Chapter 74 Killing the King
The palace has been in chaos since noon.
The monarch and ministers of Fei's country had already known that the people had intercepted the messengers, and the news received from outside was that the people had gathered together.
The ministers of all parties were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. If it were a coup, these nobles might have been prepared and had private soldiers to gain the greatest benefit in the coup.
The coup of Duke Dao of the Song Dynasty can be regarded as a typical example. The nobles rely on their private soldiers to formulate a policy of "the three races have the same government and no mutual harm."
But this time, the angry people and the Mohist family, who had been preparing for several years, did not prepare for these people at all.
The king was not dead, and the Mo family just used the help of fleeing on the border to ignite the fire and used Meng Sheng's way of seeking benevolent government to blow the wind up.
From the failure to seek benevolent politics to the buffering of both sides, in just a few days, the nobles had no time to assemble their troops.
The people in the capital are the biggest reliance of the monarch, but now the people are standing on the other side of the monarch, and Fei Jun is helpless.
In desperation, the king and his ministers made their own way to make a living. Someone suggested that Fei Jun leave the dog hole behind the palace to escape. Fei Jun also put down his noble's elegant identity and decided to drill into the dog hole.
The soldiers have an organization for the time being, guarding the walls of the palace. They are confused. The "loyalty" in the past education was to be loyal to the king. Some people might be shaken, but the organization was not completely chaotic at this time, and the people in the palace could still maintain their guard.
Fei Jun packed up a lot of gold and jade and decided to escape from the dog cave, for the sake of "love", he would let Zheyangzi walk with him, and once he escaped, he could be a guard and a car.
Zhe Yangzi's fingers touched the hilt of the sword slightly. Before the chaos, he had climbed to the city wall and watched.
While watching, the cannons had not approached, but he saw the people who had already formed a formation and held guns, and could still hear some preaching and the sound of volleys that had taken action after the formation.
Just after taking a look, Zhe Yangzi was convinced that this "coup" was never simple, completely different from the past.
The hundreds of soldiers in the palace were simply impossible to defeat the people outside.
He also has his own judgment. The people outside are so organized and are moving forward. Don’t the people behind him know that they are closed to the city gate?
If you follow the king to flee, you will be captured once the city gate is closed. And the people are so angry that they hear that some people say that the king treason will not be a coup that will allow the king to flee abroad, but a coup that will kill the king.
His fingers were pressed on the hilt of the sword, and he was still touched when the king was still letting himself escape together in a critical moment.
But, this matter can be understood differently.
It can be understood that this is love, and the king loves him, so in such a critical moment, he still did not forget to let him escape from the dog cave.
But it can also be understood as this. The king wants to use him. When he is fleeing, he has someone to protect him, drive, and protect him...
Zhe Yangzi had almost no hesitation and chose to understand the latter, so the last trace of guilt in his heart turned into anger.
From the guilt of loving me so much but wanting to kill him, to the anger he treated me like this just to protect me.
Perhaps the most fundamental reason is that Zhe Yangzi saw the people gathered outside and guessed that the city gate was closed and that now there was only one way to escape, and his wealth and status would end there.
So just as the king reached out to flee with his hand, Zhe Yangzi suddenly drew his sword and stabbed Fei Jun in the abdomen with a sword. He quickly stirred up the murderous technique of using the nobles' profession to maintain etiquette and protect the king, stabbed Fei Jun to death.
Fei Jun died very quickly, so fast that he had no time to show all kinds of eyes such as resentment, confusion, and anger after being betrayed.
Because Zhe Yangzi started quickly and had high means, he had to kill Fei Jun, because he had talked to Fei Jun about the suggestion of turning Fei into a battlefield and slaughtering the people.
Now that Fei Jun is dead, no one can know that he has said this.
Then, he held up the bloody sword and killed the other guards beside Fei Jun, wiped the sword gracefully, squatted down and even cut off Fei Jun's head, and held it in his hand.
After crawling out of the dog hole, Zhe Yangzi put his bloody head aside, sorted out his clothes, wiped the blood with Fei Jun's clothes, restored the elegance of a handsome young man, hung Fei Jun's head at his waist, and walked straight to the palace gate where the people gathered.
He left shockedly, his mouth filled with a smile of a kind-hearted and righteous man who achieved righteousness. Looking at the bronze cannons that had been dragging towards him, he became more and more impressed by his judgment.
When he approached the crowd of people forming the formation for about dozens of steps, he stretched out his hand and raised Fei Jun's head and shouted: "The unrighteous king has been killed by me!"
After shouting three times, someone finally recognized him and asked in surprise: "Are you Zheyangzi?"
Zhe Yangzi lifted his head and said, "That's right."
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Is that really the head of a tyrant? You are not his close minister, why should you kill him?"
