"Now, what our old Sun family has to do is to be loose outside and tight inside. The soldiers in your house will be
You must make complete preparations for me. When the time comes, if something goes wrong, you will have to rely on the emperor's personal soldiers who sneaked into the capital, as well as the dead soldiers of our old Sun family." [..com]
"Are we going to attack the city gate?" The youngest, the fourth grandson, Sun Xunzong, couldn't help but look stunned. Even if the brothers of the old Sun family tried their best, they would only be able to make up for it, even if the old woman added one, there would probably be less than 3,000 people. , plus those Zhu Qizhen's pro-army troops who sneaked into the capital, the number is about five thousand at most. With just this number of people, it seems a bit like a joke to attack the city gate.
"Jizong, tell your brothers.
I'm tired. I still want to see His Majesty the Emperor return to the throne with my own eyes, but I don't want to be pissed off by your idiot brothers." Old Sun Zhong opened his mouth, waved his hands helplessly, closed his eyes and lay down. Returned to the soft couch.
The words of Sun Zhong, who was already eighty years old, made the faces of his sons become extremely strange, but they did not dare to argue at all, and they all turned their attention to their elder brother. Sun Jizong carefully helped Sun Zhong lie down, and considerately After covering the frail old father with a thin quilt, he turned around and motioned to his younger brothers to leave his father's bedroom with him.
"Brother, what does father mean?" Sun Xuzong, the youngest, asked Sun Zhong impatiently as soon as he stepped out of Sun Zhong's bedroom.
"Our target is not the heavily guarded Nine Gates, but the Imperial City." Sun Jizong sighed lightly, cleared his throat and spoke in a low voice.
"His Majesty the Emperor has a secret decree. If things change, he can attack the imperial city first to seize the palace."
After hearing this, these brothers couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and revealed a look of disbelief.
"But the imperial city is also heavily guarded, with heavy troops in all four gates. Could it be..." Sun Jizong stopped walking and turned around, taking a look at these younger brothers with extremely serious expressions. "The Queen Mother has her own arrangements, you just need to know this, understand?"
"I understand, brother, don't worry, we know what to do." The brothers looked at each other and nodded towards Sun Jizong. The fate of the old Sun family and Zhu Qizhen were completely connected. This last fight That means risking your life and risking all your wealth and life.
"Wang Ke, you try to contact the brothers who have sneaked out of the capital city, so that everyone is ready. No unauthorized actions are allowed. All actions must wait for orders from the officer." At the same time, Yuan Bin rubbed his hands and felt sore. Between his brows, he issued the latest order to the dozen or so middle- and lower-level officers of the Emperor's personal army who quietly came to meet them in an inconspicuous courtyard not far from Huichang Bo's Mansion.
"Remember that when the incident occurred, everyone had their left arms wrapped in red cloth to distinguish ourselves from the enemy. Our target is only the imperial city. One more thing, remember not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. As long as there is no resistance, you are not allowed to open fire at will." Also, this is a map of the Imperial City. Memorize it each of you. See clearly where the Empress Dowager’s palace is and where Zhu Qiyu’s palace is. If Wang Ke, Liu Zhongming, and Zhang Yinghui attack the Imperial City, where will they arrive? At that time, you guys are responsible for the safety of the Empress Dowager. If anything goes wrong with the Empress Dowager, you can deal with it yourself."
"The general will obey his orders!"
"...You guys led your troops straight to where Zhu Qiyu is. You must trap Zhu Qiyu within the palace confinement at all costs. Remember, you must not hurt him. After all, he is your Majesty's biological brother, and he cannot
He died in the hands of us, His Majesty's personal soldiers, do you understand?" "Don't worry, sir, we will make sure every soldier will tell you that such a thing will never happen."
"His Majesty trusted us and gave us this important task. Remember, if you don't go to war, you will win. If you go out, you will win." Yuan Bin took a deep breath and glanced at the dozens of capable and fierce pro-army troops in front of him.
The officer shouted coldly.
"Yes!" "He's actually here? Didn't he say His Majesty the Emperor was on the grassland two days ago? Why did he already arrive at Shunyi City yesterday?" Yu Qianfang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of War and received an urgent letter.
He couldn't help but change his face. He stood up and shouted at the guard who brought the military report.
"I don't know, but yesterday afternoon, there was a commotion outside the city. Lord Qianhu sent people to investigate. It took a long time to confirm that he was the emperor's chariot. He didn't dare to neglect, so he sent his subordinates and others to the capital to deliver news.
"The guard in royal robes, who was covered in dust, replied respectfully.
"Shunyi City is under the jurisdiction of the General Soldier of Jizhou Town." Liu Qian, the commander of the Ministry of War, added with a serious face. "The General Soldier of Jizhou Town, Sun Zhirui, may have already surrendered to His Majesty the Emperor. Otherwise, why?
Didn't you see Jizhou Town reporting?" "Shunyi City is only sixty miles away from the capital. If the cavalry is there, they can arrive within two hours!" Yu Qian slapped the information on the desk and strode towards it.
