The fact that several officials in the capital were struck to death by lightning in one day sent shock waves both inside and outside the country.
In the town, the county magistrate Feng Menghong paced back and forth in the county government hall: "These adults who died in the court were all from Li Changwen and Taishi Li's faction. Now that the world is about to be in turmoil, the court has really begun to settle old accounts. What should we do? …”
An ordinary-looking man next to him said: "I have never deceived you. If you don't make a decision early, I'm afraid it will be too late by the time the ax comes."
"I know, you don't need to say it yet!" Feng Menghong glared at the man: "You can go, since you have brought everything you want to say, please feel free to do it yourself. Considering the friendship between Mr. Chen and I, I also I won’t embarrass you. As for how I choose, that’s my business!”
The man bowed and bowed slightly, then turned and left.
After a while, a young man wearing armor and looking like a military general entered the county government office and came to Feng Menghong: "Brother-in-law, are you looking for me?"
"How well do you control the troops and horses in the city now?" Feng Menghong looked at his young brother-in-law and felt a little relieved.
"Brother-in-law, what do you mean?" The brother-in-law was a little confused.
Feng Menghong came closer and asked in more detail: "If we want to start an uprising, can they follow us?"
"There's something going on? Brother-in-law, you can't do whatever you want!" The brother-in-law was startled.
Feng Menghong threw away his sleeves: "You are confused! Don't forget that your brother-in-law and I were with Grand Master Li Changwen before. Now that Grand Master Li is dead, all parts of the world have joined him, and the imperial court has begun to settle old accounts! Once something happens to me, do you think you can Can you run away?"
The brother-in-law slowly calmed down after being briefly stunned. News of the death of several officials in the court had also spread to the town, so naturally he had heard about it. There are rumors that he was killed by thunder from the sky, but just by chance, all those killed by the thunder were from Li Changwen and Taishi Li's faction?
"Brother-in-law, we will do whatever you say. You don't have to worry about the soldiers and horses in the city. They all obey my orders!" The two of them are now a family, and naturally they don't distinguish between you and me.
Feng Menghong nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! But it's not possible now, we can't move first. Wait and see, wait and see..." After saying that, Feng Menghong paced back and forth anxiously in the hall, thinking hard.
…
Gao Sifang, the magistrate of Yangcheng County, stood on the city wall of Yangcheng and looked towards the capital.
"Dad, why do you always come here these days? How windy it is!" A pretty girl put a cloak on Gao Sifang's shoulders. It was just like spring, but the weather was still a little cool.
Gao Sifang sighed: "Oh, I thought the court had let us go, but I didn't expect it..."
"Dad, what happened? Although I am a daughter, you can still talk to the child!" The young girl still didn't understand the worry in her father's heart.
"The imperial court is about to start purging, and I don't know when it will be my turn. How can I not be worried in my heart? I thought that the chapter had already turned over when Grand Master Li was here, but I didn't expect that the little emperor's palace would be so serious. I have endured it until now, and then started to purge. Us." Gao Sifang sighed.
The daughter looked at her father's frown: "Dad, if the court bullies people too much... why don't we... strike first?"
Gao Sifang turned his head and wanted to glare at his daughter, but as soon as he turned around, he saw the appearance of his wife that was the same as when she was young, and he couldn't glare at her.
"Dad, the three tribes were wiped out..." The young girl didn't understand anything.
Gao Sifang sighed: "Send people to investigate the surrounding cities. Zhencheng and Licheng are all disciples and former officials of Taishi Li. Otherwise, if we just rely on our words, we might as well tie ourselves up and enter the capital. Maybe we can still be saved." Your lives.”
"Well, I'll send someone out right now." The girl left without looking back, her pace was not as steady as that of a water town woman from Yangcheng.
"I am ashamed of my late emperor..." Gao Sifang sighed heavily again.
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Wucheng.
Peng Hui sat in the county government office with a golden sword. He was originally the magistrate of Wucheng County, but now he looked more like a majestic general.
"Master Peng, this... Wucheng soldiers and generals have all been ordered, but you still don't know what the general is going to do?"
"What to do? Don't you know what I'm going to do?" Peng Hui glared at the chief clerk next to her, her eyes as sharp as a knife.
The chief clerk was startled by the sharp look and slowly stepped aside, not daring to speak any more.
Peng Hui held the sword at her waist, strode out of the yamen, got on her horse, and headed out of the city.
Outside the city, thousands of soldiers had already gathered. Everyone was whispering to each other, not knowing what was going on or why the magistrate would gather them here.
"Shh, stop talking, the magistrate is here!" Someone reminded in a low voice.
Everyone shut their mouths and stared at the seemingly gentle young magistrate.
"Brothers, I am not good at words, so I will make a long story short. Several officials and ministers in the court died innocently and tragically a few days ago. Rumors spread everywhere. Some said that the court wanted to cleanse Taishi Li's old faction, while others said that the ministers in the court criticized themselves and started fighting among themselves. die."
"No matter what the situation is, I think there must be a treacherous person in the court, who will disturb all the officials and make the people uneasy. I am the magistrate of Wucheng County, and I should do my best to assist the Ming Lord, both emotionally and rationally. To protect the imperial court."
