Chapter 530: The Night of the Coup (Part II)
Nine days in a flash, bottoming out in a moment. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
This is about the mood of Prince Ning Pu when he saw Wu Guifei's note. The high spirits of the right talents, the steadfastness in their hearts, and the power of life and death seem to have passed in this short period of time.
Ning Pu froze, his hands trembling a little.
Instead, he had a deep-seated fear of his father. Mutiny failed... He didn't dare to think about what that would be. His wife, his concubines, his children....
The strange appearance of the crown prince Ning Pu soon attracted the attention of others in the Imperial Palace. The sergeants, staff, and eunuchs who were busy at the table all looked over. Including the crown prince's deceased chieftain Cai Nongji. Puzzled.
"Keep doing things. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just a little tired. "The Marquis of Xiangyang is a military general in the end, so he should be bold, and he ordered everyone to resolve the situation at this time. At this point, there is no turning back.
The Marquis of Xiangyang took the note from the prince's hand and lit it on the candle. Avoiding disturbing the morale of the army, he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's just a piece of news." As long as we take control of Jingying, everything will not be a problem. β
Their mutiny tonight was indeed too smooth. Attack the palace from the Donghua Gate in the east, and sweep all the way. Looking back now, it seems that the Son of Heaven secretly manipulated the generals guarding the gate, and almost all of the generals who were connected with him along the way.
How smooth it has been, how enjoyable it has been, and how terrifying it is now! The Son of Heaven turned out to be fishing, and he had already prepared.
However, the matter has come to this, and the only way to go on is to go hard!
Ning Pu, the Son of Heaven, also realized at this time that there was no point in continuing to be afraid, so he put himself to death and then came to life, and said forcefully: "Lord Qi, what should I do now?" β
The Marquis of Xiangyang pondered for a while and said, "Since there are heavy troops in the palace, our current strength is too weak. Hurriedly send someone to summon the Marquis of Ruyang back. Secondly, we must control the Beijing camp outside the Desheng Gate. If there is no news from General Le in another half an hour, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I will go to Beijing with the holy decree. β
The prince nodded, "Someone!" β
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The prince's messenger set out from the imperial city, went out of Xihua Gate, passed through Xiyuan, and went to the hour Yongfang to find the Marquis of Ruyang, and asked him to lead the fire soldiers back to the Imperial Palace.
At the same time, Jinyiwei, with the holy decree, was setting off from Chengde Summer Resort to Changping Prefecture (now Shunyi District, Beijing), the nearest state city in the capital. The elite of the 5,000-strong Guoyong Battalion stopped here, waiting to put down the rebellion.
The Son of Heaven only brought 3,000 people from the Guoyong Battalion with him. And secretly left 5,000 people here about 40 miles from the capital.
At the same time, in the small Yongfang and Autumn Leaves Hutong, there was a shortage of soldiers. The flames are blazing. On the prince's mansion, it has been broken by the Marquis of Ruyang with thirty firecrackers, and more than 50 people accompanying him have entered the palace.
In the case that the Son of Heaven made preparations and cast a shadow on tonight's coup, when the crown prince and the Marquis of Xiangyang cheered themselves up, broke the boat, and began to adjust their strategies, in the quiet changes in the situation of the coup, Zhao Yuzheng, Marquis of Ruyang, was complacent!
Greased torches burn brightly. Zhao Yu, Marquis of Ruyang, arrogantly took more than a dozen personal soldiers, gathered from the main gate of the palace to the main hall of the palace, and arrived at the main house in the center.
The so-called, Qingjun side, not only slogans, but also actions. This traitor who framed the prince is Wang Ziteng.
No matter how much the prince hates Jia Huan in his heart, and how many old grudges there are between the Marquis of Ruyang and the Jia Mansion, the first stop of the Marquis of Ruyang will only be the palace. And the hour Yongfang, where the palace is located, is at the foot of the imperial city, and the distance is close.
Rongguo Mansion covers an area such as the Guogong Mansion. And the ancestor of the royal palace was the county lord of Du Taiwei. The mansion is also huge. The houses and gardens are exquisite. The decoration and materials inside are luxurious and magnificent. The furnishings are precious.
After the Marquis of Ruyang entered the palace, the accompanying soldiers began to disperse and plunder. In the palace, there are many money and women. This is necessary to maintain morale. After Zhao Yu arrived at the main house with more than a dozen personal soldiers, Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. He, sat on the ground and trembled. A dozen maids gathered in the house.
Zhao Yu glanced at Mrs. He, and asked the soldiers with a smile, "What about the royal system?" He was not interested in asking Wang Ziteng's family.
The soldiers scattered and attacked. A soldier replied outside the door, "Not here." Please Hou Ye later, we are searching around. As soon as the words fell, in the courtyard next door, there was a terrible scream, "Don't, don't." There were a few rough laughs in between. Mrs. He's maids turned white. It was my aunt's voice. Apparently to be defiled - defiled. The maid, who thinks she is a little beautiful, lowers her head like a quail.
This scene is happening all over the palace. There are also countless fine porcelain, of great value, all of which have been broken. The palace is being looted and destroyed as if it had gone through a catastrophe.
Zhao Yu smiled happily and did not stop. In tonight's coup d'Γ©tat, they all have different motives. Emperor Taishang and Concubine Wu Guifei are powerful, and the prince, Marquis of Xiangyang, and he are all for their own lives. King Liang was coerced. What about the big soldiers below? For the sake of these things: wealth, official positions, women.
