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Su Ran is very good at persuading people, so the envoy of Lan Guo agreed to Su Ran's condition after he went to Xiyuan secretly to see that Lan Luoshi was fine.

On the day of the winter festival, the entire Fengguo was very lively. The people put the buckets filled with water the day before in the yard, and the water turned into ice on the day of the winter festival. They smashed the ice and used it to boil water for tea. It is said that It is this kind of water that will be protected by the gods and can keep you healthy for a year.

Every household puts up incense tables, offering incense and worshiping the ancient gods, praying that the coming year will be safe and sound, free from disasters and difficulties, and everything will go smoothly!

The royal family went to Tianqing Temple to hold a grand ceremony. The royal motorcade drove out of the palace early in the morning. The large and small carriages and the long royal guards connected the streets of Yaocheng into a long dragon. Crown Princess Kou Duo was also one of them. In a carriage, Prince Li Yi was sitting next to her. Her complexion was a little pale, probably because her body was not ready yet.

Tianqing Temple is located on Tianshou Mountain, ten miles north of the imperial city. It is a royal temple, and the common people are not allowed to approach it on weekdays. What's more, when the emperor visits in winter, it is guarded by layers of guards.

The Winter Festival went smoothly. Emperor Li Yong's mood didn't seem to be affected by the disappearance of Princess Lan. He seemed to see an opportunity to take back the military power of the Nie family.

The emperor, empress and several important members of the royal family stood on a high altar and began to bow down under the guidance of the high priest.

Light snow was fluttering, cigarettes were faint, and fairy music was in the air. In the midst of a peaceful sacrifice, a soldier suddenly rushed up. He was covered in blood, which made everyone panic and commotion.

He was very displeased when the ceremony of the Master of the State was interrupted. He stood on the high platform with a wooden sword in his hand and sullenly asked, "Why are you panicking?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the national teacher, God, Tianshou Mountain is surrounded!" the soldier panicked, wiped his eyebrows with his sleeve but couldn't stop the dripping blood.

Li Yong suddenly stood up from the futon on the altar, turned around, his whole body was full of imperial majesty, he said angrily: "Speak clearly!"

The soldier was shocked by him, and stood there babbling, unable to speak clearly, the blood on his head had flowed into his eyes, and his expression was winking, very weird, but everyone couldn't laugh.

Li Yongzheng was about to order punishment, when a leader of the personal guard walked quickly, he was also slightly injured, with a feathered arrow stuck in his arm, blood stained his entire sleeve, he shouted: "Your Majesty , It's not good, the Nie family led [-] troops to surround Tianshou Mountain."

"Nie Yuanfeng!" Li Yong shouted, looking for his figure among the officials in the audience, but he couldn't find him, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He looked around and found that Nie Yuanfeng and his usual cronies were gone, Li Yong said angrily, "Where is Nie Yuanfeng?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Prime Minister Nie did not come!" The chief executive came out to report tremblingly, and the other ministers also looked at each other in blank dismay. Usually this kind of grand ceremony is rushing to attend, so there will be no roll call. When they were not there, they couldn't help feeling even more panicked. The ministers who were usually pampered and respected seemed to be in trouble.

Li Yong stood at the altar and roared: "Rebellious officials and thieves, rebellious officials and thieves..."

The sound of fighting at the bottom of the mountain could be heard faintly in his ears, and he was a little flustered. The winter festival would only be over in half a day, so there were only [-] personal guards with him, and they were all lightly dressed. How could he bear it? He thought of Nie Xuan, the commander of his imperial guards, but when he thought that he was the heir of the Nie family, he gritted his teeth with hatred.

The people he defended by day and night did not rebel, and his trusted ministers turned against him. He regretted taking Su Qingyun's military power, but now regretting it is useless.

The army under the siege at the foot of the mountain was personally commanded by Prime Minister Nie Yuanfeng. Kou Duo’s father was Prime Minister Zuo in charge of government affairs, and Nie Yuanfeng was in charge of military affairs in the court hall. He had a good relationship with many generals. Of course, this is why he dared to make trouble With confidence, there are a few disciples standing beside him. It is very easy to encircle and suppress [-] guards with [-] people, but they advance very slowly. This is mainly because of the ministers in Tianqing Temple.

"My lord, we should besiege and not attack this time." A young man in yellow said.

Nie Yuanfeng looked at him in bewilderment, "Why?" The current situation is so clear that everyone in Tianqing Temple can be gathered together like dumplings.

