The death knell in the palace has never sounded, and the dozens of important officials who entered the palace have never left the palace, and many people have an ominous premonition in their hearts.
At this moment, the closed palace gate finally opened wide, and after a group of people poured out, it was tightly closed again.
After leaving Donghua Gate, this team was divided into dozens of teams and rushed to the various palaces.
"There is an edict in the palace to summon King An into the palace."
"There is an imperial edict in the palace to summon King Jin into the palace."
"There is an imperial edict in the palace, summoning King Lu to the palace."
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These people were all speeding up their horses, galloping all the way, and at the same time holding up the bright yellow imperial decree in their hands, they actually took out the posture of the wartime victory report. It was very urgent at first glance, and there was an important matter in the palace. At the same time, these people were dressed in plain clothes, obviously someone died in the palace, and they were very important figures.
It's a pity that these people's posture was quite good, but what they ushered in was that the doors of several palaces were closed. Even if someone knocked on the door heavily, no one answered, as if there was no one in the palace.
Helpless, these people can only return home without a feather.
It didn't take long to reappear, but it went directly to the residences of the courtiers.
Some courtiers were called into the palace, but there was no follow-up. Some pretend to be ill, evade, and use every means to protect themselves. Things have come to such a point that many people have realized that something is wrong.
But without giving them a chance to react, people in all kinds of armor rushed onto the street. Among them were people from the imperial guards, people from the patrol camp, and even people from Jingwei and Wucheng Bingmasi. Like hungry wolves rushing at sheep, they rushed to various mansions, first knocked on the door and treated each other with courtesy and persuasion. If the other party has the intention of evading, they will forcibly invade the house and use strong methods to force the person who is going to be taken out.
It was also the king who jumped over the wall in a hurry. Although Wei Guogong held part of the military power of the Beijing Third Battalion, and the Imperial Guards were bought by the Zhonggong Department, it did not mean that they were sure of winning.
In order to save time, as well as manpower and material resources, Fang and the others chose to cheat at the beginning, intending to hijack all the officials and support the acting king as emperor.
But when they were moving, there were also people moving below. The news about the king's murder and usurpation of the throne had been spread secretly throughout the capital, and no one was willing to open the door to the rebels.
Only when Dai Wang was in a state of desperation did he order to use tough measures.
For a time, the inner city was full of turmoil, and the common people were too frightened to leave their homes. All the shops facing the street closed their doors tightly, and no common people could be seen on the street anymore.
I saw one team after another of soldiers in bright armor running back and forth, screaming and screaming from time to time, as if they were falling into infinity.
In King Lu's mansion, King Lu scolded: "How dare he!"
What dare he not dare, he has already dared!
The aide asked: "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
This is not the time to use your brain to win, so the staff who are known as think tanks are also incompetent.
"Gather all the guards in the mansion and wait for orders. If the king is not wrong, they will come again soon, and this time it will not be the same as before. I am afraid it will be a hard fight."
The same order was also being performed simultaneously in Prince An's Mansion, Prince Jin's Mansion and Prince Wu's Mansion. Dai Wang dared to kill the king and usurp the throne, although he didn't know what happened, which made him make such a gesture. But if he wants to get rid of his worries, there should be no one to fight with him, so whose life the acting king wants most now must be these princes who are also brothers.
Sure enough, as expected, several groups of troops soon attacked the various palaces, and among them, the Jin Palace received the most violent attack.
Fortunately, Prince Jin's Mansion was not completely unprepared. The other party was intercepted from the street outside without even touching the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion.
Rongxi Courtyard, the sound of beatings and killings from outside reached here, it was already extremely weak.
The courtyard was very quiet, although the servants couldn't hide their fear, they still did what they were supposed to do, as usual.
In the main room, Erbao asked Yaoniang with a carefree and innocent face, "Mother, why is it so noisy outside?"
"Someone is getting married outside. Marriage is always noisy."
"What is marriage?"
"To marry is to marry a daughter-in-law."
"What is marrying a daughter-in-law? Is it like elder brother and elder sister Yueyue, and elder sister Yueyue is elder brother's younger daughter-in-law?"
Yaoniang rubbed Erbao's head with a smile, and asked, "You little naughty boy, who did you hear that from?"
"I heard what Brother Xuan said. He said that Sister Yueyue is the youngest daughter-in-law handpicked by the emperor's grandfather."
Hearing this, Xiao Bao didn't care about the situation outside, and hurriedly said: "Don't listen to him, he always talks a lot of nonsense."
