Red House Shoufu

Chapter 371

On the second day of October in the 44th year of Longsheng, the conflict between the East Palace and the Palace of Qinzheng has developed from father's kindness and son's filial piety to father and son's jealousy.

Of course, it wasn't that Gao Yongzhe was so anxious to succeed to the throne, it was mainly because some of his subordinates couldn't bear it anymore.The one on the dragon chair is too alive, Gao Yongzhe has been the prince for more than 30 years, they can't wait forever for princes and ministers.

Coupled with the aging of the old dragon, the young dragon slowly grew into a strong dragon, and its prestige in the government and the opposition tended to overwhelm the old dragon.

The old dragon, who was already suspicious, began to suppress the power of the Eastern Palace.Suppression is suppression, Laolong has never had the heart of easy storage, he is still very satisfied with the prince he has carefully cultivated, and even when he lacks energy, Gao Yongzhe often supervises the administration of the country.

Until the old dragon who wanted to live forever was bewitched by a few Taoist priests who came from the people, and spent a lot of money in the national treasury to build Taoist temples and make alchemy in order to live forever.At the beginning of the 40th year of Longsheng, there were continuous natural disasters in the Great Chu. After Gao Yongzhe tried his best to support it for three years, the treasury was no longer able to support it, but Emperor Longsheng still favored the so-called national teacher.

On the first day of October in the 44th year of Longsheng, at the Dachao Meeting, Emperor Longsheng listened to the slander and decreed that more than a dozen Zhongliang people in the court should be imprisoned.The prince Gao Yongzhe of the prison country was imprisoned in the East Palace, and there was a sudden chaos in the court. Those princes who had long been determined to be the crown prince did not have an elder brother who was over their heads, and their ambitions could no longer be suppressed.

In just one day, the power of the Eastern Palace was suppressed by all parties, even Ningrong and Rongfu.Donggong Wenwu, who had long been dissatisfied with Emperor Longsheng, discussed in secret without telling Gao Yongzhe, preparing to remonstrate with the emperor, let him set things right and become the crown prince.

Aside from such small thoughts as Conglong Zhigong, their initial thoughts were not wrong.The biggest mistake was that he didn't expect that there would be other forces involved among those who provoked the emperor's father and son's feelings.

On the night of the second day of October, the capital was in chaos.

Civil and military soldiers loyal to Gao Yongzhe entered the city. Someone in the East Palace put Gao Yongzhe in a dragon robe and carried him to the gate of Da Chu.

At that time, the power of the East Palace was very strong, there were soldiers and people, and they were pushed all the way to the outside of the imperial city.It seemed to be going well, but Gao Yongzhe couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart.

No one would have thought that when he was about to succeed, Gao Yongzhe used his own death to atone for the sins of his subordinates, and awakened Emperor Longsheng who was obsessed with the way of longevity.

Emperor Longsheng felt sorry for his eldest son, that was really dear.Although he promised his son to pardon the crimes of the assistant ministers of the Eastern Palace, he still dealt with a lot of them.But it basically saved his life, dismissing from office and seizing the title is already the most serious thing to deal with.

For example, Ningrong and Rongfu even left officials and titles, which gave Jia Dai enough face.Some people resigned to their fate, and some people's ambitions never die.

When Lin Shu heard the shouts of killing in the camp, he knew that these ambitious people had appeared.

"Would you like to go out and meet those old ministers of the old prince?"

Gao Wanjin and Lin Shu sat in the big tent of the Chinese army and drank leisurely. After hearing Lin Shu's words, Gao Wanjin almost threw the wine glass in his hand at Lin Shu.

His ambition disappeared when the palace was massacred by the so-called former kings and old ministers. It turned out that they were not for the son of the former emperor, but to realize their own ambitions.

If it weren't for His Majesty today, my own uncle arranged someone to protect me, I'm afraid I would have become a tool to coerce the emperor to make the princes.

"Where are they old ministers of the father, they are just unwilling and ambitious rebellious ministers and thieves!"

Lin Shu looked at the sleepy Gao Wanju, and couldn't help laughing: "My lord finally understands? Do you know that these people have all set their minds on the one in Ningguo Mansion for their own ambitions. If it wasn't for the Jia family's advance With preparation, that person may have been taken away by this group of people long ago."

Almost all of the royal family knew about Qin Keqing, and Gao Wanzhen naturally knew that she was his own sister.

Although he has no feelings or contacts, Gao Wanzhen is such a person. He can ignore having such a younger sister, but he does not allow other people to bully the blood of the former king like this.

