The room was quiet and scary, Song Nan paced back and forth, the candlelight reflected his figure and spread back and forth on the wall, Zhang Yong's eyes turned back and forth with Song Nan's figure, he didn't dare to make the slightest sound, he knew that Song Nan was thinking about countermeasures to this matter, this is a major event that affects the fate of everyone, and there can be no negligence and mistakes. But there is one thing that Zhang Yong understands very well in his heart, Song Nan will never let the situation develop, Zhu Houyu is not the candidate in Song Nan's mind at all, and Song Nan will never sit idly by and watch Zhu Houyu sit on the throne of the world.

Song Nan's thoughts were boiling, although Zhang Yong only said the general outline of the matter, Song Nan had already figured out the original story of the whole incident; Judging from the current situation, Zhengde is afraid that there is no hope, the emperor is dying, and he has led his troops to go out, and this is the best time for Yang Tinghe to exert his strength. It is not known how Yang Tinghe persuaded the Queen Mother, but the facts are already obvious, Yang Tinghe and the Queen Mother have reached an understanding with each other, and this so-called edict is proof.

The reason why Zhengde was moved from the Qianqing Palace to the Yangxin Palace, it was the will of the Queen Mother, in a certain way, this is the hijacking of Zhengde, the palace guards were all replaced, and the people around the emperor were all replaced, and even Zhang Yong, the head of the inner court, could not see the emperor freely, which was also the need to convey the edict under the pretense of the emperor's mouth.

This edict should be publicly announced after Zhengde's funeral, and by then the dust has settled, if anyone dares to oppose it, it will be a protest, and even Song Nan has nothing to do.

However, Zhang Yong's departure from Beijing is a variable, if Yang Tinghe and the Empress Dowager knew that Zhang Yong had left the capital, they would definitely suspect that the news had leaked, and if they were aware of this, it was very likely that they would announce this edict in advance, and finalize the matter before they arrived in the capital, even if they rushed back to the capital, it would be a dead end.

Song Nan was anxious, but he couldn't reprimand Zhang Yong's impulsiveness, Zhang Yong must be anxious and afraid, he didn't have the means to deal with such an earth-shattering event, the only thing he could think of was to tell Song Nan the news as much as possible and seek Song Nan's protection. And if Zhang Yong's fine detection was not there, Song Nan would probably know about this edict when it was announced, but at that time, it would be a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and he would be caught off guard.

Song Nan warned himself to be calm, what he needed to do now was to rush back to the capital as soon as possible, and he also had to pray that Zhengde would hold on, and not leave before he returned to the capital, as long as Zhengde still had a breath, Song Nan would be able to ask the edict face to face, even if he couldn't speak, he could just shake his head and nod his head to make a judgment. If this is a fake edict without Zhengde's consent, Song Nan can justifiably act and launch a thunderous means with the crime of exaggeration.

Song Nan also thought of another question in his heart, what if this edict was approved by Zhengde? So what to do? Could it be that he watched Yang Tinghe win this battle for the imperial heir? The answer is: it is absolutely impossible, once Yang Tinghe succeeds, the situation in the future will be one-sided, all the painstaking management will be in vain, and his rights will disappear overnight, and then he will be the object of slaughter; Not to mention the ambition in his heart, the promise he promised to others, all of which could not be fulfilled.

Song Nan asked in detail about some details of the capital, as well as some of the circumstances of Zhang Yongji's visit to Zhengde, and really made a great discovery, from which he learned a lot of hidden things that no one knew, originally Song Nan was hesitant about whether to return to Beijing immediately or lead the army back to Beijing, but after learning about these things, Song Nan made a decision.

Song Nan, who was pacing and thinking hard, suddenly stood up and shouted towards the door: "Wang Yong, immediately summon the two marquis of Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, and the two lords of Ma Ming and Peng Yang to come and discuss major matters. ”

Wang Yong loudly promised to pass the word in the courtyard, and Song Nan shouted again: "Li Daniu and Zhao Dapeng, the two of you will immediately gather the soldiers and horses of the Jinyi Guard's personal guard battalion, select 500 fast horses from the army to spare, prepare for departure, and we will leave for Beijing in an hour." ”

Li Daniu and Zhao Dapeng agreed in unison, and immediately went to gather soldiers and horses to select war horses.

After Xu Taijiangbin, Peng Yang, Ma Ming and others arrived, Song Nan announced that he would return to Beijing in advance, the army was slow, and it was impossible for Song Nan to return to Beijing with the army, which would delay too much time, maybe Zhengde would not be able to survive the day he returned to Beijing.

Song Nan quickly ordered some things, explained to several generals, and was more careful on the way back to Beijing, canceled the welcome of the state capital along the way, and returned to the capital as quickly as possible. At the same time, a death order was issued, and after returning to Beijing, without an order issued by himself, the army was not allowed to disband and return to the camp, and it was necessary to maintain a fighting state at any time to deal with the crisis that might come.

Xu Tai Jiangbin and the others had already heard some fur in the front hall just now, and they knew in their hearts that something must have happened in the capital, but Song Nan wanted them to keep fighting in a fighting state, but they were a little confused, could it be that they could fight a battle in the capital?

