The sentry officer of the patrol battalion took advantage of the gap between Xiao Jingao's officers and soldiers of the standard battalion who had just finished firing the lead bullets and charging the ignition rope, and immediately closed the door.
These patrol battalion soldiers were originally selected as Yulin Guard soldiers because they could not be selected as Yulin Guard soldiers in the end, but could only become the second echelon of Yulin Guard auxiliary soldiers.
Although they are auxiliary soldiers, they have also received basic training, and the military attachés who lead them are all Habayashi Guard soldiers, that is, soldiers who were injured and discharged from the Guards Town and were assigned to the patrol camp. Therefore, these officers and soldiers can also do When there are orders and prohibitions, there is no time to show panic and disorder.
After Zhou Yuji took Huang Zunyi hostage, he shouted loudly: "Xiao, if you dare to attack by force, I will kill everyone in this garden! Officer Nie, take people to the inner courtyard and kill the Xu family's family members." Catch them all. If anyone dares to disobey, chop off his hands first and then his feet!"
"yes!"
Another patrol battalion sentry named Nie immediately responded.
Xiao Jingao did not expect that Zhou Yuji and other patrol battalion officers and soldiers would rush into Lanchun Garden without fear of death. Even Zhou Yuji himself rushed into Lanchun Garden with a group of patrol battalion officers and soldiers.
After seeing the closed door of Lanchun Garden, Huang Zunsu being held hostage by Zhou Yuji, and hearing Zhou Yuji's threatening voice coming from inside, Xiao Jingao shouted:
"Zhou Yuji! You are so presumptuous! How dare you disobey my order! I want the court to impeach you for treason!"
Zhou Yuji was quite depressed and angry after hearing this.
He knew that Xiao Jingao was threatening him, forcing him to go out, so that he could kill people like him.
If these people don't surrender.
"Zhou Yuji, think clearly for yourself. You can't send people out to spread the news to the tyrant now and let the tyrant know your loyalty! In addition, the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalions in places like Suzhou and Zhenjiang don't know that you are here, let alone them. You will know that I am going to rebel, and the Dongchang Anti-Corruption Department does not know your situation yet, so they cannot immediately send someone to report your matter to the tyrant, but as the governor, I can immediately If I inform you that you intend to rebel with a certain vassal king because you are dissatisfied with the imperial court, the tyrant will only massacre your entire family first!
How about it, do you think you have any other choice? Now you can only join the rebellion with me, so you need to let Huang Zunyi go now! "
Xiao Jingao continued to threaten.
"That's right, Zhou Shoubei, you have no other way out. The tyrant has made the world angry and resentful. Rebellion might be another way out!"
Huang Zunyi also encouraged Zhou Yuji to come.
Zhou Yuji directly put the tip of the knife into the muscles of Huang Zunyi's neck, but did not penetrate it. He just shouted: "Shut the hell up! Even if the emperor really slaughters the entire Zhou family because he doesn't know Zhou's loyalty, I, Zhou Don’t be a traitor either. In the future, your Majesty will definitely know about my Zhou family’s grievances and restore our innocence!”
With that said, Zhou Yuji shouted loudly: "Brothers of the Yulin Guard in the patrol camp! Heads can be cut off, blood can be shed, but loyalty cannot be abandoned! Don't forget our oath to enter the Yulin Guard! People will eventually die in this life, but It's a matter of death. Surrendering now will only result in the reputation of a traitor. They are trying to rebel against the imperial court. We can't be deceived by them! It's better to die standing now than to die in the future because of betraying the emperor! You think so. no?!"
"Yes! Listen to Mr. Zhou Qian!"
"Yes! Listen to Mr. Zhou Qian!"
"Yes! Listen to Mr. Zhou Qian!"
…
The sentry officers and flag officers among the patrol battalion officers and soldiers responded loudly.
Moreover, because Zhou Yuji served as Commander-in-Chief of the 1,000th Infantry Headquarters when Guards Town was still a Guards Battalion, these sentry officers and flag officers also called him Commander-in-Chief Zhou Qian.
Xiao Jingao outside was quite disappointed after hearing this. He did not expect that this person named Zhou Yuji was so determined and was indeed very prestigious in the patrol camp.
"Okay, then I will help you! Surround this place, Master Hou, and you immediately go back to the governor's office, draft a memorial for me, and inform the court that Zhou Yuji and Prince Fu are rebelling!"
Xiao Jingao spoke loudly.
Then, Xiao Jingao ordered Xu Ze, his general of the Biao camp: "General Xu, leave a thousand firearms soldiers and five hundred archers to surround this place! Kill every one who comes out!"
Xu Ze and Xu Shaoliang are uncle-nephew.
Xu Shaoliang was discovered by Dongchang because he was hoarding cotton with Huang Zunyi's family. After meeting Huang Zunyi, he was ready to rebel together. Therefore, Xu Ze was also dragged in by Xu Shaoliang.
At this time, Xu Ze replied: "Yes!"
Then, Xiao Jingao ordered Xu Shaoliang again: "The Anti-Corruption Department of Dongchang needs to silence them as soon as possible. How many local heroes have your Xu family organized now?"
"But, Zhongcheng, the student's family!"
Xu Shaoliang did not answer Xiao Jingao's question. He was only a little worried about the lives of his whole family. After all, his whole family was coming to the Spring Garden.
"Answer me first!"
Xiao Jingao suddenly roared.
Xu Shaoliang couldn't help but tremble.
Then, Xiao Jingao said angrily: "Your own Xu family and the Huang family's hoarding of cotton were discovered by people from the East Factory, so you want to rebel with the Huang family. Why do you want to involve me! There is no hint of rebellion now." It seems that since you care about your family, why do you do these things that violate the imperial ban and even rebel?! Tell me! Tell me!"
Xiao Jin shouted at Xu Shaoliang with his veins popping out.
Xu Shaoliang didn't expect Xiao Jingao to be so rude, so he had to say: "Student, the student was just lucky and wanted to hoard the profits of cotton, but he didn't expect to be discovered by the people in the Dongchang. The students didn't want to rebel. What's more, all this It was Mr. Huang’s idea, Mr. Xiao, you are not unaware of it, we are all willing to obey Mr. Xiao’s orders.”
"Hmph! It's too late to say this now, but don't worry, as long as we don't attack, your family will be fine. Zhou Yuji is not afraid of death, but he will never be willing to let all his brothers in the patrol camp die. After all, there is nothing inside Shaodu is his brother who killed Donglu with him."
Xiao Jingao sneered as he spoke.
"You haven't answered me yet, how many local warriors has your Xu family organized?"
Xiao Jingao continued to ask.
"Three thousand people are now following your instructions to surround the people from the Dongchang Anti-Corruption Department."
Xu Shaosha replied.
After Xiao Jingao heard this, he hurriedly said: "Kill all the three hundred people from the Anti-Corruption Department of Dongchang! Then you take them to seal the outer city, and the group of soldiers and people outside now. Tell them that the imperial court ordered them to be slaughtered. They, now I have decided to disobey the imperial decree and lead them to guard the outer city of Nanjing! Let them immediately assist in guarding the outer city of Nanjing and don't let anyone leave the city!"
"Okay! Students will do it now!"
Xu Shaoliang replied hurriedly.
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Next, Xiao Jingao looked towards the inner city of Nanjing, where there were the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Jingying Camp led by the Minister of War of Nanjing and the nobles of Nanjing.
Xiao Jingao knew that these people must be like Zhou Yuji before, and they still didn't know about his rebellion.
Therefore, Xiao Jingao ordered Xu Ze: "Invade the inner city immediately and control the Nanjing Military Department first!"
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