Chapter 1684 Renzijuan makes a desperate move
Seeing that Prince Zhonghui was still a little confused, probably because he didn’t understand the whole story, Feng Ziying smiled and said, “Prince Hui, have you understood what Prince Shun meant?”
King Zhongshun sighed.
Lao Shi has been idle for many years, not interested in political affairs, and the emperor's brother has never revealed to him more of the secrets of the government and the public.
Even if he was asked to serve as the governor of the Beijing Camp, it was not because he was the boss, but because he was afraid that he would randomly line up among several princes.
But now it is not a question of who among the princes will be the heir apparent, but the crisis of the eldest son trying to imitate the "gate-stealing change".
King Zhongshun can conclude that this assassination was definitely carried out by the boss.
There were two groups of assassins, the former one was nothing more than that, and the latter group even used five Western heavy fire guns with a range of up to 200 steps!
There are no such weapons in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Who can take out five of these heavy firecrackers at once?
Other than the boss who smuggled it in from Sulu and Luzon in Nanyang through sea trade from the south of the Yangtze River, who else could be there?
And after repeated inspections by the Shenshu Camp and the Shangsanqin Army, there are still so many assassins sneaking in, and they are also ambushing them with firearms such as heavy firecrackers. If there are no powerful people in the court operating and carefully designing, Who can do it?
I'm afraid even King Zhonghui, the governor of the Beijing camp, can't do it.
King Zhongshun simply explained the whole story, and King Zhonghui was horrified.
"Old Shi, do you understand now?" King Zhongshun looked so cold that he could scrape a layer of frost off his face, and said word by word: "This is obviously a plan that the boss has carefully planned for a long time, Shenshu Camp, Shangsanqinjun, Even the Hunting Garden Palace may have been infiltrated by the boss a long time ago, and he has been waiting for this! Although I don't know why there are two groups of people in their assassination, it seems that there is no tacit understanding between the two parties, but the latter group is absolutely rushing The emperor is here to kill him, if he goes one or two hundred meters further, the five fire blunderbuss will be fired at him, and he will definitely not be spared!"
"Now..." King Zhonghui was sweating profusely and speechless.
"The danger now comes from the west." Feng Ziying said calmly: "If the emperor remains unconscious, who can stop Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army, and even the Datong army behind him? Maybe there are more people who want to fight at this time. Back to Conglong Zhigong. From Yanqingwei, you can reach Changping in one day, Gonghua City in two days, and reach the capital city in three days. Once you reach the capital city, the situation is out of control."
“Where is You Shigong now?” King Zhongshun suddenly asked.
"Perhaps on the road from Pinggu to Shunyi, it should have reached Shunyi, but the Chahar cavalry appeared in the area from the watershed to Huangyayu and Jiangjunshi. Especially the Jiangjunshi area was attacked by the Chahar people. was breached, so it may have been delayed.”
As the governor of the Beijing camp, King Zhongshun was qualified to obtain military intelligence in the capital area from the Ministry of War's Zifangsi. Although Zhang Huaichang, the Minister of War, returned to the capital city, Zhongshun still sent the information to the palace for Emperor Yonglong. Know.
“Oh?” Feng Ziying perked up, “Are you sure you’ve passed Pinggu?”
This is good news.
He has been worried that You Shigong will be stationed on the line from Zunhua to Jizhou. Even if he gets the news immediately and rushes to Xiang, it will definitely be too late.
Once the Xuanfu army surrounded the capital city, Prince Yitada could openly and openly build momentum in the capital city and ascend the throne. The cabinet would never turn against him again under such circumstances and could only acquiesce.
"You Shigong had led his troops to Pinggu a few days ago. However, because General Shi was attacked by the Chahar people, You Shigong stayed temporarily. Later, intelligence showed that the enemy situation was also discovered in Fengjiabao and Baimaguan. , so the Ministry of War was also worried that the Chahar people would attack from the east and attack the west, so they ordered the Youshi power army to temporarily stay in Pinggu for a few more days..."
"Then we need to immediately order You Shigong to lead his troops westward overnight to seize Gonghua City..." Feng Ziying paced and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's too late, unless You Shigong has already arrived in Shunyi, but now we are sending people Going to deliver military orders would also waste time. It was too late, so we could only occupy the Qinghe store, but that would be a bit dangerous..."
"Ziying, you put it lightly. You Shigong's dispatch of troops requires an order from the Ministry of War. Now that Zhang Huaichang is away, Xu Dahua may not dare to issue this order. The ministers in the cabinet have not arrived yet..." King Zhongshun shook his head repeatedly, "And even if Xu Dahua Dare to give the order, You Shigong will set off immediately after receiving the order, I am afraid it is still too late."
“Then let the Fifth Army Battalion and Shenji Battalion send troops to seize Gonghua City and Qinghe Store.” Feng Ziying blurted out the topography of Shuntian Mansion in his mind.
King Zhongshun was not ignorant of military affairs. He had led troops to fight with Emperor Yonglong in his early years, and was quite familiar with the situation in the Gyeonggi area. His statement was correct. Even if You Shigong received a military order to send troops, from Shunyi to Gonghua City or Qinghe Store is also a little too late.
