The sky was dark.

"Kaka", the huge gate of Yongding Gate slowly opened.

A cold wind blew at once, making the people who were waiting to enter the city tremble, and suddenly, a bell rang from the Temple of Heaven and Earth, and another bell rang, and all the people raised their heads to look in the direction from which the bell came....

The bells of the Temple of Heaven and Earth echoed over the entire Shenjing.

Looking at the heavy snow blowing in the sky, many people shook their heads and sighed, this is the third day of the emperor's fasting and praying.

The silent whip sounded three times, the door of the hall of prayer for the year opened, and Jia Jue, who was wearing filial piety clothes, walked out, and the snow in the square was full of priests, and countless pairs of eyes looked at the open hall door.

Jia Jue waved his hand, and the two celebrant eunuchs immediately closed the door of the palace, and all the officials were startled and looked at Jia Jue blankly.

Jia Jue glanced at the officials silently and spoke: "There is a will." ”

The two great eunuchs and the officials all knelt down.

Jia Jue said: "It's all gone." With that, he turned and strode away.

The officials were stunned.

The two big eunuchs glanced at each other, Jia Jue left without calling "Qi", what should I do?

Zhang Jiacheng and Kong Qian looked at each other and smiled bitterly, shook their heads at the same time, and took the lead in standing up.

Jia Yucun's eyes rolled a few times, and he snorted softly in his nostrils, and then stood up as well.

Only then did the officials get up.

In the early morning of November 23, the forty-first year of Tianyou, the heavy snow was blowing, these days Jia Jue was quite concerned about the matter of sacrificing to the sky, the emperor has never shown up since he entered the prayer hall, except for Yan Shenggong, he can only talk back outside the bead curtain, Zhang Jiacheng and others can not even enter the palace door, which makes Jia Jue very headache, the officials will be suspicious if they can't see the emperor for several days, and they don't have so much energy to deal with these civil officials who have nothing to do.

"Ministry!"

Someone behind him was calling him, Jia Jue turned around, and saw Jiang Zining, the commander of the Xianwu Battalion and the Marquis of the Plains, walking over, Jia Jue stopped, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the ministry, the military report copied by the military department said that the ministry should read the military newspaper immediately."

"Where's the military newspaper?"

Jia Jue's heart was a little uneasy, Jiang Zining took out an official document from his arms and handed it to him, Jia Jue opened the official document, looked at it, his face changed, sure enough, it was the military report of Tai'an Hou Shenyi, this Zhao Sheng really ate the scales and was determined to take this risk, this is an elite army of 60,000, how dare he! There is also the emperor, who has not yet expressed his position.

Jia Jue let out a long sigh and looked at the heavy snow outside the corridor with complicated eyes.

Winter solstice, in order to pray for the coming year's wind and rain, the five grains are abundant, Yong'an Emperor Zhu Wucheng personally led more than 100 officials to the Temple of Heaven and Earth to fast and pray for blessings, in the afternoon the cabinet sent a text, Li Wenzhong "Qing Jun side, Fu Taisun" of the text, which was sent by the Bauhinia guard together with the messenger after receiving it, according to the messenger, Li Wenzhong sent a total of 37 documents, which people he did not know, but it must have been sent to the vassal kings and generals loyal to the emperor, which made everyone feel a little uneasy, Everyone knows that such a thing cannot be investigated, and the only way to solve the problem is to end this farce quickly, otherwise something will definitely happen.

The pressure was naturally given to the side of the Ministry of War, so after some discussion, the impeachment of Zhao Sheng by Tai'an Hou Shenyi was presented to the emperor.

The emperor is ruthless, he really understands it, Jia Jue's fists gradually clenched, very good, he wants to see how the emperor can break the situation without these 60,000 elite troops?

Jiang Zining couldn't help it, and asked tentatively: "The ministry .....?"

Jia Jue came to his senses, and the general handed over the report and said, "You can also take a look." With that, he turned around and walked into his room.

