News and visitors poured in.

The letters sent by Rong An were basically delivered.

All the gates were closed—and her anxiety was relieved.

This will divide Zhu Yongning's people into two, and there is no need to worry about reinforcements for the time being, which is much easier.

But the news from Dongzhimen and Chang Rusen made her feel sorry again. It was said that two quarters of an hour ago, a caravan had just traveled. It was a caravan of more than 300 people, and because the inspection certificate and various documents were very complete, it was only released after a little inspection.

That caravan was chased by Chang Rusen, who arrived at the city gate later.

It's a pity that I didn't catch it.

After a look at the city gate, he looked out seven or eight miles with clairvoyance, and he did not find a large caravan, only a team of dozens of people was quickly leaving east.

Chang Rusen guessed that as soon as the other party left the city, he should have broken into pieces and left, or hid somewhere. Therefore, I don't know if Zhu Yonghao can escape from Beijing, and I don't know if Zhu Yonghao can send him off.

Chang Rusen felt that the caravan of dozens of people was composed of the Liao family, and he wanted to take people to chase him, but as soon as he left the city, he found that there were many menacing refugees on the road ahead.

He subconsciously sensed the danger and immediately led people back to the city gate.

When he went up to the city wall to look, he noticed that outside the eastern city, a large number of refugees were approaching. Especially after the city gate guards received the holy edict and signaled to close the city gate, those refugees approached quickly, and seemed to be very dissatisfied......

At this moment, outside the East City Gate, there are already refugees. The officers and soldiers at the city gate gave warnings, but these refugees did not seem to be timid, and had no intention of scattering at all......

This is not only true of Dongzhimen, but also of Deshengmen and Andingmen in the north. Those refugees have brought a great sense of oppression. The officers and soldiers of the major city gates, who originally had a trace or two of doubts about the Holy Master's Decree, were all nervous at this moment.

At this point, everyone can see that something is wrong......

The General's Mansion is busy.

Today, Beijing is full of strange things, and there has just been a big killing in front of the general's mansion, so the people in the surrounding neighborhoods have also rushed to ask for news. Rong An asked them all to hurry back to organize their troops, even if they didn't kill them, they had to prevent them.

The Ge family was dismissed, and all the masters were escorted. The General's Mansion, which originally had nearly 600 troops, suddenly had more than 100 more people.

Princess Zhao also arrived with her son in her arms. Today's emperor's birthday, so hundreds of officials are resting, and Zhao Ge, who is full of doubts like Old Man Tao, also came quickly.

Yin Xin personally opened her mouth as the cousin of the King of Thailand and complained about King Ning's actions in a concise and concise manner.

As soon as they heard that the King of Thailand was killed by King Ning, the old father and daughter of Zhao were speechless and laughed first, gritting their teeth last.

Neither of them is a soft persimmon, and they have their own plans after just a few breaths.

Zhao Ge Lao did not intend to sit still, he took the initiative to say that the other ministers of the cabinet would be left to him to persuade. As long as he is there, there will definitely be no cabinet elders who will recognize Zhu Yongning or write an edict for him.

Princess Zhao said that she would call all the forbidden troops left by the emperor to King An's Mansion and escort the elder pavilion to the ...... as soon as possible

Rong An stopped them.

"Zhao Ge Lao is too dangerous to go, such a big target is simply a moving target. According to Zhu Yongning's previous intimidation, he has at least 20,000 to 50,000 people in Beijing. There are more than 100 forbidden armies, and it is useless. Instead of going out and taking risks, it is better to gather this group of forbidden troops here. ”

Rong An really wants to integrate his forces. This group of forbidden troops in the Anwangfu is the elite soldiers allocated by the emperor to protect the deceased King of Thailand, and it is a pity to waste them outside.

"And it's too much time to persuade one by one, instead of wasting time on the road, it's better to invite those elders."

Who knows if any of those pavilion elders were subdued by Zhu Yonghao or Zhu Yongning? Persuaded and agreed, is it safe? According to Rong An's "careful eye", it is better to invite them all together, "supervise each other", and brainstorm......

Tao Lao was the first to react and immediately said yes.

The current composition of the dynasty has been very solid. The only thing that is convincing is a few of them. Zhu Yongning wants to be strong, if there is no old man who can pull everyone and is convinced, then no one will admit him!

Elder Zhao Ge also nodded immediately.

After their camp is formed, even if Zhu Yongning forcibly occupies the palace, he will not get the support of the courtiers! Well, it's better to make this alliance bigger and bigger!

Just do what you say, summon the elders of the pavilion to write an urgent report, Tao Lao and Zhao Lao signed their names, and they immediately carried out the weight, and sent it out quickly in a blink of an eye.

