readx; After listening to Huang Degong's account of the previous situation, Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli couldn't help but gasp. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoChuzhou is already very close to Nanjing, and the thieves can scare away Zhizhou and the officers of the anti-defense station with just words, which shows how panicked the people are. If it weren't for Huang Degong's courage and skill, and he led his subordinates to control Chuzhou in one fell swoop, Nanjing, which was originally quite stable, would have faced a huge threat in an instant.

However, Yuan Keli still said to Huang Degong seriously: "Listen to what you said, Li Mingqiu really deserves to die." But he's a higher official than you, so you really shouldn't have killed him like this. ”

"Lord Shangshu, he has already rebelled, and the last general can't kill him?" Huang Degong said excitedly.

"Have you thought about it," Wang Zaijin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You and Li Mingqiu had a secret conversation in the flower hall, and there were only the two of you present." You said that he persuaded you to rebel, if the lawsuit comes to the top, and someone participates in you fabricating facts and framing Li Mingqiu, how can you tell the difference? ”

"This..."Huang Degong was speechless for a while, and then he was so anxious that his face was red and his neck was thick, and he knelt down and shouted loudly, "Two Lord Shangshu, if there is half a lie in the end, I would like to be cut by a thousand knives..."

"Okay, okay, we didn't say we didn't believe you." Yuan Keli smiled and picked Huang Degong up and said, "You are in Chuzhou for a day, who wants to defend the city and who wants to surrender, the people of Chuzhou will see it, and you will know it when you ask." Lord Wang just reminded you to be cautious and calm in doing things in the future, because the DPRK and the Central Committee are dedicated to participating in impeachment, and you may be fine if you don't do anything, and the more you do, the more problems you will have in their eyes. The court is thousands of miles away from other places, and the common people can't testify for you, but the people in Beijing are all talking about gold and destroying bones, so you have to think twice before acting. Take this matter as an example, you can pick up Li Mingqiu's lock and send it to Nanjing, so that the upper authorities can punish him. ”

Huang Degong's official character is low, he has not yet learned the power of the official, coupled with his straightforward temperament, he was very dissatisfied with what the two said, and he was unconvinced: "Nanjing will not go to the end!" If he really went to Nanjing, maybe he couldn't cure Li Mingqiu's crime, and the general would be locked up! ”

Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli knew that there was something wrong when they heard it, and they hurriedly asked for details. Huang Degong did not hide it, and told the whole story of his coming to Chuzhou from Nanjing, and finally said angrily: "The last general only wants to kill thieves and make meritorious contributions, is this also wrong?" If the two adults also feel that the last general is guilty, please take the last general down now! ”

Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli glanced at each other, and then recalled Zhu Youzhen's entrustment, thinking that sure enough, the water in Nanjing was very deep, and the situation was also very complicated. If the situation is not quickly controlled, once the rebel army presses the border, there is really a danger that the city will fall. At that time, not only the two of them died was not enough to excuse themselves, but I am afraid that the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty would be really dangerous.

Therefore, after a brief discussion, the two decided to rush to Nanjing immediately, still escorted by Yang Lukai's 200 cavalry. As for Huang Degong, although there was a reason for forcibly breaking into the military department and snatching the carrier pigeon, after all, he violated the ban, and if he returned to Nanjing, in front of Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai, the two would not be able to cover up. simply let him continue to garrison Chuzhou and replace the dead Li Mingqiu.

Huang Degong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, Lord Shangshu!" By the way, there have been rumors of refugees recently, and there are thieves attacking Chuzhou in a big way, and the last general thinks that the area around Zhulong Bridge is very important..."

Then he talked about his idea of stationing in the river at Zhulong Bridge instead of shrinking in Chuzhou City. Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli are both people who know the soldiers with many years of military experience, and when they heard it, they praised it: "You are right, instead of being trapped in a lonely city, it is better to strangle the node of Zhulong Bridge." Otherwise, even if the city of Chuzhou is not lost, the thieves can bypass Chuzhou and continue to march east to threaten Nanjing. But your forces are too thin, and if the thieves really come, they will be thousands of troops..."

"The last general is not afraid!" Huang Degong patted his chest and said, "I heard that there is a 'general' Li Zicheng among the thieves who is very powerful, and it just so happens that the last general is nicknamed 'Huang Chuangzi', and he also has a character." Li Zicheng doesn't come, if he really comes, he will have to compete with him to see who is really broken! ”

The two old ministers were naturally very happy to see Huang Degong so brave. They have also dealt with more generals in the past few decades, and it is really extremely rare for someone like Huang Degong to be not afraid of a strong enemy. However, the two still told Huang Degong that as long as they guarded the Zhulong Bridge, and when they arrived in Nanjing, they would mobilize some more troops to ensure that Chuzhou was not lost.

After leaving Chuzhou, Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli beat horses like flying, and it only took half a day to run more than 90 miles, and entered Nanjing City before dark. However, the two of them are much more experienced than Cao Wenzhao, and after Cao Wenzhao entered the city, he went directly to meet Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai, while Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli made a big fanfare, so that the officials and soldiers shouted along the way: "Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli are coming to Nanjing by order!" Long live the Lord will send a large army to the south in a few days, and the rebels will be destroyed soon, and the officials and people of Nanjing will hear about it! ”

The market immediately became a sensation, and hundreds of people spontaneously surrounded Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli and cheered, blocking the road to the point where it was impassable. In fact, it is no wonder that since the rebellion in Xiangyang, Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai have been as timid as mice, only knowing how to defend the city, and the news from the north has basically been cut off. The defenders often told the rebels how powerful they were and how they attacked the city, and the people of Nanjing were naturally panicked when they heard this. Now that they finally saw the men and horses sent by the emperor, and they were personally led by important ministers such as Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli, it can be seen that the imperial court attaches great importance to Nanjing, and they no longer have to be afraid.

The reason why the two old ministers did this was to create momentum in Nanjing and ensure that they could smoothly take over the military and political power. Now that the military and civilians of the whole city have known that Wang Yuan and the others are coming on behalf of the emperor, it will be much more difficult for Chang Yinxu, Hu Yingtai and the generals in charge of the army to play against Cao Wenzhao like they did.

When they arrived at the Yamen of the Nanjing Military Department, Chang Yinxu, the Marquis of Huaiyuan, the Nanjing Garrison, Hu Yingtai, the Counselor of the Nanjing Military Department, and the civil and military officials at all levels in Nanjing had just heard the news. Seeing the two old ministers, everyone was a little embarrassed, because none of them expected Wang Yuan and the others to come so soon.

Zhu Youzhen's holy decree of "demoting" Wang Yuan and the others to Nanjing was known to Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai through the flying pigeon. However, they felt that the distance between Jingshi and Nanjing was nearly 2,000 miles, and that a large area in the middle was occupied by the rebels, and these two old ministers might not be able to reach Nanjing even if they were three or four months later, so they were not in a hurry at all.

But the people arrived so quickly, Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai had to squeeze out a smile to greet each other, and let the two old ministers to the lobby of the military department.

They just wanted to be polite again, but Wang Zaijin smiled slightly and said: "Huaiyuan Hou, Master Hu, the old man was still in Nanjing last year, we are all old acquaintances, we don't need so many politeness, it's better to do the right thing first." Brother Jiehuan, please read the holy decree. ”

Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai were both stunned, Yuan Keli had already gotten up and stood in the south, and said solemnly: "Chang Yinxu and Hu Yingtai take the order!" ”

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