The night of December 30 passed.

In the last days of 1935, there was a major event known as the "1230 Coup" or "New Year's Coup". Zhu Yourong, who has always been regarded as a good baby in the greenhouse, with the help of several imperial forces, actually ousted a group of Donglin bigwigs who had controlled the Ming Dynasty for many years overnight and took control of the cabinet himself. Because not a single drop of blood was shed in this coup, not a single person was executed, and all the cabinet ministers who stepped down were also rewarded with generous sums of money to arrange retirement, it was also called a "benevolent coup" by the media of various countries. Despite instigating a coup d'état, Zhu Yourong successfully maintained his usual image of kindness and kindness.

That night, the chief of the General Staff of the Army, the chief of the General Staff of the Navy, and the commander of the garrison of the capital rushed to the Changping Marquis Mansion to meet His Majesty, and then re-swore allegiance to His Majesty on the radio.

The commanders of the group armies, the commanders of the various sections of the Yangtze River defense line, the commanders of the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, the Dongjiang Fleet, the Taiwan Strait Fleet, the Yangtze River Fleet, the commanders of several detachments that have been cruising on the Yellow Sea, and the embassies, legations, consulates, and offices of the Ming Dynasty scattered around the world have sent telegrams and phone calls to express their allegiance to Her Majesty the Empress.

The Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) on the Indochina Peninsula, the last remaining overseas vassal of the Ming Dynasty, the king sent a telegram reaffirming his allegiance to Her Majesty the Empress of the Ming Dynasty.

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Last night, a special program was broadcast on the radio for a night, revealing the truth of the events that led to the mobilization of the Ming and Qing dynasties, from the wreck of the "Grasshopper" on the Yangtze River, the capture of 12 female soldiers, to Xiang Xiaoqiang's single-handedly rescue people back to Nanjing, to the Qing captive spies openly going deep into the capital of the Ming Dynasty and brazenly kidnapping people again, to the cabinet ministers who forced the army and did not allow them to save people, to Her Majesty the Empress having no choice but to pay out of his own pocket to form a small detachment, to the wreckage of the Empress's landline, the captain Xiang Xiaoqiang decisively planned and used the "Empress" to attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty. In the end, he got on the prisoner of war train, and used clever tricks to turn the Jiaoji line into the Jinpu line, and escaped to Jiaozhou Bay overnight.

Such a long list of real experiences had not been made public before, and only a few people in the royal family and Dongchang knew about it, and the ministers and ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty knew nothing. And this time it was not read by the announcer according to the script, but Xiang Xiaoqiang and other backbone of the team, and Qiu Qiu and other twelve submarine members, sitting in the studio together, facing the microphone, facing the entire Daming audience, you recalled it sentence by sentence.

The story itself is very vivid, and all of them are witnesses, and the studio is filled with cheerful laughter, quiet remembrance, breath-taking tension, and tears from the girls...... The most selling point is also interspersed with the unswerving love between Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiu Qiu......

There was a round table in the studio, a circle of microphones, one in front of each person. The director holds the outline in front, grasps the atmosphere, and controls the progress and rhythm. This director is very experienced, sensational when it should be sensational, and lose the burden when it should be lost, and the atmosphere is perfectly controlled.

However, several places have been carefully hidden. The main thing is the cause of the crash of the Empress's plane, the shadow of Japan was erased, and it is said that it was shot down by a plane of the Qing army. At this time, it is wisest not to involve Japan. If the Ming Dynasty didn't say this kind of thing, Japan itself would definitely not say it. The Qing Dynasty will not say either.

Also, the bloody plot of the bloody sticky pole and the machine-gun strafing of the train was also hidden.

It was nine o'clock when it started broadcasting, and people hadn't slept yet. At that time, there was no television, and the city dwellers of the Ming Dynasty generally liked to listen to the radio. In addition, the situation has been tense these days, and every family is holding on to the radio at night. On the evening of December 30th, everyone was at the radio, holding a channel, listening to it like a hook......

