Chapter 572 of the Gui Zi Scroll: Rebellion, mutiny, siding with the Qing emperor?
Yibeifang, Baizhifang, and Yinanfang are just in the west of the outer city, facing You'anmen. If you want to leave the city, you are most likely to go through You'anmen.
"What's wrong with You'anmen?" Feng Ziying didn't react until she asked the question, "Is there something wrong with the Fifth Army Camp?"
"Well, judging from the current situation, Qiu Shiben's Shenshu Camp has many problems. He brought the main force of Shenshu Camp to the Fifth Army Camp to serve as the backbone and rebuilt the Fifth Army Camp. The result was a mixed bag of good and bad. A large number of soldiers were taken from the guards around Gyeonggi.
There are problems in Shenshu Camp itself when people enter, and people who enter indiscriminately have even more problems. Now it seems that the fifth military camp is probably the most serious problem..."
It was Lu Song who spoke in a gloomy tone: "But the enemy is very protective. If there is no definite evidence, if we want to touch the people of the fifth military camp, I am afraid there will be a dispute, and even Xiao Ruxun will not be able to suppress him."
"Where is Tu Wenxiu?" Feng Ziying frowned. Is this Qiu Shiben really the second Chen Jixian? Isn't Tu Wenxiu the commander of the fifth military camp?
"Tu Wenxiu could only seize the two troops he brought over to form. Yang Zhaoji and He Huchen remained neutral, but the main force was still controlled by Qiu Shiben and his henchmen."
Lu Song shook his head.
There are a total of twelve troops in the five military camps, each with more than 3,000 people.
Tu Wenxiu brought two divisions from the northwest, and together with He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji, they only accounted for one-third. The remaining two-thirds of the eight divisions were still firmly in the hands of Qiu Shiben.
However, Tu Wenxiu and Hu Chen, Yang Zhaoji could barely contain Qiu Shiben, but in terms of military strength, they were still far behind.
"It shouldn't be. Could it be that the White Lotus Sect has penetrated the Beijing camp so powerfully? It was said before that there was penetration, but is it still controllable?" Feng Ziying rubbed her chin and asked in confusion.
"We may have underestimated it before. The White Lotus Sect is more secretive than we thought. Although we have grasped Zhang Cuihua, we have never figured out Zhou Yin's whereabouts and some of his arrangements in the capital, and we are suspicious of some signs in the capital.
She is Zhou Yin’s downline, but Zhang Cuihua knows nothing about Zhou Yin’s arrangements in these aspects..."
Lu Song introduced.
"In other words, Zhang Cuihua is more like the leader on the surface, while Zhou Yin is secretly operating and hiding under the water?" Feng Ziying pondered.
"It can't be said completely. Zhang Cuihua has a deeper foundation in the capital, a bigger layout, and is too popular, but she has been targeted by us for a long time. And Zhou Yin is a dragon that has never seen its head and tail. Although he has appeared a few times, he
They all came and went quickly and failed to catch his whereabouts, and the people he arranged were more low-key than Zhang Cuihua's, so we were never able to dig out this line. This may have something to do with the other party's specialization in the military.
relation."
Lu Song’s analysis still makes sense.
Zhou Yin's reputation is far less than that of Zhang Cuihua, so Zhang Cuihua's attitude may have to be taken into consideration when developing in Beijing. It is more reasonable to develop in secret. However, this guy actually chose Beijing as his key development target.
But just based on what Han Xu and Zhang Jin said today, it seems that there is no need to call her in the middle of the night. Feng Ziying glanced at Han Xu and said, "Mr. Yu Chen, Wang Haoli ran away, just find a way to catch her. Zhang Cuihua has already been caught.
, just in time to surprise the interrogation, open a gap, and catch them all, what are you worried about?"
"We are worried that the White Lotus Church may take the opportunity to cause chaos." Han Xu's face was gloomy. "Zhou Yin has arrangements in the Beijing camp. In addition, according to the intelligence, his home base is in Zhending, and as far as we know, Qiu Shiben came from the Shenshu camp.
After the Fifth Army Camp, a large part of the additional troops came from the Shenwu Right Guards of Zhending, so we are very worried that something will happen to the Fifth Army Camp."
This moment really shocked Feng Ziying, "Why would Qiu Shiben choose Shenwu Youwei as the main supplementary force?"
There are many guards around the capital city, and they are used to supplement Xuanfu, Jizhen and Jingying. However, over the years, before the battle of Santunying, Jingying basically circulated on its own, with sons inheriting their father's legacy, so
They have never been supplemented from the outside, so on the one hand, these guards are local guards responsible for local security, and on the other hand, they are mainly used as a supplementary source of troops for the Xuanfu and Jizhen armies.
The Shenwu Right Guards are far away from Zhending, and are far inferior to the three Tianjin Guards, the Three Zhuolu Guards, the Yingzhou Guards, the Xingzhou Guards, the Yanqing Guards, and the Wanquan Guards around the capital.
When recruiting troops, they basically choose to supplement the guards closer to the north. The Shenwu Right Guards are the farthest to the south, so they are basically not recruited from the Shenwu Right Guards.
"Qiu Shiben himself is from Gaocheng." Lu Song added.
Feng Ziying was even more surprised, and even more worried in her heart: "Master Lu, is there anything unusual about Qiu Shiben?"
Han Xu was also startled, "Ziying, do you suspect that Qiu Shiben himself has an affair with the White Lotus Sect?"
"It's hard to say." Feng Ziying's face was solemn, "Zhending is the place where the White Lotus Sect is the most rampant and widespread. I have always been uneasy about the local government there. If Qiu Shiben is really a member of the White Lotus Sect, this matter is terrible.
