After Ming Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, on the one hand, he "collected the power of the world to one person" to prevent outsiders from coveting; On the other hand, in order to avoid the isolation of the imperial court, the great seal was divided into various parts of the town to ensure that the children surnamed Zhu were solid and prosperous, and the king would be in the future.

The clan was a special group in the ancient society, enjoying privileges that other clans did not have, and this privilege and special status made them occupy an absolute advantage in social competition and the distribution of the means of production.

In the Chongwang Mansion in Runing City, Wang Shicong, the prefect of the military department, and Fu Ruwei, the prefect of the palace, sat in the palace hall, waiting anxiously.

The two of them have been sitting here for more than an hour, and the tea has been drunk, but no one has come out.

"Wang Yanshi, I'm afraid King Chong doesn't want to see us, or he will come here today." Fu Ruwei reached out to take the teacup, and found that there was no tea, so he put it back on the small table, sighed, turned his head and said.

Wang Shicong shook his head, "Fu Fujun, Inspector Sun is fighting a decisive battle with the thieves, if he wins, it's fine, if he loses, the consequences will be unimaginable." Runing is now empty of troops, and we must recruit troops to protect ourselves in case thieves come. ”

Fu Ruwei's expression was solemn and he bowed slightly, "Okay, I will accompany you today, and I will fight to the end with Chongfan, and I must ask him to donate some money and food." ”

As the two were talking, a middle-aged man wearing a four-clawed dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, a winged crown, and an egg-sized night pearl inlaid on it, with a white face and a fat body, finally walked out with the support of the attendant.

After Wang Shicong and Fu Ruwei met, they hurriedly stood up, and when the middle-aged man sat down on the throne, they bowed and saluted together: "Your Highness Chitose will see Your Highness." ”

The white and fat middle-aged man is one of the more than 200,000 clans in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Youjiao, the king of the feudal domain, was sealed in Runing.

"Why are you two here again?" Zhu Youqiao looked at the two of them, and his face was a little impatient.

As a clan, first, they don't need to worry about food and clothing, and second, they don't need to worry about state affairs, and of course they are not allowed to worry about state affairs, so what else can they do, and what else do they pursue? They can only pursue money, pleasure, and immortality.

Zhu Youqiao was drinking and having fun with his brother Zhu Youcai, the king of Heyang, when the servant informed them that they had come to see him again, which disturbed his interest and made him feel very dissatisfied.

Wang Shicong saw that Zhu Youqiao looked impatient, but he still said: "Your Highness, thieves are rampant now, Runing Mansion is a place where thieves must attack, and after the defeat of Zhuxian Town, Runing's men and horses have not been replenished so far, and the defense is very empty. ”

Wang Shicong said, suddenly stepped forward, and his voice became a little anxious, "At this time of crisis, Xia Guan and Fu Fujun want to recruit brave guards to protect Runing, but the treasury is full of treasures, and they also ask His Highness to send treasury gold to recruit troops. ”

He took a step forward and said with a hideous face, as if he was going to eat people, so frightened that Zhu Youqiao leaned back.

Zhu Youqiao sat up straight, the fat on his face trembled, his fat hand touched his stomach, and he said dissatisfiedly: "You have already said this before, and Lone has also replied to you, now the year is not good, the tenants who farm the land have run out, Lone still has a large family to support, and there is no surplus wealth in the domain."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youqiao waved his hand, "If there is nothing else, you don't want to come again." ”

Wang Shicong's face sank, and the prefect Fu Ruwei saw that Zhu Youqiao got up to leave, gritted his teeth, rushed up, grabbed Zhu Youjiao's sleeve, and said urgently: "Your Highness, Runing is a mansion, sixty percent of the acres of land belong to the feudal mansion, and now the country is in trouble, and please ask Your Highness to follow the example of King Zhou and send treasury gold to recruit brave thieves." ”

Since Li Zicheng went out to Luoshanzhong, Henan has been fighting wars every year, and the money and grain of the state capitals have long been exhausted.

Luoyang was broken, Fu Fan was cooked and killed, and the governor Li Xianfeng relieved the siege of Kaifeng, but he still committed suicide in fear of crime.

Now there are hundreds of people in Runing City, and once the thieves arrive, the city will definitely not be able to hold it, so as a parent official, the loss of land should be killed, plus the loss of relatives, then it will definitely die, and it will affect the family.

Fu Ruwei went out, and regardless of etiquette, he directly pulled King Chong to ask for money. King Chong was shocked by his actions, and hurriedly pulled his sleeves, but he couldn't pull them open, he couldn't get out, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Fu Governor's Mansion, the court still owes more than 100,000 taels of feudal lords to Gu, or you go to help Gu Yao come, and King Gu will give you half to recruit soldiers, how about it?"

King Chong has lived in Runing for generations, and because of the status of the prince, it is impossible for the entire family to decline, and the accumulation of more than a hundred years of the feudal mansion is how can there be no money.

