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Just when the earth-shattering changes were taking place in the capital, the Ning clan led by Ning Zhiyuan was rushing to the northwest for refuge.
Before leaving, Ning Zhiyuan had already released all the carrier pigeons, wrote a note about the situation in the capital and tied it to the carrier pigeon and released it.
He needs to let his people and his henchmen know what is happening in the capital, so that they can prepare early.
Now that a few days have passed, the two sons and the other Ning clansmen who are far away in the northwest should have received the news.
In order to rush to the northwest as soon as possible, everyone along the way, including Ning Zhiyuan, did not dare to stay for too long, even if it was to eat and sleep, it was to shorten the time as much as possible.
Those who can ride horses try to ride horses, and those who can't ride horses should ride in carriages, and be sure to bring everyone with them.
In order to prevent the capital from sending people to pursue him, Ning Zhiyuan also sent a part of the guards to the queen of the palace to lead away the pursuers.
Not only that, but he also sent a dozen guards to act as scouts to scout the way ahead, so as not to fall into an ambush.
Along the way, everyone was very careful, trying to hide their tracks, and everyone's nerves collapsed.
Fortunately, the second prince and others were busy hunting down various resistance forces and fish that slipped through the net in the city, and they did not have the strength to send a large army to hunt them down for the time being, which saved the Ning clan from military disasters.
But the biggest hero is still the secret passage.
Without that secret passage, it would have been impossible for the Ning clan to flee the capital.
When An Guogong's henchmen finally found the secret passage, they were all stunned by this secret passage that led directly to the outside of the capital.
How many years did it take to dig such a long secret passage? And when was it dug again? Could it be that the Ning clan had long expected today's situation?
This Ning family is really unfathomable, and people dare not take it lightly.
After more than half a month of traveling, the Ning clan finally entered the northwest territory safely.
It was none other than Ning Zhiyuan's second son, Ning Yafeng, who greeted them at the border.
As Ning Zhiyuan expected, the two sons in the northwest and the other Ning clan members had indeed received the flying pigeon transmission and made various preparations in advance.
It was in order to meet his father and the others that Ning Yafeng personally led two thousand elite cavalry to the border as fast as possible, and they had been waiting here for a few days.
If Ning Zhiyuan and the others don't arrive again, he will set off with these cavalry to find someone.
Seeing his second son Ning Yafeng, Ning Zhiyuan was very happy, and after the two sides met, he immediately asked him about the situation in the northwest.
Ning Yafeng told him that after receiving the flying pigeon summons, he, his eldest brother, and all the Ning clansmen in the northwest immediately started to act.
They first contacted all their military colleagues who were on their side, and then suddenly launched a mutiny in various camps with lightning speed, quickly controlling the military generals on the imperial side and preventing them from having the opportunity to rebel.
The people of the Ning clan knew very well in their hearts that at such a critical time, only those who had the right to control the military had the right to speak, and everything else was false.
Although the people of the court were successfully controlled, after all, there had been mutinies in the major camps, and the soldiers below were not blind, and they probably knew what was going on.
The soldiers just didn't understand why the officials led by the Ning family did this, could it be that the Ning family had rebelled against the imperial court?
For a time, the soldiers in the entire northwest camp area looked very panicked and at a loss.
Rumors spread in the army, and people were panicked.
At this time, if you want to dispel rumors and stabilize the morale of the army, you must have a core figure like Ning Zhiyuan, who has deep prestige and popularity in the Northwest Army and among the people, in order to convince everyone, otherwise there will be chaos in the Northwest if it drags on.
After learning about the general situation, Ning Zhiyuan immediately decided to rush to Wuchi County, an important border town, as quickly as possible.
Because the entire northwest camp is in Wuchi County, which is also the foundation of the Ning family.
As long as the Northwest Battalion is controlled, everything will be in the hands of the Ning family.
So after a brief rest, the group set off again and rushed to Wuchi County.
Originally, after several days of rapid travel, Ning Zhiyuan's wound began to crack and bleed, and he should have found a place to rest for a while.
But now that the situation is urgent, he can't take care of so much, so he can only endure the pain and continue to hurry. Yao saw it in his eyes, very heartbroken, but helpless.
A few days later, the group finally arrived in Wuchi County.
After temporarily placing all the clansmen in the Ning family's mansion, Ning Zhiyuan first freshened up, and then checked the flying pigeon biography sent by the spies in the capital in the study.
After reading the contents of the secret document, Ning Zhiyuan sighed with a complicated expression.
Emperor Jing'an was finally defeated.
Even though he had been preparing for many years, he still underestimated An Guogong, the old fox.
If you want to fight with this kind of old fox, it doesn't work to play scheming and conspiracies, you must use the momentum of Mount Tai to directly crush the past.
The man was still too anxious.
After Ning Zhiyuan was silent for a while, he quickly cheered up, and then walked out of the study with a resolute expression.
Accompanied by his second son Ning Yafeng and son-in-law Chi Fei, Ning Zhiyuan and his party soon came to the northwest camp.
As soon as he stepped into the camp, many soldiers who saw him immediately exclaimed excitedly, "The commander is back!" Dashuai is back! ”
"Is it true? Is Dashuai really back? ”
"It's true, Dashuai is really back, I just saw him."
"Great, Dashuai is finally back, and now I'm finally relieved."
So it didn't take long for the soldiers of the entire Northwest Battalion to already know that General Ning Zhiyuan had returned.
