People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 556: How to sneak into the palace, a night of turmoil

Zhang Yi's soul is an adult.

Maybe he appeared as a child for a long time.

Suddenly he had an extra father, which was not easy for him to accept.

That's it for Lao Zhang, after all, his soul has penetrated the Ming Dynasty, and he is his true father.

Zhang Yi was not happy about being considered an adopted son by the emperor.

He understood that when the emperor wanted to restrain himself through this title, it meant that Lao Zhu saw his importance and expected to be bound more.

Of course, becoming Zhu Yuanzhang's son will not be without its benefits.

Lao Zhu took him to the Zhu family's ancestral hall, and his meaning was obvious.

Zhang Yi is the second son, and even if he gives up on his own initiative, he will not inherit the mantle of Longhu Mountain.

In the Chinese patriarchal system, strictly speaking, the eldest son is the real son of the Zhang family.

So, Zhang Yi, the second son, is theoretically not that important.

Zhu Yuanzhang brought him here to show that he accepted Zhang Yi as his adopted son, which was different from others.

Not only is it different from Ping An, but it may also be different from Mu Ying.

Mu Ying's name was Zhu Ying when she was a child, but when she grew up, Zhu Yuanzhang successively asked him and other adopted sons to change their surnames back to their parents.

On the bright side, it was Lao Zhu who sympathized with these people and allowed them to trace their roots and ancestors.

But if this matter is interpreted from another angle, it is Lao Zhu reminding them that there is a difference between king and minister.

In the past, when he was not the emperor, everyone could take the surname Zhu and wait until he became the emperor.

There is a natural difference between a biological son and a godson.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to accept him as his son, but he gave up and did it because he hoped that he would follow Lao Zhu and his surname was Zhu.

Zhu Yi?

With this incredible wealth falling from the sky, anyone else would have been ecstatic.

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly. From his heart, he resisted this idea.

After the monarch and his ministers recognized each other, Lao Zhu was full of obsession in completely controlling himself.

You can't make yourself the prime minister, but you want to use the father-son relationship to bind yourself?

He was helpless, Lao Zhu's character was indeed difficult to handle.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not insincere. If he can become [Zhu Yi], his future will definitely be unlimited.

Not to mention anything else, it might be possible to make a prince.

However, Zhang Yi still couldn't make up his mind, so he didn't respond for a long time.

Lao Zhu was staring at him, and others were also staring at Zhang Yi.

The guards and eunuchs following the emperor didn't understand why Zhang Yi hesitated?
This is wealth that no one else can ask for.

Many of them, who had been with the emperor for so many years, had never seen Lao Zhu treat a person like this.

Zhang Yi finally sighed and said:

"Your Majesty, this matter is waiting for my father..."

It's hard to refuse, but it can be delayed...

Zhang Yi moved out of Lao Zhang, and others understood.

Anyone can see Zhang Chenggong's illness.

It turns out that the Imperial Master hesitated because he did not want his father to have any ideas.

People who didn't understand Zhang Yi just now suddenly realized.

They admired Zhang Yi very much for his filial piety.

However, Zhang Yi's hesitation had a different feeling in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

He didn't reveal Zhang Yi's thoughts, he just turned around and continued walking towards the ancestral hall.

Zhang Yi couldn't figure out the emperor's mentality, so he kept up with him.

The monks around him were reciting sutras about the past life.

Lao Zhu walked into the ancestral hall, with guards guarding him on both sides.

The leading monk was no longer calm when he saw the emperor coming.

"When I saw my parents die in front of me, I felt like the sky was falling.

There are many regrets in this world, one of which must be that the child wants to be raised but the mother is not there..."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of his parents, talking about all kinds of worries. Although Zhang Yi knew Lao Zhu's mentality, this was the first time he heard him express his worries.

At this time, the emperor no longer had the high-spirited self-confidence at the beginning, but seemed to have returned to the helpless time of the year.

Zhang Yi silently listened to Lao Zhu's words, bowing his head and saying nothing.

