Chapter 353 This is my home
In the setting sun, the outside of the palace looked magnificent.
In the palace, Jiang Qingzhi raised his glass and said, "I am actually a person without great ambitions. It is enough for my family to have no illness or disaster, to have enough food to eat and a place to live. But everything in this world is beyond our control."
Jiang Qingzhi was really exhausted recently, and after drinking, he started to talk a lot.
"You said the Mohist School is good or not? Good! But why do those people oppose it? Isn't it because they feel their own interests are affected? Why do they use the saying that the Mohist School will draw their swords to oppose it if they disagree with something... I even want to draw my gun to oppose it!"
Jiang Qingzhi felt the pistol at his waist and became eager to take action.
"Do you regret it?" asked the Taoist priest.
"I regretted it before." Jiang Qingzhi burped and felt that he was getting more sober the more he drank.
"In the past, I only thought about doing something for the Ming Dynasty. As for the life and death of others, how could it have anything to do with me? But... hey!"
Jiang Qingzhi drank a glass of wine and found it more and more delicious. He could not help but secretly wonder when he could bring some imperial wine home.
His eyes were a little dazed, and he raised his glass again, "Master Dao, please."
Huang Jin covered his face.
The Taoist drank it calmly.
Jiang Qingzhi said, "But later... I saw you were all alone and pitiful. Ugh!" He burped and ate a piece of palace cold dish, "There are also two princes, Changle... Your Majesty, why is this person so contradictory? On the one hand, he said that this matter has nothing to do with me, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but take action..."
Daoye took a sip of his drink and said, "Yeah!"
He was like that during those years.
"Later, I got deeper and deeper into this trap, and now I am... hehe, I am tied up. Master Ding... uh! Master Dao, do you think I am tying myself up in knots?"
Dao Ye looked at him with gentle eyes, "No."
"What did I say..." Jiang Qingzhi pointed at Dao Ye, smiling, "Others may not understand me, but Dao Ye certainly does. Actually, I just can't stand it any longer!"
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly slammed his chopsticks and said, "The Ming Dynasty is in crisis everywhere, but those idiots turn a blind eye to it."
"They turned a blind eye, so why did you take action?" asked the Taoist priest.
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned for a moment. The matter of the country's destiny flashed through his mind and then disappeared.
He tilted his head slightly, thought seriously for a long time, and then said seriously: "This is my home."
……
"Go ask your husband why he hasn't come back yet."
Li Tian looked at the dim sky and felt a little uneasy.
Huang Yaner went to the front yard, and when she came back she said, "Mr. Hu said that the master is still in the West Garden, so you don't have to worry."
"The affairs of the Beijing Guards have been a hot topic recently, and my husband is at the center of the storm. How can I not worry?" Li Tian rubbed her eyebrows. She has actually been anxious recently.
My mother's family had sent someone to tell me that my second uncle has been in the spotlight lately, so it would be a good idea for the couple to go to the village to recuperate for a while and bring a baby back with them.
Li Tian knew what her parents were worried about.
"My uncle is back."
Jiang Qingzhi came back drunk.
"Make some hangover soup." Li Tian ordered, and then helped Jiang Qingzhi in. "Who got my husband drunk?"
"Myself." Jiang Qingzhi sat down and leaned back against the chair.
After drinking the sobering soup, Jiang Qingzhi felt drowsy.
"My husband has offended the Confucian school, and now he has offended those military heroes and generals. He is surrounded by enemies." Li Tian smiled bitterly, "I don't care, but what about the children?"
Jiang Qingzhi opened his eyes, grabbed her hand, and whispered, "Don't worry. Before the children grow up, the overall situation will definitely be settled."
"Whose overall situation?" Li Tian asked.
"The world!" Jiang Qingzhi looked up, and the drunkenness in his eyes had mostly dissipated.
"My husband is not drunk?"
"No one is drunk!"
Jiang Qingzhi closed his eyes and said, "I'll sleep for a while. Wake me up at the end of the midnight hour."
……
Many people were waiting for news that night.
"Jiang Qingzhi has left the palace."
"Have you ever been depressed?"
"I don't know, but... he looks drunk."
"Nothing happened?"
Bah!
Many people’s study rooms were affected.
