"That's going to change today!"
The British Duke said something meaningful, and the nobles on the side looked confused.
He has now figured it out. The new emperor really plans to use the knife.
Any reward or reuse of Wei Zhongxian is nothing more than a delaying tactic to confuse the eunuchs. The new emperor's plan is to either stay still or to kill with one strike when he moves to control the overall situation.
It can be seen from Fang Zhenghua, Li Ruolian, Li Banghua and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. Now he wants to know what the emperor's final trump card is.
"Let's all disperse. Go back and continue training in the Beijing camp. During this period, you will be living in the main camp of the Beijing camp. Anyone who dares to leave the military camp without my permission will be treated as a defector and will be killed without mercy!"
After Zhang Weixian finished speaking, he got on his horse and headed towards the capital camp outside the city.
Returning to the main account of the Beijing camp, as soon as he sat down and before he had time to take a sip of tea, a messenger was led in by the bodyguard.
"Prince Commander, the younger one is a postman from Guangping Prefecture's Congtai Post. He came here to deliver the news on the order of the postmaster Zhang Xinyu."
When he heard the words "Congtaiyi" from Guangping Mansion, Zhang Weixian was shocked, and a bad thought arose. The chief of Congtaiyi was a distant clan member of the British Duke's family, and he was also the person he installed. He mainly wanted to inquire. news.
"Back off left and right!"
Zhang Weixian gave a low drink. Except for his son Zhang Zhiji, all the others in the tent retreated and whispered: "Speak!"
"Commander of the Palace, the postmaster asked me to tell you that a large army has passed by Guangping Mansion. The number of people is not specific. It seems that the equipment is white pole soldiers. Based on time, it is estimated that they have passed Zhending Mansion by now!"
boom!
Zhang Weixian felt thousands of thunders in his heart and stood up instantly. He knew that the sky was about to change, but he did not expect that the emperor would mobilize the white-pole soldiers.
Before he could speak, his son Zhang Zhiji, who was waiting on him, shouted angrily: "Impossible. Since they are white-armed soldiers setting out from Zhongzhou, why didn't the prefecture and county guards along the way send an urgent report back to the court?"
"Young Master, several inns before and after Zhending Mansion and the roads leading to Beijing have been blocked by Jin Yiwei. All official officials who entered Beijing along the road have been detained. I am familiar with the route in that area and came out from a trail. .”
"You go down and rest first, and remember not to spread the news."
Zhang Weixian sat down slowly, with a look of defeat on his face.
The journey from Zhending Mansion to Beijing is less than 500 miles. According to the speed of mountain troops like Baiganbing, it only takes three or four days.
When the white-armed soldiers passed the blockade of Zhending Mansion and marched quickly, and when the ministers, gentry and nobles in Beijing learned the news, the white-armed soldiers had already arrived outside Beijing.
The White Guards are in Zhongzhou, Sichuan. Only His Majesty and the Ministry of War have the right to mobilize troops. The Minister of the Ministry of War is a member of Wei Zhongxian. The Ministry of War definitely does not know about this matter, so only Your Majesty is the one who has the right to mobilize troops.
Fang Zhenghua, Li Ruolian, Li Banghua, Yuan Keli, the Five City Patrol Division... one by one things were connected in Zhang Weixian's mind.
After a while, Zhang Weixian said softly: "Your Majesty is really good at it!"
Zhang Zhiji also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time, and whispered: "Yes, no one would have thought that His Majesty would send white soldiers to Beijing! It was successful."
It was unclear how many Baigan soldiers there were, but he knew that in the Battle of Sarhu (1619), Qin Liangyu brought 6,000 elite troops to aid the Liao Dynasty, although more than 2,000 people died in the final battle.
Now eight years have passed. I dare not say that there are more, but there should be tens of thousands of people.
These 10,000 people can be used as at least 30,000 to 50,000 people. This is the record achieved by the white-pole soldiers.
If the Jinyi Guards are partially controlled, the four Tengxiang Guards can also control part of them. The Five City Patrol Division, together, has at least 30,000 troops.
