Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 180 The Situation Reversed

Jia Rui slowly walked down the lobby and came to Xia Shouzhong's front.

Xia Shouzhong smiled slightly, and then said: "Master Jia, those who understand current affairs are heroes. Don't worry, you will never be wronged when you enter the prison."

Jia Rui smiled coldly, and then threw Shang Fang's sword back.

Sun Jing, who was following Jia Rui, immediately stepped forward, caught Shang Fang's sword and held it in his arms.

Then, Jia Rui reached into his arms and took out a golden item.

Xia Shouzhong, who was opposite Jia Rui, took a quick look and was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat.

It turned out that this thing was a token given to the Supreme Emperor by the former emperor, with the words "I am here in person" engraved on it.

Jia Rui raised the gold medal high and stared at Xia Shouzhong coldly.

Xia Shouzhong hesitated for a moment, and finally fell to his knees helplessly.

When the generals below saw the gold medal in Jia Rui's hand, they looked at each other and could only kneel down.

Jia Rui walked up to Xia Shouzhong, raised his leg and kicked Xia Shouzhong back.

"Do you, my slave, really think that I have no backup plan? Do you really think that the Supreme Emperor is stupid?"

Xia Shouzhong, who was kneeling below, was trembling with fear.

Jia Rui ignored this guy, walked back to the main seat, and said to Sun Jing: "Send the order to assemble the army."

Sun Jing felt relaxed now. He saluted Jia Rui happily, then went out holding Shang Fang's sword.

In the blink of an eye, there was a fierce sound of armor clashing outside, and then two or three hundred people broke in from outside.

These people entered the lobby and disarmed the emperor's imperial guards without saying a word, then tied them up and threw them outside.

At this time, Jia Rui said coldly to several hesitant generals: "You guys are in the yamen for the time being. You are not allowed to go out. You have merits and demerits. We will deal with it when the emperor comes back."

The faces of several generals turned white. They knew that their political future was over and their lives might even be at risk.

Finally, Jia Rui waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers rushed over and took these people down.

After these people went down, Jia Rui sat up and thought for a while.

Wang Ziteng can no longer be trusted. In order to ensure the safety of the capital, and to ensure that the capital is still under the control of the Supreme Emperor before the Supreme Emperor returns, the only choice is to remove Wang Ziteng first.

"Send an order to seal the nine gates. No one is allowed to enter or exit without my warrant."

"Send the order to seal the palace. Without my order, not even the King of Heaven can let him out."

"Command, Qian Xin, you lead the [-] infantrymen to command the yamen soldiers. Immediately go to the streets to maintain order and prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation."

"The last will obey."

Qian Xin immediately stepped forward to take the order arrow, and then hurriedly retreated.

"Sun Jing, take [-] soldiers to the city immediately to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."

Sun Jing also stepped forward to receive the token, and then went down to take action.

When everything was almost arranged, Jia Rui promoted Wang Qianhu to serve as a general, commanding five thousand soldiers to provide backup at the Yamen at any time.

At this point, the entire capital was temporarily under Jia Rui's control.

At this time, the emperor in the palace was like an ant on a hot pot.

It turned out that he sent Xia Shouzhong and his remaining imperial guards to capture Jia Rui. However, for such a long time, there was no response from the other side, which made the emperor feel a little unsure.

Just when the emperor was anxious, a little eunuch ran in from the outside rolling and crawling.

"Long live my lord, something bad has happened. Jia Rui has rebelled."

The emperor now didn't care that he was rude, stepped forward, grabbed his collar and asked:
"What's going on? Tell me clearly."

"Long live my lord, Ma Tao and Long Jinwei have sealed off the palace and no one is allowed to enter or exit."

"There are only a few hundred Dragon Guards, how can they blockade the palace?"

"Long live my lord, Jia Rui gave Ma Tao the arrow from the Minister of Internal Security, so he was able to mobilize the entire palace's guards."

After hearing this, the emperor felt dizzy and said, "Hurry up and let our spies send an order to Prince Teng to lead his troops into the city immediately."

"The slave understands."

It turns out that the emperor's hard work over the years has not been in vain. He already has a secret agent team under his command that is different from the Supreme Emperor.

It's a pity that this secret agent is still weak and can only operate near the capital.

But even so, it was enough to convey the emperor's orders to Wang Ziteng's camp.Let’s talk about Wang Ziteng’s camp outside the city at this time.

Not long ago, the emperor sent someone to ask for a command arrow from him. Wang Ziteng didn't know what the emperor meant, but the Supreme Emperor was away now, and Wang Ziteng didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order, so he gave the command arrow to the emperor.

But after that, Wang Ziteng became a little uneasy. You must know that this command arrow is the military order of the Jiedushi Envoy of the Beijing Camp. Tens of thousands of soldiers can be mobilized when necessary. If something goes wrong, how can he explain it to the Supreme Emperor?

Just in case, Wang Ziteng could only send an order to raise the tent, and gathered all the main generals into his main tent.

Wang Ziteng believed that as long as these generals were by his side, the emperor could not mobilize the army even with military orders. As long as there was movement on the emperor's side, he could respond immediately.

