舟中落雨声 作品

第一百零九章 太皇太后,自相残杀

                
            

            

            
            
                “然而,仍有千余精锐金吾卫,据守于……”
                
            

            

            
            
                “老二在南书房吗?”
                
            

            

            
            
                “不,陛下此刻在奉天殿。”
                
            

            

            
            
                奉天殿三字一出,老妇人叹了口气。
                
            

            

            
            
                那里,乃是大庆皇朝万世敬仰之地,历代帝王祈祖的圣殿。
                
            

            

            
            
                “起驾,前往奉天殿!“
                
            

            

            
            
                随着一声令下,队伍缓缓前行。
                
            

            

            
            
                沿途周锦瑜面颊绯红,宛若春日桃花。
                
            

            

            
            
                而一旁的拓拔宏宴,则是心神越发不宁,惶恐的情绪越发按耐不住。
                
            

            

            
            
                他暗自咬牙,终是开口道:
                
            

            

            
            
                “太皇太后,姑母在上,宏宴忽感腹中剧痛,需往净室解急。“
                
            

            

            
            
                太皇太后默然不语,周锦瑜则轻挥玉手,嘱咐道:
                
            

            

            
            
                “速去速回,宫中纷扰,且注意安全。“
                
            

            

            
            
                拓拔宏宴应声而去,面上佯装痛楚,待众人视线稍移,他便悄然改变路径,匆匆遁入宫门的阴影之中。
                
            

            

            
            
                终于!
                
            

            

            
            
                太皇太后的凤辇稳稳停驻于奉天殿前。
                
            

            

            
            
                “落轿。”
                
            

            

            
            
                轿旁的小太监尖细的嗓音划破宁静,带着几分紧张与敬畏,他连忙上前,轻巧地将那金色帘幕轻轻掀起。
                
            

            

            
            
                太皇太后见状,眼中不由一颤,目光中闪过一丝不易察觉的悲色。
                
            

            

            
            
                往常此刻,总有那个熟悉而忠诚的身影——陈三忠,恭候于侧。
                
            

            

            
            
                而今日,他的缺席让这位历经沧桑的老妇人感到心中难受。
                
            

            

            
            
                “太皇太后?”
                
            

            

            
            
                鲁鹭见状,轻声呼唤,语气中满是关切。
                
            

            

            
            
                “无事!”
                
            

            

            
            
                老妇人回过神,慢慢步出辇车,目光落在了那座既熟悉又陌生的殿堂之上。
                
            

            

            
            
                奉天殿巍峨耸立,门扉紧闭!
                
            

            

            
            
                四周金吾卫铠甲鲜明,持戈而立,气氛凝重至极。
                
            

            

            
            
                所剩还有一千不到的金吾卫防备着,外面已经布下的有五千兵马。
                
            

            

            
            
                金吾卫也没有料到,城门校尉会暗地偷袭,导致其损害惨重。
                
            

            

            
            
                羽林军的援助又迟迟不到。
                
            

            

            
            
                只能做困兽之斗!
                
            

            

            
            
                周锦瑜上前,询问鲁鹭道:
                
            

            

            
            
                “鲁将军,陛下此刻是否仍在殿内?”
                
            

            

            
            
                鲁鹭沉重地点了点头,回答道:
                
            

            

            
            
                “陛下已独自在殿内坚守多时,约莫一个时辰有余。”
                
            

            

            
            
                “观其情形,似有决绝之意,我等部下虽是勇猛,却也因顾虑陛下安危而不敢贸然行事。”
                
            

            

            
            
                太皇太后闻言,心中已然明了这背后的深意。天子若在此地遭遇不幸,鲁鹭及众将领恐难逃朝中后来者的严厉问责。
                
            

            

            
            
                此事关乎天子,自然容不得半点疏忽与懈怠。
                
            

            

            
            
                因此!
                
            

            

            
            
                众人皆在此静候,期盼着她的到来,等她决断!
                
            

            

            
            
                老妇人再次看去这座奉天殿,心中思绪万千。
                
            

            

            
            
                她知道老二速来有野心,也有手段。
                
            

            

            
            
                可是,你怎么着急做什么?
                
            

            

            
            
                朝中大权到头来还是你的!
                
            

            

            
            
                联合北风也是给你做嫁衣,想帮伱统一大庆。
                
            

            

            
            
                可是你引陆神洲去西厂,设计杀害陈三忠,假传金箭覆灭西厂,实在触及到老妇人底线。
                
            

            

            
            
                陈三忠这么忠心的奴才。
                
            

            

            
            
                陈三忠可是准备舍命去换陆沉的命!
                
            

            

            
            
                老妇人不由情绪激动。
                
            

            

            
            
                “老二,你就如此欺负一个已经命不久矣的老人家。”
                
            

            

            
            
                周锦瑜见状,连忙上前搀扶住太皇太后,生怕她因情绪激动而有所不测。