The one who spoke at the right time was, of course, Empress Zhang.

Zhou Hou is honest and kind, and it is not reasonable to manage some palace affairs in the harem, not to mention this kind of military affairs. To be honest, it was Empress Zhang herself, who claimed to be shrewd and capable, but at this time, she couldn't help but feel very nervous, and it was at this time that she understood how important the crown prince was to their group!

After watching the ministers outside the screen retreat in turn, Zhou Hou looked at Queen Zhang and said sadly: "If the emperor and the prince ......"

"Don't worry!" Empress Zhang said categorically: "The prince will come!" ”

"How?"

"Hey, your son is very smart, he won't put himself in danger!" Empress Zhang is inconvenient to explain, she has hinted that she has made a promise for the crown prince to abandon his father and flee, and will come to Nanjing to explain the intentions of the crown prince in her capacity, but it can be safe, so the crown prince will definitely take advantage of the situation and resolutely go first. And with Chongzhen's indecisive surname, the ** of ten will be trapped in the city.

Originally, her sister-in-law was very fond of this little uncle, but in the past seventeen years, it has been enough! It's just that when I was in a hurry, I occasionally thought that if the prince really abandoned his father, it would be very wise and beneficial to the great cause, but this will be the surname of the ...... This kind of thought will occasionally appear, but Empress Zhang is very wise, and this unwise thought will be thrown out of her mind first.

The emperor can't do it, and the king of Ding, who came with him all the way, was only thirteen years old, fat and fat, and listless at this time, so he waited for the two queen mothers to order him to rest, a chubby child, there is nothing hateful, but it is really lackluster, so that people can't raise any interest in this prince.

Even if Zhou Hou is the biological mother of King Ding, she didn't regard this son as a talent for reviving the Ming Dynasty and creating Zhongxing, all hope, of course, is still in Zhu Cihong!

At this moment, the two middle-aged women dressed up could only clasp their palms together, and silently wished in their hearts: "The second ancestor blesses, the crown prince is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, his safety is far above others, bless him to arrive in Tianjin safely and as soon as possible!" ”

………… When the two queens silently congratulated, Feng Yuanyang also returned to his governor's yamen, in the big flower hall that usually works and sees people, there is also a room full of people, seeing him come in, some of the guests quickly stood up, and many people sat still and did not move, just bowed their heads slightly, as a greeting.

Among them, the leader is Feng Yuanbiao, the former military secretary surnamed Ruo Jiang Gui, old and spicy, without waiting for Feng Yuanyang to sit firmly, he opened fire: "What is this?" said that the crown prince will go first with the two queens, if the emperor is stubborn, we will only serve the prince to move south...... How about now? There is a Royal Highness Dingwang! ”

"The students heard that the prince was virtuous and heroic, and he was the king...... Never heard of it. ”

"If there is a big change in the capital division, and King Ding is also the emperor's concubine, in terms of law, there is no doubt about it."

"Alas, a teenager, the prince can still say that the king is ...... Alas! ”

There were different opinions, and it was just boring to listen to, Feng Yuanyang stood up unconsciously, excused himself to change his clothes, and retreated into the compartment to rest for a while. However, there were already people waiting inside, but it was the gentleman in the Shicai Restaurant, seeing him coming, he took a step forward, gave in to a bow, and then was not polite, and directly told the words and dishes of the maritime merchants.

"Hmph, they're so bold!"

Even if things don't go well, businessmen dare to bully them? Feng Yuanyang's face showed a murderous aura, and he was already planning to kill people and stand up to deter the illegal maritime merchants in the city.

"The student should pay attention to the old man's ancestor," the gentry saw Feng Yuanyang's expression, and hurriedly said: "The seizure of the ship must always have a sailor, and there must be a veteran who knows the sea route. If you provoke both sides to break your face, I am afraid that it will be detrimental to major events. ”

This is true, Feng Yuanyang has already reached his throat and swallowed it back. It's just that he was not reconciled after thinking about it, and only sneered at the moment: "Wait until you get to Nanjing!" ”

"I would like to ask my lord to show me, how to reply to these maritime merchants?"

In fact, in Nanjing, the merchants were more powerful, and they colluded with the gentry and officials, so what could a small governor do? Hearing that Feng Yuanyang didn't have any real way, this gentleman asked for the surname to take a step further.

"Within two days, there will be news. Within three days, it is necessary to set sail! ”

"Okay, then the student will reply accordingly."

Although Feng Yuanyang didn't have a good voice, what he said was also simple. All the details have been agreed in advance. Within two or three days, it may be a bad thing for the emperor and the crown prince to arrive in Tianjin, but even so, they must set sail south.

Fortunately, the two queens and the king finally came out, and there is a glimmer of life between the undoing of things in the world.

As soon as he thought of this, Feng Yuanyang's disgraced face finally had a trace of blood, but he remembered that his son was also in the capital of Beijing, and now he didn't know what the situation was, this eldest son was capable and loyal to his father, and he was really very pleased, so he could only stomp his feet with hatred at this time, and scolded: "Son, I don't know what to do, and until now, there is no exact news to pass on!" ”

………… Zhu Cihong brought out Chongzhen, and then with Li Banghua and Wang Jiayan and others will be together, plus dozens of officials who rushed out of the city together after hearing the news, as well as the families of the officials, escort and companion, the original city guards and horses, and then there are more than 400 people brought by himself, nearly 2,000 people, all gathered together, two hours desperately gathered, dare not take a break, and because of the full preparation in advance, the roads and bridges are all familiar, and there are also things such as changing horses and storing beans and beans along the way, even so, after running out of more than 50 miles, It's already sleepy, and it's hard to move forward.