He knew very well what kind of combat power the Beijing camp had now. Even with the addition of the servants of the 360 generals in the Beijing camp, they could only compete with the part controlled by the emperor.
But this is Beijing. The emperor just abolished an ancestral system that was disgusting to the people a few days ago and will never increase the tax. There are also things in Shaanxi, and the popularity has reached a new height.
As long as the emperor raises his arms and calls out, the people of the whole city will stand up.
This emperor has at least issued an imperial edict not to impose taxes. Who knows what will happen if there is a new emperor?
"Dad, what should we do now? Should we remain neutral, or should we go to the emperor to compromise first?"
"Stupid, if I go to see your Majesty now, wouldn't I tell you that I already know the news about the white-pole soldiers coming to Beijing? If your Majesty asks me where I got the news, how will I answer? Do you think your Majesty will cut it off for the sake of the overall situation? I?"
Zhang Zhiji smiled coquettishly. He was so confused just now that he had forgotten about this problem. He whispered: "Then wait and see what happens?"
"No, something must be done!"
Zhang Weixian shook his head: "We pretend not to know about the white-pole soldiers, but we can show our kindness to His Majesty."
"How to show your kindness? Listen to His Majesty?"
"My father asked you, why did your Majesty send white soldiers to Beijing?"
Regarding this issue, Zhang Zhiji did not hesitate at all and blurted out: "Judging from the current situation, it is to eliminate the eunuchs. Wei Zhongxian has five tigers, five young men, ten children, and forty grandchildren.
Among them, Cui Chengxiu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Chunfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Li Kuilong, the left deputy imperial censor, Tian Ergeng, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Cui Yingyuan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Sun Yunhe and Yang Shui, the Dongchang managers wait,
The Eunuch Party occupies 30% of the ministers in the imperial court. Together they can mobilize the 21st Guards, as well as some of the Jinyi Guards and the Tengxiang Four Guards. His Majesty mobilized troops because he was afraid that these people would cause unrest. "
PS: The troop deployment process in the Ming Dynasty was very complicated and could not be handled by one department. The Minister of the Ministry of War proposed, the cabinet nodded, the Supervisor of Ceremonies wore red, and the Royal Horse Supervisor took the edict and fire tokens and other tokens to the Ministry of War.
After the Ministry of War confirmed that it was correct, the logistics materials, troops and horses were prepared according to the order and handed over to a certain governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. However, during the Chongzhen period, the Minister of War, the Cabinet, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the Supervisor of the Royal Horse were all Wei Zhongxian's people.
If they want to conceal the deployment of troops from Chongzhen, the only thing they can do is how many of the troops they mobilize dare to take action.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty established the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor was to check and balance each other, but Wei Zhongxian found out.
"You also left out the Nei Cao Guards, which are personally commanded by Wei Zhongxian and are a force that cannot be ignored."
Zhang Weixian added and continued: "Tomorrow morning, my father will directly impeach Cui Chengxiu. Cui Chengxiu was punished for the Shaanxi Civil War a few days ago. Today there is another issue with the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. His Majesty has long been dissatisfied.
But no one in the court impeached him, so he couldn't move even if he wanted to. As long as he impeached his father and found a few close civil servants, His Majesty would definitely send Cui Chengxiu to the Ministry of Criminal Prison.
Then his father recommended Li Banghua to serve as Minister of War, thus eliminating Wei Zhongxian's most capable assistant. With the restriction of the Ministry of War, even if some of the 21 Guards defected to Wei Zhongxian, it would only be a small number.
With the addition of the White Guards, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, the Jinyi Guards, and the Tengxiang Four Guards, Your Majesty will be in an invincible position. "
"As a father, you have your own opinions. You don't need to worry about it. You will stay in the camp these few days and watch all the generals in the Beijing camp."
Zhang Weixian waved his hand: "In addition, send a large number of troops to keep an eye on the 21st Guards of the pro-army army, as well as the Tianjin Guards and Liaodong Guards. Any changes must be notified to me as soon as possible."
"Dad, your arrangement... is that we will completely stand on His Majesty's side?"