At Nanjing's universities, students come back from a day of marching and gather in dormitories to talk, drink and play cards, or gather in dormitories with radios to listen to the radio. Gradually, no one was playing cards, no one was chatting, and everyone was crowded into the dormitories with radios. The radio is turned on to the maximum so that students gathered in the hallway can hear it.

When it came to arranging for Xiaoqiang to pretend to be fourteen grids and deceive the entire sticky pole into a daze, the studio was full of laughter, and the dormitories of various universities also burst into laughter.

When it came to the end of the plane, there was silence in the dormitory, and everyone was sweating.

When it came to the sticky pole spies breaking into the capital of Daming, impersonating and kidnapping everywhere, these college students clenched their fists, and their eyes erupted with anger.

When it came to the cabinet meeting, the crowd was in turmoil under strong pressure and the rescue was forbidden, especially when several girls on the radio burst into tears, pointing out that this was the cabinet in order to maintain its authority and take a few of them as victims, the college students all shouted.

"I can see it, even if the Qing Lu calls, they will pretend not to see it!"

"Sure, they will also force the army not to fight back, because once they fight back, even if the war starts, they will have to hand over power to Your Majesty!"

"Don't be such an official!"

"Shh......h Calm down and listen! ”

He also talked about the tragic situation of the people in the Northern Qing Dynasty, the mother who was holding the child and froze to death, and the human head hanging at the gate of the city...... On the radio, Xiang Xiaoqiang said bitterly:

"I thought at the time, the people of Jiangbei are also my Ming people, why should they suffer like this? Why should they be tortured and trampled on like this? I think that the people of the Northland would be very envious if they knew that the people of the South Shore were living such a happy life. If they knew that the young people of the South could not only be fed and clothed, but also sit in spacious and bright university classrooms to study, express their political opinions freely, and go to the streets to march and rally and make their views known to the government when they were dissatisfied...... The people of the Northland must not dare to imagine...... If they could live half of this life, they would laugh in their dreams......"

There was silence in the dormitory. College students are pondering.

This night, the whole Daming was listening to this special program. Everyone slept late and the listening rate was at a record high. When it came to the end when the Gongbu submarine was cornered, the Yongle battleship squadron appeared, the Qingyu destroyer was holding its head and scurrying, and the Qingdao Mountain Fort was also too frightened to open fire......

Among the college students, the pro-imperial faction and the "public opinion supervisor" who signed a special contract with Dongchang took the lead in chanting at this time:

"Long live Her Majesty!"

"Long live Daming!"

"Long live the Gongfu!"

"Long live the Yongle!"

"Long live the Ming army!"

"Long live Captain Xiang Xiaoqiang!"

The cries soon joined in one wave, wave after wave.

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At nine o'clock in the morning of December 31, the third year of Yifu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1935), Empress Zhu Yourong returned to the palace.

From the Marquis of Changping, to Yanping South Road, to Xinjiekou, to Changping East Road, to the Forbidden City, there were crowds of people along the way, and countless citizens and students spontaneously poured into the streets, lined up to welcome, raised their arms and shouted, and saw the demeanor of Her Majesty the Empress.

At the front were six knights on tall horses, followed by two columns of royal guards on motorcycles.

The two columns of the convoy were People's Guards on motorcycles. The two columns of the People's Guards were dressed in civilian clothes, but they were all uniform beige trench coats, wearing bright yellow armbands with the words "People's Guard" in black letters, and carrying Thomson submachine guns on their chests, which were even more imposing than the Praetorian Guards in front.

In fact, they were all temporary agents of the East Factory, wearing the armbands of the People's Guard, indicating the Empress's trust in the People's Guard. Those real People's Guards are still a bunch of thugs, and they will definitely not be able to get on the stage.

The Empress's cream-white chariot was polished and decorated with royal ribbons and garlands. Zhu Yourong was in the car through the glass, waving and smiling to the people on both sides from time to time.

The black sedan behind is the car of Zhu Yourong's sister, Princess Xiuning Zhu Youmei.

