Chapter 237: The Great Army Gathers
The emperor slept in the tent and did not mention it, and besides, the holy decree sent by the emperor reached the hands of everyone else.
They each reacted differently, among them, the Jingying Festival made Wang Ziteng, who was overjoyed after receiving the holy decree, he was originally the emperor's confidant. This time the prince rebelled, and his position was in jeopardy. I am afraid that this position of the envoy of the Jingying Festival will definitely be replaced by the prince's henchmen, and he himself may even lose his life. Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already sent several orders before, asking him to hand over the military power to protect his whole family. But Wang Ziteng knew that if he didn't have the military power at this critical moment, he might be a fish on the board.
So he ignored the orders from the prince. only told the crown prince that if there was a will of the emperor, he would immediately hand over the military power, and he refused to obey the edict until there was a will of the emperor.
Because most of the prince's troops have been sent to besiege the emperor's emperor, he can't spare people to deal with Wang Ziteng for a while, so he can only rely on him, and wait until the emperor makes a decree, and then issue an order to deprive Prince Teng of the position of the envoy of the Jingying Festival, and those who want to come to the Beijing camp dare not disobey, Wang Ziteng has great ability, and he can only dismiss the official and lose his post.
Just when Wang Ziteng was troubled and at a loss in the camp, the emperor sent this holy decree, what does this mean? It shows that the crown prince did not control the emperor, and the emperor had already run to the military camp of his nephew Jia Ke.
At this time, Wang Ziteng can be regarded as happy, their Wang family and the Jia family were originally married for generations, and the two families were both prosperous and lossy. Then this time, with his 150,000 horses in Beijing, plus Jia Ke's 50,000 elites. It's that everyone else leans on the prince's side, and it's not the opponent of the two of them.
After Wang Ziteng received the holy decree, he no longer hesitated, and ordered 150,000 horses in the Beijing camp to approach the 50,000 elite soldiers in Xuanfu Town, Jia Ke, intending to join forces with the two families to jointly protect the emperor's reinstatement.
As soon as Wang Ziteng's 150,000 horses moved, he immediately alarmed several other Jiedu envoys and general soldiers.
These five or six Jiedu envoys and general soldiers had also received the emperor's decree just now, and they were now hesitating. I don't know whether to obey the emperor's decree or take refuge in the crown prince to gain greater fame. At this time, seeing Wang Zipeng leading 150,000 Beijing camps and approaching Jia Ke's military camp, it was obvious that he wanted to join forces with Jia Ke. In this way, the emperor concentrated 200,000 horses, and already had an overwhelming advantage over the crown prince. If they don't go to meet with the emperor now, I'm afraid that the emperor won't need to send troops to attack at that time, as long as the emperor sends a holy decree, these generals under their command will tie them up and send them to the emperor to ask for a reward. That being the case, what else is there to hesitate about? So the generals from all walks of life drove their men and horses together and moved closer to Jia Ke's military camp.
These six soldiers and horses add up to more than 100,000, and they will move closer to Jia Ke's side together.
Since there are those who are close to the emperor, there must be the die-hard loyalty of the prince, among which there are two people, one is Shangshu Huotu, the military department who controls the forbidden army, and the other is Zhang Chi, the commander of the Nine Gates.
Huo Tu has no way out, he killed the king of Beijing and seized the military power of the forbidden army, how could the emperor not spare him, so he followed the prince with one heart, and there was no chance of repentance.
And Zhang Chi, the commander of the Nine Gates, once received the favor of the prince, and this person is quite loyal. I think that if I receive the grace of a drop of water, I will repay it with a spring. Therefore, he is loyal to the prince and has no second heart. Although he received the emperor's will this time, he immediately took the will and sent it to the prince, showing his loyalty to the prince and asking the prince to prepare early.
The crown prince took the emperor's will and looked at it carefully, and then sneered as if he didn't care at all, and he said to Zhang Chi: "You don't have to worry, we have a forbidden army in the capital and your infantry to command 50,000 horses and horses in the Yamen, plus the 100,000 troops of the Liaodong Jiedu envoy, if you just defend the city, even a million army will not be able to attack it." I'm going to see what my father will do when his army runs out of food. ”
After listening to the prince's words, Zhang Chi thought about it in his heart, this is indeed the truth. Since ancient times, the war has been fought on grain and grass, and now all the grain and grass in the capital are in the city. As long as they hold the city, I am afraid that in the end these people will have to retreat, and the emperor and the prince can only negotiate to settle the matter in the end.
Zhang Chi thought that he was relaxed when he thought of this, although he was loyal to the prince, but after all, he also cared about his own net worth, and now it seemed that both sides had no ability to eliminate each other, so he was relieved.
The prince was very calm at that time, as if everything was under control, after sending away Zhang Chi. He showed his original weakness and slumped in his seat.
He thought it was foolproof. The civil and military capitals of the Manchu Dynasty had returned to Beijing to pay allegiance to him, and he only waited for the emperor to die or surrender. He can ascend the throne as emperor, he has been waiting for this day for more than thirty years, but he didn't expect that when he was about to succeed, he fell short. Thinking that the emperor commanded countless soldiers and surrounded the Beijing division. And a few of these people under him are really desperate for him, I am afraid that as long as the emperor gives an order outside the city, countless people will come to arrest him and ask the emperor for a reward.
After the crown prince sent Zhang Chi away. So he ordered a banquet to be set up, summoned all his concubines, and began to have fun, knowing that his time was short. Waiting for him is either poisoned alcohol or lifetime imprisonment.
