Li Hongji rode his horse very cautiously and slowly leaned towards the gate of Chengxian County. He held the bow and arrow in his hand, the arrow was already on the string, and the bowstring was bluff, and Li Hongji called a man who saw six ways and listened to all directions.

Li Hongji's vigilant eyes swept towards the head of Chengxian County for a while, and then swept towards the open city gate of Chengxian County; His ears also pricked up involuntarily, and he listened carefully to all kinds of small sounds coming from all directions.

One step, two steps, three steps......

As he got closer and closer to the city gate, Li Hongji's heart became tighter and tighter, and the war horse under his crotch was getting slower and slower.

If the rebels really wanted to set up that empty city plan, they should not let him, a spy, enter the city easily.

At this distance, a group of lurking rebels suddenly appeared at the head of the city, and they could easily shoot him here with arrows to demonstrate to the others.

The fear of death shrouded Li Hongji's heart like a dark cloud, making it difficult for him to breathe, and his body stiffened for a while. Looking at the past, it seems that there will be rebellious archers in Chengxian County at any time.

However, even though the breath of death was recognizable, Li Hongjiyi continued to move forward without looking back.

Li Hongji firmly believes in his judgment: the current Chengxian should be a real empty city.

Cheng County's strange state, if it is not the empty city plan of the chaotic people, but really the emptiness of the city?

I think how can there be a god like Zhuge Liang among the chaotic people. Li Hongji, who had heard the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, thought to himself.

As long as it is not an empty city plan, as long as he can retreat with his whole body, then as the first person to enter Cheng County, Li Hongji believes that in the future, he will enter a new stage in the brother caravan.

People die and birds rise to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years!

After a final glance at the city, Li Hongji spat heavily at the horse. The spurs on Li Hongji's feet lightly touched the horse's belly, and the war horse was excited, and he rushed directly into the wide-open city gate hole in Chengxian County at a trot.

Oops, it stinks!

As soon as he rushed into the city gate, Li Hongji's first reaction was that it stinks.

The huge stench came to his nose and almost knocked Li Hongji to his head.

Instinctively holding his breath, Li Hongji watched intently.

'Silk slip', Li Hongji, who was holding his breath, couldn't help but gasp again.

At the entrance of the stench, Li Hongji couldn't help but choke. After choking and coughing a few times, Li Hongji barely suppressed his breathing, and took out a sweat towel from his waist to cover his mouth and nose. There was a sweat towel separating him, and Li Hongji calmed down and observed carefully.

The situation in the Chengxian Gate Cave is really miserable.

It can be seen that in the relatively narrow Chengxian City Gate Cave, there was a terrible stampede. In this nearly 10-meter-long city gate hole, there are at least ten or more human corpses. The trampled corpses emitted a foul smell of corpses under the scorching August sun.

Seeing the extremely corrupt and foul-smelling corpses everywhere, Li Hongji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

Depending on the situation, he should have made the right bet this time. Cheng County may really be an empty city now.

Hastily searched the city gate cave like a flesh and blood hell, and Li Hongji did not continue to go deeper. As soon as he turned around, Li Hongji first exited the Chengxian Chengmen Cave, and after taking a deep breath of fresh air, he turned around and signaled to his companions behind him to make a reservation.

Receiving the signal, Li Guo and Liu Fangliang, who had been prepared, let their horses gallop over.

"Tiger, you go and guard the city gates. Fang Liang, you go to the city. ”

Although he had already made up his mind in his judgment, Li Hongji still quickly arranged the positions of Li Guo and Liu Fangliang as expected.

Tiger Li Guo has a somewhat careless and impatient temperament, but he is his own nephew, and using him to guard the retreat of the city gate, Li Hongji can feel extra relieved.

Good brother Liu Fangliang, calm and meticulous, carefully observed the environment, and had him at the head of the city to warn. If there is anything unusual in the city, he can also sound the alarm as soon as possible.

