Dark clouds rolled over the city, and the sky became dark.
In the attic of the west wing of the inner courtyard, a group of monarchs and ministers looked down from the window, each with different expressions.
Gao Yi's expression was solemn, Zhang Hong's face was expressionless, and Wang Yingxuan, a member of the middle school room, muttered words that could not be heard clearly.
Zhu Yijun put his hands behind his back, condescendingly watching Jiang Keqian lead the imperial army to encircle him. In his ears, he could vaguely hear Liu Shiyan's loud shouts of peace as he resisted.
"Sure enough, no one in the world is a puppet on strings."
"I am about to start a fight with Liu Shiyan today. Even the guards and firearms prepared for the visit this time are eager for him to fight to the death, so that I can be more ruthless against the nobles and the Governor-General of the Fifth Army."
"But I didn't expect that he would dare to do this, strike first and assassinate the king... I have seen many court methods, but this is the first time I have seen Jianghu methods."
"Okay, it really caused a bigger fuss than I expected!"
Zhu Yijun sighed to himself about the current situation.
He did not expect that a bold man like Liu Shiyan would be killed at the slightest provocation - not to mention the trivial things he committed such as traveling in carriages in the palace. It was rumored in unofficial history that this man had encouraged Zhang Juzheng to rebel and proclaim himself emperor, several times.
His "arrogant words" caused "all the courtiers to be horrified".
In other words, the extra forbidden troops, crossbows, and firearms that I brought with me this time were originally prepared for things to get serious.
But he really didn't expect that things would get so big - he didn't expect that Liu Shiyan would attack him first, and he didn't expect that this guy would have the guts to lead his troops to kill him in the street. He wanted him to be Cao Mao's second best.
Fortunately, Liu Shiyan was not Cao Qin, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army was not the capital camp. After all, he still could not mobilize thousands of troops to attack the imperial city like Tianshun did in the fifth year.
Now hundreds of troops gathered together and came to the imperial court. Although Zhu Yijun was shocked, he still couldn't make waves and did not lose control.
When Gao Yi heard the emperor's words, he still frowned: "Your Majesty, it would be better to leave the palace less often in the future."
It’s too scary!
The last time the emperor was blatantly rebelled against by his courtiers, it was Zhaowu Bo Cao Qin who launched an army to attack the imperial city. He not only killed the imperial censor, but also burned Chang'an Gate.
Even if such a huge incident is calmed down immediately, it will still be regarded as a sign of instability in the court.
The local green forest heroes and red-browed heroes may have thoughts that they didn't have after hearing this story a few times.
Furthermore, despite the fact that Shi Maohua, Minister of the Ministry of War, Luo Fengxiang, Chengyi Bo, Liu Shiyan and others were exposed one after another, in fact, they may not be the only ones.
The White Lotus Sect is growing day by day, spreading all over Shanxi, Henan and other places. Who is doing the blood transfusion?
The Han thieves who have been promoted are now wandering between Han and Mongolia, making bridges. Who are these Confucian traitors?
In today's books, it is often said that "first-class Yuan people and second-class Ming Dynasties, massacres are justifiable because of kindness." Is it because the Ministry of Rites is aloof and ignores the mortal world, or is it because there are too many old and young people in the former Yuan Dynasty and they are not cleaned up.
Since you haven’t cleaned up your mess yet, you should naturally calm down!
Zhu Yijun looked down intently.
But he refused without hesitation: "Sir, I don't know something. I am going to visit you today to question you, because I am taking this opportunity to rectify the military situation, so that I will not have to leave the palace frequently in the future."
This teacher is now far away from the center, and Zhu Yijun did not go into too much detail.
After Gao Yi heard this, his expression gradually showed some dissatisfaction. He raised his head to look at the emperor and asked, "What does your majesty want?"
The emperor's safety is not his concern alone.
It is not allowed for the emperor to act arbitrarily.
