Chapter 59 There are also loyal and brave people in the palace
Hui Shiyang, the backbone of Donglin and the leader of Yanguan, who was used as a pawn by Wang Wenyan, is located in the Huangji Gate at the core of the palace.
He has a very wide network of contacts, not only among the Jinyi Guards, but also among the imperial physicians.
Whether it is Wang An, the Wei Dynasty's intelligence, or the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial physician, it is certain that Emperor Taichang is seriously ill and comatose, and there is no cure.
Now that Taichang is dead, it is a great opportunity for change.
Prince?
You are in danger~
Hui Shiyang thought about it for a while.
There are two preparations according to the plan.
The first is for the prince to directly leave all the Tuogu ministers in the palace.
Then he, Wang An, and Luo Sigong will directly bring thousands of troops to save His Majesty, kill Concubine Zheng and her associates, and rescue their own people among Minister Tuogu.
Then if you can capture the crown prince, capture it. If you can't capture it, just accuse him and issue a posthumous edict.
Anyway, the remaining ministers Tuogu at that time were all our own~
As Zheng Yangxing suddenly took action, the prince sent most of the Tuogu ministers to the palace.
Obviously, the thousands of people in the palace cannot deal with Zheng Yangxing and the prince at the same time. Therefore, a more secure plan 2 is adopted.
Waiting for soldiers and horses from all walks of life to gather together, destroy all dissident forces in the palace in one go, and then remove the prince and issue a posthumous edict.
Anyway, the situation in the capital has been decided. The British prince can't stand alone, and there are still five sons of the emperor to deal with the situation~
Hui Shiyang repeatedly made plans in his mind.
Suddenly I saw someone running towards me from the direction of Qianqing Palace.
Hide in the shadows and take a closer look.
It turned out to be the cabinet scholar Han Xu and the eunuch Wei Chao!
He saw that there were very few people around the two of them, they were running very fast, with panicked expressions, and they were running towards the Meridian Gate in a hurry.
"If my prediction is correct, His Majesty Taichang should have passed away~"
The rebels are outside the Meridian Gate. This news will definitely be kept secret and only told to Wang An and Luo Sigong.
He knew very well that the Wei Dynasty was one of his own, and that Han Xu and Sun Ruyou were both unaware of the plan, but they belonged to the periphery of Donglin and supported them.
There was no problem between Han Xu and Wei Dynasty in the past~
As expected, Wang Anhui immediately abandoned the Meridian Gate and retreated directly to Qianqing Palace to take control of His Majesty's body, and then joined the emperor's five sons to prepare to head west to meet Duke Cheng Guo.
As for the one who kills the prince, Zheng Yangxing is the best. It’s him. Luo Sigong and Wang An are also fine. It’s also good to kill Cheng Guogong later.
The worst is to let him hide, so let's first say that he is missing, Luo Zhi is accused of colluding with the Zheng family, and the overall situation is determined by more methods of the fifth son of the emperor and Minister Tuogu...
Wait a minute!
Hui Shiyang suddenly frowned and realized something was wrong.
More Minister Tuogu?
Now Zhu Youxiao has sent out all the ministers Tuogu.
I heard from Wang An that Li Ruhua, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the British Duke left together. It is estimated that one of them transferred troops and another transferred money and food, and they couldn't be moved together.
Let’s not talk about Huang Jiashan’s disappearance. The first assistant, Fang Congzhe, and the Minister of Punishment, Huang Kezuan, are still in the palace? Are they with Zhu Youxiao?
He wasn't sure.
However, these two seniorities are too senior. If they do not die in the rebellion, it will be very risky to fabricate accusations and issue false edicts later.
Where are the prince and these two people?
This will directly determine whether to take Taichang's body and leave? Or pursue him in the palace to the end?
I must ask Han Xu and Wei Chao clearly later!
He has to decide how the horse jumps.
But regardless of whether it is an evacuation or a pursuit, these palace people imprisoned by Huangjimen will all die.
