On December 25, the second year of the Apocalypse, Huang Taiji broke through Longjing Pass, and then waved his troops south, defeating all Ming armies along the way.

Finally, they attacked Beizhili and began to kill and loot on a large scale.

Nurhachi also led a large army to follow, and after attacking Northern Zhili, the Jurchens and their Mongols began to burn down houses, capture Han Chinese, and then take them to Liaodong as slaves.

All of a sudden, there was wolf smoke everywhere in Beizhili, and the cries of the Han people were endless.

Sun Chengzong hurriedly sent a large army to the capital to escort him, but was ambushed by the Jurchen army along the way, and after three days of fierce fighting, he was finally defeated because he was outnumbered, and Sun Chengzong escaped with difficulty under the protection of a group of personal soldiers.

Emperor Tianqi hurriedly transferred troops from the nine sides to Qinwang, but those border troops were also afraid of the Jurchens after encountering them, and they did not dare to go to battle at all, and finally they could only let the Jurchens burn, kill and loot in Beizhili.

Seeing that the Jurchens had been raging in Beizhili for several weeks and still did not retreat, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was angry and ordered the transfer of troops from all over the country.

After learning the news, Lu Yan immediately ordered the various armies that had already been prepared to set off.

Lü Yan personally went to Haizhou and led the mighty fleet to the north.

More than 20,000 cavalrymen, nearly 25,000 horses, and a large number of boats loaded with food, weapons and arrows near Qingjiangpu also crossed the Huai River and began to move north.

When the Ming officials on the north bank of the Huai River learned of the news, they hurriedly sent people to stop them.

But Li Jing, who had already received Lu Yan's order, would be merciful and continue to go north after cutting down a few Ming troops who were not long-sighted.

Seeing this, those Ming Dynasty officials were terrified.

The Ming army here has already gone north to King Qin, and the rest are just some small ones, and they have no power to stop those cavalry from going north, so they can only report the news to Beijing quickly.

After learning that Lu Yan's army was heading north, the Ming Dynasty, from the imperial court to officials at all levels, was terrified.

The Jurchens alone are no longer opponents. If Lu Yan suddenly joined forces with the Jurchens, what would they do?

So the imperial court hurriedly sent Tu Wenfu, the chief eunuch of the imperial horse prison, to intercept Lu Yan's fleet by sea, and finally stopped Lu Yan's fleet along the coast around Denglai.

After boarding the Sea King. The brocade guards guarding Tu Wenfu were forcefully asked to stay outside the cabin, and Lu Yan could only be seen after Tu Wenfu had been searched.

Tu Wenfu has long been aware of this. There was no resistance, and they were completely at the mercy of those people.

After many inspections, he finally met Lu Yan.

After seeing Lu Yan, he found that Lu Yan's face was quite unkind, as if he knew his intention.

This made Tu Wenfu, who was usually arrogant, very careful to accompany the smiling face, because he knew that not to mention him, even if Wei Zhongxian came in person, he had to wait carefully.

If you provoke this one to anger, cut off his head. The court will never avenge him.

Maybe he will blame him, how can he not even do such a trivial matter.

"Tu Wenfu, the eunuch of the miscellaneous family, has seen King Wu."

After seeing Lu Yan, Tu Wenfu hurriedly bowed and said.

Although he represented the imperial court, he knew that the imperial court was nothing in the eyes of this person, so he put his posture very low.

It turned out to be Tu Wenfu of the eunuch party, Lu Yan thought secretly.

This Tu Wenfu is also a famous lord in history, and he is a very important member of the eunuch party, but unfortunately he was later played to death by Chongzhen.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with you coming to me this time?"

Lu Yan asked with a cold face.

"My lord, by the will of God. Please return to Jiangnan with your fleet and men. ”

Tu Wenfu said stiffly, and after speaking, he opened a brocade box that he was carrying, and then took out a holy decree from inside.

"Bang!"

Lu Yan slapped the table in front of him fiercely. Tu Wenfu was taken aback.

"What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on me? Why can everyone else be diligent to the king, but I alone can't be diligent to the king. If you don't tell me why today, don't blame me for being a traitor today. ”

Lu Yan said angrily.

After saying that, the surrounding guards were very cooperative and drew their swords, and then pointed their swords at Tu Wenfu while glaring at him angrily.

It's like as long as Lu Yan gives an order, he will be dismembered by a knife.

This sudden change scared Tu Wenfu so much that he sat on the deck with his butt and almost leaked out of his feces and urine.

See here. Those guards couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even Lu Yan almost laughed.

However, he realized that it was time to put on the majesty of a prince. So Lian straightened his face.

Tu Wenfu wailed in his heart, and the others went to deliver the message. Which is not majestic, one or the other, is treated respectfully.

When it was his turn, he had to be searched again, waited by a sword, and even in danger of being dismembered by a knife.

Tu Wenfu quickly realized that his behavior was inappropriate, so he quickly stood up, and then said to Lu Yan: "The prince is angry, this is none of my business, this is all the idea of the emperor and those ministers." ”

"The emperor and those ministers asked me to convey a few words to the prince, there are enough troops to come to King Qin, and there is no need to bother your driver. And now that the imperial court's treasury has bottomed out, it can't afford to pay your food and salary along the way. ”

Lu Yan looked at him coldly, making Tu Wenfu sweat and trembling all over.

