Suddenly there was a commotion outside. It turned out that reinforcements had arrived. The Brigade Song Navy task force, the Temasek and Zambian troops, and the students from the martial arts hall all arrived. All the leading generals came to pay tribute to Zeng Cheng and Liu Kuang.
Some called His Majesty, some called Young Master, and some called Young Marshal. The heavily armed men knelt on the ground, and Zeng Cheng was so panicked that he quickly called everyone to get down.
After everyone stood up, they greeted each other one after another. Although everyone came to save Liu Kangyang, they belonged to different camps and it was difficult to distinguish between superior and inferior. They could only laugh at each other and see how Her Royal Highness the Princess arranged the next move.
Hearing the screams from the crowd, Zeng Cheng quickly said to Liu Maotai: "Good sister, don't beat people to death, I still have something to ask."
Liu Maomao waved his hand in a grand manner: "Stop." Her voice was low, and the beggars were fighting vigorously, so you couldn't hear her. However, there was a little beggar next to the gang leader who was specially responsible for serving the gang leader. He immediately took out a broken gong from his arms.
Ping Ping knocked twice and shouted: "Stop, bring the thief up."
Dai Yi was pushed and pushed by the beggars and brought here. His nose and face were already swollen, his gauze hat flew off, his flying fish suit was torn, there were shoe marks all over his body, his mouth was swollen like a pig's mouth, and he could hardly speak.
"Kneel down before you, Gang Leader!" Dai Yi received a severe blow in his leg socket and fell to the ground. He reluctantly got up and cried, "Gang Leader, please spare your life. Princess, please spare your life."
Zeng Cheng said: "Let me ask you, what caused the queen mother's illness and how is her condition? What is the explanation given by the emperor when he sent you here?"
Dai Yi rolled his eyes and kowtowed to the mountain: "What I said originally is true. Liu... A young lady who was very good at qinggong in the Zhenguo Palace sneaked into the Cining Palace and told the Queen Mother about the Duke.
The Queen Mother was so anxious about the accidental killing of King Fu that she suffered a stroke and fainted. Although she was diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, she was already old and was afraid...I was afraid that her life was running out. Before leaving, the Emperor told his servants that he would invite His Highness back to the palace no matter what.
When I see the Queen Mother for the last time, no matter how big the crime the Duke has committed, His Highness and the Young Marquis will be exempted. No, the Emperor even retains the title of the Young Marquis."
Dai Yi shed tears and spoke sincerely. Zeng Cheng also had tears in his eyes when he heard this. He looked up to the north and sobbed: "Mom, my daughter must go back to see you."
Dai Yi was secretly happy in his heart, and said to himself that despite your numbers, you are still no match for Dai Yi's sharp tongue. Just when he wanted to show his true feelings again, he was kicked in the mouth again. This time, it was Peng Jingwei who did it.
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"Fart, the government didn't send anyone to the palace to find the Queen Mother. You said Miss Qinggong is very good. Huh, you mean Liu Xiaomao. Come here, dead cat. Did you say you have been to Cining Palace?"
Liu Maomao said: "There is no good food in Cining Palace. I didn't go there. I just went to Kunning Palace to play with the queen sister."
Peng Jingwei said viciously: "Old eunuch, the witness is here, you still dare to talk nonsense, you don't want to live, right?" As she said that, she raised her feet wearing small boots and kicked Dai Yi on the head.
Dai Yi was kicked and rolled all over the floor. He suddenly rolled next to Zeng Cheng and wanted to hug the eldest princess's legs and beg for mercy. The elders of the Beggar Clan who were watching on both sides did not allow him to come into contact with the eldest princess. They all took action to pat Dai Yi out.
Far away, Feiyu's suit was completely torn, and a bright yellow scroll rolled out of his arms.
Peng Jingwei picked up the scroll and said, "It's the imperial edict." She quickly opened it and scanned ten lines, her face changed, and she handed the edict to Zeng Cheng, "Read it for yourself."
Zeng Cheng unfolded it and was shocked. This was a secret decree from the emperor, instructing Dai Yi to execute Liu Kangyang when necessary and kidnap Zeng Cheng into the capital. It turned out that Zhu Youxiao wanted to hunt down the two of them just to seize the hostage to deal with Liu Ziguang.
, who would have thought that he would actually kill him, even preparing such a secret decree.
"Old eunuch, what else do you have to say!" Peng Jingwei shouted angrily.
"It's none of my business. I don't know anything."
"Well, you're of no use anymore. Come here, push him out and kill him." Peng Jingwei shouted majestically. Seeing that the gang leader had no objections, the beggars stepped forward and dragged Dai Yi away.
Dai Yi was frightened at this moment, and wailed: "Spare your life, I say, I say everything. It was Eunuch Wei's idea to sneak into Cining Palace and make the Queen Mother suffer a stroke. It was the Emperor's secret order before he left to kill the young Marquis."
Grandma knows it well, and this servant has no intention of attacking the young Marquis."
This is true. Even in the most dangerous time, Dai Yi did not consider executing Liu Kangang. This was not because he was kind-hearted, but because the situation was urgent. If the hostages were killed, he would have no one to rely on.
"Then what's going on with the Queen Mother's condition? Tell me! If you dare to deceive me even a little bit, I'll let them kill you!" Zeng Cheng was also anxious and asked Dai Yi with red eyes.
"The Queen Mother suffered a stroke. She can't speak or move her hands. She eats, drinks and poops on the bed. The Queen Mother misses Her Highness. Your Highness, you'd better go back."
Tears fell from Zeng Cheng's eyes. Her mother was seriously ill, and her younger brother was so cruel that he issued an order to kill her nephew. Although she wanted to go back to the palace to see her mother for the last time, her reason told her that if she entered the palace alone,
I am afraid that I will never see my husband and son again in this life.
