The gate of Yongding Gate slowly opened, the heavy city gate made a piercing creak, and when the drawbridge was lowered, the dust splashed in the sky flew in the sun, and in the gray patch, Yang Tinghe stepped into the bright sunlight from the shadow of the city gate cave under the support of the cabinet scholars and the governors of the Five Armies and the Governors of the Chinese Army, Zhang Wei and Tan You. They had a smile on their faces, and that smile was earnest and amiable, and it looked as bright as the spring sun.

Song Nan sat quietly on the horse, watching them slowly approach, Wang Yong reminded in a low voice: "My lord, it's time to dismount." ”

Song Nan was silent, sitting on the back of the horse without moving, Yang Tinghe came to Song Nan's horse, and saw Song Nan sitting on the horse without moving, his brows were a little furrowed, but he still arched his hand and said: "The prince of Zhenguo returned triumphantly, it is really gratifying, I was counting the days, and it should have been a few days before I arrived in Beijing, why didn't I return to Beijing so soon without a prior notice?" ”

Song Nan said lightly: "Yang Shoufu doesn't want me to come back from time to time." ”

Yang Tinghe was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What is this, the old man's meaning is that the Duke of Zhenguo returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, and the officials in Beijing did not have time to gather to greet you in a grand manner, which is a big loss in terms of etiquette." ”

Song Nan sighed and said: "What etiquette are you talking about, I heard the news that the emperor is seriously ill, I can't eat and can't sleep at night, what else do you talk about the etiquette of greeting?" As a courtier, I can't wait to replace him, but I still have the mood to care about etiquette or not. Yang Shoufu, I thank you for your kindness, but please get out of the way, I am in a hurry to visit the emperor, and I will thank Shoufu and all of you for your kindness. ”

Yang Tinghe was stunned, but when he saw Song Nan lifting the reins, he shouted: "Enter the city." ”

Wang Yong promised loudly, waved his horsewhip and stepped forward, Yang Tinghe was so frightened that he quickly flashed to the side, Wang Yong's horse body could pass through the corner of his clothes, and his face turned pale with fright. After hesitation, the guards had already been activated, the horse's hooves rose and fell, and they had already stepped on the suspension bridge in an instant.

Yang Tinghe was stunned for a moment, and Liang Chu beside him helped him and said in a low and anxious voice: "Edict, edict." ”

Yang Tinghe hurriedly shouted: "The Duke of Zhenguo stays, there is a holy decree." ”

The sound of hooves around was noisy, and Song Nan's back was mixed with the guards in front of him, as if he didn't hear it, and rushed towards the city.

The soldiers at the gate of the city were unable to react for a while, and watched the cavalry of the brigade rushing towards them, and they didn't know how to deal with it. What are you doing? ”

A spirit guarding the city came to his senses and shouted at the top of his voice: "Stop the city gate, stop the town and the prince." ”

Although the soldiers at the gate could not hear the roaring words, they could see the gesture of closing the gate, and immediately took action, lifting the wooden fence that was next to the gate to block the passage of the cavalry.

Song Nan saw this qiē in his eyes, Le Ma stood still, and shouted: "Why are you blocking the city gate? ”

Yang Tinghe and the others arrived panting from the rear and said loudly: "Zhenguo Gong, the emperor has a decree, please enter Beijing after receiving the decree." ”

Song Nan frowned, and said coldly: "Will? What will. ”

Yang Tinghe said: "It is the emperor's edict." ”

Song Nan's color changed, and he sneered: "Is Yang Shoufu confused, the emperor is still here, what is the edict?" ”

Yang Tinghe was shocked and speechless, and hurriedly said: "The old man was in a hurry for a while, and he said the wrong thing, it was the emperor's holy decree." Please dismount the town and take the order. ”

Song Nan said coldly: "I just want to enter the palace to face the saint, what will the emperor will say in person, why bother to do this." Let's go back and take this holy decree again. ”

"Song Nan, do you dare to refuse to accept the order?" Liang Chu shouted loudly.