"You are in a similar situation to me back then, but you are luckier than me!
While there is still time, let’s fulfill our filial piety! "

After Lao Zhu finished speaking, he patted Zhang Yi on the shoulder and wanted to accept him as his adopted son, but did not mention it again.

There was a ripple in Zhang Yi's heart.

He could feel Lao Zhu's selfishness, but he could also feel Lao Zhu's emotions for him.

Humans are complex animals. Maybe the emperor at this time is soft in heart.

When leaving here, Zhang Yi always felt that something was wrong.

However, the rules in the palace were strict, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked away, leaving the eunuch to send Zhang Yi back.

On his way to find Lao Zhang, Zhang Yi happened to bump into Zhou Tong who was on patrol. He gave Zhou Tongxing a wink.

Zhou Tong remained calm.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Yi returned to the place where Lao Zhang rested. Zhang Changsong had fallen into a deep sleep.

Zhou Tong had already arrived at Zhang Yi's side when Zhang Yi wasn't paying attention.

"Master Imperial Master, I wonder what your orders are?"

Zhou Tong's tone was relaxed and calm: "After a while, I'm afraid I'll have to change your name to your highness?"

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes at him. The two of them had a close friendship, so their conversation was not too big or too small.

But after he warned Zhou Tong, Zhou Tong kept a close distance from him.

The two have a deep friendship. With a look from Zhang Yi today, he knew that Zhang Yi must have something important to ask him.

"Deputy Commander Zhou, please stop trying to push Pindao. Pindao wants to ask you something serious!"

When it came to business, Zhou Tong put away his playful smile.

"Who arranges the activities in the palace?"

"The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Rites... and after review by our Jin Yiwei..."

"So the same goes for those monks in the palace?"

Zhang Yi finally remembered that there was something wrong with the monks he had seen at a glance.

"Makoto, what's wrong?"

"I just feel that those monks seem very short when they stand up..."

Zhang Yi expressed his doubts:
"Praying for His Majesty's late parents is at least physically demanding..."

Zhou Tong didn't pay attention to these details, but he felt a little strange when he heard what Zhang Yi said.

However, he did not lead in the direction of rebellion yet, he just smiled:

"If it is true as the National Master said, then some people have neglected their duties.

I will tell His Majesty later that the people in the Ministry of Rites are really deceptive! "

As he spoke, he noticed Zhang Yi looking at him with a strange look, and Zhou Tong felt something was wrong.

"That's not what Pindao is thinking about. Let me tell you the truth. Pindao suspects that someone has sneaked into the palace and may be detrimental to the emperor..."

"what?"

If it were someone else who said these words, Zhou Tong would probably think that the other person was whimsical, but if it were someone else who said these words, it would have a completely different effect.

Zhou Tong's expression changed drastically and he asked:
"Zhenzhen Zhang, what do you mean by what you said?"

Zhang Yi looked calm and said:

"It literally means!"

"Does the Imperial Master know that this matter is very big? If it is true, the Imperial Master will certainly have done a great job!
But if this matter is just...I can't afford it! "

After Zhang Yi told Zhou Tong his thoughts, Zhou Tong answered Zhang Yi with some embarrassment.

The latter nodded, and he understood the difficulty.

Even now, Zhang Yi himself is not sure whether his guess is correct. If it is wrong,
Even he would find it difficult to bear the consequences.

The same goes for Zhou Tongye.

"So Pindao needs you to help me find out two things. The first is to test those monks!

And your second thing is to help me go outside to find out the situation..."

Zhou Tong was dubious about Zhang Yi's words, after all, they were too fantasy.

However, he and Zhang Yi have been friends for many years, and he will not refute Zhang Yi.

"The food will be served after a while, I'll have someone test it later!
As for you talking about contacting Master Yao, I will send someone out of the palace to do it! "

Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure Zhou Tong agreed.

Now that he is in the palace and has limited mobility, he can only accomplish some things through Zhou Tong.

The worry on his face became more and more intense.

In this Shuntian Mansion, there seems to be a trend that a storm is coming.

Zhou Tong bid farewell to Zhang Yi and immediately arranged for people to do what Zhang Yi had ordered.

Although he was dubious, but based on Zhang Yi's past supernatural powers, he would not be able to deal with it after all.

