In the Jingshan rear school yard, the lights-out signal has been blown. The regiment drills have finished their evening literacy classes and have all gone to bed. The officers are checking the bunks, occasionally tucking the soldiers' arms out of the quilt and covering them with quilts.
Neither Yang Fan nor Xiao Niangpi took a break. They were studying the survey maps of the two pieces of land in Jinsitao and Qianhaixi on how to arrange the buildings.
The surveying and mapping was just completed today by the regiment training reconnaissance squadron.
The two of them have already discussed that the island will be covered with gold and a mansion and garden will be built for their wedding.
The land in Qianhai West is adjacent to Huangcheng North Street and has good traffic conditions. The square land is exactly planned to be used to build Xinghe Supermarket.
Yang Fan's idea was to just plan the Jinsi Tao plot into a garden. Didn't later generations like to build gardens in the Qing Dynasty? It's close to the water and comfortable to live here.
But Xiao Niangpi insisted on building a formal mansion with three entrances and reserved a place for five entrances. She felt that the mansion must have a decent main residence. A garden can be built next to it.
Yang Fan looked at this irregular piece of land and felt it was a headache and difficult to plan. It feels like it would be more appropriate to build a garden.
The two were discussing when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Zhang Geda shouted outside the door: "Report, sir, Wang Chengen is here."
Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue looked at each other. It was so late and the palace doors were locked. Why did they come at this time?
No need to ask, there must be something important.
The two hurried to Guande Hall. When they entered, they saw Wang Chengen already waiting for him.
There was also an acquaintance with him, Luo Yangxing, a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family who was brought by Xu Xianchun to accept the Chen family's rebellion last time.
Now it is no longer a hundred households. Last time, the mission went smoothly. Many people were promoted. Luo Yangxing was also promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu.
Yang Fan nodded to him as a greeting.
Luo Yangxing was born into a distinguished family of the Ming Dynasty, and his ancestors had served the emperor with military exploits since the early Ming Dynasty. His father Luo Sigong and great-grandfather Luo An both once held the power of Jin Yiwei.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, one hundred households of Enyin Jinyiwei became officials.
This guy comes from a very good family, and comes from a family of Jin Yiwei commanders and envoys. His father was the former commander of the Jinyiwei, and his great-grandfather also served as the commander of the Jinyiwei.
His father was dismissed because he couldn't get along with Jiu Qiansui.
Yang Fan could tell that the emperor had been cultivating him.
"Oh, Yang Qianhu, oh, no, it's Yang who is in command. Look at our mouths." Wang Chengen took Yang Fan's hand affectionately and said, "Your Majesty has a message for you, and there is a big event to be done tonight. "
Yang Fan took the manuscript and read it.
"Yang Fan, a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, led his troops to cooperate with Wang Chengen and Luo Yangxing to enter the Jinyiwei Yamen tonight, and arrested the commander of the Jinyiwei Tian Ergeng, the commander of the Jinyiwei Tang Xian, the commander of the Jinyiwei Xu Xianchun, and the following 173 comrades . Admire this.”
Below is the seal of His Majesty.
Yang Fan carefully confirmed that the seal was correct, put away the handwriting, and nodded.
He said to Zhang Geda: "Don't blow the trumpet, wake everyone up quietly, and gather urgently. Send out the ammunition, one base number."
Wang Chengen nodded with satisfaction. Yang Fan was never sloppy in doing things, and he was very resolute in executing His Majesty's orders without any hesitation.
"Eunuch Wang, do you think we should use firearms? After all, in the capital of Gyeonggi Province and on the edge of the imperial city, loud gunshots in the middle of the night may cause panic." Luo Yangxing asked.
"Your Majesty didn't say this. In short, it's up to you, Yang Qianhu. If you can't control it, you have to fire the gun. This mission must be completed without any mistakes. Even if it is forced, their comrades must be killed tonight." The party will catch them all in one fell swoop." Wang Chengen hesitated and said.
Yang Fan nodded and asked: "How many people are there in Lord Luo's Jinyiwei Yamen, what are their equipment, and how many firearms are there."
