Chapter 127 Conspiracy of rebellion

On the birthday of King Ning, the royal palace was decorated with lanterns, which was very lively. King Ning and a group of concubines strolled around the house with a smile, discussing tomorrow's birthday ceremony. A concubine said coquettishly, "Your Highness, if you receive more than 10,000 taels of silver tomorrow, how are you going to spend it?"

Ning Wang said, "Then how about I add one share to each of you in Daxing Qianzhuang? Isn't this gift rich enough?

The concubines laughed excitedly. At this time, Lin Hua, a dusty and ragged subordinate, pushed the crowd away and ran over and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a big deal."

Ning Wang was shocked and said, "Lin Hua, why did you come back? What happened?"

"Please return the screen, and the little Fang dares to report it."

Ning Wang pulled Lin Hua and walked to the empty place next to him. Lin Hua said, "Your Majesty, our subordinates in the capital have been expelled, and the smaller ones have been arrested by the emperor. Cui Yuan, the eunuch, Lai Yi, and Yan Yi Shou, the imperial governor, have received the order and came to Nanchang to announce the removal of His Royal Highness's guards. They are already on the way. The little one is willing to take care of the brothers along the way. Hurry up and rush back to report the news and ask the prince to make a final determination.

King Ning was shocked and said, "Fortunately, you came back, otherwise, I don't know that the lonely king's disaster is coming. Come on, please invite Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng, Wang Lun and all the counselors and generals to come to the palace for discussion!"

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In the secret room of the royal palace. A group of counselors and generals of King Ning were discussing with a solemn look.

Liu Yangzheng said, "Your Majesty, don't panic. Now that the emperor has noticed it, we will simply do it and never stop, and take advantage of the situation to fight him vigorously. Tomorrow is the 50th birthday of the prince. According to the rules, officials from the three departments of Jiangxi will come to the royal palace to celebrate. The prince directly announced the uprising. If these officials know each other, let them follow us. If they don't know how to praise them, take them all. First, he cleaned up the imperial officials in Nanchang Province, and then raised troops to the north.

General Ling Eleven said, "Mr. Liu is right. The last general is going to arrange it, and he can't run away even if he is an official. Then ask the prince to make a decree to let Lao Min go to all the manor to convey it, so that all of us can meet in Nanchang within three days and raise the flag together.

The older Li Shishi sighed and said, "It turns out that I want the prince to peacefully take over in the way of his second son entering the palace Sixiangtai Temple. Since the emperor has found something wrong, we have no choice but to use force. Fortunately, in all prefectures and counties in the north and south of the Yangtze River, no one is aware of and prepared. As soon as our army is dispatched, it must be captured. OK, do it."

Wang Lun, who participated in politics, said, "According to the officials, after raising our troops, we should first go out of Poyang Lake and go down the Yangtze River to Nanjing. After all, Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. After the prince occupied Nanjing, he can announce the abolition of Zhengde's throne, officially ascend the throne, and order the world to obey as the emperor. I think that at that time, at least several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River would be determined by the wind.

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao listened to everyone's speech and said, "Everyone said very well. Let's do it. Liu Ji, you and Lao Ling are responsible for arranging ambush in the palace. Lao Min, you go to the manor to gather people. Do you understand?"

"The last general (our family) understands."

Liu Yangzheng inserted a sentence: "Your Majesty, it is reported that Wang Shouren in southern Jiangxi has left Ganzhou City and is ready to take a detour to Fujian to calm down the soldiers' mutiny. Fengcheng is only a hundred miles away from Nanchang. I suggest that you send 500 people to Fengcheng quietly and take them back to the provincial capital as soon as Wang Shouren and his relatives arrive. If he knows the current affairs, let him follow us; if he does not know the current affairs, detain him, which also removes a major obstacle for us to calm the world in the future.

Ning Wang thought for a moment and said, "Okay. Then let the eunuch Yu Cai and the guerrilla general Jiang Gui lead 500 troops to ambush in Fengcheng to prepare to capture Wang Shouren.

In the main hall of Ningwang Mansion, officials at all levels of Jiangxi Sansi, led by Sun Sui, the governor, arrived. Everyone is waiting for the arrival of King Ning to celebrate his birthday.

After a long time, King Ning finally appeared. He sat down on the teacher's chair in the middle of the main hall. All the officials came forward together and said in unison, "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the King of Ning on his 50th birthday, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Ning Wang said with a green face, "Thank you for coming to celebrate my birthday. It's just that I'm worried about something, but I'm not sure, so I can't be happy on my birthday.

