For Yue Yang, who grew up under the red flag, life is precious, since the imperial court wants to summon him back to Beijing to report on his work, then he has to plan how to maximize the safety value to the highest.

The army is to be brought, otherwise how can you ensure your own safety? But now the question is how many people to bring back, most of the generals under Yue Yang are from the Xuan army, he is worried that these people will not stay in Liaodong, but when Yue Yang asked who is willing to guard Liaodong, what surprised him is that there are many people who are rushing to stay, especially in the selection of people to guard Jinzhou, these people are even more robbed, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Shunbao and others are also noisy and spitting one by one to stay in Jinzhou, Even Wang Pu, a guy who has always believed in safety first, raised his hand high and wanted to stay in Liaodong.

Yue Yang, who was very puzzled, asked them: "The bitter cold land of Liaodong is too much worse than Datong, Taiyuan, Hunyuan Prefecture and other places, why are you rushing to stay here?" ”

Yang Guozhu told him the answer: "Now that the Xuanda generation has no Tartars, the last general and others have nothing to do there, and here there is an opportunity to fight with the Tartars at any time, and it is easier to make meritorious contributions." ”

After hearing this, Yue Yang realized that these guys were disgusted that Xuanda had no fight, while Jinzhou was on the front line, and there were more opportunities for meritorious service, so he was clamoring to stay here. Nima's, is this still the Ming army that fled as soon as they saw the Tartars? In another time and space, if the generals of the late Ming Dynasty had half the courage of these guys, the Ming Dynasty would not have been beaten by the Tartars for decades.

In fact, what Yue Yang doesn't know is that today's history has become a little unrecognizable because of his arrival, the army is a monster that needs victory to keep feeding, only continuous victory will cultivate the spirit of the army to fight when it encounters the enemy, and now Yueyang's soldiers and horses can be described as the most well-equipped army in this era, sufficient supplies and food plus sophisticated equipment and strict discipline are the guarantee of victory, plus a series of prestige that Yueyang has laid down over the years, The current Xuan army was quite confident when it was against the Qing soldiers, but on the other hand, the current Qing soldiers were half demoralized when they saw the Xuan army. It's the opposite of what happened on another plane.

Since all the generals enthusiastically wanted to stay in Liaodong and make contributions, it would naturally be much easier to do, Yue Yang thought twice and let Yang Guozhu and Wu Chengfeng lead 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry to defend Jinzhou, and then ordered Chu Di to lead 10,000 infantry to guard Shanhaiguan, and then ordered He Kegang to recruit 50,000 new recruits in Liaodong with the assistance of Tang Tong, and he himself led 30,000 cavalry to the capital to report on his work.

On December 26, the tenth year of Chongzhen, Yue Yang led more than 30,000 troops to the capital......

"Driving...... Driving ......"

Hundreds of horses galloped on the ice-cold official road, splashing ice chips, and the rumbling hooves kept knocking on the ground, echoing in the silent field to look particularly eye-catching.

When the time came to the end of the morning, the thousands of cavalry arrived at the destination of the trip, looking at the towering city gate not far away. One of the knights at the head let out a long breath with a wet breath, but it quickly turned into a white mist in the cold wind, drifting through the air.

Looking at the towering and endless city wall, Wu Qing, who was following Yue Yang, couldn't help but say: "Is this the capital, it is really majestic!" ”

Yue Yang laughed, "Of course, this is the capital, Sanshi, it's the first time you've come here, but this capital has been like that for a long time, and you will get used to it in the future." Walk...... ...... into town"

As the capital of the Ming Empire, the gate is naturally guarded. Now these guards in tattered cotton jackets are either armed with spears or waist knives hanging from their waists standing at the gate of the city and asking for the entrance fee from the people in those processes, and this entrance fee is slightly more expensive than other places, after all, it is the imperial capital, how can it be done if it is not expensive.

