Watching this army march, passers-by did not hide, but would stop and watch and discuss with their companions.

"In today's Ming army, there is such a disciplined army that does not disturb the people, it is really rare!"

"No, to put it mildly, the Qi family army in the Jiajing period in the past was a first-class army. Although this is not as good as the Qi family's army, it is not much worse! ”

"Hehe, you don't take a look, this is the Son of Heaven's strong army, which belongs to the pro-guard forbidden army directly under our Ming Emperor, can it be compared to ordinary troops?"

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That's right, this army is the only army under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor who is fighting outside, that is, the Brave Guard Battalion. Now the thieves in the south have basically been pacified, and the north is returning to King Qin.

Even ordinary people who don't know soldiers, looking at the posture of the soldiers of the forbidden army marching with their heads held high, looking at the neat military uniforms they are wearing, and the cold and shining weapons, they can know that this is an elite army.

However, they didn't know that the two leaders of this army were sad and relatively speechless.

Suddenly, a few horsemen came in front of them and said to the two men, "Two overseers, my lord asks if you want to speed up the march?" ”

The reason for such a question is that a new order has been received before, requiring the Qinwang army from all over the country to rush back to Qinwang as soon as possible.

These two prison soldiers are the eunuchs Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude.

In the previous time, their cronies in Jingshi, Feiqi, rushed to inform them that Dongchang had investigated the Imperial Horse Supervisor, including the situation of the army under its jurisdiction and the accounts of the Yamen, and also arrested many people such as the eunuch Wang Zhixin. This news made both of them very nervous.

The two of them naturally knew what was going on in the Imperial Horse Prison, and if they all broke out, the emperor would definitely be furious. Although they don't know what the outcome will be, they will definitely not lift it high and put it down gently.

Since hearing the news, neither of them knew how this day had passed.

Escape? Unrealistic! Where can people who have no roots flee to?

Anti? It's even funnier, who will rebel with those military leaders under them? Lose your marbles!

Feeling that the future was bleak, the commander-in-chief asked for instructions several times whether to speed up the march, but the two of them refused. Because they are afraid, the closer they get to Jingshi, the more they are afraid!

This time I came to ask for instructions, and the two prison guards were still the same as before, they didn't look angry, and their faces were not good-looking, so that the general who came to ask for instructions had a gray nose, so he had to go back to restore his life.

Before noon, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude looked at each other, and were ready to order to stop advancing and prepare for dinner.

But at this moment, suddenly a group of fast horses rode in, and all the soldiers along the way watched, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves was rapid and loud, which made the lifeless Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude look over when they heard the sound.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, I was shocked when I saw it.

I saw that the group of knights was a group of knights wearing flying fish suits and a person dressed as a palace eunuch. Needless to say, the emperor's will has arrived. Judging from the time, it must be the result of the matter of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

At this moment, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude looked at each other, and immediately saw the bitterness on each other's faces, and knew that the time had come to decide their fate.

Sure enough, after the group of knights rode up, the eunuch at the head shouted loudly: "Quickly gather the generals in the army to receive the order!" ”

Liu Yuanbin's qualifications are older, and seeing that the eunuch is a little familiar, he asked with a little apprehension: "Isn't the will for the two of you?" ”

Generally speaking, the biggest in the army is not the general, but the supervising army, because the supervising army represents the imperial court and is the emperor. Therefore, he asked.

When the eunuch heard this, he wanted to show a little smile, but the horse galloped, day and night, and his face was so cold that he couldn't do it, it was okay not to smile, and he felt furious when he smiled, which scared Liu Yuanbin and said: "When the two general soldiers are involved, they must also receive the order together!" ”

Liu Yuanbin had no choice, so he had to ask people to hurry up and pass on Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong to come over.

Actually, the angel came over, such a big movement, Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong have also received the news. The two of them also knew about Jingshi. Because the military salaries and equipment are sufficient, the two of them do not need to deduct military salaries to support their families.

But despite this, I heard that many generals on the Jingshi side were also imprisoned, and I was still a little worried. At this time, when I heard that I was going to receive the order, I also rushed over with a little nervousness.

However, what surprised none of them was that the emperor's will, in addition to explaining the outcome of the case of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, was treated completely differently for their brave guard battalion. In the holy decree, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude, the supervisors of the army, were promoted to the fourth grade, and their grades were the same as those of the palm print eunuchs, and they still held the position of the supervisor of the Yongwei battalion; In addition, Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong were the governors of the capital, and they were given silver coins and python suits, and they were recounted after returning to Beijing.

was originally in a panicked mood, but I was afraid of being implicated, and suddenly such a great news fell. The general soldiers Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong were a little better, and the supervising army Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude were simply crying with joy, and the voice of Emperor Chongzhen who was so disposed of could be said to be "deafening".

Seeing that the two high-ranking and powerful people were so out of shape, this surprised many people. However, the eunuch who passed the decree was expected of this, and saw that he said to the two supervisors who had already received the order: "The emperor has an explanation, the Qing is self-purifying, and the brave guard battalion has meritorious service, even if there are some small flaws in the past, it is also a matter of the past, the past is not to blame, as long as you are loyal to your duties, the emperor will definitely reward and punish clearly!" ”

When he said this, the eunuch even specifically mentioned that Emperor Chongzhen had given Wang Zhixin and others a chance before, and let them explain the problem by themselves, and they would not be investigated. It's just that Wang Zhixin and others are obsessed and can't come to their senses, so they ended up like this.

Dongchang Cao Gonggong and others consciously explained the problem and handed over the dirty silver, and the emperor was not to blame for the past. Even Wang Chengen, the prince and father-in-law, was entrusted with an important task by the emperor and sent a supervising army.

Listening to these things, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude couldn't help but feel even more relieved, and praised the emperor Shengming!

And the two chief soldiers standing on the side were also happy in their hearts. After all, they got along fairly well with the two prison guards, and they didn't want anything to happen to the two prison guards.

Besides, the Emperor Shengming was merciful, and it was also a great joy for them! If you don't agree with each other and kill them, then as a courtier, you will do things like walking on thin ice, and you will do things according to the criterion that you would rather do less than do wrong things.

After finishing these, it was already noon, and during the meal, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude took the initiative to ask about the war in the north. In the end, he took the initiative to urge the two general soldiers to speed up their return to the north.

As a result, when this army was still about fifty miles away from Jinan Mansion, the night that opened the road ahead encountered the Manchu army's probe horses, and brought news to say: "Yesterday night, the city of Jinan was broken!" ”