"Isn't Sister Yueyue the eldest brother's daughter-in-law? If so, can Sister Yueyue be my daughter-in-law?"
"What do you say, do you want to be beaten? Are you all the age of Yueyue? How old is you
"But sister Yueyue is also older than elder brother, I heard what brother Yan said..."
The two little children over there were bickering, while Yaoniang here was worried about things outside again, looking at the dark sky outside, she sighed deeply.
"Niangniang, don't worry, nothing will happen." Yuchan comforted.
"But..." Yaoniang sighed heavily, before she said, "I don't know what's going on with Father, Mother, Sister, and Prince Qing's Mansion?"
"His Royal Highness Prince Qing is not in the mansion. This is precisely the place where Prince Qing's Mansion is safe. The rebels should not attack Prince Qing's Mansion. As for the old man and others, they live in a remote place, and the rebels will not attack there."
"Better so."
Xiaobao, who was teaching his younger brother a lesson, glanced at the worried Yaoniang, feeling heavy in his heart.
Since his parents didn't want him to know, he just acted as if he didn't know, but he didn't know that something happened in the palace if there was such a commotion outside. That is to say, something went wrong in the palace, did something happen to the emperor's grandfather
As long as he thinks of these things, Xiaobao's heart trembles. In his two lifetimes, this is the first time he has panicked like this. But he also thought of what King Jin said before to lead the snake out of the hole. His father said so, which showed that he had a well-thought-out plan. If this is the case, nothing will happen to the emperor's grandfather, right
At this moment, Fucheng walked in quickly.
"Your Majesty, the prince led people to rescue several old and weak women and children. There was no place to resettle them for a while, so he brought them back, and asked you to order your servants to tidy up a few yards and settle them down for the time being."
"Which family is it? Don't worry if you come here? Is there any taboo?"
Fucheng replied one by one, since the person who can make King Jin come forward to help, there must be a certain reason, otherwise Yaoniang would not be allowed to arrange it.
"I see, I will order the following to do it."
And as time passed, more and more people lived in the Prince Jin's Mansion.
Among them were people from nearby families who came to seek refuge, and some who were rescued by the King of Jin. The guest courtyards are full of people, Yaoniang can only think about moving some places to settle.
Yao Niang even came forward in person, and only through the mouths of these people did she know what was going on outside.
It turned out that the inner city and the outer city were in chaos at this time. After being stimulated by resistance, the rebels changed their previous attitude and killed people at every turn.
The streets are full of people, all of whom are red-eyed. Some of these people are rebels, and some are people who encircled and suppressed the rebels. Some bandits took the opportunity to cause chaos, and some innocent families were also implicated. Whenever the door of a house was broken open by them, almost every house suffered heavy casualties. It was not enough to arrest the man in the family, but soon after, bandits broke in, innocent women and children were injured one after another, and the family's property was robbed.
Therefore, I originally planned to hide at home and let the guards block it. It is only a short time to block it for a while, so I can't help but start to find a way out.
In some cases, several neighboring companies work together to resist together. Others asked for help from the Gaomen mansion. On the several nearby streets, Prince Jin's Mansion was undoubtedly the only pure land. Although there were constant attacks from the rebels, they retreated one by one.
Jinwangfu's military strength is also the most sufficient, and even with Jinwangfu as the center point, it will gradually expand outwards, so that countless people will come to join them.
In fact, there are more people resettled outside, and those who can enter the mansion are all the daughters and daughters of the courtiers Xungui's family.
In fact, this is indeed the case. As early as when the rebels were plundering, other small groups of troops appeared in various places in Beijing to confront the rebels.
These are the men and horses summoned by Ningguo Duke's Mansion. Just like the people who acted as the king, these people come from mixed sources, and there are people from all over the place, but they are all loyal to King Jin. The King of Jin used these forces as a helping hand, pointing at each other, breaking them one by one, and then gathered them into a large force.
And as the news of the king's rebellion came out, more and more people took the initiative to join the ranks of suppressing the rebels.
Dagan's soldiers are loyal to Dagan, and anyone who tries to usurp the dynasty will be punished by everyone. This is also why Chen Ge would say that Dai Wang is risking the world's disgrace, standing on the opposite side of righteousness, and is doomed to struggle.
"Your Highness, Sun Gang has arrived."
Sure enough, a mass of soldiers suddenly appeared on the opposite street, about thousands of them, infantry mixed with cavalry galloping forward.
