At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 173 Chapter 169 Target, Nanjing!
Gao Hub suddenly realized that things might be more serious than he imagined.

Otherwise, Belin would not be able to arrest the prefect casually.

What's more, Yu Qian is still here. Although this guy is usually smelly, tough, and even a little unreasonable, he will never bend the law for personal gain and let Belin arrest people randomly.

Thinking of this, he asked: "Yu Qian, tell me, does the emperor know about the Huai'an mansion?"

Yu Qian nodded and said: "Not only does the emperor know about it, it can be said that everything that happened here was ordered by the emperor."

Gao Hub's heart is cold and cold, his eldest nephew is actually involved in the treason case, what should he do?

If it's another case, it's fine, even if there is a fatality, just say hello to the subordinates, at most spend some money, and the matter can always be settled.

However, in the case of treason... I'm afraid I accidentally got myself involved!

"Since the two of you have business to deal with, I won't bother you. If my nephew really has an affair with the rebels, I will never cover it up. Master Yu and Master Bei will deal with it fairly!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Zhu was ready to leave. In the current situation, it is better to choose yourself first, and don't care too much...

"Master Gao, wait a minute!"

Belin suddenly stopped in front of Gao Zhu, and then smiled politely.

Although Gao Zhu was reluctant, he had no choice but to smile and asked, "What advice does Master Bei have?"

"Master Gao, I'm afraid...you won't be able to go anywhere for the time being."

"What did you say?"

Gao Zhu's face darkened again, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.

Beilen was not afraid at all, looked straight into Gao Zhu's eyes, and said: "This official is following an order, so please cooperate with Master Gao!"

"According to the decree?" Gao Zhu snorted coldly and said, "When did the emperor order to investigate the old man? If you take out the imperial decree today, the old man will dispose of it at your will. A crime of authority!"

"The lower officials are ordered to investigate the White Lotus Sect's treason case. All those involved in the case must be strictly investigated. Since Mr. Gao is also involved, don't blame the lower officials for being rude!"

Gao Zhu said angrily: "It's ridiculous! When did this old man get involved with the rebels of the White Lotus Sect?"

Belin was neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "Over the years, Bai Lianjiao has given Gao Xu a lot of money, all of which are well documented, and Gao Xu divided the money into five and sent half of it to the capital. Forget it?"

"Impossible, absolutely nothing!"

"If there is any, you can find out as soon as you check it. Please cooperate with Mr. Gao!"

Gao Zhu's face was dark, and he said coldly: "What if the old man doesn't cooperate?"

"Then don't blame the lower officials for being rude, come here, please talk to Mr. Gao in another place!"

In a rage, Gao Hub looked at Yu Qian: "Yu Qian, are you just watching this man do anything wrong?"

Yu Qian said apologetically, "To tell you the truth, someone Yu's duty is to control the river. As for other matters...he has no right to ask."

"you……"

Gao Zhu was very angry. After all, we are also colleagues in the cabinet, so why don't you say something for me?

After Yu Qian finished speaking, he stood up and clasped his fists to signal: "Let's talk, goodbye!"

"Hey, don't go..."

Gao Hub turned pale with fright, once Yu Qian left, wouldn't he be even more finished?

After walking a few steps, Yu Qian turned around and apologized: "Beilen is in charge of the treason case. I only manage the river. This... is my responsibility. I'm really sorry..."

After finishing speaking, he walked away on his own, leaving Gao Zhu with a confused face.

what's the situation……

I am a majestic cabinet scholar, I finally came out, but I somehow became an accomplice of the rebels?
Is there still the law of the king, is there still the law...

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On the outskirts of Nanjing, Meilin Yayuan.

Mei Linrong looked at Yang Xiong in front of him with a livid face.

"Didn't you issue a military order, saying that the Huai'an mansion must be completely darkened, hehe, it is indeed dark now. I have worked hard to manage the Huai'an sub-helm for more than ten years, but you have disturbed it like this. Thanks to all these years The king has cultivated you carefully, is this how you give back to the king?"

Yang Xiong was covered in cold sweat, and kowtowed like garlic: "This subordinate is ineffective, please punish me!"

The White Lotus Sect is not a charitable organization. Here, if you do something wrong, you will be punished.

Slightly cut nose and gouged eyes, serious life is in danger!

Although Yang Xiong is Mei Linrong's most proud student and the second in command of the White Lotus Sect, he also feels fear from the bottom of his heart for this leader and master.

