The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and an orange-yellow moon quietly hung on the eaves of the east corner tower of the imperial city, quietly illuminating the ridge of the palace that floated in the night, and everything around it could be seen clearly.

"Who!"

On the corner tower, the voices of the Tianwu Army patrolmen resounded through the quiet night sky.

I saw a whole team of running sounds coming from a distance, and black shadows moved towards Chengtian Gate, and then a large number of horse hooves appeared.

The emergencies caused high alert from the Tianwu Army to defend the city, and the alarm bells around the imperial city were shaped.

A general on the corner tower shouted at the people below: "Stop! The forbidden area of ​​the imperial city, leave quickly!"

Fire lights lit up, revealing the lineup of thousands of troops. They looked up at the tall Chengtian Gate.

The team leader had already stepped closer and raised his head and asked the defenders loudly: "Which battalion are you from? We are the Nanfu Army. We come to carry out military affairs under the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The general of the Tianwu Army felt hesitation, and with the lights below, he could see the other party's flag clearly. It was indeed the troops of the Southern Army Governor's Office.

With steady steps, Xu Mingde, who was the governor of the Beijing camp, stepped forward and whispered loudly toward the bottom: "I don't care which team you are, what mission you are carrying out, take a detour in the imperial city!"

The soldiers of the Southern Palace gathered more and more, gradually covering the entire Chengtian Gate. Some of the soldiers were murderous, while others looked puzzled, as if they didn't know what to do.

They just received the military order to change defenses and did not know what the generals wanted to do.

When he was driven away, naturally the people above came out to speak. The Nanfu Army came forward with the eldest son of the commander Zhu Jing and the Duke of Yanping Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Jing rode a tall horse and went out, holding the Eastern Palace Order in his hand and pointed at the Tianwu Army on the corner tower, shouting: "Your Highness the Prince's order, the Jingwu Army of the Southern Army Governor's Office will take over the defense of the capital!"

Xu Mingde smiled: "The capital was replaced? Why didn't the general governor Rong Zheng of the Beijing camp receive the order?"

Zhu Jing frowned slightly and raised the order in his hand: "Didn't you receive it now?"

Xu Mingde closed his smile and said strongly: "The capital will change defenses, and I will only be subject to the orders of Your Majesty and the Ministry of Military Affairs! This is the rule of the court!"

Zhu Jing's face immediately pulled down and said in a deep voice: "General Xu, the crown prince supervises the country, the order of the Eastern Palace is the imperial edict!"

"The order is the order, and the order is the order, and the order is the order, which is a world of difference!" Xu Mingde emphasized his tone and his voice was loud and powerful.

"You are presumptuous!"

Zhu Jing roared and stared at him and shouted: "Xu Mingde, do you want to rebel?"

Xu Mingde was stunned, and then turned cold: "Just! This general was ordered to garrison the capital. Do you think I was rebelling? Brother Zhu, it's best to keep your brain in your mind when going out!"

Seeing that he was stubborn and taking over the task of the imperial city was very important and urgent, Zhu Jing suppressed his anger, lowered his posture slightly, and said, "Brother Xu, you are a smart person. You and I are both nobles. The future of the family is in one thought. I advise you to think clearly before making a decision!"

Xu Mingde waved his hand and said decisively: "Don't think about it anymore. My meaning is very clear. For the matter of changing defense, Xu was only given the imperial edict and military order!"

He added: "Zhu Jing, you have no military order to lead the army into Beijing without authorization. I advise you to take the initiative to go to the Ministry of Military Law to explain early, so as not to implicate Duke Yanping in the future!"

When talking about his own father, Duke Yanping, Zhu Jing was furious. The emperor's situation is unclear and the current situation is turbulent. In order to prevent changes, the princelings planned to control the capital and take power in advance.

As a core important official of the princeling party, Zhu Jing naturally supported him and went through fire and water. However, his father Zhu Chenggong opposed it and even denounced him as a rebellious act!

