Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

At night, the Chaoyang Gate on the east side of the inner city slowly opened, and Wu Lang went out of the city in person to welcome dozens of riders into the city.

"Your Majesty, Wu Lang, respectfully welcomes you back to the capital."

"Pingshen. How about the capital?" Emperor Xifeng, wearing the armor of the Dragon Guard, said calmly.

"Back to the emperor, everything is fine in the capital." Wu Lang said hurriedly.

"Shan, thank you for your hard work, dear. Come back to the palace." Emperor Xifeng waved his hand.

"Your Majesty is so complimentary. This is my duty. I will lead people to escort Your Majesty."

Wu Lang personally led people to escort Emperor Xifeng into Chengtianmen, and he was relieved after being handed over to General Shenwu Feng Tang.

The two of them had already received the secret order to meet him at a certain time and place. Only now could they breathe a sigh of relief. They returned to Beijing safely and everything was settled.

As soon as Wu Lang returned to the Yamen, he heard that Lei Tai and others came to invite him in person.

"Lei Qianhu, what happened?" Knowing that Lei Tai and others were Jia Cong's confidants, he was very polite.

Lei Tai carried two swords on his back, stared at Wu Lang closely, and said: "By order of Lord Admiral Jun, Lord Wu is invited to go to Huanhou Mansion to discuss matters."

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that Fuchengmen has been infiltrated and controlled by others."

Wu Lang was startled. He had just confirmed his vote in front of Emperor Xifeng, but then he turned around and something happened. He hurriedly said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly!"

Lei Tai, Kongxing and others felt relieved and said: "Please."

In Huanhou Mansion, in the hall inside Yimen, Jia Cong was discussing with Pang Chao. When they heard that Wu Lang was coming, they all breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Shibo, I just received news that there have been changes in the capital camp, and there is also a problem with Fuchengmen." Jia Cong said straight to the point.

Wu Lang was startled and said hurriedly: "His Majesty has returned to Beijing just now, and I personally sent him to the palace."

"His Majesty came back alone?"

Wu Lang nodded and said, "You must have known that someone was planning to rebel!"

Jia Cong frowned. He had no idea about this top-secret information. Could it be that Dai Quan's stickiness was so strong?

Because he said: "Since His Majesty has already made plans, there is nothing for us to worry about."

Wu Lang nodded: "It should be a sure thing. I'll go and take back Fuchengmen first."

Pang Chao waved his hand and said: "Admiral Wu, please wait a moment. Now that His Majesty has returned to the palace, a mere Fucheng Gate doesn't matter. Don't worry about it. It's more important to leave some troops to deal with the situation."

Wu Lang nodded slowly and said, "Mr. Pang's words are reasonable. Let's wait and see what happens."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a report at the door that an angel had arrived.

An eunuch hurried in, holding a golden arrow in the air and announcing: "Jia Cong receives the order!"

When Jia Cong saw that the eunuch was not only an acquaintance of Dai Quan, but also holding the golden arrow he had played with last time, he took Wu Lang and Pang Chao with him and knelt down and said, "I respectfully listen to the edict."

"His Majesty has a decree to order the Jinyi Guards to arrest the traitors immediately according to the list!"

Jia Cong took the arrow from Jin Gong and looked at the list. Tu Fei's name was at the top of the list, and he hurriedly said: "I obey the order."

"Sure enough, Your Majesty has already made arrangements." Jia Cong smiled and said, "Shibo, go and organize the army yourself."

Wu Lang read the list and left happily. It seemed that he would make a great contribution this time.

"Come here!" Jia Cong shouted.

"I'm here!" Wen Zhen, Fang Ji, Lei Tai, Kongxing and others came in hurriedly.

"Arrest people according to the list, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

After seeing everyone leaving, Jia Cong said: "Mr. Pang, do we win now?"

Pang Chao looked solemn and said: "If we can successfully capture the people on the list, we will naturally win, but I guess it won't be that easy."

Hearing this, Jia Cong nodded slowly.

