Zhending Mansion, Hutuo River.

The smoke of gunpowder is gone, and the desolation is still there, and more than a month ago, the officers and soldiers and the thief army fought several battles outside the city of Zhending Mansion, and even in broad daylight, it looked extremely gloomy.

But there are people who are not afraid, because he is not one person, but tens of thousands.

Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo galloped wildly all the way, led nearly 10,000 cavalry, and arrived at the Hutuo River outside Zhending City at nightfall.

"The seven-day time limit has passed for five days, and there are still four or five hundred miles to go to the capital, we can't get there even if we break our legs, will the little eunuch be dealt with by military law when we turn back?" Liu Liangzuo said while lying on the grass panting.

Gao Jie had a grass in his mouth: "If you don't miss the fighter, you can shout at most two sentences, if you miss something, you can't reprimand a few words, but you don't dare to do anything to us."

Liu Zeqing next to him sneered: "Brother Gao, what you think is too simple, if we are all in the wrong place, the little eunuch will not dare to do anything, but at this time, the three of us together are only a big number, do you think with his temperament, can just shout and reprimand a few words?" ”

"Hey, according to what Boss Liu said, we have to deal with it carefully" Huama Liu turned over in shock, Gao Jie rolled his eyes: "Then it also depends on how much of a mistake it is, I have worked with that little eunuch Although the military law is strict, but it is not a person who cares, not to mention that it is thousands of miles from Puzhou to the capital, and the limit of seven days is already harsh......"

"Don't be anxious, don't be impatient" Liu Zeqing interrupted him: "The little eunuch has ordered a seven-day limit to Gyeonggi, what is Gyeonggi?" When you enter Baoding Mansion, you will be considered Gyeonggi, and it will only be 200 miles away, and it will be more than two days to poke and poke."

Saying this, Gao Jie and Huama Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

"But the little eunuch's thousands of miles of troops show that the matter is big, let's do a good job as soon as we come, and we will arrive early if we can get there, if we really miss the big thing and provoke him, the consequences are unpredictable, and we will send it all the way to the door to gain more than the loss!" Liu Zeqing is worthy of being the most cunning and old-fashioned of the three.

Gao Jie nodded: "What I said is that don't feel uncomfortable when you come, let's rest for a while and stay cool at night before continuing to hurry, and strive to reach Baoding City at noon tomorrow."

When the moon was shining and hot, Gao Jie and the three of them crossed the camp to the north, looking at the city of Zhending in the west, there was a hidden light, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid it's scared of them."

Liu Zeqing sighed: "Not necessarily, the people of Zhending Mansion have all seen the world, and they have already become numb after several changes of ownership within half a month."

"Hearing Boss Liu say this, I want to go and see" Liu Liangzuo smiled, what he said was not to see the excitement, but to fight the autumn breeze.

Sure enough, people gather in groups and things in kind, what is he thinking in his head, Liu Zeqing knows that "there is nothing to see, thieves are like locusts crossing the border, and there is not a single hair left." But Baoding City can still be visited."

Hehe, Gao Jie was also itchy: "A few days ago, I was ordered by the little eunuch to fight south from the east and miss Baoding City, so I can't pass through the door this time."

Almost at the same time, the defenders on the Zuo'anmen Gate of the imperial capital discovered that nearly 100 fires were approaching a few miles to the southeast, and immediately sent out an alarm, and the city immediately entered a state of combat readiness.

The imperial court has long received news that the Qing army is returning to the north, and at this juncture, the defense of the city must not be careless to upgrade the defense of the capital, in addition to the guards of the Beijing camp who stayed behind, the people of Dongchang and Jinyi Guards were sent to the city to monitor day and night, and even the governor of the Beijing camp and the military department Shangshu Shi Kefa took turns to go to the city to guard.

The warning news soon reached the ears of Wang Jiayan, who was on duty tonight, and he immediately turned over and got on his horse and ran along the city wall towards Zuo'anmen, staring at the fire all the way and wondering in his heart, is it friend or foe?

When Wang Jiayan arrived at Andingmen, the group also arrived outside the city, and looked at the torches in the dark and estimated that there were up to a thousand people.

"My lord, it is said that it is from the East Factory, and it is inspecting the card" The guard saw Wang Jiayan arriving and hurriedly arched his hand, and the bamboo basket was brought up while speaking, and Wang Jiayan took a look at the card in his hand: Black Tiger Camp of the East Investigation Factory. Behind a big "slaughter".

