A big man who was so tired that he was naked was driven into the hall by several people. He took out a flaming letter from his arms, with three feathers sandwiched on it, and said in a weak voice, "King" .Mastera flying letter from the capital!"
The number of feathers sandwiched between the letter indicates the urgency of the letter. The highest number is three feathers. They were used once a month ago. That time was the sudden death of Emperor Hongzhi. What was it for this time?
These are all confidential matters, so it is difficult for Hu Legen to participate. King Anhua waved his hand and said, "Master, please go down and rest first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please leave!"
Seeing Hu Legen retreating, King Anhua frowned and tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside. After reading it, his face suddenly turned pale and he slumped down on the throne. His hand trembled and the letter fell to the ground. .
Zhou Ang leaned over and picked it up. There was something like a poem but not a poem on the letter.
"Master Wang is ashamed of his brocade. I used to like studying clothes." The local guards have been forgotten, and there are forty soldiers. The dew grass weeps on the cold road. ¡¯
Zhou Ang looked at it for a while, but didn't understand. It must be some kind of code word. Seeing King Anhua's lost expression, Zhou Ang quickly asked, "My lord, what does this mean?"
King Anhua looked up at Zhou Ang fiercely, and said in a trembling voice, "You you read the first word of each sentence together, and then read the last word together."
Zhou Ang hurriedly picked up the letter again, "The prince has been exposed, and the Jin Yiwei is on the way!" Zhou Ang's expression suddenly changed. So the imperial court has sent Jin Yiwei to capture King Anhua. After so many years of conspiracy and so many years of forbearance, Zhou Ang's face suddenly changed. All these years of careful planning will be gone. . .
"What should I do? What should I do? On weekdays, this king I only eat fast and chant Buddha's name, and never participate in government affairs. Why can't the court tolerate me" King Anhua was at a loss and was already panicking.
Zhou Ang took a deep breath. He no longer had the panic. He slowly closed his eyes and gently rubbed the handle of the knife. After a while, he opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were shining, and he spoke in a calm voice.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, let's go against it!"
"No I don't want it I'd better go up and defend myself. The emperor will believe me. From now on, I will worship the Buddha peacefully in this palace and never ask about political affairs again for the rest of my life" An King Hua babbled nonsense with tears streaming down his face.
"My lord, please respect yourself!" Zhou Ang suddenly shouted loudly.
King Anhua looked at Zhou Ang, who usually respected him very much, in disbelief.
Zhou Ang bowed to King Anhua and saluted, "My lord, please forgive me. I was reckless just now."
"Wanren, it doesn't matter. I was distracted just now. Thanks to you for waking me up with your loud voice!"
Zhou Ang was overjoyed after hearing what King Anhua said. As long as King Anhua could cheer up, they might have a chance to fight. Just when he was about to speak out his plan, he heard King Anhua say, "I'm afraid it may not be possible to make a breakthrough." Let the Lord of Long Live watch it. I will go to the capital in person to meet the emperor. This time the royal guards have come just in time. I will follow them to the capital. When I go to the capital, I will have a clear explanation with the emperor"
"Your Majesty!" Zhou Ang gritted his teeth and looked like he hated iron. He frowned and said loudly, "Your Majesty, who told me that the current prince is weak and incompetent. At a young age, he only knows how to play and does not think about anything. Being aggressive will definitely ruin the legacy of our ancestors, why not replace it?"
"The king was also he was also obsessed with things. This time he went to the capital to make it clear to the emperor that I have no ambitions anymore. There must be some villain who is causing trouble and falsely accusing the king. If it really doesn't work I will demote the vassal to the county king. also may"
"The prince said it so easily. We have done so many things over the years. Will people let you go if you just say that you have no ambition? When you arrive in the capital, you will be a slave to others and you will be a fish. Isn't it a waste of time to control others!"
"Wanren, you"
¡°My lord, you¡¯ve already come to this point, and you¡¯re going to back down?¡±
"But But I, the king I have no soldiers in my hands How can I pacify the enemy without soldiers?"
Zhou Ang was itching with hatred. Why was he so unlucky? Such a master with high ambitions and low power had long told him to seize military power. He refused to listen and insisted on some kind of peaceful evolution. He was counting on some civil servants. If they make a fuss and play some conspiracy, he can be admitted to the Jinluan Palace.
This compatriot's ambitions are as high as the sky, but if you really want him to do it, he will not be able to let go of this or that. If he wants to rebel, he will have to tie his head to his belt and work hard. If he is so hesitant, who will be willing to do it for you? Working hard? ! I blame myself for being blind, always dreaming about following the dragon's merits, and that he will be a very popular minister, and the ancestors will be proud of their ancestors. However, this person has no courage at all. But the matter has come to this, the arrow has been stringed and has to be fired!
