All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 77: Queen Mother, you don’t want the Emperor to never grow up, do you?
After being sent back to the mansion for medical treatment and medicine, and resting for a few days, Xu Dingchen finally recovered.

The first thing he did when he woke up was to ask, "Has the mutiny been quelled?"

"Replying to the governor," the governor's staff responded by the bed, "All the merchants inside and outside the city have agreed to send out guards together, and the mutiny has been quelled."

Xu Dingchen was speechless after hearing this.

The imperial court's military was actually defeated by the merchants' guards.
"You know that, sir." The staff member explained, "Those merchants don't want to see their goods destroyed by the rebels. Moreover, they are often away from the border, and the guards they have are mostly frontier troops, who are extremely fierce."

Xu Dingchen remained silent.

He had previously planned to find an excuse to extort money and grain from these merchants.

Now it seems that without the support of the imperial court, I, as the governor, can’t even control the merchants!
Seeing what the governor was thinking, the staff exchanged glances and immediately dissuaded him, "Governor, the merchants in various parts of Shanxi have great influence in the local area. They are all funded by the gentry and have great backgrounds behind them. They are also inextricably linked to the Xuanda Border Army."

"okay."

Xu Dingchen, who looked exhausted, waved his hand and said, "We understand. Everyone, please leave."

The staff retreated one after another, and Xu Dingchen, lying on the bed, was filled with despair.

In this state, you still want to serve the king?

The army sent to support the king couldn't even leave Shanxi!

The staff who came out were talking and laughing in a lively atmosphere.

"How much silver did you receive?"

"Not much, just three hundred taels. How about you?"

"Same, also three hundred taels."

"Haha, the Eight Great Families are never vague or stingy when it comes to their actions. Chunfeng Tower?"

"Let's go~~~"

A group of aides chatted and laughed as they walked towards Chunfeng Tower, which had the most beautiful women in the city, planning to have a big fight tonight.

Halfway through the journey, I saw chaos on the street ahead, with people running around and shouting everywhere.

"What's the matter?"

"The imperial army has entered the city~~~"

Kong Youde never thought that fighting could be so smooth!
In the past, when we were in Liao, every battle with the Jiannu was a life-and-death battle, where you would die if you didn't fight hard.

Kong Youde was used to seeing the fierceness of the Jiannu army, but he was still very nervous when he saw that this time the Jiannu army decided to abandon the infantry and lead only a few thousand cavalry to attack Taiyuan City.

If there is any place along the way where people fight to the death, the so-called surprise attack will become a joke.

But surprisingly, as they raided along the way, the villages, towns and cities along the way at most closed their doors and ignored them, but no troops were seen going out to fight.

Even when they were setting up camp and resting, local gentry would send people to bring wine, meat and food to reward the soldiers.

At the beginning, Kong Youde was a little nervous, thinking it was some kind of trick.

Later, I changed my mind and finally understood that this was in the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. They were the official Ming Dynasty troops~~~
It is inevitable that local areas must guard against looting by government troops.

But they are definitely not like the Jiannu, who would go to war as soon as they met.

As for the gentry's reward to the army, it was clearly a gift to prevent the government troops from breaking into villages and towns and looting.

On the official road just over ten miles away from Taiyuan Prefecture, Kong Youde's troops suddenly encountered a troop of more than a thousand men.

"It's going to be worse."

Kong Youde slapped his thigh hard, feeling extremely angry.

This place is so close to Taiyuan City. Once a fighting breaks out, they will definitely receive the news quickly.

As long as the city gates were closed, he and these cavalrymen would have no choice but to watch.

Just when he was feeling annoyed, he was shocked to see that the local soldiers on the opposite side actually got off the official road and sat down on both sides of the road to rest, and many of them even started to relieve themselves in public.

"This, this." Kong Youde was also confused. "What does this mean? Are you trying to humiliate our army?"

"General." A confidant stepped forward and said, "Maybe they think we are well-equipped and elite, so they let us pass first?"

Kong Youde glared at him and said, "Are there such stupid soldiers in this world?"

He wanted to charge forward directly, but was worried about alerting the city of Taiyuan. After much deliberation, he finally sent a team of cavalry ahead.

More than a hundred cavalrymen passed through safely, and the local soldiers on both sides of the official road even shouted in dissatisfaction, asking them to speed up.

"Never mind." The hope of a surprise attack on Taiyuan was within reach, and Kong Youde gritted his teeth and led his team to rush forward.

As expected, there was no obstruction.

What happened next was simple. When the large group of soldiers rushed all the way to the city gate, the guards at the city gate were still busy collecting taxes and didn't pay any attention at all.

"How could they be so lax!" Kong Youde, feeling that his three views had been overturned, waved his sword and shouted, "Charge in and capture the King of Jin!"

"Kill~~~"

Thousands of cavalrymen rushed into the city, and everything became a foregone conclusion.

A few days later, Chen Ran received a battle report delivered by express horse.

"The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, hey. No wonder they all became Fu Lu Shou, they are so stupid that it is surprising."

Not long after, Cao Deming came hurriedly to the door and said that he had an urgent matter and wanted to see the commander-in-chief.

"What happened to Eunuch Cao?" Looking at the breathless West Factory Supervisor, Chen Ran motioned him to sit down and drink tea. "What happened? Did the sky fall?"

"Grand Commander." Cao De took a deep breath and saluted. "The Emperor has fled!"

"Oh?" Chen Ran's heart skipped a beat, but he moved calmly. "He ran away?"

