serious man in the red chamber

428 Palace Change 1
It was dusk.

Starting from midnight in the afternoon, martial law has been enforced in front of the Bujun Yamen, and all the idlers have been driven away. During this period of time, the streets leading to the Bujun Yamen have been extremely quiet, with shops closed and no one walking around.

The stone lion at the gate of the Infantry Army Yamen was lined with soldiers carrying swords. They all stood there quietly. Only the northwest wind blew the flags on the flagpole in front of the door loudly.

Feng Ziying, wearing the general's armor, stood quietly on the stone steps in front of the gate, looking at the street leading to the imperial city.

From the gate to the inner government hall, everything is open. Looking from a deeper perspective, the infantry government office is filled with soldiers in uniform!
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and a red eunuch, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, galloped toward the door.

Feng Ziying's eyes lit up and she hurriedly greeted him.

The eunuch in red had already galloped in front of Feng Ziying, quickly reined in his horse and handed a letter to Feng Ziying with both hands.

Feng Ziying took the letter, turned around and ran towards the inner office lobby.

Feng Tang, wearing military uniform and sword, sat in the center of the lobby.

Jinxiang Bo Hanqi and four generals in full armor stood solemnly on both sides of him, holding swords in their hands.

They were obviously waiting for something.

Finally, Feng Ziying ran in with the letter: "Father, the letter has arrived!"

Feng Tang's eyes lit up, he stood up from his chair, took the letter, opened the seal and read it, and then issued a loud order: "Your Majesty ordered us to immediately disarm the Chongwenmen Camp's forbidden troops and set off!"

Feng Ziying, Han Qi and four generals protected Feng Tang and walked out quickly.
At this moment, the outside of the Mei Mansion on Gulou East Street was densely packed with soldiers from the Army and Horses Division. They all stood there with a fierce look, intimidating the people passing by to walk against the opposite wall, muttering to themselves, "The soldiers and horses" When did the company recruit so many killers?

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and the eight chief ceremonial officers rode up to the door of Mei Changwen's house. They dismounted and strode over: "Which yamen are you from? What are you doing here?"

A middle-aged man who looked like an officer came forward and said, "We are from the Beicheng Military and Horse Department. As for the errands, it is really difficult for me to reply to you. Please understand our difficulties. May I ask whose house you are going to?" "

One of the policemen smiled: "How dare you question us? Get out of the way."

The officer's face was as hard as iron and he remained motionless.

With a "pop" sound, Na Fanzi slapped the officer in the face and yelled: "Get out of the way!"

With a swish sound, the soldiers from the Military and Horse Division all pulled out their sabers!

Na Fanzi laughed loudly: "You blind man, dare to use a knife with the Chief of Ceremony? You are tired of living! According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you will destroy the whole family!" At this point, he shouted to the officer: " Get out of here yet!"

Another fan said: "Zhen Fu is dead, you have no errands."

The officer's eyes flashed and he replied: "Yes." With a move of his hand, the soldier from the Bingma Division who was blocking the door returned his sword to its sheath, and then neatly moved to both sides to get out of the way.

Na Fanzi snorted coldly and strode into Mei Mansion.

Looking at the backs of the soldiers, the officer had a sneer in his eyes and winked at a soldier.

The soldier understood and led a group of soldiers in, and then the door slowly closed.

The backyard of Mei Mansion was filled with the cries of women and children.

Mei Changwen, Mei Zonglu, the family members of the Mei Mansion, and the servants were all driven to the backyard, and dozens of soldiers with swords in hand were closely guarding the surroundings.

Mei Zonglu didn't even have time to change out of his official uniform. As soon as he walked through the door, he was rushed here by the soldiers and horses who were suddenly killed. He looked around with his eyes, then leaned into Mei Changwen's ear and whispered: " Not from the Military and Horse Division."

Mei Changwen closed his eyes and said, "I can tell."

Mei Zonglu sighed and murmured: "Under the emperor's feet, in broad daylight, he dared to pretend to be an army and rushed into the homes of court officials to commit murder. The great Zhou Dynasty is exhausted." After saying that, he closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Mei Changwen glanced at his son, then at the family members around him, and then turned his attention to his main house. He knew what these people were looking for.

The bedroom was in a mess, and a group of soldiers were rummaging through boxes and cabinets, searching for something.

"found it!"

A soldier found a sealed brocade box from the painting jar and hurriedly walked to Jiao Da who was sitting on the chair.

Jiao Da opened the box, took out the edict of Emperor Jianwu, looked at it, nodded and stuffed it into his sleeve, then stood up and said, "Let's go!" As he said this, he walked out the door.

All the soldiers followed and walked out.

Just as Jiao Dagang walked into the yard, the group of soldiers came in carrying the heads of those people.

After understanding what happened, Jiao Da nodded.After destroying the Wu clan last night, they returned to Lin Mansion. They originally planned to come to Mei Mansion after dark to pick up the edict, but they received an urgent letter from Jia Hu.

Jiao Da didn't expect such a big change, and he didn't care about the risk of exposure. He rushed to Mei Mansion before these troubles.