Seeing Gao Yi's displeasure, Zhu Yijun sighed and explained: "When something goes wrong in the military affairs, naturally we can only start with the military affairs. How can we solve the problem while huddled in the palace all day long?"
"I want to take this opportunity to personally take charge of the capital camp!"
The words just fell.
Wang Yingxuan, the scholar in Zhongshu House, suddenly stopped mumbling words on his lips, turned his eyes to the right, and subconsciously glanced at the emperor from the corner of his eye.
Zhang Hong winked and asked Zhang Jing to guard the door.
Gao Yi's frown relaxed.
He suddenly realized that no wonder the emperor wanted to come to force Liu Shiyan in person, no wonder he was not angry but happy when he saw Liu Shiyan gathering troops to rebel - there were already people gathering troops to rebel, who could stop the emperor from intervening in the military affairs!
Zhu Yijun raised his head and glanced at the sky. There was a bright flash, and the world suddenly lit up.
He withdrew his gaze and continued to explain with Gao Yi: "If I hadn't gone on a patrol and witnessed the abuses in the pasture with my own eyes, how would I have known that Ma Zheng had been corrupted to this extent by Shi Maohua?"
"How did you know that the Ministry of War, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, the White Lotus Sect, and the barbarians are all bundled together in a mess?"
"There are some things that I can no longer leave to the ministry."
"I handed over the Ministry of War to Shi Maohua, how did he repay me? If we really follow his recommendation last year and let Luo Fengxiang be appointed as the replacement minister of the Ministry of War, within ten years, these people will probably go to the border to find Zhu Chongzhuo.
Two!"
When Gao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but be silent.
Zhongshu Sheren secretly looked at the emperor's eyes, and secretly said that the emperor quickly fell into the drama, and in private he directly entered the state of making excuses.
The so-called finding the second Zhu Chongzhuo not only refers to someone who wants to welcome the clan and proclaim himself emperor, but also refers to colluding with foreign enemies.
During the Jiajing period, Emperor Shizong rectified the lawless clans.
There was a man named Zhu Chongzhuo in the vassal generation who liked to gather thugs to commit rape and murder. The prefect Liu of Datong wanted to punish him, but he kidnapped, robbed and humiliated him.
After Emperor Shizong heard the news, he immediately "issued an edict to seize his salary." Naturally, Zhu Chongzhuo became "hateful and resentful."
It happened that among the refugees he had taken in, there was a White Lotus sect member named Ci Zhongtai, who used every opportunity to persuade Zhu Chongzhuo to rebel.
The two sides hit it off immediately and planned a drama of "turning Datong on and off, borrowing troops from the Tatars, and raising troops to proclaim themselves emperor."
Zhu Chongzhuo not only sent the White Lotus Sect to blend with the Tatars, but also "promised to send the little prince to the fortress".
They even made a watch to publicize, "The Taizu of our dynasty has been entrusted with the destiny and borrowed the power of the Yuanzu for more than 150 years. This destiny was secretly sworn between my ancestor and the Yuanzu in the Golden Chamber. The talent of the Southern Dynasty has been enjoyed for more than 170 years. When
Fu Youdu regards himself as the lord of his subjects, and changes the sun and moon to determine the universe."
It was clear that they were raising the banner of "anti-Ming and restoration of the Yuan Dynasty"!
Opposition within the imperial court, rampant cults among the people, secret collusion with foreign enemies...are these ingredients exactly the same as the current Shi Maohua case?
In addition, Liu Shiyan, the right commander of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, rebelled in the street and collided with the Holy Emperor.
With established precedents and personal threats, the emperor wants to personally take charge of the military affairs for the sake of future safety. Who has the position to say no?
Wang Yingxuan looked down at Liu Shiyan, who was still resisting, and couldn't help but feel a hint of ridicule in his heart. This kind of useless nobleman was really just a chess piece. Whether he was a rebel or an emperor, he could easily be manipulated by applause.
