Daming Military Empire

Chapter 9
The seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, 1627 AD, August 22, Weishi.

It was the lazy afternoon, most of the people in the capital were sleeping in their homes, and there were very few pedestrians on the street, so it was very quiet.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey." A dull bell rang suddenly, breaking the tranquility of the afternoon. After being awakened, most of the sleeping people greeted the matrilineal relatives of the bell ringer with a few cursing words, and then continued their life. big dream.However, some people seem to have been waiting for the bell. After the bell rang, many places in the capital began to take action.

In the West Clothes Bureau of Deshengmen, a group of eunuchs, about 30 to [-] people, lined up in two rows and stood quietly in the courtyard of the lobby. These eunuchs were different from the skinny and frail eunuchs in the palace. From the outside, tall and strong, he looks like a Wu eunuch who has undergone special training.

In front of them was a cart covered with a tarpaulin, and in front of the cart stood two middle-aged eunuchs in their 40s.

Although one of them has a white face and no beard, he is majestic and has the air of a general. If anyone who knows him sees it, he will be shocked. This is actually the former eunuch Wang An's favorite student, the great eunuch Cao Huachun!Wasn't he already framed by Wei Zhongxian and dispatched to Nanzhili to be punished? Why did he suddenly appear in the capital?
The other person was not simple, but Wang Yumin, the eunuch of the Huanyi Bureau, who was also a member of Wang An's family. He seemed to have a foot problem, and he stood there crookedly, as if he was struggling.

As soon as the bell rang, Wang Yumin immediately knelt down on the ground and murmured: "The emperor has passed away."

Cao Huachun did not kneel down when he heard the words, he bowed his hands to Wang Yumin and said: "Yumin, time is running out, you wait here for me to send the emperor off, we are going."

After finishing speaking, he lifted the tarpaulin on the cart next to him, took a stack of oysters and walked straight out, the eunuchs in two rows also stepped forward one by one, each holding a stack of oysters, and silently followed behind him.

Wang Yumin fell to the ground and said sadly: "Brother, it's a pity that my leg was broken by that traitor, and I can't go to the country with you. If something happens to you this time, I will never live. I will kill myself and go to Jiuquan with you in front of the tomb of my teacher. "

Cao Huachun turned his head and took a deep look at him, nodded slightly, and left resolutely.

In a thousand-household house in Jinyiwei outside Guangqumen, a high-ranking Qianhu in his fifties was seated at the main seat in the lobby, and about ten hundred households below were sitting upright, and the entire lobby was silent.

As soon as the bell rang, the thousand households began to count, and every time it rang, he counted: "One, two, three"

When he counted to nineteen, he suddenly stood up from his seat and mourned, "The emperor is dead."

Then he turned around and knelt down facing the direction of the palace. After hearing the words, ten hundred households on the left and right stood up at the same time and knelt down in order facing the direction of the palace.

The thousand households mourned again: "Respectfully send off the emperor."

Then he started to kowtow first, and ten hundred households kowtowed nine times in a neat order.

After the ceremony, the thousands of households stood up and said with a strict order: "Master Xiaoluo has an order to gather in West Chang'an Street outside Chengtian Gate in half an hour. You must quickly gather your troops and rush to West Chang'an Street, but some are late. whoever, beheaded!"

Ten hundreds of households clapped their hands together and said in unison: "I obey."

Then, they all got up and rushed out.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey." The low-pitched bell sounded endlessly, as if hitting Zhu Cijiong's heart, and he felt that his heart was about to jump into his throat with the bell.

It's been a quarter of an hour, and there is still no news from Cao Huachun, so it's not true that he can't get in!

At this moment, a notification came from outside: "News, the Clothes Bureau has sent you Su."

When Sun Chengzong heard the news, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly, "Let them in."

Not long after, an imposing middle-aged eunuch led two tall eunuchs in with their hands in their hands, and knelt down in front of the crowd.

When the letter king Zhu Youjian saw the middle-aged eunuch, he couldn't help shouting in surprise: "Eunuch Cao!"

