When the emperor heard Li Lu's suggestion, he moved troops around to resist the Tatars, and felt that this was a good way, especially if the elite of the Nine Sides came to support, which made him even more appetizing.

The emperor now has no hope for the combat effectiveness of the army in the interior, even his capital camp is FǔBài, do you still expect those high emperors to be far away, no one cares how much combat power the army can have, or the nine-sided realm is more reliable.

So he hurriedly ordered: "Spread the edict to Liaodong, and the two towns of Xuanfu will be envoys, and the army under his command will quickly come to support." After receiving the order, the army must rush to the capital within ten days, and if it expires, it will not be forgiven. ”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and said to Dai Quan next to him: "You will send someone to deliver the decree now, and there can be no delay for a moment." ”

Dai Quan immediately said: "Long live the lord, don't worry, the slave will do it." With that, he bowed and stepped back.

Dai Quan now also felt the danger of the situation in the capital, and was also afraid that the Tatars would suddenly arrive under the capital, so this time he sent people not to take two selfies casually, but to shoot his own henchmen, so that they could hurry around the clock and convey the emperor's will to the two jiedu envoys as quickly as possible.

After a while, he turned back again, and he gently came to the emperor's side, and said in the emperor's ear: "Long live the lord, I have already sent out the people." If you want to work for a day or two, the envoys of the two towns will be able to receive the news. ”

The emperor nodded lightly from above, and then asked His Highness: "Since the envoys of the two towns have been transferred to the capital, when do you think they will be able to reach the capital?" Will you be able to arrive on time as I will? ”

Huo Tu, the secretary of the military department, replied at this time: "Your Majesty, the men and horses of the envoy of Xuanfu Town are the closest to the Beijing Division, and they will definitely arrive within five or six days." Liaodong Jiedu envoy is hundreds of miles away from the capital, and people and horses have to be dispatched in the middle, and it should be possible to reach the capital in ten days. ”

When Hotu said this, a strange light flashed in his eyes. But it quickly became a little darker again.

The emperor was relieved, and then said to Huotu, "You immediately send a scout horse to Miyun to check, inquire about every move of the Tatars, and know yourself and your opponent." ”

Huo Tu hurriedly replied respectfully: "I will follow the emperor's will, and I will arrange it after I go back." ”

The emperor also asked Liu Wan, the head of the household department: "Is there a shortage of grain in the grain depots in Beijing?" ”

As soon as Liu Wan heard the emperor ask, the sweat on his face suddenly came out, others didn't know, could he still not know? The grain in the grain depots in Beijing has long been sold out, originally thinking that in a few days, the new grain from each will arrive, and this batch of grain will be cut on the grounds of decay and deterioration, but I didn't expect that now the Tatars are invading, and the emperor has a problem with the grain, which makes him how to explain.

Moreover, the grain in the stored rice was originally controlled by the command of King Zhongshun, and they have made a lot of money from these old grains over the years. Even the whole household was very thoughtful by him, and almost everyone benefited from it. Don't look at yourself as a household secretary, and don't dare to touch such a big interest group casually.

When the emperor saw Liu Wan like this, he didn't understand that there was probably no grain left, so the emperor suppressed his fire and continued to ask him: "Liu Aiqing, you are talking, how much food is enough for the army." ”

Liu Wan knelt there non-stop, kowtowing and not daring to say a word.

When the emperor saw him like that, he couldn't suppress the fire anymore, picked up the inkstone on the imperial case, and smashed it at Liu Wan, which happened to hit Liu Wan's head, and he was bleeding at the beginning. But Liu Wan didn't seem to feel it, and still knelt there and kept kowtowing.

At this time, all the ministers, who didn't understand what was going on, felt that this Liu Wan was too bold, and there were people who had resold grain before, but these people only dared to touch the old grain after the new grain was transported. Where did he dare to be so bold as Liu Wan, in order to sell more silver when the green and yellow were not harvested, he dared to sell the old grain in advance.

The emperor didn't want to say anything to him at this time, and sent an edict: "Put Liu Wan's whole family in prison, and wait until the Tatars retreat." ”

As soon as the emperor finished delivering his will, Liu Yu, the secretary of the ministry, as Liu Wan's good friend, came out to speak for him.

"Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to show grace outside the law, this time there is another hidden story in the matter of grain in Beijing, and Liu Wan has no fault in it."

As soon as Liu Yu, the secretary of the ministry, said this, a group of people suddenly knelt on the ground and pleaded for Liu Wan together. These people come from various factions, and they don't know why they are so united in this matter

Only then did the emperor realize that something was wrong, and now that he thought about it, Liu Wan was so bold that he didn't dare to sell all the grain in the grain and rice stored in Jingshi. There must be some big man in charge of this. I'm afraid those sons of his are the real culprits behind the scenes.

The emperor thought that this matter could not be pursued any further, otherwise it would be a big scandal, and it would be better to stop there, so he re-issued: "Since so many people are interceding for him, then this time I will write it down for the time being." A fine of one year is to set an example. ”

At this time, the emperor was afraid that his sons would be exposed to the eyes of the people of the world, and when the time came, how would the people of the world look at the people in the royal family, and in the end he could only lift the board high and fall gently, and just fool the past.

