readx; When Sun Chengzong persuaded Zhu Youzhen not to go to Shanhaiguan with "the country cannot be without a king for a day", Herzhe walked in happily and said: "Long live, the carrier pigeon has flown back!" ”

When Sun Chengzong was stunned, Herzhe had already presented Zhu Youzhen with the paper passed by the carrier pigeon. Zhu Youzhen, the pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info handed the letter to Sun Chengzong with a smile, and when the old man looked at it fixedly, it was all densely packed with a large number of numbers such as "one, two, three, five, six, seven, six, six, six

"What's the hurry, I haven't deciphered it yet!" Herzhe snatched the letter from him. Sun Chengzong saw that a little girl was so disrespectful to him, and he couldn't help but blow his beard and stare at him angrily.

Zhu Youzhen smiled apologetically: "Lord Shangshu, Herzhe is a Jurchen in the East China Sea, with a straightforward temperament, unlike us Han people who like to pay attention to so much etiquette. I like her temperament, and I ask Lord Shangshu not to blame. ”

Helzhe ignored the two of them, took out a booklet from the place close to his bosom, deciphered it word by word, and after a while, he smiled and said, "It is finished!" ”

Sun Chengzong took the letter again suspiciously, but saw that there was an extra Chinese character under every four numbers, which was connected: "There is no major event in the court, the right edict De Ni Yuanlu said that His Majesty went out of the city, and the hundred officials did not believe it, and the Yan commander has invited him into the palace." ”

"This..."

Sun Chengzong almost couldn't believe his eyes, it was only two minutes now, and more than an hour had passed in the early dynasty, and this pigeon, which looked extremely weak, could actually bring back news from the capital division two hundred miles away!

"Lord Shangshu is relieved now." Zhu Youzhen smiled proudly, "Today, Herzhe will release carrier pigeons, and after flying back to the Forbidden City, he will bring back information from Li Sihong, so if something big happens to the court, I will know immediately." Now that there's nothing to do, Master Shangshu will continue to rush with me! ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this... Alas! Ni Yuanlu will be fine, right? ”

"Of course not," Zhu Youzhen comforted him, "Yesterday he probably saw me out of the city!" Commander Yan must have been afraid that he would say that I had left the city, so he invited him into the palace. Without my will, Yan Ling would never dare to dispose of the imperial court officials, and Lord Shangshu could rest assured. ”

Sun Chengzong still didn't give up and said: "But Your Majesty has just revoked the post of governor of Jiliao, and removed Wang Wei, the deputy chief soldier of Jizhou, from the office, who will preside over the defense here in Jizhou?" It's better to go back to Beijing first..."

"There's no need to be so troublesome, there are only a few people who come and go." Zhu Youzhen said, "There are relatively many border troops in Liaodong, so you can transfer a general over." By the way, Lord Shangshu, how is the relationship between the generals of Liaodong? ”

Sun Chengzong's eyebrows tightened and said: "Your Majesty has been to Ningyuan in person, and you should know that the military generals of Liaodong have been working separately and hindering each other for a long time. The main thing is Man Gui, he is a Mongolian, he has a great military performance and a big temper, and he is always at odds with other generals, especially with Zu Dashou, the two are simply on the same footing. In order to prevent the conflict between the two, now Man Gui is stationed at Shanhaiguan with the general army, supplemented by Zhao Shujiao; Zu Dashou built a city in Jinzhou, and now that Jinzhou has been completed, he went to the Daling River. ”

"Hmm... Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou..."

Zhu Youzhen repeated this name, which made Sun Chengzong feel a little puzzled. In his opinion, it should be Man Gui who frequently causes trouble.

"How is the relationship between Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao?" Zhu Youzhen asked suddenly.

Sun Chengzong hurriedly played: "It's not very good. Zhao was nearly sixty years old and was the oldest general in Liaodong. But Man Gui didn't accept anyone, I heard that the two were drunk at a banquet, and they quarreled and fought. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Youzhen remembered Man Gui's reckless appearance like a fiery man, and smiled unconsciously, "Then Man Gui must have beaten Zhao Shujiao, right?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, no. It is said that Mangui still suffers a greater loss. ”

This surprised Zhu Youzhen. He has seen Man Gui's bravery, but he didn't expect Zhao to teach an old man to be able to beat him, which shows that his strength and martial arts are especially above Man Gui!

After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "There is." As the saying goes, 'one mountain can't accommodate two tigers', Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao are both in Shanhaiguan, and sooner or later they will have to fight. I feel that it is better to transfer Zhao Shujiao to Jizhou, which not only alleviates the contradictions, but also has a general to guard Jizhou, isn't it a double win. ”

Sun Chengzong's eyes also lit up and said: "Your Majesty's argument is very true. ”

"Then Master Shangshu should not stop me, let's leave for Shanhaiguan immediately." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile, "Shanhaiguan is only four hundred miles away from Jizhou, and Li Laiheng's command is full of light cavalry, and it will be there in two days and two nights at most." After announcing the order, I will return to the palace immediately and will never break my promise! ”

Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youzhen with a strange look, and he never broke his word, you have already broken your word once! God knows if His Majesty the Emperor will have any other moths after arriving at Shanhaiguan!

In the end, Sun Chengzong still couldn't resist Zhu Youzhen, so he had to set off with him. This time, they did not take the rugged mountain road of the northern route, but went east through Yutian, Fengrun, Lulong, and Funing. Moreover, it was to bypass these county governments day and night, camp in the field in the middle of the night, and go on the road when the sky is unknown, and sure enough, it only took two days and two nights to rush to the outside of Shanhaiguan City.

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but praise him, and remembered that when he supervised the division more than two years ago, it took more than half a month for the large army to walk from Beijing to Shanhaiguan, and even the vanguard took seven days to arrive. And the elite soldiers under the emperor's command completed this journey in only three days and nights, and none of them were lazy and complained. As the saying goes, "people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away compared to goods", if the border army is all such troops, why should there be injustice in Liaodong!

Zhu Youjian listened to Sun Chengzong's discussion and said with a smile: "There are two advantages of cavalry over infantry, one is strong impact, and the other is fast speed. In my opinion, speed is especially important, and the number of troops built is far less than ours, but on the battlefield we can often fight more and less, and this is the reason. To put it bluntly, people have strong delivery capabilities, and 10,000 people can be put into the battlefield 10,000; Although we have 30,000 people, only 5,000 have reached the battlefield, so it's no wonder if we don't lose! ”

"Delivery capability!" Sun Chengzong silently recited this fresh word, and seemed to have an understanding in his heart. Suddenly, seeing the dust rising in the northeast of Shanhaiguan and the rumbling sound of hooves, Zhu Youzhen suddenly changed color and said: "Could it be that Jianyu raided Shanhaiguan?" ”

Sun Chengzong was also taken aback, and only after looking at it did he put his mind at ease and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you see that the big banner is embroidered with the word 'Wu', which should be the man of Wu Sangui, the general of the Liaodong Forward Battalion." ”

"Wu Sangui!" When Zhu Youzhen heard this name, his already tightly locked eyebrows frowned even tighter.