Victory!

This is a big win indeed!

When the earth returns in spring, the snow on the grassland has just melted, and the outside of Yulin City has been green and full of butterflies.

Zhu Houzhao learned the news that Qiu Yue led the Ming Iron Cavalry to break the 50,000 iron cavalry of the little prince of the Mongolian left wing, and successfully rescued the Mongolian right-wing Tuxie Department and the Ordos Department.

In this regard, Zhu Houzhao himself did not expect it, and he was even ready to return in vain for Qiu Yue.

But now, when he saw Qiu Yue bringing back more than 5,000 prisoners who were panicked like lost dogs, and countless baggage, Zhu Houzhao had to believe that the Daming Iron Cavalry had indeed won a big victory!

Looking at the Tuxie Department and the Ordos Department with a frightened look on their faces, and the Tuxie Department and the Ordos Department under their command were no more than a thousand remnants, Zhu Houzhao was even happier, and he could also imagine what mysteries were hidden in that war.

The little prince was defeated, and the two Mongol tribes who belonged to him were also greatly injured.

In other words, even if Zhu Houzhao doesn't do anything now, if he is at ease as a free king, he will no longer have to worry about border troubles for decades.

But Zhu Houzhao knew that it was the turn of the powerful gentry to be unhappy, and without the powerful foreign power of the little prince, how should they raise captives for profit in the future?

Will hold the bow like a full moon, Zhu Houzhao is already full of pride at this moment, as if he is really going to compete with heaven and earth, Rao is hunting outside Yulin City, he is also a little excited, and the leaders of the various departments come to meet the laughter, and the wine glass has not stopped.

Of course, on the day when Zhu Houzhao learned of the Ming army's great victory, he immediately summoned the civil and military dignitaries in Yulin City and ordered: "Now, the most important thing is to recover the Hetao, and take advantage of the defeat of the little prince, immediately issue an order to Ma Wensheng and Caikuan, and order the border troops in various places to immediately march into the Hetao and recover the Hetao!"

"As Your Majesty said, now is the golden opportunity to recover the Hetao, all the Mongolian tribes are greatly damaged, if you don't recover the Hetao at this time, it will only be more troublesome if you recover it in the future!" Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, replied.

And at this time, Wei Ming, a brocade-clothed guard, rushed to Zhu Houzhao with a hurry, and broke in directly: "Your Majesty! The news of the defeat of His Majesty's personal expedition was suddenly spread in the Guannai, saying that you have not returned the northern hunt, and Ma Wensheng and others have to guard the border towns because of this, and strictly order the border troops to act without authorization! ”

Zhu Houzhao also guessed at this time that there was important military information coming, after all, he could directly break in to see his Jinyi Guard, and he could only be the person who was specially responsible for reporting military intelligence from the Beizhen Fusi.

But what Zhu Houzhao didn't expect was that the military intelligence passed on was actually the news of his defeat in Guannai, and for a while, he couldn't help asking: "Who is spreading rumors here?!" ”

"However, I don't have time to ask about this now, at the moment, the armies in the border towns can't stand still, and recovering the Hetao is the top priority! Quickly deliver 800 miles to Ma Wensheng, and immediately send troops to recover the Hetao, otherwise, I will severely punish those who are derelict in their duties! ”

Zhu Houzhao said and instructed Qiu Yue: "You will personally lead two cavalry regiments to Wuhai Mountain first!" Continue to chase down the remnants of the little prince, find the whereabouts of Zhang Lun and the Praetorian Guard Battalion, pass the decree, and drive Ningxia! ”

"Your Majesty!"

Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, suddenly shouted loudly, his expression was extremely serious, and he was gentle in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was quite surprised when he saw this, and even a little angry, because Jiao Fang's current behavior was obviously a little disregarding the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and he was too excited: "Jiao Aiqing, what are you doing here?" ”

"Your Majesty! The most important thing at the moment is not to let Qiu Yue lead the guards to find Zhang Lun, but to gather the guards to return to Beijing immediately! Your Majesty! ”

Jiao Fang is a civil official, naturally he understands the thoughts of the civil official group better than Zhu Houzhao, as soon as he heard the news of the defeat of His Majesty's personal expedition in the Jinyi Wei Declaration, he felt that something was wrong, and at this time he was already aware of possible changes, so he went against the norm and shouted directly, wanting to forcibly stop Zhu Houzhao.

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Capital.

Xu Jin didn't expect that he would be so coerced by these civil officials one day, and at this moment, he really felt the situation that his majesty had faced, but he knew that he was not the emperor after all, he couldn't be as desperate as the emperor, he was just a secondary assistant.

The thirteen imperial historians Li Tiantian and the Taoist official He Tai coerced Xu Jin like this, and once again gave Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the courage, and continued directly to Xu Jin:

"Gong Xu! Now that such an official asks you to obey the public opinion, you can't do it, do you really want to ignore my Daming Jiangshan Society! You went there to help Your Majesty kill the rebels in the past! If you don't want to, then let Mao ask to see the Queen Mother! ”

Mao Cheng turned around and walked away as he spoke.

