The long river gradually falls and the morning stars sink. In early winter, the moonlight at dawn is cold and faint, like flowing water, flows on all kinds of gorgeous and exquisite or ordinary eaves in the capital, and falls on the streets and alleys.

The sound of horse hooves is extremely eye-catching before dawn.

"Go here." Seeing soldiers blocking the road at the entrance of the street in front, Jia Huan and Hu Xiaosi and four others changed directions and continued to detour. His destination was Xiaoyongfang and Grand Secretary He's Mansion.

With him, a small Hanlin, even with the same eloquence as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, it is not enough to motivate the generals of the Beijing camp to send troops. He must use other people to help.

Based on Jia Huan's inference, as a left-behind minister, Grand Secretary He would never support the prince's rebellion with his integrity. He was the leader of civil officials and had his political bottom line and persistence. Jia Huan first had to go to Grand Secretary He for help.

As a native of the capital, Jia Huan and his group were quite familiar with the streets and routes of the capital. They were interspersed in the streets and alleys. In the light and hazy dawn, they relied on horsepower to maneuver at high speed to avoid the chaos on the street and headed towards Xiaoyongfang.

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The troops in the capital: The Beijing camp is stationed in the area outside Deshengmen and Andingmen. The nine gates of the inner city of the capital are all guarded by the upper twelve guards.

The twelve guards above are: Jinyiwei, Flagbear Guard, Jinwu Guard, Yulin Guard, front, back and left and right guards of the palace, Huben Guard, Yanshan Guard, Jizhou Guard, and Tongzhou Guard. Among them, Jinyiwei and Flagbear Guard are not regular troops.

Each ward has a fixed quota of 10,000 people, and the specific amounts of each ward vary. For example, the Jinyiwei has a scale of 30,000 to 50,000 people and is frequently active.

The emperor was fortunate to Chengde and transferred some troops from the city and took nearly 100,000 troops. Among them, some troops from the Palace Guards (3,000 people were fixed). The Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards guarded the imperial city. The remaining troops of the other guards guarded all parts of the capital according to their duties.

On the ninth night of the lunar month, Prince Ning Pu launched a rebellion. The vanguard of the palace army, and the Tongzhou Guard surrendered to the prince, with a total of about 15,000 people. These two guards were the two guards that the prince used money and gave favors, and infiltrated the most. The prince's available troops increased.

However, the troops obtained need to increase the defense of the Huangji Palace and increase the city gate guards among the nine gates in the inner city of the capital. Among the nine gates, some city gates are not under the control of the prince.

The other guards had different attitudes. For example, the guards of the government army had an ambiguous attitude, and the Hu Ben Guard refused to recruit him. The left guards of the government army mobilized troops to attack and defended the Xuanwu Gate.

Under such circumstances, the prince and the Marquis of Xiangyang still arranged personnel to set up checkpoints everywhere on the streets to cut off traffic and communications inside and outside the capital. At the same time, he sent personnel to the government offices of various court officials to urge him, demanding that the court be held in the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month.

This is the case when Jia Huan left his home. The capital was already in chaos and ordered to go out. Looking around, many shops were smashed by all kinds of soldiers who didn't know where to come and were looted. Some families were even looted in the mansion.

The moon is dark and the night is dark, and the wind is high and the setting fire is good. The soldiers pass by like combs, not just talk.

The sources of various riots were some of the defeated soldiers who were killed and some were soldiers sent by various parties to make a fuss. Some were killing with purpose. Some were robbers and hooligans took advantage of the situation to rob. The order in the capital had been destroyed.

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I was in Yongfang, and the Grand Secretary He’s Mansion. It was so lighted.

Grand Secretary He was wearing a blue casual robe and was walking slowly in the hall, occasionally looking at the gradually brighter sky outside the window. Even though his qi cultivation skills were good, he still showed an anxious look.

I have to worry!

It was already the first moment of Mao Chu. Just now, the prince in the imperial city sent another Qian Zheng, the captain of Zhaoxin, to invite him to court, but he refused.

"As a grand minister and a left-behind minister, can he be with people without fathers or kings? Xie Yushi is the chief minister of the court. Can I be the same as him? If you have the ability, you kill me and ask me to go to court, don't even think about it."

According to the news revealed by President Liu Qian: Grand Secretary Xie agreed to go to court and came forward to summon all ministers; the prince had obtained the support of the Jingying. (This is news of deception).

However, even so, he still refused to cooperate with the prince. Death is more important than Mount Tai and less than a feather. He Shuo's reputation throughout his life. Was he the stigma of the slander ministers who were finally left in history books? What are you afraid of death?

