Chapter 25: Whoever speaks first loses
"King Xin, it's not good!"
"King Xin, it's not good!"
A young juren ran quickly while shouting loudly. It was not that he didn't want to use light skills and flew in in a flash, but that this place was the residence of King Xin and the rules were very strict.
Recently, in order to prevent the eunuchs from coming to assassinate King Xin, many experts have been sent out and many new rules have been formulated, such as no one can fly around with light skills, otherwise they will be shot to death as an assassin.
These rules were originally good, but at least half a quarter of an hour was spent at this moment!
Outside the palace where King Xin lived, Qian Qianyi was meditating at the main entrance. On the roof was a former cabinet minister who had retired, and behind the house there was a former Donglin civil servant who had retired. Near the palace, inside and outside, there were also various guards and masters.
Hearing the sound of the disciple's whistling voice, Qian Qianyi immediately stood up and came to the disciple, saying unhappy: "Didn't I teach you many times? You should be calm whenever you are in a big event. Look at your anxious and angry temperament, no wonder you didn't pass the Jinshi several times in the spring exam. After you go back, you copied the Analects of Confucius ten times!"
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Teacher, there was a sudden news from a carrier pigeon, saying that the Chu army landed from the Tianjin Ferry!"
"What?"
At this moment, the big guys who are qualified to speak basically spoke.
Even the King of Xin Zhu Youjian, who had his ears erected in the palace, couldn't sit still at this moment. He stood up from the bed and came to the door in two or three steps. He pulled it hard and came outside the door.
"You say it again! I didn't hear it clearly just now!"
"The pigeon sent a letter saying that the Chu army landed from the Tianjin Ferry!"
"Don't worry, calm down and continue to collect information. If you have any new news, come and report it immediately." After saying that, Zhu Youjian looked at Qian Qianyi, who was a little panicked.
"Summon the senior leaders of the Donglin Party and go to the British Duke's Mansion with me! I will pass on my oral orders to ask the British Duke to quickly summon the elites of the Beijing camp."
Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian returned to the palace again and said coldly to the princess: "Putting armor!"
At this moment, Zhu Youjian made a decision without any hesitation. Looking at such a heroic King Xin, Qian Qianyi suddenly felt something was wrong.
Is it really a blessing for the civil servants of Donglin that King Xin is so heroic?
But at this moment, Qian Qianyi had no choice!
A moment later, in the Duke of England's mansion, Zhu Youjian was still outside the door and heard the quarrel inside.
"How did the Chu army arrive at the Tianjin Ferry?"
"It must be a sea route, they come by the sea route!" A civil servant from a great family in Jiangnan said firmly.
"But overseas is not extremely dangerous. It is impossible to transport soldiers on a large scale? How did they do it?" asked a civil servant from the Chu Party directly.
"This...they are lucky!" said the civil servant who was born in the Jiangnan clan for a moment of thought.
It can't be said that shipping is actually very safe, and the danger is far less than everyone imagined, right?
"What should we do?"
"Where is the Jingying camp? Don't we have ten thousand Jingying camps? There are also nobles, which one does not have hundreds of servants? Let's get together, how could the huge Beijing city be captured by a mere Chu army?"
"There are more than 10,000 Chu troops landed from Tianjin. With so many Chu troops, there are only more than 10,000 people in the Beijing camp today, and they are definitely not opponents!"
"Yes, the 300,000 Beijing camp was defeated by 80,000 Chu troops. At this moment, there are only 10,000 Beijing camps in the capital. How could it be the opponent of more than 10,000 Chu troops?"
"As for the servants, they have been sent to Guanzhong to resist the Chu army one after another, and they will not be able to come back for a while!"
"I've fallen into the trap! I've fallen into the trap! We've all fallen into the trap! This is a plan to attack the east and the west, and to hide the world!"
"Wait, who do you have no dozens of guests in the mansion? As long as we are united and united, why worry about not being able to defend the capital? As for tens of thousands of Chu troops, in my opinion, it is just a rumor. How can we transport so many Chu troops at one time? We may not have the power to fight!"
"Yes, there are dragons and tigers hidden in the capital. As long as we stand up bravely, raise our arms and shout, and organize warriors to resist, this capital can definitely be defended!" A white-bearded old man said firmly.