As for defeating the emperor's men and horses, and then seizing the throne himself, he is completely unthinkable now. Just rely on the remnants of the Liaodong Jiedu envoy to defeat the generals, as well as those forbidden troops who are pampered every day, and the infantry commander Yamen who knows how to bully the common people. It is simply delusional to deal with the elites of several towns who have experienced a hundred battles and have hundreds of thousands of horses. It's better that there is wine today and drunk today, and the prince is now completely desperate.
At this time, Huo Tu, who was in control of the forbidden army, also sat on the ground after knowing the prince's actions. He originally thought that the prince still had some ability, but he didn't expect it to be a silver-like wax spear head, and at the critical moment, the mud couldn't support the wall. Even the crown prince gave up, but you can imagine what those soldiers and generals under his command thought.
Huo Tu thought about it and felt that he couldn't do this, he had to die to survive. If the emperor is allowed to invade the capital, none of his nine clans will be able to live.
So Huo Tu took his own soldiers and broke directly into the prince's east palace. At this time, the prince's East Palace guards were already in a panic, where did anyone stop him. When Hotu entered the prince's house. The prince was drinking and having fun there with a few beautiful women in his arms.
Huo Tu took a few steps forward and kicked over the table in front of the prince. This startled the half-drunk prince.
"What are you going to do, Hotu? Do you want to kill the orphan? The prince said angrily.
Huo Tu looked at this incompetent prince now, and his heart ached with anger, "I think when it is now, and you are still drinking here, does Your Highness want to die without a place to be buried?" ”
After hearing his words, the prince immediately burst into tears, "Master Huo, what can you do now that you let Gu do?" At the beginning, if Tinggu had directly sent someone to kill him up the mountain, how could there be the current result. ”
Huo Tu now remembered the ruthlessness of the prince at the beginning, and wanted to kill his father directly, but he dissuaded him, which left the emperor's life, but he didn't expect such a consequence.
Huo Tu is also a little helpless about this situation now, he miscalculated just for the sake of fame, but he didn't expect to hurt the prince and his whole family, he really regretted not being at the beginning.
And on the side of Jia Ke's military camp, except for the two groups of people who did not dare to come against the will, the other military horses all gathered together, and when it was almost evening, there were already people shouting horses near Xuanfu Town. Hundreds of thousands of horses set up the joint camp for dozens of miles, which was really huge.
The emperor woke up in the afternoon, and Dai Quan, who was waiting next to him, saw that the emperor woke up, and immediately stepped forward to wait for the emperor to change his clothes. The emperor was also served by him, and now he was the only minion next to him, and he was brought to the emperor to wash up. asked Dai Quan next to him: "Where is Jia Aiqing now?" ”
"Back to the words of the Long Live Lord, Lord Jia has been standing outside the door to guard the big tent for the emperor." Dai Quan truthfully replied to the emperor.
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but feel distressed, this Jia Ke has been following him and constantly fighting, taking them out of the camp of Liaodong Jiedu History, and then taking them back to the camp for dozens of miles, and then resting by himself, but he didn't dare to be a little sloppy, and stood outside to guard himself, he was really loyal, and he was really fortunate to have such a loyal minister.
The emperor immediately ordered Jia Ke to come in and reply, and Dai Quan immediately went out to convey the emperor's meaning to Jia Ke.
Soon Dai Quan and Jia Ke entered the tent, and as soon as Jia Ke entered the big tent, he immediately knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to the emperor. The emperor sat on the bed in the tent and quickly ordered Dai Quan next to him and said, "Quickly help Jia Aiqing up." ”
Dai Quan hurriedly stepped forward to support Jia Ke, and when Jia Ke saw that it was the emperor's order, he also stood up.
Although the emperor is still wearing civilian clothes, he has completely recovered his former majesty, and I saw the emperor touching his beard and asking Jia Ke: "The order I issued has been passed to the hands of the generals of each town?" How many town generals are respectful, and how many town generals are disobedient? ”
"Long live Qiyu, the prince Tengyi received the holy decree to set up camp and come to camp nearby, waiting for the emperor's dispatch." Jia Ke first put the prince out, after all, everyone is relatives and should help each other.
When the emperor heard that Wang Ziteng was the first to arrive, he nodded happily and said, "I didn't misunderstand him, he still thinks about me in times of crisis." ”
Jia Ke continued: "After Lord Wang arrived, Wang Zuo was made by Taiyuan Jiedu, Chun Yuhua was made by Baoding Jiedu, Huangling was made by Qingzhou Jiedu, Guo Min was made by Laizhou Jiedu, Lin Feng was made by Shandong General Soldier, and Lu Bin was General Soldier of Henan. The people of these six towns merged together, and they also came to the vicinity to wait for the emperor's dispatch. ”
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, and he didn't shy away from Jia Ke and said: "I'm afraid that these people saw you and the prince joining forces, and they had no chance of winning even if they took refuge in the prince, so they came to listen to Hou Zhen's dispatch, but they were just a group of wall grass." I still need them now, and when I return to Luan, I will slowly clean them up. ”
Jia Ke kept silent at this time, this is not something that he Jia Ke can say, although the emperor now regards him as a confidant, he will not carry anything behind his back. But he must have at least the courtesy of a monarch and minister, and he must not be arrogant, otherwise the emperor's trust will not last long.
Dai Quan next to him saw that Jia Ke was so knowledgeable about current affairs, and couldn't help but admire in his heart, he had been intriguing in the palace since he was a child, but when Jia Ke had such an eyesight, he was already in his thirties, and this Jia Ke was not yet twenty years old to understand what he could and could not do, it seemed that at least when the emperor was there, the holy favor would not decline.
After the emperor finished venting, Jia Ke asked cautiously: "Your Majesty's generals are waiting outside the tent, has the emperor seen them?" ”