As he was speaking, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside in, and Li Jin tied up a person and escorted him in: "Your Majesty, the traitor Bai Lian was captured in the front yard, the third house of the Chengyi Mansion, and the training brave general Liu Zhi of the fifth army camp.
"
Zhu Yijun looked back.
Liu Zhi of the Fifth Army Camp was the nephew of Chengyi Bo Liu Shiyan. In the first year of Wanli, he was originally the commander of the First Battalion and was promoted to the right deputy general. He was caught by the emperor because of a fight in the camp and was demoted to be in charge of morning exercises (Chapter 88).
It seems that he has long been resentful, otherwise he would not be tied up with the White Lotus Sect.
Zhu Yijun quickly withdrew his gaze and said casually: "Just in time, let's send them to Uncle Chengyi for a reunion."
He motioned towards Li Jin with his chin to the wooden box on the table - it had been prepared a long time ago.
Finally, he sighed again: "It's a pity that I still need a grandson."
Li Jin was about to get the wooden box, but when he heard this, he had to bend down and apologize: "Your Majesty, this slave is incompetent. Liu Laichen was taken in by the Tuman Khan. I'm afraid it will take more time to arrest him."
Whether people hide their names or flee to North Korea or vassals like Tubo, Dongchang can find people.
But when it comes to Tuman Khan, there is really nothing he can do.
Zhu Yijun shook his head, without going into details, and waved his hand: "Don't provoke the barbarian Khan, let's leave it like this for now."
Today's Tuman Khan is different from what it was seven years ago. It has become stronger and stronger in the past seven years.
Three years ago, Tuman Khan organized a Khuritai Conference on the grassland attended by 60,000 people.
Not only were the six major governors appointed - Amudai Hongtaiji of ten thousand households in Chahar, Wei Zhengsubahai, the leader of the Balin tribe in Negarka, Kutuktai Chechen Hongtaiji of ten thousand households in Ordos, and Yongxie Buwan
Hunomu Dalanoyan, Tumut Wanhushali Ke Hongtaiji.
It even promulgated the "Code of Tuman Khan", covering everything from officialdom, marriage, law, property, and everything in between.
This is no longer an ordinary separatist regime! This is an establishment!
What's more, Tatars are even planning to convert to Tibetan Buddhism and use their faith to bridge the rift between the left and the right.
Last year, Altan Khan and Tuman Khan reached a tacit understanding. The former led more than 80,000 right-wing nobles and tribesmen to Yanghua Temple in Qinghai and negotiated with Sonam Gyatso, the leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, for seven days and seven nights.
The result is unknown, except that Altan Khan converted on the spot, turned around and named Sonam Gyatso the "Dalai Lama", and invited the statue of Buddha back.
Since the beginning of this year, Li Chengliang in Liaodong has repeatedly reported emergencies, saying that Tuman Khan's "60,000 iron cavalry" are patrolling in Liaodong and are watching with eager eyes!
Under such circumstances, the imperial court could no longer dictate to the barbarian Khan.
Li Jin quickly accepted the order, stepped forward and put the wooden box under his arm, and ordered someone to escort Liu Zhi, who was bound, and they bowed and left the room together.
The room fell silent again.
Boom!
A loud thunder.
The white light shone on the emperor's face, and Zhu Yijun slowly opened his arms: "Zhang Daban, put on your armor and prepare your horse for me."
Zhongshu Sheren Wang Yingxuan didn't know what was going on, so he quickly fell to the ground and hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, how can you put yourself in danger?"
How can the emperor go to the battlefield in person when the emperor humiliates his ministers and dies?
Zhu Yijun smiled, helped the person up, and explained: "Wang Sheren is too worried. This scene is just suitable for changing clothes and tidying up."
After saying that, he nodded to Zhang Hong.
