"Lord Governor! Something bad has happened! There has been a mutiny! There has been a mutiny! The Forbidden Army has rebelled!"
After several soldiers ran into the hall, the leader of the group did not bother to salute and just reported urgently.
After hearing the report, the faces of several frontier officials changed drastically, and they were all panicked.
Mutiny is a big trouble at any time. Now, when the fire is sifting into invaders, mutiny is even more troublesome.
In particular, the location of the mutiny was the Huamachi Camp, the core area of border defense. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army who mutinied were the main force of the Huamachi Camp, and several frontier officials were surrounded by the rebel army! There was no possibility of any freedom.
The power of protection!
This is another major event that can alarm the government and the opposition. If it is not handled properly, the situation in the entire northwest will be completely corrupted!
In panic, Wang Zheng looked like he might faint at any moment, and asked in a shocked voice: "Mutiny? Why, why is there a mutiny?"
The person who made the report was just an ordinary man. He was responsible for inspecting the camp tonight. After seeing the mutiny, he hurried to the Governor's Mansion to report. He also didn't know the details. How could he answer Wang Zheng's inquiry? He just shook his head hurriedly to express his ignorance.
On the other side, Zhang Wenhui said angrily: "Mutiny? You rebelled against them! Are they not afraid of being punished by the court for such a bold act? Didn't their leading generals stop it? Who took the lead in the rebellion?"
The hundreds of households who reported the news still shook their heads in confusion, not knowing how to answer.
Wu Min was not very courageous at first, but now he has even lost his courage. He just murmured to himself in a trembling voice: "Why did the mutiny happen for no reason? It shouldn't be! It shouldn't be!"
Compared with several frontier officials, Wang Gong is relatively calm, but he also has a solemn expression, his eyes are constantly changing, and he is constantly thinking about countermeasures.
Seeing that several frontier officials only talked about useless nonsense and did not grasp the main point at all, Wang Gong ignored the order of hierarchy and walked up to them, directly interrupted their words and said to this man.
Baihu asked anxiously: "Are you sure it was the imperial court's Imperial Guard reinforcements that mutinied? And not the northwest frontier troops in the camp?"
This time, the Baihu finally had an accurate answer and nodded quickly: "It is true that there was a mutiny in the Forbidden Army. I saw it all with my own eyes! The mutiny spread from several Forbidden Army camps, and all the soldiers who participated in the mutiny also
He speaks with a capital accent! The northwest frontier troops are now either being driven around by the Forbidden Army, or are sealed in their respective camps, and they have never participated in the mutiny!"
Wang Gong's expression became more serious and he asked again: "How many forbidden troops participated in the mutiny?"
The hundred households who reported the news quickly replied: "They are densely packed and numerous. Now the camp is full of forbidden troops participating in the mutiny. There are at least tens of thousands of them. According to the villain's guess, I am afraid that all the forbidden troops participated in this rebellion."
A mutiny!”
Wang Gong's expression changed again and he continued to ask: "What was the situation like during the mutiny of the Forbidden Army? Was it an orderly operation? Or was it chaos?"
The Baihu thought carefully and replied: "The Forbidden Army moved in an orderly manner and their goals were clear. They are now occupying important places in the camp. The soldiers of the border army were just about to rest, but they were caught off guard and showed no resistance.
With the power of the city, the arsenal, playground, and several frontier camps on the left are all now controlled by the Forbidden Army!"
After hearing this explanation from Baihu, several feudal officials finally noticed the anomalies in the matter, and vaguely felt that the matter was not simple.
Wang Gong came to a conclusion directly, turned around and said to Wang Zheng and others: "Sir, this mutiny is by no means that simple, it is a rebellion committed below! More than 15,000 forbidden troops launched an attack at the same time.
Moreover, the actions were orderly and the goals were clear. It was obvious that the Forbidden Army soldiers were only obeying orders! This matter had been planned long ago! And this matter must be related to Guan Wuyuan, and only he had the ability to mobilize all the Forbidden Army soldiers.
Rebellion!”
Wang Zheng's expression became more and more panicked, and he said in a trembling voice: "Guan Wuyuan? I treat him as a guest and always respond to my requests. Why would he lead troops to rebel? There was no warning in advance, absolutely impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Seeing that Wang Zheng was still unwilling to face the facts, Wang Gong gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty Governor, no matter why Guan Wuyuan wants to lead troops to fight the rebellion, our top priority now is to seek self-protection. We should recruit trustworthy border soldiers to guard the Governor as soon as possible.