The arrival of thousands of knights caused a lot of commotion. These cavalrymen had already aroused the idea of the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, and one of the soldiers guarding the gate thought that the enemy was approaching at first glance, and almost shouted the words "enemy attack", and finally saw a cavalry led by him waving the sun and moon flag. Only then did I know that these were soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the cavalry that had slowed down, a soldier guarding the door was about to step forward to inquire but felt a tightening of his clothes, and he had already been pulled back. He turned his head to look at it, only to find that his immediate boss, a city gate official from the ninth grade, had already bent over and greeted him with a smile, and said in a continuous voice: "This adult, please report your identity, and the villain can also report for you." ”

The cavalry led by a young man in his twenties, I saw him say lightly: "I am the Xuan army, and I was ordered to return to Beijing to report on my work, my name is Yue Yang!" ”

"Yue ...... Yueyang ......"

The city gate official shuddered when he heard this, and then looked at the other party carefully, his knees were weak and he almost couldn't stand on the spot, and he even began to stammer: "Yue ...... Marquis Yue...... You...... Have you returned to Beijing? ”

"Hmm...... How do you know me? ”

The person who came was Yue Yang, who was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work, and he looked at the gatekeeper with a look of surprise in his eyes, he didn't expect that this little city gate official had also heard of his name.

Yue Yang just asked casually, but the city gate official was so frightened that he almost cried, who doesn't know your old man's name in Daming today, the blood stains of more than 100 Beijing camp soldiers who were killed by your subordinates on the street of Qianmen a few days ago have not dried up, and now the capital is full of rumors that this master in front of him has to eat at least five people a day to drink before he can sleep, can he not be afraid.

"You...... Don't joke with the villain, you ...... What a hero you are, little ...... Villain...... How can I know you. ”

Looking at the stammering city gate official who couldn't speak neatly, Yue Yang frowned and said, "Okay, since you recognize Ben Hou, Ben Hou doesn't talk nonsense with you, now that we want to enter the city, how much city gate tax do we have to pay in total?" ”

"Gate Tax...... No need to ......" The city gate official's head shook like a rattle, and he asked this killer for the city gate tax? What are you kidding, he hasn't lived long enough, and besides, who pays the membership tax for those who are officials.

"No...... How can this tax not be paid, it must be paid! Yue Yang took out more than ten silver coins from his pocket and threw them to the city gate official, and said seriously: "The tax must be paid, otherwise it will not be in accordance with the rules, I will pay it together if there are many people here, is this silver enough?" ”

"Enough is enough...... the city gate official at this time was already so frightened that he didn't know what to say, Nima's ...... Lao Tzu actually collected taxes with this killer star today.

Comrade Yueyang, who grew up under the red flag, has already carved the tax according to law deeply into his bones, who dares not to pay taxes, look at it, those uncles and aunts of the tax bureau do not punish you to the sky, it is a unit that is more powerful than the relevant departments.

Just when Yue Yang wanted to ride his horse into the city. A timid voice rang out from the side.

"Hou ...... Hou Ye ......"

"What else?" Yue Yang's curious horse stopped.

The city gate official said tremblingly: "That...... What's that...... According to the rules...... Master Hou, you can't bring so many people into the city. ”

Yue Yang's brows furrowed again: "Then how many people can I bring in?" ”

"Five...... Fifty ......"

"Hmmm......"

As soon as the city gate official's words fell, he immediately felt a series of eyes like substance looking at him, and this undisguised murderous aura almost scared him. He knelt down and sobbed with a puff: "Master Hou...... It's not that the villain is embarrassing for you, this is the rule of the capital, you can't bring troops into the city without an official document or holy decree from the Ministry of War! ”

"!"

Yue Yang was furious, now there are not 10,000 people in the capital who are looking forward to my death, but also 8,000, only let Lao Tzu bring fifty people into the city, if Zhu Youzhen suddenly turns his face against me, then I don't even have the strength to fight back?

Seeing that Yue Yang was angry, the city gate official also knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Master Hou...... You're good to go. If you really bring so many people into the city, the villain's head will not be, the Ming Dynasty has never heard of a general entering Beijing to bring thousands of soldiers and horses into the city, and there is no such rule in this dynasty! ”

Although he was in a rage, Yue Yang also knew that what the city managers said also had a certain truth, if any general entered the city with thousands of soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be chaotic?

