The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 178 The Second Deposed Crown Prince (4)

Yinyu had just finished giving a speech to the officers of the vanguard camp when he saw Setu riding his horse towards them.

Setu turned over and dismounted. Zhaqian said, "Master, I have brought back eight hundred Sauron warriors for you!"

When Yinyou heard this, he was extremely satisfied!

Eight hundred and fifty Sauron cavalrymen, plus five thousand elite officers and soldiers of the vanguard battalion, hehe, there is no doubt that Yinyu has already grasped the decisive strategic military force in his hands!

Yinyu rode his horse to the front line of the soldiers in the vanguard camp and shouted in a stern voice: "As long as you follow me to suppress the rebellion, I will reward each of you with fifty taels of silver. If you capture the chieftain of the rebels, I will guarantee you a future as a hereditary lieutenant commander and also reward you with the title of Cavalry Commandant!"

The title of Cavalry Commandant is hereditary, fourth rank, and can be passed down from generation to generation.

Wow, deafening cheers broke out from the originally silent ranks of soldiers.

"Master Fifteen, I am happy to serve you!"

"I am willing to die for you!"

"Counterinsurgency!"

"Counterinsurgency!"

With a huge reward, why worry about not having brave men?

Yinyou dared to give high rewards to officers and soldiers respectively for one reason: there is no greater merit than protecting the master!
To put it bluntly, even if the Dzungar Khanate was conquered, Kangxi was hacked to death by the crown prince. What was the point?

Is there any need to ask which is more important, Kangxi's safety or a little bit of silver and title?
At this moment, the sky was already bright, which was a good time to kill someone and steal the credit.

Taking advantage of the army's morale, Yinyu, accompanied by more than 800 Sauron cavalrymen and thousands of elite soldiers from the vanguard battalion with high morale, marched out of the barracks in a mighty force and headed towards the guard camp.

Tens of thousands of horse hooves pounded the ground violently, and the entire earth began to tremble!

Behind Yinyou, two flag-bearing officers worked together to raise a large flag high up, with six thick black characters written on it: Control the Zhili troops!

Zhili is too big!
Rehe was under Zhili, the capital was also under Zhili, Gubeikou was also under Zhili, and even Damingfu, thousands of miles away, was under Zhili.

He controls all the armies in Zhili, and is much more powerful than Cao Wei's commander-in-chief of all the military forces at home and abroad!
The imperial guards of Cao Wei were divided into the central army and the outer army, and did not include troops from various prefectures and counties.

However, all the troops in Zhili are now under the jurisdiction of Yinyu!

The hidden truth: Kangxi really entrusted his entire life and property to Yinyou.

The Book of Jin records: When he arrived in Luoyang, he was promoted to the rank of general and appointed as the Palace Attendant, commanding all military forces at home and abroad, recording the affairs of the Secretariat, assisting in government affairs, and entering the palace wearing a sword and shoes.

At that moment, Yinyou vaguely felt the shadow of Sima Zhao!
The smoke and dust rolled, and the sound of hooves was like thunder!
Soon, Yinwei led the army and approached the gate of the Hujun Camp.

At this moment, the gate of the guard camp was closed, and the people inside had their bows strung and their swords unsheathed, looking ready to fight to the death.

Yinyou came to the Guard Camp first, mainly because if the Guard Camp had followed the Crown Prince, Kangxi would have been chopped into meat sauce long ago!
If more than 10,000 guards rebelled, the hundreds of guards around Kangxi would definitely be taken away in one wave and chopped to pieces without leaving any trace.

"Wulin, take my badge and go find the commander of the guards, Mu Kun, and ask him to send someone to verify the order!"

With the army approaching, Yinyou was not afraid at all that Mu Kun would cause any trouble!

In an extraordinary period, Yinyou also thought carefully about Mu Kun. Aren't you afraid of being deceived and losing your head? Just send a trusted military officer over to verify the imperial edict and the order.

In the past, when Yinyou was in charge of the Guard Camp, who among the people in the Guard Camp didn't know the famous eunuch Wulin?

It is no exaggeration to say that Wulin, holding the red-headed badge, is Yinyou's clone!
After Wulin entered the camp, he was quickly brought to Mukun.

"The chief eunuch of Prince Yu's mansion, your servant Wulin, greets Commander Mu!"

Mu Kun knew how powerful Wu Lin was, so he dared not accept his gift and dodged.

"No, no, Chief Wu is here on behalf of the Fifteenth Master. How dare I accept your courtesy?"

"Commander Mu, the emperor has ordered our master to control the Zhili troops. I believe you already know that, right?" Wu Lin knew the importance of the matter and did not waste time with Mu Kun. He went straight to the most crucial issue.

Mu Kun frowned and sighed, "To be honest with you, Chief Wu, I have received the report from the palace."

Wu Lin thought that the emperor had been in power for decades after all, and he was very thoughtful.

Obviously, when Kangxi issued the edict to Yinyou, he had already sent people to deliver the court reports containing the edict to various places in Zhili.

"Well, our master is right outside the camp gate. Please send your most trusted senior officer to go with me to see our master." Wu Lin emphasized deliberately, "It will be convenient for us to verify his will and orders!"

At this moment when it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, the more frank Wu Lin's attitude is, the easier it will be to convince Mu Kun.

"Manager Wu, is it really the Fifteenth Master outside?" Mu Kun was extremely scared, fearing that he had been fooled and that the lives of his entire family would be lost.

All the officers of the three imperial camps have a certain degree of political sensitivity.

