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

Chapter 178 Chapter 174
There were shouts of killing everywhere in the city of Nanjing, and it was already in chaos.

In fact, a day before, rumors had spread to Nanjing that Japanese pirates had invaded.

The rumors spread so fast that the people in the whole city fell into panic and didn't know what to do.

The only thing to do right now is to hide at home and not come out.

After dawn, things should come to fruition.

In fact, for the majority of the people, no matter what kind of changes happen, even if the dynasty changes, it will not have a big impact on them. Whoever becomes the emperor has nothing to do with me and other people...

In the middle of the night, a courtyard with three entrances was still brightly lit.

The word "Mei Zhai" is hung on the gate, which is the residence of Mei Linrong, the right servant of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

"Report to the leader, 300 Japanese pirates' vanguard troops have entered the city!"

Mei Linrong raised his head, looked at Yang Xiong, and asked, "Didn't Shen Lang say that there are still a main force of more than [-] people, when will it arrive?"

"According to the plan, it will be ready before dawn!"

Mei Linrong nodded. Since the 300 people in front had already arrived, it meant that the journey went smoothly and there were no problems.

"Is there no movement from Xiaolingwei?"

"Please rest assured, the leader, without the imperial edict, the Xiaoling guards would never dare to act rashly!"

Mei Linrong finally showed a long-lost smile on his face, and the time to see Tu Qiongdao was coming.

"It's a pity that the emperor doesn't know where he is hiding, and Song Guxi hasn't found it yet."

Yang Xiong asked: "Master, if the emperor is captured, what should we do?"

A chill flashed in Mei Linrong's eyes, and he said coldly, "Of course I killed him!"

"Kingkiller..."

Rao Yang Xiong is also considered a murderous desperado, but he couldn't help shivering.

"Is there... no other way?"

Mei Linrong said coldly: "If you keep this stupid king, we will die without a place to die. If you don't kill him, he will kill us."

Yang Xiong asked again: "And then?"

"Afterwards, the Crown Prince Zhu Wenkui came to the throne, commanded the world, and crusaded against Yan Ni. Yan Ni's lineage, who has stolen the throne for 50 years, should return!"

Yang Xiong frowned slightly, and asked again: "Master, if Jianwen's lineage ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, will he be under our control?"

Of course Mei Linrong understood what Yang Xiong meant. What would happen if Zhu Wenkui tried his best to ascend the throne and become emperor?

Just like Huo Guang at the beginning, he abolished the current emperor and supported the new king to ascend the throne. Although the new king has benefited from Huo Guang, this is the work of a dragon, but is he really not afraid?

Today you can kill Zhu Qizhen, but tomorrow, there is no guarantee that you will not kill another Zhu Wenkui.

Mei Linrong sighed, and said: You are right, at this point today, if there is any mistake, it will be lost forever! "

"However, what should we do if the new monarch crosses the river and demolishes the bridge? How about the leader place his subordinates in the palace, and if the new monarch has this intention, the subordinates will get rid of him!"

"Can't be removed!"

Mei Linrong shook his head and said, "If it is eliminated, the world will be in chaos."

"Then the leader..."

"Strike the iron to be strong. We have lost too many congregants for today. When the new king ascends the throne, we must first designate the White Lotus Sect as the God of Protecting the Nation, so as to recruit congregants on a large scale. In the name of protecting the country, we must recruit soldiers and buy horses. , at least keep Jiangnan in your hands, no matter which emperor ascends the throne in the future, we will be invincible!"

Mei Linrong smiled and continued: "This is for the future..."

"It's not good, it's not good..."

Just as he was talking, someone stumbled over.

Mei Linrong's expression changed. Seeing Wang Qinghai panicked and crawling in, his tone of voice was crying.

"It's not good, my lord, it's not good..."

Mei Linrong felt something bad in his heart, his face became serious, and he asked, "What happened?"

Wang Qinghai wailed and wailed, "It's... it's the Japanese pirates, they broke in!"

As soon as these words came out, Mei Linrong and Yang Xiong looked at each other, and their expressions changed drastically.

what's the situation?
Why did you call your own home?

Before he could react, he saw a group of strong men rushing in with shining steel knives in their hands.

Yang Xiong immediately went up to meet him and shouted: "Are you all from the three-headed dragon?"

The other party replied: "Exactly!"

Yang Xiong hurriedly said: "Misunderstood, my own!"

Unexpectedly, a person from the other party came over and kicked him to the ground.

"Who the hell is on your own?"

