Chapter 263: The Coup in the Hidden Capital II

Yi Zhengqi hurried back to the camp and immediately walked briskly to the study, where Dong Zhe sat there as if he had never moved his position at all. [Ran^Text^Library] []

"Sorry! I understand, sir, I've kept you waiting! Before Yi Zhengqi arrived at the door, he said loudly. This time, he had a request for help, and he wanted to know the situation of Youdu from the other party, so he had to change his attitude.

Dong Zhe stood up flattered and said, "Not long after." It's rare to get the best tea at the general's place. ”

Yi Zhengqi greeted with a smile, he dragged on from morning to noon back and forth, and the phrase "not long and soon" was really long enough. "Yes, sir, if you like it, you can come to me often. You can't drink alcohol in the army, there is not much good wine, but if you drink tea, it is still very welcome. ”

Yi Zhengqi couldn't wait to meet, and immediately asked in the first sentence: "Is Youdu a coup d'état?" "But the other party is a staff officer, in other words, a literati. Talking to the literati is to have a transition and warm-up, the rules are set there, and you have to play cards according to the routine. There must be no messing around. As soon as he came up, he got straight to the point, and that was done by Takefu.

At first, they talked about the country and the people, and at noon, Yi Zhengqi invited Dong Zhe to dine together. And Dong Zhe agreed "disrespectfully" after two sentences.

At the table, two glasses of wine are served. Dong Zhe seems to have suddenly lived the prosperous days of being a staff officer of the forbidden army in Youdu, and he talked more.

Yi Zhengqi pondered that the time was almost up, and said quietly: "A talent like Mr. Understanding, why don't you just stay in the secluded capital and serve His Majesty Kayun?" There must be a group of confidants and friends in the forbidden army, and now that friends are separated, it is inevitable to be sad! ”

Dong Zhe became angry when he heard this, he put down his wine glass angrily, and said, "General Yi, you don't know that you are in the border province. It's a different place now. The forbidden army is also far different from what it used to be. ”

Yi Zhengqi's spirit was shocked, and he thought, sure enough. He pretended not to know anything, and heard it for the first time: "Oh, the forbidden army is different?" Could it be that they were also sent to the front to fight? ”

"It's not! General, you don't know. Dong Zheming knew that the two were in the study, but he still subconsciously looked left and right to see if they were in a safe place. Yi Zhengqi smiled secretly in his heart: According to His Majesty Kayun, the two of them are now discussing important matters in the rebels' lair. What other safe place to speak of.

Dong Zhe seemed to have spoken many times in his heart, and said: "The secluded capital has changed. The Praetorian Army has also changed. On the third day of January, I remember very clearly, because it was the last day of our annual leave, but suddenly I received an order from the commander to go back to the team to assemble. I saw that the herald's face was not right, and although it was not night, it was close to the evening. When we assembled, it was not our forbidden army who was in charge of the vigilance.

In Youdu, our forbidden army is not a kind generation on weekdays, and His Majesty is guarded by the forbidden army if he has any discrepancies. This time, all the unfamiliar faces appeared, and we felt that something was wrong. And the gathering that night was not to gather together, but to separate all of us as officials. Civil officials like us gather inside the house, while military attachés gather outside the house...... Uh, General Yi, am I a bit nagging when I say that? ”

Yi Zhengqi hurriedly shook his head, he even wanted to know what meat was for the dinner that night for the forbidden army, how could it feel cumbersome, and said, "The more detailed Mr. Dong said, the better." ”

"Hmmm! We gathered for the night, and no one came to tell us what was going on until midnight. Just a cold team of soldiers guarding. Although we are civil officials, we also have a bad temper, and of course we are too noisy. But those soldiers were also fierce, and they came up with a lot of beatings. We knew that something big was about to happen. The mood of our group was small, and it was only the next day that we found out that all the military attachés of the Forbidden Army had been killed that night. ”

Yi Zheng's eyes widened in vain: "All? ”

"Yes. That night, officials at and above the level of company seats were gathered. One night, they all died. Dong Zhe still has some fears when he talks about it.

Yi Zhengqi said in a deep voice: "What is going on? ”

Dong Zhe shook his head painfully, obviously thinking of his friends who died unjustly, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's His Majesty Kayun!" The next day, our forbidden army received an order from the king, saying that His Majesty had found out that there were a bunch of spies mixed in the forbidden army, and those were all spies of the Gale Empire. So they all killed them overnight. ”

"How is this possible? Overnight, all the military attaches were spies, and did they really think everyone was an idiot? Your Majesty Kayun, this is an atrocity! Yi Zhengqi followed Dong Zhe's mood and scolded loudly.

Dong Zhe clenched his fists tightly and said, "Yes." Fortunately, there was still a division of our forbidden army that went out on duty that night and did not come back in time. He escaped. Under his leadership, the forbidden army united and pressed His Majesty Kayun! ”

Yi Zhengqi's heart jumped, this division seat is too fierce, and there are really bloody people who dare to lead the army to ask Kayun XVI.

"For several nights, it was as if Yudu was in chaos. The forbidden army is completely crazy, even if it is His Majesty Kayun, the anger of the forbidden army who kills all the military attaches of the forbidden army overnight cannot be extinguished. Only a few days later, His Majesty Kayun announced the spy of the Gale Empire again. That was the last of our divisions left. His Majesty Kayun was also thunderous, and some of us, the civil officials, fainted on the spot in public.

