I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

Now that the matter has come to this, Su Waner, who has already put her and the young emperor's fortune and life in the hands of the Royal Forest Army, can she have any other opinions?

He just nodded mechanically and said: "Quick, go and take the emperor with you and follow General He's arrangements!"

The next moment, Su Waner changed her mind and said urgently: "General He, the imperial city of the capital is now full of rebel troops. Where can the Ai family and the emperor go after they leave the palace?"

He Changdong replied without thinking: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, now we can only go to the Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao stationed at the Stone City Pier to seek the protection of the Navy officers!"

Hearing this, Amelia Su hesitated for a moment.

In the end, he bit his lip heavily and said with a despairing heart: "Okay!"

"Forest Guards, escort me!"

After convincing the Emperor and the Queen Mother to leave the palace for refuge, He Changdong immediately ordered the accompanying Imperial Guard soldiers: "Everyone, protect the Emperor and the Queen Mother when they leave the city from the west gate!"

"The general will get the order!"

As they spoke, all the maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace hurriedly surrounded Queen Mother Su Waner and the young emperor Zhao Lingwu. Under the escort of He Changdong, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, they fled in a hurry towards the west gate of the imperial city.

Unitary hour.

After two hours of fierce fighting, the Liangjiang New Army led by Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, finally broke through the east gate of the imperial city of the capital. Tens of thousands of rebels poured in and quickly occupied all the important roads in the imperial city.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Feng, the commander of the Red Guards accompanying the Liangjiang rebels, personally led hundreds of Red Guards to attack Kunning Palace, the Queen Mother's palace.

However, when Liu Feng led the red-clad guards to Kunning Palace, Kunning Palace was already empty and in a mess.

Liu Feng broke into the bedroom where Su Wan'er was staying, and directly put his hand into the messy quilt on the dragon bed. There was still residual warmth in the quilt.

He immediately said: "There is still warmth in the quilt. The Queen Mother and the little emperor must not have gone far!"

"Red-clothed guards, let me search every corner inside and outside Kunning Palace carefully for my commander. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to dig out the Queen Mother and the little emperor for me!"

"Yes, sir!"

...

Outside Jinling City, at the Shitou City Pier and the Daxin Navy garrison.

On the sparkling river, hundreds of various naval warships were parked neatly on the river, with scarlet five-clawed naval dragon flags flapping in the wind.

At this time, the news that the Liangjiang New Army was besieging the imperial city had already reached the ears of the naval officers.

As the admiral of the navy, Fang Tianyao immediately ordered the navy officers to wear armor and carry swords to prepare for battle. Each naval battlefield set sail and anchored, ready to sail away from Jinling City, a place of right and wrong.

Although the navy of the Daxin Dynasty was established less than ten years ago, its scale is not small at all.

The navy has more than 300 warships of various types and more than 100,000 naval officers and soldiers. Those stationed in Jinling Stone City are only part of the Daxin Navy.

Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao was an old minister during the reign of the great ancestor Zhao Mang.

Because of his status as the "Prince of the Party", he was still able to sit firmly on the throne of Navy Admiral even when Emperor Jian'an Zhao Qian was purging the former civil servants and generals.

Moreover, Fang Tianyao was also the main person in charge of the Daxin Navy's voyages to Nanyang during Zhao Qian's reign.

Fang Tianyao and Qin Ruhui, the prime minister of the dynasty, were both former princes, and they had a long history of friendship.

Before Qin Ruhui planned the "Lingwu Coup", he had taken the initiative to win over Fang Tianyao and promised him that when the matter was completed, he would allocate funds to support Fang Tianyao's further voyages to the West in the name of the new emperor.

However, Fang Tianyao never responded to the price offered by Qin Ruhui.

What Fang Tianyao wanted was not a false reputation for going to the West again.

What he wants is actual control of all the sea areas belonging to the Great New Dynasty!

"Report——"

"Reporting to the Admiral, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui would like to see you!"

