Fan Kang had just arranged these things and was about to send someone to deliver the imperial edict to Jia Ke, when he saw a soldier who looked like a personal soldier running in.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he came to Xiao Kun and whispered something in his ear. Xiao Kun suddenly changed and his expression changed drastically.
Fan Kang could see clearly from above and immediately asked: "What's going on? Has the emperor made another mistake?"
Xiao Kun did not answer immediately and waved the soldier down. Then he walked a few steps to Fan Kang and said quietly: "Sir, something bad has happened. The Supreme Emperor just passed away in the Qianqing Palace."
Fan Kang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xiao Kun's words. He thought the emperor was unwilling to cause trouble again. If it was just the death of the Supreme Emperor, it would be nothing.
Fan Kang thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to inform Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, and ask him to take people to the palace to handle the affairs of the Supreme Emperor. He is the best at these etiquette matters."
After Fan Kang ordered Xiao Kun, he said to Zheng Kai and Xiao Yue: "You two should leave the city immediately. You cannot leave the army for a moment. Send someone to inform Ma Zuo that our commander's residence will be released in advance. , let him go out of the city first and control the army."
After listening to Fan Kun's words, Zheng Kai and Xiao Yue also knew that the situation was serious, so they walked out of the infantry commander's office and led their soldiers out of the city.
Since all the generals had left, Fan Kang issued an order to the infantry commander's office to seal the nine gates of the capital from now on and not allow anyone to enter or exit.
Fan Kang was also a little angry now. He didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor was so useless. He originally wanted to wait until Jia Ke came back before making a decision, but he didn't expect that he would leave first.
It doesn't matter that the Supreme Emperor left on his own, but he was afraid that the world would talk about it. It won't be long before rumors of Jia Ke's regicide would spread among the people, and the princes, nobles and relatives of the emperor's family might start a riot.
It doesn't matter that there are a few generals controlling the army outside the city, but they are afraid of unrest within the city.
So Fan Kang did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered the infantry commander's yamen to go to the streets to block the nine gates. At the same time, a curfew was implemented in the capital. No one was allowed to take to the streets without the consent of the infantry commander's yamen. Anyone who violated it would be arrested immediately. Anyone who dared to resist Executed on the spot.
After Fan Kang finished these things, he sent his trusted subordinates to take the emperor's imperial edict and quickly left the city to meet Jia Ke, delivered the imperial edict to him, and wrote a letter to the capital. The situation and the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor were reported to him, and he was asked to rush back to the capital immediately.
However, as Fan Kang thought, there was undue turmoil in the capital. Originally, due to the resistance and blockade of the capital, people in the capital were panicked. Suddenly, the death of the Supreme Emperor made people think more and more. enriched.
Ordinary people just talked about it at home, but the royal family members not only talked about it, they also took action secretly.
These people connected with each other and gathered dozens of high-ranking and respected old people. They were dressed in court uniforms and each had a formal appearance. Before Fan Kang could react, they gathered at the Wuchao Gate on the pretext of entering the palace to pay filial piety to the Supreme Emperor. Got up.
After Fan Kang got the news, it was too late to stop these people, so he could only lead his troops to Wuchao Gate.
When he arrived, he saw these people making loud noises, and the servants under them also kept helping, threatening the guard at the Wuchao Gate and asking him to let go of the city gate and let himself
Go in to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.
When Fan Kang arrived, he was very angry when he saw that there was no general in charge. When the guards guarding the city gate saw Fan Kang coming, they quickly came over to salute him.
Fan Kang asked angrily: "Where is your commander Xiao Kun? Why don't you see him coming to take charge?"
The guard general lowered his head and bowed and replied: "To my lord, our general is currently stationed in the imperial city, so we ordered the general to come here."
After hearing this, Fan Kang could only nod helplessly. After all, Fan Kang still didn't have enough manpower.
When the princes and nobles saw Fan Kang coming and knew that he was the person in charge, they swarmed forward and surrounded Fan Kang in the middle, and started making noises.
"It seems that you are in charge. Now quickly order them to get out of the way. We are going to attack the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor."
"We just got news that such an important event as the death of the Supreme Emperor was not allowed to be attended by members of the royal family like us. Is there something wrong with it?"
Fan Kang was surrounded by them and couldn't escape for a while. But Ding, a Chinese soldier next to Fan Kang, saw how this situation could put Fan Kang in danger, so he swarmed up and snatched Fan Kang out from among these people.
Fan Kang was protected by the Chinese army and was pushed to the back. He breathed a sigh of relief and then sorted out the clothes that were messed up by these royal clan members.
Patient Fan Kang was still trying to attack the city gate and the imperial clan members of the army, and his face immediately sank. He knew that if these people were not suppressed, more people would come to cause trouble.
So Fan Kang was not polite and directly ordered the troops behind him: "Surround these people immediately."
The soldiers behind Wan Kang have been waiting for this sentence for a long time. These people don't understand what kind of princes and nobles you are, with noble blood. They swarmed up and surrounded these people. However, these palace nobles still wanted to resist and ordered their servants to
I and my boy wanted to drive the officers and soldiers here.