Song Nan frowned and squinted at Liang Chu, pointed at Liang Chu with the horsewhip in his hand and said: "You are still standing here and playing prestige, but it is also a strange thing, I will go back and settle accounts with you, and persuade you to settle down, I will find out your affairs clearly this time." ”

Liang Chu shrank back, and said stiffly: "Now I want you to get off the horse to take the order, and the old man's affairs are judged by himself." ”

Yang Tinghe also said sharply: "Zhenguo Gong, please get off the horse and accept the order, it is not too late to enter the palace to face the saint after receiving the order." ”

Song Nan laughed, but there was not the slightest smile on his face, and when the laughter stopped, he whispered: "Wang Yong listened to the order and immediately cleared the obstacles that blocked the road, but if someone dares to block the way into the city, it will be killed." ”

Wang Yong promised loudly, urged the horses under his crotch, rushed to the front of the team first, and shouted: "The brothers of the Jinyi Guard's personal guard battalion obeyed the order, and blasted away everything that blocked the road, even if someone was blocking the way, it would also blast me into pulp." ”

Yang Tinghe shouted loudly: "Song Nan, you refused to accept the order and forcibly entered the city, what are you going to do?" ”

Song Nan sneered: "What do you say I'm going to do?" I will admit the sin of forcibly entering the city without accepting the holy decree, and after seeing the emperor, I will let the emperor fall, and I don't need you Yang Shoufu to worry about it. However, you, Yang Shoufu, stopped on the road and didn't let me see the critically ill emperor, I'm afraid there are other intentions. In the name of the Duke of Daming Town, I asked Yiqiē to meet the emperor before theorizing, Yang Shoufu should know Song's temper, if you insist on blocking the road, the consequences will be borne by you Yang Shoufu. ”

Wang Yong shouted, and immediately the guards shouted loudly, and the fire guns were lit up with a click, and the sound of tinkling ammunition was endless, hundreds of fire guns were aimed at the road ahead, and hundreds of fire guns in the rear actually aimed at Yang Tinghe and others.

Yang Tinghe was shocked and shouted angrily: "Song Nan, are you going to rebel?" ”

Song Nan chirped: "Don't charge me with a crime, I don't want to eat your set, I have an urgent military meeting with the emperor, who wants to stop me is the one who wants to rebel, Wang Yong, what are you doing in a daze?" ”

Wang Yong shouted in response, Canglang pulled out the embroidered spring knife on his waist, the thin blade of the snow shone with a dazzling light in the sun, and shouted in a deep voice: "After five breaths, the fire gun will be launched." Five, four, three......"

Wang Yong's countdown stunned the soldiers defending the city who stood behind the wooden fence of the horse, but when he saw the black hole aiming at him, the countdown sound of urging for life sounded in his ears, and his heart was already scattered; Hui'an waited for Zhang Wei and shouted coldly: "No one is allowed to leave without permission, but we have to see if they dare to do it." ”

"II...... 1. Wang Yong's countdown ended, followed by a piercing shout: "Fire." ”

"Boom, boom, boom." The deafening sound of firecrackers resounded up and down the city gate, and the iron sand and iron eggs fired by hundreds of firecrackers hit the ground within twenty steps in front of the city gate like a storm, and suddenly dust and mud flew wildly, and the scene was suddenly chaotic.

After rejecting the horses, the soldiers and horses defending the city were stunned one by one, they never expected that Song Nan would really fire, there was a sound of horror in their ears, and there were many people in the smoke and dust who were hit, and they touched their bodies intact, and immediately shouted lucky, and heard Wang Yong counting down again: "Ten ...... Nine...... Three ......"

At this moment, how dare the soldiers defending the city in the smoke and dust still stand in place, avoiding the first round of green smoke from the ancestral tomb, and standing here again, do they really want to send their lives here? Fortunately, this time, Wang Yongshi counted down from ten, but he had plenty of time to escape.

In the smoke, someone shouted, "Run." All the defenders responded immediately, and although they could not see anything, they had already planned the direction and distance of their escape, and flew to both sides of the gate with precision and agility to avoid the next fire strike.

Boom Boom! The second round of firearm shooting was even more powerful, and the wooden fence blocking the horse at the gate of the city was covered by strong iron sand and iron eggs. The scars burst open, and the sawdust flew, and the sound of horses' hooves rumbling came, and faintly, the figure of the cavalry of the Jinyi Guard galloped through the smoke and dust, stepping on the ground full of gravel and sawdust and rushed into the city.

When the fire bell sounded, Yang Tinghe was pressed to the ground by the attendants around him to protect, how could he have seen such a formation, even if he saw a lot of big scenes, but in the face of Song Nan's outlaw-like style, he was also scared enough; When he crawled on the ground, he was still thinking in his heart: "If Song Nan shoots himself here, it will be a big joke, and he will be sent here from the cabinet office to kill him, how can I think about this matter." ”

After the rumbling sound of fire and rumbling horses' hooves slowly disappeared, and the smoke and dust slowly drifted away, everyone got up from the dust, spitting out the dirt in their mouths, and looked around in horror. Only then did Yang Tinghe think of what a rebellious thing Song Nan had done.