Gao Wanzhen slammed the wine glass on the table and scolded angrily: "Sure enough, he is a traitor and has no loyalty. After all, it is also the blood of the father. It is shameless, wolf-hearted..."

After all, he is a person educated by the royal elite, and he can't swear a single dirty word after scolding for a long time, which makes Lin Shu feel quite boring.

However, Lin Shu could also understand Gao Wanzhen's mood at this time. Over the years, the group of people had often urged him to fight against the emperor. The grass on the grave was eight feet high.

Dragon son and grandson, there is nothing wrong with ambition, but no one wants to be a puppet in the hands of others, not to mention Gao Wanzhen is the son of the former prince, a serious royal branch, in terms of status, what is a loyal king? Those of the same class are not high-ranking orthodox.

After scolding for a while, the shouts of killing outside were getting closer and closer to the big tent of the Chinese army. Gao Wanzhen couldn't help but worried: "Master Lin, isn't he worried that the defense will be breached? What if he is beaten in?"

Lin Shu patted the sword next to him: "Don't worry, my lord, you are safe until the next official dies."

"This king doesn't want to die!"

Gao Wanzhen is an extremely realistic person. In order to live, he bowed his head to the emperor, so he naturally didn't want to die in the wilderness.

Lin Shu said with a smile: "Don't worry, this group of people will not put all their strength on the ground until the last moment. There will not be more than a thousand people who can come here. In front of the elite of the Imperial Army, there are no two or three times as many people." The strength of the army cannot break through the defense of the imperial army."

Whoosh!
A feathered arrow pierced through the tent and ruthlessly pierced into the table in front of the two of them, the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly.

Lin Shu, who was slapped in the face, was a little embarrassed: "Accident! It's just an accident!"

Whoosh!
Another arrow pierced through the tent, but luckily it did not cause any harm to the two of them.

Lin Shu was about to go out to check, but he saw Fuquan coming in with a sword in his hand, and said with clasped fists, "Master, the other party has a crossbow in his hand. To protect the safety of the uncle and the prince, please move to the back mountain."

"Strong crossbow?"

Lin Shu frowned.Immediately ordered: "You take people to escort the prince and concubine to the northwest direction immediately, the imperial mausoleum guards are already on their way to meet them."

He looked at the official uniform on his body, and said to Gao Wanzhen: "Young Lord and the lower officials exchanged clothes, and the lower officials stayed here to attract the enemy. This group of people must leave their lives here tonight." .”

It would be a lie to say that Gao Wanzhen is indifferent to this plan, he is such a life-saving person.But he didn't dare to leave now, because the task given to him by the emperor was to use himself as bait to catch out the group of people who made trouble in the name of the former prince.

This is also the precondition for the emperor not to pursue the responsibility of Prince Yizhong's mansion. In order to live a more self-sufficient life in the future, Gao Wanzhen must work hard tonight.

Thinking of the agreement with the emperor, Gao Wanzhen gritted his teeth, and forcefully forced out a sentence: "I also ask Mr. Lin to arrange for someone to send the concubine to a safe place. This king will stay with you to defend against the enemy." !"

"My lord, have you figured it out?"

For the first time, Lin Shu felt that Gao Wanzhen was still a man. Even if Gao Wanzhen left this place today, the emperor would not really treat him.

How can I say that this is also the only remaining heir of the former crown prince, a single seedling, we can't let the former crown prince be extinct.

"This king can't lose the face of Lao Gao's family! That's it. Since they are here for this king, today they have to wrestle with this group of rebellious officials and thieves. Ask them, when the father used his own Their lives were exchanged for their safety, for the stability of the common people in the country, and this is how they repay their father?"

……

The perimeter of the camp had already been breached by the rebels, and Lin Shu's prediction was a bit wrong. Perhaps it was because of the importance these rebels attached to Gao Wanjin, that they overwhelmed more than 2000 people to grab Gao Wanjin tonight.

There are only less than 300 people in the imperial army, and they have to protect the family members of the palace from being harassed. For a while, the strength of the troops is really stretched.

Fuquan led 300 people to take advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's siege of the Chinese army tent, and quietly moved the family members of the palace to the northwest.

Lin Shu put on his armor and came out of the big tent with a sword in his hand.

Fires broke out everywhere in the camp, and crossbow arrows flew from time to time.Judging from the density of crossbow arrows, there are not many strong crossbows, and the accuracy is not very good.

Xue Pan ran up to Lin Shu with a head in his hand, and held it up for Lin Shu to see: "My lord, Uncle Jiu said to let my lord take a look, it seems to be a member of the White Lotus Sect."

The owner of this head wore madness on his face until death, and the white cloth and red silk turban on his head was indeed the standard dress of the White Lotus Sect.

