When the fireworks signal took off, three major regiments of soldiers and horses were immediately dispatched around the imperial city.
They had already taken advantage of the darkness to enter the designated area in the inner city, waiting for orders. With the signal coming from the palace, they immediately swarmed around the imperial city like a tide, blocking all the palace gate passages around the imperial city.
Liu Jin had ordered the palace guards to guard the palace gate, and the two sides started a fierce battle. The shouts of killing were loud, and fire and missiles were flying.
If Zhang Yanling had not banned the use of artillery for fear of destroying the imperial city, he would have captured the palace gates of the four cities very quickly. Because of this, the capture of the palace gates was slightly slower, allowing the water battle in the Taiye Pond to continue.
It went on for a while.
However, under the fierce attack of the elite regiments and horses, the Han generals guarding the palace gate only had more than 3,000 people, which was not much manpower after they were scattered across the four cities. Including Dongchang Fanzi, Yuma Jian's manpower and some
The imperial guards who were temporarily mobilized into the palace only had more than 2,000 soldiers and horses at each palace gate.
Furthermore, Zhang Yong had already received orders from Zhang Yanling. Once Liu Jin launched his attack, he would mobilize the men from the Shenji Battalion under his command to join forces outside and cooperate with the regiment to capture the palace gate.
With the cooperation of the Shenji Battalion, Xi'an Gate was captured first, and Qiu Ju, the admiral of Dongchang who was defending the city, was shot to death by random gunshots.
The reason why Zhang Yong was asked to cooperate in the capture of Xi'an Gate first was because the entrance to Xi'an Gate is the Taiye Pool in Xiyuan. Zhang Yanling would invite Zhu Houzhao to take shelter on the Taiye Pool. After Xi'an Gate was captured, he would be immediately supported to ensure Zhu Houzhao's safety.
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Xi'an Gate was breached, and Zhang Lun led the Fenwu Camp troops to swarm in. On the east bank of Taiye Lake, hundreds of men from the Jinyiwei Han General Camp who had failed in the attack were already in a mess. Some people saw Shi Wenyi being dragged into the water by a poisonous dragon.
, returned to the shore and found that Liu Jin had also disappeared. For a while, the group was leaderless and dispersed.
As Xi'an Gate was breached, Bei'an Gate, Dong'an Gate, and Meridian Gate were captured one after another. A large number of regimental soldiers and horses poured into the palace, and the resisting soldiers and horses fled in all directions.
After Zhu Houzhao's dragon boat docked at the trestle, Zhang Lun knelt down and shouted long live the boat.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Lun, has come to rescue us. Don't panic, Your Majesty. All the soldiers and horses of the regiment have already moved in and are clearing out the remaining enemies."
Zhu Houzhao said repeatedly: "Okay. Where is the dog thief Liu Jin? Have you caught him?"
Zhang Lun said: "We are being hunted. This guy took advantage of the chaos to escape, but he must not have left the imperial city. He can't escape."
Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth and said: "We must catch him, I...I will cut him into pieces with a thousand knives."
Zhang Lun said loudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. He can't run away."
Zhang Yanling shouted: "Young Master, I'm going to arrest Liu Jin. You are responsible for taking charge of the overall situation, and pay special attention to protecting the safety of the Queen, the Queen Mother, and the concubines in the inner palace. Soldiers and horses are not allowed to enter the harem at will and disturb, and offenders will be killed without mercy. Also, but
Anyone who takes the opportunity to rob property and commit crimes will be executed without mercy."
Zhang Lun chuckled and said: "The Lord Protector is still thoughtful, don't worry, I will send an order. The Lord Protector went to arrest people, and most likely Liu Jin's guy went to the harem to hide. You are a relative of the emperor,
It's also convenient to enter the harem, so you should have gone."
Zhang Yanling cupped his hands and said: "This is exactly the truth."
Zhang Yanling turned around and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I'm going to fetch someone. Let Zhang Yong lead the Shenji Battalion to escort the Emperor to the Leopard Room. Except for Zhang Yong's people, the rest of the guards around the Emperor are not allowed to come near him. They all disarm and return to the camp to wait for screening.
Self-certification.”
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "You must catch Liu Jin."
Zhang Yanling nodded and left. Suddenly he heard someone behind him say: "Your Majesty, I will also go with the Protector to capture Liu Jin. I will act as a helper."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Jiang Bin, you performed very well this time. You saw Liu Jin's true face clearly at the critical moment and decisively cut off from him. It's okay, you go and help the Duke of Protector arrest him."
Zhang Yanling wanted to refuse, but thought about it but gave up. She had selfish motives in going to arrest Liu Jin herself. Isn't Jiang Bin the same?
The two entered the palace from Xihua Gate with more than a dozen personal guards. The palace was already in chaos. A large number of soldiers and horses were searching for the guards, eunuchs and inner court personnel who participated in the rebellion. Among the flower beds, trees, and palaces and pavilions, there were originally
It is a beautiful, solemn and sacred place. At this moment, there are people's voices, torches are flashing, and it is a mess.
From time to time, those who resisted were hacked to death, making pitiful screams.
Zhang Yanling had no time to take care of this. He was worried that Liu Jin's escape into the harem would be detrimental to the Queen Mother, so he led his people straight to the harem. When he arrived at Kunning Palace, he saw a palace maid and eunuch guarding the gate of Kunning Palace with sticks and knives.
The lights in front of the door are brightly lit.
"Where is the Queen?" Zhang Yanling asked loudly and quickly walked up the steps in front of the palace.
"I am here." Queen Xia's figure appeared in the palace, holding a wooden stick with a calm expression and firm eyes.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Yanling, has met the Queen." Zhang Yanling bowed her hands in salute.
