My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 65
Lu Fang heard this and knew that the emperor was asking about Empress Dowager Zhang who was imprisoned in Jingyang Palace.

Immediately replied.

"After receiving the military report, I immediately ordered the Imperial City Guards to maintain martial law, but there was no abnormal movement!"

"Then order the former military commander Jiang Ding to lead the Beijing army to enter Beijing in batches within one day to strengthen the city's defense."

It was seen that even after hearing the news of the fall of Datong, there was not much panic on His Majesty's face.

Even compared to the rebels, he was more concerned about whether the former Empress Dowager Zhang was still under control.

"Let the cabinet discuss it, don't rush to destroy it, and recommend a few candidates to go to Datong with the Jin Yiwei to appease them."

After hearing the words of the emperor in front of them, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Zhu Houcong returned to the Qianqing Palace and sat down. The vague impression of this period of history in his previous life made Zhu Houcong know that the Datong army did not choose to march to the capital in the end.

Instead, he accepted the imperial court's favor.

At a banquet hosted by the imperial envoy Liu Yuanqing and the commander-in-chief Gao Yong to appease the Datong soldiers and civilians, the imperial court broke its promise and killed all the Datong military and civilian leaders who initiated the rebellion.

Without the core of the rebellion, the Datong Rebellion was completely put down.

Although despicable, it also means that Datong's army is more against corrupt officials and against hunger and lack of pay.

But he is not against the court or the emperor.

Although the rebellion occurred three years earlier than in history, because Zhu Houcong had only been on the throne for a year and no policies had been implemented yet, Datong's army would not be more hostile to Zhu Houcong than in history.

If they really march towards the capital——

Zhu Houcong could only pray that there would be as few killings as possible.

After all, they are not monsters, but just a group of miserable people who cannot survive because they are not paid due to improper government duties and are oppressed by their superiors every day.

But the Ming court's financial problems really need to be solved.

Zhu Houcong also saw the memorandum that Wang Qiong, the cabinet minister, had secretly submitted to the inner court many times, regarding the investigation of smuggling from the north to the south and the recovery of the imperial property that had been misappropriated by local wealthy families through various means for hundreds of years.

After the imperial army conquered the southwest and stabilized the situation, it was time to take action on these blood-sucking worms lying on the bodies of all the people in the world.

……

At this time, the General Military Mansion was in Datong City.

Troops with many rebellions were guarding the surrounding thoroughfares. Yesterday's fire had blackened the walls, and there were still bloodstains on the steps that had not been cleaned up.

Guo Jian stepped in.

Seeing Guo Jian's arrival, the soldiers guarding the gate quickly saluted.

These soldiers on guard looked tired and thin, obviously due to long-term labor and malnutrition, and their faces were shabby.

"Mr. Guo Qi! Lord Wang Fusheng has been waiting for you in the palace for a long time."

Guo Jian nodded.

He followed the soldiers leading the way and walked into the General Military Mansion.

His steps were steady and his face was gloomy. The weathered and calm face that had been exposed to the wind and sun in the north of Saibei now had a hint of sadness and anger.

It had been two days since the mutiny, but there was no trace of the envoy that was supposed to be sent to the court immediately after the mutiny. The soldiers of Chen Ming Datong were dedicated to serving their father.

Moreover, it was recently reported that several rebel leaders held a banquet in the General Military Mansion at this extremely critical moment, and brought a lot of things from outside the city, as if they were entertaining some guests.

Guo Jian became increasingly angry and dissatisfied about this.

"Mr. Guo Qi!"

"Zhu Baihu!"

In front of the General Military Mansion, the guards leading the way retreated first. Just as Guo Jian was about to open the door, he saw a familiar figure next to him who had also just arrived.

The person in front of me is named Zhu Zhen, and it is said that he is a descendant of Zhu Jiju, King of Xi Jing in Pingyao. He was deprived of his title during the Zhengtong period because his ancestor committed a crime, and his family was sent to the army, which is why he ended up here.

Seeing Guo Jian at this time, he also had a bit of surprise on his face. "Is General Guo also summoned to the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters?"

"Exactly!"

Guo Jian replied, but the doubts in his heart became more intense at this time.

Zhu Zhen in front of him was thoughtful when he heard Guo Jian's answer.

It seemed like he said it accidentally.

"I heard from the guards at the Governor's Mansion that they saw two women in brocade clothes entering the Governor's Mansion with a large amount of treasure in recent days. I wonder if this is the case?"

Guo Jian was even more angry.

After capturing Datong, I originally planned to pay everyone, distribute the food, and then disperse on their own, fleeing to the world.

Unexpectedly, Wang Fusheng, Chen Hao and others used the excuse of uniform distribution of gold, silver, grain and grass to forcibly seize the money and grain in the treasury.

This lasted for two days, but no food or pay was given to the soldiers.

"This matter must be clarified in front of Wang Fusheng and others!"

Guo Jian said as he vigorously pushed open the door of the General Military Mansion in front of him.

The inside of the door is indeed what Zhu Zhen said, but it is also different from what Guo Jian thought.

A strong aroma of incense hits my face.

Two women wearing black and white veils stood in the center of the room. In front of them was a statue of a god made of gold and silver.

King Fusheng of Thousand Households, General Banner Chen Hao, and many core rebel generals all knelt on the ground piously. Following the woman in black gauze on the left shouting and dancing like a sleepwalker, they all kowtowed to the great god in front of them.

"What are you doing..."

Guo Jian looked at everything in front of him, and he was suddenly shocked to realize that these familiar colleagues in front of him were so strange at this time.

In the dark room, the surrounding windows were boarded up, and only an oil lamp was lit in the middle.

When people heard the sound, they all turned to look at the two people behind them. The dim candlelight hit their faces, flickering like evil ghosts in hell.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Zhen wanted to turn around and leave, but the door behind him had been quietly closed at some point.

"Since Mr. Guo Qi and Zhu Baihu are here, why don't they join us in worshiping God Huang Tian, ​​make an alliance with blood, and go to the capital to report to the emperor the sufferings of all the people?"

The woman in black gauze looked at the two people who were at a loss in front of her, smiled softly, and said.

Only then did Guo Jian suddenly realize that on the tablet in front of the unknown golden body with no facial features, there were the words "Golden Light Supreme Royal Taiping Emperor God of Huangtian Daluodong" written in front of him.

Guo Jian had never heard the name of this god before.

I don’t even know why this thing appeared in the General Military Mansion in Datong.

But he knew that he might have encountered a cult monster this time.

And most of my colleagues on the ground who have empty expressions and dull expressions have probably been poisoned by these evil cult monsters.

When he heard that the other party claimed that he would lead Datong soldiers to attack the capital, he no longer hesitated. He immediately pulled out the knife from his waist, bit off the tip of his tongue and spit out a mouthful of blood and poured it on the knife.

"Witch watch the knife!"

He immediately rushed towards the woman in black gauze with a knife!
Close!The blade of the knife was about to hit the head of the woman in black in the next second.

Another chuckle came from the side.

The woman in white gauze held Fei Hua in her hand, and the next moment she hit two iron coins and knocked the long knife out of Guo Jian's hand.

Guo Jian took a staggering step back and spread his palms. The tiger's mouth was already full of blood.

He stared at the woman in white in horror.

If Zhu Houcong were present, he would definitely find that this person was the White Lotus sect demon girl who escaped on Willow Mountain in the southwest.

(End of this chapter)