The palace suddenly caught fire and the emperor's life or death is unknown. Mu Kun, the commander of the guards, is really scared!
Although he wanted to lead the troops to defend the king, Mu Kun was afraid that the prince's party hidden in the camp would take the opportunity to cause chaos. If the troops were in chaos, Mu Kun would definitely lose his head!
This is because the duty of the Guard Camp is to protect the current emperor.

What’s the use of a military commander who doesn’t discipline his troops strictly?

Since what Wulin said made sense, Mu Kun sent the lieutenant Bashi, whom he had promoted, out of the camp to meet Yinyou.

Ba Shi is not only Mu Kun's confidant, but also an old acquaintance of Yin Yu. There is no more suitable candidate than him!

So, Bashi followed Wulin out of the guard camp and went to see Yinyou together.

The sun had risen. Even from a distance of ten feet, Ba Shi could clearly see Yin Yu leading the way!

Hi, it’s really Master Fifteen!
Ba Shi quickly dismounted from his horse and trotted all the way to kneel before Yin Yu's horse.

"I am the eighty-year-old servant of the Yellow Banner Guards. I wish you the best of health, Master Fifteen!"

"Eighty, we meet again!"

"Master Fifteen, although I have come to the grassland, I miss the delicious midnight snacks in the dining room of the palace guards!" Eighty is not stupid, but very smart. As soon as he opened his mouth, he mentioned the great policies that Yinwei implemented when he was in charge of the guards.

Business was of the utmost importance, so Yinyou did not waste time talking to Bashi and directly handed over the imperial edict and the imperial decree to Setu, asking him to hand them over to Bashi for inspection!
In fact, if Wu Lin, who was standing next to him, had given a secret signal, Ba Shi would not only not be able to see the imperial edict and the order, but would also have lost his head on the spot.

Why was Wu Lin sent to the Guard Camp? The root cause can be summed up in four words: reliable + smart!

Although Ba Shi seemed to respect Yin Yu very much, in fact, when he examined the imperial edict, he carefully examined it word by word.

In particular, Kangxi's personal seal, although Ba Shi was very familiar with it, he still examined it inch by inch and word by word.

Yinyou did not urge Bashi, but let him act cautiously!

There’s no way, everyone has only one head, and if it’s chopped off, it’s gone!

After checking it three times, Bashi finally felt relieved. He held the imperial edict and the order in both hands and wanted to present them to Yinyou.

However, Setu put his hand on the hilt of the knife and blocked Bashi's way in time.

How could Bashi not understand that Setu was on guard against assassination?

At this critical moment, Yinyou’s personal safety is even more important than Kangxi’s!
"Eighty, go tell Mu Kun that if I don't see him in person within half an hour, his whole family will definitely not be able to see the Mid-Autumn Festival moon!"

It is already the end of the month. Even if Yinyou orders the massacre of Mu Kun's family now, by the time Longkodo receives the order, it will be the first day of next month!
Not only that, Ba Shi also understood Yin Yu's hint. Mu Kun's family was finished, so what about Ba Shi's family?

There is no way around it. When it comes to the fight for the dragon throne, using every possible means is the inherent logic!

The winner is the king and the loser is a thief, and the loser must be at the mercy of the winner!
Yinyou said the ugly words in advance, so that Mu Kun and Ba Shi would not dare to cry out for injustice when their heads were chopped off in the future!

The prairie doesn’t believe in tears!
Not long after Ba Shi returned, he saw the gate of the Guard Camp wide open. Mu Kun led the way, followed closely by Ba Shi, who brought all the officers of the Guard Camp to pay a visit to Yin Yu.

"Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, I am Mu Kun, greetings to the Marshal!" In order to keep his power, Mu Kun deliberately changed the address in a flattering manner.

However, with Yinyu's current power and status, second only to the emperor and above millions of people, he fully deserves the title of Marshal!
The Marshal is much more loud than the Fifteenth Master!
Above the Fifteenth Master, there are the Third Master, the Fourth Master, the Eighth Master, the Fourteenth Master and more than a dozen other Masters.

However, in the entire Qing Dynasty at that time, the only one who dared to call himself the Marshal was Yinyou!

"Mu Kun, you and Ba Shi stay by my side and help me suppress the rebellion. The rest of you, go back and reorganize the troops and follow me to the Cavalry Battalion."

After Yinyou gave this order, Mu Kun immediately understood that he and Bashi had become Yinyou's hostages.

As the saying goes, catch the leader first!
Yinyou held imperial edicts and imperial decrees in his hands, and controlled most of the court's troops. He could fully represent the supreme imperial power.

However, Mukun and Bashi have not yet fully proved their loyalty!

Therefore, the most ideal method for Yinyou is to control Mu Kun and Ba Shi.

Anyway, there is no delay at all. They command the guards and act together with Yinyou.

After taming the Guard Camp, Yinyou had nearly 20,000 soldiers at his command.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the Cavalry Battalion rebelled, Yinwei could use his absolute superior military force to suppress them.

After Mu Kun gathered more than 10,000 guards, Yinyou rode his horse to the front of the army.

"I have been ordered to serve the king. As long as you follow me and fight bravely, I will reward you generously. All the spoils will be yours."

There were too many guards, so Yinyu did not dare to offer too high a reward.

Otherwise, if the matter is investigated later, Yinyou will be suspected of betraying the military!
People who really want to do great things should not only think about the present, but also have an understanding of the reckoning that will come later.

The emperor’s grace is like water, Yinyou must be on guard!
At noon, Yinwei led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses and approached the camp of the Cavalry Battalion in a mighty manner!
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