Various sources indicate that Jingxiang has secretly mobilized two thousand soldiers to hide in the capital. Thinking that the Niushoushan rebel army, under the control of Wang Jun, Xu Xin and other direct generals from Jingxiang, may enter the city at any time, it will be difficult to see the enemy again.
Even though the edict failed to summon Princess Yingyun and King Zhao Yin of Qi, how could Emperor Shaolong, Wang Boqian, Luo Wang and others dare to cause trouble and send imperial guards to forcefully summon her?
Aren't they afraid that chaos will occur in Jianye City in advance, and that they themselves will not be able to leave the capital?
They couldn't wait for all the civil and military officials to arrive according to the imperial edict, and finally waited until just after Mao hour, when the sky became brighter, Wang Boqian, Wang Xiuhan, Luo Wang, Jin Zhuangcheng and others gathered around the carriage of Emperor Shaolong and his concubines.
Under the protection of the imperial guards, the first batch filed out of the new Cao gate in the east city.
After leaving Jianye City, Emperor Shaolong, Wang Boqian, Luo Wang and others did not dare to stop for a while, and they did not even have time to pay attention to what was going on in the city. They immediately followed the post road at the southern foot of Baohua Mountain and headed straight towards Runzhou.
Wang Boqian, Jin Zhuangcheng, Luo Wang, Qian Shangduan, Zhang Xin and others were regarded as direct descendants of Emperor Shaolong. Not only did they know that Emperor Shaolong had decided to leave, but they also received a secret order a day in advance and sent their children and children to the hospital overnight.
Some trustworthy followers, soldiers and generals were gathered together.
This group of people, together with the eunuchs and palace servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and surrounded by the Jianye Mansion Army, then left the city in batches from Xincao, Zhiyue and other city gates to the east.
The mid-level and senior generals above the commander of the Yefu Army are basically direct descendants of Qian Di. Without the interference of other factors, the middle and lower-level military officials and ordinary soldiers
When he suddenly received the military order to follow the Holy Emperor out of Jingdong and march to the east, although he was shocked and confused in his heart, he could only act according to the order.
However, although most of the officials in the DPRK did not know what was going on, they received such a strange imperial edict around dawn. Of course, they either personally or sent close followers to go to the ministers who were regarded as the leaders of their respective factions to inquire about the news first.
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Even though some officials were more obedient and did not dare to delay after receiving the imperial edict, they hurried to the east gate of the palace to meet up. However, they saw that Zhou He, Gu Fan, Wang Fan, Qian Zerui and others were completely missing.
People quickly came to their senses and made excuses and opportunities to leave.
There were not many civil and military officials who actually followed the move in the dark, and who were not from the Qiandi family, let alone the whole family and children who were brought along in a hurry.
Jin Yinghuai reined in his horse and stopped next to his father Jin Longquan. He watched the eastbound team moving chaotically along the post road, like a long winding dragon. His mood was quite complicated, with both worry and uncontrollable excitement.
He knew that the Imperial Guards and the Jianye Mansion Army were currently out of the city. Under the auspices of Zhou He, Wang Fan, Gu Fan and others, as long as they arrived before Emperor Shaolong came to his senses, the Niushoushan Rebel Army could enter Jianye City and take over the defense.
It will be a matter of course.
At that time, the way for other people to escape eastward from the city will naturally be cut off. Ying Huai, Xiyan and the others can just take advantage of the situation and stay with their family without taking any danger.
However, he and his father still had to keep their disguises and follow Jin Zhuangcheng, Jin Yuzhu and his son to Runzhou. It is unknown whether they will encounter danger on the way, whether they will be suspected and their identities exposed.
"Is Beijing too quiet?"
Jin Yuzhu rode over and looked at Zhiyue Gate in the distance. Except for the unsuspecting people who followed the crowd and fled out of the city in twos and threes, there was not a single soldier chasing them out of the city. This made him full of doubts and puzzlement.
Ask Jin Longquan.
The Jingxiang soldiers had obviously mobilized two thousand soldiers to hide in Jianye City. The worst plan they had made was that Emperor Shaolong would be intercepted by the Jingxiang soldiers as soon as he set out. He might have to go through a fight before he could escape.
Beijing.
Jin Yuzhu is not yet a core official of the Qiandi family. He is not qualified to follow Emperor Shaolong out of the city together with his father Jin Zhuangcheng. He and his younger brother Jin Yaoting led their military generals to escort the elders of Jin Mansion.
Xiao, following the second batch of eastbound troops, left the city through Zhiyue Gate.
Jin Yuzhu himself was prepared for the possibility of being overtaken or blocked by the troops of Beijing and Xiangxiang.
