At this time, I heard Luo Yangxing on the side exclaim loudly: "Your Majesty, it's not good, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong outside the city have mutinied!" ”

"What!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't believe his ears, hurriedly walked a few steps to the edge of the gatehouse, looked at the railing, and sure enough, he saw that the soldiers and horses of Liaodong under the city were already in chaos, the banner was crooked, and there were about 4,000 people galloping directly to the northeast.

Chongzhen was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Luo Yangxing, what's going on?" Tell me clearly! ”

The commander of the Jinyi Wei made Luo Yangxing busy and said: "Shengshang, according to the report of the Jinyi Wei outside the city, it is said that Zu Dashou heard that Yuan Chonghuan was killed by the emperor, so he fled in fear of crime, and it is said that he wants to return to Liaodong......"

"! Who spread this rumor? Chongzhen shouted, "Although Yuan Chonghuan has committed a great crime, isn't he still alive here?" Who the hell spread the rumors? Find out the truth for me, and I deserve to be punished for this crime! ”

Luo Yangxing hurriedly agreed, and immediately retreated.

Chongzhen was still angry, and pointed to Yuan Chonghuan who was crawling on the ground and said: "Yuan Chonghuan, look at the soldiers you bring, all of them seem to be frightened birds. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was already so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he hurriedly kowtowed to apologize: "The minister is guilty, the minister is guilty!" ”

Sun Chengzong reacted quickly, and hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, although the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is not sensible, it is the largest mobile force in our dynasty now, and we can't let them go away like this!" ”

Only then did Emperor Chongzhen realize that the Manchurian Tartars had not been completely repulsed at present, and now they still had to rely on the strength of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to expel them from the Guan.

So Emperor Chongzhen made an iron face and said: "Yuan Chonghuan, now that these proud soldiers and generals you raised have all run away, what do you say, you can call them back again." ”

Yuan Chonghuan was still shocked, and replied: "Your Majesty, the ancestors have a long birthday...... It wasn't the minister who asked them to leave, and the minister wasn't sure to call them back......"

When Yuan Chonghuan said this, he originally wanted not to be too full of words and leave more or less leeway, but in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, he had ulterior motives.

I only heard this Ninety-Five Supreme sneer: "It is said that Liaodong only knows you, Inspector Yuan, and does not know Emperor Zhu." Is there anyone in Liaodong who doesn't listen to your Inspector Yuan's orders? Do you want to let me, Emperor Zhu, come and beg you to supervise Yuan? ”

"No, no, don't dare, don't dare, don't dare." Yuan Chonghuan's words were already a little stammering, "If the emperor is gracious, the minister is willing to ride alone to chase the fleeing Liaodong soldiers and horses, and he will definitely persuade them to come back and continue to serve the emperor!" ”

"Humph! You've got a good plan! If I let you go, and you return to the Liaodong Army and regain military power, I'm afraid I won't take me as the Son of Heaven in my eyes, right? ”

Sun Chengzong listened to the words of these two people, and the more he spoke, the more he froze, for fear of missing a big event, he hurriedly admonished: "Your Majesty, it's better to let Yuan Chonghuan write a letter, and the old minister will also write a letter, and send a reliable person to Zu Dashou...... The emperor, Zu Dashou, the old minister also has some affection for him, he is a reckless martial artist who has a hot brain for a while, and when he sees these two letters, he will definitely change his mind immediately. ”

Chongzhen thought about it, and there was really no better way, so he agreed.

In a short time, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan each wrote a letter and handed it to Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't look at it, and asked again: "The letter is written, where is the reliable person?" Who will deliver these two letters to Zu Dashou on my behalf? ”

Chongzhen looked around at the ministers standing beside him, but none of them volunteered - they all knew that Zu Dashou was disposed of by the emperor Yuan Chonghuan and left angrily, and now if he went to persuade Zu Dashou to come back, he would be treated as the object of anger by this rough man in Liaodong, and he would be killed with a knife......

Chongzhen saw that they were cowering one by one, and immediately started a fire again, scolding: "Isn't there anyone who is willing to share my worries? ”

As soon as his words fell, he heard Sun Chengzong sigh and say, "Alas! Let's let the old minister go for a trip......"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this-although Sun Chengzong had a big face, but his body was old, he left the capital like this at his advanced age, and walked around in the dangerous wilderness, and he might not be able to come back when he went out......

