Xue Yi's arrival was unexpected by the military officials in the court, and at the same time, it also made everyone smell the bloody smell of swords and swords, there is no doubt that Xue Yi's entry into Beijing this time is a warning from Empress Sun to King Yue, and it is also a deterrent to King Yue.

In fact, Xue Yi was very helpless to bring troops to the capital this time, and he was very hesitant after receiving the prince's order, knowing that it was a capital crime to rebel by leading troops out of the defense area without authorization.

However, now the crown prince is the prince, the future son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty, he gave Xue Yi a Jun decree to bring troops to the capital to guard, Xue Yi had no way to refuse, because at this time the prince is equivalent to the prison country, and his Jun decree has the same effect as the emperor's holy decree.

Moreover, from the prince's decree, Xue Yi keenly felt the severity of the situation in the capital, otherwise Empress Sun would never bypass the military pavilion to give him the prince's decree.

With the words of the crown prince Junzhi, Xue Yi's return to Beijing can be regarded as a famous teacher, so after weighing it left and right, he still decided to lead the army back to Beijing, ready to be loyal to the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

For Empress Sun's move, King Yue scoffed, thinking that Empress Sun was just a woman's foolish opinion, although Xue Yi brought 50,000 Shanhaiguan defenders but was blocked from the nine gates of the capital, which did not have a substantial impact on the situation in the capital.

Moreover, Xue Yi's entry into Beijing this time seems to be to support the crown prince, but in fact it is just a military transfer to comply with the prince's decree, to put it bluntly, Xue Yi is loyal to the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty, once King Yue inherits the throne, then the object of Xue Yi's allegiance is King Yue.

However, after all, there were 50,000 troops stationed outside the city at Shanhaiguan, and the king of Yue had to guard against this, so he sent people to pay close attention to the movements of the Shanhaiguan army camp, and at the same time asked the Beijing army at the nine gates of the capital to strengthen their vigilance.

After Xue Yi arrived in Beijing, Empress Sun went to Cining Palace to mobilize the Shanhaiguan garrison in the name of the prince to ask the Empress Dowager Zhang for guilt, what can the Empress Dowager Zhang say, as a person who came over, she can deeply experience the love of Empress Sun to the prince, when Emperor Xuande ascended the throne, she was also eager to transfer troops to protect Emperor Xuande as the crown prince, but unfortunately at that time she did not have the power of Empress Sun, unable to mobilize the strength of the five armies of the governor's office.

Since the crown prince is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Dowager Zhang did not punish Empress Sun, although Empress Sun's move is suspected of interfering in politics in the harem, but then again, now it is not only Empress Sun who is interfering in politics, Empress Dowager Zhang first broke this rule.

This is not that Empress Dowager Zhang has a desire for power, it is really a last resort, who made the prince only eight years old, if the Empress Dowager Zhang does not support the prince, then the prince will not be played by the courtiers between applause, she does not believe that those ministers of the court and the central government who usually talk about "loyalty to the monarch and serve the country" will really be honestly loyal to the prince.

Empress Dowager Zhang can support the prince, so the prince's biological mother naturally has this power and qualifications, don't look at Queen Sun's low-key behavior in the palace on weekdays, but she is not an idle person in her bones, otherwise how can she achieve the throne of the queen mother?

It is worth mentioning that Empress Sun later experienced two famous dynasty change events in the history of the Ming Dynasty - the Tumubao Change and the Gate Change, which played a vital role in Emperor Jingtai's accession to the throne and the restoration of the orthodox emperor.

At the same time that Xue Yi arrived in the capital, a group fight broke out in the camp of the Xiaowu Army outside the city, because the soldiers have been more depressed recently, so because of the quarrel, more than 100 soldiers have a fight.

In view of the severity of the situation, Wang Jian asked Li Daniu to deal with this matter, now is a critical period in the capital, and the Xiaowu army in the big camp outside the city must not be chaotic.

Li Daniu then led his guards out of the city in a hurry, and went straight to the Xiaowu army camp outside the city to solve this terrible brawl of a bad nature.

Since people including Ah Qiu and King Yue were attracted by Xue Yi's arrival, no one took the brawl in the Xiaowu army camp to heart, although the Xiaowu army was strong, it was a pity that it was a fierce beast trapped in a cage, as long as Lei Ting, the person who commanded the beast, then this fierce beast would obediently stay in the cage.

The attention of Ah Qiu and King Yue is now focused on the Ninth Taihe Hall in early February, when the court meeting will discuss various matters related to the crown prince's accession to the throne, such as the auspicious date and year name of the prince's accession to the throne, and so on, when the Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Sun will accompany the prince.

The political situation in the capital was also stirred up by this court meeting, and the major factions in the capital united to prepare for the upcoming power struggle.

Among all the forces in the capital, the nobles of the Xiaowu army can be described as ownerless duckweed, drifting with the waves, originally with Li Yuntian in charge, they were one of the largest factions in the imperial court, but unfortunately as soon as Li Yuntian died, they became a plate of scattered sand, and no one could lead them to contend with the various forces in the court, and then had to rely on Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng united Zhang Hao, and the goal of the two at this stage is very clear, that is, to ensure that the Jiangwutang and Xiaowu Army are not swallowed up by people with ulterior motives in the court.

