Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

"Report, the thousands of households of the Zhenwu Division and the Bingma Division are calling soldiers and horses!"

"Report, the Minister of the Ministry of War is asking to see you outside the gate of the imperial city!"

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When news came one after another, the faces of everyone in the hall changed drastically.

Eunuch Lu also came from the study to the main hall with a gloomy face.

"Order Tianwuwei to block the imperial city, and no one is allowed to enter the imperial city!"

"Here!"

Eunuch Lu glanced at the courtiers in the hall, his cloudy eyes were full of sharpness.

At this moment, he is not a eunuch, but Li Huang's most trusted servant.

The status of a servant may be a bit humble, but no one in front of him will look down on him because of this.

Even Ji Yuanchen didn't stand up and say anything.

"Has Yan Zhenyan Zhu Guo come?"

"Returning to the father-in-law, the subordinate has ordered someone to go to Qingfu Mountain, and he should be on the way back now." A general of Tianwuwei replied.

Eunuch Lu nodded slightly.

At this time, a group of people cheered outside the gate of Shengtian Palace.

One of the old men with a bent back walked into the hall with the support of two young eunuchs.

Eunuch Lu looked at the old man, frowning slightly.

"How did you come?"

He said dissatisfiedly.

"I was afraid that Eunuch Lu would be too busy, so I came to see if there is anything I can do to help." The old man said softly.

The person who came was none other than Mr. Luo.

Eunuch Lu frowned slightly, and didn't say much, he knew that Eunuch Luo had already joined Qin Wei.

Not only Eunuch Luo is here, but Wang An is also here.

"Master Admiral!"

Wang An stepped forward and looked at Eunuch Lu solemnly.

Eunuch Lu's expression moved slightly, "Is there something wrong?"

"His Royal Highness sent a letter saying that the affairs in the imperial city will be handled by the admiral, and that there is no need to worry about the affairs outside the imperial city, the admiral will take care of everything." Wang Andao.

Eunuch Lu took a deep look at him and said, "Tell Your Highness, don't forget the old slave's request!"

"Your subordinates obey!" Wang An responded, and then left Shengtian Palace.

Seeing this, all the officials in the palace looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't know who Wang An was talking about, but Ji Yuanchen saw something.

Ji Yuanchen just sighed softly, and the old god still stood in front of the red pillar, leaning his back on the red pillar.

The situation in front of him is beyond his control, or beyond everyone's control.

Neither the cabinet nor the governor's office can control it.

This is the biggest disadvantage of Dali Chaotang.

For a long time, Li Huang's control over the court has reached an unprecedented height, neither the cabinet nor the Dudu's Mansion can influence Li Huang's will.

And once the court is out of Li Huang's control, the cabinet and the Dudu's Mansion will not be able to control the court at all.

When Li Huang was around, this should be an advantage.

But when Emperor Li is not around, this is the biggest problem for the court.

Chapter 199 The Stubborn Lu Tong

Shuntian government office.

Lu Tong stood in the lobby with a serious expression.

The source of news from the Shuntian government office is naturally not as good as Luo Wang and Huangcheng Secretary, but the imperial guards around the capital suddenly gathered out of the camp, and it is impossible for Lu Tong to not receive news of such a major event.

But as the news came one after another, Lu Tong felt panicked.

It's not that his mind is not calm enough, but that this happened too suddenly, too unexpectedly, and too unbelievable.

As the Governor of Shuntian, it is not that Lu Tong did not expect that the battle for the new emperor would plunge the capital into war, but he never imagined that the chaos would spread so widely.

The question before Lu Tong now is how to ensure the safety of the capital.

The million imperial guards cannot be trusted, nor can the [-]th Regiment Battalion.

Inside and outside of Kyoto, he didn't know who to trust.

As for the imperial city, he had already gone there just now and was turned away.

He can understand this situation, but now he seems to have lost control and can only rely on himself.

However, there are only a few thousand servants in the Shuntian government office, and it is okay to maintain the order at the gates of all sides of the capital. If it is used to defend the city, it is useless at all.

"There are still those troops in the city!"

"Five Cities Soldiers and Horses?"

"They belong to the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War!"

"Zhenwusi! They are trustworthy. Prince Rui is not in the capital, so they will definitely not participate in the rebellion. But Zhenwusi only has two thousand household divisions in the city."

"The rest are the guards of the Ministry of War! It's just that these guards are not trustworthy!"

Lu Tong was full of entanglements.

There are millions of forbidden troops outside the capital, but there are not many troops in the capital.

The servants of the Shuntian government office, the soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division, and the Qianhu Division of the Zhenwu Division, there are no more than [-] people, except for these are the guards and servants of the major government offices and mansions.

For example, there were more than 130 guards in Qin Wei's county palace in the past, and all the major palaces had guards, and the noble families and official families also had guards. These guards were all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. .