Rong Anxin calculated that after absorbing more than 100 people from Princess Zhao, the strength of the General's Mansion was about 900.

And at this time, the commanders of the Shuntian Mansion Yin, Jingwei and the Soldiers and Horses Division also arrived.

It just so happened that Rong An asked Lord Fu Yin to take the Holy Decree to the people present and wait for a look. The others didn't know the emperor's handwriting, but Tao Lao and Zhao Ge Lao were indeed familiar with it.

She and Yin Xin talked about it again. There are more and more anomalies in Beijing, and there are no more than a few major yamen who don't believe it.

Fu Yin said: "It is indeed King Ning who took over the aftermath of the explosion of the Second Prince's Mansion. Due to King Ning's interference, the officers and soldiers failed to deal with the scene in the first place. At that time, it was all handled by King Ning. Thinking about it at the moment, it's a big problem.

And King Ning only stayed for less than two quarters of an hour before leaving. After receiving the news of the princess, the officers and soldiers focused on the investigation of the second prince's mansion, and found that the outer wall of its northwest corner was forcibly demolished. ”

"The Terracotta Division integrated the news, and when the blasting occurred, there were a lot of refugees on several roads near the Second Prince's Mansion. Come quickly, disperse quickly. ”

Jingwei deliberately prepared to enter the palace on official business, but was forcibly stopped. There is no hand in the palace that cannot enter. ”

These articles all confirm the statements of Rong'an and several people from the side.

As soon as the news was integrated, people who had little doubts about the current situation were all terrified.

"But why, Zhu Yongning hasn't appeared yet?" Several people have this doubt.

Rong An: "He's busy! Although he secretly made a deal with Zhu Yonghao before, he did not contact Zhu Yonghao himself. So after rescuing Zhu Yonghao, he must clarify their deal with Zhu Yonghao in front of him. It's not a good thing, and it won't be easy to break up.

Zhu Yongning will definitely force Zhu Yonghao to leave Beijing. And Zhu Yonghao must ensure that he can leave Beijing safely. ”

Therefore, Rong An has always guessed that Zhu Yonghao will most likely force Zhu Yongning to send him out of the city. At least send him to the city gates, right?

In this way, back and forth, Zhu Yongning spent a lot of time.

"I have killed so many of him, so provocative, and I also took out two holy decrees to show him, as long as he receives the news, he will definitely not let me go! He's going to get me. If you can't catch me, you must kill me and destroy the holy decree. He's not going to let me spoil his plans. Not to mention ......"

Rong An glanced at Yin Xin. "His wife and children are still in my hands. Moreover, even if he wants to give up the General's Mansion, Liao Wenci will oppose it! Liao Wenci has to force him to try to save his son, right? "He shouldn't offend Liao Wenci at this moment.

So no matter what, the General's Mansion will be taken by Zhu Yongning in a hurry at the moment!

"But what if, if he doesn't come......"

"It's a small possibility. The fact that Father-in-law Shun didn't know the whereabouts of the jade seal must have reached his ears. Therefore, he could not get an edict of succession for a short time. And I have a decree in my hand, and once I send it out, he will be dishonored. He wanted to succeed to the throne and take over the command of the forbidden army, and the possibility was gone.

He is a smart man and naturally knows the consequences. At that time, with only 20,000 or 30,000 people, not to mention that we can't be screwed, even Zhu Yonghao may fight back and rob him of the situation he earned. He has come to this point, he must not be reconciled! So he will definitely come. ”

Everyone nodded.

"So he hasn't arrived yet, there are only three possibilities. First, he hadn't talked to Zhu Yonghao yet, and he was dragged back. Second, he doesn't intend to make me bow my head by force, so he is preparing people or things that can make me bow my head.

Third, he found that my people were strong and easily solved his troops, so he was organizing manpower and planned to take the general's mansion in one fell swoop. ”

Almost several voices uttered similar meanings: since you guess what the other party may do, can you deal with it?

"Yes! The first is the best-case scenario. So I asked people to close the city gate, if we can press him and Zhu Yonghao in the capital, as long as we unite as one, even if the capital is turned upside down, they can be pulled out. ”

The commander of the Jingwei nodded again and again: "The capital is impregnable, but it can't be defeated in a short time." As long as you buy time and ask for help, the surrounding guards will rush to King Qin. It was only a matter of time before the capital was pacified and the turmoil was quelled. ”

Rong An: "I have already considered the second one. Therefore, all the people he might threaten were organized into the General's Mansion. "Rong An looks at the people in the hall." The imperial grandson should also be almost there. ”

As soon as he returned home, Rong An also sent more people to answer. should be able to get ahead of Zhu Yongning's people.

