When the Queen Mother was about to leave her bedroom, the guards on both sides immediately stood up. These people did not carry any weapons, but they did not allow the Queen Mother to leave, which made the Queen Mother very angry.
"You guys are just outrageous. Where on earth did you get transferred from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
The Queen Mother said breathlessly that although she might not recognize all the palace guards, at least she had no impression of the people in front of her, so the Queen Mother was a little unsure at the moment. In political struggles, many things have no bottom line, even between mother and son, some things might happen, so the Queen Mother now wanted to find out where these people came from.
If there was an acquaintance in front of her, the Queen Mother would know the origins of these people, but the problem was that these people did not say a word. They stood in two rows at the door of the Queen Mother's bedroom, not allowing the Queen Mother to leave, but allowing the Queen Mother to send other people out.
The Queen Mother kept saying several words, but unfortunately none of these people answered. The palace maids and eunuchs next to her were afraid that the Queen Mother would be angry, and most importantly, they were also afraid that these palace guards would draw their swords and kill people in an instant, so they hurried to persuade the Queen Mother to go back.
"Queen Dowager, please calm down. These people must have been sent by the King to protect us. They are just preventing you from leaving the palace. However, we are free to come and go. They probably have no ill intentions towards us."
The subordinates kept persuading the Queen Mother that if something happened to her tonight, no matter whether the King continued to rule or the Prince of Zhennan came to the throne tomorrow, they would be her biological mother, and they must not have served her well enough, so they would definitely be buried with the Queen Mother.
After hearing these words, Queen Mother Wang felt relieved. At least these people would not take her life. Queen Mother Wang had lived for most of her life, and half of her body was already buried. Even if there was no similar military coup in Nanzhao, the book also recorded some things about other countries. If it was not handled properly, it was very likely that her life would be lost. In such a chaotic situation, the life of Queen Mother Wang was not much different from that of a slave.
Normally, I could discuss this with Eunuch Qu, but now I don't know where he's gone. There's not even a trace of him. I've sent my men out to look for him several times, but they can't even leave the palace. What's going on out there? Are those people from my mother's family okay?
The reason why the King of Nanzhao did not let the Queen Mother leave was that he was afraid that the Queen Mother would mobilize people from her natal family to help the King of Zhennan. You must know that although those people have no military power, they are the leaders of the civil officials in the court. Once it is dawn, these people will definitely stand up and announce who they are helping. Therefore, the Queen Mother cannot be allowed to contact these people. As long as the Queen Mother does not give these people a signal, these people will continue to hide. They will remain unchanged in the face of all changes. As long as these people do not take any action, the king will still be the king.
Prince Zhennan killed Eunuch Qu because he did not want to offend his own mother. King Nanzhao did not come to see his own mother in person because he also had the same intention. So the two brothers fought hard outside, but they had to trap their own mother and not let her get involved.
Of course, doing this would not do any good for the Prince of Zhennan. After all, the old lady was helping the Prince of Zhennan, but the Queen Mother had been staying in the palace. Even if the Prince of Zhennan was now much stronger, there was no way to snatch his mother out. He could only resort to this last resort and kill Eunuch Qu first. Even if this matter was discussed later, all the faults could be put on Eunuch Qu. The son had no problem with his feelings for his mother, and he also wanted to get in touch with her at that time, but the whole royal city was in chaos, so how could he get in touch?
After rushing out of the south gate, Prince Zhennan immediately headed towards the nearby military camp. Prince Zhennan had no intention of stopping now. He could not stay in the wasteland outside the city. The danger here was too great. Any archer could take his life. He had to stay in the military camp of his trusted men.
Troops from all over the country have been mobilized. Now the three generals under the King of Zhennan have arrived with their men. The army under his command has exceeded 10,000 people. Although it is still not as many as the king's men, his troops are coming in a steady stream. If a war really breaks out, he still has a lot of stamina. His Majesty the King has only a few generals, and his most elite army was burned by his own fire.
"Report to the prince, the general has arrived..."
"Your Majesty, General Duan Lu will arrive in an hour..."
In the military camp of his confidants, Prince Zhennan was satisfied. After listening to the reports from his men, he knew that the chances of success of this military coup had begun to favor him. The moment he left the royal city, he knew that victory was only a matter of time.
Now he really wanted to see his brother's expression. Before, I just asked you to declare me the crown prince, so that you could continue to stay on the throne of the king. Who knew that you would not appreciate it? Then I had to use the army to take back everything that belonged to me, but by then you and your family would have no chance of survival.
The sky in the east was already turning pale, and more and more troops were coming. After eating, they prepared to march towards Wang Cheng. Now they have assembled an army of 17,000 people. According to the information that the King of Zhennan had received before, there are only 15,000 people in the city at most. Even if some troops outside the city are mobilized, it will not exceed 20,000 people. Now he has the confidence to challenge the king.
The generals under his command were also eager to try. Now they were the heroes of the emperor. As long as the King of Zhennan could get the throne, they would definitely be rewarded according to their merits. I dare not say that everyone would be promoted three levels, but at least one level would be no problem.
"Your Highness, the palace has sent three groups of people north. We were only able to stop two of them. We couldn't stop the other one at all. One reason was that they were too fast, and the other was that they seemed to have other people around to help them."
Just when Prince Zhennan was about to order the entire army to attack, bad news came from outside.
This cast a shadow over the whole matter, and the expressions on the generals' faces became somewhat dull...
