Around the beginning of the Mao period, the shouts of killing in the capital gradually stopped.
The scattered soldiers and horses in the capital have been captured by Yang Qingyuan's Fenwu and Yaowu camps.
Yang Qingyuan personally received nearly 10,000 soldiers of Jinwu Guard and Yulin Guard who surrendered. Before Emperor Taizongwen reformed the military system, the Twelve Guards were the main field army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Later, it was replaced by the Sixth Army of the Emperor.
The Jinwu Guards and Habayashi Guards used to play the role of the current Imperial Guards.
Because of the special nature of their arms, the Jinwu Guard and the Yulin Guard were relatively loyal to the emperor, and Yang Qingyuan's prestige was not as good here as in the Tiance Army and the Jinyang Army.
Although the combat effectiveness of Jinwu Guard and Habayashi Guard is not strong, if they are used by someone with intentions, they will become a source of trouble for the capital, so these problems still need to be solved.
You must know that Zhu Kai, King of Zhao in Yancheng, absorbed some of the refugees and remnant soldiers of Hou Jin, and now his strength has expanded a lot.
The turmoil in the capital was instigated by Yang Qingyuan, so it was natural that Yang Qingyuan should maintain the stability of the divine capital.
Immediately, Yang Qingyuan expressed cordial condolences to the grassroots officers and soldiers and delivered an important speech.
Yang Qingyuan said that the Great Zhou Dynasty is not only the Great Zhou Dynasty of the royal family, but also the Great Zhou Dynasty of the people of the world. The Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards guard not only the emperor, but also the broad masses of the people.
The previous emperor Zhu Zhankun, as the supreme leader of the Great Zhou Dynasty, violated the law, abused power for personal gain, bent the law for personal gain, and unjustly killed Zhongliang, which was serious in nature and had a bad influence.
But this responsibility does not lie with the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, but with Zhu Zhankun alone.
But the officers and soldiers must also learn lessons and take them as a warning.
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After Yang Qingyuan's speech, the soldiers who had been arranged began a series of actions.
He made clear his interests, repeatedly preached, created an atmosphere, and promised to improve the treatment of the officers and soldiers.
Needless to say, the wages of officials, generals, and minor officials in the Zhou Dynasty are really low.
Although officials in the Zhou Dynasty have experienced two salary increases, their annual salary is still less than that of officials of the same rank in the former Song Dynasty, which is more than a month.
As for the middle-level generals of the Yulin Guard and the Jinwu Guard, Yang Qingyuan has no intention of recruiting them for the time being.
Those who can serve as generals in the Habayashi Guards and the Jingo Guards basically rely on their family's influence. It can be said to be an exclusive position for the second generation of Wu Xun.
Even if Yang Qingyuan tried to persuade him to surrender, it would be useless. These people would not surrender, and it would be of little use if they surrendered. They could not influence the family's decision.
However, for ordinary soldiers, including some lower-level officers who were civilians from Guizhou, this heart-to-heart talk and promise also played a big role. At least Jinwu Guard and Yulin Guard have temporarily recognized Yang Qingyuan to be in charge of the work.
Cao Zhengchun of the East Factory had just completed the work of surrounding and monitoring the West Factory. This was his first step in supporting the King of Wu.
He was not a member of the princeling party originally, nor did he support Zhu Zhankun. Now that Zhu Zhankun died, he naturally immediately defected to the new king.
Yang Qingyuan does not have too many restrictions on Cao Zhengchun. This person has a small desire for power, but currently has no big ambitions. He has a small cleverness but lacks great wisdom. He can be regarded as a member of Thirteen's team.
After Cao Zhengchun completed the task, he sighed, "Our family's life is now saved!"
But the only thing that can be saved is life. It is still difficult to maintain the power in the past.
He sighed again and said to the eunuchs following him: "Oh... let's go!"
A young eunuch about twenty years old asked: "Godfather, are we going to see Yang Hou in front?"
"This is natural, but..." Cao Zhengchun hesitated.
It's too late to join Yang Qingyuan now, and Dongchang will never be as good as before.