Of course, Song Nan would not hide it from them, and told them the situation in the capital in a few words, and several henchmen and generals were dumbfounded, looking at the edict of the manuscript, several people were speechless for a long time; It is already clear that this is Yang Tinghe and others taking advantage of Song Nan's absence in Beijing to solve the big problem, if he is allowed to succeed, Song Nan's position will not be guaranteed, and his henchmen and generals who were pulled up by Song Nan will also suffer a blow soon.

But Song Nan's decision to return to Beijing ahead of schedule was opposed by the generals, Xu Tai said: "Zhenguo Gong should go back to Beijing with the army, if you return to Beijing alone, once you encounter an accident, won't you fall into the net?" This is something to think about. ”

Before Song Nan could speak, Jiang Bin said viciously: "If they dare to touch a single hair of Brother Song, will the soldiers and horses in our hands be vegetarians?" Now you say something, if things really get out of hand, are you willing to fight for Zhenguogong? ”

Who will drop the chain at this time, even the slightest hesitation is unacceptable, Xu Tai, Ma Ming, and Peng Yang rushed to express their position. Song Nan waved his hand and said: "Don't come nonsense, you are not allowed to act rashly without my order, if we refuse to obey the edict after the edict is announced, then we will become chaotic ministers and thieves, then it will not fall into the scheme of Yang Ting and them." Besides, I am not alone in Beijing, I still have tens of thousands of horsemen in the Yamen, and the British Duke Zhang Lun will definitely help me, and they don't dare to do anything to me. And I can't think about that at the moment, because the most important thing is not my personal safety, but to find out the truth about this matter and expose their conspiracy. ”

Xu Tai nodded and said: "What the adults said is also reasonable, we will speed up the march and strive to rush back to the capital as much as possible, but I hope that the adults will be very careful, and if you are involved in the dispute between the emperor and the heir, anything can happen, please take care." ”

Song Nan looked up at the dark and dreary night outside the house, and said lightly: "This body has entered the cage, what about the broken bones?" Although I have never believed in fate, I can only say at this moment that everything I have done is fate, and I can't escape, so I can only move forward. ”

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Before dawn, a thousand brocade guards surrounded Song Nan on the way back to Beijing, accompanied by five hundred war horses, that was to ensure the speed of the march on the road to transfer, thousands of miles of road, Song Nan couldn't wait to fly to the capital with wings, he knew that every time he delayed, the situation in the capital would become unreliable, although he said indifferently in front of Jiang Bin Xu Tai, but he knew very well what a complex and cruel situation he faced when he returned to Beijing.

Perhaps when he arrived in the capital, the situation in the capital was completely under Yang Tinghe's control, and it was unknown that he would be imprisoned as soon as he entered the capital. Although this is unlikely, because Zhang Lun is still in Beijing, but over the years, Song Nan has understood a truth, at a critical time, he can only rely on himself, if he presses the treasure on the heads of others and holds a fluke mentality, he Song Nan is afraid that he will have died several times ago.

After three days and three nights of galloping day and night, there were only a few short breaks on the way to let the war horses drink water and eat food, and let the guards move their bodies that were about to fall apart by the bumps, and the rest of the time was spent in a gallop day and night.

Even a thick-skinned guy like Wang Yong has to admit that Zhen Guogong's endurance is different from ordinary people, he didn't scream bitterly along the way, he always straightened his back and was full of energy, this Guogong is an outlier among the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, you never want to see frustration on his face, don't want to hear complaints from his mouth, he may be angry and roar, but he will never fall, he will never give up.

Wang Yong, Li Daniu, Zhao Dapeng and others were originally in an extremely heavy mood, and the future of returning to Beijing this time was uncertain, and they didn't know what would happen, but looking at Song Nan's resolute and tenacious state, everyone's hearts were relieved. With Song Nan here, is there anything difficult to do in this world?

On the morning of the third day of the third month of March, the morning sun sprinkled on the earth, shining on the green willows that had been swaying on both sides of the wide official road. On the official road outside the Yongding Gate of Beijing City, a dusty and tired cavalry team appeared in the field of vision of the soldiers at the head of the city. Thousands of households on duty at the gate of the city recognized Song Nan, the prince of Zhenguo who was riding on a big black horse, although his bright python robe was full of loess, and the corners of his eyebrows and mouth were all black yellow dust, but it could not hide the harsh atmosphere of the Duke of Daming Town, and could not hide the majesty of the superior.

What's more, he and the other nine generals of the capital were ordered in advance to keep an eye on the traces of Song Nan, the prince of Zhenguo, returning to Beijing, and once he returned to Beijing, he needed to report it immediately; As the soldiers and horses of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies who were newly transferred to the capital to guard the city gates, they only obeyed the orders of the Governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Hui'an Hou, Zhang Wei, Deputy Governor Xinninghou, Tan You, even if Song Nan's reputation was like thunder, and he was the object of worship of all the people in the Ming Dynasty, that could not change this fact.