After getting angry, Yue Yang also felt that it was indeed too ostentatious to bring thousands of heavily armed cavalry into the capital, and it was also easy to provoke criticism, so he said: "In this way, let's take a step back." Ben Hou didn't bring all the people in, Ben Hou only brought 500 people into the city, and the rest of these people stayed at the city gate to help you guard the city gate, what do you think? ”

"This ......," the gatekeeper hesitated. It's just that he looked at Yue Yang, and then at the murderous sergeants around him, knowing that if he didn't agree, he was afraid that his head would really have to move in advance if the other party was angry.

Seeing that the city gate official bowed his head to express his acquiescence, Yue Yang turned his head to Chen Dazhi, the captain of the pro-soldier on the side, and ordered: "Later, I will take Wuqing and five hundred brothers into the city, and you will take the remaining brothers to guard the city gate." No one is allowed to close the gates until I come out. The walkie-talkie was kept unblocked, and someone was sent to inform the army to move them to a place two miles away from the city gate to station, and if there was any movement, Lao Tzu would be killed. Do you understand? ”

"The last general understands!" Chen Dazhi nodded, he stretched out his hand to summon a Qianzong, whispered a few words in his ear, the Qianzong immediately dismounted and led people to run the whole into the city gate and went up to the city gate tower, until more than 3,000 people occupied the entire section of the city gate, then nodded loudly and reported that the preparations were completed. And looking at what these sergeants did, the city gate official was about to cry, is this Marquis Yue now going to occupy the capital, I am just a gatekeeper, don't you be so embarrassed, can I?

After occupying the entire north gate, Yue Yang quickly entered the capital with five hundred men.

This time Yue Yang entered the capital for the second time, the last time he entered Beijing was last year, when Yue Yang was ordered to lead his troops into the capital to raise food to solve the problem of lack of food in the army, Yue Yang at that time took the men and horses all the way to kill a lot of people, which raised enough food for the army, it is estimated that since then Yueyang's name has left a deep impression on the hearts of many people.

It's still the same street and the same people, but the mood is very different, the last time he came, Yue Yang was only a general, he could only be said to be a middle-level officer, and now he is already a marquis with heavy troops and a powerful border pass, and his every move will have a heavy impact on this huge enemy country.

Wuqing rode his horse closely behind Yue Yang, and after several years of military experience, today's Wuqing has completely lost the weakness of the white-faced scholar when he first took refuge in Yueyang, and has been replaced by a shrewd ability and perseverance.

Looking at the homeless people and beggars everywhere on the streets, the shock when Wu Qing first entered the city has been replaced by another kind of emotion. He rode his horse to Yue Yang's side and asked puzzledly: "Master Hou, this capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, a place where dignitaries and dignitaries gather, how can this be...... So ......" Speaking of this, Wu Qing couldn't go on.

"That's unbearable, isn't it?" Yue Yang seemed to be surprised and said: "Although the capital is a place where the Son of Heaven gathers, it is not a paradise on earth. In addition, now that the imperial court's finances are empty, the Central Plains is full of rogues, and the only little taxes in the imperial court have been filled into the bottomless pit, where is the money to help the victims. Besides, you are not unaware of the habits of the imperial court, no matter what silver reaches the hands of the officials below, they have to peel off a layer of skin, and the last one in the hands of the victims is only two or three out of ten. ”

Looking at the victims shivering in the cold wind, and the children who were already so cold that they couldn't cry, Wu Qing was silent and suddenly asked, "Master Hou, if Master Hou can replace him one day, will the life of these homeless people be better?" ”

Yue Yang was silent for a while, and slowly rode his horse away for a while before saying, "I don't know either. Don't think of Ben Hou as noble, Ben Hou is just a mortal, and that position is really that easy to do? As the old saying goes, if a person drinks water and knows whether it is warm or cold, whether the seat is comfortable or not may only be known by the person who sits on it. ”

After saying this, Yue Yang didn't say anything anymore, now Yue Yanggui has tens of thousands of troops for the Hou Ye, it can be said that he will shake three times if he sneezes now, but in the dead of night, Yue Yang also asked himself, if one day he sits on that chair. Will you really be satisfied? Is that seat really that tempting?

