Despite the torrential rain and thunder, the curfew in the capital is harsher than usual! The soldiers of Dongchang and Shuntianfu are all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and no one is allowed to go to the streets. closely monitored the mansions of those princes and officials, and when news came from the palace, they detained those princes and ministers in the palace, listened to the 'edict', and bowed to the new king.

After the thunderous tactics of the past month, those princes and ministers who used to flaunt their might and speak righteously were all very obedient at this moment, and no one questioned why there were troops outside their own palace, let alone tried to clash with the people of Dongchang. After all, those guys with backbone and temper have all been locked up in prison.

In addition to the residences of the princes and nobles, the officers and soldiers of Dongchang and Shuntianfu also closely monitored the military camps in various parts of the capital, although they had ordered the troops to stay in the camps, and those who stepped out of the camp gates were punished for rebellion. But King Zhao and Zhao Ying still had to be on guard, and an army would be uncontrollable and suddenly attack, causing the situation to be out of control.

Especially the guards of His Royal Highness Taisun's personal army, and the Jinwu left guard of General Xiong who was directly transferred by King Zhao, surrounded by water. In fact, after the first battle of Zhenjiang, the avant-garde of the government army has not been replenished, and has been constantly transferred troops, and now there is only an empty shelf left, and the total number of soldiers and generals is only 1,000, which does not pose a threat at all. But whoever makes them the iron team of His Royal Highness Taisun must be strictly guarded against.

On the other hand, outside the right guard barracks of the government army, which is facing the street with the avant-garde of the government army, the atmosphere is much more relaxed. Not only was it surrounded by heavy troops, but there were no factory guards outside the door. Because Qin Ming, the current commander of the right guard of the government army, last month, under the recommendation of General Xiong, also worshiped under the door of King Zhao. Although King Zhao still didn't dare to use this army with confidence, at least he didn't have to worry about them making trouble.

Suddenly, several horses broke through the rain curtain and suddenly appeared in front of the barracks of the right guard of the government army. The sergeant guarding the gate of the camp immediately noticed that someone was approaching, and shouted in the canopy: "Who broke into the barracks at night?!" ”

"It's your lord! Don't hurry up and open the door! A man who looked like a family general shouted in a deep voice.

"Scared! It turned out to be Master Hou! When the soldier saw that the people were coming, he did not know what was coming, so he opened the camp gate directly and let the group in.

"Close the camp gates!" After the general entered the camp, he gave an order, and the soldier obediently closed the camp gate.

As soon as the camp gate was closed, a team of Dongchang knights broke through the rain curtain and chased to the door, shouting: "Open the door quickly!" Dongchang wants to catch the thieves who violated the curfew! ”

"No way!" The gatekeeper who was submissive to that group of people just now became angry at the east factory, "The barracks gate is closed at night, and no one is allowed to enter!" ”

"Fart! Why did you just let them in? "The fans of Dongchang are angry, and in the past few months, no one has dared to speak to them like this.

"Which eye did you see us open the camp gate?" The soldiers guarding the door opened their eyes wide and began to tell nonsense.

"Good! If you dare not open the door, just wait and walk around if you can't eat! Across the camp gate, the fans of Dongchang could only drop some cruel words, and then turned back angrily, ready to report to their superiors, and asked the big stall leaders to come forward to suppress these rebellious troops......

The right guard barracks of the government army, in the big tent of the Chinese army. The commander Qin Ming has not slept yet, although he still doesn't know what will happen tonight, but he has already smelled the smell of danger, and ordered his soldiers to wait for the unexpected!

Just when Qin Ming was restless, the curtain of the tent door was opened, and several men with hats and ponchos, drenched all over their bodies, came in, Qin Ming stood up at once, and was just about to ask why his subordinates were not polite, but he saw the man in charge take off the hat, revealing a thin and handsome face with a neat short beard and slightly black eyes. is not the brother of the British duke, which one is the Taiping Marquis Zhang Hui!

"Master Hou!" When Qin Ming saw that it was Second Master Zhang, he hurriedly greeted him, his expression full of deference. But if you look at his prostrated face, his eyes flicker, and it is obvious that his heart is full of hesitation and fear.

No matter how Zhu Di isolated, the army of the Ming Dynasty is still inextricably linked to the Xungui Gate. In the past 20 years, that generation is still alive, and the generals who commanded the army in the past have more control over their old troops than ordinary people can imagine. The right guard of the government army is the team of the first British prince Zhang Yu, and the officers of more than 100 households in the army have always been the henchmen of the Zhang family.

Of course, the imperial court did not want to see this situation, and Emperor Taizu set up the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, separating the right to lead troops from the right to lead troops, just to change this dangerous situation in which soldiers are generals and do not know the master. However, the Battle of Jingyan interrupted this process, and made the forces of the military generals and nobles come back, which was nothing more than a change of people.

Zhu Di was not right, and in his early years, he had to rely on military generals and nobles to stabilize the country. It was not until later years that through various means such as inter-factional transfer and promotion of generals from humble backgrounds, he began to dissipate the military power of the princes and generals, and after the Nanjing Rebellion, Qin Ming replaced Zhang Hui as the commander of the right guard of the government army, which is the concrete embodiment of this policy.

Speaking of which, Qin Ming has been in office for several years, but those generals from the Zhang family have never taken him seriously, which makes him very uncomfortable, so he threw himself into the arms of King Zhao under the recommendation of General Xiong, trying to get rid of the shadow of the Zhang family. Now that he saw the main driver coming, General Qin, who had a ghost in his heart, was naturally shocked.