"vomit!"

Gao Wanzhen, who had just walked out of the big tent, couldn't help but vomited, and the rhetoric just now disappeared without a trace.

"vomit!"

Gao Wanzhen retched a few times, suppressing the nausea in his stomach and said: "It's the White Lotus Sect, and it's a leader-level figure."

Lin Shu asked curiously, "My lord actually knows this person?"

"I don't know this person, but I have seen the sub-rudder master of the White Lotus Sect in the capital. He has a white scarf and a red belt on his head. Only those who are above the helm master are eligible to wear red silk."

After Gao Wanzhen explained a sentence, he whispered in Lin Shu's ear: "Their leader in the capital is a woman named Wang Lian'er. Originally they wanted to be loyal to this king, but this king knew that he would form an alliance with such cult monsters, and It’s the same as a tiger’s skin, so he didn’t agree. Later, Luo Shangshu... the former military minister Luo Zhihuan persuaded me several times, but I didn’t pay attention to it, so the matter was left alone.”

Lin Shu thought to himself, it's not that it's nothing, it's that he has formed an alliance with him without you.It was the poisoning incident last year. According to Xiuyiwei's investigation, it was inextricably linked to the White Lotus Sect.

"Xue Qianhu, try to delay the time as much as possible, the reinforcements of the Imperial Tomb Guards are coming soon. Tonight, we must completely wipe out this group of rebellious officials and thieves!"

……

"Musket ready!"

The three hundred musketeers lined up in three rows, and the three-stage shooting method was moved to the Central Plains Dynasty by Lin Shu in advance.

At this time, he and Gao Wanzhen were standing at the gate of the camp, very close to the army of rebels.The black muzzle of the musket was aimed at this group of young and strong men in black helmets and armor, white turbans and white turbans, as well as dead soldiers in black from which family they didn't know.

The face of the leader of the opponent was covered with a black veil, so he couldn't recognize who it was, but this leader should know something about military affairs. When he saw that the imperial guards raised their muskets, he immediately ordered a storm.

Da Chu's muskets are not only extremely slow to charge, but also average in power, and their range is even more unflattering. As long as they get close to them, they can break through their formation with a single encounter.

It's a pity that he never expected that Lin Shu's [-] muskets were all newly developed flintlock guns. Except for the rifling problem that has not been solved yet, the range and speed of fire have already achieved extraordinary development.

"put!"

bang bang bang...

A burst of smoke filled the air, and the rebels who rushed over shouting slogans directly fell down dozens of people. The powerful musket line still did not stop, and bullets drilled bloody holes in the chest, thighs, and heads of the rebels. .

This group of people has never seen uninterrupted firearms shooting, the forward momentum froze for an instant, and then they wanted to retreat.What loyalty to the master, what the Holy Mother of the White Lotus, all go to hell.

In front of them, the black muzzle and the uninterrupted bullets are the real devil!

"Shoot the arrow! Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed!"

Seeing that the tentative attack was disrupted by the musket array, the leading man in black immediately ordered the crossbowmen to shoot arrows.

The target of the shooting was not the imperial army at a distance of [-] paces, but the own people who were fleeing back for their lives.The fleeing people forced by the first wave of arrows stopped in their tracks, and fear tormented the group of people back and forth among the rebels.

"Ro..."

"To shut up!"

A middle-aged man wearing white silk and red silk on his head stepped forward. He wanted to persuade him, but he was interrupted as soon as he said a word.

He only listened to his stern warning: "Don't forget what the chief helmsman told you. In the capital, you must listen to the old man! Those who are cowardly will have more than one death!"

Lin Shu in the gate raised his hand to stop shooting. The rebels on the opposite side obviously had internal strife. The white lotus sect's bandits and the men in black directly confronted each other. It seemed that the rebels were also at odds.

"Taking this opportunity, let's kill it!"

Lin Shu glanced at Gao Wanju, who was shrinking behind him, and shook his head: "We have few people, and our goal is to catch them all in one go, and finally catch them out. Wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts to let them go for nothing? Wait, wait for the emperor The reinforcements from Lingwei are here!"

"Let the musketeers clean the barrels, there are still tough battles to fight!"

These muskets were not easy to come by. Each barrel was carefully polished and forged by hand. Its lifespan was not very long, and the lifespan of the barrels was less after one use. Lin Shu's request was to destroy an enemy with each shot.

Looking from the direction of the camp, among this group of rebels, the members of the White Lotus Sect were clearly at a disadvantage.Among this group of people, the leading man with a black veil showed no love for the bandits of the White Lotus Sect. After a brief confrontation, he forcibly suppressed the other party and led the attack on the defense of the camp.

