After Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng read the secret letter, their faces showed a bit of excitement. They raised their heads and said to Prince Ning: "Your Majesty, the emperor summoned the prince and his family to the capital. The purpose is self-evident. Obviously, this is what the foolish king wants to do.
Your Majesty, you have taken action!"
Prince Ning nodded and said: "Yes, I will never fall into a trap. If he wants to summon me to the capital, I will naturally not obey his wishes!"
While speaking, King Ning looked at Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others and said: "Since the emperor is unkind to me, then don't blame me."
Then King Ning said in a deep voice: "I want to raise the banner high and keep you at your side. I don't know what you think!"
As soon as King Ning finished speaking, everyone in the hall stood up and bowed to King Ning with excitement on their faces: "I am willing to follow the prince to the death and to serve the prince to the death!"
Seeing everyone present showing their allegiance, Prince Ning felt as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Okay, okay, with the help of all the gentlemen, I will definitely be able to break in."
Capital, win the big position."
Zhu Gongqiao on the side also said to Prince Ning: "My father will definitely win the throne. We, Prince Ning, have been patient for hundreds of years, and now we can finally take back the throne that belongs to us, Prince Ning!"
Prince Ning said sternly: "What my son said is true. Half of my family, Prince Ning, owns this throne. Now it is our turn, Prince Ning, to take a seat in the Ming Dynasty."
King Ning stood up slowly, glanced at everyone present, and heard King Ning say in a deep voice: "Li Shishi!" When Li Shishi heard that King Ning was the first to call his name, he suddenly felt happy and said: "
"I'm here!" The inadvertent change in title represented a change in Li Shishi's mentality.
Prince Ning was obviously quite satisfied with the change in Li Shishi's title. He looked at Li Shishi and said, "The Prince of Gu appointed Mr. Gu as Gu's military advisor and is responsible for making plans for Gu Chu."
Li Shishi said solemnly: "I will live up to your highness!" "Liu Yangzheng!"
Liu Yangzheng also stood up and greeted Prince Ning.
Prince Ning, on the other hand, directed at Liu Yangzheng and said, "I will entrust you with all the food, fodder, ordnance and other materials needed to raise an army to Qingjun's side!"
Liu Yangzheng said sternly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to ensure the supply of food and ordnance for the army!"
When Prince Ning's eyes fell on Wang Lun, Li Fu and others, these people looked at Prince Ning with earnest expressions.
In the past, Wang Lun was just the commander of a local guard post, with only a few thousand troops under his command. However, since he took refuge in Prince Ning, Wang Lun felt as if he had found his master. Now, under his command, he secretly and openly
There were tens of thousands of people and horses.
As for Li Fu and others, let alone Li Fu. For example, Li Fu was just a bandit who fell off the grass and became a bandit. Because he was quite famous among thieves and bandits, he was won over by King Ning and now he has become a bandit.
A general under King Ning.
Looking at Li Fu, Wang Lun and other generals, King Ning said with high spirits: "Everyone, I will give you three days. No matter what method you use, you must raise an army of 100,000 people for me.
I conquer Nanjing City."
Li Fu, Wang Lun and others were naturally very excited when they heard this. Their eyes flashed with excitement and they bowed to Prince Ning and said, "I will definitely live up to your high expectations! I am willing to serve you with all your hard work!"
After King Ning had arranged some affairs, he looked at Li Shishi, and Liu Yangzheng and others said: "Mr. Yi, is there anything else we should pay attention to in King Lone's arrangements?"
Li Shishi stroked his beard, looking like a wise man, and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty has made arrangements, but I have a suggestion. I would like your Majesty to take a closer look."
Prince Ning looked at Li Shishi and said, "Sir, just say so."
A cold light flashed in Li Shishi's eyes and he said: "Before your prince raises the flag of righteousness high and stands beside you, there is one more thing that you must do!"
Prince Ning had a look of confusion on his face and looked at Li Shishi with some confusion.
Li Shishi said calmly: "If the prince wants to take full control of Nanchang Mansion, he must immediately kill Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, and Xu Kui, the deputy inspector, and eradicate those who are loyal to the imperial court in Nanchang Mansion!"
Although King Ning has been winning over many people in Nanchang Mansion for many years, and officials of all sizes have been very helpful in bribing him, but after all, the world today is the world of the Great Tomorrow. Even though King Ning has won over many officials, there are still some people in Nanchang Mansion.
Many officials were loyal to the imperial court.
