There were shouts of killing in Nanjing, and there was already chaos.

In fact, a day earlier, there had been a rumor in Nanjing that the Japanese had invaded.

The rumors spread so fast that the people of the whole city fell into panic and did not know what to do.

The only thing that can be done at the moment is to hide at home and not come out.

After dawn, things should come to an end.

In fact, for most people, no matter what kind of changes occur, even if the dynasty changes, it will not have much impact on them......

In the middle of the night, a three-entry courtyard was still brightly lit.

At the gate hangs the word "plum house", which is the residence of Mei Linrong, the right attendant of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

"Sect Leader Qiyu, there are 300 people in the vanguard of the Japanese Invaders, and they have entered the city!"

Mei Linrong raised his head, looked at Yang Xiong, and asked, "Didn't Shen Lang say that there is still a main force of more than 20,000 people, when will it arrive?" ”

"According to the plan, it will be before dawn!"

Mei Lin Rong nodded, since the three hundred people in front of him had arrived, it meant that the route was smooth and there were no problems.

"Isn't there any movement over there?"

"Please rest assured, without the holy decree of the imperial court, Xiaolingwei will never dare to act rashly!"

A long-lost smile finally appeared on Mei Linrong's face, and the time for the poor dagger to see was approaching.

"It's a pity that the emperor doesn't know where he is hiding, and Song Guxi hasn't found it yet."

Yang Xiong asked, "Sect Master, what should I do if I take the emperor?" ”

A chill flashed in Mei Linrong's eyes, and he said coldly: "Of course it's killed!" ”

"Killing the ......"

Rao is Yang Xiong is also a murderous outlaw, but he couldn't help but shudder.

"This ...... Is there no other way? ”

Mei Linrong said coldly: "Keep this faint king, we will die without a place to be buried, if we don't kill him, he will kill us." ”

Yang Xiong asked again: "And then?" ”

Then he supported the crown prince Zhu Wenkui to ascend the throne and commanded the world to crusade against Yan Rebellion. Yan rebelled against the line, stealing the throne for fifty years, and it was time to come back! ”

"The Point Guard Is Here"

Yang Xiong frowned slightly, and asked again: "Sect Master, if Jianwen ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, will he be controlled by us?" ”

Of course, Mei Linrong understood what Yang Xiong meant, what would happen if Zhu Wenkui did his best to ascend the throne and become the emperor?

Just like Huo Guang at the beginning, he abolished the current emperor and supported the new monarch to ascend the throne, although the new monarch benefited from Huo Guang, this is from the dragon's work, but is he really not afraid in his heart?

Today you can kill Zhu Qizhen, and tomorrow, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not kill another Zhu Wenkui.

Mei Lin Rong sighed and said: You are right, today has reached this point, and if there is any mistake, it will be a catastrophe! ”

"However, if this new gentleman crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, how should we deal with it? It's better for the sect leader to place his subordinates in the palace, and if the new monarch has this intention, his subordinates will get rid of him! ”

"Can't be removed!"

Mei Lin Rong shook his head and said, "If it is removed, the world will be in chaos." ”

"Then the Sect Leader ......"

"Iron must be hard, we have lost too many sectarians for today, when the new monarch ascends the throne, we must first set the White Lotus Sect as the Protector God Cult, so as to recruit the sect members on a large scale, in the name of protecting the country, recruit troops and horses, at least hold Jiangnan in our hands, no matter which emperor ascends the throne in the future, we can be invincible!"

Merlin Rong smiled and continued, "This is for the future......"

"Oh no, no......"

As he spoke, a man stumbled over.

Mei Linrong's expression changed, and when he saw Wang Qinghai panicking, he crawled in and crawled in, and his tone was crying when he spoke.

"Oh no, my lord, no......"

Mei Lin Rong had a faint feeling in his heart, his face became solemn, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Qinghai cried with a sad face and wailed: "Yes...... It's a wolf, it's in! ”

As soon as these words came out, Mei Linrong and Yang Xiong glanced at each other, and their expressions couldn't help but change greatly.

What's the situation?

Why did you still call your own house?

Before he could react, he saw a group of strong men, armed with bright steel knives, killing in.

Yang Xiong immediately greeted him and shouted, "You are the people of the three-headed Jiao? ”

The other person replied, "Exactly!" ”

Yang Xiong hurriedly said: "I misunderstood, my own people!" ”

Unexpectedly, the other party walked over and kicked him to the ground.

"Who the fuck is with you?"

Mei Lin Rong suddenly realized that it was not good, Shen Lang, the king of the eight calves, was preparing to eat black and eat black!

