Chapter 553: The Incident
Xiang Yingzhuo stood in the lobby.
On the wall of the lobby hangs a tall portrait of a man wearing a crown and royal robes.
That is Xiong Jing, Emperor Renzong of Da Chu.
He was also the father-in-law of Emperor Xiaowen, Xiong He, who died suddenly.
Emperor Renzong was sixty-one years old. Before his death, he was passed down to Prince Xiong He, while Xiong Yi and Xiang Ying were two ministers who cared about life, one civil and one military.
But what I never expected was that Xiong He would be so short-lived. He died within two years of reaching the top.
Earlier, I always thought that Xiong He was weak but had a strong temper. He did everything personally, so that he died young due to mental and physical exhaustion. It was not until later that Li Dachui arrived in Danyang and identified the medicines that the emperor took daily. It actually contained chronic poison, and after it was confirmed that the queen was a saint of the devil's sect, the people headed by two veterans, Xiang Ying and Xiong Yi, almost collapsed.
What does it mean to fail the entrustment of the late king?
This is it.
How can we watch helplessly as the land and country that has been established for three hundred years are taken away by the demonic witch!
Hands clasped in fists, eyebrows raised and bowed
"Your Majesty, today I will definitely clear up my true origins and return my great country to the world. Please bless me!"
I bowed my head and stood up. Xiang Ying turned around and walked out of the lobby.
In the courtyard, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Wu, the heavily armed private soldiers of the Xiang family, crowded the entire square in front of the lobby.
These people are all Xiang's personal guards, and their combined total is only over a thousand.
Xiang Ying got on his horse, held a spear in his hand, and shouted: "Set up the flag and beat the drum!"
The drum sounded suddenly, the flag flew, the door of Xiang's mansion opened with a bang, and Xiang The eagle picked up the reins and leapt on the horse, rushing out of the gate.
More than a hundred steps forward, the vermilion door of another high-walled courtyard suddenly opened, and a war horse galloped out. The man on the horse was also white-haired, but he was the former chief assistant Xiong Yi. Behind Xiong Yi, the same heavily armed soldiers filed out.
The two white-haired old men folded their hands and said nothing. They just walked side by side. The soldiers behind them also automatically joined together in a tacit understanding.
Walking forward for a certain distance, another door opened.
Moving forward, new people joined.
When they walked out of Wutong Town where wealthy families gathered in Danyang City, Xiang Ying has gathered five thousand troops.
The team no longer marched silently as before, but shouted loudly amidst the sound of drums and trumpets.
Thousands of people chanted the slogan "Queen of Demons, Qing Jun". , advancing rapidly towards the imperial city.
Wutong Town is not far from the imperial city, and the people living around Wutong Town are either wealthy families, official families, or wealthy merchants. This circle should be regarded as a part of Danyang City. Those who live here Every family's life and wealth are closely related to this court.
One thought of heaven, one thought of hell,
This is probably the current situation.
For many people, today is the day of rebellion and the day of bringing order to chaos.
For others, today is the beginning of disaster.
And more people need to make a choice in the next time.
Under such a situation, there is no such thing as neutrality, and there is no room for two sides to help each other.
If you don’t help me, you are the enemy.
"Report!"
A horse galloped over and said loudly to Xiang Ying: "Except for the servants and servants, there is no one else in the house of Lin Yunqi, the left minister of the Ministry of War!"
After a while, another cavalry galloped over.
Except for his servants and servants, Mei Fei, the Minister of Household Affairs, and his family members are not here.
This is the case in the home of Gao Gong, the right minister of the Ministry of Official Affairs, and the same is true in the house of Qiao Duan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
These people are the Demon Queen Jiang Qian’s true confidants.
The absence of one can be said to be an accident,
The absence of two can be said to be a coincidence, but if all of the people to be killed tonight are not here, it means something is wrong.
Xiang Ying and Xiong Yi looked at each other with worries in their eyes.
“Are you sure the Demon Queen has left?” Xiong Yi asked.
