1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 986 Conspiracy
September 1681, 9, Nanjing, Yuejiang Tower
Yuejiang Tower is located on the top of Lion Mountain, on the banks of the Yangtze River. As early as the seventh year of Hongwu (1374) in the previous Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to build it, but stopped working after only the foundation of Yuejiang Tower was built.In the first year of Yongxing in the Great Qin Dynasty (1676), Sun Kewang was proclaimed emperor by Zen. In order to please the new dynasty, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River donated 40 taels of silver to rebuild Yuejiang Tower.

After three years, the Yuejiang Tower was officially completed and dedicated to the Qin royal family.Yuejiang Tower has an overall finished font, the main wing faces north, and the left and right wings are divided into east and west, and both wings can enjoy the scenery of the Yangtze River.The main building is nearly 50 meters high, with 4 exterior floors and 3 hidden floors, totaling 7 floors.The two wings of Yuejiang Tower are respectively descending from the top of Xieshan Mountain, and the roofs are staggered, with ups and downs and ups and downs.The roof is covered with golden glazed tiles and inlaid with green glazed tiles and edges, which are bright in color.

On weekdays, many dignitaries and dignitaries in Nanjing will gather together in this building, or look at the river to express their feelings, or drink wine and then recite poems, making it the most worthwhile place in the capital to "check in".

Today, more than a hundred officers from Qi State’s embassy in Daqin and the land and sea staff group stationed in Yuejiang Tower, and set up a cordon around it, and politely persuaded the “literati and poets” who wanted to come here, claiming that Qi’s military and political personnel stationed in Daqin borrowed Live in this building and hold a closed-door meeting for two days.

Those Daqin literati, scholars and dignitaries who were persuaded to leave were very dissatisfied with this.A group of "southern barbarians" who live in the mainland of Hanzhou can't just find a restaurant and post in Nanjing to hold a meeting?Forcibly occupying the Yuejiang Tower and preventing me from enjoying the beautiful scenery of the great river and mountains may have delayed the birth of a poem that has been sung through the ages.These people from the state of Qi do things like cooking cranes and burning zithers to spoil the scenery.

Go to rest, go to rest, anyway, the whole of Nanjing is already in chaos at this moment, and go to find a safe place to hide for a few days.

Just as these literati guessed, the Qi people in the Yuejiang Tower did not "look at the scenery" or "compose poems across the river". Instead, they arranged the pavilion as a temporary military staff department. Monitor and deduce a military coup currently taking place in the city of Nanking.

"About 3000 or more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Qin Army in Chuzhou Town, and [-] officers and soldiers on the right wing of the New Army were temporarily blocked by the Great Qin Yangtze River Navy at Pukou, unable to cross the river to attack Nanjing."

"Deng Chuanping, the left-wing commander of the Great Qin New Army, and more than [-] officers and soldiers have arrived near the Guanyin Gate. Under the guise of receiving a military order from the Governor's Mansion, he wants to enter Nanjing City for inspection. However, he was unable to produce a valid military order and was refused by the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp stationed at the Guanyin Gate. Entering the city. But so far, the two sides have only maintained a military confrontation, and no fighting has occurred.”

"About [-] Qin troops in Taiping Town arrived near Yifeng Gate at about [-] o'clock this morning, but the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp had closed the city gate in advance, so that the Qin army could not take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. After a small-scale After the battle, they were repulsed by the defenders of the Beijing camp and temporarily retreated to the east bank of the Qinhuai River, probably waiting for the rebels in the city to respond."

"Two days ago, the Great Qin Yangtze River Division cut off the waters of the Zhenjiang section, so that most of the more than [-] rebellious Qin troops in Yangzhou Town were unable to cross the Yangtze River. Afterwards, the department headed west along the Yangtze River, preparing to choose another waterway to cross the river."

"About [-] Qin troops in Xuzhou Town left the station, and rushed five days to Huaiyuan County, Fengyang Prefecture. But for some reason, they did not march further south and stayed in Huaiyuan."

"At five o'clock in the morning today, about [-] people from Jinyiwei gathered part of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City, and raided the mansions of several chief officials of Wucheng Bingmasi, capturing and killing more than a hundred people. But at about eight o'clock in the morning, Wucheng Under the command of several generals who slipped through the net, the soldiers and horses began to move towards the imperial city. Therefore, Jin Yiwei and the imperial guards of the imperial city have all retreated to the imperial city."

