Chapter 422: The Eve of Dedication (Part I)
As soon as he entered the capital, he was targeted by the people of Jinyiwei, Lu Zhen naturally had no idea. Of course, he has Lin Lie by his side, and there are thousands of border troops outside the city, even if he knows about it, he won't take it too seriously.
So the next morning, after resting in Hu's mansion for a night, he left after greeting Hu Hui, wanting to go to the military department to inquire about relevant matters.
As soon as he came out, the eyes of several Jinyi Guard spies who had been guarding outside all night lit up, and several people secretly wanted to surround him and take him down. But at this moment, more than a dozen officers and soldiers gathered around a green-robed petty officer to greet them, just blocking their way.
Although Jin Yiwei is now acting more and more lawless, but after all, this is Beijing City, and they don't dare to take people at will in front of the officers and soldiers, so they can only hold back for the time being and wait for the other party to leave before making a move. And Lu Jin, on the other hand, looked at the leader with a puzzled expression: "Who is this adult?" β
"Xu Xinyuan, the head of the Officers and Soldiers Department, was ordered by Yu Shilang to help the Datong border army enter Beijing today." After the other party reported his identity, he looked at Lu Zhen and asked for advice: "I wonder if Lu Zhizhou is free now?" Do you want to bring people into the city now, or do you want to make another appointment? β
Of course, Lu Zhen would not let Wang Bing and the others wait outside the city all the time, so he replied: "Then go to Desheng Gate to pick them up and enter the city now, there is Lord Lao Xu." β
So, the two officials, accompanied by a cadre of officers and soldiers, went straight to Desheng Gate. And this scene made those brocade guards a little dumbfounded, and after a little hesitation, they still followed closely. Although he didn't know what Lu Zhen and the others were going to do, there was always a time when he was alone, and he could take the opportunity to take someone when the time came.
And their move finally attracted the attention of Lin Lie, who had been silently accompanying him. After walking a few steps, he leaned over to Lu Jin's side and whispered, "My lord, there are some people who come from the wrong way behind him, and it seems that they want to do you something unfavorable." β
"Oh?" Lu Jin's heart moved when he heard this, and then he looked back and saw those guys who were staring at him with bad intentions. Although they were seen through by the parties in person, those brocade guards did not look a little weak-hearted, but stared back in a bare of anger.
Seeing this, Lu Zhen could already guess seven or eight points: "It should be that the people under Wang Zhen's hands want to attack me while I have just entered the capital." β
Hearing Wang Zhen's name, Xu Xinyuan's face changed slightly. As a current Beijing official, although he didn't want to be in the same league with those guys, he was also quite jealous of them, which made him not only walk faster than just now, but also subconsciously distanced himself from Lu Jin, for fear that he would suffer from the pond fish.
Originally, because of Yu Shilang's orders today, he still intended to be close to Lu Jintao. But now, this idea has long been forgotten by him, and he only thinks about finishing the errand as soon as possible, and then hiding away.
Lin Lie's heart also lifted, and his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the knife hidden in his waist: "My lord, what should I do next?" β
"Don't worry, since they didn't do it just now, it means that they are still afraid. And when they bring people into the city, they won't be the ones who call the shots. The corners of Lu Jin's mouth curled, and he said disdainfully: "It's just a group of clowns who steal chickens and dogs, can they still threaten us?" β
Subsequently, several people continued to move forward with different thoughts, through the streets and alleys, and soon came to the Desheng Gate that entered the city yesterday. Then Xu Xinyuan, the head of the military department, stepped forward to negotiate with the soldiers defending the city.
With the documents of the Ministry of War to open the way, those gatekeepers naturally did not dare to obstruct it anymore, so in less than half an hour, Wang Bing, who had stayed outside the city gate for one night, was finally able to escort the prisoner cart and the tightly covered cart into Beijing.
Seeing this large group of soldiers and horses marching into the capital and bringing so many prisoner carts, the surrounding people immediately watched and discussed on the sidelines. After seeing clearly that the cage was actually held in a mongol captive with a shriveled appearance, there were bursts of cheers from the people.
Although the Ming Dynasty had not had a major war with the Mongols for many years, and the city of Beijing had never encountered any threat, the natural hostility of the Ming people towards the Mongols still made them full of joy at this time.
After meeting with Wang Bing, Lu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the first step in entering Beijing to offer victory this time was finally completed.
This is precisely where the advantage of having people in the DPRK and China lies. If someone else had brought these guys into Beijing to offer their victory, I am afraid that they would have to wait outside the city for a long time before they would be allowed to enter Beijing. Because the rules of the capital are quite strict, how can so many people and heads enter the city casually?
