The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 215 Chaos in Tianxing Mansion
The air in Tianxing Mansion began to be filled with irritating tension and uneasiness.

Mu Zhiqing opened the window of the inn by a small crack, and saw that there was not a single passerby in the street except officers and soldiers running back and forth.

Suddenly heard one long and two short knocks on the door, although Mu Jing knew it was a signal from his own people, he still signaled the guards in the room to be on guard, and only then did he let the door open.

Yale put on ordinary people's clothes, turned back and closed the door, then cupped his hands to Mu Jing and said, "Young master, my subordinates have found out the news. There are tens of thousands of troops twenty miles away from the city. It is said that they are actually Su Pin's Cantonese army. Soldiers and horses."

"Guangdong Army?" Mu Jing was taken aback, "Why did they come to Tianxing Mansion when they entered Fujian to keep captives? Why is there a martial law in the city..." Halfway through his speech, he suddenly remembered what his sister said before, and immediately said in surprise, "Could it be to create..."

He swallowed the last word "anti" abruptly.

Yale continued: "There are other rumors that Liu Ruolin led the Xinwei army to the Fuzheng Palace, with the arrows drawn and the knives unsheathed, and they were not allowed to approach within a hundred feet.

"But Huang Mingjun's Huangge Department ordered people to replace the Forbidden Army with their own, and divided 2000 troops to strengthen the defense of Tianxing Mansion. Now the city gate is closed, as if facing a big enemy, no one can come in or out."

Mu Jing looked at Mu Zhiqing, smiled wryly and said, "Your sister has told you all, Jianlu has just been defeated, and the auxiliary king and empress dowager can't wait."

Mu Zhiqing shook her head slightly, "I made a mistake this time. The Supin army came so quickly, they probably didn't go to Yanping at all, but went straight to Tianxing Mansion. The king of Tang was afraid that before the Jian captives retreated, They have already planned to mobilize an army to force the palace."

It was night, and there were constant torches and men and horses running around in Tianxing Mansion.

Yale ventured out a few more times, and brought back news from the Mu family's acquainted officials in Tianxing Mansion.It turns out that in the court today, more than a dozen censors jointly impeached Jiang Zhengxi for lying about his military achievements and delaying the war opportunity, and impeaching Lin Yuji for being stupid and underestimating the enemy and putting the country in danger.The auxiliary king ordered a thorough investigation on the spot before all civil and military officials.

And these are just appetizers, and then the main event - a puppet official named Fan Shaozu, who was captured by Cao Shoubei, confessed that if the captive army did not have the food and grass that the Empress Dowager agreed to allocate in Yanping, they might not be able to sustain it at all. Less than five days.

Wang Yinghua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, then asked the Empress Dowager to move out of the Ciqing Palace because she was partial to traitors and interfered in the government and harmed the country.

The court immediately exploded, and the courtiers of the auxiliary royal family all supported the proposal. Although the number of the Queen Mother's faction was small, they did not back down.

Mu Zhiqing frowned slightly, and asked Yale, "Do you know what the attitude of Chaozhong Qingliu is?"

"Back to Second Miss, none of the Qingliu officials seem to express their views."

Mu Zhiqing shook her head and said: "In this situation, if you don't make a sound, you are expressing your opinion. The empress dowager may be in great danger. No wonder Huang Mingjun is so nervous."

Mu Jing continued: "There are [-] troops brought by Su Guansheng outside the city, and the wind direction is extremely unfavorable. The Empress Dowager really has no way out."

Mu Zhiqing sighed softly, "Tianxing Mansion is still under Huang Mingjun's jurisdiction, if Su Pin wants to attack by force, there will be chaos in the city."

Although the Cantonese soldiers attacking the city she was worried about did not happen, but at dawn the next day, there were dense gunshots, loud gunshots and shouts of killing from the south side of Tianxing Mansion.

