The fifth day of the ninth month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse

Located in the southwest corner of Beijing, there was a big explosion in the gunpowder depot of the Wang Gong factory of the Ministry of Industry, because the gunpowder depot of the Wang Gong factory stored all the gunpowder in the entire capital, and the number was as many as several hundred tons, so the power of the explosion was extremely amazing, and almost all the buildings within one kilometer of the gunpowder depot of the Wang Gong factory were destroyed.

Because this is in a prosperous area, the number of casualties among the people is also very large, reaching more than 20,000 people, and countless houses have collapsed within a radius of several kilometers

At the time of the explosion, Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were training soldiers in the school yard of Dongzhimen, and when the explosion sounded, the soldiers who were training were shaken by the violently shaking earth, and many of them even stood unsteadily and fell to the ground.

"Not good...... Something is wrong! ”

Looking at the thick black smoke rising from miles away, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, who were struggling to get up from the ground, immediately changed their faces, and they could quickly tell that the explosion just now was caused by the explosion of gunpowder, but they were not sure, after all, they had never seen such a powerful explosion.

"General Yang, General Hu, what happened?"

Just when Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's faces were a little cloudy, Lu Xiangsheng also hurried over with dozens of personal soldiers.

Yang Guozhu shook his head with a calm face and said: "I don't know, the tiger and I estimate that it is very likely to be a gunpowder explosion, but I have never seen an explosion of this scale, so it is not easy to draw conclusions." ”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the smoke that was still rolling in the direction of the explosion, his face was extremely gloomy, and he said after a long time: "Don't doubt it, it must be a gunpowder explosion." I have already seen clearly that the direction and place of the explosion is the gunpowder depot of the Wang Gong Factory under the Ministry of Industry, where most of the gunpowder of the entire Beijing Division is stored, and the consequences of any mistake are unimaginable. ”

"So what should we do?" Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu glanced at each other and said urgently: "Wang Gong's powder magazine really exploded, and the casualties caused must be huge, how can our Beijing battalion, as the Gongwei Beijing Division, sit idly by?" ”

"No way!"

Lu Xiangsheng said categorically: "Because of this, we must not move, don't forget that if there is no official document from the Ministry of War, if we dare to move without permission, it will be no different from rebellion, I say you two don't be confused!" ”

"Alas......"

Yang Guozhu smiled bitterly, "How could I not know, it's just that we are in a hurry." ”

Seeing Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's disappointed looks, Lu Xiangsheng comforted: "Okay, don't think too much, such a big thing happened in the capital, presumably Your Majesty and the princes of the court have already started to act at this time." ”

"I hope so!"

Lu Xiangsheng was right, less than an hour after the explosion, Zhu Youxiao made a response, and Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji and several other pavilion elders on duty also entered the palace almost at the same time to ask to meet Zhu Youxiao, but when they just entered the palace gate under the leadership of the eunuch, they saw Yang Feng, who was wearing armor, just came out of the palace, he took the long knife handed by the family and was about to get on the horse, and happened to see Gu Bingqian and others who were about to enter the palace.

Yang Feng put the long knife on the victory hook and arched his hand towards these people: "Gu Ge Lao, Huang Ge Lao, are you going to enter the palace?" ”

"Exactly!"

Gu Bingqian and the others also hurriedly returned the salute after seeing Yang Feng's salute, and when it came to their status, no matter whether they had prejudices against Yang Feng in their hearts, they could not be less polite on the surface, otherwise they would be ridiculed if they spread it.

After Gu Bingqian returned the salute, he stood up straight and asked, "What is Jiang Ningbo's intention to wear armor all over his body?" ”

Yang Feng said lightly: "I heard that there was a big explosion in the gunpowder depot of Wang Gong's factory, killing and injuring countless people. His Majesty was worried about the people of the capital, for fear that some young people would take advantage of the fire to rob and endanger the safety of the people, so he specially ordered Benbo to lead troops to maintain the safety of the capital. ”

Huang behind Gu Bingqian immediately frowned and said, "It is enough to maintain order in the capital with the soldiers and horses of the five cities, why did Your Majesty send Jiang Ningbo again, why didn't you discuss it with us?" Besides, looking at Jiang Ningbo's outfit, is this going to Dongzhimen to transfer the Beijing camp? ”

"Exactly!" Yang Feng smiled slightly: "The Jingying is an elite soldier that His Majesty has painstakingly trained with a lot of effort, and now is the time to test their combat strength." ”

And Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the military department who was standing at the end of everyone, couldn't help but stand up and said angrily: "Jiang Ningbo, if you want to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, you need to have the approval of the military department, why is it such a big thing, but I, the secretary of the military department, don't know about it?" ”

Yang Feng glanced at Wang Yongguang and said lightly: "The matter is urgent, this time the transfer of troops is too late to report to the Ministry of War, so Your Majesty specially appointed Ben Bo as the Minister of the Qin Mission, and was fully responsible for this mission. ”

"You ......"