The yamen layman went out. "Here comes, prepare your horse..."
"Yu has met Governor Yang Shi." He stepped onto the city wall and saw Yang Hong, who was already wearing heavy armor and standing on the tower of Desheng Gate, approaching him. Yu Qian quickly gave a salute.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I have seen Yu Shangshu. I wonder why Yu Shangshu is here today? Could it be that he is here to inspect the city defense." Yang Hong smiled and returned the courtesy.
"The Governor knows that His Majesty's chariot arrived in Shunyi last night, which is only sixty miles away from the capital." Yu Qian directly invited Yang Hong to come with him to a secluded place, and said a little anxiously.
After hearing this, Yang Hong's eyebrows slowly raised: "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived in Shunyi?" He couldn't help but secretly be surprised at how fast His Majesty the Emperor moved. Previously, the court received news that this person
His Majesty, the Emperor, is still busy. Unexpectedly, in just two days, he has arrived at Shunyi, which is only sixty miles away from the capital. I am afraid that now, His Majesty, the Emperor is also in Shunyi on his way to the capital.
"The news should be correct. According to the news from the Jinyi Guards in Shunyi, there are about 30,000 soldiers and horses around the emperor, all of them should be cavalry." Yu Qian took a deep breath and finally regained some composure.
Just when old Yang Hongyu spoke, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from the stairs again. Everyone looked back and saw an eunuch surrounded by dozens of factory guards.
After stepping up to the city gate tower, the leading eunuch saw Yang Hong and Yu Qian both there, and couldn't help but smile and come forward cheerfully. "Our family has met Yu Shangshu and old Governor Yang.
"This person is Wang Cheng, the second-ranking official in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. He is also the direct person in charge of the powerful political organization of Dongchang. His full official title is "Imperial Commissioner Dongchang Official School Service Eunuch" or "Admiral Dongchang" for short.
"It turns out that the factory official is here, and Yang is rude." Seeing this eunuch who was very popular during the Zhu Qizhen period and Zhu Qiyu period, he stood up almost immediately after Zhu Qizhen was captured in Wasi.
When he came to Bi Zhu Qiyu's side, he strongly supported Zhu Qiyu to ascend to the throne as emperor.
And after that, in order to gain a firm foothold by Zhu Qiyu's side and gain confidants,
He even went out of his way to recommend Zhu Qiyu to a group of officials who had failed when he became emperor in Zhu Qi Town, and Wang Wen was one of them.
But today, he actually came to the Deshengmen Gate Tower in person. It seems that he also received news about the whereabouts of His Majesty the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
Wang Cheng smiled and cupped his hands: "I can't believe it. The emperor actually took advantage of the opportunity of Banzai's serious illness to raise troops to attack the capital for no reason. Our family has been ordered by Banzai to inspect and supervise the defense of the capital." One...
"In this case, let's invite the factory master, and I will not accompany you." After decades of being here, Yang Hong had seen a lot of the stern guard eunuchs and guard eunuchs, and he had never had a good impression of these eunuchs.
He bowed back to Wang Cheng and said casually.
Regarding the high-ranking Commander-in-Chief Yang, I saw that he was treating me so slowly, but I didn't dare to get too angry. After all, in the capital, Yang and Yu were probably the only two people who controlled the military and supported the overall situation.
"In that case, we won't be polite." Wang Cheng shook his cheeks with a smile, waved his hand angrily, and led a large group of factory guards towards the other side of the tower.
"Mr. Factory, Yang Hong has gone too far. He actually treated you like this." Next to him, a Dongchang stall owner said with an authentic look on his face.
Wang Cheng smiled coldly: "It doesn't matter, that old guy can show off to our family for a few days. After this crisis, our family will play with him. Humph, he Yang Mensan
We all serve His Majesty the Emperor. Just for this reason, our family can let His Majesty cause trouble for him."
"Mr. Factory, what are you talking about? Mr. Factory, what are you doing?" When the Dongchang stall owner saw Wang Cheng, who was sneering with a sullen face, his expression suddenly froze, his mouth opened wide, and his eyes trembled.
He stared straight ahead, his expression like a hanged ghost startled him, and he couldn't help but ask again and again.
"Long live the Lord, oh no, it's the Emperor, the Emperor is here." Wang Cheng raised his hand after a long time and pointed forward with some trembling. Dozens of Dongchang fans all raised their heads and looked across.
Looking at the female wall towards the horizon, billowing smoke and dust are flying, the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty is flying in the wind, and a bloody torrent composed of tens of thousands of cavalry is surging towards this place with an unstoppable momentum.
Come.
"He's finally here." Yang Hong strode to the city wall, holding on to the wall bricks, and looking at the advancing team, he couldn't help but sigh with relief and some regret.
"He's finally here." Yu Qian's face was as dark as water, and he squinted his eyes tightly as he looked at the silently advancing army. His heart was full of expectation and worry, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
One breath.
"I'm finally back." Looking at the majestic capital of the Ming Dynasty and the political center representing the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, who was riding a horse, couldn't help but say this in his heart.