While the prince was anxiously waiting, the detective horse from below suddenly came to report, "Commander, the nine gates of the capital were suddenly closed. Soldiers went to the city to defend. Please make a decision, commander-in-chief."

When Wang Ziteng heard this, he felt dizzy for a while. Fortunately, he was sitting on a chair, otherwise he would have fallen seriously.

After a while, Wang Ziteng finally came to his senses, and then said to the generals: "You should go back and rectify your army immediately. No one can leave the camp without my order. Even if the emperor's decree comes, you must report to me first." Prepare."

All the generals have followed Wang Ziteng for many years, and they are all the confidants of the Supreme Emperor. At this point, they naturally have to obey Wang Ziteng's orders.

Therefore, in a short while, the three or four major camps in the Beijing camp were all heavily guarded, and all the soldiers were ready to go.

You know, the entire Beijing camp controls more than [-] of the most elite troops. These troops are carefully selected from all over the country and are the most well-equipped.

Moreover, the emperor of this dynasty has learned the lessons of the previous dynasty's power loss, and has very strict control over the capital, and does not allow any situation of empty pay.

Because of this, the more than [-] troops in the Beijing Camp are fully equipped, and their combat capabilities are very strong, which is a bit stronger than the Nine-Front Army.

Just when Prince Teng was worried, he received a secret edict from the emperor, asking Prince Teng to immediately mobilize his army to the capital to put down the Jia Rui rebellion.

Wang Ziteng was a little embarrassed now.

To say that Jia Rui is also his political ally and a confidant of the same emperor, Jia Rui suddenly rebelled at this time. Why is this?

But the emperor's imperial edict was very clear. Jia Rui blocked the nine gates and surrounded the palace with evil intentions.

Prince Teng hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to lead his troops and set off.

Firstly, because of the emperor's imperial edict, and secondly, as long as he controls the capital, the emperor also wants to see how much face he has, so Jia Rui will not be in danger for the time being. After the emperor comes back, how to deal with it depends on how the emperor treats Jia Rui. How lucky Rui is.

After deciding, Wang Ziteng immediately issued an order, and the army left the camp and headed straight for the capital.

However, as the army was about to approach the capital, the advance marching army suddenly stopped.

Wang Ziteng stopped in front of the Chinese army and was stunned for a moment. You must know that without his military order, the army cannot stop advancing. Otherwise, disobeying the army will lead to death.

Before Wang Zhiteng could react, the army in front suddenly changed direction and surrounded Wang Zhiteng's central army.

Wang Ziteng had been in the army for many years. He immediately understood that the army in front had mutinied and rebelled, and immediately ordered the central army to form a circular formation and prepare for it.

However, Wang Ziteng still hasn't understood why the forerunner Zhou Kang rebelled?

But these are no longer important. Wang Ziteng set up a circular formation to prevent Zhou Kang's surprise attack. At the same time, he issued a military order asking other generals to gather with the Chinese army.

Soon, the rear army of the left army and the right army came quickly towards the central army. Just when Wang Ziteng thought that the overall situation was decided, the generals from all walks of life did not enter the central army. Instead, they cooperated with the front army Zhou Kang and The Chinese army surrounded them tightly.

When Prince Teng came here, he was so frightened that he was sweating all over. What was going on?Even if one general rebels, how could all the generals rebel? This is simply a fantasy!

Just when Wang Ziteng was helpless, the horns of the armies on all sides sounded continuously. After that, all armies moved forward one after another.

Wang Ziteng quickly dressed up and led his troops to the front of the formation to watch in the distance.

I saw a group of generals coming dimly in the distance, led by a young man. Behind him was a large flag raised high with a big "Jia" character on it.

Wang Ziteng recognized this young man as Jia Rui at a glance.

Wang Ziteng frowned a little. Although Jia Rui was also a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, he had no contact with the Beijing camp. Why did these generals from the Beijing camp gather around Jia Rui?

Just when Wang Ziteng was confused, a fast horse flew out from the opposite side, and sitting on it was the front pioneer Zhou Kang.

Zhou Kang quickly arrived within an arrow's distance of Wang Ziteng, and then shouted loudly to Wang Ziteng: "The Supreme Emperor's golden command arrow is here. Wang Ziteng will dismount immediately and be bound."

As he spoke, Zhou Kang raised a shining gold medal.

Wang Ziteng, who was opposite, saw this scene and immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that the Supreme Emperor had given the gold medal command arrow to Jia Rui. No wonder he could control the entire Beijing camp.

Just when Wang Ziteng was hesitating whether it was time to dismount, suddenly there was an evil wind behind him.

Wang Ziteng never thought that someone would attack him from behind, so without checking, he felt a sharp pain in his back, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth, and he was knocked off the horse involuntarily.

Wang Ziteng, who was lying on the ground, turned around and took a look. This sight made him so angry that he spurted out another mouthful of blood.

It turned out that the person who attacked him from behind was none other than Wang Ziteng's true confidant, Zhang Tao, who was in charge of nearly [-] pieces of armor and had just been promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief.

(End of this chapter)