And the rebels who were confronting the troops of Prince Jin's mansion were quickly put to death one by one under the attack of both sides. Some cowardly and cowardly people also dropped their weapons on their own initiative and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"You're just such a small person?" King Jin raised his eyebrows.
Sun Meng, who rode his horse and came to the front, smiled wryly: "The matter is urgent, and there is no time to convene. In this case, it is still unknown who is available and who is not. The Zhonggong Department is very powerful. I already have two thousand households under my command." They were all reversed."
"In this carriage?" King Jin's gaze was on the heavily guarded carriage.
"Wife, children, old and young. I am away, and I really don't feel at ease leaving it in the mansion, so I entrust it to your mansion for the time being. Presumably, His Royal Highness Jin's methods will surely ensure safety."
"You have brought one after another with your high hat, what else can I say?"
Sun Meng smiled, it wasn't that he was fussy, he couldn't be negligent, and he couldn't delay.
"I'm going to contact my subordinates now, but I haven't come up with the real bottom line of the Zhonggong lineage, so you have to be mentally prepared." This bottom line naturally refers to the strength of the Fifth Army Battalion under the control of Duke Wei's mansion.
The Third Beijing Battalion is the main force defending the capital, and it is divided into the Three Thousand Battalion, the Fifth Military Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion. The three thousand battalions are all infantry, and infantry is not conducive to street fighting. And the Shenji Camp is directly under the present day, and without the Holy Master's command and the Tiger Talisman, no one can move it. The fifth army battalion is mostly infantry, and it is divided into the middle army, with left and right tucks and left and right sentries.
The Five Army Battalions are collectively referred to as the largest among the three battalions in Beijing. Troops from the capitals of Shandong, Henan, and Daning are often divided up and come to Beijing for drills in turn. At the same time, troops are recruited abroad. Therefore, there are generally not many troops stationed in Beijing, but there are also 20,000 troops stationed outside the city all the year round.
Now the people from the Fifth Army Battalion have not yet entered the city. If once they enter the city, the troops in King Jin's hands are no match for him at all.
"So I hope that Brother Sun will try his best to win over his subordinates. If the Jingwei Commander can send another 10,000 troops, it is not impossible to fight with them."
The king of Jin was never afraid of the two armies fighting, and it was not like he had never fought before. Fighting a war is a person, but also a strategy. When it comes to strategizing, attacking the mind is the most important thing, that's what it says.
And heart-
King Jin cast his calm gaze on the location of the Forbidden City.
The one standing upright must have been in a hurry, otherwise he would not have used this trick of jumping over the wall in a hurry. King Jin was actually not flustered, with the strength in his hands, no matter what, it was enough for him to protect himself, but the father——
Father is really dead? Or is something wrong? Based on King Jin's understanding of Emperor Hongjing, it is impossible for him to let it go so far, so something must have happened.
"Let's go first, I will try my best."
After leaving these words, Sun Meng left with a small force. And all the people he left behind belonged to King Jin and were dispatched by him.
Hope it's just an accident and not...
Chaos broke out in central Beijing, and the Bing Ma Si and Shuntian Mansion of the five cities were also in chaos.
They were all colleagues, but suddenly some became rebels, and some became rebels. Our own people got into a mess, and those who didn't have any interest, such as Su Yucheng and Yao Cheng, all went home and didn't dare to mix in.
The entire Xiatangzi Hutong was silent, and every household locked their doors tightly. Even if there was a family with a baby, they did not dare to make unnecessary noises.
Fortunately, all the people living here are ordinary people, and there are no rebels coming here, but the people here have avoided many disasters. Even if the bandits wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, but here are all wealthy families among the common people, the walls of every house are high and the gates are tight, so they can't break in.
In the past two days, Su Yucheng and Yao Cheng had also sneaked out once or twice, and they knew that it was the palace who plotted against the king on behalf of the king. This generation of kings is an incredible person. He killed his own father, and now he wants to kill his own brothers. He wished he could kill the whole family, so that only he is left, so that he can ascend to the throne.
Which one of the common people doesn't scold or hate? Cursing can be scolding, and hating can be hated. Ordinary people will not rush to the streets to fight the rebels. This is not their job.
Small people like them live in such a state of life. When they meet corrupt officials and scold them a few words, they are still counseled when they should be counseled, and they are still afraid when they should be afraid.
But it has something to do with Yao and Su's family. Su Yaoniang was working as a concubine in the palace, and now the acting king would like to swallow a few brothers alive, and I don't know what is going on in the Jin Palace.
Miss Wu cried when she thought about it, worrying about her daughter's safety, and Niang Hui was also worried.
