Chapter 347: Forcing the Palace
When the uncle and nephew of the Qian family heard the report, they saw that the situation was a little out of control, so they immediately ordered to send 3,000 troops.
Because he had informed Xia Wanchun in advance, he promised not to hurt Chen Zilong and others, and waited for His Highness to enter Beijing before releasing them.
Therefore, Xia Wanchun did not move as promised.
But when Chen Zilong and the others saw the arrival of the army, they had been locked up for nearly a year, and what they could subconsciously thought was that the army was going to suppress them.
So, in a hurry, he began to incite the people, claiming that now the traitors and powerful ministers of the court are in charge, and the king of Lu is under house arrest, and he is waiting for the loyal and righteous to rise up to save him, and now the traitors and powerful ministers in the court want to kill the loyal and righteous people for their own selfishness.
Such incitement has had a remarkable effect on more than 100,000 ignorant people.
The people, who were already enthusiastic, began to storm the army that came to maintain order under the loud agitation of these soldiers.
It is conceivable that an army of 3,000 people is the opponent of 100,000 people?
Especially when you can't meet the sword.
Hundreds of soldiers were innocently killed, thousands were wounded, and the rest were detained by the people.
The people were indignant, and bluntly said that they would clear the king's side, punish the traitors, protect the loyal ministers, and save the Ming Dynasty!
This is a man-made catastrophe.
After hearing this, the uncle and nephew of the Qian family were shocked and quickly made a decision - to quell the chaos.
The 50,000-strong army, including the new army, which had only been trained for more than a month, was mobilized, and for a time, the city was like a war was imminent, and the people in the city who had not joined the Hongwumen closed their doors and closed their windows one after another, and everyone was in danger and panicked all day.
But the transfer of the Qian family's uncles and nephews triggered a series of reactions.
Xia Wanchun sent troops, he commanded more than 10,000 troops, and then entered the city from the Dinghuai Gate in the west and went straight to Hongwu Gate.
The mobilization of the two-way army prompted Wang Zhiren to make a move.
The reason why Wang Zhiren has not expressed his position or acted is not because he does not want to participate.
It's that he cares about Wu Zheng, and in the city of Nanjing, only Wu Zheng can make him scruples.
Wu Zheng's army of more than 10,000 is hoarding outside Zhengyang Gate, which is closest to Hongwu Gate.
At the same time, Wang Zhiren subconsciously did not want to quarrel with Wu Zheng, in his opinion, following Wu Zheng's footsteps is the safest now.
But the movements of the Second Route Army made him unbearable.
The temptation of taking a chestnut in the fire, and the ratio of investment to return is too large, and this kind of temptation is not something that anyone can resist.
However, Wang Zhiren has been in a high position for a long time after all, and there is still a trace of rationality in his heart.
He ordered that only confrontation should be followed by no hostility, and that only garrisons should not be attacked.
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Between Yingtianfu and Jurong, there is a Chunhua town.
Because it is located in the vicinity of Nanjing, there are many people coming and going, and the development is better than that of ordinary towns.
The Ming Dynasty has always had a military post in Chunhua Town, and when the Qing army went south, this post has been idle.
Although it is not big, it is more than enough to let Zhu Yujiao and her party rest.
Liao Zhongping is a real person, he is loyal to his duties, and after deploying the temporary guard, he personally went out to inspect.
However, Liao Zhongping is not too vigilant, after all, this is already close to Nanjing, and a small group of thieves and thieves are naturally not the opponents of the hundreds of guards he leads, if there is really a large number of enemy troops, Nanjing is also close at hand.
As soon as he went out with his knife on his shoulder, he saw a crowd of people coming.
However, Liao Zhongping didn't care, and even turned sideways to avoid it, "I've seen King Lu, Lord Qian, and Zhugong." ”
Liao Zhongping bowed his hand and bowed to say hello, but did not attract everyone's return salute.
A crowd of people passed by him, and they didn't even look back.
Liao Zhongping patted himself in the mouth depressedly, "I told you to owe." ”
He also wondered in his heart, he was almost at Ying Tianfu, what was the matter, he needed to enter the prison country in such a hurry, couldn't he go to Ying Tianfu to discuss again?
But it's strange in his heart, and he is not qualified to stop these people.
This group of people, which is not the pillar of the imperial court, I am afraid that no matter how low the official rank, it is three levels higher than him.
Liao Zhongping smiled self-deprecatingly and continued to raise his feet to inspect.
Inside the main hall of the government office.
Zhu Yujiao had just picked up the Longjing tea that had just been brewed.
Uncle Zheng carefully reminded, "Your Highness...... Scald. ”
Zhu Yujiao smiled slightly, lightly opened her lips, and was about to taste it.
I heard the guards outside the hall say loudly: "His Royal Highness King Lu, Qian Shangshu ......." ”
Zhu Yujiao didn't restrain her smile, but just slowly put the cup down.
This is something urgent, so that many important ministers come together.
I have to say that Zhu Yujiao is in a happy mood now.
Even if there were differences of opinion with Wu Zheng before, even if all the things in the court and China were complicated, and even if Zhu Yujiao knew in her heart that the contradictions and antagonisms in the court could not be reconciled.
But for the return to Nanjing, Zhu Yujiao is undoubtedly happy.
Not for anything else, but for the deceased father.
"Father, do you know that I really have a day to return to Nanjing in the north." In addition to joy, Zhu Yujiao's heart also has homesickness.
"Ministers, please see Her Royal Highness Princess Ping, the chief of the prison country."
Zhu Yujiao was stunned, this is just a small town, not above the court, why are the princes so solemn, is there something wrong?
Zhu Yujiao couldn't help but sink in her heart, "King Lu, Lord Qian, is something wrong?" ”
Zhu Yihai didn't answer, just took a step forward, then turned around, and stood at the head of the ministers to the right.
Qian Sule's face was solemn, and he lowered his head and did not speak.
The ministers behind him all bowed their heads and were silent.
The atmosphere was unusually solemn.
Zhu Yujiao's heart jumped suddenly, and she said: "Lord Qian, is there another war, and the Qing court broke the treaty and went south?" If this is the case, the princes do not need to be anxious, the imperial court temporarily retreated to Suzhou Mansion, and supervised the military and people of Yingtianfu to resist the enemy. Besides, Jinghai will come tomorrow after it is late, and it will not be difficult to block the Qing army with Ying Tianfu Xingguo Gong and other departments. ”
Zhu Yujiao's voice echoed in the main hall, her eyes swept over the ministers, and everyone bowed their heads one after another, as if they didn't dare to meet Zhu Yujiao's eyes.
Zhu Yujiao felt a little chill in her heart.
At this time, Qian Sule suddenly lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness." ”
Zhu Yujiao was shocked, got up and said, "What is Lord Qian doing?" Why is this so? ”
Qian Sule burst into tears before speaking, and finally gritted his teeth and hissed: "Your Highness, please ...... Abdication! ”
Abdication?
Zhu Yujiao couldn't believe her ears, this ...... Is this true?
"Master Qian, do you know what you're talking about?" Zhu Yujiao asked sharply, but her tone was already out of breath, and she had a hunch that this should be true.
It was difficult for Qian Sule to speak before, indeed, forcing Zhu Yujiao to abdicate was not what he wanted.
Even if Wu Zheng insisted on supporting Zhu Yujiao at the beginning, he opposed it twice.
It can be seen that after Zhu Yujiao took office as the supervisor of the country, she has always practiced what she preached, and she can be said to have done her best for state affairs, so the guilt in Qian Sule's heart is very great.