Chapter 178: The Last Struggle of the Donglin Party, Purging the Apocalypse Dynasty!
Although it is not known what happened, the emperor's will is irreversible.
Therefore, under the mobilization of the palace people around him, the huge Apocalypse Dynasty also began to mobilize.
Like an old machine, it was suddenly doused with lubricating oil, so it began to mobilize slowly.
"Master, not long ago, Your Majesty announced that Huang Liji and Huo Weihua had entered the palace. Lord Huo's mansion was full of brocade guards, and at the same time, the slaves and maids found that there were a lot of spies around the mansion, and they should also be brocade guards......"
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty, who had already retired from the dynasty and were engaged in secret society movements at home, suddenly received the news and couldn't help but be stunned.
Hearing the housekeeper's words, Qian Longxi, the owner of this place, couldn't help frowning.
"Your Majesty announced that Huang Liji and Huo Weihua entered the palace?"
Qian Longxi felt as if something big had happened, whether it was Huang or Huo, they were the leaders of the eunuch party: in fact, since the great defeat in the fourth year of the Apocalypse and the fierce pursuit not long ago, the defense line of the Donglin Party is shrinking step by step, and there is no room for foothold immediately.
For example, he Qian Longxi has now been forced to retire at home and wait for recovery.
Among the people present, in addition to him, there were also Lai Zongdao, Yang Suoxiu and others.
Of course, the most heavyweight is Boss Zhao Nanxing...... Although the boss himself was not present, his nephew Zhao Kangjian, as a representative, was participating.
As for why Boss Zhao Nanxing didn't come...... Because he, as the leader of Donglin, has been assigned to Daizhou, he is far away and cannot participate at all.
Suddenly, a person said indignantly: "A few days ago, Elder Gao was humiliated and was forced by the eunuchs to commit suicide by throwing himself into a well. β
And Qian Longxi's eyes were burning, he looked around, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty suddenly summoned Huang and Huo into the palace, I'm afraid there is something else...... Besides, Huo Weihua's mansion has a lot of brocade guards, could it be that our plan has been revealed?! β
"It should be impossible, that Huo Weihua is as stupid as a pig, although he is one of Wei Biao's lackeys, but he is far less intelligent and hateful than that Cui Chengxiu! The cook in his house has a blood feud with the eunuchs, and there are a lot of things mixed in the 'Linglu Drink' that she serves every day, so Huo Weihua can't see it at all! "Yang is a cultivator.
"What about His Royal Highness King Xin, how is His Royal Highness King Xin?"
Lai Zongdao suddenly asked, asking a crucial question.
King Xin, is the hope of their Donglin Party, although it looks stupid, but they just need this kind of stupid puppet emperor, who can make me Ming Zhongzheng Dynasty!
The emperor only needs to rule by hanging the arch, and let them do all the affairs of the Donglin Party.
After the death of the emperor, this ignorant and ignorant king who seems to prefer the Donglin Party is their best support!
They are now pinning their hopes on His Royal Highness King Xin as the second Wanli Emperor.
Although Emperor Wanli eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles, and does everything, he delegates power to our ministers, so he is a good emperor...... But we still have to scold him in the history books, otherwise it will seem that we are not good courtiers.
Just when everyone was about to think about whether there was any signal for His Majesty the Emperor to suddenly summon the eunuchs into the palace, a small servant hurried over and whispered to one of the people present, who was instantly stunned, and then sat still.
His hurried performance naturally attracted everyone's attention, Qian Longxi couldn't help frowning when he saw this, and immediately said softly: "Brother Zhao Xian, what's wrong, but what's wrong?" β
"Brother Qian, the king of letters...... Something went wrong. β
Zhao Kangjian was sweating profusely, a little flustered in his heart, and then said: "Just now, my family told me that a eunuch went to King Xin's mansion, and King Xin is going to Guangdong to become a vassal!" β
"Huh?"
The crowd couldn't help but be amazed.
First, because of the domain, let King Xin be a vassal is really unexpected by the Donglin Party, although the Emperor of the Apocalypse gave birth to three sons, but the three sons are not sick, and King Xin Zhu Youzhen is the first heir to the throne.
According to the ancestral system, before the crown prince could grow strongly, King Shin did not need to be a vassal officer.
Second, it is because of Guangdong!
In the 260th year of the Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Zhanqi, the son of Renzong, was in Shaoguan and was crowned the king of Huai.
For the rest, there has never been an example of Guangdong!
Although Guangdong is now regarded as the land of fish and rice, the economy is prosperous.
But in history, the land of Lingnan has the title of "the place of poisonous miasma", which is a place of exile in ancient times, full of terrifying gossip, so it is sealed in Guangdong, most likely means that this person is not loved by the emperor.
