Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 336 Loud Conspiracy on Taiye Lake

Not long after, Zhu Youxiao was led by Xiao Guizi to the door of the secret room on the second floor of the dragon boat.

"Your Majesty, the two loyal ministers are in the room. We don't have much time. Please give your orders as soon as possible. If someone finds out, your servant will knock on the door three times to warn you. Your Majesty, please remember this." Zhu Youxiao entered the door. Before, Xiao Guizi still gave a few instructions.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with the slave's behavior of ordering his master, Zhu Youxiao still tried his best to relax his frown, pretending to be open-minded and accepting words, and nodded gently: "I understand."

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

The candlelight inside the house was dim and the smell was damp and unpleasant, but it was still clear that two men were waiting inside.

Zhu Youxiao just stepped into the house.

Two plops!
  "Zou Yuanhong, the director of the inspection department of Dali Temple, came to see your majesty. I am incompetent and have made your majesty suffer!"

"Liu Huang, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, came to see His Majesty. Your Majesty was frightened!"

There was Zou Yuanhong, a minor official of Dali Temple who was wearing a plain robe, and Liu Huang, a member of the imperial court with a round collar in a satin robe. They seemed to be loyal.

"How is the outside world now? Where is Shi Kefa? Why didn't they come to rescue me? Why didn't the Beijing army fire a single shot? I was in the imperial city and didn't hear the slightest movement of the siege. What happened?"

As soon as he entered the room and saw the two courtiers, Zhu Youxiao could hardly control his emotions. He opened his mouth to vent his rebuke and dissatisfaction towards Shi Kefa who never returned.

Unfortunately, trapped in the imperial city, Zhu Youxiao has been cut off from all news by Wang Qi, just like a deaf or blind man, he is like a headless fly if he wants to do anything.

Therefore, in the past few days after Shi Kefa left, Zhu Youxiao felt that he had suffered from hysteria. He was thinking almost every moment that one day, the loyal and upright ministers could lead King Qin's army to the imperial city and kill the rebellious ministers. Kill them without leaving any trace behind!
  Especially Wang Qi, who barbarized nine tribes and even ten tribes hated him!

"Your Majesty, the king's Liaodong army has entered the city, the Beijing camp has long been defeated, and Mr. Shi has also fled to Nanjing, preparing to gather the king's troops and go north again." Zou Yuanhong knelt there, as if because of the shaking of the ship, his expression changed. He was turning white in waves, and his body was trembling.

"The Beijing camp has escaped?" Hesitating like a bolt from the blue, Zhu Youxiao was stunned on the spot. He couldn't accept this fact for a while. Since Emperor Chengzu, the elite troops that guard the capital, which the court has supported with huge sums of money every year, are facing the enemy's plot to rebel. At that time, without firing a single shot, he immediately fled after hearing the news?

Zhu Youxiao suddenly wanted to turn around and go back to his Qianqing Palace. Maybe he would climb onto the dragon bed and take a nap. After waking up, any news would be much better than the current situation.

what does this mean?
  Zhu Youxiao, who has been emperor for several years, knows it all too well.

The escape of the Beijing camp meant that everything north of the Yellow River fell into the hands of Wang Qi, and there would be no more enemies from then on!
  This means that he has given up half of the Ming Dynasty!
  "How can I face my ancestors!" Zhu Youxiao shouted hoarsely. He sat down on the wet floor and cried loudly, with tears streaming down his face.

"Your Majesty, my condolences, my condolences!" Liu Huang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, walked forward on his knees, knelt at Zhu Youxiao's feet, and consoled him: "Your Majesty, there are still a lot of loyal people in the capital who are actively planning. , that is, when Wang Qi held the founding ceremony of the House of Representatives, he launched a coup and directly beheaded all the rebels! Even if there were tens of thousands of Liaodong troops outside the city, we relied on the strength of the capital city and the deep pool to persist for a month until King Qin's soldiers arrived , no problem!”

"And as long as Wang Qi dies, the rebel party will be leaderless and helpless. When your Majesty raises his arms and calls out, the whole world will respond! Everyone will surrender!"

