Chapter 345 Qingjun’s Side
Midnight is the time when Taoist is most energetic.
He was reviewing memorials to the emperor, and Yan Song was waiting for instructions.
Zhu Xizhong was also on duty tonight and was waiting bored.
Under the candlelight, Emperor Jiajing carefully read the memorials, occasionally asking questions, and Yan Song hurriedly explained.
"…Local officials said that the local people are dull and stupid, and they are a little worried. What I mean is, first, to relieve them as much as possible, and second, the people are dull and stupid, so they should not be blindly obedient. They should be suppressed if necessary…"
"His Majesty."
A eunuch came hurriedly to report, and seeing Huang Jin's grim expression, his heart skipped a beat.
I wonder if something happened to one of the princes.
"What's the matter?"
"The Right Guard of the Imperial Army mutinied!"
Bah!
Zhu Xizhong, who was drinking tea, loosened his grip and the teacup fell to the ground.
The Taoist priest's hand holding the memorial remained steady, but he was also stunned. He then shouted, "Have you verified it?"
"Your Majesty, it is said that the Right Guard of the Palace Army mutinied and killed the general." The eunuch's face was pale, obviously thinking about the consequences of the mutiny.
In the eyes of the older generation, mutiny means killing.
Those disorderly soldiers killed anyone they saw and were more brutal than the foreigners.
"Your Majesty!" Yan Song said decisively, "Order the Tiger Guards and Left Guards to attack immediately! If we delay, something unexpected will happen. In addition..."
"Order Chang Wei Bo to go to the Huben Zuowei!" Emperor Jiajing said coldly.
"Your Majesty, I request that the West Garden be on guard," said Zhu Xizhong.
Once the rebels start killing, it will be difficult for them to stop.
After killing so many people, they all knew that they would not have a good ending, so they turned their attention to Xiyuan.
"Can!"
Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked outside the palace, looking in the direction of the Right Guard garrison of the Palace Army. At this moment, the place was brightly lit, as if it were a busy city.
"Order Qin Yuan, the commander of the front guard of the government army, to lead the troops to be on alert."
"Yes!"
Emperor Jiajing's eyes were piercing. "All the Jinyiwei and Dongchang are dispatched to keep an eye on the Beijing guards. Report any unusual movements immediately."
"Yes."
"The Five Cities Military Command... Patrol the city. If anyone takes advantage of the situation to rob, it is an emergency... We must deal with them decisively!"
"Yes!"
Emperor Jiajing turned around and walked into the hall. When he reached the gate, he stopped and said, "Tell Qingzhi that this is the Ming Dynasty."
In an instant, Huang Jin found that Taoist's back suddenly straightened.
"Those people are moving!"
……
Before the order from Emperor Jiajing arrived, Jiang Qingzhi had already appeared in the military camp of Huben Zuowei.
The generals, wearing helmets and armor, stood in two rows in the hall.
Jiang Qingzhi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"Uncle!"
Chen Ji came in, "There is chaos in the camp of the Right Guard of the Imperial Army. Some people are shouting, 'Go charge into the Imperial City, go charge into the Western Garden...'"
"It seems that someone has been killed." Yan Xu said, "If not, who would dare to say something that is close to treason."
"Have you left the camp?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Not yet!"
Jiang Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Keep an eye on it and report back anytime."
"Yes."
"Uncle, let's attack!" someone suggested.
Chen Bao glanced at the man and said, "Before the emperor's order arrives, it would be an act of usurpation if you order our army to attack. Even if you have good intentions, those people will denounce you as ambitious."
Jiang Qingzhi recovered from being caught off guard at this moment, "Those people are just waiting for me to take action... Yes, the right guard of the government army has been mutiniing for nearly an hour, and it is time for them to take action, but they have been making a fuss. Someone is suppressing them. The purpose..."
There seemed to be a flame burning in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes, "I just submitted a memorial suggesting that the generals of the Left Guard of the Imperial Guards be taken down, and then the Right Guard of the Imperial Army mutinied.