Zhang Hui once served as the commander of the right guard of the government army, and the right guard of the government army was the camp of Zhang's iron fight, so he was naturally able to sit down on the right seat with a big sword and golden horse, glanced at Qin Ming, and said lightly: "Old Qin, beat the drum and raise the tent." ”

"This, Master Hou......" Qin Ming looked confused. He didn't want the situation to get out of hand.

"Hmm......" Zhang Hui snorted coldly, "Why, didn't you hear it?" ”

"The last general hears it, and the last general will go to give the order." Qin Ming planned to go out first, entangle his cronies, and ensure safety.

"You don't have to go out, just have people play the drums." How could Zhang Hui be deceived by his careful thinking, and Qin Ming was not allowed to go out of the tent at all.

"Yes......" Qin Ming didn't dare to disobey Zhang Hui in person, so he had to do it......

The dull sound of drums spread through the rain curtain throughout the barracks. Originally, the barracks were under martial law tonight, and the soldiers were waiting for the day, no one was sleeping, and when they heard the sound of drums, they didn't get to make tea, and the generals and generals in the army rushed to the Chinese military tent one after another.

As soon as they entered the Chinese military tent, the generals saw that it was not Qin Ming, the chief general of the army, who was sitting in the lobby, but Zhang Hui, the marquis of Taiping! Nine times out of ten, these generals are all old members of the Zhang family, and when they saw Zhang Hui, they all smiled and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, completely treating Qin Ming, who was standing next to Zhang Hui, as air. Zhang Hui greeted a cadre with a smile, and with that kind of affection, it seemed that Qin Ming, the official commander, had become an outsider.

Qin Ming also knew that he couldn't have a long time with Second Master Zhang, but he didn't fight for it. Moreover, his mind is not here, but is all about what is to come—and when this man comes here at this time, he will not come, and he will not come!

When everyone arrived, Zhang Hui cleared his throat, looked at Qin Ming on the side with blazing eyes, and said slowly: "Old Qin, you should know what I'm here for." The master asked you a word, do you want to follow me? ”

Qin Ming didn't expect Zhang Hui to go straight to the point so single-handedly, under the hot eyes of the latter and the generals, he was sweating profusely, and said in a trembling voice: "Hou, Hou, the last general doesn't understand what you mean......

"Okay, that's a good answer." Zhang Hui sneered when he heard this, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with the surnamed Qin, stood up, took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms, and swept the generals in the tent with a majestic gaze: "There is a will!" ”

When the generals heard this, they knelt on the ground without thinking about it, and shouted long live in their mouths. Qin Ming was stunned for a moment, then he stood there alone, looking at the killing machine that Zhang Hui glanced at, he couldn't help but snort, and quickly knelt down as soon as his knees were weak.

"With the Taiping Marquis Zhang Hui as the Qin Mission, he controlled the twelve guards, and led the army into the palace to rescue the driver, there must be no mistake! Chin this! Zhang Huilang read out his will, and every word smashed into the hearts of the generals like a hammer. Only then did everyone realize that the battle for the succession had reached the point of a palace coup, and even the emperor's life was in jeopardy!

"I'll do as I was told!" The generals replied.

"Good!" Zhang Hui put away his will and said in a loud voice: "Wait for the hurry to gather the soldiers and horses, and follow Benhou into the palace to rescue the driver!" ”

"Yes!" The generals were very excited one by one and received their orders with a bang.

"Wait!" At this time, a discordant voice sounded, Qin Ming got up from the ground, and said respectfully: "Master Hou, can the last general see the will?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Hui looked at Qin Ming fixedly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes. Slowly handed the yellow silk to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming took it with both hands and looked at it, only to see that it was exactly the same as what Zhang Hui had just announced, and it was also stamped with the emperor's golden seal!

"This ......" Qin Ming couldn't help but gasp.

"What, is there a problem?" Zhang Hui's eyelids picked, and his right hand touched the handle of the knife on his waist as if it were unintentional.

Of course there is a problem! Who doesn't know that this gold seal has been stolen out of the palace, but now it is covered on the yellow silk in the bright light, saying that there is no problem, and the ghost doesn't believe it!

"Of course......" Qin Ming's face changed halfway through his words, and finally said with a submissive face: "No problem!" As he spoke, he waved his hand and shouted to the generals: "What are you doing in a daze, go and transfer troops!" ”

The generals looked at Qin Ming with some regret, and said in their hearts that this guy would see the wind and rudder, and if he held on for a while, he was afraid that his head would fall to the ground, so that everyone could be promoted to the next level, how happy should it be?

But since the people had already turned, it was impossible to step on his corpse to ascend to the throne, so they had to clench their fists, declare their obedience, and then go out to mobilize troops and horses.

In the Chinese military tent, only Qin Ming and Zhang Hui were left, and the former's expression became more and more respectful and said: "Don't blame Lord Hou, the last general has the duty to take a form, and he has to go through the form and check the holy decree ......."

"Old Qin, you are old and serious, how can Ben Hou blame you?" Zhang Hui seemed to have forgotten Fang Cai's unhappiness, and patted Qin Ming's shoulder affectionately and said: "It's a big matter to save the driver, but there can't be no one in the camp to guard it, Lao Qin, you stay in the town, and Ben Hou can lead the troops." How? ”