A team of horsemen galloped from the imperial city and rushed to all directions of the capital.

At the gates of the imperial city and the capital, the dozing standard-bearer guard was awakened, and in front of him was the flying fish guard with a sinking face.

Xiao Yi made arrangements before he came out of the mansion, and after Ning Jiu received the news, he immediately asked people to go to the Chengguo Mansion to invite Xu Qiao back.

When Xu Qiao came to the Jingwei Division, it was still the third watch. On a cold winter night, the cold wind is biting, and the Jingwei Division is as bright as day.

Zhou Zilong was wearing a leather cloak and was waiting under the corridor, and Ning Qi and Ning Jiu were also there.

Zhou Zilong's entourage A Jiang brought a brazier, and the four of them sat under the porch to roast the fire, and no one spoke.

At the fourth watch, Xu Xiaofu ran in from outside.

"The Flying Fish Guard sent Ti Cavalry out, there are two or three hundred people, and now there is martial law on the street."

Zhou Zilong was the first to stand up, and his face changed greatly: "Ti Cavalry is out at night, the whole city is under martial law, this is ......"

Those who can have this qualification can only be the emperor and the empress dowager, and now there is no empress dowager in the palace, not even the queen, then this is the emperor.

Moreover, if the Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager is funeral, the death knell will be sounded at this time.

Ning Jiu said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, listen to the news again." ”

The people sent out by the Ning family also came: "The flag bearer guard at the city gate has been replaced by the Flying Fish Guard. ”

Xu Qiao stood up, and he roared: "Old Zhou, go to the Jingwei camp immediately, pass on my order, the first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion of the Jingwei battalion, and march to the imperial city!" Four battalions, five battalions, and six battalions will protect the mansion of the elders of the pavilion, remember, don't disturb the ladies in the mansion, just surround the outside. ”

Zhou Zilong was stunned for a moment and said, "Third Master, there is no order from above, shall we do this?" ”

Xu Qiao sneered: "The Jingwei Battalion directly obeys Your Majesty's orders, and now that Your Majesty is dead, the Jingwei Battalion should take responsibility for protecting the capital." ”

Zhou Zilong thought about it, the last time Emperor Chongwen was funeral, the Empress Dowager did the same, not only besieged the mansions of the nobles and important ministers, but even the Qin Wangfu and Yanwang Mansion, which had no masters to live in.

He said yes, turned and walked out.

"Wait", Ning Qi stopped him, turned to Xu Qiao and said, "Commander Xu still treats everyone equally." ”

Xu Qiao nodded and said to Zhou Zilong: "Let them surround the Dingguo Mansion, the Chengguo Mansion, the Anchang Marquis Mansion, as well as the Qin Wangfu and the Yan Wangfu." There are not enough manpower, so two more battalions of men and horses will be transferred. ”

Zhou Zilong grinned, why didn't you say that you would transfer all the 100,000 Ning Wei camps.

After Zhou Zilong left, Xu Qiao dusted off the charcoal ash stained on his clothes, and said to Ning Qi and Ning Jiu: "Just let Xu Xiaofu guard in the Beijing Health Division, if the two of you are not sleepy, let's go to the imperial city together." ”

There is a Yulin Army on the side of the Imperial City, and the soldiers and horses of the Jingwei Battalion will inevitably clash with the Yulin Army, Zhou Zilong can't suppress the people of the Yulin Army, or he is more secure in the past.

Ning Qi and Ning Jiu laughed; "I'm not sleepy, but I'm going to work hard for Xu Sanye, when this errand is finished, our brothers will invite Xu Sanye to eat and drink in the Zhuangyuan Building, and Xu Sanye will want to appreciate it then."

"Do I still have a drinking party that Lao Xu doesn't go? Hehe, I'm just waiting for your meal, haha......"

Xu Qiao laughed and laughed twice, but was interrupted by the sound of the death knell coming again, he coughed a few times in embarrassment, how could he forget, the emperor is dead, he can't laugh, he can't laugh.

In the Dingguo Mansion, Ama hurriedly broke into the back house and said through the window: "Grandpa Guo, Ti has ridden out of the imperial city!" ”

Xiao Changdun woke up from his dream, he only wore his bedclothes, and ran out of the house barefoot.

Ti rides out at night, which is only possible when the mountain collapses.

Also awakened was the old lady, the old lady's heart sank, and she hurriedly called the maid who was on duty outside at night, took her clothes and shoes and chased her out.

"Where is the son?" Xiao Changdun's voice trembled slightly.

Ama breathed a sigh of relief and said word by word: "The people in the front yard said that the prince entered the palace more than an hour ago, and when he left, he ordered that our house be closed. ”

Xiao Changdun's tall body suddenly fell down, and his mother-in-law came over, put on a cloak and shoes and socks for him, and he was at the mercy of his mother-in-law like a puppet.

Ama couldn't bear it in his heart, and said softly: "Grandpa Guo, Ama will accompany you to the study to sit for a while." ”

"Okay." Xiao Changdun was supported by Ama and went to his inner study.

In the study, a light is like a bean. Xiao Changdun sat under the lamp, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting, he muttered: "When he was a child, he was a very cute child. At a palace banquet, I drank a few more glasses, and he quietly stuffed me with a plum and said that if I put it in my mouth, I wouldn't spit it out. At that time, I was thinking, this child is really careful and well-behaved, this character did not follow Emperor Taizu, nor did he follow the Empress Dowager, nor did he look like the crown prince, maybe he was like the crown princess. ”

After a pause, Xiao Changdun sighed: "Amma, maybe it was wrong for me to get him back to be the emperor, if I didn't put him on the throne again, but found a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, let him be an idle cloud and wild crane, raise a few plays, sing songs, and enjoy the flowers, do you think he will live a long time?" Amma, I did something wrong, right, three years old to see the old, he was careful and well-behaved when he was a child, such a temperament is not suitable for being an emperor, he is not suitable, I forced him back to that son, I was really wrong, Amma, I was really wrong! ”

"Grandpa Guo, you are just doing your duty, what's wrong? Before his death, Taizu ordered you to be the prison of the country and assist the young master, as long as His Majesty is alive for one day, you will do what Taizu tells you to do, you are not wrong. Ama walked over and changed a cup of hot tea for Xiao Changdun.

"Did you really do anything wrong? But he's dead, he's only in his twenties, he's still so young, he's dead...... Amma, the man in the nunnery, let her go. ”

Xiao Changdun staggered out of the study, stood in the night, and knelt on the ground in the direction of the palace, crying.

In a small nunnery outside the city, a sturdy woman walked in quickly, and two young women who were on duty inside the door consciously followed her.

The woman knocked on the wooden door, and a woman's clear voice came from inside the door: "The door is not closed, come in." ”

The oil lamp was lit, and the nun on the wooden bed sat up, she looked at the three people who walked in, and her eyes were calm: "Is there something wrong?" ”

The sturdy woman bowed her knees and said, "The Lord has come up and commanded." ”

"Oh, let's talk about it." The nun sits cross-legged.

The sturdy woman said in a deep voice: "That person is dead, from this moment on, you are free, and from now on the sky is high and long, let you go." ”

So saying, the woman winked at the young woman who was following her, and she turned and went out, and soon came back with an extra burden in her hand.