Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Oh, God! Why are you so cruel to Your Majesty! Why don't you protect our Ming Dynasty!"

Sun Chengzong was extremely heartbroken!

Zhu Youxiao was his proudest student.

He was the wisest leader he had ever seen who had the greatest hope of reviving the Ming Dynasty.

But but...

His eyes were full of tears.

"Old sir, please take care of yourself. His Majesty is waiting for you to take charge of the situation. National affairs are more important."

After the angel's consolation, Sun Chengzong finally calmed down, regained his spirits, and went to reunite with Prince Xin and the other two.

That night, the three of them rushed to Taiyuan under the escort of a hundred Ti cavalry.

On the other side, the Western Factory Governor's Mansion.

Governor Wang Chengen read the secret order in his hand and then burned it.

Soon, the two brothers Shui Hedong and Ding Xiu came over.

"I am humble, here to see you, sir."

"Yes." Wang Chengen nodded and gave the order.

"You two should immediately gather ten of your most capable men, and follow me southward in a quarter of an hour!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

After the two men took the order and left, Wang Chengen used his slender fingers to fiddle with the flickering flame on the candlestick next to him and fell into deep thought.

He didn't know what was happening, let alone the news that the princes from all over the world had entered Jin.

He only received a secret order from the emperor, ordering him to immediately take people to Taiyuan to accompany the king.

......

The headquarters of Shenjiying.

Li Dingguo hurried into the central military meeting hall.

"Greetings, General. I wonder what you want me to do?"

Lu Xiangsheng, sitting in the commander's seat, was studying the new firearms sent by the Ministry of Industry.

Seeing him coming, he put the firearm aside and said solemnly.

"I order you to lead two hundred of my elite soldiers and march south immediately."

"But what's the war?"

Ever since the defeat of Huang Taiji, their Shenji Camp has not had a battle for some time. Usually they just do very basic training, which is quite boring.

At this time, hearing what Lu Xiangsheng said, Li Dingguo was confused but still very excited.

"Suppress the bandits!"

"Suppressing bandits? This..."

Li Dingguo felt unhappy when he heard this.

"General, I'm not bragging, but there's no point in using a butcher knife to kill a chicken. Which bandit is so powerful that he can use our powerful artillery?"

"Stop talking nonsense and go gather your troops first. I'll give you the main mission and destination later, but if anyone asks, just say we're going to suppress bandits."

"Remember, this is a matter of great importance. If anything goes wrong, you will be beheaded!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Seeing that what he said was serious, Li Dingguo did not dare to be careless anymore. He withdrew and went to assemble the troops.

......

The fifth military camp is located.

Admiral Zhang Weixian is reading by candlelight at night.

What he was holding in his hand was a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms published in the first year of the Jiajing reign. It was obvious that it had been read so often that the cover was already patinated.

At this time, a young general hurried into the tent, and when he saw Zhang Weixian, he prostrated himself on the ground.

"My son, meet your grandfather!"

The person who came was Zhang Weixian’s adopted grandson, Zhang Nianting.

After the baptism of the Northern Expedition, he got rid of his previous immaturity and grew up to be stronger and more resolute.

When Zhang Weixian saw him coming, a smile immediately broke out on his face. He put down his book and helped him up.

He was quite satisfied with this grandson.

"Hahaha, kid, you look a lot stronger after not seeing you for a few days."

"I practice every day without slacking off, and I dare not bring shame to my grandfather's reputation."

"Okay, okay, this time I have a confidential mission for you to carry out..."

Zhang Nianting was overjoyed when he heard this, his eyes lit up.

A quarter of an hour later, he left the Fifth Army Camp and headed south with two hundred elite cavalry.

The headquarters of the Three Thousand Camp.

After giving instructions to another admiral, Man Gui personally led two hundred cavalrymen and rushed south.

That night, many people rushed out of the capital and headed south under the cover of darkness.

On the same day, the imperial edict also arrived at the Qin Prince's Mansion in Xi'an, Shaanxi.

The contemporary Prince of Qin, Zhu Yihu, is the tenth-generation grandson of Taizu and the thirteenth Prince of Qin in the Ming Dynasty.

The Qin vassal state was called the first closest vassal state in the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Wanli and enjoyed a high status.

Zhu Yizhu's favorite thing to do was to take advantage of the emperor.

The Ming Dynasty's royal family management regulations, "Essentials of the Royal Family and Vassal States," stipulate that when a younger clan inherits a larger clan, his descendants cannot be granted the title of prince, and their titles and salaries will remain unchanged.

That is to say, for a non-direct prince like him who took over the throne from his elder brother, his descendants cannot be granted the title of prince, and their original titles cannot be changed.

But he just wouldn't believe it. Ever since he inherited the title of King of Qin, he began to frantically ask the court for a title.

He asked the emperor to promote his younger brother, uncle and dozens of sons to higher titles.

Starting from the 15th year of the Wanli reign, he has submitted petitions to the court every year requesting a title. There were even four years in which he submitted seven petitions in a row, and he has never stopped until now.