It's already the third day, Jia Jue is still a little uncomfortable, serving at home, there are pro-soldiers in the barracks, there is no way, I can only do it myself, the charcoal fire in a large copper basin is red and red, Jia Jue blows the charcoal fire in another basin, although there are two large pots of charcoal fire, Jia Jue still feels cold, no one lives in this place all the year round, there is no popularity at all, go to the compartment and light the small stove and boil water.

In a short time, the copper kettles on the small stove were steaming.....

I poured myself a bowl of hot tea first, poured hot water and wrung a hot towel to slowly warm my face, and immediately warmed up a lot, no one to serve, it was not suitable at all, sighed, walked back to the book and sat down, picked up the tea bowl and drank two sips, and my body was warmer.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, the voice of Yan Shenggong came from outside the door: "Zhongwu Hou, can the old man come in?" ”

"Please come in!"

Jia Jue was sitting in front of the book and waving a pen.

The thick curtain was lifted, and a cold wind immediately blew in a lot of snowflakes.

Yan Shenggong was stunned for a moment, but still walked over lightly, "Marquis Zhongwu? ”

Jia Jue raised the pen in his hand, looked at the calligraphy on the book, put the pen on the pen stand, put down the pen, washed his hands in the copper basin next to him, and said while wiping: "You don't accompany Your Majesty in the New Year's Palace, why do you have time to come to me?" ”

Facing the light outside the window, Yan Shenggong constantly adjusted the distance, carefully looked at the calligraphy on the book, and said with a happy face for a while: "Okay! Good! It's a good sentence 'count the romantic characters, but also look at the present day', alas - it's not okay to be disobedient to the old, this future is still a stage for your young people. After a pause, he continued: "Rumors are rumors, and with this poem alone, you can be the first among the young people of your generation." Rumors hurt people! ”

Jia Jue shook his head, threw the towel into the copper basin, and said, "Don't dare, this is what Ben Hou heard from a nobleman." ”

"Noble?" Yan Shenggong was stunned for a moment, then looked at the note and asked, "I don't know which prince in the royal family?" ”

Jia Jue replied with a smile: "The old man misunderstood. When I speak of nobles, I am not worldly....."

Yan Shenggong: "It is indeed not a secular person who can make such a hand-me-down work of artistic conception. ”

The corners of Jia Jue's mouth twitched, and he slowly walked towards the book eucalyptus, and said, "What's the matter with you?" The ugly words are ahead, there is no friendship between us, only transactions. ”

Yan Shenggong sighed: "You are a person! Vulgar! Tacky! Speaking of this, he looked at Jia Jue, his face full of seriousness: "You, you..... You haven't done it yet. How can you do whatever you want? Officials will say that you are arrogant and domineering, and they will say that you declare personal vendettas! What will the emperor think? ”

Jia Jue stood in front of the book and silently admired his ink treasure, and said, "You have bothered for a long time. ”

Yan Shenggong: "Hou Ye, Kong Qian has already resigned, and His Majesty has also acquiesced, the last time Hou Ye said that Zhou Kun intercepted and killed the eunuch Xuanzhi..... I hope that the marquis will give it. ”

Jia Jue was still staring at the calligraphy, and said perfunctorily: "Let's talk about it....."

Yan Shenggong: "The navigation chart of the Three Treasure Eunuchs, can the Hou Ye still look at it?" ”

Jia Jue was stunned for a moment, and then turned his gaze to him: "What do you keep talking about?" ”

Yan Shenggong: "The navigation chart of the Three Treasure Eunuchs Seven Voyages to the Western Ocean, a copy kept by the Confucian family back then, if the Hou Ye likes it, after the ceremony, Kong Qian personally sent it to the door, how about it?" ”

The corners of Jia Jue's mouth finally showed laugh lines, and he reached out and patted Yan Shenggong's arm, and said loudly: "Happy cooperation!" ”

Yan Shenggong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he remember what he was doing, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty suffered from the night wind last night, and he was a little feverish, and Eunuch Dong personally went to the imperial city to ask Li Yuanzheng to be corrected. ”

"Oh?"

Jia Jue was stunned for a moment, and thought for a while, "Let's go, go and say hello." ”

...........

