On the morning of August 14

At the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi, on an official road winding in the barren mountains and mountains, a team of more than 2,000 people is moving forward. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 From the banners erected at the head and end of the ranks, it looks like the Ming army, but there are many people in civilian clothes in the ranks, all of whom are carefully protected by the officers and soldiers who are sturdy and stubborn on the periphery.

This is exactly the day before Pang Yue sent troops to protect Emperor Longwu and his entourage from Ganzhou, and after a few days of walking, they have entered the territory of Huguang. At the moment, compared to Jiangxi and Fujian, southern Hunan is still a relatively safe place, and there is much more room for maneuver. Therefore, after entering Huguang, the princes and ministers who followed Emperor Longwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Zhu Aiqing, how far is this place from Chenzhou?" In the middle of the team, Emperor Longwu, who was dressed in civilian clothes, looked at the sky and asked Zhu Dadian beside him.

"Returning to Your Majesty," Zhu Dadian replied, "Not long ago, the soldiers who explored the road reported that this place is still more than 100 miles away from Chenzhou. If you speed up a little faster, you will be able to arrive the day after tomorrow, and your Majesty can rest assured. ”

"Well, that's good," Emperor Longwu nodded, "Speaking of which, this time it's thanks to Pang Aiqing!" If it weren't for him, I don't know if I would have been able to get out of danger. ”

"Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and you can turn danger into disaster." Zhu Dadian said.

Emperor Longwu smiled slightly, but then he thought of something, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Zhu Dadian again: "Hao Yongzhong's department is still in Chenzhou, right?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Zhu Dadian's face was also full of helplessness, "According to the news that came back two days ago, Hao Yongzhong's department has been stationed in Chenzhou. ”

"Humph! What a welcoming army. Emperor Longwu sneered and said, "Two days later, I want to see what has slowed Hao Yongzhong's footsteps so much that he has dragged him here." And He Tengjiao, I don't know what he, the governor of Huguang, is thinking. ”

As soon as Emperor Longwu's words came out, Zhu Dadian, Huang Daozhou, Fu Guan and others were silent, and everyone knew very well in their hearts that Huguang was slow to welcome the army, and I am afraid that it would be inseparable from He Tengjiao.

"Your Majesty," Seeing the clouds on Emperor Longwu's face, Zhu Dadian cleared his throat and changed the topic: "Now that we have arrived in Huguang, Chenzhou is not far from here, and there will be no more waves in the matter of moving." It's just that at the moment, the eastern captives are menacing, and our forces in southern Jiangxi are weak, so I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the enemy's troops. ”

Emperor Longwu pondered for a moment and said, "I have already thought of this matter. When I arrived in Chenzhou two days later, I issued an edict to let Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi lead the army into Jiangxi to support. At the beginning, I was far away in Fujian Province, and they just blindly delayed. Now, in front of me, see how they still resist the decree? Alas, Pang Aiqing is dedicated to the country and is loyal and courageous, how can I let him lead his troops to fight alone so that the loyal ministers and good generals will be chilled? ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!" Zhu Dadian, Huang Daozhou and others said together.

At the same time, Huguang Changsha Province

"Damn!" In the study room of the governor's yamen back house, He Tengjiao slammed the teacup on the table, and he was angry, "It's this Pang Yue again!" It was just a matter of falsely reporting military exploits to deceive the monarch before, but now he dares to lead the army into Fujian without authorization to hijack the holy car, which is really lawless! It's a pity that the Holy One was also deceived by the traitor, and he didn't punish him severely! ”

At this time, only He Tengjiao and his master Lou Jingzhi were in the study. This Lou Jingzhi has followed He Tengjiao for many years and is his absolute confidant. Therefore, He Tengjiao spoke in front of Lou Jingzhi with less worries than in front of Zhang Kuang, Fu Shangrui and others.

"Humph! He Pang Yue is the only one in the world who is a loyal minister? He Tengjiao continued to say with an annoyed face, "The Holy Lord asked Ben Du to send troops to meet him, but he took it upon himself to lead the army!" Where will this move take the Governor? Was he trying to show his own loyalty by showing his inability to meet the Governor? ”…,

Today, the news that Pang Yue led his army into Fujian to pick up Emperor Longwu reached Changsha, which made He Tengjiao angry at Pang Yue's "nosy" behavior after a short shock. Pang Yue's move not only made his face gloomy, but also completely bankrupted the "drag" trick he had worked so hard to manage. At this point, Emperor Longwu's entry into Huguang is afraid that it cannot be changed, and it may not be possible to say that he has already entered Huguang at this time.

Emperor Longwu's entry into Huguang was really not a good thing for He Tengjiao. The emperor's presence in person also means that He Tengjiao, the governor, can no longer cover the sky in Huguang as before, but must be supervised and even restricted by the emperor everywhere. If it were a few years ago, when the political system of the Ming Dynasty was not completely chaotic, He Tengjiao would have accepted it. However, since the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng broke through the Beijing division and Jiannu entered the Central Plains, the entire political order of the Ming Dynasty has almost become chaotic. It was from then that He Tengjiao began to enjoy the happiness of Emperor Shangao, and now let him give up the pleasure of covering the sky with one hand, and be a courtier with peace of mind and rules, but he is not adaptable.

What made He Tengjiao feel even more uneasy was that once Emperor Longwu entered Huguang, whether the achievements he had reported before would be true or false, and it would be difficult to hide the defeat of the new wall in June. Even if Emperor Longwu didn't do anything to him after learning the truth, at least he wouldn't trust him unconditionally as he did in the past.

"Don't worry too much, no matter what Pang Yue's actions are, I'm afraid that the matter of the Holy Lord moving to Huguang can't be changed." Lou Jingzhi sighed and persuaded, "The matter has come to this, my lord still asked Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi to speed up the march, so that they can catch up with the holy car as quickly as possible and try to save some of the influence." ”

"Alas, I'm afraid it's too late!" He Tengjiao shook his head helplessly, "I'm afraid that before the warrant of this governor reaches the armies of Hao and Zhang, His Majesty has already arrived first." Alas, I didn't expect that I, He Tengjiao, had been an official for half my life, and in the end I would leave a stain on this matter. ”

At this time, Lou Jingzhi said: "Adults don't have to be so pessimistic. Even if His Majesty enters Huguang, in the end, he still has to rely on the current national crisis of the adults, and it is the time to employ people, and the adults have been in politics for many years and are old and serious, even if His Majesty moves to Huguang, in the end, he still has to rely on the adults. As for some small things in the past, how can Your Majesty care about them so easily? ”

He Tengjiao thought for a long time with a gloomy face, and finally nodded helplessly: "The matter has come to this, so it has to be like this." You can draft a warrant for me, and immediately send it to Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi's army, so that they can speed up the march and welcome the holy driver. Alas, although it may be too late, it is better to send it out, so as not to leave a handle for those with ulterior motives. ”

"Student, let's go." Lou Jingzhi took the order and left.

"Pang Yue......" After Lou Jingzhi left, He Tengjiao looked out the window and said to himself in a voice that he could only hear, and the anger in his eyes became more and more intense.

(PS: I'm really sorry for the delay for so many days.) Say nothing and keep updating. )