Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 98 Ask the Duke to surrender, and kill openly!
Secret order from Duke Wei.

Secret order from the Nanjing Minister of War.

Two secret orders were sent to the Zhenwu Camp, and a team of a hundred people left the camp under the cover of night and headed for Zhejiang.

Just as Duke Wei's arrangements were progressing steadily, another secret letter from Duke Wei's mansion was delivered to the Nanjing Jinyiwei's Zhenfu Division.

The pacification envoy immediately secretly dispatched hundreds of Jinyiwei cavalry in disguise and entered the Hangzhou city in batches.

Almost at the same time, news came from the capital that an imperial edict to protect Hai Rui and mobilize the Xiaoling Guards had arrived in Nanjing.

Protecting Hai Rui is what the Nanjing Pacification Commissioner is doing, working with the Zhejiang Thousand Households Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Even if the entire Zhenwu Battalion goes to Hangzhou, they will not get any benefits.

The imperial edict to mobilize the Xiaoling Guards meant that the emperor already knew a lot about the Duke of Wei's Mansion and was determined to take action.

The pacification envoy personally went to the Xiaolingwei camp with the imperial edict.

……

A day and night passed.

A team of 100 people from the Zhenwu Camp entered Qiantang County before the city gates were closed. The scouts had discovered Hai Rui's location in advance, and after nightfall, the group moved towards the county government office.

A group of soldiers ran to the high wall of the county government office. One of them leaned over to serve as a high point, and the others jumped onto the top of the wall like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. After looking around and finding no danger, they climbed in.

He first entered the gatehouse and knocked out the night watchman with a knife, then opened the gate of the county government office and shouted in a low voice: "There is no danger, come in!"

The soldiers waiting outside immediately filed in.

The leading captain asked, "Where is Hai Rui?"

"If you lie on the top of the wall, you can see that there are still candles on in the study room at the back of the county government office. Hai Rui and the Embroidered Uniform Guards are probably there." The soldier who climbed the wall first answered.

"Well, send a group of people to the county jail to deal with the Qiantang County Magistrate and the treasurer. The rest of you, follow me to the back hall!" The captain drew out his goose-feather knife and spoke in a calm voice.

Even though there was only a team of eight Jinyiwei guarding Hai Rui, this was not a battlefield after all, and the army's advantages could not be fully utilized. The Jinyiwei's powerful individual capabilities could be exerted several times more in such situations.

The Zhenwu Camp could only use their numbers to overwhelm the Jinyiwei, and they had to do it quickly; otherwise, if they alerted the night patrollers, soldiers, and the like, it would not be easy to escape.

After killing Hai Rui, Kong Lingfa, and Guan Ku, they would rob some things from Qiantang County Government Office and then set it on fire. Since they were disguised as robbers, they would of course do what robbers do.

Time was short and the mission was heavy. The hundred soldiers of Zhenwu Camp drew their goose-feather swords and acted according to the captain's orders.

In a hidden corner, Shen Yu, the captain of the Zhejiang Thousand Household Division of the Jinyiwei, curled his lips. This method was too crude.

They changed their clothes but not their weapons. If a real fight broke out and they drew their swords, the Jinyiwei guards guarding Hai Rui would be able to recognize the identities of this group of people. At that time, as long as one of the Jinyiwei guards ran away or exposed these people, all their disguises would be ruined.

This is simply a blatant murder. No wonder Hu Butang did not think highly of the Zhenwu Battalion and did not bring it to the front line to suppress the Japanese pirates. These brainless people will not be of any help on the battlefield.

quiet!
It's so quiet!
Nearly a hundred soldiers entered the back hall of the county government office easily without encountering any obstruction.

The candle in the study at the back hall was still on, and the figure of "Hai Rui" could be vaguely seen through the gauze window. However, no matter how slow-witted the captain and the soldier were, they could sense that something was wrong.

There is no false person under the great reputation.

The reputation of the Jinyiwei was not spread, but earned through real fighting.