Mei Linrong suddenly realized, no, this bastard, Shen Lang, is planning to cheat on others!
For a long time, I have been wary of Zhu Wenkui, but I forgot that Shen Lang is also a ruthless man who licks blood. There are more than 2 main forces behind these Japanese pirates. Seeing this, it means that he is preparing to destroy himself and monopolize power.

The White Lotus Sect invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage, and even folded in many individuals. Unexpectedly, it was finally taken advantage of by Japanese pirates!

In the darkness, a dozen or so people rushed out. These were all masters of the White Lotus Sect. They were fighting with each other at the moment. However, the opponent was so numerous that these people couldn't stand it at all. They died tragically one by one. Under the knife.

"My lord, run!"

In a crisis, Wang Qinghai took Mei Linrong and left.

Yang Xiong stood behind Mei Linrong with a steel knife in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "The leader will go first, and the subordinates will leave behind!"

Before Mei Linrong had time to think, he hurriedly followed Wang Qinghai and escaped through the back door.

Behind him, the shouts of killing became louder and louder, it seemed... Yang Xiong couldn't last long at all.

However, what surprised him was that Wang Qinghai was so loyal, even at this moment, he still knew how to protect himself.

One must know that Wang Qinghai is not a member of the White Lotus Sect, but only the steward of his family.

On weekdays, sending some ice tributes and charcoal tributes to the capital is all arranged by this person.

"Sir, where are we going?"

Mei Linrong was also thinking about this issue, his hometown was taken away, it seemed that Shen Lang was determined to kill himself.

So far, there's only one place to go!
"Go, come with me!"

Mei Linrong looked in the direction, turned north with Wang Qinghai, then turned east, and entered a small alley.

A subtle smile appeared on Wang Qinghai's face. Along the way, he secretly drew a few marks on the wall.

When he arrived at a house, he held down the door knocker and knocked three times. After waiting for a while, he knocked four more times, and then knocked three more times. Then, the door opened with a creak.

The concierge looked at the two of them vigilantly, and Mei Linrong explained: "Don't worry, it's our own!"

Wang Qinghai smiled awkwardly, but didn't know what to say.

The other party looked outside again, and then said, "Master is waiting for you!"

After speaking, walk ahead with a lantern in hand.

Mei Linrong said to Wang Qinghai in a low voice: "When I meet this master in a while, I have to bow down. Don't ask why, I will explain to you later."

Wang Qinghai nodded quickly, and the two followed the porter, walked through the front yard, and came to the living room.

At this time, the oil lamp was still on in the living room, and a person was sitting in it, drinking tea leisurely.

Mei Linrong knelt down and saluted directly: "Chen Mei Linrong, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Wang Qinghai didn't know what to say, so he knelt behind him.

Of course he didn't know that the person bowing down now was Zhu Wenkui, the son of Emperor Jianwen.

In the fourth year of Jianwen, Yan Wang Zhu Di invaded Nanjing, and Zhu Yunqi disappeared.

The one who disappeared with Zhu Yunqi at that time was the crown prince Zhu Wenkui who was less than three years old.

"Mei Qing's family please come up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Since Zhu Wenkui was the Crown Prince when he disappeared, those who knew his identity over the years would call him His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Gu Jian Qing's face is a bit ugly, what happened?"

Mei Linrong hurriedly replied: "Return to Your Highness, the Japanese bandit Shen Lang did not keep his promise, and confronted his ministers with swords and soldiers. If I hadn't escaped in time, I'm afraid... I will never see Your Highness again..."

Zhu Wenkui looked solemn, and asked, "Didn't it be agreed, they sent troops to help Gu take Nanjing, what happened?"

"Your Highness doesn't know something. Shen Lang is a thief with ambitions. I'm afraid...the plot is more than that. Now that the Japanese pirates have entered the city, please be prepared in advance, Your Highness!"

"How many pirates are there in the city?"

"About three hundred!"

Zhu Wenkui beckoned, and a person came over immediately, he was a deputy general of Nanjing Dongcheng Bingma Division.

"You go out of the city now and inform Xiaolingwei that Japanese pirates will surely pass through Zhongshan when they attack Nanjing. Order Xiaolingwei to make plans early."

"Yes!"

After the person left, Mei Linrong asked: "Your Highness, will the Xiaoling Guard send troops if they don't see the imperial edict?"

"This is not a question of sending troops!"

Zhu Wenkui waved his hand and said, "Xiaolingwei was originally a military town. It was backed by mountains, guarded by one man, and no one could open it. It was the barrier of Nanjing City. The commander Mei Yongzhen, alone I also understand that this person has always been stable and has the style of a general. If he heard that the Japanese pirates raided Nanjing, would there be any reason not to send troops to intercept them? As for the Japanese pirates, they landed from Hai'an, and when they arrived at Zhongshan, they were exhausted. No matter how powerful they are , and definitely not Xiaolingwei's opponent."

