In the chaos, Zhu Qizhen has already led people into the city.
This time when I left Beijing, in order to cover up others' eyes and ears, I only brought 3,000 battalions with me, all of which were deployed in Hai'an to stop the Japanese pirates. Now there are only a few dozen Jin Yiwei left around me.
Shi Heng's men are going around to wipe out Bai Lian's rebellious gang, while Bai Lian's men are also hunting Zhu Qi Town throughout the city.
For them, the only comeback point is to capture the emperor.
Zhu Qizhen knew clearly that the gangsters in the city wanted to tear him into pieces, but if they did not show up, these people would definitely run away, especially the gangsters outside the city. If they ran away, they would hide.
, waiting for the opportunity to continue causing chaos.
If we can catch them all in one battle tonight, we can save ourselves these troubles.
Therefore, Zhu Qizhen doesn’t mind using himself as bait to catch all the fish!
In the darkness, there are torches burning everywhere.
In order to act in unison, the people of the White Lotus Sect all wore black clothes with a white lotus embroidered on their chests.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Qizhen and his party were dressed so conspicuously.
In the light of the fire, the knife slashed down, and blood suddenly appeared.
The Jin Yiwei brought by Yuan Bin are all masters, and they can easily deal with these little minions.
However, as everyone got closer and closer to the Forbidden City, the number of thieves increased significantly.
Although the Jin Yiwei were powerful in combat, they were unable to withstand the overwhelming numbers of the opponent, and the situation began to become stalemate.
During the melee, a man rushed towards Zhu Qizhen with a sword raised. Fan Zhong held a copper hammer and slashed it down without hesitation.
Bang!
Half of the man's head was immediately smashed off, his whole body twitched, and he looked like he was dying.
In the shadows, two people stared quietly at the battlefield.
"Miss, come on!"
"Wait a minute!"
Xiaohua looked anxious and said: "There are more and more officers and soldiers. If we wait any longer, we will not be able to catch the Dog Emperor!"
Song Guxi stared straight ahead and said: "Look at the man next to him. He is extremely powerful. He is the commander of the imperial guards, Fan Zhong. You and I may not be his opponent together."
"But..."
"Shh!"
Song Guxi signaled her to be silent, and then said: "Wait a moment, he will go further away!"
Fan Zhong spent all this time hiding on the flower boat, and finally had a chance to vent his anger. Seeing that there were so many thieves, he ignored Zhu Qizhen beside him and went out with a copper hammer.
Song Guxi sneered: "Now!"
The two men, who were like lightning, suddenly rushed out from the shadows and charged towards Zhu Qizhen in the crowd.
Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin turned around at the same time, but it was already too late.
These two people were extremely good at lightness skills, and they had already arrived in front of Zhu Qizhen in just one moment of meeting each other.
"Your Majesty!"
"Be careful!"
Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin retreated at the same time, and then...
Bang!
A flash of fire, accompanied by the sound of an explosion, stunned everyone present.
I saw Zhu Qizhen holding a short blunderbuss in his hand, with smoke coming from the mouth.
One of them was shot in the chest and flew backwards.
Seeing that something was wrong, the other person dodged and escaped into the darkness.
Zhu Qizhen signaled to Yuan Bin, and Yuan Bin stepped forward to check and saw that the man was no longer breathing.
A trace of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if he had discovered something. He reached out and touched the other person's face, and a thin human skin mask was lifted off.
"Is it her?"
Zhu Qizhen asked: "Who?"
Yuan Bin replied: "Isn't this... the little flower girl that my subordinates arranged to be next to Miss Song?"
Zhu Qizhen stepped forward and took a look, and it turned out to be Xiaohua.
Speaking of which, the one who just escaped must be Song Gu Xi.
Hey, woman!
When he thought that he was being fooled by this woman, Zhu Qizhen became extremely angry.
You're lucky this time. If you get caught by me next time, just wait!
It may be that the gunfire just now acted as a deterrent, and the thieves did not dare to fight, and ran away with a puff of smoke.
Zhu Qizhen reloaded his ammunition, raised his gun and shouted: "Follow me into the palace!"
As we approached the Forbidden City, a group of guards arrived in a hurry.
The commander of the imperial guard watched from a distance. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately shouted: "The Japanese pirates are coming, prepare to fight!"
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers got into formation.
