Chapter 312: Embarrassing situation

Hearing the report of the two, Yinren's face immediately became gloomy, this prince is so unpopular? There are only 12,000 soldiers and horses left in the entire capital! In addition, there are only 24,000 soldiers and horses brought back from Tianjin, and they have to protect the Forbidden City, the Imperial City, and Changchun Garden, as well as the sixteen city gates inside and outside the capital, which is really a bit stretched. ＂＂

As he was groaning, his personal first-class guard Suo Antai continued: "Master, all the concubines in the harem with slightly higher grades have moved to Changchun Garden. ”

When Yinren heard this, he frowned unconsciously, is this to prevent him from messing up the harem? The fifth and ninth were really thoughtful, and after a little silence, he asked: "Where are the fifth, ninth, and the officials who stayed in Beijing?" ”

Suo Antai hurriedly bowed down and said, "Back to the master, these people all went to the Fengtai camp with the military camp. ”

Yinren nodded slightly, this situation fell to his expectations, he held many ministers and clan relatives in his hands, a few more, a few, he didn't care, after thinking for a moment, he said: "Although it is easy to enter the capital, if you want to firmly control the capital, you need to spend a little more effort." From now on, the defense of the Forbidden City is taken over by Suo Antai, the defense of the imperial city is in charge of the Qierji, the commander of the guard barracks Feng Changgui is the commander of the nine gates, and 10,000 soldiers and horses are allocated to you, and you must firmly guard the inner nine and outer seven, sixteen city gates, insufficient manpower, recruit troops on the spot in the capital, the children of the Eight Banners, after several conscriptions by the navy, there is not much left, there is no need to be limited, not divided into Manchu, Han and Mongolian, as long as the conditions are met, there are those who are willing to be called, they will be called. ”

The three of them bowed down in unison to receive the order, and Qiu Erji raised his body and said: "The officials and clan relatives who returned to Beijing with the army, how to settle them, please also ask the prince to show you." ”

"Find a place to settle them at the Xi'an Gate of the Imperial City. A group of sons and servants were sent back to the house. Yinren groaned and said: "In addition, immediately send someone to take over the major warehouses, especially the arsenal and granary, and immediately go to the prison of the Criminal Department and Xin Zheku to bring Qi Shiwu, Tuoheqi, Exi, Geng'e, Yutu, Wuli and others to see me." ”

A few people were ordered to leave, but Yinren did not move, the imperial city, the palace, not cleaned up, not so safe, since he has controlled the capital, he is not in a hurry to enter the palace, at present, what he urgently needs most is manpower, when a group of henchmen come out, he can immediately convene the old department, do not worry about no soldiers and horses.

The Fengtai Battalion is the largest and highest military camp in Gyeonggi, covering a vast area and many barracks, although 30,000 horses poured in at once, there is still no confusion and crowding, and the camps are stationed in an orderly manner.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the backbone of the eight parties, such as the Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu, the Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu, the Tenth Elder Brother Yinyu, Prince Yu Baotai, the King of Shuncheng County, Bumuba, Bel Manduhu, Oro Dai, Ma Qi, Xiao Yongzao, He Zhuo, etc., gathered together.

Seeing the information that the prince sent someone to the prison of the Criminal Department, the eighth elder brother Yinren's heart couldn't help but sink, and he looked up at Xiao Yongzao and said: "The prince's original henchmen, have you ever taken precautions?" ”

"Eighth master, rest assured, all the princes and their henchmen will be dealt with." Xiao Yongzao replied with a smile: "The most powerful soldiers in the capital are more than 7,000 people from the three banners of the Internal Affairs Bureau, these people can not be adjusted except for He Yi, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, He Yi has a strong temperament, never intervenes in the party struggle, and has always been relied on by the emperor, the prince can't help him for a while, and the eighth master can rest assured." ”

Yinxi nodded, relieved, the prince has no one available, no soldiers to send, see what tricks he can play in the capital? It's just that how to rescue the hostage of the ministers and clansmen, everyone couldn't think of a proper way for a while, which made him quite anxious, and it seemed that he could only wait for the old fourteen to come and then discuss.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the tenth elder brother Yinqi provoked the conversation and said: "The prince can be said to be a betrayal of his relatives, plus the eighth brother and the fourteenth brother join forces, there is basically no hope, the question is, after solving the prince, how should we deal with the relationship with the old fourteen?" Ma Qi then said: "Although the prince has a violent temperament, he has been in the top position for a long time, and he knows the way of power and conspiracy, and the ten masters should not be underestimated, the current emperor's whereabouts are unknown, the prince's name is very appealing, and the officialdom will never lack opportunistic and rudder, and if it is delayed for two or three days, there is still no news from the emperor, I don't know how many officials will fall to the prince, once the prince ascends the throne, the outcome is unpredictable." ”

Prince Yu Baotai frowned and said: "What is the specific situation of the emperor, as soon as the fourteenth master arrives, he should be able to reveal it to the world." ”

"It's hard to say." Bu Muba continued: "If the emperor dies, the Fourteenth Master will definitely not say it, because once this news comes out, it will greatly benefit the prince." If the emperor is unharmed, how can he be indifferent and send 3,000 navies into Beijing alone? must have been held hostage by the Fourteenth Master, in this way, the Fourteenth Master will not say, I expect that the Fourteenth Master will keep his mouth shut. ”

Mandu Hu asked more seriously: "If the emperor is seriously ill, then what?" ”

"Even if it is a serious illness, the emperor will hand over the token to the fourteenth master to mobilize the soldiers and horses in Tianjin." Bumuba affirmed.

Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Once the crown prince consolidates the situation in the capital, he will inevitably ascend the throne without delay, how many days does it take for him to stabilize the situation in the capital?" ”

"It is expected that it will be difficult to consolidate the situation in the capital in ten and a half days." Xiao Yongzao said calmly: "The prince has no soldiers in his hands, although Long Keduo did not dare to damage the artillery on the city wall when he evacuated, he destroyed all the gunpowder in stock, and the main craftsmen of the gunpowder workshop were also taken out of the city. ”

Oro Dai said with a disdainful face: "The new emperor ascends the throne, what a big deal is that, without the support of a group of princes and ministers, he dares to be the emperor?" Wouldn't it be temporarily rewarded to a group of princes and ministers, wouldn't that become the laughing stock of the world? Even if he can divide and disintegrate some princes and ministers, it will take time, and it will never be possible to do it in two or three days. ”

In the big tent of the army in the infantry barracks, Li Guangdi, Zhang Pengxi, and Long Keduo were speechless, what should be done, what could be done, they had already done it, and now they were just waiting for the fourteenth elder brother to come.

After a long silence, Li Guangdi spoke: "Lord Long, you are familiar with the army, how many days does it take for the infantry army to march forcibly from Tianjin to the capital?" ”

"The normal marching speed of an infantry soldier without armor can reach fifty to sixty miles in a day, and a forced march can reach eighty miles." Long Keduo opened his mouth and said: "Tianjin is only more than 270 miles away from the capital, and it should be possible to reach it in four days." The last general will send cavalry to Tongzhou tomorrow to meet the Fourteenth Master. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a surprise report from the guards outside: "The military gate, the fourteenth master has arrived at the gate of the camp." ”

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