Upon seeing this, the latter bowed respectfully to the emperor, then picked up the armor placed on the table and walked to the emperor's side in small steps. He was obviously well prepared.
Gao Yi hesitated to speak beside him, and finally just sighed, turned around in his wheelchair and left the room.
…
At the same time, the imperial troops gradually closed in outside the hall.
Inside, people used tables and chairs to block the doors and windows, and all you could see was that the figure was swaying, as if it was adjusting its formation.
"The family biography of my ancestor Liu Bowen indicates that his Majesty will be taken over by evil spirits in the sixth year of Longqing's reign!"
"Don't you hear that two dragons never meet? Don't you see that before and after the emperor ascends the throne, the wise and the foolish are completely different?"
"I heard that the Crown Prince was a charmer in the past. He loved to practice calligraphy, loved to eat sweets, and never rinsed his mouth in the morning or evening! Think about it carefully. Now this person is out of character. Is he really evil?"
"It was the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother who discovered the clues and was afraid of being harmed by evil spirits, so she secretly sent us to bring order to the chaos and welcome King Lu to the throne. If you don't believe it, I have a token of the Holy Mother to show you!"
"I would like to advise you not to make mistakes!"
Liu Shiyan knew he was about to die, so he made nonsense, even if it only attracted the enemy's attention, it would be in vain.
In just a few breaths, I came up with five or six sets of rhetoric. One moment, the dragon pulse warned me, and the stars changed suddenly. Now I am talking about the evil demon coming to seize the body.
Even if Liu Shiyan explains it here today, it can provide some ideas of destiny to the later rebels - his ancestor Liu Bowen made a push-back diagram, which is a favorite among the people.
No matter how bad it is, it would be good to put some eye drops on the emperor's mother-son relationship and brotherly relationship.
After a few words, the formation was finally adjusted properly.
Liu Shiyan glanced at the few soldiers beside him and took a deep breath: "In recent years, I have robbed untouchables and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. I only left 170,000 silver for my family and divided the rest. Are you willing to die with me?"
, and distributed it five times to your family members, which is enough for them to become wealthy people incognito."
"Tell me, is it my loyalty or the loyalty of the Emperor of the Zhu family?"
When the soldiers on the left and right heard this, they were all choked up and moved.
"Sincerity and justice, Bo Yuntian!"
"Liu Gong is loyal!"
"No matter what outsiders say, we have nothing to say about sincerity!"
Liu Shiyan grinned with satisfaction, nodded slowly, and was about to say something.
Just then.
Click.
Four parabolas suddenly appeared in mid-air - they were four wooden boxes, smashing into the house from mid-air!
Eyes converge subconsciously.
Before I could take a closer look, one of the wooden boxes suddenly collapsed.
A human head burst out of it, jumped several inches high, rolled a few times, and landed at Liu Shiyan's feet.
The head slowly rested on Liu Shiyan's feet.
There was silence in the hall.
Liu Shiyan looked at the head at his feet with disbelief written all over his face.
How is that possible!?
Didn’t it mean that all the relatives and relatives have been settled!?
Liu Shiyan, whose eyes gradually became bloodshot, held the head in his trembling hands.
This was the first time he saw his son like this.
A familiar face, but the complexion is not very good, slightly gray, without any blood at all, the eyes are wide open, and the look of fear ruins the originally delicate facial features.
Liu Shiyan bit his lip, a fishy smell rising in his throat.
They silently placed the other three wooden boxes respectfully in front of Liu Shiyan.
The latter gently took one of them, opened the wooden box a crack, squinted his eyes and looked at it quietly, and then closed it suddenly.
He remembered that his wife was a person who loved beauty. There were outsiders here, so it was not convenient for her to look unattractive.
Liu Shiyan was silent and reached out to pick another important point. Well, his nephew Liu Zhi. This was not too sad. After all, when he took his family away, he didn't take his nephew with him at all.
He stared at the fourth wooden box, stunned for a moment, and he no longer wanted to look at it.
