After solving the problem of all officials forcing the palace, Zhang Yan was about to go back to her bedroom to rest, but when she just stood up, she immediately remembered that when all officials begged for mercy, someone had reported that Prince Fu's prince Zhu Yousong was appointed to offend Zhang Pu, Prince British Duke's Mansion Zhang Shihao, Prince Dingguo Duke's Mansion Xu Yunzhen and others were the envoys behind the palace forcing the palace.

"Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua!" Zhang Yan shouted.

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua just witnessed Zhang Yan's mighty and domineering Golden Gourd Warrior coming. Zhang Ruitu's scene was no longer underestimated by Zhang Yan. Therefore, when they heard Zhang Yan calling their name, they hurriedly knelt down and responded: "What are the instructions of the Empress?"

Zhang Yan said: "Previously, someone revealed that the Crown Prince of Fu Zhu Yousong, the Imperial Principal of Zhang Pu, the Crown Prince of the British Duke's Mansion, and Xu Yunzhen of the Dingguo Duke's Mansion were related to this incident of all officials forcing the palace. You two immediately led the Yulin Guard to capture the four people and interrogate them carefully!"

"Abide by the order!" Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua responded.

...

After Zhang Yan returned to the bedroom and swung all the palace maids and eunuchs around her back, she could no longer help but vomited wildly in the locker room, almost even her heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

“Woo woo woo woo…”

After vomiting wildly, Zhang Yan couldn't help crying. It was so difficult for her. In fact, she was just a 23-year-old woman. In modern times, she was the age when she had just graduated from college and entered society.

When Shi Feng came and Zhang Ruitu led all officials to force the palace, God knew how scared she was, but at the moment when Tianqi passed away and Chongzhen's life and death were uncertain, she had to hold on any longer, so that they could not see her slight weakness.

Fortunately, the result was not bad. Zhang Yan performed well in front of all officials and suppressed the palace this time. No matter what, the bureau can finally calm down for the time being.

However, Zhang Yan cannot relax. The battle of Xinxiangbao will most likely end with Lin Dankhan winning. Once Lin Dankhan wins, she will definitely use Chongzhen to command the capital. She still needs to be prepared for the battle to defend Beijing.

...

"Empress, Eunuch Cao, Eunuch Wang asks for a meeting." More than an hour later, a palace maid came into the bedroom and reported to Zhang Yan.

"Xuan and the others come in." Zhang Yan cheered up and ordered.

"Yes, Empress." The palace maid responded.

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua entered the palace in panic. As soon as they saw Zhang Yan, they immediately knelt down.

There was an extremely horror in their expressions, and it was obvious that something big happened.

"Empress, I am guilty!" Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua said in unison.

When they received the task of arresting Zhu Yousong, Zhang Pu and others, they thought it would be very relaxed, but they were caught by their subordinates and took the blame.

"Oh?" Zhang Yan's face narrowed and she said coldly: "Is it because of a errand?"

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua were extremely afraid of Zhang Yan at this time. If they defended Zhang Yan, they would only anger Zhang Yan even more. It would be better to confess to Zhang Yan honestly and let her be calm before talking.

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua looked at each other. One of them served as the commander of the Yulin Guard and the other was the deputy commander of the Yulin Guard. In the end, Cao Huachun reported to Zhang Yan: "I am guilty! Empress, after I took the order, I divided my troops into three groups and went to the Fu King's Mansion, the British Duke's Mansion, and the Dingguo Duke's Mansion to arrest people. But when I went to the traitor's mansion, it was too late to find out that the three mansions were left with some servants and maids.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Deputy Commander Wang and I immediately ordered the Yulin Guard to block the nine gates and strictly prohibit anyone from leaving the city. But Shouzheng from Desheng Gate had already stopped Zhu Yousong, Zhang Shihao, Xu Yunzhen and others who wanted to forcibly break out of the city, but Concubine Zheng came forward in person and forced Shouzheng to open the city gate. Shouzheng took the pressure from Concubine Zheng and had to be forced to let go."

"This old pious woman is really old but not dead, but she is a thief!" Zhang Yan slapped the table angrily and cursed angrily.

Concubine Zheng is the most beloved concubine of Emperor Wanli, the grandfather of Emperor Chongzhen. In order to help Prince Fu Zhu Changxun compete for the position of crown prince, he often blew around Emperor Wanli, but was blocked by the Donglin Party, so he did not succeed.

Now that Concubine Zheng has stepped into the coffin with one foot, she still does not give up and wants to support her grandson Zhu Yousong ascend to the throne.

"Empress, big things are not good! Zhu Yousong, Zhang Shihao, Xu Yunzhen and others will definitely bribe the Six Beiwei Army and counterattack the capital!" Cao Huachun's military talent is good, and he soon thought that after Zhu Yousong and others escaped from the capital, he would definitely not give up.

