serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 387 Chaotic Capital 4
At this time, Beijing's Guang'an Gate was blocked like an iron barrel.

Just now, Niu Ben, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, came in person with thousands of Forbidden Army troops.

In the cold wind, the soldiers of the imperial army, wearing helmets and armor, stood upright in front of the Guang'an Gate tower, forming a human wall.

Behind the battlements, Wang Hetang, the chief minister of the cabinet, Niu Ben, deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, and the guard of Guang'an Gate stood quietly, looking at the official road ahead.

"Will they come?" Wang Hetang was obviously asking Niu Ben.

Niu Ben looked into the distance: "Yes. The prince never puts himself in danger."

Wang Hetang's eyes flashed and he asked again: "Which gate will they enter the city through?"

Niu Ben was silent for a while: "It's all possible."

Wang Hetang glanced at him and said nothing.

"Why does it have to be like this?" Niu Ben suddenly asked.

Wang Hetang was surprisingly calm: "For the sake of the country and the country of Zhou Dynasty, and also to not leave problems to the successor."

"It's snowing." The Guang'an gatekeeper said.

In the gray sky, snowflakes were scattered and scattered.

Niu Ben stretched out a palm to catch the falling snowflakes and looked up at the sky. "The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Next year's wheat harvest will be good." As he said this, he immediately felt the sound of horse hooves in the city behind him and quickly looked towards Guang'anmen Street. .

At this time, a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats came over, and Wang Hetang quickly looked into the city.

A horse galloped up, and it was the herald of the infantry yamen.

The herald rushed up the city wall from the horse road to the city, galloped to Wang Hetang, reined in the reins, dismounted, and whispered quickly in Wang Hetang's ear.

Wang Hetang's expression changed drastically, and he immediately said to Niu Ben: "Quick! Go back to the imperial city!"

Niu Ben was startled: "What's wrong?"

Wang Hetang stamped his foot: "The guard of Fucheng Gate has opened the city gate, and the Yongwei camp has entered the city!" After saying that, he walked quickly into the city.

Everyone's expression changed.

Niu Ben smiled bitterly and raised his hand: "Go back to the imperial city!"

Looking at the backs of Wang Hetang, Niu Ben and the Imperial Army disappearing in the heavy snow, the guard of Guang'an Gate suddenly came to his senses: "Quick! Warn the Imperial City!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of the drum shook the sky and the earth.
The snowflakes are slowly getting bigger.

No matter how heavy the snow is, it can't stop life. There are still many vendors on Ningrong Street, looking forward to someone visiting and making a few extra pennies.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves. Before the vendors on the street could recover, they saw two teams of cavalry appearing at the same time from both ends of the street.

"Martial law! Go home! Go home!"

"The government has official business! Everyone avoided it!"

The cavalry galloped to the door of Beining County Prince's Mansion and stopped. The leading officer got off his horse, knocked on the side door and walked in.

The vendors on the street hurriedly packed up their stalls and left in a hurry.

At this moment, there was the sound of rapid footsteps.

A general led a group of soldiers to line up and blockaded Ningrong Street. Then they quickly took up positions in front of the gates of the two mansions and outside the walls.

The boy in Rongguo Mansion was so frightened that he hurriedly closed the door.

Xuanwumen Street

A general led his soldiers and ran quickly with swords and guns on their backs.

The general waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately dispersed, one at a time, standing in a row on both sides of the street like nails!
The people at the foot of the imperial city were bold and loved to join in the fun. They gathered together from a distance to watch and discuss quietly.

"It's all gone! Go and do what you have to do!" A cavalry battalion general led a group of cavalry as they galloped past.

The people watching from a distance immediately became agitated.

Someone was sharp-eyed: "Isn't this the Yongwei Camp stationed outside Wanping City?"

An old Beijinger said something astonishing: "The Yongwei camp is a frontier army, how can they enter the city? Oh, the prince of Beining County has rebelled!"

An idle man immediately said: "If you rebelled, I should have chopped off your head just now!"

Everyone who said it laughed.

Another idle man said: "That's right. How can there be such a rebellion? Back then, the deposed prince's rebellion was completely suppressed, let alone a king with a different surname!"

Another idle man said: "I don't know whether there will be a rebellion or not. If you don't queue up, you won't even be able to buy grain or rice for [-], [-], [-] or [-] stone in a while."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd of onlookers suddenly disappeared.

Inside Xuanwumen
"Line up! Move forward!" Jia Yun shouted and waved her hand!
Hundreds of gun soldiers from the firearms battalion dispersed in unison, formed into several rows of battle formations, and moved forward in neat steps with their gun in hand.

In front of them, the guard of Xuanwu Gate swallowed his saliva and raised his hand: "Line up! Block!"

Hundreds of defenders stood in a row, holding swords in their hands, blocking Xuanwu Gate.

The black hole is getting closer and closer,
"Dang bang" a knife was thrown on the ground, and another knife was thrown on the ground.
One by one, the soldiers lowered their heads and stepped aside.

Alone, only the guard of Xuanwumen was left.

Looking at the approaching Jia Yun and the fire gun soldiers, the guard of Xuanwumen smiled sadly, took out his sword and was about to wipe it from his neck.

"Wait!" Jia Yun yelled.

The guard of Xuanwu Gate was startled.

Jia Yun continued: "The military order I received is to be jointly responsible for the defense of Xuanwumen with you."