The little eunuch rolled his eyes and said, "Godfather, although Marquis Yang may not necessarily like us now, there are people who do!"
Cao Zhengchun looked at the young eunuch with a puzzled look, "What do you mean?!"
The little eunuch said, "Marquis Yang has no intention of ascending the throne. Isn't it still His Highness King Wu who will ascend the throne after this?!"
Cao Zhengchun's eyes lit up, "Little Enzi, our family really doesn't love you in vain!?"
The little eunuch's words hit the point.
But no matter what, Yang Qingyuan's current power is temporary. As long as he does not plan to rebel, the power will eventually be returned to the new king.
Yang Qingyuan had also taken action against King Wei before, apparently paving the way for his disciples. Then His Highness King Wu is the best candidate for the new king.
"Let's go! Follow me to protect His Highness King Wu..."
Both the East and West factories thought of His Highness King Wu, who had been ignored in the court.
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In Xinghuafang, the lights were brightly lit all night.
This is one of the places with the highest concentration of mansions of dignitaries in the divine capital.
In the Li Mansion, Li Chengguang, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and his daughter were looking in the direction of the Daming Palace from a high building with telescopes purchased from Western countries.
The guard at home behind him was relaying the news sent by Yang Qingyuan.
"I didn't expect that the real Yang Qingyuan would succeed!"
Li Chengguang looked in the direction of the Daming Palace with a telescope, his expression was indescribable!
At first, it was only because of his daughter's relationship that he arranged some tricks among the night guard soldiers. Unexpectedly, Yang Qingyuan actually did it!
At this time, the emperor died, the king of Wei died, and the queen and queen mother were controlled. Maybe there are still people who want to resist, but if there is no big change, the overall situation is decided at this moment.
Yang Qingyuan has military power in his hands and is already in an invincible position.
Just imagine, what kind of situation did Yang Qingyuan face before tonight? !
The imperial power was supreme. Although the emperor did not dare to kill Yang Qingyuan easily, it was not difficult to suppress Yang Qingyuan by leaving him idle.
Now, the emperor has become Zhu Zhankun, and although the old martial arts, royal family, civil servants, and the six dark tribes may not listen to his orders, they have split and are fighting on their own!
Divide a group of people, win over a group of people, and suppress a group of people.
Li Chengguang has confidence in Yang Qingyuan!
The bet I had made because of my daughter's helplessness was about to reap huge rewards now. There is no doubt that the position of Minister of War will be his, and he may even have the opportunity to join the cabinet!
Wuying Hall and Zhongji Hall are vacant, and Li Hongyi, the great scholar of Jianji Hall, is the culprit who framed Yanyi, so the position of Jianji Hall will also be vacant.
Kong Qinli, a bachelor of Dongge University, has been occupying his position and not working. He also took refuge in Zhu Zhankun before, and he is expected to be liquidated as well.
This time, there are four positions for Grand Masters of the Pavilion Hall vacant...
Li Chengguang found that he was close to winning this time...
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The Imperial Palace is in charge, and you are in the palace of the Imperial Censor.
Cheng Qingsong, who is not young, is also listening to Yang Qingyuan's messenger's report.
After listening, Cheng Qingsong sighed lightly.
Now Cheng Qingsong also feels very conflicted.
He is a traditional Confucian disciple, so he is naturally loyal to the emperor and patriotic. When faced with the rebellious people, he would just be upright and scold them face to face, but he could not blame Yang Qingyuan.
When Yu Yanyi was unjustly accused and imprisoned, it was Cheng Qingsong who led the loyal ministers to kneel outside Hanyuan Hall.
Cheng Qingsong's old body even fainted twice.
He was aware of Yu Yanyi's injustice, and was not angry with Zhu Zhankun for unjustly killing Yu Yanyi. How was such behavior different from that of a foolish king? !
But Yang Qingyuan killed Zhu Zhankun like this, and Cheng Qingsong couldn't accept it emotionally.
Even if the emperor made a mistake, Yang Qingyuan should not be punished.