I'm afraid that just arguing with the officials of the yamen, plus the next point, will take ten days and a half of work. And if you want to really make a sacrifice before the Son of Heaven drives, I don't know when it will have to wait.
And Lu Jin, just went to the military department yesterday for a turn, and everything was solved. Yu Qian and the subordinate officials of the Ministry of War will naturally help him handle all the relevant matters properly, and no one will make it difficult in this matter.
Although Lu Zhen didn't know much about the situation, he could guess that Qian Qian had made a lot of efforts in it, which made him a little more grateful to the other party.
And what Yu Qian did was not only to take them into the capital, but even arranged for them to live in the places before Xianjie. After seeing Lu Zhen and Wang Bing take over, Xu Xinyuan stepped forward again and said: "Lu Zhizhou, Wang Qianzong, the military department has settled thousands of you in the military camp of the five military camps in the south of the city, you only need to take this official document to pass." As he spoke, he took out a document from his sleeve and handed it over.
Lu Zhen stretched out his hand to take it and thanked him again. Then, the director Xu hurriedly left. In fact, he originally planned to accompany Lu Zhen and them over, so that he could be close to Lu Zhen and the others. That's why I didn't take out this document when we first met.
But just now, after knowing that Lu Zhen had actually become the target of Jinyiwei, Xu Xinyuan only thought about distancing himself from the other party. So after taking the people into the city, he hurriedly excused himself to other official business, and hurriedly left.
However, their departure obviously couldn't make Lu Zhen get into trouble again, because at this time, there were hundreds of times more soldiers and horses around him than just now. And all of them are majestic and high-spirited, and they are all equipped with various long and short weapons, and their murderous aura is much stronger than the military horses in the capital, so that the people around them dare not look at them.
Seeing this, those brocade guards who hid on the side, waiting for people to leave, and then attacked Lu Jin, were a little dumbfounded - what should I do? Can I just give up?
Just when they were unwilling, Lu Zhen over there had already whispered to Wang Bing: "Do you see a few guys over there?" β
Wang Bing followed his gaze and quickly found the question of those brocade guards, so he said, "They don't seem to be ordinary people, right?" β
"They want to be unfavorable to me, so I want to ask Mr. Wang Qian for a favor." Lu Zhen didn't say their identities either, but just put forward his own requirements.
Wang Bing had long admired Lu Jin, so naturally he would not refuse. He immediately nodded in agreement, then waved a crony, and then whispered two words.
After receiving the order, the soldier immediately ordered a hundred or so people, picked up his sword and gun, and surrounded the brocade guards.
Their speed was extremely fast, and before those brocade guards could react, they were surrounded by these hundred or so border soldiers. This made them feel frightened, and they forced themselves to maintain their composure and said to those deeply hostile border soldiers: "What are you doing? This is the ...... of the capital."
One of the leaders looked them up and down with hostility, and then said, "I see that you have been sneaking around, you must not be good people, and you are plotting against them." Just because this is the capital, it is even more necessary for us to take you down. Someone is comingββ! β
With this order, the soldiers around him stepped forward again with a loud voice, raised their swords and guns in their hands, and looked like they could attack at any time.
"You...... What do you want to do? Do you know who we are? The brocade-clothed guard who took the lead was also furious in his heart. Although they were unscrupulous in the capital, they were still a little frightened in the face of this forest of swords and guns. As he spoke, his hand went straight to his waist, as if he wanted to take out his brocade guard's waist card.
But the other party didn't give them a chance to reveal their identities at all. With an order, more than a hundred sergeants quickly rushed forward, directly knocked down the brocade guards, and quickly searched out the short knives and other weapons they were hiding.
"Sure enough, it's a Tartar spies! Say, do you want to sneak into the capital to rescue your own people? The general had already received the order, and immediately put the charge on the head of the brocade guard, and then escorted them back to the ranks.
All this happened so quickly that the people around and the soldiers guarding the city gate had not had time to react, and the people had already been taken. Then, everyone showed a strange look: this ...... This is the city of Beijing, how can there be a Tatar Xiaozuo sneaking in to rescue it? This crime is too inexplicable, isn't it?
But even so, no one came forward to speak for these brocade guards. This is not only because the border army in front of them has put a lot of pressure on everyone, but also because many people have also seen the truth that it is the people in the factory who have been taken down. For these guys who are rampant in the capital and always arrest innocent and good guys, they naturally have no intention of helping each other.
So, in this Desheng Gate, more than a dozen Jinyi guards who had been thinking of arresting Lu Zhen to accuse him of a crime were taken away for the first time.
At this time, it is only the third day of the second month, and there are still two days left before the day of the real sacrifice of His Majesty.