The guard of Xuanwumen hesitated.

Jia Yun: "Let's do this. You are in the east and we are in the west. No one will disturb the other. Is that okay?" After hearing what he said, the guard of Xuanwu Gate gritted his teeth and said: "Okay!"

Jia Yun smiled slightly and raised her hand.

The fire gun soldiers immediately dispersed and lined up on the west side of Xuanwu Gate.
At this time, the imperial city fell into chaos. The imperial army closed the palace gates, and the cannons on the city walls were loaded with ammunition, creating a tense atmosphere.

Outside the palace, Wang Hetang, Zhao Zixun, Shi Guangzhu and Li Shouzhong had all arrived and were waiting outside the palace.

In the palace, Dr. Wang knelt beside the bed to take Emperor Jianwu's pulse.

Dai Quan took out another towel and wiped the sweat from Emperor Jianwu's forehead.

The director of the Taiyuan Hospital, Xu Yuanlu, and several attending doctors were looking at Dr. Wang nervously.

After a long time, Doctor Wang stood up, took out a small cloth bag with a silver needle from his medical bag, and said to Dai Quan: "Fire!"

Xu Yuanlu asked anxiously: "Are you sure?"

Doctor Wang: "It will be fine if the anger in your chest is relieved."

Dai Quan then lit the candle on the candlestick and handed it to Dr. Wang.

Doctor Wang took out a silver needle and burned it on the candle. He took out a small box from the medical bag, opened it, took out a cotton ball dipped in white medicine, wiped the silver needle, and pierced Emperor Jianwu's man. .

Then, Imperial Physician Wang took out a roll of mugwort leaves from his medical bag, lit it on the candle, blew out the open flame, and asked Dai Quan to lift off the emperor's clothes and moxibustion on the acupuncture points on Emperor Jianwu's chest.

Everyone looked at Emperor Jianwu's face.

Emperor Jianwu's mouth slowly opened, and he slowly exhaled a long breath.

Dai Quan: "Your Majesty!"

Doctor Wang slowly took out the silver needle in Emperor Jianwu's middle and said: "Your Majesty can't be angry anymore!"

Emperor Jianwu slowly opened his eyes and looked at Dai Quan: "How is it?"

Dai Quan: "The Yongwei Battalion blocked off the area near Ningrong Street and made no other moves."

Emperor Jianwu: "Has the chief assistant arrived?"

Dai Quan: "Here we come."

Emperor Jianwu: "Ask him to come in."

Dai Quan: "Yes." He answered, walked to the threshold, and whispered to Wang Hetang: "Chief Assistant, Your Majesty is calling you."

Wang Hetang walked in quickly, walked to the bedside, and looked at Emperor Jianwu: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Jianwu looked at him: "Are you sure?"

Wang Hetang understood and shook his head: "Although there are less than 2 troops entering the city, they are all elites from hundreds of battles. Especially the [-] old camp, which has never been defeated since it was formed into an army, and they always win with fewer troops. . General Niu Ben was born in the Yongwei camp and was very aware of their combat power. The Forbidden Army had no chance of winning!

In addition, the west side of Xuanwu Gate has fallen into the hands of the Yongwei Battalion, and they can attack the Ordnance Bureau at any time.As long as they take down the Arms Bureau, they will have a steady supply of weapons and ammunition."

After a pause, "Jia She, Jia Zheng and others are still in Taiyuan Hospital. The Jia family should have no objection."

Emperor Jianwu was very happy: "You have blatantly mobilized your troops to force the palace. How can you say that you have no objection? How can I chop off my head?"

Wang Hetang lowered his head slightly: "There are rumors outside. It is said that His Majesty is clearing obstacles for the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, and the first one to bear the brunt is the Jia family."

"Who said that?! Why not arrest him!" Emperor Jianwu's face turned green.

Wang Hetang was silent for a while and sighed: "Jia Zheng has not woken up yet. Not only the nobles, but also many civil servants are panicked." He hesitated at this point, "Maybe it was wrong from the beginning."

At this moment, Dai Quan hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, Lord Niu, Minister of War, is here."

Emperor Jianwu: "Oh? Let him come in."

"Yes." Dai Quan walked out quickly.

After a while, Dai Quan led Niu Jizong in.

Niu Jizong walked to the bed and saluted.

Emperor Jianwu: "That's all. Tell me what you want."

Niu Jizong: "Yes. News came from Xicheng"

Emperor Jianwu and Wang Hetang looked at him together.

Niu Jizong: "They were worried that the Emperor would continue to persecute them after he came to power, so..."

Emperor Jianwu: "Say."

Niu Jizong whispered: "Abolish the Supreme Emperor and become a commoner. He will be imprisoned forever."

Dai Quan looked at Emperor Jianwu nervously.

Emperor Jianwu looked at Niu Jizong calmly: "What next?"

Niu Jizong was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "We can let the old concubine assist the government, and as for the prince, we can talk about it."

Wang Hetang's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Jianwu did not answer, and then asked: "How to talk? Who will talk?"

Niu Jizong: "I don't know this."

"I am willing to go to Xicheng to meet the prince."

Wang Hetang immediately responded: "I believe that the prince has no objections. As long as we treat each other with sincerity and sincerity, the misunderstanding will be resolved."

"Okay." Emperor Jianwu's eyes flashed with hope.

(End of this chapter)