Chapter 224: August II III

The nine gates of Nanjing were all closed, and when Feng Kelie fled to Zhengyang Gate first, the city gate had already been closed, and the guard on the city tower saw Feng Kelie's group of people coming in a panic, so he asked: "Song Ninghou has won?" ”

Feng Kelie scolded: "Bastard, quickly open the city gate and let Ben Hou in, and quickly report to Wei Guogong, the anti-thief is strong, and our army is defeated." ”

Xu Hongji never imagined that Xiaolingwei would actually break out in combat effectiveness, and the Beijing camp troops that fought could not be defeated, although he also knew that the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp was underneath, but he wanted to fill his own shortcomings with the number of people.

In the era of cold weapons, after the two sides engaged, the elite troops of the superior army could tolerate less than 30% of the battle losses, while the ordinary army would be defeated once the casualty ratio reached about 10%, which was an indisputable fact.

Just like the current Ming Dynasty, even the Ningjin troops under the leadership of Yuan Chonghuan can only break out the will to fight to the death in the battle to defend the city, once outside the city and Jiannu Lang or field battle, the casualties will be less than one percent of the whole army will be defeated, which is also the current situation of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong Nai Jiannu.

Under the training of the all-firearms unit, the Xiaolingwei and the Nanjing Right Guard were placed in Nanzhili, that is, the existence of any guard station, and even more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers could run to the city of Nanjing to show off their might, hoping that the Nanzhili garrison would succeed, which was simply a fool's dream.

"The thieves didn't pursue?"

Feng Kelie shook his head, after he entered the city, the remnants of the Beijing camp soldiers who fled as many as 40,000 people, all ran back, for the sake of safety, although they were trapped in the outer city, but fortunately, the Nanjing Right Guard and Xiaoling Wei did not pursue, as if they looked down on them at all.

"Newspaper..."

Xu Hongji was thinking about what Qi Xianzong wanted to do, when the herald arrived: "Qi Wei Guogong, the two guards of the Beijing camp were wiped out, Xuandehou was stripped of his clothes and thrown on the side of the road, and was rescued by our army. ”

"Chen Cao has made preparations after all..."

Xu Hongji sighed, immersed in officialdom for so many years, he can know that Chen Cao remembered the friendship of the year, otherwise Jin Youzheng would have died, and Feng Kelie would not have escaped so easily, and his purpose did not seem to be in Nanjing City at all.

"Grandpa, what should I do?"

Feng Kelie was very worried at the moment, once the matter here was exposed, it was as if this side was exposed when the imperial court had been told to be careful, which made Chen Cao turn back before the battle, then their sin would be great.

Xu Hongji thought for a long time before shaking his head: "As long as Nanjing City is still in the hands of this father, we will not be guilty of much responsibility;

The order is to go down, blockade the entire Nanzhili, and mobilize the troops of the Fengyang Dusi to Nanjing, which makes 100,000 urgent..."

"Yes..."

Xu Hongji naturally didn't know that Chen Cao had been forced to rebel...

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"What?"

"Go back to the master, someone from the palace will order the master to enter the palace quickly..."

Zhao Nanxing's speed was not as fast as Gao Panlong's, and when he arrived at Chengtian Gate, he had already seen the nobles in addition to the important ministers of the cabinet, the British Duke Zhang Weixian standing at the door with his armor in his armor, and the lords of Chengguo, Baoguo, and Dingguo.

"Isn't it Your Majesty?"

Zhang Weixian bowed his hand to a few people: "Ladies and gentlemen, this lord is here to wait for you, since everyone is ready, quickly enter the palace with this lord." ”

Outside the Qianqing Palace, the palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, and in the Dongnuan Pavilion, several imperial doctors also knelt on the ground, and the Empress Dowager Li, Empress Zhang and other inner palace ladies all sat on the edge of the dragon bed with crying faces.

Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, sat next to Zhu Youxiao's bed, and Zhu Youxiao, who was about to go on a big trip, had already returned to the light.

"My brother will definitely manage the inheritance left by his ancestors from now on, and he will take the first step for his brother..."

"Your Majesty..."

"The Emperor..."

The cabinet members, the six Shangshu and the British public all entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, at this moment Zhu Youxiao was already out of breath, Huang Liji took the lead and led people to kneel down: "Holy Lord, the ministers are too late..."

Zhu Youxiao grabbed Zhu Youzhen's hand, and finally said: "Loyal and virtuous are available, don't forget, in addition, Han Yi, Zhu Guozuo and others can enter the cabinet to do things, Liaodong border affairs are the foundation of the ancestors, and they must not be given up, Yuan Chonghuan is available, although Sun Chengzong is old, but... Act... Steady, ahem...

He can ...... again Resurrection..."

As he spoke, he looked at the ministers with difficulty: "The secretary must be attentive..... Assist King Xin to ascend the throne, I am a Ming... Never... Destroyed at the hands of our brothers..."

"Remember, Ministers..."

"My brother, listen up, Chen Cao is a wolf... It is beneficial to control it properly in the country... If it's inappropriate, you need to be cautious..."

Zhu Youxiao is not stupid, he has called Chen Cao for so many years, he naturally has two brushes, and he also knows what happened.

"I... I..."

Tai Hospital immediately knelt over, touched Zhu Youxiao's hand three times, and then retreated and knelt on the ground, his forehead touched the floor, and shouted: "Your Majesty... Died..."

The sound of kneeling on the ground sounded continuously, Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka fell to the ground and cried, and then according to the rules, Wei Zhongxian was helped out of the Qianqing Palace by the little eunuch with difficulty, and shouted in his old voice: "Your Majesty... It's a big deal..."

This was followed by a succession of eunuch messages, and from time to time, the entire imperial city was brightly lit.

