In the Jingshan rear school yard, the lights-out signal has been blown. The regiment training officers have finished their evening literacy classes and have all gone to bed. The officers are checking the bunks, occasionally tucking the soldiers' arms out of the quilt and covering them with quilts.
Neither Yang Fan nor Xiao Niangpi took a break. They were studying the survey maps of the two pieces of land in Jinsitao and Qianhaixi on how to arrange the buildings.
The surveying and mapping was just completed today by the regimental training reconnaissance squadron.
The two of them have already agreed to cover the island with gold and build a mansion and garden for their wedding.
The land in Qianhai West is adjacent to Huangcheng North Street and has good traffic conditions. The square land is exactly planned to be used to build Xinghe Supermarket.
Yang Fan's idea is to just plan the golden land plot into a garden. I don't think the Qing Dynasty would like to build gardens. It's close to the water and comfortable to live here.
But Xiao Niangpi insisted on building a formal mansion with three entrances and reserved a place for the fifth entrance. She felt that the mansion must have a decent main house. The garden could be built next to it.
Yang Fan looked at this irregular piece of land and felt that it was a headache and difficult to plan. He felt that it would be more suitable to build a garden.
The two were discussing, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Zhang Geda shouted outside the door: "Report, sir, Wang Chengen is here."
Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue looked at each other. It was so late and the palace doors were locked. Why did they come at this time?
No need to ask, there must be something important.
The two hurried to Guande Hall, and when they entered, they saw Wang Chengen already waiting for him.
There was also an acquaintance with him, Luo Yangxing, a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family who was brought by Xu Xianchun to accept the Chen family's case last time.
Now there are no more than 100 households. The last mission went smoothly and many people were promoted. Luo Yangxing was also promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu.
Yang Fan nodded to him as a greeting.
Luo Yangxing was born into a noble family in the Ming Dynasty, and his ancestors had served the emperor with military exploits since the early Ming Dynasty. His father Luo Sigong and great-grandfather Luo An both once held the power of the Imperial Guard.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, one hundred households of Enyin Jinyiwei became officials.
This guy comes from a very good family, a family of Jin Yiwei commanders. His father is the former Jin Yiwei commander, and his great-grandfather also served as the Jin Yiwei commander.
His father was dismissed because he and Jiu Qiansui couldn't get along.
Yang Fan could tell that the emperor had been cultivating him.
"Oh, Yang Qianhu, oh, no, it's Yang who is in command. Look at our mouth." Wang Chengen took Yang Fan's hand affectionately and said, "Your Majesty has a message for you, and you will do a big thing tonight.
"
Yang Fan took the manuscript and read it.
"Yang Fan, a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, led his troops to cooperate with Wang Chengen tonight. Luo Yangxing entered the Jinyiwei Yamen, arrested the Jinyiwei commander Tian Ergen and Jinyiwei commander Tang Xian, and 173 comrades including Xu Xianchun, the governor of Fusi Town, Beizhen
.Appreciate this.”
Below is the seal of His Majesty.
Yang Fan carefully confirmed that the seal was correct, put away the handwriting, and nodded.
He said to Zhang Geda: "Don't blow the trumpet, wake everyone up quietly, and assemble urgently. Send out the ammunition, one base number."
Wang Chengen nodded with satisfaction. Yang Fan was never sloppy in doing things, and he was very resolute in executing His Majesty's orders without any hesitation.
"Eunuch Wang, do you think we should use firearms? After all, in the capital of Gyeonggi Province and on the edge of the imperial city, loud gunshots in the middle of the night may cause panic." Luo Yangxing asked.
"Your Majesty didn't say this. In short, Yang Qianhu, you can do whatever you want. If you can't control it, you have to fire the gun. This mission must be completed without any mistakes. Even if it is forced, their comrades will be killed tonight."
The party will catch them all in one fell swoop." Wang Chengen hesitated and said.
Yang Fan nodded and asked: "How many people are there in Lord Luo's Jinyiwei Yamen, what are their equipment, and how many firearms are there."
If you take action against the Jinyiwei Yamen, you must understand their strength. This is not an ordinary Yamen.
