On May 30 of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji sent 100,000 soldiers from the eight banners of Doluo Wuyingjun, Azig, Rao Yu Belle Abatai, and Eju Yanggu to make a detour to Mongolia to attack Ming.

On June 27, Azig soldiers entered Xifengkou, Dushikou, and Beijing Lingzhu Fort by three routes.

On July 4, the Qing army gathered in Yanqing County, Beijing, and defeated the Ming army seven times in a row.

Along the way, the Qing army looted cities and towns, capturing 13,230 people and animals, as well as countless grains, grasses, and property. After the news of the Qing army's entry into the capital reached the capital, the Manchu dynasty was shaken.

After learning that Huang Taiji was called the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen's nose was crooked, and he heard that Jiannu was going to attack Changping and take the capital, so he hurriedly convened a court meeting, and even Zhu Cihong, who was the crown prince, was summoned to the palace.

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Cihong asked the little eunuch who was passing the message about the situation, but the little eunuch only said that it was the military situation at the border pass, and the others did not know.

entered the Forbidden City, and after being informed, Zhu Cihong was announced into the Imperial Palace. The general court meeting is to listen to the government outside the imperial gate, but today the court meeting is held in the imperial palace, which shows the importance of the matter.

At this time, there were some important ministers standing in the court, including several scholars in the cabinet, Zhu Cihong who could be named by Zhu Cihong, and some who could not be named.

The court discussion has been going on for a while, and the atmosphere in the main hall is dull, and Emperor Chongzhen is sitting on the dragon chair with a blue face.

Zhu Cihong did not have special treatment this time, and obediently stood at the front of the hundred officials, and some ministers only occasionally cast a few glances, and they were already surprised that the crown prince listened to politics.

Since Zhu Cihong was ordered to soothe the people and successfully solve the troubles of the displaced people in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen Longyan Dayue greatly rewarded him and allowed Zhu Cihong to participate in the court meeting and listen to politics and study on the sidelines.

Zhu Cihong entered the hall and stood for a while, and saw that many people were red-faced, and it was estimated that there had just been a fierce argument, but now no one spoke, and it seemed to be a little cold.

He was about to quietly ask Jiang Feng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was standing not far away, what he had just discussed, only to hear Emperor Chongzhen say with a gloomy face: "Why are you dumb?" Jiannu is about to attack Changping, and it is less than a hundred miles away from this Imperial Palace, so no one of you will come up with an idea? ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty shrank their heads one by one, and they did not dare to speak again. The first assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, squinted his eyes as if he was asleep, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself. Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, also shrank his head, looking cowardly, for fear of being named by Chongzhen to lead the Beijing camp to battle.

Zhu Cihong frowned, and secretly said in his heart: This group of wastes, one by one in the party struggle, as soon as they encounter the right thing, they immediately coax, they can't Kuang Lord, and they die to benefit the people, they are all the cowards of the corpse vegetarian meal, but it is a pity that the great rivers and mountains are buried in the hands of this group of wasters.

Zhu Cihong was slightly angry in his heart, and went out of class to play: "Erchen please take your life, lead the Yongwei battalion north to Changping, and kill the slaves and thieves!" ”

The Manchu Dynasty looked at the young crown prince in surprise, and then remained silent. Emperor Chongzhen's eyes showed a look of approval, and he was about to say something, only to hear a Wenchen cough and go out of class:

"Your Majesty, Sage Yun: The murder weapon of the soldier, the Taoist is not everywhere, the gentleman is expensive on the left, and the soldier is expensive on the right, but the treasury is not full, and the war consumes a lot, so it is not worth the big move to send troops to fight."

I don't know which Wenchen didn't know what to do and didn't force the number, but he didn't see Emperor Chongzhen's face getting darker and darker, and he was still chewing words sourly, saying that he could not use soldiers.

Before Emperor Chongzhen could say anything, Zhu Cihong became angry, pointing at this unfamiliar sour Confucian and scolded: "The slaves and thieves are about to hit the capital, you are still farting here, you are really misleading the country!" ”

"You, you, you...... His Royal Highness the Prince, how can you speak obscenities in front of the old man, it is really insulting......" That Wenchen's face also turned red, and he pointed at Zhu Cihong with a trembling finger.

