Chapter 1: Precarious (1)
Zhu Yinglong ordered Xiong Hu and Ye Lianyi to take care of the unconscious queen Zhang Yan, and ordered Chang Yanlin to lead Wu Xiang, Tengxiang and other four guards to eliminate the remnants of Wei Zhongxian in the palace, and then sent someone to inform Zhou Huaian to take over the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang. He hurriedly took people to the Silijian. Although he had the will in his hand, he needed to ascend the throne to the throne to the Emperor Tianqi, otherwise his reputation would be incorrect and dissatisfied.
When Zhu Yinglong hurriedly brought people to the Silijian, he found that there was a mess in the prison, with things scattered all over the ground. Zhu Yinglong secretly shouted that the imperial seal had always been collected by Wei Zhongxian. He hurriedly grabbed a scared eunuch who was trembling and trembling. He asked, "Has Wei Zhongxian been here just now?"
The little eunuch was immediately frightened by Zhu Yinglong's ferocious look on his face and pissed his crotch. Before he could speak, Zhu Yinglong smelled a scent. He was so angry that he threw the person on the ground and hurriedly came out of the Silijian.
The palace is now in chaos, with figures everywhere. Chang Yanlin was ordered by Zhu Yinglong, and all eunuchs, palace maids and concubines were staying in his house and not allowed to go out without permission. His soldiers were arresting the eunuchs and palace maids who were walking outside.
"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian rushed out of the Forbidden City with Concubine Shu, the little prince, Kebaba and a minister in the court."
Zhu Yinglong recognized this blood-faced flag official. He had just seen him beside Chang Yanlin. When he heard this news, the first thing Zhu Yinglong thought of was to block the inner city immediately and not allow Wei Zhongxian to escape from the capital.
"Prince, you're not doing well!" Another person came over to report.
"What happened again?" Zhu Yinglong's forehead had a "chuan" character. His heart was already strong enough tonight. He could still calm down at this time. In fact, what could he do if he couldn't calm down?
"Report to the prince, Minister Zhou was ordered to take over the Jinyiwei and the East Factory. He found that the Jinyiwei Town Fushi and the East Factory were empty. He has led people to follow the clues and chased them. He ordered his subordinates to come and report."
It's not time for me. What Zhu Yinglong thought of was that he could not let Wei Zhongxian escape from the capital with the fake prince, but with his current identity, he had no right to order the five city soldiers and horse officials to block the inner city. At present, he could only bet, betting that his father-in-law Zhou Kui could help him at a critical moment. He immediately wrote an urgent order, stamped his own private seal, and asked Zhou Kui to send troops to block Wei Zhongxian's way south to escape.
"The prince is not good. Wei Zhongxian led thousands of eunuchs, Jinyiwei and the East Factory suddenly rushed to the Beijing camp. In the name of the prince's rebellion, he instigated the Beijing camp to rebel. He had already followed the Zhiwei and started fighting!"
"What?" Zhu Yinglong felt the darkness in front of his eyes, as if the sky was spinning, and he was furious. When he woke up, it was already an hour later.
Wang Chengen was with him. When he saw Zhu Yinglong awakening, he was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down for Zhu Yinglong and said, "I'm so proud of the emperor!"
When Zhu Yinglong woke up, he found himself in the palace and breathed a sigh of relief, but he immediately remembered the incident of Wei Zhongxian instigating the confrontation between the Shangzhiwei in the Beijing camp and asked, "Wang Cheng'en, what's the situation outside now?"
Wang Chengen said in his expression: "Wei Zhongxian was surrounded by Concubine Shu, the little prince, as well as most ministers in the court, and the army of the third battalion were defeated by Shangzhiwei and Duke Chang, and fled to the south city with 50,000 or 60,000 rebels. The commander of the south city of the city, Lord Shi Zhoukui, did not intercept him for some reason, but opened the city gate and fled south together with the rebels. Zhou Huaian controlled the inner city, and the Shangzhiwei took over the military commander of the five cities and the defense of the capital. Duke Chang left the left and right guards to control the palace, led Wuxiang and Tengxiang guards to pursue them south."
"What?" Zhu Yinglong felt as if he was hit by a heavy hammer. Did he underestimate Wei Zhongxian, or did history not be as light as described in history books?