Sure enough, a moment later, Jinyiwei came on horseback to report that the head of the family and the crown prince on the list had long since escaped, and only the female dependents and concubines were left in the family.

Pang Chao sneered and said: "As expected. For these people, wives, concubines, and children are all dispensable. Women can be found again, and children can be reborn, as long as they have power."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "It's okay, it seems they are preparing for a big fight, so I will be more generous and leave their family alone.

Come, the royal guards, the infantry commander's office, and the five-city army and horse department must gather troops to suppress the place and enforce the curfew! Anyone who violates the ban will be shot without mercy!

Zhu Lei Tai, Kongxing, and Jie Hui led their troops to lurk near Ningrong Street and were on standby! "

"Yes!"

"Yuanba! Send someone immediately to summon the soldiers and foreign warriors."

"Yes, Third Master."

"Come here, wear armor!"

"Yes."

The Huanhou Mansion is like a war machine, with Jia Cong as the core, running rapidly amidst the clanging sound of armor leaves and the sharp light of swords.
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At this time, the people on the list have been divided into two groups.

In Ningshou Palace, the Supreme Emperor wears twelve crowns on his head and a Twelve-Chapter Shenglong Gong uniform woven with bright yellow cloud brocade, sitting on the throne.

Below, the old princes of the loyal generation such as Zhongshun, Zhongzhen, Zhongcheng and Zhongyi, as well as the princes of the righteous generation such as Yiping, Yizheng, Yixin and Yizhen, as well as Shi Zhize, Su Haochu and other senior officials of the old party, stand in solemn silence. both sides.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at everyone and said calmly: "I just received the news that the fourth child has quietly returned to the palace."

Shi Zhize hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty knows things like a god, and can see thousands of miles away. I can't catch up with you."

Everyone laughed and agreed.

The Supreme Emperor said: "Send a signal to summon Tu Qing, Cao Qing and King Qin to put an end to the chaos!"

"My servant obeys the order." Xia Shouzhong bowed and said, then waved his hand. When the eunuch outside the palace saw it, he quickly took out a special firework and shot it into the night sky.

Prince Yizhen said: "Father, how do you conclude that Li Meng will betray him? His biological son and heir apparent Li Zhen died in the hands of Jia Cong.

Logically speaking, shouldn't he and Jia Cong be at odds with each other? With such a good opportunity for revenge, how could he abandon the bright and the dark? "

The Supreme Emperor smiled lightly and said: "Although Li Meng and Jia Cong have a deep hatred, in the face of the overall situation, personal grudges can naturally be put aside first.

He thought that by rebelling, he would achieve extraordinary feats. It seems that Lao Si allowed him to take Tu Qing's place instead. The benefits were so great and he had a sure chance of victory. Why didn't he rebel? "

Prince Zhongshun cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Who is Li Meng? He dares to do anything in front of the emperor. He thought that contact with the sticky rod could hide it from others, but he didn't want to be noticed by Dongchang's spies, so he could pull off the trick."

The Supreme Emperor smiled and said: "The fourth child is not bad at all. He is brave and resourceful. After learning the news from Li Meng, he even used himself as a bait to attack in the east and west, tricking several battalions of people into fleeing.

However, he quietly returned to the palace to settle the overall situation. If Li Meng didn't know the whole story, it would be really difficult to deal with him with the troops he controlled in the inner city. "

Yi Zhen said with a smile: "No matter how smart my fourth brother is, he is just a monkey. How can he read the palm of my father's hand?"

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said: "If the country was not in danger, I would not take such a risk. If I am not careful, I will shake the foundation of the country. I am truly ashamed of my ancestors."

Su Haochu said hurriedly: "Your Majesty's move is extremely wise and courageous, he can turn the tide before it falls and help the building before it collapses.

If we fail to implement this method of bringing order out of chaos, and allow the traitors and traitors of the current generation to disrupt the government and harm the virtuous, we will surely end up losing our country and the world will be in chaos. Isn’t it too late to regret it? The ministers and others swear to be loyal to His Majesty to the death and to protect Wu Jiangshan. "

"I second my opinion," everyone said hurriedly.