"A group of nearly [-] brave men broke out from Zhongshan at about [-] o'clock this morning. They attacked the Nanjing Armed Arms Depot, trying to snatch the weapons and ordnance there. But they were attacked by the guards stationed here The strong resistance of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp finally forced them to retreat to other places due to the bravery of the opponent and their desperate charge regardless of the cost. However, fortunately, when the defenders withdrew, they detonated the gunpowder depot and almost lost all military assets. Blow up, and kill a large number of rebels at the same time. ... The violent explosion we heard an hour ago is the sound of the firearms arsenal being blown up."

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The intelligence staff kept reporting the ongoing military operations in Nanjing to Xue Yanping, the Minister of Qi State in Daqin, and Su Zhongfu, the supreme commander of the Qi Army Staff Group and the general (lieutenant general) of the army.

"That is to say, all the rebels outside the city of Nanjing were blocked by the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp and failed to enter the city?" Su Zhongfu looked at the movements of all parties marked on the sand table.

"Judging from the current situation, this is indeed the case." An intelligence officer replied: "But given that King Jing Sun Zhengqi has been immersed in the army for more than ten years and has established a deep network and foundation, it is not ruled out that there will be other accidents." It happens."

"What's the situation in the imperial city now?... Can the Imperial Guard guard the imperial city?"

"Two hours ago, there were sporadic firefights in the direction of the imperial city." A black-clothed guard officer responded: "But there is no large-scale gathering of rebels, and it is estimated that they still have some scruples about whether to attack the imperial city on a large scale." A few days ago, the imperial guards of the Qin Kingdom obtained two hundred sniper rifles (Migne rifles) from us, together with several light artillery pieces arranged in advance, they should be able to deal with the siege of thousands of rebels."

"What happened to Prince Yi's mansion?"

"So far, there has been no movement." The black-clothed guard officer said: "The whole Prince Yi's mansion is extremely quiet, as if this military coup has nothing to do with them."

"This King Yi can hold his breath." Su Zhongfu crossed his arms and stared at the huge sand table on the table, "I think he must have something to back up, or he is going to launch a shocking blow at the right time to completely settle the situation. "

"We, the black guards, suspect that there must be hidden stakes buried in the palace of Prince Yi." Then the officer of the black guards said: "Even, it is not ruled out that there are dead soldiers ambushing in the palace. Because, as long as all the direct children of Emperor Chengde are killed If you kill him, the throne can only be inherited by the lineage of King Yi."

"Is there anyone in your black clothes guard in Prince Yi's mansion?"

"There is one.... However, he is only a peripheral personnel and cannot enter the core of Prince Yi's mansion."

"Can he kill King Yi directly?"

"General, it's probably very difficult...he's just a gardener who trims the grass and trees, and he can't get close to King Yi." The black-clothed guard officer said with a wry smile: "In addition, in order not to give anyone a handle afterwards, our Qi State It's best not to get involved directly."

"Hmph, don't give anyone a handle." Su Zhongfu sneered, "Don't treat others as fools! In this military coup, anyone with a discerning eye can see the bias of our Qi State. We are the Great Qin Imperial Family Passing all kinds of information, providing the most advanced sniper rifles, and even using the Yangtze River Navy to intercept the Jiangbei rebels from crossing the river. If King Yi finally ascends to the throne, he will definitely hate us for our various performances. Qi State."

"General, if we use too much force in this military coup, it is very likely that we will be feared by the top military and political officials of the Great Qin." Xue Yanping, Qi's Minister in the Great Qin, said: "Therefore, it is best to advance and evolve the situation. It's better for the people of Qin to do their best."

"That's okay, we'll just watch the excitement on the Yuejiang Building!" Su Zhongfu said with some concern.

These civil servants are hesitant and hesitant in everything they do, and they are not refreshing at all.However, during the non-war period, these military personnel stationed in Daqin were under the control of the embassy, ​​and they could not run wild and cause trouble at will.
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At this time in Nanjing City, although there were musket shots and shouts of killing from time to time, the overall situation did not cause any greater chaos. Except for the fire that started, it can be said that the entire city has not suffered particularly serious damage.

Everyone hid at home, closed the doors and windows, and secretly observed the situation outside through the cracks in the doors or windows.Even the least politically sensitive person knows that a mutiny is taking place in the city of Nanjing, um, or a palace coup.

Not a few days after the death of the Daxing emperor, this kind of chaos suddenly occurred in Nanjing City, most likely involving the royal family, or even a drama that has been frequently staged for thousands of years-the struggle for the throne.

