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Volume 13 Reviving the Ming Dynasty Chapter 646 Flag Sacrifice

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    Not far to the northeast of Beijing is Huairou County, which is just a small county under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture and is inconspicuous.  But if anyone comes here today, they will definitely find something unusual here, because as long as you get close to the county seat, there will be sergeants with various weapons "inviting" you into the county, and then you will not be able to get out.

    Tang Feng led his men and horses to leave Beijing and head toward the northeast, but he stopped after traveling for less than half a day.  Although the reinforcements sent by various provinces continued to rush to Liaodong, he himself led the remaining tens of thousands of elite troops from the third battalion to stay in Huairou County.  The county magistrate and other officials were very puzzled by this, but Tang Feng had no need to explain to them. He just asked them to appease the people and ensure their normal life.  However, within five miles of Huairou County, only entry and exit are allowed, and it is completely isolated from the outside world.

    In the early morning after three days of garrison, a gray-white homing pigeon appeared in the sky above the county town with fluttering wings. After circling in the sky for a week, it found its target, then flapped its wings and rushed straight towards the original county government office.  past.

    Soon, a secret letter enveloped in a bamboo tube appeared on Tang Feng's desk.  After reading the secret report from the Jinyi spies, a sarcastic yet cruel smile appeared on Tang Feng's lips: "They are indeed starting to be dishonest. It seems that my precautions are not unnecessary. Since they don't want to live peacefully,  I will fulfill them."

    After saying that, Tang Feng quickly walked out of the hall and ordered to the guards guarding outside: "Pass my order, the army will turn around and return to the capital. There are people in the capital who are plotting evil and want to disrupt our Ming Dynasty!" With one word, the whole army was destroyed!  The officers and soldiers of the three battalions who had rested for a few days quickly mobilized, regrouped, and then turned back and advanced towards Beijing.

    At this time, in the city of Beijing, there was a sense of depression about the impending rain.  The officials hurriedly went to the palace, but they forgot one thing. The palace door was now locked, and they could not open it even with the emperor's decree. This made them wait outside the palace door, waiting to see the emperor at dawn, and then  Take the next step.

    As soon as day broke, the ministers rushed into the palace. The imperial guards guarding the palace gate tried to stop them, but they were all pushed away by these adults who were as excited as chicken blood.  These forbidden troops were still the same people, and they did not dare to have any conflicts with these ministers. They could only watch these people break into the palace.

    "Queen Mother, please come to our rescue!" When they came to the harem and saw the young Emperor Zhengyuan, the ministers immediately knelt down and said, "Although Anguo Gong Tang Feng is a minister, he deceives the emperor.  It is really unacceptable! Now that he is elsewhere, it is time for us to bring order to the chaos and do our best for our Ming Dynasty. Please also ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to denounce his crimes and order all the subjects of the world to jointly fight against such people who are causing harm to the country and the people!"

    These words were so sonorous and powerful, and so righteous. Even Huang Liji, who said these words, was a little moved by himself.  But the Queen Mother in front of her didn't feel this way. She only felt waves of fear.  In this situation, she knew very well that she could no longer make the decision. The reason why they came to see the emperor and herself was just to get a name.  Once they successfully seize power, he and his son will still be just puppets of these ministers, perhaps even worse than when Tang Feng was in power.  You must know that Tang Feng decided on his son's throne. Who can guarantee whether these people will choose another emperor after gaining power.

    But this is not the most terrifying thing. What the Queen Mother is really worried about is Tang Feng's reaction after learning about the changes in the political situation in the capital.  You must know that he now controls most of the Ming Dynasty's army. Why didn't these ministers consider the consequences if he turned against him?  By then, not only would these people be killed, but she and the emperor might also be implicated, which was not what she wanted to see.

    But now it is not up to her, the Queen Mother, to make the final decision. The only thing she can do is to agree with these people for the time being and take it one step at a time.  So the Queen Mother nodded and said: "My dear friends, what you said makes sense. However, the emperor is young and the Ai family is a womanly family. We really can't make the decision on some things, so we have to rely on you for everything." She could only push everything away.  Give it to the ministers, so that maybe when Tang Feng comes back, he can have an explanation.

    Huang Liji and the others were not surprised by the Queen Mother's reaction. They came here with no intention of completely letting the Emperor and the Queen Mother make the decision. As long as they expressed their stance, it would be fine if they could be justified.  So all the ministers immediately kowtowed to the emperor: "I will definitely live up to the trust of the emperor and the queen mother, and give me a bright and clear sky in the Ming Dynasty!"

    With the emperor's approval and the cabinet in hand, these officials immediately had the right to speak, and an imperial edict that had been drafted long ago was immediately promulgated.  First, he pointed out Tang Feng's crime of deceiving the emperor, and then deprived Tang Feng of all his positions and asked the soldiers over there to take him for trial. At the same time, he ordered other officials and generals in the capital to explain Tang Feng's crime and let them  Everyone abandoned the secret and turned to the light, and followed him and others to deal with Tang Feng.

