In the face of the almost scoundrel delaying methods of the Xuanfu defenders, although they were annoyed, they had nothing to do.

Many of the clansmen and soldiers below kept clamoring to directly attack Xuanhua, but he knew very well that even if his troops far exceeded the defenders now, it was still extremely difficult to capture such a fortified city. As for the idea of directly tying Zhu Qizhen in front of the battle and using him as a shield to attack the city, he quickly vetoed it.

Although the Great Tomorrow has a strong deterrent effect, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents. If one of the defenders in the city suddenly shot Zhu Qizhen with an arrow ruthlessly, then the hole card in his hand would be completely gone, and he would still be counting on relying on this hostage to obtain a lot of benefits.

However, it was impossible for the Mongols to accept such a vain return, so after a little preparation, they still launched a siege on the city wall of Xuanfu. And this time, they even used the ruthless trick of the ancestor to attack the Han city, and drove the prisoners who were captured alive before into the front team, so as to wear down the spirit of the Ming army and shake its military morale.

In the face of such a trick by the Mongolian people, the defenders naturally shouted and cursed, but they did not hesitate at all. Now, the safety of the Xuanfu has been related to the survival of the entire Ming Dynasty, and they can only ruthlessly ignore the screams of their own compatriots in the city, and use the most decisive attack to repel the enemy's attack.

As a result, after two days of attack and defense, the Mongolian people failed to take any advantage in Xuanfu, but instead broke thousands of people in their own homes, and also lost the lives of more than 2,000 captives who were finally captured.

Seeing that this Xuanfu was determined to stick to the end, he finally accepted the fact that he could not conquer this city, and had no choice but to retreat. However, he did not return to the grassland just like that, but led the army to the west of Datong, in a vain attempt to repeat the old tricks, and then use the emperor to win the city gate over there.

But as a result, it was once again a big disappointment. This time, Hu Sui of Datong did not use a rogue trick like Yang Hong, but told the enemy outside the city with the most direct attitude that the emperor's will had no effect in front of him, because the imperial court had already sent someone to send Yi Zhi over, so that he could ignore the existence of the Son of Heaven.

This time, he was completely blinded by the Mongolian people. I thought I had caught a trump card, but after a few temptations, I suddenly found that this had become a waste card, and it rose and fell too fast!

However, their loss is obviously not comparable to Zhu Qizhen. The young emperor, who was already frightened and didn't know how to be good at all, ran into a wall one after another in Xuanfu Datong, and vaguely guessed that what he was most worried about was about to happen - as a captive, he might not even be able to keep the throne!

What frightened him even more was that the attitude towards him after the Mongols had become bad. Not only have the previously spacious and clean tents been replaced with small tents, but even the daily food has been reduced by half. In fact, if it weren't for Boyan to help speak, I'm afraid his situation would have become more and more difficult.

Although Zhu Qizhen's ability in government affairs and military affairs is not outstanding, his judgment of his own situation is still quite accurate, and things are indeed developing in the most unfavorable direction for him-

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After the Mongolian people retreated, Yang Hong hurriedly sent a plea to the court. Although he blocked the enemy's attack in this battle, he did disobey the will of the Son of Heaven, and this matter always has to be explained. At the same time, he also wanted to report the situation here to the imperial court, so that the people in charge of the center could deal with it as soon as possible.

And the day after he sent this out, a will from the capital arrived. But in the name of the Queen Mother, the border guards were summoned, don't think of the Son of Heaven, everything should be based on the gate of the city.

After reading this will, Yang Hong sighed at the Queen Mother's Shengming, but also breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time said: "If this will can arrive a few days earlier, we will not be so panicked." It seems that my plea is a bit redundant. ”

Is this really redundant? The answer is no, because of this letter, the people in Beijing and others know such bad news - the Son of Heaven has become a prisoner of Mongolia!

When the news reached the capital and was quickly known to the officials, although everyone also felt a burst of grief and indignation, it was obviously not as panicked and shocked as when they learned of the rout of the army before. Because this result has long been expected by everyone.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were easily defeated by the Mongols, and the damage was so great, the possibility of the Son of Heaven in the army being spared is indeed not high. After all, his identity is there, and he is bound to become the target of the Mongols' key roundup, and in the wilderness where there is no way out, it is even more reasonable to be captured alive by the Mongols who are good at hunting.

However, even if such an outcome can be accepted in my heart, the impact of this incident on the DPRK and China is still extremely huge. Because this is a major change that has never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. This is a major event for the king of a country to fall into the hands of the enemy, and everyone must come up with a charter as soon as possible to deal with the current difficult situation.

Therefore, early on the morning of the second day after the news was returned, the officials above the fourth grade in Beijing did nothing else, and came to the palace one after another, asking to see the queen mother.