The latter one was owned by Zheng Gongyin, the Marquis of Changping, and Zheng Yuxuan was also sitting in it. Now that the father and daughter have their wishes come true, they are so happy that they can't keep their mouths together.

Then one is Xiang Xiaoqiang's car. Qiu Yun sat beside him. Xiao Nizi was happily like a bride, very tired and stuck to his arms.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the neat "People's Guard" motorcycle teams on both sides, and listened to the earth-shattering cheers outside, there were many young people shouting frantically "Xiang Xiaoqiang!" "To the captain! Looking at Qiu Yu in his arms, looking up at himself, his face was crimson, his eyes were blurred, and he was happy with endless worship...... I couldn't help leaning back on the backrest and sighed:

"I came to Daming, and I didn't really taste the joy until today."

Behind Xiang Xiaoqiang's car, there is a fourteen-grid car.

Fourteen Gege was still dressed in a modest coat, leaning against the backrest, his eyes closed, clutching his neckline and biting his lip. Xiao Wu quietly stayed by her side, holding her cold hand, trying to send her a little warmth as much as possible.

The last few were all the crew of the Grasshopper and the commandos under Xiang Xiaoqiang.

The convoy moved slowly, flowers and cheers like a tide everywhere it passed.

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From the Changping Marquis Mansion to the Forbidden City, you have to pass through five anti-aircraft artillery positions along the way. Zhu Yourong would personally get out of the car at each of them, go to the anti-aircraft guns to visit the soldiers who were holding out, and talk to them. These soldiers straightened up, their faces flushed with excitement, and they trembled and shouted a guarantee that they would never let the Qing prisoner's plane run rampant in the skies over Nanjing.

When passing through Xinjiekou Square, the empress came to the Jiangbei Monument to the Fall, stood solemnly in front of the black land occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, offered a bouquet of flowers with her own hands, and then quietly hung her respects. There was a lot of people around, but at this moment it was very quiet.

And then it's a bloody, but loving project...... Zhu Yourong lovingly picked up a cute little girl, kissed her face, and asked her how old she was? What is your name? Are you afraid of going to war? also told her to be brave and be a strong little girl...... The parents of the children next to them were so excited that they almost fainted.

Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head slightly in the car behind, and couldn't help but admire Zhu Yourong, the "good baby in the greenhouse". Although he feels that Zhu Yourong doesn't have much scheming and is not very mature politically, this kind of "public show" is definitely perfect.

It is no wonder that Xiao Nizi traveled everywhere on behalf of Daming when she was a teenager, attending ceremonies, awards, awards, drinking receptions, dancing, horseback riding, drinking afternoon tea, and playing tennis with European royal families...... has long been a very dazzling royal star. The coup d'état went so smoothly and did not cause resentment among the people, and it can be said that the affinity she had accumulated in the public mind in the past played a big role.

Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted his eyes and analyzed Zhu Yourong, and unconsciously began to move his hands up and down to Qiu Yu in his arms. It wasn't until Qiu Yujiao gasped, looked at the driver in front of her, and struggled to sit up, that Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly realized that this was in the car, there was a driver in front, and there were so many cheering people outside......

", it's not the place."

Xiang Xiaoqiang muttered. Hell, why can't I help but think of Zhu Yourong and what is Qiu Yu in my hand?

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At half past ten in the morning, Empress Luan drove back to the Forbidden City.

At 10:45, Empress Zhu Yourong presided over the award ceremony in Fengtian Palace. The first hero, Xiang Xiaoqiang, was awarded the "Order of the Second Class Vermilion Bird" by His Majesty for rescuing 12 crew members single-handedly, leading the team to go deep into the enemy territory to rescue the crew for the second time, bringing back 14 Gege to Daming, and organizing the "People's Guard" to turn the tide and be loyal to the Son of Heaven at a critical moment.

The rest of the commandos were awarded a "Plum Blossom Order of the First Class" for their outstanding performance in the rescue operation and the "People's Guard" operation.

After all the crew of the "Grasshopper" were captured this time, they were unyielding, calm and calm, and assisted the commando team to protect the fourteen Ge Laiming, showing the woman's demeanor of our Ming women, and each was awarded a "Second Class Plum Blossom Medal".

