This sudden palace change lasted until the faintest light of day, when the sound of swords and guns shouting and killing gradually subsided.
But the panic in the imperial capital, from the royal family and officials down to the peddlers, could not end yet the day had already dawned, but the gates of the imperial capitalâs workshops still had no intention of opening.
âThere are two pieces of news, one good and one bad.â Su Shaoge reappeared in the flower hall of Marquis Yanâs mansion, his face unable to tell if he was happy or angry, âThe good news is that last nightâs takeover of the palace went very smoothly, inside and outside of the imperial city, no, it should be within the imperial capital, itâs all already within our grasp!â
But the bad news is very bad, âThe forbidden troops sent to Weiâs house missed their mark, allowing Wei Xi to escape up the city wall and let down at night!â
If it was just one Wei Xi, Su Shaoge wouldnât be worried, the problem is, âMost of the forbidden soldiers stationed outside the city are He Wenqiongâs inner circle! If Wei Xi brings the news of He Wenqiongâs death to the barracks, itâs likely that heâll incite them to avenge He Wenqiongâs death!â
In fact, things to here also can not be difficult Su Shaoge the most damaging place is, âbefore because of the last words of Princess Xu, His Highness, the King of Shu, in a few days ago, has accompanied Princess Xu Zi coffin out of the city, to go to the Emperorâs tomb to observe filial piety!â
While it was said that the Wei family had initially given up their plans to support the King of Shu in the wake of Consort Xuâs self . The Wei family had given up their plans to support the King of Shu in the face of her resistance to her death.
But now the lone escaped outside Wei Xi is already no choice, he will certainly convince the forbidden army to go to the Imperial Tomb, welcome the King of Shu as a front, so as to fight with the Su family within the Imperial City!
And although the Imperial Capital was the most prosperous city in Da Rui, how could it be as vast as the outside of the city?
That is to say, the number of forbidden troops within the imperial capital is no match for the number of forbidden troops outside the city!
Not to mention that in last nightâs takeover of the palace, a number of people had died in the killing besides, no one in the imperial capital had thought of something as serious as a mutiny before, so no one had thought of stocking up on provisions!
Although it was said that the coffers of the high families would be stocked with less perishable things all year round, such as grains and cured meats, but with such a large city and so many people, how many days could it last?
Now it is still the end of the year, the sky is cold, even if the Su family has operated for many years, and has deeprooted power in the army of Da Rui, however, these people rush to come to the imperial capital to give relief to the Su family?
Although the siege of the imperial capital had yet to occur, yet Su Shaoge was certain that Wei Xi would absolutely do so!
After all, this was the only thing that was currently counting on to save the Wei family!
He looked grave, âIf itâs the rest of the Wei family that left the city, itâs not a big deal! Wei Xi is very resourceful and ruthless, even if there are still people from the Wei familyâs first branch, and Empress Wei and the Crown Prince are still alive, Iâm afraid that he wonât care about these people when he has the King of Shu in his hands!â
Wei Xi is not a fool, not to mention that as the head of Fengzhou Weiâs family, he has to consider the future of the entire Wei Clan, rather than narrowly focusing on his own wife and children so few people; alone Wei Xi, even if he bows down and surrenders to the Su Family for the sake of Empress Wei and the others, could it be that the Su Family will spare them, spare the Wei Family?
So even if Wei Xiâs closest relatives were still alive and had become captives of the Su family, it would be impossible to hold Wei Xi hostage if he wanted to use these people.
After all, right now, if Wei Xi does not seize the forbidden army outside the city as well as the King of Shu this opportunity to fight, Fengzhou Wei is the next Jiangnan Song!
If he won, even though his wife and children would die a horrible death in the Imperial Capital, the entire Fengzhou Wei still had a future.
What Wei Xi would do in this situation now was not to be asked!
Su Shaoge came to Marquis Yanâs mansion at this moment to say these two news, naturally, not to complain, he does not have the leisure time to complain, but came to look for Jian Xubai to discuss the matter of defending the city, âThe number of forbidden troops is not enough to defend the whole city, it is said that Marquis Yanâs command has a group of elites brought back from Wuhuan ⦠â
âYou donât need to hit on this batch of elites!â Just rushed back from the Grand Princess of Jinâs residence, Jian Xu Baiâs face was tired, rubbing the corner of his forehead and said in a faint voice, âLast night when I wasnât there, you had already asked for âFollow the Windâ from my wifeâs hand, and now youâre hitting the idea of my personal guards from back then, so is it going to be necessary for us couples to both go up to the top of the city to guard the city next? â
âThere arenât many serviceable people in the forbidden army.â Su Shaoge knew that last nightâs euphemistic threat had made Marquis Yan and his wife angry, he smiled bitterly and explained, âMy Su familyâs influence in the military has been since the founding of the country, and to say that it is deeply rooted is not an exaggeration! That is why when the late emperor wanted He Wenqiong to replace my Su family in charge of the forbidden army, he used a large number of new pawns in order to ensure the loyalty of this forbidden army!â
That is to say, the fighting strength of this forbidden army is actually not very good right now.
Emperor Xianjia and He Wenqiong did so back then is no way Su family in the military is too big and too deep, that time Emperor Xianjiaâs body is also dying, simply can not wait for He Wenqiong slowly.
In order to create a pure and loyal army for Emperor Duanhua, who else could we use if we didnât use a blank sheet of newcomers?
And the two of these monarchs and ministers could not have anticipated this scene today; at the time, it seemed that this newcomer forbidden army, although its combat power was poor, was in the end an army the armies of the other parts of the Great Rui could not even come close to the capital unless they were under an imperial edict!