When Zhang Yan heard this, her face became solemn. Huang Liji had made a suggestion to her before that after Chongzhen led the Imperial Guard to rescue Datong, the Beijing camp army was divided into three parts. In addition to the Jinwu Guard controlled by Xu Yingyuan, Cao Huachun, and the Yulin Guard controlled by Wang Dehua, there were also the six Beiwei Army with the largest number of troops.

The total number of troops and horses of the Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards is only 20,000, but the Sixth Army of the Beiwei have 78,000 soldiers, which is almost four times that of the Two Guards. If the Sixth Army of the Beiwei is incited by Zhu Yousong and others to attack Beijing City, this is not impossible.

Although Zhu Youjian arranged a large number of generals loyal to him to the Beijing camp after reforming the Beijing camp, the focus was on the Jinwu Guard, the Yulin Guard and the Imperial Guard, and did not pay too much attention to the Six Northern Guards.

Therefore, there are still a large number of generals closely related to the nobles of the Martial Emperors. Once the Duke of the British and Duke of Ding issued a call to them, the six commanders of the Northern Defense Army are likely to turn to Zhu Yousong.

Zhang Yan was very smart and soon thought of this, and couldn't help but sigh slightly. Huang Liji had suggested that Zhang Yan send someone to contact the British Duke's Mansion, Dingguo Duke's Mansion and other martial aristocratic tribes, but she didn't know that she had not started the action yet. The British Duke's Mansion and Dingguo Duke's Mansion and other martial aristocratic tribes had colluded with Zhu Yousong.

Zhang Yan glared at Cao Huachun, and Wang Dehua said, "Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua, as the commander of the Yulin Guard, you two should have shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding the Nine Gates of the Capital. This time, Zhu Yousong and other traitors escaped from the capital, and there are endless troubles. Can you tell whether you two have the guilt?"

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua dared not make excuses, and kowtowed repeatedly: "I am guilty of dereliction of duty and ashamed of the Empress. I am willing to apologize for my death!"

"Bang!"

Zhang Yan slapped the table with a bare hands and snorted coldly, "Apologize for death? Do you think you can be completely destroyed if you die? Can the capital be calm if you die?"

"I would like to ask the Empress to show me how can I apologize for this sin?"

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this and let Zhu Yousong and others go away. They thought they would definitely be severely punished by Zhang Yan. It was not impossible to kill them with Zhang Yan's ruthless means.

But now it seems that Zhang Yan intends to make them redeem their sins, which is of course something they cannot afford.

Zhang Yan stared at Cao Huachun, and Wang Dehua said coldly: "It was not an exaggeration to have you and others committed dereliction of duty, but Ze Er and others were old ministers who were hidden in the palace when the emperor was in the palace, and they were still loyal to the emperor.

If Zhu Yousong bribed the Six Beiwei Army and besieged the capital, he would have to do his best to defend the huge capital. Therefore, the Ai family decided to redeem the merits and guard the capital."

Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua couldn't help but feel grateful when they heard this, and kowtowed repeatedly: "The criminal minister Xie Empress is generous and the criminal swears that if there is any mistake in the capital, the criminal minister will definitely die on the wall first, and repay Your Majesty's grace with death."

"That's good, let's retreat and prepare for the next storm." Zhang Yan waved her hand.

"Yes, Empress, the criminal is surrendered!" Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua said.

...

"Beast! How dare you do such a traitor? My Zhang family has been famous for two hundred years and will eventually be destroyed by you! Cough cough..."

Since he was angry at his parent-child Zhang Zhiji, Zhang Weixian became weaker and more ill, so he gradually overpowered the clan's power to Zhang Shihao, the niece who was newly elected from the clan, to hone his abilities, hoping that he could lead the British Duke's Mansion to glory again.

But he never expected that Zhang Shihao was so brave that he turned to Prince Fu Zhu Yousong early in the morning when His Majesty's life and death were uncertain, so that the Duke of England's mansion would become the enemy of the emperor and the imperial court for the first time, becoming the rebel he hated the most.

Zhang Shihaoqiang defended himself: "My uncle, my nephew is doing this for the re-rise of the British Duke's Mansion. Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has continuously weakened the authority of my Duke's Mansion. The Jingying was originally a private place for my Duke's Mansion, but it was deprived of cleanliness by Chongzhen. My Duke's Mansion worked diligently to serve the emperor of the Zhu family for more than two hundred years, but got such an unbearable end. How unfair is Chongzhen!

Now Chongzhen is committing suicide and is trapped in the crisis of Xinxiangbao. It is probably another Tumubao Incident. Prince Fu Wang Zhu Yousong took the opportunity to swear to his nephew, that if the throne is successfully seized, my British Duke's Mansion can rebuild its glory and control the Beijing camp again, why not do it?"