"Today, we will go to the capital to serve the king and kill the traitors. If there is anyone who refuses to fight, he will definitely be a traitor and everyone can be killed!" Peng Hui said, pulling out the sword from his waist, and the shining sword body flashed in the sun. The sky was shining brightly, illuminating the young faces in front of them.
"Come to the capital to be the King of Qin!"
"Come to the capital to be the King of Qin!"
"Come to the capital to be the King of Qin!"
Everyone roared loudly, raising the weapons in their hands to the sky, with great enthusiasm and ambition, and the sound shook hundreds of miles.
"Let's go!" Without any more unnecessary nonsense, Peng Hui took the lead and headed towards the capital.
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In Feicheng, a short and fat man pursed his lips tightly. As soon as a government servant rushed in outside the door, he grabbed him: "How is the situation in various places? Tell me quickly!"
The yamen servant was running out of breath. He opened his mouth but couldn't even hum. Zhang Chu was anxious, grabbed the teapot on the side and stuffed it into his hand: "Are you trying to make me anxious? Say it! Say it quickly!"
The yamen servant quickly drank a few gulps, took a few breaths, and said: "Master Zhang, there is news. Wucheng... Wucheng has sent troops!"
"What? Wucheng actually sent troops first?" Zhang Chu was surprised: "Three years ago, His Majesty was assassinated in Wucheng, but Peng Hui was not held accountable for his crime. Now he is the first to send troops?"
"It's absolutely true. The troops we sent out yesterday may have arrived in Anshan today." The officer inquired quite clearly.
Zhang Chu pursed his lips and said nothing. The yamen servant came to Zhang Chu's side: "Master Zhang, it seems that you were also Taishi Li before..."
"Wait outside the door for me!" Zhang Chu suddenly roared, startling the yamen servant. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang, who was usually quite kind, suddenly lost his temper and hurriedly hid outside the door.
Zhang Chu walked slowly in the room, looking towards the capital. After looking for a while, he returned to his desk and opened the drawer. In the drawer is a paperweight engraved with a beast, which is quite small and quite heavy.
Zhang Chu reached out and touched the paperweight, feeling a little cold.
After a while, Zhang Chu took out the paperweight with firm eyes, carefully hid it in his arms, and turned around to go out.
"Come here, give me some troops! Come with me!" Zhang Chu was short and fat, but his voice was full of energy and loud.
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In the capital, both the common people and the princes and ministers had already received the news, and countless people escaped from the capital every day. Soldiers and horses from about twenty or thirty cities around the capital, such as Wucheng, Chucheng, Zhencheng, Yangcheng, Huaicheng, etc., raised their troops at the same time and headed towards the capital.
"Your Majesty, this...this is reversed...it's all reversed..." Wang Zhenliang was shocked and at a loss. He had never encountered such a thing since entering the palace for so long, and he had already lost his mind.
Zhao Yizhi stroked the Qilong Sword and asked casually: "Are they all coming to the capital to kill me?" His expression was lazy, as if he didn't take these soldiers and horses seriously at all.
Wang Zhenliang paused for a moment and said: "Wucheng, Yangcheng and others came to the capital under the guise of serving the king. As for the others, they didn't even have an explanation... I don't know why they raised their troops to the capital..."
Zhao Yizhi smiled and said: "Oh, what do they mean? They just want to raise an army, and then when they come to the capital, they want to wait for the imperial court and the real rebels to fight and lose both sides, so that they can profit from it. Regardless. Whichever side is going to be defeated, if they jump out in time, they can all end up in an invincible position."
"But Your Majesty, many people are fleeing the capital every day. If this continues..." Wang Zhenliang said worriedly.
Zhao Yizhi still said with that lazy look: "If the imperial court is really going to lose, it will be useless to count on them, so what do you care about them?"
Wang Zhenliang looked at Zhao Yizhi who was lazily leaning on the dragon chair, feeling a little unbearable. He no longer looked as virtuous and humble as before. He tried to persuade her again, but he finally shut up and turned around and left.
Outside the capital, soldiers and horses from all over the country gathered towards the capital one after another. Some people who escaped from the capital had no choice but to escape back because they were too late and the road was blocked by soldiers and horses from all over.
Along with the army came dark clouds floating in the distance. In the dark clouds, arcs of electricity were like golden dragons showing their teeth and claws in the clouds. They only occasionally touched their claws and stretched their heads, overlooking the world, waiting for a big battle.
Zhao Yizhi stepped on the Qilong Sword and walked with the sword. Suddenly, he was in the sky above the capital. In the center of the city, he could have a panoramic view of the movements in the southeast, northwest and northwest. Soldiers and horses came from cities all over the place, hunting with banners, wearing different armors, shouting and neighing, it was so lively.
"Then...who is that person?"
"Could it be Chen Congwei in the palace? I heard that Chen Congwei is extremely skilled in martial arts, and it would be easy to take the head of a general!"
"I'm afraid it's the more powerful Marshal Qian Ning Qian..."
Soldiers and horses from all over the country discovered Zhao Yizhi and whispered to each other.
"I am Emperor Daqi, the son of destiny. Are you traitors here to die?" There was a long shout, and there was the sound of a dragon roaring...
