The defense here has been completely handed over to the official army drawn from Shandong.
Shandong men are burly, but they always speak like a knot on their tongues, buzzing, and it is difficult to communicate without listening carefully.
Zhengyang Gate includes an arrow tower and a city tower, which is connected to the wall of the city wall. More than 4,000 official troops are stationed in the city. Because it is a guest army, even the military officers live in the camp of the city.
They naturally had no chance to see the lively scenes coming from Chaoyang Gate, but several orders had been passed before, and the Regent asked to strengthen his vigilance and not to slack off.
At this critical moment, no one dared to make mistakes. At least, Liang Pukuan, the deputy general of Shandong who led the troops, dared not neglect. He personally inspected the city gate several times, punished several subordinates who had neglected their duties, and then returned to his camp
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When the sun was noon, another messenger arrived here, but this messenger was different from the last time. He was dressed in a flying fish suit and had an embroidered spring sword on his waist, not from the Ministry of War.
What he was holding was the waist card of the King of Chu.
Liang Pukuan felt that the matter was a bit strange. Of course he knew who the King of Chu was, but according to reason, it would be a bit unruly to pass the orders directly to him.
So he quickly summoned the generals and personal soldiers in the camp and asked the envoy to arrive at the tent. On the one hand, he gave the envoy face and saved the offense of the King of Chu. On the other hand, he also recruited several people to take on the relationship and let everyone testify.
The messenger came quickly, and his whole body was covered in sweat. He glanced at the tent, picked up the arrow of the King of Chu, and shouted: "Shandong Deputy General Liang Pukuan quickly received the order. The King of Chu of Ming Dynasty has an order, and ordered you to go immediately
Gather your subordinates and gather in the Wucheng. All officers and soldiers are not allowed to enter and exit the Wucheng without authorization. Zhengyangmen’s original defense will be handed over to the new army, and there must be no mistakes!"
Liang Pukuan was stunned, but in fact, many people in the account were stunned.
If the King of Chu gave them the next order to strengthen their vigilance, it would be said that, but an hour ago, the Regent had already ordered them to guard the Zhengyang Gate and guard the Zhengyang Gate. But now? It's Chu again
The king asked them to go aside and play with mud. The orders of these two high men were contrary to each other. The biggest question was, who should I listen to?
After all, the Regent was in charge, and the King of Chu was too powerful. Now it was at its peak. It would be a matter of death if he offended anyone.
"Are you wrong? Your Highness, King of Chu..." Liang Pukuan raised a question. He felt guilty and felt that today seemed too unusual and that something big might happen.
The messenger sneered: "There is no mistake at all. This is an order conveyed by the King of Chu personally. The King of Chu said, those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy!"
The messenger said without hesitation.
Something is wrong!
The generals in the tent looked at each other in a look. It was so wrong. Everyone realized that something big would happen in the capital today.
Many people began to think about where they should be at the forefront of this storm.
Liang Pukuan was also in a dilemma. He was controlled by the King of Chu back then. He had seen the power of the King of Chu for a long time. He had long thoughts in his mind that it would be good for anyone in this world, but he must not provoke the King of Chu or embarrass others.
, provoking the King of Chu to death.
But it’s impossible not to provoke him. The Regent is the real master. If he follows the King of Chu today, will he have a better life in the future?
However, Liang Pukuan is a very smart person. Unclear people have long become stepping stones for others. Since he did not agree or refuse, he did not say anything.
Because he knew that if he didn't say anything, someone would definitely say something.
Some of the generals in the camp said, and the person who spoke was Zhang Yuan, the general who was a general. Zhang Yuan was not a rude man, but a straightforward person. He smiled coldly: "We only follow the orders of the Ministry of War. When will the King of Chu be mobilized?
What does the king want to do? Do you want to make a mistake?"
This sentence is very serious, almost like scolding Liu Chengfeng for rebelling. In fact, everyone knows the reason why Zhang Yuan broke up. When he fought with the Mongolians a few months ago, Zhang Yuan's cousin violated it.
The military order was directly cut off by Liu Chengfeng, but Zhang Yuan was in the wrong position at that time and was controlled by the King of Chu, so he did not dare to say anything. It’s just that today is different from the past. Zhang Yuan stood up and was always in a state of revenge.
But the other people are different. They neither dissuaded Zhang Yuan nor made any statements. They were all waiting. Everything was fake for these Qiu Bas. Now Zhang Yuan has become a pioneer, so he wants to see
How do you deal with it? If Zhang Yuan is fine, everyone will have no worries, but if Zhang Yuan...
The envoy of the King of Chu just looked at Zhang Yuan coldly, with a cold face and said, "Bold, do you dare to slander Your Highness the King of Chu?"
Zhang Yuan said furiously: "I have dispatched troops in the capital without authorization. This is a slander from me. Get out quickly!"
