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At this moment, Zhang Jun, who was the chief military officer of the Xuanfu, sat on the main seat nervously and looked at the generals present, "Ladies and gentlemen, there is news from the Xuanfu that Zhu Hui, the commander of the Beijing camp, has led the army back to Beijing. Now it is almost like an empty city, if the Mongols kill the horse gun again, I am afraid that the Xuanfu will be more auspicious. It seems that you and I must start immediately, otherwise if there is a mistake, I am afraid that you and I will not be able to protect our heads. ”

General Li Ji's face changed when he heard this, "Zhu Hui, a despicable villain, didn't tell the chief soldier before leaving. Isn't he afraid that the Xuanfu will be lost, and the emperor will ask him for his guilt? ”

"Damn! This eggless coward, this is thinking that I am equal to death. General Wang Zhen couldn't help but scold angrily.

Bai Yu shook his head when he heard this, "He is the marshal of the Beijing camp, and he is also the lord of the imperial court and the prince of the country. We and others are soft-spoken, how can the emperor listen to our words, and how can Zhu Hui be shaken by us? ”

"If it weren't for Zhu Hui's own cowardice and fear of death, he sent the general soldier to Xuanfu to block the Mongols, we would not have fallen into such a dilemma." Li Ji said indignantly.

"The most important thing in front of me is not this matter, but the matter that the Chief Soldier privately granted me the official seal talisman." Commander Wanquan made Cao Tai sigh, unspeakably helpless, "We have already written a letter to intercede for the chief soldier, and I don't know how the court dealt with it." If you don't lose your official position, where will it be your turn to worry about the affairs of the Xuanfu at that time? ”

Hearing Cao Tai's words, the faces of all the generals changed when they heard this. Wang Zhen got up and stood up, and arched his hand at Zhang Jun, "Lord Commander, I don't think I'm in a hurry to rush back to Xuanfu." Not to mention that the adult's foot injury has not healed, if he is dismissed from his official position, what is the use of going back? It's better to wait for news here, so that adults can also recover well. ”

"Stupid." Zhang Jun couldn't help but scold angrily when he heard this, "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can we cause the people of the world to ignore it because of a momentary anger." Not to mention anything else, if the Mongols capture Xuanfu and go south because of this, it is not the ordinary people who will suffer in the end, and what can you get even if you are relieved for a while? The spurning of the people of the world? Or a lifetime of infamy? ”

Wang Zhen couldn't raise his head when he was scolded by Zhang Jun, and he didn't dare to defend himself with a red face, and now that he thinks about it, he feels that his idea is too angry.

Cao Tai and the others also felt that Wang Zhen's idea was too extreme, after all, the imperial court had not yet made a decision, so you had to cut yourself off first, which is something that only a fool would do.

Zhang Jun glanced at the generals and said helplessly, "I have made up my mind, and the generals will listen to the order: you can leave the camp and set off, and rush back to Xuanfu overnight." ”

The generals who were seated got up one after another and bowed to him, "The last general takes the order." ”

"The Divine Decree has arrived."

The generals were about to receive their orders, when a male duck's voice came in from outside, and then a red-robed lieutenant came in with a holy decree in his hand and stood on the throne.

: The holy decree arrived, and Zhang Jun received the decree. ”

Zhang Jun hurriedly limped and stood below, leading the generals to kneel on one knee, "The minister has the order." ”

The lieutenant nodded and opened the holy decree, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor summoned and said: The Xuanfu General Soldier privately awarded the General Military Officer Seal should be heavily responsible, read his meritorious service to the enemy, and forgive his crimes, and admire this." ”

Zhang Jun was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Seeing him receive the holy decree with both hands, the lieutenant eunuch said with a smile, "Lord Zhang, please get up, this time the Mongols invaded the Great Wall, if it weren't for Lord Zhang sacrificing his life to defend against the enemy, those Mongols would not have been able to make a mess north of the capital division, and I don't know when they will make trouble." Your Majesty also praised you for this, saying that you saved the people of the Ming Dynasty from a great calamity. If it weren't for the official seal, he would definitely be able to be promoted to one level. ”

"The matter of the food king's loyalty to the king, Your Majesty has praised it, and the ministers are ashamed." Zhang Jun arched his hand towards the sky.