"No." Cao Demeng also panted heavily. "He went to the Empress Dowager's palace and revealed his whereabouts when he wanted to take the emperor away. Our family has already surrounded the Empress Dowager's bedroom." "Then go and ask." Chen Ran simply stood up and said, "Ask the Emperor, if he is dissatisfied with anything, why did he leave the palace!"

He entered the Forbidden City with a large number of soldiers. When he arrived outside the Empress Dowager Zhou's bedroom, he heard the roar of the retired emperor inside.

"Bitch! You bitch! How dare you have an affair with the rebels and defile the palace! I will kill you!"

"This palace is really a sieve." Chen Ran waved his hand, signaling everyone to stay outside. He pushed open the heavy palace door and stepped inside. "Why is your majesty so angry?"

At this time, there were only three people in the bedroom.

Empress Dowager Zhou was kneeling on the ground holding the young emperor, while the retired emperor Zhu Youjian was beating and kicking him, swearing at him like a monarch.

Turning his head to look over, Zhu Youjian's eyes were ferocious, his chest heaving as if he wished he could eat Chen Ran alive.

It was this traitor who not only seized his throne, but also dared to...
He heard the low sobs of Empress Dowager Zhou, as if she was complaining about grievances. The impulsive Zhu Youjian could not bear it any longer and suddenly rushed towards Chen Ran.

"Traitor! I will kill you~~~"

Along with the clanging sound of soldiers rushing in from outside the hall, Zhu Youjian's fist hit Chen Ran's chest.

'Oh!'

Screams were heard along with the sound of bones breaking.

Chen then took a step back, raised his hand to brush the collar of his shirt, and calmly looked down at Zhu Youjian, who was squatting on the ground, holding his hands and pulling his teeth. "Your Majesty, why bother? I don't even wear it when I go fishing. I mean I wear armor when I go out."

Shaking his head and sighing, he turned around and told the soldiers who rushed in after hearing the noise, "Send the emperor back to rest, and remember to call the imperial physician."

When the resentful emperor was 'escorted' out by the soldiers, Chen Ran stepped forward and said, "The queen mother has suffered."

"It's all your fault!"

Queen Mother Zhou felt extremely aggrieved. She wiped her tears and slapped Chen Ran's body randomly, "I have no face to live~~~"

The little emperor didn't understand anything and started crying loudly.

He waved his hand and called Cao Demeng to carry the little emperor out.

When there was no one in the bedroom, he leaned over, picked up Queen Mother Zhou, and carried her to the inner room.

When a woman is crying, it is difficult to comfort her with words alone. It is better to use physical therapy directly. Let her cry out loud and sweat a little, and she will probably feel better.

It was late at night and Chen Ran was woken up by the warm quilt of mandarin ducks.

With my eyes closed, I smelled the Queen Mother's fragrance, felt her warmth, and listened to her slightly hoarse sobs.

Chen Ran really wanted to raise his legs to block it, but he couldn't help feeling pity in his heart.

He sacrificed himself in order to save his father's life, but unfortunately Zhou Kui was still executed.

Now the clues have been discovered by the retired emperor. In this era of strict ethics and morals, even a drop of spit could kill her.

"I will take care of things." Patting Empress Dowager Zhou's shoulders gently, Chen Ran whispered to comfort her, "I will make sure no one in the palace will gossip anymore."

Queen Mother Zhou turned over and continued crying with her back to him.

Although she is the Queen Mother, it is better not to mention it.

In fact, Chen Ran has been polite enough to the royal family.

Just flipping through the history books will tell you how miserable the fate of the royal family was when the country was destroyed and the family was ruined.

For example, the noble ladies who were abducted by the Jin people during the Jingkang period were humiliated and molested while they were alive, and even had to be buried with the dead Jin dignitaries at a young age.

Since he didn't want to die, his head was smashed with a hammer and he was stuffed directly into the coffin to be buried alive with the dead!

"What you should do now is not to cry." Chen Ran continued to comfort him, "The most important thing is to raise the emperor and let him grow up smoothly."

The conversation turned to a threat, "Queen Mother, you don't want the Emperor to never grow up, do you?"

It really worked, and Queen Mother Zhou’s crying stopped immediately.

Her father died and her husband divorced her.

For the young empress dowager, her only hope in life was the young emperor.

She had also read some books and knew that the fate of puppet emperors was usually not good.

If he wants his son to survive, or even become a real emperor when he grows up, he must please the people behind him.

Queen Mother Zhou's mentality changed rapidly.

Although he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to greet and see off people for a while, he turned over silently.

Taigu County, Shanxi Province.

The Cao Family Compound, which was well-known locally, was now ablaze with flames and filled with thick smoke.

Many figures screamed and fled from the compound, but were intercepted by the soldiers waiting outside, chained and dragged away.

"Father." Wu Sangui, with his handsome face wrapped in gauze, rode up to Wu Xiang and asked, "This courtyard was burned down. Didn't all the silver and copper coins burn?"

"What do you know?" Wu Xiang waved his hand confidently. "How could these merchants keep their money in the house? They all dug cellars and buried them underground. When the fire is out, they will just dig up the cellars."

Turning to look at his beloved son, he was filled with concern "How is your injury?"

"It's nothing serious." Wu Sangui pulled at the wound on his face while speaking, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm going to kill all the people in the Cao family!"

The father and son came to Taigu County with three thousand soldiers and immediately destroyed the Kong family, a wealthy merchant family also in Taigu County.

When they arrived to destroy the Cao family, they encountered extremely fierce resistance!

Wu Sangui was also careless and was hit on the face, which was directly disfigured.

He must avenge this!
"Of course." Wu Xiang consoled him, "When their wealth is seized during the interrogation, you will personally be the executioner!"

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