In the middle of these words, two more groups of people arrived.

A pavilion elder and a third master of the Hao family came to help.

"But what about the palace?" Zhao Ge Lao and Tao Lao thought of this at the same time. "If Zhu Yongning turns back to the palace first and threatens the emperor with the emperor, we can't just watch it......"

"That's why I've invited Fu Yin and all the commanders. At this moment, there is no owner in the palace, a plate of scattered sand, and the people in Zhu Yongning's palace can't do anything, and they are almost fearless. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, please organize your manpower as quickly as possible. Don't worry about anything else, just prevent Zhu Yongning or his people from entering the palace. ”

Rong An's article has been praised.

Before the Beiying army entered the city, there were not enough troops in Beijing. Together, the total number of officers and soldiers is only about 20,000, whether it is attacking the palace or guarding the city, there are not enough manpower.

Therefore, it is safest to act conservatively until the forbidden army arrives. As long as the relationship between the palace and Zhu Yongning is severed, a good effect can be achieved.

Therefore, the commanders of the three major yamen immediately issued an order, asking their subordinates to start integrating and transferring troops first.

"The secret guards in the palace have just heard the news that they have a way to enter the palace, and they will try their best to create trouble in the palace to buy us time. It will definitely be safe in the palace for a while. "After all, there is no one who dares to make decisions lightly.

Xiao Shi's news came very timely. Rong An guessed early in the morning that the secret guards came and went without a trace, and there must be a secret passage when they entered and exited the palace without passing through the palace gate. Apparently she guessed right. That's fine.

The secret guard was placed in the palace first, and someone was in the dark, which was much easier.

"But if it is the third possibility that the princess said, Zhu Yongning is organizing troops to take the general's mansion?"

Rong An smiled: "That's what I want most!" To deter him, I killed his men. I just want to make him nervous, to bring him in, and to delay his time. I'm going to drag him in the General's Mansion completely! Completely draining his time. ”

Rong An threw out a schematic diagram.

It is a floor plan of the General's Mansion and surrounding buildings.

"The General's Mansion has been dispersed."

She made a circle with her finger on the drawing.

"I plan to take the General's Mansion as the center, and at this moment, all the idle people and others within this range have been cleaned up by the guards of our Mansion. All intersections are guarded by our guards, so they are safe within this range. Before Zhu Yongning's people arrive, my people will try to expand the circle of this safe range.

When Zhu Yongning came to the door, if he wanted to take the General's Mansion, he had to think of ways to slowly shrink this circle. I'll kill him! I have the confidence to drag him here. If he finds it difficult to fight, he will definitely mobilize his manpower and bring his people in large numbers......"

Zhu Yongning's group of people are hidden all over Beijing, and it is too difficult to find and arrest them.

So the best way is for their master to take the initiative to send them to the door!

"Then, when most, if not almost all of his troops are spent here, ......"

Rong An looked at the three major yamen leaders.

"There are us in the circle, and you and the Beiying Forbidden Army outside the circle, let's cooperate inside and outside, attack inside and outside, and trap them all in this closed loop. Even if there are fish that slip through the net and the city gates are closed, this is still a closed circle. Let's clean up the capital first. What do you think? ”

The plan is well established.

Everyone will not talk nonsense, and bluntly say that the plan is very good.

One, two, three, all have countermeasures. What else should they worry about?

The three chiefs of the yamen each began to issue orders. The three of them also discussed and determined the division of labor.

In the end, it was agreed that in order to "facilitate" Zhu Yongning to gather manpower without defense, so as to catch them all, the three major yamen would keep a low profile for the time being.

One-tenth of the people of the Shuntian Mansion will be left in the Second Prince's Mansion to make a appearance, and one-third of the Jingwei Manpower will be scattered around the General's Mansion to investigate, and the Soldiers and Horses Division will use half of the manpower to patrol the streets as usual.

Only this time their way of patrolling the streets is different. They will clean up the streets, reduce the damage, and target the "refugees". Once it is determined that it is against the army, an assassination is immediately organized.

The remaining officers and soldiers will temporarily cover the vicinity of the palace gate. Once Zhu Yongning's traces are found, they will do their best to prevent him from entering the palace and notify him by signal......

A group of officials left.

Rong An was pleasantly surprised by Jingwei's statement that he would secretly deploy nearby manpower.

And the Chang family has just arrived.

The old man sent more than 100 guards.

But he did not stay, he said that he and his son will also organize troops, and will organize the old clan troops to send them to help.

So there are only a few female dependents from the Chang family.

Chang Rufei took them to resettle, and Zhu Hongwen was finally brought there.

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