In response, they were given a slap with a stick, which sent the servants flying with their heads down. Even those who rushed forward at the Huang Center were beaten a few times. This time they were considered honest.
Fan Kang saw that the situation was under control and those people did not dare to make trouble again, so he stepped forward and said to them again: "The Nine Gates Admiral's Office has issued an order to implement a curfew in the capital. You go back now, and I can forget the blame.
If not, Anlu will be executed on the spot."
The princes and nobles saw that Fan Kang was not joking, and the soldiers under Fan Kang had already unsheathed their swords and hung them up one by one, waiting for their reply, so they all began to retreat.
Finally, they elected the oldest one to negotiate with Fan Kang.
"Master Wei, we just heard that the Emperor passed away and wanted to go in to pay homage. We have no other intention."
Fan Kang knew from this person's tone that they were already wilting.
So Fan Kang cheered up and replied loudly: "The death of the Supreme Emperor has been handled by the Ministry of Rites. You go back and wait for the news. According to etiquette, you will naturally have a time to pay homage."
The people below looked at each other, and finally discussed in whispers for a few times. Knowing that they could not enter the palace, they had no choice but to retreat.
Seeing them retreating, Fan Kang breathed a sigh of relief, because Fan Kang was not Jia Ke after all, and he didn't have the courage to kill. If these people wanted to break in, Fan Kang would be in trouble.
This is the difference between Jia Ke and Fan Kang. In ancient times, in many cases, the advisers and generals under the monarch were more capable than their lord, but they did not have the determination and will of their lord, so they were second to none.
People come down.
Besides, Jia Ke has now returned to Miyun with his troops. As soon as their large group of troops arrived in Miyun, Miyun garrison Hou Sheng got the news, and he quickly led his own soldiers to the road to greet Jia Ke.
At this time, Jia Ke marched toward the capital with hundreds of thousands of people and horses, and he also erected large flags on both sides with the words "Qing Jun Side" written on them.
When Jia Ke was advancing with the team, suddenly his soldiers came over and reported that Miyun guard Hou Sheng had been waiting by the roadside for a long time.
Jia Ke led his own troops to the front of the team and saw Hou Sheng had dismounted and was waiting by the roadside.
Jia Ke urged his horse to come to him and said, "If you are not guarding the city in Miyun, why are you here?"
When Hou Sheng saw Jia Ke, he quickly knelt down and clasped his fists and said: "I know that my lord has returned to the army, so I came here to greet my lord. Please come to the city to have a rest. It won't be too late to leave tomorrow."
Jia Ke said displeasedly: "The military situation is urgent now, and I don't know what is going on in the capital. How can I think of continuing? You don't need to persuade me anymore. The army cannot stop and directly return to the capital through Miyun."
While they were discussing here, they saw a fast horse flying in the distance. Not only did he see Jia Ke's army not stopping, but they ran towards him.
Jia Ke stood there without moving. When the soldiers behind him saw this man coming straight towards Jia Ke, they immediately swarmed up to separate him from Jia Ke, and pointed their swords and guns at this man as long as he made the slightest move.
, go up immediately and chop it into pieces.
When the man who came saw that he was surrounded by Jia Ke's soldiers, he immediately got off his horse, knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Commander, I am Lord Fan's subordinate, and I have been ordered by him to deliver you the imperial edict."
Here comes the letter."
When Jia Ke heard him mention Fan Kang's name, it was right. Liu Yu next to him winked and asked him to step forward and take a look.
Liu Yu came to this man, dismounted and came to his side, and then said: "Where are the edict and the letter? Just give them to me."
The man on horseback quickly opened the package from behind and delivered the stool to Liu Yu. Then he took out a letter from his arms and delivered it to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu took the imperial edict and Fan Kang's letter, turned around and said to the soldiers nearby: "Search him to see if there is anything wrong with him."
After Liu Yu finished his instructions, he quickly ran a few steps to Jia Ke's horse and handed the imperial edict and letter to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke first took Fan Kang's letter, opened it, and was immediately shocked. He did not expect that Fan Kang had already raised troops to blockade the capital before him, forcing the emperor to appoint himself as the Duke of Yan, and the prime minister to lead the military.
Moreover, the Supreme Emperor passed away right after. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor's originally poor health was completely destroyed by such a blow from Fan Kang.
Jia Ke couldn't help but fall silent when he saw this. He couldn't help but recall the kindness of the Supreme Emperor to him. If it weren't for the Supreme Emperor's trust, he wouldn't be where he is today.
After Jia Ke was silent for a while, he put the letter in his arms and opened the imperial edict. When he saw the handwriting on the edict, it was indeed the same as what Fan Kang said.
Jia Ke thought for a while and said to Liu Yu: "As my general ordered, the army will be stationed next to Miyun City. After the army has set up camp, order the six Jiedu envoys and the general soldiers to meet me in the big tent."