If what Zhang Yi said is true, this matter must be attributed to Po Tian.

Zhou Tong did not dare to go directly to investigate the blessing ceremony held by the emperor's parents. If something unexpected happened and the emperor blamed it later, it would be a crime of beheading.

He could only test it with his own little tricks.

On the outside, it's relatively simple.

Although he was only responsible for intelligence work in Jinyiwei, he had a good relationship with Mao Xiang.

It is not difficult to search for some people in a targeted manner.

But due to some strange combination of circumstances, he had an impulse and decided to leave the palace to verify the matter himself.

……

outside the palace.

After Yao Guangxiao left the palace, he felt that the atmosphere outside the palace had become a little tense.

Without doubting his presence, he went directly to the hotel run by Chen Ke.
It was just that more and more Jin Yiwei in Feiyu uniforms appeared on the road, which made Yao Guangxiao feel that something was wrong.

The direction these Jin Yiwei are heading seems to be a hotel.
And all of them are fierce.

Yao Guangxiao decisively disappeared into the crowd and took off his Taoist robe.

He followed the flow of people to the hotel, only to find that it had been blocked.

Jin Yiwei blocked Chen Ke's hotel, which in itself was not a normal thing.

Yao Guangxiao felt it was abnormal, and others naturally felt the same. ,
Jin Yiwei's grand gesture really alarmed some people.

"You mean, someone found out about us in advance?"

As soon as Hu Weiyong left the palace, he received a piece of news that was not conducive to him. He asked Ling Shuo with a sullen face.

"That's right, it's Zhang Yi..."

Ling said that he quickly told what he knew, and Hu Weiyong felt inexplicably blocked.

He has been planning for today for a year.

How come that kid could find his own flaw just after he entered the city?
"Fortunately, they never suspected me and found me!

If they were to find someone by themselves and poke him out, the consequences would be disastrous! "

"But you killed people and made them run away?"

Hu Weiyong’s pent-up anger has become unstoppable:
"If the truth hadn't been reconciled for you in the palace, everyone would have died by now. Find someone for me quickly, and don't expose these things at the same time!"

"Hu Xiang, Mao Xiang has already begun to intervene!"

"Find an opportunity and do it to him..."

Hu Weiyong's heart was already filled with intense murderous intent.

Now it has reached the final moment. Although there were some minor accidents regarding Zhang Yi, fortunately everything is going in the direction Hu Weiyong hopes.

"Did him?"

There was a hint of cruel madness in Ling Shuo's eyes. Killing Mao Xiang, his old rival, was in line with his expectations.

He nodded silently, turned around and left.

Hu Weiyong watched him leave, laughing crazily...

Today, it depends on whether to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan or become the emperor.

Hu Weiyong called his confidants and said:
"Inform the others and cause trouble outside!"

After hearing this, his subordinates went with the order.

"Zhou Tong!" When Zhou Tong rushed to the hotel, he found that the hotel had been strictly guarded.

And these people are all Jin Yiwei.

He stepped forward and asked what was going on?

But they were ignored by those people, and they just left a message saying that you should go find Master Ling yourself.

Zhou Tong was furious, but he also understood that Jin Yiwei was now divided. There was a large group of people who were old people from the school inspection period led by Ling Shuo. They followed Ling Shuo and excluded Mao Xiang.

After a lot of back and forth, the relationship between them and Mao Xiang's faction was acrimonious, and it was normal not to buy their own account.

Zhou Tongnuer turned around, but was stopped by Yao Guangxiao in the crowd.

"You are, Master Yao..."

Yao Guangxiao changed his clothes at this time, and Zhou Tong did not recognize him for a while.

On the street, the imperial guards and bodyguards had begun to drive away the refugees. At this critical moment, Zhou Tong brought Yao Guangxiao into his team.

"Follow me somewhere!"

Yao Guangxiao gave Zhou Tong a look and led Zhou Tong and their men to a nearby ordinary residence.

Yao Guangxiao turned a blind eye to the frightened people inside. He led them into a hole that had been dug long ago.

The smell of blood hit Zhou Tong's face instantly when he entered.

