"General, Wu Guogong said that they have the emperor's holy decree in their hands, and they are ordered to enter the city, and now the sergeants outside have been fluctuating, and the general wants to appease the people as soon as possible!"

Seeing that the guard general was stunned there, the Qianhu wiped the cold sweat oozing from his forehead and said urgently.

Li Hongyu alone has already made the soldiers defending the city unstable, and now that there are many court officials including Wu Guogong under the city, the soldiers will naturally feel confused and confused, so they are suspicious of the order to ban the opening of the city gate.

"Hurry up and report to the Empress Dowager, once the Hongyi cannon is transferred, so the Ming Gate will not be able to stop the young master and his party at all." The guard came back to his senses when he heard this, and his face changed before he commanded in a deep voice.

Then, he picked up the saber on the table next to him and walked out quickly, going to appease the soldiers guarding the city, preparing to buy more time for the Empress Dowager Zheng.

Ten Princes' Mansions.

Outside the courtyard where Zhu Youzhen lived, a large number of pro-army and forbidden troops were facing each other in front of the gate, and the two sides were swords and guns together, and the atmosphere was extremely tense and depressing.

"The emperor decreed, His Royal Highness the King of Xinxin went to Xiyuan to see the driver, and the King of Xin should not come out quickly to receive the order!" In front of the pro-army, a eunuch shouted loudly into the courtyard guarded by the forbidden army.

"The emperor once issued a holy decree that non-queens should not leave the Ten Princes' Mansion if they came to believe in the king!" A burly general standing in front of the forbidden army said to the eunuch with a blank face, "If you want to invite the king, I hope to bring the queen mother in person." ”

"Bold, the queen is a daughter, how can you be instructed by a small puppet?"

When the eunuch heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and he cocked his orchid finger violently, pointed at the burly general and scolded, "The sword and gun have no eyes, and the acquaintance should get out of the way quickly, otherwise don't blame the miscellaneous family for being polite!" ”

"Listen, those who trespass on the mansion of the king of Xin, there is no mercy!" The burly general couldn't help but sneer, looked at the eunuch and shouted.

"Kill!" Hearing this, the generals of the forbidden army standing behind him took a step forward in unison, aimed the swords and guns in their hands at the pro-army in front, and shouted in unison.

The pro-army soldiers couldn't help but look at each other, and they all showed a look of fear, don't look at their numerical advantage, but the forbidden army has made a name for itself since the battle of Shimen Mountain, how can these pro-army soldiers resist?

Don't talk about the forbidden army, the pro-army is that even the Beijing army can't beat it, and the pro-army during the original Hongwu Emperor and Yongle Emperor was the most effective elite in the Ming army.

But with the passage of time, the pro-army gradually became a place for the sons and daughters of the nobles to mingle and boil their qualifications, not only the training was lax and the morale was low, but also relied on the identity of the emperor's guards to act high-flying, which not only disturbed the people of the capital but also had a bad relationship with the Beijing army.

Now, there are more than 1,000 elite forbidden soldiers guarding the Ten Princes' Mansions, and these pro-soldiers who are powerful and blessed on weekdays have already had three points of fear before fighting, and whoever is full of food and support will fight with the forbidden army.

"General Wu, give the order quickly, catch these rebels who disrespect the Holy Decree!" Seeing that the burly general would not give an inch, the eunuch couldn't help but feel anxious, and turned to a stout pro-army general standing behind him.

In the opinion of this eunuch, the forbidden army was only more than a thousand people, and the pro-army who came to the Ten Princes' Mansion had three or four thousand people, and if the fight started, the forbidden army would be defeated.

"This ......"

The stout general suddenly looked embarrassed when he heard this, not to mention that there were three or four thousand pro-army, even if there were 10,000 people, he would not dare to start a war against the forbidden army, this was not a simple matter of numbers, once the war started, the pro-army would soon collapse under the fierce offensive of the forbidden army, and then he would become a sinner who was a great rebel.