Like Zhu Youzhen, who has been on the throne for so many years, he gets up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than dogs every day, and he doesn't eat well. After working for more than ten years, people who are less than 30 years old have half of their hair white, what is the meaning of such a life? Yue Yang had been thinking about this question for a long time and had no answer.

Just when Yue Yang was deep in thought, the news of Yue Yang's entry into the city also spread quickly. Chongzhen, who was holding an early dynasty, naturally knew the news.

"What...... Yue Yang has entered the city? ”

Not only Zhu Youzhen, but also the civil and military officials in the hall all knew about it, and for a while, hundreds of people in the hall looked at each other one by one. It's just that most of the people's faces were shocked, surprised, and even with a hint of panic and resentment, and many people also glanced at each other, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in their eyes.

And Zhu Youzhen, as the big boss, was also quite shocked, and the envoy sent to Yueyang to certify only set off half a month ago, and went to Jinzhou for at least eight or nine days, and Yueyang would definitely take ten days to come back, and he would definitely not come in a month, but he didn't expect to arrive so soon.

A eunuch knelt on the ground and asked, "Your Majesty, now that the Marquis of Zhongyong is coming to the palace, dare to ask if you need a slave to leave the palace and welcome her into the palace?" ”

Zhu You couldn't help but groan after hearing this, Yue Yang's early arrival disrupted his plan, and he hesitated a little for a while.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was hesitant, but Shang Zhou on the side was in a hurry, he hurriedly walked out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, what else are you welcome?" That Yueyang troubled the Chaogang to support the army and self-respect, and now he came to the capital is to show the majesty of our emperor, the emperor can quickly order the Jinyi guard to arrest and press him into the prison and then immediately handed over to the three divisions for trial, must be severely punished, and then order the powerful people to rush to Shanxi Liaodong to appease his subordinates, and then escort his family into Beijing is a big deal! ”

Speaking of this, Shang Zhou immediately thought of Yueyang's wealth, which was almost rivaled by the wealth, and a strange brilliance immediately appeared in his eyes. He was sure that as soon as Yue Yang fell, countless people would immediately rush over to snatch his wealth and divide up his power, and he, as the vanguard of opposition to Yue Yang, would definitely be able to get a piece of the pie.

Listening to Shang Zhou's deceitful words, even Chongzhen's eyes flashed a look of interest, if he can take over Yueyang's power smoothly, especially his huge wealth, it is indeed a good thing for the financially struggling Daming, but will things be so smooth?

Shang Zhouluo was a little anxious when he saw that Chongzhen was still hesitant, and he took two steps forward and was about to continue to persuade, but the weak voice of the eunuch came from the side, "Your Majesty...... Shang Daren ...... The Loyal Marquis did not come alone. ”

"Oh......" Shang Zhou raised his eyebrows and asked with a sneer: "As expected, that thief, as a prince, will definitely not enter the city alone, how many people did he bring?" Thirty...... Or fifty? ”

The eunuch lowered his head, and said with a promise: "Take ...... Bring...... Brought 500 pro-soldiers! ”

"What? Five hundred! Shang Zhou was immediately furious, and shouted loudly: "The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the number of soldiers brought by foreign ministers into Beijing cannot exceed fifty, and more than this number will be regarded as rebellion immediately, so what does Yue Yang want to do?" ”

"Also...... And that's not all......"

Before Shang Zhou's words were finished, the eunuch broke out another fierce news.

"The Marquis of Zhongyong not only brought five hundred cavalry into the city, he ...... He left behind 3,000 cavalry at the gates, which not only drove the gate officers to occupy the gates themselves. ”

"Boom ......"

This eunuch's words were like a bomb exploding, shaking everyone, if this guy Yue Yang doesn't come, he will make a big noise as soon as he comes! (To be continued......)