Mei Linrong nodded again and again, and said: "Your Highness is brilliant, it would be great to let the Xiaoling Guards intercept and kill the Japanese pirates, but the situation in the city..."

Zhu Wenkui asked again: "How many people do you have?"

Mei Linrong replied: "Returning to Your Highness, there are not many people in the city. Most of the officials are outside the city, mainly responsible for disseminating some speeches. There is also a group of main forces, about 2 people, gathered in the south of the city to prevent Nanjing soldiers from attacking the city." The horse turns back at any time."

Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong took Nanjing troops to escort Jing'an County King to Annan, but if he heard any rumors, it was not impossible to come back early.

"The Japanese pirates only have 300 people, and they can handle it alone. Mei Qing's family, now go and inform the people in the south of the city to enter the city as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting outside, as if someone broke in.

Zhu Wenkui frowned, this is his secret base, how could it be discovered?
The concierge ran in just now, gasped and said, "The Japanese pirates... have come in!"

"what?"

Zhu Wenkui turned pale with shock and asked, "How did they find this place?"

"I don't know, Your Highness...you should go first!"

The sound of fighting outside was gradually approaching, and it could be seen that the opponent's actions were fast, obviously coming prepared.

Seeing this, the porter rushed out with a knife in his hand.

However, the body flew back upside down.

He struggled, staggered and wanted to get up, but saw a person step forward, raised his hand and stabbed his chest with a knife, blood spattered everywhere, and he lost his breath immediately.

The man withdrew the knife from the corpse, then raised his head, looked at the panic-stricken Zhu Wenkui's Mei Linrong, grinned widely, and laughed.

"This...a good guy..."

Zhu Wenkui hurriedly squeezed out a smile, and said: "My family is not rich, so whatever you like, just take it, and I will make friends with you..."

"Okay, stop pretending!"

The man waved his hand and said: "This is the end of the matter, let's make it clear, my general's surname is Shi Mingheng, and he is the General Pingwa appointed by the emperor today!"

Zhu Wenkui smiled awkwardly and said, "So it's General Shi."

"Although I don't know who you are, I know that you did all of this, don't you?"

"I'm just a small businessman, I don't know what General Shi is talking about..."

"Still pretending?"

Shi Heng looked at Mei Linrong and said, "Master Mei, what do you think?"

Mei Linrong's expression changed drastically, his face turned livid, and he didn't say a word.

Shi Heng sneered: "You don't admit it, and you don't use your brain to think about it. I, Shi, can find this place?"

Zhu Wenkui seemed to realize something, and looked at Mei Linrong in disbelief.

Mei Linrong quickly explained: "Your Highness, don't believe his nonsense, I never betrayed Your Highness!"

"Then how did they find it here?"

"I...don't know..."

"Ha ha!"

Shi Heng laughed loudly and said, "You brought us here yourself, but you said you didn't know, hahaha!"

Mei Linrong said angrily: "My surname is Shi, don't talk nonsense, I, Mei Linrong, am definitely not a duplicitous villain!"

Shi Heng smiled even more happily, and said: "You are an official of the court, but plotting to rebel, this is not double-faced, Mr. Mei, you have to show some face!"

Mei Linrong's face was dark, but he couldn't speak.

Suddenly, he thought of something, so he looked back, but there was no sign of Wang Qinghai.

"It was him!"

At this time, Mei Linrong already knew what happened, and was very upset!

Defense by day and night, family thieves are difficult to guard against. Unexpectedly, Wang Qinghai, who has been with him for more than ten years, turned to the imperial court!

Zhu Wenkui also came to his senses and asked, "Is that the guy just now?"

Mei Linrong sighed, and said: "It's my negligence, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it... Sigh!"

Shi Heng continued: "This is the end of the matter, the two of you should stop resisting and come with me!"

Zhu Wenkui's face was ashen, he let out a long sigh, and said, "Heaven will kill me!"

Shi Heng ordered: "Come here, tie up these two, tie them up firmly, don't run away!"

Immediately afterwards, four people stepped forward and tied Zhu Wenkui and Mei Linrong with ropes.

Zhu Wenkui sneered and said, "Don't think it's over. Your emperor is not much better. It's still unknown who will have the last laugh, me or him!"

Shi Heng frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

Zhu Wenkui's expression became more relaxed, and he said, "I know that kid Zhu Qizhen is in Nanjing, he's really brave, but...how long does he think he can hide?"

(End of this chapter)