others - at least these soldiers from the common people will believe it.
The whole world is surging, and there are tens of thousands of officials in the world. Di Renjie and Lu Yuanfang are the only two people who can do this.
Seeing that the government troops began to spread the news word of mouth, Tang Song felt a huge stone in his heart. Di Renjie appeared at the right time.
With the appearance of Di Renjie and the reading of the edict. The government army's morale has been shaken. They didn't rush in to kill just now. It's too late to give the order now. Not to mention others, you let these government soldiers kill Di Renjie, who they regard as a god in their hearts. As soon as this order is issued, the army will mutiny immediately.
" Objectively speaking, this is equivalent to Di Renjie helping Taiping make a decision, a decision to take a step back and be patient, and this decision is directly related to Tang Song's life and death.
He acted together with Taiping tonight, and the relationship between the two was too close. If Taiping really wants to be slaughtered, Tang Song will have to bear the consequences, and this is really unaffordable!
However, the relief in Tang Song's heart only lasted for a few seconds. When he suddenly thought of something, his heart suddenly sank again.
Where did the edict read by Di Renjie come from?
Wu Zetian had no intention of letting Li Xian succeed to the throne. Combined with the previous situation in the inner palace, this false edict could only have been written by Wu Sansi. And what he did was naturally a life-saving move after seeing that the situation was over.
This is the thought. Tang Song was a little more wary of Wu Sansi. It was clear that he was at the end of his rope, but in the blink of an eye, he was put into such a shady situation. The opportunity changed too quickly, and his ability to seize the opportunity was too strong, so he could never let it go. .
Tang Song naturally didn¡¯t know that Wu Sansi¡¯s last life-saving trick was actually the work of Zong Chuke. This Jinshi of the former Gaozong Dynasty had the good habit of "thinking about defeat before thinking about victory" when encountering problems. So when he was summoned to the palace by Wu Sansi. He clearly proposed that Luling King Li Xian also send the false edict to the palace, and then drafted the false edict for Wu Sansi. I also prepared one more.
It was precisely this seemingly redundant back-up preparation at the time that gave Wu Sansi the last chance to change.
It doesn¡¯t matter to Karamatsu whether he knows the twists and turns. At this moment, he is only thinking about one thing, something that must be done tonight.
At this time, Taiping beside him let out a sigh of relief. There was a sense of unwillingness in it, but more of a sense of relief after the tangle.
Tang Song ignored her and just stared at the door of the side hall.
After Di Renjie, the King of Luling Li Xian and his wife came out, followed by the dull-looking King Wu Youyi of Jian'an.
When the man behind Wu Youyi slowly walked out of the dim side hall, Tang Song's eyes suddenly shrank.
Wu Sansi finally appeared.
As soon as Wu Sansi appeared, those who recognized him immediately shouted loudly, and the crowd immediately went into an uproar after the shouting. Wu Sansi, who looked panicked, shrank tightly behind Li Xian and his wife.
Seeing this, Tang Song looked at Di Renjie first.In the beginning, he was famous for his decisiveness and selflessness when trying cases. Now, with him in front of him, it was Kezi who borrowed the best sharp knife to kill Wu Sansi.
After reading the edict, Di Renjie stood in front of the side hall without saying a word. His eyelids drooped at some point, as if he had closed his eyes after encountering something he did not want to see. At the same time, the skin on his face and neck was extremely wrinkled and loose.
In short, Di Renjie looked indescribably old and tired at this moment. In Tang Song's eyes, even his iconic straight waist seemed to be bent a lot.
Although Di Renjie at this moment was indeed a sharp knife that could be used to kill Wu Sansi, when Tang Song saw his description in detail, he was softened by the inexplicable sadness for some reason, and he could no longer bear to say this. At this time, he is destined to be an old man in great pain.
After withdrawing his gaze, Tang Song turned around and pulled out Zhang Changzong, who was bundled like a rice dumpling from the crowd of government soldiers. His move made the noise in front of the side hall gradually quiet down.
After dragging Zhang Changzong to Di Renjie, Li Xian and others, Tang Song kicked him to the ground, and then said coldly: "Speak."
Zhang Changzong looked dull and repeated what he had said before in front of the inner palace guards. From the threats and inducements when Wu Sansi told him to take action to the details of his subsequent actions, every detail was omitted.
As he spoke, the surroundings became quieter and quieter. Di Renjie closed his eyes tighter, Wu Sansi hid deeper behind Li Xian and his wife, and the corners of Princess Wei's eyes were also twitching, wondering what she was thinking. idea.
Before Zhang Changzong could finish speaking, there were soldiers from the government army nearby shouting for kill, and every call was answered by hundreds of people. The sound of killing shook the sky.
In response to this, Zhang Changzong, who had already experienced it once, just ignored it and waited until the shouting of killing ended. Fu went on to say everything that needed to be said.
At this time, the shouts of killing started again, and they wanted to kill Zhang Changzong and Wu Sansi by name.
