Chapter 263 Seizing the Palace

But that was not what the two commanders cared about. They only heard the four words "my lord Ying Gong" and their minds went blank!

"you you you..."

Pointing at Tian Hongyu, the two of them looked horrified: "You have been involved with... for a long time?!"

Tian Hongyu smiled slightly: "Of course."

How can he cover up again? It's no longer necessary.

Holding his fists in the east, Tian Hongyu said: "When I went to the south of the Yangtze River, I wanted to find beauties to present to the emperor. On the way back, I met the Ming Lord. It's been almost a year now!"

One person screamed and trembled: "You are a relative of the emperor and a respected uncle of the country, but you... actually..."

Tian Hongyu shook his head and said: "It is precisely because the emperor is related to the country that we have to find a way out early. For example, you and I, you are the clan, and I am the emperor's relative, and I am close to the country. Once the mountains collapse and the country is destroyed, where will we go?"

He also said: "My lord is a man of great talent, and he has received preferential treatment from the clan and royal relatives. He has never killed anyone without permission. You two must also know about the King of Zhou in Kaifeng. After Kaifeng was under my lord's control, the King of Zhou never had anything other than nobility and land. Damage. Our Lord often said that Hongwu's expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of China were of great service to the ancestors and to the Xia Dynasty. Although future generations are unworthy, it is also a historical necessity. As long as the privileges and nobles are removed, and the law will be complied with in the future, there will be no blame. "

After saying this, Tian Hongyu paused and looked at the expressions of the two men. Sure enough, they changed their expressions and said: "My lord went to the north to destroy the Ming Dynasty. His armies were divided into two groups. However, in order to prevent the Eastern captives from taking advantage of the opportunity, my lord personally led his troops in Deng." Lai waded to Liaodong, captured Shanhaiguan early, and set up a pocket formation at Qingshan Pass yesterday, completely annihilated the 40,000-strong army led by Abatai of the Eastern captives, beheaded their heads, and built a watchtower outside Shanhaiguan to deter the Eastern captives."

"You two, why do you think those tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came to Liangxiang and marched eastward? That's why! Now all the invading soldiers from the Eastern Han Dynasty have been destroyed, and soon our lord's troops will come to the city. You two, with the power of our lord's heavenly weapons, tens of thousands How can the capital resist this huge army? Even the three thousand soldiers and horses outside the city are only a mere handful, and they are already invincible!"

The two people's faces were like rainbows after hearing this, and they were constantly changing.

"My Lord, the important place in the capital contains the essence of the Ming Dynasty. The legacy of our ancestors cannot be ignored. The Zhu family has governed the country for three hundred years, and their achievements are indelible. They intend to preserve the Hongwu clan, and do not kill and exile them. Let me join the army. Before the army comes, seal the Forbidden City to protect the Emperor and suppress public order until our Lord comes in person. You two, I sincerely ask you to think carefully about this!"

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Not long after, Tian Hongyu summoned his cronies, paid two tokens, taught and held the Yulin Guard and Jinwu Guard command tokens, and transferred all the troops stationed in the outer palace to his own people.

As a result, the outer palace of the Forbidden City fell into Tian Hongyu's control.

The two commanders had already turned against each other, and when they saw this, they said: "The outer palace is in charge of you and me, and you can come and go freely. But the inner palace is under the control of the Royal Horse Prison, and is in charge of the Tengxiang Four Guards Camp. I don't know what Brother Tian can do." Seize?"

He added: "Don't talk about the Forbidden City. There are still more than 10,000 remnants of the capital camp in the capital. Is there anything that Brother Tian can care about in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army?"

Tian Hongyu laughed: "Don't worry, you two, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion is already under my control."

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was originally the Governor's Mansion, responsible for controlling the world's soldiers and horses. Later, it was divided into five armies, namely the former Army Dudu's Mansion, the rear Army Dudu's Mansion, the Central Army Dudu's Mansion, the Left Army Dudu's Mansion and the Right Army Dudu's Mansion. It is also empowered by the Ministry of War. The Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies has the power to command troops but does not have the power to deploy troops. The Ministry of War has the power to deploy troops but does not have the power to command troops.

The governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion has always been the basic base of the national nobles. Now the Northern Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is dominated by Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo.

Zhu Chunchen is a descendant of Zhu Neng, and Xu Yunzhen is a descendant of Xu Zengshou.