When the time comes, should I take shelter in Baohua Mountain for a while, or should I temporarily aggrieve myself and surrender without mercy?
They all made corresponding plans.
However, Jin Yuzhu did not expect that Emperor Shaolong, surrounded by imperial guards and soldiers, had already left the city from Xincaomen for more than an hour. Now, even the officials from the Qiandi family, the internal servants and the provincial eunuchs, basically all
They have already left the city surrounded by Jianye Prefecture troops, but there is still no response from Jianye City?
How could there be no reaction at all?
No matter how slow Jin Yuzhu was, he realized that this situation was a bit abnormal.
"Yeah, it's really strange,"
Jin Longquan followed Jin Yuzhu's tone and said with confusion,
"Perhaps His Majesty's decision was too decisive, completely beyond Jingxiang's expectation; it is also possible that Jingxiang has not completed deployment in the capital, but the limited troops in the city still have to protect Zhou He, Gu Fan, Wang Fan and others.
His Majesty's residence, he dare not leave the city easily to pursue him - of course, the Niushoushan Rebel Army is mainly stationed in Dangtu County. After His Majesty leaves the city, Wang Fan may have the opportunity to send people to Dangtu to contact him, but he may not be able to contact him at this time, right?"
"What's wrong with us being able to safely follow His Majesty to Runzhou to join General Ge Yu? The eldest son seems to be eager for the soldiers and horses from Beijing and Xiang to chase him out?" Jin Yinghuai said with a smile.
"Maybe it's because I'm arrogant. Forget it, there's no turning back. I'll wait until I get to Runzhou first before talking about anything else!" Jin Yuzhu waved his hand and forcibly drove away the doubts in his mind?????????
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Although the city has been enforcing a curfew for several days and people are prohibited from leaving their homes after dark, such a loud noise at dawn has already caused countless people to lean on the courtyard wall to peek and watch.
Countless people witnessed with their own eyes a large group of soldiers and countless chariots and horses, heading from the imperial palace to the new Cao Gate in the east city in the morning light.
When it was daylight, the soldiers and government officials who showed off their power in the streets were gone. Various rumors began to spread rapidly in the streets. Some said that Duke Pingliang led his troops into the capital to clear the emperor's side.
They rebelled against the party and rebelled. Some said that the Red Husbands had killed those who had crossed the Yangtze River. Others said that the emperor was kidnapped from the capital by treacherous officials. The conflicting opinions also caused panic among the residents of the city, who had no idea what had happened.
Some refugees and local gangsters also began to loot and rob houses without restraint in the city. Some people had already developed the instinct to act according to the wind in these troubled times, and they fled Jianye City with their families or followed the imperial guards.
The tail of the government army fled towards Runzhou, or thought of taking refuge in the countryside.
Not only was there chaos in the city, but even the roads out of the city were crowded for a while. No one could tell clearly what happened last night.
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhu Tong returned and found Qian Zerui and his father Zhu Hang in the front hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, saying:
"Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Gu, and Prime Minister Wang have rushed to the political hall. At present, each family is just gathering their families and military strategists in their mansions. They can only barely maintain order in the capital. But what is going on now? Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Gu,
Wang Xiang and others were also completely confused, so they invited Qian Xiang, father, His Highness, and Duke Qiao to go to the political hall to discuss countermeasures..."
Seeing that the second son Zhu Tong was still telling lies with his eyes open in front of them, Zhu Hang was also angry and speechless.
Seeing that Jingxiang Jue could not publicly admit that he was behind the scenes, Qian Zerui did not want to get into the details. He was more concerned about how Jingxiang would clean up the mess, or that Xu Huai never showed up directly, Zhou He, Gu Fan
, how will Wang Fan and the others clean up the mess?
"Besides Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Gu, and Prime Minister Wang, which other ministers from the court have come to the political hall?" Qian Zerui asked.
Qian Zerui was in charge of the Privy Council temporarily because he was in charge of the Qian Academy, and he was obviously very qualified to help clean up the mess.
"In addition to Gaochunnian, Wang Boqian, Jin Zhuangcheng, Luo Wang and several others, the eunuchs of various temples, Shaoqing, ministers of various ministries, and doctors are all still in the capital. There is some chaos in the city now, and we are arranging people to pick them up one by one. Time
It may be a little late," Zhu Tong said, then glanced at his father Zhu Hang and said, "However, my mother and uncle have been invited by Prime Minister Zhou to go to the Political Hall..."
Zhou He, Gu Fan, and Gao Chunnian have always been regarded as leaders of ministers, with higher qualifications and prestige than Wang Fan, and not even comparable to Qian Zerui.
