Yang Fan looked in the direction of the official road. He sent a horse to report to the capital as soon as he got off the car last night. The distance was not far, so there should be news by now.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before I saw a group of royal guards galloping from a distance.
The first person, wearing a blindfold, was Yang Fan and Xiao Niangpi's boss at the East Factory, Chen Ke's sexton Yang Ji. There is no need to ask, Chen Ke has always been under His Majesty's personal control, and this was sent by His Majesty.
When Yang Ji was about twenty steps away, he quickly dismounted. The current Yang Fan was no longer the sergeant under his command back then.
"My subordinates have met Marquis Dingyuan, and your Majesty has a message for you."
Yang Ji lowered his profile and spoke to Yang Fan as a Jinyiwei. Now, as a direct descendant of Tushan, he has been promoted to Dongchang Hundred Households and Jinyiwei Qianhu. However, he still holds the concurrent position of sexton of Chen Ke.
With such an important position, Tushan couldn't possibly take advantage of others.
Just as Yang Fan was about to salute, Yang Ji quickly said: "Holy metaphor, no courtesy!"
"Ask Yang Fan, Marquis of Dingyuan, and immediately lead 30,000 Tianjin volunteers to camp outside Yongding Gate, making sure to block the Eight Banners and the Mongolian army. At the same time, divide one of the troops to garrison the Dongbian Gate and Chaoyang Gate lines. Without His Majesty's decree, no one can
Enter and exit the city gate. Admire this."
Lu Xiangsheng was horrified and garrisoned Chaoyang Gate and Dongbian Gate. Was he guarding Guan Ning's army?
Has the situation already reached this point?
Yang Fan asked: "Who is stationed at the first three gates now?"
Yang Ji knew that Yang Fan would ask, and said: "The British public is extremely angry. Last night, they were stationed at the Zhengyang Gate Tower, Jiang Bingzhong was stationed at Chongwen Gate, and Zhang Shize was stationed at Xuanwu Gate."
Yang Fan thought for a moment and said: "Dongzhimen must also be looked at. I don't have enough troops. This is Lu Xiangsheng, the prefect of Daming Prefecture. I recommend him to lead three thousand Tianxiong troops from Jishuitan to the east gate of the inner city by boat.
Set up defenses between the city walls."
Yang Ji thought about it. He didn't know whether these people were trustworthy. However, it didn't matter that they didn't enter the city and only set up defenses in the open space between the moat and the city wall.
He immediately raised his hands and said, "I will reply to Your Majesty right now and ask Magistrate Lu to lead the troops to Jishuitan to wait for the holy order."
Yang Ji immediately handed over and left.
Lu Xiangsheng calmed down after seeing the people from the Jin Yiwei leaving.
Unexpectedly, Marquis Dingyuan trusted him so much. He had a deep relationship with Donglin. He actually dared to recommend him at such a critical moment. I was deeply moved for a while.
He knew that if he made the right bet this time, His Majesty would look at him differently from now on.
"Okay, it's time for me to lead the army to Yongding Gate. You have gathered the Tianxiong Army and go to Jishuitan as soon as possible. I will write you a warrant. You take my warrant and go to Jishuitan Wharf to find the Yang family's boat.
The team will requisition ships, and as soon as His Majesty's order arrives, I will immediately control the open space between the moat and the city wall of Dongzhimen, Chaoyangmen, and Dongbianmen."
"No one in the city, no matter whose order he holds, is not allowed to leave the city. King Qin's troops outside the city, no matter which army they have, are not allowed to enter the city with a warrant from the Ministry of War or the Cabinet. I only ask that you guard
Can you do it in one day and one night?" Yang Fan looked at him and said.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I won't let another fly pass by." Lu Xiangsheng said solemnly, cupping his hands.
"I will send a battalion of servants to guard the city gate and arrow tower at Dongbian Gate. The other two gates will all depend on you."
After Yang Fan finished explaining, he led the army and set off.
Lu Xiangsheng and Tianxiongjun looked at the fifteen steam tanks and one hundred taels of steam armored trucks, dumbfounded. They didn't know what these giant steel beasts spewing thick smoke and fire were.
Behind them, a large number of cavalrymen rode very tall and majestic Arabian war horses, rushing across the bridge towards the Lotus Pond camp. These elite cavalrymen were even more shocked to see them.
Apparently, the engineers who went ahead last night had set up camp at the Lotus Pond five miles outside Guang'an Gate. They first went to the Lotus Pond Camp and put their baggage in the Lotus Pond, and then the army went to intercept the Eight Banners and the Mongolian army outside Yongding Gate. , to prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos to attack the city.
Last night in the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was pacing back and forth with a gloomy face.