"My lord, have you thought about it, so many ministers in Tianqing Temple, are they allowed to die with the dog emperor?" the young man in yellow shirt said lightly.

"That's true!" Nie Yuanfeng rubbed his hands and pondered for a moment. If he took all the ministers together, wouldn't the country be in chaos after he became emperor, with no one to manage the government affairs? The best way to govern the whole country is to let These ministers continued to be in their positions, and then slowly cultivated their confidants to replace them.

"My lord, you should send a message to those ministers that their families are in our hands, and those who surrender will not be killed."

"What if the emperor kills them first?" Nie Yuanfeng couldn't help but feel worried. Once the ministers waver, Li Yong still has nearly [-] personal guards in his hands.

Chapter 25 So Soft

The young man in yellow smiled lightly and said: "No, he can kill one, but can he kill a group of them? If he really kills loyal ministers, it will mean that external troubles have not been resolved, and internal troubles have arisen." But at least they were before, if they were killed, they would be chilled, and the courtiers were no better than soldiers, so they could be slaughtered at will.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Nie Yuanfeng obviously trusted him, and then sent the messengers to shout at the foot of Tianqing Temple.

"Well, my lord, this time the siege did not attack, but Mr. Xuan led his troops to break through the palace, and finally forced the emperor to write down the imperial edict to succeed the lord. If he succeeds in one fell swoop, the matter will be completed."

Nie Xuan has [-] guards in his hands, [-] personal guards in the imperial city, and another [-] loyal to the royal guards. A total of [-] to [-] troops guard the imperial city. Day, but Nie Xuan, as the commander of the imperial guards, naturally knows the layout of the imperial palace well, and knows where the weak points are easy to break through, and he has an army of [-].

Firstly, there were no guards and imperial guards in the imperial city, and secondly, they could not gain an advantage in the face of the former boss's mentality. Furthermore, the opponent's numbers were absolutely crushed.

Nie Xuan also led the crowd to surround the imperial city. If his father got the imperial edict, he would not have to attack the city. If Li Yong refused to obey, he would have to break the city and occupy the imperial city. Thinking that he had too many soldiers, he allocated 1 people to guard the four major city gates. Of course, the Yulin Guards of Yaocheng had already been acquired by Nie Yuanfeng.

The turmoil in Yaocheng this time did not hurt the people. The Yulin Army had already knocked on the gong to tell the people to stay at home so as not to be killed by mistake. Fortunately, the people in Yaocheng had a lot of food in their homes in winter, otherwise they would have suffered a lot. .

If other factors are not considered, Nie Yuanfeng has a great chance of winning this time.

The Tianqing Temple on Tianshou Mountain was besieged by groups. They did not rush to attack, but sneaked up and harassed occasionally, and suppressed it with arrows from time to time. He used to collect snowflakes to heat and store water, but after a day, it didn’t even snow. Li Yong stood in front of the Buddhist hall and raised his head and sighed, "Is the sky going to kill my Li family?"

He was really not reconciled, but at this time, he could only wait for the Imperial City Imperial Army and the troops of the surrounding counties to serve as the king. Tianshou Mountain was so surrounded that no fly could fly out. It was cold on the mountain, and they didn't have many clothes. But there are no extra quilts in the temple, and most people can only sleep with their clothes on.

It's not bad to be able to sleep, but the problem is that Nie Yuanfeng's army harassed them in turn from time to time.

Because Li Yong killed too much when he seized the throne and ascended the throne, there were not many princes who could come to save him, only three. Fortunately, they were all in nearby cities, and the distance was short, so rescue might be able to be done in time.

It was a day after the sheriffs of Shicheng, Fucheng, and Fengcheng around Yaocheng got the news of Nie Yuanfeng's rebellion, they quickly assembled the army and personally led the troops to rescue him.

The most decocted people in Tianqing Temple are those ministers. They are generally over half a hundred years old. It is cold and lacks food and clothing. Nie Yuanfeng will bring their relatives to the gate of the temple every day to force them Surrender, if you don't obey, you will be killed. Some ministers are steadfast and unyielding. He can only watch his relatives die in front of him, crying heartbroken. Others surrender. For example, Prime Minister Kou was the first to surrender. To achieve that position, he is indeed talented, but it is also because he follows the wind and steers the rudder, seeks good luck and avoids evil. In his own words, he who knows the current affairs is a hero. Li Yong was very angry, but he did not kill him, because he felt that the general situation was over. , It doesn't matter if there is one more Prime Minister Kou or one less.

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