Yan Song sighed in his duty room, "Your Majesty favors Jiang Qingzhi... even less than my father."
Yan Shifan said: "After all, he is your Majesty's cousin."
"The emperor has no family affection in his eyes." Yan Song picked up the brush, "Don't think that family affection can really make His Majesty show mercy. Once or twice is fine, but three or four times is seeking death."
Yan Shifan asked: "Then Jiang Qingzhi is really taking a big risk this time, why doesn't Your Majesty take action?"
Yan Song rubbed his eyes and said with some disappointment: "I don't know either."
……
Late night is daytime for Daoye.
He stood with his hands behind his back in front of the portrait of Empress Dowager Jiang and said softly, "That child was cunning. He pretended to be drunk and used the alcohol to reveal his true feelings. But I heard those words. They were not false."
The Empress Dowager Jiang in the portrait looks kind. When the portrait was painted, she smiled and said that she would live another 30 years to raise grandchildren for the Taoist priest.
But she passed away in less than ten years.
"That kid's methods are sometimes too drastic, and he has put me in a difficult position time and again. Now that I think about it, he is testing my bottom line. If I don't tolerate him, he will definitely choose to distance himself from me."
"You said that your uncle has a good temper, but this good-tempered father gave birth to a child who seems peaceful, but in fact, is as arrogant as Xia Yan. Why is that?"
The Taoist smiled and said, "He has made countless enemies to tell me that I value love, and he values love even more. Tell me, why is this kid competing with me?"
"You said that the emperor is ruthless, yes! All friendship and loyalty must be put aside before the country and the people, otherwise he would be a tyrant. But I..."
Emperor Jiajing reached out and touched the portrait. "I can't be that kind of cold-hearted emperor. Many people are wondering how I can tolerate Qingzhi. The Jinyiwei reported a lot of things, which made me laugh."
“There’s only one reason.”
"That child treated me with sincerity. And I, in turn, treated him with sincerity."
……
Lu Bing asked to see you at midnight.
"Your Majesty, the guards of the capital were safe yesterday."
Yan Song and others also came.
Emperor Jiajing looked at several of his close ministers and said, "After the mutiny of the Right Guard of the Imperial Army, I ordered the Earl of Changwei to purge the generals of the Beijing Guard. Many people probably felt that there would be no follow-up."
Yan Song said: "The guards of Beijing are relieved because of this."
"But I feel uneasy here." Emperor Jiajing pointed to his chest. "The capital guards are corrupt. Who will protect the capital? Who will protect me?"
Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "How much money and grain does the Beijing Guards take in every year? Anyone who is corrupt will have his property confiscated!"
"Yes!" Lu Bing responded.
This is what a Taoist priest should do. Spit out what you have eaten from me.
"Except for the main culprit who was captured that day, how many remnants and escapees are there? I estimate that there are countless!"
Even though everyone knew that the Jiajing Emperor was planning to completely purge the Beijing guards, after Jiang Qingzhi got drunk and left the palace last night, rumors spread that His Majesty was ready to stop there.
"Your Majesty." Yan Song also thought so, so he asked: "The guards of the capital are safe now. If we take action, we must be quick, accurate and ruthless, but now..." Emperor Jiajing asked indifferently: "Where is Chang Wei Bo now?"
Wasn’t Jiang Qingzhi drunk?
Yan Song and the others were stunned, but Zhu Xizhong secretly gritted his teeth: You bastard, you always pretend to be drunk? Next time, I will definitely let you know what it means to be drunk!
Yan San came out, "Chang Wei Bo is already in the Huben Zuowei. In addition, the commander of the Palace Army Vanguard, Qin Yuan, reported that the Palace Army Vanguard is ready to fight at any time and is waiting for your majesty's order."
Emperor Jiajing said: "Tell him to obey Chang Wei Bo's command."
"Yes."
Lu Bing glanced at Rui Jingxian and thought that the fact that Emperor Jiajing actually used this person instead of the East Factory showed how determined he was.
But it also shows that Emperor Jiajing was not confident about the Eastern Depot and even the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
It was rumored that Jiang Qingzhi was drunk in Xiyuan last night. At this moment, it seems more like Emperor Jiajing and he have teamed up to fool the outside world.
The purpose is to catch the Beijing guards off guard.