Liu Shiyan took a deep breath and suddenly bent to the ground towards the soldiers around him.
Everyone was shocked.
I saw Liu Shiyan bowing in a circle, and with a trembling voice, he almost begged: "The matter has come to this, I have nothing else to ask for, and I also ask all brothers to be loyal to me, so that I can feel relieved from my chest!"
Everyone was silent for a moment and then responded with a bang!
…
"Kill the evil spirits! King Fulu! Bring justice to the throne! Save the world!"
A patchwork of slogans suddenly sounded in the inner courtyard of the Gao Mansion.
Liu Shiyan's private soldiers, as brave as not afraid of death, rushed out silently and solemnly!
"shoot!"
Jiang Keqian reacted faster, almost predicting, and shouted the order!
The crossbow arrows shot out from the gaps in the array in an instant, piercing through several people in an instant!
"Block! Charge forward!"
Liu Shiyan gritted his teeth hard.
There was no shield, so he used wooden boards, chair cushions, and long knives in his hands to block several vital points above his head and in front of him.
In this weather and distance, firearms are of no use, and the power of crossbows may not penetrate armor. As long as the vital points are blocked, it will be a hand-to-hand fight!
"kill!"
There was a whooshing sound, like a sharp roar, and there was a tinkling sound. Blocked by the armor and formation, most of the arrows fell down in vain.
Some of them were at subtle angles, stuck between the armor and muscles, and were simply ignored by the fearless private soldiers.
During the change of formation, the soldiers were uniform and getting closer to the factory guards.
When Jiang Keqian saw this, he pulled out the long knife with an expressionless face.
He had already killed more than 20 thieves at long range, and his own side had an absolute advantage. She only raised her saber, and Shen Ning gave the order: "Crash into us!"
In an instant, the Forbidden Army responded immediately.
The crossbows were withdrawn, the swords and shields were raised, the spearmen came out of the gaps, and the formation was instantly set up. Step by step, they stepped forward to engage the enemy!
"The enemy is outnumbered and we are numerous! The enemy is exhausted and we are abundant! The enemy is weak and we are strong! Kill!"
"I am blessed by the emperor! It's just the right time! Raise your shield and draw your spear!"
"Your Majesty is right behind you! Whether your clan is destroyed or you are rewarded, it all depends on you and me! Press on!"
With shouts of kill, the two sides collided with each other!
It seemed that the whole Gaofu was ringing in the ears.
Qi and blood surged, and waves of blood spread all over the sky.
The mournful army of outlaws will prevail.
Shi Shou's last-ditch battle for the emperor's favor.
After a moment, the staggered corpses fell to the ground, and the remaining people stepped on the corpses and bumped into each other again!
Liu Shiyan was only over forty years old. He had been on the battlefield for many years and had extraordinary martial arts skills. At this moment, he was like a hungry wolf pounce on food.
Especially when you have free time to finish off the private soldiers around you.
Between the left and right arms, the weapons in his hands were stained with blood.
"Rebel!"
Seeing that there were few enemies within five feet of Liu Shiyan, some elite troops immediately came forward to greet him!
Ding ding ding!
The sound of gold and iron clashing is endless.
There were no more than a hundred people in total on both sides, and after several bites and collisions, they actually burst into flames like smoke and steam, rising from the sky above the high mansion on a rainy day.
"Death to the traitor!"
Jiang Keqian immediately went into battle in person, and formed a formation with four guards. He broke into the rebel army with cold light and only attacked Liu Shiyan.
The two sides fought tooth and nail, entangled together like a turbid current, muffled screams continued to sound, and the number of troops was lost rapidly.
In the melee, Liu Shiyan was stabbed several times in the blink of an eye.
Although most of it was blocked by armor, it was still bloody.
His eyes were red and bloodshot, and his hands were trembling.
"Mr. Liu! I can't rush through!"
