My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 99 The sky is falling! The emperor actually came!

Zhu Cilang then instructed:
"My trip will take approximately ten days. During this time, I will have Wang Chengen inform all officials that I have been feeling unwell recently and therefore cannot attend court."

"I'll need your cooperation when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, the two of them quickly agreed.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I know what to do!"

After seeing off Xue Guoguan and Li Banghua, Zhu Cilang simply washed up and called Ma Xianglin over.

"General Ma, take your troops and some food and supplies and go find General Qin. Tell him to station his troops in Zhuozhou. I will meet up with you shortly."

Ma Xianglin had guessed something when he heard this, but he still couldn't help asking:
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Zhu Cilang did not intend to hide it and said frankly:
"You already know what happened yesterday. We cannot allow chaos in Xuanfu, so I have decided to send General Qin to guard Xuanfu first."

"We'll discuss the specifics after we meet General Qin."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xianglin thought to himself, "As expected," and then he quickly bowed and said:
"My minister obeys."

After he finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang summoned Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian, ordering them to reorganize their troops and prepare to go to Xuanfu together.

Fang Zhenghua led a thousand Jingjun troops, Li Ruolian led three thousand Jinyiwei troops, and Li Hu led two thousand personal soldiers.

As for the remaining one thousand personal soldiers, they were responsible for guarding the palace to ensure that the rebellion would not be discovered.

Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian naturally had nothing to say, and after receiving the order, they went to prepare.

They also have other responsibilities that must be properly arranged.

Afterwards, Zhu Cilang summoned Li Guozhen, Zhang Shize and Wang Xiantong.

When they learned that Zhu Cilang was planning to go to Xuanfu, the three of them showed looks of astonishment on their faces.

They obviously did not want Zhu Cilang to take the risk of going to Xuanfu. After all, the Tumu Incident was still vivid in people's minds even after more than two hundred years, and they were worried that Zhu Cilang would encounter an accident.

If this really happens, when Chongzhen is restored, they will be doomed.
Obviously, they didn't know that Zhu Cilang was planning to take Chongzhen with him to Xuanfu.
This is because Zhu Cilang knew that most people would not be able to accept this matter, so he was too lazy to say it.

No matter what, seeing that Zhu Cilang had made up his mind, they couldn't say anything more.

Zhu Cilang's purpose in looking for them was to ensure the safety of the capital while he was away.

Naturally, the three of them had no objection to this, after all, this was their responsibility.

In the afternoon, Zhu Cilang summoned Luo Yangxing again.

Then he told Luo Yangxing his decision. Although Luo Yangxing was a little surprised, he didn't say much.

After all, he also knew that he could not change the prince's decision.

Luo Yangxing's task was to ensure that the news would not leak out while Zhu Cilang took Chongzhen away from the capital.

In addition, we must always pay attention to the news from Shanxi, stop all people coming from Shanxi, and ensure that what is happening in Shanxi will not be discovered by civil and military officials.

If the confiscating team returns early, they must be secretly taken to the capital.

Luo Yangxing naturally agreed to everything Zhu Cilang instructed him to do.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if he can't even do this little thing, then he doesn't have to stay in this position!
Afterwards, Zhu Cilang went to see Bi Maokang again and explained things to him to ensure that the work of the Firearms Research Institute would not be affected after his departure.

In short, Zhu Cilang had arranged everything to ensure that even if he and Chongzhen were not in the capital, everything would proceed in an orderly manner.

That night, he went to bed very early.

Others were not so lucky and spent almost the entire night maneuvering their troops.

The next day at Yinshi, which was around three or four in the morning, Zhu Cilang finished washing up early and then went straight to the palace.

Because he had made arrangements last night, Chongzhen was already prepared.

Seeing Zhu Cilang coming, Empress Zhou asked reluctantly:

"Ying'er, do you really want to do this?"

Zhu Cilang nodded and said:
"Mother, this is for the future of the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing this, Queen Zhou didn't know what to say.

Although she was reluctant to let her son and husband leave the capital at the same time, what else could she do?

She could only tearfully urge them to come back safely, and finally returned to Kunning Palace reluctantly.

Watching Queen Zhou leaving, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

But soon, he returned to normal.

Before setting off, Zhu Cilang generously rewarded each person with ten taels of silver, which was considered a reward for the army's departure.

Of course, Zhu Cilang also prepared one for the White Spear Soldiers.

After all, they have come all the way here, it would be unreasonable not to give them some reward!

"set off!"

In this way, a team of about 6,000 people quietly left the city under the cover of night and headed straight for Zhuozhou.

Because he was bringing Chongzhen with him, and Chongzhen could not ride a horse, Zhu Cilang thoughtfully prepared an imperial carriage for Chongzhen.

In addition, even ceremonial items such as dragon banners are also available.

As long as these ceremonial objects are displayed, everyone will know that the emperor has arrived!
Of course, there was another person accompanying him!

This person was none other than the newly appointed Xuanfu Governor Shi Kefa.

In the early hours of the morning, Shi Kefa was suddenly woken up from his bed, and then he inexplicably followed the army.

There is no way, after all, this kind of thing needs to be done in secret.

Therefore, Zhu Cilang did not tell Shi Kefa in advance, but took him away before departure.

