"Long live the lord, long live the lord...... Wake up, wake up, something is wrong. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

In the Qianqing Palace, when Zheng De was sleeping soundly, he heard someone calling to him in a daze. He didn't want to pay attention to it, after all, the beauty was in front of him, and he was about to have an in-depth exchange, which was a rare opportunity. It's a pity that a pair of evil hands pulled him out of that wonderful dreamland.

He opened his eyes very unhappily, Wang Yue's familiar face looked extremely evil at this moment. was about to scold, but Wang Yue hurriedly spoke first, "Long live Lord, Xuanfu is in a hurry." ”

"What?" Zheng De slept in a daze, and he hadn't reacted at the moment.

Wang Yue reluctantly said again, "Your Majesty, the border is in an emergency, and the little prince is a Tatar warrior and a soldier in Xuanfu." ”

"What" Zheng De understood this time, and suddenly came to his senses. He looked at Wang Yue with a shocked face, and asked with some doubts, "What little prince?" And what about the Tatar invasion? ”

"The Tatar tribal leader Batu Munk, who was called the Little Prince. This person probably heard the news of the death of the emperor and wanted to take advantage of the situation, so he used the Mongolian warriors to invade my Ming Xuanfu. Wang Yue concisely explained the matter. urged, "The courtiers are already waiting in the Yongsu Palace, Your Majesty should hurry over." ”

"What time is it?" Zheng De asked as he got dressed. Originally, someone should have served him when he wore clothes, but Zheng De obviously didn't have this habit. Except for wearing a crown dress because it is too cumbersome and needs help, the rest of Zheng De takes care of himself alone.

Wang Yue replied while helping Zheng De sort out his clothes, "If you go back to the Long Live Lord, it's already the fourth watch." ”

Four watches? After coming to the Ming Dynasty, Zheng De was also familiar with the timekeeping methods of the ancients. In ancient times, the evening was regarded as the first watch, the second watch at sea, the third watch at the sub-hour, the fourth watch at the ugly time, the fifth watch at the Yin time, and the fourth watch at one or two o'clock in the morning.

"It's really not easy to be an emperor******!" He couldn't help but curse secretly, and after washing up, he hurried to the Yongsu Palace.

At this moment, the hall was brightly lit, and the courtiers were already waiting anxiously inside. Seeing the arrival of the emperor, they bowed their hands one after another.

Zheng De waved his hand at them, "The military situation is urgent, Elder Ge and Zhu Qing should all sit." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your seat." All the courtiers shouted in unison, looked at each other, and did it on both sides of their buttocks in turn.

"What's going on now?" Zheng De looked at the courtiers present, didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly.

The eyes of the ministers suddenly fell on Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, who got up and gave up his hand and said the current situation, "The little prince of Tatar, taking advantage of the death of the first emperor, all the Mongolian warriors, the front of the army is directed at Xuanfu, and the camp is more than 20 miles, and Xuanfu is in danger. ”

"How many troops?" Zheng De pondered for a moment and looked at the military department.

"It's estimated that there are 200,000 people." Liu Daxia is obviously not so sure.

"Estimate?" Zheng De looked at him with some astonishment. As the secretary of the military department, he doesn't even know how many enemies there are, which is too incompetent. Of course, another aspect also leaked the lack of intelligence, no wonder they all reacted when they hit the doorstep.

"It seems that I have advanced my plan to set up Jinyiwei as a specialized intelligence agency, so as not to be caught off guard like this in the future. This is a major matter related to your own life, but you must not be careless. Zheng De touched his chin and thought so, and when he looked up, he suddenly found that all the ministers were looking at him, and coughed embarrassedly, "By the way, where is the Xuan Mansion?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present were stunned and speechless for a while. Although the emperor stays in the Forbidden City all day, he will not be so ignorant that he doesn't even know where the Xuanfu is, right? Could it be that my Ming Dynasty is going to have a new version of Emperor Jin Hui of "why not eat minced meat"?

Seeing that the ministers seemed to be looking at him like monsters, Zheng De looked embarrassed, and thought speechlessly, "As the emperor, do you have to know where the Xuanfu is?" ”

"Xuanfu Town is more than 300 miles northwest of Beijing, Nanping Jingshi, the rear control of the desert, the left is in danger of being mediocre, and the right is in the clouds, it is one of the important towns on the nine sides, and it cannot be lost." Fortunately, at this time, Li Dongyang stood up and answered this question for him.

Zheng De glanced at him gratefully when he heard this, and finally knew why the courtiers looked at him with strange eyes. After all, the Ming Dynasty has a saying that "the Son of Heaven guards the country", and Xuanfu is one of the nine towns in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the gateway to the capital division, how could the emperor not even know this?

"It's so close to Jingshi. In other words, as soon as Xuanfu was lost, the Mongol army was approaching the city? Zheng De glanced at the ministers present and saw that many people bowed slightly, and he realized the seriousness of the problem. He asked again, "How many people are there in Xuanfu City?" Can it be held? ”

"The original number of soldiers in Xuanfu Town was 151,452 members, and because there were soldiers who deserted over the years, there were 82,400 soldiers and horses." As the secretary of the military department, Liu Daxia stood up and slowly explained the situation in Xuanfu Town, "And more than 80,000 officers and soldiers are scattered on the border of 1,300 miles in Xuanfu Town. There are now less than 20,000 people in Xuanfu Town, and the troops are weak and really unable to resist, so they need to quickly send troops to help. ”

After listening to Liu Daxia's words, Zheng De knew that the matter was much more serious than he imagined. I suddenly thought of the famous "Jingkang Difficulty" in history. If the Xuanfu is breached, won't he fall into the same situation as Emperor Huiqin? He couldn't help but shudder and quickly shook this terrible thought out of his mind. It seems that he hurriedly sent troops to help, but he still has a question,

"Why are the soldiers fleeing in large numbers?"