Wang Jiayan was stunned, this is the waist card of Tu Yuan, the commander of the Black Tiger Battalion of the Dongchang lineage, and hurriedly probed his head to the city and asked loudly: "But Tu Commander."

"Exactly, who are you, hurry up and open the door!" Tu Yuan replied loudly below.

Wang Jiayan and Tu Yuan are not familiar with each other, and they can't be discerned by listening to the accent: "This governor Wang Jiayan, dare to ask why the Black Tiger Battalion returned to Beijing overnight?" ”。

As soon as Tu Yuan wanted to ask him where he was talking so much nonsense, the little eunuch came from behind and shouted at the city: "Old Wang, you are cautious enough, but do you want to see our brand?" ”

"Open the door" Wang Jiayan in the city did not slack off when he heard this voice, he was too familiar with Chang Yu's voice.

"Lord Factory, you're back, hey, why are you back?" Wang Jiayan hurriedly went down to the city, and when he saw Chang Yu, he hurriedly bowed his hand.

Chang Yu laughed: "Governor Wang, do you want our family to come back, or do you not want our family to come back?" ”

"Hey, of course I want to, I heard that the Tartar is coming again, and I am really worried about the emptiness of the capital...... It's good that you're here" Wang Jiayan was a little excited, and suddenly realized that Chang Yu must have something urgent to do when he returned to Beijing late at night: "The factory supervisor is in a hurry to enter the palace."

The sound of horses' hooves broke the tranquility of the capital, and the three camps of the East Factory let go of the horses and went straight to the inner city, Chang Yu opened the Zhengyang Gate with a token and went straight to the palace.

Outside the Donghua Gate, the soldiers of the third battalion and the guards went to the nearby Jinwuwei Yamen to rest, Chang Yu entered the palace alone and washed and changed his clothes in the inner Dongchang Yamen, and then went to knock on the palace gate to the Qianqing Gate and whispered: "Chang Yu asks to see the emperor."

In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen had just fallen asleep, and the eunuch on duty whispered outside the tent: "Your Majesty, Father-in-law Chang asks to see him."

In a daze, Emperor Chongzhen turned over and stood up: "Chang Yu? Chang Yu has returned to the palace? ”

Steaming tea, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the tired little eunuch in front of him, and rubbed his hands from time to time with excitement: "This game of chess is big enough and yin, but I like it very much."

"The Tartars have harmed countless of my people, how can they be allowed to come and leave as they want!" Chang Yu's face was murderous: "The cost of a hard encounter is too great, so I can only calculate him like this."

Emperor Chongzhen was even more excited when he heard it: "After reading your secret letter the day before yesterday, I couldn't sleep well in my heart for the past two days.

"If all the departments are in place, if the arrangement is appropriate, it will be nine out of ten" Emperor Chongzhen laughed happily: "I know that you will either not succeed or ten percent, and it is difficult to hide your pity, you have worked hard these days."

"For the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, the ministers will do their best to die without regrets!" Chang Yu hurriedly bowed his hand, Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with his posture, not arrogant or arrogant.

"Where has the Tartar been at this point?" Emperor Chongzhen was most concerned about the movements of the Qing army.

"Xianghe, it is a hundred miles a day, and it can be reached in two days, but the minister expects that he will not come to Jingcheng, he will go to Tongzhou, and then go straight to Miyun along the Chaobai River," Chang Yu said his speculation.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "So he will release hostage materials in Tongzhou?" ”

"No" Chang Yu smiled slightly: "But the minister will force him to let go."

"Won't that anger the Tartars?" Emperor Chongzhen was slightly worried.

"Yes! But he didn't! Chang Yu's expression was very relaxed, and Chongzhen turned his worries into joy and pointed at him: "You, you, hey, it's good to have you by my side!" The sense of security you said before is now finally realized, yes, there is a sense of security! ”

"It is an honor to be a courtier to make the emperor feel secure" Chang Yu was very modest, and Emperor Chongzhen stared at him again and again: "Chang Yu, Dongchang has offended a lot of people recently, you have to be careful."

"The minister is not afraid of the shadow, everything is upright and worthy of his heart, and he is not afraid of others worrying."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and nodded: "I just want to remind you, don't mention this matter for the time being, come, you tell me about the plan again."

"The minister obeys the order, but the emperor must remember that he must not pass on his ears before the implementation," Chang Yu told again.

"Can't even be the crown prince?" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to smile.

"No," Chang Yu was very resolute.

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