"Oh..." Zhang Weixian sighed long, looked at Zhang Shihao with a steady look, and his eyes flashed with an extremely complex look. After a long time, he said with a loss: "Forget it, now the road is complete, and I can't stop you, but I can't watch the family business of the Duke of England's Mansion ruined you for more than two hundred years. Here is a list of generals of the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army. All the generals on the list have a close relationship with my Duke of England, and you should be able to use it."

To be honest, Zhang Weixian has never been able to let go of the death of his son Zhang Zhiji and the deprivation of military power by Chongzhen. Therefore, he is depressed and plagued by illness.

Now seeing Chongzhen trapped in Xinxiangbao, if the British Duke's Mansion can seize the opportunity to achieve success as the Dragon, it will be expected to restore his previous position as the leader of the nobles. In fact, he still has a little hope in his heart.

Zhang Shihao took the roster of generals from Zhang Weixian. After only a few glances, he couldn't help but look surprised. He then stood up and bowed to Zhang Weixian and said, "Nephew, thank you for your kindness. My nephew, I swear that I will lead the British Duke's Mansion to revival and let the British Duke's Mansion stand at the top of the noble family forever!"

Zhang Weixian waved his hand powerlessly, signaling that Zhang Shihao could leave.

Zhang Shihao bowed to Zhang Weixian and hurriedly turned around. The list Zhang Weixian gave him was too important. As long as he contacted these generals, Zhang Shihao would become the nobleman who had the most military under Zhu Yousong's account, and his status would naturally be unshakable.

Therefore, he didn't want to delay for a quarter of an hour, so he immediately asked people to prepare carriages and property and headed towards the garrison of the Sixth Army of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Looking at Zhang Shihao's leaving figure, Zhang Weixian had an unknown sign in his heart, but he was already terminally ill. After thinking deeply, he had a headache. He could only sit on the chair of the Grand Master and murmured: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, you'd better die in Xinxiangbao, don't come back..."

...

For several days, Zhu Yousong and Zhang Yan were not idle, and they led a large amount of gold, silver and treasures to buy the generals of the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army. However, in comparison, the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army was more inclined to Zhu Yousong. After all, most of the generals of the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army were closely related to the noble families.

In the end, the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army had 70,000 troops and all chose to follow Zhu Yousong, and only 8,000 troops chose to remain loyal to the court. Under the leadership of General Zhang Yongjun, he retreated to the capital overnight.

During these days, Beizhili was in panic due to the military power dispute between the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army. When the people in the capital learned that the emperor was trapped in Xinxiangbao and the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army was about to rebel, everyone was panicked and felt that another military disaster was coming again.

At the beginning, Zhang Yan also adopted a policy of strictly controlling public opinion, strictly prohibiting the people from talking about state affairs, but the higher the pressure of controlling public opinion, the more panic the people in the capital were.

Seeing that Zhu Yousong was about to lead a 70,000 army to the city and discuss with the cabinet, Zhang Yan issued an edict to inform the people of the news that Zhu Yousong betrayed the court and was about to lead 70,000 rebels to attack the capital.

As the news spread, the people in the capital had put down the stones that had been hanging in their hearts. Perhaps it was because the rebellions in the capital during the Spring Festival that made the people train a strong heart. Therefore, the people in the capital did not take Zhu Yousong's rebellion very much, and they thought they would be as usual, as they would be quickly suppressed by the court after a day or two.

However, Zhang Yan and the cabinet did not dare to be as optimistic as the people in the capital. After all, the Jinwu Guard, the Yulin Guard and the 6,500 Northern Guards who were surrendered to the court were just a little over 20,000 troops, only one-third of the rebels.

Fortunately, the imperial court was guarded by Beijing, the world's most powerful city. The chief magistrate built more than dozens of new red cannons. In addition to the original cannons in the capital, the number of cannons alone exceeded 100.

As for the various weapons such as muskets, bows, arrows, swords, shields, armors and other weapons in the Ministry of War arsenal, they are inexhaustible. With so many weapons in hand, the rebels would not want to capture the capital in a short time.

If the battle to defend the capital was in a protracted situation, then the imperial edict issued by Zhang Yan must have been sent to the nearest Xuanfu Town and Jizhou Town general. Once the border troops of the two towns came to rescue, the rebels would have only a dead end.

Therefore, if Zhu Yousong wanted to successfully seize the throne, he could only order the reinforcements of the border town to retreat before the border town king army rushed to rescue him, and quickly seize the city of Beijing and ascend the throne to the emperor.

On July 1st, a rumbling vibration came, and even the people in Beijing could feel the huge vibration of the galloping troops.

Standing on the wall of Beijing, from afar, I saw a cloud of smoke and dust rolling on the horizon, and a large army swept towards the capital like a red torrent.
Chapter completed!