Previously, Yang Qingyuan had entered the mansion at night, hoping to remonstrate with the emperor, at least to seek justice for Yu Yanyi, and at the same time weaken the emperor's authority.
In Cheng Qingsong's understanding, seeking justice might mean forcing Zhu Zhankun to issue an edict to punish himself, or imitating Yi Yin Huoguang's dethronement and establishing the emperor.
He did not expect that Yang Qingyuan would be so decisive and directly kill Zhu Zhankun with his own hands.
After a moment of silence, Cheng Qingsong said to the messenger, "I can understand Yang Qingyuan's efforts to rectify the country's law, but if he wants to use King Wu as a puppet, I will never agree."
Cheng Qingsong did not approve of the monarch Zhu Zhankun. Changing to a better monarch would be beneficial to the country and the people, but he would not agree if Yang Qingyuan wanted to be regent and prime minister. He is a minister of Zhou Dynasty. Not Yang Qingyuan's minister.
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Hulong Villa.
The prince of Changping County, the iron-courage god Hou Zhuwu, plays an important role in the clan.
He is now the second most important person in the Great Zhou clan.
The first is Lao Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, the younger brother of the late Taizu Emperor Gao, and the Prince of Linhuai County. After all, where does the seniority lie?
Before Yang Qingyuan raised his troops, Hulong Villa had actually discovered the clues!
After all, the best intelligence in the world is not just for show.
The information that can be found in East Factory and West Factory can be found by Hulong Villa. If the information cannot be found in East Factory and West Factory, Hulong Villa can also find it.
Originally, Zhu Wuwu wanted to intervene in Yang Qingyuan's mutiny, but Yang Qingyuan asked Liu Shengpiaoxu, who was installed inside Dali Temple, to give Zhu Wuwu a message.
“I have heavenly fragrant cardamom!”
Six words dispelled Zhu Rongli's idea of picking up a bargain.
For Zhu Wuwu now, no matter how cheap it is, it can't compare to Tianxiang Cardamom.
Yang Qingyuan had obtained the Little Mermaid Pearl from him as early as the time of Emperor Taizongwen.
To Taizong, the little mermaid pearl was just an ordinary pearl. Not to mention Yang Qingyuan's outstanding achievements, he would have rewarded it to him even if Yang Qingyuan asked for it directly.
So the third natural cardamom came into the hands of Yang Qingyuan, and the second one should now be in the hands of Cao Zhengchun.
Zhu Wuli wanted his Bai Yueguang to wake up, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Containing Zhu Wuwu's actions is a crucial move. At this time, Zhu Wuwu has entered the realm of law, heaven, and earth, and can change the situation to a certain extent.
"Father! The spies are here to report that the Daming Palace has been captured by the rebels! Should we still not move!?"
The person who asked was Zhu Wuwu's adopted son, Duan Tianya, number one in Tianzi. He was a loyal and honest man. Seeing that Yang Qingyuan had breached the Daming Palace, he was naturally very anxious.
Loyalty to the emperor is the idea that Tiedan Shenhou has always instilled in the three spies of Tiandixuan. For most of Zhu Wuwu's life, he played the role of a loyal uncle.
The ending was that he acted so well that the three of Tian, Di Xuan and others were brainwashed by the so-called loyalty to the emperor. When Zhu Wuli had a reaction, the three chose to go against the adoptive father who raised them.
This wave can be regarded as Zhu Wuwang's self-confidence. Based on the relationship between him and Tian Di Xuan and the others, as long as the loyalty to the emperor is not so thorough, it is impossible for Tian Di Xuan and the others to oppose him.
Looking at Duan Tianya who asked the question, Zhu Wuwu said, "Tianya, what do you think of the great bachelor Yu and the master students of Chongwen College?!"
"injustice!"
Duan Tianya had suggested to Zhu Rongli more than once to rescue Yu Yanyi.
But they were all stopped by Zhu Wuli!
"Yang Qingyuan did not raise the army to rebel against the Zhou Dynasty. If he wanted to rebel against the Zhou Dynasty, I would be the first to not spare him, but he only wanted to seek justice for Lord Yanyi. Don't you remember Wang Hua, the Secretary of General Affairs, in front of the Daming Palace? Have you recited the five deadly sins aloud?!”
