"Intercept Meng Ke!"

Words with opposite intentions cried out from Batu's mouth to Boyan Timur.

In fact, there is no need to inform this situation, Boyan Timur has already seen that Mengke wants to join the Ming army.

can only be said to be worthy of being a proper son, the appearance of these two fathers and sons wagging their tails and begging for mercy to the Mongolian feud is simply defiling the bloodline of the golden family!

"Catch Meng Ke, you can't let him live into the hands of the Ming army."

Boyan Timur immediately ordered and called on the Tile Thorn cavalry under his command to turn around and intercept the route that Meng Ke wanted to escape.

If there is no way to take Meng Ke back to the Tile Spur camp alive, then he must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Ming Kingdom alive, the identity and legal system of the crown prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are of immeasurable value in a sense.

"Wu Yun, we must let the proton go to the Jingshi alive and stop the tile spur soldiers and horses!"

Guo Deng issued an order almost at the same time, no matter what the cost, he had to bring the Mongolian proton back to Jingshi, and the consequences of falling into the hands of Yexian were equally unimaginable.

"Yes, Mr. Guo!"

The deputy general Wu Yun led his men to gallop wildly, and the Ming cavalry with better horsepower was faster than the Mongolian cavalry of Boyan Timur, and it was like a sharp blade that stabbed into the middle of the crown prince Mengke and the pursuers, cutting off the pursuit route of the Tile Spur soldiers and horses.

Seeing that the Ming army was blocking in front of him and others, on the other side, the crown prince Meng Ke ran farther and farther, and Batu, who realized that he couldn't do anything, turned his head sideways and shouted at Boyan Timur: "Wanhu Nayan, the barbarians of the Ming Kingdom are overwhelming, and we are not capable of defeating them!" ”

Hearing Batu's persuasion, Boyan Timur looked at the Ming army, which was several times his size, and he stopped his horse, and then removed the bow and arrow hanging on the side of the horse's belly.

Zhang bow and arrow, facing Meng Ke, who had run out of a hundred meters away and was also blocked by a layer of Ming troops, after the bowstring "bang", a feather arrow flew towards Meng Ke on horseback with a sharp sound of breaking the air.

I only heard a scream, and Meng Ke fell off the horse in a daze. After seeing this scene, Boyan Timur withdrew his bow and arrows, and indifferently ordered his subordinates: "Sons and daughters withdraw to the camp, if the Ming army dares to catch up again, they will definitely have no return on the grassland!" ”

Wu Yun, the deputy general of the Ming army who was in front of the soldiers and horses, never expected that the Mongolian general's archery skills in front of him would be so amazing, but what followed was a kind of anger and competitiveness.

The "proton" under his nose was shot and killed, how can he swallow this breath?

Just as Wu Yun was about to order his subordinates to launch a pursuit of the tile spurs, the sound of Guo Dengming Jin's troops was heard behind him.

Although the Ming army now has the advantage in terms of strength, it can be said that it is completely unprepared for this sudden encounter. One of the necessary lessons as a commander is not to take the enemy lightly, and the crown prince Meng Ke has fallen into his own hands, which at least means that he has not let the tile spurs gain the upper hand.

Even if Meng Ke died, he could use this matter to make a big fuss and achieve a closer alliance with the Tatar Ministry.

Supporting the weak and suppressing the strong is the core of the Ming Dynasty's policy of feuding with feudal states!

With full of unwillingness, Wu Yun turned his horse's head and withdrew to the side of the chief soldier Guo Deng, the crown prince Meng Ke had been lifted from the snow at this time, and the arrow pierced his right shoulder, causing blood to stain his chest red.

However, it can be seen from the slight rise and fall of his chest that this sharp arrow did not kill Meng Ke, and he can still be saved.

"Hurry up and send Meng Ke back to Datong for treatment, and send an order to go to the acropolis of all border forts to be under full martial law to prevent the Tartars from taking the opportunity to sneak attack!"

Guo Deng is worthy of being a veteran of the border for many years, and when he found out that Meng Ke was not dead, he realized that the tile spur may not give up, and he must take precautions in advance to not give them any chance!

The battle on the nine sides of the northern Xinjiang did not affect the atmosphere of the Beijing division in the slightest, Shen Yichen led Chen Qingtong and Zhu Yi back to the mansion together, but Zhu Yi's face was extremely heavy along the way, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

The news of Shen Yichen's acquittal had been delivered to the Chengguo Mansion in advance, and Zhu Yong only came over to give a brief instruction, then turned around and left the front yard. As a woman, Shen's family still had a look of fear on her face, she never thought that her son would suffer so many crises and dangers after winning the imperial examination.

This kind of life is not what Shen once expected, if life can be chosen again, it may not be a bad thing for his son to live carefree in the corner courtyard of Yingtian Street.

In the next few days, as the Queen Mother reached a compromise with the emperor, the power struggle in Jingshi seemed to have subsided in an instant, and Shen Yichen enjoyed a few days of peace.