On a majestic warship on the river, Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao was blowing the river breeze on the bow deck and sipping the fine West Lake Longjing tea when he heard the announcement of the order.

hehe!

Fang Tianyao smiled to himself, and after taking another sip of the fragrant hot tea, he waved his hand and said, "Let Prime Minister Qin come on board and talk!"

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, the messengers hurriedly retreated.

After a while, the messenger hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin, the entourage of Prime Minister Qin was unwilling to put down his weapons and board the ship, and had a dispute with the officers and men of our navy on the dock!"

oh?

Fang Tianyao raised his eyebrows, finally put down the teacup in his hand, slowly stood up from the recliner, and said to himself: "Forget it, I will go and see for myself."

After saying that, he walked towards the dock with a large number of followers.

On the dock of Stone City, the Baichiyi guards brought by the prime minister Qin Ruhui had a dispute with the naval officers stationed at the dock and pushed each other.

Fortunately, both sides were relatively restrained and did not escalate into a fight.

"Navy Admiral Fang is here!"

At this moment, a deep and loud announcement sounded. It was Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao who arrived with his people.

"Prime Minister Qin, why did you come to our navy station in person?"

Fang Tianyao stood on the warship and said condescendingly: "The shouts of killing in Jinling City are shaking the sky. Our navy army does not want to wade into this muddy water!"

On the pier, Qin Ruhui lowered himself, bowed humbly to Fang Tianyao on the warship, and said: "Master Fang, I have come to visit you in person. What I want is Master Fang's attitude;"

"Since Mr. Fang and the navy officers have no intention of wading into this muddy water, I can rest assured!"

With that said, Qin Ruhui raised his hand, waved five fingers to Fang Tianyao, and continued: "As long as Lord Fang and the navy officers can calm down the situation in Jinling City;"

"Just stay at this Stone City Pier with peace of mind. The Prime Minister hereby promises Master Fang and the Navy officers and men that he will allocate five million taels of silver military pay to the Navy officers and men in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs to reward the Navy officers and men. The hard work!”

"Master Fang, thank you for your work!"

Ha ha!

Hearing this, Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao laughed loudly and said: "It's rare that Prime Minister Qin is so considerate of our Navy officers and men. I would like to thank Prime Minister Qin here on behalf of the Navy officers and men!"

"Master Fang, there is no need to say thank you, I just hope that Master Fang can keep his promise!"

With that said, Qin Ruhui bowed his hand to Fang Tianyao again and said, "Master Fang, take your leave!"

After saying that, Qin Ruhui turned around and got on the eight-carriage sedan, escorted by a group of red-clad guards, he hurried back to Jinling City.

During this naval trip, Qin Ruhui had no intention of getting the support of Navy Admiral Fang Tianyao.

All he wanted was for Fang Tianyao and his navy to remain neutral during this coup.

snort!

As soon as Qin Ruhui left, Fang Tianyao on the warship snorted: "You want to get rid of me with just five million taels of silver?"

"Qin Ruhui is sent to beg for food!"

The deputy general on the side said: "Sir, what should our navy do now?"

"Otherwise, the general will lead a large army to disembark into the city and make the water in Jinling City even more muddy?"

"Confused!"

Fang Tianyao glared at his lieutenant and said angrily: "What are you going to do in the city? Go kill someone!"

"We don't have to do anything now. We just need to sit on the river in Stone City and wait for someone who can afford a higher price in this palace coup to come!"

Um?

The deputy general's expression froze and he said to himself: "The one who offered a higher price?"

The next moment, the deputy general slapped his head suddenly and suddenly realized: "Sir, you mean that when the court -"

"Report——"

Before the deputy general could say anything, he was interrupted by the messenger who rushed over.

The messenger said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Forest Army, He Changdong, would like to see you!"

Hahaha!

Upon hearing this, Fang Tianyao once again looked up to the sky and laughed. He looked at his lieutenant with satisfaction, and then ordered the messenger: "Please come quickly!"

"The general will get the order!"