The eunuch said, "Lord Zhang is really too polite, but our family is just a front stop." His Majesty said that you have a meritorious service in resisting the enemy, although in the end you are still outnumbered and defeated. However, the fallen soldiers must not be left with a pension, and you are ordered to report the list of the fallen soldiers and give a pension. ”

The generals behind Zhang Jun were shocked when they heard this, they didn't expect that this time the imperial court would give compensation to the deceased, which was really unexpected. After all, they have been military households for generations, and it is their mission to go into battle to kill the enemy. If it weren't for the great merits, the court would not have any rewards at all, and there would be no pensions. And this time to resist the Mongols to the south of the Beijing Division, relying on the little troops they have at hand, they are only defeated and retreated, and finally retreat to the Acropolis of Wanquanyou. It is already a blessing if the imperial court does not hold them accountable, let alone compensate the fallen soldiers.

"The emperor's grace is immense, and the ministers must do their best to repay Your Majesty." Zhang Jun and the generals said in unison. They all said this from the bottom of their hearts, after all, the imperial court was willing to compensate the fallen soldiers in the event of their defeat, so if they died in the future, do they still need to worry about what will happen behind them?

……

The Jingshi Baoguo Mansion.

Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, who was in his early sixties, paced back and forth in the study, looking uneasy.

When he returned to Beijing, he got the news that the emperor had sent Tu Xun, the squire of the Criminal Department, and Deng Zhang, Dali Cheng, to verify whether the combat exploits of the 12th Regiment Battalion were true, which was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for him.

Obviously, the emperor has doubts about what the good news says.

To tell the truth, he had already done it once when the first emperor was alive, although there was a lieutenant Miao Kui to supervise the army, but obviously the greater the military merit, it would be beneficial to both of them, so both of them tacitly agreed on the matter of falsely reporting military merits. Although they were questioned by the courtiers in the end, the first emperor finally chose to believe the two, and let the two get their wish and receive a rich reward.

And this expedition is because the emperor has doubts about the last time, so he wants to make a great contribution in this battle of Xuanfu, so as to avoid the emperor from pursuing the matter of falsely reporting military merits last time. And this time, there is no lieutenant official to supervise the army, and one less person is less dangerous, which also made him finally decide to take a risk. As for the right capital Yu Shi Lin, a nerd, a few words let him fool him.

However, this foolproof thing somehow aroused the emperor's suspicions. He actually sent someone to start verifying the battle exploits mentioned in the good news, which made him feel bad.

"Father." At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly walked in, it was Zhu Qi, the prince of Baoguo.

Zhu Hui glanced at his son angrily, "Why did you break in?" ”

Zhu Qi bowed, "Is my father confused about why the news of the war report was leaked?" ”

"Bastard, your father is sitting up straight, how can he do such a deceitful thing?" Zhu Hui's face instantly became ugly when he heard this, and he angrily scolded his son, "You dare to slander your father, you rebel, don't kneel down for me, kneel!" ”

Zhu Qi knew that he had poked his father's pain, but he didn't kneel, "Now that this matter has spread throughout the capital, if it is not true, how can it be groundless?" Rather than continue to hide it, my father should think about how to solve the matter. ”

Zhu Hui sighed when he heard this, and he didn't get angry anymore, and looked up at a calligraphy and painting on the wall, which read "The worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world" Fourteen big characters, which is indescribable irony now.

"Your Majesty has already had some doubts about what happened last time, and if you don't fight this time, I'm afraid the decline of our Baoguo Mansion will be inevitable. I didn't expect ......" Zhu Hui really didn't expect that the new emperor, who was only fifteen years old, would be even more difficult to fool than the first emperor.