The new king who succeeded him seemed to be only the age of the chief, and not yet a teenager, so some ambitious people were attracted to replace him.Alas, it seems that the days of peace in this world have not passed for a long time, and turmoil is about to arise again.I don't know if the fight for the emperor's seat will affect the lives of us ordinary people until the end.

Also, how long will this city be in chaos, and the family will lose their livelihood, but it will kill people!
"Father, there is no signal from the palace so far. Is there something wrong?" Sun Hongqi, the descendant of King Yi, was all dressed up, walking around in the hall, stepping out of the hall from time to time, looking eagerly in the direction of the palace. go.

"What are you panicking about?" Yi Wang Sun Zhengqi sat in a wheelchair with a calm expression, reaching out to caress a long knife on his lap.

"Father, that traitor Feng Weiwu led more than [-] officers and soldiers from the Beijing camp, and blocked the several armies we contacted outside the city. The death-defying army ambushed in Zhongshan also failed to seize the firearms in the arsenal in time. And several leading generals of the Wucheng Bingmasi were also raided by the Jinyiwei and the imperial guards, causing the Wucheng Bingmasi to be in chaos. To sum up, it shows that the Qi woman in the palace has long been We are prepared. Then, will the woman see through our ambushes in the palace?" Sun Hongqi swallowed continuously, thinking that he was already extremely nervous at this moment.

"Calm down!" Sun Zhengqi glared at his son fiercely, "How many times have I told you that every time you face a major event, you have to be calm, you are so restless, you are really not as good as that kid Sun Hongxiang!"

"Father..." Sun Hongqi was quite unconvinced when he heard the words, and Fang wanted to argue, but seeing the fierce and sinister eyes of his father, he immediately dared not say more.

"Your Highness!" A trusted guard of the palace knelt at the entrance of the palace with a happy face, "A signal has come from the palace!"

"Does it look real?" Sun Zhengqi subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife on his knee.

"The subordinates saw it clearly, it was three signal paintballs!"

"Send a signal!" Sun Zhengqi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Notify everyone in the city to enter the palace immediately!"

"Yes!" The guard clasped his fists in agreement, then turned and left.

"Go ahead and chop off the heads of that woman of Qi and all her children." Sun Zhengqi looked at his son aggressively.

"Yes, father!" Sun Hongqi promised loudly with excitement on his face.
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The Wenhua Hall is located on the east side of the Wen Building, and is the daily office of the Crown Prince.When the hall was built, in order to distinguish the identity difference between the emperor and the crown prince, the Wenhua Hall was covered with green glazed tiles, and there were only 72 door nails on the door leaf.

However, the quiet and solemn Wenhua Palace in the past is now full of turmoil. Outside the courtyard wall, hundreds of eunuchs in full armor are climbing up with all their strength on the ladder.The Chief Eunuch Li Fujin held a long sword and shouted loudly, urging the eunuchs to rush into the palace quickly and capture and kill the Empress Dowager and the new monarch.

Ever since Li Fujin presented a box of so-called boosting pills to Emperor Chengde, causing him to suddenly go into a coma in the middle of the night, he has been in constant panic for fear of being liquidated by the queen and the prince.When Emperor Chengde passed away, the whole palace was in a mess and no one paid attention to Li Fujin for the time being.But he knew that the matter of presenting the "filthy pill" to His Majesty would be revealed sooner or later, and at that time, he would be sentenced to death without a place to bury him.

Under a strange circumstance, Li Fujin immediately turned to His Royal Highness Yi Wang who never forgot about the throne, and promised that the other party would launch a surprise attack in the palace on the appointed time, and capture and kill the Empress Dowager Qi Ziyi and the new successor Sun Hongxiang.

Through his identity as the chief eunuch of the chief eunuch, Li Fujin secretly transported hundreds of swords and spears to the palace in a few days, and armed more than 300 eunuchs who were controlled and hijacked by him.

Since last night, the city of Nanjing has been in turmoil. Several troops from other towns have arrived outside the city of Nanjing one after another. Unfortunately, they were temporarily blocked by the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp.Immediately afterwards, the Wucheng soldiers and horses, the ambush army from Zhongshan, and several armed forces from unknown forces continued to fight and shout one after another. The violent explosion of the Nanjing Armed Arms Depot shook the entire palace.

Afterwards, countless small groups of rebels began to attack the imperial palace, and the imperial city guards and Jin Yiwei all boarded the walls of the imperial city, strictly guarding against any rebels who dared to approach and raid the imperial city.

By noon, more and more rebellious troops gathered near the imperial city, so that the commander of the imperial guards had to mobilize and recruit a large number of rough envoys and powerful eunuchs in the palace to assist in the defense, making the guards in the palace Immediately tense up.