Zhou Tong held a torch and took a closer look, only to find a young man covered in stab wounds.

"Chen Man..."

Zhou Tong shouted, Yao Guangxiao said:

"Yes, he is Chen Man, one of the people Ling said he was looking for all over the city..."

"why?"

"Because he discovered that there are a lot of Japanese pirates in the city!"

"rebel!"

Zhou Tong recalled Zhang Yi's words, and suddenly broke out in cold sweat. "Rebellion. Is this the rebellion Zhang Yi said?"

Ling said he was also part of the rebellion, which explains why many things can be covered up.

"That's right, rebellion!"

Seeing that Zhou Tong and his men were already a little confused, Yao Guangxiao took the initiative and said:

"Master and I suspected that someone was going to rebel, so we found Chen Ke and Chen Man and asked them to search for suspicious targets in the market, and they did find them...

At that time, important things were happening in the palace, and Chen Ke and Lao Mo couldn't enter the palace, so they asked Ling Shuo for help.

First Lao Mo went and was detained, then Chen Ke...

Chen Man did not go in because of his status, but while he was waiting outside, he heard the sound of crossbows and gunshots inside.

He felt something was wrong, so he ran away early!
But I still haven’t escaped the search by Jin Yiwei..."

"Where are Lao Mo and Chen Ke?"

"I don't know whether I will live or die..."

Yao Guangxiao spoke very calmly about the current situation in the city.

"Rebellion, rebellion, they are so brave!

Come on, let’s go into the palace immediately and find the emperor..."

Boom!

Zhou Tong was just about to go out when he heard a rumbling sound outside.

The sound of gunfire seemed to be mixed with the cry to kill, which was not obvious in the explosion, but it also meant that the chaos had begun.

"The palace door is probably closed!"

Yao Guangxiao came out from behind with a calm expression:

"Since it is a rebellion, the first thing they have to do is to control the gate of the palace, and the second is to control the situation in the capital...

Lord Zhou, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the palace! "

"Good, good, good!

You follow me to find Commander Mao..."

"Perhaps he is no longer here?"

As soon as Yao Guangxiao said these words, suddenly, one of his confidant Jin Yiwei who was standing outside broke in through the door.

"Sir, someone shouted on the street that Master Mao was killed by thugs...

Now, the person Ling talked about is taking control of the overall situation!

And, and..."

This person's face was very ugly and he whispered:
"They said you were the one who conspired with the thugs..."

Zhou Tong's face changed drastically. If he wanted to rebel, the most important thing was to grasp the general trend and his reputation.

Being labeled a rebel means that Mao Xiang might really be dead.

Zhou Tong was furious:

"He is a rebel and I am a rebel, so I just go and find him!"

Just as he was about to leave with his subordinates, Yao Guangxiao said calmly:
"Master Zhou, you want to die, I won't advise you!

But if you want to save the emperor, don't do these meaningless things.

No matter how chaotic it is outside, they are the ones who attract others' attention.

I believe you understand where their real goal is. "

"Royal Palace, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Tong instantly understood what Yao Guangxiao meant.

No matter how chaotic Shuntian Mansion is, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty after all.

No one can instigate all soldiers to rebel, only those who are deceived.

Therefore, those Japanese pirates will definitely be suppressed. The real decision on whether the rebellion will succeed is in the palace.

As long as the emperor and the prince can be killed and the Zhu family is exterminated, Hu Weiyong can come out to take charge of the overall situation.

After mastering the title of righteousness, he can eliminate dissidents.

"Then what do we do?"

Zhou Tong was sad and angry to find that as the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, he could not do anything.

“The news from the palace must have been cut off at this time!
We must enter the palace and protect the emperor! "

"When entering the palace, as long as the palace door is closed, even tens of thousands of people may not be able to break through the palace...

Even the guards in the palace, I don’t believe that everyone can be incited to rebel! "

Zhou Tong said, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

monk!

He thought of the monks who chanted sutras in the palace and prayed for the emperor's parents.

"Oh no!"

……

Royal Palace, dusk.

The monks still chanted the scriptures.

