Zhu Yijun sat on the throne of the Imperial Palace, still in a daze.
Everything had happened so quickly that he had no time to react.
He had been brought to the Imperial Palace by Shen Yicheng, and then the Imperial Bodyguards suddenly pulled out their swords and began a massacre. Shen Yicheng, Xiao Daheng, and Luo Sigong were instantly captured, and he was quickly carried into the Imperial Palace by another group of Imperial Bodyguards to be protected. The scene was chaotic, and more than a thousand people were fighting in the open space in front of the palace.
The chaotic battle ended very quickly because another group of soldiers had rushed in from somewhere and quickly quelled the chaos. Then, four people entered the palace and knelt in front of Zhu Yijun.
"This old subject came late to save Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please punish me! "
A white-haired old man knelt in front of Zhu Yijun, crying and shouting.
Zhu Yijun felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.
"This …"
To be more precise, other than Liu Shun, who had guarded him for half a year, he couldn't remember the names of the others.
He just felt that they looked familiar.
And then, what was going on?
Liu Huangchang seemed to have seen through Zhu Yijun's confusion.
"Your Majesty, this subject is Assistant Minister of War Liu Huangchang. This is Datong Inspector-General Fang Shoushi, Imperial Bodyguard Liu Shun, and Fang Futai's retainer Sun Chengzong. The four of us have gathered together to save Your Majesty and eradicate the traitor. Your Majesty, the traitor has been captured. Daming, the world is safe!"
After saying this, Liu Huangchang knelt on the ground.
Zhu Yijun blinked his eyes, but he still couldn't react. But …
That's right! Xiao Ruxun! Xiao Ruxun!
Zhu Yijun thought of an important person!
"Minister Liu, where is Minister Xiao? Where is Xiao Ruxun? Hasn't he already led his army to the capital? "
Liu Huangshang hurriedly nodded. "Yes, Duke Qin has already surrounded the capital with his army and is currently besieging the city. I believe that he will be able to come and pay his respects to Your Majesty soon. Now that the traitor has been captured, Your Majesty is safe!"
Zhu Yijun finally realized that he was safe.
The four people before him …
That's right! I almost forgot!
Zhu Yijun almost forgot to reward the four of them.
"Minister Liu, all of you … all of you get up! It's all thanks to you that I'm able to escape this time! I will reward you handsomely! By the way, how did you do it? How did you manage to capture Thief Shen? Liu Shun, aren't you … "
Liu Shungang stood up and hurriedly knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't want to do such a thing, but Luo Sigong captured my entire family and forced me to do such a thing. I was tormented day and night. Fortunately, Assistant Minister Liu helped me and I was able to escape from Luo Sigong's clutches. Thanks to Assistant Minister Liu's plan, I was able to successfully capture Thief Shen!"
Guard Fang also hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's all thanks to Assistant Minister Liu that I was able to successfully lead my army into the capital this time."
Zhu Yijun finally understood. It turned out that the person who planned this operation was this fellow called Liu Huangshang.
But for this fellow to become the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, could it be that he wasn't Shen Yicheng's confidant? His heart was in the other camp?
Was this normal?
Could this person be a two-faced person? A grass on top of the fence?
Zhu Yijun couldn't be blamed for thinking this way. He was extremely sensitive and paranoid at the moment.
"Minister Liu, are you the current Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War?"
Liu Huangshang hurriedly knelt down.
He knew what Zhu Yijun was thinking right now.
"Your Majesty, I had no choice. Shen Yicheng coerced and lured many people to work for him. Those who were unwilling were killed by him. At that time, countless loyal officials were killed by Shen Yicheng. I was truly frightened, but I wasn't willing to work for Shen Yicheng. Duke Qin was released from the capital by me! I have been secretly plotting for Your Majesty! "
Liu Huangshang decided to reveal this big news.
In any case, it didn't matter if this big news was revealed now.
In the end, it was Zhu Yijun and the other three who were shocked.
What? You were the one who released Xiao Ruxun from the capital?
Zhu Yijun was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Minister Liu, can you explain it more clearly? I don't understand what you mean. "
Liu Huangshang immediately explained how he was in the other camp, but his heart was in the other camp, how he secretly released Xiao Ruxun from the capital to protect Xiao Ruxun's life, how he bribed Shen Yicheng's men to open the palace gates and let Fang Shoushi's army in.
These were all real contributions, so it would be a waste not to mention them.
"Duke Song is the person I respect the most. Shen Yicheng killed Duke Song and I swore that I would never live under the same sky as him. It's a pity that I'm too weak and could only seek survival. Now that I finally have a chance, I naturally have to rise up and capture the traitor, bringing order out of chaos!"
Liu Huangshang kowtowed again. His performance was extremely outstanding. Zhu Yijun was instantly moved and his eyes turned red. He thought of the grievance he suffered half a year ago and thought of the life that was worse than death. Then, he looked at Liu Huangshang and Fang Shoushi.
It turns out that there are still people who remember me. Xiao Ruxun has raised his army to suppress Shen Yicheng and there are also people inside who want to save me. Daming, there are still so many loyal officials and generals. Why should I worry that the country can't get through this crisis and move towards revival?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun's restless heart calmed down.
Zhu Yijun stood up and pulled Liu Huangshang up. Then, he held Fang Shoushi's hand, "Duke Fang is old, but you're not afraid of danger and led troops to save me. How can I have such a loyal official like Duke Fang!"
Fang Shoushi immediately wiped away his tears.
"If the master is humiliated, the official will die. This old official cannot stay by Your Majesty's side and protect Your Majesty from humiliation. Every time I think of it, my heart aches!"
Fang Shoushi was crying from the bottom of his heart.
Following this, Zhu Yijun encouraged Sun Chengzong, who was still a High Scholar. Then, he instructed Liu Shun, "Since there is a reason for this and you've made up for your mistakes, I shall pardon you. Since Luo Sigong was captured by you, you shall be the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguards. I hope that you will live up to my expectations."
Liu Shun was overjoyed. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zhu Yijun.
"Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will repay Your Majesty's kindness!"
"Mm! Rise! "
Zhu Yijun nodded his head and looked at Liu Huangshang, "Liu Qing, since the situation here has been settled, you should quickly bring Xiao Qing here! I want to see Xiao Qing. "
Liu Huangshang replied, "Before I made my move, the capital was already in chaos. The noises in the North City were the loudest and should have been the first to be conquered. I am willing to go to the North City to welcome Duke Qin."
"Good! Go quickly. "
Zhu Yijun nodded his head in approval.
After Liu Huangshang left, Zhu Yijun remembered that Shen Yicheng and the rest were still being held outside. He immediately gnashed his teeth in hatred.
In the half a year that he was under house arrest, Zhu Yijun had more than thirty dreams of him killing Shen Yicheng with his own hands.
At that time, he wasn't deposed in the Extreme Emperor Palace. But now that he was back in the Extreme Emperor Palace, he could immediately remember the situation. He remembered how helpless he was, remembered how Zhao Zhigao and Song Yingchang bid farewell to him, and remembered the humiliation he felt when he was deposed.
As an Emperor, it was easy to imagine how furious Zhu Yijun was when he was deposed and placed under house arrest by his subjects.
"Liu Shun, bring Shen Yicheng, Luo Sigong and Xiao Daheng here. I want to interrogate them personally."
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