"What's the matter with the imperial decree you said?" The Prime Minister said in a deep voice.

"You have it? If you don't take it out, I'll wait and see. How can we trust you?" said another official standing behind the Prime Minister.

Mr. Duan said slowly, "When the time is up, you will naturally be able to see the imperial decree. What do you think of this official's suggestion?"

"Even if we agree, His Highness the Seventeenth is not in the capital. We might as well increase our efforts to find His Majesty in the time of tossing and turning. It's not that we refuse, but in any respect, His Majesty and Seventeenth Highness are not comparable."

In the side hall separated by a wall, Shang Junyi, who was talking about, silently clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve.

He knew that he was not as good as Shang Junlin, but being so blatantly belittled, he still made him block his chest in one breath, not going up or down.

"Your Highness?" the eunuch who was serving on the side whispered.

"Nothing." Suppressing all the complicated emotions in his heart, Shang Junyi tried his best to stabilize his emotions. No matter how powerful Shang Junlin is, what can he do? Isn't the final victory going to fall on him?

The quarrel in the main hall continued, and the fist in Shang Junyi's sleeve was getting tighter and tighter. He hadn't thought about this position at first, but someone put the opportunity in front of him, such a big temptation, almost no one could resist, As those people said, they are also the children of the late emperor. Why can Shang Junlin be able to do it, but he can't?

After arranging the hem of his clothes, Shang Junyi walked into the hall under the escort of the bodyguards. No accident, he saw the surprise on the minister's face.

"You are doing this on purpose..."

Before the official could finish speaking, the guard who came in with Shang Junyi suddenly attacked, blocked his mouth, and pulled him out.

The sharp weapon was aimed at the officials headed by the Prime Minister, with an obvious meaning. If you are not obedient, don't blame the sword without eyes.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Rao had a pre-judgment in his heart, and at this moment, the mood of the officials was still very complicated.

In addition to their own safety, what they are more worried about now is the safety of their family members. The other party can threaten Lord Zhou with their youngest son, so what about their family members?

Under the threat of force, they did not dare to make any difference.

"You don't have to worry, adults, as long as you are willing to do as we say, you and your family will naturally be fine." Shang Junyi stood in front of Lord Duan and comforted him.

He was fine if he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, the anger that had nowhere to vent in the hearts of the ministers directly pointed at him.

"Don't even think about it!"

The ministers present were clearly divided into two factions. One was headed by Mr. Duan, who followed behind Shang Junyi, and the other was headed by the Prime Minister and surrounded by guards. .

"Master Duan, what should we do now?" Shang Junyi asked when he arrived at the side hall.

"It can't be delayed for too long. When it is discovered that something is wrong outside, the situation will be very unfavorable for us." Master Duan said.

Shang Junyi was puzzled: "But didn't the Imperial Army follow our orders?"

"In addition to the Imperial Guard, there are other garrison forces in the capital. Besides, the Imperial Guard does not all obey our orders." What Mr. Duan didn't say is that these Imperial Guards seem to be mobilized by them, but they actually obey others.

Mr. Duan asked Shang Junyi side-by-side, wanting to know who was instructing behind him, but Shang Junyi himself didn't know. After asking several times to no avail, he could only hold back temporarily.

At present, only a part of the forbidden army can be called by them, and the other part has been delayed. Will it hinder their plans for a while, but it does not mean that they will not. They must make a quick decision and wait for the dust to settle. , those people can't do what they want to do.

"How many ministers' families do we have now?" Shang Junyi also knew this. He didn't expect to make these ministers obedient with a little threat at first, and they made preparations.

These people may not care about their own life and death, and can put their own life and death aside for the sake of righteousness, but what about their wives and children? Can they still care?

"Not much, except for Lord Zhou's family, there are less than ten families under our control."

It is far from easy to control the family members of these people. There are too few people they can use. If it wasn't for Shang Junlin's lack of news, and the people in the capital were unstable, they could do even less.

The two sides are at a stalemate for the time being.

The ministers were confined in the hall, guarded by guards with weapons, and they couldn't do anything because they were worried about their wives and children.

After dealing with Shang Junyi, Master Duan went to the study, where someone was already waiting for him, the man who first came to his house to seek cooperation.

Mr. Duan walked in: "The plan has been carried out so far, and your master still refuses to show up?"

Yes, from the beginning to the present, the man who docked with him was the man in front of him, the real messenger, who had never shown his face.

"You have seen the sincerity of this official. Is it time for you to show some sincerity? This official does not want his collaborator to be a timid person who is not even afraid to show his face."

"Master Duan, what are you doing in such a hurry, isn't this king coming?"

A voice sounded from behind, and Mr. Duan almost subconsciously tensed his body. He turned his head and saw a face with a mask.

The man slowly removed the mask from his face.

"It's you?!" Lord Duan opened his eyes wide, and the person who appeared in front of him was completely beyond his expectations.

"Lord Duan seems surprised to see that it is this king?" The man put the mask he took off on the table.

"It's just that I can't figure it out, why does the lord have to work so hard to push a hairy boy to the top," Master Duan calmly suppressed the horror in his heart, "His Royal Highness Prince An."

"Everyone wants to sit in that position, but this king doesn't want to. This king feels the sincerity of Lord Duan. After everything is done, there will be no shortage of promises to Lord Duan."

To be honest, King An also felt unbelievable what Master Duan had done. He did not expect that the other party would really be able to capture all the powerful courtiers in the urn.

Things went more smoothly than he expected.

"Everyone is here, what is the prince going to do next?"

"No hurry." King An clapped his hands, and a waiter in black came in with a wooden carved box.

The box was sent to Lord Duan.

"This is?"

"Master Duan might as well open it up and take a look." Wang An looked at him with all his spare time.