I will certainly be worried about being impeached, so I will order you to attack and suppress it without waiting for your Majesty's order...
I failed to rectify the imperial guards, which led to the mutiny of the Right Guards of the Imperial Army. This is my first crime. I also mobilized the Left Guards of the Tiger Guards without authorization..."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the bewildered generals and said, "Those people will say that if the Japanese prince mobilizes the Yulin Left Guard again to do something treasonous... this is the second crime. What a good trick!"
……
"They took action."
Chen Zhan put on his clothes and went into the study.
"Yes." Han Yu said, "Those people had contacted the Right Guard of the Imperial Army in advance. The commander of the Right Guard of the Imperial Army, Zhang Xinlin, was extremely corrupt and had several lives on his hands. If something happened, they would surely die."
Yang Qing yawned, "Someone told Zhang Xinlin that Jiang Qingzhi would not give up halfway in his purge of the Beijing Guards. Zhang Xinlin was in a state of panic, and someone else instigated him, so he started the movement."
"Since we are all going to die, let's go crazy before we die!" Han Yu laughed and said, "Zhang Xinlin is a bit crazy and bold. Otherwise, how could he dare to kill several of his subordinates."
"It is said that the people who were killed were generals who were unwilling to participate in his corruption but knew about it." Chen Zhan said in a low voice: "This man is really daring."
"The Beijing Guards have been doing nothing for many years, and the generals are unscrupulous. They are corrupt, eat empty salaries, treat the lower-level soldiers as slaves, and scold and beat them at will. Every year, some people die." Han Yu said slowly: "The mutiny of the Right Guard of the Palace Army tonight is all Jiang Qingzhi's fault."
"Jiang Qingzhi is a smart man. He knows that once the right guard of the government army rushes out of the camp, he only needs to kill one person, and the voices impeaching him and the Mo family will resound through the sky after dawn." Yang Qing's eyes were filled with satisfaction, "He has to move."
"Let's just wait for him to move!" Han Yu and Yang Qing looked at each other and laughed.
At this time, a servant came to report. "Gentlemen, our people saw Jiang Qingzhi go to the Huben Zuowei."
"Good! This guy really went!" Han Yu stood up, "Wang De should encourage Zhang Xinlin to take action."
Yang Qing closed his eyes, "I will crucify him tonight, crucify that damned Mo family."
……
On the long street, more than ten riders were galloping. Someone in front shouted, "Is there someone coming from the palace?"
A eunuch led by a group of more than ten riders shouted, "Exactly. Who are you waiting for?"
The one who rushed over was actually Sun Chonglou. "Young Master asked me to ask, but did His Majesty order the Tiger Guards to go out?"
The eunuch nodded and took out the imperial edict.
"Go and report to the young master immediately, and tell him that there is an imperial decree to dispatch." Sun Chonglou ordered, and the two riders behind him turned around and galloped away.
"So fast!" the eunuch couldn't help but exclaim.
"The young master said that this matter is urgent and cannot be handled according to the usual procedures. They send the message and the Tiger Guards will attack first. The order will be received halfway... Is that ok?"
That means that the Huben Zuowei has already left the camp... The eunuch looked embarrassed.
——Just say one sentence, no need for his consent.
Sun Chonglou thought of the young master's words, "In that case, I won't make it difficult for you, but I was ambushed in the front."
The eunuch looked bleak, "This is..."
"I guess he is planning to kill you." Sun Chonglou said, "Please report back to His Majesty and tell him that the young master is going to kill the rebels."
The sound of horse hooves broke through the darkness, and two men walked out of the alley not far away. "It's Sun Chonglou."
"The imperial decree has arrived, tell Zhang Xinlin to go out immediately. Go quickly!"
……
The camp of the Right Guard of the Palace Army was in turmoil at this moment.
Commander Zhang Xinlin paced back and forth in the lobby.
Some of the dozen or so generals below were in a state of panic, while others looked ferocious.