In addition to guarding the Imperial City, this forbidden army is actually most of the cases are to do ceremonial battles, have not been involved in any battles at all. Their commanderinchief He Wenqiong in the practice of military above although some experience, but from He Wenqiong took over the forbidden army to now only a total of a few years? He Wenqiongâs center of gravity is still mostly placed on the court above, is that the forbidden army look armor bright and majestic, in fact, ten eight. Nine is a novice.
But even if Emperor Xianjia had considered that the Su family would not be willing to let King Su lose the throne, he also felt that the Su family âDai Fengâ out, but also impossible to deal with the regular army.
So what if this forbidden army is weak?
âAlthough this forbidden army is generally new pawns who have never been to battle and have never seen blood.â Su Shaoge saw that Jian Xu Bai didnât say anything, so he had to continue, âItâs the same inside and outside the city, rotating into the city to guard the palace but the number of people outside the city, is much more than the ones inside the city!â
The level is similar, so winning or losing often comes down to numbers.
Even though the side defending the city had a great advantage, Su Shaoge still couldnât rest assured given the disparity in numbers.
After all, not only was Wei Xi only left with this path now, the Su family could not afford to lose now!
âDo you only have one Yang Jue under He Wenqiongâs hand?â Jian Xu Bai picked up his tea bowl and sipped, frowning, âDonât tell me things are so coincidental, on the off chance that the wedding turned into a funeral on the day of Changxingâs descent yesterday, on the off chance that He Wenqiong chose the Empress, and on the off chance that this Yang Jue just happens to be within the Imperial Capital!â
Although Yang Jue was not low in the forbidden army, he was also responsible for rotating the garrison.
That is to say, he was not always within the imperial capital, but could also be in a camp outside the city.
But last night, Su Shaoge received news that He Wenqiong had gone to Queen Wei this definitely belonged to the sudden news, yet the Su family immediately allowed Yang Jue to launch a mutiny to seize the palace successfully!
Therefore, Jian Xu Bai would never believe that the Su family had only planted such a crucial pawn in the forbidden army.
Iâm just afraid that even if it hadnât been Yang Jueâs turn to serve in the Imperial Capital yesterday, the Su family would have had the same backup!
This is the advantage of the prestige family, even though Emperor Xianjia and He Wenqiong have been careful and careful again, it is still inevitable that their people will be mixed into it, and even in high positions.
It may not necessarily be that their tactics are superior to Emperor Xianjiaâs.
Even more so because they prepared early, and have a lot of ancestral ze to use for example, Yang Jue, this person is a few generations back have been checked clearly, and absolutely no relationship with the Su family!
But as it turns out, they still didnât check far enough back.
But what could Emperor Xianjia do? The Lu Clan was now an honored royal family, but before the establishment of Da Rui, not only were they not one of the Six Valves, they werenât even considered a lineage.
Da Rui was established less than fifty years ago, so how could it compare to the Su Family, which had been prominent for several dynasties?
âThere are indeed manpower outside the city, but I guess it wonât work.â Su Shaoge didnât deny what he heard, his face was ugly, âLast night it happened in a hurry, also I didnât expect Wei Xi to be able to escape from the city! So only notified Yang Jue and his men inside the city to take action, there was no time for news to go outside the city!â
If it wasnât for the fact that Wei Xi had escaped and there was a King of Shu outside of the city in addition to the forbidden army there would be no rush for him to notify his inner circle in the forbidden army outside of the city again right now, and slowly and methodically reorganize the forbidden army.
But now, he was having to rush.
âSince the palace is already under control, is it better to let His Highness King Su take the throne first?â Jian Xu Bai pondered for a moment and said, âAfter all, having a great name is always a good thing.â
Although he knew that once King Su ascended to the throne and the situation was finalized, Marquis Yan was estimated to be the next target of the Su familyâs strike, however, the situation had come to the present, and once the candidate supported by the Wei family came to power, it was even more of a catastrophe for Marquis Yan.
Su Shaoge pulled down his face to beg again, and Jian Xubai wouldnât be irrational enough to turn his back on him now.
Thatâs why despite not looking too good, at this moment, he still had to consider how to join forces with the Su family to deal with the next crisis.
Su Shaoge knew that Jian Xu Bai was not an impulsive person, but seeing him finally relent, he also breathed a sigh of relief and said, âThis is natural, but a new ruler ascending to the throne is not a childâs play, so how can you pick a good day.â
As for the good not days not good days actually does not matter, anyway, the previous dynasty is not without a sword to cut down his own father, turned around and announced his ascension to the throne of the emperor and the Chintian Supervision in the end is the art of specialization, by what days, they can also say good and bad.
The problem now is that Wei Xi has run out, and there are still conditions outside the city that might turn the Wei family around.
Then â¦
Will the entire court in the Imperial City recognize King Suâs ascension to the throne?
It would be easy for the Su family to kill them all, but if they really do it, wouldnât it be a readymade reason to send Wei Xi a reason to oppose King Su against the Su family?
Therefore, even though the Su family had control of the imperial capital now, they didnât dare to hastily put King Su on the throneotherwise, even if they put the imperial crown on King Su and handed him the jade seal, if most of the ministers objected, wouldnât this enthronement ceremony become a farce?
âWhat did Gu Shaoâs side say?â Jian Xubai heard the meaning in his words and couldnât help but frown, âDidnât you specifically take that âtokenâ with my wife last night?â
Su Shaogeâs face was ugly as he said, âSomeone told him about Wei Xiâs escape from the city, so he reversed himself!â