After the shouts of killing subsided, Tang Song bowed his hand to Luling King Li Xian and said, "Wu Sansi killed his aunt with his son and nephew. He killed the king with his ministers, and all his loyalty, filial piety and righteousness were lost. What should he do if he doesn't die for such a heartless and crazy person?" Please ask me, Wang Jun, to punish this unfaithful and unfilial traitor in order to calm the morale of the army and rectify the hearts of the people."
Li Xian couldn't say anything, and his eyes naturally looked at Princess Wei of Luling beside him.
As a woman, being watched by so many people, Wei Shi did not feel uncomfortable at all. "If you really do such a thing, no matter who it is, God will hate you and punish you! Zhang Changzong, you are called an important minister of the clan." The King of Liang ordered you to kill the king. Evidence will be produced. If there are not many, just a piece of paper and a few words will suffice."
Zhang Changzong looked up blankly. Wei Shi became more and more amiable, "Perhaps this thing is secret and you never carry it with you? It doesn't matter. As long as you tell me the location, I will ask King Qin to send someone to get it. As soon as the evidence comes, I will kill King Liang in front of all the troops." "in person"
"I have no evidence. How could he leave evidence for such a thing?"
"There is no evidence." Wei Shi frowned his beautiful eyebrows and said sadly: "This is really difficult. If you kill the important ministers of the Liang Kingdom, where will the national law and the court be placed? Furthermore, the saint's attitude towards the Liang King during his lifetime It can be said that his favor is known to the whole world. Under such circumstances, how could King Liang have the intention to kill the king? If there is no clear evidence and he kills him first, it may be difficult for the world to believe him."
Webster¡¯s words were spoken eloquently, closely following the principles and laws of the country, and there was no flaw in the hearts of the people of the world. Seeing that she was about to lead Wu Sansi out of this catastrophe and put the crime of regicide entirely on Zhang Changzong, Tang Song stepped forward and said, "Someone has evidence of Wu Sansi's crime of killing his brother Wu Chengsi. Come on, bring it to me." "
To the five thousand ordinary soldiers tonight, if they catch Zhang Changzong and finally kill him, their trip to the palace to serve the king will be considered a success. Wei Shi did this because he saw this. But for Tang Song, failing to prevent Wu Zetian's murder during this trip to the palace was a big failure. If Wu Zetian thought twice and escaped, it would be a complete failure.
Therefore, ordinary soldiers of the government could give in, but he could never give in.
Mrs. Yu was Wu Chengsi¡¯s favorite concubine and the direct executor of his poisoning. Therefore, the target of entering the palace was Wu Sansi, so Tang Song and Taiping brought her over when they started.
In response to this, Wu Sansi, whose face had just calmed down, was not at all nervous, and even glanced at Tang Song mockingly with infinite hatred.
Tang Song was always paying attention to him, so he naturally saw this glance and naturally understood the meaning of his glance. So what if Wu Chengsi's beloved concubine was pulled out? As long as Webster is willing to protect him, he can still use the previous argument that he cannot kill a minister without clear evidence as an excuse.
Just as Zhang Changzong said, how could Wu Sansi leave clear evidence for something like a conspiracy to poison Wu Chengsi?
It¡¯s just that he can understand the nature of the joint Karamatsu.??I can think of it.
Just as the government army brought Yu forward from the depths of the crowd, Tang Song slowly took a small step forward, closed the distance with Wei, and said in a low voice: "Wu Sansi's intentions are vicious and his ambition is even greater. Now Are these people really willing to live under others for a long time? At a time when the strength of the Wu clan and the martial arts party in the DPRK is not compromised at all, if they are released, the princess will not be afraid of his backlash in the future? "
Wei Shi raised his eyebrows, but Wu Sansi¡¯s expression behind her changed sharply.
Tang Song struck while the iron was hot and pressed forward step by step, "Now there are five thousand soldiers and horses of King Qin who have heard that Duke Di read out the edict. It is a foregone conclusion that King Luling will ascend the throne and proclaim the throne. What is the benefit of Wu Sansi's staying? If the princess is planning for the stability of the court in the future. , wouldn¡¯t King Jian¡¯an be a better candidate?¡±
Wei Shi's brows moved again, but Wu Sansi's panic was palpable. Because Tang Song's words hit his weak point, it was a foregone conclusion that King Luling would ascend the throne, and King Wu Youyi of Jian'an could replace him as the head of the Wu clan. He has done everything he can for Li Xian and Webster to appease the Central Military Party in North Korea. What good is there left for someone who has no use value but is only a threat?
At this time, Li Xian, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected in a low voice, "The King of Liang is the father-in-law of the family. If he is found guilty, his legitimate son Wu Chongxun will inevitably be guilty. If so, wouldn't Anle be an unmarried widow and lose his reputation?" "
Li Xian is the same as his younger brother Li Dan. Although he is terrible at being an emperor, he attaches great importance to family ties. This trait in their character was also present when Li Xian was emperor. The important reason why Empress Wei and Princess Anle were able to do whatever they wanted, and why Taiping was able to do whatever they wanted when Li Dan was emperor.
