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The news of Shanhaiguan could not be contained, and it did not take long for it to spread all over Beijing, and people were panicked for a while, and even some old people who had experienced the tragic situation of the Tumubao change were even more uneasy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As a last resort, the imperial court had no choice but to order newspapers to come out to appease the people, and various newspapers published articles one after another, saying that the military horses in various places were ready to go, and even the officers and troops in Shandong and other places had already marched to Beijing. At that time, a large army of millions will be gathered, and the Beijing division will be solid.

This kind of news is actually a change of stupidity, but people who really have a heart know the power of the Mongols, and they also know that the so-called officials and troops of the Ming Dynasty can really fight.

However, it is a good thing to have morale, at least there is no need to worry that the Mongols have not yet come, and the entire Jingshi has fallen into chaos.

Boatloads of grain were also sent down the canal to the capital, and the granaries in the capital were stuffed to the brim, and many workshops also received a large number of orders, and there must be a large stock of clothes, swords, firearms, and even horse-drawn carriages. At this time, the imperial court no longer regrets the silver, and in an eventful season, the silver has a fart.

The merchants who had originally planned to go south saw that there was still money to be made in this war, but a considerable number of people remained, and the workshop began to produce at night.

The new army has already begun to prepare and be ready to meet the enemy at any time, and has even stipulated that it is not allowed to take off its clothes when sleeping at night, and that it is not allowed to leave its weapons.

At this time, the cabinet jointly signed a letter, requesting the selection of a division to dispatch all kinds of military horses, and the person recommended was Liu Chengfeng, the king of Chu, for this candidate, the palace did not have too many opinions, and it was soon approved.

So, Liu Chengfeng began to get busy, this so-called supervisor is only a temporary position, and it must be returned after the war, so there is no exclusive yamen, fortunately, his palace is big enough, and there are no female dependents now, so he works on the spot.

As a result, every day there were reports from all over the country that came to him, such as the governor of Shandong who had ordered the general army of the place to bring more than 13,000 elite soldiers, the governor of Xuanfu who asked to send an elite soldier to Xuanfu to respond, and the Yamen of Tianjin Soldier Garrison Road had blocked the sea route.

But Liu Chengfeng was also helpless, he had to endure the surname to read one by one, and every once in a while he had to meet with military attachés from all walks of life, and at the same time he had to keep in touch with the cabinet, the military department, and the household department, and communicate at any time. Not to mention that every morning I have to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Large-scale wars are by no means achieved overnight, let alone fought, don't look at the blood boiling on the battlefield, but behind this are countless headache preparations.

Moreover, so many armies are not all stationed in Beijing, but cover the entire Jingshi area, and even the front line of Tianjin and Tongzhou must be strictly guarded to prevent the Beijing Division from becoming an isolated city. However, the deployment of the battalions was also a problem.

Fortunately, with the help of the military department, there was no big mistake, and Liu Chengfeng had only one purpose, which was to turn dozens of military towns and cities in Gyeonggi into an impregnable defense line, and in addition, it was necessary to take into account the defense of canals and gallops to prevent being cut off from supplies by the Mongols.

He is not thinking about victory now, his main energy is all on whether he can block the first wave of Mongol attacks, only if he can block the first attack, then the next thing to think about is to win.

Because he couldn't recruit in person, Zhu Houzhao was a little dissatisfied, but he was helpless, the cabinet did not say anything, and he did not get the support from Master Liu, and after the Empress Dowager Zhang heard about this, he was even more resolute, he could only obediently participate in the palace every time, and listen to the ministers talk about the so-called war preparations, these tedious things consumed Zhu Houzhao's last bit of patience, he yearned for the pride of Jin Ge Iron Horse and charging into battle, even if it can't be so, at least he hopes to be able to strategize and win a thousand miles, But this war, which was closely related to him, did not seem to have anything exciting, and all he could do was keep playing on the spot, and nothing else.

It can be said that Zhu Houzhao has been in a very bad mood recently, and every time he comes out of the palace, he is angry, and Liu Jin has been accompanying Zhu Houzhao these days.

Liu Jin already felt bad, now although the emperor still protects him, but he knows in his heart that the king of Chu and the cabinet did not do it, because now the doppelganger lacks skills, once the Mongols are repulsed, his responsibility will definitely be investigated, Liu Chengfeng will never let him go, now he is the master of ceremonies and eunuchs, the inner factory and the factory, but in fact, it is nothing, to put it bluntly, the so-called power does not come from the officials, but from the grassroots, what they say is listened to, and their orders are followed, this is the right.

What now? Almost everyone disobeys him, everyone keeps a distance from him, what he says is no different from fart, no one cares, and even the people under him look at him with sympathetic eyes, Liu Jin is no matter how stupid he is, he also knows that he has become a loner.

