After Zhu Cihong received support from Wang Jiayan and others, he felt a little more relaxed.
Unexpectedly, he received news from Wu Mengming again this morning, saying that Jin Yiwei, who was out inspecting Nanliang, accidentally discovered a team of more than 3,000 people in a valley thirty miles northwest of the capital.
At the same time, people everywhere in Beijing were talking about Zhou Hou's involvement in politics. Although Jin Yiwei's spies tried their best to guide them, public opinion had begun to change under the propaganda of some squires.
When Zhu Cixiang heard about this, he was shocked.
He knew that the other party was building momentum and would take action soon.
If he passively waits for the opponent to take action, he may not be able to defend the capital without foreign aid.
For this purpose, he could only have a chance of winning by forcing the other party to take action in advance before they were ready.
After some thinking, he targeted Xue Lian.
Because according to the information, although Xue Lian is not a core figure, he knows a lot of things and has contacted many people.
Moreover, Xue Lian is impulsive and sometimes acts recklessly, making him a dangerous person.
If he captures Xue Lian, it will not only reduce the possibility of accidents, but also deter timid people such as Chen Mingxia.
Moreover, it can also make Xu Yunzhen and Li Zushu feel threatened, and at the same time it will not affect the implementation of the other party's plan.
As for Zhu Cihong's method of dealing with Xue Lian, it was also very simple, which was to hide the armor secretly and plot evil.
At this moment, Shen Zhanran, who heard the news, also hurried to Dongnuan Pavilion.
When he heard Zhu Cixiang's plan, he agreed very much.
At the same time, he felt that the three thousand soldiers and horses outside the capital might be a trick by Li Zushu and others to lure the enemy.
It was suggested that Zhu Cixi would use his plan to recall some of the Jinyi guards who were investigating Nan Liang in Xianghe.
Firstly, it can confuse Li Zushu, and secondly, if things change, he can also rush to the capital to help.
Zhu Cihong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and when he was about to tell Wu Mengming to deal with it, Queen Zhou also came to Dongnuan Pavilion.
After she learned about Zhu Cixiang's plan, she also agreed with it, but she added an unfinished dragon robe to the charge of concealing armor.
When Shen Zhanran heard this, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he immediately expressed his agreement.
Zhu Cixiang was still a little hesitant, but seeing that Shen Zhanran agreed, and he also felt that this would be more effective, he asked Wu Mengming to act accordingly.
Sure enough, when Li Zushu and others learned that Xue Lian had been arrested, they immediately summoned their generals, and Gao Qiqian also quietly entered the palace.
Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Zhu Cihong acted according to the previous plan.
He first asked Wang Jiayan to go to the Beijing army camp to suppress the generals, and then ordered Wu Mengming to bring Fan Jingwen and other ministers to Dongnuan Pavilion, and then...
At the same time, in order to deal with emergencies, Shen Zhanran was asked to act as the liaison and have full authority to handle temporary and urgent matters.
Just when Zhu Cihong thought everything was arranged, he suddenly received the news that Wang Chengen had gone to Dongchang, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Because since the last time Wang Chengen risked his life to protect Kunning Palace, Zhu Cixiang thought that he was a loyal person, and he also felt grateful in his heart.
However, at this sensitive moment, Wang Chengen went to Dongchang, and Wang Youde's betrayal was revealed. He couldn't help but suspect that Wang Chengen had colluded with Gao Qiqian and others.
So he sent the Jin Yiwei to follow him secretly, and emphasized that if Wang Chengen showed any signs of rebellion, he would be killed on the spot without asking for a separate order.
Although he didn't know exactly what happened in Dongchang later, seeing that Wang Chengen returned safely, he thought he might not be Gao Qiqian's accomplice.
But now that he heard that Li Zushu, Xu Yunzhen and others were missing, he couldn't help but doubt Wang Chengen again.
Wang Chengen just listened to the two people's words and realized that everyone already knew about this matter, but they just kept it from him, and he was a little dissatisfied.
Seeing Zhu Cixiang's suspicious eyes at this moment, he understood that it turned out that Dongchang was responsible for all this.
If he hadn't delayed closing the East Factory, giving Gao Qiqian and others an opportunity, the information in the imperial city would not have been known to Xu Yunzhen and others so quickly.