One must know that the leader is the imperial court's deadly enemy, but being able to hide in the court hall is a very remarkable thing in itself.

In religion, Mei Linrong is the emperor, and no one dares to refute what he said.

Over the years, he has seen with his own eyes how many people lost their lives just because they said a wrong word or did a wrong thing, and the death conditions were extremely miserable.

Mei Linrong slowly closed his eyes, he needs to think now.

After careful preparation for so long, the arrow is already on the string, will it be launched or not?

According to the plan, the turmoil in Huai'an Mansion was mainly to hold back the troops south of the Huaihe River, especially the Beiwa Guards in Shandong. When the court was so busy, how could they have expected that their real goal was Nanjing City!
However, now Huai'an Mansion's plan has failed, and it failed to instigate civilian husbands.

You know, Huai'an is a good place, and the money earned by Lichun Courtyard every year almost catches up with the tax revenue of the entire Huai'an Mansion.

Losing the Huai'an sub-rudder is equivalent to breaking an arm. When I think of those white money, I can't help but bleed.

Now I have two options in front of me, one is to cancel all the plans and go into hibernation.

In this way, all the manpower and material resources invested in these years will be wiped out, and the Japanese pirates will inevitably interrupt their cooperation and lose the support of external forces, which is equivalent to losing the sea trade and the source of money. Comeback.

Secondly, taking advantage of the imperial court's arrest of rebels in Huai'an Mansion, they raided Nanjing City according to the original plan.

This plan sounds risky, but it may not be impossible.

Because according to common sense, the imperial court wanted to arrest the White Lotus Sect with great fanfare in Huai'an Mansion. It was never expected that the real main force of the White Lotus Sect was quietly lurking in Nanjing City.

The only thing to worry about is the speed at which the soldiers and horses return to aid Nanjing City.

As long as Nanjing is captured before the imperial troops return to aid, and then throw out the guise of a descendant of Jianwen, occupy half of the country, and rule across the river with the orthodox emperor in Beijing, there is still hope.

"Reporting to the leader, my subordinates have also learned one thing, but they can't figure it out..."

Mei Linrong closed his eyes and said, "What's the matter?"

Yang Xiong hurriedly said: "Before I left Huai'an, I learned that Gao Zhu, a scholar of the dynasty, came to Huai'an."

Mei Linrong slowly opened his eyes, and asked, "What is he doing in Huai'an, visiting relatives?"

"Subordinates don't know!"

Yang Xiong shook his head and continued: "Over the years, his nephew Gao Xu has been hanging around in the Lichun Courtyard. It is said that when the officials seized the Lichun Courtyard, Gao Xu was drinking with Huang Li, the prefect of Huai'an. As a result, Belin Come in and grab them both."

"The prefect of Huai'an has also been arrested?"

"Exactly!" Yang Xiong nodded and said, "Not only that, after Gao Zhu came, it seems... was arrested..."

Mei Linrong asked in surprise, "What did you say? Gao Zhu was also arrested?"

"The subordinates also find it inconceivable. Gao Zhu is a great scholar in the dynasty. How could he be arrested by a deputy supervisor of the Qin Tianjian? No matter how you look at it, it is not in compliance with the rules!"

"Isn't Yu Qian managing the river in Huai'an Mansion, he doesn't care about it?"

"The blame is here. That Belin saw whoever was arrested, no matter the magistrate or the cabinet ministers, was arrested, but Yu Qian never showed up. It seemed that he didn't want to get involved in this matter at all."

"Strange……"

Mei Linrong frowned, thought for a long time, and then asked: "What is Gao Zhu doing in Huai'an?"

"The subordinates can't figure it out either. Before that, there was no information from the capital. It seems that this person came in a hurry, and it doesn't seem like he is going home to visit his relatives."

It is a big event for the Cabinet Great Scholars to leave the capital. The White Lotus Sect has eyeliners in the capital. If it is normal, if they hear such news, they will definitely send it out as soon as possible.

It seems that Yang Xiong is right, Gao Zhu should make a temporary decision to leave Beijing, so no news has been revealed.

"master……"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

Yang Xiong immediately became vigilant, but Mei Linrong waved his hand at him, and said in a low voice, "Don't be nervous, it's my servant, Wang Qinghai."

After finishing speaking, he coughed lightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

I only heard Wang Qinghai say outside the door: "There is a guest asking to see you!"

Mei Linrong said impatiently: "I have something to do today, no one will see me!"

"This person is Miss Song, look..."

