Being drunk and exhausted from the journey, Chunxiang chatted with three of his subordinates and fell asleep unknowingly. The room he was in was a large bunk bed, and the three of his subordinates didn't disturb him when they saw him lying on a chair and falling asleep. Soon,
Each of them also entered their dreams.
I don’t know how deep the night was, maybe it was because of the cool breeze in the river or because the boats passing by on the river were too noisy. Although Chunxiang was tired, he didn’t sleep well. He felt someone coming through the window and thought it was a dream. He didn’t pay attention.
But the Dongchang people's caution made their subconscious eyes open and take a look.
Just then, he saw a dark figure tiptoeing through their luggage. Chunxiang suddenly woke up, shouted: "What a bold thief" and reached out to touch the knife next to him.
The thief was shocked, raised his hand and waved at Chunxiang, turned around and ran towards the window.
Chunxiang also had some experience in martial arts. When he saw the movement of the thief's hand, he quickly turned sideways. He heard the wind rushing past his ears and an object was inserted into the wall next to him. Knowing that it was a hidden weapon, he immediately became furious and saw that the thief was about to get through the window.
Before he could escape and reach for the knife, he swooped over and pulled him out of the window.
The thief raised his leg fiercely and kicked Chunxiang over. When he was about to cross the window, the other three fans who were awakened had already rushed towards him. Suddenly, he didn't have time to reach for the knife and picked up the chair and smashed it over. The thief
With extraordinary skill, he dodged sideways and drew out his short sword, then started a fierce fight with the three of them.
Although Chunxiang learned the skills from Chang Yu and could deal with ordinary people, it was obvious that this thief was very skilled. Otherwise, he would not have been kicked over with just one kick. However, his three subordinates were all good fighters. However,
He was injured and he suddenly faced the enemy with bare hands, so the thief took advantage of the opportunity and escaped through the window.
The back window faced the Qinhuai River, and the trees on the riverside were lush and lush. Under the dark night, it was like a mud cow entering the sea, without a trace.
Damn it! Chun Xiang angrily slammed the window and cursed. The four of them did not leave a single thief behind, and they were almost stabbed by him.
"Sir, what is the background of this thief? Is he stealing things from us?" A fan asked with a frown.
"I want to know!" Chunxiang snorted angrily, sticking his head out to look at the boat lights on the Qinhuai River, his eyes filled with anger.
"It seems possible that we were targeted when we were at the dock." A seasoned fan said with a solemn face: "We are a group of more than ten people and we are carrying weapons. Ordinary thieves would dare to come to your door if they can't avoid it? I'm afraid it's...
Those who are interested come here to investigate."
"Who could it be?" another fan asked.
"It's possible for anyone, anyone in power in Nanjing City is possible." Chunxiang withdrew his eyes and walked to the wall, pulled out the thief's dagger and looked at it again and again: "At this juncture, the riverside ferry didn't know overtly or covertly.
How much eyeliner has been deployed, even though ordinary people in our group can't tell our identity in casual clothes, we can't hide it from them, such as the embroidered spring knife in your hands."
"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that the thief may be our colleague, or may have misunderstood us as thieves? Or..."
"Or maybe they have already seen through our identity and want to see what we are doing in Nanjing. After all, no matter whether it is Dongchang or Jinyiwei coming to visit us, there is no good thing, especially those who do bad things, they are always afraid.
A ghost knocked on the door in the middle of the night." Chunxiang handed the dagger in his hand to a fanzi and walked to the window to look outside and sighed: "As soon as I arrived at the end of the field, I was given a powerful attack. It seems that the fruits in Nanjing are really cruel."
There was no movement all night.
At dawn, the store delivered breakfast. Chunxiang asked if he had heard any noise last night. The store clerk shook his head, but Chunxiang didn't believe it. How could he not know about such a big noise? It's just that the store owner didn't want to meddle in other people's business and cause trouble.
After breakfast, I left the inn road and punched a few times by the Qinhuai River. I had just finished washing up. The few fans who had been out for a loop last night also came back. They were frightened into a cold sweat after hearing what happened last night. If Chunxiang was ill, how could they?
The responsibility is greater.
Now that the identity has been exposed, there is no need to hide it. Chunxiang ordered everyone to change into uniforms. They wore the Feiyu suit of Jinyiwei and the Fanzi suit of Dongchang. As expected, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Once the uniform is put on, the temperament of the body will immediately change.
A big change, the sexual temperament suddenly disappeared without a trace.
After paying the bill, everyone left the inn and went straight to Nanjing City. At this time, the city gate was opened and people were bustling with people, and they saw that they were all paying attention.
But just as he entered the city, Chunxiang made a decision to enter the city by water.
The southern part of the Nanjing City Wall was built almost along the Qinhuai River. Chunxiang and his party were going to the Imperial City, which was at the easternmost edge of Nanjing City, next to Chaoyang Gate in the east and Zhengyang Gate in the south. The fastest way to reach the main city was by taking the waterway along the river.
Outside Yangmen.
