In fact, the opinions in the court were quite inconsistent on whether the Ming army should enter the city to show victory.
Many people feel that this is not necessary, especially those who are dissatisfied with Zhu Gaojie. They think that this kind of thing is simply Zhu Gaojie's desire to suppress the civil servants in the court with his powerful army.
As far as the scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants are concerned, the generals and soldiers who only know how to fight and kill will never be on the stage, and they should be suppressed by them for the rest of their lives.
Otherwise, how can we still show the advantages of civil servants, scholars, and ministers?
In their eyes, military generals may be needed to conquer the world, but to govern the world, they can only rely on civil servants like them!
Therefore, when Zhu Gaojie ordered the army to enter the city, march along the streets of Beijing to Zhengyang Gate, and then surrender under the imperial city, many officials expressed their opposition to this matter openly and secretly.
So what if we defeat the Tatars and Oaras?
The late emperor was in chaos and the court was in chaos. Why didn't you, Zhu Gaojie, quickly return to the palace to stabilize the situation? Instead, you kept thinking about showing off your military power all day long. What was your intention?
The Ming Dynasty did not need a militaristic emperor!
However, Yang Rong firmly controlled the entire cabinet, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry were already within the sphere of influence of the East Palace. In addition, this time was indeed a great victory, so the opposition of these officials did not have any good effect. , can only watch helplessly as the cabinet advances the matter, and then orders the DPRK, Chinese, and military officials to come out on time to greet him.
"Are you all ready?"
Just when the people of the capital were happily preparing to welcome Master Wang, and the civil and military officials in the dynasty were preparing to welcome Zhu Gaojie, the people who were secretly plotting gathered together again and began the final confirmation.
"The preparations are almost complete, but they are not yet complete."
Hu Shilang's eyes were red and he was very emotional. It was obvious that he had not had a good rest for several days. At this moment, he stared at a pair of bloodshot eyes and said blankly:
"Since that gang of soldiers took over the defense of the capital, all the officials from Shuntian Prefecture and the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Department have been driven back home, and they are not allowed to interfere anymore."
"Our power in the army has long been overthrown by Zhu Gaojie. There is almost no good way to start. We can only take it one step at a time."
"Anyway, except for those who were accidentally caught at the beginning, all the remaining dead soldiers have now been arranged by us and have blended into the front row of the welcoming team. They are quite close to the array, so there is still a good chance."
Almost all of the people sitting here can be considered to have their own wealth and life at stake. Success or failure has already been decided in one fell swoop. Either they successfully assassinated Zhu Gaojie, and then they immediately launched their attack. From then on, they can sit back and relax, and find ways to build up the merit of following the dragon again. .
Either all the dead soldiers were killed, Zhu Gaojie uprooted them in turn, and the family was completely wiped out from then on!
“This is where you become a king and lose a bandit!”
"Everyone," Cui Shangshu, the leader, looked around with an uncertain expression, but finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice:
"Either Zhu Gaojie dies, or we go to hell together. In short, there is no way out!"
"Think carefully about all the aftermath, and don't expose any flaws when the time comes!"
Everyone was silent for a while, obviously feeling the heavy atmosphere of failure or death, but Hu Shilang suddenly laughed, stood up suddenly, and actually took out a small and exquisite black crossbow from his arms!
"I have already thought about it. This time, even if Zhu Gaojie is blessed by heaven and escapes the assassination of the dead soldiers, I will give him a shot in person! Send him on his way!"
Everyone was suddenly stunned.
What's going on with you? Are you so crazy that you want to die with your opponent?
Shilang Hu glanced at everyone and saw that everyone's expressions had changed. He couldn't help but sneered:
"I know what you are thinking, you think I am crazy, right?"
"My family has a lot of contact with the grassland, and trade is frequent. The messengers sent out before, as well as some past letters, have probably all fallen into the hands of Zhu Gaojie!"
"The last time we were assassinated in Yunzhou, my family sent dead soldiers, and also asked people to take the lead in contacting the families in Yunzhou. Now, it is said that the big families in Yunzhou City have all been ransacked and beheaded by Zhu Gaojie! Not a single one was spared!”
"What do I expect in this case?"
"If this assassination is not successful, my Hu family is destined to be confiscated and exterminated. We might as well fight to the death, maybe there is still some chance of survival!"
He stared at everyone present, his eyes looked very fanatical and crazy:
"Don't think you can get rid of me!"
"We are all in the same boat now. Even if we die, we will die together. If something happens to me, none of you can escape!"
"I advise you all to prepare yourself. This time, Zhu Gaojie must be completely killed!"
"Otherwise, we will all be dragged to the execution ground. Do we have to wait until the whole family is in hell before we regret not making more preparations to send him on his way?"
Seeing that Mr. Hu was so crazy, everyone immediately looked at each other.
The leader Cui Shilang was also shocked. If you shot Zhu Gaojie to death with a crossbow on the spot, do you think you and your family would survive? Do you really think that the tens of thousands of troops and many officials in the court are just for free?
This is the most obvious crime of regicide! Who dares to speak up and help you?
Hu Shilang seemed to see what he was thinking, and immediately sneered again:
"What are you afraid of?"
"We have already killed the old emperor. If we kill another Prince of the East Palace, we may not be able to do anything!"
"They are just some ruffians. As long as we are more careful and use the power of the court to suppress Zhu Gaojie immediately after the sneak attack, how can those soldiers dare to come forward?"
"Everyone, we can't turn back now! Stop being timid and hesitant. If you want to do it, you have to be more decisive!"
After Cui Shangshu heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his heart full of sorrow.
Why did things suddenly deteriorate to this point?
He murdered the old emperor, attempted to assassinate Dong Gong, and was about to kill Dong Gong completely again...
Even if we support other princes to ascend to the throne in the future, I am afraid that people like myself will probably not end well. They are just drinking poison to quench their thirst!
The few bachelors in the cabinet were suppressed by Yang Rong. The Kong family could only support but refused to contribute. The official Wang Zhi was always ambiguous and only helped a little, contacting several aristocratic families for himself. No real effort was made.
If this assassination is not successful, I am afraid that people like me will really die without a burial place and will be completely wiped out from now on! (End of chapter)