Princess Anle is the youngest daughter of Li Xian and Concubine Wei, who was born when they were exiled to Fangzhou. The conditions were so difficult at that time that Li Xian could only take off his own clothes to wrap the baby, so Anle got the nickname Li Guo'er. Because of this, both Li Xian and his wife felt guilty about their daughter. In addition, during more than ten years of imprisonment, this daughter brought a lot of joy to Li Xian, so he loved her even more. With such a background, it was really in line with his character for him to interrupt and say these words at this moment.
But his interruption left Karamatsu at a loss what to say. What about Concubine Wei being able to use her to her advantage? What about him?
Li Xian finished speaking. Concubine Wei did not answer him. Although she did not say anything to Tang Song, she glanced deeply.
In the past, it was because Wu Sansi was still valuable that Concubine Wei would protect him. Then the situation developed too fast and Wu Sansi's value disappeared too quickly. It was just that Concubine Wei didn't realize it for a while, so with Tang Song's two words of advice, it was enough. enough.
? Same. Although Concubine Wei didn't speak at the moment. But for Karamatsu, this understanding glance was enough.
After returning a clear look, Karamatsu turned around and retreated to Taiping's side.
After a long time, Taiping's frantic heart finally began to calm down. Seeing Tang Song approaching, he snorted coldly and whispered: "What did you say to that bitch? Humph. Isn't it pleasant to flirt with you?"
Tang Song was too lazy to pay attention to her, and just put his hands on Taiping's waist.
At that time, Yu Shi had been taken to kneel down in front of Li Xian and others. Like Zhang Changzong, he began to tell how he was ordered by Wu Sansi to poison Wu Chengsi.
At this time, Wu Sansi was like an ant on a hot pot. Tang Song's heart-wrenching remarks in front of Concubine Wei made him panic. But then Li Xian's words gave him some comfort.
At this point, Wu Sansi once again reached the edge of life and death tonight, but he had no choice and no party members could reverse the situation for him.
?????????? Not long after, Mrs. Yu had told all the causes and consequences. This time, all the soldiers in the government focused their attention on Concubine Wei¡¯s face to see how she would speak.
But to the surprise of the government troops, Concubine Wei didn't say a word this time, and there was endless compassion on her face with her lips tightly closed.
At this moment, at this moment, Tang Song suddenly pulled out the long knife from Taiping's waist and rushed towards Wu Sansi, "Killing your brother and killing your king, does it seem like you, a pig and a dog like you, are not as good as doing this?"
A little further away, Wu Sansi had been nervous about life and death, but his reaction was quick. Tang Song's first two swords were actually dodged by him.
But by the third blow, Wu Sansi's good luck finally ran out. Although this blow was not fatal, it hit his left arm firmly and penetrated deeply into his flesh. As soon as the knife was pulled out, blood immediately spurted out. shoot out.
Wu Sansi dodged while wailing incessantly; Li Xian had already raised his sleeves to cover his face, but couldn't say anything in full; as for Di Renjie, he wanted to speak several times, but in the end the words could not be uttered.
On the contrary, the mood of the government soldiers suddenly became heated, and the shouts of killing came and went. The shouts of killing that were enough to shake the palace city also completely drowned out Wu Sansi's many screams that should never be heard.
Under the collective attention of five thousand government troops and the most powerful people in the world today, Tang Song chased and killed Wu Sansi with one knife after another.
With one blow and two blows, Wu Sansi was hit more and more times. Gradually everyone saw that Tang Song was trying to avoid Wu Sansi's vital points with sword techniques that he was not familiar with. He had no intention of killing anyone with one blow!
He actually wanted to kill Wu Sansi in the palace city in full view of everyone!
Wu Sansi ran away driven by instinct. After being stabbed nearly ten times in the body, he was driven away by Tang Song intentionally and went to the government army.
At that time, Wu Sansi's eyes were already blurry and his blood was pouring out. If his desire to survive was not too strong, or if he was not too afraid of death, he would have been unable to hold on at this moment.
Just when Wu Sansi was expelled to the front of the government army, Tang Song put away his sword and shouted, "Brother, avenge the fifth brother."
A man with bloodshot eyes jumped out from the government army. He was Shangguan Jin. He held a long sword in his hand and walked straight towards Wu Sansi.
After that, there was a disgusting killing show. Shangguan Jin put all his hatred into the long knife in his hand, and also vividly displayed the knife skills of a frontier capture general. Each knife was as fast as a knife, and every time it was struck, there would be life. Taking away a piece of fresh flesh and blood from Wu Sansi's body would bring him the greatest and deepest pain without taking his life.
In the dark night of the palace city, under the illumination of countless palace lanterns and torches, and under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, Shangguan Jin demonstrated his murderous madness to the extreme. The shouts of killing that originally shook the palace city had stopped, and Wu Sansi's vocal cords had ruptured. , so miserable that even the screams of pain were silent.
Finally, Di Renjie couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted in a deep voice with a purple face: "That's enough!"
Tang Song stepped forward in response, chopped off Wu Sansi's head with a heavy knife, and then gently patted Shangguan Jin on the shoulder, "Brother, that's enough!"
Shangguan Jin, who had never shed a tear when Shangguan Ming died that day, burst into tears looking at Wu Sansi's severed head
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