"A month later?" Zhu Youxiao stopped crying and looked at Liu Huang with wide eyes: "The establishment ceremony of the House of Representatives?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I believe that the House of Representatives is the cabinet, and it is just a fig leaf for Wang Qi to steal the country. A month later, he will hold the inauguration ceremony of the House of Representatives at Wenyuan Pavilion in Donghua Gate. At that time, the heads of the entire House of Representatives, as well as Shandong and Gyeongsang Province, will Senior officials from Liaodong, Shanxi and Shaanxi will all be present. If we rescue His Majesty at that time, display his image in front of everyone, raise our arms and shout, denounce Wang Qi as a usurper, what will we do to Wang Qi's usurpation plan? A devastating blow!”

"Who are you referring to?" Zhu Youxiao looked at the two people in front of him with some suspicion.

One is a sixth-rank Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Industry, and the other is a low-ranking Dali Temple experienced official. Is this battle sure to be comparable to Wang Qi's iron fist? "So that Your Majesty can rest assured. Among our Zhongzheng ministers, there are two bachelors, three high-ranking officials in the six ministries, dozens of ministers in charge of the affairs, and countless righteous men in the capital. Wang Qi and other treacherous people are just They act evil for a while, and everyone in the world is blinded by them. When the time comes, we go on stage and shout loudly, then Yuyu will be clear for thousands of miles, and the Holy One will be able to regain the great treasure!"

"Good good!!!"

Hearing Liu Huang's words of relief, Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood. Just as he was about to say a few more words, there was a sudden knock on the door, and at the same time Xiao Guizi's anxious voice came: "Your Majesty, the palace sent someone A group of Yulin troops drove towards my dragon boat in a small boat. They must be suspicious and asked the two adults to take shelter for the time being. Your Majesty, hurry up and go upstairs!"

Inside the room, the three of them looked at each other with reluctance in their eyes: "Thank you for your hard work, my dears!"

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and patted the hands of Liu Huang and Zou Yuanhong.

"I will be crushed to pieces, but I must rescue His Majesty!"

Not long after, Liu Huang and Zou Yuanhong left reluctantly, while Zhu Youxiao stood blankly on the side of the ship. His eyes were no longer filled with worry and loss, replaced by hope for the future and fighting with Wang Qi. A life-or-death decision!

Not far away, a small boat of Yulin guards came with guns.

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Wenyuan Pavilion is the administrative office of the Grand Council.

"Sir, the news I just received is that Liu Huang and Zou Yuanhong have already spoken to the emperor on Taiye Lake," Li Qingsong stood not far opposite Wang Qi and reported to him the news he had just received.

Without stopping the brush in his hand, Wang Qi said while writing: "Didn't you try to scare the snake away?"

"My lord once said that you should play the long game to catch big fish, and I have not forgotten it," Li Qingsong said with a smile on his face, obviously very relaxed.

"Well, during this period, Wang Tiqian has begun to gradually relax his supervision of the emperor in order to attract more fish to take the bait. Don't take the bait lightly. Remember, the inauguration ceremony of the House of Representatives in one month is very important!"

"Don't worry, sir. Except for Shanshan, all the secret guards in other places have been transferred to the capital. They have been keeping an eye on the imperial city these days. Any disturbance will not escape the eyes of my subordinates!"

Looking up at Li Qingsong, Wang Qi praised: "When I brought you out of Zhucheng, you were still unwilling and said that you wanted to marry Huang Yatou from Yangchang Lane. Now it seems that you have succeeded in marrying Huang Yatou, and this secret guard is even more so. It's impressive, brother Qi, I have a unique vision, right?"

"Hey," Wang Qi pointed out an old embarrassing incident. Li Qingsong blushed rarely, touched the back of his head, and laughed.

After a while, Li Qingsong withdrew, and Wang Qi sat back on the huanghuali armchair, his eyes falling on the letter paper handed by Li Qingsong:

On May 3rd, Shi Kefa entered the palace through the culvert and secretly discussed matters concerning the capital camp;

On May 7, Yang Changsi sent someone to deliver a note to the emperor to reassure him;

On May 13, Zhang Shenyan organized a meeting to save the emperor in Beijing;
  On May 17, Liu and Zou secretly met the emperor at Taiye Lake.
  "Hey," Wang Qi chuckled and tapped his fingers:
  "The strong wind blows down the sycamore tree, and others will judge it!"

(End of this chapter)