In the Wenhua Hall, Chongzhen was looking at the map of Jingxiang and Shaanxi with his brows furrowed. Sometimes he drew along the map with his fingers, and sometimes he circled several places with a red pen, quite like a general in battle.

At this moment, Cao Huachun stumbled in and said in a tearful tone: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Something big has happened..."

"Xiangyang is lost?" When Chongzhen heard this, his head buzzed and he felt like the world was spinning.

Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen hurried forward to help. Cao Huachun quickly said: "Your Majesty, Xiangyang is not lost, it is the Yongwei camp that mutinied!"

"Oh, as long as Xiangyang is not lost." Chongzhen immediately calmed down after hearing this. After taking a sip of tea handed over by Wang Chengen, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After a moment, he suddenly came back to his senses, was startled, and said in surprise: "What? The Yongwei Camp mutinied?"

Cao Huachun cried and said: "The defenders of Chengtianmen urgently reported that tens of thousands of troops from the Yongwei Battalion have entered Chengtianmen and surrounded the official offices of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Even the Meridian Gate is surrounded by fully armed armored soldiers!"

"What do they want to do? Force a palace for the crown prince?" Chongzhen roared angrily. This was the second time he experienced the feeling of being humiliated. Anger, hatred, and panic all came to his mind.

Chongzhen suddenly fell into a state of helplessness and powerlessness. He was shocked, angry and worried. What was shocking was that he did not expect that this traitor had such a high prestige in the army that the Yongwei camp, as the emperor's own army, actually mutinied for him.

He thought about what happened seven years ago. In the same city of Beijing, someone had humiliated him once. After Yuan Chonghuan was arrested, his general Zu Dashou led the Liao army and fled away, not caring about the city of Beijing that was surrounded by Huang Taiji.

"What about the traitor? Are you so eager to get the upper hand?" Chongzhen said bitterly, feeling like he had raised a white-eyed wolf for so many years!

Wang Chengen reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, His Highness is still confined in Zhongcui Palace and has not left the palace..."

"The prince is still in the palace?" Chongzhen's restless heart was stunned for a moment, and then he slowly calmed down.

In the magnificent palace, the young emperor was restless and paced back and forth in the palace. After a long time, he slowly said: "Summon the prince over."

In the Zhongcui Palace, Zhu Cihong received a letter from Li Tingbiao. This was a special contact method used only in special situations. It was generally not used on weekdays and was always contacted by a dedicated person.

Zhu Cixiang knew something big was going on when he saw Li Tingbiao Feige sending the message. When he opened the note, he was shocked. He said angrily: "This brainless Huang Degong, you are so anxious!"

Although mutinies were common in the Ming Dynasty, they were just local soldiers demanding pay, and were usually suppressed directly by the superiors. Tens of thousands of people in the Yongwei Battalion mutinied in the capital, which was not easy to suppress.

Zhu Cixiang would not be so stupid as to think that Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan would come to force him into the palace, wear a yellow robe for him, the crown prince, and forcibly ascend the throne. That would be too ridiculous.

Not to mention that the two sides were not in harmony, there was no hint before. Even if they had this intention, Zhu Cihong could not usurp the throne now. In the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, forcing the palace to usurp the throne would be tantamount to pushing the Ming Dynasty into the abyss and setting himself on fire.

Zhu Cixiang is not a stupid young man who has just traveled through time for a few days. He was born and raised in the Ming Dynasty for several years and is already familiar with this environment. Feudal ethics are deeply rooted in people's hearts and are far more terrifying than imagined.

So what if he forced himself to become emperor now? What if he could control the capital and kill all the disobedient officials in the capital? Can local officials, gentry, and the army recognize him as an unfilial emperor who usurped the throne?

Not to mention that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong could laugh out of their dreams. I am afraid that the warlords from all over the world will imitate Cao Cao and lead their troops to Beijing in the name of King Qin. The towns on the nine sides are so close together, and the Shandong commander-in-chief Liu Zeqing is not far away.

Hong Chengchou, Governor-General of the Trilateral Region...