Because of this, he was extremely diligent, and accompanied Zhu Houzhao at night, he was afraid, afraid that when a samurai would rush over and take him directly, he didn't even know when he would die. Following the emperor can at least reassure him.

However, he has been reluctant to give up for the past few days, which made Zhu Houzhao, who was originally short-tempered, even more displeased, and reprimanded him several times, but he just listened absentmindedly.

There is no way to go on like this, of course Liu Jin understands, but he feels that he is locked in a cage, and he can already hear the sound of grinding knives outside, and see the sympathetic eyes of the executioners looking at him.

What's even more terrifying is that those of his former comrades have now become the Liu Party, and these Liu Party elements, led by Jiao Fang, are the most crazy in their attacks on him, although they have not yet named him, but many words have already pointed to Sang and scolded Huai.

What was discussed in the early court this morning was nothing more than that after the Shandong official army arrived in Gyeonggi, the king of Chu sent his troops to Tianjin, but the Hubu side raised objections, and the reason for the opposition was very simple: there were several large granaries in Beitongzhou, and it was more appropriate to send them to Beitongzhou.

Although Tianjin is important, after all, it is close to the sea, and the Mongols are not good at water, so there is no need to consolidate defense.

Liu Chengfeng argued on the basis of reason, believing that the troops in Beitongzhou were sufficient, and the Chu army was going north by water, and it would definitely land in the area of Tianjin, so Tianjin must have enough troops to defend.

Like this kind of messy argument, Zhu Houzhao was deeply disgusted, and returned to the Zhengxin Palace, but he was unhappy, originally his new palace was almost completed, but now because of this war, he had to stop work, so that his main leisure place is still the Zhengxin Palace, but the Zhengxin Palace is close to the court and the cabinet, as soon as there is a disturbance, the ministers can immediately know, if they move to the harem, the Queen Mother will watch closely, and as a result, he has to restrain himself.

"Hmph, these ministers don't know what to eat, they only know how to calculate trivial things, I'm really annoyed, Liu Banban, what are you thinking about? How do you think you're wandering again? ”

Liu Jin hurriedly came back to his senses, looked at Zhu Houzhao who was full of anger, and said perfunctorily: "Yes, now that the ministers are all doing the work of clerical officials, what is the use of raising scholars in the court?" ”

"That's right...... Let's go, don't talk about this, hey, I don't know what happened to Shanhaiguan, presumably the Mongols over there are still entrenched, they see that the Jingshi side is ready, how can they wave their troops south at will, and if it is me, they will definitely take the opportunity to seize Liaodong and Xuanfu, hey......"

Liu Jin suddenly thought of something, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the slaves and maids also think that the Mongols will not attack the Jingshi. ”

"Huh? Is it? Zhu Houzhao's face looked better, and said: "It's a pity that I see it right, the result is not to listen to the cabinet, I say a little bit of my opinion, these people will die or live, Master Liu will not help me now, let alone the Queen Mother......"

Liu Jin said suddenly: "Your Majesty, everyone is drunk and Your Majesty wakes up alone, once you lose the nine sides, I will have no barrier to speak of, and the Jingshi will have to give up sooner or later, so the slave maid thinks that the border pass is as important as the Jingshi." ”

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile and said, "I didn't expect you, a slave, to be able to say a few words that made sense." ”

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty is a martial artist, in fact, Your Majesty is not unable to let the cabinet and the King of Chu redeploy and move the battlefield to the border pass." ”

"Hmph, if I had a way, I would have done it a long time ago, what can you do?"

Liu Jin took a deep breath, and the next words he said were startled, and said, "What if Your Majesty is not in Jingshi, but in Jixian?" Your Majesty think about it, once Your Majesty appears in Jixian County, then the Beijing Division will definitely be shaken, and then the various military horses of the Beijing Division will definitely go north with all their strength and go to the border pass for the sake of King Qin. ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, this is a very bold idea, he is the emperor, the emperor's safety is greater than everything, if he really appears in Jixian County, then this is equivalent to the imperial driving in person, when the ministers and civil and military officials of the Beijing Division will care about the Beijing Division? I'm afraid that I have to take the army obediently to the border to accompany the driver.

"It's just...... If I say to go to Jixian County, will the minister and the queen mother be willing? Zhu Houzhao asked thoughtfully.

Liu Jin smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty can hide everyone first, first out of the Beijing Division, and then let people send a letter to the city, and Your Majesty will go to Jixian County quickly, at that time, even if the ministers are opposed, I am afraid that it will be too late, Your Majesty, this is the only way, Your Majesty is heroic and familiar with military affairs, and once you appear in Jixian County, the armies of the border towns will be deeply encouraged, and Your Majesty can just dispatch in the center and fight to the death with the Mongols." ”

(To be continued)