At that time, there was no straight road from Tianjin to Yanjing, and the official road was in disrepair, or in other words, in the early days of a feudal dynasty, the Chi road would be repaired and the Chuanshe post station would be built to facilitate passage.

In the middle period, there will be national strength to repair and rectify, and in the late stage, there will be no national strength and mind to manage such a thing.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the officials governed the place as a kind of forced servitude, and the rest simply ignored it, and in the past few years, even the rivers and ponds in the south of the Yangtze River have not been repaired, and the floods have been carried out every year, which is a big joke.

As for the Yellow River, it has not been repaired for decades, because the civil officials have embezzled all the limited repair costs, and without money, of course, there is no way to repair it.

This is the case with the Yellow River, not to mention the inconsequential Acropolis like Tianjin, where shipping is not prosperous and insignificant.

There are also a few rivers along the way, which is more difficult to walk, but fortunately, I was prepared in advance and rebuilt as much as possible in some critical places...... Of course, this silver is the prince's own pocket.

It took more than an hour to cross two rivers, destroy bridges, set fire to several houses along the way, and threw dead chickens and pigs into wells...... However, the results will not be very large.

After all, the disrepair of official roads and rivers are very difficult for the troops with large carts, and for the intruding troops chasing after the light horses, these are only small difficulties that can be overcome, at most hindering their time and feet for half to an hour, and half a day's work can completely cancel out all the efforts made beforehand.

Now it is necessary to rest for at least two moments before we can continue our journey, to feed the horses some bean feed, and to eat and drink water, which must be delayed.

If you rush one day further, you may encounter the people and horses received by the Tianjin brigade, and then enter the city of Tianjin.

Even if this is the case, it is not safe, if the cavalry of the invading army insists on moving forward, attacking Tianjin, or burning the port ships...... That's not a big deal.

This kind of worry also made everyone's thoughts heavy and heavy like stones. At this time, the horses were led by the soldiers to a small river in front of them, washed and fed with water, although it was on the way to escape, but the top and bottom were united, the morale was very high, quite a bit of a horse leap, but the people who really ran this team were all frowning, a worried look.

"Your Highness, the ministers are begging to stay behind." At the military meeting held by Zhu Cihong temporarily, Wei Yue was the first to speak: "The cavalry of Nei Ying, there are more than 260 cavalry, and then the subordinates of the concubine and the Marquis of Xinhui, as well as the cavalry brought out by Wang Deputy Rongzheng, and the Tianjin Fubiao cavalry of Feng Gongzi, there are always less than 600 cavalry. After these soldiers and horses are handed over to the minister, even if they are all killed in battle, the minister can keep four hours to delay. ”

He said on the side, everyone on the side of the silent calculation, five or six hundred cavalry as the enemy two or three thousand, head-on combat surprise, there is still a chance to win, but watching the enemy lead the army Luo Hu, is not very old, but he acts carefully and carefully, want to ambush, or kill a horse pistol, it is not easy, and Luo Hu's subordinates are also very elite, want to win more with less, even if the cavalry is very elite, they are all wearing heavy armor, holding strong soldiers...... If you want to win, it's a fool's dream.

But the entanglement of fighting, the constant harassment and delay of time, can always drag down in a day. Regardless of the dead and wounded, of course, the time could be dragged on even more.

In this way, the emperor and the crown prince and his entourage may be able to arrive in Tianjin safely.

"Okay," Zhu Cihong also knew that this was not the time to be distressed, and the soldiers and horses could be rebuilt if they were gone, but if the group of people in front of them fell into the hands of people, then everything would be over, and there was no need to talk about anything. nodded at the moment and said, "I don't have a single one left by my side, the three bureaus and all the cavalry are left behind and handed over to Wei Yue to command...... Wei Yue, you have to remember, if you can delay, you can't drag it out, you really can't drag it out, and you have to bring as many people out as possible...... These people are all my top people, and they are all trained by hand, which is really distressing. ”

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Highness!"

Wei Yue's mind is different from Zhu Cihong, in his opinion, as long as he has financial resources, and the prince has the trust of the emperor, when he arrives in Jiangnan, he is afraid that he will not be able to train thousands of people in a few months, and the more than 300 people in front of him are not afraid of being wiped out.

I didn't say much at the moment, just stood up, hurriedly saluted, and was about to leave.

But when he was about to leave, he was stopped by Wang Jiayan, who came in a hurry: "Where are you going?" ”

"The prince ordered me to lead all the cavalry, leave the queen, and go to collect men and horses now, and prepare the whole team."

"No need!" Wang Jiayan shook his head and said: "We have already agreed, there is a ferry here, there are few people around, there are thorns and dense forests everywhere, and the terrain is very good, leaving dozens of big carts to form a car formation, and it is appropriate to resist the pursuit here." ”

He said that Wei Yue was also looking around, but it was indeed as Wang Jiayan said, the terrain here can barely be regarded as "dangerous" in the art of war, and it is not a good way to seize the land and wait for the enemy to come.

But he still hesitated: "The enemy is all cavalry, and our army also has a lot of cavalry, so it doesn't seem to be a good law to wait for the enemy?" ”

"Not really." Wang Jiayan smiled and replied: "Of course, the cavalry guards the emperor and the prince first, the chariots and horses are as light as possible, and then they follow, and the foot soldiers are all left behind to block the enemy!" ”

(To be continued)