"I can't stand it anymore!"
The left and right shouted in agreement, but they all seemed pale.
Liu Shiyan looked around and saw that he had knocked down more than half of them, and could only barely maintain their formation, all of them dripping with blood.
An inexplicable sadness arose in my heart.
He didn't even see the emperor's face, and he was already unable to move.
Liu Shiyan gritted his back molars and gave orders to make a final attempt.
suddenly.
The factory guard, who was also tired at first, suddenly became excited and pressed up with all his strength!
At the same time, the Forbidden Army gradually filled up the gaps in the formation, accumulating more and more. In the blink of an eye, there was a dense swarm of Forbidden Army in front of them!
Liu Shiyan looked up in shock.
The Imperial Army returns to reinforcements!?
Liu Shiyan's consciousness lasted only a moment, but unexpectedly, the stalemate had lasted for a long time, and the Qianmen Guards came back for reinforcements!
Could it be that God wants to kill me?
"Heavenly soldiers are in front of you! How long will you continue to resist?"
"We are waiting for death, there is still a way to survive!"
The voices urging surrender came one after another, some were shrill and thin, some were impatient, and when they reached Liu Shiyan's ears, he felt like he was in a trance.
His lips were slightly open, trying to say something in response.
But he found that when he opened his mouth, there was no sound.
The Imperial Guards in front of them came like a tide. A rough count included no less than a hundred people.
Several more light cavalry came, smashing the already barely maintained formation into pieces.
Seeing that the situation was over, Liu Shiyan finally released all his strength.
He smiled sadly, licked his chapped lips, slowly raised the long knife in his hand, exposed his neck, and felt the coldness of the blade close to his body.
The mountains and rivers are exhausted, why would you regret dying?
Rather than using your head to fight for military glory for these factory guards, it is certainly better to kill yourself.
To reach this point and end up committing suicide is already considered a great success!
Even if you go to the underworld, you can still talk about it!
After thinking about it, he stared angrily, stood up to the sky, and said with all his strength with both hands: "Emperor Dog! I'll fuck your mother!"
Phew!
On the ground, a stream of blood suddenly spurted out from Liu Shiyan's body!
Liu Shiyan flew backwards for several steps and stumbled to the ground.
He looked at the two flying arrows on his body in astonishment. One penetrated the black armor and stabbed hard on his right arm, shooting himself to the ground. The other one seemed to have a slightly wrong aim and was nailed to his neck, with arrow feathers
Still shaking.
Liu Shiyan groaned and propped himself up, trying to sit up.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qi Jiguang put his bow and arrow back on his horse.
Another young man wearing clothes, riding a horse, and holding a bow in his hand reined in the horse and approached.
"Give Uncle Chengyi a bandage, I want to recycle the waste."
After the emperor finished his instructions, some of the ministers immediately came forward to bandage Liu Shiyan and tie the ropes.
Liu Shiyan was at the mercy of others, but he stared at the emperor with red eyes and his whole body was trembling.
Zhu Yijun had no expression on his face. He swung his sword and flattened the ends of the two arrow feathers on Liu Shiyan's body, then turned around.
He glanced at the civil and military ministers who came in to escort him.
"Ask King Chonggu of the Cabinet, Chen Jingbang of the Ministry of War, the Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office and above, and the counselors and generals of all the battalions in Beijing and above to come to the main campus of the Beijing camp immediately!"
Zhu Yijun took the rope handed over by Li Jin and saw that one end was indeed tied around Liu Shiyan's waist, so he tied the other end to the harness.
"All the ministers present, please follow me to the main campus of Beijing Camp to watch the execution!"
After Zhu Yijun said this, he turned around.
Civil and military officials, ministers and guards were naturally separated from both sides.
The emperor, clad in armor, dragged Liu Shiyan, galloped away from Gaofu, and drove away. The accompanying imperial troops did not stop for a moment and followed with a bang.
Chapter completed!