Since many of the businesses of the Jiangwutang traditionally belong to the category of civil officials, not only the nobles in the court, but also the civil official groups also want to take a piece of the pie and carve up the industries of the Jiangwutang.

Obviously, none of the forces are willing to give up the industries under the name of the Jiangwutang, and as far as they know, the industries of the Jiangwutang may make a lot of money every year, and many of them are in a monopoly position.

Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao had estimated the fate of the martial arts hall, and they were happy to watch the martial arts hall to keep the school that trained military attachés, that is, the "Jingshi Lecture on the Martial Arts Hall", and as for other departments, such as workshops, shops and even the six colleges in various places, it was very likely to be divided by the civil official group.

Li Yuntian is not only the spiritual leader of the martial arts hall, but also the protector of the martial arts hall, if he is there, no one will dare to fight the idea of the martial arts hall, otherwise it will be to declare war on Li Yuntian, and no one in the court is willing to provoke such a terrible opponent.

Just when the civil and military officials in the capital couldn't sleep at night because of tomorrow's dynasty, Li Yuntian lay in a simple hut in the stable office of Taifu Temple, ready to recuperate enough to deal with all kinds of problems that might arise tomorrow.

Tomorrow's court meeting is related to the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so it will definitely be very lively, Li Yuntian will not miss such a good opportunity to join in the fun, he can be sure that Ah Qiu will definitely appear on the scene, and let Ah Qiu taste the taste of having lost his previous efforts.

Hu Yitu has already found a miscellaneous errand for Li Yuntian in the Taifu Temple Warden Office, which has become an excellent identity cover for him, who would have thought that the person who worked diligently in the stable would be the prince of Zhenguo who died in the fire of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion?

Li Yuntian will follow the people of Taifu Temple into the imperial city tomorrow to take care of the horses parked outside the palace by the magnates, feed and feed the horses, his purpose is to infiltrate the imperial city, it is obvious that tomorrow the imperial city will be strengthened vigilant, except for the people from the official palace, they will not be able to enter.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Yuntian got up, washed his face, put on the clothes of the miscellaneous servants of the Taifu Temple and went to the compound of the Warden Office.

When he arrived, the courtyard was already full of miscellaneous servants of the Warden Office, and they were gathering in groups to discuss today's dynasty, as the King of Yue turned over the clouds and rain in the capital during this time, the rumors on the market about Empress Dowager Zhang's support for King Yue's succession intensified.

According to rumors, compared with the young prince, the king of Yue in the prime of life is not only energetic and experienced, but also more suitable for the Ming Dynasty, so that the people can live a good life of stability and prosperity, so the king of Yue is the true dragon son of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Yuntian naturally scoffed at this kind of gossip, it was obvious that this was just a means used by King Yue to build momentum, in order to confuse people's hearts.

In order to avoid others noticing that he was different, Li Yuntian gathered around the miscellaneous servants who usually worked with him, and listened excitedly to the gossip about what might happen to the big court.

Soon, the director of the Warden Office arrived surrounded by several officials, and the crowd immediately fell silent.

After warning the miscellaneous servants in the field to be cautious today, the secretary of the Warden Office led everyone to the imperial city, and Li Yuntian followed behind a carriage loaded with forage, marching quietly, and he found that there were twice as many soldiers of the Beijing army patrolling the streets as usual.

Not only that, the nine gates of the capital have all been closed, and they will not be opened until the end of the Taihe Palace, in order to ensure the safety of the capital, the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office has ordered the Beijing army to enter a state of alert, and the army in the barracks is ready to deal with possible emergencies at any time.

When the group of the Warden Department arrived at the west gate of the imperial city, the sky was just dawning, and the west gate of the south of the emperor was already full of officials and miscellaneous servants of the relevant yamen waiting to enter, waiting in line according to the yamen to which they belonged.

The leading officials of each yamen reported the names and numbers of people entering the city to the military attaché guarding the gate, and the military attaché counted the number of people one by one, and checked the items transported into the city one by one to see if there were any prohibited swords, guns, and other items inside.

As for the south gate of the imperial city, it was reserved for the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty, and where were the miscellaneous servants like them qualified to share the same passage into the city with those who were above the fifth rank of the imperial court.

Due to the special duties of the Warden Department, the military attache guarding the gate first let them be inspected and then let them go.

When Li Yuntian passed by the city gate, he quietly looked at the soldiers guarding the city a few times, his brows were slightly furrowed, the soldiers guarding the city were wearing the clothes of the pro-army and the Beijing army, it seems that the defense of the imperial city is jointly responsible for the pro-army under Cui An and Fan Yong's Juyong Pass garrison, after all, the Juyong Pass garrison is not familiar with the imperial city when they first arrive, and they need the Beijing army to cooperate.

But in this way, if there is any change in the defenders of Juyong Pass, then these pro-troops in the imperial city will not be able to control the situation at all, and I am afraid that they will soon be subdued by the defenders of Juyong Pass.

The reason why Li Yuntian chose to wait and see the changes was because now Empress Dowager Zhang had great trust in King Yue, and King Yue had not yet revealed his intention to usurp the throne, so even if he appeared now, it would not change Empress Dowager Zhang's intention to reuse the Juyong Pass garrison, but would make the shape worse, making Empress Dowager Zhang mistakenly believe that he had bad intentions. R1148