He had already pressed the hilt of his waist and was ready to attack at any time.
The envoy of the King of Chu seemed very calm. He stared at Zhang Yuan and finally uttered a word softly: "Kill!"
When he was talking about killing, the messenger obviously had no intention of pulling out the embroidered spring sword from his waist. He held his hands behind his back and did not move.
But at this time, there was a change in the account.
Suddenly, a personal soldier suddenly jumped out, pulled out his long sword, and rushed towards Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan had been alert for a long time. He smiled coldly and drew his sword toward each other. However, after all, he was one step slower than his personal soldiers, so he had to push his sword back and retreat quickly. He laughed coldly: "It turns out that there are dog fans in our camp...
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When he said this, he suddenly became stunned, a hint of disbelief flashed through his eyes, and then his face turned pale as paper.
In his chest, a long sword penetrated directly from behind, dripping blood.
It was not the personal soldiers who killed him, but a military officer standing behind him, Zhao Cheng, the garrison officer in the army.
The personal soldiers were factory guards, and the garrison officer was also factory guards. There were more than 40 people in the tent, and two were secret spies of factory guards.
The garrison officer Zhao Cheng looked ferocious and drew out his long sword, while Zhang Yuan lost his center of gravity and fell into a pool of blood.
This scene made everyone feel a little scared, and many people even began to look around them vigilantly, and looked at the robes around them vigilantly. Who can guarantee that there are also factory guards mixed among them, usually
They called brothers and brothers, and drank with them and went to the kilns.
This is a very vivid lesson. At least it taught everyone a truth: those who have been prostitutes together may not be comrades-in-arms!
The personal soldiers and the guard Zhao Cheng had already put away their swords, and the personal soldiers saluted the envoy and said, "Welcome to Zhou Hai, a foreign military officer in the East Factory."
Another said: "Golden Uniform Guards' Small Banner Zhao Cheng greeted me!"
Such a change made the atmosphere in the tent suddenly stagnate.
Who would have thought that the people closest to him might be from the factory guards, and who would know how many secret spies there are in this camp besides the two men and the captain in front of him?
Deputy General Liang Pukuan glanced at Zhang Yuan who was already dead and was sweating profusely.
He hurriedly said, "The King of Chu has already given the king's order, so we will naturally abide by it. So we withdrew the official army of Zhengyangmen and exchanged defenses with the new army."
The Ministry of Rites is now empty. Except for some officials who are in the hall, most of the other officials have joined in the fun.
After all, this place is the central government office of the court. There is a team of servants outside. Usually, officials are in and out, so the supervision is not strict.
However, when countless envoys went to the battalions, there were teams of officers and soldiers appearing in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.
That's right, it was the officers and soldiers, wearing brand new military uniforms, holding dark muskets in their hands, everyone had no expression on their faces, and then surrounded the place.
In fact, it is not just the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, but also the six ministries of the capital, the Imperial Heavenly Prison, the Dali Temple, the Honglu Temple, and the Shuntian Mansion were all treated like this. The team officers led the team were full of murderous look on their faces and took the guards to the gate.
If we drive away, the officers are not fools. If the visitors are not kind, they will fight against others at this time. Isn’t this seeking death?
The officials inside were shocked to see this, and saw that these new troops were just surrounding the yamen but did not do anything else. He was angry and anxious and hurried out to negotiate.
"Rareless, who are your subordinates? Do you know where this place is? You dare to lead troops to surround the Ministry of Rites. Are you going to suffer a crime?"
The team officer looked at the officials of the Ministry of Rites with expressionless expression, and said step by step like a mechanical one: "There is a rebellion in the capital. We are ordered by the King of Chu to protect the various yamen in the capital, and all the idle people will retreat.
The King of Chu has an order, and whoever dares to act rashly will be punished by assisting the rebels!”
This sentence seems really funny to the officials. King Chu... King Chu is just a vassal king. Why is he so arrogant? The officials sneered: "Even if there are chaos, it should be the will of the palace or the regent."
The king’s order, are you the official army of the Ming Dynasty or the official army of the Chu vassal?"
Faced with the accusation, the team officer still had a expressionless face and said, "We are your Majesty's official army."
His Majesty……
The officials looked serious and had a very bad premonition. Where is His Majesty? The so-called His Majesty has been missing for a long time, and many people have even forgotten this His Majesty. Now the new army is playing His Majesty's sign, and
What does it mean?
Seeing that he still did not leave, the team waved his hand and said, "It's dangerous here. To ensure the safety of all the adults, come and invite the adults in. Everyone cheer up and guard against each other. Don't let the thief succeed."
"Abide by the order." Everyone shouted, and several new soldiers pushed the officials into the yamen. The officials' black hat was crooked and couldn't help but shout, "I'm going to rebel, someone is going to rebel!"
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Chapter 2 is here. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Piaotian Literature registered members to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.)