Yongli Ming Dynasty

Chapter 39 Attack and Kill
Soldiers from both sides confronted each other across the wall

On the top of the city walls, there were many soldiers guarding the city, and below the walls, the army was also arranged in battle formation.

Su Guansheng's army was divided into two parts. Seven or eight hundred armored men lined up in front of the battle formation, with a tight formation. More than a thousand men in the rear were guarding a dozen carts in the team.

At this tense moment, a hanging basket suddenly dropped from the top of the city wall. A figure walked out of the basket and rushed towards Su Guansheng's army.
The figure that fell from the city wall was quickly put into the army formation and came in front of Su Guansheng.
Su Guansheng looked at the middle-aged man in green robe in front of him, frowned slightly, and asked

"Why did the city call you in? Why haven't you opened the door yet?"

"Sir, please be patient. The lords in the city have ordered me to go into the battle line to verify the order of King Gui. If the verification is correct, the city will be opened to welcome you," the green-robed official said respectfully.

“Take Him There”

Su Guansheng sneered, and one of his subordinates took the green-robed official to one side.

He also knew the circumstances of Chen Bangyan's receipt of the imperial edict. The edict given to Chen Bangyan by the King of Gui was a secret one. Judging from the reaction of the officials in the city, the King of Gui's actions were probably extremely secretive. It seemed that the officials in the city had only just now realized that they had come here on orders.
But the decree in his hand was written by the King of Gui, so why should he be afraid of others checking it?

The military clerk took the red-robed official to one side, where there was a worn-out wooden table on the ground that was taken from some tea stall. The clerk took out the letter from the King of Gui, and placed two paperweights on the table to hold down the two ends of the paper.
When the green-robed official saw the letter being taken out, he was about to step forward to check it, but two soldiers on the side stopped him from getting close.

The military officer spoke softly.
"Your Excellency, just watch from here. There is no need to come any closer."

The green-robed official glanced at Su Guansheng next to him, but Su Guansheng had no expression on his face. The green-robed official had no choice but to lean his head forward to look at the paper on the table.

This edict was the only legal basis for Su Guansheng to enter the court. If those people in the city sent assassins to destroy this edict, where would he go to seek justice?
Now the King of Gui is obviously controlled by several traitors in the city. With this edict in hand, he will have something to say no matter where he goes in the future. If he doesn't have this edict, he will be speechless.

Although the green-robed official in front of him did not look like a death warrior, Su Guansheng would not let him get close to the decree easily.

The green-robed official poked his head out to look at it for a while, and seemed unwilling to give up. He took out another letter from his bosom, and saw that the letter paper was also stamped with a large red seal of the Guiwang Mansion.

The green-robed official compared the two seals carefully for a while and found that the two seals were exactly the same in terms of handwriting, pattern, and size. He finally gave up and put away the letter in his arms.
"But the test is over," Su Guansheng said softly with a blank expression.

"I have verified it. It is indeed the seal of the Prince of Gui's Palace."

"Then let the city open the gates quickly," Su Guansheng shouted coldly.

"I have only been ordered to come here to inspect the golden seal. Now that the inspection is complete, please allow me to return to the city to report." The green-robed official remained silent at this time.
Su Guansheng obviously knew the green-robed official's little thoughts, but he didn't care about it. He just waved his hand and asked people to let him go. He was just a small green-robed official, and he was too lazy to say more to him.
The green-robed official was sent to the foot of the city, and soon the hanging basket below the city rose again, lifting the green-robed official up to the city.
The green-robed official went up to the city wall and was soon brought to the three men on the city wall.
"how"

Ding Kuichu, the green-robed official with sweat all over his forehead, asked

"It is confirmed that the seal on it is indeed the seal of the Prince of Gui's Palace," the green-robed official bowed his head and spoke respectfully.

"You heard it, didn't you? You secretly ordered troops to enter the court without telling us ministers. Where does the King of Gui put us ministers?" Ding Kuichu said angrily.
Ding Kuichu's angry roar echoed throughout the city walls. Everyone was silent, including Qu Shisi and the other two.

Qu Shisi sighed in his heart. In fact, the moment he saw Su Guansheng leading his troops to the city, he already knew that this must be the work of the King of Gui.

As the mastermind in the eyes of others, he carefully examined the actions of the King of Gui and understood him better than others.
The core of everything that King Gui has done since he persuaded the king to ascend the throne is only one, that is, military power.

Transferring Jiao Lian to the court was military power, winning over Li Mingzhong was military power, and now transferring Su Guansheng to lead the Guangzhou soldiers to the court is still military power.
This King of Gui seemed to have an innate desire for military power. In order to seize as much military power as possible, he was even willing to do anything, completely disregarding the situation in the court.

Now that the world is in chaos, it is natural to attach importance to military power. Qu Shisi also knows the importance of military power, so he supported Jiao Lian, a general who was close to him, during the Jingjiang Prince Rebellion.