As far as Guangdong is concerned, this means that His Majesty the Emperor has been extremely disappointed in his younger brother!
How so?!
The ministers of the eunuch party were summoned into the palace, and among them was Huo Weihua.
And immediately afterwards, His Royal Highness King Xin, whom they had placed high hopes on, was forced to become a vassal, and the place of vassal was still far away in Guangdong.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor remembers the brotherhood of his compatriots, otherwise he would be in Yunnan, so I really don't know what to say.
"What should I do, it seems that what my generation planned seems to have been exposed!"
A Beijing official who seemed to have only six grades said in a panic: "This is a big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan!" I have advised you several times not to be like this, not to be like this, but you want to be like this, and you have mixed me in, how can this be good! β
Raid the family and exterminate the family!
This news was hovering over everyone, and everyone couldn't help but be a little frustrated.
In the past, their civil officials and predecessors used quack medicine to harm the two dynasties, and accidentally fell into the water, and accidentally killed Emperor Zhengde...... What a sight it was!
Now, they are cautious in their work, and their hearts are like ashes when they are exposed.
It's really exciting, emotional, and exclamating!
A touch of ruthlessness flashed in Qian Longxi's eyes, and he immediately slapped the table, causing the Eight Immortals Table to tremble, and then he stood up and said sharply: "So far, we have only one way out!" β
"Gentlemen, escape from the capital on the same day! Contact colleagues in Guangdong, assist King Xin, and launch a martyrdom! β
Qian Longxi shouted loudly: "Back then, Emperor Chengzu was able to launch a martyrdom and take away the world of Emperor Jianwen, and now we can't follow the story of Emperor Chengzu, assist King Xin, and seize the country of Emperor Apocalypse!" β
Hearing Qian Longxi's words, for a moment, the audience was shocked!
Scheme...... Conspiracy?!
This......
For a moment, everyone present was at a loss, not knowing what to do, and their jaws dropped by Qian Longxi's words!
Ha people, it's too Ha people.
"Afraid of what?!"
Qian Longxi's eyes were sharp, he looked at the people around him, immediately gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "This incident happened, it was originally a death, a matter of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, let's rebel now, even if we lose, it will also rob the family and exterminate the clan!" β
"It's all death, can't you give it a fight, give the apocalypse a little color, and give those eunuchs some trouble?!"
Qian Longxi's voice was deafening, which made everyone present surge in blood and blood.
Lai Zongdao was also extremely ruthless, immediately slapped the table, also stood up, and said sharply: "You don't have to go to Guangdong!" Although Guangdong is rich, but the imperial court is the imperial court after all, the battle of Jingyan was able to win, on the one hand, Emperor Chengzu made outstanding achievements, on the other hand, because the north has been in the border for a long time, and the soldiers are fine! β
"Confronting the imperial court in a corner of Guangdong is a dead end! If you want to bet, bet big! β
Lai Zongdao continued: "The one surnamed Cui took over the Jingshi barracks, but there was a major omission in the arrangement of the generals! In the three major battalions, there are friends of our Donglin Party members, and with an order, a coup d'Γ©tat can be made tonight! β
"This ......"
I thought that Qian Longxi was already a master, but I didn't expect to come to Zongdao to start heavyweight!
As soon as you exit it, it's a king bomb!
Hearing Lai Zongdao's words, even Qian Longxi's cerebellum shrank, and then his momentum weakened, he lowered his voice, and whispered to Lai Zongdao: "Brother Lai, what's the situation?" Our friends in the three battalions can pull out eight or nine thousand people at most, and it is estimated that many people are not willing to mix, at most three or four thousand people...... How can this be rebellious? β
Qian Longxi still has a bit of a brain.
After all, for him, these two options are actually quite simple.
One is a violent death and the other is a chronic death.
He chose to die slowly, and planned to go to Guangdong, and then go to a small country in Southeast Asia to find a place to squat, and then come back when the new emperor ascended the throne.
Anyway, it's been a few months since he was poisoned, and the lifespan of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is definitely not long!
Lai Zongdao said enthusiastically: "Fight to the death, if you succeed, you and I should be born into the cabinet and become the first regent like Zhang Juzheng!" If you fail, just go to your death! β
"Back then, Emperor Yingzong was able to launch a change to seize the door with only seven hundred people, and we had three or two thousand, why didn't we dare?!"
Hearing the voice of Lai Zongdao, Qian Longxi took a heavy breath, and then seemed to have made up some kind of determination, nodded, and said resolutely: "Okay, act!" β
After saying that, he shouted: "Qian Yi, quickly send someone to find ......"
From Qian Longxi's mouth, dozens of officers' names were said in a row, and the old housekeeper named 'Qian Yi' immediately went to do it.
