Maple Bridge.

But it's a great place to be.

Far enough away from the city walls, far beyond the range that even heavy artillery could effectively target.

In fact, there was no artillery on the city wall of Suzhou that could hit Fengqiao.

Although the gentry in the city melted down a large number of temple bells, and then did cast a lot of heavy cannons of two or three thousand catties.

But after all, it is not as good as the Ministry of Industry.

The craftsmen of the latter are all trained by Yang Feng himself.

Therefore, their heavy artillery is shorter, and the range is not as good as that of the Ministry of Engineering, and the most effective way to use it is to stuff a bunch of large shotguns, and then use them to bombard the siege heavy armor soldiers.

And Maple Bridge itself is also behind the front line of the Shenji Battalion.

The real front line was less than a mile away from the city wall, and then the water network was used to build artillery forts outside the city, that is, sand in sacks, and wood together to form artillery forts, even the top of the head was wood and sandbags, and then bombarded the city wall with artillery of various tonnages. Previously, the Shenji battalion in charge of this direction attacked many times, all of which suppressed the city wall with artillery, and then the heavy armored soldiers took advantage of the shallow water in winter to directly attack the city wall, but they were all repelled by the fire on the city wall......

"Your Majesty, in fact, there are still too few soldiers who can fight, although these firearms are powerful now, but in the final analysis, fighting still depends on people to fight, as long as there are enough soldiers to rush hard, firearms can't be stopped after all."

Wu Shou'an carefully explained the main reason why he could not capture Suzhou recently.

"There are more than 10,000 of your subordinates in the Guangshenji battalion, plus at least 30,000 of the other armies, and there are no more than 20,000 or 30,000 rabble?"

His Majesty the Emperor sneered.

"Well, the minister is incompetent, and the minister deserves death!"

Wu Shou'an hurriedly pleaded guilty with a panicked face.

In fact, he did not attack with all his might, and the bullet marks on the walls were a testament to the extent of the battle, and it was good for him to stay outside and enjoy the army of the gentry everywhere......

The latter didn't want him to take down Suzhou, people just bought him to drag him down.

During the entire siege of Suzhou, he himself collected at least 500,000 yuan, and his main generals had it, and these military money in the name of various prefectures and counties was to buy them, otherwise if he really attacked with all his strength, Suzhou would be opened anyway. The core of the Suzhou garrison is actually two or three thousand elites, including horses and support and Suzhou Wei were bought, plus some veterans of the old Wa State, the current Wa State because of the submission of the Ming Dynasty, including the Ashikaga family, those nobles have security, there is no need to feed too many soldiers, so they are being cut in large numbers.

A large number of samurai who had been dismissed and had no means of subsistence were reduced to abject poverty, after all, they could neither farm nor do anything else.

Then he was sold as a piglet to work as a coolie in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

This time, it was excavated.

There were less than 30,000 people left, all of whom were Japanese slaves, Korean slaves, and Annam slaves, and then led by young men from the gentry clan.

Most of the generals were veterans who followed Zhang Shicheng back then.

These are the so-called regimental exercises in Suzhou City, these can be said to be a rabble, which can withstand an army of the Shenji Battalion for more than three months, and it really depends on Wu Shouan and other generals who are reluctant to open it.

Of course, the emperor didn't pay attention to him, Zhu Yunxi's basic plate is the nobles, at least for the time being, he can only tolerate these nobles, he walked on the Fengqiao surrounded by guards, and at this time, a small boat under the Fengqiao can already be seen wearing a dragon robe with his back to him.

As for the ship and the man, of course, it has been searched closely.

Not only could there be no gunpowder on board, but there could also be no musket on him, and such an omission would not have happened.

His Majesty the Emperor walked straight to the bridge, and then leaned on the railing and bowed his head, but the next moment he was stunned.

"Your Majesty, isn't it embarrassing for you and my brothers to see each other like this?"

His brother turned around and looked at him sincerely.

Wu Shou'an, Huang Guan, and even Zhang Xianzong and others who accompanied them all looked at Zhu Yunwen on the boat in shock, of course it was impossible for them not to know King Guangze, this was not a fake that Fang Xiaoru said at all, this was true.

His Majesty the Emperor turned his head without hesitation......

"Fang Xiaoru!"

He shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is fake, this is fake!"

Fang Xiaoru in the back hurriedly stepped forward, and he shouted anxiously as he squeezed past the guards.

Because the shackles on his body were heavy, he kept making metal grinding sounds when he walked.

His Majesty the Emperor immediately came to his senses......

Indeed, this must be false.