"I'll give you one last chance and tell me the truth, or you'll die. Don't think that if you are the messenger of the decree, I will not dare to kill you, even if I kill you, the court will not do anything to me. ”

Lu Yan said coldly.

Tu Wenpu kept wiping the cold sweat on his head, he knew that what Lu Yan said was the truth.

But because it's true, it's even more scary.

He thought about it, gritted his teeth at last, then sat down on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed like garlic, slamming the deck.

"I say! I say it all! The king's life! These are all those Donglin Party who are saying bad things about you, they say that you are a wolf and ambitious, and you will not be willing to defend only a corner of the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind, saying that you will definitely collude with the Jurchens to attack Beijing City, so you must not be allowed to go to King Qin. ”

"Donglin Party?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help frowning.

Could it be because of the massacre in Wuxi and the exile of Donglin students? The Donglin Party will hold a grudge against him.

He couldn't believe it, after all, the reputation of the Donglin Party was still very good.

It is also possible that Wei Zhongxian asked Tu Wenfu to speak out and provoke the relationship between him and the Donglin Party.

With Wei Zhongxian's nature. It's no surprise that these things are done.

"I'll look into this afterwards if I find out you lied to me. You're dead. ”

Lu Yan said.

"Please rest assured, the little one will never dare to deceive at all."

Tu Wenfu said.

"Get up."

Lu Yan said coldly.

Tu Wenfu hurriedly stood up, and then stood aside respectfully, the majesty of the messenger of the Son of Heaven had already been thrown aside by him.

"Let me ask you, are you willing to pass on some news from the palace for me in the future, as long as you are willing, if you encounter a big disaster in the future, as long as you flee to Jiangnan. I will keep you from dying. ”

Lu Yan said.

Hearing this, Tu Wenfu was first taken aback.

But after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but be extremely moved.

The political struggle in the inner court is definitely the most cruel and dark, unlike the outer court, if the struggle fails, you can go home to raise your children and grandchildren, and maybe you can make a good name.

If the struggle is lost in the inner court, it is likely that there will be no place to bury.

Just like Wei Dynasty and Wang An were all killed by Wei Zhongxian after they were dismissed by Wei Zhongxian.

The lives of eunuchs have always been worthless, and I don't know how many eunuchs die in the palace every year. Therefore, it would be nice to have a way out.

"I just want some news, I don't need you to do anything."

Lu Yan seemed to see his intentions, so he continued.

"Okay then. But please also remember today's promise. ”

Tu Wenfu gritted his teeth and said.

"Hahaha, you just have to rest assured. I promise you won't regret your choice today. ”

Lu Yan said with a laugh.

Now he can be regarded as a high-level spy in the palace, which makes him feel very good.

If Tu Wenfu is obedient, he doesn't mind saving his life when Chongzhen comes to power in the future.

So he enthusiastically beckoned Tu Wenfu to sit down, and Tu Wenfu was also grateful, and quickly sat down carefully.

Lu Yan took a look at the holy decree and found that the holy decree not only had the vote of the cabinet, but also the approval of the celebrant and the celebrant on it. It seems to have been unanimously approved by the Cabinet and the Celebrant of Ceremonies.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but snort coldly. Then he threw the decree aside.

The Holy Decree is some kind of bullshit, and it can control him.

"Do you know how many Jurchens dispatched this time?"

Lu Yan asked.

For the enemies of his trip. He is still very concerned.

"It's hard to be sure, some people say there are 40,000, some say there are 60,000, and even 100,000."

Tu Wenfu said with a wry smile.

Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help frowning, and then scolded: "What a bunch of waste, how can I not even figure this out." ”

He knew that 100,000 was impossible, and it was impossible for the Jurchens to bring such a large army to Guannai.

Because they also had to stay behind to defend against Lin Dan Khan, who had always been a strong opponent for the Jurchens.

So according to his estimates, 100,000 is impossible, but 40,000 is still possible, and even the number may be more.

Among these 40,000 people, there were not only Jurchens, but also some Mongols.

With the more than 30,000 troops he brought, there should be no problem in dealing with these Jurchens.

Then he asked some questions, such as whether the Ming Dynasty would not be able to send warships to intercept him.

Tu Wenfu told him that it was absolutely impossible, and all the large-scale teams in Shandong and Beizhili were transferred to King Qin.

Those who remained were small, and they simply did not have the strength to resist Lu Yan's army of King Qin.

After knowing the news, Lu Yan was relieved.

If you can fight with the Ming Dynasty, you won't fight, and at this time you should be consistent with the outside world.

After pondering for a long time, he asked a very concerned question.

"I heard that many of the people in Dongjiang Town have been transferred to Tianjin, I wonder if they are still there?"

"They should have also received an order from King Qin, and they may have left Tianjin, unless they disobeyed the order of the imperial court."

Tu Wenfu said.

Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help frowning.

After robbing the old town, he sent several armed merchant ships to Dongjiang Town, and sent 200,000 taels of silver to the overlord as military expenses.

I wanted them to use the money to develop well, but I didn't expect to be affected by myself in the end.

Later, after deciding to go north to fight the Jurchens, he sent people to Tianjin again to contact the overlords and them, asking them to stay in Tianjin as much as possible to join him, and he didn't know if they were still there. (To be continued)