At this moment, two groups of people were fighting outside the Chief Secretary's Yamen.
Mao Xiang was not idle during this period of time. He suddenly launched an attack on Hangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, captured Hangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, integrated Qianhu Jinyiwei, and Mao Xiang's own manpower, it was enough.
Arrest Guo Heng and others.
But Mao Xiang never expected that he would meet the Hangzhou Vanguard and the Hangzhou Right Guard, two guards in Hangzhou city, who suddenly appeared here.
The two sides collided and there was no time to explain. A fight broke out on the long street outside the Zhejiang Chief Secretary.
It should be noted that the combat effectiveness of the guard posts these days is quite good. There are more than 10,000 people in the two guard posts. There are very few vacancies. Moreover, many officers at all levels are veterans who participated in the founding war, so the combat effectiveness is very good. The Jinyi Guards are certainly elite.
But there were too few people. It was also because the streets in Hangzhou were not too wide that the two sides were in a stalemate. If they were in the wilderness, the winner would have been decided by now.
Mao Xiang pressed the embroidered spring knife in his hand and said through gritted teeth: "Shout loudly to me, the Jinyi guards will take care of Guo Huan on behalf of Your Majesty. Anyone who refuses to comply will be punished with the same crime and will be killed without mercy."
Then, hundreds of Jin Yiwei shouted loudly. The sound spread far to the other side.
The inspector Wang Zhong's face was ashen, and next to him was the Hangzhou vanguard commander whose face was pale, and his round face was full of panic. He immediately said: "Sir Wang, what should we do?"
Wang Zhong's face was ashen and he said: "What should we do? What else can we do? You also took the money. You are in a house in Hangzhou, a manor outside the city. How did you get the beauties in the house? Now at this time, we can't help but capture you.
What will it be like? You are also an old man who follows His Majesty. Don’t you know what His Majesty will do?"
This command caused his face to turn from pale to livid, and then turn red.
To be honest, when this commander was young, he fought hard in the blood and fire. From a small pawn to the present step by step. However, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, there were so many fierce generals that he could climb to this position.
This is his own limit.
He originally served as the commander of the vanguard in Hangzhou to retire.
He was dragged into the water by Guo Huan.
The wealth and splendor of these more than ten years has already worn away most of his former vitality. Just thinking of His Majesty's methods today, he felt chilled to the bone. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Protect the Chief Envoy. Opposite is a disguise."
For Jinyiwei, the original Jinyiwei Qianhu in Hangzhou has been killed by thieves."
"Kill the enemy quickly."
Therefore, the two sides were unable to fight each other.
There was a trace of cold sweat on Mao Xiang's forehead. If he really wanted to provoke everyone in Hangzhou to rebel, this would be his crime. Such a serious crime would be enough to kill Mao Xiang's head.
The reason for this situation is that Mao Xiang underestimated Guo Huan. Mao Xiang's attention has always been on the noble man He Xi, and he has never looked at Guo Huan. What a joke, there were not many ministers in the Jinyi Guard Office back then.
?
A mere chief envoy means nothing.
However, Mao Xiang never thought that when he took charge of those ministers, they were all in the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang was in charge and there were more than a dozen capital camps. As for the garrison in Hangzhou, there were two guard posts with tens of thousands of people. As for the other guard posts,
Part of the army was sent to various states to suppress bandits.
Even if there are some left, they are still far away from Hangzhou.
It is difficult to put out a fire near by water far away.
At this time, Mao Xiang suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly. Mao Xiang was immediately startled and secretly said: "They are cavalry. At least a hundred cavalry."
It is not that the Ming Dynasty did not have cavalry. Most of the cavalry in the Ming Dynasty were in the north. Infantry was the main force in the south. Even in the city of Hangzhou, there were not many cavalry. That is to say, the officers had horses, and there were no cavalry in the formal system.
.
On the one hand, Ma Shao. On the other hand, the terrain of Jiangnan is also used a lot.
Now this horseback riding came from nowhere.
Mao Xiang was worried that it was Guo Huan's hidden trump card. For a moment, sweat appeared on his forehead and he felt a little overwhelmed.
"Whee-----" The sound is so sharp that it can almost pierce the eardrum. It is none other than the whine. That is, the arrow is punched in the air. When the arrow is flying, the air passes through the hole, making a sharp sound.
sound.
A shower of arrows hit the place where the two sides were fighting. A large part of them hit the ground, and most of them were bounced off the bluestone slabs on the ground. Only a dozen or so scattered arrows pierced the ground. A considerable number of them also hit the soldiers of both sides.
Several bodies were left behind at one time.
"Click." This was the sound of horseshoes hitting the bluestone. But I saw a white-haired veteran, wearing armor, riding on a horse, surrounded by more than a dozen horsemen behind him, and behind him was a big flag: "Tang."
This is Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Yan'an in the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Shengzong's eyes were like lightning, he glanced around and said, "What are you doing? Put down your weapons."
The Jinyiwei side could still withstand Tang Shengzong's roar, but the soldiers of the Hangzhou vanguard, like quails, immediately threw their weapons on the ground. They did not dare to disobey at all.
The power of a general is as great as this.