Sun Sui, the governor, thought that the king of Ning was going to make some rip-offs and so on, so he came forward and said, "Your Highness, what's mind hasn't been done yet? You might as well talk to your subordinates. Maybe we can relieve your worries for His Royal Highness Ning."

King Ning said: "Since his accession to the throne, the emperor has been dedicated to play and neglecting national politics, and even bandits are rampant, and the people are not living. So..."

The officials looked at each other and didn't know why King Ning made such accusations against the emperor.

King Ning paused for a moment and said, "Yesterday, I received a secret order from the Empress Dowager to order me to supervise the country. Excuse me, are you willing to protect me?"

Sun Sui, the governor, was shocked and finally understood that King Ning asked the officials of the Third Division to come to celebrate their birthday today. It turned out that he wanted to use this to make trouble. Sun Sui stood forward and said, "Your Highness King Ning, where is the secret purpose of the Empress Dowager? Can you take it out and show it to the officials?

King Ning's face trembled and said, "I just want to ask you, now that the lonely king will lead troops to Nanjing, are you willing to protect your companions?"

Sun Sui said harshly, "There is no two days in the world, and there is no two masters in the country. Today, there is still the legal system of Emperor Taizu Gao. I think that Your Highness and no one can violate it."

Ning Wang said angrily, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

Sun Sui hasn't answered yet, and Xu Kui, the deputy inspector beside him, shouted loudly, "Sun Du Yushi is the minister of the court. How dare you, a thief, kill the minister of the court without authorization? Aren't you afraid of destroying the door?"

Sun Sui saw that he had support and was more righteous and said, "Your Highness, if you drink a few more cups because of your birthday, I can not report to the court just now. I hope Your Highness will correct his wrong intentions in time and be a safe vassal king.

King Ning was furious and threw a piece of jade on the case to the ground. Hundreds of warriors with knives and armor rushed in and surrounded the hall. Several military officials still wanted to resist and were immediately captured or cut to the ground by the warriors.

Xu Kui's arms were cut back by two warriors and calmly said to Sun Sui, "Grand Officer Sun, I told you to take the lead, but you are always indecisive and hesitant. Now, do you know the consequences?

Sun Sui was also cut back his arms, still indomitable, shouting: "Anti-thief! If you dare to rebel, you will die! Ladies and gentlemen, don't give in and lose the integrity of the imperial court!"

However, the vast majority of officials were put on their necks by the samurai's swords and were scared and did not dare to say a word. Ning Wang laughed and said, "Okay! I will fulfill the integrity of your court official. Come on, push these two dead-hearted guys out of Huiminmen and kill them.

Several captains came forward and pushed Sun and Xu out. Sun Sui and Xu Kui's curses were endless and gradually faded out of people's sight. King Ning said to the warriors, "Come on! The rest of the people will be temporarily detained. If you are willing to follow me to supervise the country, you will still be restored to your position... No, the official will be promoted to the third level."

Only a few people, such as Ji Wei and Pan Peng, who participated in politics, said on the spot, "I am willing to follow His Royal Highness King Ning to supervise the country." Most of the officials looked silent and lowered their heads to follow the warriors out of the main hall.

When the captured officials went out, Ning Wang said proudly, "Okay! We are the only ones left. Come on, all of you, listen to the title--

All the followers of King Ning knelt down and said, "I used to serve my lord."

Ning Wang said, "Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng."

"I'm there!" Worship you two as the left and right prime ministers, Li Shishi added the title of imperial master, and Liu Yangzheng added the title of national teacher.

"Thank you, Lord."

"Wang Lun."

"I'm there!" I would like to say goodbye to you as the Minister of War and the Grand Marshal of the Governor's Military Affairs." Thank you, Prince.

"Ling Eleven, Min 24, Wang Chun, Yu Qin."

"I'm there!"

"Ap appoint four of you as the commanders of the soldiers and horses, and the former commander-in-chief."

"Thank you, Prince!"

King Ning suddenly noticed that his subordinates were a little awkward about his title and said, "Now we have a sudden uprising, and we don't have time to correct the title for a while, so we might as well take a few days. After taking Nanjing, we will officially call each other, do you understand?"

Liu Ji, a clever eunuch, hurriedly knelt down and said, "Hang live my emperor, long live!"

Ning Wang laughed happily. ......

Time: June 15; Location: the river surface of the Ganjiang River near the Fengcheng section.

Two senior official ships are sailing down the river slowly on the river. Wang Shouren and his wife Zhushi stood in the bow and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the Ganjiang River. Prince Zhengxian and the maid Ye'er accompanied him.

Zhu Shi said, "Master, how long have you been in Jiangxi?"