Dai Yi looked at Zeng Cheng with expectant eyes. If the eldest princess missed the love between mother and daughter and followed him back to the palace, the situation could be saved and she would not be executed by Eunuch Dai. If the eldest princess refused to go back, Dai Yi would
Yi's future and life are all over.
Others also looked at Zeng Cheng eagerly. They risked their lives to rescue Zhen Guogong's family, but they did not want her to return to the palace. If Zeng Cheng insisted on going back, he would be letting everyone down.
Peng Jingwei whispered: "Sister Cheng, don't jump into the fire pit."
Zeng Cheng thought for a long time, then he knelt down and faced the northwest direction and said: "Mother, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill my filial piety in front of the bed, but my daughter will definitely go back to see you as soon as possible and take her husband and son back with her." After saying this, he kowtowed three times.
Ring your head.
Everyone looked at each other in shock. After all, she was the daughter of the old Zhu family. She was so ruthless. She went back with her husband's son. Didn't she say that she would wait until Liu Ziguang sent his troops to kill her before fulfilling her filial piety.
Dai Yi suddenly howled: "Eldest Princess, you can't do this~~" But who cares about him now? Peng Jingwei waved her hand: "Detain him and keep him safe. This guy will be useful in the future."
Everyone gathered together, found two small sedans, and carried the women to the Governor's Yamen. Since they had already raised their troops, they simply struck while the iron was hot and occupied this largest industrial town in the Ming Dynasty. Now that the coalition forces were strong, Ma Shiying's model battalion must be
Don't dare to use your hands as a chariot.
Sure enough, when they reached the open space in front of the governor's office, before anyone could persuade them to surrender, a white flag was hoisted inside. Someone was sent in to take a look, and it turned out that the place had been occupied by boatmen from the China Merchants Bureau.
The headquarters of the China Merchants Bureau is located in Shanghai, not far from the Governor's Office. The China Merchants Bureau has no fewer than a thousand merchant ships and warships, and no less than 100,000 armed sailors and colonial troops. Most of them are stationed overseas, and there are only more than a thousand people in Shanghai.
You must know that it is Peng Jingrong who usually gives orders in the China Merchants Bureau. These boatmen from overseas are not citizens of the Ming Dynasty. They do not need to be loyal to the court at all. They are only responsible to the shopkeeper of the China Merchants Bureau. Now how many people have come to the bureau?
An eunuch who is neither yin nor yang wants to take over the power. Everyone in the China Merchants Bureau is extremely dissatisfied. Today, taking advantage of the chaos in the city and the bewitchment of the Ax Gang of the Tiandi Society, the boatmen simply revolted and sent troops to seize the Governor's Yamen and rush to
Ma Shiying is gone.
In the main hall of the governor's office, Zeng Cheng was sitting on the governor's seat with Liu Kangang in his arms. The two rows of chairs below were filled with generals from all walks of life, including Dai Wenpei, the executive chief of the Tiandihui, Liu Mao Mao, the leader of the Beggar Clan, and Liu Maotai, the leader of the Ax Gang.
Commander Lin Sheng, Lieutenant Colonel Zhao Jing, Captain of the Brigade Song Navy Task Force, Magobi, Secretary of the Temasek Ministry of War, Kamara, Admiral of the Zambian Navy, Xia Wanchun, Commander of the Capital Military Academy's anti-rebellion army, Liang Shiyi, Commander of the Army, Koru of Tubo Buddhism
Captain Hariri of the Kazan mercenary, etc. Behind these important figures stood three or four majestic Ma Bian, holding a knife on his hip. No one wanted to lose face on such an occasion.
Now this meeting is to discuss the issue of Liu Kang's ownership. The two black uncles Magobi and Kamala and the China Merchants Boat Group want His Majesty to return to the country. Temasek will stay away from the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao is powerless even if he wants to catch him, and the navy in the Song Dynasty
The task of the task force is to transport the family members of the Protector to Xinbianjing. The Tubo people's plan is to take a boat from Shanghai and sail all the way to the Port of Mumbai in Tianzhu, and then cross the mountains from Tianzhu to reach Tubo, where His Majesty the King of Dharma will be officially enthroned.
The Tiandihui, Ax Gang, and Beggar Gang meant to quickly send the family members to meet Liu Ziguang so that they could be reunited.
There was disagreement over whether there was a strong decision-maker. The generals were in a frenzy and even wanted to draw swords against each other. However, Peng Jingwei and Liu Maomao were chatting among themselves.
"Damn cat, how are you doing these days? You seem to be living a very healthy life. Look at you, your chin is out. Look at me, sister, I have lost several kilograms." Peng Jingwei said while reaching out to pinch Liu.
Kitten's chin.
Liu Maomao generously took out a chicken drumstick wrapped in oil paper from his chest pocket and handed it to Peng Jingwei, saying: "Eat this for you, make it fatter."
Peng Jingwei took the chicken leg and said curiously: "Damn cat, don't you love fish? Why did you change to chicken leg?"
Liu Maomao shook his head and said: "I am a member of the Beggar Clan. You can't eat fish or birds. You have to eat chicken legs or dogs. Do you understand?"
Peng Jingwei said: "I don't understand, how did you become the leader of the Beggar Clan?"
"I don't know. The old gang leader said that I was the reincarnation of Huang Rong. He insisted on giving me this little stick and teaching me how to practice palms. I didn't want the old man to seek death and survive, so I just ignored him. It was just a joke.
Just throw it to him in two days and recruit whomever he likes."
"Damn cat, if you don't want to practice with me, I will." Peng Jingwei scratched her head and ears anxiously.