Then the emperor asked, like the person below: "It is not known how much grain is left in the grain depot now, everyone should prepare for the worst, and discuss what to do next if there is no food." ”

At this time, the university scholar Pan Yong thought of a cold light in his eyes, if he didn't make some ruthless moves at this time, I am afraid that the capital would be in danger, and he was afraid that he would be unable to escape again, for the sake of his own life, others would not be able to take care of it.

Yu Shi Pan Yong went out and played: "Your Majesty, now that the situation is critical, there can be no more kindness of women, so immediately send officers and soldiers to raid all the grain merchants in the city, and gather the grain for military use, and the grain lost by the grain merchants will be returned at a fair price after the war." ”

When the emperor heard this, he slapped the table and said loudly: "Okay, Pan Aiqing said well, at this time, it is time for them to repay the service, and all grain merchants must hand over all the grain, if they conceal it and do not report it, they will be punished for collaborating with the enemy." ”

And all the ministers below heard Pan Yongdan's suggestion and scolded their mothers in their hearts, which of these people did not open one or two grain shops at home, and originally thought that they would make a small fortune by taking advantage of this military disaster, but it seems that they are all in vain now, and this time the Manchu Dynasty will lose a lot of money in civil and military affairs. But now, no one dares to stand up against it, otherwise the emperor will be angry, not to mention that food may not even be able to save his life.

Then the monarchs and ministers began to go to the defense of the capital again, and discussed until midnight, but the ministers did not go home, but went to the yamen to sit down.

Besides, the eunuchs sent to Xuanfu Town to deliver the decree, this time they did not make a big splash and went in a sedan car, but several people rode fast horses and galloped towards Xuanfu Town.

Along the way, when I met a post station, I immediately changed horses, and I didn't take a break, I couldn't wait to put on my wings and fly directly to Xuanfu Town.

They walked non-stop for a day and a night, and finally arrived at Xuanfu Town at dusk the next day. Now they are unkempt one by one, where is there still the majestic appearance when they first came out of Beijing.

When they arrived in Xuanfu Town, just in time to close the city gate, they shouted loudly when they saw it: "Don't close the door, I have the emperor's will, and I want to pass the decree to the Jiedu envoy." ”

As soon as the soldiers who closed the door heard him say this, they immediately stopped and waited until they had entered the door before daring to close the door.

As soon as they arrived at the door, several soldiers came to stop them, and the eunuchs who led them to the eunuch said to these soldiers: "Quickly ask you Jiedu envoys to come out to receive the decree, I have a hundred thousand urgent decrees." As he spoke, he staggered inside.

Before the soldiers guarding the door found out his true identity, where did they dare to let him break into the Jiedu Embassy, so he stepped forward to stop him and said: "This lord is calm and impatient, there are rules for passing the decree, please show your identity, and I will inform you." ”

This eunuch only knew that he was abrupt, what kind of place is this? This is an important town at the border gate, and if anyone can break in with a shout, then it will be worth it.

So he hurriedly took a gold medal from his waist and handed it to the soldier. The soldier took the waist card, and on it was the words "Ouchi walking".

Only then did he relax and let the people next to him hurry in to report to Jia Ke, and he led a few eunuchs into the hall of the Jiedu Envoy.

And the eunuchs, after sitting down in the hall of the Jiedu envoy, said to the soldiers next to them, "Please prepare some pastries and tea for us." We haven't made it all the way so far, so I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long. ”

When the soldier heard this, he immediately explained the situation to a few colleagues next to him and prepared some food for them. These soldiers didn't have any pastries, so they were served nothing more than a few flatbreads and plain water.

However, the eunuchs picked it up and ate it as if they had never seen anything to eat, and after a while a large bread disappeared from their mouths, and then they took a sip of water and continued to attack the large bread in front of them. It seems that they really didn't get water and rice this way, and they were a little hungry.

Jia Ke had been paying attention to the Tatar intelligence for the past few days, and just the day before, he had received the news that the Tatars had conquered the North Valley Pass.

Jia Ke knew that once Beigukou was lost, the city of Miyun would no longer have much meaning for the capital.

In the northern plains of Yima Pingchuan, the Tatars only need to arrange a few thousand men and horses to make Miyun dare not act rashly. At that time, the Tatars will be able to go straight down to the capital and sweep around.

Jia Ke guessed that the will of the imperial court should be made in the past two days, and it was time for him to show his skills. Speaking of which, Jia Ke is now named the Marquis of Wuyang, the envoy of Xuanfu Town, and is already in the first rank. can be regarded as a high power, but his influence on the government is almost zero, and he is not even as good as a third-grade civil servant in Beijing. This is the sorrow of the military generals in the heyday.

The purpose of Jia Ke's visit to the capital this time was to expand his influence, at least to leave his own shadow in the emperor's heart.

Jia Ke was sitting in the study thinking wildly, when he suddenly heard the soldiers outside the door shouting: "Uncle, the eunuch with the decree has arrived in the hall of the Jiedu Embassy, so please hurry up and receive the decree." ”

When Jia Ke heard this, he couldn't help but smile, the opportunity he was waiting for finally came. So he made a very flustered appearance and ran to the hall of the Jiedu envoy, so as to let the eunuch know that he respected the emperor very much, and as soon as he heard the holy decree, he hurried out to receive the decree.

But when I arrived at the lobby, I saw that there were several untidy eunuchs, sitting on chairs next to the lobby, holding a few flatbreads in their hands and munching on them, as if they had starved them along the way.

Jia Ke ran in in a panic just now, no one watched it at all, Jia Ke's performance was in vain.