At that time, Zhu Qi, one of the Thirteen Guards of the Imperial Uniform Guard, led the Imperial Uniform Guard and directly blocked the city of Nanjing. Inside the city, they arrested officials and scholars. When there were not enough cells, they started killing people. The number of people killed was huge and the blood flowed like a river.

Although the Zhenwu Camp did not participate in the Nanjing case, when they entered the city of Nanjing afterwards and saw the bloodstains of officers and soldiers on the streets that could not be completely cleaned, they could imagine the cruel scene.

The captain thought that with the ability and vigilance of the Jinyiwei, the fighting would start at the latest as soon as the soldiers entered the back hall.

They had already reached the door of the study, and a figure was still wandering inside, seemingly pacing and waiting for something. What could Hai Rui and the Jinyiwei guards be waiting for at this late hour?
The captain was silent.

He threw down the goose-feather knife in his hand, and the sound of metal colliding with bricks was extremely loud in the silent night.

The "person" in the study was still pacing by himself, which was somewhat insulting.

The captain could not bear the humiliation and was filled with grief and anger. "Listen to my command and throw away your swords!"

"what?"

The confused soldiers looked at the captain in bewilderment, not knowing whether to throw away the goose-feather knives in their hands or not.

After hearing such an order, the Jinyiwei who had been lying in ambush for a long time realized that their achievements tonight would be much smaller. Torches were lit up, and the entire back hall of Qiantang County Government was as bright as day.

Hundreds of Jinyiwei surrounded the place. More importantly, many of them held crossbows and aimed carefully.

The deep crossbow muzzle and the crossbow arrows ready to be fired frightened the soldiers of Zhenwu Camp so much that they quickly dropped their goose-feather swords and knelt down with the captain.

The study door opens.

Hai Rui and a shadow play artist walked out. The figures pacing on the screen were just a trick.

This was prepared by the Embroidered Uniform Guards to prevent the enemy from having bows and arrows and shooting Hai Rui before entering the study.

Shen Yu appeared behind the Zhenwu Camp soldiers, bringing with him the ten soldiers who were tied up and sent to Qiantang County Prison. He looked around the courtyard and after checking the number of people, he said, "Put away your knives, everyone kneel down, anyone who dares to move will be killed!"

The hundred men from the Zhenwu Camp were divided into two teams and made to kneel on both sides of the courtyard. The Jinyiwei cavalry then tied them up one by one.

"County Magistrate Hai is frightened." Shen Yu approached Hai Rui and said helplessly.

This was the second time. Last time, Zheng Michang and He Maocai wanted to use the Japanese pirates to kill Hai Rui. This time, it was the soldiers from the Nanjing Garrison Office who wanted to kill Hai Rui.

County Magistrate Hai is prone to assassination!
Hai Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and the fatigue of the past few days suddenly came to his face. The thieves in Zhejiang's grain issue jumped out themselves, and the problem of Chun'an's grain shortage was basically solved.

The disaster relief grain should have been distributed by the imperial court, but the previous "loss" of the imperial court's grain led to the borrowing of grain.

Once the grain is recovered, the borrowed grain will be repaid by the Zhejiang and Hangzhou provincial governments, and will have nothing to do with Chun'an.

"Someone, help the magistrate of Fuhai to have a rest!" Shen Yu shouted immediately.

After sending Hai Rui to rest, Shen Yu looked towards the direction of Jinling City, a trace of melancholy emerging in his eyes.

The Duke of Wei’s Mansion.

May 23rd year of the Jiajing reign.

The sun was blazing in the sky, and 5,600 Xiaoling guards surrounded the Duke's Mansion tightly.

Outside the four gates, flags covered the sky, and dense cavalry and bows were shouting back and forth.

On top of all the nearby hills, there were black cannon muzzles pointing directly towards the palace.

The commander of the Xiaoling Guard looked at the tightly closed palace gate and issued an order. The flag officer spread it to the entire army, and they shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky: "My Lord, please surrender!"

"Sir, please surrender!"

"Sir, please surrender!"

(End of this chapter)