But the King of Gui attached too much importance to military power and was too hasty. Just like what is happening now, if he is not careful, it will be a major military event that will shock China and the world.
Ding Kuichu on the top of the city wall also gradually calmed down, with a gloomy face and no one knew what he was thinking. The three officials all had gloomy faces and did not speak. The air on the top of the city wall was almost stagnant.

"Now that the decree is true, we need to quickly come up with a plan to deal with this matter. The army must not stay under the city for long," said Lu Daqi.
"What do you think, Lord Lu?" Ding Kuichu turned his gaze to look at Lu Daqi and said

"Now there are frequent reports in Jiangxi Province that the Qing army intends to invade Guangdong in large numbers."

"Why not appoint Su Guansheng as the governor-general of aiding Jiangxi, and still give him the title of Grand Secretary, and use the grain tax of Guangzhou City directly as military pay, and let him lead the army to garrison Meiling Pass on the border between Guangdong and Jiangxi as a barrier for Guangdong Province," said Lu Daqi.
"Do you think Su Guansheng is a fool? Why would he go to guard Meiling now?" Ding Kuichu sneered and shouted unceremoniously.
Why did Su Guansheng not even stay in Guangzhou and insisted on leading his troops into the court? Was it not for the power in the court?
The ferocity of the Qing army is well known to the world. If he were Su Guansheng, he would rather stay in Guangzhou and lose his official position than become the governor-general of Jiangxi. That would be like going to his death.
Besides, others don't know Su Guansheng's background, but he doesn't know that Su Guansheng was returned from Gan Province.

If he was truly loyal, why would he have retreated to Guangzhou in the first place? Now that he has already retreated to Guangzhou, how could he return to Gan Province at this time? Lu Daqi obviously thought of this and stopped talking.

The few people fell silent again, but before they could figure out what was going on, a sound of footsteps broke the silence.

The green-robed official who had already left looked at his superiors who were staring at him gloomily, and shuddered, but still said

"My Lords, Su Guansheng has sent an envoy into the city. Do you want to see him?"

"bring it here"

Qu Shisi spoke up, and the other two looked gloomy and did not object.

Soon Su Guansheng's messenger was brought before the three men.

"Master Su, do you have anything to say?" Qu Shisi said.
"My Lords, Lord Su said that the soldiers from Guangzhou escorted Qiu Yin to the court overnight and are now very tired."

"Now that the authenticity of the decree has been verified, please open the city gates as soon as possible so that the soldiers can enter the city to rest."

The military officer replied respectfully, but just as he finished speaking, he heard an angry roar.
"He is dreaming. He still wants to enter the city. Someone, take him away."

The guards of the Governor's Office who were standing by immediately stepped forward, grabbed the messenger, and dragged him away while he was struggling.

"It would be fine if he led the army into the court without permission, but now he wants to lead the soldiers into the city. Is he dreaming of a great future?"

When Ding Kuichu heard that Su Guansheng actually wanted to let the Guangzhou soldiers enter the city, he could no longer bear it and his face was ferocious like an enraged beast.
This Zhaoqing city is his territory, and this old thief actually wants to lead his soldiers into the city. Even Qu Shisi, an old man, dare not bully him like this.
What does he want to do by marching into the city? Ding Kuichu is not dead yet.

Lu Daqi and the other man were also startled by Ding Kuichu's sudden outburst. They both glanced at Ding Kuichu, and then Lu Daqi spoke.

"How is Lord Ding going to deal with this matter?"

"Stop it. The Governor's Army is not far from Zhaoqing. It will take at most one hour to reach the city. I don't believe that Su Guansheng can break through my Zhaoqing City in one hour."

Ding Kuichu seemed to have made a decision. The furious look on his face suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a terrifying coldness.
"If the army arrives at the city, Su Guansheng will still refuse to retreat," Qu Shisi suddenly said.

"He led troops into the court without authorization, disturbed the central government, committed treason, and deserved death."

Ding Kuichu looked cold and spoke indifferently.

“No, this is absolutely not possible.”

The two of them spoke at the same time. How could they not understand what Ding Kuichu meant?

Ding Kuichu had clearly made up his mind. If Su Guansheng still refused to retreat after the governor's army arrived, he would attack and kill him directly on the charge of treason.

But how could this be feasible? Even if Su Guansheng was a treacherous villain, he was now an official of the imperial court, and his soldiers were also members of the Ming army.

The King of Gui has not yet succeeded to the throne. If the two Ming armies start killing each other under the city of Zhaoqing, what will happen?
"No?"

"Then the two gentlemen would better hope that the treacherous villain outside the city would retreat obediently."

Ding Kuichu showed a grim smile on his face, and then he stopped looking at the two of them. He stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the soldiers in the distance.

Qu Shisi and the other man looked at Ding Kuichu's back at the edge of the city, and their faces turned gloomy.

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