At the end of a dynasty, if someone in the court usurps the throne, it is something that many feudal officials are happy to see. Even if they don't know it, they will ignore the court's decree like toilet paper and continue to support their own troops in order to gain momentum.

After all, if they have the strength, everyone wants to imitate Li Yuan and Zhao Kuangyin. There are many successful attempts to usurp the throne in history, such as Wang Mang, Cao Cao (Cao Pi), Sima Yi (Sima Yan), Gao Huan (Gao Yang), Yu Wentai (Yu Wen Jue)

, Xiao Daocheng, Chen Baxian, Yang Jian, Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin, etc.

If Zhu Cixiang had an army of 100,000 soldiers like the Yongwei Battalion, he could still take a gamble and rely on the army to rule by force. If anyone refused to submit, he would fight until he did.

The current 20,000 people in the Yongwei Battalion can only control a corner. If they are pulled out, they will not be able to control the whole country. The troops are too small, and there are not many gentry behind them to support them. The usurpation of the throne now is completely ruined by a good card.

What Zhu Cixiang has to do now is how to save the Yongwei camp, Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan. If he can't, he can only stand on the side of the Yongwei camp, causing him to be turned upside down and killing him.

Following the eunuch who delivered the order to the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Cixiang was thinking about how to deal with the next thing.

As soon as he entered the Wenhua Palace, he was about to salute when he heard Chongzhen pointing at him and saying angrily: "Treason, are you trying to force me into the palace?"

"Father, what do you mean by this?" Zhu Cixiang asked innocently, pretending not to know.

Chongzhen had been staring at Zhu Cixiang's expression since he came in. However, after observing with his discerning eye for a long time, Zhu Cixiang's face only showed innocence and surprise, and found nothing else.

"Your Yongwei battalion gathered in front of Chengtian Gate and Meridian Gate, and also surrounded the Imperial Procuratorate. Even Tang Shiji, one of the seven ministers, was put in a coffin. Isn't this an attempt to force the palace?" Chongzhen said coldly,

He still showed anger when he spoke.

Zhu Cixiang's face seemed to have a big question mark written on it: "Forcing the palace? Has the Yongwei camp ever attacked the Forbidden City?"

Seeing that Chongzhen was silent, Cao Huachun said: "No."

Zhu Cixiang breathed softly and said: "Then how can we force the palace to speak directly? Besides, I only have the power to command troops but not to deploy them, and I am banned in Zhongcui Palace. How can I order the Yongwei camp?"

Chongzhen felt right when he heard it. Maybe this matter really had nothing to do with the prince? Then what was the plot of the Yongwei camp's mutiny?

Zhu Cixiang raised this core question: "There was a reason why the army mutinied. Why did the Yongwei Battalion mutiny? And also surrounded the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Cao Huachun, who always assists the gods, said: "Perhaps it is because Tang Shiji and other censors made remarks in the main hall to erase the achievements of the soldiers of the Yongwei Camp..."

Zhu Cixiang nodded, sighed, and looked extremely sad, saying: "Soldiers take military merit as an honor. Tang Shiji was talking nonsense in the palace. My son pretended to kill him that day just to ask him to shut up and protect him.

I didn't want him to let the trouble come out of his mouth, but it still happened unexpectedly. Hey, it's all my fault..."

Chongzhen and Wang Chengen both looked at Zhu Cixiang in surprise. It didn't seem like this that day. You guys chased people to Jinshui Bridge. If the Jin Yiwei hadn't stopped them, they would have chased them out of the Meridian Gate and all the way to Qipan Street. This is

The so-called protection??

Regardless of whether Zhu Cixi was acting or not, Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said: "This Tang Shiji is really nothing!"

Zhu Cixi said seriously: "Father, please order the Yongwei camp to return to the camp, and I will go and deliver the order in person!"

Are you going to deliver the order? What if your boy turns around and leads the Yongwei camp in, and wears a yellow robe? No matter what Chongzhen said, it would be impossible for Zhu Cixiang to leave the palace and join the Yongwei camp.

Cao Huachun suggested: "Why don't you, Your Majesty, go to the Meridian Gate with His Highness? With you two here, I believe that the Yongwei Camp will not be able to overthrow the sky."
Chapter completed!