However, this kind of time is more like the calm before the storm, everyone knows that there are no two days and no two masters of the country. From the moment Emperor Zhu Qizhen returned to Beijing, all the forces that had died down would rise again and fight to the death!

On December 17, the thirteenth year of the Ming Dynasty, there was only less than half a month left before the New Year, and the cabinet had drawn up the name of the new monarch, calling it "Jingtai", which means the peace of the country and the people.

After several major battles, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed, and even after the incident of the dignified Ming Emperor Beijiao. Whether it is a civil and military official, or a peddler pawn, they are all looking forward to living a peaceful and stable life in the coming year.

In the first year of Jingtai, it carried the yearning of countless people for a better life.

But for Shen Yichen, the peaceful life was broken by the emperor's holy decree, since he was appointed to the cabinet at the court meeting, he would definitely not be idle endlessly, and it was time to fulfill his obligations as a minister.

Bidding farewell to the gentle township that he was obsessed with, Shen Yichen had to brave the cold wind of Beijing and go to the cabinet to sit on duty.

The seventeenth is not the day of the great court meeting at the beginning of the month and the middle of the month, and there is no scene of officials flocking to the court on the road, Shen Yichen went to the Forbidden City alone in a carriage under the moonlight, which was quite lonely.

The office of the cabinet minister is located in the Wenyuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City, so the full name of the cabinet is actually to enter the Wenyuan Pavilion to participate in the maintenance of the aircraft. And after serving as a cabinet minister, there is no need to enter the palace from Fengtianmen like the previous dynasty, you can directly take a shortcut to enter from Donghua Gate, and you can also step on the Ying'en Bridge, which can only be walked by champions in the past.

It can be seen that the dignity of the cabinet is reflected in various special cases and small details.

The guard on duty in front of Donghua Gate, after seeing Shen Yichen get off the carriage, subconsciously stood tall and showed a posture of awe.

You must know that Shen Yichen not only has the prestige of life and death in the army now, but also has won the reputation of a minister who would rather bend than bend in the subgroup of literati in Beijing, plus he is so young that he is terrifyingly young, who would dare to pose in front of him?

"Two little brothers, this is the tooth card for entering the palace, please check it."

"Shen Ge is known to everyone in Beijing, so there is no need."

The Donghua gate guard hugged his fists and smiled, not to mention that he took the Shen Yichen tooth card inspection, and he didn't even look at it.

"Thank you."

Shen Yichen was not too polite, and walked straight into Donghua Gate after giving his hand, and did not go far A blue-green two-story building with heavy eaves came into view, which was the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet ministers' office worked.

Speaking of history, the cabinet minister's office in Wenyuan Pavilion is actually only a short history of 20 years. Seven years before Xuande, the cabinet minister's place of participation was in the Hanlin Academy, and the cabinet elder and Hanlin belonged to the relationship between looking up and not looking down.

And because the status of the cabinet ministers is higher than that of the Hanlin Academy, the ranking of the two sides has to let the cabinet ministers be in the middle. This is why, when the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw the cabinet, they were all called the elders, but Hanlin called it the middle hall.

Therefore, it is not for nothing that Hanlin is called "the prime minister", and the relationship with the cabinet ministers is really too close, almost equivalent to the reserve personnel.

Before Shen Yichen walked to the door of Wenyuan Pavilion, a blue-robed official walked out of it and arched his hand towards him: "Shen Pavilion Elder, the lower official has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Zhao Zhongshu, it's been a long time."

Seeing this assistant who had assisted him in the East Pavilion, Shen Yichen arched his hand with a smile, many times in his life, it is also a blessing to meet the old man again.

"Shen Ge Lao can still remember the lower officials, it's really an honor!"

Hearing Shen Yichen call out the words "Zhao Zhongshu" as soon as possible, Zhao Ranyuan was surprised and emotional, and sure enough, he was able to enter the cabinet at a young age, not without reason.

This alone is the care and memory of the little people around them, and many courtiers and officials can't do it.

"You're welcome, when did Zhao Zhongshu transfer to Wenyuan Pavilion?"

Shen Yichen asked curiously, you must know that Zhao Ranyuan served in the East Pavilion in the past, and in the Ming Dynasty, there was no mandatory requirement for the meritorious service of the imperial examination, and those who were able to write in the imperial examination could all serve as supervisors, Confucian scholars, and cloth cloth scholars.

But this also means that they have no way to be promoted in their lifetime, and they are not allowed to enter the branch of the department.

"Xia Guan learned that Shen Pavilion was in charge of Wenyuan Pavilion, so he specially applied for the cabinet secretary, hoping to follow around."

Zhao Ranyuan didn't hide it, he was specially transferred to work for Shen Yichen, even if there was no hope of promotion in the position of Zhongshushe in this life, at least he could be happy and have a sense of accomplishment on duty.

Shen Yichen is a capable minister who has the world in mind, and he may be able to witness and participate in a magnificent history.

"Zhao Zhongshu has a heart, then help this official familiarize himself with the affairs of Wenyuan Pavilion."