"Wang ??, I still have more than a thousand generals who are under my command! "
"Onlyjust over a thousandNo, no, no, no, Ningxia Commander-in-Chief Jiang Han has tens of thousands of people. As soon as our rebel flag is raised here, they are so close to us. They will arrive in the morning and evening. They will definitely come." Countering the rebellion, whether it¡¯s appropriate or not, let¡¯s take our time and figure it out.¡± King Anhua caressed the golden handle on the throne.
Zhou Ang shook his head, feeling quite exhausted, "Your Majesty, I have a way to recruit tens of thousands of elite soldiers for Your Majesty!"
"Oh? Web Ren, tell me quickly!"
"Your Majesty, when Zhengde ascended the throne, he granted numerous rewards, but there was no general amnesty for the world. The prince only needs to open the treasury, release the prisoners, and tell them that if they work for the prince, their sins will be forgiven, and at the same time, he will announce to the world, On the day when the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely grant amnesty to the whole world! In this way, we will have elite soldiers and win over the hearts of the prince, killing two birds with one stone!"
"Ahthat's wonderful! Wan Ren really has the talent of Zhou Lang!" King Anhua applauded him with high-fives, but then he frowned again, "But those prisoners must not be able to compete with Jiang Han's warriors who have fought for a long time." For example, if he comes to attack Anhua immediately, how can he respond in a hurry!"
Zhou Ang sighed, and after talking for a long time, King Anhua hit the point, and Zhou Ang smiled slightly.
"Please don't worry, Your Majesty. We will hold a Hongmen Banquet for them. Not only him, but also the eunuch Li Zeng, Governor An Weixue, and all those who don't listen to Your Majesty. We will give them a banquet that will never come back. Hehe If Jiang Han is gone, his assistant generals will have no right to dispatch troops at all. This will buy us time. When the time comes, we will spread the message to all the frontier departments. I heard a while ago that those generals and deputy generals They have quite a lot of complaints about Zhengde."
"Oh? Why is this? Doesn't it mean that Zhengde is extremely affectionate to military commanders?"
"It's because of what happened at the military academy As long as we raise the flag of rebellion, even if these general soldiers don't help us, they will never help that boy Zhengde. They will only watch the tigers fight from afar, so that we will have enough time to develop. , first capture several surrounding counties, rob the treasury, military supplies, and expand military equipment, and then establish a foothold in Shaanxi, then occupy Shanxi, Gansu, and Zhengde Branch to compete, and unite with Prince Ning in the south to attack the capital from both sides, and then the world will be the prince It¡¯s over!¡±
Facing the bright prospects shown by Zhou Ang, King Anhua seemed to see hope again, and his despairing heart was stirred up again. He stood up and laughed, "God help me! Web Ren, I am determined to follow suit." Chengzu Qingtian is in peace, and the glory and wealth will be shared with you by then!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After hearing what King Anhua said, Zhou Ang couldn't cheer up. Although Zhou Ang just said something impassioned, things like rebellion are really not worthy of celebration, especially before success, but now he feels very guilty in his heart.
But now that the matter has come to an end, I have to take off the mask, and the moment of final decision has come!
On the same day, Ningxia¡¯s commander-in-chief Jiang Han, the guarding eunuch Li Zeng, the governor An Weixue and some important officials all received the invitation from King Anhua. The invitation stated that the prince had important matters to discuss.
The prince invited everyone, so naturally they didn't dare not come. The next day, everyone came as promised. Chief Jiang Han was a veteran general in his sixties. He was in a daze. He didn't know why the imperial court chose such a general. Guard the important frontier areas.
When Jiang Han entered the palace, Li Zeng and An Weixue had already arrived. A group of officials were accompanying King Anhua to watch a song and dance performance. But what was strange was that in such an atmosphere, there were two men with knives standing next to King Anhua. Guards.
"My lord, please forgive me, I'm late!"
"It's okay, Mr. Jiang, please come and take a seat!"
Jiang Han was supported by two maids, and he walked to his seat with great effort. When he saw that everyone was already here, Li Zeng took the lead in speaking in a drake voice, "Your Majesty, everyone is here now. Please tell me if you have anything to say. There are still some ordnances at home that need to be inspected by the military!"
King Anhua nodded and waved his hand to ask the singing girls and the servants to leave. After everyone left, King Anhua sighed, "Yesterday, I received the emperor's secret decree and went out to the court." Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned me to send troops to "pacify Nanjing" and clear your side."
