In April, the city of Beijing is supposed to be the most pleasant spring season, but these days are steaming, dusty, and irritating. In the evening, dark clouds finally came, and the black pressure covered the sky, but the air became more and more sultry, and the sky and the earth seemed to be stagnant, as if the first rainstorm of summer was brewing......

At this time, it was still hot with the doors and windows open in every house. In King Zhao's mansion, the doors and windows of the small study room used to discuss secret affairs were closed, and in addition to King Zhao and Wei Wuji, there were also seven or eight King Zhao's henchmen.

The leader is Meng Xian, the commander of the guards in the mountains. King Zhao is the emperor's favorite son, and naturally there are three guards directly under him, namely Changshanzhong, left, and right. Meng Xian is in his forties, dignified, and is the uncle of King Zhao's wife, and has also followed Zhu Di and the Northern Expedition, which can be regarded as a hundred battles. Although he is only the commander of the guards in Changshan in name, he is actually in charge of the left, center and right guards, and he is the number one general under King Zhao.

Although King Zhao has been stranded in Beijing and has not been a vassal for a long time, his three guards have been in the Changshan fiefdom, and they were only transferred to the capital by King Zhao in the name of training last month. These three guards and 15,000 soldiers and horses are naturally the biggest capital of His Royal Highness King Zhao. However, no matter how unscrupulous King Zhao was, it was impossible to transfer more than 15,000 soldiers and horses into the capital, only Meng Xian's central guards were now in the city, and the other two guards were stationed outside the city.

Therefore, this time in the uprising, we can't rely on Chang Shanwei alone, we must have the soldiers and horses of the upper guard to join!

Under Meng Xian, Peng Xu, one of the twelve direct guards, was the commander of the Yulin avant-garde, who had been a friend of King Zhao for many years, and it was King Zhao's scheming that quietly pushed him to this key position. Peng Xu's army knows everything about the Forbidden Palace, and after opening the palace gate, he will take Chang Shanwei, who is not familiar with life, into the palace.

In addition, there are Gao Zheng, the commander of the left guard of Yanshan, Ma Shu, the commander of the left guard of Changshan, Tian Zihe, the commander of the Houtun army of Xingzhou, and the commander of the right guard of Tongzhou, Chen Kai, the army in the hands of these people is all the power that King Zhao can trust.

As for General Xiong and others, the newly subdued commander of the Jinwu Left Guard, because the time was still short, they did not dare to rashly conspire with them, and only hoped that once they were launched, they could stand still and obediently return afterwards, and His Royal Highness King Zhao would be satisfied.

In addition to these generals, there is also a civil official, Qian Yi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, who is Zhu Gaosui's courageous and hardcore supporter, and he is also in the plan, after the matter is completed, to help King Zhao control the government. Because the civil official group is generally oriented towards the prince, although they are forced by the situation at the moment, they have surrendered to King Zhao, but under the attack over the years, how can King Zhao dare to trust them? So at the moment, only Qian Yi is a civil official to support the field.

Fortunately, at the moment, it is a rebellion, not a seizure, relying on the handle of a knife, not a pen......

There is also an incompatible person, who is shot by the king of Qin Tianjian. This Wang has no soldiers in his hands, and he is not a civilian official, but he is indispensable, because he can interpret celestial phenomena and convey 'heaven's will'.

Since ancient times, China has paid attention to the 'induction of heaven and man', believing that the heavens will give enlightenment or warnings to human affairs through the natural changes of heaven and earth. Therefore, when things succeed or fail, there will be subtle or significant celestial signs in advance. For example, if the Ziwei Emperor Star is dim, it means that the imperial power is challenged, and the greedy wolf star is bright, which means that the war is about to start. The official person responsible for explaining the celestial phenomena is called Yin Yang Sheng in the local area, and the officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison are in the imperial court.

People of this era are convinced of this set, from Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Di, they must watch the stars every time there is a major event. Especially before Zhu Dijing's martyrdom, if Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong and others had not repeatedly used various celestial phenomena to inspire, would they have had the courage to challenge Emperor Jianwen.

King Zhao witnessed the whole process of his father's success, and when he decided to replicate the Battle of Jingjing, he naturally would not forget these officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison who could greatly incite people's hearts. In fact, when King Zhao was hesitant at first, he asked Wang to shoot at night to watch the sky and see what God had to say.

Wang Shecheng looked at the stars in Qintianjian for one night, and the next day he reported to King Zhao, saying: "Look at the heavenly phenomena, and soon there will be a change of ownership." Only then did King Zhao make up his mind.

King Zhao called Wang Jiancheng here again, just to ask him to repeat his previous words and encourage the people below. Wang Shecheng actually went to King Zhao's mansion, only to know that King Zhao listened to his words and actually decided to usurp the throne, and he was so frightened that he peed his pants. But King Zhao's knife was already on his neck, and he didn't want to lose his head, so he had to be obedient......

After everyone sat down in the study, they all looked at Wang Shucheng, who suddenly appeared here, and didn't know what the prince was calling this person for.