Soon, the battle situation spread to the entire Tianxing Mansion.Countless Cantonese troops poured in from the south gate like a tide, Huang Mingjun personally led his troops to resist, but his troops were all new recruits, and the number of them was small, by noon the next day, Tianxing Mansion was already under the control of Su Pin.

The inn where Mu Jing and the others stayed is near the west gate of the city, which is the battlefield where the soldiers fought. Ya Le and his guards tried their best to resist the gate so that the rebels would not disturb the Eldest Prince and the Second Miss.

After Huang Mingjun waited for the remnants to return to Da Nei and the fighting subsided, the Cantonese army began to clean up the battlefields in various parts of the city and set up defenses at important intersections.

Later, officers and soldiers began to spread the posters widely in the city, and beat gongs and drums loudly to comfort the people.

Mu Jing sent the guards to read the post, and the guards reported that it contained the eight major crimes of the Empress Dowager's meddling in politics and harming the country.The general idea is that she credulously trusts traitors, and is at the mercy of Jianlu's tricks, which has dangerously caused the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

There is also a notice from the assistant king Anmin on the side, saying that under the assistant king Liqing, the Jianlu army has been defeated, the world is at peace, and the Taizheng Dynasty implements the strategy of recuperating and recuperating, and the momentum of ZTE is beginning to show.

At dusk, when Mu Jing was worrying about the great chaos in the capital, the Ministry of Rites finally sent someone to pick up Mu's family and stay at the Ministry of Rites post.

Mu Jing ordered to leave immediately, no matter which side gains power in the DPRK, the post house is always much safer, and it is also convenient to invite troops.

On the way, he deliberately chatted with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

"Master Zhang, do you know why Tianxing Mansion started the war recently?"

"Master Mu didn't know? This is Lord Ding, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who was ordered by the Qing emperor to order his general Su to enter the city to eliminate the thieves." Mr. Zhang is Wang Yinghua's man. At this time, the king of Tang is in power, he is very happy, and he inevitably talks too much. Get up, "Mr. Mu fortunately landed in the west of the city. It is said that last night there was a fierce battle in the south of the city, and the cannons destroyed many houses, causing more than a thousand casualties."

"Oh? Why is there such a huge loss in the south of the city?"

"That Huang Mingjun was stubborn, he protected the traitor, and he led the army to forcibly prevent Mr. Su from entering the city. The loyal and loyal people in the court were very outraged, and persuaded Huang Mingjun's officers to open the south gate of Tianxing Mansion, so that the army could enter the city."

"I see……"

"It is said that Ding Dutang has made great achievements this time, and the imperial court has issued a decree to confer the title of king of Wuzhou. It is extremely honorable..."

While the two were talking, an official hurried over, seeing Mu Jing present, he tried his best to wink at Mr. Zhang.The latter accused Mu Jing of a crime, walked away ten steps and listened, suddenly his eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "What?! You said that the emperor was..."

He hastily covered his mouth and ordered his subordinates to send Mu Jing and his party to the post house, but he himself hurriedly didn't know where he was going.

After two more days, the city of Tianxing Mansion gradually became more lively, and the bold shops opened for business.

Mu Jing and Mu Zhiqing were bored in the post for two days.The post house is a compound with three entrances. Due to the recent unrest, there is almost no one else here except them, which is quite desolate and desolate.

In the evening, Mu Jing heard rustling noises in the courtyard. After a while, Yale knocked on his door, "Be careful, young master, there seems to be an assassin."

Mu Jing turned over and put on his clothes, grabbed the saber, just touched the door when he heard someone outside the room whisper: "Don't say anything, I want to see Mr. Mu."

The voice is a woman.

Thoughts swirled in Mu Jing's mind, before Yale could reply, he rushed to the door and said in a low voice: "Let her in." He straightened his clothes again, and put the saber in his waist.

"Yes!"

Someone came into the room and signaled the two guards behind her to go out first, then took off the black veil on her face, she was actually a graceful lady in her forties.

She paid homage to Mu Jingying, and said solemnly: "I am from Chen Wangfu, Grand Concubine. I am here to ask you to save the people of Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)