His actions went against ancestral rules and aroused fierce opposition from officials in the Ministry of Rites and the Department of Rites.

However, during the reign of Emperor Wanli, he approved his requests for titles many times and promoted the titles of many of his sons.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Tianqi that he was forced to demote the titles of some of his sons due to opposition from court officials.

Zhu Yizhu was often dissatisfied with this.

At this moment, when he heard the angel reading the secret decree, his face remained calm, but a huge wave had already risen in his heart.

A bold idea suddenly came to my mind.

The emperor is critically ill, and the princes of the world gather in Taiyuan to choose a new emperor. This is a godsend opportunity!

He didn't think he would be the lucky one chosen.

The creed he adhered to throughout his life was that everything had to be achieved through his own efforts!

Just like he fought for titles for his brothers and sons.

The Ming Dynasty is now extremely corrupt. The rebels have looted all the counties in Shaanxi, but the imperial court can do nothing about it. What's the point of Emperor Tianqi?

It just so happened that his Qin Palace had spent a large amount of money to recruit 8,000 soldiers in order to resist the rebels' attack on Xi'an.

The remaining emperor and the princes of the world are all gathered in Taiyuan, giving Zhu Yizhu an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!

It was really God's will that Zhu Yizhu shouldered the heavy responsibility of restoring the Ming Dynasty!

He is sixty years old this year.

If you don’t fight now, when will you fight?

If he took Taiyuan and proclaimed himself emperor, he would not have to go through the trouble of begging for titles and promotions for his sons every day...

Chapter 406 What do you want?

Squeak... Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

After the angel left, the four outer gates of the Qin Palace were closed one after another.

The Prince of Qin's Mansion is extremely magnificent and luxurious. Zhu Yuanzhang once wanted to move the capital to Xi'an, and he also worked hard to transform the Prince of Qin's Mansion into an imperial palace. Even the name "Xi'an" was changed by him.

The Qin Palace is 128 zhang from east to west and 210 zhang from north to south, covering an area of ​​448 acres, almost twice the size of the Dai Palace.

It is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, and a moat. It is grand in scale, and the structure and distribution of palaces in the inner city are consistent with those of the Prince of Dai's Palace and the Prince of Jin's Palace.

Since Zhang Xianzhong wreaked havoc in Shaanxi, the fiefs of the Qin kings and their descendants in various parts of the province have been looted one after another.

All of Zhu Yi's descendants fled to the Prince of Qin's Palace to seek refuge.

At this time, the door of Chengyun Hall was also closed.

Zhu Yihan sat on the throne, looking at the dozen people in front of him, his eyes burning with desire for the power of the Ming Dynasty.

He had many sons, nearly sixty in number, and he could not remember the names of most of them.

At this time, standing at the jade steps were Zhu Cunshu, Zhu Cunji, Zhu Cunji, Zhu Cunxu, Zhu Cunxu...

They were the sons he valued most and the backbone of this uprising.

Today, the city of Xi'an is like a lone boat in the huge waves of Shaanxi, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Although they didn't understand why the bandit army had not yet launched a large-scale attack on Xi'an, the people in the city were already in panic.

At this time, an angel suddenly arrived, and everyone was shocked and confused.

The Crown Prince Zhu Cunshu stepped forward and bowed: "Father, I wonder what the angel has come for?"

The third son, Zhu Cunji, was a little excited: "Father, but the imperial army has already set out to Shaanxi to wipe out the thief Zhang?"

Zhu Yi smiled mysteriously and said, "It's even better news than this!"

The second brother Zhu Cunji's eyes suddenly lit up: "Could it be that the enemy troops have lost their composure and started to attack each other?"

He thought about it and immediately rejected his idea.

"That's not right. The internal strife of the rebel army has nothing to do with the angels!"

When Zhu Yizhu heard him say this, he couldn't help but have a few black lines on his forehead.

This second brother has been fond of martial arts since he was young. He is quite fierce, but his imagination is a bit out of control...

Seeing that his words were getting more and more outrageous, Zhu Yiqi couldn't listen any longer and went straight to the point.

"The emperor is dying of an epidemic in Taiyuan. He is calling on all the princes to come to Jin to choose a new emperor!"

"what!!!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in an uproar.

Zhu Cunji was the first to exclaim: "The emperor is critically ill! The court will have no time to care about our Xi'an city! What if the rebels attack the city with all their might!"

Zhu Yihan couldn't help but glare at him when he heard that.

The third brother is a bit cowardly. He always wants to wait for help from others. He is not like me at all.

After Zhu Cunji was stunned, his eyes lit up again.

"Father, this is great! Don't worry about going to Taiyuan. I will guard the city for you! When the time comes, father will be chosen as the new emperor, and we children will all be princes, hahahaha!"

Zhu Yihan's mouth twitched involuntarily.

The second brother also has the idea of ​​letting me become emperor, that’s great!

But this process is too naive...

His old face turned cold and he immediately said, "What the hell are you thinking! Since Tianqi ascended the throne, has he ever shown any favor to my Qin Palace?"

"Have you forgotten that he demoted your brothers to lowered their titles?"