The Tartars entered the Kou, and it was not only the Jingshi who was confused. The news soon spread throughout the north and south, and the fear and panic spread like a plague, and a large number of people migrated from north to south, no matter how much the local government tried to persuade and suppress it, it did not stop the people's distrust of the fighting power of the official army. Even Fengyang, which lasted for half a month, became the preferred location for the fleeing people.

Early in the morning when he got the news, Lu Zhenfei summoned Zhu Ping'an to the governor's yamen. When Zhu Ping'an arrived, Lu Zhenfei had already changed into an official robe, and he was standing under a tree in the back garden of the main hall of the governor's yamen, staring blankly at the few yellow leaves left on the branches, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Sir!" Zhu Ping'an opened his mouth cautiously, and he could see that Lu Zhenfei's mood was very solemn.

"Unfortunately, you have said it!" Lu Zhenfei turned around, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he hadn't closed his eyes all night.

Zhu Ping'an was silent. This is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless to say otherwise. What's more, two days ago, he had already received a flying pigeon from Yin Shigang.

is not only to convey to him the matter of finding Mu Yuling, but also the information that the Tartars have entered the Kou and the court is at a loss.

Lu Xiangsheng, who was temporarily returning home and guarding filial piety, was also urgently recalled to the army, and the military horses of Xuanda, Shanxi, and Liaozhen were constantly assembled. Even Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, who were still suppressing bandits on the border of Huguang and Sichuan-Shaanxi, received an urgent call to join the Weijing Division. Fortunately, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting finally understood the key to the overall situation, and after receiving the holy decree, on the one hand, they lied that the current war situation was at a critical juncture, and the soldiers and horses were scattered all over the place, and it was not easy to summon, so they temporarily perfunctory the will of the imperial court, and on the other hand, they increased the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng's remnants, but the terrain was complicated. The bandits relied on the mountains to play hide-and-seek with the officials and soldiers, and it was impossible to make serious progress in the short term.

And Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai joined forces with other small bandits. Surrender to Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces. At present, Zhang Xianzhong's 40,000 horses are placed in Gucheng, Hubei. And Luo Rucai hibernated in the nearby Fang County, in addition to refusing to accept the reorganization of the imperial court as a means of delaying the army, he also opened his mouth and asked Xiong Wencan for a large number of supplies.

"Time, the most important thing is time!" Lu Zhenfei's face was full of anxiety. "As long as the armies of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting can quickly wipe out the rest of Li Zicheng, turn south, and cooperate with Xiong Wencan to force Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai to submit and accept the reorganization, then it is okay to say. Once the imperial court urged Hong and Sun to go north to aid the Beijing Division, they immediately rushed north. Then this good situation will definitely be burned! ”

"In all fairness, the strategies of Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia in the court are also good. As long as the Tartars can be stabilized, Hong, Sun, and Xiong will have plenty of time to suppress the bandits. But now it seems that this qiē is inevitably a bit wishful thinking. On the one hand, the appetite of the Tartars is very great, and the court may not be able to pull down the face to satisfy them; On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty has not been able to negotiate peace for three hundred years, and as soon as this end is opened, the pressure of the emperor and ministers can be imagined; Third, what I am most afraid of is that the imperial court will change its decree overnight, and it will not fight and not fight, and it will not be harmonious. Hesitation, even if there are fighters, they will be lost in vain, but I am afraid that when the time comes, the losses will be even greater! ”

The third point that Zhu Ping'an said. It is the final outcome of this battle in history. There were 100,000 troops assembled, but it was because of the indecisive attitude of the center of the imperial court that they did not fight when they should have been fighting. When it was time to negotiate, they did not negotiate, and as a result, they did not say that Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong and other loyal ministers were martyred. It also made the Tartars burst with self-confidence, and they actually swept the entire Shandong Peninsula. Hundreds of thousands of people were abducted from King De and other clansmen, and the wealth was innumerable.

Lu Zhenfei thought so.

"Dare to ask sir", Zhu Ping'an thought about it carefully, "Will the imperial court order the military horses of Nanzhili to enter the Weijing division this time?" ”。

Lu Zhenfei raised the corner of his eyes, "If the imperial court orders it, do you dare to go?" ”。

Zhu Ping'an smiled, "Sir, Ping'an, the whole army will set off!" ”

The sadness on Lu Zhenfei's face gradually dissipated, "It's your words that are waiting for the teacher." Looking at the Fengyang Guards, only your high-walled guards are still an elite division, and the rest of the military horses are just sent to death in vain even if they go to the battlefield! ”

Lu Zhenfei's right hand slapped heavily on the trunk of the tree, "Fengyang civil and military officials may not have the courage to lead the army to set off, and when the time comes, the division will personally lead the troops to the battle." ”

"Huh?!"

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's face change, Lu Zhenfei waved his hand angrily, "Don't worry, you know that you feel sorry for your soldiers." The division is not familiar with military affairs, just a name, and you are responsible for the specific command matters, and you will never ask for the division! ”

"What the teacher means is that if you have a past, the two of us will bear it, and if you have the credit, you will all laugh at it, right?" Zhu Ping'an asked with a smile.

"You son, you are as careful as a businessman, don't tell others that you are a student of the old man, and the old man can't afford to lose this person!" Lu Zhenfei held back a smile and scolded with a straight face.

After Zhu Ping'an's trouble, the originally tense atmosphere instantly relaxed, and even Lu Zhenfei felt much lighter.

At this time, the servant came to report, and someone from the high wall guard asked to see him, and in a moment, Zhang Ergou ran in sweaty.

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhenfei asked directly.

"Qi Qi two adults, the prince has just sent someone to report, something happened within the high wall!"