Wang Yongguang was so angry that his face turned black, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Seeing Wang Yongguang, whose face turned black with anger, Gu Bingqian and the others also frowned slightly. In the Ming Dynasty, there were two ways to mobilize troops, one was that the emperor issued an order to the military department, and then the military department issued an order to transfer troops, which was the most common and the most normal.

The second method is that the emperor himself issued a special decree to appoint a person as the governor and minister of the imperial mission, and he was fully responsible for the deployment of troops! In the event of a war, not only does it not need to be reported, but it also has the right to cut it first and then play it!

Of course, the second method will only be used in emergencies, since the change of Tumubao due to the gradual decline of the monarchy, this has never happened, once this happens, it shows that the emperor's safety has been greatly threatened, and he no longer trusts the officials below, it is Wang Yongguang who will have such a big reaction.

Seeing that Wang Yongguang's face turned black with anger, Gu Bingqian naturally couldn't stand idly by, and he immediately asked: "Jiang Ningbo, the transfer of troops is a major matter, although Your Majesty can give orders alone without going through the Ministry of War, but now that the matter is not so critical, is it really necessary to do so?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng couldn't help but sneer: "Elder Gu Ge, when the army of the Ming Dynasty was His Majesty's army, His Majesty's army has always only obeyed His Majesty's will, and the military department is just to convey orders for His Majesty, when can I be the master of the army for Your Majesty?" ”

Wang Yongguang was angry for a while, he blushed and roared thickly: "This ...... It's conventional...... It's an ancestral ...... If His Majesty does not transfer troops through the Ministry of War every time, what is the use of the Imperial Court in the long run? ”

"Ancestry? The military department? ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng just snorted and sneered: "If it is really according to the ancestral system, a few of you will not be able to enter the palace today, don't forget that there was no cabinet when Emperor Taizu Gao!" ”

"You ......"

Hearing this, everyone was speechless, Yang Feng sneered, jumped on the war horse and whipped away, leaving only Gu Bingqian and a few other pavilion elders relatively speechless in front of the palace.

After a long time, Wang Yongguang's angry voice sounded: "Arrogant...... Bossy...... Unreasonable......"

Two quarters of an hour later, Yang Feng rode his horse to the outside of the Dongzhimen camp, and the soldiers who wanted to guard the gate showed their identities and brought dozens of family members to the Jujiang drum, and Yang Feng personally sounded the Jujiang drum.

"Knock...... Knock Knock...... Knock knock knock ......"

The heavy and loud drums began to resound in the sky above the barracks, and the faces of the soldiers of the Beijing camp who were performing exercises or resting on the school field immediately changed, and they all turned their heads to look at the gate of the barracks. The faces of some unknown officers immediately changed,

"Which bastard hit the Jujiang drum and died?"

"Hurry up and see who's beating the drum?"

Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, who were discussing the matter, were also stunned, Lu Xiangsheng was first surprised, and then he was not surprised, "It must be Jiang Ningbo who is here!" Hurry, hurry up and go to Jujiangtai! ”

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also reflected at this time, in any army, only the supreme commander is qualified to sound the general drum, and the Beijing camp is naturally no exception, and in the Beijing camp, naturally only Yang Feng, who is the governor of the Beijing camp, is qualified to beat this general drum, and now as soon as the general drum sounds, they naturally think of Yang Feng.

After more than half a year of training, the Beijing camp has initially become a well-trained army. In less than a quarter of an hour after the drum sounded, all the 30,000 operators gathered on the school field, looking at the neatly standing army under the stage, Yang Feng couldn't help but nod secretly, it seems that during this time of his absence, Lu Xiangsheng and the others still trained very hard.

"The last generals Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dawei, and Yang Guozhu see the Governor!" At this moment, a neat voice sounded beside Yang Feng.

Yang Feng looked back at the three people who were bowing down to him, and said in a deep voice: "Three of you, please get up!" This morning, an explosion occurred at the gunpowder depot of the Wang Gong Factory in the southwest corner of the capital, killing and injuring countless people. His Majesty was shocked and worried that there would be gangsters in the city who would take advantage of the fire to rob, so he specially ordered Benbo to order the men and horses of the Beijing camp to go to the west and south of the city to maintain order. ”

Lu Xiangsheng and the three of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "The last general will obey the order of the governor!" ”

Yang Feng waved his hand: "Okay...... The matter is urgent, let's not delay, the three of you will immediately take the people from the headquarters to the south and west of the city to maintain order, remember...... Don't be merciful! ”

"Whoa!"

With the order issued, Lu Xiangsheng and the three of them each led the men and horses of the headquarters out of the barracks and headed towards the direction of the gunpowder depot of Wang Gongchang, and when the people and horses of the Beijing camp continued to drive out of the camp, Lu Xiangsheng came to Yang Feng and asked: "Uncle, don't you go with Xia Guan and the others?" ”

"No!" Yang Feng shook his head: "Benbo has more important things to do, I'm afraid I don't have time to quell the rebellion with you now." ”