If we take action against the Jinyiwei Yamen, we must understand their strength. This is no ordinary yamen.
Jin Yiwei's situation is more complicated.
According to the establishment, Jinyiwei should be a guard station. According to the current concept, it is a division-level unit, and the commander is equivalent to the current division commander. There are fourteen five-level thousand-household offices under its jurisdiction, and each thousand-household governs approximately 600 to 700 people. Including back office and headquarters staff, the total number should be around 12,000.
But as an intelligence department, Jinyiwei has a large number of spies and undercover agents in various places. No one knows how many are part-time workers, part-time workers, and how many are confidential. Their tentacles have reached every corner of society, and Yang Fan estimates that their total number is close to 100,000.
To attack the Jinyiwei Headquarters Office tonight, we must understand its defense situation.
"The Yamen has a permanent guard force of one thousand households. It is estimated that there are more than 600 people, and there are four to five hundred officials and clerks. There are about a hundred people on night duty at this time. Other personnel are stationed throughout the inner and outer cities. There are blunderbuss inside the Yamen Three hundred rods, and more than 5,000 other shields, spears, and waist knives. But except for those carried with them, they are all in the warehouse. It is estimated that there are less than fifty firearms carried with them, and about a hundred bows and crossbows." Luo Yangxing said.
Yang Fan thought about it and realized that it would not be troublesome to deal with these people. Besides, they may not resist His Majesty's decree. After all, what the Emperor wants to arrest is a high-level official and has nothing to do with these errands.
Yang Fan asked: "If the Jinyiwei Yamen resists arrest and a fight breaks out, how will the other 13 thousand households in Jinyiwei react? Will they come to rescue? Then the whole city will start fighting. Does your Majesty have any other arrangements?"
Wang Chengen said: "This matter is highly confidential. It is impossible to notify the subordinates. We can only make a sudden attack and capture all the Jinyiwei officials on duty."
"Are all the people to be arrested at the Yamen? Are there any at home?" Yang Fan asked.
"Tonight, Tian Ergeng convened a secret meeting with his colleagues to study the countermeasures after the fall of Wei Gong. These people are all in the Jinyiwei Yamen. The intelligence is reliable and can never be wrong." Luo Yangxing said.
"That's easy. Catch them all in one go. Let's go now." Yang Fan stopped talking nonsense. Hundreds of people were at hand to get it.
When a few people came out of Guande Hall, the school field was already densely packed with soldiers from 15 squadrons. Everyone is in neat military appearance and fully equipped.
There was silence, no one spoke.
Luo Yangxing looked at this silent army and was secretly surprised. There were more than a thousand people in total silence. In less than half a stick of incense, they crawled out of bed. After all the troops were assembled, they could be beaten after being pulled out. Such a team is probably the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Let's go!" Yang Fan ordered.
The team took the squadron as a unit and formed four columns to set off.
After leaving the school grounds from the west gate of Jingshan, Yang Fan and others followed the first squadron on horseback. Follow the Forbidden City's West Street, South Chang'an Street and North Chang'an Street, and drive into West Chang'an Street.
There is a gate here called West Chang'an Gate, which is a arch building like Daming Gate and Di'an Gate. When you leave here, you will leave the imperial city.
The Jinyiwei Yamen is just west of the Great Hall of the Imperial Capital today. It is close to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
It's very close after exiting West Chang'an Gate.
After passing through the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, the main road between the five courtyards came to the gate of the Jinyiwei Yamen.
The Jinyiwei Yamen is brightly lit tonight, and hundreds of Jinyiwei warriors in front of the door are closely guarding it. The bow is strung and the sword is unsheathed, and the guard is tight.
Yang Fan looked at the formation. It seemed that Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun were really having a small meeting here, and the information was accurate.
A Baihu official on duty saw the large group of people coming and stepped forward and shouted: "Who are you, stop advancing."
The entire hundred households of Jin Yiwei soldiers immediately formed a battle formation.
A eunuch who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies next to Wang Chengen said loudly: "Your Majesty has sent the Supervisor of Ceremonies to take the palm of the hand, and the prince has issued a decree to open the door immediately."
