Yongli Ming Dynasty

Chapter 93 Summoning
In the darkness, the sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the night.

Several knights galloped in the darkness, their torches forming a bright arc in the darkness, and stopped under the city wall.

There was a bright fire on the wall at this time, and a figure was seen rushing down from below. A soldier soon fell from the wall

After checking the badge on Liu Yong's waist, the soldier gave a signal upwards, and the city gate in front of him creaked and slowly opened.
Liu Yong, with his personal soldiers behind him, rode into the gate on horseback. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a cavalryman holding a torch waiting in front of them.

When the cavalry saw Liu Yong and his men, they signaled to Liu Yong in front of them, then rode forward and led them towards the city.
As soon as Liu Yong and his companions entered the city, the city gate behind them slammed again and slowly closed.
Liu Yong heard the voice behind him and suddenly realized something. He turned around and looked back subconsciously.

The city gate behind me was completely dark. Suddenly, a two-foot-long yellow Kongming lantern rose from the top of the city wall. With a faint yellow light, it slowly floated towards the dark night sky above.

When Liu Yong saw the rising lamp, his heart suddenly tightened. As a military lieutenant, he naturally recognized that this was a signal lamp that the army always had.

But the more he thought about it, the more nervous he became. What could have happened that even the Zhaoqing Central Government had to light a bright light overnight to send a message?
Liu Yong wanted to ask the cavalryman leading the way, but the cavalryman just kept leading the way without saying a word. Liu Yong had no choice but to suppress his uneasiness and head towards the governor's mansion.
Five miles outside Zhaoqing City
In the camp, Li Mingzhong stood on the platform in fine iron armor.
Li Mingzhong looked at the yellow signal light rising from the top of the city wall, and a stern look suddenly flashed across his face.

Behind Li Mingzhong, countless torches illuminated the training ground. Rows of soldiers stood in the camp carrying long spears. The black spears reflected the orange-red flames, shining with a strange blood-red light.

Calls to assemble continued to be heard from all over the camp. As time went on, more and more soldiers gathered on the parade ground.

Countless soldiers stood quietly on the parade ground. The entire military camp was like a wild beast gradually waking up in the darkness, waiting for an order to devour someone.
In the side courtyard of the Governor's Mansion, Liu Yong followed an eunuch into the hall. However, as soon as he entered the room, he found that there were already 20 to 30 figures gathered in the hall. These figures were all generals from various camps of the Guangdong Army.
Liu Yong became more and more frightened when he saw this.

He had gone to sleep in the camp tonight, but was suddenly awakened by his personal guards in the middle of the night. Then he found Yan Yuncong's military order asking him to enter the city immediately to discuss military affairs.

He asked the messenger what the matter was, but the messenger just kept saying it was urgent military information, and he could not get any other information.
The court was unwilling to wait even for three or two hours, obviously something big had happened.
He actually had a vague guess in his mind, but now seeing the generals gathered here in such an orderly manner, he became more certain of his guess.
So many generals were called in so urgently, what else could it be except that the Qing army was invading Guangdong Province?
Your Highness, don't you want them to go fight the Qing army? How can this be done?

He didn't know about others, but he was definitely not capable of this. He had never been on a battlefield.

Not long ago, he was just a city gate guard. Although he mistakenly mistook Su Guansheng's Guangzhou army for Li Mingzhong's army, he was the first to warn the city.
Ding Kuichu dispatched troops to kill Su Guansheng that day. A lieutenant general in the Guangdong Army was dismissed from his post on the spot because he did not immediately obey the order.
However, because he had made great contributions in reporting the news and donated most of his wealth to the higher-ups, he jumped to the top and took advantage of the new dynasty to seize the position of the lieutenant general.
He was still waiting to be promoted to a lieutenant general, so that he could earn back his wealth with a lot of money. Now that he hasn't got the money yet, how can he go and fight the Tartars?
Liu Yong looked anxious, and went to Guan Can to get some information. However, after analyzing the situation, they all felt that the Qing army must have arrived, and the court was going to ask them to fight the Qing army.
Except for Guan Can who still looked somewhat calm, the other officers all looked pale like Liu Yong.
"Why hasn't Lord Yan come yet? Didn't he say there was an urgent military situation? Now that he's here, why hasn't he shown up yet? Please go and urge him, eunuch."

Liu Yong walked to the door and said to the eunuch guarding the door

But as soon as he stuck his head out, his expression suddenly changed.

"you……"

Liu Yong took a few steps back, staring at the door with a horrified look.
I saw that the courtyard outside the gate was filled with guards holding long swords.

The guards drew their swords and surrounded the courtyard.

Under the firelight, pieces of knife shadows reflected a cold light.
The generals in the room also noticed Liu Yong's abnormal behavior. They went to the door and saw the murderous guards. Their faces changed instantly.

Their weapons had been taken away when they entered the palace. If these people were to fight with swords, even if Xiang Yu were to be reborn, he would not be able to escape.

Guan Can and several other generals were about to speak, but at this moment a voice came from the gate of the courtyard, "Your Highness the Regent has arrived!"

The guards in front of the door immediately lined up in two rows, and a young man in a dragon robe slowly walked into the courtyard under the escort of several brocade-clad cavalrymen.
Behind the young man were several old men in red robes and Yan Yuncong, who looked pale.

His Highness the Regent saw the generals gathered at the door and confronting the guards in front of the door. He seemed a little surprised, and then suddenly stopped and shouted

"What are you doing? Put away your knives."

"I asked you to guard a group of generals. Is this how you guard them?"

His Highness the Regent looked dissatisfied and shouted at Li Chengzhi behind him.

"Yes, we failed in our duty. Please punish us, Your Highness."

Li Chengzhi also bowed and confessed his guilt, and then waved his hand gently, and all the guards in the courtyard sheathed their swords.
Then the guards filed into the hall.
The Guangdong Army officers looked at each other in bewilderment. Before they could react, all the guards in the courtyard had entered the hall.

After the guards stood in various places in the room, His Royal Highness the Regent seemed to react and walked into the hall with Qu Shisi and several other elders.

In the lobby, a group of guards in brocade clothes sheathed their swords and stood quietly in various places in the hall.
His Royal Highness the Regent sat in the first seat at the top, while several cabinet ministers and Yan Yuncong sat on the left and right sides. A group of Guangdong Army officers stood nervously at the bottom of the hall, looking at Yan Yuncong who was sitting on the chair at the end on the right.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty the Regent."

"Meet the elders"

"Meet Qingjiang Hou"

Guan Can saluted with a group of Guangdong Army generals

"Generals, please excuse me."

His Highness the Regent stretched out his hand and raised it slightly. He glanced at the generals below, and then his face became serious and his eyes looked at Yan Yuncong below.
"Let Yan Hou speak."

"Yes"

Yan Yuncong stood up from his chair, looked at the generals on the field, and spoke softly

"I am calling you into the city tonight because something big has happened in the city."

"This afternoon, the Royal Guards discovered that former Dongge Grand Secretary Ding Kuichu was planning a rebellion. Ding Kuichu has been arrested by the court."

"What"

When the generals heard this, they were stunned, and then all the generals were shocked.
(End of this chapter)