Suncheonfu Yanai.

Lu Tong stood in the lobby with a calm face.

The sources of the Shuntian Mansion are naturally not as good as Luo Wang and the Imperial City Division, but the forbidden army around Kyoto suddenly gathered out of the camp, and it is impossible for Lu Tong not to receive news about such a major event.

But as the news came, Lu Tong felt panicked.

It's not that his mind is not calm enough, but that this incident came too suddenly, too unexpectedly, and too unbelievable.

As the governor of Shuntianfu, Lu Tong did not expect that the battle between the new emperor would plunge Kyoto into war, but he never imagined that this chaos would spread so widely.

The question now is how to ensure the safety of Kyoto.

The million-strong forbidden army cannot be trusted, and neither can the twelve regiments and battalions.

Inside and outside Kyoto, he didn't know who to trust.

As for the Imperial City, he had already gone there just now and was turned away.

He could understand the situation, but now he seemed to have lost his jurisdiction and was on his own.

However, there are only a few thousand servants in the Shuncheon Prefecture, and it is okay to maintain the order of the gates of all sides in Kyoto, but if it is used to defend the city, it is useless at all.

"There are still those armies in the city!"

"Five Cities Terracotta Division?"

"They belong to the Ministry of War, but they are the Ministry of War!"

"Takeshi Zhen! They were credible, King Rui was not in Kyoto, and they would certainly not be involved in the rebellion. However, the Zhenwu Division only has two thousand divisions in the city. ”

"The rest are the guards of the military department! It's just that these guards can't be trusted! ”

Lu Tong was full of entanglement.

There are a million forbidden troops outside Kyoto, but there are not many troops inside Kyoto Castle.

The errand officers of the Shuntian Mansion, the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the Thousand Households Division of the Zhenwu Division, are only 10,000 people, except for these are the guards and servants of the major yamen and major mansions.

For example, in the past, Qin Wei's county palace had more than 130 guards, and there were guards in all major palaces, and there were also guards in the major noble families and official families, and these guards were all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.

But the problem is that Lu Tong can't summon these guards, he doesn't have the qualifications, and he doesn't have the ability.

Just when Lu Tong was struggling, a burly officer came to the main hall and reported: "My lord, someone wants to see my lord." ”

"Who wants to see me!" Lu Tong looked at the errand in front of him puzzled.

The servant lowered his head and said, "People are in the West Garden Wing, and the adults will know when they go." ”

"Hmm!" Lu Tong's eyes suddenly sharpened.

"What class are you on?"

He asked in a deep voice.

What is this place?

It's Suncheonfu Yin, it's his territory.

But if someone wants to see him here, he doesn't know.

"The subordinate is an errand of the trapping class!" The officer said as usual.

There are many types of servants in the Shuntian Mansion, which can be divided into inner classes and outer classes, and the inner class is to serve in the ya, such as menzi and attendants; In the outer class, there are soap li, fast horses, fast steps, small horses, janitors, menzi, archers, servants, poor food, patrol and camp service, and so on.

In terms of status, it can be divided into secular service and conscription.

The so-called hereditary service refers to those who are not very important, inherited from father to son, and served from generation to generation, such as menzi, lamp husband, barn husband, and so on.

The so-called conscription is the errand recruited from the people, generally speaking, the conscription is to hold more important positions, such as catchers, jailers, archers, etc., basically all of them are warriors.

The two are worlds apart in terms of status and treatment.

The officer in front of him was obviously a warrior recruited from the people.

Lu Tong looked at him with a cold face and asked, "This official wants to know who asked you to come." ”

Hearing this, the messenger took out a jade pendant from his cuff and handed it to Lu Tong, saying, "My lord should understand this when he sees this!" ”

Lu Tong looked down at the jade pendant in his hand, and the pupils in his eyes shrank suddenly.

"Why is he in Kyoto?"

He couldn't help but exclaim.

The officer did not speak, but waited quietly.

Lu Tong's eyes twitched slightly, and he had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

After a long time, he said, "Take me there!" ”

"Whoa!"

Then, the two left the lobby and walked towards the West Garden wing.

Standing in front of the door of the wing, Lu Tong took a deep breath with a complicated expression, and then pushed the door into the room.

The room was a little dim, and after Lu Tong entered the door, he only vaguely saw a slender back.

"His Royal Highness King Rui!"

Lu Tong said with some uncertainty.

Qin Wei slowly turned around, with a faint smile on his handsome face, and said, "Lord Lu, long time no see." ”

Looking at Qin Wei's face, Lu Tong showed a wry smile on his face.

"Your Majesty will meet His Royal Highness King Rui."

Qin Wei smiled and said, "Is Lord Lu surprised to see this king?" ”

"It's just an accident!" The bitterness on Lu Tong's face was even stronger.

Today's Kyoto is chaotic enough, and now there is another wise king, and he doesn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Qin Wei smiled lightly, and the bitter smile on Lu Tong's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a determined color.

"If Your Highness is here to persuade the officials to open the city gates, then don't mention it."

"Why?" Qin Wei asked.

"The lower official is the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion, and without the order of the cabinet and the will of His Majesty at this time, this official will never open the city gate." Lu Tong said solemnly.

Qin Wei said: "Your Majesty is not asleep, the cabinet ministers are in the imperial city, and at this time, they don't dare to give you any orders." ”

The Shuncheon Prefecture is the highest local administrative body in Kyoto, so the position of the governor is particularly prominent, and the rank is the third grade, which is two to three levels higher than the general prefect, and is the same as the prefect of each prefecture.