With these two people guarding the city head and the city gate, he Li Hongji dared to continue to go deep into the county seat of Chengxian County.

As for the others, let them stay outside, Li Hongji sneered in his heart.

"Uncle, let me go in with you, shall you?"

Li Guo, who ran closer, saw the tragic situation in the city gate cave, and shouted excitedly instead of worrying.

"You keep me here, don't move!"

Seeing Li Guo with an excited face, Li Hongji was angry and reprimanded.

Turning his head to look at Liu Fangliang, who was calm, Li Hongji nodded with a smile: "Fangliang, this time I will trouble you again." ”

Liu Fangliang, who also saw the tragic situation in the city gate cave, took out something from his waist and replied easily: "Big brother, don't worry, if there is any change in the city, the younger brother will immediately send arrows."

Big brother, please also note that you must respond as soon as you hear the sound, and don't stay too long. ”

"Haha, haha," Li Hongji laughed heartily again: "There is a virtuous brother to spy for me, and the foolish brother is carefree!" ”

In the midst of laughter, the sound of hooves is heard. Leaving Li Guo to guard the city gate, Li Hongji was in front and Liu Fangliang was behind, and the two quickly passed through the Chengxian gate and entered Chengxian County.

As soon as he entered the city, Liu Fangliang dismounted and quickly boarded the city along the road of the city wall, but Li Hongji let go of his horse and ran towards the direction of the county government in the city.

Capital

The atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was unusually depressing, and Zhu Youzhen was convening the first meeting of the ministers after he ascended the throne.

However, what Zhu Youzhen is discussing now is not the riot in Shaanxi, but the military situation of the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong.

In the main hall, Zhu Youzhen felt that the first big test after he ascended the throne had quietly come to him, which made his heart beat and he was a little unreassured.

"It's all to blame on that damn Tian Ergeng, he dares to delay such an important military situation. I should have replaced him sooner! ”

Zhu Youzhen, who couldn't suppress the boa lot in his heart, scolded Tian Ergeng with hatred in his heart, and paced back and forth in the hall irritably.

Zhu Youzhen was not angry. Tian Ergeng resigned, and he sent Chu Tianxing to temporarily take over Jinyiwei. The day after Chu Tianxing arrived, he sent him a piece of information that startled him.

Houjin Tartar is gathering troops in Shenyang, the purpose of which is unknown.

Unclear purpose?

As soon as Zhu Youzhen received this information, the first thought that came to his mind was that Houjin was going to attack Jinzhou.

In the history of his previous life, he still had a little impression of the 'Ningjin Victory' that the Ming Dynasty hyped up.

Houjin Tartar is about to really attack, Zhu Youzhen has not received the slightest preparation information from the outer court, how can he not be nervous?

History has changed. What if Houjin defeats Jinzhou, and even Ning Yuan is defeated?

The fear of uncertainty about the future made Zhu Youzhen a little uncomfortable.

Therefore, in addition to asking Chu Tianxing to go back and continue to sort out all the information about Jinyiwei about Houjin Tartar, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly summoned all the important ministers of the foreign court here. He couldn't wait for the court.

Houjin Tartar is about to attack Jinzhou?

Wei Zhongxian, the cabinet scholars, and several scholars of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households looked at each other. They stared at Zhu Youzhen, who was pacing back and forth in the main hall, and their faces sank.

Your Majesty Chongzhen isn't kidding, right?

Among the courtiers who came, even Wei Zhongxian was a little suspicious in his heart.

None of them received any reports of any changes in Houjin in Liaodong. Where did His Majesty Chongzhen's judgment come from?

The situation was unknown, and the ministers stood quietly, and none of them took the initiative to speak.

After walking back and forth for several cycles, and failing to hear the answers of the ministers, Zhu Youzhen stopped and asked directly: "Wang Qing, if the Houjin Tartars really attack, how should our army respond?" ”