In Beijing City, Taihe Palace, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen held Lu Xiangsheng's recital in his hand and asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, told me that the Japanese in the south are connected with the Jiannu in the north, and the Jiannu may break through from Miyun and Qingshan Pass. What do you think? ”

Hearing this, all the officials in the hall, look at me, whispering, talking to each other, but no one answered him. Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, these wine bags and rice bags were just like the waste of the general of Nanzhili, and a few thousand would-be pirates actually made the entire Nanzhili upside down, and now they actually crossed the Yangtze River to go down to Zhejiang to loot. Zhu Youzhen glanced at the crowd, and finally his eyes stayed on Yang Sichang, the second assistant and the secretary of the military department: "Yang Aiqing, you can talk about it." ”

Yang Sichang reluctantly came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Lu knows that soldiers are good at fighting, but it is unreasonable to say that Jiannu and the Japanese are colluding. As for the route, the Jiannu people themselves probably don't know which road they will take before they set off, so how did Lord Lu know? However, since Lord Lu has a warning, the imperial court can send people to the line to ask the garrison generals to strengthen Fan Fan. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and continued to ask: "Then how likely do you think it is that Jiannu will break through the two places from now on, and what are the precautions of the two places?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is unlikely. First, these two mountains are high and dense, and the dense forests are not conducive to the march of cavalry, and the second is that Wu Aheng, the general soldier of Jizhou Town, has a reputation for being brave and good at fighting. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded again, above this court, Yang Sichang is more military-savvy, listening to his explanation, the originally noisy court gradually quieted down. At this moment, a eunuch stumbled in, and the man fell to the ground panting: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of the five cities have come to report, and the beacon smoke has been lit in the direction of Miyun and Changping!" ”

Bang dang, just this sentence, Zhu Youzhen, who was still standing, sat on the dragon chair. Yang Sichang, who had just finished answering correctly, had not yet returned to the train, and he was also in a cold sweat when he heard the words. After a while, I saw Zhu Youzhen pointing at Yang Sichang and said angrily: "Miyun, what is the explanation of Changping wolf smoke?" ”

"Your Majesty, Miyun is still some distance away from the side wall, even if the Jiannu group goes south, it must take a while, and now Miyun is burning wolf smoke, it must be the Jiannu soldiers coming to the city. Your Majesty, it must be Wu Aheng, the chief soldier of Jizhou Town, who is derelict in his duties! ”

"Okay, you Yang Sichang, Wu Aheng is loyal to the world. You just said that he is famous, what kind of mountains and dense forests...... You...... That's how you, the secretary of the military department, deployed defense? Chongzhen was almost laughed at by Yang Sichang.

One thing Yang Sichang said is right, Miyun and Changping are burning wolf smoke, and it must be the Qing cavalry that has arrived in Miyun. There are 3,000 defenders in Miyun City, if it is only a small force, Wu Aheng will not fly to inform Changping. There is only one possibility, that is, a large number of Qing cavalry people unknowingly climbed over the city wall and came to Miyun!

"Report, Wu Aheng, the chief soldier of Jizhou Town, came to report that Jiannu rode about 30,000 people over the wall of Qiqiangziling to besiege Miyun. The Miyun defenders swore to live and die with the city, but the soldiers were outnumbered, and they couldn't hold out for long, so they asked the emperor and the court to make plans early. ”

"Report, the Changping guard will send someone to report, the enemy is strong, Changping City is in disrepair, we have decided to withdraw from Changping! The next step is to ask the emperor and the court for instructions. ”

Poof! Zhu Youzhen didn't suppress a mouthful of blood, and sprayed it directly on the dragon case. Then the dignified king of a country fainted directly. I think I was also angry, Miyun and Changping are close at hand, Changping is the last line of defense of Beijing, and the Changping defenders actually fled without a fight because the city wall was in disrepair!

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen woke up slowly, looked at the surrounding environment and shouted towards the door: "Wang Chengen, what time is it now?" ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly came in, followed by an official, Zhu Youzhen glanced at it, it was Chen Xinjia, the squire of the military department, thinking that Yang Sichang was afraid that the emperor would be angry and did not dare to come.