King Zhonghui was so horrified that he jumped up and said, "If there is no order from the emperor and the cabinet to send troops to the capital, it will be tantamount to treason. Even the Ministry of War has no authority. How can we make it happen?"
Feng Ziying sneered, "Do we have to wait until the emperor wakes up before issuing an edict? Or should we choose one of the princes to ascend the throne immediately and issue an edict? Whoever you choose will be convinced?"
These words were even more treasonous. King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui were stunned when they heard this.
"If we wait any longer, we will have to wait until Prince Yohitada ascends the throne to issue an order. Haha, at that time, the order may be to say that the two princes are in prison or under house arrest. As for the official dismissal, it is nothing more than to be idle for a period of time. , I believe I can recover after all."
Feng Ziying's all-powerful attitude made both King Zhonghui and King Zhongshun understand. Now they were the ones asking him for advice, not Feng Ziying.
King Zhongshun was more decisive, "Old Shi, you are the Jiedushi Envoy of the Beijing Camp. You are the only one to go and order the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp to send troops to seize Qinghe City. It is best to capture Gonghua City. I am here to see You alone." Shi Gong, be sure to let him rush to Qinghe Store. If Niu Jizong really wants to attack at all costs, then the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp may not be able to withstand it for even a day. The only thing that depends on the brand of the Beijing Camp is whether Niu Jizong can be a little more scrupulous... "
"Prince Shun, you are thinking too much. At this time, since Niu Jizong dares to send troops to the east, who does he care about? Even if the emperor stands in front of him, he will say that the emperor is being held hostage, or that it is a forgery The substitute has a sword and an ax on his neck, who dares to take a step back?" Feng Ziying sneered again, breaking the illusion of the two brothers.
King Zhonghui looked hesitant. It was okay for Ninth Brother to go to You Shigong. After all, he could go to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War to ask for an order. Even if there was no official seal, as long as there was a word, it would be easy to explain in the future. But he himself It was too difficult for him to go directly back to the capital city to mobilize the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion out of the city.
"Gu, the governor of the Beijing Camp, has only taken office not long ago. I'm afraid that the Fifth Army Camp and Qian Guozhong may not listen to Gu." King Zhonghui sighed sadly.
After all, I was still timid, and Feng Ziying was also very helpless.
It is okay to wait until the cabinet ministers arrive, but this time is delayed. I am afraid that the troops of the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp have not yet been organized and left the city, and the vanguard of the Xuanfu Army will pass through Gonghua City. At that time, Do the soldiers from the Beijing camp still dare to confront the Xuanfu army?
"Your Majesty, even if Qian Guozhong doesn't listen to you, at least the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp will definitely listen to you. I heard from He Huchen that you treat the virtuous corporals in the Fifth Army Camp, treat the soldiers with kindness, and serve your orders. As long as you give orders, they will definitely obey you. , and we just want to defend Gonghua City. If we delay for a while, the Xuanfu army may not dare to attack the city by force. Most of their forwards are cavalry, and there is no way to attack the city..."
Feng Ziying could only persuade patiently. If the capital camp did not send troops, You Shigong would definitely not be able to catch up. Gonghua City was the most important food and grass supply point in the northwest of the capital city. There was usually only one guard station stationed there. Zhu Di, the founder of the former Ming Dynasty, built the Shahedian Palace here. In addition, the post road to the west also passes through here, making it an important town in the northwest of Beijing.
King Zhonghui was sweating profusely, but he still dared not make a decision.
One is that he is really afraid of sending troops without purpose, the other is that he is worried that the Beijing army will not listen to him, and the third is that he is worried that if he really takes this step, there will be no turning back. Once the boss's side finally wins, he is afraid that he will really be punished by his clan. .
Feng Ziying winked at King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun also knew that if he didn't get through to the nominal envoy of the Beijing Camp, he would really fall into this matter. He gritted his teeth and said: "Old Shi" , don’t think too much. Why did the emperor push you to be the governor of the capital camp? This is Tuogu. Do you think you can retreat now? Do you still have room for maneuver with the boss? Retreat ten thousand Bu said, even if the boss wins in the end and he can let others go, you and I will have the same fate. At worst, Ninth Brother will accompany you. Besides, we can't tell who will win."
King Zhongshun's words finally moved King Zhonghui. The emperor's brother handed over the Beijing Camp Jiedushi and the Fifth Military Camp General to him at the last moment. It was clear to the outside world that the group trusted him, even the ninth brother could not compare with him. With the eldest brother's temperament, How could he spare himself? Besides, if the Beijing camp really plays its role in blocking the Xuanfu army and wins the opportunity to fight, then our side will be the winner. If it fails to stop it, then the eldest brother may not care about this. As the Jingying Jiedu envoy, It was just a matter of fulfilling one's duty.
At this time, King Zhonghui could only comfort himself in this way.
“Forget it, let’s just walk away with our heads high!” King Zhonghui sighed and gritted his teeth: “Let’s go, life or death is your destiny, wealth is in the sky.”
(End of this chapter)