"Stop!"

Xu Jin shouted loudly and warned: "Uncle Zong, this official has already spoken first, if you dare to act without authorization, this official will be cut first!" ”

As he spoke, Xu Jin shouted to the other civil officials: "The same is true for you, without a cabinet order, you must not act rashly!" ”

"Humph! This official is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the ninth secretary of the imperial court, and he is not a member of your cabinet, even if you are the second assistant of the cabinet, what can you do with this official! Could it be that you really dare to kill this official! Don't say that the official is not guilty, even if he is guilty, it is not your cabinet to punish the crime! ”

Mao Cheng said and walked out first, and shouted: "Everyone, is it possible that since I became a prince in the Ming Dynasty, Wenchen has no backbone, and now that the foreign invaders are approaching, Your Majesty is hunting in the north, and you must ask the queen mother to set up a new monarch and punish the eunuchs and thieves!" ”

Poof!

Xu Jin stabbed a sword into the back of Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he knew that if he didn't kill Mao Cheng now, it would really make Mao Cheng make things bigger, although he didn't know what His Majesty's whereabouts were right now, but he must follow His Majesty's orders, seek stability in everything, and don't let Jingshi mess up!

Mao Cheng didn't expect Xu Jin to dare to stab himself with a sword! He looked at Xu Jin in astonishment: "You, you, you dare to kill me!" ”

The other civil officials present were also dumbfounded, and the civil officials who originally wanted to echo Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also instinctively retreated.

Xu Jin pulled out Shang Fang's sword, and suddenly, the blood on Mao Cheng's body splashed on his official uniform, and the imperial python suit was stained by a cloud of blood, which looked even more majestic; And the blade of the sword still had traces of blood, dripping into the hall drop by drop.

It seems that Xu Jin at this time is not a cabinet assistant, not a civilian official, but a warrior defending the imperial order.

Xu Jin turned around with a bloody sword and asked coldly, "Who dares to take the opportunity to make trouble?!" ”

The civil officials who wanted to make trouble didn't expect Xu Jin to be so arrogant that he would dare to kill the Ministry of Rites directly, and they all coaxed down at once, and they didn't dare to make any more speeches.

The civil officials never thought that Xu Jin, who is now presiding over the court situation, would be so ruthless!

I didn't expect Xu Jin to be so unwilling to cooperate with his people!

But because of this, these civil officials know that now they must first get rid of Xu Jin!

Seeing this, Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, still couldn't help shouting: "Xu Cifu! You're so good at killing the minister! If Your Majesty is really defeated and captured, and the new emperor ascends the throne, aren't you afraid of being punished?! ”

As soon as Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, shouted like this, Li Tiantian of the Thirteen Imperial Historians also had some courage, and hurriedly echoed: "That is, if Your Majesty is really defeated and captured, the new emperor will ascend the throne!" You are good at killing the minister! Aren't you afraid of being punished in the future?! ”

"If this is the case, Xu Mou's confession is that he will not bother to ask! But now, if any of you dare to step into Cining Palace for half a step and coerce the Queen Mother to abolish the establishment, this official will dare to let him splash his blood for five steps! What if Rao is a minister's honor! Who is greater than Your Majesty the Emperor! ”

Xu Jin carried Shang Fang's sword, and did not put the blade back into the sheath, and walked straight towards Cai Zhen and Li Tiantian, the commander of the horses, step by step, and every step he took, he left a blood-colored footprint, making the entire hall look more solemn, and Cai Zhen and Li Tiantian, who had the courage to ask just now, could only retreat at this time, and said:

"We're just, just to remind you, you are so stubborn, waiting for the exact news of Your Majesty's personal defeat and capture, you'd better really confess your guilt as you said!"

"Eight hundred miles expedited!"

"Eight hundred miles expedited!"

"Eight hundred miles expedited!"

At this time, the sound of hurried horses' hooves sounded, and a messenger hurriedly ran in: "Report! Supervisor, general system express! ”

"It must be the news that His Majesty was defeated and captured! This is the news after Ma Wensheng and Caikuan confirmed, otherwise it would not be urgent with eight hundred miles! ”

"That's right! It is a misfortune for the country that His Majesty was captured, but Xu Jin killed the secretary of state and stole Tai'a, and he was really a traitor of the country! ”

The Thirteen Dao Imperial Shi Li Tiantian and the Daoist Officer He Tai said.

Xu Jin glared at the two people, and the two of them didn't dare to say any more, and immediately, Xu Jin said to Liu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "Da Sima, it's the Ministry of War, you come and ask." ”

So, as soon as the messenger came in, Liu Yu asked, "But the border is urgent?" ”

"Lord Hui is exactly, Master Ma and Master General Cai jointly sent the military department urgently, saying that His Majesty's defeat and capture is a rumor, it is misreported, and this battle is a great victory! The little prince was captured by Zhang Lun! The little prince has 50,000 iron horsemen, and almost all the army has been wiped out! His Majesty has not personally conquered, but this battle is still enough for the Ming Dynasty to win again since the recovery of Hamiwei! Now the superintendent and the general system have asked Your Majesty to prepare to send troops to the Hetao on the same day to recover the Hetao! ”

The messenger replied.

