For many officials in the capital, Zhu Gaojie's triumphal team was very popular.
After all, after Zhu Di, the old emperor, suddenly died of a serious illness, Zhu Gaojie, the prince of the East Palace who took charge of the army and even had the support of a large number of officials, had a great reputation among the people and was an out-and-out emperor of the Ming Dynasty. choice.
As long as Zhu Gaojie did not die on the Mobei grassland and returned to the capital safely as soon as possible, the situation in the capital could be stabilized instantly, and then he could step by step succeed to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, grant amnesty to the world, and start a new prosperous dynasty.
But for some officials and aristocratic families, Zhu Gaojie's return is almost like a blow to their lifeline!
Especially those who had opposed him, had done anything secretly, or even linked up to assassinate Zhu Gaojie, they were basically blinded...
It is precisely because of this that the minister surnamed Hu was able to rely on his identity and the support of his small circle to wander, persuade, and threaten among these people, and finally managed to gather the dead soldiers and equipment to assassinate Zhu Gaojie this time. .
In their view, as long as the assassination can be successful, everything will be fine, all problems will be solved, and there will no longer be any difficulties.
After all, on their side, in addition to the Cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs, there were people from the other five ministries and government agencies involved.
Even the powerful official Wang Zhi was well aware of this. Although he did not participate in it, he sat back and watched it happen, happy to see it happen...
In the eyes of many people, Zhu Gaojie, the prince of the East Palace, is a little too different, and can even be called shocking!
The emperor, the scholar-bureaucrats, and the aristocratic families have always ruled the world together. How could they mix with those poor people and mud-legged people?
In this big world, can you still rely on those mud-legged people to help you manage it?
How wrong!
It is precisely because of this that there is a very strange atmosphere permeating the capital, which makes many people feel vaguely uneasy.
And this uneasiness reached its peak when the Jin Yiwei and the Fifth Army Camp suddenly entered the city and ordered them to take over all defenses.
The cabinet doesn't matter. This defense was originally used to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he entered the city. Now that it is taken over by the Jin Yiwei and the army, it is actually safer.
There were quite a lot of complaints in the court. After all, in the eyes of many officials, the Jin Yiwei were just royal eagle dogs, and the army was unreasonable and unreasonable mud-legged barbarians. They had to replace the familiar Shuntian government officials and the soldiers and horses of the five cities. The company makes many officials feel uncomfortable.
But for some people with ulterior motives, this move seems a bit earth-shattering!
"This doesn't look right..."
Seeing the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp meticulously inspecting and cleaning the tall buildings on both sides of the road, a few people were hiding in the alley next to them, whispering and looking distracted:
"These Qiu Ba have driven all our people away. Every high point is guarded by soldiers. What should we do?"
"Before, I had the opportunity to hang out in high places, but now I have to give it all up..."
Just when these people were at a loss, a group of soldiers patrolled here. The leading school officer's eyes narrowed and he immediately shouted:
"What are you guys doing hiding here and sneaking around?"
"Didn't you know that this place is closed to traffic?"
"Come on, control them all and check the directory!"
As the leading school officer issued the order, dozens of soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward to take action. They were all elite soldiers from the three major battalions. They immediately controlled several people and pinned them to the ground.
Scenes like this happened all over the city from time to time. The Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the three battalions worked together to clean up the route where the army would triumphantly tomorrow, leaving no dangerous spots untouched.
Any place that might pose danger to His Highness the Crown Prince, whether it was on both sides of the city walls or inside private houses, was closely guarded by soldiers.
And some sneaky guys were immediately arrested once they were discovered.
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When the man surnamed Hu and others got the news, they were all dumbfounded.
"asshole!"
He threw the cup in his hand directly on the ground, and the hot tea splashed all over the floor.
"Tell them to be careful, be careful, are they all pig heads?"
"It's better now. We didn't have enough manpower in the first place, and so many people were arrested again!"
"What else can you use to turn yourself around?"
Everyone was silent and looked ugly. Finally, the leader, Cui Shilang, broke the silence:
"Forget it, if you get caught, get caught. They are just unimportant people anyway."
"At least there is no problem with the dead soldiers and no one is caught."
The man surnamed Hu let out a long sigh:
"Master Cui, it's not that I'm impatient, but for this kind of thing, it's always good to have more strength."
"First let the dead assassins assassinate, and then let the people outside make trouble and rush to the scene. This can just expand the matter and avoid the cabinet suppressing or closing the city."
"At that time we can calmly mobilize our manpower, create public pressure in the court and among the people, force the cabinet to step down, put our people in charge, control the situation in the court, and then establish a new king."
"It's good now. We haven't even started yet. We've already lost a lot of manpower. The opponent is someone who is afraid of death. He's very well protected. How can we still do things under such circumstances? How can we still succeed?"
Seeing him talking like this, Cui Shilang looked very unhappy. However, now that everyone is in the same boat, he couldn't get out even if he wanted to. He could only say slowly:
"Since ancient times, how could it be so easy to achieve great things?"
"Since the dead soldiers have not suffered any losses, we will still act according to the plan."
"We have all received notification from the cabinet. Tomorrow, Zhu Gaojie will lead the army to enter from Anding Gate and march all the way to Zhengyang Gate for a parade."
"Although the Jin Yiwei and the army have now taken over the defense and are conducting strict inspections, the dead soldiers are mixed in with the team that welcomes the flowers. We guarantee that there will not be any big problems."
"As long as Zhu Gaojie dies under the crossbow, everything will be fine!"
Everyone also nodded. Indeed, no matter how cautious you, Zhu Gaojie, are, you still have to accept the love of the people, right?
The dead soldiers mingled among the people, took the opportunity to step forward, and fired several crossbow arrows in succession. No matter how great your military exploits and reputation were, you would still die!
And as long as Zhu Gaojie dies, people like them will immediately have a way to survive and a chance!
"Everyone," Cui Shilang saw that no one objected, so he said in a deep voice again:
"Success or failure depends on this!"
"Since Zhu Gaojie wants to do harm to us, let's take the first step and kill him first!" (End of Chapter)