Zhe Yangzi laughed loudly and said, "In the past, King Wen was a minister of King Zhou, why did King Wu attack Zhou? This is not the destiny of heaven, but because King Wen and King Wu followed the will of heaven and punished for the benefit of the people of the world. It is righteous to punish unrighteousness. You ask me why I wanted to kill him, so why did you pick up your weapons before coming to the palace?"
"You ask me why, isn't it like a hungry person eating, but ask the person next to me who is also eating, why should I eat?"
"For the sake of the benefit of the country, killing one person will benefit the people, why not kill?"
He said that he was full of fighting spirit, holding his head, and seemed to not care about the surprised gazes around him, and walked straight to Wei Rang's location.
When he approached ten steps away, he placed the sword on his waist on the ground and said, "My sword is used to kill the unrighteous king, not to kill him in ten steps. This is Fei Jun's head."
"Now there are still soldiers in the palace, and they are also common people. They don't know the righteousness. But are some warriors willing to follow me to persuade those who are not yet know the righteousness to put down their weapons?"
After saying that, he shouted majesticly: "Will there be warriors who will follow me?"
He raised Fei Jun's head and shouted three times.
Then he sighed, "If you attack the palace gate, there will be casualties. I have a heart of love and everyone in the world cherishes their lives. How can I bear it? Even if it is dangerous, it may be a little bit of death, which is beneficial to the world."
Even dozens of sword-holding people shouted, "A true righteous man! I am willing to go!"
Ximen Tu even played the sword and praised: "Zheyangzi promoted the first righteousness and killed the tyrant, and he should be the first meritorious person. He also has a kind heart and cannot bear the rebellion of war. He is a true wise man!"
Zhe Yangzi shouted: "There may be danger before the palace. However, in order to make great righteousness, to benefit the country, it is not worth mercy. If I die, please remember that I die for justice!"
Although there was no autumn wind for a moment, it felt a bit bleak. Dozens of warriors followed Zheyangzi with swords. Zheyangzi bypassed the people gathered in armed forces and came to the palace.
On the palace wall, someone saw Fei Jun's head raised by Zhe Yangzi and cursed loudly: "Zhe Yangzi, Fei Jun treats you well and gives you a reward for your fiefdom. You killed you for being unfaithful!"
Zhe Yangzi laughed and said, "No! My salary is created by the people with labor. The salary of cannibalism is a matter of loyalty to others! The salary I eat is provided by the people. I am loyal to the benefits of the people. How can I say that I am unfaithful?"
After he said that, he turned around and shouted at the people who followed him: "You guys say, is this the reason!"
The people shouted in unison: "Yes!"
Amid the people's calls, Zheyangzi raised Fei Jun's head and said, "Now the people seek profit to benefit the country of Fei. But you are on the palace walls and blocking the great affairs of benefiting the nation of one country and all people. This is not loyalty, but stupidity!"
"The tyrant has been killed. Are you going to go against Fei's people?"
"You still have to resist stubbornly after guns and cannons. This is the way to die for oneself."
"Dieting for justice may be left with a name forever."
"But why do you die? It is unrighteous to die for a tyrant. The blood of the country should not shed so much. The tyrant is dead, and a new king should be established and a benevolent government should be implemented. It is beneficial to the people and the people, and you are also one of the people. The people's hearts cannot be disobeyed!"
After saying that, he put down Fei Jun's head, spread his robe sleeves, and saluted to the armored soldiers on the palace walls: "For Fei Guo, for himself, and for the sake of shedding more blood, please put down your weapons!"
"If the world discusses the affairs of Feiguo, let me Zheyangzi bear the name of regicide! For righteousness, my life can still be abandoned, let alone the name of reputation?"
"If you attack forcibly, both sides will be killed and injured. I have a heart of love. I cherish my life and the lives of all people in the world. Since this is the case, if you cannot rest assured, please let me enter the palace wall as a property!"
"You have never participated in the tyrant's politics, and the people will not hurt you. I am a hostage. If I do anything to hurt you, I can kill me!"
"And the punishment of unrighteousness is a merit. Those ministers who advise the king to perform tyranny and fear the people are all sinners of Fei's country. Don't you take this opportunity to achieve great righteousness?"
There were still a few nobles on the wall. He heard this and cursed: "The thief of the lord! What are you talking about righteousness here! If the people in the world are not loyal and righteous, how different is it from animals? The soldiers obeyed the order and shot this lord-killing thief!"
After hearing this, dozens of brave men following Zheyangzi immediately stood in front of Zheyangzi and shouted: "Zheyangzi seeks profit for the people and is loyal to the people. How can he talk about being unfaithful and unrighteous? Whoever dares to shoot arrows and gets cannons to break through the gate will be a great crime!"
The soldiers above the wall saw that the monarch was dead, and saw more and more people gathering in the street market. In a panic, they also began to think about their future affairs.
While the nobles were still shouting, several armored soldiers suddenly drew their swords to kill the nobles, shouting: "Zheyangzi please go up to the city wall! We are willing to make contributions to righteousness!"
Chapter completed!