The Supreme Emperor nodded and said, "What Su Aiqing said is true. Now that the matter has come to this, I have no choice."

After speaking, he looked at Xia Shouzhong and said, "I think the Fourth Brother is going to send an order to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp. Have you made arrangements?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, manpower has already been ambushed on the only road leading to each camp outside the city. Only the Emperor's decree can be sent to each camp." Xia Shouzhong said.

"In this case, I am relieved. When Tu Qing and others arrive, the matter will be settled."

"The emperor plans strategies to win the battle thousands of miles away."

"My sons and brothers congratulate your Majesty on reorganizing the country and rebuilding the world!"

The Supreme Emperor twisted his beard and smiled, this feeling came back again.

In the barracks next to the main campus in the outer city, Tu Fei, Cao Jin, and other camp leaders such as Yaowu, Xianwu, Guangyong, Guoyong, Liwei, and Shenwei were discussing matters in the barracks.

Tens of thousands of people were already densely packed in the school grounds, fully armed and ready to go, far exceeding the usual number of people.

Cao Jin said with a smile: "The eldest brother's move to sneak into Chencang is really powerful. He took advantage of the change of defense in the outer city, replaced it with our troops, and hid three additional battalions. The eldest brother has the foresight, and the younger brother can't catch up."

The capital's 15000 regiments and battalions of infantry are each rated at men. After excluding the vacancies, there are still at least to men.

Each battalion of Xishan's eight-camp horse army is rated at 12000 men, but the actual number is at least six to seven thousand.

At this moment, Tu Fei had at least 40,000 elite troops from the Beijing army, which was by no means comparable to the infantry commanding officers of the Yamen and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.

Tu Fei said: "A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Such a big event must not be ignored."

"What the elder brother said is absolutely true." Everyone said with cupped hands.

They were all Tu Fei's absolute confidants, so they were dragged into this matter by him.

"Li Meng, a rebellious man, didn't know that his eldest brother was very resourceful. I'm afraid he is still dreaming of getting promoted to a higher position." Cao Jin said with a smile.

"Let him go, he is also a stubborn person. If he wants to be the Duke of the country, does he have to sit in my position?
After this battle, the seven founding princes of the country will probably all be eliminated. Will he take all the positions in so many places? Tu Fei shook his head.

Everyone laughed and said, "He deserves his bad luck."

"Report, Grand Governor, there is a signal from the palace that the big fish has returned to the palace."

Tu Fei sneered and said: "Trying the tiger away from the mountain? Your Majesty is willing to take a strange risk, lure away my five battalions of soldiers and horses, and then sneak back to Shenjing quietly. You can be considered a wise king and holy master."

But what, we have been in charge of the military for decades, don’t we understand this military strategy? Your Majesty also underestimates me. "

"Please give the order from the Grand Governor!" everyone said.

"Come here, give me the general's order to abandon the outer city, march out with the whole army, and act according to the plan!

After entering the inner city, the three battalions of Guo Yong, Li Wei and Shen Wei were responsible for culling the rebels of the Duke's lineage and ignored the rest.

The three battalions of Yaowu, Xianwu, and Courage followed me into the palace to help the Emperor Bao regain his throne, and the Qing Emperor was on his side to kill the sycophants! Tu Fei shouted.

"The general will get the order!"

A huge flow of people poured out of the school grounds and headed towards Xuanwu Gate.

The guard general of Xuanwu Gate, who had been controlled by Dongchang for a long time, smiled slightly on the wall and shouted: "Open the door!"

Dozens of cronies rushed to open the city gate. The other sergeants looked at each other, but they all wisely chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Tu Fei watched the army pouring into the city and secretly said that Dongchang was really reliable in handling affairs, and he bribed Wu Lang's people without knowing it.

Soon the gate of the imperial city will open like this, and tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers will suddenly appear in front of Jin Shang. Will the emperor regret attacking Marquis Wu and the old party at that time?

"Father, I will lead some people to crush Jia's family." Tu Lie said, riding his horse over.