Wang Shouren said with some emotion: "It's exactly two years and six months. With a flick of our fingers, it seems that we are going to leave here.

Zhu Shi asked, "Sir, what has impressed you the most in Jiangxi for more than two years?"

Wang Shouren thought for a moment and said, "It should be a camphor tree. Although this kind of tree is also available in our hometown in Zhejiang, it is far less than here. Camphor tree is really a beautiful and spectacular tree. The big camphor tree is more than ten feet high, and it takes five or six people to hug it together. The year before last, I saw an ancient camphor tree in the mountains of southern Jiangxi that is said to have a thousand years of life. It stands tall and is strong. It takes twelve soldiers to hug it together. It is really a birthday star in the tree.

Zhu Shi said, "Yes, I think so too. Speaking of the appearance of the camphor tree, the torso is straight, the canopy is wide, and the shade of an ancient camphor tree can be used for hundreds of people to sit under the tree to enjoy the cool.

Wang Shouren continued: "Moreover, the camphor tree has a natural faint fragrance compared with other trees, so some people call it 'Xiangzhang'. Where camphor trees are dense, there must be few mosquitoes, flies and insects, which play a natural protective role for people. Jiangxi has the largest number of camphor trees since ancient times. In the Han Dynasty, Jiangxi set up Yuzhang County, which means abundance; Zhang is the word of 'zhang' of camphor tree. It is said that the Ganjiang River in front of us was originally called Zhangjiang because of the lush camphor trees on both sides.

Ye Er interrupted and said, "Sir, you really like the camphor tree."

Wang Shouren said, "Yes. Camphor trees are green all year round, with fallen leaves and blooming in early summer. Their products are different from customs. The trunks are straight, the canopy is wide, the green leaves are thick, and the momentum is majestic. The most rare thing is that the camphor tree is not like willows and sycamores, and the time required is particularly long. It is not surprising that the age of 100 years old, so the material is excellent, and the unusual trees are comparable. . It is easy to recall that a gentleman becomes virtuous and late, and the way to learn is exactly similar to the growth process of the camphor tree.

Ye Er said with a smile, "As the master said, the century-old camphor tree is a gentleman in the tree, and the thousand-year-old camphor is not a saint in the tree?"

Wang Shouren heard this and said, "Huh? I haven't heard of this metaphor, but it's quite appropriate.

Zhu Shi pretended to be annoid and said, "This Ye'er likes to interrupt, and no one sells you as a mute." After saying that, Zhu asked Wang Shouren strangely, "Sir, I heard Lei Zhongjun say that the mutiny of the soldiers of the left guard in Fuzhou is just a small matter of one or two thousand people. Why did the court transfer you, a feudal official, to deal with it? Isn't it a bit of a big problem?"

Wang Shouren sighed slightly and said, "I understand the intention of Lord Wang Qiong, the minister of the Ministry of War. Last time I submitted the seal and asked the official to return to my hometown, and handed it over together with the flag token. This time, he took advantage of the matter of dealing with the Fuzhou mutiny and gave me the flag token again, with the right to temporarily transfer troops and dispose of it off, in order to think about the safety of these provinces in Jiangnan. The rookie of the monarch, the matter of loyalty to the monarch, it seems that I can't go back to my hometown in a year or two.

12-year-old son Wang Zhengxian said, "My grandmother died last month. I thought I could go back to my hometown to mourn with my father, but I couldn't leave."

Zhushi stared at Zhengxian and said, "Zhengxian, don't talk nonsense." Zheng Xian was so scared that he didn't dare to make a sound. The clever Ye Er came forward and pulled Zheng Xian into the cabin.

Wang Shouren said, "Don't blame the child. What he said is also true. The old grandmother died at the age of 100, and she also enjoyed the full years. However, she has loved me since she was a child and failed to die for her. She is really guilty. It is difficult to achieve both loyalty and filial piety.

Zhu Shi said, "Sir, I know you never miss glory and wealth. Well, after the matter in Fujian calms down, you can report that the official will return to seclusion. However, why don't we take the straight road this time, but take a detour to Fengcheng and make a big turn to Fujian?

Wang Shouren said: "It is reported that the miasma in Ruijin and Huichang in southern Jiangxi is very fierce. If we walk straight, it is not a joke if we get miasma. Moreover, in this Fujian incident, the court allowed me to take my family to deal with it, which showed that I was not very anxious. Maybe by the time I get there, Fujian local officials have already calmed it down. However, I can also take the opportunity to visit my old friend Xi Shu and Xi Yuanshan. Now he is the political envoy of Fujian.