As the saying goes, kindness cannot control troops, and Xu Heng, Tao Jin, and Guo Chang had no choice.
If the containment is released and the Jin Yiwei are allowed to escape, the Wala warriors will also follow suit. If the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was killed or injured by the Oara warriors as a result, who would bear the responsibility?
If the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion were allowed to directly join the battle group, the scene would be so crowded and chaotic, and the Jinyi Guards would be a burden, and the result would only be an increase in the casualties of the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion.
These 30,000 brave cavalry battalions were all reorganized from the elite of the Shaanxi frontier army. All of them had experienced hundreds of battles and were exceptionally brave. Xu Heng was reluctant to let these precious elites die in vain.
It can only be up to whoever caused the trouble to clean it up.
Tao Jin also had the same attitude. It was impossible to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to die for the Jin Yiwei.
During the battle for the title of the Marquis of Wuding that year, Guo Chang was dismissed by Zhu Qizhen as a royal guard to direct his affairs. Therefore, Guo Chang was often squeezed out among the Jin Yiwei, but now he really has no need to work hard for these Jin Yiwei.
Besides, 5,000 well-armed Jin Yiwei fought against 1,500 unarmed Wala warriors. Even if their weapons were taken away by others, they were beaten back steadily. Based on this performance, don't blame others for refusing to help.
The two emperors, hundreds of civil and military officials, tens of thousands of troops, and hundreds of thousands of civilians just watched more than 6,000 people fighting in a melee for more than half an hour.
After all, Jinyiwei had the advantage in numbers and equipment, and ultimately won.
Seeing that the riot was suppressed, Xu Heng turned to see the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu nodded.
After receiving the instruction, Xu Heng stepped down from the high platform, commanded the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion to clean the battlefield, treat the wounded, and led all the Oala soldiers directly to the Jingguang Tower.
Zhu Qizhen was also greatly shocked when he saw this. His younger brother and other cronies were also really ruthless. Some of the soldiers in Wala were killed and some were wounded. Xu Heng killed them all without distinction of life or death.
Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming, who were injured in many places, were put on a high platform. They all fell to the ground and apologized to the two saints.
Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything. It was hard for him to pull out Gongrang's cronies and kill them directly.
Zhu Qizhen no longer dared to make a decision easily.
The atmosphere fell into awkwardness.
After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Qizhen asked: "How are Hu Aiqing and the others?"
Ma Liang replied with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, the last general deserves death. All four ministers have died for their country."
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, his blood surged, he felt dizzy and almost fainted.
I simply can’t believe that the assistant minister who has been with me for so many years died inexplicably for the country?
As for the 1,500 warriors of Wala, why did they suddenly riot? Zhu Qizhen was a little confused for a moment.
Zhu Qiyu thought about it for a long time, and now he has figured it out: A Lazai has served as the aide for such a long time, and he also has a large number of close followers.
And Ye Xian always selected the elites of various tribes to serve under his command, so many of Ye Xian's personal soldiers were die-hard loyalists of A'la.
Now that Boyan Timur has brought a delegation to Beijing, the right to pay tribute is about to be restored. This is something that Ala does not want to see, so he will definitely wait for an opportunity to destroy it.
The dozens of people who had just led the riot were either instigated by Ala's cronies who were hiding among them, or simply the rioters themselves were the dead soldiers secretly planted by Ala.
The first in history was that he was defeated by Ala and chased and beheaded. It can be seen that Ala's strength is definitely not to be underestimated. Arranging a dead soldier riot and putting the blame on the tribe first is not an impossible plan.
Not long after, the bodies of Hu Hui, Chen Yi, Li Xian and Li Shi were carried over.
Zhu Qiyu took a cursory glance, then sat back on the dragon chair with a gloomy face.
Zhu Qizhen stopped for a long time, feeling sad and unable to control himself.
