Zhu Houzhao was almost woken up in his sleep, and then he was taken to the Wenhua Hall in a daze, sitting on the dragon chair that originally belonged to his father, looking at the ministers present, not knowing what happened. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Sir, do you have something to do with me? ”

Zhu Houzhao really didn't have much confidence in the face of this group of people, he didn't dare to call himself the palace, because he knew that these ministers present, he couldn't afford to offend any of them.

Relatively speaking, he felt that the best bully was his uncle Zhang Heling, but at this moment, Zhang Heling was standing a little outward, and his eyes were flickering, and he didn't dare to look at him.

Xie Qian was able to speak, and this time he still stepped forward to explain: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty is suffering from a serious disease, the current war is urgent, and someone needs to preside over the overall situation. ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused when he heard it, but there was one thing he probably understood, he actually gained the right to participate in politics, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he asked happily:

"Mr. Xie, I don't understand very well, can you tell me again? It's because my father is sick and can't handle court affairs, so let me do it, right? ”

Xie Qian originally only had to answer "yes" or "no", but when he saw the prince's smiling appearance, he suddenly muttered in his heart...... What is wrong with the prince, your emperor's father is terminally ill and can't take care of the government, can you actually laugh?

Except for Zhu Houzhao, everyone else present had sad faces, and their moods were extremely heavy and depressed, so now the laughter of the bear child is particularly eye-catching.

In the end, Xie Qian still put aside his distracting thoughts and saluted respectfully: "Back to Your Highness, it's true!" ”

"Okay, what's going on with the current war, you guys should talk to the palace quickly, Mr. Shen...... Shen Xi is in Tumu Fort, but he won? He must have led his army to slaughter the Tatars to the ground, right? ”

Zhu Houzhao was not interested in the defense of Bauhinia Pass and Juyong Pass at all, and the object of his attention was only Tumubao, because Shen Xi, whom he admired, was fighting with the Tatars in Tumubao, and at this time he seemed to regard Shen Xi as his stand-in, with a full sense of substitution.

Zhu Houzhao's question was like hitting an iron plate, and none of the ministers present dared to answer casually.

There has been no news from Tumubao for a long time, and there are few battle reports on the three sides and the Xuanda front line at this time, and the Bauhinia Pass, Juyong Pass and Daoma Pass have become the focus of the defense of the Inner Great Wall, and the information is basically transmitted back to the capital from these three passes, and there is very little information outside the pass.

Xie Qian replied: "Your Highness, Tumu Castle...... No news came! ”

Zhu Houzhao was not happy when he heard it, and asked with a drooping face, "No news?" How is this possible? Elder Xie Ge, I know that Tumu Fort is where your grandson-in-law Shen Xi led the troops, Shen Xi has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at hand, and he is fighting against the Tatars, and with his talent, he will definitely be able to turn the tide...... Oh yes, how many reinforcements did you send over? ”

The ministers present were very embarrassed.

Originally, a little doll was invited to come out to be the prisoner, and he was specially responsible for stamping the goods, so as to carry all the responsibilities off. Who knows that the prince is not willing to be a puppet, he comes up and asks questions, and the questions asked are all questions that the ministers present do not want to answer or can't answer.

Just one Shen Xi made the court lose face.

None of the others expected the progress of the war, but Shen Xi judged in advance that the result of the great achievement of eliminating the four thousand Tatar iron cavalry was to throw him in the Tumu Fort and ignore him.

No matter how you listen to this, the court is unreliable.

can have a certain resonance with Zhu Houzhao, and among the ministers present, only Xie Qian.

Xie Qian sighed with emotion, shook his head, and said a little depressedly: "Back to Your Highness, the imperial court did not send soldiers and horses to reinforce the civil fort!" ”

"You ...... What a disappointment for me! ”

Zhu Houzhao pointed at the ministers present, flicked his sleeves angrily, and said, "Where did Mr. Shen offend you?" They didn't even send reinforcements...... Mr. Shen said that the Tatars would attack Xuanfu, how about it? Xuanfu is lost, right? Mr. Shen said that the Bauhinia Pass would be in distress, and now the Bauhinia Pass is about to be broken by the Tatars, right? ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart, and Zhu Houzhao's opening startled the people present.