Victory?

How can it be?

Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, almost didn't stand firm, and he fell to the ground.

The Thirteen Dao Imperial Shi Li Talent was also stunned.

He Tai, the official of science and technology, muttered even more: "This, how can this be! ”

Liang Chu sighed secretly and said in his heart: "Is he really favored by God because he is the Son of Heaven?" ”

Xu Jin laughed out loud at this time, but then his face turned hideous again, and he asked the civil official in front of him loudly:

"You have all heard it, you have heard it! Your Majesty was not captured, it was a great victory! Big win! You rebels and thieves! You still want to set up a new emperor and want Your Majesty to be the second Yingzong, do you still want to put Your Majesty in the South Palace! ”

The civil servants were silent.

At this time, seeing this, Tu Tu, the imperial historian of Zuodu, knew that the current situation was clear, and there was no need for him to remain neutral, so he decisively came out and said to Xu Jin: "Lord Second Assistant!" Now that Your Majesty is safe and has won a big victory, you should preside over the situation in the capital! ”

"You should be in charge of the situation in the capital!"

At this time, Min Qi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Ye Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, all stood up to express their support for Xu Jin, and even the British Duke Zhang Mao also stood up, and with a smile on his face, after all, it was said in the urgent delivery just now that his grandson captured the little prince alive.

Next.

Xu Jin's words, no one dared to listen to them anymore, Jingshi was still under martial law, but he never mentioned the matter of establishing a new monarch.

A month later, Zhu Houzhao hurried to the capital, but saw that the capital was still so orderly as usual, but through the observation of the city defense, it was obviously loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and he couldn't help but think to himself:

"Jiao Fang is worried that someone will take the opportunity to walk the rumors, or use the rumors to make trouble, and seek a new king, it is not unreasonable, I don't know if Xu Jin can stabilize the situation."

"Pass the order! If the gates of the capital are closed, they will attack the city, and if they have set up a new king, then kill the new king! ”

After Zhu Houzhao said, tens of thousands of guards replied in unison: "Obey the order!" ”

Zhu Houzhao rode over first, and wondered whether Xu Jin, Wang Hua and others would really betray themselves as Jiao Fang said, or be forced to betray themselves, if it was the latter, Jiao Fang said that Xu Jin would definitely ask for guilt when he learned that he had entered Beijing.

When he was thinking like this, Zhu Houzhao saw an old man kneeling in the center of the gate of the capital, with silver threads hanging from his head, white spots on his temples, and his forehead touching the ground, so he couldn't see his appearance, but his voice was very loud, and he only heard him shouting:

"Minister, Xu Jin, killed the minister without permission, and I especially blamed Your Majesty outside the city gate!"

Zhu Houzhao heard that it was Xu Jin's voice, his heart was a little calm, and he showed a smile, secretly thinking that the Ming Dynasty still had loyal ministers since Yu Qian's death.

The guards came over in rows, and Zhu Houzhao also rode his horse close to Xu Jin.

At this time, several officials also appeared, and they also carried the body of Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and prostrate in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Among them, there are thirteen imperial historians Li Tiantian and Kedao Yan official He Tai, who only heard him shout:

"Minister, Li Tiantian/He Tai, please ask Your Majesty to treat the second assistant Xu Jin for the crime of killing the minister without permission! Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the important minister of the country, but Xu Jin steals Tai'a, and kills him in front of hundreds of officials above the main hall, and he is the traitor of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhu Houzhao rushed back to the capital in a hurry, only brought the guards, Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Liu Jin, the head of the celebrant and the master of ceremonies, did not follow, in order to save time, now he only has military generals and no civil servants around him, so he also did it simply, and shouted directly: "Cut!" ”

Xu Jin had tears in his eyes and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and be a minister of the Ming Dynasty in the next life!" ”

Li Tiantian and He Tai were secretly happy, thinking that Xu Jin would definitely die!

But the officers and soldiers of the Guards followed Zhu Houzhao's gesture to Li Tiantian and He Tai, and directly mentioned these two.

Li Tiantian and He Tai were surprised!

"Your Majesty! We're not guilty of this, this! Your Majesty! The two hurriedly shouted.

"I already know about the affairs of the capital, everything is the first of your two to provoke, and today you dare to slander loyal ministers and stop the complaint, how can it be unreasonable, is it a deception?! Pull it down, cut it! ”

Zhu Houzhao had already speculated with Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, whether Xu Jin killed or rewarded depends on whether Xu Jin refused to enter the city and refused to admit his guilt or was willing to admit his guilt in the law.

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Click!

Two people were splashed with blood on the spot!

Xu Jin himself was at a loss, thinking to himself that His Majesty didn't kill him to appease the anger of his ministers? But to cut the night to the right dynasty?

But when I thought that His Majesty was so willing to understand himself and not appease the civil officials with his own life, it was obvious that he relied on himself, so he was even more moved, and bowed to the ground again, crying: "Minister, Xu Jin, thank Your Majesty for not killing the grace, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”