Although Tang Shengzong is not the first-rate general of the Ming Dynasty, he is a veteran general. Following Zhu Yuanzhang, you have fought in the north and south. You have fought countless difficult and dangerous battles. In the past two years, when suppressing bandits in Zhejiang, all guards
Officers and Tang Shengzong all saw it.
At the same time, these middle and lower-level officers had also met Tang Shengzong.
Of course, although Tang Shengzong had great power, he did not have the power to command thousands of troops to defeat Yi with a single roar. In the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty, as a new dynasty, was still very understanding. Guo Huan could bribe the middle and upper-level officials, but he could not.
Most of the middle and lower-level officers and the majority of soldiers.
In fact, soldiers are not fools.
They had just been ordered to fight by Shangguan, but they had no choice but to suspect that there was something fishy. Now Tang Shengzong appeared. Not to mention that Tang Shengzong had the power to control all the troops and horses in Zhejiang because of the suppression of bandits, and he was still above the commander of the Zhejiang capital.
Simply speaking, Tang Shengzong was a marquis.
He is also a veteran who follows His Majesty. In the hearts of the soldiers, he represents the imperial court better than his immediate superior.
Of course, they didn't know that the veteran general and His Majesty also had a grudge.
He Xi wrote a letter very early asking Tang Shengzong to return to Hangzhou.
With this decision, He Xi could not find any excuse for Guo Huan in Hangzhou, so he had already decided to invite Tang Shengzong back.
The reason is very simple. Hangzhou is a monolithic city. He Xi is very worried. Whatever he finds out, he may not be able to escape unscathed. Of course, this is just to be prepared. If nothing happens, He Xi will not be too late to apologize to the old general. Anyway, he has the support of the prince.
.
He Xi has room to do many things.
Even if Tang Shengzong didn't give He Xi face, he would still give face to the prince.
But He Xi didn't expect that this matter would actually turn into what it is today. What He Xi was waiting for outside Hangzhou was Tang Shengzong. Tang Shengzong did not disappoint He Xi. Even if he only brought more than a hundred personal guards, when he showed up,
So they seized the military power of Hangzhou City.
This was the prestige of the founding general, and perhaps the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid.
As soon as Tang Shengzong appeared, the whole situation was doomed.
Guo Huan could no longer keep his face calm. He heard the voices outside. His face was so pale that there was no trace of blood. He knew that he was dead. He turned his head and looked at He Xi and shouted hysterically: "Come here, kill him, kill him."
he."
The whole person looks like crazy.
Wang Qianli let out a cry, unsheathed his long sword, and stood in front of He Xi. His face was determined, and his lips were bitten to the point of bleeding. It seemed that Wang Qianli was prepared to sacrifice his own life to protect He Xi Zhouquan.
Guo Huan's men were all slow to react. Although their swords and guns were unsheathed, no one was ready to take action.
He Xi was stunned and immediately seized the opportunity.
Although Wang Qianli is an official of hundreds of households in the East Palace, He Xi doesn't know how capable he is. But he knows one thing. With Zhu Yuanzhang's character, the loyalty of officials who can serve in the East Palace is reliable. Just like Wang Qianli, he is not
Think about yourself, but also think about your family. If he died here in the battle, the East Palace will definitely compensate his family. But if he survives today, He Xi will die. He himself will also have to survive, and his family will
They will also be implicated.
Therefore, Wang Qianli not only dared to fight, but even felt like begging for death. After all, the ratio between us and the enemy was too high. There were dozens of people on the other side, and he was alone. He probably couldn't protect He Xi. All he had to do was to protect He Xi before He Xi died.
Die in battle. Only then will you be innocent.
But don't think there are too many people on Guo Huan's side. But in fact, it is useless at all.
It's not that these people are not good at martial arts. It's just that all Guo Huan can give them is money. But they have already felt the situation outside. It is easy to kill He Xi, but they have no way to survive. Especially when the army is defeated like this.
, although everyone is determined to obey Guo Huan's orders, in their hearts they probably care more about their own lives.
He Xi saw this clearly and immediately said: "I am the secretary and supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. I have been ordered by your majesty to investigate Guo Huan's corruption. If you abandon the secret and turn to the light, you will be free of your previous sins. Otherwise, what will happen when the soldiers come in?
You yourselves know it."
Guo Huan said crazily: "If you kill He Xi, you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold. By then, wherever you go, you will be considered a rich man."
"Although gold is good, only the flower of life is good." Suddenly a person said: "Master He, what you said is true."
He Xi said: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with."
"Okay." The man suddenly turned the long knife upside down, put it on Guo Huan's neck, and said: "Mr. Guo, I'm sorry for Zhang. Thank you Mr. Guo for your care over the years, but Zhang still has to serve his brother.
For their sake.”
Guo Huan looked at the long knife on his neck and suddenly became decadent. He sneered twice and didn't want to speak anymore.
At this time, there were urgent footsteps outside the door. There was already the sound of armor and scabbards clashing, and He Xi knew that it was the soldiers outside who had come in. He suddenly let out a sigh of relief and felt that today was too rough. No matter what, he could not use it against himself.
to gamble his life.
However, we still won.
This feels so good.
Fighting with others is endless fun. This chapter has been completed!