Chapter 288: The Praetorian Guards broke into the Chu Palace
Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, didn't expect that the Praetorian Guards would suddenly appear outside Wuchang City, nor did he expect these Praetorian Guards to break through the fortified city of Wuchang so easily, let alone that his hastily assembled army of 100,000 would be defeated and flee in an instant. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Even, many soldiers defected on the verge of battle, and when they were forced to fight a decisive battle with the Praetorian Guard, they turned back and attacked the royal soldiers who were already in a blood debt.
You must know that an hour ago, Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, was still dreaming of ascending to the Ninth Five-Year Plan and controlling the world. is even double happy, one is to marry Wei Min'er, and the other is to be the master of the world.
But who knows, in an instant, the dream was shattered, not to mention rebelling to become the emperor, even happy events are no longer done, at this time he was hurriedly changing into the clothes of the common people to prepare, and when he heard the sound of gunfire outside, he was even more confused: "Hurry up!" ”
The Praetorian Guards had already broken through the royal city at this time, and they had already come straight to the palace, except for the king of Chu's own personal soldiers and a small group of stubborn resistance, they were almost scattered.
This may have been a farce, and Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, was very miserable as an agent of the reactionary gentry, but these gentry with merchant backgrounds were as radical as the Donglin Party at the beginning, and they were good at talking about the situation without judging the situation, so what they did was always ridiculous.
But these literati have to admit that their ability to seduce and demagogue is still quite strong, and Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, was originally a timid and cautious person, but because of Ruan Dacheng's temptation, he did what all the vassal kings in the world wanted to do but did not dare to do.
This is also the point that Zhu Youxiao is most afraid of literati, although Xiucai's rebellion has not been successful for three years, but there is always the shadow of Xiucai behind the rebels.
"Lord Wang, it's not good, the Praetorian Guards have rushed in, we can't resist it", Wang Fu Zuo Changshi ran in and shouted breathlessly.
When Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, heard this long history, he pushed away the maid who was dressing him and ran directly towards the secret passage, but at this time, a Praetorian Guard had already rushed in, holding a torch and standing at the location of the secret passage.
Seeing this, Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, had to run to the east courtyard of the palace, but at this time, another janissary army spared him, and he had to run to the west courtyard of the palace like a lost dog.
At this time, the gate of the West Courtyard was also controlled by the Praetorian Guards, and he was at a loss to see this, so he had to drill into a relatively hidden dog hole.
Who knows, he was too fat, and he was stuck in the dog hole just halfway through.
But fortunately, outside this dog cave was a banana forest, blocking his figure, and there were a few tangtang trees in the direction of his buttocks, plus the night, so he was not found by the Praetorian Guards who rushed to find his trace.
However, at this time, there was already a loud shouting outside, and the shouting Hua was naturally "Capture Chu King Zhu Huakui alive!" ”
Zhu Huakui was very anxious when he heard this, but he couldn't get out of the dog hole now, and he couldn't call people, because at this time, everyone in the palace was running in all directions, where could he take care of him, the prince.
At this time, Wei Min'er, who was covering her head and preparing to go to the ceremonial hall in the side room, also heard the shouts one after another outside, and she didn't care about any etiquette rules, so she hurriedly lifted her hijab and asked the maid beside her: "What's going on, why is it so chaotic outside?" ”
"Girl, girl, no, the officers and soldiers have come in, and there are many officers and soldiers, all of them are wearing shiny leather boots and belts, and they are shouting that they want to capture the prince of Chu alive!"
At this time, a maid ran in, and after telling the situation in a panic, Wei Min'er didn't feel afraid, after all, she had experienced it once before, but she was still a little curious, curious about how this dignified Chu Wangfu dared to have officers and soldiers break in, and listening to the description of this maid, it seemed that it was not a simple officer and soldier, it seemed that it was still a very mysterious Praetorian Guard in the eyes of the people.
The neat and ruthless army in leather boots left a deep impression on the people of Jinling City, and Wei Min'er was naturally no exception.
"However, since the Praetorian Guards are here, it is possible that he is also here", Wei Min'er thought of this, and walked out indifferently, at this time, there was already a mess outside the house, and these royal family members were scurrying around like headless flies, but the Praetorian Guards who ran in didn't actually do anything to them, as soon as these Praetorian Guards came in, they just put seals on the houses in each courtyard, and then stood in front of each room with two guards.
Seeing this, Wei Min'er also secretly admired the discipline of these Praetorian Guards, but when she saw that some people knocked down or fell from time to time because of instinctive fear, she shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, don't run around, just stand in place, they are the Praetorian Guards, they won't do anything to us!" ”
As soon as Wei Min'er shouted like this, many people calmed down and began to stand still, and realized that it seemed that these people did not come to kill anyone and harm anyone, plus the Praetorian Guard had practiced many times in the Huguang area, but there was not a single disturbance incident, but after Zuo Liangyu's army came, it was like a grate to grate the surrounding states and counties of Huguang Station, so after realizing that these officers and soldiers were the men and horses of the Praetorian Guard, even the people in the palace began to calm down.
"Miss Wei, deputy chief writer of Daming Daily, a member of the Nan0 Beijing Rite Department, Wai Lang Tian, Daming Daily, right?" At this time, Fu Dahai walked in, he is now the supreme commander of the Praetorian Guard in the Huguang area, in charge of more than 20,000 of the most elite main artillery of the Ming Dynasty, so compared to the past when he was in the Beijing camp, he already has a strong momentum of a superior person.
"It's the little girl, I don't know who this general is", Wei Min'er just asked, Fu Dahai suddenly slammed his heel, and slammed a military salute to Wei Min'er, and the guards behind him also saluted Wei Min'er in a uniform manner, which made Wei Min'er take a step back in fright, but he also sincerely felt a different kind of manhood.
"Now Huguang is indeed the commander of the temporary Praetorian Guard, and the recruits are all under the command of Fu Dahai, who has seen Master Wei!"
As soon as Fu Dahai said this, Wei Min'er hurriedly bowed and saluted, while Fu Dahai suddenly changed his face again, and shouted loudly: "Come on, take Master Wei's pen down, hand it over to Admiral Qin Botong, and continue to seal the Chu Wangfu based on people, find the whereabouts of the Chu Wangfu, and if there is any resistance, kill him!" ”
"Yes, if there is resistance, shoot and kill!"
Wei Min'er didn't expect that the commander of the Praetorian Guard named Fu Dahai was polite just now, but in the blink of an eye, he was as cold as evil, and seeing that some of the palace insiders who tried to prevent the Praetorian Guards from entering the inner room were directly killed, she couldn't help shouting: "You can't be like this, you can't be like this!" ”
And the Praetorian Guards naturally ignored Wei Min'er, and the two Praetorian Guards of the guard had already walked up in accordance with Fu Dahai's order, grabbed Wei Min'er's arm and pulled it outside, Wei Min'er wanted to struggle but couldn't struggle, and she thought of her little niece at this time, so she shouted: "You let go of me, let go of me!" I'm looking for my little niece! ”