Of course, because Zhu Houzhao supported Li Huan's reform, the emperor was disliked by many officials in the world. Under such circumstances, many officials who had been loyal to the emperor in the past changed their attitudes and were even won over by King Ning.
It can be said that there are not many officials in Nanchang Mansion who are truly loyal to the imperial court, but that does not mean that there are no representatives.
Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that officials such as Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, and Xu Kui, the deputy inspector, are officials who are loyal to the court. Headed by these officials, many officials perform their duties loyally, manage the court, and also supervise Prince Ning’s Mansion.
responsibilities.
In fact, the imperial court has never relaxed its supervision of local clans. These local officials already have supervision
Responsibilities of local clans.
Therefore, Li Shishi asked King Ning to remove Sun Sui, Xu Kui and other officials who were loyal to the court as soon as he opened his mouth.
It can be said that as long as Sun Sui, Xu Kui and other officials are eradicated, even though there are still officials loyal to the imperial court in the huge Nanchang Mansion, without the leader, it is obvious that they will not be able to cause any trouble.
Upon hearing this, King Ning immediately clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Okay, what you said is true. King Ning almost forgot about it."
As he spoke, King Ning's eyes fell on his son Zhu Gongqiao. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Prince, please quickly go and invite Sun Sui, Xu Kui and other officials on my behalf. Please tell me."
I got a new treasure and am in a good mood. I want to invite them to the palace to enjoy the treasure!"
Hearing this, Zhu Gongqiao said: "Father, please rest assured. I will go now and invite Sun Sui, Xu Kui and others into the palace!"
Prince Ning nodded slightly, and after Zhu Gongqiao left in a hurry, he turned to the burly thief Yang Qing and said, "General Yang Qing, you will be in charge of the palace guards. After Sun Sui, Xu Kui and other officials enter the palace,
I will take it down for you in no time."
Yang Qing was shocked and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, he will finally wake up!"
In June of the fifth year of Zhengde, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao trapped and killed Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, and more than ten officials, including Xu Kui, the deputy envoy to the inspection, in the palace. At the same time, he closed the gates of Nanchang City and raided the entire city to completely clear out those loyal to the imperial court.
The officials of the Qing Dynasty simultaneously sent out the Qing emperor's side messages to the world, held high the banner of righteousness, and raised troops to plot rebellion.
The news of Prince Ning's rebellion spread all over the world with Prince Ning's message to the Qing Dynasty, shaking half of the Ming Dynasty. For a while, the vast land south of the Yangtze River was shaken by it, and undercurrents surged.
Compared to the surging undercurrents in the south, the land in the north of the Ming Dynasty is obviously much quieter.
Not to mention the Tatar invasion last year, the North had already experienced a turmoil, and Li Huan took this opportunity to integrate soldiers and horses in border towns and several northern provinces.
Nowadays, the imperial court's control over the troops and horses in the northern land is absolutely as stable as Mount Tai. In addition, the capital is located in the northern land, and hundreds of thousands of troops are suppressing the entire northern land. It can be said that even if some people have ulterior motives, no one dares to
When they show up in the northern land, they really think that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp who have seen blood are just decorations.
The land in the south is thousands of miles away from the capital and may not feel the pressure brought by the hundreds of thousands of elite troops. However, in the provinces in the north, they are under the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops from the capital camp. As long as there is a slight disturbance,
, the custody army is pressing down like a mountain, and no one can even think of causing any waves.
Beijing
Jinyiwei Yamen, Li Huan is sitting in Jinyiwei Yamen as always.
As the emperor's order to summon Ning Wang and his family to the capital came out, Li Huan had already ordered the Jin Yiwei to strengthen the supervision of Nanchang City.
On this day, Li Huan was reading the information compiled by Jin Yiwei, when suddenly he saw a figure approaching quickly.
Chen Ke hurried over with an urgent secret report with a look of horror on his face. When he saw Li Huan, he couldn't help but said: "Sir, an urgent secret report from Nanchang Prefecture is eight hundred miles away."
Although the secret report has not been opened, Chen Ke, as one of the most powerful figures in the Jinyiwei Yamen, is very aware of many secrets of Prince Ning's Mansion in Nanchang Mansion.
of.
It is not a secret among the senior officials of Jinyiwei Yamen that Prince Ning is disloyal. Coupled with the emperor's decree not long ago, Chen Ke is naturally paying attention to the reaction of Nanchang Mansion.