    In these oneFrom the perspective of officials who only read the books of sages and sages, as long as they have the emperor in their hands and have the holy decree at hand, they will stand on the moral high ground, and with the help of Daoduo, they will surely win.  But they obviously underestimated the influence of everything Tang Feng had done in the past few years. The current court was no longer the Ming court, and some conventional views were no longer suitable for this era.

    First, the generals who relied on Tang Feng to regain their place in the imperial court scoffed at their statement.  Everyone knew that once Tang Feng lost power and these civilian officials regained power, the good days of the generals would come to an end. This was something they did not want to see.  Therefore, they did not take the words passed by the civil servants seriously at all. Instead, they sent their confidants out of the city to bring a message to Tang Feng.  However, because the other party has obtained the imperial edict after all, these people will not really become enemies until things change. They will just watch from the sidelines.

    But some people don¡¯t have so many scruples, and that¡¯s the ordinary people in Beijing.  In the past few years, it is obvious to all that the Ming Dynasty has prospered under Tang Feng's governance. The people respect Tang Feng as their own father and mother.  Today the imperial court actually announced that Duke An Guo was a traitor who was causing chaos in the country. How could everyone be convinced by this?

    Just when the people secretly expressed doubts about this, thinking that there must be a traitor in the court who wanted to destroy the Great Wall, another theory emerged, that is, those in the court who wanted to convict Tang Feng  Many of the officials accepted the benefits of the Jin people and wanted to kill the biggest threat to the Jin country just like Yue Fei was killed in the Southern Song Dynasty.

    This statement was spread with a certain degree of certainty, as if someone watched the adults receiving huge amounts of money.  Although there are many loopholes in this statement, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. The story actually spread among the people in Beijing, and most people actually believed it.  This may be something that adults would never dream of.

    The people's indignation has become more and more intense, and it has been discovered by the adults who were very happy and complacent just now. Now they are dumbfounded.  There couldn't be any omissions at this time, so they hurriedly ordered people from Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Military and Horse Division to arrest those who spread rumors, and they must suppress such unfavorable remarks.

    But the people from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division did not work hard. They only sent a few people to the streets perfunctorily, and had no intention of executing these adults.  Because the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is also a general system, they have already received care from above. Within their own capabilities, they must hold back the civil servants. Only in this way can they lay the foundation for Tang Feng's return.  As for Shuntian Mansion, the number of government officials was not enough, and many people were influenced by their families and refused to contribute. This led to the complete failure of the adults' attempts to suppress speech.

    ¡°More and more pressure is on them, and those officials who were originally full of hope for the future don¡¯t know what to do.  They got together and discussed, but there was no way to deal with it. If they could not stabilize the situation, once Tang Feng knew the news and came back, they would really be doomed.

    "The scholar's rebellion failed for three years. It's the actions of these adults that I'm talking about."  Although they are stronger than Tang Feng in political skills, it is based on the emperor's prestige and support. Once they lose this biggest backer, no matter how many conspiracies they have, they will be nothing more than fantasy.  .  As the saying goes, in the face of strength, all conspiracies are of no avail.

    "What should we do?" With a bitter look on his face, Huang Liji paced uneasily in front of everyone. There seemed to be a lot of white hair on his temples, all of which were caused by being rushed.  ah.  But what he answered was a sigh from everyone. At this point, no one knew what to do.

    The imperial edict has been issued, and the cabinet votes and other matters have been distributed, but except for their own people, no one paid attention to them at all. Only then did they realize what a stupid thing they had done.  But now they have no way to turn back, there is only one way to go.  The only way is to pull the emperor out and use his identity to force those in the capital to follow him.

    Having made up their minds, these officials immediately entered the palace again. This time they not only wanted to get the imperial edict, but also asked the emperor to come out and preside over the overall situation. Only when they saw the emperor himself, those officials did not dare to have other ideas, otherwise they would be disloyal.  The name is about to be confirmed.

    While the officials were desperately trying to use the emperor to achieve what they wanted, a group of five thousand elite cavalry had arrived outside Beijing.  The soldiers guarding the city gate couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the flag of An Guogong Tang Feng.  You must know that it has been less than a day since the accident happened. How come An Guogong arrived in such a timely manner? Could it be that he had help from a god?  Although I have many doubts in my heart,The city gate was opened immediately without waiting for the people outside to shout.  You must know that the soldiers guarding the city gate are also biased towards Tang Feng, because in the past two years, their military pay has increased a lot compared to the past. Everyone is naturally very grateful. If something happens this time, their hearts will naturally be towards Tang Feng.  .

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? may ?gave a satisfied look at the soldiers guarding the city, the chill on Tang Feng¡¯s face can¡¯t help but lessen a bit, the matter has not reached an irreversible point yet, which is very beneficial to Daming and himself.

    At this time, some people near the city gate also saw Tang Feng leading his troops back, and their hearts were completely at ease at this time.  After the officials caused trouble this time, the people were also very uneasy. They were afraid that they would be used to settle the accounts after the other party succeeded, and they were also afraid that all the previous favorable policies would be changed.  But now that Tang Feng has led his men to fight back, everything will naturally change. Many people even cheered loudly to Tang Feng and the others.