The Imperial Forbidden Army is divided into the Outer City Imperial Forbidden Army and the Inner City Imperial Forbidden Army, and the two sides are still like brothers on weekdays. But at this time, the Imperial Forbidden Army in the Inner City was still loyal to His Majesty under the leadership of the Imperial Guard, while the Imperial Forbidden Army in the Outer City was led by Shi Zuo, vowing to ask His Majesty for a fair explanation. The number of troops on both sides was not equal, only twenty or thirty thousand followed His Majesty, while as many as seventy or eighty thousand followed him. There was a river of blood every night in those days, and it was even more intense than when the Imperial Guards rebelled.

There is a curfew at night. Even civilians are not allowed to leave their homes. At night, the whole city is like a dead city. The strong smell of blood lingered for a long time. During the day, a large number of families of military martyrs who had died in large numbers fell to their knees in front of the palace in agony. At night, the slaughter continued. All kinds of establishments, shops are afraid to open their doors for business. The Imperial Guard relied on the defense of the inner city and only held it for about ten days. The Forbidden Army of the Outer City breached the Imperial Palace......"

Yi Zhengqi shouted in a lost voice: "Ah-this, this is a mutiny!" ”

Dong Zhe's face was even more ugly, he experienced it personally, and he palpitated, and said, "I don't know about this." But after breaking through the palace, he could not find His Majesty. Some say that His Majesty Kayun was killed. Some say that His Majesty Cayun has escaped. The Forbidden Army also knew that things were going on to get bigger. The next day, Prince Chu stood up, and he didn't know what good method he used, first subdued the forbidden army, and then presided over the overall situation in place of His Majesty. Slowly, order was restored to the city. ”

Yi Zhengqi read a few words in a low voice: Prince Chu, who is Prince Chu? Why is there no impression at all? But he knew that Cayun XVI had not died, first of all, no one was brave enough to kill him, and even if someone really killed His Majesty, it would definitely not be able to cover it up. From the beginning of the year to the present, the news has spread throughout the entire Far Eastern Empire early in the morning. His Majesty Kayun saw that the situation was wrong, and it was very likely that Lu Roll was covered and escaped from the dog hole.

"Prince Chu replaced His Majesty Kayun in power, but this matter was still opposed by many people. For example, the Senate. But the opposition disappeared forever the next day. Suddenly, one night, the entire Youdu was plastered with the crimes of Prince Chu, saying that Prince Chu had been planning for a long time to seize the throne. We, the forbidden army, are scared of ourselves, and the more we think about it, the more difficult it becomes for us to think about it. So we ran away. Dong Zhe said as he touched his chest.

Yi Zhengqi nodded, suddenly as if he was stimulated by something, and said in surprise: "We? You're saying that a lot of staff officers like you have left the Praetorian Army? ”

"Yes! Almost half of our civilian officials have run away. All of them ran to the military division of the province near Beijing. I thought that at this time, only the Great Army Division could protect us. Fortunately, we ran fast, and early the next morning, an order was issued by the Youdu Military Affairs Office, saying that we had seriously violated discipline and immediately returned to Youdu to report on our work. Joke. When we saw it, we ran faster. ”

Yi Zhengqi thought to himself: If Dong Zhe ran away alone, it can be said that he was greedy for life and afraid of death. But a large number of civilian officials in the forbidden army have run away, and these civilian officials are shouting backbone, arrogance or something on weekdays. If it weren't for life and death, I wouldn't do such a "faceless" thing. Well, the forbidden army has really deteriorated. In Youdu, the overseers withdrew to the front line, and there was not a single Imperial Forest Army, nor did the Senate army. It can be said that whoever controls the forbidden army is equivalent to controlling the hidden capital. At that moment, that Prince Chu was definitely powerless.

Who's right and who's wrong in all this?

Dong Zhe continued: "We ran to the front line. We were received by the Governor of Wood. She said that she had just received an edict from Youdu, and she had to deal with the beast soldiers in front of her, and at the same time she had to find out where His Majesty was going and the reason for the whole thing. She couldn't protect us, but she showed us a way. It's to take refuge with General Yi. When we think about it, even if the coup d'état ends up in Youdu, it is impossible for them to run to the place where the general is to arrest people. Not afraid of losing face in front of the general, we came over. Oh, and we also have a handwritten letter of recommendation from Governor Wood. ”

Yi Zhengqi watched Dong Zhe take out the letter from his arms, he didn't rush to check it, then all this happened was real. His head spun quickly, and he suddenly said, "Mr. Dong." You must have suffered greatly along the way. Well, tomorrow you gather all the civil officials of the Forbidden Army, and I want to meet them. Do you think it's okay? ”

"Yes, of course. General, we were all ordered to do those things back then. I hope that the general has a large number of them, and he will not blame ...... past."

Yi Zhengqi smiled, those things back then, that is, Yi Zhengqi was wanted in Youyou, and the hardest working was the forbidden army.

"It's okay! That's all on orders! ”

Yi Zhengqi pondered: "I still have many questions to ask, but I am not in a hurry. Mr. Dong, I will send guards back with you to settle down for you. You have a letter of recommendation from the Great Military Division, and I will not treat you as an outsider. ”

"Yes! Thank you, General! Thank you so much! ”

Yi Zhengqi smiled, but the haze in his heart became heavier.

[This book was first published from 17k, see the genuine content for the first time!] ]