For a long time, he has been wary of Zhu Wenkui, but he forgot that Shen Lang is also a ruthless person who licks blood from the knife edge, and there are more than 20,000 main forces behind these widows.

The White Lotus Sect invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage, and even folded into many people, but I didn't expect that in the end, it was picked up by the Japanese Kou!

In the darkness, more than a dozen people swished out, these were the masters of the White Lotus Sect, and they were fighting with the other party at the moment, but the other party was so powerful that these people couldn't withstand it at all, and they died tragically under the other party's knife one after another.

"My lord, run!"

In a desperate situation, Wang Qinghai pulled Mei Linrong and left.

Yang Xiong carried a steel knife, stood behind Mei Linrong, and said in a deep voice: "Sect Master, you go first, and your subordinates will break off!" ”

Mei Linrong didn't have time to think, and hurriedly followed Wang Qinghai to escape through the back door.

Behind him, the shouts of killing grew louder and louder, seeming to ...... Yang Xiong couldn't last long at all.

However, what surprised him was that Wang Qinghai was so loyal, and at this time, he still knew how to protect himself.

You must know that Wang Qinghai is not a member of the White Lotus Sect, but just a steward in his family.

On weekdays, this person did it all to send some ice and charcoal to the Jingshi.

"My lord, where are we going?"

Mei Lin Rong is also thinking about this problem, his hometown has been ended, it seems that Shen Lang is determined to kill himself.

Now, there's only one place to go!

"Go, follow me!"

Mei Linrong looked at the direction, took Wang Qinghai and turned north, then east, into a small alley.

Wang Qinghai showed an imperceptible smile on his face, and along the way, he secretly drew a few marks on the wall.

When he reached a house, he held the knocker on the door, knocked three times, waited for a while, knocked four times, and then knocked three times, and then the door creaked open.

The porter looked at the two vigilantly, and Mei Lin Rong explained: "Don't worry, it's your own people!" ”

Wang Qinghai smiled awkwardly, but he didn't know what to say.

The other party looked outside again, and then said, "Master is waiting for you!" ”

After saying that, he walked ahead with a lantern.

Mei Linrong whispered to Wang Qinghai: "When I see this master for a while, I want to bow down, don't ask why first, and I'll explain to you afterwards." ”

Wang Qinghai nodded hurriedly, and the two followed behind the porter, through the front yard, to the living room.

At this time, the oil lamp was still on in the living room, and a person was sitting upright, drinking tea slowly.

Mei Linrong directly knelt down and saluted: "Minister Mei Linrong, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Wang Qinghai didn't know what to say, so he knelt behind him.

Of course, he didn't know that the person who was kneeling down now was the son of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Wenkui.

In the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, invaded Nanjing, and Zhu Yunwen disappeared.

At that time, Zhu Yunwen disappeared with Zhu Yunwen, as well as the crown prince Zhu Wenkui, who was less than three years old.

"Mei Qing's family, please get up!"

"Your Highness!"

Since Zhu Wenkui was the crown prince when he disappeared, over the years, people who knew his identity would be called His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Gu Jianqing's face is a little ugly, is something wrong?"

Mei Linrong hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, the Japanese Kou Shen Lang did not keep his promise, and faced the ministers with swords and soldiers, if it wasn't for the ministers to flee in time, I am afraid it would be...... I'll never see Your Highness again......"

Zhu Wenkui looked solemn and asked, "Didn't you say yes, they sent troops to help Gu take Nanjing, what happened?" ”

"Your Highness doesn't know that Shen Lang is a thief and wolf's ambition, I'm afraid it's ...... The plot is not only that, now that the Japanese have entered the city, please take precautions in advance! ”

"How many pirates are there in the city?"

"About three hundred!"

Zhu Wenkui beckoned, and immediately came over, it was an adjutant general of the Nanjing Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division.

"You go out of the city now and go to inform Xiaolingwei that the Japanese invade Nanjing, they must pass through Zhongshan, and order Xiaolingwei to make plans as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

After this person left, Mei Linrong asked: "Your Highness, Xiaolingwei will send troops if he doesn't see the holy decree of the imperial court?" ”

"It's not a question of sending troops!"

Zhu Wenkui waved his hand and said: "Xiaolingwei is a military town, where it is backed by mountains, and it is the barrier of Nanjing City. And the commander Mei Yongzhen, Lone also understands, this person has always been steady, has the style of a general, if he hears that the Japanese raid on Nanjing, how can there be a reason not to send troops to intercept? As for the Japanese Kou, they landed from Hai'an and arrived at Zhongshan, they were already exhausted, no matter how powerful they were, they were definitely not Xiaolingwei's opponents. ”

Mei Lin Rong nodded again and again, and said: "Your Highness is clever, and it is better to let Xiaolingwei intercept and kill the Japanese Kou, but the situation in the city is ......."

