The air in Tianxing Mansion began to fill the air with anxiety and uneasiness.

Mu Zhiqing pushed open a small crack in the window of the inn, and saw that there was no passer-by on the street except for the officers and soldiers running back and forth.

Suddenly heard a long and two short knocks on the door, although Mu Jing knew that it was his own person's code, he still signaled the guards in the house to be on guard, and then the door was opened.

Yale put on the clothes of ordinary people, turned around and closed the door, and bowed his hand to Mu Jing: "Young Master, my subordinates have found out the news." Tens of thousands of troops had reached 20 miles outside the city, and it was said that they were the soldiers and horses of the Cantonese army hired by the Su. ”

"Cantonese Army?" Mu Jing was stunned for a moment, "How could they come to Tianxing Mansion when they entered the Fujian Imperial Captive?" Why is the city like a great enemy......" Halfway through his speech, he suddenly remembered what his sister had said before, and immediately exclaimed, "Could it be that you want to make a ......?"

He swallowed the last word "anti" back into his stomach.

Yale continued: "There are other rumors that Liu Ruolan led the Xinwei army into the Auxiliary Palace, and the arrow was wound out of the sheath, and it was not allowed to approach within a hundred zhang.

And Huang Mingjun's Huang Pavilion Department asked people to replace the forbidden army under their own command, and divided 2,000 men and horses to strengthen the city defense of Tianxing Mansion. Now the gates of the city are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave as if they were facing a great enemy. ”

Mu Jing looked at Mu Zhiqing and said with a wry smile: "They were all said by my sister, Jian Yu has just been defeated, and the auxiliary king and the queen mother are about to tear their faces." ”

Mu Zhiqing shook her head slightly, "I said it wrong this time. This Su Ping army came so quickly, it should not have gone to Yanping at all, but went straight to Tianxing Mansion. King Tang was afraid that when Jianyu had not retreated, he had already planned to transfer Cantonese troops to control Tianxing Mansion. ”

It was night, and there were constant torches in Tianxing Mansion, and troops were frequently deployed.

Yale ventured out a few more times and brought back news from the officials of the Mu family who had a slight friendship in the Tianxing Mansion. It turned out that in today's court, more than a dozen imperial historians jointly impeached Jiang Zhengxi for lying about his military exploits and delaying the warplane, and impeached Lin for being stupid and underestimating the enemy and trapping the country. The Auxiliary King ordered a thorough investigation on the spot before the civil and military officials.

And these are just appetizers, and then the main event is - there is a puppet official named Fan Shaozu who was captured by Cao Garrison, who confessed that if the captive army did not have the grain and grass that the Empress Dowager Zeng agreed to allocate in Yanping, I am afraid that it would not last for five days.

Wang Yinghua, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately asked the empress dowager to move out of Ciqing Palace on the grounds that the empress dowager was biased to listen to traitors and interfere in politics and mislead the country.

The court immediately exploded, and the courtiers of the auxiliary royal family seconded the proposal, although the queen mother's faction was small, but it did not back down, and the two sides almost started to stage a full martial arts.

Mu Zhiqing frowned slightly, and asked Yale: "Do you know what is the attitude of Qingliu who is neutral in the DPRK?" ”

"Miss Hui, it seems that none of the Qingliu officials have expressed their position."

"In this case, not speaking out is a statement." Mu Zhiqing shook her head and said, "The Queen Mother is afraid of being in great danger. No wonder Huang Mingjun is so nervous. ”

Mu Jing continued: "There are 20,000 troops brought by Su Guansheng outside the city, and the wind direction in the middle of the court is extremely unfavorable, and the queen mother has no way to retreat. ”

Mu Zhiqing sighed lightly, "This Tianxing Mansion is still under the jurisdiction of Huang Mingjun, but I don't know if Su Ping will attack the city." ”

The situation that Mu Jing and others were worried about by the Cantonese soldiers attacking the city did not appear, but at dawn the next day, there was a dense sound of guns, cannons and shouts of killing from the south side of Tianxing Mansion.