Zhao Sheng didn't sleep all night, last night he was still sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, beware of the rebels attacking the camp, but unfortunately, it was in vain that he waited all night, the deputy general and all the generals came, sitting there silently looking at Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng sat silently in front of the brazier, the blazing charcoal fire reflected his face red, threw the tongs in his hand, stood up, paced to the door, opened the curtain, a cold wind wrapped in a lot of snowflakes blew in, all the generals were blown trembling, looking at the heavy snow outside the tent, they spoke, and their voices were very gloomy: "Except for the officers on duty, go back to rest." ”

The generals glanced at each other, but they had to stand up and walk out cautiously.

Looking at the falling snowflakes, Zhao Sheng felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart, he had been forced to a dead end, and it was impossible to camp according to Jia Jue's suggestion, once the strategy was changed, the commander of the army would not be able to continue.

Zhao Sheng also knew that Li Wenzhong would definitely attack the camp, but he didn't know what time he would choose, he paced in the big tent with his hands behind his back, knowing that he had encountered a difficult opponent, and he saw a danger, the other party was waiting for him to reveal his real flaws, at that time, the rebels would completely crush the officers and troops under their command, just as Tai'an Hou said, a drum of peace!

No, the army cannot be folded in its own hands.

Thinking of this, he turned around and walked to Shuai Yu and sat down, picked up the pen, spread out the paper, wrote, put it in an envelope after writing, sealed it, and shouted loudly: "Someone!" ”

"Dashuai!"

A pro-soldier walked in.

Zhao Sheng picked up the letter: "You leave immediately, hand over this letter to Tai'an Hou, and ask him to come to the joint camp before dusk!" ”

The soldier took the letter and replied loudly: "No! He turned and strode out.

Zhao Sheng sat there cross-legged, thought for a while, got up and walked to the marching bed and lay down, looking at the top of the tent with his eyes......

The sky was full of snow, and in the vast snow curtain, it was impossible to see the situation on the other side twenty paces away, and a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the snow mist.

A shadow of a horse is approaching.

Suddenly, the horse stumbled.

A tripping rope that suddenly straightened the horse tripped the horse.

Immediately, several Han soldiers jumped out of the official road and pressed them down, and one of them grabbed the sergeant's head and neck and twisted it.

The sergeant didn't snort before his eyes burst out and he died.

..........

The snow was falling, and everywhere was white, and the narrow valley road of Juyongguan was even darker.

If Zhao Sheng sent someone to explore Gudao, he would find that the sun and moon flag of the Ming army was waving in the wind in the heavy snow.

Under the big flag, Li Wenzhong sat on the horse, his eyes were constantly shining, and the people and horses behind him were arranged there majestically in several rows, without a sound.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from the snow and mist.

Li Wenzhong looked at it, and a group of more than ten riders appeared on the post road covered with snow.

Shi Luo Yinghe, the former governor of the Shu Prince's Mansion, took the lead and led ten guards to gallop over.

Luo Yinghe ran to Li Wenzhong and grabbed the reins of the horse, and said loudly: "Hou Ye guessed well, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but ask Shen Yi for help." After speaking, he took out the letter from his bosom and handed it over.

Li Wenzhong took the letter exhibition and looked at it, his face was surprisingly calm, he took out his pocket watch, and pointed to his own moment.

Luo Yinghe sneered: "Okay, the soldiers on the night vigil opposite have finished eating, and they just lay down to rest at this time, and those soldiers on duty are eating, it's just the right time." ”

Li Wenzhong's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Don't worry, wait another hour." ”

Soon, an hour passed, and Luo Yinghe took out his pocket watch from his arms, "The time has come." ”

At this time, a cavalryman galloped from the valley road, ran to Li Wenzhong, grabbed the reins, jumped off his horse, and said loudly: "Commander, the horses will arrive later." ”

One by one, the horses galloped through the snow and mist, but the hooves of the horses did not make a sound - each of them was wrapped in a thick layer of straw.