The ministers of the court also looked at the crown prince in surprise, and secretly said that this lord is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Wen Tiren's face was wrinkled and his eyelids drooped, and he looked like he was dozing. When he heard the crown prince's remarks, his eyelids opened and closed in an instant, and his essence shone brightly, and he glanced at Tang Shiji, the imperial capital of the left capital, without a trace.

Tang Shiji willedly said: "Your Majesty, the crown prince lost his honor in front of the palace, and asked His Majesty to order him to return to the palace to think about it." ”

As soon as Tang Shiji finished speaking, several ministers immediately seconded the proposal.

"Enough!" Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon throne slapped the imperial case and shouted violently, startling everyone.

As if he was worried that Zhu Cihong would be punished for his loss of honor, Jiang Fengyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately went out and said: "The minister suggested that the Ministry of War should be ordered to send the general troops from all over the country to rush into the army to help. ”

The military situation was like fire, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to pay attention to other messy things, and after thinking for a while in anger, he finally agreed to Jiang Fengyuan's suggestion.

Now Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and other capable ministers are all suppressing bandits in the Central Plains at this time, and it is not easy to gather back for a while, so they can only choose some general soldiers near the capital to send troops to the king.

Referring to the general soldiers in various places, Zhu Cihong secretly hated in his heart, and the 100,000-strong army of Jiannu made a detour through Mongolia for thousands of miles to break the Dushikou, and now it has entered the customs and entered Gyeonggi. According to the speed of the march, the troops that should have been dispatched at the end of May took more than a month for the news to reach the capital.

Speaking of King Qin's affairs, the ministers finally had a topic, and after a heated discussion, they finally decided on a bill and issued a holy decree on the spot.

At the same time, the Beijing division was under martial law, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong was ordered to strictly guard the Beijing division, and Zhu Chunchen, the prince of Chengguo, inspected Juyong Pass, and the minister Li Guofu guarded Bauhinia Pass, Xu Jinzhong guarded the Fallen Horse Pass, Zhang Yuanheng guarded Longquan Pass, and Cui Liangyong guarded the Solid Pass.

Let yourself defend the city, but let the useless Zhu Chunchen go to inspect the border passes, it is really speechless, Zhu Cihong is very dissatisfied with Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement, but he can't object on the spot, he is very irritable.

Zhu Chunchen was also irritable, he shrank aside like a grandson, but he didn't expect to be named by Emperor Chongzhen, although he was not asked to lead the troops to fight, but it was also the front line.

On the 4th day of the first month of July, the Ministry of War issued an urgent message, ordering Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, Dong Yongwen, the chief soldier of Baoding, Zu Dashou, the chief soldier of Shanyong, Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, and the general soldier of Shanxi, who were as fierce as a tiger, and the general soldiers of Guan, Ning, Ji, and Mi all led the troops to come to the rescue.

Arrive in Beijing within eight days from the date of the deadline, if the deadline is not met, Fuzhen should be punished!

Back in Zhongcui Palace, Zhu Cihong called Li Tingbiao, reprimanded him severely, and asked him why he didn't hear the information of his Jinyiwei when there was such a big movement in Jiannu outside the Guan? The last time he intercepted the 400,000 taels of silver copied from Ma Xianxiang's home in the War Bureau, he used it for Li Tingbiao's development of intelligence, and it developed like this?

Li Tingbiao knelt on the ground and hurriedly explained. He is also very depressed, he has been focusing on the capital recently, and with Zhu Cihong's Fumin, he has a good understanding of the situation in the capital.

It took nearly half a month to send people to the major provinces and Liaodong where the rogue was flooded, and the intelligence had just been launched, who could have known that Jiannu would actually make a detour of Mongolia and go straight to the capital.

Zhu Cihong knew that the Qing soldiers had entered the customs six times, and he probably knew the year, but he didn't know the specific months and days, and he couldn't blame Li Tingbiao if he thought about it, after all, the time was too short to arrange, and Li Tingbiao had done very well since he took refuge in himself.

Zhu Cihong tried to calm his mood, and then said: "Send someone to find out the movements of the Jiannu army, I want to know the detailed information!" ”

After Li Tingbiao retreated, Zhu Cihong ordered Long Xiang not to collect it at night, and moved to the Changping area to reconnoiter the military situation.

Zhu Cihong knows very well that whether it is military or political, if you want to defeat the enemy and be invincible, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent is the most basic means.