Yuan Bin stepped forward and said: "Look clearly, this is His Majesty the Emperor!"
The man stared at the young man with wide eyes, but the problem was that he had never seen the Emperor Chang Zhang in his life...
Yuan Bin took out his belt card. He knew this thing, the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
It seems that he is really the emperor.
"Kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "My lords, please rise. I ask you, how is the city?"
The guard hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, no one knows what happened. Moreover, the orders received by various people are also very confusing. Some say that Japanese pirates have invaded, and some say that the White Lotus Sect is causing rebellion. In short,
, now it’s all a mess.”
Zhu Qizhen thought about it carefully and found out that among these orders, there might be counter-thief infiltration.
They want to muddy the waters so they can fish in troubled waters.
At this time, a group of people arrived in a hurry. Yuan Bin stepped forward to warn him, but found that the person who came was Shi Heng!
Shi Heng stepped forward and prostrated himself on the ground.
"Your Majesty Shi Heng, greetings from the Holy Gong!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Shi Heng, well done!"
Shi Heng was overjoyed and replied: "I thank the emperor for the compliment!"
After saying that, he waved behind him and saw two people in long robes being tied up.
Zhu Qizhen stepped forward and under the firelight, he recognized that one of them was Mei Linrong, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, but the other one was a bit unfamiliar.
"Are you the mastermind behind the scenes?"
The man snorted coldly and turned his head away.
"Hey, young man, he's quite arrogant. Come, bring him into the palace, and I'll interrogate him personally!"
"Yes!"
Zhu Qizhen turned around and waved to the guard.
"What's your name?"
"Go back to the emperor and humble the outpost camp Zhao Cai!"
"Listen, I have an errand for you!"
Zhao Cai suddenly became excited, the opportunity to make a meritorious service came!
Then, he took a horse and galloped away in the direction.
"The White Lotus Sect has rebelled, the White Lotus Sect has rebelled..."
Zhao Cai rode his horse and ran wildly, shouting all the way, and walked through three or four streets, which immediately caused chaos.
Bang!
A tripping rope protruded from nowhere, and the horse suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.
Zhao Cai rolled off his horse, his nose bruised, his face swollen, his head bruised and bleeding.
But he still shouted: "Quickly... the White Lotus Sect has rebelled..."
At this time, a group of people swarmed forward, but they were officers and soldiers in the city.
Under the dim sky, a hundred households and a group of people held Zhao Cai down.
Zhao Cai said angrily: "My own people, my own people..."
But Baihu shouted disdainfully: "One of our own? Who said we are one of our own? You are so brave, what are your intentions?"
"I am guarding Zhao Cai from the outpost camp. The White Lotus Sect has rebelled... Hurry..."
After hearing this, Baihu laughed and said: "Haha, who cares what kind of garrison you are or what outpost camp you are? If you are really a garrison, you should know that now that the Japanese pirates have entered the city, the Chinese Army Governor's Office has issued a strict order to eradicate them with all their strength.
Japanese pirates who dare to disturb the morale of the army or confuse the public with their evil words will be killed without mercy!"
Zhao Cai frowned and said, "When did it happen?"
"Since you are a guard, how can you not know this? I think you know the law and break it. You must be a spy sent by the Japanese pirates to disturb the morale of the army and the people. I am here to patrol the city and I want to deal with people like you!"<
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Zhao Cai was immediately shocked and said: "Zhao Liang, the guard of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, is my brother. You call him..."
But Baihu became more and more stern and said coldly: "We don't recognize Zhao Liang. We only know that the order we received is that anyone who dares to confuse the public with evil words and disturb the people's hearts will be killed immediately as a warning to others. Who cares?
Who do you know? If I don't kill you, I will deal with you in military law. Not to mention killing a monstrous person who is deceiving the public. I will reward you with ten taels of silver. We can just lend your head to exchange for wine."
As soon as this was said, the other soldiers burst into laughter.
These soldiers are not from the Central Military Command, but from the Nanjing Zuowei.
On weekdays, Nanjing Zuowei is under the direct jurisdiction of Wei Guogong, and Wei Guogong is the garrison of Nanjing. Naturally, all resources are first attached to the direct line troops and horses directly under the jurisdiction, so these people are often more arrogant and domineering in Nanjing City.
Therefore, they don't care whether you are from the outpost camp or know a certain garrison.