"Yes, Shen Ge, please."

After saying that, Zhao Ranyuan turned sideways and led Shen Yichen into the Wenyuan Pavilion that the world's scholars dreamed of.

Among the four halls and two pavilions of the Ming Dynasty, only the lobby of Wenyuan Pavilion is not a conventional table and chair layout, and after entering the interior, you can see the middle position at first glance, enshrined a bronze gilt statue of Confucius.

This was given by Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong to encourage cabinet ministers not to forget the words and deeds of saints. However, later, with several fires in Wenyuan Pavilion, the statue of Confucius and the collection of "Yongle Canon" on the second floor were buried in the sea of fires and disappeared.

The first step for any minister who enters the Wenyuan Pavilion is to worship the statue of Confucius, and Shen Yichen is naturally no exception.

After the salute was finished, Zhao Ranyuan pointed to the west side of Wenyuan Pavilion and said: "Shen Pavilion Lao, the west room of Wenyuan Pavilion is the duty place of the Zhongshu Sheren, and non-important court documents are handled by the Zhongshu Sheren. ”

"The east side is home to the old scholars of the Pavilion, and all official documents such as edicts, books, systems, and edicts are all from the hands of scholars."

Although Shen Yicheng was born in Hanlin, he also studied in the East Pavilion. But to be honest, he didn't remember to understand the process of the cabinet department, so he was forced to go out of the town to control the water in Shandong, and then he served as a local official all the year round.

So don't look at the fact that he has the title of Sanyuan and No. 1, in fact, the time spent in Beijing is not as good as the Beijing official selected by ordinary top three jinshi.

"Are the other ministers already on duty?"

Compared with the bustle of Hanlin and Dongge, Shen Yichen always felt that Wenyuan Pavilion was a little calm, it stands to reason that after the addition of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, there are now seven ministers in the cabinet, including himself, why don't you look at a single figure now.

"You elders are already on duty, just waiting for you to visit."

After Zhao Ranyuan's reminder, Shen Yichen remembered that although the Ming Dynasty cabinet clarified the order of the first assistant and the second assistant, it was during the Tianshun Dynasty ten years later in history. But in fact, as early as the Orthodox Dynasty and the Jingtai Dynasty, the cabinet ministers who were ranked lower in seniority had to visit the seniors who entered the cabinet first.

The officialdom cannot be chaotic, as seniors, they are still waiting to visit, how can they all stand in the lobby to greet themselves?

"Okay, I'll go and see Chen Yuanfu first."

After that, Shen Yichen walked out of the lobby of Wenyuan Pavilion, came to the duty room headed by the east side, stood outside the door and said loudly: "Senior Shen Yichen, please pay homage to Chen Yuanfu." ”

"Come in."

A deep voice came from inside the room, and Zhao Ranyuan glanced at Shen Yichen after hearing it, motioning for him to go in alone.

Slowly pushing open the door and stepping over the threshold, compared with the room on duty in the East Pavilion, the duty room of the cabinet is more extensive, and a back room is specially designed for the old man to rest and live.

"Junior Shen Yichen, I have seen Chen Yuanfu."

Shen Yichen did not call himself a subordinate official, and the cabinet still called himself a junior in accordance with the rules of the Hanlin Academy.

On the one hand, the current cabinet is all from Hanlin, and it is usually more inclined to the status of the Qing nobles in the Wenyuan Pavilion, and on the other hand, it is natural to want to pull in the relationship, and the younger generation is always closer than the lower officials.

Chen Xun was sitting in front of Gong Yu at the moment, and after seeing Shen Yichen come in to salute, he also stood up and saluted back.

"Xiang Beimu needs to be so polite, and we will be regarded as officials in the same cabinet in the future."

"Yuan Fu is the senior official, and the younger generation is naturally treated with courtesy."

In the face of Shen Yichen's humility, Chen Xun's face showed a complicated expression, he hesitated and said: "To the north, counting the thirteenth year of the old man Yongle as an official, it has been more than thirty years, and it can be said that he has read countless people. ”

"Only you, the old man has never seen clearly."

This sentence is Chen Xun's heart, an ordinary official of Shen Yichen's age, no matter how old he is, he can't hide his nature and ambition.

But Shen Yichen, you said that he was greedy for power, he was obviously regarded as a member of the eunuch party, and he could hold Wang Zhen's thighs and rise to prominence, but he resolutely offended the eunuch and was released as an official, and almost had no chance to return to Beijing.

You say that he is flattering, the front foot "betrays" the emperor, and the back foot disobeys the queen mother, and he simply doesn't know how to write dead words. Even for today's saints, in addition to supporting the merits, I don't see how much the monarch and the minister are compatible.

To say that he is low-key, many times he is extremely arrogant. It is said that he is frivolous, but in most cases he is polite and thoughtful, and he does not feel the slightest squeamishness.

Shen Yichen is now in the cabinet to worship the prime minister, how do you know the blessings and misfortunes of the Ming Dynasty?