Anyway, as soon as the defenders of the Meridian Gate withdrew and the Huangji Gate was not guarded, a fire was set on fire, which was convenient for stopping the rebels.
Later, they said it was done by Zheng Yangxing’s rebels~
With just one look, his men began to prepare fire starters. In order to avoid arousing violent reactions from hundreds of people in the palace, the fire was not started in the gate tower, but started from the Huangji Gate stairs.
They had been preparing for several days, and the eyes of those who participated in the mutiny showed greed and cruelty.
Afterwards, they all received major rewards, and they were all members of the new imperial court. They all became rich and powerful, and their reputations were comparable to those of the Jingnan soldiers.
Hui Shiyang was still scheming in his heart, so he stood at the south end of Huangji Gate and waited for Wang An and the others to come back.
Taking advantage of the lack of supervision in the gatehouse, some rebels became greedy.
"These palace people are going to die... go blackmail them first!"
"They are all old people from the Wanli period, and they are probably rich in wealth!"
"We are doing a job with our heads on our belts, so we must make more money!"
"With money and status, we can make those officials who looked down on us in the past nod and bow down."
These people are all members of Wang An and Luo Sigong, and like them, they are ambitious and greedy.
So several military officials took the lead in extorting money. A total of more than a dozen people were ready to rob and then set fire to it.
Although the feet of more than a hundred people arrested were tied, their hands were not tied and their mouths were not blocked.
There was no intention to harm them before, but he just said to guard against rumors, and later to guard against anyone colluding with Concubine Zheng and Zheng Yangxing.
The more fundamental reason is that it is easy for hundreds of soldiers and horses to guard them. They are only given soup and no food all day and night. It is estimated that these eunuchs are even more powerless and are not afraid of them making trouble.
But once the situation became tense and the manpower was transferred, the situation changed slightly.
At this time, the rebels who came in to extort money were all heavily armored and armed with swords. They were thinking of killing a hundred eunuchs who were really helpless in a fight.
Liu Shimin, the Yin Shou eunuch, was considered the leader among those arrested and was the first to be blackmailed.
Liu Shimin was elegant and generous. He was very polite to several rebels, gave them money and jewelry, and in turn persuaded them:
"There is a battle going on at the Meridian Gate. The Han generals and the imperial guards are serving the country and killing the enemy. We will provide money when we have money, and jewelry when we have jewelry."
As soon as Liu Shimin said it, many people responded and cooperated.
The eyes of several rebels shone brightly, thinking that these people are really stupid, and they still cooperated and paid money before they died~
There was so much gold, silver and jewelry that they couldn't even fit it into their sleeves.
The rebels were blinded and gradually began to look forward to it.
"Ah, with so much money, I no longer have to be a cow or a horse."
"Being on duty in the palace these past few days has been the happiest day for me~"
"Actually, after this incident is over, I will go back to my hometown to get married."
The atmosphere looks cheerful.
Money and jewelry made their hands gradually leave the handle of the knife.
Liu Shimin's eyes suddenly flashed with determination.
"Do it!!!"
With an order, more than thirty palace people rushed forward.
Grabbing the knife, grabbing the hand, biting, scratching the face, digging out the vagina, inserting the eye, and pulling the beard.
If this continues, the Iron Man will also become useless.
These rebels were still talking about money and jewelry, but they were captured instantly, and screams immediately echoed through the Huangji Gate.
"That's bad, you didn't cover your mouth!"
Some people found that they missed this step, but Liu Shimin had already planned this.
When other thieves guarding the outside heard the noise, they entered the house and killed anyone on sight.
Liu Shimin shouted: "The thieves will not survive! We have been discovered, if we don't resist, we will die!!!"
The thirty or so people who followed the resistance also shouted.
After shouting like this, and then seeing the rebels killing indiscriminately, many people who didn't realize what was going on stood up and shouted in resistance.
Those who grabbed the weapons fought back directly, while those who didn't grabbed the weapons also picked up tables, chairs and benches and smashed bottles and cans.