King Zhao had already bathed, changed his clothes and scraped his face, and returned to his usual handsome and clean appearance, although he was sitting in a stuffy room, he seemed to be in a cool place, and there was no trace of dryness between his eyebrows. He looked at everyone and said slowly: "Yesterday, the king of Qintianjian was watching the stars at night and had some understanding, and the lone king invited him to talk to everyone. As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Shecheng and said, "Wang Jianzheng, tell everyone what you have seen and the conclusions you have reached, and don't have half a lie." ”

"Yes." Wang Jian Zheng picked up the white handkerchief on the table to wipe his sweat, and then said: "Xia Guan watched the stars at night last night, and saw the Luminous Star rushing to the Ziwei Star, and saw the Emperor Star change position. This shows that there has been a change of imperial power recently, and the emperor ...... "Speaking of this, the king and eunuch are trembling and sweating profusely, but under the gaze of King Zhao, he can only tremble and say: "The emperor has been on the throne for a few days, and there should be a new monarch on the throne......"

"Hiss......" Everyone present gasped, and was really shocked by the news.

"Then ......" King Zhao asked quietly, "Who should this sign be?" Prince, or grandson? ”

"Both...... It's not ......" The eunuch was sweating like rain, and stammered: "Judging from the celestial phenomena, it should be on the prince's body." "The previous words were quite true, but from this sentence on, King Zhao forced him to make it up.

"Hah!" Hearing this, Meng Xian and the others were overjoyed, patting their thighs and getting excited: "Sure enough! Our prince is the true son of the dragon! ”

"This, Wang Jianzheng, this king has no grievances with you," King Zhao pretended to say: "Why do you want to push this drudgery on this king's head?" ”

"Lord, if God gives you a blessing, you will suffer from it." The king eunuch was disgusted in his heart, and he had to persuade bitterly: "Please make a living for the common people, don't retreat!" ”

"Hey, the words of the stars are not accurate!" King Zhao resolutely waved his hand: "Sir, please step back first, temporarily rest in this palace for the next few days, and don't spread this kind of rumor everywhere." ”

"Lord Wang, please think twice......" Wang Jian Zheng was already sitting on pins and needles, and hurriedly retreated obediently when he heard the words.

As soon as the eunuch left, Meng Xian and the others hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Wang! As he said, God will take it, but it will be blamed! God made you the emperor, if you push back, you will definitely regret it afterwards! ”

"Hey!" King Zhao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This king naturally knows that my eldest brother regards me as a thorn in his side, if he is made emperor, this king and you will inevitably follow in the footsteps of my second brother and others......" said with a bitter face: "It's just that this kind of thing has to be ruined, and a little half-heartedness will definitely not work." As he spoke, he looked at the crowd fixedly, "Are you ready?" ”

"It's done! Don't worry! Meng Xian and the others patted their chests, and the crowd said excitedly: "People die and birds face the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years!" We have been waiting for the prince to make up his mind for a long time! ”

Qian Yi also stroked his beard and nodded: "Yes, Lord Wang, now inside and outside the government and the opposition, there are people who are all interested in the prince, as the so-called public expectation, the prince will succeed immediately if he moves things at this time!" ”

King Zhao pretended to be contemplative, got up and paced a few steps, Fang nodded heavily and said, "Okay!" This king cannot let you down! After that, he looked at the people with happy faces: "After the matter is completed, you will be the heroes of this king's martyrdom!" ”

"We are willing to break my bones for the prince, and I will not give up!" Everyone was full of heat, they followed King Zhao to toss, and the picture was nothing more than this! The ministers and nobles of the Ming Dynasty are nothing more than from the founding of the country and the martyrdom, and they are all courtiers who rebelled with the emperor! There are cars in front and ruts in the back, and these guys who haven't caught up with Jingjing are naturally thinking about it and want to do it again!

After everyone calmed down their excitement, they began to discuss specific actions. In fact, King Zhao has long been confident about how to do it, and at this moment he just wants to weigh his subordinates to see if they have the ability.

However, listening to their gossip and not talking about it for a long time, King Zhao couldn't help but be secretly disappointed. Xin said that his accumulation is indeed too poor, and the talents around him are not as good as the eldest brother, and even the second brother can't be compared. If it weren't for the fact that heaven and earth are working together now, and it will come naturally, I really don't dare to act rashly.

Seeing that King Zhao was silent, everyone knew that the prince was not very satisfied, so they gradually stopped their mouths and waited for his high opinion.

King Zhao can only count on these materials at the moment, and he has to say with a pleasant face: "What you said is good, this king has summarized your opinions and summed up a few, even if it is our action strategy." ”

"Lord Wang, please speak!" Everyone was secretly proud, and said in their hearts that it seems that the prince is still very satisfied with us.

"First of all, now that the whole city is under martial law, it is very convenient for us and others to act, but it is also necessary to strengthen the vigilance, so as not to leak the rumors, or someone is unwilling to fail and make trouble from it." King Zhao said, looked at Gao Zheng and Ma Shu, and said in a deep voice: "The two generals are in charge of the inside and outside of the imperial city respectively, and during the operation, no one is allowed to walk around the streets, and anyone who trespasses will be killed!" ”

"Yes!" Gao Zheng and Ma Shu got up to receive the order, and the latter asked again: "Lord Wang, when will the army we are waiting for enter Beijing?" ”

"Before the incident, I will open the city gate and let your army of General Hetian enter Beijing." King Zhao said lightly.

"Yes." Ma Shu nodded and stepped back with Gao Zheng.

"General Meng, General Peng," King Zhao looked at Meng Xian and Peng Xu again, and said in a deep voice: "When the palace gate is open, the two of you will lead the troops to enter the West Garden with this king, surround the dormitory, and no one is allowed to approach!" ”

"Yes!" Meng Xian and Peng Xu clasped their fists and said.