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At eleven o'clock, Her Majesty the Empress cordially received the former pseudo-Qing county lord and Shuo Ge Ai Xinjueluo-Xianqi in the Fengtian Palace, canonized her as the princess of Liaoyang of the Ming Dynasty, with an annuity of 700,000 Ming Yang, and presented the princess with a villa in Qinhuai District as a mansion in her personal name.

Her Majesty the Empress welcomed Princess Liaoyang's choice to live in Daming, and expressed her sadness at what happened to Princess Liaoyang's father and brother, and expressed indignation at the perverse brutality of the puppet emperor Guangwu of the Qing Dynasty. Princess Liaoyang expressed her deep gratitude and touching to Her Majesty the Empress for her care......

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At half past eleven, Empress Zhu Yourong announced the list of new cabinet members, and the first auxiliary minister on the list was Shen Rongxuan, the former superintendent of the Dongji Factory.

Subsequently, the Empress announced the formal establishment of the People's Guard, awarded Xiang Xiaoqiang the post of commander of the People's Guard, and awarded him the rank of colonel.

nominated Shen Rongxuan as the first assistant, Xiang Xiaoqiang already knew in advance. Yesterday afternoon, when he met with the empress and planned a coup d'état with Zheng Gongyin, he was obedient and faintly asked Shen Rongxuan to form a cabinet.

Shen Rongxuan is very young, only in his forties, and has always presided over the East Factory, and has never had political experience. If in the past, let alone let such a person be the first assistant to form a cabinet, even if he was allowed to enter the cabinet, I don't know how many ministers would desperately oppose it. But now that the cabinet has fallen, and all the power is the imperial party, as the East Factory, which has always been loyal to the royal family, let its factory governor lead the cabinet, at least the loyalty is completely assured.

In Xiang Xiaoqiang's view, it doesn't matter if such a person is younger. In the face of the pressure of the Northern Qing Dynasty, now the Ming Dynasty needs a die-hard like Churchill. According to Xiang Xiaoqiang's observation, Shen Rongxuan is such a person.

Originally, among the core members of the imperial party, there were two opinions on whether or not the "People's Guard" should continue to exist. Shen Rongxuan believes that such an underworld organization has no combat effectiveness and is difficult to control, and it is okay to use it to help the coup, but it should be disbanded when it runs out. However, at this time, Zheng Gongyin changed his appearance as a good old man, and tried his best to ensure the existence of the "People's Guard," and to regularize and strengthen it, and shoulder more tasks.

Shen Rongxuan understands that he was originally the supervisor of the East Factory, and now he is the first assistant, although the East Factory is directly under His Majesty, but after all, it is his own people. In this way, he will inevitably have too much power, and the Zheng family and the Zhu family are not at ease, so they want to make the "People's Guard" another force directly under the empress and try to compete with it.

Shen Rongxuan figured this out and just smiled. The People's Guard? Don't laugh at me. If you want something, keep it...... I just have the East Factory.

Zheng Gongyin and Zhu Yourong secretly discussed the results and decided to position the "People's Guard" as a political armed force independent of the army and directly responsible to Her Majesty the Empress. Dongchang is aimed at both foreign and domestic countries, and the People's Guard is also responsible for collecting intelligence, mainly at home, against all forces and conspiracies that threaten imperial power. Although the People's Guard is still a rabble and a triad, they plan to draw forces from the Jinyi Guard, the Praetorian Guard, the Military Police and other units to strengthen it as soon as possible, and they must let this organization grow rapidly.

When Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to Marquis Zheng discuss with him about the scope of responsibilities of the People's Guard, how did he sound like an SS.

Very good, yesterday it was a stormtrooper, and from today it will become an SS. And it is much better to meet a boss like Zhu Yourong than to run into a boss like Hitler. The stormtroopers were wiped out by Lao Xi. The chieftain, Rom, was also killed. I don't know how to be a Roma anymore.

He said to himself, then I'll be Himmler first.