After learning that her son had really fallen into the hands of the Mongols, Empress Dowager Sun also shed tears all night, full of worry and fear. She is the queen mother of a country, but she is also Zhu Qizhen's mother, what mother would not worry when she learns that her son is in the hands of the enemy and has become a prisoner?

In the morning, just when Empress Dowager Sun was full of hesitation and didn't know what to do, some palace people anxiously reported that some ministers knelt down outside the palace and begged to see her. This made her surprised at first, and then she understood the purpose of these courtiers here.

After weighing and thinking about it, Empress Dowager Sun, a woman who didn't have much sense of existence before, finally straightened out her mood, and then gave an order to bring a cadre of officials above the second rank to the Cining Palace where she was located to speak. And after a pause, she commanded again: "Go to someone and call King Yu to Cining Palace." ”

Half an hour later, Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, and a group of officials all entered the main hall of Cining Palace with solemn expressions, and saw the queen mother whose eyes were slightly swollen, but her expression was still calm.

After the salute, because Hu Hu was still sick in bed, Yu Qian, as the head of the ministers, no longer dodged, and directly stepped forward and said: "Queen Mother, now that the court is in danger, Your Majesty has fallen into the hands of the Tartars, and at any time there may be a Mongolian army that will break through the northern defense line and enter the Central Plains. ”

Empress Dowager Sun smiled bitterly, sighed again, and her gaze slowly swept over the faces of the courtiers. Her gaze was not sharp, but these courtiers lowered their heads at the moment, not daring to intersect with them, looking really a little weak-hearted.

Empress Dowager Sun nodded clearly: "The mourning family understands that you entered the palace today and said that you wanted to ask me, but in fact, you have already planned it." You guys, you want to set up a new king, right? ”

"The ministers are terrified!" Although this is indeed the meaning in his heart, but the queen mother said that it was broken, and the ministers were indeed a little panicked and embarrassed, and kowtowed again. But this can be regarded as a disguised admission of this.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat. You don't have to be like this, the mourning family understands that you made this decision for the sake of the stability of my country, not out of selfishness. It was the emperor himself who was reckless, and he had to lead his troops to the north, which would cause today's disaster......" Empress Dowager Sun waved her hand and said.

Everyone got up as they were told, but none of them dared to agree. Because the meaning of her words is already very clear, this is saying that Zhu Qizhen is to blame for this result! As courtiers, even if they knew that this was the truth, they would not dare to reveal it.

Empress Dowager Sun also knew this, so she did not dwell on this matter, but quickly got to the point: "Indeed, for the sake of the stability of the Ming Dynasty, since the emperor has been captured by the Mongols, then we have to set up a new king." It's just that the candidate for this new king, do you think it should be the crown prince, or ......"

When everyone heard this, their faces were embarrassed again. From a conventional point of view, since Zhu Qizhen had already established Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince, of course he had to be the emperor if he wanted to set up a new monarch now. However, at present, the Ming Dynasty is at a critical moment, whether inside or outside, or the government and the opposition, they all need a promising monarch to lead everyone to overcome difficulties, but the prince is only two years old, how can he do this?

But their status as courtiers, it is too taboo to say this so bluntly, which makes everyone hesitate. And the matter has to be decided by the queen in the end, and they can't talk about it.

Empress Dowager Sun looked at these courtiers in front of her, and felt a burst of disappointment in her heart. It's all at this time, and these people are still thinking about their own reputation with these careful thoughts......

At this moment, a person suddenly stepped forward: "Queen Mother, forgive the ministers for daring to say a word, I'm afraid that appointing the crown prince as the new monarch at this time will not play a role in boosting people's morale." The Lord Shaoguo is suspected of having hidden worries in the peaceful season, not to mention the very moment when this strong enemy is on the side! ”

When everyone heard this, they all showed surprise, and when they turned their heads to look, they found that it was Yu Qian who stood up! This made everyone admire him, and pinch a cold sweat for him, worried that the Queen Mother would be blamed for this.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Sun is not a person who does not know the importance of the matter, not only was she not annoyed when she heard the words, but she glanced at Yu Qian approvingly: "Yu Shilang is worthy of being a pillar of the imperial court, and the mourning family is actually a general idea." In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done, and now it is really not good to follow the etiquette law to appoint the crown prince as the new emperor, so who do you think the court should appoint as the king? ”

If this issue had been raised at any other time, I am afraid that the various debates alone would have taken months, and there might not have been a consensus. But this time, it was completely different, as the Queen Mother's question was raised, almost everyone turned their eyes away and fell on Zhu Qiyu, the servant king who was a little dazed on the side......

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