Cao Huachun didn't reply to Wang Zhu Youjian's words first, but knelt there respectfully and sang promises: "Slave Cao Huachun sees His Highness the Prince, His Highness King Xin, Empress Empress, Imperial Concubine Empress, and Lord Sun."

After seeing it, he said to Xin Wang Zhu Youjian: "His Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian stepped forward to help Cao Huachun up, and said with tears in his eyes, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Cao Huachun used to be the attendant of Zhu Youjian, the king of faith. He has been with Zhu Youjian since he was four years old and took care of him. It can be said that he is Zhu Youjian's closest person.

In history, Zhu Youjian didn't believe in anyone, and everyone doubted him, except for Cao Huachun who had always favored and trusted him. From this, it can be seen that their relationship is extraordinary.

Cao Huachun didn't have time to catch up with Zhu Youjian at this time, so he ordered the two accompanying eunuchs to pass on the plain materials, and then began to serve Zhu Cijiong in mourning.

Seeing Cao Huachun's appearance, Zhu Cijiong knew that he must be extraordinary, but Wei Zhongxian has been in the government and the opposition for so many years, can he win the battle with such a person?
Empress Zhang was also a little worried. After all, Wei Zhongxian's power was there. It would be a joke if Cao Huachun alone could survive.While sorting out the details, she asked, "Eunuch Cao, how many people did you bring from Nanzhili this time?"

Cao Huachun replied respectfully: "I would like to report to the empress, the servants have brought 24 military officials, and they are currently distributing the oysters in various parts of the palace. After the distribution is over, they will be on duty outside the bedrooms of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the empress."

Empress Zhang was taken aback when she heard the words, and asked urgently: "I heard that Wei Zhongxian has eunuchs, big and small, not less than ten thousand. You are so small, how can you beat him?"

Cao Huachun replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, more than half of Wei Zhongxian's eunuchs are in the East Factory. It is not bad if he can mobilize 5000 people in this palace, and there are almost tens of thousands of eunuchs left by the old people in the palace." With them, they are all loyal to the emperor and the prince, and he cannot be adjusted."

Five thousand is better than 24, which is reassuring. Even the letter king Zhu Youjian was not calm. He asked in horror: "Five thousand! Can you resist with more than 20 people?"

When Cao Huachun heard the words, he quickly comforted him: "His Royal Highness Xin Wang, don't worry, I have already contacted the eunuchs of the various supervisors in the palace. If Wei Zhongxian dares to mess around, they will not sit idly by."

Xin Wang Zhu Youjian heard the words, and then he was relieved, nodded and said: "This is good, this is good."

Speaking of this, Cao Huachun said worriedly: "There is nothing in the palace, I am afraid that he will attack from outside the palace, and the Jinyiwei is also in his hands. That is [-] to [-] elite soldiers!"

Zhu Cijiong had already put his heart back into his stomach, but when he heard Cao Huachun's words, his little heart immediately jumped into his throat again. Isn't it like cutting melons and vegetables with [-] to [-] elite soldiers against [-] eunuchs!
Fortunately, Sun Chengzong immediately gave him a reassurance, and he said lightly: "This Eunuch Cao doesn't have to worry, the emperor has issued a secret decree to use Luo Yangxing to serve as the guard of Jinyiwei and be in charge of the guard of the palace. Already matched up with Wei Zhongxian."

Cao Huachun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said happily, "That's good, once the two of them fight, Wei Zhongxian won't have time to take care of the affairs of the palace."

Zhu Cijiong is baffled, fighting?What the hell is Luo Yangxing? Why are they fighting?Apart from the Donglin Party, who else dared to confront Wei Zhongxian?How fat is this Luo Yangxing's guts!
He was in the stage of pretending to be stupid and acting cute, so it was hard to ask. Fortunately, Xin Wang Zhu Youjian didn't know it, so he asked directly: "Fight? Why are they fighting?"

Cao Huachun replied respectfully: "Reply to His Highness Wang's words, because the former commander of Jinyiwei, that is, Luo Yangxing's father Luo Sigong was killed by Wei Zhongxian."

It turned out to be revenge for killing my father, it would be strange if we didn't fight.

(End of this chapter)