Emperor Jiajing said slowly: "The Jinyiwei monitors all officials."
"Yes." Lu Bing came out.
"East Factory, keep an eye on the Imperial City."
"Take orders."
Rui Jingxian came out.
Zhu Xizhong felt that he was fine, so he prepared to go to Xin'an Lane to wait for Jiang Qingzhi after his shift.
"I'm thirsty."
Emperor Jiajing said.
Just as Huang Jin was about to have someone prepare tea, Emperor Jiajing said, "Prepare the wine, Lord Yan, Lord Zhu, Lord Cui, drink with me."
……
The Huben Zuowei was quiet at the moment, but the hall was brightly lit.
Jiang Qingzhi, who was rumored to be drunk, was sitting at the top, with the generals lined up in two rows below him.
"Report to Lord Bo." Chen Ji came in, "There is nothing unusual among the guards."
"it is good!"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Let the brothers have dinner."
After the order was given, the soldiers of Huben Zuowei began to eat dry food.
Ma Fang ate the same food as his soldiers, which was the pancakes made yesterday, with dried pickles and a piece of dried meat for each person. This was considered a good meal.
After an unknown amount of time, someone saw a group of people enter the camp and then head towards the lobby.
"Look, that's... seems to be Qin Yuan?"
Qin Yuan entered the hall and bowed, "Meet Master."
"Have you got the decree?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Your Majesty orders me to follow the orders of the Earl." Qin Yuan said respectfully.
The man in front of him was his 'enemy' and also his 'benefactor'. But when Qin Yuan saw Jiang Qingzhi again, he felt nothing in his heart. He knew that the gap between him and this uncle was widening.
The distance was so great that he couldn't feel jealous.
Jiang Qingzhi sat upright, "Qin Yuan!"
"exist!"
Qin Yuan stood there with his hands behind his back.
"Your unit is responsible for the two northwest directions of the imperial city. Remember, enter at dawn and arrest people according to the names confessed by those generals. In addition, detain all those above the level of general flag!"
"Leader!"
"Be careful, be bold!" Jiang Qingzhi looked at Qin Yuan, "This is the capital, the imperial city. If anything goes wrong, I will kill you myself!"
Qin Yuan raised his head and said, "If there is any trouble, there is no need for you to do anything, I will kill myself!"
"Go!"
Jiang Qingzhi watched Qin Yuan stride out and ordered, "It's almost time, let's go!"
In the morning light, the entire capital was slowly waking up.
When the officials arrived at the imperial city, they were shocked to find that the city was surrounded.
"Wait for a moment!"
Several sergeants shouted.
"Is this a palace coup?" someone asked in horror.
Just as all the officials were astonished, a drum sounded.
It's time for all the guards to report for duty.
At this moment, teams of soldiers rushed into the guard camps.
Chen Bao shouted to the stunned soldiers, "According to the order of His Majesty, the names of the people whose names are called out, ordinary soldiers have nothing to do with this matter, don't make mistakes... retreat!"
"What is this for? Save me!"
“Someone is resisting!”
"Behead!"
Jiang Qingzhi stood on the imperial city and said coldly.
"My Lord, there are more than a hundred Yulin vanguards causing chaos."
"Kill them all."
Ma Fang, the front guard of the government army, raised his sword and said, "Kill!"
Before long, dozens of people were beheaded, and the rest knelt on the ground, trembling and begging for surrender.
"Xiao Qi..." Someone looked at Ma Fang.
Ma Fang said indifferently: "My Lord's order, kill them all!"
"Jiang Qingzhi, what the hell!"
"Jiang Qingzhi, you will not die well!"
Amid the desperate cries, a flash of a knife appeared.
Amid the bloody atmosphere, the gates of the imperial city opened.
The gate to Xiyuan opened.
Jiang Qingzhi rode his horse into the West Garden, and the soldiers guarding the gate saluted solemnly.
"Hello, uncle!"
Jiang Qingzhi nodded.
He dismounted and walked to the front of Wuyi Palace, where Emperor Jiajing was standing with his hands behind his back.
"Your Majesty, I have done my duty!" Jiang Qingzhi saluted.
"Can you still drink?"
"Have!"
"Come on, let's have another drink!"
(End of this chapter)