"Good Song Nan, shoot the guards at the city gate, this is a blatant rebellion, Marquis Zhang and Marquis Tan, please mobilize troops and horses to arrest Song Nan immediately, you can't let him rush into the palace to threaten the safety of the emperor and the queen mother." Yang Tinghe shouted loudly, completely losing his usual indifferent style, and there was a bit of hysteria in his voice.

"But...... Lord Shousuke, there are no casualties among the soldiers and horses at the city gate. Zhang Wei stared blankly in the direction of the city gate.

"What?" Yang Tinghe was stunned and said, "How is it possible? ”

"You see, their first round of fire was fired on the ground a long way from before the rejection of the horse, more than ten paces away from the defenders." Zhang Wei pointed to a row of trenches on the hard ground that had been blasted out.

Yang Tinghe looked at it fixedly, the ground was mottled with large holes and small holes, and the first round of bombardment by the fire guards did hit the ground, and it did not hit the soldiers blocking the city gate at all. Looking at the more than 100 soldiers guarding the city who were hiding in the open space on both sides of the city gate in horror, all of them were standing, and none of them were lying on the ground, and they were even more surprised.

"This guy is very treacherous, the first round of deliberately shot on the ground to raise smoke and dust to cover people's eyes, the soldiers defending the city will inevitably flee when they panic, then Wang Yong deliberately countdown, is to force the soldiers to flee, the second round they shoot Trojan horses and wooden fences, smash these things that block the road, and then they can rush in." Liang Chu hated the way.

When everyone thought about it, they all thought that this was the case, Tan You was so angry that he pointed to the soldiers by the city gate and scolded: "A group of waste, dare to disobey the order and escape, and then clean you up." ”

Yang Tinghe sighed and waved his hand: "That's it, now is not the time to scold, thousands of calculations, even if he refuses to accept the holy decree, he should know the content of the edict, and knows that if he accepts the decree, he can only obey the decree, so he simply resists the decree and does not accept it." He was going to ask the emperor for confirmation. ”

Fei Hong said in a low voice: "Then what should I do?" Isn't that a hassle? ”

Yang Tinghe said suddenly: "What are you panicking about? The old man just went to visit the emperor early this morning, and the emperor was still unconscious, I called for a long time, and the emperor didn't wake up, what can Song Nan do if he sees him? But just in case, we must immediately order the guards of Zhengyangmen to delay Song Nan's entry into the palace, and we will act according to the plan, Duke Liang, you immediately gather all the officials to gather in Fengtian Palace, and we must immediately announce the edict and finalize the major event. The two marquis, please immediately mobilize all the soldiers and horses to prepare for the emergency, in case some people want to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, they must immediately and ruthlessly suppress it, and they must not tolerate mercy, even if it is a river of blood. ”

Zhang Wei and Tan You nodded in agreement, things have come to this point, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, although the two of them are very drumming in their hearts, and there is still a Beijing camp stationed in the city, I am afraid that it is not their five armies Governor's Mansion and the soldiers and horses are in charge, but at this time there is no time to say this kind of words.

"Yes, mobilize people to prepare, and immediately block the palace after he enters the palace, and the emperor can't ask what the name is, as soon as his audience is over, he will immediately announce the decree, and if he refuses to accept the decree again, he will be arrested directly for the crime of resisting the decree. After taking him, his men were easy to deal with. Liang Chu said in a low voice.

Yang Tinghe nodded slightly, sighed and said: "After all, he is the Duke of Daming Town, and his prestige and meritorious deeds are very high, so try to be polite to him, so as not to be criticized." Hey, I didn't expect to come to this point, this is not what I wanted, but there is nothing I can do. ”

Fei Hong said: "Yang Gong doesn't have to blame himself, we are also for the sake of Daming Sheji, for the sake of the Zhu family, what we do is approved by the Queen Mother, and we also do our duty as a courtier." ”

Yang Tinghe thought for a while, straightened his chest and waved his hand: "Without further ado, go and arrange it separately." I will immediately go to the Empress Dowager's palace and ask the Empress Dowager to personally go to the Heavenly Palace to witness the announcement of the edict, which must be the Empress Dowager's seat, and the ministers will have nothing to say. ”

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On the long street, the murderous Jinyi Guard's thousands of guards and cavalry rushed towards the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city like a whirlwind, at the same time, the foreign soldiers and horses from all over the capital received military orders to act, and the foreign soldiers and horses who were only close to the Zhengyang Gate quickly assembled, and the defenders of the Zhengyang Gate also quickly increased to more than 6,000 people.

When Song Nan and the others arrived outside the Zhengyang Gate, the top and bottom of the Zhengyang Gate were already heavily armed and the city gate was tightly closed.

