Chapter 504: Chongzhen leads the horse

"I can't figure it out!"

In the dormitory, Tianqi leaned on the dragon chair, facing Zhang Ke's recital, shaking his head, puzzled. Wei Zhongxian, who was waiting on the side, said cautiously: "Master, the old slave will change you for an ice towel!" ”

Tianqi nodded slightly, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took out a Songjiang muslin hand towel from the ice box and put it on Tianqi's head.

"Wei Daban, who do you say Zhang Ke is?"

"It's hard for the master to be an old slave, King Anton is, he is a capable man!"

"You're so dishonest!" Tianqi said to himself: "I can train tens of thousands of strong soldiers, and in a few years, I can destroy the arrogant Jiannu and restore Liaodong." With his ability, although he is a famous general of the ancients, I am afraid that he can't compare! ”

Tianqi muttered, and suddenly coughed, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly patted his back, and finally Tianqi stopped coughing, and his pale little face flushed abnormally.

"Regain Liaoshen, capture the slave chief Dolgon alive, and whip the body of the two heinous father and son, the wild boar skin and Huang Taiji! If I go to Jiuquan one day, I can calmly face the previous rent. I, Zhu Youxiao, am not a cowardly and incompetent emperor, and I can hold my head high! ”

Hearing this, Lao Wei was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, tears flowing.

"Master, don't say this, you are in good health, and the Ming Dynasty is pointing to you!" After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and cried, these days, Tianqi's health has become worse and worse, and he even fell into a coma from time to time.

Wei Zhongxian asked the Imperial Doctor in private, and the Imperial Doctor was hesitant and said a lot of things that he didn't have, but Old Wei was not stupid, he could hear that the body of the Apocalypse really wouldn't last long!

"Wei Daban, get up!"

"Yes, master." Lao Wei wiped his tears.

Tianqi smiled bitterly: "My body knows by itself, in fact, I recruited Zhang Ke to Beijing this time to be rewarded. It's like enclosing this tiger in the capital. I am a descendant of the Zhu family, in case I am gone, I can't leave trouble for my successors, right! "The voice of the apocalypse is not loud, but in Lao Wei's ears, it is like thunder!

Sure enough, the emperor was about to attack Zhang Ke, but Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to say a word, for fear that it would affect the pond fish.

After pausing for a while, he listened to the apocalypse and continued: "But he has such a trick again, and he only asks for half of it. Liaodong only kept 50,000 horses, and the saved military expenditure was used throughout the country. If it is really according to what Song Shu said, Zhang Kegong is loyal to the country, which is rare in the world, such a loyal and famous general, it is a great pillar stone, I really can't bear to destroy the Great Wall! ”

Zhang Ke made a mistake, I don't know how many people were confused.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing wrong with it, and disarmament does not mean weakening forces. Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. Even if you immigrate vigorously, you don't want to regain your heyday without three or five years.

Jiannu is finished, and if there are still hundreds of thousands of troops, it will definitely be a huge burden. And disarmament is half. Leave the most capable forces, give the best equipment, and the combat effectiveness will not drop too much.

The next two opponents that the Yizhou soldiers have to deal with are none other than Lin Dan Khan of the grassland, as well as Daming!

These two guys are big and big. In fact, it is enough to retain 50,000 elite soldiers.

What's more, as long as needed. Zhang Ke can also mobilize quickly, and in two months, he can have another 100,000 troops, or even more......

It's just that this kind of mobilization system is incomprehensible to the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhang Ke got on this song, some ministers who originally had a lot of complaints about Zhang Ke actually changed their attitudes, and some people even played it, mentioning that they would give Prince Zhang Ke treatment, and they would also reward their subordinate generals.

"Master, according to the old slave's opinion, Zhang Ke uses soldiers like a god and is quick-witted. He may have heard the unfavorable rumors, so he took the initiative to write a letter to disarmament, but it remains to be seen whether he is sincere or not. It just so happened that this time he was going to enter Beijing to receive a reward, and he was going to sacrifice prisoners at the noon gate, so His Majesty might as well observe it carefully and then decide to stay. ”

Tianqi thought for a while and nodded slightly: "That's it, Wei Daban, I don't have much energy, you pay more attention." ”

"The old slave understands!"

……

In October, Zhang Ke came with 15,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 Jiannu prisoners, and hundreds of carriages, with captured seals, dragon flags, dragon chairs and other items.

The weather has turned cooler, and there are snowflakes in some places, but it can't stop the enthusiasm of the people.

Whenever passing through a town, the streets are lined with incense tables, and the people burn incense and bow down, and take out all kinds of food to welcome the victorious army.

Especially those refugees who fled from Liaodong, when they saw this scene, they burst into tears and cried like children.

"I'm home, I'm finally home!"

"Prince Zhang killed all the Tartars who seized our homeland, and he can go home safely!"

Some anxious people don't even care about the coming winter, and resolutely embark on the road home, even if there is only one nest, they can survive the winter, and it is better to be at home than to wander outside.

Zhang Ke sent his subordinates to appease the refugees and help them return home safely, and also sent letters to Li Zhizao and others, telling them to settle down every one of the people.

In the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, Zhang Ke quietly passed the Shanhaiguan Pass, getting closer and closer to the capital!

That night, suddenly a group of cavalry caught up with Zhang Ke's team, and the two of them came to Zhang Ke's tent one after the other.

"Yongzhen, are you confused!" Zhang Feng said unceremoniously: "The imperial court has not been stumbling over the years, what if you enter the capital and the imperial court is a black hand?" ”

Zhang Haichuan, who is also in the dust, also said: "Ke'er, when it comes to strategizing, your father is not good, but your father knows a sentence in his life, which is called the sinister heart of the people!" How can you casually agree to the will of the imperial court and enter the capital! ”

Seeing that the two of them were so anxious, Zhang Ke suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Dad, big brother, I asked someone to send you a letter, haven't you read it?"

"Letter?" The two of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "It seems that there is such a thing, we chased after it directly, and we didn't care." ”

Zhang Ke smiled slightly: "Dad, big brother, don't worry, the imperial court does have thoughts that are unfavorable to me, but I also have a bunch of tricks to deal with them, I am completely sure that I can get out of the way, so why should I fall out with the imperial court!" ”

The two of them still didn't believe it, especially Zhang Haichuan, who said fiercely: "Ke'er, don't you be reckless? ”

"Dad, the child is not stupid enough to joke with his head, just believe the child!"

Zhang Ke's men and horses were ten miles away from Tongzhou, and he saw Cui Chengxiu and Yang Jingchen with their men and horses to greet them from afar.

"Brother Yongzhen, Your Majesty has issued a decree, let us come to see you first and tell you about the etiquette procedures." After Cui Chengxiu walked in, he said in a low voice: "The saint pays special attention, and the triumphant generals have always been greeted by important ministers, and this time the emperor specially issued a decree to let King Xin represent him and lead the horse to Yongzhen, which is a great honor!" ”

Believe in the King!

Isn't it Chongzhen! Don't get caught up in his bad luck. Zhang Ke thought secretly. (To be continued......)