"What are you afraid of, with the Empress Dowager and King Fu to support you, as long as you take King Xin away, you will have made a great contribution, and it will be no problem to add an official to the knighthood at that time!"

Seeing that the stout general had some scruples in his heart, the eunuch couldn't help but come up to him, lowered his voice and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, after this village, there will be no such shop!" ”

The stout general's eyes flashed with excitement, the eunuch was right, this is a good opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune, if you miss it, you will regret it for life.

Can......

Then, the stout general looked at the soldiers of the forbidden army who were waiting on the opposite side, and a gloomy look suddenly flashed in his eyes, of course he wanted to take King Xin away, but these forbidden troops were not easy to provoke.

As the general of the pro-army, the stout general knew very well that once they attacked, then the forbidden army of the Ten Princes' Mansion would send a distress signal, and the forbidden army stationed in the outer city and the Beijing army would definitely attack the imperial city, I am afraid that before he captured the mansion of King Xin, Li Hongyu had already led reinforcements to arrive.

"Rubbish!" The eunuch had already noticed the change in the stout general's expression, and suddenly felt a burst of disappointment in his heart, and secretly cursed, he did not dare to slack off in the face of the situation in front of him, and hurriedly sent someone to report to the Empress Dowager Zheng, waiting for her to take the idea.

The Empress Dowager Zheng was not far from King Xin, whose residence was to the east of the Ten Princes' Mansion and King Fu's residence was to the west of the Ten Princes' Mansion, so the people sent to the Emperor Chung and King Fu quickly reported to the Empress Dowager Zheng and King Fu that they could not enter the Mansion of King Xin.

"How bold they are!"

The Empress Dowager Zheng didn't expect that those forbidden troops would block and take King Xin away, Liu Mei suddenly straightened up, and said coldly to a middle-aged man in the house wearing Guogong clothes, "Xin Guogong, they want to kidnap King Xin, you go quickly to quell the rebellion and ensure the safety of King Xin!" ”

This middle-aged man is Zhao Fulun, the Duke of Xin of the Ming Dynasty, the right governor of the pro-army capital to protect the mansion, according to the custom, he and Mu Chongfeng, the Duke of Wuguo, took turns to sit on duty in the imperial city, and it happened to be Zhao Fulun's turn this month.

Seven years ago, Zhao Deguang, the former right governor of the pro-army capital and the marquis of Wenshan, was executed for launching a "rebellion" in the capital after the death of Emperor Wanli, and Zhao Fulun was able to succeed him as the right governor of the pro-army capital protectorate.

Although the imperial court notice stated that Zhao Deguang had defected, it was clear to everyone in the capital that he had been executed for supporting King Fu and Emperor Taichang, who had not yet ascended the throne.

Now, Zhao Fulun has also embarked on the same path as Zhao Deguang, wanting to replace Zhang Weixian by supporting King Fu to ascend the throne and become the head of the honors.

In Zhao Fulun's view, tonight's action is simply a godsend, Li Hongyu, who had been staying in the imperial city, returned home to reunite with his family after his condition improved because the Emperor of the Apocalypse took the "Spirit Drink Dew", so that there was no one in the imperial city who could threaten him, as long as the pro-army held the imperial city, and waited for King Fu to sit on the dragon chair in the Taihe Hall tomorrow, then he would be the first hero of the dragon.

What Zhao Fulun didn't expect was that the forbidden army guarding King Xin's mansion ignored the Emperor's edict and insisted that Zhang Yan come before he was willing to release him, which made him feel very surprised, and he never expected the attitude of those forbidden troops to be so tough.

"The Empress Dowager, this matter must not be rushed, and it must be discussed in the long run."

After the Empress Dowager Zheng issued an order to Zhao Fulun, Zhao Fulun pondered for a moment, bowed solemnly and replied, "There are two or three thousand forbidden troops in the imperial city, and more than ten thousand forbidden troops in the outer city. ”

"Then what do you say, you can't let King Xin stay in the mansion!"