Jin Yiwei's situation is more complicated.
According to the establishment, the Jinyiwei should be a guard station. According to the current concept, it is a division-level unit, and the commander is equivalent to the current division commander. It has fourteen primary and fifth-grade thousand-household stations, and each thousand-household has roughly one person in charge.
Including the back office and headquarters staff, the total number should be around 100,000 people.
But as an intelligence department, Jinyiwei has a large number of spies and undercover agents in various places. No one knows how many are on staff, temporary workers, and confidential. Their tentacles extend to every corner of society, and Yang Fan estimates that the total number is close to ten
Thousands of people.
To attack the Jinyiwei headquarters tonight, we must understand its defense situation.
"The Yamen has a permanent guard force of one thousand households. It is estimated that there are more than 600 people, and there are four to five hundred officials and clerks. There are about a hundred people on night duty at this time. Other personnel are stationed in various parts of the inner and outer city. There are blunderbuss inside the Yamen
Three hundred poles, and more than 5,000 other shields, spears, and waist knives. But except for the ones I carry with me, they are all in the warehouse. I estimate that there are less than fifty firearms I carry with me, and about a hundred bows and crossbows." Luo Yangxing said.
Yang Fan thought about it and realized that it would not be troublesome to deal with these people. Besides, they may not resist if His Majesty's decree is given. After all, the emperor wanted to arrest the upper-level officials and had nothing to do with these errands.
Yang Fan asked: "If the Jinyiwei Yamen resists arrest and a fight breaks out, how will the other 13 thousand households in Jinyiwei react? Will they come to rescue? Then the whole city will start a fight. Does your Majesty have any other arrangements?"
Wang Chengen said: "This matter is highly confidential. It is impossible to notify the subordinates. We can only make a sudden attack and capture all the Jinyiwei officials on duty."
"Are all the people to be arrested at the Yamen? Are there any at home?" Yang Fan asked.
"Tonight, Tian Ergeng convened a secret meeting with his colleagues to study the countermeasures after the fall of Wei Wei. These people are all in the Jinyiwei Yamen. The intelligence is reliable and can never be wrong." Luo Yangxing said.
"That's easy. Catch them all in one go. Let's go now." Yang Fan stopped talking nonsense. Hundreds of people were at hand to get it.
When a few people came out of Guande Hall, the school field was already densely packed with soldiers from 15 squadrons. Everyone was neatly dressed and fully equipped.
There was silence, no one spoke.
Luo Yangxing looked at this silent army and was secretly surprised. There were more than a thousand people in total silence. In less than half a stick of incense, they crawled out of bed. After all the troops were assembled, they could be beaten after being pulled out.
Such a team is probably unique in the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Let's go!" Yang Fan ordered.
The team took the squadron as the unit, formed four columns, and set off.
After leaving the school grounds from the west gate of Jingshan, Yang Fan and others followed the first squadron on horseback. They drove along Nanchang Street and Beichang Street on the West Street of the Forbidden City and entered West Chang'an Street.
There is a gate here, called West Chang'an Gate, which is an arch building similar to Daming Gate and Di'an Gate. When you leave here, you will leave the imperial city.
The Jinyiwei Yamen is located to the west of the Great Hall of the Imperial Capital today. It is adjacent to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
It's very close after exiting West Chang'an Gate.
Passing through the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, the main road between the five courtyards leads to the gate of the Jinyiwei Yamen.
The Jinyiwei Yamen is brightly lit tonight, and hundreds of Jinyiwei warriors in front of the door are closely guarding it. Their bows are unsheathed and their swords are unsheathed, and the guards are tight.
Yang Fan looked at the formation and saw that Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun and the others were really having a small meeting here, and the information was accurate.
A Baihu officer on duty saw the large group of people arriving, stepped forward and shouted: "Who are you, stop moving forward."
The entire hundred households of Jin Yiwei soldiers immediately formed a battle formation.
A eunuch who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies next to Wang Chengen said loudly: "Your Majesty has sent the Supervisor of Ceremonies to take the palm of the hand, and the prince has issued a decree to open the door immediately."
This chapter has been completed!