All I know is that the chief issued an order, and the Japanese pirates attacked and the whole city was under martial law. He also explained that the Japanese pirates had sent a spy to spread rumors. Whenever someone talked about rebellion, it must be a spy of the Japanese pirates.
At this time, a soldier had already drawn his sword, and without waiting for the guard to explain further, he slashed with his sword.
Zhao Cai suddenly rolled hard to avoid the fatal knife.
Just listen to him shouting: "Here comes someone!"
At the same time, a group of people roared past.
The hundred households were feeling very proud. When they raised their heads, they vaguely saw that these people seemed a little different. They were all carrying knives, like wolves and tigers.
At this moment, Baihu shuddered violently and hurriedly said: "Japanese pirates... hurry up... welcome the thieves..."
He hasn't finished speaking yet.
The opponent was coming roaring like a wind and a lingering cloud. Everyone raised their knives, and there was a flurry of chops!
All of a sudden, seven or eight soldiers fell.
The scene was very cruel. Baihu looked at the corpses on the ground. He was smarter and had escaped long ago, but he saved his life.
"The Japanese pirates are coming..."
But at this time, his face was already pale with fright, he was yelling, and he suddenly got into the alley.
At this time, it is better to find a place to hide quickly, maybe you can save a life.
Shi Heng and Zhao Cai cooperated skillfully, fishing for law enforcement, and soon uncovered the enemy soldiers hidden in the court.
Immediately afterwards, all the guards of Nanjing City were dispatched and occupied several important thoroughfares in the city.
They did not kill innocent people indiscriminately wherever they went.
The vast majority of them are common people, even some harmless people wearing uniforms of officers and soldiers. As long as they are not holding weapons, they are basically ignored.
However, the people in the city still don't know why and dare not go out at all.
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The gate of the Yamen Gate of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army.
A group of men and horses came flying in, and there were a few soldiers standing outside the yamen gate, but they didn't know that the danger was coming.
It was so chaotic tonight, no one could figure out what the real situation was.
"Kill these people with swords!"
"What...are you doing?"
The few at the door had a knife held to their necks before they could figure out the situation, and they were immediately frightened and at a loss.
Yuan Bin ignored them and said: "The Jinyi Guards are doing their job, and anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
However, after all, there are still people who are not afraid of death.
"So what about Jinyiwei, my master..."
Poof!
Before the man could finish speaking, he stabbed him to death.
Now, no one dares to be arrogant.
Yuan Bin said hello and rushed in with others.
I only heard someone shouting: "Who is coming...ah!"
After a scream, there was no movement.
Jinyiwei will not explain to you at all, but if there is resistance, or there is an intention to resist, he will be killed directly.
Now, everyone in the yamen is honest.
Everyone's face turned pale with fear. At this time, they even lost the courage to shout.
The Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army is not a powerful yamen, but it is not easy to mess with. On weekdays, anyone who comes to the yamen to do business is not greeted with a smile. Who would have expected that today he would bump into such ruthless people.
Yuan Bin entered with a knife and asked: "Where is the governor?"
No one said anything.
Everyone's face was pale and their heads were bowed.
Yuan Bin reached out and grabbed a burly guard and asked: "Where is your superior officer?"
Snap!
The man knelt down and shouted: "Grandpa, spare my life!"
Loyalty and protecting the master are actually a joke.
After all, he is just a guard. The master eats meat and I drink yellow rice soup. The master takes concubines and I carry the sedan chair. It’s just an errand. When you encounter bullies, of course you have to be extremely vicious, but when you encounter someone who is more ruthless, if you don’t kneel down at this time, what are you waiting for?
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When several other guards saw this, they also knelt down and said: "Spare my life."
Yuan Bin said angrily: "Let me ask you, where is he?"
"No...I don't know..."
Brush!
A flash of cold light from the knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground.
Yuan Bin held the bloody knife and asked: "Who knows?"
No one dared to speak, they were all stunned.
Yuan Bin grabbed another person and asked, "Tell me what you want!"
The man was so frightened that he became incontinent and a foul smell came out.
Yuan Bin glanced at him with disdain and raised the knife in his hand...
"Don't... don't... I know!"
"Where?"
"In... a house on Willow Lane, recently... the governor kept a concubine there, and she usually sleeps there..."
"Lead the way!"
"Ah?"
Yuan Bin kicked him to the ground and said coldly: "Lead the way!"