After a while, a pro-soldier ran over panting, "Master Hou, the prince is gone." According to his housekeeper, he ran over the wall with his eldest son. I went up to Xie University's Scholar's Mansion. β
Zhao Yu nodded and sneered: "He runs quite fast." Monk Sha, I'll give you a stick of incense, and take your people with me. β
At this time, nearly 100 elite soldiers brought out by Zhao Yu were scattered in the palace, and they couldn't be gathered at all for a while. Monk Sha was his personal soldier, in charge of thirty firecrackers. This is the best of the best.
A moment later, Zhao Yu, the Marquis of Ruyang, went out of the palace with the fire soldiers to hunt down Wang Ziteng and went to the Xie University Scholar's Mansion.
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Outside the gate of Scholar Xie's Mansion, more than a dozen soldiers were guarding with torches, and the guards were not tight. The Xie Mansion was closed.
Earlier, the generals who were ordered to invite Xie and He and the Marquis of Ruyang came out of the Imperial Palace one after another. The Marquis of Ruyang attacked the palace, and the soldiers burned and looted, so it took some time.
Here, Scholar Xie expressed his attitude to the messenger sent by the prince: Why is this the matter? The father and son of the heavenly family cannibalized each other, and the ministers did not dare to hear about it. Then he closed the house and did not come out.
This attitude of Scholar Xie is: not to cooperate with the prince, but also not to resist. To put it nicely, it is self-preservation. To put it mildly, it is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. It's a pretty smart choice.
But, don't forget, who he is! He was the foreman of the imperial court, the minister of military aircraft, and the chief. The left-behind minister appointed by Emperor Yongzhi.
Because of the attitude of the scholar Xie, the generals sent by the prince did not embarrass the scholar Xie, but took measures to monitor him. Leave some soldiers behind and take people back to find the prince to get his life.
His idea is very simple: if he is rude to a scholar, if the prince has to rely on the scholar Xie after he ascends the throne, then he will not have a good time in the future.
Under such circumstances, in the moonlit night, Wang Ziteng and his eldest son Wang Chenghei were out of breath and entered the Xie University Scholar's Mansion from the back door of the Xie Mansion in embarrassment.
Wang Ziteng prepared too late. Moreover, the armament in the palace was too weak, and in the face of the elite firearms of the Marquis of Ruyang, he couldn't hold it even if he wanted to. It was nothing more than relying on the high wall to resist for a while. After seeing that the momentum was not right, he escaped from the mansion with his son as soon as possible and went to the Xie University Scholar's Mansion for help.
There is a mutiny going on in the capital. Even if Scholar Xie was tired, he still waited in the study. The staff and his son were accompanied. The isolation of internal and external information makes people anxious.
At this time, a subordinate from outside came into the study and said, "Master, the king has brought his son to ask for help. His mansion was attacked by the Marquis of Ruyang. The family is full of old and young people, and I implore the lord to come out and preside over the overall situation in Beijing. Save someone's life. β
Xie University Scholar has a distinguished status, Zai Fu University Scholar, a left-behind minister, and a high position. Therefore, Wang Ziteng said that he should come out and preside over the overall situation.
Xie Xuan's son sneered and said dissatisfiedly: "At this time, I knew that I came to ask for help." Earlier, his father told him not to chase after him, but he just didn't listen. Have only oneself to blame. "No matter what, the Xie family saved it this time.
Xie Xuan's staff hadn't spoken yet.
Xie Xuan waved his hand to stop his son's complaining words and said, "I'm gone." Arrange for him to have a good rest. β
Wang Ziteng's life, he still has to protect it. At least, not in the midst of the chaos tonight. How can the ministers of the court be punished without sin?
Scholar Xie refused, and Wang Ziteng's father and son, who were arranged to rest in a small hall in the mansion, were desperate, and there was no need to elaborate.
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Zhao Yu, Marquis of Ruyang, led more than 30 people to chase and kill to the Xie University Scholar's Mansion. While negotiating with Scholar Xie, the prince's messenger arrived and summoned him back to the Imperial Palace.
Marquis Ruyang didn't have to kill Wang Ziteng tonight. But he must thank the scholar to ensure that the prince does not run out of the capital.
At this time, the Marquis of Ruyang thought that the situation was under control, and it was very good.
In the hall of Xie's mansion, the Marquis of Ruyang received the messenger's letter: Be prepared today, and quickly return to the Emperor's Palace with firearms. Marquis Ruyang's face was hidden, and he said goodbye to Scholar Xie, and took his subordinates out of Xie's mansion, preparing to return to the imperial city.
The moonlight is still bright. The Marquis of Ruyang turned over and got on his horse, his heart moved, and he turned around and ordered: "Monk Sha, leave the fire guns, go to the palace to gather soldiers, and attack Jiafu." Bring Jia Huan to me with the boy's head. β
Things have changed, and no matter what the outcome is, he has to go crazy. The old grudge between him and Jiafu has to be understood tonight.
Monk Sha said, "Yes, Master Hou." "He is a personal soldier of the Marquis of Ruyang, of course he knows where the Rongguo Mansion opposite the Marquis of Ruyang is.
About half an hour later, Monk Sha gathered about twenty elite soldiers with armor and weapons from Wang Ziteng's mansion. No matter how much there is, there will be no one, and they will all be worn.
The Zhou Dynasty did not prohibit the possession of knives and swords. This is the cultivation of martial arts. However, it is absolutely forbidden to possess bows and arrows, armor, and firearms. Especially armor. A warrior wearing armor can kill several unarmored soldiers without damage.
Monk Sha estimated the combat strength, and after the whole team, he went to the Rongguo Mansion in Sio'clock Fang to kill.
At this time, it was about four o'clock in the morning, which was the darkest time before dawn.