The Empress Dowager Zheng's brows suddenly frowned, if she couldn't control King Xin in her hands, then once the ministers outside the imperial city entered the city, she would not have the capital to deter the other party.

"Empress Dowager, I heard that King Xin and Empress Dowager Li have a deep relationship, so it is better to let Empress Dowager Li go and ask King Xin." Zhao Fulun groaned slightly when he heard this, and then said tentatively.

"Empress Dowager Li?" Only then did the Empress Dowager Zheng remember that there was still a Empress Dowager who nurtured King Xin in the prince's east palace.

Since the fire broke out in the cold palace that year, Empress Dowager Li and Zhu Huiyuan have lived in the East Palace, anyway, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has no prince, so they have lived until now.

Zhu Youzhen moved from the East Palace to the Ten Princes Mansion after he was fourteen years old, and before that, Empress Dowager Li and another concubine surnamed Li, Concubine Li Zhuang, had been taking care of Zhu Youzhen, so Zhu Youzhen had a deep affection for the two.

The so-called "please" in Zhao Fulun's mouth is naturally to force Empress Dowager Li and Concubine Li Zhuang to come to the Ten Princes' Mansion and force King Xin to leave the mansion, King Xin is only sixteen years old and is still a very emotional teenager, and nine times out of ten he will leave the mansion for Empress Dowager Li and Concubine Li Zhuang.

However, although the influence of the Empress Dowager Li in the palace and officialdom is far less than that of the Empress Dowager Zheng, she is the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty after all, so if she is forcibly forced to come to the Ten Princes' Mansion, it will be a great rebellious crime, and even the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family does not have this power.

"Come on, go to Ciqing Palace and invite the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhuang to come, and say that the mourning family has something to discuss with them."

The Empress Dowager Zheng naturally knew the meaning of Zhao Fulun's words, and the only way to do this was to use Empress Dowager Li and Concubine Li Zhuang to force Zhu Youzhen to come out of the mansion automatically, so after a deep groan, she gave an order to the attendants on the side with a cold expression.

As for Empress Zhang Yan, the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family could not count on it at all, the strength of the forbidden army in Xiyuan was twice that of the Ten Princes' Mansion, although the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family surrounded the Xiyuan, but they only dared to guard outside the Xiyuan, and did not even dare to enter the courtyard gate.

However, because the Emperor of the Apocalypse has died, the focus of the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family has shifted to the Ten Princes' Mansion, first control King Xin, as long as King Fu successfully ascends the throne, then Zhang Yan will not be afraid.

"The Queen Mother, if the Queen Mother refuses to come, what if the Queen Mother refuses to come?" The chamberlain bowed to the Empress Dowager Zheng, and then opened his mouth to ask for instructions, presumably Empress Dowager Li had heard the rumors of what was happening in the imperial city.

"If Empress Dowager Li doesn't come, you will invite Princess Le'an, and the mourning family has something to say to Princess Le'an."

The Empress Dowager of the Zheng family frowned slightly, she knew that the chamberlain was a little jealous, after all, Empress Dowager Li was the empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty, so she thought about it and said expressionlessly.

Although she couldn't force Empress Dowager Li to come to see her, she could announce that Princess Le'an would come over, and if Princess Le'an didn't come, she could forcibly take her away.

Princess Le'an is the pearl of Empress Dowager Li's palm, and she is the beloved sister of King Xin, as long as Princess Le'an is caught, she is not afraid that Empress Dowager Li will not comply, and she has increased the bargaining chips to threaten King Xin.

When the chamberlain heard this, he immediately knew what to do, bowed to the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family, and left quickly, leading people straight to Ciqing Palace.

King Fu, who was standing on the side, wanted to say something when he saw this, but his lips squirmed a few times, and finally he couldn't say it, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

(End of chapter)