Master Duan took two steps forward, and in the eyes of King An, he slowly opened the wooden box.

His movements suddenly stopped, staring at the contents of the box, unable to find his own voice for a long time.

——In the wooden box, there is an imperial decree quietly placed.

Master Duan took out the imperial decree in a complicated mood, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this true?"

"This king believes that Mr. Duan himself has the ability to distinguish between true and false."

Mr. Duan didn't even realize that at this moment, his hands were shaking. They had been doubting the existence of this imperial edict. They never thought about it, and it was in his hands.

He has been an official for many years, and now he is a cabinet minister. Naturally, he can distinguish whether the imperial edict is true or false, and because of this, he finds it even more incredible.

There is no doubt that this decree is true, but how is it possible? Why does King An have such a decree in his hand?

What is even more incredible is that this is an imperial edict of enthronement.

"With it in hand, I don't need to say more about the next thing, Lord Duan should know how to do it?" Looking at Lord Duan's half-trance, King An reminded him.

In the hall, the ministers gathered together for several hours without waiting for any movement.

Shang Junlin received a secret letter from the capital and said to Shen Yu who was standing beside him, "It's started."

The place where they are staying is very close to the capital, and they can enter the city in less than an hour.

The leader of the forbidden army brought the movements of the capital in the recent period. When he was transferred out of the capital for no reason, he faintly discovered that something was wrong. Now that he saw Shang Junlin and Shen Yuwu in person, he let go of his heart.

Mrs. Zhou fainted on the way to the incense, and when she woke up, she found that she was in a completely unfamiliar place, and she was locked up with several other ministers' wives.

Her first reaction was to look for a child. The incense offering this time was to pray for her little son, so she brought the child with her. Fortunately, the child was by her side, and she could find it with her hands.

Holding the child in his arms, the heart that was hanging high only fell a little.

Seeing her wake up, one of the ladies put her finger on her lips and made a silent gesture.

Mrs. Zhou is not a woman who can't handle it. Seeing this, she lowered her voice and asked, "What's going on?"

One after another, several other people also woke up. After a brief conversation, they found that everyone suddenly fell asleep and was brought here.

"I'm afraid it's to use us to threaten the family." With a clear mind, he figured out the cause and effect almost in an instant.

"There are so many of us, and the people who want to arrest us have a lot of intentions."

The others nodded.

After checking themselves, they were not injured or tied up. They walked around the house and found that the doors and windows were closed, and many people were guarding outside.

All the people in the room were women, except for Mrs. Zhou who had a one-year-old child next to her. The child was still in a drowsiness. The lady who had some medical skills showed the child, but she fell asleep because of the medicine, and there was no serious problem.

"The adults cannot be threatened because of us." Mrs. Zhou said in a deep voice while holding the child.

Other women agree.

"We have to find a way to escape."

They are only weak women. It is very difficult to escape from the heavily guarded place. How to get out of this house has become the top priority.

It's a pity that no matter whether they are threatening or submissive, the people outside are unmoved, only when the trouble is the worst, they threaten: "If you want to go out with all your tails, just stay in peace."

After some tossing, the sky was dark, there were no candles in the room, it was dark.

The night is the most likely to breed fear in the heart, and the ladies huddle together to comfort each other.

Every quarter of an hour became extremely difficult.

I don't know how long ago, a few drunk men broke in, and the moonlight came in through the open door, bringing despair along with it.

"What do you want to do?!"

"What are you doing," the man laughed, "there are so many beauties, after these two days, whether you can survive or not, it is better to let the brothers cool first."

After speaking, several people rushed towards them.

The woman who had been starved for a day was no match for these people at all. Seeing that she could not resist, some people slammed, pulled out the hairpin and stabbed forward.

Even if they die, they must be pulled on their backs!

Without checking for a while, the man who rushed up was stabbed in the neck. The stinging pain made the man regain his sobriety for a moment, followed by rising anger.

"Snapped"

The hairpin was knocked off, and the man firmly held the woman's hand: "Don't be shameless!"

"Go away!"

Mrs. Zhou kept holding back the child, and the man pressed step by step: "If you are not obedient, you will throw the cub in your arms. If you are obedient, maybe the brothers will be happy and let you go after the matter is over."

Of course, these words are used to deceive these women. They all know what will happen to these women after the incident is over. If it is not so, they will not dare to use the guts to do wrong.

These people were recruited temporarily, and they liked to bully the weak and weak on weekdays by relying on their strength. They were sent to watch over these women. When things were done, they would kill them directly. Not only these women, but the women’s husbands would also be among the first batch of victims. liquidated.

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were filled with despair, she closed her eyes, and said in her heart: Even if you die, I will make you pay the price!

She has made a decision, even if she can't change anything, even if she has to pay a heavy price, she will not make a man feel better.

The men are very strong. After drinking, they let go of the last shackles in their hearts. They are not good people at all. These beautiful ladies are in peacetime, and they can't even see each other. It's about to be killed, if you don't do anything, you will be sorry for yourself.

The man grinned and approached—

The smell of wine mixed with body odor makes people feel sick, fists are clenched tightly, nails are embedded in palms, and no pain can be felt.

At the critical moment, an arrow with a cold glow struck from outside the door and went straight into the back of the man's heart.

Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, her clenched fists loosened, and she slowly felt pain.

The man groaned and fell straight down. Mrs. Zhou pushed the man aside and looked out the door.

Others also felt that something was wrong, let go of what they were doing, turned around, and said viciously: "Who dares to ruin our good things?!"

A young man in white stood outside the door and pulled the bowstring: "A group of rubbish who only know how to bully women, living in this world is a waste of food."

Three arrows were fired in unison, and the three fell down with a groan.

The other women who were terrified also noticed the person outside the door, and they looked over.

Under the moonlight, the handsome young man descended like a god.