Ling Shuo's men came with meals and put them out for the monks.

After all, monks are not gods, so the monks continued to eat in batches.

These people stood up, walked aside, and began to wait for the palace people to arrange meals for them. The eunuchs were busy. At this time, a eunuch was trying to hold the meal in the Jinyiwei, and staggered deliberately.

The boiling soup fell on the monk on the side.

The monk jumped up immediately after being burned.

"idiot……"

A person's instinctive reaction instantly exposes the other party's identity.

For a while, the scene was silent.

The men sent by Zhou Tong immediately drew out their knives.

But someone reacted faster than him. The guard who was protecting the monks stabbed his body with a knife.

"Since you've been exposed, prepare well and kill everyone else..."

The man killed Zhou Tong's men and shouted to the monks.

The monks who had been silently chanting sutras just now suddenly showed cruel smiles.

The eunuchs who delivered the meals were slaughtered before they could react.

The Buddhist hall that was a solemn treasure just now turned into a hell of flesh and blood.

Among the monks, probably only the leading monk is the one who is truly covered up in his bones.

He looked at everything in front of him, could no longer maintain his image, and screamed in horror.

"idiot!"

A Japanese monk, playing the role of a Japanese monk, walked over with a knife and struck the person's head off with one blow.

The heads rolled down, and the great monk died with his eyes open. To this day, he still can't believe that these people are actually Japanese pirates.

……

"You mean, Hu Weiyong allowed those Japanese pirates to enter the palace in the name of praying for the emperor's parents?"

outside the palace,

After listening to Zhou Tong's words, Yao Guangxiao's expression changed again and again.

The shouts of killing outside had already turned the entire city of Beijing into hell and sea of ​​fire.

Yao Guangxiao originally thought that the palace would be better, but things were more serious than he expected.

Hu Weiyong took control of the palace gate and isolated the palace from other places openly and openly.

If there were enough assassins in the palace, the life of the emperor of the old Zhu family would indeed be in danger.

And once Zhu Yuanzhang was killed, the group of dragons would be leaderless.

Next, Hu Weiyong can use the name of revenge for the emperor, and there is a high probability that they will not be able to escape.

"Master Yao, what should I do?"

"Who in the city can be trusted?"

Yao Guangxiao asked without moving his expression:
"Now, the most important thing is to control the situation in the capital...

Also, enter the palace! "

"I don't know, Hu Weiyong has been operating in Shuntian Mansion for so long, I'm not sure who is still reliable!

If there is anyone who can be relied on, it is only the army on the front line..."

Yao Guangxiao nodded silently:
"You ask people to find a way to go to the front line to notify General Xu, saying that there is a rebellion!

Let him protect the Fourth Highness in case of any unexpected events! "

A complicated look appeared on Yao Guangxiao's face.

Zhang Yi told him at the beginning that he would incite Zhu Di to rebel.

Today, he has long had no thoughts of rebellion, but the gears of fate still seem to point his true destiny towards Zhu Di.

No, Zhang Yi is also in the palace.

Yao Guangxiao came back from his wild thoughts. Compared with the change of imperial power, Zhang Yi was far more important to the world than others.

He actually didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's life or death, but he recognized Zhang Yi's value.

"I hope you're okay, teacher!"

Yao Guangxiao silently blessed Zhang Yi, then said a few words to Zhou Tong, and they disappeared into the chaotic streets.
No more news.

……

Yao Guangxiao's blessing obviously did not bless Zhang Yi.

In the palace, just like the outside world, commotion began.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in the Imperial Study Room, with a cold face, listening to what was going on outside.

Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son, and the Zhang family and his son are all here.

"What's going on outside?"

"Your Majesty, the group of monks in the palace suddenly rebelled, and we were killed off guard..."

"What did you say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of shock.

From the beginning, there were sudden riots outside the city, and there were also unusual movements in the palace.

Everything points to someone rebelling.

But who exactly is rebelling and why?

He, the emperor, was somewhat caught off guard.

"Who is it?"

The emperor was furious. Seeing him like this, Zhang Yi said calmly:
"Your Majesty, it should be Hu Weiyong!"

(End of this chapter)