At this moment, Shi Kefa was riding on his horse with a confused look on his face.

He never imagined that he was sleeping soundly at home, but was suddenly picked up from the bed and then inexplicably became the new governor of Xuanfu?
Even though I got a promotion, I still feel confused.
He even suspected that he was still dreaming.
But it was obvious that this was not a dream at all!

The team marched westward and finally encountered Qin Liangyu's troops at noon. The one who came to greet them was Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin.

As soon as Ma Xianglin saw Zhu Cilang, he immediately dismounted and came forward to pay his respects.

"Your Highness, General Qin is waiting in the rear!"

Although Ma Xianglin and Qin Liangyu were mother and son, they were in the military camp after all, so he still called Qin Liangyu "General".

Zhu Cilang nodded, and then under the guidance of Ma Xianglin, he finally arrived near Qin Liangyu's camp.

Although Beijing is only more than 80 kilometers away from here, the bumpy journey still caused Zhu Cilang a lot of suffering.

If he had not taken a short rest in Chongzhen's carriage, he would probably have had difficulty standing at this moment.

When approaching the main camp, Zhu Cilang saw from afar a tall, heroic female general wearing soft armor standing there.

This person is Qin Liangyu!
The only female general in Chinese history to be included in the official biographies of generals and ministers!

Although Qin Liangyu was already over sixty years old at that time, her expression was still very heroic!

Zhu Cilang dismounted and was about to move forward when he suddenly thought of something and turned to walk towards the carriage behind him.

Ma Xianglin looked confused, not knowing what Zhu Cilang was going to do.

But the next second, he saw Zhu Cilang smiled at him and said:

"General Ma, prepare to welcome the Holy Emperor."

Holy carriage?

Ma Xianglin was even more confused. What did this mean?
He had noticed the carriage just now, but he thought it was for Zhu Cilang's personal use, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

But now hearing what Zhu Cilang said, it is obvious that something is wrong!

etc.
Holy carriage?

Could it be that the emperor is coming too?
How can this be?

Just when Ma Xianglin was feeling extremely confused, a middle-aged man in a dragon robe suddenly walked down from the carriage.

This scene made Ma Xianglin stunned on the spot!
Oh my God!
The emperor really came!

In an instant, Ma Xianglin felt like the sky was falling!
This is completely different from what we agreed before!

After reacting, he quickly knelt on the ground and shouted:

"Your Majesty, I, Ma Xianglin, pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"

The Jinyiwei who followed Zhu Cilang were also shocked. They didn't know that the emperor would come with him.

Because all along the way, there were a thousand clean soldiers led by Fang Zhenghua guarding the carriage, and they had no idea who was inside.

I just thought that the carriage was prepared by the prince for myself.

Who could have imagined the result?

The emperor is actually here!

After realizing what was happening, the Jinyiwei quickly dismounted and knelt on the ground, shouting:
"See your majesty, long live your majesty!"

Not far away, Qin Liangyu was also shocked by this scene!

Because she didn't expect to meet the emperor here!
The next second, she rushed over.

"Your Majesty, I, Qin Liangyu, pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"

At the same time, all the white-pole soldiers around reacted and knelt down one by one.

"Long live your majesty!"

"Long live your majesty!"

"Long live your majesty!"

For a moment, everyone shouted "Long live the emperor", the sound shook the earth, like thousands of horses galloping.

Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Chongzhen felt a surge of heroic spirit in his heart.

You have to know that since Zhu Cilang's "rebellion", he hasn't heard anyone shouting "Long live the emperor" for a long time.

This feeling
It really takes seconds!
Suddenly at this moment, Chongzhen, who was immersed in the emperor's majesty, suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve.

When he turned around, he found Zhu Cilang winking at him.

Chongzhen finally reacted and said as planned:
"Fang Zhenghua, announce the decree!"

Fang Zhenghua hurried forward, opened the imperial edict and read it out:

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Qin Liangyu, the Shizhu envoy, has labored tirelessly and achieved remarkable feats, saving the Ming Dynasty from danger numerous times. Therefore, I hereby confer upon her the title of Marquis of Loyalty, a hereditary title."

"Order him to take up the post of General of Xuanfu, and take up the position immediately!"

"Appoint his son Ma Xianglin as a first-rank Zhaowu General."

"Each of his soldiers will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"

"Appreciate this!"

As soon as the imperial edict was read out, everyone present was stunned.

Even Qin Liangyu is like this!
You must know that from ancient times to the present, there has never been a precedent in China of conferring a title of nobility on a woman!
But now the emperor actually gave her a title of nobility?

what is happening?
In fact, Chongzhen did not agree to confer the title of nobility on Qin Liangyu at first.

Although he knew that Qin Liangyu was brave in battle and loyal, it was still too unbelievable for her to be granted a title of nobility.

After all, there had never been a precedent of a woman being granted a title of nobility before.

But Zhu Cilang told Chongzhen very bluntly that if Chongzhen did not confer the title of nobility on Qin Liangyu, he would confer it on himself.

When Chongzhen saw this, he finally agreed.

In this way, Qin Liangyu obtained the title that she should have obtained after her death during her lifetime.

(End of this chapter)