Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 394

Night, Qianqing palace.

With the experience of the previous life, Zhu Qiyu now attaches great importance to his work and rest, but today is very different.

It was still dark, so he put on his cloak, got up and stepped out of the palace gate, the eunuch who accompanied him quietly followed behind him, not daring to make a sound.

Not long after, the candles in the temple were lit, but the thick darkness before dawn could not be dispelled.

There was a sound of hasty footsteps, and under the swaying lantern, Shu Liang, dressed in python, came hurriedly, ignoring the little bit of spring cold on his body, and prostrated himself in the tunnel.

"Your Majesty, news came from the Xuan Mansion that Xining was captured by the officers and soldiers in the Xuan Mansion. Zhang Fu and others wanted to kill him on the spot, but they were stopped by the officers and soldiers. Wait, all have been imprisoned by Jin Yiwei and are being escorted to the capital."

Zhu Qiyu turned around, took the secret report from Shu Liang, read it twice, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhang Fu and others, this time it's over!
On that day, he received a secret report from the Jinyiwei hidden in the mission, saying that he also wanted to raid Shawo first, so he felt something strange.

In the first battle of Wala, the soldiers on the frontier lost a lot. In order to ensure the safety of the border, most of the court's energy was actually put on important towns like Datong and Xuanfu.

Whether it is troops, food, horses, or other supplies, these important towns are limitedly supplied, so as to be prepared for accidents.

But in this way, it is inevitable that many small pass cities cannot be taken care of quickly.

Shawo is a small town in this area.

During the Battle of Wala, it was seriously damaged, most of the city was destroyed, and the army defending the city was almost wiped out.

Over the past few days, although the city has been repaired a lot, the manpower is still insufficient.

There are still many such small towns on the border, and Shawo is not very eye-catching.

To raid Shawo, one needs to cross the Shunsheng River, so from a geographical point of view, if you also want to loot first, Shawo is not the best choice.

And more importantly, Shawo seems to be just one of many insignificant small towns.

But in fact, it is one of several grain transshipment points in the direction of Datong.

This is not a big secret on Daming's side, but to Wala, it is a military secret.

If he didn't choose other places, but chose this place, Zhu Qiyu had to be suspicious.

Therefore, he ordered the Jin Yiwei in the mission to investigate carefully, and finally found that Zhang Fu and others passed by Shawo during their mission and learned the basic defense situation there.

Later, when the mission arrived in Oala, they unexpectedly received a cold reception. Under Yuan Bin's guidance, they felt that Xining was bewitching Yexian by his side, so they also refused to release him to the Supreme Emperor.

In order to get rid of Xining, Zhang Fu and others made a plan with Yuan Bin. They pretended to agree first, saying that they would use several border cities in exchange for the return of the Supreme Emperor to the south, and encouraged them to send Xining to Daming for peace talks.

Yexian is cunning, although the Supreme Emperor has the guarantee, but Xining is his confidant after all, in order to gain Yexian's trust, Zhang Fu and others privately leaked the situation of Shawo.

This is why Zhu Qiyu received two military newspapers with different contents at the same time that day.

Shaking his head, handing the secret report back to Shu Liang, Zhu Qiyu ordered.

"Send a letter to Lu Zhong to take care of them, especially Xining, I want him to enter the capital alive!"

Shu Liang nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked again.

"My lord, this servant doesn't understand, this Xi Ning has committed a heinous crime, why didn't you just kill him?"

Xining is not only a traitor for glory, but also collaborating with the enemy and treason.

To put it bluntly, without Xining, it would be impossible to know the topography of Guanzhong thoroughly.

Even after the Battle of Zijingguan, many places on the border of the Ming Dynasty were looted, and it was Xining who led the way.

Therefore, even though they are both eunuchs, Shu Liang also hates Xining very much, wishing that he would die sooner.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, glanced at Shu Liang, and asked back.

"Do you know why I am so motivating and mobilizing people, and insist on letting Lu Zhong make this trip in person?"

Shu Liang frowned and said nothing. To be honest, he didn't understand this matter.

In his opinion, whether it is to capture Xining or to ambush Xining, it is enough for the Xuanfu's officers and soldiers to do it.

There is absolutely no need to let Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, go to the border in person and make this trip.

But now, in connection with the question just now, Shu Liang had a vague understanding in his heart, and spoke cautiously.

"Could it be, my lord, you sent Commander Lu there just because you were afraid that Xining would be killed?"

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shu Liang approvingly, making the latter a little embarrassed.

After rubbing his hands, Shu Liang continued.

"However, this servant can only guess at this section. Why do you want to save this Xining's life? This servant still doesn't understand."

Shaking his head, Zhu Qiyu pointed to the secret report in his hand and said.

"Look carefully at this secret report. Xining was arrested. What are Zhang Fu and others doing?"

Why did Shu Liang open the secret report, read it again, and suddenly understood, and said: "The slaves understand, they don't want Xining to talk!"

Logically speaking, the ultimate goal of Zhang Fu and others is to kill Xining, whether it is to ambush him or lure him to be trapped in Xuanfu City, the result is the same.

But the problem is that the secret report clearly stated that Xining had already been captured, and Zhang Fu and the others rushed to kill him on the spot. Shu Liang, who had been in charge of Dongchang for so long, naturally knew that this move meant what.

Zhu Qiyu said: "Jin Yiwei has arranged people in the mission, Zhang Fu will not be unaware of it, but they still dare to do it because they are sure that the imperial court has nothing to do with them."

Shu Liang nodded and said, "That's right, leaking military aircraft is a serious crime, but as long as Xining dies, no one can prove that they leaked the news about Shawo."

"Zhang Fu's original plan should have been to let Yang Xin and the others set up an ambush in Yehuling, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill Xining, once and for all."

"But I didn't expect that the army of Xuanfu received the military order and stood still. That's why they took the risk to kill Xining on the spot. No wonder, the emperor wanted to send Commander Lu to go there in person. If it wasn't for that, I'm afraid they would really succeed. .”

Zhu Qiyu didn't answer. In fact, the real reason he sent Lu Zhong was.

Tao Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Xuan Mansion, was once greatly favored by the British government.

Because of this, Zhang Fu dared to lure Xining to the Xuan Mansion, because he knew that even if Tao Jin noticed something, he would turn a blind eye and sit and watch them kill Xining without proof.

However, with Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, by his side, it was impossible to do anything he wanted to do.

Xining is still alive, but Zhang Fu and others cannot live!
The matter on the Xuanfu side has been settled, so the next step is to see what Guo Deng's skills are...

Zhu Qiyu gazed through the night to the north.

The darkness before dawn gradually faded, and the faint morning light broke through the sky, and the heavy and loud bells rang, beginning to wake up the sleeping Forbidden City.

Cheng Jing stepped forward lightly and said.

"Your Majesty, it's time for the morning!"

　Two chapters today, that's all, see you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)