What he was worried about was: he was a left-behind minister, but he could not stop the rebellion. The political ideal he upheld was to put the people first. What was the fault of the subjects in the capital? He was to suffer from war. He was ashamed of the king and the common people.

Mr. He’s second son He Yijian sent Mr. Liu Qian back from the hall and whispered: “Father, I saw that Mr. Qian had four soldiers left. It would be difficult for his son to go out.”

Grand Secretary He looked at his second son, waved his hand, and sighed: "Oh, no need. Those who should receive the news all night have naturally received the news. I don't need to persuade him."

He felt a little regretful. When the war broke out, he should go out of the palace to gain military power as soon as possible. No matter which guard is in the twelve guards, the government offices, or the military commanders of the five cities, they can do so. They have evidence to advance and retreat, so as not to be so passive now.

In fact, it is not for the fact that Grand Secretary He reacts slowly. Anyone who encounters such a political storm late at night needs to obtain detailed information before making a decision. It is related to his own political future and the lives of his whole family. This is political determination.

Why did you gradually become silent?

At this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from outside the door, and the soldiers outside heard shouting, "Who is it?"

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Jia Huan and his follower Hu Xiaosi set off from the Jia Mansion at around 5 a.m. If he ran away and arrived directly to the Grand Secretary He's Mansion in Yongfang, it would take less than half an hour. However, Jia Huan took a detour all the way to avoid the defeated soldiers and Luka, and it took nearly an hour to arrive.

In the early morning of early winter, horses exhale white. The light between heaven and earth has gradually become brighter, and time has passed quickly.

When Hu Xiaosi saw the soldiers guarding the gate of He Mansion, he suddenly felt a slight heart and shouted: "Third Master, there are soldiers guarding in front of the gate of He Cao. I don't know which aspect it is."

Jia Huan made a judgment in a very short time and said loudly: "Roar over and hit them with a horse." Every minute and every second pass is overdrawing the survival time of the Jia family. He has arrived at the door of Grand Secretary He's house, and Jia Huan can't think of any more ways. When they meet on a narrow road, the brave will win.

Jia Huan made the most correct judgment.

Four soldiers were still asking, but five horses came over.

You should know that cavalry is a very difficult military service. Jia Huan and Hu Xiaosi and his party are already good at riding horses. They do not have the technical and tactical ability to kill and fight on horseback. However, they can still hit people by riding horses.

The four soldiers who were knocked apart and killed ran away in panic. Jia Huan rushed into the mansion of Grand Secretary He with his men with a rainbow. As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, he happened to meet He Yijian who came out to check the situation.

Mr. He was quite surprised, "Ziyu, why are you?" He attended Jia Huan's wedding and naturally knew Jia Huan. Moreover, he knew that his father valued Jia Huan very much and said that Jia Ziyu had a talent for governing affairs.

Jia Huan bowed and said, "Brother Ji Chao, it's me. I'll come to He Xiang for help. Today, the Jia family was attacked by the rebels and almost ransacked."

"Ah? Come with me quickly." He Yijian was surprised. Seeing Jia Huan's face anxious again, he also knew that the situation in the capital was urgent, so he took Jia Huan to the hall to see his father. While walking, he asked about the situation.

Grand Secretary He was wearing a green robe and was standing in the exquisite main hall. When he saw the second son and Jia Huan come in, he was extremely surprised, "Ziyu, why did you come to me? What's going on outside?"

Jia Huan bowed and said quickly, and tried hard to suppress his words to a steady pace. He said hurriedly: "He Xiang, my mansion was attacked by the rebels of Ruyang Hou and was almost broken. I came to He Xiang for help. Along the way, the inner city was extremely chaotic, with chaotic soldiers rampant, and Tongzhou Guards set up checkpoints on the streets to block the news.

He Xiang is the left-behind minister. At this time of crisis, he should raise his arms and shout, turning the tide and then establishing the order of the universe."

Jia Huan was closer to the title of Grand Secretary He and called Senior He directly. Grand Secretary He was also a poet from Hanyuan. Jia Huan called himself a junior and student. However, at this moment, the target of his help was not the Hanlin senior, but the prime minister and Grand Secretary of the country!

Grand Secretary He nodded. He agreed with Jia Huan's point of view. Xie Yushi surrendered to the enemy (fake news). As a left-behind official, he must have done something. Nianxu pondered and said: "Ziyu, I have sent someone to send a letter to the Zuodu Censor Yin Peng, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, the Wucheng Military and Masi Si and other places, but there is no reply yet. The situation in the capital is now in a corruption. To quell the rebellion, the only way to mobilize the Beijing camp. And I have no authority to mobilize troops."

Grand Secretary He is also a very talented person. Jia Huan can see the situation clearly, and he can also see it clearly.

Without military power, this is a very realistic problem.r
Chapter completed!