Zhu Wenkui asked again: "How many people do you still have?" ”

Mei Linrong replied: "Back to Your Highness, there are not many people in the city, most of the ministers' manpower is outside the city, mainly responsible for spreading some speech, and a group of main forces, about 20,000 people, are assembled in the south of the city, in case the soldiers and horses of Nanjing turn back at any time." ”

Xu Chengzong, the Duke of Wei, brought Nanjing men and horses to escort the King of Jing'an County to Annan, but if he heard any rumors, it was not impossible to run back in advance.

"There are only three hundred people, and they can deal with it alone, Mei Qing's family, you go and inform the people in the south of the city now, and enter the city as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting outside, and it seemed that someone had broken in.

Zhu Wenkui frowned, this is his secret base, how could it be discovered?

The porter just now ran in, gasped and said, "Woko...... It's in! ”

"What?"

Zhu Wenkui was shocked and asked, "How did they find out here?" ”

"Your subordinates don't know, Your Highness...... You'd better go first! ”

The sound of fighting outside was gradually approaching, and it could be seen that the other party was moving quickly and was obviously prepared.

Seeing this, the porter rushed out with a knife.

However, the body flew back upside down.

He struggled, staggered and tried to get up, only to see a man step forward, raised his hand and stabbed him in the chest, blood splattered everywhere, and he lost his breath.

The man pulled the knife out of the corpse, then raised his head and looked at the panicked Zhu Wenkui's Mei Lin Rong, grinning widely.

"This ...... Heroes ......"

Zhu Wenkui hurriedly squeezed out a smile and said, "It's not rich in the next family, what do you like, just take it, just make friends with you in the next ......"

"Alright, don't pretend!"

This person waved his hand and said: "The matter has come to this point, you might as well find out, this general's surname is Shi Mingheng, and he is the general of Pingwei who is ordered by the emperor today!" ”

Zhu Wenkui smiled awkwardly and said, "It turned out to be General Shi." ”

"I don't know who you are, but I know that you made all of this, didn't you?"

"I'm just a little businessman, I don't know what General Shi is talking about......"

"Still pretending?"

Shi Heng looked at Mei Lin Rong and said, "Master Mei, what do you say?" ”

Mei Linrong's expression changed greatly, his face was pale, and he didn't say a word.

Shi Heng sneered: "You don't admit it, and you don't use your brain to think about it, just me, Shi, can find here?" ”

Zhu Wenkui seemed to realize something, and looked at Mei Lin Rong incredulously.

Mei Lin Rong hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, if you want to believe his nonsense, the minister will definitely not betray His Highness!" ”

"And how did they find here?"

"Minister...... I don't know ......."

"Haha!"

Shi Heng laughed and said, "You brought us here yourself, but you said you don't know, hahaha!" ”

Mei Lin Rong said angrily: "The surname is Shi, you don't want to talk about it, I, Mei Lin Rong, am definitely not a two-faced villain!" ”

Shi Heng smiled even more happily, and said: "You are an official of the imperial court, but you are plotting to rebel, this is not called two-faced and three-faced, Master Mei, you should have a face!" ”

Mei Linrong's face was dark, but he couldn't speak.

Suddenly, he thought of something, so he turned back to look for it, but where was Wang Qinghai's shadow.

"It turned out to be him!"

At this time, Mei Lin Rong already knew what was going on, and he was annoyed in his heart!

Day and night defense, it is difficult to prevent thieves, but I didn't expect Wang Qinghai, who has followed him for more than ten years, to take refuge in the imperial court!

Zhu Wenkui also reacted and asked, "Is that the person just now?" ”

Mei Lin Rong sighed and said, "It was the minister's negligence, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it...... Alas! ”

Shi Heng continued: "The matter has come to this, don't resist, come with me!" ”

Zhu Wenkui's face was like ashes, he sighed and said, "Heaven will kill me!" ”

Shi Heng instructed: "Come on, tie these two up, tie them up strongly, don't run away!" ”

Immediately afterwards, four people stepped forward and tied Zhu Wenkui and Mei Linrong with ropes.

Zhu Wenkui sneered and said: "Don't think this is the end, your emperor is no better, who can have the last laugh between me and him, it is still unknown!" ”

Shi Heng frowned and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Zhu Wenkui's expression became relaxed, and he said: "I know, that kid from Zhu Qizhen is in Nanjing, and he is really bold, but ...... How long did he think he could hide? ”