On November 6, Zhengyangmen was attacked by Tartar soldiers and horses, the shouting and killing sound of the city was earth-shattering, resounding throughout the capital, the Ming army even used the Franc machine gun that had just been brought back from the Ministry of Industry, the rumbling cannon sounded, like thunder, and the people of the capital were all worried and panicked after hearing it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The battle of Zhengyangmen lasted for more than three hours, from noon to dusk, the Ming army did not take the initiative to attack, and the Tartars launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle in the city wall and the city gate department, a bloody down, the Ming army lost more than 800 pieces, and the Tatars threw more than 600 corpses in the city.

Zhu Houzhao stayed in the Fangdian Palace, he was "grounded" by Emperor Hongzhi in the past two days, in addition to not being allowed to go to the Qianqing Palace to see the driver, nor allowed to go out of the palace gate, but he was always concerned about the war in various parts of the capital.

“…… Wrong, wrong! What a mess! This battle should never have been fought like this! ”

After listening to Zhang Yuan's relays of the battle between Deshengmen and Zhengyangmen, Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly raised an octave, "If the Tartars attack the capital, if they only blindly defend, they don't even dare to take the initiative to attack and destroy the enemy's siege equipment, and the morale of the officers and soldiers will be easily suppressed by the Tartars." ”

"Once the soldiers can't see hope, some people will use their brains to try to make a good future in the change of dynasty. As long as one of the gates is lost, the Tartars will swarm in, with the support of several main streets in the capital, send cavalry to patrol, and then gradually encroach on the neighborhoods, and finally attack the imperial city! ”

"In a few days, the capital will fall!"

Zhang Yuan secretly rejoiced that he was able to firmly control the prince in his hands, but now when he heard this set of theories, he couldn't help but have a headache.

The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the more uneasy he became, Huo Ran stood up and ordered: "Gonggong Zhang, you go with this palace to see your father, I want to explain this to my father, sort out the pros and cons, and I can't let my father be obsessed anymore!" ”

The prince wants to persuade his emperor father, or persuade the emperor's father not to be "obsessed", Zhang Yuan was stunned for a while when he heard this, and secretly pondered: "I don't stop it, I obviously want to wait for the board?" At the moment, he said with a sad face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you must not be so reckless, the nine gates of the capital are responsible for the defense of the central government, you just have to stay in the palace with peace of mind!" ”

Zhu Houzhao was furious, glared at Zhang Yuan and shouted, "What are you talking about?" Seeing that the country is about to be ruined, can you really feel at ease? ”

"The strategy formulated by the imperial court is fundamentally wrong, how can you be indifferent to this palace?"

"No, no, no, this palace is going to ask my father, let my father dismiss these mediocre and inactive ministers, this palace will personally lead the troops out of the city, destroy the siege equipment of the Tartars, frustrate its edge, and then garrison the outside of the city, and the capital will form horns to ensure that the capital is not lost!"

Zhang Yuan dared to be helpless, he knew that this little master had a brutal personality, and he rarely took back what he said, and he always acted in a hurry, and the nine cows couldn't pull it back.

Zhu Houzhao served as the supervisor of the state for a period of time, and he went to Zhengyangmen and Chongwenmen to supervise the war, and his status in the palace was virtually elevated...... Although Emperor Hongzhi gave him a "grounding order", he really wanted to make his son go to the Qianqing Palace to see him, and no one dared to stop him.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Liu Jian and the others had not yet left.

On this day, Ma Wensheng's condition has improved, and the capital has indeed reached the point of danger, even if Ma Wensheng drags his sick body, he has to come to the Qianqing Palace to participate in the deliberations.

Zhu Youzhu finally no longer sat on the sickbed in the dormitory to meet the ministers, but dealt with the government affairs at the desk in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

After all, from the beginning of the distribution of the garrison to the recruitment of troops and horses for reinforcements, it was all led by the cabinet, and now the governor's office and the military department of the five armies are all under the dispatch of the cabinet, and if they do not report it, they will be suspected of trespassing.

