Yuan Chonghuan saw that the soldiers and generals who set out from Tongzhou had basically arrived, so he strictly ordered his generals to restrain the soldiers under his command, and lined up outside the Guangqu Gate to prepare to enter the city, while he himself took a few cronies to the Guangqu Gate to call the door.

Unexpectedly, the guards guarding the gate mercilessly refused the request of the Jiliao Governor, only to hear a mocking response from the gatehouse of Guangqu Gate: "Not a single soldier outside the city is allowed to enter the city, and if you set up camp under the city, there will naturally be a supply of grain and grass in the city." ”

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he immediately scolded loudly: "Who are you?" We waited for thousands of miles to fight and fought a hundred battles before we came here, and you dared to close your door, can you afford to slack off the morale of the army? ”

As soon as Yuan Chonghuan's voice fell, he saw a person poking his head out of the gatehouse and replied: "Inspector Yuan, don't scare me, the miscellaneous family is Shen Liang, the master of ceremonies, and he is ordered to supervise the nine gates, and he is just acting on orders......"

Eunuch! It's actually a eunuch! And he was actually a eunuch who was appointed as the commander of the Nine Gates when the Eight Banners of Manchuria were approaching the Beijing Division!

The first thing Emperor Chongzhen has done since he ascended the throne is to punish Wei Zhongxian and liquidate the remnants of the eunuch party, how could he appoint eunuchs to guard the city at this juncture?

Ji Qingwen continued to listen with bated breath with full suspicion.

I only heard Yuan Chonghuan shouting: "Whose order are you serving?" Tell him to come out to me! ”

The eunuch upstairs laughed a few times and replied, "Inspector Yuan, the miscellaneous family is serving the holy decree of the current Long Live Lord, and his old man is now sitting in the Forbidden City, so it's not easy to come out to see you, right?" ”

What the? It was actually Emperor Chongzhen who did not let the army outside the city enter the city!

Ji Qingwen was extremely surprised when he heard the eunuch's words.

Yuan Chonghuan's surprise was not under Ji Qingwen at all, and he stared at him with two round eyes and scolded: "Gelding, I advise you not to believe it, what is the sin of falsely preaching the holy decree, you don't need me to teach you, believe it or not, please take out the sword of Shang Fang and cut off your dog's head?" ”

Unexpectedly, the eunuch named Shen Liang was not afraid at all, and said coldly: "Don't misunderstand, Master Yuan, this is indeed the will of the Lord of Long Life." The miscellaneous family's resistance to the decree is death, and the order is also death, your boss raises his noble hand, and spares the life of the miscellaneous family! ”

After speaking, Shen Liang retracted his head inside, and the heavy Guangqu door under his feet was still firmly closed.

Seeing this, Yuan Chonghuan gritted his teeth with hatred and scolded: "This eunuch has never pleased the inner court, I guess it was when he offended this gelding dog that he let him punish me at this time. ”

He scolded so much that he was on the rise, but he heard Ji Qingwen remind him in his ear: "Inspector Yuan, according to the opinion of the lower officials, this eunuch surnamed Shen doesn't look like he is pretending to pass on the holy decree!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan listened, turned his head, stared at Ji Qingwen with two eyes that were as cold as ice, and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Ji Qingwen replied: "The superintendent might as well think about it, what kind of place is this?" Tens of thousands of eyes inside and outside the city are staring, and tens of thousands of ears are listening, if Shen Liang is overbearing, he will be reported and killed immediately, and now the corpse has been hung upside down on the Guangqu Gate......"

"So, is it really the emperor who doesn't let my army enter the city?"

Ji Qingwen sighed: "I'm afraid that's really the case...... It's unpredictable! ”

"Alas!" Yuan Chonghuan let out a long sigh, "It's a pity that I can't enter the city now, otherwise I will definitely be able to persuade the Holy Lord to change his mind......"

"Inspector Yuan can't enter the city, maybe the lower officials have a way to get in. If the superintendent has anything to say, the subordinate can act on his behalf. Ji Qingwen said lightly.

"What? Do you have a way to get into town? Yuan Chonghuan couldn't believe his ears, "Didn't you hear the holy decree just now?" Maybe you want to blast the city gates open with the artillery you carry? This is the capital crime of the Nine Clans! ”

Ji Qingwen didn't answer Yuan Chonghuan's question, and shouted loudly to the Guangqu Gate: "The people in the city, and the one named Shen Liang, you all listen to me, I have a holy decree here, so hurry up and come out to receive the decree!" ”

As soon as he said this, the eunuchs in the city and the generals in the city were all stunned.

