Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue dismounted from their horses and stood behind Wang Chengen. Zhang Zhiji also dismounted.
Wang Chengen opened the imperial edict solemnly: "The imperial guard Zhang Shize accepted the edict."
When Zhang Shize saw Wang Chengen coming with his father, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down to receive the order.
"Yang Fan, who is a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, leads the Xinghe regiment who has recently joined Jinyiwei to train troops and take over the four gates of the imperial city. Together with Zhang Shize, the head guard, he is responsible for guarding the imperial city. Zhang Zhiji sits at Zhengyang Gate and supervises the troops in the inner and outer city. I appreciate this."
"Your Majesty Zhang Shize accepts the order"
"Haha, officer in charge of the bodyguard, you should arrange the defense of the four gates with Mr. Yang now. I will also take Mr. Yang into the palace to face the saint."
"Yes, I will write an order now and take someone to take over the other three gates." Then Zhang Shize arranged for someone to take him to the other three gates to convey the order.
Yang Fan said to Huang San: "You can stay here with a hundred people to meet the large army led by Zhang Geda. As soon as the large army arrives, it will take over the entire imperial city."
Yang Fan turned around and asked Wang Chengen: "Eunuch Wang, which direction is the greatest threat?"
Wang Chengen said: "The capital camps inside and outside the city are under the control of the nobles, so nothing will happen. The main threat comes from the twenty-four yamen, especially the Royal Horse Prison. The Wei thieves have an internal military force stationed in the west of the inner city. Jishuitan in North Point.”
Yang Fan asked: "How many people are there?"
"Twelve thousand people."
Yang Fan knew that Nei Cao was an army of eunuchs, a weird thing created by Wanli.
At first, after the court attack occurred, Wanli was frightened.
A mentally ill man could actually start at home and brandish a jujube stick, and go all the way to the imperial city, the Forbidden City, and finally the East Palace and the prince's bedroom, and beat the prince with the stick.
This is a collective warning from the civil servants to the emperor. Today a mentally ill person can come to the palace and beat the prince, and tomorrow a madman will come into the Qianqing Palace and beat you.
Wanli didn't want to fall into the water like Wu Zong, so he was desperate to find an army that he could fully control to defend himself. So the internal eunuch army was born.
But this army, which the emperor trusted most, failed to protect the emperor.
Taichang was killed by Hongwan for no apparent reason within a month. Tianqi fell into the water inexplicably again. Followed the old path of Wuzong.
"How is their equipment?" Yang Fan asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Half of the people wear armor, mainly chainmail. They are mainly equipped with waist knives and crossbows."
"No firearms?" Yang Fan asked.
"There are three thousand bird muskets, but they are basically not used. They are all made by the Ministry of Industry. They explode powerfully."
"Is there any artillery?"
"Xiao Fo Langji has ten doors, a range of three hundred steps, and nothing else."
Yang Fan was relieved, this kind of small cannon was useless against the strong walls of the imperial city. Yang Fan gave the order to Huang San and asked him to give it to Zhang Geda.
Then Wang Chengen took Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue and the veterans of the 300 regiments straight to Donghua Gate.
Dong'anmen, the east gate of the Imperial City, and Donghua Gate, the east gate of the Forbidden City, are in a straight line. The road is only four hundred meters long. Standing at Donghua Gate, you can see Dongan Gate clearly.
At this time, in the Qianqing Palace, the young emperor was walking back and forth, feeling restless.
We just received the news that Wei Jian ordered the nine gates to be under martial law and strictly ordered soldiers and civilians not to enter or exit. As for the messages that Gen Wang Chengen kept sending, this time was exactly the time to arrive at Chaoyang Gate.
Chongzhen understood that the news was still leaked. There were many spies from Jinyiwei and Dongchang of the Beijing and Tianjin generation, and Wei Wei had infiltrated these two departments like a sieve, making it really difficult to guard against them.
I wonder if Wang Chengen and the others can enter the city. If Wei Wei takes the risk, it won't take much time for the twelve thousand soldiers from Jishuitan to rush over.
Feeling uneasy, he panicked a little at this time, and his bet this time was a little big. Still took the plunge.
The front three palaces and the back three palaces are loose on the outside and tight on the inside to strengthen the defense.
At this time, a young eunuch ran in and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Wang Gonggong has taken Yang Fan to Donghua Gate."
Chongzhen was filled with ecstasy and clenched his fist fiercely.
Done!
Chongzhen immediately thought that he could not lose his composure.
The joy flashed across his face. A king should not show joy or anger. He stabilized his mood and said slowly: "King Xuan Cheng'en led thousands of households in royal robes and guards, Yang Fan, to come to Qingmen for an audience."
Yang Fan asked Mo Zhuo to wait outside Donghua Gate with three hundred cavalry. He and Tu Shanyue followed Wang Chengen into the Forbidden City.
Tu Shanyue found that Yang Fan didn't seem to be entering the Forbidden City for the first time. Yang Fan was not nervous or surprised at all. He looked very interested.
Tu Shanyue himself couldn't see enough along the way. Especially after entering the Huangji Palace (Taihe Palace) Square, the majestic main hall stunned me.
Yang Fan smiled narrowly, earning a look from his mother-in-law. Xiao Niangpi knew that Yang Fan was laughing at her for being a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. Angrily, she stepped on his foot again.
Yang Fan and others passed by the Huangji Hall. They were not qualified to go to Danbi or above.
Yang Fan discovered that this Huangji Hall was very different from the Taihe Hall in later generations. They should not be the same building.
This Huangji Hall is a whole circle larger than the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and can completely encompass the Hall of Supreme Harmony. It seems that after Li Zicheng burned down the Forbidden City, the Qing Dynasty rebuilt a smaller version. After passing the location that should be the Baohe Hall of Later Worlds, there is a small platform.
This is a famous place, and this is the famous platform summoning place.
It turns out that this is the platform, and this is where Yuandudu deceived the emperor for five years.
After leaving the first three halls, he saw a crowded figure standing at Qianqing Gate from a distance. Yang Fan knew that it was the protagonist he wanted to meet today, His Majesty the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian.
Upon entering the Qianqing Gate, Wang Chengen took Yang Fan to salute the emperor.
The emperor looked very happy, took Wang Chengen's hand and said, "My eldest companion, please get back on your feet. You have done a good job. I will reward you heavily."
Wang Chengen cried and said: "I don't want a reward. I just want to be with Long Live Lord every day. This is the greatest reward for me."
"Okay, okay, I know your loyalty. Get up quickly."
Wang Chengen then stood up and stood behind the emperor.
The emperor looked at Tu Shanyue and said with a smile: "Bing Chan, get up too. You and I are also old friends, so we don't need to be polite. I haven't seen you for more than half a year since we parted at the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, and the queen was still talking about you to me two days ago. You can also go see the Queen later."
The little girl responded obediently: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yang Fan learned for the first time today that the girl's skin actually had a character, the character was "ice toad". It sounds pretty good. The ancient people's choice of characters was generally related to their names. This ice toad is one of the beautiful names of the moon.
It turns out that the emperor's family and Xiao Niangpi know each other, and they seem to be quite familiar with each other. No wonder he trusts his regiment so much, just because these people are Tu Shanyue's subordinates.
"This is Yang Fan Qianhu." The emperor turned his eyes to Yang Fan. The emperor looked at Yang Fan a little strangely, and then looked at Xiao Niangpi, which seemed a little narrow-minded.
The little girl blushed.
Yang Fan felt that the emperor seemed to know about his affairs with his little girl.
No more today.
