Tired, he was really tired. Zhu Yijun had never felt this tired before.
How many emperors in history had encountered such a situation?
How many of them would be able to handle it properly?
Not only was he tired, but his heart was also in a mess.
"Your Majesty, Hsiao Jixin is spouting nonsense. Your Majesty must not believe him easily. Hsiao Jixin is wholeheartedly serving the country. Shen Yicheng has wild ambitions, how can he be compared to Hsiao Jixin? Your Majesty need not worry. "
Fang Shoushi seemed to have seen through Zhu Yijun's thoughts and wanted to say a few words for Xiao Ruxun.
He also admired Xiao Ruxun and didn't want to see anything bad happen.
Zhu Yijun looked at Fang Shoushi and smiled.
"Official Fang, don't worry. We didn't think that way. We are just too tired."
Fang Shoushi looked at Sun Chengzong again and gave him a look.
"Your Majesty, please rest in the palace. The two of us will guard the door."
Fang Shoushi brought Sun Chengzong to the bottom of the stairs and bowed to Zhu Yijun.
"Alright."
Zhu Yijun didn't reject. Fang Shoushi brought Sun Chengzong and slowly retreated.
Only Zhu Yijun was left in the palace. He leaned on the throne and took a deep breath before slowly exhaling.
He needed some time to sort out his thoughts and calm his heart.
After Fang Shoushi and Sun Chengzong left, they immediately ordered the troops to clear out the unrelated people from the Extreme Emperor Palace. They sent soldiers to guard the area and waited for Xiao Ruxun's arrival at the plaza outside the palace. Xiao Ruxun was also on his way there.
He also sent troops to surround the entire palace.
The royals in the palace obviously hadn't left yet. Of course, they couldn't leave. They were all being watched by Shen Yicheng. Now that Shen Yicheng was finished, Xiao Ruxun planned to take over Shen Yicheng's work. The most important thing was Zhu Changluo, who lived in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
This wasn't the first time Liu Huangshang had come to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, so he was rather familiar with the place. Therefore, after advising Xiao Ruxun to send troops to seal off the entrances of the various palaces, he brought Xiao Ruxun to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Xiao Ruxun assigned his personal guards to watch over the inner palace, especially the female members of the inner palace. He assigned the personal guards with the highest quality and the best military discipline to watch over this place. He drove all the eunuchs and palace maids into the palace, and then sealed the palace gates, waiting for his orders.
After a period of chaos, Xiao Ruxun's personal guards quickly took control of the situation. A large number of eunuchs and palace maids wanted to run around, but they were all locked up in the various palaces. The six western and six eastern palaces and other sensitive areas were completely controlled. Empress Dowager Li's Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful was also heavily guarded.
Xiao Ruxun left Zhou Yao here and let Hei Du be responsible for compiling the list of people here. The important royals and the unimportant palace maids were counted separately. Xiao Ruxun would need to use them in the future.
After that, Xiao Ruxun passed by Kunning Palace and Jiaotai Palace and went straight to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
At present, there were four other people in the Palace of Heavenly Purity besides Zhu Changluo. They were the little empress that Zhu Changluo had just married, his two little concubines, and Zhu Geng.
Zhu Geng arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the morning with a team of retainers to protect Zhu Changluo's safety. He could not see Shen Yicheng, and because he was worried about Zhu Changluo's safety, he armed more than ten retainers in his house and brought them into the palace.
Entering the palace to take a look, Zhu Geng found that the palace was indeed in a state of chaos, not much different from the outside world. Zhu Geng used his official position to recruit more than 20 imperial guards who had fled from the calamity and had them join his team to protect Zhu Changluo in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
At present, in the huge Palace of Heavenly Purity, apart from more than twenty inner servants, only the armed forces of more than thirty people could protect the current Emperor Zhu Changluo and his three women.
It was also ironic that Shen Yicheng seemed to know that Zhu Yijun was more important than Zhu Changluo, so he simply gave up on Zhu Changluo and only wanted to control Zhu Yijun in his hands. In Shen Yicheng's eyes, Zhu Changluo was already worthless.
Even the Imperial Bodyguards were not sent to protect Zhu Changluo. After Xiao Ruxun began the siege, the people in the Palace of Heavenly Purity fled in all directions. It was a scene of doomsday. Zhu Changluo, who was originally a coward, was even more at a loss. He had dared to relieve his fear in bed with the little empress, but now he did not have the mood to do so.
The enemy had begun to attack the city. What kind of fate would be left for him?
Zhu Changluo was terrified, and the little empress and two little concubines were even more frightened. The four husband and wife hugged each other and trembled. Fortunately, Zhu Geng brought people to protect the emperor, which made Zhu Changluo feel a little more at ease.
"Master … Master Zhu, Xiao Ruxun, he … he won't kill me, will he?"
Although Zhu Changluo had obtained Zhu Geng's protection, he was still uncertain in his heart. He knew that he and Xiao Ruxun were standing on opposite sides. Xiao Ruxun only supported his father, while he was not recognized. He also knew that there was an 80 to 90% chance that he would be deposed, but after that, would he be able to keep his life?
Zhu Changluo dared not hope for anything else now. He only wanted to know whether he could live or not.
As soon as these words came out, his little empress and two little concubines turned even more pale with fear. They were originally captured and brought to the palace, but in the end, they inexplicably became empress and concubines. They were served with luxurious clothes and fine food. It was not easy for them to adapt to life and accept their fate. When they were about to enjoy such a comfortable life, they were told — —
Was it the end?
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Hsiao Jixin upholds the name of loyalty and will never hurt Your Majesty. This old official can guarantee that even if Hsiao Jixin goes mad, this old official can protect Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please rest assured that this old official will never let Your Majesty come to harm!"
Zhu Geng sympathized with Zhu Changluo very much. He knew that Zhu Changluo should not have suffered such treatment. In his heart, he also wanted to atone for Shen Yicheng's sins. He knew that Zhu Changluo would not be able to keep the throne and would definitely be deposed. However, no matter what his fate would be, he would always fight with Xiao Ruxun.
At this moment, Xiao Ruxun had already led his troops to the north gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He saw the guards arranged by Zhu Geng, and when the guards saw the black mass of murderous soldiers appearing in front of them, they were so scared that they wet their pants. They threw away their weapons and ran back.
"This is the north gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Your Majesty, please."
Liu Huangchang led the way in front. Xiao Ruxun nodded and followed Liu Huangchang inside.
It had to be said that the palace was very good. The architecture was very beautiful, condensing all the painstaking efforts of a group of the most outstanding craftsmen in ancient China. It was regarded as the pinnacle of ancient China's architecture. Even if this place was not used as the capital in the future, it could not be abandoned. People must be sent to guard it well and clean it from time to time. Even if they did not live in it now, it did not mean that they would not live in it in the future.
There was no doubt that Beijing's geographical location was superior, but it was really not his first choice at the moment.
Entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity, at first glance, it was desolate. Sporadically looking at a few people who were wetting their pants and running away with all their might, Xiao Ruxun had no interest at all. He commanded the army to quickly surround the palace complex.
Xiao Ruxun should have been to the Palace of Heavenly Purity before. When he was secretly summoned by Zhu Yijun, he walked to the Palace of Heavenly Purity through a small path. It was just that it was night at that time, so he could not see the appearance of the entire palace clearly. Now that he looked at it, it was really good.
It was magnificent and one could still vaguely feel the lofty aspirations of Emperor Yongle in the past.
But it was only vaguely.
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