"What did Your Majesty say?" Ma Wensheng, the official secretary who had been motionless like a god statue in the temple, suddenly spoke, which startled Zheng De. Quite speechless, he glanced at his subordinate, who can be called a "living fossil", "You said that you are already eighty years old, and your ears are not very good, why don't you retire?" Isn't this a deliberate toss-up of people? ”

In desperation, he had to patiently say it twice in a row, so that this person finally understood what was going on. Ma Wensheng bowed slightly, "Due to the increasingly corrupt law of the military camp, the military land is occupied by internal supervisors, officers and powerful people, which makes it difficult for military households to make a living, which in turn leads to a large number of military soldiers deserting. After all, he has been a secretary of the military department for more than ten years, and Ma Wensheng is naturally very clear about the inside story.

Zheng De was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect such a serious problem to arise in the army of the Ming Dynasty, but now is obviously not the time to discuss this issue. Turning back to what happened just now, "So what now?" ”

Liu Daxia put forward his own suggestion, "If you go back to Your Majesty, you can let the 12th Regiment Battalion in Beijing go to the rescue." ”

"It turns out that there are still soldiers and horses in the Jingshi!" Zheng De secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the ministers sitting below with calm expressions, and felt that he was not very calm in trouble! However, he ignored his age, whether in his previous life or in this life, he was at most a young man in his early twenties. With life experience, how can you compare with these people who have been in the officialdom for half their lives?

Although he secretly reminded himself to be calm and calm, Zheng De couldn't help but be anxious, "Since this is the case, then Liu Aiqing will quickly send someone to help?" ”

Liu Daxia reminded, "Please also ask Your Majesty to appoint the chief general." ”

"Is there a candidate for Liu Aiqing?" Zheng De looked at him.

Liu Daxia thought for a while, "Only Zhu Hui, the marshal of the Beijing camp, is the most suitable." ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are against it." Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Daxia's voice fell, Liu Jian, a scholar of the Huagai Hall of the Cabinet, stood up and bluntly objected, "Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, led the troops to go out several times, but he was afraid of the enemy. It has led to the looting of tens of thousands of people in Ningxia and Hetao. The first emperor has not been held accountable, he is already a great emperor, and he cannot be a general. ”

Zheng De also frowned slightly when he heard this, a general who was so afraid of the enemy that he didn't even dare to fight, such a strange person, he was already completely speechless. If he led the troops to the battle, Zheng De's mood was no longer unassuming to be able to express, and he was really afraid that when he woke up, the Mongols would have already entered the palace.

I don't know what my cheap dad is thinking, so if the general doesn't punish him, he even let him be the commander of the Beijing camp. However, if he knew that Zhu Hui was rewarded by Emperor Xiaozong for killing twelve people and recovering the four thousand plundered mouths, he would probably be so shocked that his jaw dropped, which is okay?

"And who else is there?" Zheng De knew very little about the generals of the Ming Dynasty, although he had searched his head for melon seeds. I only know that except for one Wang Shouren, there seems to be no other famous generals in the Zhengde Dynasty. As for Wang Shouren, the benevolent brother, Zheng De doesn't know which corner he is hiding in now, and it is impossible to count on him now.

"I think the British Gong Zhang Mao can lead the army north to defend against the enemy." Liu Jian suddenly proposed a candidate.

"No, the British public is old and frail, and he can't afford to travel long distances, so he can't do anything." Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry who has always been there, vetoed it.

Zuodu Yu Shi Dai Shan thought of a person, so he stood up and recommended, "Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu is familiar with the art of war, and he trains the army to advance and retreat in an orderly manner, so he can go to battle for the general." ”

"Lord Dai, have you forgotten Zhao Kuo in the Battle of Changping?" Ma Wensheng sharply refuted Dai Shan's proposal.

"What about Dingguo Gong Xu Guangzuo? Ding Guogong has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, and he is proficient in martial arts, so he will be able to do this job. Dai Shan thought of another candidate.

"The Duke of Dingguo has inherited the title for only one year, and his prestige in the army is insufficient." Ma Wensheng said Xu Guangzuo's shortcomings in one word.

Dai Shan opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. After all, Ma Wensheng served as the secretary of the military department for twelve years in the Hongzhi Dynasty, and he was the governor of Liaodong before, and his military achievements were impressive, which is not something that he, a person who has never been on the battlefield, can refute.

"Then who does Ma Aiqing think is the most suitable?" Zheng De asked angrily. You said that you, as a secretary of the ministry, are not good at doing your own work, why do you now do what you need to do in the military department? Who is the secretary of the military department, and you still don't let Liu Daxia do a good job?

"This ......" Ma Wensheng was speechless for a while, and he didn't have any good candidates. As soon as his tone changed, he stood up suddenly, and said arrogantly, "If the minister is ten years younger, he will definitely lead the army to fight and relieve the emperor's worries." ”

"Good idea, my lord agrees." Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, who had been silent, echoed loudly, obviously annoyed by Ma Wensheng's behavior on behalf of the military. Coupled with the fact that the two have played against each other before, this is even more so.

Zheng De stroked his forehead when he heard this, and looked at the two of them speechlessly. When is it that you two are still in the mood to fight here? looked at Ma Wensheng, who was already in his old age, and with his trembling and half-cut appearance in the ground, it was estimated that the bad news of the fall of the master of the border pass was estimated to be transmitted back before he arrived.

"Who has a good candidate?" Zheng De directly ignored the two of them and glanced at the ministers present.

Li Dongyang, a scholar of the Imperial Palace, stood up at this time and bowed, "The minister thinks it's better to let Zhu Hui serve as the chief military officer." ”