Zhu Qi nodded, "This matter must be intervened by the Military Intelligence Bureau, otherwise His Majesty would not be able to know the situation in the army." ”

"MIA?" Zhu Hui really hadn't heard of this yamen, so he looked at him, "Why is there another yamen in the imperial court?" ”

Zhu Qi explained, "When my father led the army to aid Xuanfu, His Majesty changed the Jinyi Guard to the Military Intelligence Bureau, which was responsible for monitoring the movements of all the Ming troops and guards. ”

When Zhu Hui heard this, a terrible thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be that this is a trap set by the emperor, deliberately not sending lieutenant officials to supervise the army, just to lure himself to do something, but completely pull out the entire Baoguo Gong. If this is the case, then the emperor is too terrible.

"The emperor is really ruthless!" Thinking of this, Zhu Hui gasped.

Zheng Deke didn't expect that his unintentional move would be considered evidence of his black belly. He couldn't help but sneeze, looked up at Wang Tingxiang and said with a smile, "Who is thinking about me?" ”

Zhu Qi was a little confused when he heard this, "Father, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's late, it's late." Zhu Hui smiled bitterly and shook his head, if his guess was true, it seemed that this Baoguo Mansion would not be able to escape this catastrophe.

"Master, something is wrong, a lieutenant eunuch broke in with the palace guards, and he still had the holy decree in his hand." A family member broke in in a panic at this time.

"Sure enough, it came." Zhu Hui said lightly, but his originally nervous mind completely calmed down at this moment.

Zhu Qi also panicked at this time, "Father, what should I do?" ”

"Let's go, let's take the order." Zhu Hui didn't say anything, just tidied up his clothes and strode to the front hall first. Zhu Qi, who had no master of the six gods, had no choice but to follow his father out, but his hands under his sleeves couldn't stop trembling.

In the front hall, Zhu Hui and his family knelt in front of a red-robed lieutenant, surrounded by the guards who looked a little fierce.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: Baoguo Gong Zhu Hui Xuanfu is unfavorable in battle, resulting in tens of thousands of people in my Ming Dynasty being looted, and killing my Ming people has been confiscated for military merit. Therefore, he was deprived of the Duke of Baoguo, demoted to a commoner, and confiscated all his family property. ”

"The minister takes the order." Although he had already prepared in his heart, when it really arrived, Zhu Hui still couldn't bear the blow and took the holy decree tremblingly.

"If it weren't for my stupid move, maybe the Baoguo Mansion wouldn't have come this far. I am ashamed of my fathers and fathers! Zhu Hui seemed to be crazy at this moment, and couldn't help laughing. Then there was a sudden "wow", spit out a piece of blood, and the whole person fainted instantly.

"Father's ......"

"Old man......"

"Grandpa......"

The people in the Baoguo Mansion were suddenly in a hurry.

The lieutenant eunuch turned a blind eye to this, and said lightly, "Come on, put a seal on everything here." And you people, hurry up and get out, but if you bump into it, don't blame our family. ”

"Can my father-in-law be accommodating and wait for my father to wake up before leaving?" Zhu Qi hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged in a low voice. This is the first time he has knelt in front of a eunuch, but unfortunately the form is stronger than the person, so he can only grit his teeth and endure it.

The eunuch looked at him coldly, "Accommodating? If I am accommodating you, who will be forgiving me? Don't talk nonsense, I'm still in a hurry to return to the palace to resume my life. Hurry up. If it is still delayed, I am afraid that I will really have to leave the house. ”

Zhu Qi was angry when he heard this, when he was still the prince of Baoguo, how could this lieutenant eunuch dare to be so arrogant? However, if you lose your temper with this eunuch now, it is obviously not a very wise decision, and you can only lower your head, look at your father, who is already unconscious, and secretly clench your fists.

When the people of the Baoguo Mansion were driven out of the mansion where they had lived all their lives with a simple salute, the people of Beijing who were already watching the excitement were already surrounded outside, pointing at them, and saying some very ugly words in their mouths. Although the people of the Baoguo Mansion were angry, they were also helpless to be demoted to commoners, feeling what the world is called hot and cold, so they could only flee like rats crossing the street.