After Wang Ji, Yu Qian and others comforted him for a long time, Zhu Qizhen finally calmed down a little and told the Ministry of Rites to properly handle the funeral affairs of the four people.
Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Rites, quickly accepted the order and led the officials of the Ministry of Rites to perform their duties and handle the aftermath in an orderly manner.
The process of welcoming the chariot had to continue, so Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others respectfully invited the two saints to board the chariot and enter the city.
So after some negotiation between the two brothers, Zhu Qi Zhen took the dragon chariot in front and Zhu Qi Yu drove the chariot behind. Under the protection of three layers of guards, they returned to the city smoothly.
The Emperor's ceremonial guard passed through Xi'an Gate, Xihua Gate, and Fengtian Gate, and stopped at the square in front of Fengtian Hall.
Mayor Zhu Qi sighed and finally returned to the Forbidden City that he had longed for.
Although Zhu Qiyu, the younger brother, avoids the Forbidden City like a snake and a scorpion, Zhu Qizhen, the older brother, loves the Forbidden City to the death.
It is a pity that Zhu Qizhen was stunned as soon as the chariot came out. The majestic Fengtian Hall was now burned to ashes.
Although Zhu Qizhen had long known that several fires had burned down most of the Forbidden City, seeing it was worse than hearing it.
Seeing this tragic situation with his own eyes, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel sad and deeply regretful.
When Zhu Qiyu saw this, he secretly smiled in his heart. From here to the Yinghua Palace where the Queen Mother lived, there were things that made his good brother even more angry.
However, he was smiling in his heart, but Zhu Qiyu didn't show it at all on his face. Instead, he personally helped Zhu Qizhen get out of the car, showing the utmost respect as a brother, friend, and brother.
Next, the civil and military officials took a rest in Wenzhao Pavilion and Wucheng Pavilion, waiting for the banquet.
Zhu Qiyu accompanied Zhu Qizhen to the Yinghua Hall.
Along the way, Zhu Qizhen was really frightened and saddened. Not only were the three main halls burned down, but his beloved Qianqing Palace was also burned to the ground. There were also Cining Palace, Xian'an Palace, Yangxin Palace and other places, all of which were burned down.
Yinghua Palace is located in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City. It was originally an inconspicuous palace, but now it has become the residence of the Empress Dowager. It is really sad.
As soon as she entered the Yinghua Hall, Queen Mother Sun, who had already been looking forward to seeing him, rushed forward and hugged Zhu Qizhen. Mother and son hugged each other and cried.
Empress Dowager Sun and Zhu Qizhen have been under great pressure in the past three years. Now that they are finally reunited, they are crying and out of control.
Zhu Qiyu did not disturb other people's mother and son. Instead, he got together with his mother and concubine and whispered about what happened outside the city.
As a result, the two families hugged each other, and they were clearly different from each other. Outsiders could tell at a glance that they looked like each other but were totally different from each other.
Zhu Qizhen finally vented his emotions, but when he looked at Queen Qian again, he couldn't help but turn from sadness to anger.
The queen who was good to herself was blind in one eye and lame in one leg.
After the two cried to each other again, Zhu Qizhen looked at his brother and wanted an explanation.
Zhu Qiyu was also very aggrieved. At that time, no one in the Forbidden City belonged to me, and the harem was completely under the control of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Queen Mother Sun and Queen Qian.
As a result, a group of servants actually made the queen crippled while serving her. Can you blame me for this?
It's not like I asked them to do this. Besides, I was already exhausted dealing with Wala at that time. How could I be in the mood to attack the harem?
Even if I want to take action against the harem, those maids and eunuchs will not listen to me.
In this matter, Queen Qian was quite reasonable and knew that this matter had nothing to do with Zhu Qiyu, so she quickly tried to persuade Zhu Qizhen:
"It was because I didn't know how to take care of myself that I became disabled, and it had nothing to do with anyone else. Besides, all the palace servants who were serving me at the time had already been killed by the emperor's rod."
(End of chapter)
