my days with tyrants

Chapter 294 The Ming Emperor Is Easily Soluble in Water
maple bridge.

But it is indeed a very suitable place.

It was far enough from the city walls that it was far beyond the range that even heavy artillery could effectively aim at.

In fact, there is no artillery on the city wall of Suzhou that can hit Fengqiao.

Although the gentry in the city melted a lot of temple bells, they did cast a lot of heavy cannons of two to three thousand catties.

But after all, it is not as good as the Ministry of Industry in terms of technology.

The craftsmen of the latter were all trained by Yang Feng himself.

Therefore, these heavy artillery are shorter, and their range is not as good as that of the Ministry of Industry. The most effective way to use them is to stuff a bunch of large shotgun shells, and then use them to bombard the heavily armored soldiers who are attacking the city.

And Fengqiao itself is also behind the front line of Shenji Battalion.

The real front line is less than one mile away from the city wall, and then use the water net to build cannon forts outside the city, that is, use sacks of sand and wood to build cannon forts, even the heads are covered with wood and sandbags, Then bombard the city wall with artillery of various tonnages inside.The Shenji Battalion in charge of this direction had attacked many times before, all using artillery to suppress the city wall, and then the heavily armored soldiers took advantage of the shallow water in winter to directly attack the city wall, but they were all repulsed by the firepower on the city wall...

"Your Majesty, there are still too few soldiers to fight. Although these firearms are powerful, in the end, fighting still depends on people. As long as there are enough soldiers to charge forward, the firearms will eventually be unstoppable."

Wu Shouan carefully explained the main reason why he could not attack Suzhou recently.

"Your subordinate Guangshenji Battalion has more than 1 soldiers, plus at least [-] other armies. How can you think there are too few soldiers compared to the [-] to [-] mob?"

His Majesty the Emperor sneered.

"Uh, I'm incompetent, I deserve death for my crimes!"

Wu Shouan hurriedly pleaded guilty with a look of panic.

In fact, he didn't attack with all his strength. The bullet marks on the wall can prove the extent of the battle. It would be nice for him to stay outside and enjoy the rewards of the gentry everywhere...

The latter's reward army didn't want him to take down Suzhou, they just bought him to drag him down.

During the entire siege of Suzhou, he himself received at least 50 guan, and all the main generals under his command. These military rewards in the name of various prefectures and counties were bought from them. Otherwise, if he really attacked with all his strength, Suzhou would be opened no matter what. up.The core of the Suzhou garrison is actually two or three thousand elites, including those who were supported by Ma He and those who were bought by the Suzhou Guards, plus some veterans of the old Japanese kingdom. Because the Japanese kingdom surrendered to Ming Dynasty, the nobles including the Ashikaga family all have Security is guaranteed, there is no need to feed too many soldiers, so a large number of layoffs are being made.

A large number of samurai who were laid off and had no means of living fell into abject poverty. After all, they could neither farm nor do anything else.

Then they were sold as piglets to work as coolies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

This time it was discovered.

There are less than 3 people left, all of whom are Japanese slaves, Korean slaves, and Annan slaves, and they are led by the young and strong in the gentry clan.

Most of the generals are veterans who followed Zhang Shicheng back then.

These are the so-called regiment training in Suzhou City. It can be said that these mobs can hold up to an army of Shenji Battalion for more than three months. It really depends on Wu Shouan and other generals who are reluctant to open it.

Of course, the emperor ignored him. Zhu Yunxie’s basic position is nobles. At least for now, he can only tolerate these nobles. Surrounded by guards, he walked onto Fengqiao. A figure in a dragon robe can be seen with his back turned to him.

As for the ship and the man, of course they had been closely searched.

Not only could there be no gunpowder on board, but it was also impossible for him to have muskets on him, so this kind of omission would not have happened.

His Majesty the Emperor went straight to the bridge, then leaned on the railing and lowered his head, but he was stunned the next moment.

"Your Majesty, isn't it embarrassing for you and my brother to meet each other like this?"

His brother turned around, looked at him sincerely and said.

The accompanying Wu Shouan, Huang Guan, and even Zhang Xianzong and others all looked at Zhu Yunqi on the boat in astonishment. Of course, it is impossible for them not to know King Guangze. This is not the fake Fang Xiaoru said at all, it is true.

His Majesty the Emperor turned his head without hesitation...

"Fang Xiaoru!"

he shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is fake, this is fake!"

Fang Xiaoru, who was behind, hurried forward, and he yelled anxiously as he squeezed through the guards.

Because the shackles on his body were heavy, he kept making metal friction sounds as he walked.

His Majesty the Emperor immediately woke up...

Indeed, this must be false.

