Hearing that Wang Guoxing finally woke up the night before his departure, Zhu Ling was also very happy. He quickly led people to his home at night. When he got home, he knocked on the door and went into the house to check.
Seeing His Majesty leading a group of people to his home late at night, Wang Guoxingdang, who had just recovered, was frightened. He hurriedly invited His Majesty back into the house and immediately knelt down.
"Commander of the Jinyi Guards, the kingdom is prosperous and I would like to pay homage to your Majesty! May your Majesty bow down and be blessed with peace and prosperity!"
"Get back on your feet. You knelt down just after you recovered. If you damage your body again, how can you leave the capital with me tomorrow?" At this time, Zhu Ling was very concerned about him, for fear that Wang Guoxing's body would be hurt again.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that my body is as good as ever and I will never be a burden." Wang Guoxing was very happy. After all, it was quite a privilege to have His Majesty come to visit him in person.
But he was also a little angry. The servants did not report in time when His Majesty came in. As a minister, Your Majesty actually came in in person. This was already a great crime of disrespect.
"Hahaha, I just like your Jin Yiwei's temperament. You don't talk in a roundabout way. Chatting with Wenchen and his gang every day is simply a torture."
Zhu Ling smiled and sat on a chair aside. Wang Guoxing and Gao Wencai quickly separated from each other.
If Fan Jingwen, Li Banghua, Wang Jiayan and others heard this, they would probably slander him in their hearts. After all, they don't like chatting with His Majesty, and they might one day be accused of being collaborators and traitors.
"If Your Majesty is leaving tomorrow, will everything be ready? I want to say, what if the intruders attack?" He still retains some worries about leaving the capital tomorrow. After all, the intruders will definitely monitor the entire capital.
When someone comes out of the city gate, there will definitely be obstacles.
"Wang Qing, don't worry, I'm afraid they won't come."
Zhu Ling just chuckled, turned slightly, picked up the tea cup on the table, and took a small sip.
"Your Majesty, are you prepared?"
Wang Guoxing was quite puzzled. The intruders were so powerful that it was too late to evade the attack. How could they still have the idea to wait for them to come?
"You have been unconscious for the past few days. You have no idea what happened before. Wu Sangui's reinforcements have arrived, including 10,000 Guan Ning cavalry. I led them to kill a few days ago, and even captured the intruder.
A general."
Upon hearing that His Majesty personally went into battle to kill the enemy, Wang Guoxing's face immediately darkened, and he scolded Gao Wencai: "Wencai, why didn't you stop His Majesty from going into battle in person? If something goes wrong, will you be held responsible?"
Gao Wencai did not dare to respond after being scolded. After all, one was his boss and the other was his boss's boss. Although he could not afford to offend, he had no choice but to keep silent.
"Okay, don't blame him, he can't stop me."
"Your Majesty's Holy Body should not be played with." Wang Guoxing was still quite loyal. When he woke up and heard such a thing, he had no time to care about himself.
"You should take care of yourself. I have returned to the palace. The queen and the prince have not seen me for several days. There are still some things that need to be explained." After drinking tea, Zhu Ling stood up to leave.
Wang Guoxing hurriedly knelt down to send His Majesty away, and everyone in the house also knelt down.
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On this last night before heading south, except for the normal people who remained as before, almost most of the officials in the capital had their own thoughts and actions.
Some people are packing their bags and preparing to follow the southward journey; some people have been abandoned and are drinking heavily late at night; some people hate the court and are planning to make plans. Almost all of them will be revealed tonight.
"Master Zheng, you have to think carefully. If you fail, you, I and our colleagues here will not survive."
In a room, there was only one candle lit. Under the weak and dim candlelight, dozens of officials wearing silk clothes gathered. They all looked heavy at this time, and there was murderous intent in their eyes.
"A way to survive?"
The official, who was called Mr. Zheng, was quite excited when he heard this.
"Do you think we have a way to survive now? Your Majesty has abandoned us, and those officials have stayed away from us. Your Majesty is about to go south now, but he didn't tell you and me and left us in the capital. If the intruder goes crazy and breaks the city directly, we will
Otherwise, there is no way to survive? Don’t you, gentlemen, know the people your Majesty killed a few days ago? How many of them were our former colleagues and friends?”
Listening to Mr. Zheng's hysterical roar, the other officials immediately fell silent.
They, Fan Jingwen, Wang Jiayan and others are all court officials, but His Majesty left them alone when traveling south. He even summoned ministers in the past few days without informing them. This shows that he does not trust them at all!
The imperial court ignored them, but Prince Shun and others outside the city came to give them an olive branch. Such a difference in treatment made these abandoned officials a little happy.
"Liu Wenxi, are you all ready?"
In the middle of a group of officials, there sat an old man with gray hair on his temples. His tone was extremely powerful, and he shocked the scene as soon as he spoke.
"Huang Lao, we are all ready, and we are just waiting for tomorrow's order. There are fifty assassins on this trip, all of them are servants kept in captivity by your Lordships. They are loyal, but I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
The old man's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he looked sideways at Liu Wenxi, showing a force of intimidation.
"I'm afraid that there are many guards around Your Majesty. If you don't go that way, I'm afraid..." Liu Wenxi was a little frightened by the other party's gaze, and lowered his head as he spoke.
"If you are so timid, you don't have to participate."
With a wave of his hand, two guards entered the room and stood with swords in their hands.
"Sir, I will not back down. Don't worry, Mr. Huang." Liu Wenxi was so frightened that he knelt down and knelt on the ground, never daring to make any more mistakes.
"Hmph, if anyone retreats from the battle, he will end up with His Majesty tomorrow!" The old man's tone became colder, he glanced around and said viciously.
"Huang Lao, what did King Shun say?"
One person asked suddenly. After all, if they kill His Majesty, they will immediately send a signal to Li Zicheng and the others. At that time, they will directly lead the army to attack the city. They will also be ministers of the dragon.
Even if I kill His Majesty, I will still have a way to survive, and I may even have a successful official career.
"Li Zicheng has given us assurance that they will send a large army to intercept His Majesty's southbound route tomorrow. This can be regarded as buying us some time. As long as our assassination is successful, the signal will be sent immediately!"
"Old Huang, I have a question. Please don't be angry, Mr. Huang." A slightly immature official stood up and asked cautiously.
"But it doesn't matter."
"Once we succeed in the assassination, the Jinyi Guards and the Five City Soldiers and Horses Division will surely search the whole city. If we send a signal at this time, we will definitely be noticed. I don't know what Huang Lao said about King Shun's promise to attack the city immediately.
What does it mean immediately?"
This official's question obviously touched everyone's heart. After hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately lit up and they all leaned forward to hear Huang Lao's answer.
Mr. Huang also seemed a little hesitant about this question, but he immediately thought about it and replied: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about it. We are not doing the things you mentioned personally. The people who handle things are just servants. I will give them to you before leaving."
Just give him some silver to calm his mind, and then we just need to sit in the house and wait for the news."
"And King Shun will attack the city within two hours. We all know that King Shun's army is fifty miles away from us. If we attack the city immediately, we will inevitably embarrass the opponent. As long as we persist for two hours, it will be enough.
Once King Shishun breaks the city, everyone here will be a hero!"
"As long as we have fame, we will continue to be officials for generations to come. As for the Ming Dynasty, let him die."
[Author’s digression]: I have a headache. It’s not that I don’t work hard to write, it’s just that... this... everyone knows that I have no motivation.
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