The horses were still galloping forward, and in front, the exit of Juyong Guangu Road was in sight.

The snow is falling heavier and heavier, and the heavens and the earth are silent.

Zhao Sheng's camp is stationed in the southeast of Juyong Pass, covering an area of more than ten miles, and the diagonal rear is Changping, although only a not too high ice wall was built outside the front camp, but there are twelve watchtowers piled up with ice blocks, distributed around the front camp, which can give the camp an early warning.

The heavy snow made the twelve watchtowers become ornaments, and the guards in the towers could not see the situation twenty paces away, and more importantly, the watchtowers made of ice were too cold, and the guards on duty and Ben could not calm down and look into the distance, and they were stamping their feet there with their hands in their hands to avoid the cold.

At this moment, a terrible scream came from afar, and a sentry ran quickly to the side of the watchtower, looking nervously into the distance, and suddenly a cluster of fire flashed in the snow and fog, and he stared at this cluster of fire tightly, only to see another cluster of fire light appear in the snow and fog...... With the sound of screams, he was speeding towards this side, and he could see clearly that it was a herd of horses, a herd of horses on fire.

didn't have time to think about it, he picked up the hammer reluctantly, "Dang!" While! The ground sounded the alarm, but it was too late, the horses in front smashed the ice wall, the horses behind had rushed up, and soon the horses rushed into the front camp, and there began to be a frightened shout in the camp, and then the whole camp was on fire, first from the front camp, under the spread of the horses and the northwest wind, the fire quickly spread to the Chinese camp, the flames were monstrous, a tent was ignited, under the shroud of flames, tens of thousands of soldiers scattered and fled, out of instinct, they all fled to the rear camp that was not on fire, However, where they could outrun the horses that were on fire, they were either trampled by the horses, and those who escaped were also ignited, and they scrambled for their lives, and the screams and wails resounded over the entire camp......

A group of war horses rushed into the station of the firearms battalion and directly detonated the ammunition, and with the deafening explosion, as far as the eye could see, the ground shook and the sky cracked!

The poor firearms battalion soldiers were blown to pieces before they could scream, their stumps and severed arms flew all over the sky, and a rain of flesh and blood and mist fell in the air, and the strong smell of blood was almost suffocating.

At this time, Zhao Sheng appeared in the rear army, looking at the set fire camp, his eyes were black for a while, and he almost fell, the deputy general hurriedly held him up, and said directly: "Withdraw!" It's too late. ”

Everything was too sudden, these crazy war horses were too fast, from rushing into the camp, to now they have broken down the front army and the middle army camp without even a cup of tea, and they are not far from the rear army camp, and they can't be stopped.

"Woo! Whining! ”

Just then, a trumpet sounded from the northwest.

The muffled sound of a horn echoed in the snowy wind.

Zhao Sheng's face turned pale when he heard this, he sensed the danger, so he moved the shuai tent to the rear army, he didn't expect Li Wenzhong to attack the camp by lighting the war horses, tens of thousands of war horses, where did he get so many war horses?

"Dashuai, let's go!"

Several generals desperately pushed Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng came back to his senses, looked at the barracks that was engulfed in flames, and smiled miserably: "Run? These are the children of Gyeonggi and Shandong, what kind of face do I have to face their parents, wives and children! After speaking, he tore off the identity token from his waist and threw it to the adjutant general, "Present it to Your Majesty for me, and say that I, Zhao Sheng, have failed the Holy Grace." ”

As he spoke, he drew his sword and slammed it to his neck.....

At three o'clock in the afternoon of November 23, the 41st year of Tianyou, Li Wenzhong used 30,000 horses to break through the camp of Zhao Sheng's army, and the 60,000 Ming troops except for the rear army of more than 12,000 people broke through to Changping, and almost all the rest of the soldiers were killed, and the main general Zhao Sheng committed suicide.

Li Wenzhong's troops won the battle with less than 3,000 casualties, but this great victory did not give Li Wenzhong a strategic advantage, and the lieutenant set fire to the ammunition depot stored next to the baggage camp before leaving, and all the grain and grass were burned.