"Your Majesty, you have been in a coma for nearly two hours. The courtiers have dispersed, and Lord Chen has an urgent military report. Wang Chengen said cautiously.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand to signal that he was fine, so Chen Xinjia took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground: "Congratulations to the emperor, the southern Japanese have finally withdrawn." As he spoke, he handed over a few folds.

Zhu Youzhen pulled his body up from the quilt, sat up as high as possible, and took the piece to look at it carefully.

"Waste, a bunch of waste. Dozens of guards can't help a group of pirates. But he wanted some villagers to fight. There are no less than 30 generals of more than three grades in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, but they are not as good as two literati. They are not ashamed either! Zhu Youzhen originally heard that the Japanese in the south had withdrawn, and he was in a much better mood, but after a few pieces of music, he looked at it and saw that the anger came up again. Because of the combination of these several chapters, Zhu Youzhen easily came to a conclusion that the Japanese invaders had plundered in Nanzhili and Zhejiang for nearly half a month, and the hundreds of thousands of guards in Nanzhili and the Zhejiang Command Division were helpless, and as a result, hundreds of villagers could pull their flags and pretend to be Fujian sailors to make the Japanese retreat in a hurry. The most incredible thing is that the county seat of Shanghai actually managed to defend against the attack of thousands of people, or the hundreds of villagers fought bravely outside the city, so that the Japanese invaders fled in a hurry, and left behind a thousand corpses! Compared with Xiucai, the leader of the villagers in Shanghai County and the villagers, what are those guards, not rice buckets.

Wang Chengen glanced at Chen Xinjia reproachfully, which means that you mean that there is good news that our family let you guard here, why did you make the Long Live Lord angry again. Chen Xinjia also smiled bitterly, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, although the commander of Nanzhili and the commander of Zhejiang are incompetent, there is a young talent, you can continue to look back." The prefect of Songjiang said in the recital that this son was brave, good at fighting and resourceful, and did not lose to Zhu Shunshui back then. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at him, seemed to be more interested, and continued to look down. frowned from time to time and then lost his temper again: "What a yellow zodiac week, a good leader Zhang Cai of the Restoration Society, and a good Zhejiang party!" This is clearly jealousy and revenge! ”

"Your Majesty, you are discouraged. Ye Kaitai also said in his letter to Weichen that Yang Hongzhang had been a showman in his early years, because he offended Zhang Cai because of his righteous outspokenness, it is possible to say that this person is unruly, but it is too much to say that he is rebellious, it is said that Yang Hongzhang's eldest brother is already a jinshi and is now a general judge in Kuizhou, and the second brother has joined the army, and now he is a general under Lord Lu Xiangsheng. He himself has a marriage contract with the niece of Lord Lu Xiangsheng. The Yang family is also a wealthy family in Hangzhou, why do you say that he has nothing to do when he is full of food and has nothing to do to do the business of killing the head of the Zhu family? Lord Huang probably also wanted to polish the young man, and there was really no one to use it, so he made a radical move. Chen Xinjia has always been at odds with the Zhejiang Party, and his protégé Ye Kaitai sent a letter from Shanghai, so he naturally wanted to make good use of it.

"You don't have to speak for him. This Yang Hongzhang seems to have some ability, but it is easy to be buried in that place in Zhejiang. Zhu Youzhen paused and continued, "Immediately sent an order to Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Gyeonggi, and the soldiers of the Qin King to go north immediately. It was decreed that Gyeonggi and Shandong Town, as well as Guanning Iron Cavalry, would immediately enter Beijing Gongwei. ”

Chen Xinjia hesitated for a moment and continued: "Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, Lord Lu Xiangsheng's father is newly mourned, and the imperial court needs to recover and send an important person to explain the current situation before it can invite him." Second, Jiannu is menacing, and it is all cavalry. There are mostly infantry in the vicinity of Gyeonggi, and I am afraid that it will be even more chaotic in the rush if we do not control each other. ”

"Win the love, immediately win the love, Chen Aiqing, you will run hard. Take my sword of the Son of Heaven and order Lu Xiangsheng to be the governor of the world. Chongzhen said immediately without hesitation.

