The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 20: Battle for the Imperial Guards
Early in the morning around noon, the sun was rising, the sky was clear and cloudless, and it was another sunny day.

The entire capital was bustling with activity. Many people gathered in the streets and alleys, discussing the grand spectacle of yesterday's house raids.

Those who went to see it had proud faces and were talking a lot; those who didn’t go to see it had regretful looks on their faces and were sighing repeatedly.

At this moment, two long dragons suddenly swarmed out from the left and right Chang'an Gates and headed straight towards the street between the Five Military Commandery and the Six Ministries.

Soon, both sides of the street from Chengtian Gate to Daming Gate were filled with soldiers from the Beijing Camp.

What is this going to do?
All the officials and yamen runners who saw this were completely confused and didn't know what was going on.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp had just lined up when the Chengtian Gate, which was rarely opened, slowly opened.

Immediately afterwards, the fully armed imperial guards came out in neat steps. One after another, square formations of a hundred men were almost lined up at the Daming Gate. The protagonist finally appeared.

Wanli actually came out of the imperial city on a huge dragon chariot!

In front of him, Qi Jiguang, the general of the Beijing camp, and Shan Sinan, the new commander of the four Tengxiang guards, were riding horses to lead the way. Behind him, Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of Cheng, Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Ding, and Zhang Yuangong, the Duke of Ying, were riding horses to follow them. Behind them, there were also a group of Jinyiwei thousand households and a Jinyiwei phalanx that stretched as far as the eye could see.

On the left and right sides of the dragon chariot, there were two rows of officers from the Beijing camp riding horses to escort the emperor. Li Xuancheng, the seal of the Imperial Stables, stood on the dragon chariot and guarded him by his side.

At this moment, all the officials and yamen runners who saw it were stunned and quickly fell to the ground.

Why did Wanli come out?

The answer was quickly revealed.

The square formation of the imperial guards did not leave the Daming Gate. They turned right and entered Xijiangmi Lane.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the Beijing camp followed like flowing water and surrounded the huge Jinyiwei Yamen!

At this moment, the people of the capital who were eager to watch the fun called their friends and flocked to the scene. The south side of Xijiang Mixiang and the right side of Jinyiwei Back Street were all crowded with people.

His Majesty actually left the palace.

They actually saw the Emperor.

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

Wherever the dragon chariot passed, the huge crowds of people knelt down like waves. The people in the capital were so excited that the shouts of "Long live the dragon chariot" rose one after another.

What exactly does Wanli want to do?
When Wang Zhizhen heard that the little emperor had arrived at the square outside the Jinyiwei Yamen, he had no choice but to go out to greet him with several of his thousand-man subordinates, and kneel on the ground and respectfully shout "Long live the emperor".

Wanli not only did not let them stand, but instead shouted angrily: "How dare you, you dare to send the gold, silver and treasures seized from the house to your own home!"

Oh, so it was to send gold, silver and treasures to their own homes. No wonder many Jinyiwei and Dongchang guards were so listless yesterday, as if they hadn't eaten for several days, and they still hadn't finished copying until the curfew in the evening.

The people in the capital who had witnessed the house-raiding scene yesterday could not help but look surprised.

Wang Zhizhen said innocently, "Your Majesty, I didn't send any of it to my own home. I ordered all the gold, silver, and treasures seized from the house to be taken to the palace."

He didn't lie about this.

His family had plenty of money, so there was no need for him to take the risk of swallowing up such a small amount of confiscated gold and silver treasures.

Wanli continued to shout angrily, "How dare you lie to the emperor in person? Let me tell you, Zhang Jing has confessed everything. You have swallowed up two to three million taels of gold and silver treasures."

Zhang Jing bites me?

impossible!

Wang Zhizhen could only continue to defend himself, saying, "Your Majesty, I really didn't swallow up any of the gold, silver, or treasures that were confiscated."

Wanli snorted coldly and winked at Li Xuancheng beside him.

Li Xuancheng immediately took out the confession folded into a long strip and threw it towards Wang Zhizhen.

With a "whoosh", the confession flew over like a dart.

This guy is so awesome!
Seeing this, Wang Zhizhen quickly raised his hand to take it.

He opened the confession and saw that it actually had Zhang Jing's signature and seal on it.

Zhang Jing, are you fucking sick?
This guy probably swallowed it himself and was called in for questioning by the little emperor.