In addition, there is the Governor's Office of the Fifth Southern Army, stationed in Nanjing, Yingtian. Let’s not talk about it for the time being, headed by the British Duke Zhang Weixian.

Tian Hongyu was the secret agent planted by Ying Yi. In addition to informing Ying Yi, his main responsibility was to ensure the completeness of the capital at this time. Naturally, Tian Hongyu would not ignore Jingying. Once there is chaos in Beijing, not to mention the Forbidden City, at least the millions of households in the city will not have a good life. Ying Yi will definitely be displeased by then.

As early as a long time ago, Tian Hongyu used the method of Jin Yiwei to place people in several princes' mansions. It seemed difficult before, but since the Beijing camp was defeated outside the city and there was chaos for a while, he was taught to take advantage of the opportunity and manpower. The arrangements were in place - not the officers in charge of the army, but the guards around the Duke.

As long as Tian Hongyu is willing, he can take the lives of several princes at any time.

This was Tian Hongyu's method of suppressing the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. Although it was a little clumsy, it was very effective. The current Duke Xungui is not the hero he was when the country was founded. Terribly afraid of death.

For example, in the original history, Duke Zhu Chunchen was the culprit who opened the city and let Li break into the city.

At present, the war is raging, and the Ministry of War's control over the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is gradually shifting. Zhu Chunchen and others have been granted the title of Taibao of the Crown Prince and have been given the power to mobilize troops. As long as they are controlled, there will be no chaos in the capital camp.

When the two conductors saw Tian Hongyu full of confidence, they immediately stopped talking.

Tian Hongyu looked at the sky and said, "It's almost sunset, so I would like to ask you two to stay in my house for a while. I have something important to do, so I won't be with you for the time being."

The two conductors knew it well and said without saying much: "Uncle Tian Guo, please excuse me."

At that moment, Tian Hongyu brought the manpower of his family, nearly 300 of them, all the elites of the Jinyi Guards. Most of them were the manpower assigned to him by Ying Yi. Every month the Humanity Ranking gives feedback on the real spirit, and those among the Jinyiwei who are on the ranking also have a share. Although there are fewer than regular soldiers in the army, among the Jinyi Guards, nearly 3,000 are on the list, and they are all capable, which is no small matter.

Tian Hongyu led them all the way through the Daming Gate and into the outer city of the Forbidden City. The Daming Gate was under his control, and there was no surprise.

Then he went straight to the Meridian Gate.

The Meridian Gate is the gate to the inner city of the Forbidden City.

Not far from the Meridian Gate, Tian Hong stopped people and horses at the corner and only brought a dozen people to the door.

The Tengxiang avant-garde camp guarded this gate. When they saw Tian Hong coming, they asked him as usual.

Tian Hongyu took out a handwritten letter from his sleeve and said: "Concubine Tian has summoned me to see you!"

The Tengxiang guards opened the Meridian Gate and let Tian Hongyu enter the city. As soon as Tian Hongyu entered the city, he fell out and took action!

As soon as there was movement here, three hundred elite soldiers hiding in the corner in the distance quickly rushed in. Within a moment, they killed the bewildered Teng Xiang soldiers and occupied the Meridian Gate.

Then thousands of soldiers and horses came from the outer city and suppressed the Meridian Gate. It quickly spread to Donghuamen and Xihuamen.

Teng Xiangwei, the Royal Horse Supervisor, did not get any information at all. He was caught off guard and both Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate were captured. Many soldiers were disarmed and captured in ignorance.

Tian Hongyu did not hesitate and walked straight to the Xuanwu Gate, the back door of the Inner Palace, along the Central Palace Avenue. And easily captured the Xuanwu Gate.

As a result, the entire Forbidden City fell under Tian Hongyu's control.

As for the main force of the Royal Horse Prison Tengxiang's Four Guards Camp, they are still in the Royal Horse Prison Camp on the side of Long live Mountain outside the Xuanwu Gate behind the Inner Palace, and they don't know.

Finally, Tian Hong met outside the Qianqing Palace and forcibly disarmed the soldiers and horses guarding him and replaced them with royal guards. He also ordered the Jinyi Guards to hunt down the eunuchs in the palace, suppress the eunuchs and maids, and maintain order.

The dust settled just before the sun set.

This seems to be an easy task, but in fact it takes advantage of the convenience of being a member of the Imperial Guard and Tian Hong's status as a relative of the emperor.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty was declining, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the personnel were scattered. This was the only way to settle the matter in one fell swoop.