It’s really troublesome.”
Lu Song slowly shook his head: "Qiu Shiben himself shouldn't be like this. He left his hometown very early. Judging from his deliberate friendship and marriage, it doesn't seem like it. However, it's hard to say how many powerful kings he has.
They are from Zhending Mansion, Xiong Jingjian is from Zhending Zhaozhou, Lu Mingsong is from Zhendingzanhuang, Xiao Kexia is from Zhending Wuji, Lei Xiangkun is from Zhending Gaocheng, Qu Tongsheng is from Zhendingshen.
Although Ye Shaofan and Zhao Jianqiu, who are from Zhouzhou, are not from Zhending, they are both from Baoding, not far from Zhending. One is from Shenze and the other is from Shulu. It is difficult to say whether there are any problems among these people.
"
"I'm afraid things are going to be worst. If there is a problem with Qiu Shiben or his main confidants, then the Fifth Army Camp will be in chaos. The key is that we don't seem to have evidence pointing to Qiu Shiben yet. If we want to move him, it will be troublesome. Maybe it will
We have to force him to rebel." Feng Ziying mused: "But we can't do some things in advance, otherwise if chaos breaks out and we are caught off guard, it will be even more dangerous."
"That's why I came to you." Han Xu nodded, "I also think it's unlikely that Qiu Shiben had an affair with the White Lotus Sect, but it's hard to say among his subordinates, and it might even be more serious than we expected. But
Qiu Shi is very protective, and Tao Fu values him very much. Until there is no other evidence, it is really difficult to handle..."
The questions raised by Han Xu are also quite specific and realistic.
Although the possibility of Qiu Shiben is unlikely, it cannot be said that it is not possible at all, but the possibility of his subordinates is quite high. However, Zhou Yin and Wang Haoli escaped and could not find any clues for a breakthrough, leaving this side in a deadlock.
Perhaps the enemy knew something vaguely, but pretended not to know. If the Criminal Department and Long Jinwei wanted to investigate, it would cause another disturbance.
Feng Ziying thought for a while and said, "The situation in Beijing camp is more complicated now. King Zhonghui basically doesn't take care of things anymore. Xiao Ruxun is the deputy envoy of Jiedu, but he can't suppress Qiu Shiben. Ma Jinbao in Shenshu camp is fine. Here in Shenji camp
It’s not a big problem, but the strength of the Fifth Military Camp is much better than that of the Shenshu Camp and the Shenji Camp. Once something happens to the Fifth Military Camp, the Shenshu Camp and the Shenji Camp may not be able to suppress the Fifth Military Camp, not to mention the Wucheng Soldiers and Patrol Battalions.
As well as the Third Army, the White Lotus cultists are more or less involved."
"What do you think about Ziying?" Han Xu also found it difficult.
"If that doesn't work, we still have to find a way to deal with Qiu Shiben first." Feng Ziying thought about it again and again, but still felt that if he continued to let it go, something might happen in the city with disastrous consequences. "You can ask Daofu Gong to say hello to Qiu Shiben and transfer the Beijing camp out of the city.
In addition, let the Xuanfu Army and Jizhen Army be prepared, and Tu Wenxiu and Yang Zhaoji and the Huchen Department here should also take precautions before they happen, including the Shenshu Camp and the Shenji Camp,..."
Han Xu hesitated, "Ziying, is this too risky? What if Qiu Shiben was not involved, but he was one of his subordinates?"
"Then he is also responsible for negligence. Now we just ask him to lead the troops outside the city. Is there any problem with this?" Feng Ziying said coldly: "If the Ministry of War orders, as the general of the fifth military camp, he can disobey orders, which itself shows that
There is a problem. If it is later found that there is no problem with him, it is not impossible to let him serve as deputy envoy of Jiedu concurrently."
Han Xu was moved by this and nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he heard rapid footsteps outside the door and saw several people rushing in. Their faces were frightened and uneasy, "Sir, something happened, something happened!"
As soon as Feng Ziying saw the other person's sweaty face and his face turned pale, she knew that something unexpected had happened. She stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"
"People from the Fifth Military Camp came out of the military camp, and a large area of darkness occupied Fuchengmen!"
Feng Ziying, Han Xu and Lu Song all became distraught.
According to convention, all the gates of the Forbidden City are guarded by the three armies of the Imperial Guard, but the gates of the capital are guarded by the three armies of the Beijing Camp. Among them, the gates of the outer city include Yongding Gate, You'an Gate, Zuo'an Gate, Guangqu Gate, and Guangning.
Gate, Dongbian Gate, and Xibian Gate are all controlled by the Fifth Military Camp. In addition, Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate, and Chongwen Gate in the inner city are also controlled by the Fifth Military Camp.
But Fuchengmen is not among them.
Fuchengmen, Xizhimen, and Deshengmen are controlled by the Shenshu Camp, while Andingmen, Dongzhimen, and Chaoyangmen are controlled by the Shenji Camp.
The Five Armed Forces are rebelling?!
Or are you going to join Emperor Wan Tong to join Qing Jun?!
In Feng Ziying's opinion, the latter is more likely.
This was the first thought of Feng Ziying and Han Xu, but what did they control Fuchengmen for?
Shouldn't we attack Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate first, or follow Chengtian Gate and Meridian Gate to break into the palace?
Feng Ziying's thoughts changed sharply. She stood up and asked while thinking: "Who led the team to capture Fucheng Gate over at the Fifth Army Camp? Which one was it? Did Shenshu Camp just let them capture Fucheng Gate without any resistance?