Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 39 The trap camp attacks!
Wang Shu held his tablet and stood behind Liu Jian.

In the first confrontation between Wang Shu and Zhu Youtang, Wang Shu was completely defeated.

Although Liu Jian was a little disappointed, he still smiled and nodded to Wang Shu to comfort him.

Liu Jian took the initiative to give up his position, let Wang Shu stand in the second position among civil servants, and stood behind Wang Shu himself.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. There is still a long way to go."

As they passed by each other, Liu Jian whispered words of comfort in Wang Shu's ear.

Wang Shu nodded and said, "I heard that it was Elder Liu who recommended me to Your Majesty. I would like to thank you very much."

"Mr. Wang, you are too polite. Selecting talented and virtuous people is my job." Liu Jian replied politely.

At this time, Xu Pu, who had been standing in the first position among the civil servants but had never said a word, also turned around.

"Lord Wang, congratulations on joining the cabinet. We will be colleagues from now on."

Xu Pu smiled at Wang Shu.

Wang Shu bowed and said, "From now on, I will ask Prime Minister Xu to take care of me."

After Wang Shu's failure, the last bit of hope in the hearts of civil and military officials was shattered.

More than a hundred officials knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

Although they knew their chances were slim, their instinct for survival still drove them to kowtow and beg for mercy to Zhu Youtang.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Please have mercy on me!"

"Your Majesty! I didn't dare spend even a single ounce of that money! It's because my family was poor when I was little!"

"Your Majesty, I report it! I report that other people also committed corruption! Please spare my life, Your Majesty, I will tell you everything!"

"..."

Zhu Youtang looked at them coldly, unmoved at all.

"Jinyiwei, East Factory, West Factory, listen to my orders!"

"Subordinates obey orders!"

All the Jinyiwei, Dongchang soldiers, and Xichang soldiers present knelt on the ground and obeyed Zhu Youtang's orders.

Huai'en, Wang Zhi and Mou Bin also knelt in front of Zhu Youtang and listened to his orders respectfully.

"Take all the prisoners outside the northern wall of the capital."

"The rest of the officials, both big and small, follow me up to the north city wall."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Jinyiwei, the Dongchang soldiers, and the Xichang soldiers, escorted 181 officials and the families of Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue, and quickly headed towards the northern city wall.

Although the civil and military officials in the court did not know what Zhu Youtang meant, they still stood up obediently and followed the guards towards the north city wall.

Zhu Youtang stood up and sat on the dragon chariot.

The young eunuch of the Duzhijian hastily carried Zhu Youtang out of the palace.

The emperor is leaving the Forbidden City and going to the capital, which is the top priority in the palace.

From the moment Zhu Youtang gave the order, the entire Forbidden City began to take action.

The eunuchs of the Duzhijian and Sishejian organized the emperor's ceremonial guard at the fastest speed.

The eunuch Wang Zhi, who was in charge of the Imperial Stables, also mobilized the four Tengxiang guards of the imperial palace to protect Zhu Youtang.

There are even more spies in the Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Xichang.

Before Zhu Youtang left the palace, they had already cleared all obstacles on the road from the Forbidden City to the northern wall of the capital.

All civilians and officials, stay away!

All windows along the street, closed!

All businesses along the street are closed!

The entire street was swept clean and no one dared to stay there.

Such a big move was just to ensure Zhu Youtang's travel safety.

Along the way, three hundred Wuxiang left guards and three hundred Wuxiang right guards led the way.

Then three hundred Tengxiang left guards and three hundred Tengxiang right guards formed the rear guard.

The Five Hundred Departments had supervisors for the young eunuchs, who were responsible for carrying out the emperor's ceremonial guards.

Huai'en, Mou Bin and Wang Zhi stood on both sides of Zhu Youtang's dragon chariot, providing close protection.

Zhu Youtang sat on the dragon chariot, looking at the surrounding scenery with a calm expression.

This was his first time to leave the palace and come into close contact with the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty in the capital. He saw buildings along the street, with flying eaves and brackets, and extensive use of bricks, stones, glazed tiles, hardwood and other materials, which were extremely exquisitely built.

But along the street, every building is no more than three stories high.

In this way, even if someone stood on the roof, they would not be able to see any of the scenes in the palace.

Soon, Zhu Youtang and his entourage arrived at the north gate of the capital.

When the general guarding the city heard that the emperor was coming, he was almost scared to death.

He immediately brought all his soldiers and waited under the city wall early.

Zhu Youtang stepped down from the dragon chariot, and the soldiers defending the city knelt down to salute him.

"The General of the Three Thousand Cavalry Battalion pays respect to His Majesty!"

Zhu Youtang didn't even look at them, and calmly walked up the stone steps to the city: "No need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The soldiers defending the city were all gasping for breath with excitement. They had never imagined that one day they would be asked to excuse themselves from formalities by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This alone is enough for them to brag about for the rest of their lives.

Zhu Youtang climbed up the city wall, followed by his close attendants such as Huai En, Wang Zhi, and Mou Bin.

Then came the cabinet ministers such as Xu Pu, Wang Shu, Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang.

After that, it was the other civil and military ministers.

After all the officials climbed up the city wall, they saw the 181 officials and the families of Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue standing on the vast open space outside the city wall.

Next to them were the factory guards who escorted them here.

The officials were confused and could only wait patiently.

Zhu Youtang stood on the city wall, looking calmly at the distant horizon.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

Huai En was confused and asked in a low voice.

Zhu Youtang raised his hand to stop Huai En from continuing.

"listen."

Huai En was puzzled.

听？
What to listen to?
Suddenly, Huai En discovered that the entire ground seemed to be shaking slightly.

At the same time, a burst of majestic horse hoof sounds, from small to large, from far to near, rang in their ears.

Everyone looked up in horror and suddenly saw a black tide rising on the distant horizon.

When they got closer, they realized that it was not the tide, but densely packed black horses and black-armored cavalry, thousands and thousands of them, with no end as far as the eye could see!
Everyone on the city wall was terrified and frightened!
"Your Majesty, this..."

Mou Bin widened his eyes and felt his hands trembling slightly.

Zhu Youtang raised a smile and said, "Let all your people come back."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Huai En and Mou Bin lay on the city wall and shouted loudly, asking the Jinyiwei and Dongchang guards to return to the city quickly.

Wang Zhi just made a gesture, and the Western Factory guards immediately ran into the city.

In an instant, all the factory guards outside the city entered the city.

The officials who remained on the spot were confused and looked around in bewilderment.

The officials on the city wall all widened their eyes and opened their mouths when they saw the surging tide of cavalry getting closer and closer.

The ground is shaking more and more violently!

The roar of horse hooves is getting louder and louder!

Among the officials outside the city, someone finally looked back and saw the most horrifying scene in his life.

Thousands of cavalrymen on black horses and in black armor, armed with swords and spears, rushed towards them at full speed.

The galloping of horses' hooves made the ground tremble violently, making it difficult for them to even stand steadily.

More and more corrupt officials outside the city discovered the cavalry rushing towards them, and they were all scared out of their wits and their hearts were broken!
"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Run!!!!"

"No! Don't do it!!!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)