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When Yue Zhuoqun and Cheng Shifei arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhang Haiduan and his party also arrived.

Except for the escaped Iron Claw Flying Eagle, Pi Xiaotian and other Dongchang men were all killed.

"Master Zhang!"

"Haha, Master Yue, our plan is going well." Zhang Haiduan walked forward with a smile on his face.

He was in a very good mood after getting rid of Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch party.

He warmly grabbed Yue Zhuoqun's arm and said excitedly: "Let's go, let's go to the palace together."

Zhu Houzhao was destined to be sleepless tonight. At this moment, he was pacing left and right in the imperial study, anxiously waiting for news.

The imperial study was full of imperial guards, guarding layer by layer and on alert.

Seeing that the third watch had passed, there was still no news coming back. He was so anxious that he couldn't help himself and stood at the window looking out several times.

"Your Majesty, I invited Master Yue to the palace for you." At this time, Cheng Shifei's shouting came from outside.

There are many rules in the palace, and shouting like this is absolutely not allowed.

Kecheng Shifei is not a person who follows the rules, and he has not learned any rules after becoming a son-in-law.

If he dared to do this at other times, he would definitely be reprimanded.

But at this moment, Zhu Houzhao could no longer care about these details. He paused and his face was filled with joy: "Hurry up and invite him."

At the same time, he also adjusted his dragon robe and took the initiative to step forward to greet him.

Soon, Yue Buqun, Zhang Haiduan, Duan Tianya and others walked into the imperial study.

"Your humble servant pays respect to the emperor." Zhang Haiduan took the lead in bowing.

"My dear minister, please don't be polite!"

Zhu Houzhao first waved his hand to let him stand up, and then he couldn't wait to look at Yue Zhuoqun.

Looking at Yue Zhuoqun's young and handsome face, wearing a Taoist robe and showing his aloof temperament, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he sighed:

"Today, I met Taoist Master Yue, and I know what a god-like person is."

He had learned about Yue Zhuoqun in detail and knew that Yue Zhuoqun was nearly fifty years old.

I thought he looked like an old Taoist with gray hair and beard, but he looked only in his early twenties, younger than him.

He sighed in his heart, worthy of being a Taoist master.

"Your Majesty, thank you!" Yue Zhuoqun smiled and bowed.

According to his status, he was a Jinzi Guanglu doctor personally appointed by Zhu Houzhao, a third-rank official, and it was his first audience with the emperor, so he should have knelt down to pay homage to Zhu Houzhao.

But as a future man, he did not have much awe of the imperial power.

In addition, he was proud of his martial arts and disdained to kneel down to pay homage to Zhu Houzhao.

In fact, according to the etiquette set during the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, civil and military officials were required to kneel down and perform rituals when they met the emperor, attended the morning court on the day of the Emperor's birth, held a grand court meeting, performed sacrifices, and other important activities.

For morning courts other than the day of the Emperor's birth, they did not have to kneel down.

Zhu Houzhao had already regarded him as a god-like figure who had mastered the art of Taoism and preserved his youth, so he would not demand too much from him.

"Come here, give seats to Taoist Master Yue and Minister Zhang."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and instructed the eunuch who was close to him, and then turned around and sat back on the dragon chair.

Zhang Haiduan first reported to him the results of tonight's action. After hearing that Cao Zhengchun was executed, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately, with the help of the Taoist priest, we were able to successfully get rid of Cao Zhengchun, the treacherous eunuch, and protect the stability of the Ming Dynasty court."

"Zhu Wushi is not dead yet. The emperor said that the court is stable, but it is too early to say."

"Oh? Zhu Wushi is imprisoned in the Tianlao. What else can he do?"

"Zhu Wushi's martial arts are even better than Cao Zhengchun's. How can an ordinary Tianlao hold him?"

Yue Zhuoqun shook his head speechlessly. This emperor did not know martial arts, and he was high above, thinking things too simply.