The things came too quickly and caught him off guard. The matter was actually made like this by him. Zhu Yinglong was really crying. Chang Yanlin went south to chase him. He caught up with him, but he couldn't catch up. The country was split in front of him. How could ordinary people know about the complicated and powerful relationship? They only knew that Wei Zhongxian was protecting the little prince. It was his uncle who robbed his nephew's throne. He had the will in his hand. It was useless for the queen Zhang Yan to testify. Wei Zhongxian had the jade seal in his hand, the Concubine Shu and the little prince personally conferred by Emperor Tianqi, and so many ministers. Wei Zhongxian's greatest ability is to spread rumors and accusations. Even if he announced the true identity of the little prince now, it would be useless. If Wei Zhongxian was caught, the problem could be solved. If Wei Zhongxian could not be caught, he would be the second Chengzu. Should he do it or not?
If you do it, why not do it? I can’t come to this time and space in vain. Even if it is so exciting, what is left is the commentary of future generations.
Zhu Yinglong's first decree was to release the upright officials who were innocently detained by Wei Zhongxian, so that they could immediately restore their posts and take office to the place of office. They had to seize the opportunity of Wei Zhongxian fleeing south. Before the local government could figure it out, they took the opportunity to replace important officials of the eunuch party in various places, and arrested immediately if they could not be replaced. Whether Wei Zhongxian was caught or not, quelling the rebellion was secondary. No emperor had never done anything because he had no jade seal. The jade seal was just a symbol. Being an emperor did not only know how to stamp seals.
The second decree is to order Chang Yanlin to pursue and suppress, and if he can, he will chase him desperately. If he cannot pursue and suppress, he will chase him desperately. Wei Zhongxian can't have any chance to breathe. The troops of Chang Yanlin's two guards alone are probably not the opponents of Wei Zhongxian. Chang Yanlin was in charge of military affairs, and there were many people in the eunuch party who knew about soldiers. Zhu Yinglong had no hope of Chang Yanlin's pursuit south at all. He just hoped that he could give himself some time to mobilize troops to stabilize the situation. Zhu Yinglong could guess the purpose of Wei Zhongxian's going south.
The land is either Fengyang or Nanjing. Fengyang is a place where the dragon rises. The Taizu Emperor’s Tomb is located. Almost all of them are Wei Zhongxian’s people. It is the most likely to escape there. Another is Nanjing. It was once the capital and there was a natural danger of the Yangtze River in the north. As long as the navy of the court was controlled, Zhu Yinglong would be out of reach. Moreover, Jiangnan is a rich place. Wei Zhongxian is a person who likes to enjoy himself and is in a corner. Zhu Yinglong has no choice but to have no choice for him for several years. If he was Wei Zhongxian, he should choose Nanjing.
The third decree was to pass on the edict of Emperor Tianqi to the world. Wei Zhongxian planned to usurp the throne in order to rebel, and the world would fight against him. Empress Zhang Yan originally wanted to consult Zhu Yinglong to discuss the birth of Wei Zhongxian and learn from Wang Mang's conspiracy to usurp the Han Dynasty to tell the world. Zhu Yinglong did not agree. The minor people in the Ming Dynasty also knew that family scandals should not be made public. Emperor Tianqi had just passed away and told the world about this matter. Emperor Tianqi's reputation would be greatly damaged. Even if Wei Zhongxian's rebellion was destroyed, the whole royal family would be shamed. Even if it was to be announced, it would not be announced now, and it would not be announced publicly.
The only Grand Secretary of the Cabinet was Huang Daozhou, who was still a little scared and could not handle government affairs. One of the six ministries, the Minister of Justice did not flee south with Wei Zhongxian. The other five ministries, Dali Temple, the Censorate and other state institutions were all paralyzed. The capital city is now all taken over by Shangzhiwei and is under military control.
Lu Haotian wanted to lead his fourth battalion troops to pursue the south, but Zhu Yinglong did not agree. He first connected Tian Shuying's sisters and a group of people into the palace. At the same time, he ordered Lu Haotian to go south quickly and escort all Kaifeng personnel into Beijing safely. At the same time, he sent people to chase Yuan Chonghuan. If the court had such a big thing, if Huang Taiji knew about it and didn't come and intervene, he would not be Huang Taiji. Ningjin's front line needed a general to take charge, and Yuan Chonghuan was the best candidate.
Chapter completed!