After all, he had already told the world that Zhu Yunwen in Suzhou City was a fake, Qi Tai's nephew was pretending, and there was also Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yunwen's cronies, to testify, which was enough to make the people believe, so even if his brother did come to Suzhou during this period, as long as he didn't admit it. Anyway, now that it has fallen into his hands, there is no proof to kill him directly, as for those who know the real situation in Suzhou City, this is a big deal to kill them all, who dares to say that it is really his brother will kill the whole family.

Then he turned his head......

"You dog, you dare to lie about my brother, don't I even recognize my own brother?"

He shouted.

Wu Shouan and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and began to break out in a cold sweat one by one.

It's really troublesome now, they are at the scene, they all know Zhu Yunwen, and now His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he wants to open his eyes and tell nonsense, or admit that this is his brother and then die, then they know best that this can be said to be a top secret, and those who know this kind of secret, I'm afraid there will be no good end, killing people and killing people!

Dead people don't leak secrets.

If you don't get it right, you have to kill the whole family so that it won't leak the secret.

At this moment, they are really chilling all over their bodies, and countless executioners are already waiting in front of them.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to talk nonsense with this thief, let Jinyi Wei take it down immediately, and such thieves should be punished on the spot!"

Fang Xiaoru finally arrived at the emperor's side, he raised his shackled hands, and shouted while pointing at Zhu Yunwen below.

"Jinyiwei, put this thief to justice on the spot!"

The Emperor immediately shouted.

"Your Majesty, you and my brother are dear relatives, treat me like this, how can you see Emperor Daxing? How can such cruelty be tolerated by heaven? ”

His brother shouted.

"Jinyiwei, kill him!"

His Majesty the Emperor angrily leaned on the railing and yelled at his brother.

Fang Xiaoru had his arms beside him......

"Correct this thief on the spot!"

He shouted.

Wu Shouan frowned at his posture, but didn't say anything, just leaned to the side, just blocking the closest guard to the emperor, while Huang Guan also leaned to the side like a smart heart, and also blocked a guard. The emperor didn't notice anything abnormal, he just looked down at his brother, and the next moment the iron chain between Fang Xiaoru's hands fell from the sky, and suddenly reached his neck, and before he could react, Fang Xiaoru's iron chain wrapped around his neck at an extremely fast speed, and then Fang Daru turned out towards the railing.

"Help!"

Zhang Xianzong, who was blocked behind, came to his senses, and he immediately yelled.

But it was too late, Fang Xiaoru, who had turned out of Fengqiao, strangled the emperor's neck with the iron chain in his hand, and suddenly dragged it outward with the weight of his body, His Majesty the Emperor didn't even have time to scream, the whole person was dragged out by him, the nearest guard screamed and pounced forward, but was blocked by Huang Guan One step too late, and another guard who also pounced was also blocked by Wu Shou'an......

Of course, it can't be said that it is blocked.

They just didn't react as fast as they did, after all, it happened too suddenly, and they couldn't be expected to have the speed of these guards.

Accident, pure accident.

"Your Majesty!"

Wu Shouan also screamed and threw himself at the railing.

But just when he threw himself on the railing, the emperor had already fallen to the river with Fang Xiaoru, who was shackled dozens of pounds and sank quickly with the emperor......

"Help, save me!"

The chains loosened slightly, and His Majesty the Emperor struggled and shouted.

But Fang Xiaoru suddenly hugged him from behind, and fell him and sank with the weight of the iron chain on his body.

There was chaos on and off the bridge, those guards jumped down in horror, trying to save their emperor, but they were all heavy armor, and they could barely protect themselves after entering the water, one of them did grab the emperor, and then dragged up a little, but Fang Xiaoru on the latter's back hugged the emperor tightly. Another guard pulled out a dagger and stabbed it on his arm, but at this time, Fang Daru was actually unconscious, and only the obsession of killing the emperor was left, and the pain of the dagger had no effect on him.

He still fell and the emperor sank again.

At this time, the emperor was also powerless to struggle, and at the moment of sinking, he glanced at his brother with the last of his consciousness.

The latter stood a foot away in the bow of the boat, looking at him condescendingly and triumphantly.

The guards were still trying, trying to get the emperor out, but the mud and sand were stirring under the water, and it was difficult to see the emperor.

After all, the emperor is also wearing heavy armor, in fact, he has dozens of pounds of cuirass inside, which even the magic machine can't wear.

His breastplate, Fang Xiaoru's shackles, these add up to seventy or eighty pounds, the buoyancy of the human body is meaningless after adding these, and he was directly held and sunk to the bottom, those guards kept groping under the water while protecting themselves, but the water here is nearly a foot deep, and it is difficult to find the emperor who is sinking to the bottom, just when they are searching for the emperor, Zhu Yunwen is looking at Wu Shouan and others, and the latter is also looking at him......