Government, and confront the Forbidden Army rebels, and then explore the reasons for Guan Wuyuan's rebellion, and it will not be too late to negotiate at that time! But if the Forbidden Army is allowed to control the entire Huamachi Camp and suppress the northwest frontier army, we will let
People are slaughtered! In Huamachi Camp, although the Forbidden Army has the upper hand, the northwest frontier army also has tens of thousands of people. It is not easy for Guan Wuyuan to completely control Huamachi Camp! Guan Wuyuan is still unable to
To control the situation, I hope the Governor will make a decision soon!"
After receiving Wang Gong's reminder, Wang Zheng finally came to his senses and hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Send someone to send orders to the commander-in-chief Shi Song, the deputy commander-in-chief Zheng Yu, the commander-in-chief Qian Bao, the garrison officer Bao Hongjie and others.
People, as well as all the thousands of households in the northwest frontier army, ask them to lead their troops to the Governor's Mansion immediately! Make sure there is no delay!"
However, after hearing Wang Zheng's order, the Baihu who reported the news did not move. Instead, his expression became more bitter and he said with a crying voice: "Your Majesty, your humble position cannot convey orders. Guan Wuyuan is in the Forbidden Army camp today.
A banquet was held, and all the leading generals from the Huamachi camp were invited to the banquet, including the commander-in-chief Shi, the deputy commander-in-chief Zheng, the staff general Mr. Qian, the garrison officer Mr. Bao and others, as well as those thousands of households.
They are all in the Forbidden Army camp now. Since the Forbidden Army mutiny, they have lost all news. I am afraid that they have been placed under house arrest by Guan Wuyuan... If they were not on duty tonight due to their humble duties and need to patrol the camp city, I am afraid they would also be under house arrest.
It’s in the Forbidden Army camp!”
After hearing this answer from Baihu, everyone present trembled and their faces became even paler!
The brave and skilled warriors in the frontier army are all the generals' private soldiers. Although Wang Zheng is the governor of the three sides, he has to mobilize his troops through his generals. Now the generals in the Huamachi camp have been taken over by Guan Wuyuan. Isn't it right?
Does this mean that Wang Zheng no longer has any ability to protect himself?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's expression became more panicked. He no longer had any ideas. He just asked Wang Gong urgently: "All the generals are under house arrest by Guan Wuyuan. Now that we can't mobilize the border troops, what should we do?"
When things developed to this point, Wang Gong finally lost his composure, became panicked, and his expression also turned pale.
After his heart suddenly changed, Wang Gong suddenly thought of something and asked the hundred households who came to report the news: "Are the three city gates still in the hands of the border troops?"
The Baihu was stunned for a moment, thought again for a moment, and then replied in a positive tone: "The Forbidden Army rebels did not attack the city gate, and the three city gates are still controlled by the northwest frontier army!"
Wang Gong immediately suggested to Wang Zheng: "In this case, we have no choice but to escape now! The defense force of the Governor's Mansion is insufficient. If we continue to stay here, we will be controlled by the Forbidden Army sooner or later. We might as well take the risk and escape to the city gate, with the help of the city
We need to use the fortifications of the gate to resist... Well, the North City Gate has the largest number of troops and is the most heavily fortified. Let’s go to the North City Gate! If anything goes wrong, simply abandon the Huamachi Camp to save our lives!"
Wang Zheng had no idea now. After hearing Wang Gong's suggestion, he hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
However, just as several frontier officials were preparing to take action, several more soldiers ran into the lobby and reported urgently: "Your Majesty the Governor, gentlemen, something serious has happened! The Governor's Mansion is surrounded by the Forbidden Army!"
After hearing this report, Wang Zheng, as the majestic governor of the three sides, collapsed on the ground and murmured: "It's over...it's completely over..."
Not only Wang Zheng, but also Zhang Wenhui, Wu Min and others also looked desperate.
They did not expect that the Forbidden Army would move so quickly and their attitude would be so resolute. Before the situation at Huamachi Camp was completely resolved, they immediately divided their forces and surrounded the Governor's Mansion.
In this way, they have no possibility of escaping! The next step is to let others slaughter them!
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And just when several frontier officials were despairing, Zhao Junchen was still hiding in the room of Supervisor Li Ru'an, completely ignoring the chaos and noise outside the room, just drinking tea with a leisurely expression, and nothing happened.