Lu Zhenfei and Zhu Ping'an were both stunned, what could happen within the high wall? The two glanced at each other, who else was there besides Zhu Yujian and his wife in the high wall, could it be that something happened to them?

Thinking of this, the two did not dare to delay, hurriedly ordered people to prepare horses, and only brought a few personal soldiers, rode horses and whips, and went straight to the high wall of the forbidden wall.

When he arrived at the high wall of the forbidden wall, Wang Pin had already sent people to surround the three floors and the outer three floors of the courtyard where Zhu Yujian and his wife lived.

Lu Zhenfei and Zhu Ping'an's hearts sank, threw stirrups off their horses, and walked into the courtyard quickly.

At this time, Wang Pin and the others had already gathered in the backyard, and they were also full of guards. Duan Xinian also rushed over with his own soldiers, but all his men had been driven out.

Seeing Lu Zhenfei and Zhu Ping'an, Wang Pin and Duan Xinian hurriedly greeted them.

"What the hell is going on?" Lu Zhenfei and everyone briefly saluted, and then asked impatiently.

"Someone intended to poison Tang Shuren and his wife", Wang Pin's words were full of shock. Duan Xinian, who had just arrived, didn't know what was going on, but he heard this. I couldn't help but snort.

"To be precise, it is intended to poison the young son of Tang Shuren!" Wang Pin added. "This morning, Tang Shuren's wife packed up her young son's things and found this in a sachet that the child often wears!"

Wang Pin cautiously took a very short steel needle handed by his hand, and the needle shone with a faint blue light in the sunlight.

"Fortunately, Zeng's daily inspection of the children's daily items, just now our family has tried to take live creatures, and when we see blood sealing their throats, they are carrying a domineering poison!" Wang Pin had palpitations.

Everyone was shocked.

As we all know, Tsang has given birth to a young son a few days ago. It's not daytime now, and this is also Zhu Yujian's sister-in-law, and the couple regard them as treasures.

"The high wall is heavily guarded, and the person who can put the poison needle into the sachet must be in this courtyard, and our family has already controlled all the people in this courtyard. The matter is serious, so our family sent someone to invite the three of them to come over and discuss. Wang Pin's heart is still up and down, and his father-in-law's entrustment is really groundless, not necessarily without cause, depending on the situation. Could it be that Tang King Zhu Yujian is still not dead, and he has to put Zhu Yujian and his wife to death.

Wait, no, Zhu Yuzhen is the king of the domain. It should be aimed at Zhu Yujian and his wife, why do you want to kill Zhu Yujian's newfound young son?

For a while, countless thoughts flashed through Wang Pin's heart. But I didn't dare to say it to everyone. Among the few people present, Zhu Ping'an and Duan Xinian were both from the Tang Palace. Loyal and reliable, Lu Zhenfei also takes good care of Zhu Yujian and his wife. All three should be trustworthy.

The door of the firewood room opened, and the guards proposed five people with five big ties, Zhu Ping'an saw the white-haired and pitiful Zou Jing at a glance, and hurriedly said to Lu Zhenfei and Wang Pin: "My lord, father-in-law, Father-in-law Zou is the old man of Tang Wangfu, and he is definitely loyal to take care of His Royal Highness Tang Wang to grow up, this point, Lord Duan and I can be guaranteed, and please two of you for the sake of my face, release him first!" Father-in-law Zou is too old to withstand such a punishment! Duan Xinian also nodded frequently and said yes.

Wang Pin and Lu Zhenfei nodded, Zou Jing was untied, and he couldn't stop crying for a while, kneeling in front of Zhu Ping'an and the others and kowtowing, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly asked Zhang Ergou to help him up and send him to the side to activate the bloodline.

There were only four people left. Two of them were maids placed by Duan Xinian, who were not very old, and they were terrified at this time, and they begged for mercy vigorously. The two of them were the waiters arranged by Wang Pin later, one was a eunuch who assisted Zou Jing from the side, and the other was a cook, who was responsible for the meals of Zhu Yujian's family and everyone.

At this time, the crying of the children in the house gradually stopped, thinking that they were asleep, so Zhu Yujian helped the frightened Zeng to come out. Who would have thought that as soon as Zeng saw Zhu Ping'an, he was like a mad tiger, and when he came up, he tore Zhu Ping'an's clothes, "It's you, it must be you, you can't see my son ...... born!" ”

Zhu Ping'an never expected that Zeng's would find him as soon as he came up, and he was stunned on the spot for a while, and in an instant, several blood marks were scratched on his face, and the soldiers on the side were furious, and they wanted to drag Zeng's down when they came up.

Zhu Yujian only came to his senses at this time, and pulled Zeng back, "Shut up, what a big trouble do you want to cause!" ”

One sentence made Zeng's lose his spirit, and his whole body collapsed to the ground.

Zhu Yujian dragged him into the room and whispered in her ear: "Don't speculate on Da Lang with your lady's thoughts, now that he is rich and noble, can he still be guilty of fighting with the child for the position of the son-in-law of this crime sect?" ”。

Only then did Zeng come to his senses, gasping for breath, and suddenly became sad again, "Who wants to kill my child, is it Tang Wangfu, isn't your brother still dead?" ”。

Wang Pin was stunned, but he didn't expect the Zeng family to make such a fuss, but he couldn't figure out why he came.

Lu Zhenfei exchanged glances with Duan Xinian, Duan Xinian shook his head imperceptibly, and Lu Zhenfei's face relaxed.

Everyone in the courtyard looked at each other.

Suddenly, among the four kneeling people in the courtyard, one of them suddenly shook his body, plopped, and fell face down to the ground. (To be continued......)

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