Chapter 165 Forced into the Palace
Jia Hu's eyes became deep.

"Awesome! How can it not be awesome? They have two saints with them." The voice was much lower, and Lin Ruhai and the others could not hear it clearly.

Prince Zhongshun did not get the support of Jia Hu, so he could only give up the idea and wait and see.

That day, the ground in the capital began to shake. Shui Rong noticed it immediately and stood up, saying excitedly:
"coming."

The soldiers on the city wall of the capital were startled when they saw the black line approaching quickly in the distance.

"Close the city gates, the enemy is attacking, close the city gates quickly." The city gate officer's face turned pale and he shouted in fear.

The soldiers finally came to their senses and hurriedly began to close the city gates, but there were still many people at the gates who realized something was wrong and wanted to enter the city.

The city gate couldn't be closed for a while.

The gate officer saw this and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
"Are the weapons in your hands scrap metal? Kill, we will all die if the city gates are not closed." There was fear and hysteria in his voice.

The soldiers were startled, thinking of the cavalry they had just seen, and without caring about anything else, they drew their long swords and chopped down several of the people blocking the door.

"Get out! If you don't get out, I'll kill you." The soldiers showed ferocious looks.

This move really frightened the people. They involuntarily took a step back and looked at the soldiers in horror.

The soldiers hurriedly closed the city gate, and only after the huge wooden bolt was inserted did they collapse to the ground as if exhausted, their faces turning pale.

"Boss, where do these cavalrymen come from? Is someone rebelling?" Someone couldn't help but say in horror.

The city gate officer still had some courage. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and cursed

"How would I know? But judging from the way they are dressed, they don't look like our soldiers.
On the contrary, they look like Tatars." When he said this, a look of fear appeared on his face.

He was an old soldier who had returned from the border, which was why he asked these soldiers to close the city gates. He had witnessed the cruelty of the Tatars.

"Oh no, Tatars, aren't they at the border? How come they are in the capital?"

"Good Lord, Tatar, sir, you are not mistaken, are you?"

"It's over, it's over. If the Tatars show up here, we're doomed."

The gate officer looked unhappy and said in a low voice:

"Something might have happened at the border. You guys stay here.
No matter what happens, don't open the city gates. I'm going to report this to the higher-ups." He turned around and left in a hurry, knowing that something big had happened.

The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. Then there were screams and the excited shouts of the Tatars outside.
There is no need to guess, it is the Tatars outside who are slaughtering the people outside the city.

They shuddered all over, their faces turned even paler, and they trembled all over, not even having the strength to stand up.
They were just soldiers at the city gate and had never been on a battlefield. How could they have seen such a scene?

The news that the Tatars were besieging the capital spread throughout the city in an instant, and the ministers were so frightened that they all rushed to the palace.

The people were so scared that they hid back in their homes. No one expected that the Tatars would come to the capital.

In the palace, Emperor Qianwu, who was talking to Xue Baochai, also felt the ground shaking and stood up in shock.
"The earth dragon turns over." A panicked look appeared on his face, and then he gave the order
"Come here, send my beloved concubine back immediately."

Then Emperor Qianwu smiled at Xue Baochai and said

"My beloved, don't be afraid. I will have someone protect you."

Xue Baochai was about to speak, but Emperor Qianwu left in a hurry.

Xue Baochai frowned slightly. She knew what was going on. Her face turned cold as she looked at Emperor Qianwu's back.

"It seems that the Tatars have arrived, so my mission is accomplished." She stood up and said coldly, "Return to the palace."

As Emperor Qianwu moved further away from Xue Baochai, a hint of clarity gradually appeared in his eyes.
By the time he returned to the imperial study, his eyes had completely cleared up.

"Xia Shouzhong." Emperor Qianwu's face showed an uncertain expression.

"Your Majesty." Xia Shouzhong stepped forward cautiously, not daring to look at Emperor Qianwu.

There was anger in Emperor Qianwu's eyes. He was now completely sober. He never expected that he would be tricked by a woman.

"Have I been acting very absurdly lately?" Emperor Qianwu suddenly asked.

Xia Shouzhong was stunned, and couldn't help but look up at Emperor Qianwu.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Qianwu took a deep breath, suddenly took out an imperial edict, picked up the pen and began to write. Xia Shouzhong looked at Emperor Qianwu in confusion.

After a long while, Emperor Qianwu put down his pen, read the imperial edict carefully, and then carefully sealed it with the imperial seal.
"Xia Shouzhong, I want you to do something."

"Your Majesty, you say it, and I will definitely do it." Xia Shouzhong felt that something was wrong with Emperor Qianwu and said quickly.

"Very good, you take this imperial edict and this jade seal to Ningguo Mansion and hand them over to Jia Hu personally. Can you do it?" Emperor Qianwu stared at Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong was shocked. The imperial edict was fine.

But the imperial seal is something that only the emperor can possess. How can it be sent to Ningguo Mansion? Is Your Majesty crazy?
"Your Majesty, the Jade... Seal..."

Emperor Qianwu's eyes flashed, "I just want Jia Hu to keep it for me, what are you afraid of?"