Qian Zerui originally thought that Gao Chunnian's participation in the conspiracy to leave the capital would induce a group of ministers to follow Emperor Shaolong out of the capital to Runzhou. Unexpectedly, not many ministers followed him in the end. He glanced at Zhu Tong doubtfully, but there was no one.
Ask more questions.
As for the fact that the Prince of Wuwei did not leave the capital and was invited to the political affairs hall together with Zhu Hang's wife, Princess Rongle, it was not difficult for Qian Zerui to understand.
Prince Wuwei, Princess Rongle, Princess Yingyun, and King Qi are the only remaining members of the Dayue clan. If they all stand up and reprimand Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, Jin Zhuangcheng, Gao Chunnian and others for conspiring to kidnap Emperor Shaolong,
After leaving Beijing, how many people in the world can question it?
The Prince of Wuwei and the Princess of Rongle could not wait to rush to the political affairs hall, which shows their attitudes.
Zhu Hang didn't even want to look at his son. It goes without saying what his attitude was. Qian Zerui looked at Princess Yingyun hesitantly, wondering what she was thinking.
"Mr. Qiao, why don't you go with Mr. Qian?" Yingyun sighed and said, "Your Majesty went straight to Runzhou. It seems that he had this idea for a long time, and he couldn't blame Mr. Pingliang for adding to the flames - after all, it was really going to be delayed.
If Duke Pingliang leads his army to cross the Huaihe River and this happens again, the sky may really fall!"
Qiao Jien nodded, indicating that he understood what Yingyun meant, and advised Zhu Hang: "Ms. Zhu, let's go there too. Let's see what that old guy Zhou He has to offer."
Can means turn things around?"
After all, Zhu Hang didn't want to see chaos in the city, so he stood up silently.
After Qian Zerui repeatedly warned Chen Fan and Geng Jingbiao and other generals not to be careless, they went to the political hall surrounded by dozens of soldiers led by Zhu Tong - Zhu Hang had not cared much about government affairs in these years, so-called big officials.
The minister of Honglu Temple also focused on cultivating his moral character at home. The military and military officers in his house now obeyed Zhu Tong's orders in everything, and Zhu Hang was powerless to change. In fact, these people below are very clear-minded.
The imperial guards and the government troops left the city empty-handed. Currently, only the government soldiers stepped forward to maintain order in the city. They also had to give priority to ensuring that the Government Hall, Privy Council and Six Ministries' Yamen were not attacked by the refugees. They also had to temporarily watch over the city.
It is not difficult to imagine the chaos in the city if you guard the palace gates and prevent the mob from rushing in.
Fortunately, they were protected by dozens of soldiers and were close to the political hall, so they arrived at the political hall without being disturbed.
Dozens of ministers had already gathered here at the Political Affairs Hall. Even before they entered the Political Affairs Hall, someone ran over to them and shouted angrily at Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, Gao Chunnian, Jin Zhuangcheng and others for their heinous crimes against the party.
His Majesty left Beijing and rushed eastward, requesting Qian Zerui to send a letter on behalf of the Privy Council to recruit Pingliang Gong's troops to attack the rebels and rescue His Majesty.
"The recruitment can be delayed for a while, but the city cannot be defended without troops, otherwise the refugees outside the city will flock in after hearing the news, and the situation will be serious," Zhou He said slowly, "Should the Privy Council first send a letter to recruit Niu Shou?
The mountain rebels are entering the city? We must maintain order before we can talk about anything else! Otherwise, the refugees will cause trouble, and our heads will not be safe!"
The Privy Council has the power to dispatch troops and horses, and nominally has the power to mobilize the Niushoushan Rebel Army to temporarily enter Beijing. In this way, the Niushoushan Rebel Army will legitimately take over the defense of Jianye, not a mutiny, nor a rebellion, nor a rebellion.
Qian Zerui was a little disheartened. He didn't want to get involved in these things, especially since this incident would definitely go down in the history books. If he signed the Privy Council transfer letter in the name of an academy official, he would not be able to deal with it.
Pick it out yourself.
As long as the delay continues, Qian Zerui is also worried that as Zhou He said, refugees will flood into the city in large numbers, or that Emperor Shaolong will wake up after seeing the reaction in Jianye City and hastily think of returning to Jianye, but will force Jingxiang Secret Treasures
The soldiers and horses are intercepted and ambushed halfway, and the situation may become even more ugly...
Qian Zerui smiled bitterly, and all the ministers in the court raised their hands and asked: "Do you have any objections to hastily dispatching the Niushoushan rebel army to Beijing to prepare for the refugees to cause trouble?"
"Prime Minister, hurry up and issue the order to mobilize the troops. We have no objection!" everyone urged together.