All the ministers looked at each other, and their eyes seemed to say, who told the prince the news of the emergency at Bauhinia Pass?

Zhu Houzhao asked very arrogantly as soon as he came, mentioning the attack on Bauhinia Pass, but no one told the prince about it at this time.

Everyone looked at Xie Qian, and it seemed that among the people present, only Xie Qian was the most likely to tell the prince about these things, because Xie Qian saw the battle report earlier than the rest of the advisers and ministers, and had time to "commit crimes".

But some things can't stand scrutiny, because Xie Qian is on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion, and he has no leisure to go to the East Palace at all.

Immediately, some people thought, could it be that Xiao Jing revealed the news?

Zhu Houzhao looked around and protested with some dissatisfaction: "What are you doing looking at the palace one by one?" Let me ask you, is the Bauhinia Pass being attacked by Tatar soldiers and horses now? ”

Xie Qian's face was full of embarrassment: "...... Indeed it is. But I don't know where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince found out? ”

Zhu Houzhao said indignantly: "I know, it seems that what Mr. Shen said is right, if the outside wants to attack my Daming capital, to cross the inner Great Wall, it must be to take the Bauhinia Pass, because the Bauhinia Pass is in the three passes of the Great Wall, the terrain is relatively not so dangerous, over the years, the imperial court has only paid attention to the construction of the outer Great Wall, and the Bauhinia Pass has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is becoming more and more vulnerable...... This is called persimmon picking soft pinch, it seems that the Tatars are not stupid! ”

When these words were spoken, many of the ministers present turned pale.

The Tatars are not stupid, the prince is not stupid, and Shen Xi is not stupid, only when these ministers are stupid, and they are killed by the Tatars in front of the Bauhinia Pass, they realize that the Tatars are not attacking Juyong Pass.

The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty naively thought that they could rely on the danger of Juyong Pass to guard the last line of defense to the capital, but they did not know that this Juyong Pass was just an empty decoration.

Zhu Houzhao was sullen for a while, and then asked again: "Is the Bauhinia Pass lost?" ”

Xie Qian's answer was relatively relaxed, and said, "I haven't lost it!" ”

"Didn't you lose it? That calculation should be fast, the Tatars can even capture Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu in a short period of time, which proves that their siege equipment is complete, and the loss of Bauhinia Pass should be a matter of these two days, and the next Tatars should be like Warat a few decades ago, attacking Juyong Pass inside and outside, and marching into the capital at the same time. ”

"Of course, it is also possible for the Tatars to avoid the capital and not fight first, so that the soldiers and civilians in the capital are all in a great panic, but he will return to attack Datong and Taiyuan, take Shanxi and then plot the capital or the Central Plains, repeating the scene of the original invasion of Jin by Meng Yuan......"

Zhu Houzhao talked eloquently.

A thirteen-year-old bear child spoke smoothly, and his head was full of words, and the ministers who listened all looked stunned.

In the eyes of these ministers, the prince is just a little doll, and he didn't expect him to have any insight when he came out to supervise the country, who knew that Zhu Houzhao's appearance showed extraordinary insight, and the ministers couldn't afford to have any contempt for him.

But some ministers are thinking, it can't be that the emperor is looking for someone to teach the prince to say these words in order to show the prestige of the prince, in fact, the prince doesn't understand anything, right?

Before, these advisers and ministers were also ready to tell the prince about the Bauhinia Pass, and then pretend to ask the prince's opinion, just waiting for the prince to nod before he could issue an order in the name of the prince, but now Zhu Houzhao seems to know everything, and it is easy to explain, but what should be asked is still to ask.

Xie Qian said tentatively: "Then His Royal Highness the Prince...... What do you think about the Bauhinia Pass preparedness? ”

Zhu Houzhao answered fluently before, and even came up with his own opinions, which sounded reasonable, which made the ministers look at him with admiration, but after Zhu Houzhao heard the question, he frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

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