630 Turmoil (1)
This night, several loud noises spread throughout the capital, and by the time the palace guards arrived with people, the entire Yiyuntai apse was almost in ruins.
Chen An and the others were stunned by the sudden change, and after coming back to their senses and rushing in, they found Emperor Yongzhen who had a weak breath because he was smashed and fainted in the cracks of the collapsed beams.
His face was dripping with blood, the falling thorns were sinking into his sockets, his legs were almost smashed to minced flesh, and his eyes were closed with only a faint breath remaining.
After the news of Emperor Yongzhen's serious injury and dying came out, the princes of the court and the central government were ready to move, and the Chen family and the Xiangfu personnel came and went frequently, and the Liu family, the Fan family, and even the eldest princess's mansion, which had been silent for several days, began to move.
In the harem, the queen and the concubine wanted to take charge of the palace, enlarge the prince and the fourth prince to enter the palace, but Shao Jin blocked the palace gate in advance, and Liao Chuxiu led people to close the city gate, and ordered the guard camp to guard everywhere, and the patrol camp was the first time to besiege the princes' mansions.
The whole of Beijing was in chaos.
In the Xiangwang Mansion, Xiao Min was sitting on one side, and there were several people standing in front of him, some of whom were reporting the situation outside.
After waiting for the man to finish speaking, Wei Yuchun said urgently: "Lord Wang, now that the palace has been banned, the military power in Beijing is held by Liao Chuxiu, he took the name of the saint to besiege the princes in the mansion, it is really a rebellious move, and now His Majesty is dying, the prince only needs to get rid of the traitors and thieves, what is the prince still hesitating about?!"
Xiao Minyuan clasped his hands tightly, he knew that now was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he had been preparing for so long, and he had hidden people in several places in Beijing, as long as he gave an order, it was very likely that he would take the throne into his hands, but the more he got to this moment, the more he dared not move.
Yiyuntai's incident was too sudden, and the suddenness surprised everyone, but he would not forget that he was not the only one with ambitions in this capital.
Xiao Xianhong and Xiao Yanxu have been fighting with him for so many years, and it is impossible for them to be defenseless.
Xiao Minyuan sat on the chair and said in a deep voice, "Wait." ”
Wei Yuchun suddenly said urgently: "Lord Wang......"
"That's enough, the king said wait a minute. ”
Xiao Minyuan interrupted Wei Yuchun's words and said coldly, then looked at Wei Yuchun and said: "The matter of seizing the heir is risky, not to mention the rash raising of troops, now the troops in Beijing are not in my hands, and my father is still alive, if something happens rashly, do you think the eldest and fourth can sit and watch me take the throne and bow down to me?!"
The two of them had long wanted to kill him, just waiting for him to make a mistake and seize the opportunity.
If those two people were ready to be followed by Huang Que, and he rashly made a move, the two of them would be able to kill him justifiably in the name of quelling the chaos, and when Liao Chuxiu was not eliminated and the throne was not in hand, he became the rebellious person, and was taken advantage of by his two imperial brothers and brothers to get rid of it, even if it was liquidated afterwards, others would only praise the two of them for killing their relatives in righteousness.
What's more, after Emperor Yongzhen was sent back to the palace from Yiyuntai, no one saw with their own eyes what his injuries were, and the serious and dying injuries were only speculation by outsiders.
Shao Jin and Liao Chuxiu dared to do this, who could be sure that they did it on their own, or if it was simply Emperor Yongzhen's imperial order, if they had the imperial order in their hands, he would become a ready-made target at this time.
It's like sending it yourself to find death!
Wei Yuchun looked at Xiao Minyuan unmoved, and couldn't help but feel anxious, when he was in Lin'an, Xiao Minyuan acted decisively, although he was deep and scheming, but his nature could not hide his conceit, and even left no room for action.
He originally thought that under the current situation, great things would be accomplished, and Xiao Minyuan would never let go of this opportunity, but he never expected that Xiao Minyuan would become so cautious, even in this situation, he would not take action.
Wei Yuchun took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, I know what you are afraid of, but since ancient times, how can anyone who has become a big thing not take risks, now that the dragons in Beijing have no leader, it is the best time, the eldest prince and the fourth prince will not be well prepared because they have to rely on, if the prince starts at this time, there is at least a seventy percent chance of winning." ”
"Lord Wang, further, it is above the Son of Heaven and ten thousand people, are you really willing to let the opportunity flow away from your eyes?"
Xiao Minyuan's expression was constantly changing, and his heart was even more impatient.
He has been thinking about the throne for so many years, if he really let go of the opportunity because of a moment of hesitation, then he will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.
Wei Yuchun saw that Xiao Minyuan was shaken, and there was a smear of joy in his eyes, and he was about to make persistent efforts to continue to persuade him, but at this time, Liu Xi walked in quickly and said urgently: "Lord Wang, someone has a secret letter." ”
Xiao Minyuan got up suddenly, and after Liu Xi sent the note in, after he opened it, he was stunned when he saw what was written on it, and then cold sweat soaked on his back.
"Lord Wang, what's wrong?"
Wei Yuchun looked at Xiao Minyuan's expression and hurriedly asked.
Xiao Minyuan held the note tightly, and only one sentence was written on it, "Xu Yu has arrived outside Beijing."
There is no signature, no head-up, and even some have no head or tail, but this sentence made Xiao Minyuan's heart move because of Wei Yuchun's persuasion just now, as if a basin of cold water had been poured and completely cold.
Xu Yu was an old minister of Emperor Yongzhen, who followed him when he was a prince, and after he ascended the throne, he worshiped the hussar and gave Yongxin Marquis.
The Yongxin Marquis Mansion is low-key, and Xu Yu has not been on the battlefield for a long time because of his old injuries, but he is really a person that Emperor Yongzhen trusts very much.
In June, Yanghui rebelled, the Southern Expeditionary Army had no leader, he and the Chen family competed for military power, but for Li Fengqian to make a hindrance, and finally no one got the benefit but let Liao Chuxiu get cheap, at that time Emperor Yongzhen ordered Xu Yu to serve as the supervisor of the army with the Southern Expedition, and later Wu Shijun hanged himself, leaving a bloody book to make a fuss, Emperor Yongzhen was afraid that Liao Chu would rebel, so he issued an order to remove his military power, and handed over all the Southern Expeditionary Army to Xu Yu.
After the Southern Expeditionary Army returned to the court, in order to appease the ministers, Liao Chuxiu attacked the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan and held the power of the Janissaries in Beijing, and perhaps in order to balance Liao Chuxiu, Emperor Yongzhen not only did not remove Xu Yu's military power, but also handed over all the divine machines and the second battalion of Feiyu to Xu Yu.
It was less than an hour after the incident in Beijing, Xu Yu had already gone out of the city to take over the second battalion and led the troops back to Beijing, so what happened only needs to be guessed, and now the defense of Beijing is in the hands of Liao Chuxiu, if he didn't agree, how could Xu Yu go out of Beijing, and how could the situation of Emperor Yongzhen spread out of Beijing? !
Once Xu Yu and Liao Chuxiu join forces, and all the people of the three battalions and seventy-two guards enter the city, who else in this capital can compete with them?
And if he makes a move at this time, not to mention that Xiao Xianhong and Xiao Yanxu secretly made a move, Liao Chuxiu and Xu Yu alone can easily take him, and then detain him for committing chaos.