Chapter 294 The Ming Emperor Is Easily Soluble in Water
Chapter 294 Emperor Ming is easily soluble in water
Author: Mu Yunfeng
Chapter 294 Emperor Ming is easily soluble in water
Maple Bridge.
But this is indeed a very suitable place.
Far enough away from the city wall, far beyond the range that even heavy artillery can effectively aim.
In fact, there is no artillery on the Suzhou city wall that can hit Maple Bridge.
Although the gentry in the city melted down a lot of temple bells, they did cast many heavy cannons weighing two to three thousand kilograms.
But technically it is not as good as the Ministry of Industry.
The latter's craftsmen were all trained by Yang Feng himself.
Therefore, their heavy artillery is shorter, and its range is not as good as that of the Ministry of Industry. The most effective way to use it is to stuff a bunch of large shotgun shells into it, and then use it to bombard the heavy armored soldiers attacking the city.
And Maple Bridge itself is also behind the front line of the Shenji Battalion.
The real front line was less than one mile away from the city wall, and then a water network was used to build gun forts outside the city. That is, sacks were filled with sand and soil, and they were built together with wood to form gun forts. Even the tops of the heads were covered with wood and sandbags.
Then artillery of various tonnages bombarded the city wall inside. The Shenji Battalion responsible for this direction had attacked many times before, all using artillery to suppress the city wall. Then the heavy armored soldiers took advantage of the shallow water in winter to directly attack the city wall, but they were all blocked by the city wall.
Repelled by the firepower on...
"Your Majesty, there are actually too few soldiers to fight. Although these firearms are powerful, in the end, fighting still depends on people. As long as there are enough soldiers to charge hard, firearms will not be able to stop them."
Wu Shouan carefully explained the main reason why he had been unable to capture Suzhou recently.
"You have more than 10,000 men in the Guangshenji Battalion, plus at least 30,000 in other armies. How do you think you have so few troops against a ragtag group of only 20,000 to 30,000?"
His Majesty the Emperor sneered.
"Uh, I'm incompetent, I deserve death for my crime!"
Wu Shouan quickly apologized with a look of fear on his face.
In fact, he did not attack with all his strength. The bullet marks on the city wall can prove the extent of the battle. It would be great for him to stay outside and enjoy the rewards from the gentry from all over the country...
The latter did not reward the army to capture Suzhou, they just wanted him to drag him down.
During the entire siege of Suzhou, he himself collected at least 500,000 yuan, and all the major generals under him had them. These military rewards in the name of various prefectures and counties were used to bribe them. Otherwise, if he really attacked with all his strength, Suzhou would be defeated no matter what.
Also opened. The core of the Suzhou garrison is actually two to three thousand elites, including those supported by horses and bribed Suzhou guards, plus some veterans of the old Japanese state. The current Japanese state surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, including those of the Ashikaga family.
The nobles now have security and no need to feed too many soldiers, so they are laying off a large number of troops.
A large number of samurai who had no livelihood after being laid off were reduced to abject poverty. After all, they could neither farm nor do anything else.
Then they were sold as piglets to work as coolies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
This time it was discovered.
There are less than 30,000 people left, all Japanese slaves, Korean slaves, and Annan slaves, and they are led by young men from the gentry clan.
Most of the generals were veterans who had followed Zhang Shicheng.
These are the so-called regiment training in Suzhou City. It can be said that these ragtag groups can defeat the Shenji Battalion for more than three months. It really depends on the generals such as Wu Shou'an who are reluctant to open it.
Of course, the emperor ignored him. Zhu Yunxi's basic base was nobles. At least for now, he could only tolerate these nobles. He walked onto the Fengqiao surrounded by guards. At this time, a small boat under the Fengqiao had already
You can see a man wearing a dragon robe with his back facing him.
As for this ship and this person, of course they have been searched closely.
Not only could there be no gunpowder on the ship, but it was also impossible for him to have a musket on him, so this omission would not have happened.
His Majesty the Emperor walked straight to the bridge, then held on to the railing and lowered his head, but the next moment he was stunned.
"Your Majesty, you and I are close relatives. Isn't it sad to see each other like this?"
His brother turned around, looked at him sincerely and said.
Wu Shouan, Huang Guan, and even Zhang Xianzong and others who were accompanying him all looked at Zhu Yunwen on the boat in shock. Of course, they could not fail to recognize King Guangze. This was not a fake at all as Fang Xiaoru said. It was true.
His Majesty the Emperor turned his head without hesitation...
"Fang Xiaoru!"
he shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is false, this is false!"
Fang Xiaoru, who was behind, quickly stepped forward. He squeezed through the guards and shouted anxiously.
Because the shackles on his body were so heavy, he kept making metal friction sounds when he walked.