"Ladies and gentlemen, am I the King of Guangze?"

He said.

"Jin Yiwei, take him down quickly!"

Zhang Xianzong shouted.

"Master Zhang, Fang Xiaoru killed the king, what do you have to do with King Guangze? This rebellion has already betrayed the king of Guangze, and now the killing of the king is his own doing, and Master Zhang wants to frame the king of Guangze? ”

Huang Guan shouted.

Zhang Xianzong looked at him in amazement, and suddenly he came to his senses and ran backwards without hesitation.

"Zhang Xianzong and Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the monarch, take him down immediately!"

Wu Shouan suddenly shouted.

The brocade guards looked at each other, but no one moved.

Everyone is not stupid, this tama is clearly a game, Fang Xiaoru is the dead soldier of King Guangze, and he cooperated with King Guangze to kill the king by fraud.

Although the incident happened too suddenly, everyone was indeed a little confused, but it was obviously wrong to arrest Master Zhang, everyone understood that Master Zhang was loyal to the emperor, and even if he didn't know what to do for the time being, he couldn't harm the loyal ministers for the tiger.

Zhang Xianzong quickly got on the horse......

"Everyone, have you ever thought about how to face King Yan and how to face Yang Feng?"

He looked at Wu Shouan and the others and sneered.

Then he turned his horse's head and left quickly.

Wu Shouan and the others looked at each other, but then turned around one after another......

"The king, Your Majesty has died, the country has no owner, the king is his own brother, and at this time, please ask the king to go ashore to temporarily preside over the overall situation."

Huang Guan suppressed his excitement and said.

These Confucian scholars have finally waited for their holy lord Mingjun.

"In that case, this king will be reluctant to make it difficult."

Zhu Yunwen also suppressed his excitement, and then let the boatman dock and landed under the greeting of Wu Shouan and others.

At this time, those guards were still salvaging His Majesty the Emperor, and they finally fished His Majesty the Emperor out of the water five minutes later, but the latter had already lost his breath, and Fang Xiaoru's dead body was still coiled around him, and those guards forcibly broke their arms and legs to get His Majesty's body out. At this time, the gate of Suzhou had been opened, and Qi Tai and other Wu Wang's vassals had gone out of the city with their regiments, and now the edict they forged was of course true, so they were just a group of loyal ministers loyal to the emperor.

At the same time, the gentry of Suzhou paid a lot of money to reward the armies and appease the soldiers who were still at a loss, but the money must have been borrowed, so King Wu immediately declared that the Suzhou government was tax-free for ten years.

In this way, the people of Suzhou also cheered.

Then the military general Wenchen led the people of Suzhou and the armies to formally invite King Wu to temporarily supervise the country.

Subsequently, the king of Wu announced to the world that the scholar Zhang Xianzong and the criminal minister Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the king, and His Majesty was unfortunately killed, and the ministers who accompanied the king of Wu took the king of Wu as the eldest brother, so they asked the king of Wu to supervise the country and escort His Majesty's body back to Beijing.

Immediately after that, Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu, was imprisoned in the south.

Zhejiang and Su Songchang officials were all in charge of the state edict.

In the end, even if they all understand what is going on at this time, there is no need to entangle, they are brothers, although they are not a mother, but they are all sons of Emperor Xingzong, and Emperor Daxing did want to take King Wu as the emperor's grandson at the beginning, and he was originally qualified to be this emperor. The emperor doesn't have a son, but the queen is pregnant now, and it's hard to say whether it's a man or a woman, but even if it's a boy, he can't let an unborn child be the emperor, right?

There are two younger brothers left, both of whom are concubines, and the situation is the same as that of King Wu, that is to say, King Wu is deservedly ranked first in terms of inheritance.

Although everyone understands that His Majesty the Emperor was most likely murdered by him.

But......

After all, he is still the most entitled to inherit the throne!

In the final analysis, this is all a matter between their brothers, the internal struggle of the imperial family, it really has nothing to do with the ministers, he succeeded, then he will be the emperor, the key is that his succession is in the interests of the ministers, not to mention that the reform of the imperial examination must be stopped first, this alone is enough for the ministers to support him.

As for the truth of the emperor's death, at least I can explain it to him, first of all, Fang Xiaoru surrendered, so he has betrayed King Wu, since he has betrayed King Wu, of course, it cannot be the instigation of King Wu, and King Wu did not participate when the emperor was killed, he just went to see his younger brother, at that time, Fang Xiaoru shouted that he wanted Jinyi Wei to kill him, everyone heard it, it really has nothing to do with King Wu!

Maybe Fang Xiaoru was instructed by Yang Feng!

Yes, definitely.

It's him, it's him, it's him!

(End of chapter)