My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 12 Oh no! The Duke of England’s mansion is surrounded!
Zhang Shize covered his face, looked at Zhang Zhiji in disbelief and asked:
"Father, why did you hit me?"

"Does it hurt?"

Zhang Zhiji asked.

"pain!"

Zhang Shize said very honestly.

Because it really hurts.

The next second, he saw Zhang Zhiji startled and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

"So this isn't a dream, everything you said is true!"

"You really did rebel with the prince."

Zhang Zhiji said with a look of shock on his face.

Zhang Shize was speechless for a moment, thinking, is this a mistake?

If you want to make sure you are not dreaming, shouldn't you hit yourself? Why hit me?
But the one who beat him was his own father, so he didn't dare say these words and could only nodded quickly.

"Dad, what I just said is true! The prince really rebelled!"

"And he has already taken control of the entire Imperial Palace. If nothing unexpected happens, the entire Beijing Camp and the Front Army Governor's Office are also under his control."

How could this be?
Zhang Zhiji's mind exploded in an instant.

If these words were said by someone else, he would definitely not believe them, but since they were said by his own son, he had to believe them.

But
How is this possible?
The prince is obviously just a 13-year-old boy!
How could he possibly do such a thing?

Zhang Zhiji wiped his face and forced himself to calm down.

After a moment, he continued:

"According to your account, you had no idea that the Crown Prince was planning a rebellion until he dragged you into it."

"This means that even without you guys, the prince can still succeed in his rebellion."

"The reason I had to bring you along was actually to drag me, a British duke, into this."

"Bringing Li Guozhen with us is to control the Beijing Camp, and bringing Wang Xiantong with us is to control the Front Army Governor's Office."

"This way, if he succeeds in his rebellion, he will control me, the Duke, as well as the Beijing Camp and the Former Five Military Commandery."

"But is this really something a 13-year-old boy can do?"

Zhang Zhiji still found it a little unbelievable.

Especially the words that Zhu Cilang asked Zhang Shize to bring back at the end. Are these words something a 13-year-old boy could say?
When Zhang Shize heard this, his expression became a little complicated.

Immediately he said:

"Father, you didn't see what the Crown Prince looked like at that time. He didn't look like a 13-year-old boy at all!"

"He's scarier than anyone else!"

Zhang Zhiji didn't say anything else, just wrapped his robe around him and stood up.

Then he began to pace back and forth in the room, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, he suddenly thought of something and shouted out the door:

"Zhang Sandao."

The next second, a man pushed the door open and walked in.

This was a sturdy man, about forty or fifty years old, with a scar on his face, looking quite ferocious.

He was a household slave of the Duke of England's mansion and grew up there since childhood.

He has had a special ability since he was a child, which is the ability to see at night. Even in the pitch-black night, he can see everything outside clearly.

So he was responsible for the guard work of the Duke of England's mansion.

"Duke, you called me."

Zhang Sandao asked respectfully.

"Go climb up the wall and see if there's anything moving outside. Remember to be careful and don't let anyone see you."

The Duke of England ordered.

Zhang Sandao said nothing, bowed and left.

Zhang Shize saw this scene and said with some doubt:
"Father, what are you doing? Do you suspect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone to monitor us?"

"I checked outside when I came back just now, and no one was following me."

Zhang Zhiji looked at his son with some dismay, then scolded him:
"You're confused! You said before that when Wang Xiantong and Li Guozhen left, the Crown Prince sent a group of people to follow them." "These people said they were not protecting them, but rather monitoring them. If they dared to make any unusual moves, they would be chopped into pieces the next moment."

"Since the prince can do this to them, why can't he do this to us?"

"Since he is capable of such a rebellion, he will definitely not allow any accidents to happen."

Seeing that Zhang Zhiji was very angry, Zhang Shize didn't dare to say anything and had to shut up.

On the other side, Zhang Sandao had quietly climbed onto the top of the wall and then carefully poked his head out.

Just one glance and he gasped in shock.

Because with his eyes that could see at night, he clearly saw that dozens of meters away from the Duke of England's mansion, a group of people were quietly lying in ambush in the night.

what's the situation?
Zhang Sandao was shocked and quickly slipped down.

Then he quietly climbed up the wall in the backyard.

This time he didn't dare show half of his head, only his eyes.

But the result remains the same.

There are also heavy guards outside the wall of the backyard.

Next, there is the main gate and the side gate
Without exception, there were soldiers lying in ambush outside these places.

This means that the Duke of England's mansion has been completely surrounded.
But how is this possible?
You have to know that the Duke of Ying is the most honorable nobleman in the Ming Dynasty. Who would dare to treat him like this?
Zhang Sandao was shocked, but he finally reacted quickly and went straight to the study.

"Duke Ye, something terrible has happened! The entire Duke of Ying's mansion has been surrounded by a group of armored soldiers."

"I just took a look and there are at least five or six hundred people!"

Zhang Sandao rushed into the study and said with a very ugly expression.

"What did you say?"

When Zhang Shize heard this, he stood up with a look of disbelief on his face.

He never imagined that the Crown Prince would send so many people to monitor the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

On the other hand, Zhang Zhiji was much calmer at this moment.

He waved his hand casually.

"I know, go down!"

"Also, tell everyone to pretend nothing happened and go to bed. No one is allowed to go out tonight!"

"If anyone dares to go out, they will be beaten to death!"

Zhang Sandao's expression became even uglier, but he didn't say anything more in the end.

"I know, little one!"

After returning the salute respectfully, Zhang Sandao turned and left.

Soon after, only Zhang Zhiji and Zhang Shize were left in the study.

Zhang Shize looked at Zhang Zhiji with concern and said:

"Father, what is going on? Is the Crown Prince planning to attack us?"

It’s no wonder that Zhang Shize would think so. After all, the people lying in ambush outside the door were the personal soldiers who helped the prince rebel!

These guys were basically no different from death warriors, and each of them was wearing heavy armor. They were simply not something that the servants of the Duke of Ying's mansion could resist.

However, after hearing this, Zhang Zhiji waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry, since the prince has persuaded you to rebel, it proves that he doesn't want to kill us, but to win us over."

"As for those personal guards outside, they are probably there to prevent us from doing anything else that would affect his plans."

"After all, this is a rebellion, so you can never be too cautious."

"As long as we don't leave the Duke of Ying's mansion tonight, the group of guards outside won't take action."

Sure enough, Zhang Zhiji still has some brains.

He knew that Zhu Cilang did not want to kill him, but wanted to win him over.

The presence of those personal guards outside was only to prevent him from contacting other nobles after he knew about the rebellion.

In other words, as long as Zhang Zhiji dares to step out of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion tonight, he will definitely be dead!

It might even bring disaster to the entire British government.
Things have come to this point, he has no choice!

(End of this chapter)