And with the family members going out one by one, immediately after, Qian Longxi said: "The matter has come to this point, the monarchs have no way to retreat, immediately unite the men in the family and enter the palace gate!" β
"Remember, within a stick of incense, you must gather! Now that the matter has been leaked, if someone in the three major battalions does not obey, then we will inevitably encounter resistance! Only by entering the palace first and killing Zhu Youxiao can we seize the opportunity! β
Lai Zongdao shouted: "Brother Zhao Xian, take people to intercept His Royal Highness the King, and you can't let those eunuchs leave Beijing with the King!" β
"Yes!"
Zhao Kangjian's whole body trembled nervously, but after hearing the words of Lai Zongdao, he immediately nodded excitedly: he seemed to have seen the picture of himself becoming a dragon hero!
So, everyone began to act.
The Ming Dynasty has extremely strict control over armor, so although there are four or five hundred people in the family, there are only four or five people in armor, and these armor people are obviously officials in the court, and they are more afraid of death, so they hide in the back wearing armor and command the unarmored family members to step forward.
A group of people walked in the direction of the palace gate in a disorderly manner, taking advantage of the night, and the speed was very fast.
Whether it was Qian Longxi or Lai Zongdao, the little hearts of the two of them were pounding, that is, they were a little excited, and a little nervous, they were getting closer and closer to the city gate, but at this moment, suddenly, there was a noisy sound around.
"Huh?"
Lai Zongdao was stunned, and couldn't help but look around, and in an instant, countless pairs of torches lit from the left and right.
A Ming army in armor appeared in front of them like this, and their stunned cheeks looked particularly frightened under the light of the fire.
"What's the situation?!"
Qian Longxi was already frightened of the six gods, and he had a ghostly expression.
Seeing this scene, it can be said that I was terrified.
He remembered that there were no soldiers just now!
What's going on, why did so many soldiers suddenly pop up?!
Could it be ......
Did you encounter a ghost?!
And Zongdao was even more panicked.
Because he saw a banner fluttering 'Daring'...... It was a flag belonging to the battalion of the Twelfth Regiment.
However, the 12th Regiment Battalion was deposed as early as the 29th year of Jiajing, and now it is the Apocalypse Year, how can the battalion flag of the 12th Regiment and Battalion appear?!
Hell now!
"What are you guys doing?!"
Suddenly, a voice like thunder exploded in their ears, and a bearded general rode up, carrying a riding spear, pointing at the four or five hundred men.
The surrounding soldiers were not kind to their eyes, and they had already taken out their swords and looked at these families.
And the head of Qian Longxi and Lai Zongdao's legs and stomachs have begun to tremble, and after a while, suddenly a person behind him screamed: "Spare your life, spare your life, it's all Qian Longxi, Lai Zongdao is rebelling, and we are all coerced!" I hope the general will see clearly! β
There is a first person, and naturally there is a second person, and soon, he fell to his knees in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Qian Longxi and Lai Zongdao also completely lost the will to resist, and directly weakened their legs and sat on the ground.
Seeing this, the bearded general who was the leader looked at him for a moment before he raised his voice and said: "Capture it, send it to Your Majesty, and your Majesty will decide!" β
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In the palace, looking at the few ministers who were kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath, feeling that his head was a little confused, and his muscles even wanted to burst out.
"I've lifted you to a high position, what are you all eating?! This can also allow the Donglin Party to infiltrate?! What the hell is in that Spirit Dew Drink, Huo Weihua, you are really stupid as a pig! β
The Emperor of the Apocalypse swept his favorite drink to the ground, and in an instant, the juice and the porcelain bowl cracked, bursting everywhere.
"Wei Zhongxian, has the Imperial Hospital found anything over there?"
Zhu Youxiao shifted his gaze to Wei Zhongxian, who was standing on the side, and immediately asked in a cold voice: "If not, you, the eunuch of Bingbi, have also done their best!" β
Wei Zhongxian was stunned when he heard this, and then said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been tried, these days, people have been sending them silver taels, and the person who sent the silver is from the Qian Mansion, which is suspected to be the meaning of Qian Longxi, the right attendant of the former Nanjing Officials." β
"It is reported that Qian Longxi has recently been very close to Lai Zongdao and others, and the Donglin Party is afraid that ......"
Just as Wei Zhongxian was reporting, suddenly a little eunuch stumbled in, bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said: "Oh no, Your Majesty, there are suddenly tens of thousands of troops outside the Forbidden City out of thin air, and a large area of Wuyang is shouting to open the door, I'm afraid that the rebels have come in!" β
Wei Zhongxian and a group of eunuch members were shocked.
And Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, then his face turned happy, and he opened his mouth and said: "Open the city gate quickly!" β
"Follow me to meet Emperor Shizongsu and Emperor Wu Zongyi of the Ming Dynasty!"
(End of chapter)