But the problem was that Lu Tong couldn't summon these guards, he didn't have the qualifications, nor the ability.

Just when Lu Tong was struggling, a burly guard came to the main hall and reported: "My lord, someone wants to see your lord."

"Who wants to see me!" Lu Tong looked at the guard in front of him in puzzlement.

The guard lowered his head, and said: "You are in the West Garden wing room, your lord will know when he goes."

"En!" Lu Tong's eyes sharpened suddenly.

"Which class are you an officer?"

he asked quietly.

where is this place?

It's Shuntian Fu Yin, and it's his territory.

But someone wanted to meet him here, and he didn't know it.

"This subordinate is an officer of the arresting squad!" The officer said with a normal expression.

There are many types of servants in Shuntian government office, which can be divided into inner class and outer class. The inner class serves in the yamen, such as doormen and servants; Jailers, gatekeepers, archers, Wuzuo, grain messengers, patrolling battalion servants, etc.

In terms of identity, it can be divided into world service and enlistment.

The so-called world service refers to those not very important duties, which are passed down from father to son and performed from generation to generation, such as doormen, lampkeepers, warehousemen and so on.

The so-called enlistment refers to the servants recruited from the people. Generally speaking, the enlistment is for more important positions, such as fast catchers, jailers, archers, etc., and they are basically warriors.

There is a world of difference between the two in terms of status and treatment.

The guard in front of him is obviously a warrior recruited from the people.

Lu Tong looked at him coldly, and asked, "I want to know who sent you here."

Hearing this, the guard took out a jade pendant from his cuff and handed it to Lu Tong, saying: "Your Excellency should understand this after reading this!"

Lu Tong looked down at the jade pendant in his hand, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Why is he in Kyoto?"

He couldn't help exclaiming.

The guard didn't speak, just waited quietly.

Lu Tong's eyes twitched slightly, and his heart was full of thoughts.

After a long time, he said, "Take me there!"

"Here!"

Afterwards, the two left the lobby and walked towards the west garden wing.

Standing in front of the door of the wing, Lu Tong took a deep breath with a complex expression, then pushed the door open and entered the room.

The room was a bit dim, and after Lu Tong entered, he only vaguely saw a slender figure from the back.

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui!"

Lu Tong said with some uncertainty.

Qin Wei turned around slowly, with a faint smile on his handsome face, he said, "Lord Lu, long time no see."

Looking at Qin Wei's face, Lu Tong showed a wry smile.

"Your Majesty pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

Qin Wei laughed and said, "Isn't Master Lu very surprised to see this king?"

"It's more than an accident!" The bitterness on Lu Tong's face became more intense.

Today's Kyoto is already chaotic enough, now that there is another Prince Rui, he doesn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Qin Wei smiled lightly, and the bitter smile on Lu Tong's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a firm look.

"If His Highness is here to persuade the officials to open the city gate, then don't mention it."

"Why?" Qin Wei asked.

"My subordinate is the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Without the order of the cabinet and His Majesty's will, I will never open the city gate at this time." Lu Tong said solemnly.

Qin Wei said: "Your Majesty is unconscious, and the cabinet ministers are in the imperial city. At this time, they dare not give you any orders."

The Shuntian government office is the highest local administrative organ in Kyoto, so the position of the prefect is particularly prominent, with a rank of three grades, which is two or three levels higher than the general magistrate, and is on the same level as the chief secretary of each state.

The ministries of the court have no affiliation relationship with the Shuntian government office, and only the cabinet can manage the Shuntian government office.

But now the cabinet does not dare to act rashly, and the Shuntian government office can only be decided by Lu Tong himself.

"Then the lower officials can only guard the city gate!" Lu Tong said in a deep voice.

Qin Wei nodded slightly. He knew that Lu Tong was a principled person, which was worth admiring, but sometimes he seemed particularly stubborn.

It's hard, hard to convince him.

That's why Qin Wei came to see him in person.

"The forbidden army in Nanping City was mobilized by King Ning Qinjun, the forbidden army in Jiushan City was mobilized by King An, and the forbidden army in Tonghe City was mobilized by King Ping."

"Many generals of the Forbidden Army have taken refuge in them now, so they can create such a situation."

"The king knows your worries, but in fact you don't need to worry too much."

Qin Wei said slowly.

"Why?" Lu Tong asked.

Qin Wei said: "If they want to enter the capital, they must decide the outcome outside the city."

Lu Tong was taken aback, he hadn't thought about this before.

It's not that he didn't think about it, but that he didn't know whose orders those imperial soldiers were obeying.

"What about the [-]th Battalion? Why did they leave the camp?" Lu said.

"It's my king's order for the twelve battalions to go out!" Qin Wei said.