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Chapter 485 At the Golden Palace

One morning in the autumn of 1120, Emperor Huizong of Song was attending the morning court. In the hall, civil and military officials stood on the left and right, each holding a memorial and a court tablet.

At this moment, an official stood up and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report."

"What does Lord Li want to report?"

"Your Majesty, the Western Army has just sent back news that the Yangwei Army in the north has conquered Xixia. In the past two years, the Yangwei Army has been fighting and seizing cities and territories everywhere. It is very likely that they will attack the Song Dynasty next. Please make preparations early and deploy troops."

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we send an envoy to the north to contact the commander of the Yangwei Army, Lu Cheng. After all, he is the son-in-law of our Song Dynasty, and he should not use his subjects to attack his king."

"I agree. The Yangwei Army dominated the north and almost annexed all the land of the Liao Kingdom. Now it has conquered the Western Xia. However, the Prince Consort has never established a country and proclaimed himself emperor. Maybe he does not want to be an enemy of the emperor or the Great Song Dynasty."

"Li Yushi, what are you talking about? Lu Cheng is ambitious and good at disguising himself. He never showed any of his intentions in front of Your Majesty. Now that the situation is like this, how could he not harm the Song Dynasty? In my opinion, Your Majesty should make a decision early and take the initiative to send troops as soon as possible to prevent the disaster from happening."

"Sir, the Yangwei Army is strong and unstoppable. Who should our Song Dynasty choose as the general? How many troops should we send out?"

Song Huizong was also troubled by the discussion below. He then looked at Gao Qiu standing below and said, "Lord Gao, your previous expedition against Liangshan was unsuccessful, didn't you say that you wanted to use your merits to atone for your sins? This time, why don't you lead the Imperial Guards to the north to guard against the Yangwei Army?"

"Your Majesty, I am a humble and incompetent official, and I am not capable of leading an army. I am afraid that I will fail to accomplish your important task."

Just when the officials in the court were arguing endlessly, a familiar figure suddenly appeared outside the hall.

After seeing the man's appearance clearly, everyone in the hall was a little panicked. Song Huizong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was also nervous, and then he quickly pretended to be calm: "Lu... Shouxin, why did you come back suddenly?"

Lu Cheng bowed to Song Huizong and said, "Your Majesty, I have not come to the capital to pay my respects to you for a long time. I have come here today to pay my respects to you on behalf of Yu Pan and to pay my respects to her grandfather on behalf of our daughter."

When Zhao Ji heard this, he thought that Lu Cheng really came to pay his respects and pay his respects, but then he changed his mind and remembered that Lu Cheng had just walked into the Golden Throne Hall in such a dignified manner, and the palace guards and eunuchs on duty outside did not inform him in advance, which was a bit abnormal.

The ministers in the hall were all looking at Lu Cheng with suspicion, wondering what this prince consort was up to.

However, seeing that Lu Cheng came alone without a sword or a gun, Song Huizong still had a glimmer of hope in his heart: "Keep your promise. I told you before that when you and Yu Pan have a child, bring him to the palace for me to see. I will definitely reward him well. You haven't come yet, I..."

Before Song Huizong could finish, Lu Cheng interrupted him and said, "Since Your Majesty wants to reward me, can I ask for it myself?"

Song Huizong's heart tightened: "Shou Xin, what do you want?"

Lu Cheng laughed and took a step forward: "I want the throne that the emperor sits on, and I want the vast territory of the Song Dynasty!"

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked. Song Huizong was also shocked. He pointed at Lu Cheng, but was speechless for a moment.

Several ministers on the side immediately jumped out, especially Gao Qiu, who was the first to express himself: "How dare you! Lu Cheng, in the Golden Palace, in front of His Majesty, you actually dared to speak wildly, this is treasonous and you deserve to be killed!"

Grand Tutor Tong Guan also roared: "Where are the warriors of the Golden Palace? Why don't you quickly capture this traitor!"

Facing the angry glares from the ministers around him, the Golden Palace warriors strode closer. Lu Cheng simply clapped his hands, and saw a group of people quickly rushing in from outside the hall, each holding a bow and crossbow and shooting directly. The Golden Palace warriors were shot to the ground before they could get close to Lu Cheng.

Immediately afterwards, a flare arrow was fired outside the hall, and a moment later, flare arrows were fired from all directions throughout the entire Bianjing city.

Before the civil and military officials in the hall could react, they heard several loud explosions coming from outside.

Suddenly, there was a panic in the Golden Palace, and Song Huizong almost fell off the dragon throne.

At this moment, Lu Cheng suddenly clapped his hands and said loudly: "Don't panic, everyone. It's just a rebellion to make the government move. It's no big deal."

As he was talking, Lu Cheng had already come to the throne and patted his cheap father-in-law: "Sir, how about you give way first?"

Song Huizong was shocked all over, and looked at the dead warriors of the Golden Palace below, as well as those outsiders who had sneaked into the palace at some point. His face turned pale, and his heart sank. He tried to get up trembling all over, but his body shook and he almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng helped him and grabbed his shoulders, as if he was carrying a chicken, and easily lifted Song Huizong aside.

Afterwards, Mr. Lu sat on the dragon throne with his horse and sword, looking at the civil and military officials below.

Gao Qiu and Tong Guan, who had just stood up and scolded Lu Cheng harshly, had retreated among the ministers at some point, with their heads down and remained silent.

But one of the generals stood up and shouted, "Lu Cheng, the emperor has been very kind to you, giving you a high position, generous salary, and marrying the princess to you. How dare you repay kindness with hatred? Even if you seize the country, you are still a traitor!"

Before Lu Cheng could say anything, one of the civil officials immediately stood up and pointed at the general and cursed: "What do you know, a common man? Zhao Ji did not practice benevolent governance, but was greedy for pleasure, so that the people were living in misery. General Lu first destroyed the Liao Kingdom, then destroyed the Western Xia, unified the north, and took back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. With such great achievements, why can't he sit on the throne?"

There has never been a shortage of capitulationists and fence-sitters in this world. The Song Dynasty had loyal ministers, but also such treacherous ministers.

Lu Cheng smiled slightly, turned to look at the civil servant who stood up to speak for him, and asked casually: "What's your name?"

The man immediately bowed and knelt on the ground: "General, I am Qin Hui, your humble servant."

Hearing this, Lu Cheng waved his hand and said, "Kill him."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hui quickly raised his head, thinking that Lu Cheng was going to have someone kill the general who jumped out to sing the opposite tune, but he never expected that three crossbow arrows would be shot at him accurately.

Qin Hui, who was fantasizing about his future high position and promising future with a flattering smile on his face, was pierced through the forehead, throat and heart by three crossbow arrows and fell to the ground dead on the spot.

The general was also startled, and then looked at Lu Cheng on the dragon throne with surprise.

Lu Cheng stood up, took a step forward, and looked at the ministers below: "Thinking back to the past, our Emperor Taizu wore the yellow robe, bullied orphans and widows, and seized the Chai family's empire, which led to the 160-year rule of the Song Dynasty. Since Zhao Kuangyin can be the emperor, why can't this general sit on the dragon throne?

Since I came to power, I have destroyed the Liao Kingdom, pacified the Western Xia, unified the north, and made the people of the Central Plains no longer suffer from the troubles of the north. Let my Han people no longer have to bow their heads and pay tribute year after year. Why can't I be the emperor? Who can stand up and tell me why? "

The ministers below were silent for a while, and in the hall one could hear a pin drop...