His Majesty the Emperor immediately woke up...
Indeed, this must be false.
After all, he had already told the world that Zhu Yunwen in Suzhou City was a fake, pretending to be Qitai's nephew, and there was Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yunwen's close confidant, who testified, which was enough for the people to believe, so even if his brother did arrive in Suzhou during this period
, as long as he doesn't admit it. Anyway, it has fallen into his hands now, and he can be killed directly without any proof. As for those in Suzhou City who know the true situation, this is a big deal and they will be killed. Anyone who dares to say that he is really his brother will have his whole family killed.
Then he turned his head...
"You bitch, how dare you lie about calling me your brother? Do I not even recognize my brother?"
he shouted.
Wu Shou'an and others quickly lowered their heads and began to sweat coldly.
This is really troublesome. They are at the scene, and they all know Zhu Yunwen. Now His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he will tell lies with open eyes, or admit that he is his brother and then kill him. So they know this best.
It's said to be top secret, and anyone who knows this kind of secret will probably not end well, and will be killed and silenced!
Only dead people won't reveal secrets.
If not, the whole family would have to be killed to prevent the secret from being revealed.
At this moment, they were really chilled, and countless executioners were waiting in front of them.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to talk nonsense with this thief. Let the guards capture him immediately. This thief must be punished on the spot!"
Fang Xiaoru finally reached the emperor's side. He raised his shackled hands, pointed at Zhu Yunwen below and shouted.
"Jin Yiwei, punish this thief on the spot!"
the emperor shouted immediately.
"Your Majesty, you and I are my brothers and my closest relatives. How can you meet the Daxing Emperor if you treat me like this? Such cruelty will not be tolerated by heaven."
his brother shouted.
"Jinyiwei, kill him!"
His Majesty the Emperor angrily leaned on the railing, pointed at his brother and shouted.
Fang Xiaoru spread her arms beside him...
"Execute this thief on the spot!"
he shouted.
Wu Shouan frowned at his posture, but said nothing. He just leaned to the side, blocking the guard closest to the emperor. Huang Guan also leaned to the side like a tacit understanding, blocking a guard as well.
The emperor didn't notice anything unusual. He just looked down at his brother. The next moment, the iron chain from Fang Xiaoru's hands fell from the sky and landed on his neck. Before he could react, Fang Xiaoru's iron chain was wrapped around his neck very quickly.
Wrapping it around in a circle, Fang Daru then turned outwards toward the railing.
"Help!"
Zhang Xianzong, who was blocked in the back, finally woke up and immediately yelled.
But it was too late. Fang Xiaoru, who had climbed out of Fengqiao, strangled the emperor's neck with the iron chain in his hand, and suddenly pulled him down with the weight of his body. The emperor didn't even have time to scream, and he was forcefully pulled out by him.
, the nearest guard screamed and rushed forward, but was blocked by Huang Guan a step too late. Another guard who also jumped forward was also blocked by Wu Shou'an...
Of course, it cannot be said to be blocking.
They just didn't react as quickly as they did. After all, things happened too suddenly, so they couldn't be expected to have the reaction speed of these guards.
Accident, purely accidental.
"His Majesty!"
Wu Shou'an screamed and threw himself at the railing.
But just when he threw himself on the railing, the emperor and Fang Xiaoru had already fallen into the river together. The latter's shackles, which weighed dozens of kilograms, sank rapidly with the emperor...
"help me!"
The iron chain was slightly loosened, and His Majesty the Emperor, who was very good at swimming, struggled hard and shouted.
But Fang Xiaoru suddenly hugged him from behind and used the weight of the chains on his body to sink him.
There was chaos on and off the bridge. The guards jumped down in panic and tried to save their emperor, but they were all heavily armored and could barely protect themselves after entering the water. One of them did grab the emperor and dragged him out.
A little, but Fang Xiaoru, who was on the latter's back, hugged the emperor tightly. Another guard pulled out a dagger and stabbed him in the arm, but at this time, Fang Daru was actually unconscious, and he only had the obsession to kill the emperor, and the dagger
The pain had no effect on him.
He still fell to the emperor and sank again.
At this time, the emperor was also unable to struggle. At the moment of sinking, he glanced at his brother with his last consciousness.
The latter stood on the bow of the ship about ten feet away, looking down at him proudly.
The guards were still working hard to rescue the emperor, but the mud and sand under the water were stirring, making it difficult to see the emperor.
After all, the emperor also wore heavy armor. In fact, he had dozens of kilograms of breastplate inside, which even a divine machine gun could not penetrate.
His breastplate and Fang Xiaoru's shackles weighed seventy or eighty kilograms in total. The buoyancy of the human body was meaningless after adding these. He was directly carried and sank to the bottom of the water. The guards were protecting themselves while constantly swimming in the water.