"Confirmed, Xiang Zhuang saw with his own eyes that the Demon Queen and Li Dachui got on the boat and went up the Danjiang River!" Xiang Ying said with certainty: "No matter what the reason is, Li Dachui will not let Jiang Qian return smoothly."< br>
Xiong Yi took a deep breath and said: "No matter what, let's capture the palace first and protect His Majesty before talking about anything else! As long as we can get His Majesty back, we will have won half the battle! That Wei's main force, When will they arrive? "
"At noon today, they should have arrived at Yangjialing, only about thirty miles away from Danyang City! Na Wei had quietly left the camp with him last night. The main force has gathered!" Xiang Wu, who was following the two men, shouted loudly: "The vanguard of the Weiwei Southwest Wolf Soldiers has a total of five thousand wolf soldiers, and they are accompanied by twenty giant elephants."
"Okay, as soon as they arrive, the Huben army left behind in Danyang City will not care about the head and tail, and will have no chance to turn back to help the palace!" Xiang Ying said happily: "Chief Assistant, don't worry, everything is under our control. As long as he doesn't come back, we can take control of the situation."
Xiong Yi nodded silently.
There is no turning back when the bow is fired. This time, either the success will be successful or the Xiang family and his family will be liquidated. The Xiang family will at least kill three clans. She is a royal family. It is not easy for the demon queen to kill them all, but I am afraid Except for the emperor's direct descendants, the rest will also suffer.
Thousands of troops roared all the way towards the imperial city.
In the Zhu family mansion, Zhu Cheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. In the mansion, more than two hundred servants were also fully armed, but judging from their posture, they were not ready to go out to help in the battle. , but put up a defensive posture. Under the wall, there were people standing on the high wooden shelves, all holding crossbows, and the gate was blocked with thick sacks.
Listening to the increasingly distant shouts outside, Zhu Cheng stamped his feet and rushed towards the inner courtyard.
The eldest son of the Zhu family, Zhu Chi, just left Danyang with a new wave of merchant ships and returned to Beiting. Now the head of the Danyang family is Zhu Cheng, but the real power in the family is still in the family. In the hands of the old man.
But the order given by Mr. Zhu was not to step out of the house.
Last time, the Zhu family made the wrong choice.
The Zhu family, which was originally considered a first-class family, was immediately in danger. The Zhu family had no choice but to pay millions of taels of silver to let Jiang Qian let them go.
In the next few years, because Zhu Chi climbed up to Beiting and opened the sea trade channel, the Zhu family had some signs of rejuvenation.
But not long after the peaceful days, they had to face a choice again.
"Father, are we really not going out? This time, General Xiang and Xiong Shoufu are joining forces. If they win, we may not be able to get up!" Zhu Cheng, who ran into the house, saw that he was already lying on the bed. Mr. Zhu was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
"Second brother, you and me, we are already seventy-three this year!~"
"I know, father!"
"As the saying goes, seven Thirteen, eighty-four, the King of Hell didn’t invite me to go!” Old Mr. Zhu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened the quilt.
Zhu Cheng was struck by the fact that Mr. Zhu on the bed was actually wearing a shroud.
"Father, what are you..."
Mr. Zhu chuckled: "I am going to die today, so I did not go to participate in the grand event of General Xiang and Xiong Shoufu. I was really helpless. I will look back. You need to send someone to report the funeral to these two people!"
"Father, please be well..." Before he could finish his words, Zhu Cheng was stunned. He suddenly understood what the old man meant.
"If General Xiang wins, he will naturally not be able to attack the Zhu family again. If they lose and the Queen Mother wins again, it will naturally be because the old man of the Zhu family is not angry and rebels against the thieves. And fight, fight to the death!" Mr. Zhu chuckled and said: "No matter who wins, I have my life to support you, and your brother and the others also need it, so they will not embarrass the Zhu family. . ”
“My life is worth it for the safety of the Zhu family!” Mr. Zhu adjusted his posture to a comfortable position and closed his eyes.
"Father!" Zhu Cheng knelt on the ground with a thud and burst into tears.
(End of this chapter)