Ji Qingwen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly remembered the kindness that Teacher Sun Chengzong had given him, and suddenly forgot his original intention of "just wanting to be a peaceful and rich man", his brain was hot, he took half a step forward, and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go out of the city to persuade Zu Dashou." ”

Although Emperor Chongzhen was mean, he didn't want Sun Chengzong to take this risk, and now when he heard Ji Qingwen volunteer, he was naturally happy, and immediately agreed, but he couldn't help but ask more: "Oh? Then what can you do to persuade Zu Dashou to come back? ”

Ji Qingwen thought for a while and replied: "In addition to the emperor's will, the letters of Teacher Sun and Inspector Yuan, the minister also saved Zu Dashou's brother-in-law Wu Xiang and nephew Wu Sangui on the battlefield before, so I hope they can sell their ministers a face and give themselves a chance......

Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "I didn't expect that there would be such a special encounter between you and others, then you can go for me!" ”

When Ji Qingwen heard the will, he immediately got up from the ground, and after a little thought, he called Chen Wenzhao, who was experienced and extraordinary in martial arts, and Huang Degong, who was born with divine power and was loyal and honest, and chose three more horses and went out of the city.

In front of them was a battlefield that had just gone through a bloody battle; It was the Manchurian cavalry that would suddenly attack at some point; It is Zu Dashou, who fled in a hurry and has an unknown heart - this time, it is still uncertain whether it is evil or auspicious.

Li Yuanyin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who had accompanied Ji Qingwen for several days, suddenly felt sad when he thought of this, and shouted: "Master Ji, go slowly, let the last general accompany you, and there will be a good response on the way." ”

After that, Li Yuanyin hurriedly followed Ji Qingwen out of the city under the puzzled and puzzled eyes of his boss, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

When I opened the city gate and looked up, I saw the remaining Liaodong soldiers and horses who were still under the city and did not leave with Zu Dashou.

Ji Qingwen had fought side by side with the Liaodong army for a period of time, so many Liaodong generals were very familiar with him, Yuan Chonghuan's fellow disciple, and immediately ran over to surround him, and asked in a gossipy manner:

"Master Ji, what's wrong with Inspector Yuan?"

"I heard that Inspector Yuan was killed by the emperor, is it really fake?"

"The emperor wants to kill Inspector Yuan, why doesn't the old Inspector Sun Chengzong protect him?"

Ji Qingwen hurriedly explained: The emperor summoned Yuan Chonghuan just to ask him about some combat matters, and did not order Yuan Chonghuan to be executed, and now Yuan Chonghuan is still alive on the Guangqu Gate Gate!

Ji Qingwen had an urgent task on his body, and he didn't have time to explain more to these generals, so he just asked them to clean up the battlefield first, and then form an array under the Guangqu Gate to prevent Huang Taiji from taking advantage of the situation, and he couldn't listen to those rumors with no origin, and he had to serve the court wholeheartedly, and he couldn't lose the face of Inspector Yuan.

After explaining, Ji Qingwen hurried up again and chased in the direction where Zu Dashou had fled.

Along the way, Ji Qingwen was thinking about such a question: the emperor summoned Yuan Chonghuan on the Guangqu Gate, and the inside story was something that only the most privy thirty or forty ministers in the imperial court knew; Even if such a secret is leaked, it will not be able to reach the ears of Zu Dashou outside the city in the first place - what is the problem?

Ji Qingwen thought all the way, all the way looking for the horseshoe marks left by Zu Dashou's army on the ground, and ran forward in pursuit.

No matter how fast thousands of people move together, it can't compare to a squad of three or four people.

Ji Qingwen and his entourage pursued for more than an hour, but fortunately they did not encounter any obstacles on the way, so they caught up with the tail of Zu Dashoubu.

I don't know if it's a matter of habit, Zu Dashou let Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui father and son serve as the queen of the palace as usual.

And the Wu father and son received Ji Qingwen's great favor, and heard that he brought letters from Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, so they did not delay, and quickly escorted Ji Qingwen to Zu Dashou himself.