"Huh? This"
"Does the prince mean what he said?" A group of officials immediately stood up and asked.
For some reason, after hearing this shocking news, General Jiang Han, guard eunuch Li Zeng, and governor An Weixue had no expressions on their faces. Even Li Zeng, who was in a hurry to leave, slowly sat down. The three of them seemed to be looking at fools. Looking at King Anhua.
"You why do you think so of me? Do you think I am lying?"
Governor An Weixue turned his head and looked at King Anhua, smiling slightly, "Isn't it? Why was the secret decree given to the prince, but we didn't do it at all?"Do you know this? "
The officials were immediately startled and turned to look at King Anhua.
King Anhua, who had a guilty conscience as a thief, did not dare to look at An Weixue. He stared at the table and said loudly, "The great ancestor has long been taught that there are sycophants in the court, and it is difficult for the vassal king to be honest!"
It turns out that Zhu Yuanzhang formulated an extremely complicated set of regulations for his descendants to restrict the vassal king. However, in order to prevent the so-called treacherous ministers from causing rebellion, he also stipulated that the vassal king could raise troops to serve the king in critical moments. That is to say, "If there are no honest ministers in the dynasty and there are evildoers in the court, the prince will train the troops and be on standby, and the emperor will give secret orders to the kings and lead the troops to suppress them."
An Wei smiled imitatingly, "I dare to ask the prince, where is the emperor's secret edict? Can I take a look?"
"this"
At this time, there was a loud sound of armor, and Zhou Ang led a large number of soldiers to pour in. "My lord, why bother talking to them? If they are willing to submit, please spare their lives, otherwise none of them will be able to leave today!"
Li Zeng smiled slightly, first poured himself a glass of wine, then took out a small bottle from his arms, poured two drops into the wine glass, and finally raised his glass to Jiang Han and An Weixue, and drank in one gulp! "Our family is the late emperor's domestic slaves. The late emperor rode a crane to the east. We miss him so much in our hearts. We are really helpless, so we are going to accompany the late emperor!"
Jiang Han nodded, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank a glass in return, "I didn't expect you eunuchs to be such loyal people. In the past, I have offended many people with my words, so this glass of wine should be used as an apology!"
"It will save our family" When Li Zeng said this, his face had turned black, and a lot of blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. He fell to the ground, twitched twice and then slowly lost his voice.
An Weixue stood up and bowed to Jiang Han, "I wonder how the arrangements for yesterday's entrustment are going!"
An Weixue was a civil servant, but Jiang Han was a military general. The nobles were noble and the military was cheap. Jiang Han stiffened and sighed, "It has been arranged long ago!"
"Then I can rest assured! The country has been supporting the country for hundreds of years, and it is my duty to be loyal to the country. I will take the first step!" As he said that, he rushed towards the stone pillar in the hall, bumped into it, and his brains burst.
Zhou Ang¡¯s pupils shrank and he looked at Jiang Han who was calm and composed, ¡°Did you know that the prince was going to rebel?
Jiang Han smiled bitterly and shook his head, "We know that the prince wants to rebel, but there is nothing we can do!"
"Since you know clearly that this is the Hongmen Banquet, why did you come?"
"If you didn't come, how would you know it was the Hongmen Banquet? How would you know that the prince was going to rebel?" Jiang Han asked back. Only in this way could they be sure that King Anhua was going to rebel.
"You" Zhou Ang's heart kept sinking
Jiang Han slowly pulled out a short blade from his boot and inserted it into his chest without thinking.
"I arranged a messenger. If I don't return to the military camp for half an hour, the capital will know about King Anhua's rebellion soon! Ahem I'm waiting for you in the underworld"
King Anhua stared blankly at the three cold corpses and muttered to himself, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
"Your Majesty, now that we have done it, we can't look back."
"Wan Ren, I'm very flustered right now. Here everything is left to you! Don't bother me!" After saying this, King Anhua walked quickly towards the inner hall.
"King" Gao Gao stretched out his hand to hold King Anhua, but after thinking about it, he lowered his arm in despair and looked at the other officials, "Who else refuses to submit?!"
Then he looked at the remaining officials with contempt and asked kindly:
"Who else?"
What awaited him was still a deathly silence.
In the face of threats of violence and death, the majority are always silent.
An assistant general next to him asked, "General, what should we do?"
"Open the treasury and let the prisoners out!"
"Yes, General!"
Not long after, Anhua shouted "Kill Zhentian" in the city. His face was livid and he spoke a few words from between his teeth.