"..." Duan Tianya pondered and asked, "Does the adoptive father think that everything Wang Hua said is true?!"
If what Wang Hua said in his confession is true, then Zhu Zhankun is really off the mark.
"Things are still unclear now. We will wait and see what happens. If Yang Qingyuan really has different intentions, it will not be too late for us to take action."
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Before dawn, although most people were watching, Yang Qingyuan's opponents had already taken action.
Most of the old martial artists originally supported the King of Chu, but after Zhu Zhankun succeeded to the throne, they all chose to join Zhu Zhankun.
The grievances between Yang Qingyuan and the old Wuxun Group are deep.
A water transport case caused many people to lose their ancestral titles, and how many were directly demoted to common people?
They may not necessarily be loyal to the prince, but they definitely resent Yang Qingyuan's taking power.
The two families, Pudinghou and Dongchuanhou, were the representatives of the old Wuxun Group when the four founding kings were absent.
At this time, Puding Marquis Chen Huan and Dongchuan Marquis Hu Bin were rushing from Xinghuafang to the Royal Forest Army in the north of the city with their personal guards.
Just now, Hu Bin, the Marquis of Dongchuan, received a copy of the Queen Mother's edict from his confidants. Based on this edict alone, the Marquis of Dongchuan could be sure that the Emperor was dead.
The two of them have taken refuge in Zhu Zhankun, and they will inevitably be regarded as Zhu Zhankun's best friends.
Moreover, Yang Qingyuan is the representative of the New Wuxun Group, so naturally he will not let them go easily from the old Wuxun Group.
Rather than sit back and wait for death, it's better to give it a try.
The Marquis of Dongchuan immediately contacted the Marquis of Puding. The two of them also had some confidant generals in the Imperial Army. I believe that Yang Qingyuan’s people have not yet completely controlled the Imperial Army camp in the north of the city. If they go to the Imperial Army at this moment and seize control of the remaining troops, it may not be impossible. Compete with Yang Qingyuan.
If they can win, they will help King Wei ascend to the throne. At that time, it will be the power of Conglong, and there will be a hereditary and irreplaceable duke position.
The imperial camp in the north of the city.
When Qin Yiyan was dealing with the matter of persuading the Royal Forest Army to surrender, it was still very possible to persuade these soldiers to surrender with Yang Qingyuan's prestige. What was difficult to deal with was the former Changlin troops and the generals transferred from the Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards who were mixed in with the Imperial Guards.
Just when Qin Yiyan was trying his best to persuade him to surrender, Puding Marquis Chen Huan and Dongchuan Marquis Hu Bing led their generals into the imperial camp in the north of the city.
Horses and other objects have been placed at the entrance of the Royal Forest Army's camp for a long time, and the camp door is closed tightly. Without the permission of Qin Yiyan's military order, internal and external news was cut off.
But they couldn't stop Chen and Hu Erhou who were determined to break through.
"Who is it? Password?!" a school captain asked sharply after rejecting the horse.
But Pudinghou became even more aggressive and whipped the captain directly in the face.
Dongchuan Hou took the opportunity and held up a yellow scroll, "You are so blind that you don't even recognize me? I am here on the orders of the Queen Mother! Open the door."
Hu Bing, Marquis of Dongchuan, and Chen Huan, Marquis of Puding, served in the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion.
There was a bloody mark on the captain's face, and he was quite hesitant. Qin Yiyan's order is that no one is allowed to enter the Beijing camp without permission. Should I report this situation?
Just when he was hesitating, Marquis Dongchuan took the lead and rushed into the camp with his generals, half intimidating and half forced, towards the Siwei Camp's station.
Just after passing the door, Puding Marquis Chen Huan raised his arms and shouted: "Yang Qingyuan has committed regicide. This governor is following the decree of the Queen Mother, and all the officers and soldiers will follow this governor to kill the thief!"
(End of chapter)