The waterway traffic of the Qinhuai River is particularly developed, and there are so many passenger ships. It is not difficult for Chunxiang and his group of twelve people to hire a boat, but it is difficult to arrange twelve horses, so they ordered five people to go by land and carry their horses and luggage into the city from Dinghuai Gate. He and others
Six people hired a boat and set off.
Why did Chunxiang have to go straight to the imperial city when entering the city?
This can be said about the time when Lao Zhu took over the throne and made Nanjing the capital, and later Zhu Di took over the throne from his eldest nephew.
After Zhu Di became emperor, he didn't know whether it was because of a guilty conscience that he always felt uneasy living in Nanjing, or whether he felt confident when he returned to his Prince Yan's Mansion. But after all, Nanjing was the capital designated by his father, so what should he do?
So we created a dual-capital system.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty had two capitals and two imperial palaces. In addition to the emperor, there were other places in Beijing and Nanjing. For example, it still retained the six-ministry system. For example, Shi Kefa was originally the Minister of War in Nanjing, but these were mostly empty titles with no real power.
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In addition, Nanjing also has a Jinyiwei Yamen, which is also necessary. The only difference is that the name is slightly different from that in Beijing. It is called the Nanjing Jinyi Guards Command and Envoy Division. And its commanders are all served by nobles who stayed in Nanjing, such as
Descendants of Chang Yuchun, Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Deng Yu, Xu Da and others have all served. Among them, the descendants of Xu Da, Wei Guogong, have served the most. This is the gate of the Duke of Nanjing and the commander of the Jinyiwei.
In terms of status, Wei Guogong's lineage can be said to be the true local emperor of Nanjing!
Gao Wencai was ordered to go south a few months ago. He went to the city for official duties as a Jinyiwei. No matter how cunning he was secretly, he still had to work at the Jinyiwei Yamen. This Yamen was just next to the Imperial City like the one in Beijing, so Chunxiang went to find him.
Of course he went to the imperial city.
Inside a high wall in Nanjing City, three or five people were sitting in the lobby drinking tea. The man in the middle was a middle-aged man in his forties who was quite majestic. The others were also very imposing. While they were talking, a fifteen or six-year-old boy hurried away.
He came in and whispered a few words into the middle-aged man's ear.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly after hearing this, waved the young man to leave and then swept away everyone in the hall: "We have entered the city, divide our troops into two groups."
A thin young man raised his eyebrows and said: "Those who took the Qinhuai River went straight to the Imperial City. It seems they are going to meet up."
The other one, who was white and fat, looked indifferent: "Since he's not the big eunuch, the rest don't matter. It doesn't matter whether he's from Dongchang or Jinyiwei."
The middle-aged man hummed and said, "I'm sure, don't turn around and catch us off guard."
"It's a sure thing. Since the eunuch is the governor of the East Factory, how can he go south with only a dozen of his followers, and also leave them hanging out in the inn to drink wine?"
"It would be better if it wasn't him." The middle-aged man stood up and walked to the door of the lobby, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky: "If the eunuch is rumored to be so powerful, he should go straight to Chaohu to suppress the bandits. There is no need to turn around.
Come to Nanjing, it’s not him, and the rest of us don’t have to worry about it. No matter what they come to investigate, they won’t find us, and they won’t be charged with refusing to save people until death.”
"What's impossible if they think about it? Isn't Dongchang the best at this?" The thin man curled his lips and sneered. The middle-aged man curled his lips and said: "Things are different from the past. Although the imperial court reuses Dongchang now,
, but you may not dare to make up charges at will, unless there is someone in Beijing who thinks the world is not chaotic enough. Everyone, isn't the world chaotic enough?"
"Regardless of whether there is chaos or not, we should march forward and retreat together with the leadership of the country's lord and horse," several people in the hall said in unison.
There is only one duke in Nanjing, and that is the duke of Wei from the lineage of Xu Da's eldest son Xu Huizu. The contemporary duke of Wei is Xu Hongji.
The thin one is Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, and the fat one is Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Funing. Yes, he is the guy who married Kou Baimen, one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai, and was granted the title of Baoguo in the Southern Ming Dynasty. These three people can be said to be
The Iron Triangle of Nanjing City!
"This is not the time to discuss advance or retreat." Xu Hongji returned to his seat and sat down: "The bandit army has broken through Wuhu and is very close to Nanjing. If the young eunuch leads reinforcements to us, we can stand by and watch. If the bandit army does not arrive before they attack,
We will have to sit back and watch what happens.”
"Does the Duke think the eunuch will come?" Zhu Guobi frowned.
"Yes, the war in the north has ended. How can the emperor let him use such a sharp knife? Moreover, you see, first a large number of people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang came to Nanjing, then Shi Kefa came, and yesterday another group of mysterious people came
, I think the big eunuch is coming soon, so we don’t have to do anything now, just wait and see what happens.”
Xu Hongji stretched as he spoke, his expression extremely relaxed. You must know that a month ago he was so frightened that his face turned pale. Although Nanjing City has high walls and thick fortifications like copper walls and iron walls, it is no longer what it was a few years ago. What other city is there?
The rebel army cannot be defeated, not to mention that there are not many soldiers and horses in Nanjing at this time. On paper, the Nanjing camp has nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact... haha.