Su Yucheng said he wanted to go to Prince Jin's Mansion to take a look, but was stopped by his family. There is only such a male in the Su family, what should Su Yucheng do if something happens to him? If something really happened in Prince Jin's Mansion, Su Yucheng, a young man, would not be able to help.
"My younger sister is not favored in the house. Who knows if someone will take advantage of the chaos to deal with her. I'm really worried. I have to go and see what's going on. I'll just be smart."
Seeing that Su Yucheng couldn't be stopped, Yao Cheng and his wife told him the truth, saying that Yaoniang was not a concubine at all, and now she was the concubine of Jin Wang. If something happened to the entire Jin Wangfu, it would not be her turn to have an accident.
Not to mention how surprised the Su family was, Su Yucheng insisted on going to have a look afterwards.
"If it's a princess, I'd like to see it even more. The generation of kings would like to kill all the princes. If it's a concubine, no one will care about it, but if you become a princess, you will definitely become the biggest target. I heard people say Jin Now that the king is leading people to fight against the rebels, it is unknown whether there are guards in the mansion. If it is true that Yaoyao is trapped in the mansion alone with two dolls, if there is any chaos in the mansion, no one will protect the two girls. what to do
"Besides, I'm just going to take a look. I have the clothes of Wucheng Bingmasi. Now the rebels and allies outside are wearing this kind of clothes. I'll be smart and avoid it all the way. Nothing will happen. "
The two times Su Yucheng and Yao Cheng went out before, they disguised themselves like this. Not to mention, the clothes are really useful. When you meet rebels, you say you are an accomplice, and when you meet friendly soldiers, you say you are a fellow, and you can cover it up.
Mrs. Wu still refused to let her go, and grabbed her son's clothes so as not to lose them, but hearing what his son said, she was worried about her daughter, sobbing so hard that she couldn't make a sound.
Seeing this, Yao Cheng could only say: "Forget it, I'll go with my uncle. You keep the door closed at home, and nothing will happen. We'll go back quickly, and we'll be back soon."
Now that the matter was settled, the two disguised themselves and prepared to go out.
Lancao really doesn't want the man to go out, but she knows that this kind of thing cannot be dissuaded. It's okay if nothing happens, but if there is an eventuality, it will be a lifetime of estrangement.
"Go and come back quickly, don't forget that my father, mother and three children are waiting for you at home."
Su Yucheng nodded, and when Huiniang finished explaining with Yao, the two quietly went out the door.
I walked and walked all the way, but I didn't encounter any accidents.
Now there are no ordinary people on the street, and some bandits and robbers who took the opportunity to make trouble, they can only avoid them when they see their clothes, they only need to avoid the people who are fighting.
There are corpses everywhere, a mess, which makes people's heart tremble. The trip from the outer city to the inner city had already made the two of them infinitely regret going out, and the only thing that could hold on was the last breath in their hearts.
"Hold on, I found two suspicious people here."
Before Su Yucheng and Yao Cheng could react, they were surrounded by a group of people. These people were dressed in messy clothes, but without exception, a piece of red cloth was tied around their necks. This was the only sign to identify whether it was a rebel or not. Su Yucheng and Yao Cheng also wore a piece of red cloth on their bodies, just in case.
"It's not an enemy, we have this too." Yao Cheng said hastily.
The two hurriedly took out a piece of red cloth from their bosoms, causing roars of laughter. This smile not only ridicules the cowardice of the two, but also ridicules the rebels for pretending to be them in order to save their lives. Nowadays, who doesn't know that the army of suppressing rebels never walks alone, even if they do, there must be someone to take care of them not far away.
Through this method, they recognized many fake people and took down many rebels without any effort.
These two looked like lone rebels at first glance!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Yucheng remembered that the leader of the army to suppress the rebellion was His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and he didn't care about the face, so he hurriedly told his own background, saying that he was really worried about being the sister of the princess, so he went out while taking advantage of the chaos.
Although the general was suspicious, Su Yucheng and the two of them spoke convincingly, so they were escorted to King Jin.
When she arrived in front of King Jin, she naturally also came in front of Yaoniang, looking at her brother and brother-in-law who were uneasy, Yaoniang sighed helplessly and moved.
"Father, mother, sister, Brother Ming, are they all okay?"
Su Yucheng was a little hesitant, rubbing his hands: "It's all okay, I'm just worried about you." Obviously his sister is still the same sister, but because of the sudden change of status, he was a little at a loss, and naturally he didn't know how to question his sister, why did he ask her why? lied to the family.