Fu Ruwei listened to King Chong's words, and at this time, he still wanted him to go to the court to ask him for a vassal, and then half a split with him, he not only did not pay but also earned tens of thousands of taels, Fu Ruwei's face turned red, and he held his breath in his chest, almost vomiting blood with anger.

There are few vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty who are virtuous, King Fu has hundreds of millions of family wealth, others persuade him to reward the soldiers, he does not pull out a dime, and as a result, he was cooked by Li Zicheng, and the king of Chu is the same, let him take the money, he didn't take it, and he was served by Zhang Xianzhong in a blink of an eye.

After King Chong finished speaking, he saw that Fu Ruwei was stunned for a moment, hurriedly pulled out his sleeves, turned around and wanted to leave the hall quickly. As he hurried away, he thought, "What do you learn from King Zhou, King Zhou has spent all his savings in the treasury, has Kaifeng been kept?" It's not that I'm outcast, and I don't even have a guaranteed life! ”

Zhu Youqiao was about to get out, but there was a sudden uproar outside the palace, and then a guard broke into the palace with a rolling belt, he saw Zhu Youjiao, and quickly knelt on the ground, pointed to the outside of the palace, and said in a panic: "Your Highness, the big thing is not good, the thieves entered the city and blocked the palace."

Zhu Youqiao's steps froze, and Fu Ruwei and Wang Shicong's faces in the hall changed wildly, and they were suddenly stunned.

In Beicheng, the second brother led the men and horses to rush into the city gate, Lu Yifang was so shocked that he sat on the city, Wang Baihu was full of consternation, even if he died, he couldn't stop the 1,500 thieves.

Lu Yifang reacted, knowing that he had made a big mistake, he suddenly jumped up, ready to jump from the city tower, he didn't want Wang Baihu next to him, but he hugged him at once, and said urgently: "Lu Fujun, calm down, this city is not high, and you can't kill people, it's better to fulfill my wealth!" ”

At the city gate, Gao Yihuan only killed a few people, and the officers and soldiers in the door cave either surrendered or fled, he restrained the war horse on the street, and his heart was very happy, as long as he entered the city, the big thing was decided.

"The ministries are moving according to plan." Gao Yihuan pointed his knife into the city and shouted loudly, "Zhao Zhuzi, you go to the barracks, Xiangang, you go to block the Chongwang Mansion, Huang San, you control the city gate!" ”

Gao Yiyan on the side hurriedly said: "Second brother, don't kill anyone!" ”

Gao Yihuan didn't answer him, and directly rode into the city, and a large group of Gao soldiers and soldiers in the gate cave accelerated through the city gate and poured into Runing City.

Huang San took out his waist knife and led a team of people to climb the city tower from the steps, but Wang Baihu above pushed Lu Yifang, who was tightly bound, forward, and then threw the knife, "Hero!" Lao Tzu is the opposite! ”

Huang San and the others who rushed up couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and they didn't know whether to fight or not.

The people in the city were defenseless, Zhao Zhuzi quickly took the military camp, and the four gates were quickly controlled. Hundreds of officers and soldiers in the city were disabled, and the resistance was very weak, and most of them surrendered.

The whole operation went smoothly and unexpectedly, except for the second brother Gao who came too suddenly, the officers and soldiers had no one to command, and it was also because the court had not paid salaries for a long time, and the officers and soldiers did not even have a full meal, plus after the battle of Zhuxian Town, the court did not have a pension, which made the soldiers a little chilled.

After the four gates and the military camp were controlled, the only threat in the city was the Chongwang Mansion.

At this time, on the city wall of the royal city, Zhu Youjiao, who was more than 200 catties, walked up to the city wall with the support of the guards, he came to the wall battlement, looked down, and saw hundreds of thieves outside the city gate bringing tables, chairs and other things, blocking the street connecting the city gate, and his face couldn't help but turn pale.

At this time, the second brother Gao and Zhao Zhuzi led more than 100 soldiers and rushed outside the royal city.

Zhu Youqiao saw more and more thieves outside the city, and couldn't help but tremble, almost wanting to go first, and the night pearl inlaid on the crown of golden silk wings on his head also trembled with his body.

Looking at the thieves blocking the door, Zhu Youqiao's Adam's apple squirmed, swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then hurriedly took a few steps back, and suddenly grabbed Fu Ruwei who was in Shangcheng, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and begged urgently: "Fu Governor, don't you want money, the lonely king will give you 10,000, no, the lonely king will give you 100,000 taels, let you recruit troops to resist the thieves!" ”

"Phew!" Fu Ruwei sprayed a mouthful of spit on Zhu Youjiao's face, and scolded: "You can leave the silver to the thief!" This official was killed by you! ”

Zhu Youqiao was sprayed all over the face, but he didn't wipe it, the whole person stood with a face full of despair, Fu Ruwei shook off his hand, and then walked to the city wall and glanced at the thieves below, with a long sigh in his heart, the whole person suddenly jumped off the city wall and smashed heavily on the bluestone ground in front of the city gate, and the red blood immediately flowed down the gap in the masonry like a stream~

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