36 concealment
Three years? Why don't you say thirty years? Cheng Zhixin looked at Wang Jue angrily, and even wanted to call the guards to arrest this bastard immediately and punish him for treason. But before the squire of the military department could attack, an officer of the brocade guard came in at the door.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" As soon as he entered the door, he showed his identity card, then looked at Wang Jue, handed the document in his hand to the staff officer beside him, and raised his chin and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered Wang Jue to lead the new army to move the Beijing Division, this is the transfer order issued by Ge Tianzhang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, please take a look." ”
Cheng Zhixin took the order signed with Ge Tianzhang's name with a puzzled face, and then raised his head to look at Wang Jue in front of him, not knowing what to say. He wanted Wang Jue to take the new army to Liaodong, but his boss Ge Tianzhang, who had always thought the same as him, why did he give such a strange-looking order this time?
"So, Master Ge Tianzhang didn't explain anything, right?" Wang Jue smiled and aimed his face at the Jinyi guard who came in, this officer was nothing special, and after the other party saluted, he replied with a smile: "Sir, Ge Shangshu visited your military camp with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that day, and then left...... Today, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered your troops to move their defenses, Ge Shangshu did not object and signed directly. ”
After Wang Jue heard this result, he smiled. To deal with an old stubborn like Ge Tianzhang, who is harder than a stone, the only way to do it is to use such a conspiracy and use upright means to make him cooperate with his actions. Now it seems that this plan has worked very well, and Ge Tianzhang really feels that the new army is worth entrusting.
What Wang Jue didn't know was that there was actually another part of the reason that prompted Ge Tianzhang to make such a major decision in such a hurry. Even if Wang Jue was so calculating, he couldn't guess His Majesty Emperor Zhu Changle, and now he was about to die.
"What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Haven't you arrived yet? "Guarding the side of Emperor Zhu Changle, in addition to Zhu Mu's biological mother, Her Royal Highness the Empress, there are also a number of ministers, everyone is staying here at this time, in fact, there is a great reason to shirk the responsibility of Liaodong: when something happened in Liaodong, we guarded His Majesty, so if we didn't respond to problems in time, it was the fault of our subordinates. These are old foxes who have been in officialdom for many years, and naturally know when and where to stand.
"What about the news of the battle situation in Liaodong such as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Jianji Palace?" An officer answered the queen's question in a low voice, and the queen looked at His Majesty the Emperor lying on the bed next to her, frowned, and slowly scolded: "Nonsense! Liaodong's affairs are handled by his own ministers, and he is not by His Majesty's side at this time, what kind of system will he become? Go and call him back, go! ”
The Jinyi guard around him hurriedly sent someone to invite the prince, and at this time, the prince was still in the Jianji Palace, and several staff officers analyzed the battle situation in Liaodong. He just got the news that the battleship Wuyishan was sunk by a Japanese sneak attack, and the old general Lu Chongwen was killed in battle.
Although Zhu Mu has been with Wang Jue and has learned a lot, he is still stumped by the chaos in front of him. He looked at Wang Yan, who had been sent to him by the new army, and was about to ask a question, when the Jinyi guard, who was in charge of the emperor's security, walked into the room.
"Your Highness! Her Royal Highness asked you to move to the Royal Hospital...... His Majesty the Emperor is awake and anxious to see you. The brocade-clothed guard officer stood up and saluted, and then conveyed his will to Zhu Mu.
Hearing that his father was awake, Zhu Mu quickly stood up and walked towards the door, and as he walked, he was still instructing Wang Yan and the others behind him: "Check all the ammunition warehouses in the Beijing Division!" I want to make sure that the numbers I get are real and valid! The entire defense system of the Beijing Division must be drawn up on these data, and the slightest mistake will affect this war! ”
Out of the Jianji Palace, Zhu Mu did not delay at all, and directly sat on a sedan chair, with the efforts of 8 sedan chair drivers, the sedan chair moved rapidly in the Forbidden City, but the speed still made people a little anxious.
Zhu Mu sat in the sedan chair, worried about his father's condition, and complained: "I should have prepared a car in this Forbidden City a long time ago, which is much faster than this sedan chair, or arrange some fast horses, which will also save time!" ”
The Jinyi guard officer who followed outside the sedan chair walked like a fly, and when he heard the complaint of His Royal Highness the Prince, he quickly replied with a smile: "When the Emperor of the Apocalypse is here, this sedan chair is fast enough...... Isn't it still a car that has only existed in the past few years, originally the palace wanted to buy two, didn't those rich businessmen also buy it...... But before this can be done, catch up with ......"
"Then hurry up and do it! 20 cars were added to the palace for standby...... 200 additional vehicles outside the palace...... Make up this money with my prince's allowance! Zhu Mu commanded after hearing this, and then moved his gaze back and continued to look ahead.
This Jianji Hall went out of the door and went around to the back, after passing through a palace wall, it has been walking in the direction of the noon gate, passing by Ciqing Palace, Wenzhao Pavilion, and also arrived at the imperial hospital. Although the distance mentioned in his mouth is not long, the distance he can run is not short, and when Zhu Mu was about to exhaust the last trace of patience, he finally saw a group of ministers waiting at the gate of the imperial hospital.
"Your Highness!" Wang Jianfeng was standing there talking to his third brother, Wang Jianhai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, about the battle situation in Liaodong, when he saw Zhu Mu's sedan chair coming, he hurriedly bent down and saluted Zhu Mu, and the ministers behind him also hurriedly saluted, and then made a passage for the sedan chair.
At the end of the passage, where Zhu Mu jumped off the sedan chair, Zhao Hongshou frowned and saluted Zhu Mu, and then whispered: "Your Highness, now that Japan has declared war, Your Majesty's body is ...... Whether it is war or peace, there must be an explanation. ”
"Father, I don't know about Japan's Xiaoxiao and the declaration of war on me?" Zhu Mu raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Hongshou. It is a big crime to deceive His Majesty the Emperor, and there is obviously a reason why Zhao Hongshou asked this. Zhu Mu walked towards the door and asked, "Is it deliberately concealed, or is it not allowed by the doctor?" ”
Zhao Hongshou and Wang Jianfeng followed the prince inside, and those who could stay in front of the emperor's bed were these two super-grade ministers. Zhao Hongshou did not answer Zhu Mu's question, but Wang Jianfeng opened his mouth: "Your Majesty's situation is very bad now, so the cabinet has concealed the war situation. ”
Zhu Mu was stunned for a moment after hearing this answer, then nodded, and continued to walk forward with a hint of sadness. His steps were heavy, as if every step he took required a lot of strength.