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"Replace the guards outside."
During these days of waiting,
Zhao Yuan had Xue Yong buy an inn near Fanlou.
All the guards were hiding there.
They're not afraid of being discovered.
They could also evade the night patrol and arrive at Fanlou.
"Yes"
.....
This night,
Excluding Yan Qing and Cui Ying,
Almost everyone else was awake.
Zhao Yuan closed his eyes,
They all seemed to see him sitting high on the dragon throne.
The scene of officials bowing in worship.
When the watchman announced "the third watch of the night,"
Xue Yong's hundred personal guards all arrived.
Zhao Yuan stood up and said, "Let's go into the palace."
Emperor Huizong was only forty years old at this time.
In the past, they lived in luxury.
And he neglected state affairs.
It can be said that there are no signs of aging on her face.
He looks like he's thirty years old.
Chapter 1699 Entering the Palace
In addition, Zhao Ji was handsome.
He was handsome and elegant.
But as the night passed, it felt as if his death was suddenly imminent.
He looked emaciated.
He was picked up by Shi Xiu.
They walked forward like zombies.
After arriving at the back,
Cui Ying opened a door,
Then a downward-sloping staircase appears.
I don't know what kind of stones were used to pave it.
It looks as white as jade.
However, there was no light source in the tunnel.
The steps could only be seen by the light from the west building.
But it was pitch black inside.
I don't know how deep it is.
"I'll go first."
Wu Song took down a lamp hanging on the wall.
It's lit up.
The bento box first stepped into the tunnel.
Yan Qing clasped his hands in a fist salute and said,
"Yan Qing wishes Your Majesty a swift and successful victory."
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "This matter is settled."
"Xiao Yi, you and Ying'er will stay here for another two days,"
"So that no one will see through us from here,"
"Our Liangshan army will arrive tomorrow,"
"Then there's no need to hide it anymore."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, Fanlou will not reveal any flaws."
Zhao Yuanchong nodded to Yan Qing.
He led the group in single file.
Entering the tunnel,
I couldn't help but be awestruck by the genuine luxury.
This tunnel is not very wide.
It can probably only accommodate three or four people walking side by side.
However, it is a full ten feet tall.
Even a magnificent man like Wu Song walking inside,
No need to bow your head,
The floor and walls were paved with unidentified white stones.
Smooth as a mirror, white as jade.
Wu Song couldn't help but curse,
"That damned emperor, all he did was meet a courtesan,"
"Such a waste of manpower and resources is truly deserving of death."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "This fellow is fond of art."
"I'm afraid they've taken care of everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation to perfection."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji
He was extremely annoyed.
He is highly accomplished in calligraphy and painting.
He can be considered a contemporary master.
Highly talented in art
In life, we don't pursue ordinary splendor and luxurious living.
Instead, it should have aesthetic appeal.
This can inspire his creative ideas.
Zhao Yuan saw the look in Zhao Ji's eyes.
Shaking his head, he said, "When people are well-fed and clothed, they think of money and luxuries."
"If you were just a leisurely prince,"
"You can do whatever you want with your own money."
"But you, as the emperor,"
"Yet you misappropriated funds from the national treasury to satisfy your own selfish desires,"
"And it has led all the officials in the court to imitate your extravagant lifestyle,"
"That would be a grave mistake."
"Now look at the state of things,"
"You could say it's all your own fault."
"However, your Zhao family's rule was obtained by forcing the orphaned and widowed Chai family to abdicate,"
"Now you are being forced to abdicate again,"
"It's a case of tit for tat."
Emperor Huizong of Song also knew that no empire lasts forever.
However, he never expected that the Zhao family's empire would perish in his hands.
Fanlou and the Imperial Palace are only one street apart.
This tunnel isn't very long.
Just a moment,
They then arrived at the imperial palace.
The group emerged into a grand hall.
Emperor Huizong's personal eunuch was already anxiously waiting at the entrance of the tunnel.
These few days,
Emperor Huizong would get up at the fourth watch of the night to wash and change his clothes.
Preparing to attend court.
After Zhao Ji went to Cui Ying's place yesterday,
He feared that Zhao Ji would return early.
They arrived here early to wait.
The eunuch saw that Wu Song was the first one to come out.
They weren't the familiar guards.
He was taken aback.
Then they saw Shi Xiu escorting Zhao Ji out.
Then I sensed something was wrong.
However, this fellow is also a clever one.
Only then could he serve Zhao Ji.
Seeing Wu Song's unfriendly expression,
They didn't dare to make a sound.
Stand there obediently.
Looking at the soldiers filing out behind him...
The eunuch was so frightened that his legs trembled uncontrollably.
Zhao Yuan walked up to the middle-aged eunuch.
"You are very smart,"
"Cooperate with us well,"
"I will reward you with some money afterward,"
"I'll let you leave the palace and become a wealthy man."
This eunuch also knew the cruelty of palace coups.