The various ministries of the court have no affiliation with the Shuncheon Mansion, and only the cabinet can control the head of the Shuncheon Mansion.

But now the cabinet does not dare to act rashly, and the Shuntian Mansion can only be decided by Lu Tong himself.

"Then the subordinate can only defend the city gate!" Lu Tong said in a deep voice.

Qin Wei bowed slightly, he knew that Lu Tong was a principled person, which was worthy of appreciation, but sometimes he would seem particularly stubborn.

It's hard, hard to convince him.

That's why Qin Wei came to see him in person.

"The forbidden army in Nanping City was mobilized by Qin Jun, the king of Ning, the forbidden army in Jiushan City was mobilized by King An, and the forbidden army in Tonghe City was mobilized by King Ping."

"Now many generals of the forbidden army have taken refuge in them, so they can create such a situation."

"This king knows your worries, but you don't need to worry too much."

Qin Wei said slowly.

"Why?" Lu Tong asked.

Qin Wei said: "If they want to enter Kyoto, they must now divide the victory and defeat outside the city. ”

Lu Tong was stunned, he hadn't thought about these before.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, it's that he doesn't know whose orders those forbidden troops are listening to.

"What about the Twelve Battalions? Why did they go out of camp? "Land passages.

"The twelve battalions are out of camp is the king's order!" Qin Wei said.

Lu Tong's expression moved slightly.

Sure enough, the participation of King Rui is indispensable!

"Your Majesty can't wake up, no one inside or outside the imperial city can shock everyone, and the situation in front of you is inevitably a war." Qin Wei continued.

"The lower officials can't let the twelve regiments and battalions into the city." , Lu Tong said resolutely.

He looked directly at Qin Wei without the slightest intention of backing down.

Qin Wei smiled and took out a yellow scroll from his cuff.

"Holy Decree!"

Lu Tong exclaimed.

He took the decree and opened it.

The content of the holy decree is very simple, that is, to let Qin Wei Governor of Kyoto City, all yamen obey Qin Wei's orders.

But after Lu Tong read it, his face became extremely pale.

Because the decree is not sealed!

In other words, the decree is simply a piece of waste paper.

"Your Highness wants to falsely proclaim the Holy Decree!"

Qin Wei shook his head and said, "It's not that this king is pretending to pass on the holy decree, but that Gonggong Lu doesn't dare to seal it!" ”

"Grandpa Lu!" The pupils in Lu Tong's eyes shrank suddenly.

"Open the city gate and let the twelve regiments enter the city, this is the meaning of Gonggong Lu and the meaning of this king."

"If it's late, when the forbidden troops arrive at the city of Kyoto, it will be troublesome."

Qin Wei said.

Lu Tong is still hesitant.

The holy decree is useless, but it represents the attitude of Father-in-law Lu.

He didn't doubt Qin Wei at this point.

"Why does Grandpa Lu want to help His Highness!" He asked.

Qin Wei shook his head and said, "He's not helping this king, he's guarding Kyoto." ”

"As long as the twelve regiments enter the city, even if the forbidden army outside the city attacks the city, it will not be able to break through the city."

"The 12th Regiment Battalion entered the city not to fight an offensive and defensive battle with them, but to tell them that it was impossible for them to break through Kyoto."

Lu Tong was still a little hesitant.

Qin Wei was also a little helpless, this old man was too stubborn, he even moved out of Father-in-law Lu, and he still didn't let this old man compromise when he entered.

"If you need it, this king can also go to Shoufu-sama to ask for a warrant, but I'm afraid it's too late!"

Qin Wei said.

In fact, Ji Yuanchen's warrant should be more effective for Lu Tong than Lu Gonggong's false holy decree.

However, Ji Yuanchen is also a stubborn old man, and it is not easy for Qin Wei to persuade him, so he can only retreat and ask Grandpa Lu for help.

Although Gonggong Lu is just a eunuch, he knows more about Emperor Lihuang's attitude and cares more about Emperor Lihuang's thoughts.

Moreover, he had already reached an alliance with Qin Wei, so it was naturally easier to ask him for help.

Lu Tong paced back and forth in the room a few times, and finally sighed heavily.

"Your Highness, the old life of the lower official will be handed over to you."

Seeing him compromise, Qin Wei was also overjoyed, "This king won't want your life." ”

Lu Tong said: "If His Highness wants to do something rebellious, the old life of the lower official is in the hands of His Highness." ”

Only then did Qin Wei understand what he meant.

He was worried that Qin Wei had bad intentions, but now he had to compromise.

If Qin Wei really had bad intentions, then he would put his old life in Qin Wei's hands.

To put it simply, he was threatening Qin Wei with his own life.

The threat was very weak, but it also proved his resolve.

Qin Wei didn't say much, just nodded.

He didn't have the idea of entering the Imperial City now, he just wanted to wait for Emperor Lihuang to wake up.

There is not much time left, and it is almost time for a showdown.

Qin Wei was going to wait for Emperor Lihuang to wake up, and then find an opportunity to have a showdown with Emperor Li.

After Lu Tong compromised, he immediately arranged for the Shuntianfu to open the southern gate of Kyoto, and then Li Ji entered the city with the twelve regiments and battalions.

And Qin Wei also came to the southern city wall, waiting for the arrival of the forbidden army.

(End of chapter)