Mei Linrong and Yang Xiong looked at each other and immediately said, "Let her in!"

"Yes!"

Yang Xiong asked: "Master, why is she here?"

Mei Linrong said: "This seat guesses that it may have something to do with Gao Zhu's itinerary."

While the two were talking, Song Guxi entered the backyard and bowed down.

"See the holy leader, and see Guardian Yang!"

Yang Xiong immediately asked: "Miss Song, what are you doing in Nanjing when you are not spying on information in the capital?"

Song Guxi said: "It is precisely because we have important information that we cannot delay, that's why we decided to leave Beijing and come here."

"Oh?" Yang Xiong frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Big event!" Song Guxi's injuries hadn't healed yet, she walked all the way in a hurry, took a few breaths, her breathing became a little smoother, and then she said, "The emperor has come to Nanjing!"

"What did you say?"

Yang Xiong turned pale with shock, and asked, "Who did you say came to Nanjing?"

"Emperor, he came here secretly. No one knew about it beforehand. Even the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were kept a secret by him for a long time!"

Mei Linrong couldn't help asking: "The emperor is not in the capital, and no one noticed?"

"Master Hui, the emperor does not go to court on weekdays, and the affairs of the court are handled by the king and the cabinet. Therefore, the emperor ran out secretly. No one knew it at the time. When he found out, he thought the emperor had gone to Mobei. The cabinet university Shi Zhang Yi and Minister of Rites Kuang Ye led people to chase for a long time, only to find that the emperor did not go to Mobei at all, but came to Nanjing."

"Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable!"

Mei Linrong paced back and forth for a few steps, and murmured: "In this way, Gao Zhu's sudden visit to Nanjing makes sense, but..."

Yang Xiong asked again: "What is the emperor doing in Nanjing?"

Song Guxi shook her head and said, "I don't know either!"

While talking, Song Guxi snorted softly, covered her lower abdomen, and slightly frowned.

Yang Xiong seemed to think of something, and asked, "I heard that you were injured when you assassinated the emperor?"

Song Guxi thought inwardly, it was done by herself, and she also put the blame on you by the way!

"Thank you for your care, the mere skin trauma, it's fine!"

Mei Linrong thought for a long time, and then said: "It seems that the orthodox emperor is a little courageous. He dared to invade Nanjing without seeing the mobilization of troops and horses. Now that the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to say. Yang Xiong, you go to contact the three heads." Jiao, follow the original plan!"

"Yes!"

"Care!"

"Please instruct the teacher!"

"There is no news of the emperor's arrival in Nanjing City. I deduce that he must have concealed his whereabouts. Guess where he is now?"

"Perhaps... hide in an inn somewhere and wait and see what happens?"

"Very likely!" Mei Linrong nodded, "Go to the city now and find him!"

"Yes!"

Mei Linrong let out a long breath, and said: "The mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and there is another village. I thought the situation was not good for me, but I didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor himself sent me to my door. God helped me!"

Yang Xiong asked again: "Master, Huai'an mansion has recruited a lot of people. According to the suggestion of my subordinates, the leader and others still need to be fully prepared. When the Japanese pirates invade Nanjing, they must not be allowed to turn against them."

"Don't worry, I have my own plans, they are just a group of mercenaries, they can't make a big deal!"

In his plan, he couldn't be the master of Nanjing City because his name didn't go well.

This seat needs someone surnamed Zhu to fill it. When the time comes, just find someone who is a descendant of Jianwen, and put it in front as a puppet, but actually control the power by yourself. Wouldn't it be beautiful!
As for the pirates, they are just a group of desperadoes. When the time comes, give some rewards first, and then find a reason to remove them.

After Song Guxi agreed, she entered Nanjing City while it was still early.

She first came to an inn, and Xiao Hua had been waiting for a long time.

"Is everything I need ready?"

Xiaohua replied: "It's all here."

Coarse clothes, flour, human skin masks, fake beards...

Half an hour later, Song Guxi and Xiao Hua dressed up as two middle-aged men and walked around the street a few times, making sure no one was following them, and then entered a house.

But they didn't know that there was a pair of eyes behind them, watching their every move from beginning to end.

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When I was writing this volume, it was really laborious, there were too many characters involved, and I had to integrate them together, as if I had spread out a big net, and it got bigger and bigger. There were several times in the middle, and I I was completely confused, now, I finally got to close the net, and I feel a little excited...

I won't write like this in the next volume, it's hard to write, and it's even harder to read...

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