After struggling in his heart for a long time, Li Fujin finally made up his mind, drew out his sword, and led more than [-] armed eunuchs to kill the Wenhua Palace where the empress dowager and the new emperor were.

After a while, dozens of armed eunuchs climbed onto the wall of the Wenhua Palace, and when they were about to shout excitedly, they saw several rows of teenagers about fourteen or fifteen years old standing in the yard, as well as a large number of rough envoys, standing in front of them. Led by more than a dozen palace guards, they held muskets and aimed at the wall where they were.

"Ah!... There are muskets!" The eunuch on the wall only felt his scalp tense, and shouted in horror.

"Let go!" a powerful guard of Kong Wu shouted.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The sound of musket shooting was not neat, but the excellent front-loading rifle kept the lead bullets fired with sufficient stability and penetration, and penetrated into the human body instantly.

About a dozen eunuchs were hit, screamed and rolled down from the wall.

"Change the gun!"

More than 20 court ladies handed the sniper rifles with ammunition to the guards, accompanying boys, and rough envoys, and then continued to scramble to reload the empty muskets.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." With the second round of musket fire, the eunuchs on the wall have been swept away.

Hearing the sound of muskets in the Wenhua Hall, and seeing the dozens of eunuchs falling in the corner, Li Fujin was already dumbfounded.

When did a large number of Musketeers enter the Wenhua Palace?
"Continue to charge!" Li Fujin waved his sword and shouted loudly: "There are limited guards stationed in the hall, and there is still a huge gap between musket shooting. The big guys rush in together. Just go in, capture the queen mother and the new king, and help Bao Yi Wang Ascend to the throne, when the time comes, everyone will be enshrined as a marquis, rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and rich and honored for a hundred years!"

Many armed eunuchs gathered together, their faces clearly showing fear.The gate was sealed tightly from the inside, and they relied on the ladder to climb the top of the wall, intending to enter the palace. If the other party had a firearm, it was purely giving away the head.

"Everyone, do you still have a way out at this time?" Li Fujin waved his sword with a grim face, pointing at the cowering eunuch, "If today's incident fails, everyone present will be punished for the crime of extermination and be branded There is no burial place for death! Since that’s the case, why don’t you fight with all your might, for yourself, for your family…”

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Suddenly, several muskets shot out from the top of the Wenhua Palace wall and fired a volley towards Li Fujin's position. Two bullets hit his right shoulder and abdomen respectively. The huge kinetic energy and endless pain of the bullets made him He immediately fell to the ground on his back, rolled several times, and then curled up, moaning in pain.

"Empress Dowager Yizhi, everyone put down their weapons, immediately kneel down and ask for surrender, and spare your life!" A guard leaned out of the wall and shouted loudly: "In this rebellion, only the chief culprit will be eliminated, and the rest will not be questioned! "

Hundreds of eunuchs outside Wenhua Hall held various weapons and couldn't help but look at each other.

Can you still survive the great crime of treason?

"Empress Dowager Yizhi, those who voluntarily abandon their weapons and surrender will not die! But everyone, etc., will be dispatched overseas, and will never be pardoned!"

"The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old, we have surrendered..."

After the empress dowager, who was familiar with the nature of the empress dowager, heard the result of their treatment, she immediately threw down her weapon, knelt down on the ground, and begged the people in the hall to surrender.

If the queen mother said she would not kill people, she would definitely not kill people.Moreover, with the Queen Mother's usual style, she really likes to send offenders overseas to exile.

That being the case, what are you trying to do!

"That's probably all Uncle Yi's methods are?" Sun Hongxiang couldn't help showing a smile when he heard the cheers coming from outside the hall. Seeing his mother's pale face due to the days of hard work, he felt palpitations in his heart.

"My son can hold his breath." Qi Ziyi smiled slightly, "I thought that you would lose your temper and go to shoot down traitors with guns along with those fellow students."

"Didn't my mother always tell me that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall?" Sun Hongxiang shook his head and said: "When you go to the battlefield and kill a traitor with your own hands, although you are happy to express your gratitude and hatred, there is still a trace of danger."

"Very good!" Qi Ziyi looked at his son approvingly, "After this incident, my Great Qin will enter a new era, an era that belongs to you. I hope for my mother that you can lead my Great Qin back to the Han and Tang Dynasties in the future." Peak, create a prosperous dynasty, shine in the annals of history."

"My son, I will definitely live up to my mother's expectations!" Sun Hongxiang bowed deeply to his mother solemnly.

(End of this chapter)