In fact, even now, Su Yucheng can understand what his sister means. If it weren't for him being so disappointing, why would his sister go to such trouble.
"Okay, let's not talk about that, brother and brother-in-law will stay in the palace first. His Highness has already ordered people to pick up his parents and sister. They should have gone long ago, so as not to be taken advantage of by others. I didn't expect that Brother and brother-in-law actually came by themselves."
Not to mention here, on the other side, just as the people from the Jin Palace took people away from Yao and Su's family, a group of people came here.
In fact, it was a matter of time before the rebels found Yao and Su's family, but they didn't care about it at first, and they didn't bother to use such despicable methods. But when people are in a desperate situation, there is nothing they can't do.
Qianqing Palace.
"Waste, you are all a bunch of waste! So many people can't take down a small palace."
A general knelt in front of Dai Wang and explained: "Your Highness, it's not that the last general and others are incompetent. It's really that they didn't expect the opponent to have so many troops. They are hiding in the dark and cannot be guarded against. The people under our command suddenly turned against each other, and even used words to confuse people's hearts. Our people are under the enemy's back and forth, and we don't know who is the enemy and who is the friend."
"I'd rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go!"
This general showed bitterness on his face, which is easy to say but difficult to do.
The reputation of plotting rebellion on behalf of the king has spread throughout the capital, which inevitably shakes the morale of the army. Moreover, the two armies confronted each other, and before the fight started, they claimed that "the rebels will not last long, and they should abandon the dark and turn to the bright, so as not to harm the whole family and be cast aside by others", and all kinds of demagogic words.
The morale here is low, and the morale is high there. It is obvious that many are against few, and in the end, their own people are defeated. Some people dropped their weapons and took the initiative to kill them before they even started fighting.
When the two armies confront the enemy, those who retreat without fighting shall be killed according to military law. But killing one, it chills the hearts of others, and morale is low, so who is willing to sacrifice their lives.
Dai Wang led soldiers, so of course he understands this truth, but now he has been defeated one after another, and his usual calmness has been crushed.
He ordered people to threaten and lure those immortals, but those immortals would rather die than obey. The other two edicts have not yet been found, and Xue Hedu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, died while being tortured. This time, the plan to get the transfer order from the other party also fell through, so how can Dai Wang stay calm.
"Have the people from the Fifth Army Battalion entered the city?"
"The obstacle at the city gate has been cleared away, and the people from the Fifth Army Battalion can enter the city immediately."
"Okay, very good. Let them die, all of them will die, especially the people in the Jin Palace! There is no need to look for the will, the emperor's favorite person is him. Even if there is a will after his death, it will have no effect at all."
"yes."
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There are still more than ten miles away from the capital, and a large number of people are marching in a hurry.
These men were all infantry, with only a few cavalry. However, the infantry marched quickly, no worse than the cavalry.
They have been marching in a hurry for a long time, and the rapid march for two hours in a row made everyone start to lose their strength.
"Stop! Rest where you are."
With an order, the order was passed down, and the huge dragon sat on the ground immediately, drinking water for those who should drink water, and supplementing food for those who should supplement food, trying to recover as much as possible in a short time.
"We are not far from the capital. Now there are rebels in the capital. Although we are mausoleum guards, we are also great soldiers. We should protect our family and the country and help the community."
"Defend the family and the country, help the community!"
"Defend the family and the country, help the community!"
After a man who looked like a general finished shouting, he came to a general in armor.
This general is tall and has a resolute face. He looks young, but his temples are slightly pale, and his face is full of frost and dust. His expression was a bit bleak, his slightly pursed lips were dry, his eyes were fixed on the direction of the capital, and he didn't know what he was looking at.
A picture appeared in the general's mind, but it was what happened before he left Beijing.
It was very late at night, and he was the only one in the huge palace.
He couldn't sleep, and a lot of things were on his mind.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and that outstanding man appeared in front of him.
"... Father is going to send you to guard the mausoleum. It's fine to go there. You can seriously think about what you're going to do next. If possible, I hope you can take down the Yanshan mausoleum guard. One day I may be able to use it..."
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"Your Highness, take a rest for a while and drink some water."
The general took the water bag, opened it, and poured water into his mouth to moisten his already dry throat.
His voice was a little hoarse: "Don't call me Your Highness, I am not Your Highness now."
The general did not speak, and the two quietly watched the direction of the capital. After a long time, the general suddenly stood up, "Let's go, the capital is still waiting for us."
Fifth brother, here I come!
This time, it's time for my brother to repay you!