They groped around, but the water here was nearly a foot deep, and it was difficult to find the emperor who had sunk to the bottom. While they were searching for the emperor, Zhu Yunwen was looking at Wu Shouan and others, and the latter was also looking at him...
"Everyone, am I King Guangze?"
he said.
"Jinyiwei, take him down quickly!"
Zhang Xianzong shouted.
"Xueshi Zhang, what does Fang Xiaoru's regicide have to do with King Guangze? This traitor has already betrayed King Guangze, and now the regicide is his own act. Does Zhang Xueshi want to frame King Guangze?"
Huang Guan shouted.
Zhang Xianzong looked at him in astonishment. Suddenly he came to his senses and ran back without hesitation.
"Zhang Xianzong and Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the king, capture them immediately!"
Wu Shouan suddenly shouted.
The royal guards looked at each other, but no one took action.
We are not fools, Tamar has made it clear that this is a plot, Fang Xiaoru is a dead soldier of King Guangze, and he pretends to surrender to cooperate with King Guangze's regicide.
Although the incident happened so suddenly that everyone was a little confused, it was obviously wrong to arrest Academician Zhang. Everyone knew that Academician Zhang was loyal to the emperor. Even if he didn't know what to do now, he couldn't help the tiger and harm the loyal ministers.
Zhang Xianzong quickly mounted his horse...
"Everyone, have you ever thought about how to face King Yan and how to face Yang Feng?"
He looked at Wu Shouan and others and sneered.
Then he turned his horse's head and left quickly.
Wu Shouan and others looked at each other, but then turned around...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has passed away and the country has no owner. The King is his brother. At this time, I would like to ask the King to come ashore and temporarily take charge of the overall situation."
Huang Guan suppressed his excitement and said.
They, the Confucian scholars, finally waited for their Holy Lord and Mingjun.
"In this case, I have no choice but to do it."
Zhu Yunwen also suppressed his excitement, then asked the boatman to dock, and was welcomed ashore by Wu Shou'an and others.
At this time, the guards were still fishing for His Majesty the Emperor. Five minutes later, they finally pulled His Majesty out of the water, but the latter had already died, and Fang Xiaoru's dead body was still wrapped around him. The guards were forced to
After breaking apart the arms and legs, the body of His Majesty the Emperor was taken out. At this time, the city gate of Suzhou had been opened, and Qi Tai and other officials of King Wu led the regiment out of the city. Now of course the forged edict was true, so they
They are just a group of loyal ministers who are loyal to the great emperor.
At the same time, the Suzhou gentry gave a large amount of money to reward the troops and appease the soldiers who were still at a loss. However, the money must have been borrowed, so King Wu immediately declared Suzhou government tax-free for ten years.
The people of Suzhou all cheered.
Then the civil servants and military generals led the people of Suzhou and the armies to formally request the King of Wu to temporarily supervise the country.
Later, the King of Wu announced to the world with the edict of supervising the country that the scholar Zhang Xianzong and the criminal minister Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the king. Unfortunately, His Majesty was killed. The ministers who accompanied him considered the King of Wu as their eldest brother, so they asked the King of Wu to supervise the country and escort His Majesty's body back to the capital.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu in the south, was entrusted with the imperial edict.
Officials in Zhejiang and Su Songchang were all subject to the imperial edict.
After all, even if everyone understands what is going on at this time, there is no need to get entangled. They are brothers. Although they are not the same mother, they are both the sons of Emperor Xingzong, and Emperor Daxing did originally want to use King Wu as his father.
The emperor's grandson is qualified to be the emperor. The emperor has no son, but the queen is pregnant now. It's hard to say whether it's a boy or a girl, but even if it's a boy, you can't let an unborn child become the emperor.
Emperor?
There are still two younger brothers left, both of whom are concubines. They are in the same situation as King Wu, which means that King Wu deserves to be ranked first in terms of succession rights.
Although everyone knew that it was probably him who murdered His Majesty the Emperor.
but……
Now after all, he has the most right to inherit the throne!
After all, this is all a matter between their brothers. The internal struggle in the royal family really has nothing to do with the ministers. If he succeeds, then he will be the emperor. The key is that his succession is in the interests of the ministers. If nothing else, first of all.
The reform of the imperial examination must have been stopped. This alone was enough for the ministers to support him.
As for the truth about the emperor's death, at least it can be explained to him. First of all, Fang Xiaoru surrendered, so he has betrayed King Wu. Since he has betrayed King Wu, of course it cannot be the result of King Wu's instigation, and King Wu was not involved when the emperor was killed.
He just went to see his younger brother. At that time, Fang Xiaoru shouted for Jin Yiwei to kill him, and everyone heard it. It really had nothing to do with King Wu!