In fact, before this "rider", there were two other groups of imperial court heralds, all of whom were sent by the cabinet, so that the general soldiers of the three towns in Shanhaiguan left a small number of soldiers and horses, and sent troops to reinforce the Beijing division quickly,—— because the Wuzhen people and other grassland departments had already besieged the Beijing division.

And this time, the Jingshi Express is that the Wuzhen people have already begun to attack the Jingshi City, and this "Jingshi Express" is also not agreed to be sent.

The first two letters of the Beijing division were delivered urgently, and the three general soldiers of Shanhaiguan were all in the case of money and food, and the officers and soldiers had no money to start the promotion, so they delayed the dispatch of troops.

And this time, Jingshi City was already being attacked and besieged by Wuzhen and other tribes, so Zhu Jun, the general soldier of Tongzhou, was a little worried, so he said such worried words.

"And no one pays us soldiers, and their cabinet masters will do it, and they will support our army of 70,000 or 80,000, which is very easy for them, but what about us?

If you can't pay the soldiers, the soldiers want to make trouble,—— it's okay in peacetime, you don't need to go out on the march, just defend the city, but once you get paid, you have to allow the soldiers to pay silver, otherwise who will give you your life? ”

Cheng Shigong said as if complaining at this time, spreading his hands, looking helpless.

Wu Zengyan, the chief soldier of Jizhen, also spoke at this time: "Their civil officials, use their mouths and pens, let's tie our heads to the waistband of our trousers, and work hard, it's okay to have money.

Isn't it true that those who become soldiers rely on their salaries? It's good now, it's just an appointment, and I didn't mention the half-word salary, why is this? And you want the horses to run and not give them grass?

How can there be such a truth in this world? ”

Zhu Jun also felt that it made sense when he heard the two of them say this, but he was still apprehensive, and said: "But the urgent delivery of this cabinet has also been covered with a jade seal, which shows that His Majesty also approved it, although there is no ceremony of 'issuing a holy decree',

That's why Jingshi City is under siege now, and no one can be sent.

If we don't listen to the order again, will we," his voice lowered abruptly, "will we be considered a bully?" ”

As soon as he said this, Cheng Shigong and Wu Zengyan's faces also turned white at the same time, and after a while, Cheng Shigong finally let out a breath, and then said:

"Two, we don't dare to take this crime of bullying. As the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers! ”

As he said this, he looked at Wu Zengyan and Zhu Jun again, and then Fang said solemnly, and his voice was also lowered:

"Two, you want to know what is the foundation of our existence?"

After he said this, seeing that Wu Zengyan and the others were both in thought, he smiled lightly, but this smile was a little evil, and then said slowly:

"Yes, soldiers, there are all!"

As soon as he finished saying this, Wu Zengyan and Zhu Jun's eyes suddenly lit up......

In the end, it is the capital of the whole Dakang, although the combat ability of the Beijing camp in the capital division city is not favored by many people.

But in the end, the walls of Jingshi City are strong, and Jingshi City, which has been attacked by Wuzhen and other tribes for a day, has not been directly captured.

At this time, it was night, and the lights inside the cabinet yamen were still on, and it was obvious that the office inside was not on duty because it was night.

At this time, in the office of the cabinet ministers, it is not only the two current cabinet elders who are here, but there are eight or nine senior officials gathered here, and they are all important ministers of the imperial court.

"The mission we sent did not come back, but the Uzhen people directly attacked the city, which is nothing more than two reasons, the first is the breakdown of negotiations, and the second is that the Uzhen people have no intention of negotiating peace from the beginning to the end.

The reason why they say that is just to eat and swallow our treasures and goods with empty gloves and white wolves! ”

One minister analyzed the situation in this way, and another said:

"The two you said, the first one is obviously not true, there is a way that the two armies are at war and do not kill the envoys, if the negotiations break down, the Wuzhen people will definitely let the envoys come back, even if they are worried that the envoys will reveal that the negotiations have broken down, the Wuzhen people will take action against the Jingshi City.

However, it is completely possible to let the envoys send the envoys after attacking the capital city,—— this is the rule, the rule of not cutting down the envoys for thousands of years, and not making it difficult for the envoys.

I don't think it's the breakdown of the negotiations, but I think it's in favor of the analysis of the second article you mentioned. ”

"Could it be that the envoy surrendered to the Vultures?" One of the ministers asked in confusion.

"I'm afraid not, our two envoys, one is Liang Hong and Liang Ziming, his family is in Jingshi City, it is impossible for him to do such a thing, and the other Zhang Tingyan is the same, it is obviously impossible for him to surrender.

We took these into account when we chose our envoys. ”

"The old man can guarantee with his personality that Ziming will never surrender to the Wuzhen people, please rest assured!" Xu Qiushan, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, said solemnly at this time.

As soon as they heard the deputy ministers of the cabinet say this in public, everyone was not inclined to Liang Hong and their envoys to surrender to the Wuzhen, so naturally they all echoed it at this time.

"But what are we going to do now, guys? Wuzhen attacked for a day today, and the city was not broken, but what the Beijing camp looks like, I think everyone knows in their hearts, and now the emperor can already meet him, but at present, His Majesty has no good way.

Alas! Everybody's talking, everybody's counting! At this time, Liu Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, also spoke.

But as soon as Liu Fang said this, everyone didn't have any advice to say, because the matter was obviously here, and everyone couldn't say any ideas, and in the face of strong strength, any tricks seemed very weak.

And at this moment, when everyone felt a little embarrassed, suddenly a sound of footsteps came from outside the door, but they saw that it was an internal official who walked into the duty room.

As soon as the internal official came in, he saw that all the officials were looking at him, and said, "Your Majesty's mouth! ”

After saying this, all the people present knelt down, only to hear the internal official say again: "Liu Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Qiushan, the second assistant, went to the Qianqing Palace to see me. Chin this. ”

"Minister's decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan heard the emperor's dictation, they shouted loudly at the same time.

After Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan went to the Qianqing Palace, the ministers in the cabinet were all talking, and the emperor suddenly summoned the first assistant and the second assistant, what was this for?

So finally a minister suggested: "Everyone should not be busy leaving, and when the two pavilion elders come back, everyone will listen to what His Majesty has to say." ”

"Makes sense!"

"Then we'll wait!"

After about a stick of incense, Liu Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Qiushan, the second assistant, came back.

Everyone immediately asked, what is Your Majesty's decree?

But careful people can see that these two elders are full of fatigue and helplessness!