Seeing him return, including the Ning clansmen who served in the army, as well as other high-ranking generals, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
These days, they have to not only appease the restless junior soldiers, but also keep an eye out for invaders from the capital.
It's a small thing, and the real pressure comes from themselves.
Each of them knew very well that as soon as they took this step, they were already quite rebellious.
Once the army is defeated and arrested, what awaits them is likely to be the consequence of being punished by the Nine Clans. Therefore, everyone is under great pressure in their hearts.
When Ning Zhiyuan walked into the tent, all the generals immediately saluted him.
After nodding to everyone, Ning Zhiyuan instructed a subordinate, "Invite those who are locked up." ”
The subordinate knew that the commander was talking about those court officers who were controlled by them, and immediately took the order to go down to pick up people.
Ning Zhiyuan said to the generals at this time: "After those people come over, I will announce an important news in front of everyone, everyone wait." ”
The generals looked at each other and could only wait there.
It didn't take long for more than twenty tied up court generals to escort the soldiers over, and everyone's faces were full of anger.
As soon as an older military general saw Ning Zhiyuan, he immediately scolded: "Ning Zhiyuan, did you let these little animals tie us up?" Are you trying to rebel?! ”
"That's right, we are court officials, why are you tying us up?!"
"General, did you really let them do it?"
The other generals also shouted excitedly.
Ning Zhiyuan looked around at them, and then said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, do you know that the emperor has been killed by annihilation. ”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present suddenly changed greatly.
Needless to say, those military generals sent by the imperial court, many people couldn't help but exclaim, they couldn't believe that this was true.
And the generals who participated in the mutiny had already received Ning Zhiyuan's flying pigeon transmission before, and they probably knew the situation in the capital. It's just that the emperor was so easily killed by thieves and soldiers, and he was still very shocked.
Then, Ning Zhiyuan took out the flying pigeon biography from his body, and then slapped it on the table and said: "This is the urgent report from the capital that I just received, the second prince colluded with An Guogong to rebel and besiege the palace.
Although the five guards of the forbidden army resisted desperately, the thief army was helpless, and finally lost the enemy, and was attacked by the thief army into the palace.
Not only was the emperor and queen killed, but even several young princes were not spared and died at the hands of the thieves.
When the eldest prince broke through, he was shot by a random arrow and died of his injuries. ”
Hearing this series of news, the generals sent by the imperial court all opened their mouths in shock.
After a while, the older general asked in a bitter voice, "Zhiyuan, is what you said true?" ”
Ning Zhiyuan said solemnly: "Can this kind of thing still be used as a joke?" If you don't believe me, send someone to inquire about it.
Another thing is that after the thief army succeeded, they immediately slandered the people that this mutiny was done by the prince in collusion with the forbidden army Wuwei and our Northwest Army, and was ready to send a large army to crusade against us.
You are all old people who have served in the northwest for many years, and whether I, Ning Zhiyuan, have sent troops to the capital, you should be clear.
In addition, the thief army claimed that the eldest prince colluded with the forbidden army and the five guards to rebel. Do you know which five guards they are?
They are the five guards of Jinwu and the rear guard, as well as the left guard and right guard of Yulin and the tiger guard.
Let's not mention this tiger guard, you should know very well that Jin Wuwei and Yu Linwei are both forbidden troops in the palace, and they are also the emperor's henchmen, do you believe that these four guards will follow the prince to rebel against the emperor? ”
The crowd was speechless.
Ning Zhiyuan said with a sad expression: "I never expected that His Royal Highness would collude with An Guogong and other bandits to commit such a heinous crime of Shijun Shi's father.
Not only that, but he didn't even let go of those young princes.
He did this only because he knew that he was not in the right position, and he was afraid that some courtiers would support other princes against him.
But no matter what, it was all his own brother, the youngest of whom was only seven years old.
Let me ask all of you, is a person who can even do it with his biological father and younger brother worthy of our allegiance?!
My Ning clan has enjoyed the emperor's grace for generations, and their loyalty is evident, and there have never been rebellious ministers and thieves.
Although I, Ning Zhiyuan, am not good, but as a general in the northwest who was personally appointed by the former emperor Jing'an, I have been deeply trusted by the former emperor for many years, and I will never be in the same league and embarrassed as such a puppet emperor and thief.
I declare that from this moment on, the northwest will break with the capital and will no longer be under the orders of the puppet dynasty.
My Ning clan will resist desperately and will not compromise.
If anyone here wants to leave the northwest and return to the capital, they can leave just now, and I would rather someone stop them. Please! ”
As the last word "please" sounded, all the imperial generals stood there in a daze, and they had not yet recovered from the shocking news.
Ten days later, the northwest sent a number of fiercely worded documents against thieves to all parts of the Great Wei.
In the text, he denounced the heinous evil deeds of the second prince and An Guogong and other Shi Jun Shi fathers, and made it clear that all the military and people in the northwest, as loyal subjects of the former emperor Jing'an, would never recognize such a rebellious rebellious rebellious rebellious son as the new monarch.
From now on, the entire northwest will stand on its own as the orphans of loyal ministers, and will no longer be ordered by the puppet dynasty.
And invite all loyal and patriotic people in the world to respond positively and fight against the puppet dynasty together with the military and people in the northwest.
As soon as this article came out, the world was in an uproar.
In the autumn of the twenty-ninth year of Jing'an of the Great Wei Dynasty, the northwest was reversed.