Chapter 224 August Yimao III
All nine gates of Nanjing were closed. When Feng Kelie fled to the Zhengyang Gate first, the city gates had already been closed. Seeing Feng Kelie and his group coming in a panic, the guard on the city tower asked, "Did Marquis Song Ning win?"
Feng Kelie cursed: "You bastard, quickly open the city gate and let me in, and report to Wei Guogong immediately. The rebels are strong and our army is defeated."
Xu Hongji never expected that the Xiaoling Guards actually broke out in combat effectiveness and defeated the Beijing Camp troops. Although he also knew the combat effectiveness of the Beijing Camp, he thought of using numbers to make up for his shortcomings.
In the era of cold weapons, after the two sides engaged in battle, the elite troops of the superior army could tolerate less than 30% of the battle losses, while the ordinary army would be completely defeated once the casualty ratio reached about 10%. This is an indisputable fact.
Just like the current Ming Dynasty, even the Ningjin troops led by Yuan Chonghuan can only fight to the death in the battle to defend the city. Once they fight Jian Nulang outside the city or in the field, the casualties are less than 10%. At that time, the entire army will be defeated. This is also the current situation where the Ming Dynasty has no slaves in Liaodong.
The Xiaoling Guards and the Nanjing Right Guards under the fully trained firearms force were placed in Southern Zhili, which would defeat the existence of any guard post. Even more than a thousand Japanese pirates could come to Nanjing City to show off their power and count on the Southern Zhili garrison. If it comes true, that is simply a pipe dream.
"The rebels didn't pursue them?"
Feng Kelie shook his head. After he entered the city, there were as many as 40,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp who escaped, and all of them ran back. Although they were trapped in the outer city for safety reasons, fortunately, the Nanjing Right Guards and Xiaoling Guards did not pursue them. They seemed to look down on them at all. them.
"Report..."
When Xu Hongji was thinking about what Qi Xianzong wanted to do, the messenger arrived: "Report to Wei Guogong, the two guards in the Beijing camp were wiped out. Marquis Xuande was stripped naked and thrown on the roadside, but was rescued by our army."
"Chen Cao has made preparations after all..."
Xu Hongji sighed. After being immersed in officialdom for so many years, he could know that Chen Cao thought about the friendship back then. Otherwise, Kim Yo-jung would have died, and Feng Kelie would not have escaped so easily. Moreover, his purpose did not seem to be in Nanjing at all. city.
"Master, what should I do?"
Feng Kelie was very worried at the moment. Once things here were exposed, just like when the court had repeatedly warned them to be careful, they were exposed and Chen Cao betrayed them. Then their sin would be great.
Xu Hongji thought for a long time before shaking his head: "As long as Nanjing City is still in my hands, our guilt will not be serious;
Send the order to blockade the entire southern Zhili and mobilize the troops of Fengyang Dusi to Nanjing. This order is urgent..."
"yes..."
Xu Hongji naturally didn't know that Chen Cao had been forced to rebel...
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"What's the matter?"
"Go back to the master, someone is coming from the palace, please order the master to enter the palace quickly..."
Zhao Nanxing was not as fast as Gao Panlong. When he arrived in front of Chengtian Gate, he had already seen the nobles besides the important ministers of the cabinet. The British Duke Zhang Weixian stood at the door with his helmet on, as well as Duke Cheng Guo and Duke Bao. , Duke Dingguo and several other lords in charge of the army.
"Could it be your Majesty?"
Zhang Weixian raised his hands to several people and said, "My lords, I am here to wait for you all. Since everyone is here, please quickly enter the palace with me."
Outside the Qianqing Palace, the maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground. Inside the Dongnuan Pavilion, several imperial doctors also knelt on the ground. Empress Dowager Li, Empress Zhang and other palace maids sat beside the dragon bed with crying faces.