Jingyang bell is not ringing casually, only when the country is in trouble, or the emperor dies can it be ringed, and this midnight ringing Jingyang bell, the people of the entire Beijing city probably know that it is the death of today.

The crying soon flooded the entire palace, and at this moment it was time to perform, one cabinet minister after another wept, and some even fainted and fell to the ground.

Two hours later, Zhao Nanxing, who had been busy all night, immediately grabbed Gao Panlong and whispered under the edge of the corridor on the side of the royal road: "Your Majesty, when the upright young man is strong..."

Gao Panlong raised his eyebrows: "You mean that there is something strange about His Majesty's death?" ”

Zhao Nanxing thought for a long time, and then shook his head: "This matter is very important, and you must not just listen to Chen Cao's words, but now that they are persecuting Chen Cao in Liaodong, I am worried that Chen Cao will rebel before the battle, and I have to let King Xin ascend the throne first to calm the world..."

Gao Panlong nodded, and then said: "It's not too late, I'll go back and gather everyone in the ministry and court, and ask in a letter to let King Xin ascend the throne first according to the edict of Emperor Daxing." ”

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"Do you really want to let King Xin ascend the throne according to His Majesty's edict?"

Ke's face was embarrassed: "King Xin doesn't like me to wait, if so?" ”

Wei Zhongxian is very uncomfortable at the moment, in addition to the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, it is more about his life, as the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, after the new monarch ascended the throne, the cronies and eunuchs of the Free Hidden Mansion served as the head of the inner palace, and he was nine thousand years old, and now he is the target of everyone.

The Hakka family hadn't thought of an idea yet, and the eunuch Fang Zhenghua from the Xinwang Mansion took a group of eunuchs and old grandmothers to the Fengtian Hall where the coffin of the Daxing Emperor was parked, and said coldly: "According to the order of the queen, I ordered the guest to enter the Huanyi Bureau." ”

The Ke family was terrified, and suddenly felt that the soul of the dead was in danger, she didn't know how many palace maids she had killed in the Huanyi Bureau, and at this moment she was taken into the Huanyi Bureau, there must be death or life, and she instantly looked at Wei Zhongxian: "Save me..."

"Hey..."

Wei Zhongxian just sighed lightly at the moment, as soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse died, he, the head of the Great Interior, became a complete ornament, and Fang Zhenghua, who was the prototype of the 'Undefeated in the East', was a eunuch with strong martial arts, and he was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian at all.

"Left and right, take it down..."

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian didn't save her, the Hakka clan immediately ran into the Fengtian Palace, hugged Emperor Daxing's Zigong, and cried: "Your Majesty, they will kill me if you leave..."

Fang Zhenghua glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and then sneered: "Grandpa Wei..."

Wei Zhongxian sighed and turned around, not looking inside.

Fang Zhenghua waved his hand: "Take it..."

More than a dozen eunuchs rushed in together, let go of the Hakka family's hand with punches and kicks, and dragged him away from the Fengtian Palace.

Before leaving, Fang Zhenghua arched his hand towards Wei Zhongxian: "Nine thousand years old, goodbye..."

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"Duke, we are the only ones coming..."

In the inner mansion, only Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Cui Chengxiu and Gu Bingqian came, and none of the rest of the eunuch party backbones came.

What does this mean?

These people can act in the direction of the wind...

Wei Zhongxian instantly felt the desolation of the tree falling and scattering at this moment, and said after a long time: "Ke Yingyue was arrested and entered the Huanyi Bureau, and the Donglin Party sent a letter to ask the king to ascend the throne at three o'clock in Ding Sichen, hehe..."

Cui Chengxiu is really the backbone of the eunuch party, and immediately spoke: "Dugong, King Xin's accession to the throne, my life is not guaranteed..."

"Jin Yiwei may succeed?" Gu Bingqian looked at Tian Ergeng.

"Yesterday, Fang Zhenghua has taken over the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and Teng Xiang Siwei is not in our hands now," Wei Zhongxian looked at Gu Bingqian: "Our family is now alone." ”

"When the new emperor ascends the throne, he may not take the governor at that time." Gu Bingqian spoke: "We still have room to turn around." ”

"All the departments in the capital camp are in the hands of the nobles, and before King Xin ascended the throne, the defense of the imperial city was in the hands of the British duke, and not even a bird could fly in."

"The manpower of the East Factory and the Jinyi Guard are combined, and there should be 3,000 people available."

Cui Chengxiu shook his head: "It is a foregone conclusion that King Xin will ascend the throne, besides, the Donglin Party is not dead, and it is impossible to support Emperor Zhi'er, if the queen and the Empress Dowager Li do not agree after breaking into the palace, we and the nine clans will definitely die." ”

Gu Bingqian also nodded, Cui Chengxiu's words were very reasonable, and then said: "I can only save my life." ”

"Chen Cao?"

Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian spoke in unison, and it seemed that they had thought of it together.

"But," Cui Chengxiu is now embarrassed: "It was our idea to arrest Chen Cao's family..."

"It's Huang Liji..."Gu Bingqian had a gloomy face: "That guy had a hot fight with us when Emperor Daxing was there, but since yesterday, he has been arbitrary and has been fighting with Zhao Nanxing." ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't be angry at the moment: "If it weren't for Chen Cao's secret evil, Zhao Nanxing and these people would have been deposed from the imperial court a long time ago." ”

Gu Bingqian: "The governor doesn't need to worry, now our only savior can only be Chen Cao." ”

Wei Zhongxian was a little embarrassed at the moment: "It's not easy for our family to talk about this matter, we can only look at you, you also have to remember, King Xin doesn't like me and wait, now we are people in the same boat, and we are really living and dying together at this moment..."