nucmednet Chapter 560 The battle begins
Chapter 560 The battle begins
The royal family had wanted to take action against them before, but they were unable to shake their foundation. They only caused a small impact and lost some money, manpower and other things.
This had no effect on the five great families, which were as intertwined as towering trees, and did not cause any substantial harm at all.
The five great families have always been a feared existence for the imperial court.
There have never been any major conflicts or frictions between them.
But now it’s different, Queen Dowager Yuan is actually serious.
She really wanted to get rid of the people from the other four major families except the Yuan family.
This sudden change made the ministers panic-stricken. They were afraid that after Empress Dowager Yuan killed the rebels from the aristocratic families, they would be the next one to be killed.
Therefore, after Zhu Wei led his men to attack, the ministers in the palace began to flee in panic.
Because the scene was too bloody and there were so many people fighting, many innocent ministers who wanted to escape unfortunately died under the swords of the two armies.
When Empress Dowager Yuan saw this scene, she felt refreshed.
Look, this is the consequence of going against her. I wonder if the heads of the four major families regret it now?
However, regardless of whether they regretted it or not, Empress Dowager Yuan had no intention of letting them go.
In her opinion, anyone who disobeys her decision should die!
Even the aristocratic families are no exception!
Although the people brought by the four family masters were wearing armor and it was difficult for ordinary officers and soldiers to hurt them, how could more than 2,000 of them resist the 50,000 troops of the imperial guards?
Not only did she want to kill the heads of the four great families, she also wanted to wipe out all nine of their clans, so that their entire family could reunite together below.
If those people want to hate someone, let them hate these four idiots. She can't stop those who are seeking death.
The bloody murder scene not only did not scare Empress Dowager Yuan, but instead aroused the latent cruelty in her heart, and she felt an unprecedented pleasure.
Nanny An stood by and tried to persuade her anxiously.
"Empress Dowager, it's too dangerous in here. Swords and knives have no eyes. It would be bad if your phoenix body was injured. You should find a safe place to hide first!"
Queen Mother Yuan was unwilling to leave and she sneered with disdain.
"Why are you avoiding me? Do you think these rubbish can hurt me?"
"I want to see with my own eyes the beheading of these four old fellows."
She was protected by dozens of secret guards, and the people from the aristocratic families could not get close to her at all.
Anyone who approaches this place will have their throat slit and be killed with a single sword by the secret guards around her.
Suddenly, Queen Dowager Yuan thought of something. She looked around and found that there was no sign of the Jiang family.
They had left at some point, and even Yuan Jiuan had long since disappeared.
Empress Dowager Yuan was furious. Damn it, she actually forgot about these major concerns!
She beckoned to the four secret guards around her and ordered: "You guys, go and kill the four people from the Jiang family for me. Also, if you find Yuan Jiuan, take care of him as well. Move quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command." Several secret guards took the order and quickly disappeared into the hall.
This time, Empress Dowager Yuan did not seek the advice of the imperial teacher.
She knew that the Imperial Master certainly did not want to kill Cao's mother and daughter, but she could not bear it.
In the past, these people had not discovered the true identity of the Imperial Master and had not come to the palace to cause trouble. They had lived in peace with each other, and she could have turned a blind eye and let them go.
But it was no longer possible now. They had established the fact that the Imperial Master was Jiang Yanfan, and had let all the ministers present know that she, the Empress Dowager Yuan, had actually had an affair with her own cousin and secretly gave birth to a child.
Once this palace scandal spreads, it will have a huge impact on her, Jiang Yanfan and the Yuan Dynasty.
The most important thing is that they brought shame to the royal family of Western Shu and also brought disgrace to the common people.
This kind of thing is likely to be recorded in the history books by historians, and you will feel ashamed until your death.
When Empress Dowager Yuan thought of this, she wanted to kill the perpetrators to vent her anger.
What she didn't know was that the four members of the Jiang family had already been taken out of the palace by Shen Xiangming when she was arguing with the heads of the four great families.
He did not send them back to the Jiang family directly, for fear that Queen Dowager Yuan would send people to kill the Jiang family.
Shen Xiangming then sent the four people to the General's Mansion.
The general's mansion is heavily guarded to protect their safety.
As for Yuan Jiuan, he had already been escorted to a safe place by Ying Jue when the fight started.
Therefore, the secret guards sent by Empress Dowager Yuan to kill and silence the witnesses came up empty-handed and did not find even a single figure.
Empress Dowager Yuan was so angry that she threw all the pens, ink, paper and inkstones in Chengqian Hall to the ground.
"Good, very good. Do they really think that this palace is a place where they can come and go as they please?"
She knew very well that the palace was heavily guarded, and if someone hadn't taken the four members of the Jiang family away, they would never have been able to escape.
So, someone must have sent the four of them out.
The first person that came to Empress Dowager Yuan’s mind was Shen Xiangming.
She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a word.
"Shen Xiangming, how dare you betray me!"
Another important official in the court betrayed her, and Empress Dowager Yuan was so angry that she almost vomited blood.
The most important thing is that no matter whether it is the four major families or Shen Xiangming, they all have the military tokens given by her.
Now that all these people have betrayed her, it is difficult for her to guarantee whether they will attack her with the soldiers she gave them.
The fighting in Chengqian Hall was still going on. The entire hall was filled with corpses, blood, and smoke.
The head of the Liu family failed to dodge in time and was stabbed in the chest, killing him instantly.
The other three family heads were in a panic. They immediately sent a guard with high martial arts skills to break out of the encirclement and asked him to take the military token to find people for support.
In the fighting situation, the Imperial Guards crushed them, and if this continued, all of them would die here.
The guard rushed out with the military token. Empress Dowager Yuan sent hundreds of people to intercept him and snatch the token, but they failed.
Because they found that from time to time they would be kicked away, slapped, or even worse, have their crotches kicked and burst.
But the outrageous thing is that they only suffered physical injuries, but they couldn't see anyone at all, let alone know who hit them.
The guards felt uneasy, as if they were being stared at by a ghost. A chill ran down their backs, making their hair stand on end.
Xie Liuzheng was laughing like crazy in Ji Yuntang's space.
He turned on the air conditioner, set the temperature to the lowest, and directed the air outlet at the guards of Empress Dowager Yuan. He kicked them here and there, or slapped them in the face. If he didn't like them, he would just kick them to death.