At this moment, the officer hurried in and whispered a few words into Jiao Da's ear.

Jiao Da was startled for a moment. The imperial army had sealed the palace gate, but the old concubine actually took action in advance. She really had no moral ethics!
He took out the edict and handed it to the officer, and whispered: "Send it to Ma Shun quickly and ask him to send it to the Dragon Head Palace in the name of Zhen Fu."

The officer took the edict and said, "Yes." He hurried out the door.

Jiao Da slowly looked at the Mei family hiding in the corner and waved his hand: "Kill!"

More than a hundred soldiers raised their swords and attacked the Mei family.
In the Jingshan Camp in the Imperial City, a pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Horse-drawn carriages filled with dead bodies drove heavily toward the outside of the camp.

On the carriage, the dead bodies of the Forbidden Army were piled as high as a hill.

A group of Forbidden Army generals stood inside the camp gate.A group of people looked at the body that was pulled away from a distance, with expressions of sadness on their faces.However, a group of people were led by the deputy general Niu Ben had just promoted to the commander-in-chief of Jingshan Camp, and were waiting for Niu Ben's military orders.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came.

A red-clothed eunuch in charge of etiquette came galloping forward with several followers.

Rushing to the camp gate, the eunuch in red shouted loudly: "Where is the Prince Consort? The forbidden troops in the Chongwenmen camp have rebelled. Quickly mobilize troops to suppress them!"

Everyone's expression changed.

General of Jingshan Camp: "Go back to the general manager, the commander has gone to Xiyuan Camp."

The eunuch in red: "What? You immediately organize your troops and go to support the infantry yamen. There are artillery in the Chongwenmen camp. The people in the infantry yamen can't hold on for long! Hurry!" After saying that, he led the troops to Xiyuan. The camp galloped away.

The face of the commander of Jingshan Camp suddenly changed. There are now [-] forbidden troops in the inner city, [-] from Chongwenmen Camp, [-] from Jingshan Camp, [-] from Xiyuan Camp, and [-] from the Imperial Palace. Among them, there are [-] forbidden troops from Chongwenmen Camp and Jingshan Camp. Most of them were border troops drawn from the three towns of Datong, Xuanfu, and Jizhou, while those in Xiyuan Camp and the Imperial Palace were all old imperial guards.

There are border troops on both sides, many of them were in the same battalion before. How can we fight this? !

There was silence.

At this time, a doctor from the Ministry of War galloped up, rushed to the camp gate, reined in the reins, and said loudly: "Military order from the Ministry of War, the commander of the Jingshan Camp will lead [-] soldiers and horses to the Chongwenmen Camp to cooperate with the infantry Yamen to encircle and suppress the rebels." !”

The commander of Jingshan camp gritted his teeth and said: "Gather troops and horses immediately to support the infantry yamen!" He turned around and ran towards the Chinese army's tent.

The general behind him hurriedly followed.

Only those generals who were not forming cliques were left standing there.
The Chongwenmen camp was in chaos, and the sound of killing was loud.

Amidst the loud shouts of killing, Feng Ziying took the lead and led the cavalry to rush towards the gate!

Immediately afterwards, the Yamen infantry with spears held high, knives raised high and shields rushed towards the gate from three sides!

The well-trained border troops quickly formed a battle formation!

The frontier soldier with the firecracker knelt on one knee, raised the firecracker in his hand and fired at the same time!
The cavalry at the front of the infantry yamen fell down. Feng Ziying jumped up, stood on the ground, raised her saber and shouted: "Kill!"

The large group of cavalry behind them roared and charged towards the gunman with their sabers raised!

The pikemen rushed forward at this time. They knelt on one leg side by side. The tips of the spears formed a forest of spears with cold light, all pointing diagonally at the cavalry rushing over. The infantry and Yamen cavalry in front of them His eyes widened in fear, but he had no choice but to hit him directly.
The infantry yamen had a small number of cavalry and could not shake the spearmen's formation, leaving only dead bodies on the ground.

Feng Ziying's eyes turned red and she shouted: "Kill!" and led the infantry to charge forward.

The border army's muskets rang out again, and the soldiers of the infantry yamen fell down one after another screaming!
At this moment, the spearmen formed a battle formation and came forward. Countless spears pierced the soldiers who were rushing forward. The spear points penetrated the backs of many soldiers and strung them on the barrels of the spears!

The pikemen suddenly drew out their spears that penetrated the soldiers, and then charged forward with neat steps. The gunmen immediately followed behind them, shooting at will.

The soldiers of the infantry yamen were knocked to the ground one by one, and then they were defeated and ran back madly!
Suddenly, the cannon in the camp rang!

Balls of artillery fire fell on the crowd, exploding into pieces.
Jia Hu was called down from the dinner table by Lin San. Jia Hu was also shocked when he learned the news about the rebellion of the forbidden troops in the Chongwenmen camp.

The frontier army is the frontier army. If they disagree with each other, they will draw their swords and surrender?Nothing!

What puzzled him the most was that Feng Tang and his son knew that this bone was not easy to chew, but they still insisted on it. This would cause all their teeth to collapse!

(End of this chapter)