History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 203

The past few hours seemed to pass very slowly, and the streets and alleys outside were noisy again, but it was not the usual shops opening and officials going to court, but soldiers carrying knives, going to the homes of the royal family in the capital.

There was also a county king living near Xu's mansion. In the quiet morning, the shouts of soldiers there could be heard more and more clearly, causing people to panic.Although the inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion looked calm, the outer courtyard was full of people coming and going. Sitting in the study, Chu Hanyi gradually became anxious.

The news from outside came one after another—the crown prince was killed, the prince was killed, the county king was killed, the eldest princess was killed, the princess was killed, the princess was killed... But everyone with the surname Jun, without exception, cannot escape this. robbery.

In the deep palace, Zhu Yong was excited and nervous, although he didn't sleep the whole night, his energy was very good.The journey north was surprisingly smooth, completely beyond his expectations, the emperor and the crown prince had been killed, and there was no possibility for the Jun family to recover from the storm.The imperial palace is already under his feet, and tens of thousands of troops are guarding outside the city. Except for a few old rotten scholars, none of the court ministers dare to disobey. The only problem is the [-] Mobei troops thirty miles away from the capital.

Zhu Yong was very anxious.

The line buried in Xu's house has been moved, saying that Chu Hanyi intends to surrender to him, but the matter has not been settled, Zhu Yong is not at ease after all.In the early morning, he sent someone to the Xu Mansion to surrender, but although Chu Hanyi intended to surrender, he put forward rather harsh conditions, which he could not accept at all.The Xu family's [-] Mobei army was just outside the city, and Zhu Yong didn't dare to rush in, so he could only calculate silently.

The throne is close at hand, the only variable is the Xu family's [-] Mobei army.If there is a war, the elite of the Zhu family's army will lose a lot, and it may not be able to defend the city. If you want to threaten the family members of the Xu family... the news has already reached his case, and the two hundred hidden guards in the Xu mansion are all martial arts An outstanding person cannot be easily controlled.It would be best to recruit the Xu family to surrender willingly, but the condition is really...Zhu Yong slowly pressed the table and called someone close to him, "Has the person who went to the Xu family come back?"

"Not yet, that Chu Hanyi is very difficult to deal with, and put forward many harsh conditions."

"As long as they are willing..." Zhu Yong was a little shaken under his agitation, but before he finished speaking, another urgent letter was sent to the case, and the sign showed that it was from Jiangnan.

The eyebrows twitched inexplicably, Zhu Yong opened it to look, and immediately became furious, and said angrily, "Qin Ziyang, you old man!" The anger on his face made the people who served near him terrified, and he immediately knelt down on the ground.Zhu Yong stared at the thin letter paper, his canthus tearing apart——

Two days ago, shortly before he took over the capital, Zhu Yong's cronies who stayed in Huaiyang City were assassinated. Qin Ziyang, who was no longer restrained, and Shen Huan released Prince Rui who was imprisoned in the dungeon privately, and The news that Zhu Yong had been defeated in the capital made people in Jiangnan panic.The elite of the Zhu family were all around Zhu Yong, and what remained there was an army that had been trained in the past two years. Although they fought bravely, there were many bandits and refugees inside. The group dispersed.The rest of the people fell into Shen Huan's hands.

There were only a few words in the letter, without detailing what happened, it only said that Zhu Yong's family members had completely fallen into Qin Ziyang's hands.

As a matter of course, this news was first sent to Zhu Chengyu.In order to prevent changes, Zhu Yong kept Zhu Chengyu in Huizhou. If he advances, he can serve as Zhu Yong's back-up.At this time, Zhu Chengyu learned that the capital had been broken, so he was inevitably negligent. After receiving the news of the civil strife in the south of the Yangtze River, he rushed south to rescue.

The idiot!Zhu Yong cursed inwardly.Shen Huan and others killed Wu Wenchou, it must have been arranged, Zhu Chengyu led his troops back, how is it different from throwing himself into a trap?

The thing he was most worried about finally happened, but Zhu Yong couldn't believe it.How could it be possible, the one he stayed there was the deputy general Wu Wenchou, who was his right-hand man!Not to mention his loyalty, not to mention his martial arts and fighting skills, and his precautions are tight, how could he be assassinated?

Zhu Yong was extremely angry.

Ever since the matter of Shen Yulian came out, he had taken precautions against Shen Huan, and began to slowly weaken the power in his hands, sacrificing his position, but after all, time was limited, and when he led the army, Shen Huan still had insufficient power weak.Zhu Yong didn't dare to take him with him, and he didn't dare to kill Shen Huan and break his arm at this time, so he left him in the south of the Yangtze River under Wu Wenchou's restraint.But... how could Wu Wenchou be assassinated!

Zhu Yong felt that this was simply a nightmare.However, even more nightmare news immediately came to his case again.

The Xu family's [-] troops stationed [-] miles outside the capital had quickly approached the imperial city.

How can there be such a coincidence?Zhu Yong was not stupid, he immediately figured out the key point - Xu Jiayuan was in Mobei, could it be that he had colluded with Qin Ziyang from Jiangnan?Otherwise, why did not come to rescue the capital for a long time, and when they arrived in the capital, they did not move forward and kept watching?But just when the news of the fire in Jiangnan's backyard came, the Xu family suddenly moved, Xu Fengxian, an old man!
Realizing that he had fallen into a trap, Zhu Yong was furious, "Catch all Xu Fengxian's family members, and order Chengbi to guard the city strictly!" The eldest son Zhu Chengbi was by his side, and he fought bravely along the way. There are [-] people. Of course, these people cannot all enter the city. Most of the troops are stationed outside the city. If Xu Fengxian wants to attack, it will not be easy!
Zhu Yong looked up at the sky, the noon sun was hot and intense, presumably the royal family had almost killed them.After several years of dormant planning, once he takes over the capital, he must take it into his hands in this world!

At this time in the Xu residence, Chu Hanyi had already received the news first, and gathered everyone together again.Up to Mrs. Xu, down to the servants and servants everywhere, the number of people in each house was counted, and they gathered together in the backyard.Everyone was flustered and anxious, and Chu Hanyi had no time to say anything more, so he selected the servants and male servants and transferred them outside for emergency treatment, while all the female family members stayed in the inner courtyard.

In Chu Hanyi's eyes, it was a piece of cake for hundreds of people to gather together.She deftly instructed the stewards in the mansion to make arrangements, and someone took the lead and led the team of five or six people to various places. In the end, only a group of female relatives remained.

(End of this chapter)