The Apocalypse wanted to make a move against the eight Jin merchants, almost without warning.

And although Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party has a lot of involvement with the eight Jin merchants, he is already frightened, but he does not dare to reveal the news to others at will, so not to mention the eight Jin merchants, even few people in the eunuch party know.

Because of this, when Wei Zhongxian suddenly attacked, the eight Jin merchants had no time to react in the stronghold of the Jingshi, and among those who were arrested, there were still many spies who were captured.

This also reflects the depth of the collusion between the eight Jin merchants and Jianlu, not only providing cover for Jianlu's spies in the Jingshi, but even undertaking material and financial help.

If you don't know, I'm afraid you still think that they were originally Jianyu, and they are completely like their own family.

However, with such a big operation, it is inevitable that there will be fish that will slip through the net, so these people who escaped immediately escaped from the capital division and went straight to the fort to report the news.

This was naturally expected by Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian, so they deliberately started a few days after Jinyiwei and Dongchang's people left Beijing, and with the distance from Jingshi to the fort, no matter how fast they were, it was too late.

According to the will of the Apocalypse, the operation in Beijing was commanded by Wei Zhongxian, and the operation in the fort was mobilized by Luo Sigong, and the order was given to the Xuanfu general soldier Hei Yunlong to fully cooperate.

Through Luo Sigong, Tianqi already knew that Heiyunlong had a close relationship with the eunuchs, and this move naturally had the intention of testing the eunuchs.

Hei Yunlong has already become the chief soldier, his identity and position can't be concealed at all, no matter how stupid Wei Zhongxian is, he doesn't dare to pretend that he doesn't know Hei Yunlong.

So he deliberately asked Tian Ergeng to bring a letter of his own, of course, this letter was not written by him, but it had his seal, which represented his instructions.

In the letter, Wei Zhongxian seriously expounded the current situation, and asked Hei Yunlong to fully cooperate with Luo Sigong's actions, repeatedly emphasizing that there should be no disobedience.

Obviously, Wei Zhongxian was also worried that Hei Yunlong would not be able to figure out the situation, so he would do something foolish and drag himself into the water, so Wu Biao's task was not only to cooperate with Luo Sigong, but also to supervise Hei Yunlong.

To be honest, when he first heard the content of the holy decree, Hei Yunlong did have some other thoughts, and even thought about whether he could help the eight Jin Shang families clear their names.

Because in addition to himself, there are also many people in the entire eunuch party who have a deep connection with the eight Jin merchants, and thinking about saving the eight Jin merchants is also helping the eunuch party, and wants to curry favor with Wei Zhongxian.

But when Tian Ergeng handed Wei Zhongxian's letter to him for reading, he was suddenly horrified, and even the powerful Chitose Lord didn't dare to help the eight Jin merchants, where did he have the confidence to be a general soldier?

If we do, I'm afraid we will never recover.

He immediately thought of the last military salary, and it was also Chitose Ye who sent someone to inform him not to deduct a single penny, and to distribute it all, and to return the soldiers who served him to the army as soon as possible.

At that time, he listened to the advice of the Chitose Lord, and he escaped.

And Qu Jiazhen, the chief soldier of Datong next door, because he didn't take it seriously, still deducted his military salary according to the past, and then ended up with his head on the ground and the whole family exiled.

And this time it seems to be much more serious than the last time, and the Chitose Lord even emphasized again and again in his letter that whoever dares to shield the eight Jin merchants will die without a place to be buried.

With a warning like Wei Zhongxian, Hei Yunlong didn't dare to think of anything else no matter how stupid he was.

So, when Luo Sigong and his entourage left Xuanfu Town, Heiyun Long personally led 8,000 soldiers to accompany him.

The next day, the army arrived at the fort.

Fort is the common name of Zhangjiakou Fort, because there are East Taiping Mountain and West Taiping Mountain facing each other in the north of the fort, like a huge mouth, so it is called "Zhangjiakou".

The fort has been established in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, nearly two hundred years ago.

Due to its location at the pass of the Great Wall, the fort was originally built as a military fortress to defend against the Mongols, and played a very important role.

It was not until the "Gengxu Change" in the Jiajing period that the situation changed, and the Ming Dynasty was forced to open border trade, and the military disputes with the Mongolian right wing began to be alleviated through trade.

By the time of Wanli, the two sides realized the "tea and horse market", and the fort began to transform from a military town to a trade town.

Today, Baozili has become the most important pass in the northern border trade of the Ming Dynasty, and many wealthy merchants have been born, among which the eight Jin merchants are the best.

Throughout the ages, many profiteering transactions are against conscience and morality, such as colluding with the enemy to deliver important materials for intelligence and control to the enemy, which is also an important reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty immediately sealed the eight Jin merchants as the "Eight Imperial Merchants" after entering the customs in the official history.

And if they give up this bottom line, it is difficult for them to make a fortune.

Tens of thousands of troops suddenly approached the fort, and the garrison Fan Deming was shocked, but after seeing that it was the banner of the Black Cloud Dragon Division, he was relieved.

Because the fort is under the jurisdiction of the Black Cloud Dragon, and the Black Cloud Dragon has also served as a garrison in the fort before, and has a close relationship with the eight Jin merchants.

And he himself is the nephew of Fan Yongdou, the head of the Fan family, and he became a guard in the fort through this relationship.

Fan Deming didn't know why the lord of the town suddenly led a heavy army to the fort, but he quickly led a team of men out of the Cheng'en Gate in the south to meet him.

"The last general has seen Lord Chieftown." After Fan Deming saw the black cloud dragon, he hurriedly jumped down from the horse and came close to salute.

Heiyunlong smiled: "Fan Shoubei, don't be polite, follow me back to the city." ”

"Yes, Lord Lord."

"I don't know if Lord Zong suddenly led his army to the fort, but there is urgent military business? But the last general knew nothing. ”

Although Fan Deming knew that this question was a bit out of place, he still asked more.

Hei Yunlong was not angry, and said a little solemnly: "Presumably you already know that the imperial court promised to let the inspection department inherit the reward of the Mongolian right-wing city, in case there is a loss in the fort, and this town came to strengthen the defense of the fort on the order of the imperial court." ”

"I see." Fan Deming understood, this is the imperial court worried that the Mongolian right-wing dog will jump off the wall in a hurry.

However, since the establishment of the fort for nearly two hundred years, it has been repeatedly warned, but it has never been lost, so it is known as the martial city, does it need to send so many troops into the city?

Although he was a little suspicious, Fan Deming didn't think much about it.

The group entered the fort from the Cheng'en Gate in the south, and Fan Deming diligently took Heiyunlong and other senior generals into his garrison mansion.

After being served tea and snacks, Fan Deming said flatteringly: "At the end of tonight, I will give you the wind and dust." ”

However, as soon as his words fell, he was stunned, wasn't everyone happy when they heard it in the past? Because it is fake to catch the wind and wash the dust, it is true to take the opportunity to offer the benefits given by the eight families.

But why are they all serious now?