Chapter 60: Entering Beijing
Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is a place that countless people yearn for throughout the ages.
Since Yongle Jingnan ascended the throne and changed Shuntianfu to Beijing, the Ming Dynasty has built the capital here for more than 200 years.
After more than 200 years of ups and downs, although the capital of the Ming Dynasty at this time is still prosperous, the mottled city walls and those listless defenders seem to be silently telling people that this is an old man who has entered his twilight years.
In the twilight of heroes, who can say how many glorious days there will be!
Ye Xun looked at this ancient city, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings for a while.
"Father-in-law, the governor of my family has prepared a residence for my father-in-law's subordinates, and your family can go to rest with you first, and your father-in-law can enter the palace by himself."
It was another Jinyi Wei Tongzhi who was sent out by Xu Xianchun to greet Ye Xun.
In order to have a good relationship with Ye Xun, Xu Xianchun can be regarded as having made enough efforts, and he can also be regarded as a close minister of Wanli, and figuring out Shangyi has always been a compulsory course for Korean Chinese military officials.
From Emperor Wanli's attitude towards Ye Xun and the fact that he came in and became more and more alienated from Cui Wensheng, Xu Xianchun keenly felt that the day of Cui Wensheng's fall was not far off, and although it could not be the young Ye Xun's little eunuch who replaced Cui Wensheng, it would obviously not be wrong to have a good relationship with Ye Xun in advance.
Regarding Xu Xianchun's arrangement, Ye Xun was already mentally prepared, and said: "There is General Lao"
This Jinyi Wei Tongzhi obviously also intended to make friends with Ye Xun, and hurriedly said: "Father-in-law is too polite, his surname is Yang, if his father-in-law needs anything in Beijing, he will definitely go all out in the next place."
After Yang Tongzhi finished speaking, he turned his head and said to his subordinates: "Immediately take my father-in-law's brothers to rest, good wine and good food are entertained, if there is any neglect, only you ask"
After that, he turned to Ye Xun and said, "Father-in-law shouldn't have returned to Beijing for a long time, right?" If you have nothing to do, let's accompany your father-in-law to the palace! ”
Yang Tongzhi has a fat head and big ears, and his head keeps shaking from side to side at this time, which looks very funny.
Ye Xun couldn't help laughing, turned his head and gave a few orders to Liang Zhen and the others, and then turned his horse's head and walked towards the city under the guidance of Yang Tongzhi.
The people who had their own brocade guards at the city gate greeted them, and before Ye Xun and his party could get closer, the officers guarding the gate had already begun to clean up the passers-by in the doorway.
Although the overall strength of the Ming Dynasty has been declining, how can the capital be comparable to other places?
And the most important thing in the capital of all dynasties is officials and gentlemen, when Ye Xun entered the city, the city gate had just been opened, and the merchants and people who came and went were the most, and now they were driven away by the officers, and the crowd suddenly became chaotic.
The shouts of the officers, the shouts of the people, and the neighing of the cattle are mixed with the sound of cattle.
Seeing this, Ye Xun's brows furrowed slightly, and he turned his head to Yang Tong: "Why don't you wait!" ”
Yang Tongzhi's face sank when he saw this, although Jin Yiwei didn't dare to be too arrogant at this time, he could also walk sideways in the capital, and now he couldn't understand such a trivial matter, how could he raise his head in front of Xiao Ye's father-in-law in the future?
He called the entourage around him and whispered a few words, and then turned his head to Ye Xun and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I will never delay my father-in-law to meet Your Majesty."
I don't know what Yang Tongzhi said to the officer guarding the door, but he saw that the officer guarding the door suddenly stopped scolding the pedestrians, but shouted at the top of his voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Gonggong Ye who has just defeated the old slave of the Tartars in Liaodong, and now His Majesty is urgently calling Gonggong Ye to discuss the military situation, and please make way for the villagers, don't delay Your Majesty's major affairs..."
Ye Xun didn't know that in order to regain the face lost in the battle of Salhu, Wanli had secretly ordered Xu Xianchun to publicize Ye Xun's achievements, and now Ye Xun's affairs in Liaodong have been expanded tenfold by Jinyiwei's people, so that the capital is now almost known to women and children.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty is close to the north, and the ferocity of the Tartars has long been spread among the people, and the people hate those Tartars, but unfortunately the news from Liaodong is how the imperial army was defeated and how to lose the land, and now there is a hero who can defeat the Tartars, how can the people not be happy?
Although some people questioned the veracity of the rumors, the people were willing to spread the rumors, and the more they spread them, the more they became more and more divine.
Sure enough, after hearing that the group of people behind them was the legendary Ye Gonggong, the people who were crowded at the city gate immediately took the initiative to disperse around, and soon gave Ye Xun and them a way.
The pedestrians who did not crowd in front bowed down to Ye Xun and his party, and some even shouted loudly.
The style of painting on the scene suddenly changed, but it was a bit like a posture to welcome the hero's triumph.
Ye Xun is a little blindsided, if you want to say that this kind of scene appears somewhere in Liaodong, it may still be possible, this is the capital of Daming! When did you become so prestigious in the capital?
With a slight thought, Ye Xun understood the key, and couldn't help but secretly cry out in his heart, if he was not a eunuch, with this prestige among the people, it would be enough to bury the disaster of killing him.
"Grandpa Ye, please!"
After the matter was done, Yang Tongzhi's face also brightened, and he said to Ye Xun with a smile.
At this moment, Ye Xun suddenly made a move that no one expected.
I saw Ye Xun roll the saddle and dismount, and then knelt directly at the gate of the city, first kowtowed respectfully, and then raised his voice: "Slave Ye Xun handed over his life, thank God, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
The eunuch is the house slave of the heavenly family, and the title of slave was not invented by the Jurchens at the earliest, so according to Ye Xun's identity, he can only call himself a slave to the emperor.
Ye Xun knelt down, and Liang Zhen, Xiang Biao and others behind him naturally had to kneel as well.
"Hula!" After a loud sound, there was a sudden kneeling outside the city gate.
Yang Tongzhi was also interested, and when Ye Xun stood up, he asked, "Could it be that Your Majesty has already calculated that the quasi-guild will win this victory?" ”
Ye Xun smiled slightly and said, "General Yang, don't blame, there are some things that our family can't say, you just need to know that everything is under Your Majesty's control."
Listening to Ye Xun's words, Yang Tongzhi patted his head and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty's holy will, how can I guess it, please hurry, don't let Your Majesty wait."
"Okay, please!"
Ye Xun believes that the performance just now will soon reach Wanli's ears, how can this big sycophant be slapped in front of Wanli!
In order to show a low profile, Ye Xun led everyone to walk through the city gate before getting on the horse.
After entering the city, the team was divided into two, Liang Zhen, Xiang Biao and other guards followed the Jinyi guards to rest, and Ye Xun followed Yang Tongzhi to the palace quickly.
After Ye Xun and the others entered the city, they didn't notice that there were a group of young people in fresh clothes and angry horses in a vacant lot next to the city wall.
These young men straddled bows and crossbows, rode tall horses, and were accompanied by guards and attendants, looking like they were going out of the city for a safari, and it was not difficult to see from their clothes that they were not ordinary children.