After listening to the recital, Zhu Youzhu was silent for a while, and then asked: "...... The Tatar siege troops, retreated? ”

Liu Jian was slightly embarrassed, he had reported the details of the battle before, but the emperor didn't seem to care about this, only whether the Tatars would retreat. Liu Jian said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty! After a bloody battle, the defenders of Zhengyangmen finally succeeded in forcing the Tatar soldiers and horses back......"

In Liu Jian's mind, he should make contributions to the defenders of Zhengyangmen, so he said "bloody battle", but the more "thrilling" the rhetoric, the more the emperor was frightened...... In my country, the Tatars come and go as if they were in a no-man's land, and they are "bloody battles" next to my couch every day, isn't this a blockage for me?

Zhu Youzhu first shook his head, then nodded again, and said: "Circular commending the defenders of Deshengmen and Zhengyangmen, the officers and men of our three armies will work together to continue to hold on, and we will wait until the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin everywhere!" ”

"No, Father!"

Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly came from the gate of Qianqing Palace, this was not the first time that Zhu Houzhao jumped out to interrupt Zhu Youji's words.

Compared with the last time Zhu Youzhu was furious, this time Zhu Houzhi repeated his old tricks, Zhu Youji's expression was much calmer, perhaps in the emperor's heart, he also felt that his son had grown up...... The prince had the courage to go to Zhengyangmen and Chongwenmen to fight the Tatars, and he asked himself if he had the courage.

The son is not afraid of danger in the face of a strong enemy, which shows that the son has the ability.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When all the ministers saw Zhu Houzhao enter the hall, they all saluted respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao came to the front of the dragon chair with "oh oh oh": "The sons and daughters came to see their father today, it is to invite the Beijing division to use the army, and the ministers are exempt from courtesy!" ”

Zhu Houzhao repeatedly expressed his opinions on the defense of the capital, and Liu Jian and others have always been left and right, because they are prejudiced and think that the prince is young and ignorant and cannot be used.

From the perspective of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Houzhao is a little playful, his cleverness and responsibility are still worthy of recognition, but Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other old ministers who advocate Confucianism pay attention to the golden mean, so they do not accept a prince who is too lively and jumpy.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao entered the Qianqing Palace, many ministers looked a little unnatural, obviously thinking that it was really insulting to listen to a bear child's nonsense.

Zhu Youzhu raised his head to look at his indignant son, frowned and asked, "Prince, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a straight face: "Father, the sons have heard about the battles between Deshengmen and Zhengyangmen in the past few days, and think that the response strategy adopted by the capital garrison is inappropriate!" ”

In one sentence, the atmosphere of the monarchs and ministers present became extremely embarrassing.

Even the emperor affirmed the battle at Zhengyangmen in the capital that day, but now the crown prince accused the court of using improper strategies, and it was clearly the prince who slapped his emperor's father in the face in public.

In the past, Liu Jian didn't need to argue with a teenager, but now when it comes to the emperor's trust, he hopes to get the unique command in the defense of the Jingshi, so after Zhu Houzhao made such remarks, he was a little annoyed, and immediately asked unceremoniously: "What does the prince think is wrong?" ”

Zhu Youzhu saw that the first assistant minister seemed to be pressuring his son with anger, and his heart sank. Although he was angry that these ministers had hollowed out his sons before, he didn't have much energy and assertiveness in the face of the national crisis, so he had to rely on the important ministers in front of him.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Yes, prince, how can you question the decision of the imperial court?" ”

As the king of a country, I first set a tone, that is, Liu Jian's decision was the result of joint consultation between the emperor and the cabinet, and you, as my son, cannot destroy my image in the eyes of the minister.

But Zhu Houzhao only understands the reason of death at this age, but he doesn't know what human feelings are.