Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there have been endless wars in the north. If Fei Feiyu had led his troops to fight thousands of miles in bloody battles, the Ming Dynasty would have perished as it did in history. All civil and military officials knew it, and Emperor Chongzhen also learned from the crown prince.
I knew it clearly in the strange dream, and my whole body trembled just thinking about it, and I had endless nightmares.
Fortunately, Chang Yu turned things around, and fortunately these soldiers came forward to succeed him, so he decided to hold a military parade to discuss merits and appreciate the entire army, capture the hearts of the troops, gather the hearts of the people, and establish the imperial prestige.
Security was a top priority when emperors of all dynasties left the palace. What's more, the current situation is not very stable. Qing army spies in the capital are ready to move, and there are guerrillas running around outside the city. The imperial guards responsible for the emperor's security are under great pressure.
, but also done enough homework.
The road from the palace to the city gate of Andingmen has been tightly blocked. All intersections, alleys and alleys have been blocked, and lookout posts have been arranged at high places. Guards are also tightly blocking the area ten miles out of the city. No one is allowed within one mile on both sides of the road.
near.
As for the school grounds next to the military camp, it was heavily defended. In addition to the personal guards, there were also soldiers and horses patrolling the perimeter. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of people watching the ceremony, so they were afraid that something would happen.
Zhou Yuji was the general person in charge of this military parade. He dispatched 15,000 elite soldiers from various ministries to participate in the military parade drill, with the rest guarding the main camp, and thousands more were sent to work with the guards on the periphery. Among them were his subordinates and Huang Degong.
subordinates, and even subordinates of Gao Jie and others.
Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo went to Dongchang Yamen last night to complain about their grievances, but were dismissed by Chang Yu with a few words. As expected, the three of them received the imperial edict early in the morning and were allowed to attend the military parade. At the same time, Jin Yiwei issued a request for assistance, ordering them to mobilize elite troops.
Responsible for perimeter security.
The three of them were delighted, and each dispatched elite troops to go on duty at the school grounds. Among them, the Gaojie Division sent a thousand elite troops, led by their confidant Li Chengdong, to follow the arrangements of the Jin Yiwei and patrol ten miles due east of the school grounds.
This is actually a casual job. The emperor is protected by heavy troops near the military camp. Whoever gets tired of life will assassinate him. Not to mention that hundreds of people can't get close to him, even tens of thousands of people can't do it. So these people are actually just decorations, wandering around.
Just for fun, to scare some people around.
The weather was gloomy but cool. Li Chengdong led his men to wander around for a few times with nothing to do. Then he ordered his men to divide into several groups and continue wandering in the duty area. He and dozens of his confidants rested by the woods next to a village.
The villagers did not dare to approach when they saw the officers and soldiers. Although Li Chengdong and others had bad intentions, they did not dare to disturb them. After all, the situation was too sensitive, and Gao Jie had repeatedly ordered not to cause trouble.
But when he didn't do anything, someone did. As it approached noon, Li Chengdong was roasting wild game by the woods to satisfy his hunger. More than ten riders came from a distance, so he became alert and got on his horse. When he got closer, he saw that they were also officers and soldiers. He was confused. What's going on here?
It is obviously the area that I am responsible for, so why are there soldiers from other departments?
So he asked: "Who is coming?"
"Your uncle!" Unexpectedly, the other party laughed and cursed, which instantly angered Li Chengdong: "You don't know whether to live or die, but you know that this is grandpa's territory. If you don't tell me your name, don't blame me for being ruthless. Grandpa has been ordered, and his origin is unknown.
Anyone will be killed without mercy...".
Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, the opponent shot Li Chengdong's mount with an arrow. The horse was frightened and dropped it: "If you have the ability, do it, fuck your mother." After saying this, he laughed loudly and hit the horse and ran away.
Hold the grass!
Li Chengdong's nose and face were bruised and swollen after being thrown, and he suddenly felt the urge to kill. Who is he? Oh, he is not a human being. He is a murderous, cruel and inhuman beast. He used to bully others, but he has never been humiliated like this!
"Chop these pieces of shit for me..." Li Chengdong stood up, grabbed the horse of one of his men, and ordered to hunt down the group.
"Boss, I'm afraid they are patrolmen..." One of his subordinates was worried.
The emperor's security was a top priority, and ministries were on duty outside. In order to prevent them from being lazy and slacking off, the emperor sent special personnel to inspect various areas. Some of these people were under the Jinyi Guards, and some were from Zhou Yuji's people.
Obviously it's not Jin Yiwei's, it's Zhou Yuji's. Damn it, I would have endured it if it was Jin Yiwei's. Dogs under Zhou Yuji dared to offend me. Damn it. How could Li Chengdong, who was so murderous, endure it?
I must hold on to this tone and say, "If something goes wrong, I will resist. It won't be a big deal if I kill a few of Zhou Yuji's dogs."
When the subordinates heard this, they beat their horses and chased him away. Another person said: "Do you want to call some help?"
"Bah, there are only a few people. We brothers can handle it well. If there are more people, it will be disgraceful to win." Li Chengdong brandished his sword and beat the horse and chased after him, cursing in his mouth.
When the group in front saw them chasing after them, they got a little frightened and ran away, but they cursed even more filthy: "Cao, all the women from your ancestors, come after me..."
This completely angered Li Chengdong. He couldn't understand the hatred in his heart without killing the few people in front of him. He brandished his knife, yelled and cursed, and chased after him. The two groups of people chased each other, but they were getting closer and closer to the school grounds without knowing it.