"Slay the imperial eagle and dog, and give me back the world!"

"When the red sun is doomed, the white sun will prosper."

"Home in a vacuum, without a mother. The white lotus descends to the earth, and the people turn over."

……

All kinds of slogans of the White Lotus Sect were shouted loudly, and the sound of killing could be heard several miles away, but the impacting figures stopped in unison just when they were about to reach the shooting range of the Musketeers.

A group of religious bandits wearing white scarves surrounded the camp, chanting slogans and waving flags, not daring to move forward.

With the help of the torches outside the gate and the bonfires scattered on the ground, Lin Shu saw the perfunctory and fear on the faces of this group of people.

Sure enough, all ambitions are worthless under the threat of death, and the power of muskets greatly reduces the temptation of the vacuum hometown.

The leading man in black saw that the White Lotus Sect was not working hard, and cursed at the middle-aged man at the level of the leader of the White Lotus Sect: "Didn't you say that your people are all brave and fearless? This is what you call The elite soldiers and generals? Waste!"

"Mr. Luo, the brothers of the Holy Cult cannot die in vain. The hawks and dogs of the imperial court have weapons of demons in their hands. Isn't it the bows and crossbows of Mr. Luo's men who should contribute at this time?"

The members of the White Lotus Sect finally had a chance to breathe, and the team of men in black stood at the forefront, firing all bows and crossbows, trying to suppress the firepower of the Musketeers.

Lin Shu stood behind the shield, observing the small-scale battle through the gap of the shield.

Fighting a war, no matter how small it is, is nothing more than the use of troops, firepower, and equipment.The Forbidden Army has its own command system, and Lin Shu will not intervene in the command of the Forbidden Army before the war situation is in crisis.

Xue Pan has already led a team of cavalry ready to rush out of the camp to fight at any time, but at this time the two sides have not tested each other's reality, and are still conducting tentative attacks with long-range firepower.

dong dong dong dong!

Lin Shu was overjoyed when he heard the sound of war drums from the west.Reinforcements are coming!
When a row of torches from far to near appeared behind the traitor, the musketeers and shieldmen immediately made way for a passage, and Xue Pan, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately shouted: "Follow me and kill the traitor!"

da da da da...

There was a loud clatter of hooves, and the whole camp was shaking.

The fully armed cavalry used an awl-shaped formation to kill the enemy outside the camp, and in a short while they were in front of the opponent's crossbowmen.

The long knife in Xue Pan's hand was raised and slashed from bottom to top, and a head flew away when the cold light flashed across.A stream of scarlet blood spewed out from the headless neck and splashed onto Xue Pan's visor.

At this time, Xue Pan was like a god of killing, he didn't even bother to wipe off the blood on his visor, he tore through the formation of the rebels, and directly killed the leading man in black and the figure at the level of the leader of the White Lotus Sect.

"Stop him, stop him!"

There are quite a few people in the White Lotus Sect, but this leader of the rudder master level doesn't seem to be very popular.He shouted several times in a row, but only a few bandits were summoned to stand in front of him with knives.

Cavalry against infantry, without Zhanmadao and Modaoshou, is almost a unilateral massacre.

Different from the team led by the man in black, the White Lotus Sect's bandit suppressors are basically farmers who have just come out of production. They have no battle formation, no armor, and no combat effectiveness.

The troops of the Imperial Tomb Guard entered the formation almost at the same time as Xue Pan's team, and the men in black were too busy to take care of themselves, so naturally they were unable to help the White Lotus Sect resist Xue Pan's and others' charge.

In less than ten breaths, Xue Pan's horse passed by the side of the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the long knife seemed to slash across lightly, and a head wearing a white scarf and red silk flew high, and Xue Pan grabbed it , carrying it in his hand.

"The head of the thief will subdue the law, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

On the other side, something went wrong with the Imperial Tomb Guard, and the leader of the men in black disappeared under their noses.

When the battlefield returned to calm, Lin Shu walked out of the gate, went to the battlefield under the escort of his own soldiers, and bent down to inspect the leaders of the captives.

He looked at one of them and suddenly said to Xue Pan: "Go ask the prince to come over and see who we have caught?"

　The epidemic broke out again. I was temporarily called to the epidemic prevention team yesterday, and I didn't return home until two o'clock in the evening.

　　Today, the district is closed and the holidays are closed in advance. The old Miaomiao will start to be busy again. I don’t know when I will be able to relax. I’m afraid it will be difficult to update in time. I hope that the epidemic will end soon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)