Zhu Wushi was not like Gu Santong, who could tie his hands and feet by putting a stone tablet of "Iron-hearted Godly Marquis" in the dungeon.

"But he is my uncle after all. If there is no substantial crime, he can't behead him casually." Zhu Houzhao frowned.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have evidence of his conspiracy to rebel." Zhang Hai stood up to report, and then explained in detail the existence of the leader of the Yagyu Tajima and the previous plan of the fake assassination of the emperor.

"Is this true?"

"I dare not deceive the emperor. The leader of the Yagyu Tajima is in my house and can come forward to testify at any time."

"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao slammed the table heavily, his eyes cold and stern: "Tomorrow, Zhu Wushi will be brought up for a joint trial by the three courts to verify his conspiracy to rebel."

Zhang Haiduan was delighted and was about to nod, but saw a little eunuch running in in a panic and kneeling in the hall with a plop:

"Your Majesty, Tiedan Shenhou escaped from prison."

"What!" Zhu Houzhao's face froze, and he quickly ordered: "Quickly send someone to seal the city gates and search the whole city!"

"Your Majesty, with Zhu Wushi's martial arts, it's probably too late to seal the city gates."

Yue Zhuoqun shook his head and sighed, and reminded: "If he escapes from prison at this time, he will definitely raise an army to start a rebellion. The people guarding the borderAll generals were threatened by him.

The most important thing now is to send people to the border immediately to appease the ten generals.

At the same time, gather troops from the surrounding areas to defend the capital! "

"Yes, quickly draft an order..."

...

A few days later, Zhu Wushi's rebellion shocked the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Houzhao sent people to appease the ten generals in time, seven of them were still threatened by Zhu Wushi and had no choice but to raise troops to kill the capital.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. These seven generals probably sent their cavalry, brought enough food, and marched all the way.

It took only a few days for a hundred thousand troops to gather outside the capital.

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao had Yue Zhuoqun's reminder and urgently summoned the troops of the Beijing Camp stationed around the capital to defend the imperial city.

This Beijing Camp evolved from the five military camps of the Ming Dynasty. It was once the trump card army of the Ming Dynasty and experienced countless large-scale battles, including the Jingnan Camp The Battle of the Three Thousand Camps, the Battle of Annan, the Battle of Luchuan, the Battle of Beijing Defense, etc.

In addition to the Five Army Camps, the current Beijing Camp also has the Three Thousand Camps and the Shenji Camp. However, except for the guards who stayed in the capital, most of them were stationed in Shandong, Henan, Daning and other places, and usually took turns to guard the capital and train.

Therefore, only more than 10,000 troops were summoned in a short period of time.

Fortunately, the walls of the capital are tall and magnificent, and Zhu Wusi summoned cavalry, so the siege was not advantageous.

Zhu Wusi attacked fiercely for five days, but failed to attack the city wall, but suffered heavy losses.

In the camp, the seven generals looked at Zhu Wusi with worried faces, and couldn't help but say:

"Shen Hou, if you continue to attack like this, it will only increase casualties and it will be useless."

"Yes, Shen Hou, cavalry is invincible in field battles, but they can't play a role in attacking the city.

If this goes on, it won't be long before the army of the king will arrive, and we will definitely lose.

Why not...why not surrender! "

They didn't want to follow Zhu Wusi in the rebellion, but they had to follow him because he had the upper hand.

Zhu Wusi's eyes turned cold when he heard this, and he swung out a claw.

"Crack!"

The helmet of the general who tried to persuade him to surrender was crushed, and he died with blood flowing from his seven orifices.

"Whoever dares to disturb the morale of the army again will end up like this!" The camp was instantly silent.

Zhu Wusi then calmed down and said:

"You will continue to attack the city tomorrow, and I will lead some masters to kill into the imperial city and kill the emperor's son.

Once the emperor dies, the morale of the army in the city will be in chaos, and you can take the opportunity to kill and occupy the capital. "