"That wild dog, if you chase me too fast, I'll fight you." In the blink of an eye, the people ahead have reached the outskirts of the school ground. The three floors here are crowded with people watching the excitement, and their thoughts are on the school ground in the distance.
On top, no one noticed that there is such a place behind.
"You bastard, if you don't fight, I will fight. If I don't kill you today, I swear I won't be a human being." Before Li Chengdong could stop shouting angrily, he shot an arrow and knocked one of his subordinates to the ground.
This made Li Chengdong blush: "Son of a bitch, I will chop you into pieces today even if I try to skin you."
"Fuck, if you have the guts, just come after me." The wave of people in front rushed towards the crowd and fled on horseback at the edge of the school ground. The people scattered in panic.
"Someone has rebelled, rebelled..." Someone was shouting.
Let's talk about the general stage. Chang Yu saw the chaos over there. He stood up and shouted to protect the soldiers. He shouted to the audience: "The East Factory Guards go forward and kill everyone!"
"At the end of the day, the general listened to the order, "Tu Yuan, Wuzhong, Jia Waixiong, Ji Jike and others turned over and hit their horses and rushed away.
"Your Majesty, please drive back to the palace." Chang Yu turned around and said to Emperor Chongzhen. All the officials in the audience were already in a mess. They didn't know what was going on over there. Some people were even wondering if there was a Tatar rout.
Take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
"I'm not going anywhere. I want to be here to see who is so bold and wants to assassinate me, and how he succeeds."
As the so-called standing high and seeing far away, Emperor Chongzhen was panicked at first, but when he looked at the people over there fleeing in all directions, it was vaguely visible that there were not many people fighting, and he was among tens of thousands of troops.
It would be too cowardly to cause such a big splash.
There are many people with this kind of thinking. Although the officials in the audience are in confusion, they are not panic. At this time, the flag-bearer guards and the government army guards have been protecting the surrounding area for several times. Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and others got on their horses and mobilized the reviewing troops.
Blocked on the outside, anyone who wants to rush to the commander's platform must pass through them first.
"Who could be so bold?" In the military camp on the Taipei side, Wu Sangui stretched his neck and looked eastward, frowning and muttering softly. Ma Ke next to him shook his head: "Could it be that the Tatars are really defeated?"
"It's impossible. At most, hundreds of defeated troops can hold them to death, but only a thousand or so. If we attack at this time, aren't we asking for our own destruction?" Gao Jie shook his head, and Liu Zeqing agreed: "Besides, there is no way that these more than a thousand defeated troops would be wandering around the capital without being discovered."
ah".
"Then I really don't know who has a bad brain and is looking for death..." Liu Liangzuo shook his head and chuckled: "Today is really lively."
Everyone on the stage and off the stage were guessing who it was and waiting for the answer to be revealed.
Fortunately, the wait is not long.
The Third Battalion of Dongchang Wei went as quickly as it came!
When I went there I was empty-handed, but when I came I was carrying dozens of heads!
"Your Majesty, the rebels have been killed!" Tu Yuan and Zhou Yuji rode together to the general platform more than ten meters away and shouted loudly.
"Who is causing trouble?" Chongzhen stood up and walked to the edge of the general platform, his face was ashen and he asked.
"General Li Chengdong and more than ten people under Gao Jie, the general of the Xuzhou Army, have rebelled, and they have all been brought to justice," Tu Yuan shouted, raising the heads in his hands. Queen Zhou and Princess Kunxing couldn't help covering their faces and shouting softly!
Ah, there were endless exclamations from the audience. Gao Jie's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly walked out of the queue and knelt down under the stage: "I am not strict with you, and I deserve death. But...but..."
"What can I do?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"But, Li Chengdong was brave and accomplished in battle, how could he cause chaos for no reason?" Gao Jie looked at Tu Yuan.
"Yes, why did he want to cause trouble?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"Back to the emperor, when I arrived at the school ground, Li Chengdong led more than ten people to fight with the guards on duty, trying to rush towards the general station. I ordered him to surrender, but he not only refused to listen, but also intensified his efforts.
We have no choice but to kill Bizhi. We have no choice but to order them all to be killed! As for the reason for the rebellion, Bizhi doesn't know!" Tu Yuan told the truth.
Gao Jie was stunned. He couldn't figure out why Li Chengdong was so crazy and wanted to cause chaos. He also believed that Tu Yuan would not tell lies. After all, so many people were watching, and Tu Yuan was indeed under a shoot-to-kill order. Who would dare to say anything at this juncture?
If you have time to ask for the reason for the chaos, of course you should first quell it.
"Check! I want to know why he wanted to cause trouble and who was instigating him." Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly: "Gao Jie, you have to give me an explanation for this matter!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me. Your Majesty, please have mercy. I really didn't know about this!" Gao Jie was horrified and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly: "I didn't say you were guilty, nor did I say you were involved. I just want to make it clear that you must cooperate with Dongchang's investigation and give me an explanation."
Gao Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly, but his heart was very confused, and he always felt that something was wrong.
Over there, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo glanced at each other with deep frowns. Like Gao Jie, they both felt that this incident was a bit too sudden and strange, but they couldn't explain it.
Could it be that the emperor deliberately arranged this incident and wanted to take the opportunity to drink, but why did he punish Gao Jie when he knew that he was much more hateful than Gao Jie, and why did Li Chengdong risk his life to cooperate?