As a result, the blame was put on him!
Can I take the blame for this? Zhang Jing, you bit me first, so don't blame me for biting back.

He thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I really didn't swallow up the gold and silver treasures I confiscated. It's very likely that Zhang Jing swallowed them himself. He's crying thief."

You didn't swallow it, but Zhang Jing did.

But I just want to get you.

The East Factory has been abolished since the Jiajing period. It doesn't matter whether those thousand people are kept or not. I just want to take back the control of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

As for Zhang Jing, with the strength of your three powerful families, you can definitely deal with him.

I don't need to do anything, I'll just let you fight each other.

Wanli pretended to be skeptical and asked, "You really didn't swallow it?"

Wang Zhizhen nodded repeatedly and said, "I really didn't swallow it."

Wanli looked at the several thousand households behind him, pretended to think about it, and then waved his hand and said, "Duke Chengguo, take people to search the nearest thousand households' homes."

what?
Three of the five thousand commanders behind Wang Zhizhen couldn't help but change their expressions and trembled all over.

Duke Dingguo Zhu Yingzhen led thousands of Jinyiwei and rushed to the west side of Jinyiwei Back Street without hesitation.

A large area west of Jinyiwei Back Street was inhabited by Jinyiwei, and there was a mansion of a thousand households just across the street.

Not long after, Duke Chengguo Zhu Yingzhen returned with his men and a carriage, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division Captain Pang Qing's residence was searched and found over ten thousand taels of gold, over one hundred thousand taels of silver, a box of treasures, and over ten scrolls of calligraphy and paintings, three of which were written by Feng Bao."

Feng Bao's calligraphy is very famous. It is recognized by the world at that time that he is the best eunuch in all dynasties. The calligraphy of Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing is not as good as his.

This time, the evidence was irrefutable, and Captain Pang Qing collapsed to the ground.

Wang Zhizhen looked back and couldn't help but said angrily: "Pang Qing, you have never seen money!"

Wanli snorted coldly, "Wang Zhizhen, what else do you have to say?"

Wang Zhizhen said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I didn't embezzle a single cent. I didn't know Pang Qing would send the confiscated gold, silver, and treasures back to his own home."

Can you deny it?
Wanli shouted, "Duke Chengguo, Duke Dingguo, Duke Yingguo, and Lu Yi, each of you should lead your men to search the other four thousand households."

At this moment, the people of the capital who were watching the excitement nearby were in an uproar, their faces full of excitement, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

They didn't expect to see such a good show.

The people from the Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division actually sent the confiscated gold, silver and treasures to their own homes!
This play is so good, it’s definitely enough to brag about for the rest of my life.

There was a lot of chaos and commotion on the west side of Jinyiwei Back Street, it was very lively.

Not long after, Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong returned with a carriage escorted by over a thousand Jinyiwei. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei, the Northern Pacification Division Captain Feng Xin's residence, was searched and found over ten thousand taels of gold, over a hundred thousand taels of silver, a box of treasures, and over ten scrolls of calligraphy and paintings, two of which were written by Feng Bao himself."

At this moment, two of the four remaining captains behind Wang Zhizhen collapsed. Not only Captain Feng Xin collapsed to the ground, but another Captain Jiao Lan also collapsed to the ground.

It was obvious that Qianhu Jiao Lan also sent gold, silver and treasures to his home.

Sure enough, not long after, Lu Yi returned with a carriage escorted by over a thousand Jinyiwei. He clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei Northern Pacification Division Captain Jiao Lan's residence was searched and found over ten thousand taels of gold, over one hundred thousand taels of silver, a box of treasures, and over ten scrolls of calligraphy and paintings, three of which were written by Feng Bao."

Not long after, Duke Chengguo Zhu Yingzhen and Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi also returned with their men, but they did not find anything.

Is this all?

Wanli suddenly roared as if he was ill, "That's not much, two or three million taels, and they only got more than 300,000 taels. Wang Zhizhen, you took the lion's share, right?
Duke Cheng, capture them all for me. Lu Yi, take your men and raid Wang Zhizhen's house!"

you!
My family has a lot of money, but it’s all mine, not stolen.

Wang Zhizhen didn't know how to defend himself. He could only cry out, "Your Majesty, this is unjust!"

I just wronged you, so what?

When Wanli heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he smiled evilly to himself.

Jinyiwei is obtained!
(End of this chapter)