Xia Shouzhong was stunned. So that's how it was.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely do it."

Emperor Qianwu handed the things to Xia Shouzhong.

"I hope you won't let me down." He had no choice.

Because he had been bewitched by Xue Baochai and found excuses to kill all his secret guards, he now had no confidants around him.

Xia Shouzhong felt that Emperor Qianwu was a little strange, but he still knelt down
"Your Majesty, I will deliver this old servant to the Duke of Ningguo, or I will bring my head to you."

Emperor Qianwu nodded
"Go ahead."

Xia Shouzhong put the thing in his arms, held it tightly and walked outside.

Emperor Qianwu stood up, his body swayed, and he almost fell down. His face looked grim, and he murmured, "I didn't expect that I would still die. Haha, this is a life that was saved." After saying this, he shook his head.
He sobered himself up a little before walking out.

In the hall, the civil officials seemed somewhat panicked. The Tatars had invaded the capital.
This was something they had never expected. When they thought of the Tatars charging into the city, they felt like their heads were in danger.

The nobles seemed very calm and looked at the civil officials with great interest.

The sound of "da da da" footsteps was heard, and everyone looked up, only to see Emperor Qianwu walking step by step to the dragon throne and sitting down.

The civil officials knelt down immediately.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the Tatars have surrounded the capital. Please release the Prime Minister and his men."

"Yes, Your Majesty, now is the time to use people, please spare them."

The civil officials could not wait to plead for mercy, saying that the cabinet ministers were not there and they had lost their backbone, and became even more panicked.

But they soon discovered that the emperor did not speak, and their voices gradually became quieter. They quietly raised their heads and looked at Emperor Qianwu.
They found that he was not looking at them at all, but was looking in another direction with a cold expression.

The civil officials were stunned for a moment, and when they looked in the direction of his gaze, they saw that the nobles were standing upright, and no one was kneeling.

"Uh, what do they want to do? Why don't they pay their respects to His Majesty?"

"I don't know, I just feel like something is wrong."

"Don't talk, what do they want to do?"

The civil officials began to whisper.

Emperor Qianwu looked at the teasing looks of the nobles and narrowed his eyes.

"Shui Rong, what do you want to do?"

Shui Rong smiled slightly and stood up
"Your Majesty, please give up your seat."

"Your Majesty, please give up your throne." The other nobles spoke in unison.

"Hey, they are trying to force your Majesty to abdicate..."

"Does Prince Beijing want to rebel?"

"No way. What time is it now? The Tatars may attack the city at any time. Are they crazy to rebel at this time?"

The civil officials were furious.

Emperor Qianwu didn't seem surprised at all.
"Haha, you guys are quite good at this. You sent a witch into the palace. Let me think about it.

Well, you control Emperor Qianwen, so you want him to replace me? And then control the entire country."

Shui Rong's eyes gleamed, and he looked at the white-haired Emperor Qianwu and nodded in appreciation.

"Your Majesty is very smart, but it's a pity that you didn't stand on our side."

Emperor Qianwu showed a hint of sarcasm on his face, glanced at the nobles, and said lightly:
"My dear brother, isn't it time for you to come out now?"

At this time, the last person of the nobles came out.

"Prince, this throne is mine, you can't take it away."

The ministers were stunned and took a deep breath. Who else could this be but Emperor Qianwen?
He was in the hands of the nobles, and they all became silent with flickering eyes.

Emperor Qianwu looked at Emperor Qianwen and smiled coldly.

"Even if you become the emperor again, you are still their puppet. Is this what you want?"

Emperor Qianwen's expression changed and he said coldly
"Your Highness, please do not worry about this. You should just write the edict of abdication."

Emperor Qianwu glanced at Emperor Qianwen

"I can't believe you would even collude with the Tatars just to get this position. It's really disappointing."

"Prince, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I have not colluded with the Tatars." Emperor Qianwen's face changed and he defended himself.

Emperor Qianwu shook his head, too lazy to talk to him.
"You still dare to show up, aren't you afraid that Jia Hu will kill you?"

When Emperor Qianwen heard Jia Hu's name, his body trembled and fear appeared in his eyes. He was indeed a little afraid of Jia Hu.

Shui Rong suddenly said lightly

"We have a way to deal with Jia Hu, so your majesty doesn't have to worry."

Emperor Qianwu was startled.
"Oh, really? Are you that good?"

Shui Rong shook his head and said, "Come here, it seems that His Majesty is unwilling to abdicate. Then we can only help you."

Several imperial guards immediately walked in from outside the hall. They said respectfully to Shui Rong:

"Your Majesty."

The civil officials' eyelids twitched. This meant that the imperial guards had been controlled. It seemed that the overall situation was decided. They couldn't help but look at Emperor Qianwu with sympathy.

Emperor Qianwu looked at the imperial guards and smiled.

"It seems you have also won over Feng Tang."

Shui Rong smiled

"Feng Tang is one of ours, how can we win him over?"

Emperor Qianwu nodded, then looked at the uncertain Emperor Qianwen and said sarcastically,
"My dear brother, it seems that you are destined to be the puppet emperor?"

(End of this chapter)