After all, he had already announced to the world that Zhu Yunqi in Suzhou City was a fake, Qi Tai's nephew in disguise, and Fang Xiaoru, a close friend of Zhu Yunqi, testified, which was enough to convince the people, so even if his brother did arrive in Suzhou during this period , as long as he doesn't admit it.Anyway, it has fallen into his hands now, and there is no proof of direct killing. As for those in Suzhou who know the real situation, the big deal is to kill them all. Whoever dares to say that it is his brother will kill the whole family.

Then he turned his head...

"You bastard, how dare you lie about being my elder brother? Don't tell me I don't even recognize my own elder brother?"

he shouted.

Wu Shouan and the others hurriedly lowered their heads, each of them began to break out in a cold sweat.

This is really troublesome, they are at the scene, and they all know Zhu Yunqi. Now His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he is going to lie with his eyes open, or if he admits that this is his brother and kills him, then they know best that this can be done. Speaking of top secret, and knowing such a secret, I am afraid that there will be no good end, killing people to silence them!

Dead people don't tell secrets.

If it doesn't work out, the whole family will have to be killed so as not to leak the secret.

At this moment, they were really chilled, and countless executioners were already waiting in front of them.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to talk nonsense with this thief, let Jin Yiwei take it down immediately, and this thief will be executed on the spot!"

Fang Xiaoru finally reached the emperor's side, he raised his shackled hands, pointed at Zhu Yunxuan below and shouted.

"Jin Yiwei, punish this thief on the spot!"

shouted the emperor immediately.

"Your Majesty, you and my brother are close relatives, how can you see Emperor Daxing like this? Such cruelty, how can it be tolerated by the sky?"

cried his brother.

"Jin Yiwei, kill him!"

His Majesty the Emperor leaned on the railing angrily, and shouted at his brother.

Fang Xiaoru spread his arms beside him...

"Put this thief to justice on the spot!"

he shouted.

Wu Shouan frowned at his posture, but didn't say anything, just leaned to the side, just blocking the guard closest to the emperor, and Huang Guan also leaned to the side with a heartbeat, also blocking a guard.The emperor didn't notice any abnormality, he just looked down at his brother, the next moment Fang Xiaoru's iron chain fell from the sky between his hands, and hit his neck all at once, before he could react, Fang Xiaoru's iron chain was on his neck at a very fast speed Wrapped around in a circle, and then Fang Daru turned outward towards the railing.

"Help me!"

Zhang Xianzong, who was blocked behind, woke up now, and he immediately roared.

But it was too late. Fang Xiaoru, who turned out of Fengqiao, strangled the emperor's neck with an iron chain in his hand, and pulled it out with his own body weight. His Majesty didn't even have time to scream, and he was dragged out of the whole body , the nearest guard jumped forward screaming, but was blocked by Huang Guan a step behind, and another guard who also rushed forward was also blocked by Wu Shouan...

Of course, it cannot be said to block.

They just didn't react as fast as them. After all, what happened was too sudden, and they couldn't be expected to have the reaction speed of these guards.

Accident, purely by accident.

"His Majesty!"

Wu Shouan screamed and rushed to the railing.

But when he threw himself onto the railing, the emperor had already fallen into the river with Fang Xiaoru, and the shackles on the latter's body, which weighed dozens of catties, sank quickly with the emperor...

"help me!"

The iron chain was loosened a little, and His Majesty the Emperor, who was good at water, struggled and shouted.

But Fang Xiaoru hugged him suddenly from behind, using the weight of the iron chains on his body to sink him.

There was chaos on and off the bridge, and the guards jumped down in terror, trying to save their emperor, but they were all heavily armored, and they could barely protect themselves after entering the water. One of them did grab the emperor and drag him up. One point, but Fang Xiaoru, who was on the latter's back, hugged the emperor tightly.Another guard pulled out a dagger and stabbed it in his arm, but at this time Fang Daru was actually unconscious, only remaining obsessed with killing the emperor, the pain of the dagger had no effect on him.

He still fell and the emperor sank again.

At this time, the emperor was also unable to struggle, and at the moment of sinking, he glanced at his brother with the last consciousness.

The latter stood on the bow of the boat a foot away, looking down at him triumphantly.

The guards were still working hard, trying to rescue the emperor, but the mud and sand under the water were churning, making it difficult to see the emperor.

After all, the emperor was also wearing heavy armor. In fact, he had dozens of catties of heavy breastplate inside, which couldn't be pierced even by the magic gun.

His breastplate, Fang Xiaoru's shackles, these add up to seventy or eighty catties, and the buoyancy of the human body is meaningless after adding these, he was directly carried and sank to the bottom of the water. They groped around, but the water here was nearly ten feet deep, and it was difficult to find the sunken emperor. While they were searching for the emperor, Zhu Yunqi was looking at Wu Shouan and the others, who were also looking at him...