    The people's hearts are also towards him. After knowing this fact, Tang Feng is completely sure.  At this time, Bai Liangfeng and other leaders of the Jinyi Guards also rushed over.  They were still very well informed. As soon as they heard that Tang Feng was back, they immediately rushed to meet him and reported to him everything that had happened in Beijing in the past few days.

    Tang Feng was not interested in knowing what happened in Beijing in the past few days. He just asked Bai Liangfeng: "Where are those people now and what are they doing?"

    "They just went to the palace together. They must want to use the emperor to suppress us." Bai Liangfeng's words were full of disdain. Now that An Guogong is back, even if these people can really invite the current emperor, things will no longer be the same.  Under control.

    "Let's go to the palace to meet them." Tang Feng gave the order without any hesitation, and then headed towards the Forbidden City.  Thousands of fine knights followed closely behind, and the murderous aura filled the sky, making the sun seem a little cold.

    Outside the bright red gate of the palace, a group of officials were arguing excitedly with the imperial guards. When they came here again today to ask to see the emperor, the answer they received was that the emperor was ill and did not want to see foreign ministers.  The Queen Mother also refused to see these courtiers because she was not feeling well. Now the adults were completely helpless.

    "What kind of illness is this? This is just a very far-fetched excuse. It is clear that they have seen the situation they are in. The emperor and the queen mother refuse to cooperate with them in order to protect themselves. How can they accept this?"  You must know that the only escape route or trump card for the officials now is the emperor's orthodox status. Once this road is cut off, they will really have no choice but to be slaughtered.  Therefore, these officials unanimously requested to enter the palace to see the emperor. Some young people even rushed in without waiting for the imperial army to make way.

    But this time, the entire Imperial Guard also received a death order, and they could not let these people succeed no matter what.  The Queen Mother in the palace had heard about what happened in Beijing. Once she knew that these people had no confidence at all, the Queen Mother, who had never made up her mind to confront Tang Feng, did not want to have anything to do with these people.  .  However, due to the current situation, she could not really become an enemy of these courtiers, so she had to use a drag technique first.

    And most of the Forbidden Army also wanted Tang Feng, so even though the adults clamored very loudly, they didn't flinch at all.  Just as the two sides were in a stalemate in front of the palace gate, a breathtaking sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.  Everyone followed the sound, and their expressions suddenly changed.

    A big flag with the word "an" written loudly on it is the flag of An Guogong.  In fact, they didn't need to look at the flag at all, because the person in front was an old opponent they were very familiar with. It was Tang Feng who had arrived.

    "Thiswhat happened?" Everyone was stunned, staring blankly at Tang Feng and his entourage who were getting closer and closer, not knowing what expression to make.  The people who had wanted to rush forward and rush into the palace also stopped and looked at the appearance of groups of cavalry in surprise.

    Tang Feng came to the crowd, his cold eyes swept across everyone's faces, making everyone shiver involuntarily.  Without asking too many questions, he just gave an order: "Get them all!" It was already obvious that Tang Feng, who had an absolute advantage in strength, did not want to waste words with these people.

    Those officials had nothing to say, but when they saw the shining swords and guns, everyone became honest.  Dozens of important officials of the dynasty were arrested after just one word from Tang Feng, which made the imperial guards in front of the palace feel anxious.

    Without looking at the fearful officials, Tang Feng straightened his clothes and strode towards the palace gate.  This time, the Imperial Guard did not make any obstruction, and respectfully welcomed Duke An Guo in, confirming the emperor's attitude.

    After half an hour, Tang Feng walked out of the palace and immediately issued an imperial edict.?"Check out Huang Liji and other officials who conspired with the Jin people to cause unrest in Beijing when Duke An Guo sent troops to Liaodong. It is really an unforgivable crime! Therefore, I specially ordered Duke An Guo to convict and execute them."

    What was originally just a rumor turned into fact in the blink of an eye, and those officials and their relatives were all thrown into prison.  Before anyone else could think of how to rescue them, at noon the next day, hundreds of people were taken to Caishikou and beheaded.  For a time, all the officials were silent, and everyone finally knew about Tang Feng's powerful side.

    At the time of the execution, Tang Feng also said to everyone: "This time I went to Liaodong, and I was worried that I had nothing to sacrifice to the flag. Now I will sacrifice the heads of those who dare to ruin the important affairs of my court for their own selfish interests."  !" The words contained a lot of threats, and only those who were careful could hear them.

    Stepping on the blood on the ground, Tang Feng led his troops and left the capital again. This time, no one in Beijing dared to go against him, because that would not only result in his own death, but would also affect everyone around him.  .  Tang Feng's sudden change of attitude also made people who had a luck mentality no longer dare to have such a mentality, and could only focus on being a peaceful person.

    With murderous intent soaring into the sky, Tang Feng points his sword at Liaodong
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