Now that the urgent secret report has arrived from 800 miles away, something must have happened in Nanchang Mansion. Otherwise, the Jinyi Guards in Nanchang Mansion would never have issued such an urgent secret report.
Li Huan just nodded slightly when he heard this, took the secret report and opened it, scanning it with a single glance. He couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth and said: "He finally couldn't help it anymore!"
Chen Ke, who was standing aside, couldn't help but turned to Li Huan and said, "Sir, can you tell me?"
As if he knew what Chen Ke wanted to ask, Li Huan nodded at Chen Ke and said, "Yes, Prince Ning has rebelled!"
Even though he was mentally prepared, Chen Ke couldn't help being shocked when he heard the news of Prince Ning's rebellion.
This is a rebellion by the local vassal kings, especially the current King Ning who is rebelling. King Ning is not as rebellious as the original Anhua King Zhu Zhenxiu. After all, the influence of Anhua King Zhu Zhenxiu is much worse than that of King Ning.
If Anhua King Zhu Zhenxiu's rebellion could only affect one province at most, then Ning King's rebellion could affect several provinces.
Chen Ke took a deep breath and said with a somewhat solemn look on his face: "Sir, Prince Ning's rebellion will probably cause turmoil in most of Jiangnan."
Seeing Chen Ke's worried look, Li Huan smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, everything is as expected."
While speaking, Li Huan stood up and took the secret report and said: "Pass me an order to immediately dispatch some of the Jinyi Guards' elite personnel to the south of the Yangtze River. You must find out for me in the south who there are who are flirting with King Ning secretly.
General song."
Chen Ke immediately said: "I will make arrangements now!"
In the imperial city, when Li Huan saw the emperor, his first words were: "Your Majesty, King Ning has rebelled!"
Zhu Houzhao, who was drawing a bow and shooting an arrow on the small school grounds, suddenly shot out of the air, and the next moment he saw an arrow dozens of feet tall.
The arrow target outside exploded with a bang.
There was a cold light in his eyes, and Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in a smart outfit, looked at Li Huan without any surprise, and said: "After all, it is my benevolence, if I send someone to directly lock Prince Ning into the capital."
Li Huan looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty should know that King Ning has rebellious intentions. No matter what your Majesty does, he will eventually rebel. Even your Majesty cannot avoid this turmoil."
Zhu Houzhao showed a bitter smile on his face and said: "Yes, as you said, Li Qing, this is not only the personal ambition of Prince Ning, but also the counterattack of a large number of conservative people against the New Deal. This turmoil cannot be avoided no matter what.
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As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao cheered up and said, "If nothing else happens, it won't be long before the imperial court receives news of Prince Ning's rebellion."
When such a big thing happens, although Jin Yiwei's information is transmitted very quickly, the court will not be too slow either. After all, it involves a local sect king's rebellion, and no one dares to neglect it. The news will definitely be conveyed as quickly as possible.
Spread to the capital.
He casually threw the bow and arrow in his hand to Qiu Ju who was waiting on the side. Zhu Houzhao cleaned his hands and walked towards the imperial study room. At the same time, he ordered Gao Feng and others: "To convey my decree, immediately summon the cabinet ministers and the six departments.
All the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Duke Yingying, Duke Cheng Guo and others came to the palace to pay homage!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "Does Li Qing have anything to add?" Li Huan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty handled the situation appropriately, I have nothing to add."
On the official road, several horses were galloping towards them, carrying flags carrying eight hundred miles of haste. Everyone they saw along the way avoided, and no one dared to block the passing messenger.
"Eight hundred miles, hurry up, dodge quickly!"
Accompanied by shouts, several horses galloped in and entered the capital under the astonished eyes of the gatekeepers.
The cavalry immediately dispersed, some heading towards the Yamen of the Ministry of War, some towards the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, and some towards the imperial city.
In front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, the cavalrymen who were galloping dismounted and got angry.
Panting and shouting: "Hurry up for eight hundred miles, Prince Ning is plotting rebellion."
Originally, the messenger was galloping in, coupled with the eight-hundred-mile urgent sign, it was already eye-catching enough, at least the officials at the yamen gate paid attention to it.
But when the messenger shouted out the words of Prince Ning's rebellion, countless people were stunned when they heard it, with disbelief on their faces.
The messenger ignored the people at the yamen gate who were calmed down by the news of Prince Ning's rebellion that he shouted out, but instead rushed into the yamen while breathing heavily and shouting.
Su Ping, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was on duty in the Yamen as usual. He was looking through official documents when suddenly he heard noises coming from outside.