Tu Fei glared at him: "I don't care about the importance, I am a petty person, what is a mere Jia Cong worth? Are you still afraid that he will run away? Follow me into the palace immediately, and then we can settle the overall situation."

Tu Lie didn't dare to say anything anymore, he cupped his fists and said, "Yes."
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The signal sent by Ningshou Palace just now was not only seen by Tu Fei and others, but also Dai Quan.

"Your Majesty, a firework was launched from Ningshou Palace just now. I don't know what it means." Dai Quan hurriedly reported to Emperor Xifeng of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Xifeng smiled coldly, could he finally bear it? I was willing to sacrifice my mother and then forced me to leave the capital. Finally, it was time for me to see you again.

"Come, come to the imperial city to see the four generals!"

"My servant obeys the order." Dai Quan hurried out to call for someone.

The four generals of the Imperial City, General Shenwu, General Shenwei, General Shence, and General Shenlie, are respectively in charge of the Imperial City's four imperial guards, including the Yulin Guard, the Jinwu Guard, the Huben Guard, and the Fujun Guard, which are also commonly known as Imperial guard.

They are all confidants personally promoted by Emperor Xifeng since he ascended the throne, and they are the penultimate line of defense around him.

The first place is naturally the most glorious Three Thousand Dragon Guards. Now there are only two thousand left, and one thousand have been sacrificed in the plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

In the Hall of Nourishing Heart, bright candles shine brightly like daylight.

Emperor Xifeng looked at the princes standing below, nodded with relief, and said: "I am very relieved that none of you are involved in this matter."

Sun Qiu hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to my father, my sons and ministers will not dare to do anything unfaithful and unfilial even if I die. The rebels also understand this, so they dare not come to win over my sons and ministers."

Sun Can said: "Brother is right, not to mention that the ministers and others don't have soldiers, so they can't win over us if they rebel against the party."

Sun Chi smiled and said: "Father, this debt cannot be settled easily. Even if the sons and ministers rebel, won't the Supreme Emperor pass the throne to us after he is restored to power?
There are many uncles with the title of righteousness waiting for them. Is there any reason to pass it on to grandchildren instead of sons? The sons would only do such a loss-making business unless they were out of their mind and crazy. "

All the princes laughed dryly and lowered their heads. The tenth prince was too reckless to say what was in his heart.

Emperor Xifeng glared at him angrily and said, "You are the only one who is smart. According to you, if the Supreme Emperor wants to pass the throne to you, you will have to rebel against me, right?"

Sun Chi smiled and said: "If the Supreme Emperor wants to pass the throne to his sons, they will not do it."

"Why is this?" Emperor Xifeng asked.

"I have seen that my father has been busy with state affairs for many years. He has been busy with work for a long time and has no food at night. I am not a fool. How can I do such a hard job?" Sun Chi said with a smile.

The faces of all the princes turned dark.

"Bastard, am I a fool?" Emperor Xifeng's mouth was filled with anger.

"Uh... I made a mistake when I said something. I never meant it. Father, please forgive me."

Sun Chi scratched his head and explained: "What I mean is that I just want to be a general, expand the territory for my father, and fight on the battlefield. Hehe, I have no other intention. You can see that I have all the clothes I have with me."

He said and pointed to the big package in the corner.

Emperor Xifeng snorted, knowing that he was straight-tempered and loud-mouthed, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Suddenly two generals came in and said, "Your Majesty, Feng Tang (Ren Biao), is here to see you."

Emperor Xifeng frowned: "Where are Yan Sheng and You Fang?"

Shenwu General Feng Tang and Shenwei General Ren Biao looked at each other and said, "I will rush to see you after receiving the angel's message. I don't know where Yan Sheng and You Fang are."

Dai Quan hurried out and came back in a hurry, saying in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the little eunuchs sent out by this servant to deliver the order have not come back. I'm afraid those two are unreliable."

Everyone was shocked. If the four most trusted imperial guards in the world suddenly rebelled against two of them, it would be a disaster. (End of chapter)