Someone said, "Commander, the brothers outside are a little tired."
Zhang Xinlin stopped and said, "Wait a little longer."
"Commander, what are we waiting for?"
Captain Wang De said: "Someone from Xiyuan has contacted us and asked us to open the gate tonight and let us charge in."
"Ah!" The generals were shocked.
"You have followed me for many years, and have taken so much money from the army every year. You deserve to die!" Zhang Xinlin said grimly, "Don't think you can escape the blame. Besides, you participated in the murder, so you can't escape death even if you surrender."
Wang De sneered, "When Li Qin was killed earlier, you were the mastermind."
Someone laughed and said, "Captain Wang had encouraged the soldiers earlier, saying that they had not trained well in the past few days. Li Qin was worried about Jiang Qingzhi's punishment, so he wanted to use the soldiers as a scapegoat, killing a few... and then punishing a group of them severely to cause the soldiers to riot. This method is really amazing."
Sure enough, there are smart people... Wang De's heart trembled, and he said solemnly: "We are all grasshoppers on the same rope, why are you talking about this now? We are just in the same boat."
"Tell them that they killed Li Qin before, and their crime is unforgivable. If you don't want to die, follow me to the palace." Zhang Xinlin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is merciful. Just say that it was Jiang Qingzhi who forced us to do it. We had no choice but to do it, and we had no intention of treason. Your Majesty will definitely forgive us..."
Wang De added: "But once they start fighting, the soldiers' savagery will be hard to control. Then with the cooperation from Xiyuan, we can charge in..."
"After the chaos in the capital, we waited for an opportunity to take down Yan Song and his men first, and then the senior officials of the six ministries. As for the guards... Wang De, you should contact them later and tell them that the lips and teeth are in danger. If we don't act now, we will all be lambs to be slaughtered!"
"Yes."
These were all discussed by the two beforehand, and when they were spoken out now, the generals felt that everything was in order and couldn't help but be excited.
Someone went outside to incite some people.
"Qingjun side!"
"Let's clear out the emperor's entourage!"
"Kill Jiang Qingzhi!"
Zhang Xinlin said with satisfaction: "Okay!"
Wang De went out quietly and looked anxiously outside the camp.
……
When the Huben Zuowei left the camp, Jiang Qingzhi and dozens of his riders had already disappeared.
On the long street, Jiang Qingzhi saw dozens of riders galloping.
"It's a stone!"
Sun Chonglou came with his eunuchs.
The eunuch was urged by Sun Chonglou to speed up, and his butt was almost broken into four pieces. He was overjoyed to see Jiang Qingzhi. "Chang Wei Bo, His Majesty orders you to lead the Tiger Guards Left Guard to attack and suppress the Right Guard of the Palace Army."
"Yes, sir!" Jiang Qingzhi took the order and did not turn around. Instead, he led dozens of riders straight to the headquarters of the Right Guard of the Palace Army.
"With such a small number of troops...Captain Wei, be careful!" the eunuch shouted.
Sun Chonglou said: "Young Master is risking everything."
The eunuch was a close associate of the Taoist priest, and had heard the Taoist priest say that Sun Chonglou was an honest and upright person.
Isn't it true that what honest and straightforward people say is highly credible?
The eunuch prepared to go back and bring back a message.
……
"Here they come, Captain Wang, they are coming."
Two men were brought over.
"How?" Wang De asked hurriedly.
"Do it!"
"it is good!"
Wang De's eyes flashed fiercely, "By the way, how should I arrange this?"
"After the mission is accomplished, you will be appointed as deputy general in any of the nine frontiers." said the man.
"What if it fails?"
"Our people just reported back that the Huben Zuowei has not moved yet. The outcome is irreversible. How can we lose?" the man said confidently.
"All right!" Wang De walked into the lobby excitedly, "Commander, we have contacted Xiyuan and they said everything is fine."
"Okay!" Zhang Xinlin stood up, "Tonight I'm going to change the color of the capital! Attack!"
(End of this chapter)