Chen Xinjia nodded, only in this way could Lu Xiangsheng command all the soldiers and horses at a critical moment. He just wanted to turn around and prepare, but remembered Chongzhen's previous words, so he said: "Your Majesty, I heard Ye Kaitai say that after the Japanese retreated, Yang Hongzhang had already come to Beizhili, saying that he was going to take his brother-in-law and two nephews back to Zhejiang. It would be better to let him stay under the command of Lord Lu Xiangsheng and wait for dispatch than to waste his time in Zhejiang. ”

"It's okay, when you see Jiandou, tell him, if you are really talented, stay, now is the time to employ people." Zhu Youzhen is obviously a person who is prone to mood swings, and he feels very tired after saying a few more words. Chen Xinjia had no choice but to vomit and prepare.

After Chen Xinjia left, Wang Chengen couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, since Ye Kaitai said that Yang Hongzhang's talent was not lost to Zhu Shunshui back then, the old slave thought that the emperor was summoned in person, and then sent him a send." In this way, he will be on the rise in the future, and he will also remember the emperor's goodness. If you go to Lord Lu Xiang, at most it will be the ancestor of Yuan Chonghuan's subordinates. ”

"Jiandou is not that kind of person!"

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu's loyalty is well known to the country. But not all of his men are like him. Besides, there are too many things like Zu Dashou and Zheng Zhilong. Yang Hongzhang went to Lord Lu, if Lord Lu is virtuous and does not avoid relatives, it is fine, otherwise it may be delayed, and it will also lead to Yang Hongzhang's complaints about the court and the emperor. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Wang Chengen deeply, and did not speak, only these eunuchs who resembled domestic slaves were always considered from the standpoint of the royal family. Compared with Yang Hongzhang, Zhu Youzhen was more worried about what the Qing cavalry wanted, whether Lu Xiangsheng could stop it, and when the Guanning Iron Cavalry would be able to arrive from outside the Guan......

Not long after Chen Xinjia left, Gao Qiqian came to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, he first looked at Wang Chengen on the side, and then knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the slave maid heard that Jian Nupo was concerned and worried, and specially came to listen to the emperor's dispatch." ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Gao Qiqian on the ground with great satisfaction and said with a smile: "Get up, I have already asked the military department to make arrangements, and immediately transfer Jinggi, Shandong and Guanning Iron to ride into Beijing Gongwei, so that Lu Xiangsheng is the governor of the world." ”

"Lu Da is a man and a martial artist, and with his governor, he will definitely be able to quickly relieve the siege of the capital. Your Majesty, if the emperor trusts the slave maid, the slave maid is willing to go to assist Lord Lu. ”

Zhu Youzhen was very surprised to glance at Gao Qiqian, it was too late for ordinary people to hide at this time, he was actually willing to go, of course he knew that Gao Qiqian wanted to be a prison soldier, but it was also the front line, and it was the situation that the Qing cavalry had already entered the customs. Zhu Youzhen thought about it and waved to Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen looked at Gao Qiqian with a little envy, and said in his heart that he didn't know why this product was so determined this time, isn't it because of Lu Xiangsheng's presence, the imperial court will definitely be able to win?

Gao Qiqian was overjoyed when he saw this, and was about to thank him, but he heard Zhu Youzhen continue: "You don't have to leave Beijing in a hurry, wait for the news of Guanning Tieqi here, and when they arrive, you will go to Baoding with them to join Lu Xiangsheng and others." ”

Gao Qiqian was overjoyed when he heard this, and said in his heart that the emperor still trusted him, this is clearly to let himself be the supervisor of the army and directly command the Guanning Iron Cavalry, you must know that the Guanning Iron Cavalry is known as 50,000, and the combat effectiveness will never lose to the Qing cavalry. Regarding Ning Tie's personal safety, his own safety was guaranteed.