Chapter 49: Into the Palace
Several servants of Prince Xin's Mansion who were beating gongs and drums were making noises on East Street and were discovered by the patrolling Jin Yiwei.
"During the curfew, if you are spreading rumors and causing trouble, come with us!"
"The emperor was banned and Wei eunuch usurped the throne."
"Jin Yiwei abused lynching and arrested people indiscriminately!"
"The emperor was banned and Wei Eun usurped the throne!!"
When the people in Prince Xin's Mansion saw Jin Yiwei, they immediately ran and shouted.
"Looking for death, arrest him."
A general gave the order, and the surrounding flags drew out their embroidered spring knives and rushed forward quickly.
"Fight them!"
The people from Prince Xin's Mansion drew their swords and started fighting with the Jin Yiwei.
The same situation happened in many places in the capital, and the patrolling soldiers and uniformed guards were exhausted.
Although most of these people were arrested or killed on the spot.
But the noise made by these people was just an appetizer, mainly to give King Xin a "justifiable" reason to raise troops.
As long as the people in the capital know about it, the goal will be achieved.
During the arrest process, there were many resisters, which led to many street fights, and the Jinyiwei also lost some manpower.
These are still small things, the real trouble is the military camp aspect.
There were quite a few officers who had taken refuge with King Xin and Donglin. They had long been dissatisfied with the actions of the eunuchs and Zhu Youxiao, and with the instigation of malicious people, they immediately raised troops.
Late at night, Jiang Fan was responsible for leading the royal guards to guard the palace.
When he heard the noise outside the palace, he knew that Donglin and King Xin had started to take action.
It has to be said that Donglin does have a lot of trump cards. He was able to assemble more than 30,000 troops in a short period of time and enter Beijing overnight through the south gate.
Including the guards and servants in the official residences, there were more than 40,000 people in total. They were like divine help along the way, and they were overwhelmingly powerful. They encountered almost no resistance on a large scale, and they marched towards the palace in a mighty manner.
Hong Chengchou, the minister of the Ministry of War, took the lead and shouted: "King Qin comes to your rescue and eradicates the eunuchs!!"
"King Qin comes to your rescue and eradicates the eunuchs!!"
More and more soldiers followed the shouting, until the sound shook the entire capital.
Arriving outside the palace gate, Hong Chengchou saluted King Xin Zhu Youjian: "Please give me your permission, King Xin."
Zhu Youjian nodded. Seeing that the army had surrounded the palace, he felt a lot in his heart. As long as he allowed this army to attack the palace, he would be able to take the coveted position.
When the power is in hand, Wei Zhongxian can be forced to hand over his power with the help of the emperor's power.
Then he will reward the heroes and re-appoint those civil and military officials who are loyal to him for his own use. From now on, he will no longer have to worry about anything.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's expression changed unpredictably: "Breaking into the palace, rescue him."
Hong Chengchou always felt that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, even if no one in the capital dares to stop his army, Wei Zhongxian's eunuchs can't just sit back and wait for death, right?
"Is there any hidden secret in this?" Hong Chengchou thought to himself.
But the situation at hand was urgent, and he couldn't care too much, so he had to bite the bullet and shouted: "I believe the king has ordered, rush into the palace to rescue the driver, and knock on the door."
"As commanded."
Following Hong Chengchou's order, the prepared army launched siege equipment and crashed into the gate of the palace compound.
Soon the door was knocked open, and Zhu Youjian and other ministers rushed in.
A large group of cavalry swarmed in and rushed towards the inner courtyard of the palace.
"Rush..."
Gu Ting
A large group of cavalry rushed into the palace quickly.
But the Imperial Guards on the opposite side were really well prepared, as well as thousands of guards in brocade robes, with shields like a wall, spears like a forest, and countless strong bows and crossbows at the rear ready to go.
"King Xin, are you trying to rebel by leading troops into the palace?"
Jiang Fan shouted sharply.
Seeing so many soldiers setting up defenses in the palace, Zhu Youjian was shocked, but he was already ready to find another way. He said coldly: "We are waiting to enter the palace to rescue you and eliminate traitors. Don't take any chances."
If you resist stubbornly, surrender quickly, and I, the king, will redeem you and others from guilt!"
Jiang Fan smiled, looked at the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in front of him, and said loudly: "All officers and men believe that the king is plotting a rebellion, intending to harm the emperor, kill the emperor and seize power. This commander knows that you have been deceived by traitors. If you give up resistance now, you will be exempted from death penalty.
Anyone who captures the King of Faith will be punished and have meritorious service, and will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"
As soon as these words came out, there was some commotion in the army.
When Zhu Youjian saw this scene, he was shocked and shouted quickly: "Listen, officers and soldiers, I am Zhu Youjian, the king of the Ming Dynasty. What happened today was all caused by the traitor Wei Zhongxian imprisoning the emperor. Don't listen to the eunuchs."
The words of the eagle and the dog, follow me to kill and save the enemy, and give you a wife and a shadow, right now."
Zhu Youjian's impassioned words spread throughout the country, making the officers and soldiers who were ready to move hesitant.
For a moment, I didn’t know which one, Jiang Fan or Zhu Youjian, was telling the truth.
If you stand in the wrong team now, not only will you not be able to enjoy the glory and wealth, but you may be in danger!
At this moment, the sharp voice of the eunuch Wang Eunuch came from behind Jiang Fan.
"The Emperor has arrived!!"
Following the shouts of the prince, the imperial guards and imperial guards around Jiang Fan moved out of the way.
Zhu Youxiao walked out among the stars of the East and West No. 2 Factory.
"Royal brother, surrender!"
Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Youxiao who appeared, his face suddenly turned pale as paper, his lips were dry and his eyes were dull.
The civil and military officials who followed Zhu Youxiao were in an uproar at this time.
"It's the Emperor!"
"The Emperor is fine, we were deceived!"
"What should we do now?"
...
Looking at his younger brother and dozens of officials, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Xuan paper."
The prince took the imperial edict and read it as written.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: All the officers and soldiers were deceived by a traitor and coerced into the capital by him. They have now laid down their weapons and surrendered immediately. I promise to kill only the culprits and ignore those who follow them. I will pardon the culprits. I admire this!"
After hearing the imperial edict to surrender, the soldiers around King Xin stopped and looked left and right.
Seeing that a mutiny was about to happen, King Xin became worried, drew his sword and killed two retreating soldiers, and shouted: "My brother is seriously ill and bedridden. As we all know, how could he be here? This is all a conspiracy of the eunuchs."
, want to destabilize the morale of our army with false edicts, you officers and men must not be fooled."
"All the officers and soldiers listened to the order and followed me into the palace to kill the eunuchs of the Cholera Chao Gang. I will bear all the responsibility for the crime alone. The mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty will last forever..."
"kill!!"
Just as Zhu Youjian was about to give the order and give it a go, he suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from behind.
"What's going on?"
Zhu Youjian was startled and immediately ordered his soldiers to resist with all their strength.
Soon, a general came over in a hurry: "What's wrong, Your Majesty, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion outside have rebelled!"
"What?!"
Zhu Youjian looked shocked. He did not expect that the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion would betray each other at this critical moment, causing him to be attacked from both sides.
Especially the musketry team of the Shenji Battalion, which was his trump card. Unexpectedly, he didn't fire a single shot when he entered the city, and now they were all shot on his back.
Chapter completed!