Wang Yongce immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Song Nan, the prince of Zhenguo, will return to Beijing to meet the emperor, and you will open the city gate as soon as possible." ”

The head of the city is the Yingzhou guards and horses, and the commander Yang Zhen stood at the head of the city and said: "It turned out to be the triumph of the Zhenguo Gong, the Zhenguo Gong, please forgive me for being humiliated, the inner city has been fully taken over by the Governor's Mansion of our five armies, and other soldiers and horses are not allowed to enter, this is the decree of the Queen Mother." Naturally, the prince of Zhenguo could pass guò, but his brothers had to stay outside the city gates. ”

Wang Yong shouted angrily: "What is the reason, we are the chief of the Jinyi Guard, and the chief is in the inner city, but I am not allowed to wait to return to the office?" ”

Yang Zhen spread his hands and said: "I don't know about this lowly position, I only know how to obey orders, and I hope Haihan if I offend." ”

Before Wang Yong could scold, Song Nan coughed and said: "In this case, I will leave my soldiers and horses in the outer city, and I will only bring a few people with me, is this feasible?" ”

Yang Zhen arched his hand and said, "That's naturally possible." ”

Wang Yong hurriedly said in a low voice: "My lord, the inner city is full of their people, how can we rest assured if we don't follow?" What if someone is disadvantageous to adults? ”

Song Nan said: "I know, but it's just a waste of time to go on like this, I have to see the emperor immediately." In this way, you accompany me into the palace, and Li Daniu and a few brothers immediately pass on my orders and summon the people of the outer city to stand by. Also, immediately send someone to the British Mansion in Zhengnanfang to inform Zhang Lun and tell him about his current situation. Da Niu, convey my words to the British public without missing a word, and tell him that I don't blame him if he wants to protect himself, and if he wants to help me, it is now. Let him mobilize the regimental camp into the inner city camera to act. ”

Li Daniu nodded and said, "Don't worry, the word will definitely be passed on, and Grandpa Zhang will not sit idly by." ”

Song Nan sighed and said: "I hope, I just don't want to put my fate in the hands of others, and it is reasonable for him to hesitate." ”

Li Daniu led the order and galloped away. Zhao Dapeng said: "My lord, what are I waiting here?" ”

Song Nan said: "You send two hundred people to my mansion to inform me of the news of returning to Beijing, and inform the people in my mansion to wait behind closed doors and wait in peace, don't ...... You can arrange for some people to guard the surroundings in case someone harasses you, and you don't need me to teach you how to do it, you know for yourself. The rest of the men, together with the brothers from the outer cities who were about to arrive, were waiting here. If you need to force your way into the inner city, you will be notified by a signal, but you must not act rashly or clash with the defenders of the city gates. ”

Zhao Dapeng surrendered. Song Nan turned back to Wang Yong and said, "Let's go." ”

Wang Yong nodded, and the two rode their horses slowly approaching the gate of Zhengyangmen, and the rest of the guards slowly retreated under the command of Hou Dabiao, showing that they did not mean to storm the city gate. Yang Zhen shook his hand at the head of the city and ordered the city gate to be opened halfway, and Song Nan rode his horse into the inner city slowly and entered the inner city under the watchful eyes of thousands of soldiers and horses above and below the city gate.

The streets leading to the Daming Gate were deserted, and the long, wide streets seemed lonely and empty, and the trees on both sides of the trees with tender green branches and leaves swayed slightly in the spring breeze, making a gentle rustling sound, and the sunlight cast their shadows on the ground, mottling the ground decoration.

Wang Yong looked around vigilantly, and said in a low voice: "Hou Dabiao and Sun Xuan don't know what to eat, the yamen is in the inner city, they should know the news of the adult's return to Beijing, but there is no trace of it, and the shape of the city has changed greatly, even if they don't know the inside story, they should be aware of it." ”

Song Nan smiled and said, "According to my estimate, every dispatch in the city is an order issued by them under the guise of the emperor's hand, and no one can oppose it; My eldest brother obediently obeyed orders, not to mention Hou Dabiao and Sun Xuan; Didn't Zhang Yong say that the Jinyi Guards and Han generals in the palace were all transferred to Xiyuan and stationed, and they no longer shouldered the responsibility of guarding the palace, which was the result of careful planning. But I'm sure they're just waiting for me to come back, and they've got something to do. ”

Wang Yong nodded and said: "I hope so, no matter what, we have to be more careful, people are separated from each other, who knows how things will develop?" To be honest, I regret that I didn't dissuade you from going back to Beijing directly, I thought that the shape in the capital would not be so sinister, but now it seems that there is a lot of danger. My lord, I ask you to answer to one thing. ”