The King of Letters Zhu Youjian sat beside Zhu Youxiao's bed. At this moment, Zhu Youxiao, who was about to become famous, had returned to his former glory.
"My brother must take good care of the inheritance left by our ancestors from now on. As a brother, I have to take the first step..."
"His Majesty..."
"Your Majesty..."
The cabinet members, the six ministers, and the British ministers all entered Dongnuan Pavilion. Zhu Youxiao was out of breath at this moment. Huang Liji took the lead and led others to kneel down: "Your Majesty, I'm late... ."
Zhu Youxiao grabbed Zhu Youjian's hand and finally said: "The loyal and virtuous can be used, don't forget it. In addition, Han Xu, Zhu Guozuo and others can work in the cabinet. Liaodong border affairs are the foundation of the ancestors and must not be given up. Yuan Chonghuan can be used , although Sun Chengzong is old, but... he acts... steadily, ahem...
One day we can... come back again..."
After saying that, he looked at the ministers with difficulty: "You must use your heart... to assist King Xin in ascending the throne. Our Ming Dynasty... is determined not to... be destroyed in the hands of our brothers..."
"Please remember..."
"My brother, listen up, Chen Cao is a wolf... If you control him properly, it will be beneficial to the country... If you don't control him properly, you need to be careful about counterattacks..."
Zhu Youxiao is not stupid. He has been bossing Chen Cao around for so many years, so he naturally has two skills and knows the whole story.
"I...I..."
The Taiyuan doctor immediately knelt over, touched Zhu Youxiao's hand three times, then stepped back and knelt down, his forehead touching the floor, and shouted: "The Emperor... passed away..."
The sounds of kneeling on the ground continued, and Wei Zhongxian and Hakka fell to the ground and cried loudly. Then according to the rules, Wei Zhongxian was helped out of the Qianqing Palace by the young eunuch with difficulty, and shouted in his old voice: "Your Majesty... Long Yu Bintian... ."
Then the eunuchs sent messages one after another, and from time to time, the entire imperial city was brightly lit.
The Jingyang Bell is not rung casually. It can only be rung when the country is in trouble or the emperor dies. And if the Jingyang Bell is rung in the middle of the night, the people in Beijing will probably know that the emperor dies on that day.
The crying soon flooded the entire palace, and now was the time to show off. Every cabinet minister was wailing incessantly, and some even fainted and fell to the ground.
Two hours later, Zhao Nanxing, who had been busy all night, immediately caught Gao Panlong and whispered under the corridor beside the royal road: "When your majesty is an upright young man and is strong..."
Gao Panlong raised his eyebrows: "You mean there is something fishy about His Majesty's death?"
Zhao Nanxing thought for a long time, then shook his head: "This matter is of great importance. I must not just listen to Chen Cao's words. But now they are forcing Chen Cao in Liaodong. I am worried that Chen Cao will rebel in front of the battle, and they must first let King Xin ascend the throne." , to secure the world..."
Gao Panlong nodded, and then said: "It can't be delayed. I will go back and summon everyone in the ministry. It is best to write a letter requesting that King Xin be enthroned first according to Emperor Daxing's edict."
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"Do you really want to put King Xin on the throne in accordance with His Majesty's decree?"
Keshi looked embarrassed: "What if King Xin doesn't like us?"
Wei Zhongxian felt very uncomfortable at the moment. In addition to the death of Emperor Tianqi, more was his fate. As the saying goes, once the emperor comes to the throne, after the new emperor ascends the throne, the confidant eunuch who freely lurks in the palace will serve as the general manager of the inner palace. He, the nine thousand Years old, now he is the target of public criticism.
Before the Hakka family could come up with the idea, Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch from Prince Xin's Mansion, led a group of eunuchs and old ladies to the Fengtian Hall where the coffin of Emperor Daxing was parked, and said in a cold voice: "According to the Queen's decree, I ordered the guests to enter the Huan Palace in the light of the moon." Clothes Bureau thing."