Take the ride to talk to Li Ruan.
Li Ruan stood aside with a respectful attitude, showing an attitude of letting Zhao Junchen take orders.
"I heard that after the military supervision mission in Shaanxi and Gansu is over, the Royal Horse Supervisor plans to arrange for you to go to the Royal Study Room for errands. This is a good opportunity, you must seize it!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's commendation, Li Ru'an lowered his head and said: "This is all because of Mr. Zhao's secret support. Without Mr. Zhao, Ru'an would not have been able to rise to prominence in the inner court so quickly."
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "That's because you have the ability... To tell you the truth, in addition to you, I also arranged a lot of people in the inner court and gave them secret support, but only your performance
most!"
Li Ru'an still looked humble and replied: "Mr. Zhao, I have given you too much praise. Ru'an sees all your help and support and keeps it in mind. If Ru'an can control the inner court in the future, he will definitely repay you with all his strength!"
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"Control the inner court? Ha! Your ambition is not small! But it's not bad for you to have such ambition. If you can completely control the inner court, it will be much easier for me to do things in the future... Well, back to Beijing
After that, I will give you a list of all the spies I have placed in the inner court in recent years, and prepare several opportunities for you to make meritorious deeds. With these help, your development will surely be faster!"
Zhao Junchen said his promise with a smile, but from the corner of his eye, he carefully observed the change in Li Ruan's expression.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's promise, Li Ruan's expression changed slightly. He always felt that Zhao Junchen's arrangement seemed to go all out to support him, but in fact it also strengthened his control over him.
However, Li Ru'an quickly put on a grateful expression and saluted Zhao Junchen: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao! Ru'an will never let down Mr. Zhao's expectations."
Seeing Li Ruan's performance, Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction.
Li Ruan is now showing signs of rising, so Zhao Junchen has to find another way to control him.
By handing over some of the spies he planted in the inner court to Li Ruan, Li Ruan certainly strengthened his strength, but when he reused these people, Zhao Junchen also strengthened his surveillance of Li Ruan! As for the so-called "meritorious service" opportunity, it was just
Let Li Ruan suppress the hostile forces in the inner court for Zhao Junchen, but it can also further strengthen Li Ruan's dependence on him.
Of course, Zhao Junchen would not express these considerations explicitly.
Just when Zhao Junchen was about to say something more, Guan Wuyuan hurriedly entered the room and reported to Zhao Junchen: "Sir Zhao, something is not good! After putting many military generals in the Huamachi camp under house arrest in their humble positions, their private
The soldiers kept clamoring, demanding that the humble officers release those generals as soon as possible, otherwise they would rush into the Forbidden Army camp to save people! Because of Master Zhao's order, the Forbidden Army officers did not dare to fight with them easily, and the situation remained deadlocked, but
Those private soldiers are getting impatient and will fight with the Forbidden Army at any time. It is precisely because of the resistance of these people that the Forbidden Army soldiers have been unable to control the situation in Huamachi Camp. If the resistance of these private soldiers cannot be resolved,
Sooner or later, the situation in Huamachi Camp will get out of control!"
After hearing Guan Wuyuan's report, Zhao Junchen sighed: "It's not surprising that these private soldiers are not loyal to the imperial court, but are loyal to their direct generals. These military generals eat empty pay and drink the blood of their soldiers, but they spend several times more."
He uses his military salary to support his private soldiers. If something unexpected happens to these generals, the private soldiers will lose their generous income. Naturally, they are extremely loyal and wholeheartedly protect their master."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen stood up and walked out of the room, and said at the same time: "In that case, I'd better go and see the generals of Huamachi Camp in person, if I want to completely control the situation in Huamachi Camp
, after all, we have to control these local snakes first! It’s time to reveal my identity as an imperial envoy!"
After seeing Zhao Junchen's decision, Li Ruan and Guan Wuyuan quickly followed behind.
After leaving the room, Guan Wuyuan asked again: "Mr. Zhao, your humble position has led people to surround the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion, and several of the feudal officials have also been controlled. When do you plan to see them?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "There is no rush in this matter. This is a military town. As long as the military power is controlled, it doesn't matter if the civil servants take care of it later. They can't cause too big a stir. Now we can still control those few."
A general is the master!"
While talking, the three of them were already walking towards the direction of the Forbidden Army camp.
Within the Forbidden Army camp, the situation for the military generals under house arrest was completely different.