Zhu Jing finds it ridiculous!

The eldest son of the Ming Dynasty inherited the throne. The crown prince was originally a legal crown prince. Now there are little kids who covet the throne. The old emperor may be so stupid that he changed his ancestral teachings and passed the throne on his king. The crown prince is maintaining the legal system of the imperial Ming Dynasty!

Even if the old emperor is pushed down, he will do whatever he wants!

Throughout history, I don’t know how many wise rulers were forced to abdicate in their later years. No matter how capable the old emperor was, this era has changed!

Zhu Jing and others believed that the princelings who had been preparing for war in South Asia for more than ten years were no longer the same as before. The gathering of civil and military officials and generals could already shake the imperial party!

My father Zhu Chenggong was pedantic and conservative, ignorant of adaptability, and embarrassed the family's great responsibilities.

In the past, the Zheng family was destroyed and given a surname to the country. It seemed glorious, but in Zheng Jing's heart it was humiliating. He hated his father's incompetence, so he broke up with him and changed his original surname to Zheng, named Zheng Jing!

The rebellious son contradicted him in public, and the man surnamed Guo was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot...

At this time, Xu Mingde mentioned the master of the country, and Zhu Jing immediately became angry and scolded: "I have long cut off the father-son relationship with him, changed his name to Zheng Jing, and have nothing to do with Yanping Duke's Mansion!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingde frowned and said coldly: "You are so? You are unfaithful and unfilial!"

"court death!"

Zheng Jing yelled: "Xu Mingde, you still have to be obsessed with it at this time!"

He issued a final threat: "The troops of our Nanfu Army are the elite of the Jingwu Army. You also know that the Jingwu Army is the most brave and good at fighting in the Ming Dynasty. If the fight starts, it will be difficult to end!"

Looking at the vast crowd below, Xu Mingde calmly replied: "Long live Tianwu Army, don't be afraid!"

He knew that the princelings were determined to force the palace today. Although his mood was complicated at this time, he already understood that the responsibility of protecting the imperial city was heavy and he could not be misunderstood.

Therefore, Xu Mingde calmed down and shouted to the left and right: "All the generals obey orders and strictly guard the imperial city. If anyone commits rebellion, kill them!"

"yes!"

The defenders of the Imperial City shouted loudly, and the two regiment generals immediately brought their troops to block the five door holes and set up dozens of Mingwu machine guns on the Chengtian Gate.

After a while, there were many people coming from the imperial city, confronting the Southern Prefecture Army at Chengtian Gate.

Thinking that the princelings had to occupy the entire imperial city and control the palace before dawn, Zheng Jing was anxious and angry, and pointed at Chengtianmen and shouted: "Listen to the generals of the Tianwu Army, Xu Mingde intends to rebel. We are ordered by His Royal Highness to arrest the rebels and take over the imperial city. If there are any rebels, they will be punished by the three tribes!"

Faced with such a situation, the soldiers of the Tianwu Army who were guarding the imperial city remained calm and remained motionless. The ones who were carrying the cannons were still erecting, and seemed to be indifferent to the deterrence of the "Three Tribes of Yi".

Seeing that something was wrong, Zheng Jing made a quick decision and ordered: "The whole army is ready to kill the rebels!"

The military order was like a mountain, and with a loud bang, the Nanfu Army, which had already lined up in an orderly manner, raised the muskets and faced Chengtian Gate together. The troops of various units had also been mobilized to show an offensive state.

Immediately afterwards, Chengtianmen Square was silent, and both sides seemed to be waiting for the order of the main general to start a fight. After all, this kind of thing was not a joke.

Suddenly, an old and powerful voice came over: "Who is going to rebel!"

Zheng Jing and the generals were all shocked and looked at the sound, and saw a tall and sturdy veteran riding on horseback.

Everyone exclaimed: "General?!"

"Old Duke!"
Chapter completed!