There were less than a hundred people transferred from Zhouzhuang to serve as internal guards, and basically all of them were the young military men recruited for the first time.
Probably for safety reasons, Li Fuyao was not chosen to lead them. Even Wang Chengen did not choose any of the heads of the rooms in Tingyu Tower. He only temporarily assigned the one who had followed Jiang Wan to Liaodong.
Those young men who have the status of official guards serve as captains of these newly selected guards.
This is probably what Wang Chengen said when he said he was sorry. Forget about selecting people and assigning captains and so on. This is almost the same as seizing Jiang Wan's power.
However, Jiang Wan didn't care at all. He could quickly dispatch manpower, appoint captains, and take over the defense of Yu Linwei in the Tenth Prince's Mansion. Even though these people of his were all leftover children of the army and had no idea what was going on in the army.
Strange, but for Wang Chengen, this is already a serious matter.
Thinking about how he mobilized a group of almost complete strangers to protect the palace, I'm afraid that the string in his mind would have been tight before Jiang Wan came back. If anyone is most afraid of Zhu Youjian getting into trouble, if it's him Wang Chengen
If he said that he was second, then Jiang Wan would not dare to say that he was first.
After all, if something really happened to Zhu Youjian, Jiang Wan could still consider changing his family to make a living, but Wang Chengen would only have a dead end.
After spending a day, Jiang Wan sorted out the defenses of the entire Ten Princes' Mansion, put down the guards around him, and mobilized some manpower at Zhouzhuang. Various overt and covert sentries, patrols and guards were all arranged in an orderly manner.
As for his personal bodyguards, he took on the role of four "uneducated" people, namely Mei Xiaofei, Youyong, Wen Qiang and Hua Sanqian. Each of the four had their own specialties. Wen Qiang had a strong body, and when he put on armor, he was like a tank and a shield.
Mei Xiaofei has good eyesight. If he can quickly find something wrong at night, and You Yong is equipped with a special hand crossbow, he can hit wherever he points. It can be regarded as an important force for counterattack. With his own short fire blunderbuss, he can at least provide
Zhu Youjian's escape bought some time.
Hua Sanqian, on the other hand, can set up various early warning measures according to the environment, and can even use traps to cause trouble for the pursuers during retreat.
In short, if there really is a blind assassin, Jiang Wan feels that as long as he is not killed with one blow, Zhu Youjian has a great chance of escaping under his protection.
Of course, this is just a guard. If there is an army that directly crushes them, there is no need to mention it. Jiang Wan and Zhu Youjian will accept their fate together.
Regarding the emperor's situation, both Zhu Youjian and Wang Chengen have already revealed almost everything. Therefore, what they are prepared for now is just Wei Zhongxian who is worried about the desperate situation. There is a high probability that the army will crush him.
No matter how powerful Wei Zhongxian is, the army is always an area that he cannot interfere with. If he wants to intervene, even if the civil servants of the Donglin Party agree, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty will never agree.
The time may not be up yet!
Jiang Wan, who had been busy all day, just lay down and thought about this problem in his mind. He did not remember that Wei Zhongxian had ever harmed Zhu Youjian. However, in the history he remembered, there was no one named Jiang around Zhu Youjian.
He was a late person, and Zhu Youxiao's death was only a few months later.
Because of his appearance, history has become slightly different, which does not seem strange.
"Sir, sir!"
There was a rapid knock on the door, and Jiang Wan got up from his sleep all night long. What he was most afraid of now was this kind of shouting at night, which meant that something he didn't expect was about to happen.
"A decree has come from the palace, asking the prince to enter the palace immediately. The prince ordered his subordinates to come and call sir!"
"Go and call Mei Xiaofei and the others!" Jiang Wan quickly put on his clothes and hid the short blazing gun given by Zhu Youjian on his body: "Ask them to wait for orders from the prince in the inner courtyard, I will be there immediately!"
When Jiang Wan rushed to the inner courtyard, Zhu Youjian was waiting for him.
"I'm waiting for the escort prince to enter the palace!" Jiang Wan bent down slightly: "The guards are gathering, the prince will wait a moment!"
"Bring the people you can use!" Zhu Youjian glanced at him, with a complicated look in his eyes: "Except those who stay in the palace, bring everyone else who is available!"
"Understood!" Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she became slightly excited. As for the emperor's passing of the throne to Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian had already confirmed it before he returned to Beijing. In other words, Emperor Tianqi
Everything that needs to be said to Zhu Youjian has already been said.
Therefore, entering the palace late at night was definitely not an order from the emperor, so there was only one possibility.
The emperor died!
He took a deep breath and ordered the people around him: "Everyone should be on alert. Each team should carry all the firecrackers and hand crossbows, and everyone should wear armor!"
Zhu Youjian looked at the actions of him and the guards and nodded slightly.
This is not just a simple guard, but he is ready to fight. A team of hundreds of armored warriors, equipped with firearms and crossbows, can finally bring him some sense of security.
Otherwise, he really doesn't know what kind of mentality he will have when he enters the palace now.
In the darkness, hundreds of people filed in from the Ten Princes' Mansion and arrived directly under the palace wall, which was already brightly lit. The guard officers near the palace gate must have received orders when they saw Zhu Youjian carrying such a man.
The ticket guard came over and welcomed the person in without even checking their identity.
This made Jiang Wan even more certain that what she thought had indeed happened, otherwise, the guard would not be so lax.
When they arrived at the Wenhua Hall, several bachelors from the cabinet were already waiting here. Jiang Wan and others escorted them to the door. Zhu Youjian walked in. He heard the bachelors inside shouting "long live", and his face became even more grim.
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The guards around me had excitement and nervousness in their eyes, but there was no fear.
Even though they didn't know what happened, when they entered the palace and heard their prince walking into the hall, the sound of shouting "Long Live the Mountain" came from inside, and most people had a look of disbelief on their faces.
Some people even had expressions of ecstasy on their faces, but Jiang Wan was the calmest of them all.
"Perform your duties and don't think too much!" Jiang Wan ordered in a low voice: "Pass it down one by one and tell everyone that the prince has become the emperor and everyone has a future and wealth, but the palace is not safe.
, how to protect the prince and successfully transform him into an emperor depends on whether everyone is willing to sacrifice their lives!"
He said in a low voice: "If anyone makes a mistake, he will destroy his own future!"