What you said makes sense, and there are some possibilities for realization. However, I am just trying to take advantage of the gap of getting the news in advance and quickly let the guest protect the whole family and escape from Beijing!
Therefore, it is impossible for me to take out my guest servant. Since you are very ambitious, then you can organize the manpower by yourself.
"You can't beat it, run!"
"Escape, run away quickly! While the Chu army has not arrived yet, hurry up and clean up the fine and take your little one to the south!"
"No, before leaving, King Xin must meet His Majesty, otherwise everything will be over!"
If King Xin ran away and the Chu army entered the field, but Tianqi had not breathed a sigh of relief, then it would be really over! By then, the Donglin Party would not even breathe, let alone resisting the imperial edict of the eunuch party!
"What should I do?"
Immediately afterwards, there was a silence!
In today's situation, how can King Xin see the Emperor of Apocalypse who is half dead and does not know when he will completely die? The imperial city is in the hands of the eunuch party, and they will not let anyone see Emperor of Apocalypse.
Only attack the palace!
But can the ministers make this suggestion?
no!
Whoever mentions it will die!
Even if the civil servant who makes this suggestion will not die well!
So are there anyone present willing to sacrifice themselves to fulfill the faithful king?
There is really no this one!
"We should enter the palace quickly!" a civil servant suddenly said.
The civil servants quickly reached a consensus on this, but how should they enter the palace? They all remained silent.
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian looked at Qian Qianyi beside him. Qian Qianyi, who was hinted with his eyes, did not want to lose his political future for Zhu Youjian's throne. But he was smart enough after all. After a few breaths, he said with a smile: "Is this a trap? It's just to make us make mistakes?"
"Think about it, your highness was originally invincible. As long as your highness does not make mistakes, your highness will be the unquestionable new king after your Majesty's death."
"But what if this is a trap? When we try our best to enter the palace, we see a good-looking Majesty. At that time, how will outsiders view us? Aren't we like thieves, without a king or a father?"
Hearing this, the other civil servants' eyes at Qian Qianyi began to change. It turned out that you are such a guy? Even Zhu Youjian was very unhappy at this moment. Will Qian Qianyi wink at people?
Why is a person who is very smart on weekdays only speaking such unregular words now?
"Ahem, it's not that Qian is afraid of death, but that he is afraid that you will die in the name of a rebel. It's really a disgrace to be gentle!" Qian Qianyi said frankly.
I am not afraid of death!
Hearing this, the British Duke sitting in the head suddenly coughed and the scene immediately became quiet.
This British duke, named Zhang Weixian, is different from a garbage duke like Zhu Chunchen. He is powerful and loyal to the court.
A few years ago, when Apocalypse ascended the throne and when the palace was moved, Zhang Weixian personally carried Apocalypse's sedan chair and carried Apocalypse from the Ganqing Palace to the Wenhua Palace to inherit the throne.
In the original history, after Tianqi's death, he accepted the imperial edict from Queen Zhang Yan, led the Beijing camp and escorted Chongzhen into the palace and inherited the throne.
Seeing the civil servant who was still quarreling until now, looking at the letter King Zhu Youjian who was still silent until now, Zhang Weixian didn't say anything, but was extremely disappointed.
This King of Trust is too ungrateful!
Can't you speak out on your own initiative?
Can't you take the initiative to say it?
The civil servant is waiting for the king to make a decision!
If they speak first, it is self-sacrifice!
King Xin waited for the civil servant to speak first. If he spoke, he would attack his brother as his younger brother. This is unfilial!
From then on, the civil servants present had the same grasp of his handle!
No one is willing to take responsibility, no one is willing to speak first!
Whoever speaks first will lose!
"I just received the oral order from the Empress. Your Majesty had just passed away. Before his death, he passed the will and ordered the king to succeed to the throne!" Zhang Weixian said word by word.
bump!
Qian Qianyi slapped the table hard: "You guys, what are you waiting for? Why don't you go to the palace quickly to help Your Highness inherit the throne?"
"Yes, go to the palace immediately at all costs!"
"The Ming Dynasty has been raising scholars for two hundred years, and the birthday of righteousness and death is today!"
"The Ming Dynasty has been raising scholars for two hundred years, and the birthday of righteousness and death is today!"
"The Ming Dynasty has been raising scholars for two hundred years, and the birthday of righteousness and death is today!"
Chapter completed!