Keshi was horrified, and she suddenly felt the ghosts of the dead coming out. She had killed countless palace maids in the Huanyi Bureau back then. Now that she was taken into the Huanyi Bureau, she must be dead or alive. She immediately looked at Wei Zhongxian: "Save me ..."
"Why..."
Wei Zhongxian just sighed lightly at this moment. Once Emperor Tianqi died, he, the chief internal officer, became nothing more than a decoration. Moreover, Fang Zhenghua, the prototype of the 'Invincible East', was a highly skilled eunuch in martial arts, so he had no fear of Wei Zhongxian.
"Left and right, take it down..."
Seeing that Wei Zhongxian did not save her, the Hakka family immediately ran into Fengtian Palace, hugged Emperor Daxing's Zi Palace, and cried: "Your Majesty, they will kill me as soon as you leave..."
Fang Zhenghua glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and then sneered: "Eunuch Wei..."
Wei Zhongxian sighed and turned around, not looking inside.
Fang Zhenghua waved his hand: "Take it..."
More than a dozen eunuchs rushed in together, punched and kicked him to loosen Hakka's hand, and dragged him away from Fengtian Hall.
Before leaving, Fang Zhenghua handed over to Wei Zhongxian: "Nine thousand years old, see you again..."
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"Duke, we are the only ones coming..."
In the inner palace, only Tian Ergen, Xu Xianchun, Cui Chengxiu and Gu Bingqian came, and none of the other eunuch party backbones came.
What does this mean?
These people can act according to the direction of the wind...
At this moment, Wei Zhongxian felt the desolation of the tree falling and the hozen being scattered. After a long time, he said: "Ke Yingyue was arrested and sent to the Huanyi Bureau. Everyone in the Donglin Party sent a letter to the king to ascend the throne at three o'clock in Ding Sichen, haha..."
Cui Chengxiu was truly the backbone of the eunuch party, and he immediately said: "Duke, I believe that if the king ascends the throne, our lives are not guaranteed..."
"Is it possible for Jin Yiwei to succeed?" Gu Bingqian looked at Tian Ergeng.
"Yesterday Fang Zhenghua took over the Royal Horse Prison, and the four guards of Tengxiang are no longer in our hands." Wei Zhongxian looked at Gu Bingqian: "Our family is now alone."
"When the new emperor ascends the throne, he may not take down the governor immediately." Gu Bingqian said: "We still have room for change."
"All the ministries of the capital camp are in the hands of nobles. Before King Xin ascends the throne, the defense of the imperial city is in the hands of the British prince. Not even a bird can fly in."
"With the combined manpower of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, there should be three thousand people available."
Cui Chengxiu shook his head: "King Xin's accession to the throne is a foregone conclusion. Besides, the Donglin Party members are not dead. There is no way to support the emperor. If the queen and Queen Mother Li disagree after breaking into the palace, we and the other nine tribes will definitely die."
Gu Bingqian also nodded. Cui Chengxiu's words made sense, and then said: "I can only save my life."
"Chen Cao?"
Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian spoke together, and it seemed that they had thought together.
"But," Cui Chengxiu was in a dilemma now: "It was our idea to arrest Chen Cao's family members..."
"It's Huang Liji..." Gu Bingqian said with a sullen face: "That guy had a fierce fight with us when Emperor Daxing was here, but since yesterday he has acted arbitrarily and has a fierce fight with Zhao Nanxing."
Wei Zhongxian was extremely angry at this moment: "If Chen Cao hadn't secretly caused trouble, people like Zhao Nanxing would have been deposed from the court long ago."
Gu Bingqian: "Don't worry, Governor. Our only savior now can only be Chen Cao."
Wei Zhongxian felt a little embarrassed at this moment: "It's hard for our family to talk about this matter. It's up to you. You also have to remember that King Xin doesn't like us. Now we are in the same boat. We really share life and death at this moment... ."
