Shen Yicheng slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his unstable heart.
Decades of self-cultivation would be used at this moment. Shen Yicheng would not allow himself to make any mistakes.
Although he had never thought of such a thing since he became an official, he could not have the slightest hesitation at the moment.
Everyone looked at Shen Yicheng with a complicated expression.
"Minister Shen, do we … really have to do this?"
Yang Yikui suddenly whispered.
Shen Yicheng turned his head to look at Yang Yikui, and then glanced at the crowd.
"Now that things have come to this, everyone, like me, has no way out. If we take a step back, we will not be able to escape. If we take a step forward, we will have a boundless sea and sky. Everyone, let's go!"
Shen Yicheng took three steps, and suddenly stopped. He turned his head to the other side, and his eyes fell on Shi Xing, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground with his head in his hands.
"Shi Butang, we should go, what about you?"
Shi Xing silently raised his head, without a trace of light in his ashen eyes.
"Shi Butang, we have come to this point, what are you still worried about? Everything is a foregone conclusion. If we don't go forward, we will be crushed to pieces. Everyone, let's go! "
Shen Yicheng no longer looked at Shi Xing, but took the lead to walk out of the Cabinet Duty Room.
The rest of the people looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you.
Xiao Daheng closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and his face twitched violently. Then he opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and turned to follow Shen Yicheng's pace.
When one person moved, the second person moved, and when the second person moved, the third person moved.
One by one, the high-ranking officials of the Daming Empire followed Shen Yicheng to the boundless sea and sky.
Shi Xing watched helplessly as the people in the room walked out one by one.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw the face of the horrifying corpse.
He shuddered and stood up involuntarily.
Seeing the people in the room leave one by one, he felt as if something in his heart was collapsing.
With the departure of the last person, that thing also completely collapsed.
It no longer existed.
Shi Xing closed his eyes, and two streams of tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes.
Then he took the first step, the second step, the third step …
With Shen Yicheng in the lead, the group of people all walked in the direction of the Gate of Heavenly Purity. On either side of them were two squads of guards, all of them soldiers from the capital. They were the most elite soldiers trained by the Duke of England Zhang Weixian and the Duke of Dingguo Xu Wenbi in order to protect him. They were his life-saving talismans.
Previously, when they attacked the West Hills, the Zhennan Army barracks, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, these elite troops were holding the line. Compared to the cannon fodder who were no different from the odd jobs, these well-equipped and well-trained soldiers were the main force.
Although they were few in number, they had the power to fight. It was best to hold the line.
Along the way, the soldiers standing guard in front of every palace gate were the elite soldiers of the capital, not the Black Tiger Army of the past. Perhaps it could be said that the Black Tiger Army no longer existed. However, the officials could see some hurried soldiers carrying some corpses as they hurried past on both sides.
These were the traces of last night's battle that had not been completely cleaned up.
There were bloodstains, blood-stained weapons, and the smell of blood.
After this kind of thing happened, everyone who should know should know. Right now, all that was left was a showdown.
In front of the Gate of Heavenly Purity, more than three hundred officials who were the mainstays of the court were brought here. They were brought here by the Imperial Bodyguard.
They were also inexplicably panicked about last night's incident. They were not too clear about this matter. Shen Yicheng would not rope them in one by one. It was like how there were thousands of officials in the capital. If they were to be roped in together, even ten Shen Yicheng's would not be able to handle it. Therefore, as long as he roped in the high-ranking officials, he could get things done.
These mainstays of the court could be placed in the second batch and roped in together. As for the seventh, eighth, and ninth-ranked officials, no one cared at all. With military power in hand, Shen Yicheng believed that they would keep their mouths shut.
Of course, these three hundred mainstays of the court were not fools. The explosion last night and the state of emergency they saw after dawn. There were soldiers everywhere, and there were bloodstains everywhere. One look and they could tell that something terrible had happened. Now, they had actually been brought by the Imperial Bodyguard to the Gate of Heavenly Purity, the palace gate of the Emperor's bedchambers!
What did this mean …
It should be something very bad.
They all had their own guesses, but because of the Imperial Bodyguard's covetous gaze, they didn't dare to speak loudly. They only dared to communicate with each other softly.
For example, Xu Zuo and Wen Chun, who had the highest positions among them and hadn't finished reflecting on their confinement.
Both of them had their peace broken during their confinement and were brought here by the Imperial Bodyguard. They thought they were going to be killed, but in the end, they were just waiting for someone.
The two of them looked at each other in dismay, and their hearts were filled with an ominous premonition.
This kind of communication ended after Shen Yicheng led the high-ranking officials and nobles over.
Many people looked at Shen Yicheng, the high-ranking officials, and the army that came to protect them in astonishment.
Shen Yicheng didn't look at them and walked straight to the palace gate. He turned around to face them, while the high-ranking officials stood in two rows behind Shen Yicheng. On the left were the civil officials, and on the right were the military officials.
Minister of Revenue, Minister of Works, Minister of War, Minister of Appointments …
Duke Dingguo, Duke of England, Marquis of Yongkang …
The more than 300 mainstays were astonished.
Xu Zuo and Wen Chun widened their eyes and looked at the scene in front of them in great shock.
"You've all been frightened. I'm here to apologize to you. Last night, there was a sudden situation in the capital. But it doesn't matter. I've killed the traitor, and the rebellion has been quelled. You can rest assured."
Shen Yicheng opened his mouth.
But the words that came out of his mouth left everyone scratching their heads.
Wen Chun and Xu Zuo were even more confused.
"You must have some doubts, so I'll say it in a simple way! Xiao Ruxun, the Duke of Qin that His Majesty personally conferred, is a traitor. He bewitched His Majesty and plotted to rebel. He hid 30,000 troops in the West Mountain and plotted to steal the throne. Fortunately, I learned about it in advance, and the matter has been controlled by me. "
Shen Yicheng's voice was not loud, but what he said had an explosive impact on the hearts of the more than 300 mainstays.
Xiao Ruxun rebelled?!
Looking at the surprised expressions of the people, Shen Yicheng suddenly laughed.
"Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha … "
His laughter made them uneasy again. They had no idea what Shen Yicheng was up to.
But soon, Shen Yicheng explained in person.
"I was just joking."
The people were stunned again, and their eyes were full of puzzlement.
"Minister Shen, please clear up our doubts. What on earth is going on?"
One of the officials couldn't help but ask in bewilderment.
Shen Yicheng nodded.
"Alright, this old man will say it. Just now, when this old man said that Xiao Ruxun is rebelling, it was indeed a joke. But this joke, please remember it in your hearts. No matter who asks in the future, you must say the same."
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