Soon, the battle spread to the entire Tianxing Mansion. Countless Cantonese troops poured in from the south gate like a tide, Huang Mingjun personally led the troops to resist, but his troops were all recruits, and the number was small, until noon the next day, the gates of Tianxing Mansion had been mastered by Su Ping.

The inn where Mu Jing and the others lived was near the west gate of the city, which was the battlefield of the battle, and Yale and the guards desperately guarded the gate, so that the rebels did not disturb the eldest prince and the second lady.

When Huang Mingjun waited for the remnants to retreat to Da Nei, the battle subsided for a while, and the city was full of Cantonese soldiers cleaning the battlefield and guarding important intersections.

Subsequently, some officers and soldiers began to widely unveil posts in the city, and beat gongs and drums to reassure the people.

Mu Jing sent the guards to see the post, and the guards replied that what they said above was the eight major crimes of the queen mother, including interference and disorder. The gist of it is that she is gullible in Jianning, and is at the mercy of Jian's tricks, which almost caused the collapse of the Ming Society.

There is also a notice from the auxiliary king Anmin on the side, saying that under the power of His Royal Highness the auxiliary king, the army of Jianyu has been defeated, the world is peaceful, and the Taizheng Dynasty has taken a recuperation strategy, which has shown a trend of prosperity.

At dusk, when Mu Jing was worried about the chaos in the national capital, the Ministry of Rites finally sent someone to pick up the people from the Mu family to stay at the Ministry of Rites Post House.

Mu Jing immediately ordered to leave, no matter which side of the DPRK and China gained power, the post house was always much safer, and it was also convenient to ask for troops.

On the way, Mu Jing deliberately talked with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

"Lord Zhang, do you know why Tianxing Mansion has started a war recently?"

"Mu Gongzi doesn't know? This is the governor of Liangguang, Ding Dutang, who was ordered to clear the king's side and order his general Su to enter the city to eliminate the thieves. "This Lord Zhang is Wang Yinghua's person, at this time the Tang King is in power, he is very open, and he can't help but talk more," Mu Gongzi fortunately settled in the west of the city. It is reported that there was a fierce battle in the south of the city last night, and the artillery destroyed many houses, killing and wounding more than 1,000. ”

"Oh? Why is the loss in the south of the city so great? ”

"That Huang Mingjun was bent on protecting the traitor, and he actually led the army to forcibly prevent General Su from entering the city. The loyal and good people in the DPRK and China were filled with righteous indignation, and persuaded Huang Mingjun's officers to open the south gate of Tianxing Mansion and enlarge the army into the city. ”

"I see......"

"It is said that Ding Dutang has made great contributions this time, and the imperial court has issued a decree to crown the king of Wuzhou, and it is so honorable......"

While the two were talking, an official hurriedly came, saw Mu Jing present, and desperately glanced at the adult. The latter confessed to Mu Jing, walked away for more than ten steps and listened with his ears, suddenly his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "What?!" You said that the emperor was ......"

He hurriedly shut up, and only ordered his subordinates to send Mu Jing and his party to the post house, but he didn't know where to go in a hurry.

After another two days, the city of Tianxingfu gradually became a little more vibrant, and the bold shops had opened to do business.

The post house where Mu Jing and Mu Zhiqing live is a three-entry compound, and due to the recent unquiet situation, few people stay here.

In the evening of this day, Mu Jing listened to the footsteps in the courtyard, and after a while, Yale knocked on the door of his house, "The eldest young master is careful, there seems to be an assassin." ”

Mu Jing turned over and put on his clothes, grabbed the saber, and as soon as his hand touched the door, he heard someone outside the house whisper: "Don't make a noise, I want to see the son of the Mu family." ”

Listening to the voice is a woman.

Mu Jing's thoughts flew in his heart, and without waiting for Yale to reply, he first rushed out of the door and whispered, "Let her in." ”

"Yes!"

The man came into the house, and motioned for the two men behind her, who looked like guards, to go out first, and then took off the black veil on her face, and it turned out to be a noble lady in her forties.

She bowed to Mu Jingyingying and said solemnly: "The concubine is the palace of King Chen, the princess." I want to ask my son to save the Ming Dynasty. ”