"Everyone, am I King Guangze?"

He said.

"Jin Yiwei, take him down quickly!"

Zhang Xianzong shouted.

"Zhang Xueshi, what does Fang Xiaoru have to do with King Guangze when Fang Xiaoru kills the king? This traitor has long betrayed King Guangze, and now he is the one who kills the king. Xueshi Zhang wants to frame King Guangze?"

Huang Guan shouted.

Zhang Xianzong looked at him in astonishment, suddenly he came to his senses and ran back without hesitation.

"Zhang Xianzong and Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the king, take him down immediately!"

Wu Shouan shouted suddenly.

Those Jin Yiwei looked at each other, but no one made a move.

Everyone is not a fool, this Tamar made it clear that it was a game, Fang Xiaoru was the dead man of King Guangze, and cooperated with King Guangze to kill the king with a feigned surrender.

Although it happened so suddenly and everyone was a little confused, it was obviously wrong to arrest Xueshi Zhang. Everyone knew that Xueshi Zhang was loyal to the emperor. Even if he didn't know what to do now, he couldn't do anything for a tiger to harm his loyal ministers.

Zhang Xianzong quickly got on his horse...

"Everyone, have you thought about how to face King Yan and Yang Feng?"

He looked at Wu Shouan and the others and sneered.

Then he turned his horse's head and left quickly.

Wu Shouan and the others looked at each other, but then turned around one after another...

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has passed away. The country has no owner. The King is his own brother. At this time, I would like to ask the King to go ashore and preside over the overall situation temporarily."

Huang Guan said while suppressing his excitement.

These Confucian scholars finally waited for their own lord Mingjun.

"Since this is the case, this king will be reluctant."

Zhu Yunqi also suppressed his excitement, and then let the boatman land, and was greeted by Wu Shouan and others.

At this time, those guards were still salvaging His Majesty the Emperor. After 5 minutes, they finally fished His Majesty out of the water, but the latter had died, and Fang Xiaoru's dead body was still coiled around him. The arms and legs were separated to get out the remains of His Majesty the Emperor.At this time, the city gate of Suzhou had been opened, Qi Tai and other officials of the King of Wu led a regiment out of the city, and now their forged edict was of course true, so they were just a group of loyal ministers who were loyal to the Emperor Daxing.

At the same time, the Suzhou gentry gave a lot of money to reward the troops and appease the soldiers who were still at a loss, but the money must have been borrowed, so King Wu immediately announced that the Suzhou government would be tax-free for ten years.

In this way, the people of Suzhou also cheered.

Then Wenchen and military generals led the people of Suzhou and various armies to formally invite King Wu to temporarily supervise the country.

Afterwards, the King of Wu announced to the world with the Edict of Supervising the State that the great scholar Zhang Xianzong and the criminal minister Fang Xiaoru conspired to kill the king. Unfortunately, His Majesty died.

Immediately after that, Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu in the south, received the edict of the prison.

The officials of Zhejiang and Su Songchang all received the edict of the prison.

At the end of the day, even if everyone understands what is going on, there is no need to entangle them. They are brothers. Although they are not a mother, they are both the sons of Emperor Xingzong, and Emperor Daxing really wanted to use King Wu as his father at first. The grandson of the emperor, he is already qualified to be the emperor.The emperor doesn't have a son, but the empress is pregnant now. As for whether it is a boy or a girl, it is hard to say, but even if it is a boy, you can't let an unborn child be the emperor, right?
There are two remaining younger brothers, both of whom are concubines, and the situation is the same as that of King Wu, which means that King Wu is well-deservedly ranked first in terms of inheritance rights.

Although everyone understands that His Majesty the Emperor is probably murdered by him.

but……

After all, he still has the most right to inherit the throne now!
After all, this is all about their brothers. The struggle within the royal family has nothing to do with the ministers. If he succeeds, he will be the emperor. The key is that his succession is in the interests of the ministers. The imperial examination reform must have stopped, and this alone is enough for the ministers to support him.

As for the truth about the death of the emperor, at least you can explain it to him. First of all, Fang Xiaoru surrendered, so he has already betrayed the king of Wu. Since he has betrayed the king of Wu, of course it cannot be ordered by the king of Wu, and the king of Wu did not participate when the emperor was killed. He just went to see his younger brother. At that time, Fang Xiaoru shouted for Jin Yiwei to kill him. Everyone heard it. It really has nothing to do with King Wu!

Maybe Fang Xiaoru was instigated by Yang Feng!
Yes, it must be.

It's him, it's him, it's him!
(End of this chapter)