I only heard Yuan Chonghuan say in a low voice: "Lord Ji, you have thought about it, this superintendent just said, Jiao Zhao is a capital crime!" ”

Zu Dashou also hurriedly walked up, pulled Ji Qingwen's sleeve, and reminded: "My lord, leading the army to fight is false and real, but the heart of falsely transmitting the holy decree is not to be played......"

But Shen Liang on the gatehouse didn't dare to slack off, poked his head out again, and said, "Which general said that there is a will?" Can you bring it up and show it to the miscellaneous family? ”

Ji Qingwen retorted loudly: "Do you understand the rules? It has always been the subordinates who come to receive the decree, how can there be a reason for the holy decree to go to the subordinates? You come down and take the order! ”

That Shen Liang was originally a celebrant eunuch, so he naturally knew the rules, and hesitated for a while, so he sat in a basket and asked the sergeant guarding the city to hang himself off the city wall.

And the moment he landed, he was immediately surrounded by countless Liaodong generals.

These generals galloped all the way, killing as they went, and finally came to the city of Jingshi. Unexpectedly, what awaited them was the unusually tightly sealed Guangqu Gate and a holy decree prohibiting entry into the city.

These generals, who were accustomed to acting as powerful and blessed, must have been dissatisfied in their hearts, and vented all their anger on Shen Liang, and immediately some generals lifted him out of the basket, put a steel knife on his neck, and scolded: "Is it you, the eunuch, who is falsely preaching the holy decree? ”

Shen Liang then regretted that he had left the city easily, and hurriedly explained: "All military masters, all military masters! The miscellaneous family is also acting according to orders, and you are merciful! ”

But I heard Yuan Chonghuan say: "I don't care if you are really ordered or not, and I don't plan to enter the city with the whole army, I just ask you to open a gap in the city gate, let the superintendent lead the wounded into the city, and then meet the saint." ”

Shen Liang, the master of ceremonies, had already lost his spirit, and said with a moist look in his eyes: "Inspector Yuan, Master Yuan, it's not that the miscellaneous family is deliberately making things difficult, it's really difficult to disobey the holy order!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan said angrily: "It's not okay to be accommodating?" You let me into the city first, and this inspector will naturally intercede for you in front of the emperor for your affairs. Hurry up and order the door to open the door and release the people, or the Overseer will have a sword in his hand, which will be enough to chop you into a pulp! ”

Shen Liang was already so frightened that his face was discolored, but his mouth was still not relaxed: "Inspector Yuan, you don't stay by the emperor's side, you don't know the temperament of the Long Live Lord." As long as the miscellaneous family loosens their mouths, their heads are gone. Besides, even if Inspector Yuan kills me now, the generals guarding the city will not dare to open the door! ”

Having said this, Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to turn his head to Ji Qingwen and said, "Lord Ji, this eunuch you designed to deceive is not soft and hard!" What else do you have to do now? ”

Ji Qingwen finally found the conversation, and hurriedly said: "Inspector Yuan misunderstood me, this eunuch is not a trick I deceived......"

He deliberately added an accent to the word "deception", but carefully took out a wallet from his arms, and carefully took out a piece of yellow paper from the wallet, sent it to Shen Liang, and said to him: "You should be respectful of this will, take a closer look!" ”

With a little suspicion and curiosity, the eunuch took this thing and opened it to take a look, then hurriedly returned it to Ji Qingwen and said, "Since Lord Ji has such a will, why don't you take it out early in the morning, the miscellaneous family has eaten ten leopard galls, and they don't dare not open the door!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan on the side realized that Ji Qingwen did not use a "false holy decree" to trick Shen Liang into the city, but really pinched a "true holy decree" in his hand.

He Ji Qingwen has the right to perform secretly, and it is not a big deal to hold one or two holy decrees in his hand, but Yuan Chonghuan can't figure out what is written on this piece of paper, which can make Shen Liang, who is as stubborn as kraft candy in front of him, have a 180-degree turn in his attitude.

So Yuan Chonghuan asked with a serious face: "Lord Ji, when did the emperor give you this will in your hand?" And what is written on it? Can you let this overseer see it too? ”

Ji Qingwen couldn't think of any reason to refuse, so he handed the business in his hand to Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan was already surprised after only reading the first word, and continued to look down, even more speechless.

It turned out that this decree was written by Emperor Chongzhen himself, and the special decree allowed Ji Qingwen's department to enter the capital to rest. And the time when the holy decree was written was actually on the third day of the first month of November - you must know that Yuan Chonghuan himself was the master who entered Shanhaiguan and arrived at the capital on the fourth day of the first month of November!