"The Lord Protector is polite." Queen Xia nodded and returned the courtesy.
"Queen, is there anything unusual in Kunning Palace? Is there an unknown person here? I have been ordered to hunt down the traitor Liu Jin and his gang members." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Queen Xia said: "There is nothing unusual here. I have organized palace personnel to search it. The front and rear palace gates have been sealed, and I am personally in charge. There are patrols outside, and the surrounding flowers, trees and pavilions are being cleaned one by one."
Zhang Yanling secretly admired. Queen Xia was still calm and steady. When there was chaos outside, she immediately took such organizational action, which showed that she was smart and smart. Zhu Houzhao had no idea how many lifetimes he had been blessed to marry such a calm and calm queen.
"In this case, I will go to the Queen Mother's Palace to take a look. The Queen must be highly vigilant. If suspicious people appear, she will immediately order people to go to the front hall to report to Young Master Zhang Lun. He is in charge of Fengtian Hall. I will retire."
Zhang Yanling bowed and said.
Queen Xia nodded and said: "I understand, Lord Protector, Your Majesty... are you okay?"
"Everything is well with the Emperor. Don't worry, the Queen. Your Majesty... just now specifically told you to check on the Queen's safety." Zhang Yanling kindly exclaimed. In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't ask a single question.
Queen Xia's face was calm and she said softly: "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty. The Lord Protector also cares about his own safety. Go to the Queen Mother's palace and take a look. Don't scare the Queen Mother."
Zhang Yanling said goodbye and went straight to the Queen Mother's Palace. It was quiet here because it was far away from the front hall. Although she had woken up, Queen Mother Zhang had also gotten up and was asking what happened. When she saw Zhang Yanling arriving,
Peace of mind.
Zhang Yanling briefly narrated the incident, and Queen Mother Zhang was stunned. With tears in her eyes, she said: "The Ai family knew there was something going on here. The Queen is in her prime, why can't she resist just because of a cold? Damn it, Liu Jin,
Little brother, you must catch him and cut him into pieces."
Zhang Yanling comforted him and summoned the palace officials to organize a self-inspection and self-search. Zhang Zhong, the eunuch in charge of the Queen Mother, led people to search inch by inch to prevent Liu Jin and others from sneaking in and hiding, or doing harm to the Queen Mother.
After that, Zhang Yanling led people to search the palace one by one, searching inside and out. The entire harem was shaken, the concubines were panic-stricken, and the maids and eunuchs were in shock.
There are many palaces in the harem and the palace is too big. It is really difficult to hide someone. If you dig into any corner, you can hide for a long time. However, Zhang Yanling firmly believed that Liu Jin could not escape and stayed in the palace because all directions were blocked.
, Liu Jin is like a lost dog, he can't go anywhere.
The search lasted until early in the morning. Finally, under the wall in the northwest corner of the imperial garden of the harem, among a canopy of rose flowers, some guards found Liu Jin huddled in the corner. The man was covered in blood, his clothes were in tatters, and his face was stained with roses.
The flower's thorns were pricked with blood stains.
There was a broken ladder under the wall. He must have broken when he was trying to escape over the wall, and he fell directly into the rose bushes. He was covered in blood and couldn't get up.
Zhang Yanling and Jiang Bin, who had come to inquire, arrived at the foot of the wall. Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Eunuch Liu, you are well."
Liu Jin cursed: "Zhang Yanling, you are not going to die in peace. All the things you have done will be shaken out by our family, and we will break up. You will not be able to live in peace even if you teach me. And you, Jiang Bin, you piece of shit, on weekdays
Why are you currying favor with our family? The woman you gave to the emperor is actually..."
Zhang Yanling reached out to touch the dagger. Jiang Bin beside him moved faster. He stepped forward, grabbed Liu Jin's hair, pinched his mouth open, and stabbed his mouth with the dagger. Liu Jin whined and was cut off.
The pieces of tongue and flesh splashed out along with the blood, and his hands and feet struggled wildly.
Zhang Yanling put the dagger back and thought: It saves me a lot of trouble.
"Master Jiang, you move very fast?" Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"Lest this guy talk nonsense and be disrespectful to the Lord Protector, I will do my duty and do my job for you." Jiang Bin chuckled.
Zhang Yanling looked at him sideways and said, "Master Jiang, don't put the blame on me. I'm not afraid of Liu Jin making false accusations."
Jiang Bin said with a smile: "That's right, the Protector is not afraid of the shadow. It's just that this guy talking nonsense will bring trouble to many people. So... the humble position has to be like this. If the Protector feels that it is inappropriate, he can take the humble position.
condemn."
Zhang Yanling looked at him and laughed loudly. She smacked her lips and said, "What crime? Mr. Jiang didn't do anything. Liu Jin committed suicide out of fear of the crime and wanted to bite his tongue. Mr. Jiang just didn't come and stop him. Is this considered a crime?"
Jiang Bin was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Zhang Yanling said: "But I can't speak, but I can still write."
Jiang Bin was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He reached out and grabbed Liu Jin's hand. After a burst of clicking sounds, Liu Jin screamed in pain, turned his eyes white, and fainted. All ten fingers were broken by Jiang Bin. This time it was completely
He became a cripple. He could neither speak nor write.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Liu Jin wanted to commit suicide. When he snatched the weapon from his hand, his finger was broken. Alas, how can it be so easy for this guy to die quickly? The emperor wants to delay him, but he can't die yet. Mr. Jiang,
He is being taken into custody and ready to be presented to the emperor. Don't let him die."
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "I humbly obey my orders!"