The capital has become a powder keg. The Jin Party, Lu Party, Zhejiang Party, remnants of the Eunuch Party and people from Donglin have begun small-scale conflicts. The south city has been in chaos, and many security incidents have occurred in the north city.
Seeing that something was wrong, Zhang Geda had already requested the Holy Order to put the imperial city under martial law.
Tushan Yong secretly reported that during this period, a large number of the king's guest troops from the field disguised themselves as common people and sneaked into the city.
It is impossible to count how many people of unknown origin there are in the city now.
King Fu left Luoyang secretly and is currently watching the situation in Baoding Mansion.
No one can say which faction is behind King Qin's armies in various places now. The background is very complicated.
The only good thing is that Yang Fan is back. I didn't expect that I had completely relieved him of his military power. As soon as he arrived at Tanggu Pier in Tianjin, he raised his arms and actually recruited more than 30,000 volunteers on the spot.
This thing was so unbelievable that it made his jaw drop.
Unexpectedly, Marquis Dingyuan had already gained such a great reputation. He felt so mixed in his heart that he couldn't describe what it was like. He felt deeply powerless, and Yang Fan seemed to be immune to his suppression. His various political tricks were in front of Yang Fan. ,like water off a duck's back.
He was feeling really tired about himself during this period, and Yang Fan went out to sea to play, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. I was suffering here, but he was fine. He was enjoying traveling with his beauty.
But he knew this, so he couldn't blame Yang Fan.
Didn't he completely deprive people of their military power and drive them home?
Yang Fan asked him for instructions when he went to sea. He was eager for Yang Fan to leave so that he could eliminate his influence and make it easier for him to clear the army and seize military power.
Yang Fan always knew what was going on, so he left early so as not to offend others.
You can't just look at the Jiannu invasion and blame others.
He was also a little embarrassed to see Yang Fan.
He did things unethically and requisitioned the Xinghe Tuanlian and Yang Fan's housekeeping troops.
During this period, the Mongols came to rob Yang Fan's territory, and Yang Fan's domestic slaves and tenants had no choice but to close the Wubao and be trapped there, not knowing whether the losses would be great.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In Yang Fan's memorial, he described in detail his trip to Luzon and Nurgandusi. He did not say much about the development of the colony, but only said that he recruited some savages.
The Jurchens came to deal with Jiannu.
In addition, he planned to recruit some refugees to go to Luzon to mine copper mines and mint copper coins in Luzon to alleviate the monetary tightening problem of the Ming Dynasty.
If there is no silver, it would be helpful to mint more money, which is better than nothing. It is indeed good for market circulation. Those who use copper coins are ordinary people. This can alleviate the problem to a certain extent.
However, he also knows that once the news of Yang Fan's return is leaked, the current situation in the capital may irritate some people. His situation is stable, but some people will not be able to sleep.
Looking at the sky getting darker, I guessed that Yang Fan's army had already arrived at Yongding Gate at this time. What he was most worried about was that there would be chaos in the city and someone would open the door for Jiannu.
Now that Yang Fan is back, let him keep an eye on Jian Nu.
He rests easy and can finally have a good sleep tonight.
Qin Liangyu's army was stationed in Nancheng to prevent Guanning's army and other King Qin's troops from entering the city through Guangqumen. The 40,000 troops from the Beijing camp were stationed at Guangningmen in Nancheng (called Guangningmen in the Ming Dynasty and changed to Guang'anmen in the Qing Dynasty).
Nearby, one is for the slaves, and the other is for guarding the troops of Qinwang from various places.
The Chaoying and the Xuanwu Army, 6,000 Fire Gun Soldiers, Jinyi Cavalry and other troops were responsible for the defense of the North City. Chongzhen still did not trust the Beijing Camp and the guest troops, and never agreed to their entry into the inner city.
Chongzhen slept in Kunning Palace that night. He was very tired during this period. Today, he heard that Yang Fan was back. He felt a lot more relaxed. Suddenly he remembered that he hadn't been to the queen for a long time, so he went to Kunning Palace.
He slept soundly in the middle of the night, which was a rare early sleep during this period.
Suddenly, they heard a noise outside, with many people running and shouting, and the sound of gongs being beaten. Chongzhen and Queen Zhou woke up suddenly.
Through the huge windows, a huge red light could be seen in the direction of the first three halls, almost lighting up the night sky.
"It's gone, it's gone"
"Oops, Huangji Palace is in trouble. Put out the fire quickly!"
Chongzhen was so angry that he was trembling all over. He had been on tenterhooks for the past few days to guard against trouble. Today, he heard that Yang Fan was back with his army, so he felt relieved and went to bed early. He could hardly stand it any longer.
Unexpectedly, these people were so crazy that they dared to burn down the three main halls and cause chaos.