And besides what happened to Wang Youde, there might have been some things that happened that he didn't know about, so Zhu Cixiang was suspicious of him.
Thinking of this, he was filled with guilt and hurriedly stepped forward to tell Gao Qiqian, Wang Youde and other matters.
After Zhu Cixiang listened to his story, he was silent for a while and said: "Okay, since their target is me, I will go and meet them!"
As Zhu Cixiang's words rang out, everyone present was shocked.
On the contrary, Zhou Hou's eyes flashed with joy, and then he looked worried, but he did not speak to dissuade him.
"Your Highness, Gao Qiqian has entered the palace. I'm afraid many people in the palace have taken refuge with him. You can't..."
Wang Chengen was embarrassed by his identity and was hesitating whether to dissuade him. Unexpectedly, Zhu Cixiang had already moved forward.
Seeing that there was no one to give advice, he thought that everyone was still unclear about the situation in the palace, so he hurriedly stepped forward to give advice and expressed his worries.
Zhu Cixiang heard this and said in a deep voice: "Admiral Wang, you don't need to worry, I have already prepared... You... better go and treat the wound first!"
After that, he strode forward.
When Shen Zhanran, Fan Jingwen and others saw this, they hurriedly followed.
Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, ignoring the arrow wounds on his body, and kept up with the others.
Only Zhou Hou was still sitting quietly in Dongnuan Pavilion, frowning slightly, wondering what she was thinking.
As soon as Zhu Cihong came out of Dongnuan Pavilion, he immediately heard the sound of killing, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.
However, he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was still fighting bloody battles in Shanxi, and as a prince, if he was afraid of this small rebellion, it would be a loss of royal dignity.
So he steeled himself and walked quickly towards the Huangji Palace.
As he got closer and closer to Huangji Palace, the sound of killing became louder and louder, and some rebels even took the opportunity to sneak attack on him.
Fortunately, the dozen or so Jinyi guards around him are all experts, and although the opponent is already red-blooded, there are not many of them.
So before the rebels could get close, they were already killed by the Jin Yiwei.
However, although these people did not hurt Zhu Cixiang, they still shocked him.
Because this was his second time experiencing rebellion, and this scene was too bloody.
In addition, when Wang Zhixin and others besieged Kunning Palace, he did not go to the battlefield in person.
But this time, he saw blood splattering everywhere, saw living people turned into corpses, and even heard the sound of a long knife cutting into bones.
All this made him feel very uncomfortable and he couldn't help but want to vomit.
But he knew that at this moment, he must not do this.
So he suppressed the discomfort in his heart, stepped on the blood that had not yet solidified under his feet, and walked forward slowly but firmly step by step.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Wu Mengming, who was encircling and suppressing Gao Qiqian, saw Zhu Cihong coming and said with surprise.
Although Zhu Cixiang's stomach was twitching at this moment, he still forced himself to smile calmly and said: "Wu Tongzhi, you are fighting bloody battles at the front, I..."
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Before Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, he heard Shen Zhanran shouting and then blocked him.
It turned out that at the moment Zhu Cihong arrived, more than a dozen people jumped out of the Jin Yiwei team and rushed towards Zhu Cihong.
Wu Mengming was also shocked when he saw this. He was about to step forward to stop them, but suddenly saw more than a dozen sharp arrows shot out, killing those people with great accuracy.
Gao Qiqian, one of the rebels, saw this and looked behind him, but he still didn't see Li Zushu and others. He knew that he had fallen into the trap. When he was about to retreat, he saw Xu Yunzhen and his men rushing in.
Gao Qiqian was overjoyed when he saw this. He moved closer to Xu Yunzhen and shouted: "Dingguo..."
"ah!"
Before Gao Qiqian could finish his words, Xu Yunzhen, who rushed in, pierced his heart with a sword. Then he heard Xu Yunzhen's voice: "Gao Qiqian, who turned his head against his will, has been ambushed and executed..."
Gao Qiqian heard the words and couldn't help but open his eyes wide, as if he wanted to shout out the grievances in his heart, but in the end he couldn't say a word and just fell down with a look of reluctance.
When Xu Yunzhen saw this, he felt relieved.
He instinctively looked at Li Zushu behind him, but was shocked when he found that the other person was not behind him.
At this time, another murderous army rushed in.
